U.S. Battle Doctrine Faces First Real Test
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_-- ; , ; _ Desert StormI t ' '+! /" Update \. * Army officials are working with AT&T to provide free telephone calls home for wounded soldiers in hospitals in Germany. * Family members of seriously wounded troops may receive invitational travel orders to join their loved ones at overseas hospitals. * Commemorative bracelets are being sold, with profits going to veterans groups and family members. For more on these stories, see page 6. U.S. battle doctrine faces first real test divisions of armor, two of the essence of the "AirLand so encompasses two Marine that has come into the Amer- AirLand scenario to be used mechanized infantry, two air- Battle Doctrine," a military divisions along the Saudi ican battle inventory in the borne, one cavalry and a host philosophy developed by Kuwait border, six Navy car- past decade - night vision of related combat units - the Army brainstormers in the riers and offshore striking equipment, missile-firing jets in crucible of desert warfare mission boils down to a sin- early 1980s to fight the Sovi- power, more Marines primed and helicopters, "smart" gle paragraph on a battle or- ets in Europe, and now about for a classic beach landing weapons that can take out a By Richard Pyle First comes word that it's der: Commander's Intent. to face its first major test in from the Persian Gulf, and single objective, "area denial" Associated Press "good to go." Then seven Within that seemingly nar- the Arabian desert. troops of half a dozen major munitions that keep the ene- Army divisions leap forward, row framework, however, The doctrine was applied in partners in the multinational my from his own resources, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) veer off in diversion or re- there is plenty of room for a limited way in the 1989 in- coalition. laser-guided tank and ar- - Long before there was a main in place - fulfilling commanders at all levels to vasion of Panama, but that "AirLand Battle is sort of a tillery guns, radar-linked crisis in the Persian Gulf, be- their assigned roles in one of improvise, exercise initiative was nothing compared to the play in three parts, all on weapons that identify, "prior- fore Saddam Hussein be- 20th century warfare's most and think for themselves - showdown in the desert. stage at the same time," one itize" and destroy enemy came a household name, the intricately constructed battle as long as it does not stray While primarily an Army- senior officer said. threats almost as they are American plan for a ground plans. from that simple purpose. plus-Air Force concept, in It is intended to make max- war was in place. For each of the units - two That, say U.S. officers, is Operation Desert Storm it al- imum use of the weaponry See BATTLE, page 7 I Asbestos-clearing project st n fu gear Suicide By Chris LaSonde Seminar aims ESSAYONS Staff Writer at teaching The two workers enter the cramped area from the yellow airlock wearing danger signs white, one-piece pullovers and protective masks. The By Chris LaSonde narrow room is completely ESSAYONS Staff Writer enclosed in plastic sheet- ing, and electric pumps Army Community Services keep the area at negative r'¢'L. % LER AD LUNG hosted a seminar aimed at pressure to prevent escap- ISEASE HAZARD~ family and children crisis ing air. prevention at the Engineer With hoses and vacu- Center Officers Mess go to work. Wednesday. ums the two iisi:iii:''''- :':::':: First they seal the material -:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::: ::: iiii-::i:i:i;i~iiiiil:~::' The seminar was part of ii:~;'l:-:::::::::-::::::::::::::_:-::~::::-:i:::_:-:-:-::: : : : : :: ::-::: :.;:::::n~i~/i: to prevent its ecape into the ongoing ACS effort to pro- the air, then they remove it vide education and promote and place it in sealed bags. awareness among service- When the crew is com- A sign of the times at Fort members and family mem- pleted with their sweaty la- Leonard Wood signals the on- bers on issues dealing with bor, the room in B uilding going removal of asbestos from problems in the family unit, 633 will free of all friable the home and workplace. This said Lin Ziegler, family advo- asbestos insulation. sign seals a section of Building cacy program manager. The work is part of Fort 633 currently being cleared by The keynote lecture was Leonard Wood's effort to Acorn Industries. delivered by Sue Duncan, an eliminate material con- expert in adolescent behav- taining asbestos from all ioral problems at a teen- buildings on post. is regulated by the federal treatment facility in St. More than three years government and by the State Louis. The speech was deliv- ago, the post began a $1.5 of Missouri. Throughout the ered to personnel from ACS, million survey of all per- removal process, the air in other post organizations and manent buildings. The ma- the work area is monitored family members. jority of the buildings built for asbestos content. Duncan's address focused before the mid-1970s were After the clean-up is com- on the identification and pre- found to have asbestos of pleted, the collected materi- vention of the adolescent be- some kind present, said als are taken to the sanitary havior patterns which may John Bonebreak, Environ- landfill. The area is only signal suicidal tendencies. mental Branch, Direc- cleared after the monitoring Duncan began her talk by torate of Engineering and equipment indicates that the identifying normal adoles- Housing. asbestos level in the air cent behavior patterns. Since Asbestos is a natural, meets Occupational Safety adolescence is a time of emo- fire-resistant mineral. and Health Administration tional upheaveal and stress, Over the years, it has been standards. she indicated that a certain used extensively in such Besides contract workers, amount of parental opposi- materials as floor tile, roof- paid volunteers from DEH tion and experimentation is ing shingles, ceiling tiles, are also involved in the pro- inevitable. She added that The vol- pipe insulation. ject, said Bonebreak. the teen years are a stressful and unteers are removing non-fri- Medical studies have time. able asbestos, such as that shown that asbestos can "Who would like to relive lung and stomach contained in floor tile. This those years?" she asked the cause costs the post far less money tumors and as- listeners. "No way." cancers, outside contractor but the material than an Duncan outlined the goals bestosis, would. only presents a health risk of both parents and teens A lot of asbestos has been during these formative years. when fibers are released located, into the air. The most haz- and the removal pro- Parents need to include their ardous fonnrm of asbestos is cess is in full gear, said Bone- teenagers in the decision break. There is still a sub- friable, or powdery as- making processes which af- stantial number of buildings bestos, which can release fect the children's lives and to be checked, he added. habits, she said. This will the tiny fibers. Roughly 1,200 of the post's Photos by Chris LaSonde raise their self-esteem and let It is this type of asbestos approximately 2,600 build- which the workers from Looking for all the world like a shuttle astronaut, Jackie Stone, Acorn Industry, bags asbestos-laden them know they are cared ings have been checked. for. Acorn Industries are labor- insulation removed from a heating duct in Building 633. The crews are scrupulous about safety pre- She talked about stress ing to remove. The process See ASBESTOS, page 7 cautions due to hazardous nature of the material they are working with. - See SUICIDE, page 7 Front gate construction readies site for historic engineer vehicle By Chris LaSonde they decided to build it extra stout," he said. ESSAYONS Staff Writer James said that if post officials ever decid- ed to close Fort Leonard Wood's gates, the Drivers entering Fort Leonard Wood re- post has large concrete highway median cently may have noticed construction work barriers to block the entrance. on Missouri Avenue at the front gate. Work He also noted that workers will be in- crews have removed one concrete pad from stalling a new concrete pad on the east side the road's median strip and begun work on of Missouri Avenue. That $3,600 project, the site which will host the first Combat En- which will include lights, is designed to bear gineer Vehicle ever manufactured. the weight of a special Combat Engineer Ve- The pad which was removed would have hicle. served as the base for a temporary military The post has secured from Fort Polk, La., police guard shack if the post had to be the first CEV ever built. The vehicle is being closed, according to Dan James, Directorate restored by Base Services Inc., at the Duvall of Engineering and Housing. Maintenence Complex at the request of the The pad was never used, he said, and pre- post museum. sented a safety hazard. Removing the haz- Originally, plans for the vehicle called for ard cost $2,300. James said that when a complete restoration, but due to limited poured, it was heavily reinforced to prevent funds only the exterior will be renovated. damage from vehicles striking it. When the work is completed the CEV will Bob Rubmuosky "In the late '60s, a deuce-and-a-half driv- assume its place of honor standing guard at Gene Atterberry, a mechanic from Base Services Inc., is hard at work on refurbishing the exterior of the en by a troop ran right through the gate. Af- the gateway to the United States Army Engi- first Combat Engineer Vehicle ever manufactured.