European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 r the stars and stripes. Thursday August 18,1994 at a glance a a Ltd it a a a Ltd Iti Mhz iss is ill Ali a California department of forestry firefighter pauses while battling a Blaze in Atascadero. The fire has consumed More than 45,000 acres and destroyed More than 30 Homes. It was one third contained by wednesday morning. See Story on Page 10. Boosting crime Bill momentum is shifting toward passage of a troubled anti crime Bill and vice president Al Gore promised some Compromise to win Over republicans. A Page 6 Chavis confident a act executive director Benjamin Chavis said he feels he will survive a bid by opponents within the organization to remove him from office. A Page 7 out of Somalia defense and state department officials Are quarrelling Over the Wisdom of keeping . Diplomats and marines in Somalia. A Page 12 my As searched the United states is beginning its fifth operation this year in search of americans unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. A Page 13 construction rises housing starts jumped 4.7 percent in july the government said. A page14 1 Index j Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. 24 -28 comics 21 -23 commentary. A a a 17 crossword. A a a 21 faces a no places. A a a 20 Horoscope. A a a 26 Jumble. A 26 letters a a 16 Money matters a a a 14 sports 28 �36 to listings. A a a 35 weather. A a a 15 concerns from Page 1 percent of the adult . Population was divorced in 1991. More than three quarters of married service members Are still in their first marriages and an equal percentage of married service members have children. The Survey also found that today a military is probably the Best educated in history. With 99.7 percent of service members holding High school degrees. More than 60 percent also have at least some College education. The Survey sought to document the problems service members have with Short notice recalls or alerts for deployment. Personnel planners had headaches during the 1991 persian Gulf War with parents who lacked workable contingency plans for child care. Almost 30 percent of service members who answered the Survey cited a a dependent care As the most critical deployment Issue. Separation because of deployment ranks High on the list of concerns among service members. Less than one fourth of service members did not have to deploy at least once during the 1.2 months before taking the Survey. More than 16 percent reported separations of seven to 12 months and the majority of service members in that group were stationed overseas. Long separations were reported by almost twice As Many overseas service members As state. Side personnel. The Navy generally has the longest separations caused by deployments while the air Force has the shortest. In terms of rating their units combat readiness service members assigned an average Grade of 4.5 Points on a 7-Point scale. Senior ranking service members tended to rate readiness higher. Among the services army members reported the lowest Levels of unit readiness while i Rines reported the highest. The results of the Survey Are already being used to Fine tune defense departs ment and service Quality of life programs and to shift priorities As the demographics of the military change. For example there is a new directive on family care plans for deploying serv ice members and the services continue to improve child care availability. New instructions also set out the Baseline Levels of service in family centers in such areas As crisis help Job Hunting arid financial counselling. The defense department conducted similar surveys in 1978 and 1985. A Pentagon official said there is no set target Date for the next one. A a but its a Good bet Well be doing this again a the official said. A a it gives us a valuable picture of the military and what issues concern service members the  administration victim from Page 1 helped steer the presidents budget package through Congress last year. At one Point he was mentioned As a possible successor to Treasury Secretary Lloyd  speaking on condition of anonymity said Hanson has told colleagues that she will step Down but not immediately. The officials said the resignation is expected this week. Hanson has Testi. Fied that Altman ordered her to Brief the White House about the confidential Whitewater investigation involving the president and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Altman said he did not recall giving her that direction. She also was rebuked for not immediately correcting Altman a testimony about White House contacts with Treasury officials which proved to be incomplete. _ Tate effect 3with  weatctxoii5"ixsws ally a and accused of misleading Congress with his Ion Hanson migs from Page 1 serbian helicopters Cross take pictures and then Fly  but what Hall saw out of his window was no helicopter. It was a supersonic fighter Jet with deadly capability. Brown said the inboard computers in his helicopter a dubbed a White Hawk because it is painted White for its . Mission a did not indicate the serbian Jet Ever activated its radar. Brown Hall 1st it. Robb Craddock and staff sgt. Pat Stoker a All assigned to Katterbach Germany a a were ferrying four military vips from Camp Able sentry East of Skopje to a norwegian observation Post along the Border. The highest ranking Soldier aboard was col. Paul e. Lenze of the combat Man Euver training Center in Hohenfels Germany. The uh-60 helicopter departed its base at 1 30 . And headed North. The flight from Camp Able sentry to the norwegian Post takes about 20 minutes. . Helicopter pilots Are instructed to stay three Kilometres about 1.8 Miles South of the Border until they Are within a specific air corridor at which they Fly North to the desired observation Post. Brown Cut East when he reached a Valley that runs More or less parallel to the serbian macedonian Border. When he f5?m the ofter end he turned right heading North to observation Post the helicopter departed the of after it. It was definitely an interesting two minutes. Probably the most action packed two minutes ill Ever spend in my  army chief warrant officer 2. Rod Brown about a 35-minute visit. Just As it was a eng in a Erial checkpoint near to the East West Valley that Brown flew through earlier. Hall spotted the Mig. By Browns calculations it was eight Miles away Over the Border town of Kocanik in the Kosovo province of Serbia did get think it was a big Deal a Hall said. When Brown turned to the left to head Down the Valley the Mig followed i Pursuit. Brown had the helicopter at about 50 feet off the ground and descending the helicopter was flying at about 200 Mph the Mig was gaining. A the Mig buzzed it a Freeman said. As the Mig swung out Over the Borden it circled Back and prepared to re Sun the Chase. But As the Mig looped around brow found a narrow Valley off the Primar Avenue and turned South. Brown Neve saw the Mig again though it did Fly Ove the area one More time. Brown estimates the Mig was 1,001 feet above his helicopter when it flex. Over him. He wonders what the Mig a doing in the area and doubts that it a lost. Brig. Gen. Tryggve Tellefsen tin norwegian commander of the . Nus Sion said he shot off a letter of concen to his serbian counterparts. A it was reported that one of a Heli copters was spotted inside Serbia a Sau Tellefsen adding that that Wasny to the Case. A it was definitely an interesting to minutes a Brown said. A probably that most action packed two minutes ill eve spend in my