European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse At a glance president Clinton is greeted by his Stepfather Richard Kelley at he Airport in hot Springs ark., on saturday. The president returned to Arkansas to attend his 30th High school class reunion. See Story on Page 10. Truce crumbling there were reports of an upsurge in breaches of a shaky truce around Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and More shelling and casualties on Battlefront in the North and Northeast. a a a Page 5 . Reward offered a new Jersey real estate magnate is offering $250,000 for information that clears . Simpson in the slayings of Simpsons former wife and her Friend. A a a a. A. A a Page 6 reverse camouflage military technology used to camouflage tanks on the Battlefield is being used by the Auto Industry to do the reverse a make cars easier to spot to help avoid Page 9 Happy workers according to a Survey Federal workers were much happier about their jobs at the end of the Bush administration just before president Clinton a inauguration than they were three years 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 automotive 9 classifieds. 21-24 comics 18-20 commentary .13 crossword.20 faces in places. 10 focus. 15 Horoscope. 23 Jumble. 23 letters. .12 Money matters. 14 sports25-32 to listings. 31 weather .11 no Quick fix Likely for Rwanda logistics May mean months of involvement Perry says by the washing ton Post Brussels Belgium . Forces probably will remain for at least several months in Africa where Remote locations and primitive conditions will make assisting rwandan refugees the most logistically Complex humanitarian Relief operation in . Military history defense Secretary Wili Iam Perry said saturday. Perry was briefed Here saturday morning by the senior military commanders of the Relief Effort who told him the crisis could swell far beyond its current horror if it is not contained during the next month. A we want to see. Them go Back to Rwanda to go Back and get their Fields harvested and planted so that there a not a longer term disaster behind the Short term disaster we re looking at now a said Perry who diverted his return trip from a we Kong Tohir of the Balkans to meet with the military leaders. Army Gen George a. Joulwan head of the . European come briefed Perry. Adding to the Burden Joulwan said is the Prospect of lava flowing from an Active Goma a the lava flow can come very close to the Airfield a Joulwan said a so we re watching that a spokesman for the european come Navy cmdr. Ron Morse said in Stuttgart Germany late sunday that the smoking Volcano had not impaired Relief efforts. Perry said the . Forces face an extraordinary Challenge because of the number of refugees and the 4,000-mile stretch Between the Large encampments in Zaire and Rhein main a Germany where the Airlift operation originates. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael v. Hayden the senior intelligence officer for the operation noted that is the same Dis Tance As Between Dallas and Honolulu. Perry said he did not know How Long it would take . Forces to Complete their Mission which he estimated would Cost $100 million a this is months not weeks is the Best i can say now a Perry said. With tens of thousands of refugees dying or near death human rights groups have stressed the urgent need for action by the United states and allies and some have been critical of what they see As a lackadaisical response. But army Gen. Jack p. Nix jr., who is leaving in a few Days to be the senior commander on the ground in Africa said he is determined not to plunge in Slapdash. A the tendency is to Rush headlong Down there a said Nix who joined the briefing on Perry a plane. A but if we do that i May have soldiers standing around not really Able to help a Africa from page1 families were briefed by the appropriate commands according to a spokeswoman for the 3rd corps support come based at Wiesbaden a Germany. Many soldiers were called Back from leave and notified by american forces network announcements to Contact their units maj. Mary Lou Nosco said. About 16 percent of deploying soldiers from the corps support command Are women. Some soldiers have just returned from the International marches at Nijm Egen Netherlands. Others participating in the v corps exercise caravan guard were at locations throughout Germany. . Soldiers in a Rock band from Vicenza Italy had to withdraw from the . Army Europe Battle of the bands Competition in bad Kreuz Nach Germany on saturday because they were called to duty. As is Standard soldiers and their families were advised by their commands that the soldiers could expect to be deployed up to 179 Days. Deployments longer than heat from Page 1 water to the Rescue. A a in be been to similar missions. In be been to real missions in Iraq and Turkey a and now Africa Quot sgt. Gerrod Slaw son 25, said As he finished loading preparations for a water purification unit that processes 600 Gallons per hour. A a we re excited. We re ready to do it. We want to do our Job a he said. Because his unit has been working nonstop since Friday to prepare for the trip Slawson was so tired he had a hard time even remembering which Day it was he Learned that he was going to deploy Slawson a water purification specialist who has been in the army six years said his wife took the news of the deployment t Well a a she a Happy. She does no to like to see that on to a he said of the rwandan refugees suffering. Sgt. Lisa Sokolowski 26, a Driver hauled ammunition for nine months to combat units in the persian Gulf three years ago. She said she was confident she would be Able to handle this Mission As Well. A i like what we can do Quot she said. A if it Means helping other people and making a difference Oul there we re glad to go follow on units will include postal detachments More transportation units communications services and military police according to army require orders for a permanent change of station and soldiers then would be eligible for different entitlements Nosco said. . Military contributions involved so far in the rapidly expanding Relief Effort include a an Advance party of 36 a mostly water purification specialists that has been dubbed task Force 51, was to de Par for Goma Zaire this morning from Rhein main a Germany. A three c-14i Star lifter aircraft loaded with food cooking Oil and medical supplies arrived Early sunday in Goma to which most of the refugees have fled. V a three Mc-130h combat Talon is from the 532nd special operations group based at Raf Alconbury England arrived in Africa on saturday after an 18-hour flight. The converted Hercules aircraft is usually used for Day and night infiltration and Aerial reconnaissance. A on sunday the Mc-130s completed the first Airdrop of Relief supplies into the Goma area. They dropped about 34,000 pounds of meat Rice biscuits flour and sugar. Other water purification specialists Are scheduled to deploy within Days. Task Force 51�?Ts specialized equipment includes two water purification units that can process 600 Gallons per hour. The members will haul water to distribution Points in Large Mobile tanks. Heavier equipment which can process As much As 3,000 Gallons per hour will accompany other units. The 400 soldiers from Germany have been drawn from several locations. Most Are from the 3rd corps support come and the 21st theater army area come. . Personnel already deployed to Goma will initially recover the air dropped food bundles and turn them Over to . Humanitarian personnel who will distribute them according to a statement from the european come. Also a tactical Airlift coordination element of about 200 people is to help expedite unloading Ana handling of cargo. Bulk food for sundays Airdrop was loaded in Entebbe Uganda one of several centers for aircraft operations. Half of that element is already there Neucom said. The statement did not specify the units involved in the tactical Airlift coordination. A amps Michael Abrams a water purification unit sits sunday on the Tarmac at Rhein main a Germany before being loaded onto a flight to Africa. Spec. Caesar Gongora also a water purification specialist said a wok in be been to Kuwait. I can handle this.�?�. Still he was bracing himself. He said a chaplain cautioned the soldiers at their briefing that they were going to a see dead a a you re going to see some things you be never seen before a Gongora said. A but the main concern is the Gongora called his brother in the 1st army div in Baum older and his parents in the United states to Tell them he was going to Africa. His parents and his air assault trained brother told Gongora a 26-year-old Supply sergeant a a a Best wishes and stay alive. Come Back
