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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 53, no. 102 500 thursday july 28,1994 d 8693 a faulty trucks dam flow of clean water Goma Zaire a rwandan refugees who have been drinking from a cholera infested Lake weren table to get thousands of Gallons of clean water from . Troops wednesday because the United nations sent just two Leaky beat up trucks to transport it. The Rush to get clean water to the refugees hit another Snag wednesday when the Goma Airport was shut Down to Large aircraft for repairs a . Military spokesman said. Navy Crador. Ron Morse with the . European come in Stuttgart Germany said c-5 galaxies and c-141 Star lifters. See related stories a photos. On pages 4 and 5 the largest in the . Arsenal were being routed to the american staging base at Entebbe Uganda which has a full service air port. Morse said he did no to know if smaller planes were Landing at Goma a a. A or when the Airport would reopen to big . Planes. Two of the Gigantic c-5s had arrived at Goma on tuesday carrying water up see trucks on Page 4. A a a. A amps Kevin Robinson Gen. George a. Joulwan presented a . European come Coin to a Soldier from the 5th quartermaster Dei of Kaiserslautern Germany on wednesday the general was visiting service members involved in operation support Hope at Rhein main a  says deployment May last 3-6 months by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Stuttgart Germany a the . Military deployment to Africa to alleviate Rwanda a refugee crisis May involve As Many As 3,000 troops staying three to six months Gen. George a Joulwan said wednesday. The americans chief task will be to provide clean water emergency medical care and sanitation for about 1.2 million refugees who fled across the Border to the area around Goma Zaire and another 600,000 near Bukavu Zaire said Jou wan commander of the . European come. Those estimated refugee numbers would account for almost one fourth of the prewar population of Rwanda a country about the size of Maryland. The command Hopes eventually to encourage refugees to return Home and plans to set up Aid stations offering food and Medicine along a Northern route Between Goma and Kigali the War racked rwandan capital. In the meantime the command is trying to ferry troops and Relief supplies into the area As fast As possible Joulwan said during a news conference at the command s Patch Barracks Headquarters. A a we re not waiting till we get the whole plan written. Were flowing forces flowing Materiel into that Region and coordinating As Best we can in order to Stop the dying a Joulwan said adding later a the Challenge is greater that anything that we be faced in the  it. Gen. Daniel r. Schroeder assigned to command the operation support Hope joint task Force now being formed was dispatched to Zaire on wednesday afternoon. Schroeder normally serves As Deputy commander of the . Army Europe in Heidelberg. The american Effort is in support of the . High commissioner for refugees. . Forces also will be cooperating with French military personnel who have been in Rwanda for several weeks trying to establish a Haven for refugees. The american logistics network will include airports in Kenya Uganda Rwanda and Zaire and the seaport at Mombasa Kenya. Disposal of corpses at Goma is a serious problem see Joulwan on Page 4 Dunn o weather to love it or hate it by Jimi Jones staff writer americans living in Germany Are sweating through the worst heat wave to sweep the country since 1983, a German Weatherman said tuesday. A we expect it will continue at least for the next four to seven Days with temperatures in the 30 to 35-degree centigrade Range and even Izore a said meteorologist Klaus Jaehnke at the National weather Bureau in Frankfurt. A right now we be got Arizona in the morning and Florida in the afternoon and the evenings a dry heat turning sweltering Ana  using a temperature con see weather on Page 2 a amps John Bohsner Patrick Wood left and James Ritchie find a Cool use for a to Getsch housing arca sprinkler. In i by Mark Kinkade staff writer the House armed services committee is investigating racial harassment complaints at . Bases around the world to gauge the a racial climate in the military a committee spokeswoman said tuesday. A a we re trying to determine if discrimination is occurring and what Impact it has on readiness a said Deanne Kirtman the committee press Secretary. An apparent Rise in harassment claims from service members prompted the probe Kirtman said. A we done to know if its just better reporting in the Field because people Are starting to listen to the claims or if its a deterioration in the racial climate a Kirtman said. A whatever the Case the committee is concerned and wants to see what a going  quo the probe is a Long term project Kirtman said. A this is a serious and methodical a see racial on Page 2  
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