European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 10, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 a. A. A. Is amps Wayne a Hall the c-17, the air forces newest cargo aircraft spreads us wings at Ramstein a Germany at right la col. Rick Rilling a Pilot explains some or the heavy lifter a Cine Points. To soon by Wayne v. Hall staff writer ramste1n a Germany a the air forces newest cargo aircraft the c-17 Globe master Iii is expected to begin making regular flights Between the United states and Europe before years end a c-17 Pilot said thursday. The flights Likely will be Between Charleston fab s.c., and Raf Mildenhall England and Ramstein said it. Col. Rick Pilling a Globe master Pilot. Pilling was in Ramstein on thursday with one of seven c-17s currently in service at Charleston. A a we re looking at starting to come Over Here More often beginning this summer Quot Pilling said. A Twete going to try and get at least one air plane Over Here Alt the time. Starting next month. We should be Able to Start getting one Over Here every week. A your major in route support bases for Europe that we have planned right now Are Mildenhall and Ramstein Quot he said. A a that a where we have to put our maintenance spares and any other Type of maintenance people we need to put the c-17 has been a controversial project in Congress for several years. Its Price has More than Dou bled and critics say it has been marred by technical problems. The House version of the 1995 defense budget includes $2.5 billion for six More of the aircraft. The Pentagon has said it will have spent $21.3 billion for the first 40 aircraft or about $535 million each. A Rand corp. Study said the government could save $20 billion by stopping c-17 production and relying on a combination of existing military cargo aircraft and wide bodied commercial jets As the Boeing 747. The european trip was among other reasons to test Over water navigational software As Well As give nato allies a first hand look at the air lifter of the future air Force officials said. The c-17 is the result of an at to do the vast majority of the Airlift Mission the whole spectrum of the Airlift Mission with one Airframe. But ills not a replacement for the c-141.�?� people trickled onto Ramstein a flight line All Day thursday to get a look at the parked aircraft which appears smaller from the outside than it is. A a it a impressive a said master sgt. H e. Thumma jr., a Hydraulic technician in the base s 6q8th Maint so who is eager to work on the Globe master someday. Quot knowing the plane is maintenance Friendly definitely feels i tempt to merge three airframes currently being used a Galaxy capacity and the same exterior size As the c-141 Star said Pilling. It has 70 percent of the c-5 Galaxy a cargo lifter and it can land on the same Small airfields that the c-130 Hercules lands on. A it the c-17 Wasny to originally designed to replace current aircraft although it could appear that it s replacing the c-141, because of the Way the phaseout will occur. But this was designed As what we like to Call the nations Core air lifter a said Pilling. A this is the most flexible Airlift machine we have. Its Good. Usually they build an air plane and then decide Bow to work on aircraft designers called upon More than 30 years of Airlift experience to create the c-17, Pilling said. Aircraft currently in service must be reconfigured for each different Mission. However the Globe master requires Little time for reconfiguration because it was designed for a variety of Airlift next january Pilling said Charleston is expected to have a full c-17 Squadron of 12 planes. A right now there Are about 40 air planes funded we re the air Force asking for 120.�?� from Ramstein the c-17 will go to Oslo Norway for an air show before returning to Charleston. Man in of Baum older child abuse Case by Jon Connor staff writer a second Man is under investigation in connection with allegations of sexual child abuse at a military child care Center in Baum older Germany a German prosecutor confirmed wednesday. However Martin Halfmann the acting chief District attorney whose office in bad Kreuz Nach is heading the German portion of the investigation offered no details. Another German official said thursday that the second Man is an american about 30 years old. Investigations into alleged child abuse at the Smith child development Center began March 28 when a Parent reported that her son suffered bruises that child care providers at the Center could not adequately explain. The investigation eventually expanded to include allegations of child sexual abuse at Baum older child care operations. . And German authorities Are continuing a criminal investigation into child sexual abuse. Mike Glenn a care provider told the stars and stripes that he was the primary suspect in the Case. To Date Glenn has not been charged but he has been in formed by Community officials that he will be fired. The second Man under scrutiny worked in close proximity to another child care Center in Baum older a source said. He has since been shifted to another Job on Post. The stars and stripes is withholding his name. The Man has not been available for comment. His wife refused to comment but referred questions to a German lawyer in Birkenfeld. The lawyer kl3us Pontius confirmed that he was handling the Case but added that he was a not allowed or willing to talk about it. In another development Helga Patterson the director of the Smith Center at the time the investigation began has been moved to another Job at Baum hold Eros hourly care Center sources at Smith confirmed. The source also said the two women child care providers at Smith who were turned in for physical abuse also have been affected by the outcome of the first investigation. One of the women a voluntarily quit a and the other is waiting for paperwork to be completed on her dismissal the source said. A Media query filed last week to the Baum older based 222nd base support a no a Public affairs office concerning the situation yielded no direct response to questions. A we cannot comment on the adminis ration actions taken regarding any civilian employees working in the Baumholzer military Community a said the base support battalions release. Glenn said he has filed a congressional inquiry to investigate what he claims is injustice. Democratic rep. Jolene Unsoeld. D-wush., is looking into Glenn a situation according to a letter her office sent to the army a congressional Liaison office. A the entire Case is going to the Pentagon a Glenn said. It. Col. Harold Cooney the 222nd base support a no a commander has declined numerous requests for an interview to discuss the Community ramifications of the initial investigation. Cooney will hand Over command to it. Col. Harold Stott or. In a ceremony tuesday. Contributing to this report is aft writer to a Travis in Darmstadt. Germany memorial service to be held today for . Retiree Mannheim Germany its amps a a memorial service for an army Retiree is scheduled for today in Benjamin Franklin Village. Paul Vatthauer 54, a Chicago native died last week of natural causes according to the Mannheim based 293rd base support in. Vatthauer s landlord found him dead june 2 in his apartment in vier Nheim about five Miles Northeast of Mannheim. Vatthauer was known to americans at the Benjamin Franklin Village housing area and nearby Taylor Barracks As the bicyclist who often picked up trash at the two army Sites and ran Small errands for businesses there. He is survived by his Mother Helen m. Vatthauer of grand rapids mich., and his sister Marita. Erickson. The memorial service is scheduled for 11 30 , at the main Chapel in Benjamin Franklin Village. Plans for burial in the United states were incomplete wednesday. A
