European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday april 4, 1992army adopts Marine All weather coat Washington a Black Al weather coat will be part of every Soldier s 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 Tulin 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 si2es 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.gao faults army on support role in Gulf War by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington a Only the prolonged buildup and rapid conclusion saved the army from failure in providing support forces to Back up the combatants in the persian Gulf War according to a congressional study released this week. Decisions to spend peacetime dollars on combat units instead of support units were responsible for shortages of Active duty support units available for deployment. Support units were sent to saudi Arabia with Ong lists of deficiencies to Correct while preparing for Battle the report said. The March 10 general accounting office study criticizes the choices president Bush made in calling up army Reserve and National guard units As Well As weaknesses in army planning for using those forces. According to the document 41 percent of the army a supporting forces Are in army Reserve units and 27 percent Are in National guard units. The remainder is drawn from Active duty forces. A Many of the obstacles that the army encountered in providing support forces for the War were due to the extended period in which it operated under the limited Reserve Call up a the report said. A an earlier invoking of the broader legislative authority to Call up reserves could have eliminated Many of these  the report recommends a congressional review of existing Laws governing the use Reserve forces. It encourages army leaders to pay More attention to the forces that handle cargo transport and deliver supplies maintain equipment provide administrative services and otherwise bolster combat operations. It said the army sent a much larger portion of its support units 32 percent to the Gulf than its combat units 22 percent. Quot the army used nearly All of its heavy and medium truck units water units pipeline units units controlling enemy prisoners of War Graves registration units and postal units a the report said. Quot it sent virtually All of some types of forces leaving few if any to reinforce operations had the War lasted longer or a second conflict  although two thirds of the army a support forces Are in the reserves there is no plan to utilize them under limited Call . Existing plans Are aimed at mobilization Levels usually associated with full scale wars. While the president first called up the reserves three weeks after the crisis began in August 1990, he used a Legal provision that limited the Call up to units and limited their Active service to 90 Days with a possible 90-Day Extension. In january 1991, following the Start of the air War the president then invoked a broader authority permitting both units and individuals to be activated for up to two years. The army activated More than 140,000 part time soldiers during the conflict. About 74,000 served in the Gulf. The report noted that All of the army a prisoner of War processing units Are in the reserves. So Are All water Supply companies and All theater army command Headquarters it said. The report made special note of the fact that 89 percent of the army a general support ammunition companies Are in the reserves and not available for immediate deployment. Although saudi civilians assisted in Many military support functions Early in the buildup there is no civilian equivalent for ammunition handlers. A was a result a the report said a a great Deal of ammunition was left piled up at port in saudi Arabia with no Means to distribute it to combat units that would have needed it had combat operations begun earlier. A one army Central command official stated that if an enemy action or Accident had ignited this ammunition the entire port would have been destroyed a the report said. Because no plans existed for using Reserve forces on a scale smaller than global War mobilization centers modified existing guidance to fit the Gulf scenario. A we were told that much of the mobilization guidance that evolved was and hoc transmitted by messages Between for com . Army forces come the Continental . Armies army Reserve and National guard Headquarters organizations and mobilization stations a the report said. The resulting guidelines varied from station to station the report said. So did the preparation the Reserve units received. Battlefield commanders therefore did not know How prepared the units were for their wartime rotes. A the army plans to publish revisions to its mobilization plans by the end of May 1992,�?� the report said. The report also criticized the army a decision to Send support units into combat knowing they were at less than the highest state of readiness. Combat units were required to reach a level described As combat ready with no deficiencies cd before deployment the report said. Support units were sent to the Battlefield if their readiness status reached combat ready with minor deficiencies c-2 or combat ready with major deficiencies c-3. A various army officials said that support units deployed at the c-3 Standard could not Hilly support combat units deployed at higher Levels of readiness a the report said. A officials also said that units deployed at c-3 Are not capable of operating 24 hours a Day As May be required by combat  it noted that Reserve units were hard pressed to prove the units selected for activation with the equipment and personnel they were authorized. Training was also Cut snort because the equipment was loaded onto ships bound for the Gulf Region weeks before the soldiers flew there to pick it  named resident Dean in Munich Munich Germany a amps a Mary Baron has been named resident Dean of the University of Maryland s Munich Campus Baron who was formerly the director of planning and development for the University of Maryland s asian division officially assumed her duties last month. Baron replaced retiring Dean or. William e. Mcmahon who held the position since 1975. Baron holds a bachelors degree in journalism a masters degree in education and a doctorate in counselling psychology All from Arizona state University. She also holds a masters degree in International management from the american graduate school of International management in Arizona. . Team clears Israel of dealing in Patriot missile technology parts from wire reports Washington a . Investigators found no evidence that Israel violated . Arms sales agreements by transferring Patriot missile technology or equipment to a third country the state department said thursday. A your team found no evidence that Israel had transferred a Patriot missile or Patriot missile technology a spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said. A was far As we Are concerned based on the results of this Mission the israeli government has a clean Bill of health on the Patriot Issue. We consider the matter closed.�?�. Following allegations that Israel violated . Arms sales agreements by Selling a Patriot missile to China a team of state department and army experts Over the last few weeks conducted an investigation of the charges in Israel. The results of the Patriot investigation follow by one Day the release of a detailed state department examination of How Well it monitors what purchasers of . Arms do with the equipment and technology. The highly critical audit conducted by the state department inspector general found that sensitive military technology sold to allies was illegally resold to third countries As a result of Sloppy . Oversight. Although unrelated to the Patriot investigation auditors visited Sites in Israel Brazil Korea Singapore Italy France and Taiwan. The unclassified version of the inspector general a report however did not specifically link allegations to countries. The inspector general a audit found that Quot violations cited and supported by reliable intelligence information show a systematic and growing pattern of unauthorized transfers by the recipient dating Back to about 1983,�?� Tutwiler declined tuesday to identify the country. This was not a report on any foreign country a she said. A the recommendations relate primarily to How we the department of state can improve that process. Examples of specific cases and countries Are not part of the unclassified Section so you can obviously understand i will not be getting into specific cases or  following release of the results of the Patriot investigation Tutwiler did not Issue an apology to Israel As some officials there and in the United states suggested. She did however compliment the jewish states cooperation in the matter. A we would like to express our appreciation to the israeli government especially the defense ministry for the Superb cooperation it gave to our team a Tutwiler said. The Patriot investigation team left for Israel after newspapers reported the allegations based on an administration source. In reference to the Quot irresponsible leak a that apparently acted As a catalyst for the investigation Tutwiler said Quot the United states government would have preferred to pursue the Patriot missile question through diplomatic