European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In the heat of deployment by Effie Bathen staff writer Rhein main a Germany with less than a few hours sleep since hearing Friday about their deployment to Africa members of the 574th Supply and service go sweated through final preparations sunday in More than 90-degree temperatures on the Tarmac a we deploy and we come Back. We deploy and we come Back a said maj. Eric Hanson the executive officer of what has been dubbed task Force 51. Of 51 comprises Germany based soldiers deploying to the Region. The task Force using Mannheim a 51st Maint in As its Core had planned to leave Rhein main on sunday to take water purification units to rwandan refugees massed on the Border with Zaire Hanson said. However the deployment was delayed and tentatively rescheduled for today Petty officer 2nd class Marcos Chapa a spokesman at Rhein Mains joint information Bureau said sunday evening. The destination Airport in Goma is Only Safe for Daylight operations according to a base spokeswoman. Hanson said that since the deployments to the persian Gulf and Somalia . Forces have become experts in Rushing see heat on Page 2 a amps Michael Abrams sgt. Gerrod Slawson a a. Ready to do  a amps Michael Abrams sgt. Lisa Sokolowski. We re glad to  a amps Michael Abrams spec. Caesar Gongora main concern is  massing for Africa from Europe to refugees Aid a see related stories photos Chi pages 2 and 3 . Military personnel at Rhein main a Germany prepare Medicine saturday for shipment to Goma Zaire. By Effie Battien staff writer More than 1,700 soldiers in Europe Are kissing their families goodbye and Rushing to deploy to Central Africa. Quot _ their Mission to save the lives of More than 1,5 million refugees who have fled Rwanda and Are dying by the thousands on the zairian Border. Although the soldiers will be packing personal weapons reports from humanitarian Relief agencies and advanced parties sent to the Region indicate there is no military threat said Navy cmdr. Ron Morse of the . European come based in Stuttgart Germany. A the potential is there but there is no specific threat to americans that we Are aware of a he said. A still soldiers will typically carry sidearms or m16 rifles he said. They will also be issued flak vests and helmets. Malaria and other diseases Are Likely to pose the greatest threat to american soldiers Morse said. The weather probably will be about the same or cooler than the heat they Are leaving in Germany he added. According to . Army officials in Europe units going to the troubled area will include an Advance party and water purification specialists made up of a 400 Germany based units from the 3rd corps support come. A 1,300 from the army in Europe a Southern Region who Are to deploy from Aviano a Italy beginning today with a Small contingent of about 80, soldiers from several units were alerted Friday an see Africa on Page 2 deep in Pentagon a legend charts next Era in warfare by Thomas e. Ricks the Wall Street journal reprinted by permission of the Wall Street journal Europe amp asian 1994 Dow Jones amp company inc. All. Rights reserved worldwide. Washington a classified War game at the . Naval War College recently pitted a militarily resurgent China in the year 2020 against the United states. The United states was badly bloodied a despite the Best efforts of the 80 participating military officers intelligence analysts and defense department strategists. The key difference Between the hypothetical adversaries was that China had a 21st-Century military bought off the shelf while the United states fielded an updated version of its persian Gulf War Force satellite guided anti ship missiles showered the . Fleet which was naked to chinese surveillance sensors High in space. As fast As the United states could Blind the Small inexpensive satellites the chinese launched More. American aircraft carriers were forced to stay too far off China a coast to do much. The game which Navy officials wont discuss captured the main argument now roiling the Pentagon it Isnit about Bosnia or Haiti or North Korea but about whether the Way wars Are fought will change fundamentally in coming decades. The driving Force behind that debate is Andrew Marshall a virtual unknown outside the Pentagon but a legend within it. In a building preoccupied with Short continued on Page 16