European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes military in transition thursday. November 3,1994 hers training called our Edge army leaders see High technology at Grafe Wohr by Mark Kinkade and Ron Jensen staff writers Grafe Wohr Germany with soldiers in Europe spending a third of their time on deployments the . Army is watching to see if training Levels fall the army Secretary said wednesday. We in the army will always be concerned about training of course army Secretary Togo West said. It s what we do to prepare for War. It s our Edge. It was our Edge in desert  with the number of deployments increasing he said referring 19 humanitarian operations in Africa and the peacekeeping Mission in Macedonia there is a concern that the training suffers we re watching it he said. V \. West along with the army chief of staff  r. Sullivan were in Grafen Wuhr to witness the High tech training of Atlantic resolve 94. They both said computer simulated training such As that in Gra Sullivan Fem Vohr allows soldiers to remain Battle Sharp for fewer dollars. Atlantic resolve is a three week exercise involving about 15,000 troops from five nations. Through com Puter simulation Battles Are. Fought and Soldier from commanders to privates Are Able to assume the roles they would in real combat. It enables them to experience aspects of War they could t experience unless in War Sullivan said. However he said there is noway through simulation to replicate the cold wet and icy conditions that can afflict a ground Soldier in combat. But West said the soldiers Are getting valuable train ing. You Cati see their boots outside the simulators he said. These people Are  one important aspect of the computer simulation is a big savings in training dollars. The . Army Europe estimates that Atlantic resolve will Cost $15 million much less than the Cost of the reformer exercise it re places. That Large scale return of forces to Germany carried a Price tag in 1988 of $53 million. Usa eur has adequate Money for training of Al types Sullivan said. You can see the dramatic savings that Are made. By training like this he said. We take those dollars and Roll them into training exercises Down at the lower a ways be ready to deploy army Secretary tells troops by Mark kinka0e and Ron Jensen staff writers grafenw6hr, Germany every Soldier no matter where he or she is stationed should expect to be deployed at any time the army Secretary said wednesday. Togo West said that the world environment and the changing fac of army missions Means that any soldiers potentially deployable Tutu another Way anything is possible Wes Salv West waa  to witness a comp for simulate training exercise known As Atlantic resolve 94. The High West tech training is Money saving Tira saving method of keeping soldiers prepared for War. But whue they train for War. West said they must the army it More versatile now than it was a few tars ago because it hut taken Oil humanitarian and peacekeeping missions that were once not part of the service s Mission. Soldiers he said have to be versatile As well., 1?wre calling on everybody to be fully prepared he said v i was very pleased with the response we got. .1with the contingency ii Kuwait a he said. V West was asked Why soldiers in the . Army a Europe were not deployed to Kuwait during the a m it tit Ariatti  l to my i before ii usareu1deployment, i m pleased that the soldiers Here in usage unexpected to be called he said asked if Usa eur would have an adequate fort once the ongoing draw Down is Complete West said he thought 65,000 soldiers in Europe was sufficient. Not Only do we have an adequate Force we havea Superb Force he said. _ v of the army chief of staff Gen. Gordon it in Litvan i. � in of Only do to have an adequate Force we have afar a f Force. A Togo West Secretary of l who was also in Grafe Wohr later echoed the Secre tary s remarks s to the Secretary and i will Mote Yon Tii where he t. Ald he Falp Ieve of 65,000 he said he was pleased with the ability of soldiers soldiers in Europe As part of a total Force of 100.000move front the United states to Kuwait when is adequate. My to mov iraqi troops closed in on their neighbor s Borde recently. \ there s been no request for an increase font the leadership Over Here he said. A i level larger units Sullivan added,1 can expect More train ing exercises such As Atlantic resolve. West said training this Way makes it More Likely we will have funds to do More training in other  to ensure soldiers in Usa eur have time to train the army is experimenting with the increased use of National guard and Reserve units. These units would be deployed instead of those in Usa eur for specific missions. The idea was mentioned by Secretary of de sense William Perry during a recent visit to Europe. Secretary Perry has said the same thing to me West noted referring to the use of Reserve units. I makes Good  asked whether Reserve forces have had sufficient training to handle unexpected missions West said we will see that they Are adequately rained in their.  "a.",". Sullivan took the Issue one step further. He said a unit now training at fort Bragg n.c., is composed of 20 percent regular troops and 80 percent National guard members. The 4th in 504th Parachute inf. Will train until Jan uary he said. It will then be sent to the Sinai Peninsula for peacekeeping duty. The Secretary Perry and i Are trying to see if we can do some of these missions with organizations such As this he said. We re excited about what we re see-ing.". -,.,_ -. Navy Deputy says funds hiked for Quality of life Sysu Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy the Navy balances sailors Quality of life with military operations and the shrinking Bud get a senior Navy official said tuesday in Naples. There have been several examples in recent times where we be had to say to the National command authority that a particular thing military action that maybe wanted by the chief of staff or others probably was t a Good thing to do because of the Impact on people s lives said Richard Danzig undersecretary of the Navy and we be by and Large made that  although most Navy operations including training have Felt the cutting Edge of the budget a he said Money for Quality of life improvements has increased. We re moving Money Back and Forth Between the different accounts Danzig said. We be Plusser up Quality of life expenditures in this year s  examples of current improvements include a new child care Center at Rota Spain ongoing construction at Souda Bay Crete and plans for a new child care enter in Naples. Danzig said Naples was a key Stop in his tour through the Region to look at Quaty of life issues an Navy operations. He also will tour Rota Souda Bay and Simonella Sicily. He plans to Fly Over Bosnia and Herzegovina in an f/a-18 Hornet fighter visit several Navy ships in the Adriatic sea and Stop in the bosnian capital Sarajevo. While in Naples Dan Zig spoke with enlisted personnel and their families and also toured base facilities and government housing. _. One example of the Navy s commitment to sailors is the limiting of ship deployments to six Danifo months he said. In Theuan Zig p ast Saj Jors Nave spent As much As nine months or longer at sea. Deployments will be extended Only under dramatic circumstances he said. Downsizing has played a major role in allowing the Navy to continue its quest for better living conditions and advancement opportunities for sailors he said noting that it is Navy strategy to slim Down from about 450,000 sailors to 394,000 by the turn of the Century. While the Navy is reducing costs and personnel strength officials do not intend to Cut Back military operations Danzig said. The recent debate sparked by e re moving Money Back an Forth Between the different accounts. We be Plusser up Quality of life expenditures in this year s budget of Richard Danzig. _ undersecretary of the Navy air. Force officials on the redundancy of roles and missions of the services has Given the Navy a Chance to highlight the Job it does he said. Eighty five percent of the key population centers of world Are within reach of the a Danzig said. The famous proposition that in every crisis the pres ident first asks where is the Carrier is borne out again in our operational experience. That role the role of presence in the world at Large is not one that was recognized in 1947 when the defense department was created in its modern format. I m hopeful that the roles and missions commission will recognize that world presence As a role and As a Mission particularly associated with the Navy and Marine