European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 281 35c monday january 25,1993 b d 8693 a i a. A it Quot so a a a -. 11 Al s it �\�ij3, if s i a  a 1 Quot o Quot Asa 1 Quot a ? a a a a a f. A a a it a a a r s a v v a v s hmm. I it Volt c c a i Iii Lawf delivery Aid Marine Lance Chi. Ernie Obregon or Lake Elsinore calif., guides a ch-53 helicopter carrying wheat into the Landing zone near the somalian Village of mint Aan. . Officials said that the joint task Force provide Relief is set to disband in the coming Days. Sec Story on Page 3. Iraqi actions raise stakes for . Pilots aboard the Kitty Hawk api a iraqi troops Are stepping up anti aircraft activity in the South despite president Saddam Hussein a self declared truce . Navy pilots said sunday. One american said Iraq appeared to be preparing new missile Sites in the no Fly zone. Their comments came a Day after three Navy planes a an a6 intruder attack bomber and two f/a-18 Hornet attack fighters a were shot at by iraqi artillery in the Southern air exclusion zone Pentagon officials reported. It was the first report of combat in the South since Allied warplanes attacked iraqi anti aircraft missile Sites a week ago. A defense department spokesman army maj. Michael Doble said the a-6 dropped a 1,000-Pound laser guided bomb in response saturday night. There was no immediate assessment of damage. The United states and its allies have warned Iraq to keep its missiles out of the zone which Western pilots have been patrolling since August to protect rebellious shiite muslims from iraqi air attacks. Navy commanders refused to comment on the report that the iraqis appear to be preparing new Sites for Mobile and fixed anti aircraft missile batteries. Defense Secretary Les Aspin said Sun Day that there is a some indication Quot Iraq is moving missiles Back into a disputed no Fly zone. Appearing on the lbs program face the nation Aspin said . Officials were monitoring the disputed zone in the South to watch for placement of surface to air missiles. Pilots stationed aboard the aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk said their operations and state of readiness were unchanged by saturday night s reported attack on the Navy planes. A your briefs Are exactly what they have been since we came Here Quot said it. Cmdr. Craig Baldwin 3s of Glastonbury Conn. A we provide an air presence Over Southern Iraq and we Monitor the situation  Baldwin Pilot of an f-14 tomcat fight or said he detected flares during a patrol of Southern Iraq late Friday and a something before the  he said he could not identify what that was although it did not appear to be a missile. Baldwin said he did not shoot Back at the. Apparent attack because the f-14 is a fight or and has no air to ground weapons. He speculated that the increased activity in the South indicated a desire by Saddam to shoot Down a . Plane. Urges review of Gay Issue Powell reportedly might resign if ban is lifted Washington up a in the face of opposition to president Clinton s Promise to lift the ban on Gays in the military defense Secretary Les Aspin said sunday that he has urged a six month review of the controversial question. There Are hints that Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff might resign if the ban is removed. Appearing on the cd so face the nation program Aspin said he had sent Clinton a 10-Page memo outlining a strategy to lift the ban on Gays in the military. A the proposal is take six months and see whether we can do it Quot Aspin said. The delay in implementing Clinton a Campaign Promise would Mark a significant departure from the president s earlier pledges to put the policy change Quot a it place shortly after be was inaugurated. Into Aspin also indicated that the change May never come about if congressional and military opposition is not overcome. A Bill Clinton has made this pledge. He is committed to giving it a try Quot Aspin said. A but anything that we do can be overturned by other parts of the government and that Means that we be got to come up with something that is broadly acceptable to  Clinton spokesman George Steph Nopoulos appearing on the Abc s this week with Davtd Brinkley said the new president remained committed to his pledge to end the military a discrimination against Gays and lesbians. Asked if Clinton would stick to it even in the face of the rigorous opposition from Powell and the other see Aspin on Page 2 Agar questions about Gays in the military the nations most senior military officers raised these questions in a meeting with defense Secretary Les Aspin to discuss lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military a m will soldiers follow a Gay sergeant into danger without fear or doubt. M will they Trust the judgment and impartiality of an officer they know is a homosexual m will distraught parents react to the military s new order by talking their offspring out of a hitch in the service a will the sight of two male gis dancing together wreak havoc in an no club w will Gay or lesbian military couples be permitted to live in family quarters on base 9 will costly new educational programs have to be instituted to sensitize military and lesbian service members a amps much ado about Little to do at Edzell s4s Susan Harris by Meridith Winder . Bureau Raf Edzell Scotland nestled in the lowlands of Scotland a Small Navy communications base lies in what some might consider an idyllic spot. Raf Edzell is  rustic Rural scenery Rushing Rivers and mountains. But for some of the 850 service members at Edzell there is trouble in  various lot of our people get depressed for is reasons Quot said Bell Kemmett one of three family members who act As ombudsmen or liaisons Between families and base officials. A they get Here and they Are in Shock because of the culture the Cost of living the housing they Are asked to live in and the base does no to appear to have that much to  Raf Edzell approximately 160 Miles Northeast of Edinburgh is part of the . Naval support group activity and serves As a secure naval communications station. It is four Miles outside the town of Edzell which has a population of about 1,000. The secretive nature of work at the base its relatively Small size and the Remote location Are particularly hard on younger service members and families. Because it is a secure site service members often cannot discuss their work even with their families. A the husband goes out in the morning and the wife does no to know what he does All Day Long Quot Kemmett said. A a he a just out there in see Edzell on Page 2