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It includes those serving in the total land area and airspace of Somalia and a person Only has to be in the country one Day to be eligible. A family separation allowance $60 per month for the entire period of separation. Individuals must be separated 30 consecutive Days to be eligible. A foreign duty pay payable to enlisted members except those drawing sea pay at a rate of $8 to $22.50 per month depending on pay  bitten by Viper aboard the Tripoli a . Marine was admitted to the sick Bay of the amphibious assault ship Tripoli on Friday for treatment of a potentially deadly snakebite the first Marine casualty of operation restore Hope. Capt. . Hutchison the skipper of the Tripoli which is stationed a Miles off the somalian coast said a mole Viper bit the Marine in the upper left Arm when the Man rolled Over in his sleeping bag. The Marine who was not identified was recovering Hutchison said. Army beefing up ranks Washington a the army has begun sending about 400 soldiers and specialists to operation restore Hope the Pentagon said Friday. The units include a co b of the 67th signal in fort Gordon ga., began leaving thursday. They provide communications in both civilian and tactical environments and recently assisted in the army a Relief efforts after Hurricane Andrew. A members of the 593rd area support group from fort Lewis wash., were to begin leaving this weekend. The group will manage support units and includes quartermaster ordnance Materiel management aviation transportation management and ammunition Supply specialists. A members of the 86th evacuation Hospital fort Campbell ky., were to begin leaving this weekend. The unit has a 400-bed Hospital. A members of the 96th civil affairs in airborne of fort Bragg n.c., which began leaving Friday. The battalion is the army a Only Active duty civil affairs unit. . Forces for the most part having few health problems Mogadishu Somalia apr or. Craig Iriye was carrying a Stethoscope and a Fly swatter when he came to see the reporter. A a in a fighting disease a he said. The medical Section of operation restore Hope can afford a Little joking. So far in its we Klong famine re Lief Campaign the sections staff has had very Little to do to keep . Forces in top form. A your sick Call is about 10 a Day. Hospital corpsman can take care of a lot of it a said Iriye a Navy lieutenant from Denver in charge of the battalion Aid station at Mogadishu International Airport. The Story is much the same at Mogadishu seaport. A basically we have no medical problems. The marines Are following the rules and taking precautions to the letter a or. Mike Burleson said. Both doctors said High morale keeps the sick Call Low. Most soldiers marines and air personnel in Mogadishu speak with Pride of helping somalis defeat their society a twin scourges of famine and Wanton violence. Iriye said the main complaints he hears Are about skin conditions like heat rashes sunburn and severely burned lips. One reason is that doxy cycling a tetracycline derivative the troops take to Ward off malaria makes the skin More sensitive to sunlight. The medical system follows Normal military routine. The first level is the Hospital corpsman a doctors enlisted aide. Corpsmen can treat Many conditions and refers what they cannot handle to the Aid station doctor. Once a patients condition is stabilized the patient can be transferred to a collecting and care unit before Transfer to the amphibious assault ship Tripoli in the Indian Ocean within sight of the Airport. Such a unit is being set up at command Headquarters in the reclaimed . Embassy building. The Carrier has the areas Best medical facilities including two operating rooms two intensive care Beds and 25 Beds expandable on Short notice to 125. Until wednesday the Force had met no resistance in securing key installations in Mogadishu the famine struck Central City of Bairoa or Relief food shipments to hungry somalis in both places. Recently the Airport detachment sent to the Tripoli seven somalis who were wounded when the truck they were in crashed into a Roadblock and came under fire from French foreign legionnaires and marines. The next Day the detachment sent out a kenyan journalist shot and wounded outside a mosque. Bush urged to visit military personnel Washington apr president Bush a is interested in making a trip to Somalia to visit . Troops but a lot of difficulties stand in the Way of such a trip his spokesman said Friday. Bush was urged earlier in the Day to make such a trip by Philip Johnston the president of care International who has been living in Somalia. A i said to him that i think it would be a Good idea but obviously he heard me and we went on a Johnston told reporters after the meeting. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the difficulties in such a journey Are concerns about Security the logistics of the movement and the fact that it would be in the last few weeks of the administration. Arguments for the trip he said Are a concern for the somali people showing support for humanitarian Protection around the world and support for .  american troops Are Clearing the Way for Safe food shipments to starving somalis. Bush ordered about 28,000 american troops to Somalia to protect the Relief Effort that has had to con tend with gunfire and attacks from warring factions. An estimated 350,000 somalis have died and 2 million others face starvation. Fitzwater said that he did not know when Bush could make such a journey but that it would not be Over the Christmas Holiday which the president plans to spend at Camp David my. Johnston briefed the president on the Relief operation and made his recommendation in an Oval office meeting. The purpose of the trip the official added would be a to bring cheer to the troops. And thank them for what they re doing  Johnston said he thinks Bush a should seriously consider visiting Somalia. I think he should see what his decision has meant in the lives of the million somalis that Are nutritionally at risk at this moment. A i think that his administration should look at what military intervention in the broader context of Hurani tarian efforts around the world really Means and wha he has helped