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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stand amp tripes  vol. 53, no. 98 50c a a a is in if by Mark Kinkade staff writer the . Army Europe a new travel agent will focus on Short european trips designed to suit soldiers budgets and providing better service for official travel according to a Carlson Wagon lit travel spokesman. The army recently awarded Garlson Wagon lit the contract As the commands exclusive travel agent ending an 11-year association with sat travel command officials announced tuesday As a result Carlson Wagon lit will take Over travel arrangements. For Usa eur soldiers civilians and family members oct. 1, said spokesman Achim Terrahe from the company a International Headquarters in Frankfurt Germany. But the change from sat travel to Carlson Wagon lit will be More than a cosmetic difference he said. A if the Only change you see is in the logo then we be missed our objective a a Terrahe said. A we will provide a wide Range of programs that fit varied tastes and  the Agency a goal is to provide travel service for military people who want to see Europe. Terrahe said the company will specialize in see travel on Page 4 travel plans cartoon Wagon lit travel says it will operate w 3$ offices in Germany to two offices in Italy k two offices in Belgium two offices in Holland sunday july 24,1994 d 8693 a Stephanie Payne of Berkeley calif., helps her Fiance air Force staff sol Gary Evans of Chicago prepare to leave Mcguire fab n j., Early saturday. Evans unit will go to Entebbe Uganda to direct logistics in the delivery of Relief supplies to rwandan refugees. 3 . Planes begin Rwanda Aid Mission Rhein main a Germany apr three . Air Force transport planes flew from Germany late saturday with the first additional Aid promised to help save hundreds of thousands of rwandan refugees. Two of the big c-141 aircraft were flying to the Gona refugee Encampment in Zaire and the third was flying to Entebbe Uganda which is to be the Bridge head of the greatly expanded . Relief Effort. The planes Are carrying water purification equipment and forklifts to handle Relief cargo arriving in coming Days. President Clinton on Friday ordered the military into Swift action to help prevent what he said a could be the worlds worst humanitarian crisis in a  Ai r Force u red to focus on . Officials say cholera is claiming 1,000 lives a Day in Goma where rwandan Hutu refugees swarmed into Zaire. Clean water sanitation and medical supplies Are needed desperately. _ Germany also stepped up its Aid on Friday adding two transport planes to the one already shuttling Relief supplies from Nairobi Kenya to Goma and see Rwanda on Page 2 by Chuck Vinci i. Washington Bureau Washington a the army and air Force should follow the Navy a Lead and develop standards for tracking How much time military personnel Are deployed away from their families according to a new Pentagon report. The. Military draw Down the withdrawal of forces from overseas and the stepped up level of contingency operations around the world have a increased deployment frequency and put new strains on our personnel a the report said. The report issued Friday by the Pentagon a recently formed readiness task Force said All services have been affected. But the army and air Force which traditionally have had forces Forward deployed overseas have gotten a the greatest Shock from this  the Navy sets guidelines a known As per Stem pm or personnel temporary standards a for each Job skill in terms of How much time personnel will spend in Shore billets As opposed to ship billets Over the course of their careers. The Navy also has a Standard for ship see focus on Page 4 record setting shuttle Back on Earth pm Evv pages inside today v1 r r. V see Page 4 fixing cars sunday Magazine  
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