European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 25, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 officials treat nato medical ills Sysu Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy nato members need to have their medical equipment in sync officials say. Although an agreement sets Down Basic standards for care such items As medical forms need to be in different languages and emergency equipment must be interchangeable. An american made Stretcher needs to be Able to fit into a danish helicopter if that s what s needed to save that patient s life said Navy cmdr. Carl d. Wamble medical adviser for nato Southern Region. Standardizing medical care was a top concern for nato medical experts and planners from the Southern Region when they met nov. 18 during a we Klong con Ference in Naples. The officials Are responsible for planning the number and location of Field hospitals medical personnel supplies equipment and other support for nato missions. The conference brought together representatives from More than a dozen countries. They shared medical information on such conflicts As Bosnia and Herzegovina and Rwanda and discussed How to prepare for other scenarios that May involve emergency care. One solution to the disparity in health care Quality among nato countries especially under Field conditions is Zeleme Dicine a Keble said. Tel Medicine in Vokes use of a computerized language program that translates information into dozens of languages so a doctor and patient can communicate. The technology allows for on the spot diagnosis of key personnel considered critical to a current Mission Wamble said. Also a new com Puter design Model will assist medical planners in preparing for peacekeeping operations or conflicts by providing Battle casualty estimates Wamble said. Based on environmental and historical ins rare up i me air Chicksands seeking family of Pilot who died in crash by Nancy  . Bureau Raf Chicksands England the memory of col. Thomas b. Thompson has been preserved for nearly 15 years atop a Hill at Raf Chicksands where a Model of an a-10 Thunderbolt stands in his Honor. But now the base needs someone else to tend the memorial. It the Monument can t just stay on the base when we close said tech. Sgt. Marc Johnson abase historian. Raf Chicksands will be returned tothe British defense ministry next sep tember As part of the military draw Down. And there will be no one left to look after the Thompson memorial. Thompson died july 7, 1979, when the a-10 he was piloting crashed. Thompson who was stationed at Raybe Atwaters was performing Aerial a Nevers at Raf Chicksands during Anair show. News reports of the Accident said Thompson s single seater was on of several aircraft taking part in a Low level aerobatics display when it took sudden dive. Thompson reportedly managed to gain enough Altitude to avoid the Fairgrounds and a crowded Barracks but crashed in a nearby Field. Although the aircraft had an ejection seat wit Nesses believed Thompson sacrificed his own life to steer the plane away from populated areas. Raf Chicksands erected a Monu ment to Thompson in 1980 that Fea Tures a scale Model of an a-10 Thunderbolt crafted by the base s Remote control air plane club. The Model was created from original a-10 materials including paint epoxy resin and fiber Glass cloth. A plaque with Thompson picture on it also was placed at the Monument. Base officials believe that the memorial should be offered to Thompson s next of Kin. Only no one has been Able to locate Thompson family. A1979 news report of the crash in the stars and stripes stated that Thompson then 45, was from Tulsa okla., and that he was survived by his wife Betty Jan Ethompson and two children. We Don t know if they the children were boys an girls Johnson said. Johnson has looked through Back is sues of the Chicksands base paper dating to 1980 and also has gone through Library newspaper files a Ramstein a Germany looking for clues to Thompson s family but to no Avail. He has also contacted numerous air Force offices As Well As the air Force times airman Magazine and the american a weekly newspaper for americans published in England. Nothing seems to pan out John son said. The closest he s come to gaming any a i j Jtj a. W " is so re Mcwinna memorial dedicated to col. Thomas b. Thompson an air Force Pilot who died in a 1979 crash sits atop a Hill at Raf Chicksands England. Information is a Titbit from the safety of fice at Kirtland fab n.m., that the of fice holds records about the crash. How Ever because of the privacy act Johnson has been unable to secure the release of any information about Thompson that might Lead to his widow such As his so Cial Security number he said. Although the base does t close until september Johnson said time is running out for locating Betty Jane Thompson or her Chil Dren. A decision about what to do wit the memorial probably will have to be made by april he said. In the worst Case Well have to offer it to Duxford Johnson said. The Duxford air museum in Dux Ford England has numerous aircraft and other american Memorabilia. It dislocated about 43 Miles North of Lon Don. Anyone with knowledge of the whereabouts of Betty Jane Thompson or her children can Contact the Raf Chicksands Public affairs office at Dan 243-2374. If calling on a nonmilitary line fro within the United kingdom dial 0462 2374. If calling from outside the unite kingdom dial the appropriate country code followed by 44-462-2374. Data the program gives planners several scenarios to help them prepare for Poten tial problems including medical evacuation and emergency Hospital care types of supplies and number of people. We Hope we never have to use that stuff and that happened in the persian Gulf Wamble said. Our estimates were Way higher than we anticipated but we were ready and that makes a difference be cause it could have gone the other Way if Saddam Hussein had done his scud mis Sile thing. Just sending scuds every where and wipe the place Slick we would have needed to use every bit of that medical support capability that we had set  help and female too by Darrell Lewis staff writer military Post offices in Europe face with an Avalanche of Holiday mail Are recruiting More volunteers. The Volunteer spin full time employees along with serv ice members who have been detailed to help in military Post offices. You look around and can Tell one or two extra people make a difference said Jeffrey Saligoe a returning Volunteer sinbad Kreuz Nach Germany. You would not believe the amount of mail that goes through there. It s hectic like that scene in Miracle on 34th Street where the policeman dumps the mail on the judge s desk Saligoe said referring to the 1947 Christmas movie  accrue on the Job training hours that could help qualify for paid positions with the military postal network the . Postal service or even Compa Nies with in House postal services said postal officials. If two people meet the civil service Job qualifications and one has eight months working in an army postal office and the other does to. The one with experience would logically get hired said Walter Bleiler postal specialist at the army postal directorate Atsch Etzinger Germany. I be heard of volunteers who got jobs with uses Federal express or Large businesses like . Penney with mail rooms using the same equipment such As postage meters and procedures to Load trucks said Yvonne Radloff spokeswoman for the . Air forces i Europe air postal so at Ramstein a Germany. Saligoe Hopes his Volunteer time helps him get a foot in the door with the postal service As a mail Carrier. He said he will be moving to Flagstaff ariz., m june with his wife spec. Jeanne Sali Goe of the 141st signal in. Although much of the work is challenging physically such As unloading trucks and repetitious handling of individual pieces of mail other duties involve automation an helping people to wrap Label and address their packages correctly. Army Navy and air Force volunteers Are tapped through their communities family support Agen cies or local red Cross offices. Information is available through local Volunteer coordinators Bleiler said. Applicants with records of felony court martial or postal related offences will be rejected As will those with a history of drug abuse or psychiatric  report to work after Back ground checks Are conducted by the local military police or investigative office. All volunteers Are briefed on mail Security and worker safety said Bleiler and Radloff