European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sims Anc stripes vol.53, no. 145 500 British and . Service members carry their countries flags thursday in front of the Berlin Airlift memorial. A big Berlin sen doff for departing allies Berlin a Germany closed the Book on the cold War bidding this once divided City s Western protectors Good Bye thursday with a grand military ceremony on a scale not seen in Berlin since world War ii. For Germany s army the Day that ended with helmeted sol Diers marching by torchlight before the gleaming Brandenburg see related Story on Page 3 Gate was one of Pride and Promise for the  Helmut Kohl pledged that Germany is ready to join the americans British and French sharing the military Burden of trying to keep the world s  will not stand on the sidelines where peace and Freedom in the world Are at stake Kohl said in a speech ear Lier in the Day commemorating the 1948-49 Airlift that broke a see Berlin on Page 2 Friday september 9,1994 d 8693 a Span Dahlem Pilot charged in Friendly fire by Susanne m. Schafe rap military writer Washington the air Force has brought charges of negligent homicide and dereliction of duty against an f-15 Pilot based at Span Dahlem a Germany who was involved in shooting Down two . Army Black Hawk Heli copters Over Northern Iraq in april. The tragedy took the lives of 26  addition five members of the airborne warning and control system radar plane that oversaw the action will face dereliction of duty charges the Pentagon announced thursday. The incident was one of the military s deadliest Friendly fire tragedies no announcement was made of charge against the second of the two f-15 pilots who took part in the action. That Pilot who remains unidentified by the air Force was the less senior officer officials said. Twenty six charges of negligent homicide an two charges of dereliction of duty have been brought against it. Col. Randy w. May of the53rd fighter so based at Span Dahlem the Pentagon said in the  charges of dereliction of duty has been brought against each of the. Five a acs Crew members the Pentagon said. Turkey two . Helicopters downed by Friendly fire Iraq 32nd parallel Jordan 100 Miles 100km Saud Arabia Kuwait they include maj. Douglas a Martin of the air combat come air operations so at Langley fab va., who was a member of the airborne command see fire on Page 2 Chicago a a Federal aviation administration employee says he was groped and verbally harassed by female co workers As part of cultural diversity training sponsored by the Agency. It was ugly. I was shocked i was stunned i was very embarrassed said Douglas p. Hartran an air traffic controller in Aurora who is suing the transportation department. Hartman 43, said that at a june1992 workshop he and other male controllers were pressured to walk through a Gauntlet of female controllers who fondled their private parts and discussed their sex Ual  objected but was fondled and ridiculed anyway he said. He said he filed a sexual harassment complaint after the workshop but was stonewalled by the Agency and ostracized by management. He filed Federal lawsuit last Friday against the transportation department seeking an end to the retaliation and $300,000, the maximum allowed. Louise Eberhardt president of the Baltimore based Hart performance group which helped de sigh and teach the regional workshops declined to discuss Hartman s lawsuit. But she said touching at workshops was limited to such things As a woman putting her Arm around a Man. But she said the touching and verbal exercises were dropped about Ivi years ago because of controversy and because of a need to allow for other exercises. Hartman and another controller Joseph m. Bel Lino said the sessions were voluntary but control lers Felt they had to go or risk hurting their careers. Alvin Ray the Faa s human resources manager for the great lakes Region would not comment on the lawsuit. Ray said he had heard rumours of grop ing during gauntlets but no one has Ever confirmed it happened. The Faa does not condone the things you say these people Are complaining about Ray said. St. Etienne heavenly dance pop from England see Page 15 major league baseball