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Page 8- Monday, December 1, 1997 The Indiana Gazette Spc. Alicia Hadley, left, in her fifth month of pregnancy at Fort Campbell, is part of the new program. (AP photo) Army keeps pregnant soldiers in shape By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press Writer CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Army: Spc.

Ebony Brown wipes the sweat from her forehead, clasps her hands around her swollen belly and gulps several deep breaths. Other soldiers in the Fort Camp. bell gym look on curiously as Brown and 50 other expectant mothers in gray sweatsuits do energetic aerobics. Brown says the stares don't bother. her because this strenuous Army regimen is "It's just what we need to stay in shape until we get back to: our units," said a 20-year-old from Orlando, Fla.

"By the time this is over, I'll be ready." About 3,000 women are stationed at Fort Campbell. Currently, 255 are pregnant and. all are enrolled in as program called STARS (Soldiers, Training, Ability, Readiness and Spirit) that began last summer. The Army Times newspaper last month reported complaints from male soldiers who said pregnant soldiers burdened their units and the demoralized other soldiers because to of special treatment they receive. Capt.

Anne Sigouin, a Fort Camp bell nurse-midwife who helped start situps, STARS in July, said the program would, help commanders change pace, those attitudes by ensuring women are physically able to continue mili- to tary: duties while pregnant and resume full time careers after, giving back birth: base records, about 160 Mary births a month. "There's an improvement in selfesteem," she said. "The program simply creates a level playing field." STARS divides its participants into four groups: first, second and. third trimester and postpartum. Up their 28th week of preg-: nancy, the women are expected to work normal 50- to: 60-hour weeks.

That's reduced to 48 hours. in -the final trimester. New mothers get a 40-day convalescent leave then return for five final weeks of STARS. NASA drops plan to release satellite again CAPE CANAVERAL, NASA has given up on a plan to set WE SPECIALIZE IN PROBLEM HAIR Lesa HAIR Main Shelocta CONNECTION 354-4247 By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer loose a science satellite that had be hauled back on board shuttle Columbia by spacewalking astronauts. 2 Columbia simply does not enough fuel to go after the satellite a second time, NASA cials decided after a week of sis.

The $10 million craft will aboard the shuttle and be to Earth without a single observation. The six shuttle astronauts of NASA's decision after they up Sunday night. "Sure, we're always a little disappointed if we don't get the mission accomplished," commander. Kevin. Kregel, said in a interview.

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Earth. It will get to. fly another day." Added: astronaut Winston: Scott: have "After all, the sun will be there and Spartan we don't. want to risk: losing the offi- satellite altogether." analy- The space agency had hoped to remain release Spartan for 18 hours, less returned than half the time it was supposed to solar fly free: of Columbia, to study the sun's outer, atmosphere. But mission learned managers concluded it wasn't feasiwoke' ble to give Spartan a second chance based on the shuttle's supply.

bit: "If you were deploying a brand full new, fresh spacecraft, you wouldn't do it under those circumstances," TV explained mission operations directhe tor Lee important: "So here's a case where' we have the Spartan in the bay. We have it. It's healthy We can bring it back. If you were to deploy it under these kinds of propellant margins, you could 'stand a 40 or 50 percent chance of not bringing it back" if there were a problein, he said. NASA has.

no firm plans yet to send Spartan up on another shuttle mission, Briscoe said. Spartan turned out to be nothing but trouble for the astronauts, quite possibly through their own fault. Unknown to anyone at the time, Spartan failed to receive a crucial computer command before it was set loose on Nov. 21 because of either a software problem or crew error. "Somehow' the command didn't get sent.

How that occurred we're really not sure at this time," Kregel said. When astronaut Kalpana, Chawla tried to grab the satellite with the shuttle robot arm to bring it back to Columbia, she accidentally bumped the craft and sent it into a slow spin. Two astronauts Scott and Takao Doi -had to go out three days later and catch the satellite with their gloved hands. Before they return to their units, the women must pass a fitness test to make sure they're ready to resume normal running drills and the standard 15-30 pushups and 40-80 situps, depending on their age. The women may set their own pace, when they first come back, Sigouin said.

But they must catch up to everyone else within 90 days. "The main objective is to get. us back where we were," said Spc. Mary McMurchy of Fort Campbell, a 24-year-old graduate of the program. "Regular PT (physical training) is hard, so for this that." allows us to get From 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.

on Monback in shape days, Wednesdays and Fridays, the women do aerobics in the gym or exercise outside. On Tuesdays and Thursdays they attend classes, such. as general infant care, baby sage, breast -counter feeding. medication, nutrition "The program is the best thing I've seen in. my 15 years of Army medicine," he said.

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