European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse July stars and stripes Page 3 source air forces demands hinder project by Scott Schonauer stars and stripes Germany a top German state construction official said Friday that the air forces demands to put ram steins mall hotel Complex on a fast track schedule is Why the project remains unfinished and is facing numerous Hubert chief executive officer of Landes Betriex Baube Tresun told stars and stripes the Agency wanted to hire a general con tractor to head the construction but because of the Mili Tarys ambitious he said German Law requires design and planning to be completed be fore a general contractor can be to get the project done in the time the air Force Agency officials said they told officials they would have to go with out a prime contractor and embark on a precarious de Signa you build German official says time Frame put on Ramstein Mallhot Complex is reason for problems you cant give a contract firm a contract without saving what you Heimann said by Tele air Force officials have blamed lab for not hiring a general con tractor As one of the chief reasons for the problems with the Danny director of installations and Mission support for air forces in eur and Ingolf the Rhei plan Pfalz finance is sued a joint statement on both sides Are in continuous the statement peo ple meet regularly and work hard to find both sides Are very willing to solve the prob lab sent a statement to stars and stripes in response to questions regarding the which has encountered so Many prob lems that both German and Amer ican officials can not give a completion Date for the massive in the lab wrote that military officials demanded that the hotel portion be finished by the end of when the air Force closed Rhei main air base in other factors that contributed to the delays bad vandalism and the poorly constructed roof by a no bankrupt the statement also said that air Force officials May not have formally received change orders in but they knew about the major the Agency added that officials were informed about the changes in weekly project meetings and in written minutes provided to the Agency called upon the military to pay for the changes so that the project can be Fin seeing it from the perspective of it is further important now that lbs Bills for change or Ders be paid a translated version of the statement these Bills Are in accordance with German in an interview last Gard Ner said the air Force cannot pay for changes they have yet to re View or design flaws contributed to the More than 500 change orders to the and the state Agency had not provided some of them to the air Gardner said in the july 3 inter the Agency acknowledged the difficulty of processing so Many change orders but stated Many have now been troops killed in Italy in Wii remembered by Sandra Jontz stars and stripes Sicily theres no fee for said Cristofero Ven who for two decades has maintained a memorial to Ameri can troops killed during the Al lied invasion of Sicily 64 years i make but for this is very said the 65yearold Ventura cares for the Marble Marker and grounds of a memorial honouring the 39 soldiers who died in fierce fighting at Ponte near during an opera Tion that began the night of july i accept Money not for Venturas family owns the stucco Home where a mar ble slab bearing the etched names of killed soldiers from Matthew Ridge ways 82nd airborne the 38 paratroops and one Navy Ensign were dropped by glider near Gela As part of the pre invasion Allied the troops were scattered for Miles because of bad weather and faulty on july George patrons forces landed on faced with Light forces quickly took nearby Lica and British forces landed unopposed and captured Niscemi elders who remember the invasion still recount to the younger generation the tragic but also they talk of Hope and Niscemi Giovanni i said in an in the lesson we have All Learned from the War is that whenever there is a need to protect free democracy and action must be taken with the local civilian he said to those who gathered for the Annu Al commemoration ceremony Fri Day hosted by the naval com Puter and telecommunications station out of naval air station for Scott a cts commanding the memorial celebrates every the italian patriots who the Ger Man patriots who As win we sometimes write but the fact everyone was doing their its important to realize the Cost of said army Gordon skipper a com Pany commander within the 82nd airborne some 20 years and now the Deputy commander of Southern european task Force based in he was asked to be the Cere Monys keynote speaker As he vacationed in Jeff a cts executive said he brought history to life Friday As John Hoff a Soldier with the 82nd Back in the called out the names of each of the 39 fallen in a symbolic Roll with each Bayless an swered present on their saying present made it feel like they come Back to at least for a Little this their names never will be forgot email Sandra Jontz at Navy tests new fabric and zippers for service dress blues by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes the Navy wants to make it easier for sailors to get into their service dress a new uniform for male sailors at e6 and below features a Zipper for the leaving the tradition Al 13 buttons just for cosmetic Rea said Robert head of the navys uniform matters of the hew uniform also features a Zipper on the Side of the Mak ing it easier to put on especially for sailors with Broad Carroll said the new blues Are one of three uniforms that the Navy is testing this fall and Carroll testing is expected to involve about 300 sailors none of it is sex Pecten Toffi there is not yet a time line for when the uniforms would be delivered to the Fleet if said William a spokesman for the chief of naval the blues being tested Are also made of a lighter material than what sailors Wear Carroll this is meant to make sailors More comfortable in regions that require the blues for Winter but do not get too such As he the Navy is also Testina out new dress Whites for both male and female sailors at e6 and car Roll the current dress Whites Are made out of meaning they can be very hot in warm Cli he the uniform being tested is made of a material that is sup posed to let the body keep sailors Carroll 1 also features Blue piping on the con Lar and cuffs to make it look More like the dress another uniform being tested would give chiefs and officers a Khaki service dress uniform for Carroll this Proto Type of the new service dress Blue shirt includes a the new blues Are one off three uniforms the Navy is testing this fall and Jeff Schogol stars and stripes khakis feature a tie and a coat with shoulder allowing chiefs and officers to go from the office to a More formal setting without changing their entire he email Jeff school at the Kaiserslautern District at Torney is looking into whether lab gave contractors the godhead to make the changes without receiving written approval from the air the attorneys office is investigating 20 people including two Ameri can engineers alleged to have committed fraud on construction projects at in the past private con tractors have withdrawn some or All of their workers from the site because the air Force has not paid for hundreds of the which have driven up the the mall and hotel Complex is the military largest single facility project in the air Force officials estimate the project will come in under the million approved for its con but a general account ability office report estimates it will exceed translator Marcus Kloeckner contributed to this email Scott Schonauer at Gardner new nato Deputy commander Germany a new Deputy commander joined natos Allied land component command this army John Gardner was named Deputy at a ceremony wednesday at the Heidelberg Headquarters on Campbell Gardner will be a key Facilitator for the Day today operations of the Headquarters and activities leading nato in the upcoming co operative nato trans formation and support to approximately 200 soldiers and civilians from the Heidelberg Headquarters who Are preparing to deploy to the International Security assistance Force Mission in Afghanistan later this according to a news release from nato Public Gardner was a Rifle platoon Leader in the 82nd airborne Divi seized As a company com Mander in Germany and has also served Tours in South Korea and Southwest the release Gardner is second in command to German Karl Heinz just 1 Carrier remains in Cen com theater the uss John Stennis has left the Central command theater of leaving Only one aircraft Carrier in the a defense official said the uss Nir Nitz remains in the area of but it is slated to be replaced by the uss enter which is under Way and is expected in the Region by the end of the the official since the the Navy has had two carriers in the a move that observers said was meant to Send a message to the iranian gov which is pursuing nuclear technology the United states and other Western governments be Lieve could be used for another aircraft the uss Harry is expected to arrive in the Cen com the from staff reports
