European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 b the stars and stripes monday april 6, 1992cuts called hindrance to draw Down by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington continued cuts in operations and maintenance funding could cripple the ability of the military services to draw Down in Europe a military official told lawmakers. Various costs associated with overseas base closings have already put a squeeze on operations and maintenance accounts said it. Gen. Clifford h. Rees jr., vice chief of the . Air forces in Europe. Those accounts pay for military training and salaries for civilian employees among other things. A further cuts in of amp a can to be made without hurting combat capability Readi Reed Ness people or All three a Rees told the House armed services committees readiness panel thursday. A the continued support of Congress in the of amp a budget Arena will to a great extent determine the Success or failure of our Down scoping he likened those efforts to Selling a House after the children Are grown and gone. A you no longer require the capacity you once did so it makes Good financial sense to downscale to a smaller Home a he said. Quot but in doing this you must be willing to absorb the upfront costs of getting smaller a such As closing costs on the second House moving furniture hooking up utilities and so on he said. Quot Safe and the other military commands in Europe face Many such costs that cannot be financed with funds from any other source but the operations and maintenance accounts he said. Among them a base closures. Rees said Safe uses operations and main Jeanace funds to redistribute excess equipment maintain Security at nato bases for up to one year after notifying the Alliance of the commands intention to leave and pay for the temporary duty travel of base closure teams. A environmental Quality. Overseas commands Are not eligible for Money from the defense environmental restoration account so any costs associated with environmental compliance or cleanups must come from the operation and maintenance accounts Rees said. A Force Structure realignments. Consolidations and relocation yield Lon term savings but Are costly to carry out Rees said. As in the environmental Arena overseas commands do not have Access to the Domestic base realignment and closure fund. Quot in Light of virtually non existent military construction funding even minimum essential facility requirements must be borne by the of amp a accounts a Rees said. In England for example moving Spe Cial operations forces aircraft to Raf an co Bury stationing f-15e strike eagles at Raf Lakenheath and restructuring strategic air come and military Airlift come missions at Raf Milden Nal a fall will stress the of amp a account a Rees said a maintenance and repair. With military construction funds in Europe disappearing Safe has had to resort to a band aids solutions using scarce operation and maintenance dollars for facility projects and in House maintenance and repair Rees said. A the a snowball effect of no military construction Money and extremely limited of amp a can quickly become an Avalanche of facility problems a Rees said. A contrary to some popular opinion draw Downs Force restructuring and base closures do not yield immediate savings a Rees said. A the Cost of getting smaller is significant and should be looked at As a Short term investment to achieve future Lon term savings he general faked flight test lied to probes Eltoro Calif. Apr the commander of Marine corps air units in operation desert storm has admitted he faked a flight qualification test and later lied about it. He was reprimanded and will retire. It. Gen. Royal n. Moore jr., 56, admitted a Junior officer completed significant portions of the August 1990 test that re qualified Moore to Fly the ea-6 prowler a Jet that jams enemy electronic signals said maj. Nancy Laluntas a Marine spokeswoman in Washington. Moore also admitted he misled investigators from the Pentagon inspector general s office Laluntas said Friday. The test was faked while Moore served in the persian Gulf As commander of the Eltoro based 3rd Marine aircraft Wing the umbrella command for All Marine air units in the persian Gulf War. Moore flew some combat missions during the Gulf War and received the distinguished service medal. He was promoted in september to command the Fleet Marine Force Pacific the biggest Field command in the corps with 60,000 troops stationed from the Indian Ocean to Arizona. Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii wrote Moore a letter of censure and Moore decided to retire july 1, less than a year into his present assignment. Laluntas said Moore would retire As a major general giving up for benefits purposes the third Star that came with his present assignment. But he will receive a full pension for his 34 years As a Marine aviator. A a r pm a swinging into Springs amps Jim do swim three girls a Jamie Faure 6 Tiffany Adkins 10 Heidelberg German american Spring est Over the and her sister Lucy 8 a whirl aboard a ride at the weekend at the Patrick Henry Village housing ties Success to speaking men s language by Meridith Winder . Bureau Raf upper Heyford England to succeed on Wall Street workers must learn the language of stocks Bonds and Money. To succeed in any workplace women need to understand the language of men and the importance men place on different types of jargon an air Force major told an Raf upper Heyford audience last week. A one of my first lessons in dealing with men is get to know their language Quot said maj. Sheila alien who worked in the new York business District before joining the military. She is currently the 20th fighter wings executive officer. A when you re working on Wall Street its important to know when it is a Good time to buy when to sell and All the jargon that goes with that a she said. Besides the language Allen also alluded to male oriented programs particular in the military. A some programs reunions or whatever they men want to do tends to be a male dominated kind of thing a she said. As an example she cited the so called a Tiger meets or gatherings of fighter aircrews which she described As a a male Type of get together we women done to have that Type of has had to face As a woman in the workplace is keeping her emotions in Check. She described herself As a very emotional person As she feels most women Are. But she feels that sensitivity has its advantages. A i think in a lot of situations our Emo Oie of my first lessons in dealing with men is get to know their language a maj. Sheila Allan Allens talk attended by 10 women and two men was part of a seminar held wednesday on crossing communications barriers. The seminar examined male female interaction in the workplace and obstacles women had to overcome to achieve professional recognition and for equal treatment. Allen said the most difficult Issue she tons have helped us Cope with situations or men Cope with situations that they probably would t have looked at or dealt with it that Way a she said. Another speaker Linda Dobbs related some of her experiences in advancing to her present position As employee management relations chief at the civilian personnel office at upper Heyford. She worked in a factory then enlisted in the army for about six years and later worked her Way up from the Bottom of the civil service system. A but along the Way i had a Tough thing to Deal with a Dobbs said. A it was that this is a Many a world so to speak. Often times you May find yourself in a rut but Good overcomes evil.�?�. Both speakers agreed that women need to grow closer together help each other and communicate More. A women do not network enough among themselves to get to know each other better a Dobbs said. A i think. We need each other. Its a shame we Only do this once a a 13-year air Force Veteran Allen offered an observation equally applicable to men or women. A learn As much As you can about whatever Job you re in a she said. A let you be the person who knows the most about it. Don t let any Man or woman know More about your situation or Job than you
