European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 6, 1994 Quot Quot a the stars and stripes Page 3sailor Breaks of Barrier on Honor guard Bomar Mcfann . Bureau v a Raf Mildenhall England done to talk to Petty officer 1st class James e. Johnson about interservice rivalry the Sailor pulling Shore duty at an air base in England is Quot the first non air Force person to be named noncommissioned officer of the year for the Raf Mildenhall Honor guard. A sometimes you hear a lot about services not getting along a said Johnson 32. A we do Here. We truly love each other. We Are All different but yet the  the Volunteer Honor guard is composed of 38 enlisted people said air Force staff sgt. Steven Haggett noncommissioned officer in charge of the guard. Until last year the Mildenhall Honor guard was purely an air Force organization Haggett said. Then Johnson administrative supervisor for the naval air facility Mildenhall joined the guard last june becoming the first to break the service Barrier. The facility is a 28-person logistics outfit located on Raf Mildenhall which is Home to More than 3,000 Active duty air Force members. Since Johnson signed on three More sailors have joined. Quot we kind of broke with tradition when we brought the Navy on Board a Haggett said. A and some of the a a a a. A a a a a Quot a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A amps mar Mcfann Petty officer 1st class James e. Johnson provides training to Petty officer 2nd class Scena Webb an administrative assistant at naval air facility Mildenhall. Local leadership was not sure How it would go Over but now everyone loves  the sailors arc now an integral part of the Honor guard and according to Haggett they pull More than their share of the Load. A the four Navy members of the 38 per son Honor guard perform about 40 percent of the details a Haggett said. Honor guard details can be anything from retirement ceremonies to dining ins and funerals he said. A a basically anywhere the United states Flag is to be used As part of a ceremony the Honor guard could a be called to perform a Haggett said. Serving on the Honor guard is done on the individuals off duty time. Johnson volunteered More than 222 hours on the Honor guard and a is basically my right hand person a Haggett said. �?o1 can always depend on him when i Nee someone. And he wont admit it but a lot of the team look up to him As a  Many of the other Honor guard members Call him a Granddad a Johnson said a because in a one of the oldest Guys on the guard. I talk to them if they have problems. I talk to them about the military. The 13-year Navy Veteran from Miami was also named Sailor of the year at Mildenhall. It was Navy it. Kelly Mcglauflin safety officer for the Navy contingent at Milden Hall who helped launch Johnson a Sailor of the year honors. A the administrative Section is manned for five people but we had Only two a me Glaflin explained. A the Johnson kept everything running smooth. His Job is to keep me out of trouble and he did his  Mildenhall is Only the second Shore assignment out of the six assignments Johnson has had. Johnson enjoys spending time with his wife Arretta a former Sailor and their son James jr., age 2. A i like to play intramural sports. I play basketball softball and football a Johnson said. A but i always try to make some Quality time for my family because that s what you really miss when you re out on  Johnson said he Hopes to extend his tour at Mildenhall so that among other things he can continue his work on the Honor  remembers Captain who died of crash injuries Rhein main a Germany a amps a a memorial service for the assistant staff judge advocate at Rhein main a was held at the base Chapel thursday a base spokesman said. Capt. Dean w. Mullis 28, died of injuries suffered in a motorcycle Accident april 23 near the town of Hochst about 23 Miles Southeast of the air base. A a Quot a a a a a a a he was taken to a German Hospital and died monday evening the spokesman said. The spokesman said he did not know the circumstances of the Accident. He said that Mullis was wearing a helmet and that no alcohol was found in his system. Mullis of Santa Rosa calif., entered Active duty in july 1992. He is survived by his wife Yvette his Mother Ruth Palmgren and his brother Matthew Mullis. It was not known where Mulliss body will be buried. _ . Ships have minor collision during Navy refuelling operation Raf upper Heyford gets new Leader before shutdown Raf upper Heyford England a amps col. Stephen Maddox has been selected to Lead Raf upper Heyford in its final months of draw Down As the Wing commander of the 620th air base Wing. Upper Heyford is scheduled to be returned to the British defense ministry on sept. 30. The base has about 600 personnel remaining out of 5,000. Maddox a native of Pampa Texas replaced col. Randall a a Mark Schmidt on tuesday. Schmidt has been selected As the chief of the Western hemisphere division j-5 directorate for the joint chiefs of staff. Maddox 46, is a 1969 graduate of Texas a amp a and has been in the air Force for 25 years. He previously w As commander of the 620th logistics group at upper Heyford. Maddox is a command Pilot with More than 5,000 flying hours including More than 1,000 hours of combat time. By Marian Hamilton Mediterranean Bureau two . Navy ships in the persian Gulf collided during a ship to ship refuelling wednesday but major damage or injuries were reported. The Accident involving the guided missile frigate Reuben James and the Oiler Pecos occurred mid morning in the Central Gulf said it. Cmdr. Bruce Cole pub lie affairs officer for . Naval forces Central come. It was Clear at the time Cole added. Neither ship had to Dock for repairs and neither will shorten its deployment because of the Accident Cole said.  a. V a. A it. Hal Pittman a spokesman for the command told the associated press that the incident was under investigation. The Reuben James is based in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. It arrived in the Gulf in mid april As part of the aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson a Battle group. A deployments usually last about six months a Cole said. A but Between port Calls and exercises under Way they spend Only about three months in the  oilers have no base but Cole said the Pecos was. Under the control of the logistics Arm of naval forces Central come also called cent Nav. The command formerly based at Pearl Harbor moved to Bahrain in 1990 and combined its operations with inc Middle East Force at the beginning of the crisis that culminated in operations desert shield and desert storm to rout iraqi forces from Kuwait. Cent Nav consists of two ships from the Atlantic Fleet and three front the Pacific Fleet Cole said. The unit also contains a Carrier Battle group with six to seven ships two to three Supply ships such As the Pecos four amphibious ships equipped with marines and helicopters plus one to two oceanographic ships. One of cent Navy a duties in the North red sea is to Board ships entering and leaving jordanian Waters and looking for cargo destined for Iraq that violates a . Embargo. The units ships also conduct exercises with the Gulf cooperation counsil Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar saudi Arabia and the United Arab emirates a and with ships from Pakistan and Egypt. French and British ships Aid cent Nav with its Mission. \ Schwet Zingen Germany a amps More than 250 current and retired army reservists Are taking part in exercise Forward Warrior �?T94, a test of . Army Europe a mobilization and support Center. The two week Drill began tuesday at Tompkins Barracks in Schwet Zingen. It is the second time that the 7th army Reserve come has tested the Center the operation of which would be one of the commands primary wartime missions. The exercise involves soldiers from All 23 of the commands Europe based Reserve units As Well as90 individual ready Reserve members individual mobilization aug me tees and military retirees. All participants Are volunteers command spokesman . Phil Miller said. The mobilization Center personnel will process re serve soldiers participating in exercise dynamic Impact and european reservists serving an extended tour in the army reserves a Retro eur draw Down Mission for the 21st theater army area come. The Center is reviewing reservists records checking for Complete uniforms and refreshing their m-16 Rifle and Gas masks training. Should a major exercise or deployment occur the Center would service army Reserve units in Europe and individual ready Reserve soldiers called to Active duty