European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 10, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 d t s i 5 tet die tee Tite of 0 Ihli c 1c the end i at n am Ira d e ban be n Ftp is u re e Hanoi Vietnam a the chair Man and four members of a powerful . Senate committee urged president Linton on sunday to lift the Trade embargo against Vietnam quickly and re store diplomatic re lations after nearly20 years. I frankly a pretty confident that the embargo will be lifted be cause it s the Only thing to do at this time said sen. . D-la., who chair the Senate Energy and natural re Johnston sources committee. The March of history is in that think the president will be prepared to act quickly. Johnston said the Secretary general of Vietnam s communist party do muoi told the senators that Vietnam was very anxious to renew relations with the United states that he regards the United states As a Friend not As an two countries broke off diplomatic and economic relations in 1975 after communist led North Vietnam Defeated the .-backed South vietnamese govern ment and reunified the divided country. The Senate group arrived in Hanoi on saturday on a three Day visit to assess .-vietnamese Trade and diplomatic relations. They also reviewed Progress and cooperation from the Hanoi govern ment in the accounting of More than 2,230 americans listed As missing in action from the Vietnam is time to renew and reconcile our relationship with Vietnam and move onto a new chapter Johnston told a news conference. I believe that is in the inter est of the United states in the interest of the mias and their families and in the interest of stability in the the four other senators endorsing the end of the embargo and diplomatic recognition of Hanoi were Mark o. Hat Field a Ore. Alan k. Simpson a Wyo. Harlan Mathews a Tenn. And Robert Bennett a Utah. A sixth senator Don Nickles r-okla., Hanoi reports ump in visitors Hanoi Vietnam a the number of tourists and business peo ple visiting Vietnam last year in creased 50 percent Over 1992 because of the government s open door policy a government official said saturday. Preliminary figures showed a total of 669,860 visitors in 1993 compared with 448,855 the previous year said than Van Tan of the economic plan Ning department of the Vietnam Gen eral department of tourism. He said 70 to 80 percent of the 1993visitors were tourists and most of the rest were business people. A fifth of the visitors were ethnic vietnamese living abroad. Among the 40 percent of the visitors came from Taiwan Tan main countries were France Japan the United states Britain Hong Kong Thailand and China. Said he was leaning very strongly toward recognition. The seventh member of the delegation sen. Arlen Specter r-pa., said he needed More time to think about it. The senators held extensive talks . Officials both in Washington and in Hanoi. These included a 90-minute Brief ing saturday from army maj. Gen. Thomas the commander of the task Force charged with accounting forthe Las. Necdham said in an interview sunday that he told the senators the Vietnam Ese Are cooperating they re trying to move Forward on this Issue and they re trying to help us find the answers we 1,007 hours just u-2 by Nancy . Bureau Raf Alconbury England performing particular Job for a total of 1,000 hours is hardly a Milestone for most for capt. Troy Devine accumulating 1,001 Fly ing hours in the cockpit of a u-2 surveillance plane was cause for Celebration. And according to tradition among u-2 pilots Devine popped open a magnum of bubbly the moment she landed from her Milestone flight at Raf Alconbury on Friday night sending the Champagne Cork about 50 feet into orbit. Reaching 1,000 flying hours in a u-2 is a Persona goal of most u-2 pilots said Devine with the 9th recon Wing operating location United kingdom. Devine 31, became the first air Force female u-2 Pilot about 316 years her All Day flight Friday Devine also gained the distinction of being the first air Force female u-2 Pilot to reach the 1,000-hour Mark. And according to Devine s husband capt. Chuck Cunningham who is a u-2 Pilot at be Aleafy calif., Only three air Force males have reached the goal in a Shorter period than his All Devine could say when she landed Friday night was i feel pretty evening before the celebrated flight Devine doubted the plane would get off the ground. It began snowing about 7 p.m., covering the runway with ice and Snow. However because All u-2 sorties Are vital to thousands of people who count on information Gath ered during the flights air Force Crews worked through the night to Clear the pavement she said. With All the activity before Takeoff Devine said she temporarily forgot about her 1,000-hour goal. It was t until Halfway through the flight that she remembered and it was t until after she landed that she allowed herself to become excited about it she it accumulating 1,000 hours does t happen All that often Devine did t have immediate Access to the total number of u-2 pilots who have met the Milestone since the planes went into commission in the 1950s, but she said that most u-2 pilots move on to other assignments before they reach the goal. And its easy to understand why.u-2 aircraft gather classified information and the nature and destinations of their missions Are secret.u-2 pilots generally spend eight or More hours at a time in the cramped one seat aircraft and when they return to civilization they can t Tell anyone where they have been or what they have Learned Sis Dave Didlo capt. Troy Devine has racked up a u-2 Milestone. Most u-2 missions Are flown above 70,000 feet so pilots must Wear pressurized suits much like those worn by astronauts when they get hungry they eat something resembling baby food in a tube. Also most u-2 pilots spend Between 200 and 240days a year on temporary duty assignments. Devine is serving her second stint on temporary duty at Alconbury in less than a year and Only once has she been assigned to the same temporary duty locations her husband. That joint assignment lasted a total of two Devint would rather be above the Clouds than an when i got the taste of operational flying i knew that was the program for me Devine said. I still can t believe this is what i do for a Devine expects her wings to be clipped now that she has reached her goal. She said she probably would be recalled to Beale within the next few weeks to resume her desk Job As the director of combat have the distinct impression that the folks Back Home want to keep me around a Little More de Vine said. Ill probably be hanging up my try spurs for a while. It s kind of breaking my heart. But you accept it and move , Devine is eager to be reunited with her husband. And if she has her Way her feet won t Beon the ground and under a desk forever she said. There always will be some new situation in the world that requires immediate u-2 surveillance she said and sure enough i la find my Way out the marines shoot somali or prompt outcry Mogadishu Somalia a . Marines shot and seriously wounded a medical orderly in what so malian Hospital officials said was an unprovoked attack on the Man As he prepared for bed. A . Army spokesman col. Steve Rausch said that the marines stationed on the grounds of the . Compound saw a Man placing a machine gun on the roof of a building Friday night at a Nadir Hospital. The marines fired first which is permitted under . Rules if the Man is armed with a machine gun rocket propelled grenade or other heavy weapon Rausch said. Witnesses however said saturday that the orderly 23-year-old Omar Abdulle Isaq was unarmed and was preparing his bedding on the roof a common sleeping spot for Hospital staff. Omar was going to sleep said head Nierse Bashir sheikh Abdullahi the other person on the roof at the time. He was making his bed even the doctors could have been one of the Vic Tims said or. Abdi Rizek the Hospital director. I myself have slept it was t possible to verify whether a weapon was present on the roof when the shot Tore through Isaq s upper Arm. He was in surgery saturday afternoon and could not be interviewed., Rausch said that As recently As october somalian militia members fired rocket propelled grenades and mortars from the Hospital grounds into the . Com Pound. There have been few Large scale clashes Between the militias and . Troops since then. Maj. Gen. Delligatti to get enlistees Honor Ramstein a Germany is the command staff director for . Air forces in Europe will receive the highest recognition enlisted men and women can bestow. Maj. Gen. Robert s. Delligatti will be the let inductee in the history of Safe s order of the sword. T Delligatti demonstrated personal concern for enlisted men and women by pursuing improved living conditions training and education facilities for them according to chief master sgt. Robert w. Bailey Safe senior enlisted adviser. The induction ceremony for Delligatti who retire next summer after about 35 years of service will be april 29
