European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 3,1993 Mildenhall to a a in Europe to by Nancy l. Torner . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England a the first base in Europe to handle the air Force s new c-17 Airlift planes will be Raf Mildenhall base officials say. The aircraft initially will be assigned to Charleston fab s.c., and will Fly into Mildenhall to test the aircraft a ability to Fly Long distances Over water said master sgt. Marvin Kusumoto a Mildenhall spokesman. The c-17s, which will be assigned to Charleston later this year will begin flying overseas missions sometime next year. Kusumoto said that As the c-17 program matures use of the plane win spread Over Europe. The c-17, which belongs to the air mobility come is undergoing testing and evaluation at Edwards fab Calif. The c-17 requires Only three Crew members Pilot co Pilot and Load master. It is reported to have Long Dis Tancic capabilities equal to the c-5 Galaxy and to be Able to make Short Field landings comparable to the smaller c-130 Hercules. A Raf upper Heyford England a amps ten . Fighter jets left this Raf base tuesday marking the beginning of a Large scale draw Down. Eight Folles from the 79th fighter so and two from the 77th fighter so returned to the United states leaving about 50 aircraft at the base., a a the 10 departing planes will participate in the Green Flag exercise at Nellis fab nev., before being reassigned. Green Flag is a monthlong exercise involving All four branches of the service and includes practice bomb runs. Cutbacks in services and personnel will be gradual at Katmandu Nepal up Princess Diana arrived tuesday for a five Day visit to inspect British aided projects under the supervision of Crown Prince Dipendra. Her official Host welcomed her at Katmandu International Airport under a sunny sky. Also present were prime minister Girija Prasad Koi Berlin apr trying to change its image As a major exporter of toxic waste Germany says it will take Back 468 tons of deadly pesticides illegally dumped in Romania last year. Environmentalists said the amount is a minuscule portion of the toxic materials waste haulers in Germany have shipped to poorer countries especially in Eastern Europe. Germany faces a waste disposal crisis because the for Side suspected cause in death of infant furt1i, Germany a amps a sudden infant death syndrome is suspected in the death Friday of the 6-week-old son of a Soldier stationed in Erlanger Germany. Alexander Abbott the son of sgt Kenneth t. Abbott died about 5 20 . At the Emirth children a clinic about 4 ., the child smother discovered that the infant was not breathing according to the 99th area support group. The father is with the 2nd in 70th army regt. No memorial service w ill be held. Sudden infant death syndrome or Side refers to the death of an apparently healthy infant believed to be related to faulty respiration control. Be f i St base handle pm 7s Mildenhall was chosen to handle the c 17s because it already has a number of regularly scheduled missions from the Charleston base Kusumoto said. Mildenhall a general Mission is to provide air refuelling. The 627th Airlift support so which will handle the c-17s, already provides in route support for the c-5, c-141 Star lifter and Kc-10 extender. No additional personnel arc planned to handle the c17s at the base but some new equipment has been ordered to support the aircraft Kusumoto said. The aircraft is expected to require less maintenance than the air mobility comd�?Tsc-14is and c-5s.ten Squadron members will be sent to the United states for training in c-17 maintenance. They will then train other Squadron members. All training is expected to be completed within six months. According to a fact Sheet on the c-17, it is designed in part to accommodate the . Army a Apache helicopters and m1a1 Abrams tank. It can carry up to 160.000 pounds or 80 tons of cargo for More than 2,400 nautical Miles and land on an Airfield that is 3.000 feet Long its cargo area is 18 feet wide 68 feet Long and t3v4 feet tall. Upper Heyford said sgt. Dave Torrence a base spokesman. All personnel involved in Green Flag and the Transfer of jets to the United states will return Torrence said. A the number of weapons systems drives the number of people you have Quot he said. Plans Call for the base to be deactivated by january 1994, when it will go on standby status. Personnel will remain at the base but no planes will be based there. The eight jets from the 79th fighter so will relocate to Cannon fab . The other two aircraft will be stored at Davis Monthan fab ariz., where they could be used later. Rala and 160 children from a British primary school waiving the Union Jack. The Princess arrived on a commercial flight via new Delhi. In a traditional Nepal style Welcome five Pancha Sta nays or Virgin girls dressed in red offered her garlands of marigolds a nepalese tradition for Welcome and Good Luck. Mer East Germany the Industrial powerhouse of the old soviet bloc is Laden with Poison  in the now unified nation. It spent $910 million last year on cleanup projects. German environment minister Klaus Topfer said in Bonn on monday that environmental companies will go to the romanian Region of Sabiu on monday to begin removing the dumped  chief of staff orders aids test for forces Manila Philippines apr the military chief of staff on tuesday ordered aids testing for the Philippines 160,000 military personnel. The decision came after a Sailor bound for peacekeeping duty in Cambodia was found to be infected with the aids virus. Col. Benjamin Enrile said the Man who tested positive for his which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome was among those m the latest group of 68 filipino troops headed for Cambodia the Sailor tested at . Request was removed from the group bound for Cambodia but not discharged from the Navy. A it won t be fair to test Only those in the Navy so the chief of staff ordered everybody to be tested to be sure a Enrile said a the order. Is a very healthy approach. The armed forces should be educated on  a mafia suspect Salvatore Iliia guarded by a policeman leaves court monday in Palermo  suspect says he s Only a farmhand Palermo Sicily apr describing himself As a simple farmhand and Scapegoat the reputed a Boss of Bosses of the sicilian mafia has made his first appearance in court since his capture in january. Although he offered no revelations in his 50-minute appearance monday Salvatore a a Toto Riina denounced the use of mafia insiders As informers one of the states major weapons in its War against the mob. He implied they were being used by politicians. Riina 02, has been implicated in More than 50 murders and a multimillion Dollar drug Empire. A you have to look higher not at me. Pm just a poor farmhand a Riina said at his trial for the murders of three sicilian politicians. Asked by a judge what the Cosa Nostra was Riina replied i done to know anything about  Riina wore the same Check ered jacket and Green shirt open at the neck that he had on when he was arrested in Palermo on Jan. 15 after 23 years in hiding. Riina was transferred secretly from Rome Over the weekend then brought under heavy guard into the Bunke like courtroom built at Palermo a Ucci Ardone prison for trials of mafia suspects. An estimated 300 police officers were posted in the courtroom and outside the prison. Answering questions by judges he gave some details of his life As a fugitive claiming he worked for some time As a construction worker. He raised his voice Only once after jumping to his feet to affirm that an informer at a previous trial had lied about his attendance at a mafia Summit. He said that mafia insiders who have turned state s evidence Are not to be believed. A they Are being run by those in charge of running them. What one says they All say Quot Riina testified. The government has cited information received from former mafiosi As playing a vital role m the state s sometimes flagging War on the mafia. Poem the arrests of Niiha and some other alleged mobsters Over the past year Are signs that the governments Campaign is making Progress. The Campaign gained momentum following the Public outcry Over the murders last year of two leading Pitman prosecutors. Riina has been implicated m the crimes. 10 jets leave upper Heyford to Start draw Down from base Princess Diana begins visit to Nepal. Germany will take Back toxic waste