European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday december 12,1992 at a glance some . Troops May stay in Somalia after most leave Battle lines have been drawn in the Competition for the loyalty of Young comic Book fans. Sec stories on pages 14 and 15. Random alcohol tests six million truck Drivers and almost a million airline Railroad and mass transit workers would be subject to random tests for alcohol under proposed regulations. A Page 4 Clinton names activists president elect Clinton on Friday announced a second group of High level appointments choosing a diverse group of activists to shape his administrations labor social and environmental policies. A Page 5 generals honoured president Bush presented Gen. Colin l. Powell and retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf with congressional Gold medals thursday for their leadership in the persian Gulf War. A Page 6 meeting delayed a key meeting Between russian president Boris n. Yeltsin and the speaker of Congress to resolve their growing political conflict was delayed Friday. A Page 7 High Cost cities listed the japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka remain the most expensive for people who pay in dollars according to a Survey. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword.19 faces a no places.18 letters.12 Money matters.17 religion .10 sports.22-28 to listings .27 weather .11 by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a some . Service members with specialized skills might have to stay in Somalia to support . Forces after the bulk of the troops has left defense Secretary Dick Cheney said Friday. Cheney said he Hopes that withdrawal of a planned 28,000 . Troops from the East african nation will begin in late january with most of those forces out in two to three months. However a that does no to mean that they would All be out a Cheney said after a meeting of nato defense ministers. A we Are prepared to leave behind a residue of specialists and some Page 1 anxiously look for american troops each time an aircraft passes Over or lands at the Dusty Airstrip of this South Central somalian town. A people Are waiting eagerly for the troops to come in. Id say eight of 10 favor the arrival of the americans. They Are fed up with looting and shooting a said Norlen. Just when . Forces will arrive remains unknown. Norlen said two american representatives earlier this week visited Barbera Relief workers to explain what to expect when the troops arrived. But Norlen said they did not indicate when troops would be in Barbera. In fact capability off the coast should that be warranted in order to support and sustain the . Cheney cited areas of logistics combat engineering water purification and civic affairs As examples of services the United states might have to continue to provide . Peacekeepers. The United states also is prepared to base an amphibious group of up to 1,700 marines off the coast of Somalia indefinitely Cheney said. The ships equipped with helicopter gunships and other equipment could be used to defend peacekeepers if they were to encounter problems after most combat troops have withdrawn. A that would be a Way that we could support the Effort without actually having he said there Are reports that americans might not arrive for four to six Days. Barbera Relief workers interviewed while unloading 11,000 pounds of blankets delivered by the German air Force on Friday said looting has intensified. A people Are trying to loot whatever they can before the americans come a said Gael Duchatellier a 24-year-old French worker for care. The looting began to increase when . Troop movements were Only a Rumor and intensified further when the marines entered Mogadishu. A a there a been lots of looting from warehouses in Barbera a said Norlen. A even our Unicof compound was looted a week Norlen said he and other Relief workers in Barbera have been assured personal safety by Morgan whom he identified to maintain a Large number of . Combat forces on the ground a Cheney said. Addressing the question of increasing . Military involvement in the former Yugoslavia Cheney said again that he opposed deployment of ground forces. The United states supports the latest Steps taken by nato he said. Alliance officials have been exploring possible military options that could be taken if requested by the United nations. Those include enforcing a no Fly ban Over Bosnia and Herzegovina setting up Safe havens and deploying troops to prevent violence from spilling into neighbouring areas. Nato Secretary general Manfred Worner said he had a no doubt that if asked by the United nations that this Alliance would do what is As the a Boss of Bosses in his role As Leader of 26 subclass in Somalia. A but they done to have any control Over undisciplined soldiers and when hunger strikes they loot warehouses a he said. Meanwhile the death rate among famine victims is holding steady. One Hundred people die every Day in Barbera Norlen said and he said he anticipates no change in the death rate soon. New refugees continue to pour into Barbera from outlying farm areas that Are Green from recent Rains Norlen said but remain without crops because of the civil War. Norlen does not think arrival of american troops a will make any difference in the death rate but he said it will begin the process of restoring order and creasing Page 1 perceptions of the soldiers throughout however in a written response to a news query army spokesmen in Heidelberg warned against taking responses to individual questions out of context. Junior enlisted soldiers plans to quit Are a Good example they said explaining that a historically the re enlistment rate for first term soldiers is Low whether the army is undergoing a draw Down or about half the respondents said troop withdrawals in Europe have occurred too fast. Most said the information about upcoming withdrawals arrives too slowly and they believe most newspaper radio and to reports Are More prompt and accurate than the Chain of command or official army bulletins. However those answers have Page 1 corps Security Force cons Mascot. At the Appeal proceedings thursday Navy capt. William c. Vivian commander of the Naples naval support activity agreed with Chesty a representatives that the punishment was too dogged. Vivian gave the bulldog Back his rank according to Marine corps capt. Andrew Mac Lachlan Chesty a personal spokesman. Chesty had his corporals stripes re sewn on his Collar the Only place he could possibly Wear them. The Bone of Contention began when no changes in the notification process. A the command policy for informing affected personnel about closure and draw Down announcements continues to be 180 Days or earlier from the effective Date a the army spokesmen said. In other Survey responses a a slightly higher percentage of women 47 percent complained of having experienced sexual harassment compared with women respondents in the 1991 Survey when 46 percent complained. The 1990 rate was 36 percent. The percentage of males who said they had experienced sexual harassment went from 6 percent to 5 percent. A typical harassment incident involved a male no making inappropriate comments to a female Soldier while at work and the woman usually did not report the incident. A of Black soldiers who responded 38 percent a the same figure As last year a said they experience racial discrimination in the army. The rates Rose among Whites and All other ethnic groups. Maj. Larry g. Christie the units commander was on emergency leave. Even though Christie a executive officer did not have promotion authority two staff noncommissioned officers in cahoots with the dog who would be sergeant submitted promotion paperwork. Christie returned to his unit in time to Stop the undeserved promotion and the company commander theorized Chesty retaliated with his shot of water. Christie then busted Chesty during office hours the Marine corps term for nonjudicial punishment finding the pug faced Pooch guilty of disrespect to a Superior officer and conspiracy to get promoted illegally. 1 he incident involving his command a most soldiers had Confidence in their training equipment weapons and preparedness for War but a third of the respondents Are dissatisfied with their jobs chiefly because they done to get to do what they were trained to do. A most Junior enlisted soldiers believed their noncommissioned officers Are technically proficient but that the cos and officers done to set Good examples or take care of their subordinates. A despite widespread implementation of new programs for single soldiers a two thirds of soldiers living in billets indicate dissatisfaction with some aspect of Barracks a most respondents said they weal seat belts regularly. Most also criticized unit Driver training programs. A military postal offices travel offices commissaries Banks Post exchanges Barbers laundries and tailors Drew Good Marks from More than half the respondents but Only 27 percent were satisfied with cafes car repair services. Or s car is far from Chesty a first Offe said the company Slegal clerk la Cpl. Traci Mckinley. The Pooch was charged in 1989 \ urinating on his commanders carpet respecting marines of a senior Grade it in 1991, he was counselled for Malin my Mckinley said. But even though i regained his corporals stripes his fut in the marines May be a dogs life. Maclachlan a lawyer assigned to Naples Navy Legal services offices it s unclear when Chesty will be p moved again. He lost All his time Towa is Good conduct report writ0r Manan Hamilton in Naples cont buted to
