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Sergeant Dan DeYoung, Senior Master Sergeant Gregory Hertenstein, and Mr. 
Alfonso Fraga made short-notice initial fact-finding surveys of four bases in 
Greece and two each in France and Italy.  Mont de Marsan, France; Andravida, 
Greece: and Malpensa, Italy: were selected for further consideration and, 
after follow-on evaluations, unit beddown operations commenced at these three 
sites.  The operations at Mont de Marsan were the first US wartime operations 
in France since World War II.  Operations from these bases contributed 
strongly to the success of Operations DESERT STORM and PROVEN FORCE.

The contribution of Headquarters USAFE ES&ABO personnel cover the spectrum of 
technical needs characteristic of modern warfare.  The "high tech" 
state-of-the-art of today's fighting forces makes engineering expertise ever 
more essential.  The Operations Division's Captain Donald Stout, USAFE 
Structural Engineer, was called upon numerous times to lend his expertise in 
hardened aircraft shelters to planners during the early phase of the war when 
the coalition air forces were concentrating on taking out Iraq's air forces. 
 His expert analyses of potential target vulnerabilities helped in planning t
heir destruction.  His information was used by intelligence operatives and 
the Joint Task Force (JTF) and USCENTAF staff and the targets  were 
subsequently struck with smart weapons decreasing significantly the frequency 
of Scud launches.  Captain Stout was also tapped for information on the 
susceptibility of USAFE base water systems to terrorist actions and methods to 
prevent water contamination.

Other issues that occupied the HQ USAFE ES&ABO experts during operations in 
SWA were obtaining, operating, and maintaining water demineralizers prepare 
water for SAC aircraft.  These demineralizers prepare pure water for use in 
the engine thrust augmentors on certain models of B-52s and KC-135s.  Without 
them, the bombers and  tankers would have certain limitations placed on their 
capabilities.  When the demineralizers at Incirlik AB began experiencing 
quality degradation after a few days of operation, Master Sergeant Norwood 
Little of the 377 CEG (deployed) Prime BEEF team researched the problem and 
quickly brought the demineralizers back up to standards.  During subsequent
weeks, Sergeant Little, became the full-time demineralizer quality monitor and 
troubleshooter, supervising a team of CE troops form Einsiedlerhof AS, 
Ramstein AB and Hahn AB.  He and his team worked other water issues, including 
emergency water supply for the entire base.  Their expertise kept the 
demineralizers  functioning at peak capability throughout the remainder of the 
operation.  Sergeant Little, who is NCOIC of the 564 CES pest management shop 
during more routine times, received high praise for his expert achievements 
that kept the aircraft flying at peak capability.

The command entomologist, Captain Terry Carpenter of the Operations Division, 
also was called upon to provide expertise for SWA operations, in support of 
the HQ USAFE ES&ABO and Surgeon General communities.  During the initial 
deployments, he provided vector surveillance and control expertise to
 deploying units, as well as health and safety advisories for the deployed 
sites.  This tasking continued throughout the operations as units returned and 
other deployed.

In January 1991, Captain Carpenter assisted in getting supplies and 
information for deployed troops in SWA who found themselves without adequate 
supplies, and provided guidance for the handling of equipment returning from 
SWA to USAFE bases in order to prevent the accidental introduction of

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