European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday june 1,1994u.s. Seeks action from More by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a . Intervention in numerous global trouble spots has forced several countries in eluding the United states to increase emphasis on joint military operations a . Official said. Quot the idea is to make these hot spots More of a world problem than a . Problem a Marine it. Col. Butch Preston executive officer of the 24th Marine expeditionary unit said during a recent joint exercise. The Marine unit is based at Camp Lejeune n.c., but is currently aboard the amphibious assault ship Inchon for a six month sea deployment. R. Following their return from Somalia the marines took part in dynamite Impact 94, a nato exercise earlier this month involving 11 Allied nations. Quot we the United states were always putting out Little Forest fires on our own and if we got nato countries involved it was because they had a direct interest Quot Preston said. Though reluctant to Call itself the 911 of the world the United slates continues to play a major role in for eign humanitarian the last few months . Forces have been involved in several missions at once including Somalia Bosnia and Herzegovina the resettling of the kurd in Northern Iraq Ana the evacuation of . And nato personnel from Rwanda. Heightened tension in Algeria has made it a perfect example of a nation that would heed humanitarian assistance from a joint military Force because of the diver shy of the country a people. Quot there is a lot of concern for what is happening in Algeria Quot said . Marine col. Bill Anderson director of the land portion of dynamic Impact 94. In such operations . And foreign forces must function As part of a joint military Force rather than working independently. Although Many nato and Allied countries have conducted joint exercises for years the lines of accountability have not always been Clear. For example . Commanders ran into several problems in Somalia because military officials would not carry out . Orders until after they checked with their own government Preston said. A it makes things Tough because you lose that rap id response exercises such As dynamic Impact where the Cross training went beyond the lecture stage and extended into the Field have become increasingly important. In past joint exercises the actual combined training was conducted near the completion of the operation almost As an afterthought. A we All know that the Only thing on everyone a mind after an exercise is going Home a said British Royal Marine corps it. Col. Trevor Philpott Deputy director of the Capo Eulada portion of the dynamic Impact exercise. Capo Eulada is an italian military base in Sardinia. Future nato exercises will make Cross training the focus of the exercise rather than just a Small part of it Philpott said. The Only obstacle to conducting the training he added is finding an exercise site big enough to hold everyone. Marines from several nato countries said More joint training would be needed before they Felt comfortable entrusting their lives to a commander from a foreign country. Pair s fall from Airship ruled Freak Accident by Mark Kinkade staff writer German investigators Are calling the deaths of two men who fell from a dirigible in Giessen Germany a a Freak Accident a and have allowed the company that owns the Airship to continue flying. Quot there Are no technical problems with the Airship a said Stefan Hasenfuss a investigator with Germany a aircraft Accident investigation Bureau in Braunschweig. Quot they have operated for 24 years without an Accident and we done to regard them As unsafe or Klaus Thiele the 53-year-old head of Wal Airship co. In Mulheim and 36-year-old Ingo Martens a Wal employee were killed May 23 when they fell about 300 feet from two mooring ropes attached to the Airship. The men fell to a vacant Field on the Giessen general depot a . Army compound. Witnesses told police the two men had grabbed the mooring lines when the dirigible came in for a Landing at an Airstrip about 500 meters 990 feet from the depot. According to German police when the Pilot became unhappy with the Way the Landing was proceeding he signalled to the two men on the ground that he would try again. But Thiele and Martens apparently did no to see the signal and were lifted into the air As the dirigible climbed quickly. German police said Thieles wife and daughter watched As the two men clinging to the ropes tried to dim to the outboard motor casings on the Airship while the Blimp floated Over the depot. The men apparently lost their grip. Both men were dead when american criminal investigation come agents and German police arrived at the scene minutes later police said. The Case was turned Over to German authorities. The men fell just As they passed Over a Fence separating the Field from the Giessen depot Hasenfuss said. The Airship was carrying seven passengers when the Accident occurred police said a local German radio station chartered the dirigible to Fly listeners As part of a monthlong promotion. Wal is Germany a Only Airship company and operates three ships Hasenfuss said. One of a dlr a ships sporting the Fuji film logo is frequently seen in the Frankfurt area. The Airship returned to Stihl him Early tuesday police said. A it was Swett but a. President Clinton sporting a baseball Cap takes time out from his morning jog tuesday to pose with a family visiting Washington . When the president resumed his jog a Camerman asked the excited tourists a what More could you ask for a the reply a George Bush a one family member said out of the earshot of the jogging Darby Pov list editors note listed below arc the names of service members whose privately owned vehicles Are available for pickup at the 1321st medium port Comdr a vehicle processing can tar at leghorn army depot Italy. Numbers indicated Are the last four of social Security numbers. Adams . 4292 Gordon 4945. Jenkins. A. 161.4 . 4977 Moore. 0755 Fortune. . 8911 Hall a 5781 danger. . 8249 mast1n, . 3866 Pacheco , 3463 Rivera r. 5170 Spain. T a.8178 wean , 6546 , 7352 Scaparrotti. . 8351 Tapia . 1445 Wesolowski . 7604 University gets army microfiche est. A. It. Blue flu strikes . Police los Angeles apr hundreds of police officers staged a Wildcat sick out tuesday As the City and police Union continued their acrimonious two year Battle Over a new contract. On monday 226 of the 494 uniformed officers scheduled to work the by eng shift called in sick. Day shift officers worked overtime to fill in. The overnight shift Early tuesday was More or less Normal but again on tuesdays Day shift nearly half the officers had the Blue flu. The absences could Cost los Angeles More than is million a Day in overtime according to City estimates. By Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany a Gen. David m. Maddox citing the army s need for close ties with Germany despite american troop withdrawals announced tuesday the donation of a microfiche . History Library to the University of Heidelberg. The Library which consists of reproductions of some 6.5 million pages of books periodicals and original manuscripts was part of . Army Europe a main reference Library until that facility reduced gets Stock recently because of a space shortage. Maddox the army Europe commander made the announcement at a joint news conference with University officials in the alte Aula a downtown University building. He described the gift As one of several Steps his command and the University Are taking to broaden their Mutual contacts. Others include a the commands opening of its reference Library to University students. A the Opportunity for americans to attend courses at the University As guest students. A the command s inviting the University faculty to officer professional development sessions. A visits by command medical personnel to a University Hospital and reciprocal visits by the German medical personnel. A invitations to Heidelberg Law students to attend army trials and other exchanges Between the University a Law faculty and the commands Legal staff. A guided Tours of army installations for the univer Sitye a faculty and students. / the army is nearly finished reducing the number of its soldiers m Europe from 213,000 to 65,000. Although Germany still will play Host to the icon s share of those who remain their Day to Day Contact with the German population May diminish because a smaller percentage of army families will live in private German apartments Maddox said. A those ties need to be reinforced made even stronger because we simply cannot afford to live in isolation a Maddox said. The microfiche Library called the Library of american civilization was assembled by leading contemporary . Historians and is marketed by Library resources inc., a subsidiary of encyclopaedia Britannica. Heidelberg University history professor Settef Junker appraised its value at tens of thousands of dollars. A the study of american history is being based on a completely new foundation a Junker said referring to the effect the microfiche Library would have on studies of . History at his school. University Chancellor Peter Ulmer said the cooperation with the army is one of Many was the University is trying to broaden its contacts with the United states. The University now has 212 american students enrolled in its courses. It intends to increase that number by setting up Exchange programs with american schools a goal that relatively High . University tuition fees make difficult to achieve Ulmer said. Even so talks Are underway with Columbia University to set up such an Exchange program he said. A
