European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday septembers 1995 the stars and stripes Page 3 staff move i liked to by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau the Prospect of relocating 16th air Force Headquarters from Aviano a Italy South to Naples hinges on a proposal before Congress to expand the naval Community s support facilities official say.  " y while the change of address would Only involve a staff of about 100 mostly Active duty personnel the Community s infrastructure s in such dire Straits that i would have difficulty accommodating the modest increase said Tim Thomas the interservice support agreement manage for Naples naval support activity. The chances of 16th air Force is Relo Cating 350 Miles to Naples would increase if a proposed multimillion Dollar housing and support services Complex for the sea port naval Community were approved by Congress As part of the military construction package wending its Way through the House and Senate. The Navy is not averse to them com ing other than we Don t think we can support them at the present time Thomas said of the 16th air Force head quarters. ".  officials Are asking for funds to construct military housing units schools and other support facilities such As a new commissary and Navy Exchange. One previous Cost estimate was $663 million Over 30 years. More than 9,000yameri cans Active duty civilians family Mem Bers and retirees live in the Naples re Gion Thomas said. We own nothing in Naples Thomas said. Everything we have Here in Naples is  the relocation of 16th air Force head quarters to Naples is being considered in part because it would Case the logistical and travel burdens of air Force it. Gen Michael e. Ryan and jigs staff who shut tie Between Aviano and Naples. Ryan commands both the 16th air Force and the Allied air forces South Ern Europe which is headquartered in currently there Are a few 16th air Force personnel assigned to Naples said maj. Bob Williams a . Air forces i Europe spokesman. That number is due to increase by eight raising the staff there to about a dozen Williams added. Thomas described the eight incoming staff members As not an Advance party but personnel who will add More depth to support Ryan when he is not involve Din the nato Job with the Allied air forces Southern Europe. The thing that is driving the train is life support Williams said in reference changes to the possibility 6f. Tik entire 16i,ii air Force staff moving to Naples. ". Awhile the construction projects pro posed for. Naples predate the idea us moving Ryan s staff South Williams said they. How have become /  fral to the Navy being Able to support the relocation. A a. Community Quality of life at Naples i widely considered to be t he worst in the Navy Thomas said the problems Ste from infrastructure that has t kept up with the growth in the Naples Community. A although there have been indicator for Naples officials1 to move ahead on planning and design work Thomas cautioned that people should not believe the project is a done Deal or that the Issue will be resolved by oct. L v the Start of Fis Cal 1996. Said Thomas it s very  to 16 Bill funds in b-2s Washington a the House on thursday narrowly preserved funding to expand the b-2 bomber Fleet setting  for a Battle with the Senate Over whether to spend billions on More stealth bombers. In a 213-210 vote the House rejected an amendment to the defense appropriations Bill that would have eliminated $493 million toward an expanded Fleet of b-2s. As a result the two House defense Bills now contain funding for More b-2s than the 20 aircraft already  on order. The companion Bills in the Senate have no additional b-2 funding. The Issue will have Tobe worked out in negotiations. Supporters of the bomber appealed to the need to save lives by relying More heavily on radar evading b-2sinstead of the no stealth by bomber and the 1950s Village b-52. They invoked the name of air Force fighter Pilot capt. Scott  Grady shot Down Over Bosnia in june by a radar guided missile if we Don t go with the b-2 bomber we Are going Tosee pilots go Down just like or. P Grady went Down said rep. Duncan Hunter r-calif., chairman of the House National Security procurement subcommittee. B-2 opponents called the plane  tur key that would soak up taxpayer dollars Over the com ing decades at a time when Domestic spending pro Grams Are being slashed. The air Force estimates that 20 More b-2s would Cost $19 billion. Foes of the b-2also underscored that Congress was buying a weapon that the Pentagon said it did to heed. Not one single ground commander not one single commander in chief the commanders of our troops in the Field hot one of them want to buy More b-2bombers," said rep. John r. Kasich a Ohio. The coalition opposed to the b-2 included fiscal conservatives such As Kasich chairman of the House Bud get , and Liberal democrats such As  v. Dellums a Democrat from California where b-2 components Are manufactured. The debate came As House members worked on the second tier of the two tier defense budget process the Bill that would appropriate Money to be spent. _ the first tier involves authorization of spending. On wednesday the Senate completed that part of its work passing a $265 billion defense authorization Bill containing several provisions in disagreement with the House version of the Bill. The House defense authorization Bill companion to the appropriations measure includes $553 million to expand the b-2 Fleet while the Senate Bill sought no funding for More b-2s. The Senate was Able to vote the Bill through 64-34,Only after resolving a partisan dispute on missile de lenses. Republicans pushed for language establishing adult site ground based National missile defense sys tem by 2003. Because that would violate the anti bal Listic missile treaty democrats forced a Compro Isein which the Pentagon could develop a defense system but would not deploy it inless it was deemed capable and Cost effective. The Senate measure increases president Clinton s missile defense request by s626 million while the House version p Assed in june a Ould add s763 million to the Clinton budget. House is. Senate defense Bills Here is a comparison of key elements of the fiscal 1996 defense authorization Bills passed by the House and Senate. The Senate passed the Bill wednesday 64-34. The House passed its version 300-126, on june 15, in the second part of the two track budget process the House is voting on a Bill to appropriate funds for the military. President Clinton s request for fiscal 1996 is $258 billion compared with this year s defense budget of $264 billion. The House approved $267 billion in defense spending the Senate $265 billion. The House required automatic discharge of service Mem Bers who test positive for the aids virus. The Senate had no such provision. Pc to Lex the House provided $250 million for six f-15e fighters and $175 million for six m6 fighters. Clinton sought no funding for these fighters. The Senate provided $1.17 Billton for 24 f/a-18s instead of $610 million for 12 requested by Clinton. The House provided $553 million for an expanded Fleet. The Senate  Money for More b2s, instead the Senate added $400 million to an administration request for accelerated deployment of smart bombs the House cancelled the third sea Wolf and used funds to accelerate a new attack submarine. The Senate funded a third sea Wolf at $1.5 billion plus $455 million to allow the Navy to continue designing a smaller less expensive attack submarine plus $705 million for the first components of new submarines. The House approved a ban on abortions at . Overseas military hospitals. The Senate had no such provision. The House regulated circumstances under which the president could place . Forces under . Command or control. The House required that before such commitment occurs the president must certify that the arrangement is necessary to protect National Security and that the . Commander will report independently and decline orders deemed illegal. The president would retain administrative control of forces and could withdraw them. The Senate provided a sense of Congress provision that . Forces should not be placed under . Command without close and prior consultation with  troops would have competent commanders with a Clear Chain of command. . Forces would come under foreign command Only to protect National Security and would not be placed under foreign command in peace enforcement missions except in the most extraordinary circumstances the House approved no funding for an lhd-7, but it added $1 billion most of which would go to a new class of amphibious transport ships. The Senate provided $1.3 billion for an lho7. Readiness the House added nearly $3 billion to Clinton s $91.6 billion operations and maintenance request. The Senate shifted some operations and maintenance funds from one account to another for a net $200 million Cut in Clinton s request. " the House added $650 million to Clinton s $2,16 billion to provide three destroyers instead of the requested two. The Senate also added $650 million but said the Money would provide partial funding for two More destroyers. The House added $100 million to the $199 million Clinton or requested to accelerate development of the helicopter b the Senate added s174 million to Clinton s request. The House and Senate both approved a 2.4 percent raise. Nun lunar program j the House Cut Clinton s request for Aid to help the former soviet Union dismantle its nuclear Arsenal from $371 million to $200 million. The Senate Cut $6 million from Clinton s request. V the House added $763 million to Clinton s $3 billion request for missile defense and ordered the defense Secretary to develop and deploy theater and National missile defences at the earliest practical  most of the increase $450 million would go to National missile defense on top of $372 million for that purpose specified by Clinton. The Senate added $626 million to Clinton s request. About half the Senate increase $300 million would go to National missile defense. The Senate directed the administration to develop National missile defense but deferred a decision on deploying a system. The House added $418 million to the $897 million Clinton requested the Senate added $435 million. The House Cut All $500 million requested by Clinton. The Senate Cut $262 million from Clinton s request. The program is designed to help Industry develop both commercial and defense products. Jefe Secretary s office the House reduced the number of assistant defense secretaries from 11 to nine ordered a 25 percent Cut Over four years in personnel assigned to the defense Secretary and ordered a 25 percent Cut in defense department acquisition work Force Over four years. No similar cuts were ordered by the Senate but the Senate armed services committee report required the Pentagon to study ways to reduce the defense Secretary s work Force. Source a