European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sra r4and$itripes vol. 53, no. 61 500 Friday june 17,1994 d 8693 Europe bases called vital Gao sees danger in cutting More air facilities by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington further air base cuts in Europe could jeopardize the military s ability to provide enough Airlift support for another desert storm sized operation in the Middle East a Pew general accounting office report concludes. As it stands now according to Gao calculations the remaining six key air bases in Europe that can support transport planes headed for the Middle East can just barely handle the requirements of another operation on the magnitude of desert storm. To support such a scenario in the Middle East the military would need to Fly 90 c-5 aircraft and 198 c-141 aircraft from the United states into those six bases each Day. The aircraft would have to Stop at the european bases on their Way to the Middle East for refuelling maintenance Crew changes and cargo handling. At the moment the bases a Raf Mildenhall England Rhein main a and Ramstein a in Germany Torrejon a and Rota a in Spain and Lajes Field in the azores a can handle a maximum of 90 c-5 flights and 197 c-14is each Day. If the United states did not have full Access to the Airlift facilities at any of the six bases Quot it would increase the risk that . Troops or cargo for a Middle East crisis would be delivered too late Quot the report said. The june 2 report was prepared for rep. Earl Hutto a Fla chairman of the House armed services committees readiness panel Gao analysts said their estimates on How Many daily Airlift flights the six bases see Europe on Page 2 a  s f i -v1 .7. It a a u v Sass a a a f s a. Sweet sorrow of partings amps a Cut Didio tears arc mixed with cheers at Raf Laken Halh England As teachers from the elementary school wave goodbye to the last bus carrying pupils into summer vacation after a year of stress a much of it related to the troop draw Down a Dodds welcomes the vacation. See Story on Page 4. House rebuffed on demand that Bonn pay More for troops Bonn Germany apr the German defense chief rejected on wednesday a demand by the . House that Germany pay a far greater share of the costs for keeping american troops in this country. A we wont pay a defense minister Volker Ruhe said. Foreign journalists had asked Ruhe his opinion of a House amendment passed May 19. The amendment adopted by a 268-144 vote amends next years defense budget to require european Host countries to pay up to 75 percent of the . Troops no salary costs. They now pay 5 percent backers said. For each percentage Point below 75 percent 1,000 troops would be withdrawn from Europe. Of the 161,000 american soldiers in Europe most Are in Germany. About 100,000 will be left in Europe at the conclusion of a continuing draw Down. President Clinton opposes the amendment saying the european allies can t afford the Cost. The Senate has no similar measure in committee. Ruhe said he did not think Washington would push Germany on the Issue. He said american troops Are in Germany a in their own  a i am firmly convinced that those responsible in american politics will see How important for America the presence is a he said. 27 More Sites in to get the a Neucom says by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau the United states plans to give up fully or 27 More military installations in Europe the  Pean come announced thursday. At the same time . Army Europe announced the withdrawal of 40 More units from the continent. The army will close 23 of the installations and the air Force will release four Sites. Most of the affected Sites Are in Germany but the 15th round of reductions see related charts on Page 4 also includes locations in Belgium Denmark the Netherlands and the United kingdom. The announcement raises to 824 the number of . Installations in Europe that have been identified for closure partial closure or Mot Balling. The realignments affect about 5,655 authorized positions a 3,226 military 506 . Civilian and 1,923 non american jobs according to the defense department in Europe the draw Down will have eliminated about 157,268 positions Neucom said. The few major army installations on thursdays list already Are operating at reduced Levels because of the draw Down in Progress since 1990. They include Ger Szewski Barracks and no uncut Cavern in Karlsruhe Germany Reese Cavern in Augsburg Germany and the army Hospital in Niernberg Germany. Announced for partial return is Rhine ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern Germany one of two Sites a cur but is the other a that had More than 1,000 authorized positions each. For other Sites such As rheingau Cavern in Mannheim Germany and Herzo base in Herzog Nakrach Germany the announcement comes several months after All activity has ceased there. The list also includes see Neucom on Page 4 inside today . Simpson s blood Type matches blood at crime scene paper says ,.a 5eepag�2 German pacifists feel a no guilty for helping Gulf War deserters