European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sims and ripes vol. 52, no. 235 thursday decembers1993 d 8693 a details resolved on plan to move f-16s to Avia no by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a defense Secretary Les Aspin and his italian counterpart on wednesday worked out final details of an agreement to base two . F-16 squadrons at Aviano a Italy. Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 512th and 526th fighter squadrons 86th fighter Wing at Ramstein a Germany will begin moving to Italy in april. Those squadrons inactivated under a plan completed by Aspin on the sidelines of a nato meeting of defense secretaries in Brussels. The Ramstein squadrons will be activated at Aviano As the 510th and 555th fighter squadrons and Combine to form the 401st fighter Wing according to a . Defense official. There Are no plans to move additional aircraft to the base. As a result of the move about 1,300 civilian and military positions will be transferred to the base in Northern Italy. The official said costs for the move Are see Aviano on Page 2aspin says troops of . Committed to serving Europe by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium . Troops in Europe will continue to be involved in operations on the continent despite nato s moves to accommodate Independent missions by its european members defense Secretary Les Aspin said wednesday. Quot As Long As americans Are going to be there tin european 1 think we re going to be Here and 100,000 is the number that we re going to have. We re going to see related Story on Page 2. A. F a a be part of most actions anyway Quot Aspin told the stars Ana stripes and an to the 16-nation Alliance is considering a plan that would make nato resources available for operations conducted by the Western european Union the defense Arm of the european Community. Nato Heads one year after . Army spec Shon Collins stands guard wednesday at a checkpoint in South Mogadishu Somalia. Today Marks the first anniversary of the arrival of . Forces in the country on a Relief Mission to feed starving somalis the marines and Navy commandos sweeping in before Dawn by sea and air met no reported resistance. Of state arc expected to agree to the plan at a Brussels Summit Jan. 10 and 11, although details of the plan have not yet been worked out. Aspin was in Brussels for a two Day meeting of Allie defense secretaries. Today the group is scheduled to discuss nonconventional weapons issues. Specifically Asp will ask for support of a . Initiative to counter the proliferation of nuclear biological and chemical weapons. The current emphasis is on preventing the spread of nuclear biological and chemical weapons. The newer approach seeks to develop better protections such As Battlefield gear andante missile systems against such weapons. Aspin said he will urge allies to Pool their funds and technical expertise in areas such As intelligence and research to develop equipment to detect and protect against nonconventional weapons. Such weapons he see Aspin in Page 2sergeant arrested after severed head is shown to wife by Mark Kin Kade and Al Reavis a a staff writers a Soldier who suspected his wife was having an affair Cut a soldiers head off and took it to her at a Hospital in Fulda Germany authorities said wednesday. Army sgt. Stephen j. Schap was taken into custody tuesday by military police according to a v corps statement. Schap 26, walked into the Chrz Jesu Kran Konhaus about 6 . Tuesday with a plastic bag and went straight to his wife a private room said Guido Reiter the hospitals administrative director. The woman was being treated for a difficult pregnancy he said. Reiter told the stars and stripes that the 26wear-old woman screamed when Schap showed her the head of spec. Gregory a Glover 21. The chief doctor of the Ward and the chief doctor of the Hospital Quot ran into the room where they saw him holding the head. Schap told doctors it was an act of jealousy Quot Reiter said. Schap claimed that his wife and Glover were having an affair Reiter said. Reiter said Schap a Maryland native turned himself Over to the doctors who called military police at Downs Barracks about three Miles from the Hospital. Quot the doctors were Able to Calm the wife to some extent As Well As the other patients that got wind of what happened Quot Reiter said. The police arrived at the see head on Page 2 s a see Page 2 surgeon general elders says government should study legalization of dr�?o9s _ see Page 5 on the Road to the Netherlands see s in j i s Magazine a amp i
