European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 17, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3adapt to changes air Force nurses told by Craig Martin Stoft writer Rhein main a Germany a the head of the air Force nursing corps said wednesday that nurses in Europe Are concerned whether they can expect a 20-year career in the service in the face of the draw Down. Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner director of nursing services in the office of the air Force surgeon general said the air Force is changing and she offered tips for nurses who desire to make the air Force a career. A we have leaders in All grades that Are not necessarily always the people with the most rank a she said. A if you can be competitive for promotion today doing what you re doing and keep doing it you can be competitive for promotion in the future and have a very rewarding career in the air  Turner who visited the clinic at Rhein main a on wednesday As part of a tour of air Force medical facilities in Europe said some Junior officers had planned for a 20-year career when they joined the  to merge overseas . Travel networks by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer officials at scheduled airlines travel offices overseas the army son base travel Agency in Germany announced tuesday that the company a operations will merge with those of its stateside counterpart sat travel. The consolidation is expected to be completed by March 1993. Currently Sato of which has its Headquarters in Frankfurt Germany is administered by the airline transport association a consortium of . Airlines. In addition to providing a full Range of travel services in Germany Sato of Sells airline tickets on military bases in Europe. In a statement issued in Arlington va., Sato travels president Michael j. Promo said the Transfer would a position us to address the growing global travel needs of our military and government  Robert a Wyatt assistant managing director for Sato of said tuesday that the restructuring would bring no change in services. A if i were a Usa eur Soldier. My question would be a How is this going to affect me a a Wyatt said. A the answer is it  sat travel based in Arlington operates on military and other government facilities within the United states. It was administered by the Ata until it incorporated in 1986. Sato of offices currently arc staffed by the Ata and employees of individual airlines. Sat travel has its own corps of travel agents. Wyatt said that consolidation will create a $1.2 billion annual operation. A one of the things that consistently comes up is the notion of a hey in a a lieutenant or in a a Captain and i thought that when i joined the air Force that i was going to have a 20-year career and now in a not so sure. 1 hear about changes that Are happening with the air Force a drawing Down she said. The air Force is changing Turner said she told the nurses and those in Turner the air Force need to change with it. What i Tell these lieutenants and captains is do your Job learn your skills and take whatever opportunities you see to demonstrate your ability to be the kind of Leader that s going to be successful in the air Force Quot she said. Although Turner could not provide exact numbers on How Many nurses have left the career Field since the draw Down began in 1990, she said the air Force lost 125 nurses under selective Early out programs earlier this year less than 3 percent of the 5.400 in nursing. The changing air Force environment has its benefits Turner said because nurses will have opportune lies to broaden their skills. She said air Force nurses will be More in line with their civilian counterparts As they Are asked to take on additional jobs such As planners health promotion program managers patient educators and Case managers. In addition some unique jobs await a handful of air Force nurses a we even now have nurses who Are commanders of not Only clinics and air  squadrons but also now we have a nurse who is commander of a bedded Hospital at Loring apr Maine a she said. Contributing to this report stall writer stove scholar is Aren t Down in the Mouth about aiding peacekeepers by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Zagreb Croatia a the russian officer had problems with a filling when he arrived at task Force 212�?Ts dental clinic. Before treatment began he had an unusual request for the dentist. A the asked me a May i take your picture a a said or. Maj Don Gebhart. A a a my friends will never believe that in a Here in an american  a no problem Gebhart assured his patient provided the russian also would allow himself to be captured on film. A it was kind of amusing to him a said Gebhart from the 766th medical det in bad Kreuz Nach Germany. A i think he had commented to another american staff member weren to you our enemy a a the four member dental staff with the Mobile army surgical Hospital unit had no preconceived notions about what it would be like to treat multinational . Peacekeepers during their 179-Day deployment to Croatia but since opening for business in mid november at the tent City near gee the Zagreb Airport the patient care provided by the dental staff has been sprinkled with language obstacles and popping flashbulbs. The Roll Call of nations in the patient log reads like a list of Well . Members. Aside from Russia the staff members have created soldiers from Canada Finland Kenya Colombia Poland the Netherlands Egypt Sweden Ukraine and England. Pfc. James gee a dental technician from the 464th medical det in Lan Stuhl Germany has started his own photo collection. A everyone who comes in 1 take pictures of a said gee of Detroit. On a recent Day gee expanded his photo file with soldiers from Russia Poland Canada and Sweden. A a it a my understanding that the polish have a dentist but its not Clear to me if he a not prepared to see them or if they just want treatment by the West a Gebhart said. The poles drive at least an hour from other local ions in Croatia through . Checkpoints to get . Dental care. A on one occasion the poles had someone who could speak German. And my German just Wasny to Good enough a Gebhart said. A a in a not sure if we understood each other by the time he left. But we did the Best we could. Fortunately it was a Case where i did no to need to do any treatment or i would have been More apprehensive about trying to do something that he could not  sometimes the ability of the various nationalities to speak to each other has come in Handy. One Day two officers a one polish and one russian a were in the clinic. The russian understood English. The pole did not. A the russian was Able to speak a Little bit to the pole and Tell him things a Gebhart said. Then there was the egyptian. A the egyptian was difficult to understand a Gebhart said. A the had a complaint. In a not sure if we Ever determined exactly what he was asking for. So we sort of made the Best  the egyptian Soldier received a cleaning and an exam. The International exposure has Given the dental staff an Opportunity to compare americans Oral Hygiene with that of citizens of other nations. A by and Large americans do a belter Job with dental Hygiene a Gebhart said a due to the fact that elsewhere the emphasis is not As great As in the .�?� but according to gee there is a common trait among All people with Teeth. A it does t make any difference where they come irom Quot gee said. Quot they Are All afraid of  army probes possible theft of cafes bound mail by Crystal Lala Reano staff writer several thousand dollars Worth of mail stained for Exchange facilities in Darm Idt Germany possibly was stolen trom e Community a mail room earlier this Anth a spokeswoman for the . My Europe confirmed wednesday. Army officials Are investigating a re it it of larceny of wholesale Vendor ship ends to the army and air Force sex Ange service facilities in Darmstadt am the Post office on Cambrai Fritsch Cavern said usage  a Millie Waters. The thefts Are believed to have occurred during the first week of december. Officials would not say How they were first lipped to the possible crimes or Why the Vendor mail was targeted. Initial information compiled by the Darmstadt office of the 2nd Region criminal investigation come indicates that the suspected Larcenie were directed Only against Exchange shipments she said. As yet officials have no information to Lead them to believe that personal mail was stolen Waters said. Individuals have been questioned in connection with the incidents but no arrests have been made and no charges have been filed she said. Information so far indicates that the possible thefts were isolated incidents. Waters said. Officials consider the possibility of a theft ring unlikely since the . Army postal group Europe and criminal investigation come officials regularly conduct random Security checks of mail areas with heavy traffic including the army a primary mail sorting facility in Offenbach Germany Waters said. A spokeswoman for the . Army postal group Europe which has its Headquarters in rheingau Germany declined wednesday to comment on the investigation. Officials would provide no further details saying the investigation was in Progress