European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 27, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5. \ Mcpeak s 4 years of excitement end Andrews fab. My. A air Force chief of staff Gen Merrill a. Mcpeak bade Farewell tuesday to his colleagues even those who he said a think in be pulled a few too Many Gas and  the blood drained permanently from my  Mcpeak a former fighter Pilot was referring to the physical effects a Jet Pilot endures from accelerated Gravity. Despite his wry jokes the four Star general a voice trembled As he thanked those who did the services Day to Day a jobs so he could work on a the virtual air Force the air Force we dream of the air Force that ought to be and the one that America  Mcpeake a replacement is  r. Fogleman head of . Transportation come. The. Controversial Mcpeak was Quot lauded at his retirement ceremony by air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall As a the architect of the air Force of the future a a but also As one who Mcpeak was unafraid to Challenge conventional Wisdom and thereby risk endangering the collegiality of other service chiefs. Because of Mcpeak s reorganization of the air Force and slimming of its ranks the service is a simpler More flexible and tougher. And ready for the challenges ahead a Widnall said. Mcpeak openly promoted a plan to change the roles and missions of the various services such As sharply cutting the number of Marine f/a-18 fighter jets or eliminating the role of the army a Long Range artillery in the far reaches of the Battlefield. The ideas would also enhance the duties of the air Force and have raised hackles among the other services. But . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff lauded Mcpeak for a reinventing the air Force in a new Mold and a adding a Little excitement with his ideas to normally Dull meetings of the four Star chiefs. Defense Secretary William Perry noted that Mcpeak hailed from Grants pass ore., where the recent movie hit the River wild was filmed. A this movie might Well be an allegory about the air forces last four years during which Mcpeak piloted the service through unchartered Waters and evil predators a the Secretary said. During the ceremony the crowd was treated to a flyover by some of the air forces Premier aircraft including the b-2 stealth bomber the f-117 stealth fighter f-15 eagles a-10 Thunderbolt is and a c-17 transport. Kirch Gons unit slated for duty in Macedonia by Wayne v. Hall staff writer nearly 550 soldiers from Kirch Gons Germany will deploy to Macedonia after thanksgiving As part of the . Peacekeeping Force. The . Task Force including two companies and a Headquarters element is composed mostly of soldiers from 3rd so 5th Cav regt in Kirch Gons. An unspecified number of soldiers from More than 25 other . Army Europe units will round out the task Force headed to the former yugoslav Republic according to a 1st army div statement. Once in Macedonia the soldiers will become part of the . Coalition on duty there. They will replace 515 soldiers from the  army a 3rd inf dives 2nd in 15th inf regt in Schweinfurt Germany who have been on duty there since june. During the six month rotation the sol. Diers observe Monitor and report on activity along the macedonian serbian Border according to the statement. In preparation the soldiers have been training in a mock base Camp in the Friedberg area focusing on Peac keep ing operations. In november they will be evaluated by norwegian Brig. Gen. Tryggve Tellefsen the commander of . Forces in Macedonia. The soldiers will deploy with their individual weapons and equipment and will use vehicles and equipment already at Camp Able sentry in Macedonia the statement said. The unit also will prepare families for dealing with the deployment by offering classes on crisis intervention and stress management. Female Pilot believed killed san Diego a one of the first women to qualify for combat flight and the Navy a first female f-14 aviator was believed to have been killed when her Jet crashed in the Ocean authorities said wednesday. The plane flown by it. Kara s. Hultgreen 29, of san Antonio crashed tuesday off the Southern California coast. Her radar intercept officer was quickly rescued with minor injuries. Hultgreen who  recently completed training As an f-14 aviator  taken off from the aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln on a training exercise it. Cmdr. Janet Muscus said. Hultgreen was believed to have been killed but her body  not been recovered Muscus said. Helicopters from the Carrier continued to search for her. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Vehicle pickup list for Italy listed below Are the names of service members whose privately owned vehicles Are available for pickup at the 1321st medium port Comdr so vehicle processing Center at leghorn army depot Italy. Numbers indicated Are the last four social Security numbers. Andrews . 8511 Dugan . 0289 Hobbs . 9208 Keech . 9959 Mccloskey . 8852 Neal . 5834 Perry . 8577 Robles Machin p. 4473 Spangler . 5755 Tyler v. 9023 . 2192 Gookin a a. 4291 Johnson . 1636 Montgomery . 8742 Nater Pretzm 1878 . 0221. Reeder my 4003 shouts . 2662 Steebe . 3961dodds ends Effort to consolidate teachers unions by j. King Cruger Northern Italy Bureau called off its Effort to make a single the sole representative of overseas Dodds has teachers Union teachers. Lillian Gonzalez the new director of the department of defense dependents schools last week informed the Federal labor relations authority that the overseas school system  withdrawn its a clarification of unit  petition endorsed by the overseas education association was filed with the authority in August. In essence the petition backed the Oear a position that it should be allowed to supplant the overseas federation of teachers and the Panama canal federation of teachers As the sole bargaining units in certain overseas areas. A a. A a. A the sea represents Dodds teachers in Germany and teachers in what previously were known As the Atlantic and Pacific regions. The Oft represents Dodds Europe teachers in what was the Mediterranean District plus one area the azores of the former Atlantic District. The pct represents Only teachers in Panama. Current Law requires that Union a bargaining units contain employees who share a a Clear and identifiable Community of interest a and must promote a effective dealings and efficiency of operations of the agencies involved. The Dodds petition withdrawn by Gonzalez on oct. 20, argued that because the school system is shrinking and redrawing its regional map and consolidating functions in Washington there should be Only one Union the sea negotiating with school system officials a a a. -. Quot a a a Quot / \ \ the petition argued that consolidations  changed the character and scope of the management labor negotiations. But in a 1992 ruling the labor authority ruled against a similar argument contained in a petition presented by the sea. The authority said at that time that overseas teachers still have unique local concerns within their respective regions that arc overshadowed by any centralization. The Oft fought the efforts a first by the sea and then by Dodds a to make the association the sole bargaining unit for overseas teachers. It argued that the centralization actions by the military a school system Are less extensive than the sea and Dodds  a a claimed. A a a a a. Gonzalez announced Dodds withdrawal of the petition in an oct. 20 letter to Marie Sainz Funaro the Oft a president. A at this Point there is no question that our representation in the Dodds european Region will continue to be honoured and will not be challenged. Dodds withdrawal of the petition Means that it is comfortable dealing with three unions a Sainz Funaro said in a wednesday Telephone interview from Oft Headquarters at Camp Darby Italy. A we Are looking Forward to working with or. Gonzalez in a new atmosphere of cooperative labor relations a Sainz Funaro  Page 1 shift gears and Experiment with new music formats and types of entertainment. Above All Black said a a it a got to be  and the More unusual the better. A your clientele really likes to see the Odd promotion a Black said. New and hot in club entertainment Are pseudo sumo and human Bowling. In the former participants Wear sumo wrestler gear for a bout on a mat. The latter involves 6-foot-tall pins and a Bowling Ball with a seat. Karaoke Japan a singalong Export that turns  average into a Rock Star for a night a is a Little bit shaky in the private sector. Its changing a Little bit a Black said. In one new twist on Karaoke Black is adding a gang show element allowing the audience to blow the whistle on a performer before he or she finishes a song. Another is Karaoke theme night dedicated exclusively to the songs of a single performer like Elvis Presley or a particular Era. Lookalike contests and accompanying theme parties also have found their Niche in club entertainment Black said. Music formats scoring with club goers include latin Salsa top 40 dance techno alternative hip hop Urban rhythm and blues dance oriented Rock and country and Western with Subtle differences in preferences Between the civilian and military clubs. For instance Black noted country is a not dying not growing in the civilian clubs while a still hitting hard in military clubs. On the other hand some trends reverberating in the states like Retro disco Haven to hit their stride with the military Market. A the music that a out now is probably not the music you want to listen to a Black told her audience asking if they recognized such generation x favourites As nine Inch nails or the red hot Chili peppers. A but remember you re not 18 to 29,�?� she urged club managers to keep up with music trends build up their clubs music libraries instead of relying on the House disc jockeys collections and track the djs playlists. The selection of music she said a a can make or break your