European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes thursday june 4, 1992sea of risks worries 6th Fleet chief departing commander questions gaps in forces by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Gaeta Italy a the departing commander of the . 6th meet said he s concerned about proposed gaps in the presence of Navy forces in the Waters of the volatile Mediterranean Region. Although he would not specify who was contemplating a Gap Ping such Battle groups in the Mediterranean vice adm. William a. Owens said the decision had been tentatively made during the past year that Carrier and Marine forces could be absent for a Quot month Here and a month there. A i certainly am a proponent of naval Force flexibility hut i tend to think though that this is a theater where we need to make a better Case for keeping both those critical task forces in the Mediterranean at All times a said Owens who assumed command of the Fleet in november i to. �?o1 know that our leadership is working to make the Case for having Icse two critical task elements present in the Mediterranean at All times a a said Owens who is to be relieved by rear adm. Thomas j Lopez on saturday. Risks throughout the Mediterranean Are serious enough that the . 6th Fleet will continue to need the full time support of aircraft Carrier Battle groups and Marine amphibious units according to the fleets departing commander. The need for an aircraft Carrier in the persian Gulf is obvious Owens said. Risks in the Mediterranean Owens said include the still unstable former soviet Union the remnants of Yugoslavia Albania growing islamic fundamentalism and an exploding population in Northern Africa. Owens tenure As 6th Fleet commander has been marked by increased emphasis on innovation and flexibility. Dividing units that were previously kept together is one Type of flexibility Owens has advocated. As an example he said the Marine amphibious read you la recall our marines War the first on the scene it provide Comfort to lift food in to the kurdish people end these kinds of things tend to lie pert and parcel of our daily discussion with respect of How to us the marines a vice my. William a Owens iness group and the Marine expeditionary unit could be divided with one unit conducting operations at mount Etna Sicily while the other unit could be somewhere else conducting a non combatant emergency evacuation. A a you la recall our marines were the first on the scene at provide Comfort to lift food in to the kurdish people and these kinds of things tend to be part and parcel of our daily discussion with respect of How to use the marines a he said. The concept of the maritime action group mag a a formation that includes two surface ships a submarine and a p-3 Orion aircraft a is another example of using Fleet assets with More flexibility. Quot and when you slide that american mag with its destroyer Squadron commander alongside one of the Small carriers All of a sudden that Admiral on that Carrier feels very different about his capability a Owens said. Owens said one thing he liked about the maritime action group was its flexibility in working with allies. Quot the mag can be a great complement and a great Protection for his the commanders Battle Force and allow the use of his aircraft Carrier in ways he has perhaps not thought possible before. And we can be perceived As equal partners in this part of the Mediterranean a Owens added. Its not unusual now Owens said for . Ships to be Junior partners in a maritime formation. . Destroyers and frigates often operate with an aircraft Carrier from another nations Navy. Allied navies often have conducted exercises together in scripted operations aimed at achieving specific goals but until recently they have worked together infrequently Owens said. Operating together on a Day to Day basis As 6th Fleet and ships from its allies have done recently causes sailors to talk about How they would respond together to a variety of situations from a Sailboat in distress to a ship carrying drugs or terrorists into their area Owens said. Owens will Transfer to Washington to become the Navy a director of program planning. A puzzled passer by gets u cold shoulder As he tries to strike up an acquaintance with a gentleman on a Park Bench in Madrid Spain. The newspaper Reader is a life size sculpture called waiting brought to Madrid by american artist j. Seward Johnson or. As part of a cultural  Morley succumbs at 84 London apr Robert Morley a portly character actor and playwright died wednesday after suffering a stroke Over the weekend. He was 84. One of the actors sons Sheridan Morley a theater critic journalist and biographer said his father died peacefully at a Hospital in Berkshire West of London. A the. Suffered a severe stroke at Home on sunday afternoon a Sheridan Morley said in a statement. The actors wife Joan son Wilton daughter in Law Margaret and grandchildren were at his Hospital bedside Sheridan Morley said. Morley was the quintessential English actor. In his later years he also used his plummy English accent to encourage thousands of americans to Fly to London on British airways. Lie was born in Semley in Wiltshire the son of Gertrude Morley and maj. Robert w. Morley. Although Morley senior was extravagant and the family frequently aced financial crises Robert had a typical Edwardf Lurf upbringing. The actor attended Wellington College which he claimed to have hated. He was destined for the diplomatic service but rebelled and instead studied at the Royal Academy of dramatic Art. His first big Success on stage was in the title role of Oscar Wilde which he re created in new York in 1938. In 1937, he played professor Higgins in a London production of George Bernard Shaw s pygmalion. . Defector found in russian mental Hospital Moscow a a 73-year-oui american defector has been found in a russian psychiatric prison where he apparently had been forgotten for years the organization that located him said wednesday. Victor Norris Hamilton is in Good health at special Hospital no. 5 outside Moi wow said Susan me Sinai of the Ark project a group that searches for . Prisoners of War and soldiers missing in action. A but his mental shape is not the Best Quot me Sinai told the associated press a Day after visiting Hamilton with the vice president of Russia s Independent psychiatric association. Me Sinai said it was Usu Leai Why Hamilton defected from the United states in 1%2, or How he wound up in a psychiatric Hospital. Quot he a very paranoid. He does t know that there s been a Putsch Quot she said referring to the failed August 1991 coup against Mikhail s. Goi Bachch. Then soviet president. Quot he does no to know there a greater Liberty. He said to me i am a part of the penal system. Don t talk to me with this  Quot the morning news Tribune of Tacoma wash., reported tuesday that Hamilton was dismissed from the . National Security Agency in 1959 for psychiatric reasons and was showing symptoms of mental illness when he defected three years later. Hamilton s family was shocked to learn of his survival. Quot i thought i was going to pass out Quot said his wife Lillie 73, who lives in an Atlanta suburb with her daughter Cynthia Hamilton. Another daughter lives in Tacoma Hamiltons relatives said they plan to seek congressional help to get the former code analyst repatriated. Me Sinai said Hamilton was hospitalized shortly after his defection first in a Hospital for High ranking officials and since 1971 in special Hospital no. 5