European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thesfo&and1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 43 350 saturday May 30,1992 d 8693 aah merging capabilities under 2 new commands by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington . Air forces in Europe will assume Complete control of All air assets in its theater to become a More streamlined War fighting package the services top officer said Friday. As part of the most extensive restructuring in the air forces 45year history the strategic air come military Airlift come and tac air come Are reorganizing chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. A a Tony Mcpeak said at a news briefing. In their place beginning monday will Rise a the air mobility come merging strategic air come tankers and military Airlift come Airlift assets. A the air combat come which will Combine the remaining strategic air come aircraft and their nuclear weapons with tac Airlift come fighters. The mergers will restructure the services two Forward deployed commands which will be organized just As they would be in wartime Mcpeak said. Previously the overseas theater air commanders in Europe and the Pacific controlled the tactical fighter assets Only Mcpeak said. Some Tanker and Airlift planes also were permanently deployed in the Thea Mcpeak Ter but those aircraft were a a owned by the military Airlift come. A now what we be said is if you re in the theater permanently you work for the theater air Force component commander he said. A a it a another Way of straightening up our lines of authority and making sure its Clear who works for who. In a speech last fall to the air Force association Mcpeak said the practical effect of giving overseas theater commands such control allows them to be perpetually ready in peacetime a for the integrated use of Airpower during  a in desert storm we integrated All types of aircraft As Well As those of other services and the coalition partners a he said in that speech. A the result showed How powerful this kind of integration can  the air Force reorganization extends from the services Pentagon Headquarters see of on Page 2 la it Barbara Walters interviews potential presidential candidate Ross Perot aboard his private  s rejection of Gays draws flak new York up a Ross Perot Drew his first last of Strong opposition when he ruled out hiring homosexuals to till Cabinet level jobs anti sail it would be Quot unreal St a for them to serve in the null t a t y in an it Mew to be bios East i Mlay on Aiko in riot a i mgt tailed the presidency a "biut.il. Duty thankless of Quot that people All Oxer the Muir Iii hate i fed him to  i in leu in a telex i Umi Interne Vinu. Wile Margot said the Texas billionaire surprised her As much As he shocked others when he suggested that he would inn Lor president if petitioned Fry the pen pie and i was Jim stunned said Margot Perot who added that her husband later Sliu egad it Oil is a hypothetical kind of tiling Quot Perot ill the it Iview with  a alters huh it l \. .�?T0.7/  lie puts a very Strong stole sen Perot on f Tjo rockets miss Afghanistan s new Leader Kabul Afghanistan apr Muslim rebels fired three rockets Friday at a plane carrying afghan president sing Atullah Mojaddidi Back from Pakistan officials said. Mojaddidi was unharmed but the co Pilot was injured when shrapnel Tore through the cockpit. A Tehran television reporter said the plane was Only 65 feet above the runway when it was hit. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but suspicion fell on Radical guerrilla groups that have become increasingly critical of Mojaddidi. The attack created pandemonium among the Airport staff and government officials who were wailing to Greet the 75-year-old president. Airport officials said three rockets were fired at the Boeing 727 jetliner As it landed at Kabul Airport about 5 . All three missiles missed but one of them shuck the runway and exploded in front of the plane sending shrapnel through the cockpit window. Passengers said they heard whistling noises and then saw flashes of Light As the rockets slammed into the runway. Mojaddidi looking Ashen emerged later with the other passengers. A the incident was serious but the plane landed safely and the president was not Bint Quot my Moj Midi Dies son Zahidullah the co Pilot was taken to a Hospit d with wound to one of his arms Oftie als said adding i o la did my believe the injuries were Hie  i be plane was brine Iii Mojaddidi and a my it to a a  rockets on v h a serbs intensify attack on Sarajevo lit 1 i ,7 x i >1 a 11 a ii i 1 m 1 i   a 1 m