European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday april 4, 1992 last Soldier from v corps transported from Gulf areas amps Gary Pomeroy capt Chuck Keane has left saudi Arabia behind at last by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Rhein main a Germany a Twenty months ago v corps sent its first soldiers to the persian Gulf. On Friday the corps welcomed Home its last. The welcoming took place about 1 55 . When capt. Chuck Keane landed aboard a chartered dc-8 aircraft from Dhahran saudi Arabia at Rhein main a. The informal welcoming by about six people inside the plane ended v corps support for operations desert shield and desert storm. Soldiers from the 12th aviation brigade started the corps persian Gulf War Effort when they arrived in the Middle East in August 1990. Eventually More than 25,000 v corps soldiers participated in the operations. A a it a just a coincidence and i guess Luck a Keane said when asked the significance of his being the last of v corps contingent to leave the Middle East. He said there was importance however in the fact that a a a transporter was the last to return. Keane 35, said transport soldiers like himself formed a the major Force that went in  a i think its apropos then that the transporters Are the last ones out because we stayed there basically the longest a said Keane who arrived in saudi Arabia about 13 months ago. Keane a 12-year army Veteran began his tour in Dhahran with the 318th theater movement control Agency. He later moved to the port of dam Mam where he served with the 93rd movement control in. He finished his persian Gulf tour As a company commander in the 702nd movement control in. The former enlisted Soldier will be assigned to the 502nd movement control Center headquartered in Wiesbaden Germany. Keane said he thinks the United states will need to maintain a presence in the persian Gulf. A we add another dimension to stability in any Region that we represent our government he said. A i think it will be interesting to see in five and 10 years from now the Impact of having a half million american. And coalition forces in the country of saudi Arabia a and just what exactly will come out of  adopts Marine All weather coat Washington a Black Al weather coat will be part of every soldiers wardrobe by 1997 As part of wide ranging revisions to army policy regarding uniforms. The changes were announced by army personnel officials at the Pentagon. According to col. Terry Hulin chief of the Soldier policy division in the Pentagon the All weather coat a double breasted with a Belt a was adopted from the style worn by marines. He said sharing a similar design will save tax dollars. The coat will be 65 percent polyester and 35 percent Cotton which officials say will hold the color better than the current material. At first the new design will be made from existing half polyester half Cotton fabric until that Stock is depleted. Menus sizes Are now available women Scoats Are expected to be available by late summer. Military clothing sales outlets Are expected to offer the 65 percent polyester Coats by the end of the year. Other uniform changes include a windbreakers a the new look includes a zippered front inverted Welt pockets shoulder loops a knitted Waistband and sleeve cuffs. The women a style has bust darts. Officers jackets have a knitted Collar the enlisted style has a shirt Type Collar. The outer fabric is a polyester Wool blend with a water resistant finish. It should Only be dry cleaned. Although the new wind resistant jacket is now available the old style can be worn until sept 30,1993. A Black Pullover sweaters a the latest version will be made with acrylic instead of Wool. This optional Purchase sweater has the same design As the a woolly  officials expect sweaters to be available this summer but have delayed a final decision until a test is completed Hulin said. A Jungle boots a the army is phasing in Black Jungle boots which officials say Are More durable. The boots also feature Speed laces according to the Soldier policy division soldiers May continue wearing Green Jungle boots As Long As they Are serviceable. A socks a Black socks will replace the Green Cushion Soled Wool socks worn with boots. The Black Cushion Soled sock became available in november 1991. The army will begin issuing them to recruits in fiscal 1993. A Date has not been set for the exclusive Wear of Black socks. A by oct. 1, All officers Are required to Wear shoulder Marks with Black background rather than with Green background. General officers were required to have the Black shoulder Marks by oct. 1,1990.captains identified As Crew that escaped crash Raf upper Heyford England a amps officials at Raf upper Heyford on Friday identified two air Crew members who ejected safely before their ef-111a Raven crashed thursday afternoon. The fliers Are capt. Jeffrey Coombe the Pilot and capt David Genevish electronic warfare officer. Neither was Hurt. Coombe has been assigned to upper Heyford since March 1989 and Genevish since november 1989. Upper Heyford officials would not release the menus Ages or hometowns. The $89.4 million electronic warfare Jet crashed into a parking lot Between two buildings at Finmere about six Miles Northeast of the base at 3 10 ., then burst into flames. About 15 parked cars were damaged but no one on the ground was injured local police said. Officials said Friday that they could not estimate How Long the crash investigation would take. The ef-111a, nicknamed the Raven is a conversion of the f-111a medium Range bomber. The Raven is equipped with radar hammers designed to support tactical strike forces. It carries no weapons. Ravens have been based at Raf upper Heyford since february 1984 and participated in the april 1986 attack on Libya. The aircraft belongs to the 42rtd electronic combat so which is part of the 20th fighter Wing. Upper Heyford is in Oxfordshire about 60 Miles Northwest of London and 15 Miles North of Oxford. There about 5,400 service members and 580 . Civilians assigned there. However the upper Heyford planes Are scheduled to be withdrawn to the United states and the facility will become a standby base by 1994, Telephone Calls to . Facing weekend hang up by the stars and stripes a problem in a German Telephone switch is blocking Many Calls to the United states an at amp to spokeswoman said thursday Lynn Newman in charge of International Public relations in Morristown n.j., said callers using Usa direct service Are having difficulty reaching numbers in the United states particularly on weekends. Quot this is More than Normal blocking a she said. Normal blocking occurs when lines Are overloaded a problem that frequently occurs on weekends. Newman said the problem first surfaced March 27. The Frankfurt area was heavily affected but there were also reports from Hahn a in Germany a huns pick Region indicating that callers were having difficulty making connections Newman said. A your operators noticed a drop in Calls a she said. Most Calls to the United states Are made sundays she said. Newman said she did not know when the phone switch will be repaired and advised callers not to Call Between the Peak hours of 4  And 9 ., european  in me Iii ice Oia Ica Usu i at Raf upper Heyford will become a standby base by 1994. Nato former pact Mem seek Way to implement tre Brussels Belgium a amps a Mer soviet republics set a jul Brussels Belgium a amps officials from nato and former War saw pact countries on Friday met for the third time to consider How to put into effect a treaty that would slash conventional weapons in Central Europe by nearly half. Participants representing 31 nations discussed the work of the former soviet republics in dividing up the rights and obligations incurred by the soviet Union when it signed the conventional forces in Europe agreement in november 1990. The treaty reduces the number of artillery pieces tanks and other conventional weapons in Europe. In february the nato representatives and officials from Central and Eastern Europe the Baltic states and the for Mer soviet republics set a july deadline for implementing the treaty. Their goal is to avoid having to renegotiate it. Currently it requires weapons to be Cut in the former soviet Union along geographical lines which will affect some states More than others. Officials on Friday urged the republics to Speed their work to formulate a plan for weapons distribution in time for a special meeting june 5 in Oslo Norway. The meeting held in conjunction with an East West meeting of foreign ministers is intended to Clear the Way for implementation by the following month when the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe holds its Summit in Helsinki Finland