From: bergman@AFPAN.PA.AF.MIL (CMSgt Mike Bergman)
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Subject: Army News Svc 09/02/92
Date: 3 Sep 92 16:03:32 GMT
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* Army's vice chief speaks out on tomorrow's Army
* Civilians get medal for Gulf War service
* Troops reach disaster area's inner neighborhoods

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Army's vice chief speaks out on tomorrow's Army

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- When asked recently what he as Army vice 
chief of staff considers the most pressing issue facing the Army, Gen. 
Dennis J. Reimer summed it up in terms of balancing needs with 
resources.
      "As we face an environment of reduced resources, we have to be 
able to achieve the right balance so that we can continue to attract 
the quality soldiers we've been getting.
      "And then we must continue providing them with such 
opportunities as training and advancement. All the while, we must put 
in their hands, as quickly as possible, the best equipment available."
      Reimer pointed to the success of Operation Desert Storm as 
reflecting the proper balance. "We have to continue maintaining the 
edge," he said, stressing the need to "learn the right lessons from 
[the Persian Gulf War]."  This includes using "our resources in the 
most efficient manner."
      Lately, efficient use of resources has been tested heavily in 
the course of the Army's drawdown and reshaping. "We've taken a corps 
and two divisions out of Europe," Reimer said. "And we hardly missed a 
beat. At one time, we were bringing out of Europe about 500 people a 
day. That's a tremendous amount of stress on the system."
      Having described the last year as one of tremendous transition, 
the vice chief offered a glimpse of the future. "As I look to the 
future, I see more change, and we're going to have to continue to 
manage this change."


Civilians get medal for Gulf War service

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- Military veterans of the Gulf War 
received medals, ribbons and awards, but what about the many civilians 
who served in the desert?
      The Secretary of Defense recently approved an Operation Desert 
Shield/Storm medal to recognize civilians who served in the theater 
from Aug. 2, 1990, through April 11, 1991.
      Civilians who served in one or more of the following locations 
may receive the medal:
      The Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, the 
Arabian Sea north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees 
east longitude, as well as the land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi 
Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
      Civilians who served in the area after April 11, 1991, may also 
be eligible. However, they must have served at least 30 consecutive 
days or 60 non-consecutive days in the combat zone. 
      Employees are also eligible for the medal if they served between 
Jan. 17, 1991, and April 11, 1991 in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria or 
Jordan.
      The medal, which includes a lapel pin, is being distributed to 
supervisors by servicing civilian personnel offices.
      For more information, contact your supervisor or your CPO.
      (From a USAREUR release.)    







Troops reach disaster area's inner neighborhoods

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- Army troops deployed to assist disaster-
stricken Florida residents are now "getting their arms around" the 
victims of Hurricane Andrew, according to Army Chief of Staff Gen. 
Gordon R. Sullivan.
      Sullivan, who heads the military relief effort there, said 
nearly 20,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines joined the Florida 
National Guard to help provide supplies and services to the victims of 
the hurricane that slammed the area Aug. 24.
      After after visiting the area Sunday, Sullivan described the 
situation as serious and as "a disaster of enormous proportions." 
While there, he met with local, state and federal officials to let 
them know how the Army was going to put its relief, recovery and 
reconstitution operations into effect.
      "We were feeding meals and providing water in less than 24 hours 
after we were told to go," Sullivan said. "We were pushing food and 
supplies into Florida and Louisiana before the hurricane was over."
      Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., and Fort Drum, N.Y., are "moving 
out into the neighborhoods now ... to start to bring each of them back 
to life and get people back onto an even keel," Sullivan said.
      "I have put military leaders right beside the community leaders 
at every level. Our intent is to work very closely with them to solve 
problems as they come up.
      "I'm pleased with what's happened thus far, and I think we're on 
the right track," Sullivan said.
      Part of the military relief effort includes the construction of 
approximately 10 "tent cities" designed to house and provide basic 
services -- food, water, sanitation and shelter -- to the thousands of 
displaced area residents.
      Sullivan expects people to start moving into the tent cities 
today.  "I think there's probably reluctance from some people to leave 
their homes," he said. "We'll try to encourage them in.  I expect some 
will want to stay in their homes, and we'll be sensitive to that 
also."
      The rebuilding of homes and other structures will be a state and 
local effort, but "we will assist where we can," Sullivan said, "with 
such tasks as debris removal and restoration of basic services."
      Sullivan estimates the number of troops deployed to the area to 
go as high as 25,000 or more, if necessary. 
      How long troops will be deployed to the area is "hard to 
predict," Sullivan said, but he thinks it will be "a long-term 
effort."