European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday november 6,1994 . Army sgt. Greg Underwood of St. Louts gathers his Parachute after Landing in the kuwaiti desert West of Kuwait City on saturday. Paratroops drop into desert exercise in Kuwait most of the soldiers in saturdays exercise jumped from c-130 her Cuffe. Aircraft at an Altitude of 2,000 feet. But a few including . Navy seals free fell from More than 12,000 feet using Steerable parachutes. The exercise was conducted at an unspecified drop zone West of Kuwait City. A a a a a a. A a a Quot one kuwaiti paratrooper broke a leg in the jump said maj. Donna j Stacey a . Military spokeswoman. He was the Only casualty. Kuwait a More than 100 american British and kuwaiti soldiers parachuted into the desert saturday in a military exercise carried out under the Allied operation launched after iraqi troops massed near the Border. The allies responded to iraqis deployment of More than 64,000 _ troops near the kuwaiti Border last month by moving 30,000 personnel warships and combat aircraft to the Region. Pope riles mafia on visit to Syracuse Sicily a Pope John Paul ii kept up his attack on the mafia on saturday and the mob apparently answered Back leaving a slaughtered Lamb on the Doorstep of a prison chaplain. The mob sent its latest macabre Challenge to the churches moral authority on a Day when John Paul paid tribute to a priest slain last year. The Churchman was killed after heeding the pontiffs earlier Call to speak out against the mafia. Reports said the Rev. Gino Sacchetti 55, on saturday found a dead Lamb with its Throat Slit. Attached was the message a you will meet the same Sacchetti is chaplain at the prison in Termini imerese 25 Miles outside Palermo and reportedly had worked with mafiosi who were cooperating with prosecutors. Sacchetti a car had been torched in september. The Pope s three Day trip to Eastern Sicily with stops in Catania and Syracuse was his first tour since he cancelled last months . Trip because his right leg injured in a fall april 29, was Healing slowly he appeared frail and used a Cane but John Paul was Resolute As he continued his attacks on the mafia begun during another trip to Sicily in May 1993. _ meeting with Young inmates in Catania he underlined the need in Sicily for a redemption and liberation especially from the Powers of the mafia and other dark a whoever is responsible for violence and bloodshed will have to answer to the judgment of god a he said echoing his Call last an open air mass earlier saturday in Catania shadowed by the mount Etner Volcano John Paul paid tribute to the Rev. Giuseppe Puglisi who was killed by the mob in september 1993. John Paul called him a a courageous witness to the truth of the scriptures a drawing Long applause from a crowd of several Hundred thousand people. Sitting in the front Row were the Mother and sister of judge Paolo Borsellino a leading anti mafia prosecutor killed in 1992. V the Popes visit came As the Church was suffering new intimidation. One Palermo priest reportedly left the Pope John Paul ii Tours Catania Sicily on saturday with the City a archbishop Luigi Bommarito. Island after receiving death threats last month and another watched As Many in his congregation walked put when he urged them not to yield to mafia influence. A a a Quot a a. Upon arriving in Catania the Pope told sicilians that the time had passed to be cowardly in the face of the mob. A Catania Rise up and cloak yourself in Light and Justice a he said. The Pope also touched on speculation that his papacy was slowing Down. A do you have your tickets for Manila a he asked a crowd of Young people during an unscheduled appearance on the Balcony of his residence Friday night. It was confirmation that he intended to travel to the Philippines in january to Mark the churches world youth Day a trip put in doubt by cancellation of his . Tour. From Page 1 Torney a when you take off Down the runway whoever is the flight Lead is in command notwithstanding the rank Structure on the according to an air Force regulation on general flight rules and operations a the Pilot in command or the formation flight Leader is responsible for the Safe and orderly conduct of the flight. A Martin would not comment specifically about the apparent contradiction Between the air Force regulation and the services decision to go after May the Wing Man and not Wickson the flight Lead. A a it a fair to say that the flight Lead Wing relationship is an important part of this Case a Martin said. May now assigned to Span Dahlem a Germany faces 26 counts of negligent homicide and two charges of dereliction of duty. If May Scase leads to a court martial and he is found guilty the maximum penalty he could receive is 26viyears in prison according to the air Force. Wickson on the other hand is immune from any future prosecution that would be based on statements or information he provides either directly or indirectly at May shearing. Maj. Gen. Eugene d. Santarelli the 17th air Force commander a determined that this Grant of immunity was appropriate to ensure the facts and circumstances surrounding the charges and specifications against it. Col. May Are fully developed according to a written statement released on the general a behalf. Santarelli must decide sometime after the hearing whether May will face a formal court martial. The review process often takes at least a few weeks capt. Barbara Shestko who is assisting Martin believes the air Force wants Wickson to testify a was a matter of convenience for the a there was no Deal As far As we know a she said referring to a surreptitious agreement Between the government and Wickson a we Are not concerned about Captain Wickson testifying at the article 32 hearing Shestko said although Wickson a account is part of the Accident investigation report civilian attorney Bob Fiore said the government needs live testimony from Wickson to bolster its Case against May Fiore has represented service members in military trials for More than 20 years but has no part in the May Case. Information Wickson May have about May a role during the engagement has a got to be damaging a Fiore said a otherwise they be giving the Guy Didkson testimonial maj. Gary coning and capt. Douglas Stevenson the prosecuting attorneys in the Case declined to be interviewed. Wickson a attorney capt. Lynn Norton was unavailable for comment. On the relationship Between Wickson and May Shestko said she is unaware of any bad blood Between the two. Five Crew members of an airborne warning and control system plane were the subject of an article-32 hearing last month that considered dereliction of duty charges. The Azacs Crew according to an air Force report failed to Tell the fighters that the helicopters were american failed to ensure that the Black Hawks were broadcasting the right identification codes and failed to Monitor the no Fly zone properly. The fighter pilots maintain that they thought the Black Hawks were iraqi helicopters based on their visual sightings and information and guidance they received from the Azacs plane. A i find no logical justification for differentiating Between any of these military people As far As the charges Are concerned a Fiore said referring to the most serious charge of negligent homicide As opposed to dereliction of duty. A if the Guys in the Azacs Are derelict in their performance of their duty a he added a How can you say May alone is negligent a based on what he knows about the Case Fiore said that the omissions by the five Azacs Crew members seem to have directly contributed to the Accident. A it would be logical to charge them All with negligent homicide a Fiore said. The air Force a could have done that and they would have looked More like other service members Shestko wonders what effect the Case will have on the Community of pilots. She fears that it could Dull however slightly the Edge that . Pilots possess whenever they knife through enemy airspace. A they Are the tip of the sword and the military wants to keep the sword As Sharp As possible a Shestko said. A otherwise Why have it a
