European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 12,1992 i military the stars and stripes a Page 11 women expected to bring big changes to la Madd wave of female Navy personnel anticipated retired Gen. Rees to get Honor at Ramstein a Ramstein a Germany a officials will Honor retired it. Gen. Clifford h. A a Ted Rees or. On saturday by naming a room at the Ramstein officers club after him. The club s executive dining room will be dedicated As the Quot general Ted Rees  Ted is the name Rees is Best known by especially in military circles. The dedication ceremony begins at 6 30 . Rees retired aug. 1 after 34 years. His last assignment was at Ramstein where he served for four years As vice commander in chief of . Air forces in Europe. Officials at the 86th Wing at Ramstein chose to recognize  Squadron moves Wasdahl Germany a the 606th air control so an air Force radar flight control Squadron has moved to Pitburg a Germany As part of the changing Mission of nato and the . Air Force. The Squadron was in Wasdahl near Bremerhaven for the past 15 years. A closing ceremony was held Friday at the Complex in Wasdahl. The move brings the Squadron closer to fighter units in accordance with the air forces new composite Wing concept. The squadrons Mission has been to provide radar control to nato Allied aircraft to provide radar surveillance of the skies Over Northern Germany and to collect evaluate and distribute air radar defense information and data to other command and control  assignment list out Randolph fab Texas a the newest listing of available air Force assignments for enlisted personnel was released monday according to the air Force news service. The listing advertises upcoming assignment requirements by specially code and rank giving people a Chance to update their assignment preferences to match vacancies that will be filled. Updated listings Are released quarterly for assignments available stateside and overseas. The new list includes assignments available with reporting dates of july through september 1993. The air Force military personnel Center plans to match names with these assignments in Early december. A assignment lists can be reviewed at local personnel  unit gets award Frankfurt Germany a the 122nd medical det dental service was awarded the meritorious unit commendation nov. 3 for service during operations desert shield and desert storm. While preparing for deployment to the persian Gulf Region the unit simultaneously processed nearly 6,000 soldiers for overseas movement. Within five Days of arriving in the Gulf the unit established six Independent dental clinics. The unit treated 40,000 patients during its deployment. After the liberation of Kuwait the unit went to Kuwait City on three hours notice and provided dental services to hundreds of . Soldiers marines and Allied soldiers. On May 23,1991, the unit became the Only army dental unit remaining in Southwest Asia. The Quot desert Sharks then administered 10,000 dental redeployment examinations to . Army Reserve and National guard soldiers before returning to Germany last december. Sembach a Germany a a German firefighter with More than 16 years of service at Sembab a has been chosen As the civilian firefighter of the year for . Air forces in Europe. Peter a Stuhl Mulller assistant chief of operations and station Captain was recently presented the award by it. Gen. James l. Jamerson Safe vice commander. Stuhlmuller Heads the operations pan of his shift and directs the daily work schedule which includes training and responding to emergencies. By j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau la Maddalena Sardinia a the american military Community will change dramatically next year on la Maddalena an Island within Sardinia a northernmost archipelago and the work and support Center for More than 2,000 americans. Come Spring the 49-year-old submarine tender Orion one of the oldest commissioned ships in the . Navy will be replaced by the Simon Lake a newer sub tender. The Orion has been at Santo Stufano a 15-minute boat ride away from la Maddalena roughly 13 years. The length of the Simon lakes stay which also will be at Santo Ste Fano is indefinite. The big change will come about because the Simon Lake will have about 300 women in its Crew of roughly 1,200, As opposed to the four women officers aboard the Orion. A the Orion is the Only tender with no enlisted females aboard a said capt. Theodore Hack the Onona a skipper. Gillette the Orion and Simon Lake maintain and Supply nuclear powered High Speed attack submarines plus surface snips. A the Simon Lake will probably arrive during the second or third week of april and the Orion jul sit Side by Side with it for two weeks to Transfer equipment and knowledge a Hack told a recent visitor to his ship. A about 250 of the Orion s Crew will Cross deck Transfer to the Simon Lake. Most of those Cross decking Are volunteers most of them have families Here or wives with jobs or Are single Guys who want to stay at la Maddalena. If i had a Chance i would Cross deck. I love it  since a sub tender typically stays at a port for years Crew members serve Normal Tours of duty and Crew by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington a a registry to track the health of veterans of the persian Gulf Campaign has been signed into Law. Information from participating veterans will be fed into a computer data base for the registry modelled on the agent Orange registry created in 1978. More than 220,000 Vietnam veterans have participated in the agent Orange registry. About 570,000 veterans Are eligible for the new program and All Are encouraged to take part. Veterans can sign up at any department of veterans affairs medical Center. They will automatically receive a free medical examination officials said. No symptoms or health complaints Are required for the registry. Veterans who Are now on Active duty become eligible when they leave the service a a spokeswoman said. Pentagon officials have a separate computer data base created during the 1990-1991 desert deployment which attempts to identify who served where and in what environmental conditions the army is also studying the health of 3,700 sol Bremerhaven Germany a the Harbor House hotel will Stop operating As a guest facility in March As the Bremerhaven military Community draws Down. Travellers on leave considering a visit to Bremerhaven should seek lodging on the local Economy. The hotel s 50 rooms Are currently almost full with military personnel and their families preparing to leave Bremerhaven As part of the draw Down. Members families can move to the port. Hack will take the Orion Back to Norfolk va., to Start the vessels inactivation process Crock cd to ast until the end of september. A the Orion will probably end up As scrap a Hack Saia. Navy it. Cmdr. Martha Gillette is the executive officer of the Navy support office at a la Madd a the nickname that americans have Given to the Island. She expects the arrival of the Simon Lake to bring about dramatic changes. Gillette said that although the support office will do different things simply because it will have a different ship to support the big changes will come because of All the women aboard the Simon Lake. A we Are not really sure what difference it the increased presence of women will make but we anticipate increased single parenting different disciplinary concerns and different sort of medical  for most of the year la Madd five Miles Northeast of Sardinia is a sleepy kind of place with a population of about 14,000 people including 3,000 italian personnel stationed at italian naval facilities. In summer the resort explodes with tourists and has a population of 60,000 or More. La Maddalena is not a typical port but a rather conservative town accustomed to providing activities and entertainment Only in the Peak tourist months. A we americans Are used to having women aboard ships but the american women will be noticeable to the local citizens a said Gillette. A women Are going to be focused upon Here because of the Community a feelings about How women behave Quot Gillette said of the local standards that would be considered modest in other parts of Italy. She added a we need to be sensitive to Community  Diers from the Germany based 11th army Cav who served in the War. The study includes detailed information on the health status of the troopers before during and after the War. The study is focused on the possible Long term effects of exposure to the Many of Oil Well fires set by retreating iraqi soldiers. The new registry does not focus on a particular health problem. A this health surveillance initiative should not be viewed As u response to urgent medical risks a said former a chief Edward j. Derwinski while lobbying for the legislation. A your purpose is to reassure veterans that a will keep ahead of the science and remain committed to Long term monitoring through a tracking  As with the agent Orange registry members of the persian Gulf registry will receive periodic mailings to keep them informed of issues a officials said. So far Roost health concerns have been related to stress and leishmaniasis a parasitic infection transmitted through Sand Fly bites. Travellers on official temporary duty May arrange lodging at the hotel prior to their arrival in Bremerhaven by calling the Harbor House at military 3427604/7878 or commercial 0471-893-7604/7878. Ten hotel employees will lose their jobs by March 31. Eight employees will remain on the payroll until june 30, providing service to departing service members and their families. New a registry will Monitor health of Gulf War veterans Bremerhaven hotel to offer limited lodging