European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The  Guje Tarbes vol. 53, no. 105 50c sunday july 31, 1994 d 8693 a Pentagon gathers ideas we of abuse Cusser across All military branches to help abusers families by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington a More family violence occurs in military circles than what is reported defense department officials say but they Are looking into several initiatives to turn the problem around. While each of the services already has programs to help abusers and their victims the Pentagon is seeking an Overall policy for All the branches. Yet the officials said coaxing both victims and abusers out of the shadows is a Tough sell since Many military families believe asking for help Means a discharge for the service member. Defense department records show that military members who sought counselling for family violence problems have been involuntarily released at a slightly higher rate than their counterparts. How Ever officials said that the risk of discharge is slim and that they Arentt sure if reported abuses directly Lead to discharges. A perceptions will kill you a a said army col. Will Hatcher who supervises family support programs for the defense department. A but when you have the facts perceptions tend to  Hatcher pointed to a recent Pentagon study that showed the main reason an abused wife does no to come Forward is for fear that her military husband will get the Boot and the family will lose income and benefits. A and most wives Don t want their husbands punished. They just want to get help to save the marriage a Hatcher said. The Pentagon study prompted those who develop and track family violence treatment programs to change their approach he said. For instance the depart a1993 department of defense Survey revealed that abuse resulting in minor physical injury is most common. Out of 10,231 Sample cases of spouse abuse 3.2%. A major physical injury requiring medical attention 3.5% emotional abuse 1.2% other homicide sexual abuse or unknown out of 4,163 Sample cases of s child abuse 3,7%, major physical abuse 13.4% sexual abuse 5.0%emotional abuse 3.8% other fatality combination or unknown source department of defense ment is moving away from command directed counselling which normally would be ordered after abuse has occurred. The big push now Hatcher said is to identify troubled families Early in the stages of abuse a before someone is seriously injured. A amps a we looked at the successes the individual services have had in Early intervention programs to see How we could implement them department wide a he said. The More promising initiatives include a amnesty programs where a couple see Pentagon on Page 2 team sizing up Kigali for Relief flight charged in clinic slayings former minister Paul Hill is arraigned saturday at the Escambia Fla county jail in Pensacola charged with the Shotgun slayings of two people outside an abortion clinic. He is being held without bail. See Story on Page 2. By Mark Kinkade staff writer a . Military assessment team was scheduled to arrive at the Airport in Kigali Rwanda this weekend to evaluate the Airfield for Relief flights into the War ravaged african country. The team made up of Security forces engineers and damage assessment and Airlift experts will originate from the Entebbe Uganda Airport a . European come spokesman said. The command would not say which units were to Send people to Kigali or when the team was scheduled to arrive. However Deputy defense Secretary John Deutch said Friday that the Kigali Airport would be under . Control by saturday night. A the . Will control the Airport by the time defense Secretary William Perry arrives a Deutch said. A but that is the intent a that the . Will run this Airport and eventually hand it Over to the . Or some other International  Perry in a Stopover saturday in Brus. See Relief on Page 2.city of death leaves its Mark on . Troops by Vince Crawley staff writer Goma Zaire a death has become common in Goma. A Man Lay motionless and dying near the Entrance of the Airport Friday afternoon. A few Yards away children were begging for cigarettes and water while vendors hawked african carvings and souvenirs to French soldiers in the Airport parking lot. The dying Man Lay on the main Road inside the Airport Gate in the Shade of some Bushes while the huge International Relief operation roared All around him. Dozens of see City on Page 5 country tunes Cowboy hats and combat hoots inside today sunday Magazine Quot