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Random checkpoints
keep Area II roads safe
YONGSAN GARRISON School started
Tuesday without contract crossing guards in Area II.
Instead, Military Police Soldiers managed traffic at
intersections and crosswalks along 8th Army Drive.
Its working out better than I thought it would,
said Military Police Investigator Ron Theobald. Its
actually better than last year.
In the past, 13 part-time contract crossing guards
helped to augment the MPs; however, because of
budget constraints funding was not available for those
positions this year.
Its better because there are no conflicting signals
from the crossing guards and MPs, Theobald said.
The MP is completely in control of the intersection.
Department of Defense Dependent Schools Korea
Transportation Supervisor Bob Denny agreed. As
always, we get a lot of MP support, Denny said.
Its going pretty smoothly.
Denny and other school officials stood on the
sidewalk Tuesday as bus after bus dropped kids off
in front of Seoul American High School. The students
are using good judgment and staying alert, Denny
said.
The buses dropped off students on the same side
of the street as the schools. All three Yongsan schools
are on the west side of 8th Army Drive.
Not many students have the need to cross the
By David McNallyArea II Public Affairs
Area II students begin school without crossing guardsroad, said Area II Safety Officer Jeff Hyska. Thosethat do have to cross the road, have an MP there to
stop traffic.
On-post traffic at 7:30 a.m. was heavy with buses,
parents dropping off students at school and
community members going to work.
There are only two authorized drop-off points,
said Area II Law and Order Officer Ricky Oxendine.
Parents can drop off their kids in the parking lots,
but on the road, the only place they can stop is in
front of Seoul American Elementary School and next
to the Youth Services Gymnasium.
Military Police stressed the importance of using
seat belts.
We see parents using seat belts, but kids need to
buckle up as well, said Area II Provost Marshal Office
NCOIC Master Sgt. Greg Dickerson.
Military police were quick to stop drivers for traffic
violations like pulling over to the side of the road to let
students out and not wearing seat belts. Theobald
wrote 10 citations Tuesday morning.
Its not just to write citations, he said. The reason
is for the childrens safety.
The MPs will continue traffic support in the
mornings and afternoons before and after school as
needed.
For the first day, Im pleased, Theobald said.
As the school year goes on, people will get in the
routine.
Department of Defense Dependent Schools Korea
Transportation Supervisor Bob Denny (left) watches over
students arriving for the first day of school Tuesday at Yongsan
Garrison.
DAVID MCNALLY
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GALEN PUTNAM
Taegu American School football players add some polish to their passing game during pre-season practice at
the schools practice field on Camp George Aug. 25. The Warrior football team is scheduled to play its first-ever
Friday night home football game against Seoul American High School Sept. 8 at Camp Walkers Kelly Field.
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By Staff Sgt. Mark Porter
Korea Region Office Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON The United States and South Korea
ended a two-week exercise today, but hardly a boot was muddied
or a weapon fired. The exercise, Ulchi Focus Lens, is an annual
computer-driven command post exercise that allows U.S. and
Korean military leaders to improve their ability to work together,
leveraging technology to simulate battles and troop movements on
the computer, rather than with troops in the field.
Air Force Col. Cam Torrens, chief of Training, Readiness and
Exercises for U.S. Forces Korea, said the objectives for UFL were
to evaluate and improve combined and joint communication,procedures, plans and systems for conducting operations critical
to the defense of the peninsula.
To gauge whether these objectives are met, observers are present
throughout the exercise, to critique the staffs actions and offering
suggestions to improve future operations. What they observed
beginning Aug. 21 was an exercise Torrens called the largest
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Fall Semester
Virtues Program
Volunteers are needed to teach English
to Korean school children, ages 812,
every other Saturday at the USO Camp
Kim Center, 2nd floor. Orientation willbe held the week of Sept. 18. Sign-up
now as a volunteer.
Food Service Ball
Set for Sept. 16
8th U.S. Army/IMA KORO Food
Service cordially invites everyone to
attend Koreas First Annual Food
Service Ball beginning at 6 p.m., Sept.
16, at the Dragon hill Lodges Naija
Ballroom on Yongsan. Dress is formal
wear, or Dress Mess, Dress Blue
Uniform or Class A dress uniform (with
bow tie and white shirt) for military;
and formal attire for civilians. For
information, call Warrant Officer LenaTull or Master Sgt. Cory Watson at 723-
4987 or 730-2867.
United Through Reading
Available thru USO
United Through Reading is available
to all active-duty military
servicemembers. The USO will provide
the book and film you while reading
the book. The organization will then
send the book and video to your child
back home. The tradition of reading
bedtime stories at night can continue.
Call the USO programs department for
information.
Visit our Information, Tours and
Tickets for specials on overnight tours
to Mt. Sorak and Jejudo.
For information, call 724-7781.
Yongsan Commissary
Family Day The Yongsan Commissary hasnumerous promotional activities
planned for Family Day- A Day to
Have Dinner with Your Children. With
a variety of activities, including face
painting, apple bobbing contest,
basketball toss contest and free hot
dogs during lunch hours, and free cake
and coffee, The Sept. 23 event seeks
to benefit the entire community and
customers. Family Day will also feature
giveaways such as Commissary Gift
Certificates, Family Package Steaks and
product demonstrations. Everyone is
invited to join in the savings and fun.
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WASHINGTON Female military
doctors, lawyers and chaplains are
more likely than their male
counterparts to leave the military after
serving five to eight years. The
Defense Department Advisory
Committee on Women in the Services
wants to know why.
By examining these three career
fields, the committee hopes to
understand why female
servicemembers in general have such
higher rates of military separation,
Mary Nelson, chairwoman of
DACOWITS, told the Pentagon
Channel Aug. 25.
Nelson said its important to retain
more women, and understanding why
they leave may help to accomplish
this.
The main reason women are getting
out after five to eight years of service
is to start a family, she said. They
dont want to have a 2-week-old
(baby) and have to be deployed.
A possible solution to the problem,
she said, is on/off-ramps, or points
at which servicemembers can take a
leave of absence from the military.
While calling the concept a good idea,
Nelson acknowledged that it comeswith some issues.
If we have these off-ramps, where
people can get out and take a two-
year leave, then it becomes an issue
of when they come back, where are
By Steven Donald Smith
American Forces Press Servicethey? she said. Are they still with
the same class they entered with? Ifso, then theyre at a great disadvantage
and arent going to be promoted
through the ranks. So as they come
back, adjustments have to be made to
their date of rank so that theyre
competitive again.
It seems
like we have
provisions for
people to leave
for educational
reasons, then
come back in,
so maybe this could be extended, she
added.
Because survey data never tells the
full story, DACOWITS members go
to installations and hold focus groups
among female servicemembers,
Nelson said. Committee members ask
a broad range of questions to help
them understand the problems these
women face and their reasons for
wanting to leave the military.
When meeting with these women,
the committee members are eager to
illicit possible solutions from the
women, Nelson said.
The committees 2005 report
studied issues related to work/life
balance and found that most womenput their families first. Theyre
making the decision based on their
family as well as their deep desire to
serve their country, she said.
For example, the committee
The main reason womenare getting out after five to
eight years of service is to
start a family.
concluded that female
servicemembers garner greatsatisfaction from overseas
assignments, but consider their
families needs first, Nelson said. I
think that really was the focus of our
report last year, she said. How can
people balance their work, their career
and the needs of their
families?
Numerous high-ranking
military officials of both
genders stressed to Nelson
that women offer something
the military would not have
without them.
They offer a different perspective.
They offer a different way of looking
at things, a different way of
communicating, a different way of
gathering points of view and getting
consensus, she said. Its a different
way of doing things, and its
something the military members Ive
talked to feel very strongly that the
military needs.
The Defense Department Advisory
Committee on Women in the Services
was established in 1951 by then-
Secretary of Defense George C.
Marshall. The committee is composed
of civilian women and men appointed
by the secretary of defense to provideadvice and recommendations relating to
the recruitment and retention, treatment,
employment, integration and well-being
of highly qualified professional women
in the armed forces.
At Left: Lt. Sean Holman, the assistant intelligence officer
attached to Commander Naval Forces Korea, serves dinner
to the children of Hye-shim Won Orphanage in Seoul.
Above: Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup, the commanding
officer of Commander Naval Forces Korea, sits down andtalks to a child eating dinner from Hye-shim Won
Orphanage in Seoul. The dinner is part of a monthly birthday
party that the sailors of CNFK host for the orphanage.
Such activities occur throughout the Republic of Korea as
part of U.S. Forces Koreas Good Neighbor Program.
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USO Canteen Renovated
The USO Canteen at Camp Kim is
newly renovated. Individuals may
bring this notice to the canteen and
have the daily lunch special free. This
offer is limited to the first 10 military ID
cardholders each day,today through
Thursday.
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The entire United States House of
Representatives and one-third of the
United States Senate are up for
election November 7, 2006. Many
state and local elections will also be
held on that day, including elections
for 36 state governors.
From 1990 to 2000, only 53
percent of eligible voters participated
in Presidential elections and only 43
percent in non-Presidential elections.
While some voters feel voting is only
important in Presidential election
years, elected state representatives in
the House and the Senate perform
important functions impacting thelives of Americans daily. Although the
Legislatures primary function is to
make laws, they also control
government spending. Service
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By Capt. Elisabeth Mahoney
Area III Legal Center
House, Senate seatsHouse, Senate seatsHouse, Senate seatsHouse, Senate seatsHouse, Senate seats
up for election Novup for election Novup for election Novup for election Novup for election Nov. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7
members are especially impacted by
decisions of the Legislature. This
year, many critical seats are up for
election in the House and the Senate.
The House is currently composed of231 Republicans, 201 Democrats and
1 Independent. There are two vacant
seats from New Jersey and Texas.
Republicans have held the majority in
the House since 1995. Today, they
hold a 29 seat advantage which means
that Democrats only need 15 seats to
take control of the House. In such a
close election, every vote counts.
Servicemembers, their family
members residing abroad, and DOD
Civilian overseas, can register to
vote and request an absentee ballot
by filling out a Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA) (Standard Form
76). Go to www.fvap.gov toaccess the FPCA and other
information about voting overseas or
see your unit Voting Assistance
Officer.
exercise and most complex exercise in
the world.
Despite the large number of
participants, none of the
servicemembers involved took part in
any field training exercises using
simulations to practice their craft.
Although Ulchi Focus Lens does
involve focusing on the conflict, theresnot actually warfighters over here
running around the peninsula doing
exercises.
Instead, UFL participants in Korea,
Japan and the United States simulate the
conflicts within the UFL scenario on
their computers.
We bring together dozens of
computer models that replicate all facets
of the fight, logistical models. We
even have Korean models that model
their own Korean forces. Theres no
other federation of simulations out there
that approaches what we try to do in
this exercise.By using computer simulation instead
of actual troops, Torrens said the
command can get quality training on
the cheap.
If you can imagine that all these
command posts represent the thousands
or millions of people that would have to
come here; the cost of actually bringing
these type of people together and doing
that would be in the hundreds of millions
of dollars.
Because we are able to do this within
a computer simulation and replicate
thousands of people with a computer
icon, were just doing a tremendous
thing for deterrence, readiness andtraining at a low cost.
The computer simulation is a two part
scenario. In the first, battle staff must
react to a military invasion of the
Republic of Korea. In the second part,
joint and combined staff must adjust
their actions and work to counter the
enemy in the continuing conflict and to
restore order at the end of the conflict.
While servicemembers were not
involved in extended field operations,
they did play a variety of roles during
UFL 06. In addition to the senior staff
working as battle planners and advisors,
young Soldiers, sailors, airmen and
Marines also played a role.
Whenever you do a command postexercise the junior troops are required
to actually make things happen, said
Col. Franklin Childress, USFK Public
Affairs. some of our junior troops are
the ones that have the most computer
skills so when (USFK Commander Gen.
B.B. Bell) asks for something to happen
you need someone to set up the
computers, you need people to actually
input the date, you need people to make
sure the computers continue to run. So
our junior troops are doing the things
they would do in wartime, and thats one
of the benefits of this as well. You need
guards, you need drivers, you needpeople to do logistics out of the
command post, so theyre doing the
same things they would do if
deterrence failed and we had to go to
war.
As UFL 06 comes to a close, Torrens
said CFC and USFK staff are already
looking ahead and planning for next
years installment of the exercise.
Though the scenario may change some
from year to year, he said the goal of
the exercise will always remain the
same.
When we do these exercises, we
honestly believe that it deters an
adversary from attacking SouthKorea. And, when we perform these
exercises, we perform them not only
to deter but to make sure that were
ready, he said. We do that by
training our entire force ROK and
U.S. So deterrence, readiness and
training are the key reasons we do
them.
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JIMCUNNINGHAM
The starting gun fires and disabled athletes, 200 Soldiers and 1,000 citizens of Dongducheon, run to support the disabled athletes in the Angel of Wish marathon Aug. 27. The event was sponsored
by the Korean Broadcasting Company and the city of Dongducheon.
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
Area I Soldiers run for Angel of WishArea I Soldiers run for Angel of WishArea I Soldiers run for Angel of WishArea I Soldiers run for Angel of WishArea I Soldiers run for Angel of WishDONGDUCHEONOvercast skies
and occasional sprinkles could not
dampen the enthusiasm for the first Angel
of Wish marathon for disabled athletes,
held at the park in New Town
Dongducheon at 3 p.m. Aug. 27.
We have more than 200 Soldiers
running today in support of the firstAngel of Wish marathon, said Brig. Gen.
John Johnson, 2nd Infantry Division
assis tant d ivis ion commander for
maneuver.
The 2ID band played and the peopleof Dongducheon gathered to the familiar
ragt ime tune When the Saints Go
Marching In , John Phil ip Sousas
marches Stars and Stripes Forever andSemper Fidelis.
This is the first time for the city of
Dongducheon to sponsor this event,
said Pae Tong su, community relations
officer for Camp Casey. The disabled
athletes that qualify for this event will
participate in the larger event tha t will be
sponsored by the ci ty of Osan in
October. This event is also sponsored by
the Korean Broadcasting Company in
Dongducheon.The crowd gathered in the afternoon
and stayed throughout the rest of the day,
celebrating the event by looking at the
many exhibits set up around the New
Town community center celebrating some
of Koreas best disabled athletes.
This serves as a booster to strengthen
our relationship between Korea and the
United States, said Lt. Col. Terry Hodges,
commander of Camp Casey garrison.
Our Soldiers will run 3.2 kilometers
with the actual participants who will run to
Uijeongbu, but the Soldiers will turn and
run back to the starting point at Songnae
Elementary School. All other participantswill run to Uijeongbu, Pae said. They will
run rain or shine all the way to Uijeongbu;
there are about 1,000 runners in all.
This is a tremendous event, especially
when you see 200 U.S. Soldiers running
with the disabled participants for the Angel
of Wish marathon, Hodges said.
E-mail james.f.cunningham@korea.army.mil
The 2ID band plays show tunes, early jazz arrangements and some John Philip
Sousa favorites while the crowd looks on before the beginning of the Angel of
Wish marathon Aug. 27.
Brig. Gen. John Johnson waits for the gun to sound with
the disabled athletes about to run in the Angel of Wish
marathon.
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USO Virtues
Appreciation Banquet
The USO and the Education Office of
Dongducheon will hold their Virtues
Appreciation Banquet from 5:30 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the SongnaeConvention Center, New Town,
Dongducheon City.
Stanley ACAP Center
Sponsors Workshop
The Camp Stanley ACAP Center will
sponsor a three-day U.S. Department
of Labor Transition Assistance Program
Workshop at the Camp Stanley
Education Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sept. 25 through 27. Workshop
attendees will learn about job searches,
career decision making, current
occupational and labor market
conditions, resume and cover letter
preparation, and interviewing. Theworkshop is open to all separating and
retiring servicemembers and their
family members. For information or to
sign up for the workshop, contact the
Camp Stanley ACAP Center at 732-4733.
MWR Labor Day
Weekend Block Party
Morale, Welfare and Recreation will
sponsor a Labor Day weekend block
party. A Wild, Wild West Block Party
will be held at noon Saturday in
Mitchells Club parking lot; and noon
Monday on Stewart Field at Camp
Casey.
Bull Riding at
Mitchells Club Today
Mitchells Club will feature bull riding
during the Labor Day weekend. The
mechanical bull will be at Mitchells
today.
TRICARE Update and
Information Briefing
USAG Camp Casey welcomes all
Soldiers and family members to attend
a TRICARE Update and Information
Briefing beginning at 3 p.m., Sept. 8 in
the Camp Casey Theater. Yong H. Lee,
TRICARE Pacific Marketing
representative, will present the briefing
and will answer all questions regardingTRICARE and the benefits associated
with the program.
New TRICARE Service
Center Phone Numbers
The TRICARE Service Center has new
telephone numbers and times. For
updated information call: 736-8070/
7236/8071 or visit their web site at
www.tricare.osd.mil Their new fax
number is 736-8558
176 Finance, Det. B,
Relocates on CRC
The 176 Finance, Detachment B
serving Camp Red Cloud Soldiers hasrelocated from HHC 2X Building 280
to the Uijeongbu Enclave Housing
Office, Bldg. 110, located behind the
CGs Mess. Operating hours for
Finance are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday
thru Friday. For information, call 732-
7508.
SIMEON KANG
Soldiers play with the children of Kwangmyong Orphanage before the work of cutting the grass
and manicuring the grounds of the orphanage began.
Children greet the Soldiers before the work
begins and help off load food and tools.
Soldiers volunteer for OrphanageSoldiers volunteer for OrphanageSoldiers volunteer for OrphanageSoldiers volunteer for OrphanageSoldiers volunteer for OrphanageBy Simeon Kang
Area I Stringer
UIJEONGBUSmoldering heat
couldnt discourage the Soldiers
from Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, Area I
Support Activity Aug. 23 from
cutting grass and giving the
children at KwangmyongOrphanage in Uijeongbu an
American-style barbecue.
The Army says dont volunteer
for anything, but we still volunteer
because we enjoy doing this, said
Capt. Luis Cruz, commander,
Headquarters, Headquarters
Company, Support Activity on
Camp Red Cloud. We want to
make a difference for these
Korean orphans.
Cruz and his volunteers are
always ready to help orphans.
We want to help others in
need, and we are letting thesechildren know that the Soldiers
are here for them. They need us.
Volunteering to support the
orphanage is different from the
everyday routine for Soldiers.
We like to give to the
community. Besides, its
something different from our
everyday jobs, said Spc. Bilitis
Langero, transportation
coordinator, HHC. We enjoy
helping others.
There are as many as 59
children, from 5 to 18, and each
of them is thankful for what theSoldiers are doing, said Kim Jong
soo, director of the orphanage.
The Soldiers are a lot of help to
all of us, including the children.
For many Soldiers, helping this
orphanage is not a new
experience.
This is my second time at this
orphanage. I came here earlier this
year, said Sgt. Lee Joong bum,
senior Korean Augmentation to the
U.S. Army Soldier for HHC, Area I
Support Activity.
The children watched curiously
as the Soldiers prepared the
barbecue, and cut grass and
weeds from the playground.
This proves once again, the
kindness and generosity of the
Soldiers, Cruz said.
Some Soldiers prepared the barbecue
while others cut the grass on the groundsof the Kwangmyong Orphanage in
Uijeongbu.
Capt. Luis Cruz, commander Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, Area I Support
Activity, points out areas on the grounds of
Kwangmyong Orphanage that need work.
A Soldier mows the grass as part of Area ISupport Activitys work at Kwangmyong
Orphanage .
There are as many as 59children from 5 to 18 and each
of them are thankful for what
the Soldiers are doing. The
Soldiers are a lot of help to all
of us, including the children.
Kim, Jong soo,
director, Kwangmyong Orphanage,Uijeongbu
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CAMP RED CLOUD The Area I Chaplains
Office has designated Sept. 17s chapel serviceoffering to the Korean Red Cross for flood re lief.
Different donation dates are scheduled for each
area, depending on each Chaplains Office.
Last year Soldiers on the peninsula gave over
$96,000 to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The
other side of that is that the Korean Red Cross
gave $1.9 million to the American Red Cross to
support Katrina victims, said 2nd Infantry
Division Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mike Durham.The damage caused by Typhoon Ewiniar
effects nearly the entire peninsula, flooding
populated areas and causing extensive financial
damage, said Durham.
At least 30 thousand Koreans have lost their
homes or have been displaced from flooding. It
sounds an awful lot like Katrina, Durham said.
There are families right now that stil l dont have
a home.
Money is scheduled to be collected peninsula-wide for aid to the Korean Red Cross. Donations
will be collected during the designated chapel
service for each of the areas. All the offerings
collected in Area I Sept. 17 will be gathered
together and sent to the Korean Red Cross,
Durham said.
For individuals who will not be able to attend
a religious service Sept. 17 but who still want todonate, unit chaplains will be coordinating with
their commands to have a designated personreceive the offerings of those who wont be able
to attend services.
For information on how to donate money to
help the Korean Red Cross, call 732-7998 or 732-
6169.
By Pfc. Amanda Merfeld
2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs
Area I chaplains Area I chaplains Area I chaplains Area I chaplains Area I chaplains
collect for flood reliefcollect for flood reliefcollect for flood reliefcollect for flood reliefcollect for flood relief
E-Sharp Band entertains troops with purposeE-Sharp Band entertains troops with purposeE-Sharp Band entertains troops with purposeE-Sharp Band entertains troops with purposeE-Sharp Band entertains troops with purposeBy Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
JIMCUNNINGHAM
(Left to Right) Sheola Batani, singer, Don Rayos, guitar, Marla Beidyao, singer, Florenzio Aranilla, saxophone,
Christine Gay Charcos, singer, entertain Soldiers at the Warriors Club on Camp Casey Aug. 25.
E-mail james.f.cunningham@korea.army.mil
CAMP CASEYWhen the E-
Sharp Band comes to entertain
Soldiers, they never know just whatkind of repertoire they will be playing.
Some people like country or rock
n roll, and some people like rhythm
and blues, said Florenzio Aranilla, E-Sharp bandleader, keyboard and
saxophone player. Before we play we
look out in the audience and guess what
kind of music they will want to hear.
It is not always so easy for the rest
of the band.
Florenzio controls the band with
lots of patience, said Marla Beidyao,
ballad singer for the band. He is
always cool tempered and has lots ofexperience when it comes to guessing
what the customers want to hear.The E-Sharp Band didnt always
play together before coming to Korea.
They never knew each other before
being contacted by their respective
agents to come together for the
purpose of playing for troops in
Korea.We have an agency in the
Philippines called Ash Promotions that
brought us all together to form this
band. We each have personal agents
that were contacted by AshPromotions to ask us to come
together in Manila for the first time a
year and a half ago, Aranilla said.That is when Woolip Promotions
contracted us for work here in
Korea.
When I was playing in the
Philippines, I had my own band. The
E-Sharp Band was already here and
Ash thought they needed a guitarplayer and they called me up and
asked me to play, said Don
Rayos.This band plays a lot of
standards, tunes that have been
favorites for a long time. If we see alot of young guys, we will play the
latest musical styles, but if we see a
lot of customers 30 years old or more,we will do a lot of classic rock and
ballads, even tunes made popular by
the Bee Gees.
The name for a band that uses an
electric drum and bass machine
instead of a live rhythm section is
called a sequential band, explainedBeidyao.
In a way it helps the band because
the machine doesnt make mistakes.
The E-Sharp Bands style is not
really unique, but it is definitely
flexible.
When I sing to the audience, I
look into their eyes and that adds apersonal touch to the song. If the
audience is enjoying the music we are
playing we play better, Beidyao said.I do my best to enjoy my
customers, I sing from the heart
always, said Christine Gay
Charcos, rock n roll style
specialist for the band.
When we go back to the
Philippines, we are very far apart from
each other, so we do not get together
except to come here and play for theSoldiers in Korea, said singer Sheola
Batani.
We cant really tell what we will
do after performing here in Korea. Weprobably will not stay together. We
love playing for the Soldiers here in
Korea. If we play out of the country
we could stay together. Our agencies
do find those kinds of opportunities
for us, but there is a big possibilitythat there will be more for us after
Korea, Batani said.
DALLAS True to its motto, We go where you
go, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service has
mobilized its next-generation Tactical Field
Exchange in support of some 550 active-duty
Soldiers helping control wildfires burning across
Washingtons Okanogan and Wenatchee nationalforests.
AAFES has
pulled off another
superb operation in
record time, said
AAFES Fort Lewis
General ManagerJW Merriman.
Our associates
were able to open the exchange less than six hoursafter pulling into camp. We opened our doors at 8
p.m. and remained open until 10:30 p.m., serving
exhausted troops who had just returned from
fighting the 100,000-acre fire.
The mobile equivalent of a stationary PX/BX
found on an Army or Air Force installation, TFEs
are 40 to 53 foot trailers that have been converted
into mobile retail stores to support contingency
deployments. Military operations in Somalia, Haiti,Bosnia and Kosovo validated the need for this
quality of life support to deployed service members,
as did last years hurricane relief operations forJoint Task Forces Katrina and Rita.
Once a TFE arrives on site, merchandise is
received and set up all usually within 24 hours
the unit is open for business around the clock, as
long as needed.
AAFES maintains a fleet of TFEs for use in
support of training exercises, war zones and naturaldisasters. While the exterior of the TFE sent to
From Falluja to forest fires:
AAFES goes where the troops goArmy News Service Washington may look similar to those serving troops
throughout Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom,
all comparisons end with the paint and logo.
Our new TFEs are being designed throughlessons learned in the deserts of Iraq and
Afghanistan, said AAFES Chief of Contingency
Plans Lt. Col. Steven Dean. The feedback we are
receiving indicates that the new units will result in
better work environments for associates
and reduced support requirements from
supported units. The TFE in Washington
is just the first in a group of self-
sustaining exchanges AAFES will be
deploying in the years to come.Like the older versions, the new
TFEs carry a basic stock assortment
that includes water, personal care items, basic
clothing items, snacks, soft drinks and
entertainment.
While personal sacrifices and inconveniences are
a way of life for troops, TFE support plays a
significant role in enhancing morale, readiness and
mission effectiveness, said Lt. Col. Dean.Whether troops are on patrol in a war zone or
battling fires in the Pacific Northwest, TFEs make it
possible for AAFES to provide support to almost
every corner of the globe.
Task Force Blaze, made up of many Fort Lewis
units, is expected to last up to 30 days. The NationalInteragency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, requested
the deployment due to a critical shortage of civilian
firefighting crews and unfavorable weather
forecasts. The task force includes 1st Battalion,38th Infantry Regiment; 23rd Chemical Battalion;
5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment; 4th
Battalion, 6th Aviation Regiment; 29th Signal
Battalion; and the 28th Public Affairs Detachment.
... TFE support plays asignificant role in enhancing moreal,
readiness and mission effectiveness.
Lt. Col. Steven Dean,chief of contingency plans, AAFES
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Area II Public AffairsArea II provides life supporArea II provides life supporArea II provides life supporArea II provides life supporArea II provides life support to exercise part to exercise part to exercise part to exercise part to exercise participantsticipantsticipantsticipantsticipants
YONGSAN GARRISON As Ulchi Focus
Lens 2006 participants arrived at U.S. military
installations, many troops were not sure what to
expect for exercise living conditions.
California National Guardsman Pfc. Michael Bird
found himself staying at the Walker Center. The
center is one of five Area II Life Support Areas
serving as billeting for the more than 1,800 exercise
participants.This is great, Bird said. They have Internet,
TV and laundry service.
Each LSA, whether in a hardened building or a
tent city, has its own Morale, Welfare and Recreationfacility, with cyber cafes, wide-screen televisions
with DVDs, video games, books and popcorn
machines.
A trip to the field can be a comfortable
experience for todays servicemember.We set the standard for Life Support Areas in
Korea, said Area II Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Witt.
I have a memo from Command Sgt. Maj. Wheeler
to prove it.
United States Forces Korea and 8th U.S. Army
Command Sgt. Maj. Barry Wheeler visited Area II
LSAs Aug. 16. In a letter to Witt Wheeler wrote,
This visit allowed me to insure the LSA standards
were met.
We do all we can to give the best quality oflife, said Area II Logistics Director Lydia
Grohmann. The servicemembers dont have to
worry about it. They can focus on the exercise.
Grohmann said shuttle buses run back and forth
from LSAs to dining facilities, recreation centers
and exercise locations.
Each LSA has environmental control units; even
PHOTOS BY DAVID MCNALLY
the tent cities are air conditioned.
Area II Deputy Logistics Director Jay Wright
said the Camp Coiner tent city has been set up
and ready to use since the last major exercise.
Korean Service Corps employees built the tent
cities, installed electricity, and prepared the shower
and bathroom facilities.
The 9th KSC Company did a fantastic job ofsetting up our LSAs and helping to prepare the
sites for exercise participants, Wright said. The
KSC employees do the lions share of the work.
The LSAs have a mayor to make sure everything
runs smoothly.
Servicemembers take some down-time to watch a movie in the Camp Coiner Morale, Welfare and Recreation tent Aug. 25.
Area II Life Support Area Mayor Sgt. 1st Class Marcia Garcia
inspects the Camp Coiner tent city Aug. 25.See SupportSupportSupportSupportSupport, Page 12
Random checkpoints catch traffic violatorsBy Steve Davis
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON Military
police traffic checkpoints have snareda variety of violations since the You
drink and drive. You lose. campaign
began Aug. 18.
Random compliance checkpoints
will be set up through Sunday, the end
of the Labor Day weekend. The
checkpoints may be set up anywhere
on Yongsan Garrison or other Area IIinstallations.
Sgt. John LaSchuma, Area II traffic
NCOIC, said as of Wednesday
morning, 99 citations have been issued
from seven checkpoint operations.
There were 28 citations for driving
without a license and 48 for failure to
wear seat belts.Citations have also been issued for
expired registration or insurance andmoving traffic violations, such as failure
to stop at a posted stop sign and illegal
turns.
Eight citations have been issued to
motorcycle riders for improper safety
equipment, including no helmet or
STEVE DAVIS
Jerry Cozby presents his drivers license to Sgt. John LaSchuma at a Yongsan Garrisoncompliance checkpoint.
reflective vest and two citations for theillegal use of cell phones.
The good news is that there have
been none for drinking and driving so
far, said LaSchuma.
As of midnight Saturday, only one
driver has been asked to take a sobriety
test after the smell of alcohol wasdetected in his vehicle.
Two of his passengers admitted to
drinking alcoholic beverages, so we
tested the driver, said LaSchuma.
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Civilians to getlower allowances
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON
Area II civilian personnel
officials announced a reduction
in post allowance pay and living
quarters allowance effective Aug.
20.
The amount of decrease will
depend on an employees family
size and base pay, but a GS-11with a family of four can expect
to see a decrease of $43 per
paycheck.
Area II Civilian Personnel
Officer Kenneth Stark said the
post allowance reduction was
based on the results of a recentcivilian post allowance survey.
Because of the low numberof U. S. civilian employees who
took the time to complete the
survey on where they shopped
the post allowance for all of
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NEO Warden Training
Area II Noncombatant Evacuation
Operations warden training and a
Courageous Channel 06-2 overviewbriefing will be conducted Sept. 15 at
the Multi-Purpose Training Facility. Toreceive certification training, newly
assigned NEO wardens or
representatives should attend the 9-
11:30 a.m. training session. All
assigned NEO wardens orrepresentatives are required to attend
the second block of training from 1-4
p.m. to receive important Courageous
Channel information. For information,
call 738-5013.
Voter Outreach
The Glorietta Duncan Order of the
Eastern Star Chapter 112 will host a
voting assistance outreach activity 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Monday at the YongsanMain Exchange. For information, call723-6593.
Mustard Seed Preschool
The Mustard Seed Preschool has
openings for three year olds. Call 738-
8503 or come by the Mustard SeedPreschool office at the South Post
Chapel for information. The office is
open 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
Ethics Training
Ethics Training: 1-2 p.m. Thursday;
1-2 p.m. Oct. 3; 1-2 p.m. Nov. 9; 9-10a.m. Dec. 5; 1-2 p.m. Dec. 13; 1-2 p.m.
Dec. 19.
Acquisition Ethics Training 2:30-4
p.m. Thursday; 2:30-4 p.m. Nov. 9.
All training will be at the Balboni
Theater. Battalion and higher levelcommands may coordinate for
separate individual unit training
outside the above schedule. Forinformation, call 753-6631.
Sports Notes
The Post Season Summer League
Basketball Tournament will be held
Saturday-Monday at Collier FieldHouse. For information, call 738-8608.
The Area II Intramural Flag Football
League starts Sept. 9. The deadline to
enter is Monday. There will be acoaches meeting noon. Tuesday at
Collier Field House. For information,call 736-7746.
The Area II Intramural Soccer
League starts Sept. 9. The deadline to
enter is Monday. There will be acoaches meeting 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Collier Field House. For information,call 736-7746.
Area II AFAP
Conference
The Area II AFAP Conference will be
held Oct. 18-20. AFAP is a program that
provides an opportunity for all
members of the Army Family to informleadership of issues in the community.
To get involved, call Reta Mills at 738-3627.
Area II Web site
For more community notes, news and
information, visit the Area II Web site
at http://area2.korea.army.mil.
Motorcycle safety campaign kicks offYONGSAN GARRISON Area II safety officials plan
to kick off a campaign this month to inform the
community about proper safety gear for motorcycle and
moped riders in Area II.
The Area II commander announced a policy to denyinstallation access to people who fail to comply with
community safety guidelines July 21.
By mid-September, each access control point will
have a sign in place depicting a rider wearing proper
protective gear.
The security guards will be able to use the signs as a
visual aid, said Area II Safety Officer Jeff Hyska. The
idea is that the guards can point out deficiencies in riderapparel.
The signs will also serve as a reminder of the
requirements of Area II Command Policy 10-1 for
motorcycle and moped riders.
The policy outlines proper safety gear, to include:
A properly fastened approved helmet that meets
Department of Transportation standardsEye protection (clear goggles or a face shield attached
to the helmet)Full-fingered glovesLong trousersLong sleeve shirt or jacket
Leather boots, or over the ankle shoes
High-visibility retro-reflective vest
The policy is generally the same, with the exception
of the power to enforce the proper wear of personalprotective equipment, said Hyska. I hope the signs will
help people to understand the policy.
With the update to the command policy, base security
guards have the authority to deny access if a person failsto comply.
The guards will start enforcement once the signs are
in place, said Area II Law and Order Officer Ricky
Oxendine. E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
The signs will help the guards and riders to become
familiar with all of the requirements under the revised
policy, Oxendine said.
Basically, this will help to ensure a rider s safety while
on post, Hyska said. Other drivers will be able to see
them.
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Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON
Workers began construction to lay
artificial turf installation on Field No. 10
Aug. 22.
Area II Morale, Welfare and
Recreation aims to complete the
project by early October. Officials
plan to make the field available foryouth soccer and flag football
tournaments.
This field is used year around for
everything, said Area II MWR
Director Paul Robinson. The new
artificial turf will be green all the time,
very durable and provide great playing
conditions.
Robinson said Field No. 10 had been
over utilized by youth programs,organization days and different
ceremonies in the past, making it
challenging to actually grow grass on
the field.
We couldnt get the grass to grow
right, leaving spots that didnt look
good for sports, Robinson said. The
artificial turf will not only be a good
playing surface, but also cut down
maintenance and labor cost.Area II officials said the project will
allow the community to use the field
more.
This imitation grass drains water
well during raining season, Robinson
said. It expands the usage eight months
out of the year to 12 months out of the
year.
A series of artificial turf renovations
have been going on throughout thepeninsula including camps Casey and
Humphreys.
The installation is a nonappropriated-
fund project.
Construction to improve
field conditions
PHOTOSBY CPL. L EE YANG-WON
Contractors start to prepare Field No. 10 for artificial turf Aug. 22.
E-mail YangWon.Lee@korea.army.mil Local construction workers set up safety fences.
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Officials: Government vehicles not for personal useOfficials: Government vehicles not for personal useOfficials: Government vehicles not for personal useOfficials: Government vehicles not for personal useOfficials: Government vehicles not for personal useBy David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON Area IIofficials emphasized the Army policy of
official use for government vehicles
during the ongoing Ulchi Focus Lens
2006 exercise.
This is especially important during
the exercise, said Area II Logistics
Director Lydia Grohmann. We have a
lot of rental vehicles to support the
exercise.Grohmann said the opportunity for
abuse is higher.
Area II has 250 Korean rental
vehicles to support the ongoing exercise.
Drivers must sign a dispatch for the
rental vehicle, just like a nontactical
vehicle.
Drivers that sign the dispatch are
agreeing to use the vehicle for officialbusiness only, she said.
Grohmann said her staff has recently
seen an increase in abuses.
People are taking government vehicles
to Starbucks or the post exchange, or just
driving around, she said.
While it is easy to spot an Army
nontactical vehicle from the official
license plate, the rental vehicles for the
exercise have Korean plates.
Dispatches could be confiscated ifabuses are found; however, officials said
they speak to the drivers when possible
and inform the chain of command.
The 8th U.S. Army policy states,
NTVs are not authorized to transportgovernment employees between their
home and their place of duty or
employment.
Grohmann said Army vehicles cannot
be used for personal errands or side trips.Army Regulation 58-1 outlines the
penalties for misuse of government
vehicles.
The regulation says military
personnel may be disciplined under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice,
Grohmann said. Civilian employees may
be suspended from duty without pay for
not less than one month.The regulation further says civilians
may face a longer suspension or removal
from office if circumstances warrant.
There are exceptions to the policy.
Drivers and passengers from outlying
areas are authorized to park in the postexchange parking lot for the purpose of
eating at the Food Court. Government
employees and Soldiers are also
authorized to use nontactical vehicles toshop at the Main Exchange for
authorized Government Purchase Card
business.
Grohmann also reminded Soldiers of
the importance of the proper uniform
while driving an NTV.
Soldiers are not authorized to wear
civilian clothing or PT gear while
operating a government vehicle, unless
it is stated on the dispatch, she said.
E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil
DAVID MCNALLY
A military vehicle pulls into Starbucks on Yongsan Garrison South Post.
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Everything has gone well, said LSA
Mayor Sgt. 1st Class Marcia Garcia.
Servicemembers staying here have good
living conditions for a field environment.
Garcia is assigned to Company B,
168th Medical Battalion. Her normal job
is platoon sergeant, but for UFL 2006,8th U.S. Army tasked Garcia and 25 other
Soldiers to help out at the LSAs.
For servicemembers like Bird, who
are just getting their first impressions of
Korea and the U.S. military here, the
LSAs offer a bit of home, far from home.
Koreas a lot of fun, Bird said. I
havent seen half of what there is to see
in Korea, but I like it.
E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil
The driver failed three physical tests,
but passed the portable breathalyzer test
and was released.The physical tests included a finger-
to-nose test, a one-legged stand (in
which the driver has to balance on one
leg), and the walk-and-turn test.
The breathalyzer showed no sign of
alcohol, so I told him Sorry for the
inconvenience. Have a good evening,
said LaSchuma.
That particular driver got in his car anddrove away; others were not so lucky.
Those cited for driving without a license
had to leave on foot.
LaSchuma said cars are parked and
immobilized by a boot, a steel device
placed on a front tire, until the person
returns with a valid drivers license.
Most of the seat belt violations were a
result of taxi passengers not wearing a seat
belt or children riding unsafely in the backseatof their sponsors vehicle, said LaSchuma.
Area II Provost Marshal Maj. Jose
Naputi said drivers are responsible for
assuring that all passengers are wearingseat belts and that youngsters who require
car seats are actually in them.
He said most people were cooperative
when they received citations.
Some were upset that they were
receiving a traffic citation but they
understood that they had committed a
violation and would receive a citation,
Naputi said.Jerry Cozby of 8th U.S. Army J-3
Operations had all of the required
documents and passed without problem
through a checkpoint on the bridge
connecting South Post and Main Post.
He said he didnt mind being checked.
I think its great, said Cozby. Now,
if they could just get the dumb people off
the road as well as the drunk ones ...
E-mail davisst@korea.army.mil
Korea was reduced, Stark said.
Stark said the survey detailed
peoples shopping routines off postand on post.
If people only show they shop on
base, the post allowance will go
down, he said.
The allowance change will affect
all U.S. government employees serving
in Korea.
Well get with the U.S. Embassy
to see if we can conduct another
survey and get better participation,Stark said. Surveys are required
every five years, but can be done
whenever if circumstances warrant anew survey.
To calculate post allowance, go to
http://www.state.gov/m/a/als/expl/
c13085.htm and click How do I
figure my Post (COLA) Allowance?Once the spreadsheet has
downloaded, enter 15 for the post
allowance index number, your base
salary and family size.
In another announcement, Stark
detailed how living quarters allowance
rates have decreased.
The decrease is about $1,000 less
per year.
This change was based on thecurrency exchange rate information
reported to the Office of Allowances
Aug. 10, Stark said.
E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil
Saturday
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Navigating the paper trail that leads to immigration
Youve met the love of your life
while youre in Korea. But youve failed
to plan ahead and when it comes timefor you to PCS, you must wave
goodbye at the airport because your
loves immigration paperwork was not
completed.
It doesnt have to be this way. There
are a number of documents and forms
that you must complete before bringing
your spouse or fianc(e) to the United
States, and there will be some waiting
time for those documents to be
processed. But if you take the time to
plan now, you can go back to the United
States with your spouse right by your
side.
The following are some of the more
commonly asked questions regarding
immigration:
My fianc(e)/spouse came to Korea
on a work visa, but no longer works
for that employer and is in Korea
illegally. What options do we have
now?
No question about it. Your fianc(e)/
spouse is committing a crime in Korea
and is at risk for criminal prosecution,
having to pay significant fines and
deportation.
If your fianc(e)/spouse wants to
remain in Korea, he or she can pay the
By Capt. Candace White Halverson
Camp Casey Legal Centerfines owed and apply for a visa to
remain in the country. The fines vary
from 200,000 won to 4,000,000 won,
depending on how long ago the visa
expired.How can I bring my non-U.S. citizen
fianc(e) to the United States to get
married?
A U.S. citizen may bring his or her
non-U.S. citizen fianc(e) to the United
States to marry and live in the United
States. In order to do that, you must
first file a Petition for Alien Fianc(e),
Form I-129F, with the Department of
Homeland Securitys U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services office in the
area where you live. You CANNOT file
this petition at an embassy, consulate
or U.S. immigration office outside of
the United States you must do it from
within the United States.
After the USCIS approves the
petition, your fianc(e) must apply for
a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for a fianc(e).
Once the visa is approved, your
fianc(e) may enter the United States.
You and your fianc(e) must marry
within 90 days of his or her arrival in
the United States. After your marriage,
your spouse must file an Application to
Register Permanent Residence or to
Adjust Status, Form I-485 with the
USCIS office. You must also fill out an
order for your spouse to become a
lawful permanent resident.
I want to bring my foreign-born
spouse to the United States to live
with me. What do I need to do?If you have married a non-U.S.
citizen and want to bring him or her to
the United States, you must file a
Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130.
The normal next step would be to wait
for processing and approval of that
petition and then approval of the
immigration visa before your spouse
could come to the United States as a
lawful permanent resident. The normal
waiting period for this process is up to
five years but may be even longer.
However, there is an alternative that
can significantly cut down on the time
you spend apart. Once you file the I-
130 form, your spouse may apply for a
K nonimmigrant visa and come to the
United States to wait for processing of
his or her lawful permanent residency
status from within the United States.
Note that the application for the
nonimmigrant visa must be filed and the
visa must be issued in the country
where the marriage took place. So, if
you married your foreign-born spouse
in Korea, you must file the petition and
have the visa issued in Korea.
Depending on how long youve been
married, there may be conditions placedAffidavit of Support, Form I-864 in
on your spouses residency in the United
States. Contact the legal office for more
information.
If I bring my foreign national spouse
to the United States on a visa, is heor she automatically a U.S. citizen?
No. If your spouses petition for
immigration has been approved and he
or she has entered the United States on
an immigration visa, he or she is a lawful
permanent resident. Any lawful
permanent resident married to a U.S.
citizen may petition to become a U.S.
citizen (a process called naturalization)
once he or she has been a lawful
permanent resident for three years and
has been married to a U.S. citizen for
three years. Contact the nearest legal
office for information on how.
What about our children?
Depending on the circumstances,
your child may automatically be a U.S.
citizen. Contact the legal assistance
office or the U.S. Embassy in Seoul for
further information.
When it comes to immigrating to the
United States, there is a lot of
preparation work that needs to be done
and the wait times for processing can
be significant. Start as soon as possible
and you can make sure your spouse can
travel with you back home.
Contact your legal assistance office
for information and assistance.
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Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Talladega Nights:
Ballad of Ricky
Bobby PG-13
No Show No Show No Show
BarnyardPG
Pirates of Caribbean:Deadmans Chest
PG-13
X-Men: Last
Stand PG-13
The LakeHouse PG
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Talladega Nights:
Ballad of Ricky
Bobby PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Snakes on a
Plane R
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Snakes on a
Plane R
Talladega Nights:
Ballad of Ricky
Bobby PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
The OmenR
Invincible PGThe Devil
Wears PradaPG-13
ClickPG-13
The Devil Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada (Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway)
In the dizzying world of New York
fashion, where size zero is the new
2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair
day can end a career, Runaway
Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen
with a finely manicured fist by
Miranda Priestly the most powerful
woman in fashion Runaway is a
fearsome gauntlet for anyone whowants to make i t in the industry. To
make Runaway the fashion bible of
New York and therefore the world,
Miranda has let nothing stand in her
way, including a long line ofassistants that didnt make the cut.
World TradeCenter PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
Nacho LibrePG
Invincible PG
Snakes on a
Plane R
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
Waist Deep
R
Snakes on a
Plane R
Snakes on a
Plane R
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
Invincible PG Invincible PGThe Devil
Wears PradaPG-13
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
You, Me &
Dupree PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Talladega Nights:
Ballad of Ricky
Bobby PG-13
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
Snakes on a
Plane R
Snakes on a
Plane R
Snakes on a
Plane R
Little ManPG-13
Little ManPG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
Invincible PG
Invincible PG
Garfield: Tail ofTwo Kitties PG
Invincible PG
Garfield: Tail ofTwo Kitties PG
BarnyardPG
Pirates of Caribbean:Deadmans Chest
PG-13
Garfield: Tail ofTwo Kitties PG
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
X-Men: Last
Stand PG-13
The LakeHouse PG
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
SupermanReturnsPG-13
Pirates of Caribbean:
Deadmans ChestPG-13
The DevilWears Prada
PG-13
SupermanReturnsPG-13
World TradeCenter PG-13
World TWorld TWorld TWorld TWorld T rade Center rade Center rade Center rade Center rade Center (Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena)
In the aftermath of the World Trade
Center disaster, hope is still alive.Refusing to bow down to terrorism,
rescuers and family of the victims
press forward. Their mission of
rescue and recovery is driven by the
faith that under each piece of rubble,
a co-worker, a friend or a family
member may be found. This is the
true story of John McLoughlin and
William J. Jimeno, the last twosurvivors extracted from Ground
Zero and the rescuers who never
gave up. Its a story of the true heroesof that fateful time in the story of the
United States when buildings would
fall and heroes would rise to inspire
the entire human race.
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Area IV Community
Open House
An Open House will be held from6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, at the
Taegu American School Gym on
Camp George. Everyone is invited to
attend and find out what Area IV
Army Community Services and other
Area organizations have to offer!
For details, call Bonnie McCarthy at
768-8126
8th U.S. Army Sports
Upcoming sports championshipsinclude rugby Sept. 8-9, team triathlon
Sept. 9, tennis Sept. 13-16, and cross
country on Sept. 16. For information,
call 725-5064.
Club Demonstration at
Sung Nam Golf Course
There will be a club demonstration from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9 at Sung Nam
Golf Course. Featured clubs include
Ping, Callaway and Titleist. Golfers are
invited to come out and try these clubs
on the facilitys new Accusport Launch
Monitor to view club and swing specs.
Get a readout of swing speed, ball
speed, launch angle, spin rates and face
angle. Get a free club recommendation
from the PGA Professional staff. Special
demo day club prices. For information,
call Jim Shaw or Jack Delaney at 736-
3483.
Area II Pool League
The Area II Pool League is seeking
new members. The group meets at 7
p.m. each Tuesday at the Main Post
Club, Harveys Lounge and the Navy
Club -- all on Yongsan Garrison.
Membership is open to ID
cardholders, family members, retirees,
Department of Defense civilians or
contractors and individuals
sponsored by ID cardholders. For
more information, call Brent Abare at
723-3691.
Home for the Holidays
Be sure to enter the Home for the
Holidays drawing sponsored by
MWR and US Airline Alliance. All
you have to do is fill out an entry
form to enter to win a round-trip ticket
to the United States. Forms may be
found in your local MWR facility,
newspaper, or on the MWR website.
Deadline to enter is Oct 12. Call 723-
3730 for information.
TMCW SubmissionsTo have an event featured in The
Morning Calm Weeklys News & Notes,
e-mail all pertinent information to
morningcalmweekly@korea.army.mil.
All submissions should include a Point
of Contact name and telephone number.
For information, call 738-3355.
YONGSAN Morale, Welfare and
Recreation is planning a fun-filledweekend to keep troops throughout
Korea entertained. Festivals, fun runs and
entertainment will help people kickback,
relax and enjoy the holiday weekend.
Festivals in all areas will provide
opportunities to enjoy American-style
food and beverages, as well as games
and activities for the kids.
Two Armed Forces Entertainment
groups will kick off their tours over theweekend. Modern/pop rock group,
LoveSick Radio, will open at Camp
Casey Monday, while Latin variety band,
Los Elegantes, begins performingTuesday at Camp Stanleys Reggies.
Both performers shows are free of
charge to ID cardholders.
The newest addition to the lineup is
the mechanical bull-riding competitions
featured at the Wild Wild West BlockParties at camps Red Cloud and Casey.
There will be contests for prizes, with a
challenge put out by former East Coast
Saddle Bronco Champion, Command
Sgt. Major Greg Bunce, as well as riding
just for fun.
MWR is dedicated to improve the
lives of Soldiers, civilians and family
members stationed in Korea. All musicalperformances are free of charge to ID
cardholders. For information, contact
the local MWR Office.
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Labor Day weekendLabor Day weekendLabor Day weekendLabor Day weekendLabor Day weekendBy Korea Region MWR
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
Area I events include:
Saturday, noon, Wild Wild West Block Party, Camp Red Clouds Mitchells
Sunday, Acapella Qualifying Round, Camp Red Cloud
Monday, noon, Wild Wild West Block Party, Camp Caseys Stewart Field
Monday, 11 a.m., Labor Day Bash, Camp Red Cloud CAC
(Featuring a BBQ cook out, tournaments, games, and activities.)
Area II events
Saturday, noon - 6 p.m., Labor Day Block Party, Yongsans Main Post Club
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Bike Trip to Han River, K-16 CAC
Saturday, 2-6 p.m., eight-ball tournament, K-16 CAC
Saturday, 10 a.m. 1 p.m., Flea Market, Yongsan MPC Underpass
Sunday, 1-6 p.m., Table Tennis Tournament,K-16 CAC
Monday, 6-10 p.m., Texas Holdem Card Game, K-16 CAC
Sat. Mon., times TBA, Post Summer Basketball Tourney, Yongsans Collier
Field House
Monday, 8 a.m., 5K Fun Run, Collier Field House
Monday, 1 p.m., BOSS Luau Pool Party, Yongsans Main Post Indoor Pool 3
Area III events
Saturday, 11 a.m. 1 p.m., End of Summer Barbecue, Camp Humphreys
Alaska Mining Co.
Area IV events
Sunday, 8 a.m., Labor Day 5K Fun Run, Camp Walker Fitness Center
(Registration beings at 7 a.m. First 100 participants to finish will receive
a free T-shirt from the USA Federal Credit Union. Call 764-4800/4225
for information.)Monday, Festival, camps Walker and Carroll Outdoor Area
Sandpit volleyball, racquetball, and a double-elimination softball
tournament will be held. For information concerning Camp Walkertournaments, call 764-4800; for information on Camp Carroll activities,
call 765-8287.
LLLLLabor Day Wabor Day Wabor Day Wabor Day Wabor Day Weekend Activitieseekend Activitieseekend Activitieseekend Activitieseekend Activities
The RecTrac Management
Information System, is now being
used throughout Korea.
Korea Region Office MWR
installed the tracking tools in MWR
facilities across the peninsula duringthe second and third (this is thesecond and third.) quarters of this
fiscal year.
Daniel J Ahern, chief, KORO
MWR, said the process is simple and
on average takes only two to three
minutes. After a person is registered,
each time they go to an MWR
facility they can insert their ID card
into the RecTrac reader and the
system will automatically recognizethem from past visits.
To encourage people to register in
the system, KORO MWR sponsored
a registration incentive program. Aspart of the program, company-sized
units (with 100 or fewer Soldiers)
will receive $150 to their unit fund if
they achieve 100 percent RecTrac
registration. Units larger than 100Soldiers will receive $1.50 per
individual entered.
For information, call 723-8510.
RecTrac registration
benefits unit fundsBy Korea Region MWR
Special to The Morning Calm WeeklyYONGSAN GARRISON Family Child Care provides a work and life
option for individuals residing on post looking to earn an income while staying
home with their own children.
FCC provider positions are open to military family members or civilians
working as independent contractors on a military installation. Individuals living
in on-post quarters are authorized to care for up to six children (including their
own) from four weeks to 12 years of age.The U. S. Army Family Child Care is a child care choice for military family
members, Department of Defense civilians and DoD contractors. FCC is an
important child care option, not a last resort in the event the Child Development
Center is full.
Some children thrive in a CDC environment while others fare better in a
small group environment that only an FCC home can offer. FCC offers unique
advantages that make them a preferred option for some families. Flexible/
extended hours and long-term care are important during training exercises and
shift work, as well as evening and weekend care. In addition, siblings can stay
together and remain in their neighborhood.FCC providers are trained and certified by the installation Child and Youth
Services program.
The FCC program offers free training, monetary subsidies, a lending closet
and technical and morale support. FCC providers are trained in first aid, CPR,
child abuse prevention and business practices to name a few. Providers are
required to complete an in-depth training program that teaches them aboutchild development. Some colleges offer up to nine college credits for completion
of the Army Foundation training.
In order to apply to become an FCC provider, an applicant must meet the
following minimal qualifications: reside in on-post quarters; be at least 18 yearsof age; have a high school diploma or GED; have some experience with children;
pass a background screening and health physical; and speak, read and write
English. For information on FCC, contact the local ACS office or call 725-
3205.
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ASAN CITY The CampHumphreys Fire Department joined six
other local departments in an elaborate
fire and rescue exercise staged at
Samsung Electric in Asan City, Aug. 22.
The scenario at Samsung had
terrorists invading Samsungs building
number four, said Song Kye-pok,
assistant fire chief at CampHumphreys.
The scenario then played out like an
action movie. Explosions cracked
from several points in the building and
smoke grenades burst into colorful
billows, mimicking flames from the
roof.
The terrorists placed severalbombs in the building, said Song.
The bombs exploded and fires startedas a result. The explosions caused
Samsung employees to flee the
building. As a result of the fire, some
of the employees received injuries of
various degrees of seriousness.
Samsungs in-house fire
department and paramedic team
responded to the first alarm andevacuated the most seriously wounded.
Samsung decided to seek help from the
police and fire departments in the
surrounding communities because the
fire was raging out of control andterrorists were still in the building.
Elements of the Korean National
Police arrived on the scene next.
Six KNP rappelled in unison from
the top of building four in a rapid face
down walk and traded gunfire with the
terrorists.
Police captured one of the
terrorists, but the others escaped,
only to be chased by Korean soldiers.
Song explained that the situation atSamsung then escalated to a four-
alarm fire. The Asan City fire
department responded to the second
alarm and they in turn called in a
third alarm, said Song. This alarm
was responded to by combined fire
departments made up of units from
several surrounding communities
including Camp Humphreys.
We provided a pumper truck anda three-man team, said Song. We
were joined by teams from Chonan,
Songhwan and Tunpo. As the
situation worsened, it became
necessary to call in a fourth alarmthat was responded to by volunteer
firefighters from the surrounding
area.
The Humphreys team assembled
with 11 other trucks from various
fire agencies and hosed down the
Samsung building until the fire was
extinguished.
Korean army elements responded
with chemical decontamination
vehicles and sprayed down the areawith decontaminate while orange-
suited firefighters rappelled down the
building in the same face down
fashion as their KNP brothers.
These firefighters strung rescue
lines and lowered victims from the
upper floors on slings.
A helicopter from the ChonanCity Fire Department arrived and
made an emergency landing on the
roof of the building to pick up an
injured firefighter.
Suddenly, the call was made to
evacuate the building; another
bomb had been found.Fire crews raced away from the
building to safety and the
firefighters who had been handlingthe evacuation of the injured, flew
rapidly down the side of the
building on ropes, like orange-
suited spidermen.
Another explosion and more
smoke followed. As suddenly as
it began, the exercise was
declared over.
The Camp Humphreys FireDepartment has a mutual aid
pact with the Korean fire
departments in the communities
surrounding Camp Humphreys,said Song. We can call them,
and they can call us. Whatever
they need, we will support
them. We are happy to help
from one government to another
and its good to know that we
can count on each other if help
is needed. Its also good for
community relations.
We are grateful for the
participation of the CampHumphreys Fire Department,
said Jang Se-rim, chief of
Protection and Rescue, Asan
City Fire Department. Its good
to know that if we ever needed
their help, they would be there
for us. Naturally, we would be
happy to do the same for them.
PHOTOS BY CHOI MAN-HUN
Korean firefighters rapidly rappel down theSamsung building to escape the danger
posed by the threat of another bomb during
a fire and rescue exercise Aug. 22.
A pumper truck and crew from Camp Humphreys, along with elements from six local Korean fire departments, hose down a mock fire at Samsung
Electric.The fire was part of an elaborate terrorist exercise Aug. 22 in Asan City.
Korean National Police secure the area as the Korean Army decontaminates the ground.
By F. Neil Neeley
Area III Public Affairs
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Army Family Action Plan gets things done
F. NEIL NEELEY
The Army Family Action Plan is an Army-wide program and a process that
identifies issues and concerns about the quality of life for Army families, andprovides all members of the Army the opportunity to voice concerns and
issues to installation and Army leadership. It is each individuals opportunity tomake a difference in improving Army quality of life.
Previous service-wide AFAP issues have resulted in Servicemembers Group
Life Insurance increased from $50,000 to $200,000; basic allowance for
housing increased by 11 percent; Thrift Savings Plan for military was
authorized and implemented; approval to store a vehicle at government expense
when Soldiers are assigned to areas where shipment isnt authorized; and
expanded dental insurance plans that increased coverage for dental procedures
and some orthodontic services.
At the local level, some Area III issues that were resolved include improved
quality of food items in the commissary; hourly child care implemented;monthly WIC shuttle to Osan Air Base; and, dart boards and a pool table placed
in Tommy Ds.
Find out how you can become involved to improve your Army. ContactDiana Reynolds at 753-8318/8401 or diana.m.reynolds@korea.army.milto
discuss how to submit an issue or volunteer to be a part of the process.
WIC office opens
at HumphreysBeginning Tuesday, Camp
Humphreys families who want to
sign up for the Women, Infants andChildrens program, commonly
called WIC, will no longer have to
travel to Osan Air Base.
LaVita Vincent, employment and
read iness manager fo r Army
Community Services said the new
WIC office will be located at the
ACS building, and will be open from
8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Tuesdaysand Fridays. The office will be
closed Monday.
Inquiries may be directed to WIC
program Coordinator Paraluman
Medalla, at 661-3806-9426.
CAMP HUMPHREYS The newly
expanded Humphreys American
Elementary School opened its doors
Tuesday for grades 1-6 under theleadership of its new principal, Dr.
Joan Islas.
Kindergarten classes begin
Wednesday, while Sure Start opens onSept. 13.
Islas, formerly the assistant
principal of Seoul American
Elementary School, is directing a
teaching and instructional staff of 27,
not including support personnel.
She said the biggest change in the
elementary school operations this year
is adding a second campus. The northcampus features three new buildings
two classroom buildings and anadministrative building. The new
campus is now home to grades one
through three, plus kindergarten.
The original school, now referred
to as the south campus, will serve as
the home of grades four through six.
Islas said her staff carefully
scheduled specialized instruction suchas music, art and physical education,
to reduce the amount of travel
instructors will have to make between
campuses.
Were trying to schedule specialtimes so our teachers still have time
to collaborate with each other, she
said. So were coordinating the
scheduling of music, art, physical
education and culture classes so our
kids will be attending special classes
at the same time.
Planning periods are important.
Islas lauded the support she has
received since relocating from Seoul.
Its not only the response Ive
received from our staff at the school
and our superintendent, but Ivegotten terrific support from the
commander. Its been a great
response.
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