European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 23. 1992 i . The stars and stripes Page 5 bigger role for reserves foreseen study Calls for training less rivalry Between army guard it am to n Washington apr the reserves will be crucial participants in any future War and the army must say or ensuring that they Are ready a study the Rand corp. Study commissioned by the Penta Congress stresses the importance of the reserves and National guard at a time when 5?. J a Tive and Reserve forces face substantial Post cold War reductions. Rand a think tank based in Santa Monica calif., also says that while the other services have generally done Well in integrating Reserve components the army has maintained adversarial relationships with them. Rivalry Between the army and the army National guard a is worse today than its Ever been because the Force Structure is being reduced a said project direct Bernard d. Rostker. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 23,1982 a German anti terrorism officials have assured the United states that additional Steps Are being taken to protect american serv remembers and their family members ambassador Arthur Burns said. 20 years ago dec. 23,1972 a . Bombers battered the North vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong for a fifth successive Day generating unprecedented devastation a wave of International protest and mounting american losses. 30 years ago dec. 23,1962 a cuban Premier Fidel Castro has agreed to Exchange 1,113 prisoners captured during the Bay of pigs invasion for food and Medicine under a pact negotiated by . Lawyer James b. Donovan. 40 years ago dec. 23, 1952 a an Avalanche buried an austrian bus in the Arl Berg pass ski resort area killing 23 persons. 50years ago dec. 23,1942 a maj. Gen. Henry . Miller vowed full support for an All out air offensive against Axis forces As he took Over command of the 8th air Force service come from maj. Gen. Walter h. Frank. L world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 231 a 9 a 4 2 the German attempt to break through soviet forces and reach Stalingrad sputters out nearly 30 Miles Short of the surrounded 6th army with their supplies running Short the besieged German troops begin slaughtering transport horses for food in North Africa torrential rams halt the Day old Anglo american offensive in Tunisia source 2194 Days of War w h Smith publishers inc world almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp1981 a the report said the debate Over Cost effect ivaness has a pitted the Active army and the army National guard against each other in a kind of Zero sum game of i win you  the 336-Page report recommended a introducing More direct involvement of the Active army in Reserve training. A implementing such measures As a a Reserve draft Quot that would induce More Active duty officers and enlisted personnel to join the reserves later. A integrating some Reserve combat units with Active forces at the company or battalion level rather than at the larger brigade level As now. More than 100,000 reserves and National guard troops were sent to the persian Gulf War. But the army National guard Drew fire when three of its combat brigades never left the United states after months of training. Rand estimated that it takes 128 Days for such a around out Quot units to become combat ready. A the naval Reserve is not expected to undertake Independent Fleet operations. In contrast the army National guard has traditionally been organized As fully formed brigades and divisions. They arc expected to function fully in that capacity and be responsible for All operations in their appointed combat sectors a the report said. With the current Active Force of 2 million scheduled to be Cut to 1.6 million by 1997, the reserves Are essential to maintaining the capacity to Deal with two International crises at the same time the report said. The report did not recommend troop Levels but offered one scenario that put army Reserve and National guard numbers at 679,000 in fiscal 1995, rather than the 542,000 now envisioned. It also suggested 34,000 combat support jobs be switched from Active to Reserve. Great grandmas doll Giveaway Elizabeth a a grandma Brooks a 100-year-old retired nurse los Angeles on monday. The doll was one of 32 handed out he a a. Vanlul a Quot ,?c.? dolls of a  Quot a Christmas presents for children at two hospitals in Janet Valencia 3, during a visit to White memorial Center in the City. Sloppy of contracting blamed for huge waste Washington a the air Force wasted millions of dollars by mismanaging purchases of data processing and other computer technology congressional investigators say. The Standard systems Center at Maxwell fab Gunter Annex in Montgomery ala., a has demonstrated a pattern of mismanagement and inappropriate actions that have resulted in the Purchase of millions of dollars in unneeded equipment and services a the general accounting office reported monday. The Center has administered More than $8.6 billion in contracts for the data processing needs of 120 air Force bases worldwide. The Gao the investigative Arm of Congress focused on a 1983 contract with Sperry corp. A now Uniss corp. A for $476 million. At the time it was the largest administrative data processing contract Ever awarded. The Agency said that at the end of the first eight year period of the 20-year Deal the contract had been modified 100 times and that the costs had jumped to about $950 million. The air Force then improperly limited Competition in awarding Uniss a $612 million contract for the six year follow up period the report said. The Gao also faulted the air Force for granting bases the authority to order directly under the first phase contract. As a result of poor bookkeeping the systems Center could not keep track of orders and payments the Agency said. A the air Force has been unable to determine the status of about 1,400 outstanding delivery orders valued at Over $44  the Gao said that the air Force has made Little Progress in moving to an open competitive system and that it plans to award another sole source contract to Uniss when the current phase ends in 1997. Defense department officials generally agreed that they had failed to control the first phase contract and they need to Institute greater control Over follow up contracts the Gao  of air plane drops in on zoo St. Louis up1 Pound one air plane nose wheel door from a Boeing 727. The refrigerator size debris landed Between the Sun Bear pit and the Prairie dog display at the St. Louis zoo zoo officials said monday. The wreckage was discovered Friday in an area of the zoo that was not open to the Public. Officials with the Federal aviation administrations regional office in Kansas City mo., said the debris came from a cargo flight out of Lambert St. Louis International Airport. They said the plane was owned by Del worldwide express an International cargo shipper. The Faa said the Pilot reported hearing a loud noise As the plane was flying at about 8,000 feet. Del officials said the plane continued on its Way and landed in Cincinnati where the nose wheel door was found to be missing