European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday september 9, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 Perry thanks Brave berliners7 defense chief Marks end of Long american presence by Ron Jensen Niernberg Bureau Berlin american forces in Berlin with the help of Brave berliners accomplished a difficult Mission during the cold War the us. Secretary of defense said thursday. They be shown that no Border no Wall no barrel of a gun can threaten free Dom forever William Perry said. Perry made his remarks in a Brief in women who made it in other remarks Perry echoed other . Officials in saying the military re Gime in Haiti is near an end. What i can say about that at this time is the military regime in Haiti is on the Way out Perry said. In Germany events this week culminate an american presence in Berlin that began on july 4, 1945, when victorious troops entered the devastated capital of a to 41au of ctr All. U a a 1w to m m Ter View at the Berlin brigade head Quad Defeated nazi Germany ters. He was in Berlin to take part in a be since then american French British Ries of events throughout the Day and russian Orcesi have shared the City marking the departure of foreign troops through Oura cold War that ended when from the City. Perry noted in his speech that one of his predecessors pledged 40 years ago that american troops would not leave the City until it was free and secure. That Day has come he said. Berlin is whole. Germany is one. The cold War and its nuclear threat Are in the Early morning ceremony at Clay Headquarters Perry received the Ameri can Flag taken Down the Day before at a final Retreat ceremony. Maj. Gen. Walter h. Yates jr., the Berlin commander presented him with the Flag. In a Short speech Perry said this is truly a historic Day. On behalf of presi Dent Clinton and All of the american people it is my Honor to join in celebrate the Berlin Wall tumbled on nov. 9, 1989, and the City and Germany were reunited on oct. 3, 1990. Russian troops left with great fanfare last week. Ceremonies on thursday paid tribute to the american French and British forces whose pres ence will end this month. Perry added to that tribute saying As your Secretary of defense i am proud of you. President Clinton and Alt of the american people thank you for the serv ice that you have despite his hectic schedule the Secre tary spent a few minutes chatting with members of the Berlin military Community and some berliners. In a remark to Yates before leaving Rry said i think this must be a uni Deperr l unique moment in history when an occupying ing one of the truly great events of the Force leaves and the Community they Are 20th Century and to thank the men and leaving Sheds some tears Over is Kon Reorg defense Secretary William Perry receives the american Flag from Berlin commander maj. Gen. Walter h. Yates or. During a ceremony thursday Ryan taking Over posts at 16th adv nato unit Northern Italy Bureau Avi Antab Italy it. Gen. Michael e. Ryan took command of 16th air Force from it. Gen. Joseph w. Ashy in a ceremony thursday morning at Aviano. Ashy and Ryan Are to be in Naples where Ashy will turn Over com Mand of nato s Allied air forces Southern Europe to Ryan. As commander of the 16th air Force Ryan is responsibly for More than 7,000 . Military and defense department personnel based in Italy Spain Greece and Turkey. In his nato role Ryan will be responsible for the planning and employ ment of All Alliance air forces in the Mediterranean area stretching from Gibraltar to Eastern Turkey Ryan comes to 16th air Force from the Pentagon where he served As the vice director for Strate Gic plans and policy for the joint chiefs of staff. Ashy who took command of 16th air Force in Jan uary will pin on his fourth Star and move to Peterson fab colo., where hell head the . Space come the Ryan North american aerospace defense come and the . Air Force space come. During the ceremony Ashy alluded to the spy in the sky satellites he will oversee from his new Post in Colorado. In Case you think i m going to be a Long Way away just remember you May have something up there looking Down at you and providing me with feedback from time to time Ashy said. Ryan told those attending the ceremony that he has pledged to make Quality of life for our servicemen and women and their family members the Best it can Gen. James l. Jamerson commander of . Air forces in Europe praised Ashy for helping to bring two squadrons of f-16 fighters newly based at Aviano to nato s Southern Region from Ramstein a Germany. At a later news conference i Jamerson said that Safe is pretty Well on the Way to stabilizing the Force Structure that we have from the draw Down and that no changes Are imminent. Ryan speaking at the same event said that while be has not previously been permanently stationed in Europe he. Worked european affairs for the last three years at his most recent assignment. That assignment Ryan said included travels throughout the world while serving As the military adviser to the Secretary of state. So i feel like i m not coming to Europe with an empty bag but i still have a lot of bags to fill up Ryan said. Ryan a 1965 graduate of the a air Force Academy is a command Pilot with 138 combat fighter missions including 100 Over North general and his wife the former Jane a. Morgan of Des Moines Iowa have four children. Prognosis Good for future fwu Bidav Melancon Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany the 67ih combat sup port Hospital in Wurzburg is growing despite reductions in forces that have claimed health facilities in neighbouring communities. Renovation projects and staff increases ensure that the Hospital is going to stay and that the 80,000 people it serves will see improved services said its commander or. Col Darrel Porr. Wurzburg has grown. We have not lost any Hospi Tal services Porr said. Urologists allergists occupational therapists and a podiatrist have recently joined the 56-Doctpr staff he said. And a 20-Soldier airborne Mobile surgical team is moving from Italy to Wurzburg. The scaffolding sur rounding the 61-year-old former German air Force hos Pital May scare some people gut contrary to rumours the building is structurally safer and there Are no plans to close the Hospital Porr said wednesday. The Hospital is spending $8,899,815 for More than 24 construction and renovation projects purr said. projects include rebuilding the roof repairing building s exterior replacing More than 1,000 win Dows and renovating the dental clinic family practice facilities and reception areas Porr said. " rumours say the Hospital s Structure is unsound and this Hospital is going to move Back to Niernberg Porr said. That is not the Hospital is not being repaired for return to the German government he said. According to Porr Hospital staff and services at the Marne land facility Are growing while other hospitals Are shutting Down because of the reduction of . Forces in Europe. Marne land is the nickname for the area that is Home to 3rd inf div communities which includes Wurzburg. When the 7th medical come the 67th s Headquarters unit inactivates next month the tactical portion of the 67th will fall under the 30th medical brigade a v corps unit. Control of the Wurzburg medical activity will be at the regional medical Center. The facility has grown from one main Hospital with four outlying clinics to the 300-bed Wurzburg Hospital a deployable combat support Hospital and 13 clinics stretching from Bamberg to Berchtesgaden he said to took Over the service areas of the now closed Berliand Niernberg hospitals. The 67th Hospital s service area covers 60,000 Square Miles and serves 80,000 soldiers family members Mili tary retirees and civilian employees Porr said. End of draw Down projections Are that the 67th will serve70,000 potential patients. Clinics Are located in the military communities of Hohenfels Hillesheim Katterbach numbers Vilseck Gie Belstadt Schweinfurt Kitzinger Augsburg bad sibling and Grafe Wohr. I really have command and control Over two differ ent hospitals Porr said. While we Call this the hos Pital building the combat support Hospital this is really the medical activity Wurzburg. The combat support Hospital is tents and equipment that we set up some place in the event that the combat support portion of the Hospital staff would deploy the Deputy commander would take Over the Wurzburg facility Porr said. Doc tors and medics would come from other facilities in Europe and the United states to fill positions of the deployed soldiers. This is the Only Hospital in the army that has the people for a Field Hospital imbedded in a fixed facility Porr said
