From: bergman@AFPAN.PA.AF.MIL (CMSgt Mike Bergman)
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Subject: Army News Svc 08/14/92
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:31:45 GMT
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* State Department issues Mozambique travel advisory
* Tri-Force Triathlon to be held in Virgin Islands
* Army donates hospital equipment to former Soviet Georgia
* USAREUR drawdown marches on
* WWII exhibit opens at Pentagon  

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State Department issues Mozambique travel advisory

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- The State Department has issued a special 
advisory that urges caution for people planning to travel to 
Mozambique.
      The guerilla war between the Mozambique National Resistance and 
government forces has resulted in random and continuous attacks on 
civilian and economic targets, the advisory says.
      It warns visitors that road and rail travel outside provincial 
capitals is hazardous, and that night travel outside major cities is 
extremely dangerous. It also reports that guerilla attacks on the 
national highways between the Mozambique of capital Maputo and 
neighboring Swaziland are common.
      Food shortages exist in rural areas and many district capitals. 
Travelers should ensure they have enough cash for expenses, as credit 
cards are not widely accepted.
      Violent crimes in urban areas and property crimes are on the 
rise, the advisory said. City streets are patrolled by police and 
soldiers armed with automatic weapons. Travelers are cautioned not to 
challenge the authority of law enforcement officials.
      U.S. citizens visiting Mozambique should contact the U.S. 
embassy in Maputo, Avenue Kenneth Kaunda 193. The embassy phone number 
is 49-27-97; for emergencies, the embassy number is 49-00-71.
     (From a USAREUR release.)






Tri-Force Triathlon to be held in Virgin Islands

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS)-- Do you have the drive to push yourself in 
tests of speed, strength and endurance through three different events 
all in the same day? If you do, you should be competing in the Tri-
Force Triathlon on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, Nov. 15.
      Tri-Force, an independent association of Virgin Islands National 
Guard athletes, is sponsoring the Olympic-distance triathlon. The 
competition has a three-pronged goal: to educate the community on a 
healthy lifestyle; to show island youth the advantages of a drug-free 
environment; and to promote sports and good will. 
      The race is open to athletes from all nations, and many foreign 
military teams are expected to compete.
      The U. S. Military Sports Association, which sponsors 
servicemembers for athletic training and competition, is one of the 
event's supporters. USMSA will sponsor and provide awards in the 
military category's three areas -- male, female and relay teams.
      The triathlon begins with a 1.5-k open water swim in the 
Caribbean Sea. Next is the 40-k bike race that takes athletes through 
a rain forest and across the hills of St. Croix, where the competition 
finishes with a 10-k run through the town of Frederiksted and the 
western shore of the island. 
      The triathlon is just one of many activities scheduled for Nov. 
13-15. The weekend also includes a youth triathlon, military aircraft 
and ship tours, sporting exhibitions and a Nov. 13 Carbo Feast for the 
registrants.
      Entry fees must be received before Nov. 8. The cost for 
individuals is $30 before Oct. 1, and $40 after that date. Relay teams 
pay $45 before Oct. 1, and $55 for late entries. There is also a $5 
Virgin Islands Triathlon sanctioning fee that must be added to the 
cost of the entry. A mandatory registration and bike inspection is 
Nov. 14.
      Military athletes can travel to St. Croix by military air; most 
Air Force bases have regularly scheduled flights either to St. Croix 
or Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. The phone number for flight 
operations is DSN 831-4383 or (809) 865-4383.
      Anyone interested in sponsorship by the USMSA can request a 
sponsor application by calling (703) 836-1288 or writing: U.S. 
Military Sports Association, 909 N. Washington St., Suite 308, 
Alexandria, Va., 22314.
      Tri-Force has secured a discount air fare, lodging and car 
rental for all interested athletes. For information about these 
discounts, see an entry form or contact Tri-Force.
      Mail entry forms for the triathlon to: Tri-Force, P.O. Box 6807, 
Sunny Isle, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00823. For more 
information, contact Capt. Matthew Allaire at (809) 778-2884 or Staff 
Sgt. D'Mor Ritter at (809) 773-0315.


Army donates hospital equipment to former Soviet Georgia

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- Army hospital equipment is on its way to 
the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, in support of the U.S. State 
Department Humanitarian Assistance Program.
      An 18-member team from the 7th Medical Command recently deployed 
from Germany to install equipment and teach locals how to operate and 
maintain it in two hospitals in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi.
      The equipment is from a 7th MEDCOM 1,000-bed contingency 
hospital in the Netherlands that, because of the reduced threat to 
NATO, is no longer needed, according to a 7th MEDCOM official.
      Team members, stationed in Germany and Italy, include laboratory 
technicians and specialists in medical operations, supply and 
biomedical maintenance. Supporting them are engineers from V Corps and 
shipping experts from Military Traffic Management Command, to help 
unload the equipment in Georgia and get it to Tbilisi.
      The mission of shipping, installing and teaching is expected to 
take 45 days.
      Although most of the equipment is not state-of-the-art, it still 
is superior to what the Georgian hospitals have. It was deemed excess 
after the Netherlands facility closed and the equipment was offered 
throughout the Department of Defense. Equipment unneeded in DoD is 
made available to DoD Global Affairs for the Humanitarian Assistance 
Program, according to the 7th MEDCOM official.




USAREUR drawdown marches on

     WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- More than 163,500 soldiers and family 
members will have redeployed to the United States from Europe by the 
end of fiscal 1992, as the U.S. Army Europe drawdown continues.
     As of July 30, 66,500 soldiers have departed from Europe, with an 
estimated 6,000 to leave by the end of September, according to USAREUR 
officials. With the soldiers go 91,000 family members; 27,360 
automobiles; and 21,880 pets.
     The withdrawals include units with the 8th Infantry Division 
(Mechanized) and 3rd Armored Division, which cased their colors in 
January. The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment departed Europe in July, and 
the 2nd Armored Division will complete its redeployment in September. 
However, the major unit withdrawn from Germany this year was VII 
Corps, inactivated in April at Fort McPherson, Ga. 
     During fiscal 1992, 202 American installations in Europe were 
closed, to be returned to the control of the German government.
     Installation closures and troop withdrawals will continue in the 
coming fiscal year. According to the USAREUR officials, the fiscal 
1993 withdrawal plan calls for about half as many soldiers as in 
fiscal 1992.
     (From a USAREUR release.)


WWII exhibit opens at Pentagon  

     WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- Memories filled the Pentagon's Hall of 
Heroes Aug. 10 as veterans of World War II gathered with kindred 
spirits of wars past.
     The occasion brought Army senior leaders and veterans to com-
memorate the opening of a World War II exhibit honoring the 
contributions of U.S. servicemembers.   
     Secretary of the Army Michael P.W. Stone, himself a World War II 
veteran, gave the keynote address.
     "It's important to have this commemoration for two reasons: one 
personal and one public. On the personal level, many of us do remember 
World War II. There are eight million veterans alive today. Consider 
the sacrifices that were made by those people -- the friends we lost 
and the coming of age for many of us," he said. 
     "The public reason is just as important," he added. "It is right 
that Americans stop to remember the sacrifices of an earlier 
generation and the principles that guided the United States during 
World War II. These two things alone justify such commemoration."
     After his address, Stone was joined by a distinguished party to 
cut the ribbon and officially open the exhibit.
     Participants included William Clark, acting assistant secretary 
of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs; Lorraine Rodgers, former 
pilot for the Army Air Corps' Ferry Command; retired Lt. Col. Spann 
Watson, former pilot with the all-black Tuskegee Airmen; Felix 
Branham, former platoon sergeant with the 29th Infantry Division and 
recipient of the British Distinguished Combat Medal; and retired Col. 
Melvin Rosen, former prisoner of war and survivor of the Bataan death 
march.
     The glass-encased exhibit, called "The Turning Point: July - 
December 1942," chronicles the war during three phases. Fighting Back 
in the Pacific is first, highlighting allied victories at the battles 
of the Coral Sea and Midway. The second, Grand Strategy, depicts the 
final six months as the turning point in the war, as America's 
industrial machine kicked into action to support the war. And the 
third, called Operation Torch, culminates with the invasion of Morocco 
and Algeria by allied forces, which caused the French to surrender and 
join the Allies.

     The ceremony concluded with a formal viewing of the exhibit. 
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