European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 18,1993 Kaiserslautern battalion to inactivate this summer Kaiserslautern Germany is the1st signal in at Klebor Cavern in Kaiserslautern is scheduled to inactivate this summer according to a 5th signal come official. Depending on their Date of reassignment the 485 soldiers assigned to the battalion will be reassigned either stateside or to units in Europe said command spokeswoman Terr Oaks. No civilians or local nationals Are employed by the unit. The battalion which is part of Trie 7th signal brigade 5th signal come deployed to saudi Arabi during the persian Gulf War. From december 1990 to May 1991, the unit provided communications support to Vii corps which inactivated last year. The inactivation of the first battalion was brought about by the reductions in Usa eur Oaks said. When you take a corps out of the theater that affects the communication  the 1st signal in provides tactical support to the . Army Europe during deployments and exercises such As refer Ger. Besides the Gulf War the unit saw action primarily in world War in special forces in Frankfurt Schwet Zingen Germany recruiters will hold a presentation in Frankfurt on March 2 for unlisted soldiers interested in applying for the special forces. The presentation will be held at 1 . In room 310 of the Abrams building. Spouses of interested soldiers Are encouraged to attend. Soldiers must attend the primary leadership course before attending the special forces assessment and selection course. Special forces applicants must take a physical fitness and swimming test. Soldiers Are required to score 220 on the army physical readiness test in the 17-to-21 age group As Well As swim 50 meters in Battle dress uniform and boots. Applicants also must pass the special forces physical. Soldiers should bring their most recent physical fitness test score card and copies of their personnel data forms 2a and 2-1 to the presentations. For More information Call sgt. 1st class lore Simpson at the european special forces recruiting office at Dan 379-6430 or 6558 or civilian 06202-25825. A Roth teachers needed Maxwell fab Ala. Is retired air Force officers and noncommissioned officers Are needed to teach High school Junior Reserve officers training corps units in the United states. The positions Are for full time work. Applicants must Nave 20 years of extended Active duty and if retired must Nave retired within the last four  members May apply if they Are six months or less from their established retirement Date. For More information write Headquarters air Force Roth Doji 551 e. Maxwell blvd., Maxwell fab Ala. 36112-6106, or phone officials in Alabama at 205 953-7741. Airlift Wing Marks 50th Rhein main a Germany is the 435th Airlift Wing which has supported the humanitarian Airlift operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina since july celebrates its 50th anniversary feb.25. The Wing was activated As the 435th troop Carrier group in 1943 and participated in every major european airborne operation during world War ii. In april the Wing was reorganized its command structures were simplified Ana it was renamed the 435th Airlift Wing. Canadians moved to Bosnia Lahr Germany is Canada is redeploying a 1,200-member battalion group from Lipik Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the request of the United nations according to the Canadian forces. The unit the 2nd in Royal Canadian regt is taking up positions in towns around Kiseljack a City about 18 Miles West of Sarajevo the Battle scarred bosnian capital. Kiseljack is also the site of the local . Military Headquarters. The Canadian unit s tasks include escorting Relief convoys guarding Airport approaches and opening other routes. Also a company group of 175 soldiers from the regiment now stationed in Macedonia near the albanian Border plans to join the battalion group by late next week. The stars and stripes b Page 3 Navy a ire raft sent to Aid ship in distress off Africa by the stars and stripes two Navy patrol aircraft from naval station Rota Spain have been sent to help a merchant vessel stranded off the Western coast of Africa according to . Navy officials it. Ike Skelton a Public affairs officer for the . Naval forces Europe Headquarters in London said wednesday that the planes were dispatched in response to two mayday Calls from the Arizonia located near the Cape verde islands. The first distress Call was received at 2 28 . Wednesday and the second came about an hour later Skelton  vessel has a Crew of 22, said it. David Lee a spokesman for the . 6th Fleet in Gacita Italy. Skelton said the ship a jamaican merchant vessel was dead in the water with a Lifeboat in Tow. He said both planes were Navy p-3 Orion deployed to Rota. The first plane belongs to the 66th patrol so a Reserve unit based in Willow Grove a. The second belongs to the 23rd patrol so which has its Headquarters in Brunswick Maine. The p-3s carried a combined Crew of 15. The vessel is located about 1,380 Miles Southwest of Rota. A foreign Rescue vessel was moving into the area wednesday Lee said but rescuers were unable to con tact the stranded vessel or its Crew As of 2 . Wednesday. The first p-3 was dispatched at 6 24 . Wednesday and arrived on the scene at 10 30 . The second was Dis patched at 10 50 . Wednesday and was due to arrive site of missing vessel Cape verde a Gambia Guinea Bissau Sierra Leone Liberia aps a near the stranded vessel about 2 30 . Skelton said. Skelton said the two Navy planes were carrying lifeboats and medical and communication gear. The Cape verde islands Are volcanic in origin and Are made up of nine inhabited islands and several Small Unin habited ones. The estimated total population is 400,000. Contributing to this report Staft writers Nancy Tomer it rap Mildenhall eng land and Marian Hamilton in Naples Italy. Elections announced in 5 states Washington is the Federal voting assistance program has announced the following upcoming elections in the United states Mississippi 2nd congressional District including the counties of Bolivar Carroll Claiborne Coahoma Holmes Humphreys Issaquena Jefferson Leflore Quitman Sharkey Sunflower Tunica Warren Washington and Yazoo and parts of Attala Grenada Hinds leak Madison Montgomery Panola and Talla Hatchie. This special election March 30 is to replace former . Rep. Mike Espy a Democrat who resigned his congressional seat to become . Secretary of agriculture. Ohio 2nd congressional District including Adams Brown and Clermont counties and parts of Hamilton and Warren counties. A special primary March 16 and general election May 4 will fill the House scat vacated by Willis d. Gradison jr., a Republican. Rhode Island various municipalities will hold elections to fill local offices such As mayor City or town manager and City or town clerk. Jamestown will hold its municipal primary april 5 and the general election May 5. Lin Coln will hold its municipal primary april 27 and the general election june 1. Pawtucket will hold its Munici pal primary on oct. 5 and its general election nov. 2. South Dakota All municipalities will hold City elections on april 13. School Board elections will be held june 15. Texas cities will hold elections to fill local offices such As mayor school boards and Hospital boards on May 1 and aug. 14. Constitutional amendments and other issues will be decided by a nov. 2 election. Official residents of these areas who live outside the United states May Register temporarily by mailing a completed Federal Post card application before the elections with deadlines typically three to four weeks before the vote. Some areas accept registrations an ballots sent by fax or other electronic transmissions. For More information Contact your unit voter assist Ance officer or your local Legal office. Span Dahlem ready to Greet first f-16 Span Dahlem a Germany is the first of 18 f-16 fighting Falcons being reassigned to the 81st fighter so at Span Dahlem a was to arrive Here this week. The arrival which was postponed from wednesday because of bad weather would Mark the beginning of the Squadron s conversion from f.-4g phantom us to f-16s, said tech. Sgt. Sandra Whipps a Span Dahlem spokeswoman. Whipps would not say where the f-16 was coming from but earlier published reports identified the installation As Macdill fab Fla. The 81st currently flies wild weasel missions a role that involve disabling enemy radar systems that support anti aircraft artillery and surface to air missile Sites. The imps Are bound for Nellis fab nov., later this year. All of the incoming l-16s will be assigned to the kist giving the 52nd fighter Wing three fighting Falcon squadrons. Eventually the 52nd fighter Wing will have 54 f-16s. Additionally the recent activation of the 510th lighter so with its a-10 and oa-10 Thunderbolt us will raise the number of aircraft assigned to the base from its current Fleet of 54 to 78. The a-10s Are for close air support while the of los a modified version Are used for Forward air control. Turkish military plane crash kills at least 6 Ankara Turkey a a military aircraft crashed wednesday into the courtyard of a Post office on the outskirts of Ankara killing at least six people a turkish news Agency reported. The Anatolia news Agency identified one of the Vic Tims As Gen. Esref bit Lis the chief of Turkey s Gendar Merie forces. He closely supervised the military Offen Sive last october against separatist turkish kurdish rebels based in Northern Iraq. It was not immediately Clear whether All the dead were from the plane or whether anyone on the ground was among the victims according to the first turkish Media reports. The news Agency said the plane was flying bit Lis to Diyarbakir the major kurdish City in the Southeast. The crash site is the Headquarters of the state Post and telecommunications Agency where All mail to an from the Ankara area is sorted. The aircraft reportedly caught fire  crash at 12 30 . There was no immediate determination on the cause