European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 3,1995 the stars and stripes Page 3 ence Are Byron Bureau Augsburg Germany when deployments Are imminent most units won Der if they will go. Soldiers in the 66th military Intelli gence brigade however wonder who among them will go. Commanders within the brigade say their Mission is to support the War fight in today s climate those of igniters can be involved in humanitarian or peacekeeping missions As All of the missions they need Intelli gence information. And that intelligence is often provided by the 66th military intelligence brigade. It s an Honor they keep coming to us said maj. Peter Zwack the plans operations and training officer for the 18thmw it a military intelligence in. Brigade Soldi tiers have been to opera Tion support Hope in Rwanda opera Tion provide Comfort in Turkey opera Tion provide Promise in Croatia an operation Able sentry in Macedonia to name a few. ,./, ".". V they also have been to Kazakhstan with operation provide Hope Somalia with operation restore Hope and eve sent a Soldier to Haiti when american forces landed there. And that s no counting soldiers sent to every training Cycle at the combat Man Euver training enter in Hohen Fels Germany. The brigade can provide two major types of service. One it can Tell the commander what to expect to include everything from the condition of roads and Bridges to the amount of Ware House space for Stor Hall Chi ing food. This is Basic intelligence. Also the brigade can provide translators in 15 to 20 languages everything from croatian to French to russian. You have some Guys who can speak six or seven languages some of our slavic linguists said Zwack in discussing the Basic intelligence the brigade can provide it. Col. Richar Halbleib commander of the 527th Mili tary intelligence in said when the commanders get the Mission the first thing they ask is How am i going to link myself to the intelligence architecture of the United states the key thing that All commanders want to do now is not lose anybody. The Way to do that is to make sure that you have the Best the brigade is not the Only intelligence brigade in Europe. The 205th military intelligence brigade supports v 66th, its members said supports the entire theater. We re Likely to go anywhere within the european come air said Halb Leib referring to the area of responsibility. Let s put it this Way there s no one that s gone anywhere that has t asked for us. If you re going to go somewhere you want to know where you Are when operation support Hope kicked off last year in Rwanda for example 33members of the 66th were eventually deployed. And they went with the first wave. The Rwanda thing we re very proud of because we were the first in an among the last out Zwack said. Staff sgt. Sharon posing is a data communications specialist. Less than 48hours after initial notification she was among the first to land in Rwanda and with her were 500 pounds of equipment known As a mini Dise or deployable intelligence support element. With that equipment posing practically had the world at her fingertips. Linked by satellite with even More sophisticated equipment in Augsburg she was Able to provide the commander with a variety of services from photo analysis to weather reports to maps. We re it posing said of the brigade s importance in Remote locations. We had the Only working fax in posing said this duty has generated an interest in current events since what happens in faraway lands might soon affect her. I used to not care too much she said. Ever since i got on that mini Dise when i come Home at night i turn on can television. I leave it on. We keep close tabs."-. Army sgt. 1st Clau Usa m. Hunter army sgt. Alana do Quad Center of the 5th military intelligence co 18th military intelligence in plays the role of a dissident during a recent exercise. As a member of the intelligence unit a Chad is Able to use her language skills As an interpreter. Set. Alena Sehzad of the 5th military intelligence co 18th military Intelli gence in was born in Afghanistan 25years ago. She and her family escaped ahead of the russian invasion of 1979 and moved to America. She Speaks rus Sian bulgarian persian ukrainian and her native language of Dari. In the past year she has twice been deployed to Russia As a translator. I love it. I love to travel she said. If i can travel with a purpose but it s not always fun. On one deploy ment she did simultaneous translation while High ranking american and rus Sian generals held serious discussions. They re in discussions talking about the future relations of our two countries and i m in the Center she said. Walkabout during that deployment by the Way Sehzad was at the rank of specialist. She was asked about such responsibilities being placed on the shoulders of soldiers so _ Young. She said it is typical of the brigade. The command has respect and Confidence in its soldiers she said. Zwack said such Confidence is placed in soldiers As a necessity. This Type of work is still new to the . Army. This new world of contingency an deployment it requires a lot of initiative right Down to that private first class he said. He said the brigade is constantly Edu Cating commanders about what it can provide to any operation. Halbleib said intelligence is like the headlights on a car being driven Down a dark Road by the operation commander. If the headlights Are beaming out there he goes fast Halbleib said. If the headlights Aren t there he comes to a grinding attacks a Darroll Lewis spec. Paul Kirk of co a 32nd signal in wife cleric and sons 18-month-old Aaron right and 3- car old Kyle sit with the family s Ivi year old Rottweiler zeus from Page 1 _ his dog but he appealed that decision. His Appeal was recently rejected by col. Harry a. Tomlin commander of the 233rd base support said his Appeal suggested alternatives to removing the dog such As muzzling zeus and briefing Chil Dren on How to act around animals. Attempts to reach Tomlin and other 233rd bib officials were unsuccessful. On nov. 22, zeus attacked 65-Pound Pamela Roatch outside the Kirks first floor dwelling. The dog had been let out of the apartment by Kirk s 3-year-old son Kyle who had been left unattended for a moment while his Mother Cherie borrowed an item from a third floor Kirk said she had left the front door unlocked because the keys had been misplaced. Pamela was playing with several children about 10 . In a common area Between two apartment build Ings. When she saw the dog looking in her direction she recalled i said of no and then he started charging at Pamela said she does t remember much of the at tack which left 14 bite Marks on her left and Side. Six puncture wounds required intravenous Antibiotic treatment at the military Hospital in Heidelberg. She was discharged on thanksgiving after a two Day slay the doctor said with the Force of the dog s Mouth his Teeth might have met in the Middle said Pamela father sgt. Thomas Roatch a military policeman with 233rd bs13 lost a lot of Bod. We re Lucky there were no broken s 6-year-old sister Stephanie said she saw zeus sniff the air before attacking Pamela. I guess he got the scent of our dog when . Is Farrell Lewis nine year old Pamela Roatch shows some of the scars remaining after an attack by a neighbor s dog in no vember / a. "".a. Tacked Pamela said Pamela s Mother Belinda. The Rottweiler and the to Atchis 20-Pound male Schnauzer Crumley had fought twice before the last encounter within three weeks of the attack on Pamela. That time the Schnauzer was wounded and required veterinary treatment the to Atchis said they Are upset that the Kirks have not apologized for the attack on Pamela. But Cherie Kirk said she tried to talk to Belinda Roatch immediately after the incident but was turned away. The incident has prompted Thomas Roatch to turn to the German court system where he Hopes to recover at least the medical and veterinary costs incurred. ,
