European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Imsand amp tripes vol. 53, no. 31 _  wednesday May 18,1994 a i it i a Fis a % v is a is Vamp Ltd m"4-. Vns  a to v ,i.\ Quot a. S a it Al 4y a Fth. . Yah a a a a a a a a. A a a. A a. A a a a. A amps do Ocasey an my Abrams main Battle tank is lifted into the air in Mannheim on tuesday thanks to the Goliath Crane. Move on by Dave Casey staff photographer Mannheim Germany a Goliath Wasny to even straining tuesday As he picked up the nearly 60-ton my Abrams main Battle tank swung it Over and gently Laid it in the hold of a Rhine River Barge. Because of an equipment shortage the military traffic management come has hired Goliath a giant 100-ton lift belonging to a German company to help move the army a 3rd brigade equipment out of Germany by a june 7 deadline. At the end of the Rhine cruise the tanks will be loaded onto ships for the trip across the Atlantic unit members began shipping tanks from the Rhine River terminal at Mannheim last week and according to the 3rd brigade commander col. De Dyer they re on schedule. A this is a unit move not a draw Down Quot he said. A a we la be moving into our new Home at fort Lewis  for Security reasons soldiers accompany shipments. A a we be had no trouble getting volunteers a a he said. A the soldiers enjoy the two or three Day Barge trip on the Rhine a and then the trip across the  d 8693 a services gird for turf War Effort to Pool resources reportedly irks branches by the los Angeles times Washington a the nations top military leadership has begun a major new push to Force the individual armed services to Pool their resources More thoroughly setting the stage for what could become one of the Pentagon a fiercest turf Battles in years. Officials said the Effort spearheaded by adm William a Owens vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff could have important implications for the Pentagon budget the Structure and weapons of each service and even the Way the military fights. The project already has spawned Strong objections from the. Individual services insiders said the air Force army and Navy strongly oppose the Effort on the grounds that it would deprive them of their traditional Power to decide such issues on their own. Senior military officers said Gwen who assumed the vice chairman a Job in March after having earned a reputation As one of the Navy a most Reform minded Long Range planners is Likely to face an Uphill Battle. A anytime you get into this you get into each scr ices Crown jewels Quot said a senior military officer involved in the Effort. Nevertheless officials said the project has the backing of . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs who is convinced that the services must go further than they have so far to Combine their resources in the face of declining defense budgets. The new Effort would Force the army Navy air Force and marines to take account of what other see services on Page 2 wives fret Over clash system by Effie Bathen staff writer bad kiss1ngen, Germany feathers Are flying in some shrinking military communities. The draw Down in Europe has left Many communities no Choice but to Eon sol Date their clubs and organizations. As a result Birds of Many feathers Are flocking together. And in some cases their military rank plumage is getting ruffled. So say Many women attending the american women a association Ger see related Story on Page 4 Many meeting this week at its 38th annual conference. The gathering offers leadership and organizational training for women who Are Active in Community programs. Among the hot topics in discussion groups and evening Buzz sessions is How to overcome a military caste system that separates people into two classes officer see fret on Page 2 lieutenant colonel accused no sex Ramstein a Germany a amps a an air Force lieutenant colonel is scheduled to face a general court martial thursday accused of having a sexual relationship with a patient who came to hint for psychiatric treatment. Charges against it. Col. Mauricio Masferrer include multiple incidents of sodomy and conduct unbecoming an officer said 1st it. James Law a Ramstein a spokesman. The latter charge is based on the accusation that Masferrer engaged in a sexual relationship with a woman whom he was supposed to counsel. Masferrer is also charged with adultery and indecent acts. Law said. A of the charges involve incidents that supposedly occurred Between August 1991 and july 1992. The encounters that led to the charges took place at Raf upper Heyford England and Wiesbaden a Germany said a source close to the Case. Inside today Federal judge strikes Down part of the Brady gun Law Tennis Ace Jennifer Capriati 18, arrested for marijuana Possession see Page 37 \