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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 2, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday july 2, 1994new unit gears to enforce flight ban by j. King Cruger Northern Italy Bureau Aviano a Italy a  patrolling the United nation to Fly zone Over Bosnia and Herzegovina Wel corned a new unit to the Mission Friday when the 510th fighter so was activated at Aviano a. The 510th is the second f-16 fighter Squadron to fall under the 31st operations group the other f-16 outfit the 555th fighter so and the 603rd air control so were activated during the re designation of the 31st fighter Wing on april a history shows that we would become involved in the deny flight game As soon As possible a said it. Col. Gary West commander of the 510th fighter so. A Salt wings within Safe Are currently supporting contingency operations so its critical that we pick up our full share As soon As  510th, formerly an a-10 Squadron assigned to Span Dahlem a Germany is no stranger to Aviano it flew More than 1,700 sorties out of the base in Northern Italy Between july 1993 and february while deployed in support of operation deny flight natos Effort to enforce the bosnian flight ban. The newly activated Squadron initially will Fly a limited number of sorties As it continues to receive personnel and aircraft. But once the unit has All its aircraft by the end of this month it will be on a fast track to achieving combat ready Squadron at Ramstein inactivates ram Stein a germ any s amp s. A the last of Ramstein Abts fighter Jet squadrons the 5i2th, inactivated Friday As part of its move to Aviano a Italy. Of the 18 f-16 fighting Falcons assigned to the Squadron six were on hand Friday for the afternoon ceremony. The other 12 Are already at Aviano with half of them taking part in operation deny flight the . Mission to enforce the no Fly zone Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fridays ceremony lacked the fanfare and speeches of the week before when the base staged a Farewell commemoration to More than four decades of fighter operations at Ramstein. There was however a symbolic flyover of f-16s, an event that will become less and less common around the Kaiserslautern military Community. Replacing the f-16s Are c-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from Rhein main a. Ramstein a 86th Wing will. Be predesignated As the s6th Airlift. Wing on oct. 1. A Squadron of about 16 c-130s and related units Are moving from Rhein main to Ramstein. The first three c-130s arrived tuesday. After fridays ceremony marking the inactivation of the 512th, the Squadron was activated in Aviano As the 510th fighter so. The Squadron follows Jhc 526lh fighter so which inactivated april 1 and moved to Aviano. It is now the 555th fighter so. The two Aviano squadrons arc part of the 31st fighter Wing. A a a Quot a a. The arrival of cd 30s at Ramstein a pjs a whole new atmosphere to be around with a a senior master sgt. Bill Badstibner an avionics flight chief said at last weeks commemoration ceremony. A a you re definitely going to miss the action of being around fighters a status West said., when fully operational sometime this fall Aviano a two fighter squadrons will maintain and operate a combined total of 42 f-16 cd. Block 40 aircraft. The aircraft will be outfitted with lantern a navigation and targeting Aid that allows the sophisticated flying Falcons to Fly at Low altitudes at night and under the weather to attack ground targets with precision guided weapons. The 555th fighter so also known As the triple Nickel began flying deny flight sorties this week. Col. John h. Campbell 31st fighter Wing commander and it. Col. Steve Hoog commander of the 555th, flew the triple Nickels first Birndorf Germany a amps a cafes Europe customers. Can receive up to $48 for their old Coffee makers if _  Are among recalled models the Exchange has announced. Officials with the . Consumer product safety commission issued the recall june 24, citing the thermostats As potential fire hazards. V the voluntary recall applies to 750,000 machines  Black amp Decker or general electric name. The appliances Are sold in army and air Force Exchange service stores. The recalled Coffee makers Are under the Cabinet models sdc1, sdc2 and sdc3. Date codes located on the outer plug prong further identify the models. The recalled  Are coded 406 through 822.the three Coffee maker models were manufactured Between 1984 and 1988, according to an cafes news release. Coffee drinkers Are advised by cafes to Stop using the Coffee makers immediately. The appliances can be returned to Exchange stores for a Complete refund regardless of age. The Coffee makers were sold by cafes for $47,50 from 1984 to 1986, before the Price increased to $48, an cafes source said. Proof of Purchase is not required for a refund said Carrie Higley Krowka euro can Exchange service spokeswoman. Caution americans on turkish rally in Frankfurt Rhein main a Germany a amps a . Military officials in Europe Are advising. Americans to be cautious of a turkish demonstration scheduled for today in downtown Frankfurt. The demonstration will be held Between 10 . And 4 p.m., with a March from the opem Platz. To Mainzer lands Tasse Schmid Strassel and the Rebstock Schwilm bad swimming Pool. The event planned by secular turks against religious fundamentalism in Turkey is expected to draw Between 8,000 and 10,000 participants according to Public affairs officials at Rhein Mai n a the air Force office of special investigations at Rhein main advised americans to be aware and to exercise caution. General leaves 1 St army div bad Kreuz Nach Germany a amps a Brig. Gen. John a. Van Alsyne was honoured in a ceremony thursday at bad Kreuz Nacho a Rose Barracks that marked his departures As the 1st army dives assistant division commander of support and introduced his replacement Brig. Gen. James c. Riley. Van Alstyne who held the position for two years will be working As the chief of. Operations for . Southern come in Panama Riley was previously the joint chiefs of staff s special representative for the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe. He also served As the commander of the 1st army dives 1st brigade during operations desert shield and storm. He is married to the former Linda Jean Axtater thursday morning flight fighter mis out of Aviano. Significant event at the 616th regional ived a new commits Mission deny flight missions to Date 9,600 Dighy Sions have been flown there was another Aviano on Friday,1 As support group rec Mander and a major e and Structure. Until Friday support groups like the one at Aviano were a part of a designated main operating base for example Aviano in the 16th air Force area Raf Mildenhall England in the. 3rd air Force area and Simbach ,.Germany, in the 17th air Force area. 1 on Friday All the support groups joined their respective numbered air forces As part of a move to streamline their operations. This helps the air Force respond faster to the needs of the installations they serve said col. Robert. M. How e or. A Howe turned Over command of the 616th to col. Gene n. A a Neil Patton late Friday. Patton a command and authority will cover the entire Southern Region except Turkey. Patton who comes to the Post from command of the 775th air base group at san Vito Dei Normanna air station Italy is responsible for a total of 500 air Force personnel located at six installations in. The Mediterranean area. 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