European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 10, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 . To maintain Italy presence envoy says  Bureau Naples Italy the . Military presence in Italy will remain stable and perhaps even increase despite Thedra Down the new . Ambassador to Italy said tuesday. Our posture our presence Here has shown itself to be real valuable and i look for real continuity said Reginal Bartholomew. Bartholomew was sworn in As ambassador in Early september and on tuesday he was making Nis rounds of the bases in the Naples area to meet with local com Manders. The possibility of expanding the Amer ican presence in Italy is being examined according to Bartholomew. He said the decision on whether the 16th air Force will move f-16s to Aviano a will be made sooner rather  the last of the air Force 401st fighter Wing f-16s left Torreon a Spain in1992. Originally the Wing and its aircraft were to move to a new base at Croton in Southern Italy but funding for the base was eliminated by Congress. There currently Are no aircraft permanently As signed to the 16th air Force although the 401st fighter Wing has transferred to Bartholomew Aviano without it planes. Bartholomew said that the Amer ican military pres ence has proven too valuable to both italians and Ameri cans to be affected by the upheaval caused by the corruption scandals sweeping the coun try. He said the consensus among . Planners is that there is a definite need for a Strong show ing of military forces abroad and that acceptance of the american presence i Italy stretches across the italian political spectrum. Bartholomew said he will be looking a several other issues involving the military while he is ambassador including work ing with the italian government to Iron out problems concerning payment Lofback Tares and possible adjustments to the status of forces  that has to do with military presence in Italy that in t purely a Mili tary Issue but has to do with political or Legal issues or management of taxes you will find the american embassy and consulate very actively involved in trying to solve he said. S4&dvdko Kim grooms relocation assistance program manager at Raf Mildenhall eng land helps americans returning to the states prepare for culture  from Page 1 what you expect it to be Groom said. Generally people who adjust quickly when arriving overseas an who enjoy themselves abroad will have the most difficulty returning Home grooms said. The closer ties you keep with peo ple Back Home the easier it will be to return but Don t be surprised if old friends seem less interesting or sophisticated or they appear uninterested in hearing about the things you did and saw while overseas she  be changed grooms said. You might not even realize it. An they be changed. It s not that you can t get those relationships Back but it going to be different. Most people Don t want to hear about your experiences. They want you to be glad to be  of talking about places you visited and things you saw in Europe talk to friends and family about the feelings you had while overseas. Find sympathetic ears and make those peo ple informants who can bring you unto Date on politics new Slang and what s in and what s out grooms  a sense you re the foreigner now grooms  clubs and organizations that offer things you became interested i while overseas such As a Dart team or a foreign language group can serve to introduce you to other people who have had International experience. These people Are More Likely to understand the loss you feel for euro Pean life than those who have never been overseas grooms said. When first arriving Home the daily Pace will Likely feel faster grooms said. Although people generally Loo Forward to such things As living in a regular american Community Bei Gable to tune into vast numbers of Tele vision stations and doing late night and weekend shopping they can make life More hectic she said. Some people also find that although they can once again buy All their old favorite products they can no longer Purchase some of the items they be came accustomed to in  most places Public transportation will be inferior to the systems in Europe she said. It does t really hit you until you get Back grooms said. Few people who have been station Din the United kingdom encounter difficulty readjusting to a left hand drive grooms said. However people who have returned from Europe complain to relocation officers in the states about the Way americans drive she said. People who return from overseas sometimes forget that vehicles will be passing on both the left and right and it often seems that other Drivers Are going either too fast or too slow grooms said. Depending upon where people have lived in Europe they also might have trouble readjusting to an increased num Ber of traffic lanes she said. You May not be fully prepared forthe fast Pace grooms said. But know ing some of the challenges you could face should make the transition easier and with patience you will adjust she said. 2 bosnian villages get their first food Airdrop by Chuck Robert staff writer Rhein main a Germany Foo supplies have been dropped for the first time to two isolated Rural villages near Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Allied planes monday night dropped45.6 tons of food to Bra Dina and tar Cin where approximately 72,000 people Are completely destitute and desperate for food said Sylvana Foa spokeswoman for the . High com missioner for refugees in Geneva. The two villages located about 13miles Southwest of Sarajevo have been isolated because of fighting betwee muslims and croatian forces in nearby Jabla Nica Foa  in the two villages has swelled significantly recently because of Muslim refugees wandering from Tonto town in search of food. Monday night marked the first air drop Mission to Bra Dina or Tarcin said tech. Sgt. Rosalie Williams spokeswoman at the joint information see related Story on Page 4 Bureau at Rhein main a where the flights originate. The Airdrop was made by five . C-130 Hercules one French c-160 trans All and one German c-160  food was dropped on the outskirts of the two villages in bundles attache to parachutes. Many Airdrop have been made by dropping individual meals ready to eat packets directly above cities where they flutter safely to the ground. But the containerized delivery system was used monday night because it allows More food to be delivered in a sing emission Williams said both methods of delivery have Bee used effectively since the Airdrop mis Sion dubbed operation provide prom ise began feb. 28, Foa said. If it weren t for those Airdrop mis Sions there would be tens of thousands of people dead right now Foa said. Airman jailed in Ltd Case Aviano a Italy is an air Man assigned to Aviano a has been sentenced to three months in jail for at tempted Possession of Ltd. Airman 1st class Joseph d. Merchant of the 401st operations support so also was ordered forfeit $500 per month for three months and was demoted to airman Basic capt. Shawn Mecham an Avian spokesman said tuesday. Merchant who chose to have the Cas decided by a non jury general court mar tial had pleaded not guilty to the charge of trying to possess 10 hits of the psychedelic drug. The defense was built on a claim of entrapment. The incident too place june 2, and merchant was apprehended the next Day Mecham said. Three other airmen from the base i Northern Italy received jail terms after being convicted in september of drug of lenses involving Ltd. But merchant s Case was not related to those Mecham said. He said merchant will serve his sentence at the . Army confinement facility at Mannheim Germany. Go pleads innocent in theft cases Darmstadt Germany is Darmstadt Soldier pleaded innocent tuesday to charges he stole mail and cigarettes. Spec. Edward c. Knight assigned tothe 40th postal co is accused of stealing mail matter from the Cambrai Fritsch Cavern mail room Between december 1991 and january 1993, attempted theft of cigarettes in april 1993, theft of cigarettes in March 1993, unlawful entry of building at Kelley Barracks in March 1993, and unlawful entry of the commis sary in april 1993. Community officials would not say what constitutes mail  Knight entered the innocent plea to judge it. Col Lany Vick in a preliminary hearing at Cambrai Fritsch  Soldier s two Day trial is scheduled for dec. 1 and 2. On oct. 29, Knight was acquitted at hearing on charges that he possessed drug abuse paraphernalia and marijuana in december 1992. Knight works at the Cambrai Fritsch gym. Program set at . Cemetery in England a veterans Day program will be held remarks by the armed Fordes Retiree thursday at the american military Cem Council association and the playing of every at Madingley England taps. The event begins at 11 . And will in Madingley is sign posted off the a4s.elude the Reading of a proclamation is the cemetery is about 2vi Miles North sued by president Clinton a Benediction West of Cambridge