European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                H wednesday May 25, 1994 the stars and stripes 7 in d n h r Page 3 by Cindy Killion v Washington Bureau Washington a Many enlisted soldiers expecting an exit from the army with Early retirement or Severance pay will find that they Arentt eligible or that More senior soldiers have beat them to the door. This years personnel draw Down plan reduces the number of eligible Job specialities and ranks for soldiers who Volunteer to Trade in their uniforms for civvies. It also tightens requirements for time in service a. Details on which Job specialities Are affected and in what numbers will not be available until next month army personnel officials said in a message. Tihe officials said this years program will be a closely controlled to shape and size the Force. Monetary in Cen uves will Only be offered to soldiers with certain ranks and specialities that Are  at in addition the personnel message said soldiers should be aware that there Are Early out quotas for each Over strength specially and that within those numbers the intent is to let the most senior soldiers separate  once a quota has been reached for a particular specially officials said that the Opportunity to exit will close sometimes with Little or no warning. As in the past the program will cover three areas a Early retirement with full benefits reparation with Lump sum or annuity Severance pay and separation with no exit , eligible ranks and specialities for All the areas have been reduced or modified. Last year for example Many senior soldiers holding a specially in Armor were eligible for Early separation or retirement. However this year no Armor specialities reportedly Are on the list. A. So easy another change will affect soldiers with less than six years in uniform who arc hoping simply to leave the army with no special separation pay before their current enlistment expires. Previously army personnel officials had Liberal separation rules for soldiers in these circumstances. But not this year. A a the number of soldiers leaving under this program will be very Small and limited to severely voc strength specialities a a the personnel message said. In fact Only corporals and below in 21 Job specialities will be Given the Green Light to leave Early officials said. Details on the draw Down program Are scheduled to be released through personnel channels in june. Soldiers should Contact their local personnel office for a listing of specialities and ranks included in this year programs. Capt. Anthony Pima co and staff sgt. Jerry Wallace use lashing devices to secure Relief supplies inside an air Force c-t4�stnr lifter during a Stop in split Croatia in route to deliver Aid to the bosnian capital  Sarajevo Airlift by Wayne v. Hall Staft writer Rhein main a Germany a the addition of c-141 Star lifter cargo aircraft to operation provide Promise has nearly tripled the amount of supplies delivered daily to Sarajevo the besieged capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Increasing that capability was the pro Mary reason for adding c-141s to the operation said it. Col. Peter Geurtz commander of the 435th Airlift wings d so a provisional unit reactivated to support the humanitarian Mission. The Jet propelled Star lifter was designed for Long Range Airlift of troops and cargo. It is larger and faster than the c-130 cargo aircraft that has been delivering supplies to Sarajevo since july 1992, and the Star lifter can carry about twice As much weight. A we can do air land missions into Sarajevo just As Long As we have enough runway. A the big difference Between us and the c-130s is what we need to land a said capt. Stan Lasoski a c-141 navigator from the 16th Airlift so based at Charleston . A was Long As we have enough runway we can do a lot of the things the c-130s can  Geurtz with three c-141s and one c-130 flying daily the tonnage moved per Day is now Between 135 and 140. Using Only the c-130s, the average moved per Day was 48tons. A for the foreseeable future Well have four or five c-141s based at Rhein main As a minimum through the summer to provide this cargo carrying capability a said Geurtz who is also a Pilot and commander of the 437th operation support so Back at his Home station of Charleston. A beyond september or october there Haven to been any firm plans a he said. V a a. _. The addition of c-l41s from the United states not Only allows for the delivery of greater payloads but also indirectly allows More of the bases c-13os to Fly other missions As Well As to prepare for their move to Ramstein a Germany. Before the stateside aircraft Crews began flying Airlift missions they had refresher training on certain aircraft sys tems that they May need to use while flying through combat areas. A the air defensive systems on the c-141s require special training. All the Crews at Charleston have that training a Geurtz said. A we did run some refresher training to prepare them for the aircraft defensive systems operations Here in theater.�?�. A a a a air defensive systems on the c-141 include sensors on Board the planes to detect any threat a electronic or heat sensitive a to the aircraft Geurtz said. If a threat is determined a computer picks up those signals and launches flares automatically to counteract the threat despite the dangers however the aircrew members say they Are dedicated to providing humanitarian support. A it feels Good to help people a said Lasoski who has flown 11 provide Promise air land missions. A a in be seen the photos of people starving there. A a we re bringing food in and sharpening our skills at the same time.�?�. A i Muslim says balance of Power vital by Wayne v. Hall staff writer Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina the bosnian prime minister said monday that a just a a balance of Power must be achieved with he serbs before there can be a lasting Pence in his War torn country. The arms embargo imposed on Bosnia by the United nations has created a rift in the natural balance of Power Haris St Tajdic said in an interview with the stars and stripes. That Lack of balance he said has placed Bosnia s muslims at a disadvantage in the civil War that has been raging Here for More than two years.  a i feel there is no balance of Power Here. We have this embargo. There is no balance of Power because the serbians in Belgrade have everything a we have nothing a said Silajdzic. A the vacuum has been built by the International  the possibility for peace in bosnian a very difficult subject said Silajdzic who Heads Bosnia a Muslim led government. Peace in Bosnia depends on what the countries in the International Community Are prepared to do said Silajdzic who said he wants the arms embargo lifted. If one Side has a Chance and the other docs not its very difficult to talk about peace he said. A we Learned in this War there is no Justice Quot Silajdzic said a there is an aggression against my country and 200,000 people have been killed 16,000 of them children and everybody seems ready to forget All of the suffering. There is Justice Only for the living. When Bosnia will return to a state of normalcy depends on what you define As Normal. You see thei a is no shelling in Sarajevo although it is still a besieged City. Our people feel Normal Here because there is no shelling a Silajdzic believes that the main humanitarian Effort should be to Supply people in such besieged areas As mos tar Baglaj or Branica and Gorazd. A of course the air land Mission into Sarajevo is very important a he said a in Sarajevo we need daily about 40 tons of food so they Are doing that exactly while the missions Are still