European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June stars and stripes Page 3 Helmick clears the air on dal Molin use Airfield will not be used As base to Send troops to he says by Kent Harris stars and stripes Italy the military said thursday that it does not plan to use dal Molin air Field As a major staging base to go to As suggested in Many re cent articles in the italian officials have said All along that they dont plan to use the signed off for american use by the italian government to ferry troops to and from Aviano air about 90 Miles will continue to act As the deployment Hub for the 173rd airborne Bri which recently used the air base to deploy to but articles in the italian press and critics of the expansion in Vicenza have claimed the air Field will be used for such a Pur some have said that Ameri can fighter aircraft will also use Kent and stripes Frank commander of the Southern european task Force and Kambiz director off the transformation construction management answer questions thursday during a session to discuss construction projects in the main topic of discussion was the use off the dal Molin the it will not be used As a major staging Frank commander of the Southern european task Force said thursday at a news conference with about two dozen italian Helmick said the runway int suitable for such its Way too Short to have any military aircraft on the he so Why use dal Molin and not an empty Field elsewhere dal Molin is the nearest Mili tary property to this he and because of Legal and logistical the wants to operate Only in facilities built on land owned by the italian Mili Salvatore the italian base said use of the Airfield Complex  affect current use by Small commercial officials showed off a few sketches of what the development might look like and said it would be separated from the actual runway by a Kambiz picked to run the newly formed transition Al construction management of will manage six projects Worth More than that list includes a million medical Center on an million renovation of the Ederle the million sol Dierman family entertainment Center already under construct a million child develop ment Center and a million school in the Villagio housing the also has reached an agreement with an italian con tractor to build 215 Homes out Side the City that it will agree to rent for at least 10 years for about Razaghi said All the contractors will be italian and  also be responsible for designing the but the project with the most in Terest is the dal Molin officials say they want to consolidate the 173rd in one Only two of the Bri Gades six battalions Are located in the other four Are in Bamberg and Schweinfurt in Ger there is no room at Ederle where troops have lived and worked for More than 50 years for additional officials have said Vicenza will House about a Tiv duty personnel once the consolidation is Helmick pointed out that less than half the soldiers who lived in Vicenza in the 1980s when there were More than american troops around he told the reporters that the command planned to be proactive in meeting with local Community leaders and those who Felt strongly about the a Lack of information released by the americans to the Public about the project probably has led to some of the Many rumours about the project that have fuelled pro testers he email Kent Harris at  setae chief lashes out at graduation protesters Helmick by Kent Harris stars and stripes by ital Ian protest during the of base graduation ceremony for an american High the army senior Leader in Italy sent a letter to local newspapers decrying the classless Frank com Mander of the Southern european task Force wrote in the letter that he attended the Vicenza High school graduation on sunday night at Teatro a historic venue in the heart of the the school holds its graduations in the the Ater every when i i was appalled to see that there were demonstrators standing at the Entrance with flags and whistling and chant he what i saw was completely out of character for the majority of the Citi Zens of Vicenza is a dignified the demonstration sunday night during an event for our Chil their nigh school was i realize that demonstrations Are allowed in a democracy in this the demonstrators clearly Dis played an ignorant and uncaring Alti tude toward a question inappropriate and reprehensible i am not Only for the citizens of Vicenza but for the graduating seniors and their this behaviour saddens me in my a few spoiled what was to be a memorable italian police kept control of the sit nation and no protesters were Al Lowed inside the there was no disruption to the actual who has two daughters who attend the school As underclass was involved in army birthday a press conference and tour with italian Media thursday and could not be reached for comment about the woman detained Over bomb scare at Panzer Cavern Germany a 56yearold Stuttgart woman was detained thursday morning while enter ing Panzer Cavern after telling Gate Security guards she had a bomb in her the German whom Bobingen and military police would not became agitated when Gate guards decided to search her and then made the bomb according to Art pro Vost marshal for army Garrison traffic was halted for two hours going in and out of the Cavern As military and German police secured the the car was searched first by bomb sniffing dogs and then by Mil itary the a family member of a defense department was travelling with another woman and a she was detained by Bobingen police and eventually Frank a German police said the woman has not yet been charged with a crime but would have to go to court if she is from staff reports a Homecoming for new 5th signal commander by Matt Millham stars and stripes Germany Dennis via handed off leadership of 5th signal command to Susan Lawrence at a change command ceremony thursday at Taylor who is moving on to command communications and electronics life Cycle management command at fort had led 5th signal since August Over that the command consolidated the army communication infrastructure in Europe from 21 network centers into four processing and increased the army networks Security capacity to move voice and data in at the same two of the commands seven battalions shipped out to while a third Bat Talion deployed to support the Iraq David commander of army said that after the last processing Center went in and a new information management operation stood up to administer the new commanders in Europe finally realized the networks Poten suddenly computer geeks never looked so Mckiernan said in his Matt and stripes Susan Lawrence takes the colors of the St signal command from David commander of army during a change of command ceremony thursday at Taylor Barracks in he heaped Praise on via for the St Sig nals accomplishments under his but who spoke after shifted the focus to the soldiers and civilians he had i have simply been the beneficiary of unswerving support from a Superb cast of tremendously talented people who gave their All every Day to ensure the Success of this via Mckiernan welcomed Back who from november 2000 until february 2003 led the commands 7th signal after leaving Lawrence served at the Pentagon As chief of staff for the joint staffs communications and computer systems until recently she served As director of Central com mands communications and computer where she led operations at the ground level of the Mcki Ernan Lawrence said she had encountered army Europe and St signal command Sig Nal soldiers during her time and they were significant contributors to War you remain key in winning this War on she after she was introduced As the 24th com Mander of St Lawrence stepped to the microphone and happily acknowledged her new i see so Many friends Back Here she it is great to be Back email Matt Millham at