European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 12, 1993, Navy group rewarded for re enlistments from staff reports san Vito Dei Normanna Italy the san Vito naval Security group activity has received an annual Gold Anchor award for maintaining a High re enlistment rate in spite of Mission draw Down and preparations for base closure. The detachment competed with seven other medium sized commands worldwide. During 1992,29 of 32 eligible sailors re enlisted however the numbers do not Tell the whole Story according to Petty officer 1st class Mark Alicr of the Community s command career Counselor s office. What brought attention to us was maintaining Good re enlistment numbers while preparing for station closure Altier said. The Gold Anchor award is especially important to us because it is the last we can compete for before  the unit will deactivate in june and the air station is slated to close by september 1994. In Ciurlik no honoured in Ciurlik a Turkey master sgt. Hank Amos chief of the 39th tac group manpower office at in Ciurlik a Turkey has been named manpower senior noncommissioned officer of the year by Safe. In 1992, Amos was credited with creating the first deployment requirement document for operation provide Comfort. His other duties include supervising the Overall Mission of the manpower office As Well As providing expertise for the reorganization of the 39th tac group into an objective Wing. He is now eligible to compete at the air Force level for manpower senior no. Ordnance award made Raf Ben Waters Woodbridge England tech. Sgt. Andy Suan has been named by Safe As the Best explosive ordnance disposal flight chief of 1992. Suan an explosive ordnance disposal flight chief with the 81st civil engr so at Raf  was cited for outstanding performance in supervising the disposal of More than 10 tons of unserviceable munitions Suan s efforts helped the munitions unit and Wing meet goals for Clearing out the munitions storage area before closure of the bases in the fall. Suan also was also cited for his involvement in local programs to collect donations of goods for the homeless. No earns Honor Raf Lakenheath England Liberty Wing master sgt. Mel fore is the information manager of the year among senior noncommissioned officers in the United states air forces in Europe. Fore of the 48th fighter Wing command Section has been in information management for 12 years. He is a 17-year air Force Veteran. Fore now competes at the air Force level for the same title. Squadron recognized Raf Lakenheath England the 48th comptroller so has been named the Best Squadron of its kind by Safe. The Squadron which handles accounting budgeting and payroll now competes worldwide for the Honor at the air Force level. The stars and stripes Page 11 sex astronaut doctor working to dispel racial sexual notions by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Gaeta Italy or. Mae c. Jemison like Many children of her generation grew up watching science fiction movies but some aspects of those films bothered her. For instance. Whenever there was a woman or a person of color in the cast the plot line became very predictable Jemison told an audience of about 300 tuesday night at the Navy Community Center in Gacita. Within five minutes of the monster showing up the woman would stumble and have to be rescued and the coloured person was the first to  those at the Community Center were attending a memorial service for Martin Luther King jr., part of Gaeta s Obser Vance of african american history month. I had to go into space myself and come Back to let you All know we Don t fall Down Jemison told the group. Jemison became the first african american woman in space in september. But her role As astronaut and crewmen Ber aboard the space shuttle endeavour is almost a footnote to her career. The sixth Fleet commander vice adm. T. Joseph Lopez was Jemison s Host for the event. He introduced her As an Engineer a physician a peace corps. Is Gary Millor or. Mac c. Jemison. We Don t fall Down Volunteer and an amazing  despite those credentials Jemison said she docs not see herself As a role Model. Children take their role models from adults they see every Day she said. Her speeches at locations such As High schools help influence decision makers whom Jemison describes As those who make budget decisions and play key roles in encouraging others to pursue science and technology careers. We have to make sure space exploration involves All people she said. By Early in the next Century White males the group that has dominated . Scientific career Fields will make up Only 25 percent of the nation s High school graduates she said. Well be losing 75 percent of our graduates if we Don t take advantage of those resources Jemison said. Individuals and groups have not been encouraged to study science and technology because in the United states those Fields arc seen As something not every one can do Jemison said. Born in 1956 in Decatur ala., Jemison received a Bachelor s degree in chemical engineering from Stanford University in 1977 and a medical degree from Cornell University in 1981. She served As the peace corps medical officer for the West african nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone from 1983 to 1985. In addition to developing and participating in research projects for the National institutes of health and the National centers for disease control Jemison has worked in such Fields As nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and computer magnetic disk production. . Plan Calls for major Aid to Somalia Mogadishu Somalia a major International Aid must continue for emergency programs in Somalia this year if efforts to rebuild the shattered nation arc to succeed according to a draft . Proposal obtained thursday. The proposal emphasizes getting so Malis involved in saving their country from the devastation of clan warfare and drought that killed 350,000 people last year. But it says rebuilding must be accompanied by continued widespread re Lief from foreign countries Ana International Aid agencies including distributing food rebuilding hospitals and schools and restoring agriculture. The plan the Relief and rehabilitation program for Somalia follows a 100-Day emergency program aimed at saving lives that was adopted last year and expired in january. A .-lcd Mili tary Force arrived in december to secure Somalia so Relief agencies could distribute emergency food Aid Medicine and other supplies to millions of people. Assuming that Security is adequate for the expansion of humanitarian efforts it is Clear that a major focus of 1993 will be continued provision of Large scale emergency Relief assistance said the draft proposal Given to the associated press. Relief officials and others will study the draft proposal and make Revi. A Sions before its presentation at a donors somalian children carry scavenged bits of Wood to rebuild their Homes in an enclave of conference in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on Mogadishu on wednesday. March 9. Flag and Battle streamers missing from unit  Germany is the Flag and Battle streamers represent ing the soldiers and history of 3rd so 4th cavalry regt Are missing. The unit s commander it. Col. . Thurman discovered the items known As the Squadron s colors missing at about 9 . Jan. 30, said maj. Michael w. Me Kinney 3rd inf div Public affairs officer. The Flag was Kepi in Thurman s office at the Squadron s Conn Barracks Headquarters. The colors and 50 Batile streamers Date to world War ii and represent the unit s history Mckinney said. The yellow Flag with red embroidery measures 18 feet by 12 feet. They Are the original articles and have a great historical significance that is unique to the Squadron he said. They cannot be  the colors disappeared Between Jan. 29 and 30 during a training exercise at Conn Barracks Mckinney said. On feb. 1, the unit left Conn for gunnery training in Grafe Wohr. Staff duty officers were on duty when the colors disappeared but were elsewhere in the Headquarters building Mckinney said. Unit soldiers searched the Headquarters building As Well As vehicles and boxes taken to the training area he said. There Are no suspects in the incident. Schweinfurt military police Are investigating Mckinney said. Anyone with information is urged to Contact the i s at Dan 354-6624