European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 4, 1995 the stars and stripes Page 3drivers under the gun at 2 . Base Lakenheath Mildenhall making use of radar by Nancy l. Torner . Bureau Raf Lakenheath England a consider yourself warned speeding on base will not be tolerated. Both Raf Lakenheath and Raf Mildenhall recently purchased new radar guns to catch speeders. And while the machines currently Are being used by both bases to encourage the Public to slow Down the time is fast approaching when the education will and the ticketing begin. A. In conjunction with the radar guns Lakenheath also has purchased a portable sign that is calibrated to use the radar guns to record a Drivers Speed and Flash it on the sign As the vehicle approaches. Excessive speeds also trigger the words a slow Down to Light up on the sign., a the intent is to create Downey Public awareness of their Speed while they re on base and to get them to slow Down a said tech. Sgt. Tim Downey with the 48th Security police so at Raf Lakenheath. A this is More of a Community relations Type thing right now. But that a not to say we wont Issue a ticket if we see something but Downey said the education phase will end in about a month. The radar sign was made locally by uni Par corp. Specifically for Lakenheath. The sign and radar guns each Cost about $3,180. Since Lakenheath began using the sign Security police have found that Drivers react to its presence the same Way they react to seeing a police vehicle. A they do a a nose dive a a a said airman David Cerra Chio with the 48th Security police so noting that even people who Are observing the Speed limit tend to step on their brakes when they see the sign or new guns a causing the front of the car to dip. But Downey said the equipment is sensitive enough that by the time people see the sign a or recognize airman David Cerrachio of the 48th Security police so at Raf Lakenheath uses radar on a passing Motorist Cann that police Are using radar guns a the vehicles already have been picked up on radar. Although there Are radar systems that can operate automatically Lakenheath opted for a system that requires manual operation. Downey cited research that has shown that automated systems tend to get stolen or vandalized. Security police Are establishing their Speed Check locations based on Public complaints about speeding Downey said. Radar checks Are set up at various times in problem areas because a not knowing when police will be there keeps people honest a he said. So far the radar system has reaped favourable Public comments Cerrachio said. A i think hey re excellent a said Vickki Miller who lives in Windsor Circle base housing. A people Speed and that a the Only any you re going to get them to slow a a a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a. V a Deanne Robo who has two children said radar is needed in the Windsor Circle housing area because of the youngsters who regularly Cross roads to get to the local playground. Discussions Are under Way with British officials Downey said to allow Lakenheath Security police to use radar on the stretch of Road Between Lakenheath and the Raf Field at Felt cil about 12 Miles away. Speed limits vary along the Road which is under the jurisdiction of British police. But if permission is granted Security police would note License plates of speeders and would Issue citations to any belonging to base personnel. Magazine lampooning Navy life irks women ending the Mission a Soldier salutes the last troops leaving fort Davis and fort Espinar on saturday near the Panama canal. Two forts officially were turned Over to the panamanian government saturday in accordance with the Panama canal treaty of 1977, which requires a total . Military withdrawal by dec. 31, 1999, the United states still has eight military bases in Panama. The panamanian government wants to make fort Davis an Industrial Park. Officials plan to use fort Espinar originally known As fort Gulick for housing. By the Baltimore Sun a satire of Navy life in 2010 that lampoons diversity and women in the service has angered Navy brass and divided readers of the Magazine for career naval personnel in which it appeared. The article written by the issues director for . Sen. Phil grammes presidential Campaign was called a hysterical panting by one Reader of the Magazine. Another said it offered a much food for the article set aboard an aircraft Carrier researching rain Forest preservation off Brazil appeared in the August Issue of proceedings. The ship commanders scheduled leave is delayed for three months because his replacement is on maternity leave. Retired Navy cmdr. Deborah Gernes wrote in a letter to the editor of proceedings that in her 20 years in the Navy she had never found it necessary to protest anything in the Magazine until now. She termed the piece a a a hysterical ranting for the a Good old in addition she found the a offensive and unprofessional commentary an insult to every professional naval but retired capt. Dick Bates an avid proceedings Reader said a it was Good satire and that a the Way i took a i done to think id make a Good naval officer today a said Bates a 1948 naval Academy graduate who opposes women being assigned to combat vessels. A a in a a relic from the Larry i Rita author of the article and a 1980 naval Academy graduate is issues director of grammes presidential Campaign. I Rita could not be reached for comment. Retired capt Jim Barber publisher of the Magazine which is produced by the . Naval Institute in Annapolis would not discuss the article or its repercussions. The . Naval Institute is a private not for profit organization whose Board of control includes top Navy leaders such As adm. Mike Boorda the chief of naval operations and adm. Charles r. Larson superintendent of the naval Academy. The satire recounts an incident aboard a fictional ship named for . Rep. Patricia Schroeder a Colorado Democrat and a proponent of opportunities for women in the services. In the incident a Seaman of a find Ugric heritage sues his Superior charging a a insensitivity to diversity.�?�. The Sailor claims that his chief was insensitive to his a find Ugric traditions which required him to spend each wednesday and Friday afternoon in quiet reflection away from his Normal place of the Sailor wins. Speaking about the fictional skipper who entered the Navy in 1980 to Fly Jet fighters and finds himself on a warship with a Day care Nursery the satire concludes a something had changed and it Wasny to him. Maybe it was better probably not. He did no to know for sure but he knew it Wasny to
