European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday july 22,1993 three guardsmen killed during fort Hood exercise from wire reports Austin Texas three Texas National guardsmen were killed Early wednesday in a training exercise at fort Hood an official said. The men were outside their Bradley fighting vehicle when they were hit by fire from other soldiers said it. Col. De Komandosky a Texas National guard spokesman in Austin. It was t known Why the men were not in their vehicle on a Range at fort Hood near kill can. Wafaa to in Dallas reported that the men were taking part in an exercise in which night vision was used to fire at pop up targets. The men apparently were mistaken for pop up targets by guardsmen in. Another Bradley the station quoted unidentified sources As saying. The men were members of the 3rd in 141st inf of the Texas National guard. Drug Boss Kin in Germany Frankfurt Germany seven relatives of colombian drug Boss Pablo Escobar have arrived in Germany after they were expelled from Chile police said wednesday. Border police at Frankfurt International Airport said the six adults and one child arrived tuesday evening and would be permitted to remain in Germany for up to three months without visas. There was no reason not to permit them entry said a police spokesman requesting anonymity. It was not Clear where the seven were staying or How Long they intended to stay a spokesman said. Bundesbank eases rates Bonn Germany the Bundesbank on wednesday cased Money Market interest rates amid increasing speculation it will also lower its two other leading interest rates next week in a renewed Effort to put the Economy Back on track. The Central Bank reduced the rate in its latest allocation of securities repurchase agreements known As Ropos to 7.15 percent from 7.28 percent. Because the Rcpt rate moved closer to the discount rate the move led to renewed speculation that the Bank will Cut the discount and Lombard rate at its last session before the summer recess july 29. The Bank last Cut the two rates july 1, when it reduced the discount to 6.75 percent from 7.25 percent and the Lombard to 8.25 percent from 8.5 percent. The Bank traditionally uses Ropos to steer Short term Money Market rates. The discount and the Lombard rates arc applied on Short term Loans to commercial Banks that Post various kinds of securities. Warrant officer apparently drowns in German Lake Grefrath Germany is a 39-year old warrant officer from Grefrath Germany died sunday in an apparent drowning. Chief warrant officer 2 Julio Ernesto Jime Nez Caraballo of he act combat equipment in North was pronounced dead at 9 . At Dah mans Lake where he d gone for an Early morning swim. The battalion Supply and logistics officer is survived by his wife Drulia and sons Jorge 15, and Christopher 11. . Military and German authorities Are investigating the incident. Cause of housing area fire probed by officials in Furth Furth Germany is officials Are investigating the cause of a fire monday that damaged an apart ment building in the Schwabach housing area. No one was injured during the Blaze in Schwabach a town just South of Niernberg. The fire began in recycling bins and spread to the building according to the Public affairs office of the 99th area support group in Furth. It caused fire and smoke damage to the exterior and windows. Fire officials estimated the damage at $23,000. The fire was reported shortly after noon and extinguished by 1 . By German firefighters. Marine hornets bolster Avico s Balkan Mission  Northern Italy Bureau Aviano a Italy a half dozen . Marine corps f/a-18d Hornet aircraft have arrived at Aviano a to participate in the expanded operation deny flight and two More hornets were expected to join them today. The aircraft arrived at Aviano in Northern Italy on tuesday evening after flying directly from their Home base at Beaufort Marine corps air station s.c., according to air Force staff sgt. Sandra Elijah an Avi Ano spokeswoman. The f/a-18s were refuelled in the air on the Way to Europe but one refuelling aircraft and two f/a-18s developed problems Elijah said wednesday. The re fueling aircraft landed at Raf Mildenhall England and the two hornets diverted to naval station Rota Spain. Those two planes Are due to arrive Here Tomor  the hornets Are assigned to the 533rd fixed Wing Marine fighter attack a weather so and about 250 marines Are deploying from Beaufort to Fly main Tain and support the aircraft Elijah said the planes Are to Fly familiarization missions later this week As they gear up for the planned air support of . Ground forces assigned to guard havens for mus Lim civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some 130 marines already have flown into Aviano aboard two air Force c-5 Galaxy transports and approximately 120 More marines Are to arrive later this week. The marines have moved into a new tent City near Aviano s flight line. The tent City which is nearing completion will be Able to House and feed More than 500 people Elijah said. On monday two air Force ec-130 command and control aircraft arrived at Aviano from Keesler fab miss. As Many As three More ec-130s Are expected to join the two at Aviano Elijah said. As an airborne command Post the ec-130 is configured to accept a Battlefield command and control Cen Ter capsule that fits into its cargo compartment. The 40 foot Long capsule contains 16 airborne Battle staff positions and has a wide variety of radios for secure Tele Type and voice communications according to an air Force fact Sheet. The Battle staff on Board the ec-130 can control tactical air operations and functions As a direct Extension of ground based c6mmand and control facilities the fact Sheet states. The recently arrived f/a-18s and ec-13os join 12 air Force f-16s and a dozen a-10 and oa-10 aircraft All deployed to Aviano from Spang Dahlum a Ger Many. The f/a-18 was developed As both a fighter and an attack aircraft. The d Rriddel has a Crew of two a Pilot and a weapons officer. The hornets can carry up to 17,000 pounds of armament including Sparrow and sidewinder missiles As Well As harms or High Speed anti radar missiles. The plane is capable of both air to air and air to ground attack Elijah said. More than 900 personnel Are deployed to Aviano for operation deny flight bringing the base s total Mili tary population to nearly 2,600 people. Capt Stan Cornelius is co Pilot aboard Kc-135r during refuelling Mission for operation deny flight. More work on tap for Tanker Crews by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Nas Simonella Sicily members of a Tanker Crew who flew their last operation deny flight Mission tuesday say the role of refuelling units in the Nat omission is expanding. It started As a Small tasking and now it s a major commitment said air Force capt. Louis Franchino As he piloted a Kc-135r Strat Tanker Over Adriatic is lands belonging to Croatia. Franchino and his Crew were returning to Nas Sigo Nella after refuelling turkish f-16 fighting Falcon fighters. The members of the 92nd air refuelling so from Fairchild fab near Spokane wash., had com. Plated their 19th and final Mission for the nato operation. They were to leave Simonella on wednesday. Deny flight s expansion which began last week Means an increased role Lor participating lighters and tankers the Kc-135r Crew agreed. With All the resources they re sending in now it seems they be upped the Ante said the Crew s navigator 1st it. Edward Khun. The operation began As a nato Effort to enforce the United nations no Fly zone Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The enlarged operation which will include 70 Allied aircraft was described by a . Official As involving close in air Protection of . Ground forces in designated safety areas. Franchino said that this May mean pilots will have much More discretion in preventing to earring factions from attacking  places. As the Tanker crewmen flew their Mission two More Kc-135s arrived at the naval air station near Catania a fourth Kc-135 is operating out of an air base at Mal Pensa near Milan and a fifth May join it there said , Doug Webb commander of the deployed element of the 100th air refuelling Wing. The Wing based at Raf Mildenhall England commands the deny flight Tanker operation. Deny flight refuelling operations should begin to resemble the tankers support of other no Fly missions that have developed in recent years said members of the Tanker Crew from Fairchild. Deny flight will probably be like operation South Ern watch where they have More than one Tanker in the air at once and instead of a couple aircraft they might have a half dozen Franchino said. Franchino participated in Southern watch the enforcement of a no Fly zone Over Southern Iraq less than two months ago. The Crew s Boom operator sgt. Eric Craig deployed to in Ciurlik a Turkey four months ago to participate in Tanker support of operation provid Comfort which backs up a . Ban on iraqi flights in Northern Iraq. Such Tanker operations Are very similar Craig said but occasionally while flying near the former Yugoslavia signs of the conflict below can be  in a while you can see fires on the ground but not All the time Craig said. Later during tuesday four hour flight smoke could be seen coming from in land areas. I Don t know if that s artillery fire or people burning Fields Craig said. Thinking about the conflict going on below him Craig said he sees the need for thei to do More in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Basically allies. If Allied fighters spot somebody s who s not supposed to be flying they can Tell them they re not supposed to be flying said Craig describing deny flight