European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 thes fars and stripes Iraq Friday january 15,1993airmen Hustle to show . Muscle \ by Neil Macfarquhar the associated press itty aboard the Kitty Hawk a the deck of this aircraft Carrier in combat wednesday night swarmed with movement like an ant Colony with the reflective tape of the deck Crew and pilots helmets giving off Light. With an car numbing Roar and acrid fumes 35 planes Reed their engines and catapulted into the darkness a As Many As three per minute. Four hours later they were Back the pilots talking excitedly about the colourful explosion patterns the. Orange Spray of harmless anti aircraft fire As bombs and missiles hit their targets a radar stations at Tallis air base near Nasir Yah and at an Najaf As Samayah and Al Tamarah. Beautiful Beautiful a lot of flashes from the triple a antiaircraft artillery. My adrenalin was a a. Cmdr. Michael Shea Pilot of an ea-6b prowler they brought Back videotape from the cameras bolted under the wings of their planes. The film showed eruptions of big Black pods of smoke in Southern Iraq. A Beautiful Beautiful a lot of flashes from the triple a anti aircraft artillery. My adrenalin was flowing a said it. Cmdr. Michael Shea 32, of Atlantic Highlands ., Pilot of an ea-6b prowler an aircraft that specializes in electronic jamming. At least four surface to air missiles were fired at the . Planes. But the iraqis did not use radar to target the missiles. They fired at random in Hopes of getting the pilots to dive so they would run into the flak said cmdr. Kevin Thomas 39, commander of an f/a-18 Hornet Squadron. A this radar Doh to exist Here any More a said capt. Michael a Mccamish 28, of san Diego who commands All aircraft on the Carrier. A a they be been turned from pieces of machinery to Small pieces of the pilots said they made double passes Over their targets to make sure they hit the right ones and were crippling Saddam Hussein a ability to Man Euver in the skies in Southern Iraq. A this takes out his ability to control his aircraft below the 32nd parallel added Thomas of Bernardsville A it was like a big laser Light a you could see All the bombs going off. Each was a big said it. Cmdr. Steve Boss 29, of Lemoore calif., an f/a-18 Pilot. A seeing the harm missiles slide off the plane was like watching a roman the harm or High Speed anti radiation missiles Homes in on the radar Beacon emitted from the ground. It a a. A a a a a. A photos left airman Anthony Youmans 19, of Waycross ga., chalks the words a the Sand Many on the nose of an f/a-18 Hornet on the aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk. Right the Pilot of an f-14 tomcat it Doug Higgins 32, of Sah Diego calif., checks his pistol before flying a raid on targets in Iraq wednesday. Is supposed to destroy the Beacon with a 40-Pound warhead. None of the pilots took hits during their missions wednesday said rear adm. Philip j. Coady commander of the 10-snip Navy task Force in the persian Gulf. The planes began screaming off the deck at 6 45 . Dispatches written by reporters were held up until the planes left iraqi airspace after their missions. The air Crew wore 25-Pound flight suits to keep their organs and Bones in place since up to seven times their body weight pushes against them when they launch. The pilots took along extra water and chewing gum or Candy for the missions. Each also had a .45-caliber handgun and a blood because of bad weather Over the target the attack was scrubbed tuesday night. Some said the return to Iraq could have been avoided if the United states had concluded the 1991 Gulf War by ousting Saddam. A we wished they had stayed for the War another three Days. I think we would not be Back Here now a said it. Cmdr. Dale Bruetting 41, of Norwood Ohio. Bruetting is executive officer fan f-14 tomcat Squadron. Bombs left on the aircraft overnight started to look like new York subway cars. Deck workers covered Ilnam mail a. A 11 to 1 1 it a the chits Are pieces of paper printed with an american Flag and messages in arabic Ana Farsi promising rewards for hiding any flier shot Down. Name tags and other velcro patches Are removed before flying of Fth Carrier. For the Gulf War veterans it was a Little easier this time. They knew the main threat against them was antiaircraft fire. They were not planning to Fly too close. Them with Grafitti in Chalk or Black magic Marker a no Deposit no return a �?o2,000 pounds be a a a anger a a Happy 2nd anniversary airman Alexander Washington 20, of new York City said he disliked loading bombs. V a a it a against everything i was brought up with. I was brought up to love others a he said. He used Chalk to scrawl across the rugged Green Metal of a 1,000-Pound bomb a if there was peace on Earth then id be out of a raids draw wide by the associated press government leaders around the world supported the Allied bombing of Iraq on wednesday and blamed Saddam Hussein for the latest military confrontation in the persian Gulf., but some nations hoped the air strike was not the beginning of wider Battles throughout the Region. In Turkey Premier Suleyman Demi Rel said he hoped that a this would not escalate and cover the North As Northern Iraq which Borders Turkey is the Home of kurd who have been rebelling against Saddam president Hosni Mubarak of Egypt said he was a deeply sorry about the use of Force but said Saddam had provoked the attack with a irresponsible a British prime minister John major defended the bombings As necessary a to Stop Saddam Hussein and his Britain joined the United states and France in dispatching 110 warplanes to bomb surface to air missiles in Souther but caution urged Iraq. Washington and its allies had warned Iraq to Stop violating persian Gulf War cease fire terms or face serious consequences. Spain a major site of military facilities during the persian Gulf War also supported the action. Foreign minister Javier Solana Madariaga told Spanish National radio that the action a seems a legitimate one. As it is intended to re establish in to Valiona legality systematically violated by in Canberra the australian government said the bombing showed a the futility of Saddam Hussein s recent acts of provocation a said a foreign ministry spokesman. F Argentina which gave logistical support to the . Embargo of Iraq issued a statement saying that it a agrees with the terms of the declaration by the . Security Council. President Carlos Menem said that if the United nations asks for support such As troops a Argentina is going to lend that Venezuela said it backed the Allied position against Iraq a fellow member of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries a a it a lamentable that this situation has appeared again but we must acknowledge the efforts the United nations has taken to avoid it a president Carlos Andros Perez said. In Brasilia the foreign ministry released a statement saying a Brazil Hopes that Iraq interrupts immediately any provocations to . _. The communique said Brazil a supports All of the decisions made by the . And understands that the violations of those resolutions threatens peace and International israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin said the attack had nothing to do with the jewish state. He called on the Public to stick to routines. During the 1991 Gulf War israelis donned masks and huddled in sealed rooms As Iraq fired 39 missiles into Israel. Jordan which Borders Iraq took a conciliatory stance by urging a peaceful solution to end the latest showdown. A we Are against Force and. We support dialogue a foreign minister Kamel Abu Jaber said. Jordan is still recovering economically and politically from its opposition to the Allied coalition that ousted Iraq from Kuwait during the Gulf War in Turkey another iraqi neighbor a spokesman for iraqi kurd indicated the raids did no to go far enough for his group. Herchil Qazzaz said in Ankara that Iraq has bombarded kurdish positions near Erbil the principal kurdish City in Northern Iraq. A we Hope that our population will not be ignored and abandoned once More because the same missiles the Allied aircraft targeted in the South Are there in the North a Qazzaz said. One opponent of the bombing was Francis Wurtz a member of the French communist party politburo. A How is it in Frances interest to enlist in such an operation a Wurtz asked. A your country could do better by trying to Advance Justice in the
