European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes crisis in Rwanda wednesday August 10,19. A fuel flows Fine after Early snags at Mombasa by eff1e Bathen staff writer. Mombasa Kenya refuelling de lays for military planes Rushing Lifesaver in equipment and supplies to help rwandan refugees last week were caused by a shortage of pumping trucks according to . Officials at Mombasa Airport. During the first week of operation support Hope the Mombasa Airlift oper. Action obtained fuel from a local company that had Only two fuel pumping trucks said air Force capt. Jim Painter the operations officer for the base s tactical air lift control element or Talce. Now four or five trucks May be pump ing fuel at any Given time he added. In Central Africa last week flight Crews told frustrated travellers who had interminable half Day Waits in hangars at locations like Entebbe Uganda that there were fuel shortages. Ground Crews in Nairobi Kenya told those waiting that the local companies had limited the amount of fuel that they would sell to the americans. But at Mombasa As the operation moves into its third week since Ameri cans rushed to support the International Relief Effort officials said they have solved refuelling problems. Sometimes we have nine planes on the ground at the same time Painter said but they were averaging three to four hour Waits on the ground. During the first Days they waited seven to 10 hours on the ground before they could a new Supply of fuel is pumped into a kenyan f-5 Jet fighter parked beside a giant c-5 Galaxy at the Mombasa Airfield. Is Dave Casey move on. But now he said we re supporting the  typically six c-141 Star lifters and five c-5 galaxies can go through the base each Day said Painter from Dyess fab neat Abilene Texas. The cargo planes carry vehicles and supplies for the . Relief Effort. Early last week a massive c-5 leaving from Rhein main a Germany carried five finnish Dairy transport trucks along with other passengers and cargo. The first week s delays also were caused by the vol Urne of planes coming into Central Africa said army it. Col. Robert Donnelly a spokesman for the Central come operation at Mombasa. The problem was with fuel distribution due to a shortage of pumping trucks and an overage of planes he said. We  problem whatsoever with  this is the last leg to Europe for re turning planes Donnelly said. This is where they All catch fuel when they Goback to  the Mombasa Airfield operation sup ports . Air traffic for the refugee crisis including Goma Zaire Kigali Rwanda and Entebbe. At one Point in the initial transport crush Painter said he counted seven c 141s, four c-5s, six c-130 Hercules and Anavy p-3 Orion. About 730 american personnel Are at Mombasa in support of operation sup port Hope. This includes a Navy detachment at the port operation. There personnel unload pre positioned supplies aboard . Ships As Well As Relief sup plies from commercial enterprises said Greg spauling a naval Liaison officer forthe Kenya operation. On monday personnel there were pre paring to unload 60 transport vehicles to be used by the Relief Agency called world food program. Driver for . Photographer pulled from car arrested Goma Zaire is unknown gunmen forced an american photographer to leave his car and arrested his african5 Denver several Miles Northwest of the rwandan refugee Camps the photographer said. The american who asked that his name not be used told the stars and stripes and a . Official in Goma that two gunmen in military uniforms stopped the vehicle in which he and his Driver were travelling thursday. The photographer who was on assignment for Amajor news Agency said one gunman held a gun under his neck and asked him where he was from. When he answered that he was american he said the gunman pointed said Goma and sent him walk ing. A British Relief worker found him on the Road and gave him a ride. His Driver remained missing for several Days the photographer said. On sunday the photographer said his Driver had been detained by zairian authorities supposedly for not paying  until the Driver reappeared the photographer was afraid that the Driver had been killed. An unconfirmed report said the Bullet Ridden body of a zairian National was found thursday according to one . Offi Cial. The american who had been in Zaire 13 Days at the time covering the rwandan refugee crisis said that he ventured a Little too far in attempting to see for him self if the rwandan army really was not armed. He also said that the Reuters television news service had obtained a copy of a flier saying that All americans were killers. The pamphlet reportedly said according to the photographer that president Clinton was a killer. He did not know where the pamphlet was distributed or by whom. Lingers from Page 1 vaccine was ordered for troop immunizations and it was not immediately Avail Able before they deployed Bercsi said in a statement. However troops we redeployed prior to the arrival of the vac Cine and were vaccinated at our Fiel medical  despite what medical personnel in Goma have observed the european medical command has said it could Only verify that one of its soldiers vaccinations was out of Date. To the Best of Pur knowledge our Usa eur soldiers on operation sup port Hope have had proper immunization sheer said in a statement released late monday. The policy of the . European come for this deployment and this deployment Only is that soldiers will be immunized against mening Coccus Menin gitis if they have not had one a shot in the last three years Slifer said. A senior joint task Force spokesman in Goma said in a statement that the immunization policy is the same for All services and that deployment guidance for every one participating in operation support Hope includes immunizations. Unfortunately some individuals did not receive immunization vaccines before departing Europe the statement said. Fortunately the risk is thought to be Low but one group of individuals that did t receive the vaccine were going Tobe working in the refugee Camps increasing the likelihood of exposure. So arrangements were made to provide immunization to those individuals Slifer said soldiers deploy with a sum Mary of their medical records and the Standard yellow International shot re Cord. However army medical personnel generally record immunizations in the soldiers medical records Slifer said. The French produced vaccine Given to the . Soldiers once they arrived in Africa protects against strains that Are Prev Alent in this Region. The american vac Cine has additional Protection Navy it. Cmdr. . Fallen told the soldiers be fore she administered the shots. Military personnel receive the vaccine when they first enter military service be cause of the close proximity to other soldiers for example in Boot Camp Bercs isaid in an interview boosters Are typically administered every three years for Protection against meningitis an inflammation of Mem branes in the. Brain they Are also administered to troops nearing the three Yea Point when deploying to a High risk area he said. _ it is not uncommon for people to get it in Masse when preparing for deploy ment Bercsi said .5. This is a Universal policy for people who Are going to areas such As Central Africa he said. Fallen and air Force tech. Sgt. Rich Ard Austin administered the meningitis shots to the soldiers in g6ma. Most actually expired or were near expired Austin said. A r she fallen told them to get their shots because they were going into a High risk area Austin said. Coincidentally . High commissioner for refugees Relief workers had boxes of medication stolen from storage at nearby Goma Airport. The Relief work ers asked the medical detachment personnel if they could store the rest of it Austin said. The american medical detachment stored it making it readily available. Fallen processed the paper work required for the americans to use it.   military authorities could not say How Many other soldiers might need.,More vaccinations. Most of the soldiers deployed to Goma Are from Europe or Mediterranean bases a task Force spokesman said. Slifer of the 7th medical come said common sense should prevail when troops review their shot records. Any Soldier who is unsure of whether or not he is immunized against Beningo Coccus meningitis or any other disease endemic to the rwandan situation should consult with the proper medical authorities on the scene she said. Co f no at s a e t i v