European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 53, no. 95 500 thursday july 21, 1994 d 8693 a tra i n i no changed by copter tragedy hard look Given overworked Azacs Crews by Peter Copeland Skripps Howard news service Washington a the air Force said tuesday that it has begun changing the Way it trains Crews of Azacs radar planes following the accidental Downing of twp . Helicopters in Iraq in april. All Crews of the airborne warning and control system lanes henceforth will be required to study the lessons Learned from the tragedy. Twenty six people were killed including 15 americans when two . Fighter jets mistakenly shot Down the copters in Northern Iraq s no Fly zone. A trainers also Are studying at least two other incidents involving Azacs planes Over Iraq. The air combat come has begun reviewing the adequacy of the entire Azacs training program and the Way individuals Are certified to join the Crews. Air Force officials worried about the danger of tired and overworked Azacs Crews expect to increase the number of Crews available to handle one of the busiest jobs in the . Military. Azacs Crews now Are deployed 170 Days a year see tragedy on Page 2 potential downings averted trainers also Are reviewing at least two. Other incidents involving Azacs Over Iraq a in january an Azacs plane mistook a sudanese Airliner for a potentially hostile aircraft an error that was discovered Only when two Navy pilots flew close enough to identify the aircraft visually officials said. V in another Case in january Azacs could not identify a plane flying Over Iraq and called in fighters whose pilots recognized the aircraft As a . Cargo plane said maj. Tom Larock a Pentagon spokesman. A Dollar s fall to lift some by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington Many service members in Europe will see fatter Cost of living allowances in their aug. 1 paychecks As a result of recent adjustments Pentagon officials said wednesday. The allowances have been boosted in several european countries in response to the Dollar s recent slump on foreign currency markets said Len Pomeroy of the defense department s per diem travel and transportation allowance committee. Cola rates Are based on fluctuations in currency Exchange rates and prices of consumer goods on the local Economy. The currency rates Are reviewed twice a month while consumer prices Are surveyed annually. Pomeroy said the currency rates had not varied much recently which had kept the cola rates fairly steady. A the rates had been pretty stable for some time with just a few minor adjust see cola on Page 2 cafes drops Airlift figurines porcelain figurines that commemorate the Berlin Airlift have been pulled from army and air Force Exchange service store shelves and Catalon sales Over copyright concerns. Story on Page 3.women s by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a medical personnel serving on ships soon will receive a two week crash course in gynaecology according to a top . Navy medical officer in Washington. Last months ruling comes As a result of More women being assigned to Navy ships. A there was always training available a it just Wasny to mandatory a said capt. . Patel director of surface Medicine at the Bureau of Medicine and surgery in Washington. A the surgeon general has said that since women will be going on combatants that All interns must spend a minimum of two weeks in  those already serving on coed Navy vessels Are offered a refresher training course at one of several Navy training hospitals. Gynaecological manuals and correspondence courses also arc available Patel. Several of the smaller ships such As destroyers do not have doctors. Personnel on those ships receive medical care from either physicians assistants or Independent duty corpsmen who also must attend women a health  get course Navy sees need for planned parenthood for sailors Page 5 Independent duty corpsmen receive about 19 hours of instruction in gynaecology and do hands on training at one of the teaching hospitals. Corpsmen will be allowed to continue filling birth control prescriptions but cannot perform Pap smears which Are required before women1 can begin taking the birth control Pill. Shipboard medical personnel will be trained in the ailments they can treat such As vaginitis and urinary tract infections. They also will learn to diagnose ailments that they must refer to other facilities such As anything to do with pregnancy or acute Pelvic pain. Patel said pregnancies can be dangerous on seagoing ships because of the possibility of ectopic pregnancies or incomplete spontaneous abortions or miscarriages. A we prefer not to take any chances a. See medics on Page 5 a a a a a a. A  army s Community clubs seek right recipe to Cook up interest by Mark Kinkade staff writer Hanau Germany a Mccharles Patton sat in the empty stillness of the Pioneer Community club in Hanau and remembered a time when the club was the Center of activity for a massive military Community. A in 1973, there was always a crowd in Here a said Patton who has worked at the club off and on since Richard Nixon was resident. A Man people would come rom Niernberg just to come in Here. They came from All Over to see this  but those Days Are gone with the thousands of troops who left Hanau Over the past five years. Today Patton the clubs assistant manager ponders Usa eur to launch family dining franchise As alternative to Community clubs Page 5 e what could happen if he fails to turn a profit at the once bustling club. Patton Isnit alone. Prompted by a recent . Army Europe directive to make a profit or close club managers and Community business officials Are looking for ways to make More Money before the army closes their doors. Clubs across the command Are in see clubs on Page 5. A amps Wayona v. Hall Mccharles Patton assistant manager of the Pioneer Community club in Hanau Germany is seeking new ways to get customers into his facility and to turn a profit. T