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THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASSVolume 42, Number 59 Friday, July 26, 2002

U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands

July breaks recordrainfall for monthBy Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

You might have noticed it’srained quite a bit lately. A lot, infact — enough rain to qualify as anew record for the month of July,and there’s still five more days togo.

Through this morning, 18.54inches of rain have fallen, accord-ing to Aeromet. The old recordwas 17.33 inches, set in 1958. Rain-fall records date back to about

By KW HillisFeature Writer

As they prepare to leave Kwaja-lein and move to Fort Monroe,Va., the Wrenns have already

warned the incoming commanderand his wife about the amount oftravel required by the job.

“He is coming in at a tough time;he’ll want to be here,” said Col.Curtis L. Wrenn Jr., USAKA com-mander, explaining that manyissues, including a new contract withnew performance standards, willdemand attention.

Wrenn said he wants to advise Col.Jerry Brown, “You let the rest of thestaff worry about that. Your focus iswhere you see this organization intwo, five, 10 years. The resourcesyou have to deal with, some otherguy lined up those resources. Yourjob is to make sure the next guy hasresources.”

Wrenn and his wife, Sheila, metwith the Hourglass last week,describing their future, their tourhere, what they will take with themand what they hope outlives them.

Since Wrenn had just returnedfrom “one of his whirlwind TDYs” toWashington, Huntsville and then to

(Photos by Barbara Johnson)

Sheila Wrenn and Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr., USAKA commander, discuss life afterKwajalein in the commander’s office last week. The Wrenns are headed to Fort Monroe,Va. Tuesday.

Wrenns look to life after Kwajalein

(See FOND, page 4)

Fort Monroe to meet with his newboss and do some house-hunting, theneed for the extensive amount oftravel was broached.

Although he tried to stay on islandwhen he first arrived — and success-fully did for eight months — Wrennrealized he would have to travel.

“Nobody will tell the Kwaj storylike someone from Kwaj … even inthis day of e-mail, telephones, fax

See related stories, pages 2-3See photo spread, pages 6-7

Wrenn to passcommand toBrown TuesdayBy Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

Tuesday will mark the end ofone era and the beginning of an-other.

Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr., USAKAcommander, will officially turn theinstallation over to Col. JerryBrown in a change of commandceremony at the MP room Tues-day at 9:30 a.m.

The public is invited. Raytheonofficials said non-critical mission

Eberhart predictsspace to play bigrole in the futureBy Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

Space will be to the 21st centurywhat aviation was to the 20th cen-tury.

That’s the prognostication by thenation’s commanding general ofU.S. Space Command, Gen. Ralph“Ed” Eberhart.

“That’s not to say that armiesand navies are not important,” heexplained during an interview

(See TOWN, page 8)

(See JULY, page 8)

(See EBERHART, page 12)

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Commanding Officer...Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr.Public Affairs Officer..........LuAnne FantasiaEditor..........................................Jim BennettAssociate Editor...............................Peter RejcekFeature Writers....................Barbara Johnson

KW HillisGraphics Designer ...........................Dan Adler

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Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr. � USAKAcommander, July 2000 - July 2002. Wrennused his signature statement �hooah� tomotivate the command of civilian con-tractors while pushing forward with ArmyPerformance Improvement Criteria, de-veloping Vision 2015 and negotiating thesubsequent U.S. Army contracts withJim Bennett Enterprises, formerly knownas �

� from The USAKA Encyclopedia(published 2045)

The Wrenn era on Kwajalein ends at theend of the month, but just how will he andSheila be remembered? Well, besidesthe encyclopedia reference, we�ve rundown a few moments in the last two yearswe like to call �The Best of Wrenn.�

July 2000 � Wrenn takes command ina sweltering hot ceremony. He neversolved the heat problem on Kwajalein.

October 2000 � Wrenn jacks a homerun to deep center field at Brandon Fieldoff pitcher Cowboy Galloway. On his nextat bat, Wrenn hits a triple, proving he hasCowboy�s number. The next play, how-ever, the batter hits a grounder to first,fielded by Steve Snider, who then tags thebag. As Wrenn charges home, Sniderfires the ball to catcher Jim Bennett, for aclose play at home. Wrenn�s rank ascommander doesn�t outrank the umpire,who calls him out. The next day, the

umpire received a lifetime bar from theisland for �unspecified� reasons.

October 2000 � Wrenn reschedulesHalloween to coincide with weekend onKwajalein, sparking great controversy onthe island.

November 2000 � Wrenn reschedulesThanksgiving, just to tick folks off.

December 2000 � Halloween andThanksgiving were so much fun, Wrennreschedules Christmas. New Year�s, how-ever, falls beyond his control.

February 2001 � Wrenn signs free agentcontract with the Barnacles Softball Club,leading the team to its first winning sea-son since the Kennedy administration.Perhaps after his stint in the Army hecould play for the Cubs?

Spring 2001 � Wrenn attends secondTown Hall meeting wearing riot gear. Lotsof laughs. The next day, Wrenn apologizesfor statements made during the meeting,beginning a new tradition on island.

Spring 2001 � Capitalizing on moneyreceived from an APIC award, Wrenn buysa new $15,000 water slide for the familypool. The kids love it more than the SkatePark, which ranked right up there withvegetables on the last survey. Theunaccompanieds hate it. Civil war ensues.

Summer 2001 � IFT mission scoressuccess despite Greenpeace protestactivity including the arrival of the Rain-bow Warrior II. In an unrelated incident,Wrenn�s membership application forGreenpeace membership is returned with

the note, �Like, sure, dude.�Fall 2001 � Traveling on yet another

TDY, Wrenn earns his 8 millionth frequentflyer mile with the Air Force, gaining him,well, nothing.

Fall 2001 � Army releases request forproposal to contract bidders with strangeentry, �contractor shall provide 12 hoursof jazz programming daily.� Contractorsspend six months trying to figure out whatthe heck USAKA (Wrenn) wanted.

Summer 2002 � Wrenn leads formerPresident Bill Clinton on a tour of Kwaja-lein, with the most notable topic of conver-sation centering on Spam. No joke here.Sometimes you can�t beat reality.

Summer 2002 � With less than 90 daysleft in his command, Wrenn begins aprogram to stomp out all unhappiness onKwajalein and end useless complainingforever. Critics complain his program is"too forward thinking.�

July 2002 � Wrenn turns over commandto Col. Jerry Brown saying, �Rememberto wear your riot gear and leave holidaysalone. Oh yeah, if you can score thatGreenpeace membership, let me knowhow.�

Seriously folks, we�re going to missWrenn and Sheila, but I look forward toworking with Col. Brown, most notablybecause even after or especially afterBrown�s quick visit in April, Wrenn sayshe�s a good man. That�s high praise in mybook.

When Clinton visited a couple monthsago, a Secret Service man asked mewhat the civilians thought of a militarycolonel. I told him, �If Wrenn told us tocharge a hill, at least half of us would doit.�

Wrenn used to close his columns say-ing, �I know you�re with me.�

We have been, happily.Hooah.

Let’s hear a big ‘hooah’ for our outgoing commander

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By Carol Sword and Peter RejcekHourglass staff

Jobwa stick dancers and presenta-tions of hand-crafted model outriggercanoes are not the stuff of most PCSparties and farewell gifts. Then thecouple that’s PCSing next week isnot your ordinary man and wife.

Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr., USAKAcommander, and wife Sheila wereshowered with goodwill and gifts bythe host nation these last few days oftheir tour at USAKA.

Saturday the Wrenns were thehonored guests of the Kabua familyat a dinner party at the Mon-La-MikeClub on Ebeye. Entertainmentincluded a special performance bythe jobwa stick dancers, as well asother dancing groups, according toSue Rosoff, a Kwaj resident whoattended the celebration.

“Dinner was wonderful,” she added.Michael Kabua presented the

Wrenns with a hand-carved spearspiked with shark teeth and sportinga pandanus-made handle.

But the gifts didn’t stop there.Kabua and the jobwa dancers cameto Kwaj Tuesday to present the

colonel with a large model outriggercanoe made by Nitwa Jeik of UjaeAtoll. The sail was woven of panda-nus by his wife Jimako. A stick chartwas also presented at the shortceremony, held in front of theMarshallese Cultural Center, whichwill house the gifts.

The Marshallese at the far northend of the atoll would not be outdoneby their southern neighbors inhospitality, however.

On Monday the Wrenns made atrip on the Jera from Kwajalein toEnniburr (Third Island) to attend aspecial party in their honor.

“In the two years I’ve been here,I’ve only been to Enniburr four or fivetimes,” Wrenn said. “The outpouringof hospitality and affection from theisland community makes me feel likesomeone who’s come every week tovisit the folks who live here.”

The party had been in the worksfor about six months, according toRMI Sen. Sato Maie.

“We wanted to express our grati-tude and say goodbye to Col. Wrenn,”Maie explained.

A long line of residents greeted theguests upon their arrival. Everyonesat in the shade of a tent as KALGOVCouncilman Johnsay Kobeney ofEnniburr started the program.Speeches were made by severaldignitaries, who repeated kommol(“thank you”) many times to Wrenn.

“I’ve worked closely with thecolonel,” said Iroij Botlang Loeak,RMI representative to USAKA. “Ifeel like I’ve known him for tenyears instead of two.”

Maie presented the Wrenns with amodel of an outrigger canoe as a

Marshallese honor Wrenns with parties, gifts

farewell gift. It had taken threemonths to carve the wood and weavethe sail. The canoe was a symbol ofthe residents’ hope that the Wrennswould have a safe voyage from theisland of Kwajalein to their finaldestination.

“Instead of honoring me,” Wrennsaid, “this should be a day to honorthe efforts of Sen. Sato Maie,Johnsay Kobeney, volunteers fromthe Roi community who host theannual Christmas party, and every-one from USAKA who has done somuch for the residents of Enniburr.”

(Photo by Carol Sword)

(Photo by Sue Rosoff)

Residents of Enniburr greet Col. Curtis L.Wrenn Jr. and Sheila Wrenn Monday after-noon for a party in their honor.

Jobwa stick dancers perform for theWrenns during a party in their honor at theMon-La-Mike Club on Ebeye Saturdayevening.

(Photo by Sue Rosoff)

Jobwa stick dancers prepare to help present gifts of an outrigger canoe and stick chartto Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr. and the USAKA community Tuesday morning.

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and videoconferencing,” he said.While the commander traveled

spreading the Kwajalein messageand lining up resources for thefuture, Sheila Wrenn held down thehome front. Did she realize that herhusband would be gone so much?

“I was forewarned by Pam[McMillen],” she said.

Three weeks ago, the Wrenns’ nextpost was changed from Alexandria,Va., to Fort Monroe, where Wrennwill be the deputy director installa-tion manager for the Northeastregion, which extends from Virginiato Maine.

“My mother lives about 15 milesaway,” he said, explaining that theyhave never been stationed on theeast coast since he joined the Army23 years ago.

“It is somewhat befitting,” Wrennsaid. “We started there and we’llculminate our military career there.”

Despite his wife’s skepticism,Wrenn said he plans to retire after14 to 16 months at their new post.Where they live after that dependson “wherever someone gives me ajob,” he said.

The Hourglass asked if they stillwant to stay the extra year, asreported a year ago.

“I knew when I made the decisionnot to stay a third year, that I made

the decisionin haste,”Wrenn said.“I knew Iwould get tothis junctureand have asense ofremorsebecause Ileave herewith thefeeling of alot of unfin-ished busi-ness.”

Phasing inthe newtechnical andlogisticscontracts,watching theGMD pro-gram unfoldand havingthe rangebecome even

more customer focused are some ofthe programs Wrenn said he wouldlike to be here for.

“I think I knew he was having abad day when he made the decision[to leave],” Sheila Wrenn said. “I waslooking at it from the standpoint ofthe military. There was one pointwhen he was waiting to get a particu-lar job and he had to wait a yearwhile someone else served in thatposition … If [we] stayed that thirdyear, then whoever was scheduled tocome in — you would change thecycle.

If Wrenn had opted for the thirdyear, then the garrison and rangecommanders would change on thesame year, rather than in oppositeyears, she noted.

“I knew he had made the decisionat a wrong time — but I thought itwas a good one,” she added.

As to leaving things undone, SheilaWrenn said, “Hopefully I haven’t leftanything undone. We were able tocomplete the Baby Bag project.”

As a volunteer teacher at Ebeye’sQueen of Peace and Calvary schools,she said she found out about text-books and school supplies beingdonated to Majuro schools. So shehelped initiate a project to bringbooks and supplies to Ebeye publicschools, she said. Although theyhaven’t arrived yet, boxes are on the

way here thanks to the help ofMarshall Pitman from the U.S.embassy in Majuro, now retired, whowas instrumental in supplying booksto Majuro.

The reorganization of

SMDC and the streamlin-ing of the Army mean a lot of

changes are in store. How will thechanges affect Kwajalein?

“I really look at the funding con-cept that Congress has put forth tochange the way that we fund testing.It would be more of an impact uponthis operation than anything theArmy or headquarters did as far asreorganization,” Wrenn said.

Currently, money is given directlyto the program managers for testing;but to save money, fewer tests arebeing done in the development stage,he said. “So Congress has said, ‘OK,the problem is the program manag-ers are cutting corners, so whatwe’re going to do is fully fund theranges and test organizations.’ So wewouldn’t be as dependent on cus-tomer reimbursements anymore.

“Right now, if I’m a programmanager and I have only X numberof dollars and I can test at WhiteSands, Pacific Missile Range orKwajalein, you just do the math andlook at the logistics … It costs moremoney to get to Kwajalein,” he said.“But if all the ranges are fully fundedand I’m the tester and I don’t pay forthat, I would say, ‘Where’s the bestsuite of instrumentation … Let’s goto Kwajalein.’”

In January 2001, Wrenn putforward his Vision 2015 — his legacyto USAKA and the Reagan Test Site.

Giving former range commander,Lt. Col. Ray Jones and Lincoln Labmuch of the credit for Vision 2015,Wrenn said that what the commu-nity saw was just a partial list of theprojects that made up the total plan.Wrenn added that his replacementhas already been briefed on Vision2015, essentially a blueprint for thefuture.

Is he sorry to leave without com-pleting the list of tasks and projectsin that program?

(From page 1)

�Hopefully Ihaven�t leftanything

undone. Wewere able tocomplete the

Baby Bagproject.�

SheilaWrenn

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“A vision without resources is adream,” he mused. “You have to lineup some resources … How do youmake sure it outlives you as youwalk out the door?”

Wrenn boiled the list of thingsdown to two

priorities — “We’ve got toexpand the bandwidth and we’vegot to start the remoting operation.

“We’re well on our way with thebandwidth … The other pieceis we had to start theremoting,” he said. “We haveproven we can drive ALTAIRand ALCOR from MIT/Lincoln Lab in Lexington, sowe will continue to developthe space control remotingcapability at Lexington withthe hope of exporting it toColorado Springs.”

So the two major focuses ofVision 2015 are alreadyunderway, or as he said,“The train has already leftthe station.”

Promoting the range andgathering the resources areso important that Wrenn hasalready been working withthe new commander. In fact,Wrenn contacted Brownbefore the latter even knewhe was the new commander.

“I thought Jerry hadalready been notified,”Wrenn chuckled, recountinghow Brown reacted whenWrenn called to talk to him aboutthe position. “From that day forward,I knew in order to facilitate a seam-less transition we had to spin Jerryup.”

With that end in mind, Wrenn hadthe new commander spend time atMIT, Lincoln Lab and on Kwajalein.Armed with a video of their home onKwajalein, the Wrenns visited theBrowns in Washington.

“You have to keep in mind Jerrywas working in the Army deputychief of staff, operations,” Wrennsaid. “We start this war in Afghani-stan and Jerry is deeply involved inhow we are trying to reshape theArmy, fight a war and all this other

good stuff.“Then he has me calling and

sending him e-mails … I thought itwas that important,” Wrenn added.

Sheila Wrenn passed on tips of herown to Brown’s wife, Jane.

“I told her about the ‘gas and gos’and the things we did — havingpeople over to dinner and how Ihandled it,” Sheila Wrenn said. “Itold her about how she could getinvolved.”

One big adjustment that JaneBrown will have to make is one thatSheila Wrenn said she made.

“People already know who you arewhen you come,” she said. “Initially

they treat you as an extra ear for[the commander]. That was hard forme. When people are talking to me,they aren’t just shooting the breeze.… I told her that was the one thing Ihad to learn to do is to be a goodlistener and try to filter out what isthe important thing.”

One additional piece of adviceSheila Wrenn said she passed was"for her to use her influence wisely.”

Each commander brings his ownstyle to the island. How has Wrenn’s“600-pound-gorilla” persona changedthe island?

“I hope that the one thing that Ihave made a change is how we dealwith the Marshallese,” Wrenn said.

“I have seen the Army operate inEurope, Korea and Japan … wewouldn’t think of hosting a socialevent without inviting our [hostcountry leaders], but we did here. Weshould treat all people with dignityand respect.’

In the same vein Wrenn added atour of Ebeye to the island orienta-tion. Sheila Wrenn said, “It wasreally surprising to find people whohave been here five, 10 [or more]years that have never been overthere.”

Noting that the RMI is only 16years old, Wrenn said that peopleshould give the country a chance to

grow.“When you stop and think

about what we went throughas a nation after the revolu-tion … give the nation timeto grow. I am impressed withsome of that up-and-comingleadership,” he said. “We nowhave Marshallese computerprogrammers and pilots …jobs they didn’t formerly hold.Dealing with the RMI leader-ship has been the source ofmy greatest satisfaction andsome of my major disappoint-ment.”

It was not all work and noplay for the Wrenns duringtheir two-year tour.

Sheila Wrenn said she hadalways wanted to learn toplay the flute and was able towith the community band andalso with the chapel PraiseBand.

Wrenn said he will cherishhis once-in-a-lifetime experi-ences.

“I have absolutely no regrets; I’llleave here with many fond memo-ries,” he said, adding he’ll rememberthe “everyday people here” who put intime and effort in both the Kwajaleinand Ebeye communities.

“The Pipes and Drums [Corps] — Ireally love them,” he said. “Whenyou think of the time they put in andwhat they give to the community.”

What would he have done differently?“My concern when I got here is that

an organization can only endure somuch change at one time,” Wrennsaid. “If I had it to do all over again …I would have changed more and Iwould have spent more time travel-ing.”

�If I had it to do all over again � I wouldhave changed more.�

Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr.

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Sports and Leisure

Rob Corbin, left, and Mike St. John proudlydisplay a 275-pound marlin they nabbedlast Thursday evening in front of MeluIsland near Roi-Namur.

(Photo courtesy of Mike St. John)

Frisbee golf coming this weekendBy Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

It’s not exactly frisbee. It’s notexactly golf. It’s frisbee golf.

A nine-hole frisbee golf course willbe set up on the athletic fields onDally and Brandon from Saturday toMonday by Community Activities.Players are welcome to try out thecourse any time during those threedays, according to Scott Pratt,Community Activities Adult Athleticssupervisor.

“It’s pretty much like golf with afrisbee,” Pratt said.

Rules and a diagram of the coursewill be posted on the bulletin boardoutside the Gear Locker, he said,where frisbees can be checked outfor use. The Gear Locker is openfrom 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., but Pratt saidresidents are welcome to check outdiscs overnight. Night games arealso possible, he said, if residentswant to turn on the Brandon Fieldlights.

The course will feature mainly par3 and par 4 holes, though there maybe one par 5 hole into the wind nearDally Field, Pratt said. There will bered and blue tees for the front and

It was this big ...

back nine if players want to do 18holes, he added.

Holes resemble soccer goals with ahoop and net, though players can opt tosimply hit the goal rather than “sink” adisc through the hoop, Pratt said.

Several different sized frisbees areavailable for use at the Gear Locker.The heavier discs are considereddrivers, Pratt explained.

“There are some options in there,”he said.What a kick

Last week’s Summer Fun kickballseason turned out well, and there’ssome talk of forming a Saturdaynight social league, according toPratt.

The team After School Specialclaimed playground bragging rightsby beating the Grass Kickers lastSaturday night for the championshipgame.

“We had a mixture of all ages,”Pratt said, adding that the playerswere introduced by elementaryschool before the championshipgame.

“It was really fun,” he said. “I’mjust going through the Summer Funactivities and having fun with it.”

1944, according to FrankRobitaille, Aeromet meteorolo-gist.

The average for July is 10.44inches, he said.

So far July 2002 ranks as thetenth wettest month on record.The wettest month was De-cember 1950, when just over30 inches of rain fell. Four ofthe 10 wettest months occurredin the 1950s. While it's un-likely July will knock down theDecember 1950 record,Robitaille said there's stillenough days left in the monthfor July 2002 to move up in thecharts.

He said Thursday that scat-tered showers were in the area,and another disturbance couldcome through by Sunday, bring-ing upwards of 1.5 inches.

For the year, rainfall is 12.43inches above normal, with the

personnel are authorized to attend the cer-emony.

Lt. Joseph M. Cosumano Jr., commandinggeneral of USAKA’s major command, U.S. ArmySpace and Missile Defense Command, will be inattendance.

With the passing of the USAKA colors Tues-day, Brown will become the 21st commander ofthe installation. He served as Chief, War PlansDivision, Headquarters, Pentagon, WashingtonD.C., before his current assignment.

Wrenn is headed to Fort Monroe, Va., wherehe will serve as deputy director installationmanager for the Northeast region, which ex-tends from Virginia to Maine.

A reception will follow the change of commandceremony at the CRC/CAC area.

But before that happens, the community cancome and meet the incoming USAKA commanderat tomorrow's town hall meeting with Wrennand Cosumano at 6 p.m. in the MP room.

LuAnne Fantasia, USAKA Public Affairs of-ficer, said the commanding general will give ashort briefing to the community and then openthe floor for questions.

July rainfall breaks 58-year-oldrecord, tenth wettest month ever ...(From page 1)

December 1950 ........... 30.38"May 1980 ...................... 26.86"March 1951 ...................24.33"August 1997 ................. 23.38"September 1972 .......... 21.16"April 1971 ..................... 20.29"October 1964 ................ 20.05"June 1955 ....................19.61"November 1957 ........... 19.51"July 2002 ..................... 18.54"

total at 59.89. Rainfall hasn’tfinished above 100 inches since1997, when more than 122 inchesof rain fell. That was the sameyear that Typhoon Paka hit. Theyear 2000 had near normal pre-cipitation, while last year therain gauge showed Kwaj downby about 25 inches.

Wet weather:The top ten months in

aggregate rainfall

(From page 1)

Town hall meeting Saturday ...

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AIR-CONDITIONER, portable windowless, 5000 BTU,$100; heavy duty dehumidifier, $50. Call Tom,58331W or 52573H.

VERTICAL BLINDS, 66" x 84" for kitchen sliding glassdoor, $50; patio fan, $40. Call 52514.

MICROWAVE OVEN, two months old, $70; breadmaker,$45; youth bed, $45. Call 52555, after noon.

KITCHEN ISLAND on casters, solid hardwood, fully

Term IAug. 13-Oct. 5 (on-island courses only)

CMIS 140 Introductory Programming (3)Wednesdays/Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Instructor: McGowan

CMST 310 Desktop Publishing (3)Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.

Instructor: Waite

Registration is Tuesday, July 30-Saturday, Aug. 10,1-5 p.m., at the UMUC office, Building 368.

Classes start Tuesday, Aug. 13.

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assembled, butcher block top of hard rock maple,$100; 12' x 15' carpet, light blue, five months old,$115; 10' x 7' screened gazebo, new in box, $50;Hoohobber director chairs, toddler-size, $20; usedredwood fence lumber, approximately 130 pieces of1x6; several redwood 4x4 posts and 2x4s, $150. Call52427.

KIDS’ (4-6 years) ride-on electric car, 12-volt system,excellent condition, $300; Maytag dishwasher, ex-cellent condition, $200. Call 54579, or leave amessage at 57175.

COMMUNITY NOTICESPERSONS WISHING to visit Saipan/Commonwealth ofNorthern Mariana Islands must submit in advance thefollowing information: Applicant’s name; certifiedcopy of passport; home address, telephone number,fax number and place of birth; length of time at homeaddress; expected date and time of arrival; expecteddate and time of departure; name and address ofsponsor/reference/hotel in the CNMI; declaration offinancial responsibility; copy of round trip ticket ore-ticket or verified itinerary; indication whetherapplicant has visited CNMI previously; indicationwhether applicant has ever applied and been deniedan entry permit. If the application is incomplete, itwill be returned to the applicant. Once an applica-tion is deemed complete, the following standardswill apply: Valid passport for at least 60 days after theexpected time of departure from CNMI; round tripticket or verified electronic itinerary (e-ticket); find-ing the person resides permanently in place ofresidence and is reliably expected to return there;valid sponsorship from a party who has not beenfound in violation of prior sponsorships; proof ofmeans sufficient to support a stay for the durationof the trip, which shall be no less than $100 per dayor proof of a valid credit card with an equivalentavailable credit; determination and finding of accu-racy in application. Applications can be submittedto: CNMI Department of Labor, P.O. Box 10007,Saipan, MP 96950, or faxed to: 670-664-3153 or e-mailed to: bpangelinan@doli.gov.mp.

KWAJALEIN YACHT Club will hold a sailboat raceSunday. A skippers’ meeting is 12:30 p.m., at theSmall Boat Marina. The public is invited to sail. Noexperience necessary. Food and drinks provided atthe Yacht Club after the race. Questions? Call Mike,51385.

BARGAIN BAZAAR hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-day and Saturday, 1-3 p.m.; Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. Callfor donation pickup before 1 p.m. Mondays.

BQ RESIDENTS are asked not to lean bikes and trailersagainst the buildings. The walls are easily damagedand rust will stain the finish. Your cooperation isappreciated.

BOAT LOT custodians: We’ve had lots of rain lately.Rain makes the grass grow quickly. Keep grass andweeds mowed on all of your lot including back,sides and underneath boats. Your cooperation isappreciated.

COL. WRENN will host his last Town Hall Meetingtomorrow, 6 p.m., in the MP room. He will introduceLt. Gen. John Cosumano, commanding general of ourmajor command, the U.S. Army Space and MissileDefense Command, and our incoming USAKA com-One-time only. Reservations recommended.

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Country Nightwith

Chris Galloway

DJ Chris Eskew

with Chris Eskew

mander, Col. Jerry Brown. Questions? Call LuAnne,51098.

KWAJALEIN AMATEUR Radio Club meets Thursday, 7p.m., in the Ham Shack next to the adult pool.

PCS PARTY for Bill and Judy Strobhar will be Sunday,5-9 p.m., at the Pacific Club. It’s potluck as follows:A-M, side dishes/salads; N-Z, desserts. Paper prod-ucts, water and soda will be provided. Bring your owndrinks. ’Stro’ stories desired and encouraged. Ques-tions? Call Darlene, 53309.

JET SKI HULL and the trailer stored in the open areanext to Building 1228 must be removed. If theseitems are not removed by July 31, they will be takento DCCB. Questions? Call Sadie, 53643.

BOAT LOT custodians: Lots need to be inspectedbefore any transfer paper work will be signed by SmallBoat Marina. All defects, including fire hazards,structural and housekeeping, must be corrected.Questions? Call Sadie, 53643.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE under the lights tonight, 7 p.m.,at Brandon Field. We will divide into teams on thefield. Questions? Call 53331.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets on Kwajalein Wednes-days and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m., at Bldg. 932. If youhave a desire to quit drinking, call 51143 and leavea message. We will get back to you.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets on Roi-Namur Tues-days and Fridays, 7 p.m., at Tr. 8311. If you have adesire to quit drinking, call 56292 and leave amessage. We will get back to you.

OPSEC REMINDER: Providing our military forces withuncompromised defense systems is necessary tominimize risks and enhance our potential for thesuccessful termination of a conflict. Apply OPSEC.

THE HOURGLASS is a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded command newspaper. DOD-funded newspa-pers are prohibited from carrying commercial adver-tising (AR 360-81). As a service to its community,a DOD-funded newspaper may carry non-paid listings(classified ads) of personal items for sale by membersof the command. Such listings may not be used asa method to advertise new merchandise being soldby persons holding commercial activities licenses.

Orthodontist will be on islandAug. 13-14. For an appointment,

call the Dental Clinic, 52165,7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.,

Tuesday through Saturday.

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Sunday 0640/1911 2207/0933 0620, 5.3' 1240, 0.9'July 28 1850, 4.5'

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See you at the movies!Friday

The Flintstones (1994, PG)Film version of one of television�s mostpopular cartoon series. (John Goodman,Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, RosieO�Donnell) (92 minutes)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

SaturdaySpace Cowboys (2000, PG-13)Four aging astronauts finally get theirchance to rocket into outer space andsave the day when a Russian satellitegoes haywire. (Clint Eastwood, DonaldSutherland, Tommy Lee Jones, JamesGarner) (130 minutes)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.In the Bedroom (2001, R)Indie film about a seemingly perfect middle-aged couple, their Ivy League son, hisolder girlfriend and a criminal act thatbinds them together. (Tom Wilkinson,Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl)(107 minutes)Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m.

SundayThe Flintstones (1994, PG)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.In the Bedroom (2001, R)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 9:30 p.m.Space Cowboys (2000, PG-13)Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m.

MondayIn the Bedroom (2001, R)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide

Sun • Moon • Tides

Marshallese Wordof the Day

Iik = Fish.

WEATHERCourtesy of Aeromet

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with widely scat-tered showers.Winds: Northeast to east-northeast at 8to 13 knots, with higher gusts nearshowers.Tomorrow: Partly sunny with isolatedshowers.Winds: East-northeast at 10 to 15 knots,with higher gusts near showers.Temperature: Tonight�s low 78°

Tomorrow�s high 87°July rain total: 18.54"Annual rain total: 59.89"Annual deviation: 12.43"

Call 54700 for continuously updated forecastsand sea conditions.

Thursday morning. He is also the com-mander in chief of the newly createdNorthern Command, which is respon-sible for homeland security and nowincludes the North American Aero-space Defense Command, or NORAD.

“Space will be a great enabler tomake [the military] more effective inwhat they do in the full spec-trum,” he said, referring toits role in everything fromwarfare to humanitarianrelief efforts.

Eberhart said the nationneeds to strive for superior-ity, eventually supremacy,in space. By this he does notmean weapons in space, butwhat he referred to as “spacecontrol.”

“We’re looking for spacesituational awareness,” heexplained. One piece of thatis space surveillance like that providedby the suite of radars at the ReaganTest Site. But, Eberhart said, spacesituational awareness does not stopwith tracking.

“We want to know it’s up there, whatit is and what it’s doing,” he said offoreign-based space efforts.

Kwajalein and its programs — fromICBM testing to ballistic missile de-fense — will continue to be a majorplayer in this new frontier of space,according to Eberhart.

“Kwajalein has played for decadesand will continue to play ... a key rolein our space situational awareness andspace surveillance,” he said.

The range is also vital, Eberhartnoted, to homeland defense, the cor-

Eberhart to command new NORTHCOM ...(From page 1)

Gen. “Ed” Eberhart

nerstone of the new NORTHCOM.The new regional command is sched-

uled for initial operational capabilityby Oct. 1 and full operational capabilityby Oct. 1, 2003, Eberhart said.

The first order of business, he ex-plained, is determining what the newcommand will and won’t do. Next, andmore importantly, is staffing.

“The overriding concernis getting the right people inplace in a timely manner,”he said.

Eberhart faces the task ofpulling together and work-ing with a disparate numberof agencies, from the Fed-eral Emergency Manage-ment Administration to theFederal Bureau of Investi-gation to the Coast Guard.

The new command mustalso establish its relation-ship with other regional

commands, he explained. Its area ofoperation includes the U.S., Canada,Mexico, parts of the Caribbean and thecontiguous waters in the Atlantic andPacific oceans. But, for example, Alaskais covered by NORTHCOM but troopsfall under the Pacific Command.

“I’m not worried about who is incharge but that we know who is incharge,” he explained.

Where the responsibility for home-land missile defense falls will likely bedecided in the next unified commandplan, Eberhart said. Regardless of whois in charge of the program, ballisticmissile defense is vital to homelandsecurity and world peace, he said.

“Which brings us full circle back toKwaj,” he said.