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September 5, 2008 Volume 6, Issue 46 http://imcom.korea.army.mil Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Lou Simon takes a dip with his wife Suzan and children (from left to right) Louie, Olivia, Sydney and Isabelle during Labor Day Weekend celebrations at the USAG-Humphreys aquatics park. Dubbed Splish and Splash, this family-friendly facility offered free admission and live music throughout the weekend to mark the end of a successful swimming season.

U.S. Army Photo By Edward Johnson

We didnt notice that stupid Soldier had her f*#%ing helmet on backwards

Labor Day

circus entertainsUSAG-Casey

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Humphreys water park wraps up

swimming season with a splashFree admission, live music andplenty of sunshine draw large

crowds over Labor Day weekend

by Edward Johnson

IMCOM-Korea, Public Affairs

USAG-HUMPHREYS For most, Labor Day weekendmarks the end o summer - a time when children head back toschool, the days get shorter and the nights colder. However, orvisitors to Splish & Splash, the Armys premier aquatics parkin Korea, summer was in ull swing Saturday as hundreds o

Soldiers, Civilians and Family Members descendedon USAG-Humphreys to soak up the sunand warm temperatures beore thepark closed or the season Monday.

see SPLISH & SPLASH Page 16

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NEWS PAGE 2http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Osan Air Baseto host Air Power Day

Osan Air Base will host Air Power Day rom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Oct. 11 and 12. Tere will be a wide variety o Korean andAmerican high-perormance aerial demonstrations, unique groundperormances, military equipment static displays, a childrens playarea and a wide variety o ood and souvenir booths. Tis years

Air Power Day commemorates the 51st Fighter Wing 60thAnniversary and the 60th Anniversary o the

Republic o Korea Armed Forces.Please visit www.osan.af.mil or more inormation.

Army Continuing Education System

Professional Development Conference

Sept. 23-26

Army educators will attend an Army Continuing Education

Services professional development workshop during theweek of Sept. 23-26 at the Dragon Hill Lodge, Yongsan.

There will be limited educational services available during

this period. All scheduled on-duty and off-duty classes will

continue. Education Centers will remain open during regular

hours and there will be administrative staff in the centers to

provide assistance and information as needed.

by CPT Michael A. Gillispie

142nd Military Police Company

Military working dog handlers rom the 142nd Military PoliceCompany and their K-9 companions got a special deploymentsend o Aug. 19.

Sta Sgt. Kyle Slania and Sgt. Andrew Guptill, along with theirworking dogs Sgt. 1st Class Sigany and Sgt. Ostap, are deployingto Aghanistan in support o Operation Enduring Freedom.

Soldiers rom the 94th Military Police Battalion, 501stSustainment Brigade, 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)and U.S. Forces Korea honored the two teams during a deploymentceremony at the USAG-Yongsan Multipurpose raining Facility.

Pre-deployment consisted o six weeks o intense training orthe teams that involved explosives detection, attack and aggressionscenarios, and shoot house scenarios that helped acclimate the

Local military police working dog

teams deploy to Afghanistandogs to gunre and being around masses o people.

Te handlers and dogs also participated in a rotation to the eldwith an MP Combat Support Platoon to re-amiliarize themselveswith basic MP combat missions. Tis included training in areasecurity, route security, convoy escorts, enemy prisoner o warcollection and general eld crat.

During the ceremony, Sta Sgt. Ricky Caravona, 142nd MPCompany Kennel Master, read a poem entitled Guardians o theNight. Te reading brought the theater to silence and to neartears. He read: Do not chastise me unduly, For I am yourright arm, the sword at your sideI will gladly take up your ght,I am a Military Working Dog, and together we are the guardianso the night.

USFK Commander Gen. Walter Sharp attended the ceremony,thanked the handlers and their K-9 partners or their service andthem with USFK coins as a token o appreciation.

Staff Sgt. Kyle Slania and K9 Sgt. 1st Class Sygany conduct Warrior Police eld training.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lee, Seung Kwan


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The following entries were excerpted from themilitary police blotters. These entries may be in-complete and do not imply guilt or innocence.

AREA I: AWOL; Subject #1 failed to report athis designated time and place of duty. Subject#1 was due to return to his uni t from emergency

leave on 13 AUG 08. Subject #1 did not returnand spoke to his unit commander at 1040 Hrs,14 AUG 08, while still in the states. Subject #1stated that he was not going to return due tofamily issues. At 0001 Hrs, 14 AUG 0 8, Subject#1 was placed on AWOL status by the unit com-mander. A DA FM 4187 was provided to the US-

AG-Stanley MP Station. Subject #1 was flaggedin DBIDS and a BOLO was issued for his appre-hension. Investigation continues by MPI.

Larceny of Private Property; Unlawful Entry;Subject #1 entered Victim #1s room and re-moved his desktop computer, components, anda digital camera, which were secured and un-attended at BLDG #1152, RM #215. Victim #1found his missing items at the East Side pawnshop in Dongducheon. The shop owner identi-fied Subject #1 as the individual who sold himthe computer items and camera. Subject #1 was

escorted to the USAG-Casey PMO where hewas advised of his legal rights, which he waivedrendering a written sworn statement denyingthe offenses. Subject #1 was processed and re-leased to his unit. Victim #1 rendered a writtensworn statement attesting to the incident. ECOLis $600.00. Investigation continues by MPI.

AREA II: Traffic Accident without Injuries; Dam-age to Government Property; Damage to Pri-vate Property; Improper Lane Change; DrivingWhile License Revoked; Subject #1, operating aGOV, with Witness #1 as a passenger, made animproper lane change and struck Subject #2sPOV, which was traveling straight in its lane onHWY #1, adjacent to the Seoul toll booth. Dam-ages to Subject #1s vehicle consisted of dents,scratches, and paint transfer to the left frontquarter panel and door. Damages to Subject#2s vehicle consisted of dents, scratches, and

paint transfer to the right front quarter p anel. Allparties reported to the Seoul toll booth rest area,where Subject #2 and Witness #1 rendered writ-ten sworn statements attesting to the incident.Subject #1 was charged by KNP under KRTL

ART #48 (Obligation of Safe Driving). Furtherinvestigation by KNP revealed Subject #2 wasdriving on a revoked drivers license. Subject#2 was charged by KNP under KRTL ART #43(Driving While License Revoked). Subject #1was released into MP Custody on a CJ Form 2and rendered a written sworn statement admit-ting to the offenses. Subject #1 was processedand released to his unit. All parties reportedutilization of their seatbelts. ECOD is unknown.This is a final report.

AREA III: Underage Drinking; Weapons Viola-tions (Knife); Subject #1 became involved in averbal altercation with MP at the walk-throughgate on USAG-Humphreys. MP detected anodor of an alcoholic beverage emitting fromSubject #1s person. A check of Subject #1s IDcard revealed him to be under the legal age toconsume alcohol. Subject #1 was apprehendedand searched by MP. During the search, a knifewas discovered on Subject #1s person. Subject#1 was then transported to the USAG-Hum-phreys PMO where he was administered a PBT,with a result of .151% BAC. Subject #1 was notadvised of his legal rights due to his suspectedlevel of intoxication and was processed and re-leased to his unit. Subject #1 was ad vised to re-turn to the USAG-Humphreys PMO at 1700 Hrs,24 AUG 08. Investigation continues by MPI.

AREA IV: Traffic Accident without Injuries; Dam-age to Government Property; Improper Backing;Subject #1, operating a GOV, while backing,struck Victim #1s GOV, which was parked, se-cured, and unattended at CP Oscar. Damages to

Subject #1s vehicle consisted of scratches andpaint transfer to the left rear bumper. Damagesto Victim #1s vehicle consisted of scratches tothe left side door. Subject #1 rendered a writ-ten sworn statement admitting to the offensesand reported utilization of his seatbelt. Victim#1 rendered a written sworn statement attestingto the incident. Subject #1 was processed andreleased on his own recognizance.

MP Blo t t er

NEWS

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Curr ent events and ac t iv i t ies

The Bal ler ina w ho Fel l in LoveTe Ballerina who Fell in Love with a B-BOY B-Boy Teater,B1, Samjin Pharmaceuticals Bldg., Seogyo-dong 338-8, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Monday and uesdays at 8 p.m. Wednesday throughSaturday at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.except holidays. Te show is a nonverbal perormance thatcombines ballet and break dancing. It eatures breathtakingdance routines with various styles o dance and music includingrock, hip-hop and ballet. Te story is about a ballerina roma rich amily who alls in love with the main character ater

watching him break dance in a club. While searching or theB-boy, the ballerina starts to learn his break dancing routine. Sheworks hard hoping to show him her own dance style when shends him. Te love story between the ballerina and the B-boyinvolves ten scenes, each consisting o various types o dances.

Busan Inter nat ional Travel Fai r Te Busan International ravel Fair takes place at BEXCO rom10 a.m. until 6 p.m. rom Sep. 5th through 8th. Tis air oers alook into world travel and culture, with about 150 participatingcompanies rom 30 countries. Te air is divided into ravelIndustry, International Exchange, ravel Education, and OtherEvents. Te air attracts more than 60,000 visitors every year. Itis well known or it large scale ree git events. Te main stagedisplays a car, international ight vouchers, international travel

vouchers, hotel accommodation vouchers, and more. Eachbooth oers perormances and events. Visitors can win a reecalling card and/or other items just by participating in a shortquiz or event. Inormation can be obtained online at: http://www.bit.co.kr or by phone rom Korea ravel Phone at +82-51-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Nat iona l Per forming Ar ts Center Te National Center or Korean raditional Perorming ArtssSaturday Regular Perormance NCKPAs Saturday RegularPerormance at the Yeakdang(Main Hall) o the National Centeror Korean raditional Perorming Arts, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul every Saturday at 5 p.m. presents various orms ocontent including high quality music and dance perormancesas well as Pansori (a dramatic epic vocal perormance) perormedby NCKPAs band and dance troupe. Te regular Gugak(traditional Korean olk music) perormance includes twelve

diverse shows through a comprehensive program consisting othe best rom about 100 Gugak perorming arts including royalcourt music, dance, olk music, olk song, modern compositionand more. For more inormation visit the web site www.ncktpa.go.kr (Korean, English) or call Korean ravel Phone +82-2-1330(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Hyoseok Cul ture Fest ivalVisit the Hyoseok Culture Festival in Bongpyeong inPyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do Province rom Sept. 6ththrough 15th. Te Hyoseok Culture Festival is unique incombining literature with tourism. While the estival ocuseson competitions in poetry, prose, painting and calligraphy, aswell as literary symposiums and lectures, other attractions aremore accessible to international visitors who want to learn about

the literary work, including street concerts, international olkperormances, theatrical plays and musical perormances. Tesmall rural villages, traditional walls enclosing each house, andcommon household goods unique to the region will help youimagine the lyrical beauty o the work o Lee Hyo-seok. Formore inormation call Korea ravel Phone +82-33-1330.

A vendor sells traditional Korean snack food to a street-side customer at Seouls Insadong Market. Insadong was the center of culture duringthe Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) and this is where the Ministry of Art was once situated. Insadong has become a favorite shopping spot among

foreigners. Over forty percent of the nations antique stores are found here and the market is highly regarded for its art collection. In fact, QueenElizabeth II came to Insadong during her 1999 visit to Korea. U.S. Army photo by Edward Johnson


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142nd MP CO and NAVFOR-Koreaconduct joint reenlistment ceremony

by CPT Michael A. Gillispie

142nd Military Police Company

A unique reenlistment ceremony took place on the steps o the Naval Forces-Koreaheadquarters at Yongsan Aug. 27.

Army Sta Sgt. Samuel Betancourt, 142nd Military Police Company, and hiswie, Navy Petty Ofcer 1st Class Kari Betancout, NAVFOR-Korea, were sworn inby U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Walter Sharp during the joint reenlistmentceremony.

Command Sgt. Maj. Winzenried, USFK Command Sergeant Major, said he hadnever seen such a ceremony take place beore.

Sta Sgt. Betancourt currently works as the provost marshal operations NCOICat the USAG-Yongsan PMO. Petty Ofcer Betancourt works as an administrativespecialist at NAVOF-Korea headquarters. Tey have been married or seven yearsand have a 4-year-old daughter, Amaya. Te couple is scheduled to move to Hawaiiin December.


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http://imcom.korea.army.milAREA I

by Jim Cunningham

USAG-RC Public Affairs

RED CLOUD GARRISONBus areor the New Kyungdong our Company andthe Myungjin our Company pay-as-you-go bus services will cost more beginningOct.1. he additional cost is due to anincrease o uel costs and the uctuation oexchange rates said Chie o ransportationBranch, Logistics Division o InstallationManagement Command, Korea, Ronald

Jakovac in a memorandum dated Aug. 28.Although the price increase may have

caused some to complain, others expectedhigher ares.

I think the higher bus ares are to beexpected because o the rising costs o uel,said Sta Sgt. Kevin Key, Headquarters 2X.I ride the pay-as-you-go bus to Yongsangarrison all the time, so I have to put a littlemore money aside every week to compensateor the increase in bus ares.

Continuing increases in uel costs are theprimary reason these two bus companies areincreasing their ares, said Mike Ferguson,chie, ransportation Division, USAG-RCDirectorate o Logistics.

Fuel costs have increased more than50 percent in the last ew years, and that

is at a rapid rate, Ferguson said. Te buscompanies have not adjusted their ares inmore than three years.

here is a common misconceptionby many that the two bus companiesoperate by a contract with IMCOM,Ferguson said.

hese bus companies do not have acontract. hey have a licensing agreement

with IMCOM-K Logistics Division,Ferguson said. hey are not beingsubsidized in any way by the Army. heonly money they make is from the sale oftheir bus tickets. Among the fuel costs,ridership, and the number of runs theyhave going, they are not meeting theirstandard for overhead and profits.

Both bus companies buy their fuel on theKorean economy and the price per gallon isnear $8, Ferguson said.

It is hard to say how long theseprices for bus fares will last, Fergusonsaid. It is hard to know if fuel prices

will stabilize or go up. If fuel pricescontinue to increase, we will probablysee more increases in bus fares.

If the price of fuel goes down, I dontknow if the price of bus tickets will godown. Tey will probably compensate insome way.

Both bus companies need an averageridership of 15 per bus to meet their

business goals, Ferguson said.Early buses are usually packed,

Ferguson said. We have buses leaving hereevery hour and sometimes they are empty,but the bus must run anyway because it ison a schedule.

Rising fuel prices prompt fare increase, say bus companiesRise in bus fares expected by some

Passengers board the pay-as-you-go bus at the USAG-RC bus terminal in the afternoon Aug.

29. The bus companies need to average 15 riders per bus to run a protable business and have

no contract but a licensing agreement. -U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham.

by Spc. Alun Thomas


R E D C L O U D G A R R I S O N

Soldiers alling under the Human Resourcescategory, otherwise known by their MilitaryOccupational Specialty as 42 Alphas, gatheredat the USAG-Red Cloud Teater, Aug.26, tolearn about the Armys new Deense IntegratedMilitary Human Resources System, scheduledto take eect March 1, 2009.

DIMHRS is a program designed tointegrate Soldiers records, such as pay andpersonnel records, into one web basedproduct, which will eliminate up to 70previous separate systems, making all records

available in one-stop online.Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Myers o Army

Human Resources Command, Alexandria,Va., brieed the Soldiers on the new system.Myers is part o a ive-person team rom

AHRC holding classes throughout thepeninsula to teach Soldiers how DIMHRSoperates.

DIMHRS is here and it is going to aectyou, so you need to be ready, Myers said tothose assembled. When we turn DIMHRSon in March o 2009 we are not turning it onor one component, we are turning it on orall o them, Active Duty, National Guard andthe Reserves. We have to be prepared or theimplantation o this system and make sure our

S-1 shops are ready to handle it.Myers urged Soldiers not to be caught out

in March and learn about DIMHRS throughthe programs website, where Soldiers willsel-train themselves about the intricacies oDIMHRS at www.armydimhrs.mil or ssi.

learn.army.mil.Youre not going to know everything

about DIMHRS rom this brieng, but youare going to know where to get inormationto help another Soldier, Myers said. Oneo the main things to remember is all threecomponents are in one data base; beore youhad to enter each one separately.

Myers stated DIMHRS would eliminatethe option or Soldiers to be paid once amonth, with bimonthly payments nowmandatory. Records also will be combined,as previously Soldiers who had made thetransition rom enlisted to ofcer had separate

records, both o which would now be a singleunit, Myers said.

I a Soldier switches rom reserves toactive duty the component will be switchedto a single record. I you decide to switch rom

Army to Air Force, the service name would

simply be switched.DIMHRS is not Army speciic and

eventually will be Department o Deensewide, with the Army going rst, the Air Forcesecond and the Navy and Marines later in2009, Myers indicated.

Another part o transormation isrelocating our headquarters. Right now, wehave branches in St Louis, Indianapolis, and

Alexandria. By 2011, we will have movedthem all to one location at Fort Knox Ky.

Myers said when the move is made to FortKnox there will be one call center instead othe 60 to 70, which currently exist.

DIMHRS takes effect March 1

CASEY GARRISONThe city of Dong-

ducheon brought more than 30 children from

their Handicapped Center to Casey Lanes

Aug. 30 to enjoy a bowling party and a day

of play at the invitation of the 210th Fires Bri-

gade at USAG-Casey.

We wanted to bring the children onto the

installation and have a party away from the

Volunteer Center, said Maj. Joe Buccino,

210th Fires Brigade commander. We will do

lunch at Casey Lanes, take them to the Post

Exchange for a tour, and take them to the park

by the softball eld to do some three legged

races and other games.

The Dongducheon Volunteer Center provided

transportation for the days events.

I am really proud of all the Soldiers we

have here today. We have 22 Soldiers from

Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion. When

we do an event like this, the Soldiers and the

children have a great time. You cant beat

that, Buccino said.

-U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

Fires Brigade brings special needs children to Casey Lanes


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALMAREA I

Absentee VotingVisitors to the FVAP web site at www.

fvap.gov are now able to save their com-

pleted Online Federal Post Card Appli-

cation and Online Federal Write-In Ab-

sentee Ballot to their computer for futureuse, using an Adobe Acrobat Reader

version of 7.0 or higher. The FVAP can

be contacted from the United States at

1-800-438-8663 and from 67 countries

using the specific international toll-free

numbers listed on the FVAP web site at

www.FVAP.gov, Federal Voting Assis-

tance Program, Department of Defense,

1155 Defense Pentagon, e-mail: vote@

fvap.ncr.gov.

Victim Advocate Hot LineUSAG-RC Victim Advocate Hot Line is

011-9187-2001. Take a stand against

domestic violence. Victim Advocate Co-

ordinator USAG-Casey ACS, Building

2603. For more information call 730-

3494.

Chusok Celebration at Dong-ducheon Cultural Center

The Dongducheon Volunteer Center and

Casey Community Activities Center in-

vite spouses and Family members of the

Casey/Hovey community to experience

Chusok Sept. 11 at the Dongducheon

Cultural Center. For more information

call: 730-4601/4602.

Daily Mass at USAG-RCJoin us for daily Mass 11:30 to 11:50

a.m. Mon-Fri in USAG-RC Warrior Cha-

pel. For more information call 732-6404.

Health Plan Open Season

The Office of Personnel Management isexpected to announce in Sept. premium

and health plan changes for the 2008

open season from Nov. 10 to Dec. 8. For

more information call: 732-8854.

Hispanic Heritage MonthThe Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

will be held on Camp Hovey Sept. 27 at

the CAC outdoor area. It will feature His-

panic food, live music, dance contests,

games and prizes. For more information

call: 730-4602.

New Taxi Call NumbersNew numbers for the Kumkang Taxi Ser-

vice on USAG-Casey are (031)865-0003.

On post number DSN:99-865-0003

Spouses Orientation ProgramThe Spouses Orientation Program will

be held Sept. 9 and 23 at USAG-Casey

and Sept. 16 at USAG-RC. For more

information call: 732-5883.

Red Cloud CommissaryClosed

for ChusokThe Commissary on Red Cloud garrison

will be closed temporarily Sept. 14 and

15. For more information call: 732-7649.

ADAPT Schedule ChangeBeginning Oct. 1 alcohol and drug abuse

prevention training will be conducted on

Tuesday and Wednesdays. For more in-

formation call: 730-4006

Become an Inspector GeneralThe 8th Army Inspector General has im-

mediate openings for officers and NCOs

wanting to become Inspector Generals.

For more information call: 725-6739.

Col. Larry Pepper Jackson, USAG-RC

garrison commander, shows steely nerves

as he sinks a putt during the Good Neigh-

bor Program Golf Scramble, Aug.28,

USAG-RC Golf Course. -- U.S. Army Pho-to by Spc. Alun Thomas

Golf Scramble fosters good neighbor relations

Prayer Breakfast

inspires WarriorsChaplain (Maj.) Fredrick Garcia, United

States Army Garrison Red Cloud, Headquar-

ters and Headquarters Company, gestures to

Soldiers from USAG and the 2nd Infantry Divi-

sion during his speech as guest speaker, Aug.

29, USAG-Casey Warriors Club, at a Prayer

Breakfast organized by USAG Headquartersand Headquarters Detachment. Garcia spoke

about his experiences in Iraq and how his

religious beliefs helped carry him through his

combat tour. -- U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Alun Thomas

by Jim Cunningham


CASEY GARRISONDespite heavydown pours o rain more than 2,000Soldiers, Civilians and Family membersattended the USAG-Casey Labor Day

celebration Sept. 1 presented by USAG-RCFamily Morale, Welare, and Recreation.

Labor Day is one o our big holidaysback in the United States, said JamesRichardson, deputy commander, USAG-Casey. We wanted to do something reallybig or the Families, and we wanted to bringsomething in we have not had at Casey, so

we decided to bring the circus. It was a bigsmash hit.

Te Dong Choon Art Circus was chosento entertain under the big top eaturingbalancing acts, high wire acts, acrobatics,tightrope and the big nale, motorcycledaredevils.

Te rst two shows were a big success.

Richardson said. Te only activities we hadto scratch because o rain were the outdoorschildrens games and some o the vendors.

Te area around the Gateway Club wascordoned o to automobile trac and thecircus tent was erected adjacent to the club.

Although rain was torrential at times, mosto the USAG-Casey community came outto see the circus.

It was such an awesome turnout,said Capt. Kimberly Nelson, commanderUSAG-Casey Headquarters, HeadquartersDetachment. Te community came outdespite the weather and supported thisevent. I shopped at the vendors area andgot my share o cotton candy. I liked the

motorcycle daredevils act the most in thecircus.

Being USAG-RC is a noncommandsponsored community, over the yearsFMWR has ocused on concerts, blockparties, sporting events, mainly or singleSoldiers, said Frank Desilva, USAG-RCdirector o marketing.

We decided to do a major event or theFamilies, Desilva said. Over the months inplanning we shufed through a lot o thingsand we came up with a circus.

Many did not believe a circus couldbe presented on an Army installation inKorea.

I took the challenge o nding a circus

we could present and ound the DongChoon Art Circus, Desilva said. heoriginal agreement with Dong Choonspecied we present the circus outside, butater thinking about it, I decided it was toomuch o a risk not to have a big top tentincase o inclement weather.

Te circus was such a success other areasare inquiring how to present it in their area.

Some came rom Yongsan garrison to see orthemselves, Desilva said.

It is not inconceivable we may bringthe circus back in the spring, Desilva said.Maybe in the summer or May next year,I am not promising anything, but it ispossible. Humphreys garrison called asking

how they can bring the circus there or the4th o July next year.

Te circus was the big act to ollowand only an act out o this world couldollow it.

Te Moon Rock exhibit did not cost usanything except transportation to Houstonto pick it up, Desilva said. You have topick it up and bring it back, so I will leaveor Houston on Tursday to return it.

When I presented our plans or thisevent to Denise James, director o USAG-RC FMWR, she said to run with it, andshe had complete condence it would bea success.

Although all presented on Labor Day is

a tough act to ollow, Desilva has plans toollow soon with something special.We are going to bring a lot o these

things back Sept. 26, Desilva said. We aregoing to have Pain here in the GatewayCourtyard. We will start 3 p.m. and we willhave the carnival games up and the pettingzoo, robot dinosaur thing, and try to do alate aternoon Friday special.

Labor Day circus entertains Casey

Choi, Bum, Vice President of the Asso-

ciation of the United States Army Dong-

ducheon Chapter, drives his shot onto the

fairway at the Good Neighbor Program

Golf Scramble, Aug.28, USAG-RC Golf

Course. -- U.S. Army Photo by Spc. AlunThomas

1st Sgt. Monte Britton (center), USAG-Casey,

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,

drives powerfully as Stephen Toepper (left)

and Lt. Col Donald Meisler (right), USAG-

Casey garrison commander, look on during

the Good Neighbor Program Golf Scramble,

Aug. 28, USAG-RC Golf Course. -- U.S. ArmyPhoto by Spc. Alun Thomas


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The four members of the Motorcycle Daredevils speed around their specially built circular cage as part of the Dong Choon Art Circus, Sept. 1, which was one of the highlights of USAG- Caseys

2008 Labor Day Fall Festival at Gateway Park. U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Alun Thomas

Balancing acts and tumblling acts abound in

the Dong Choon Art Circus. The Balancing

Chairs act features chairs stacked almost to

the top of the tent. Here the performer per-

forms an almost impossible balancing act on

her way to the top.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alun Thomas.

This acrobatic act features one acrobat on

the bottom juggling another in the air (top)

while spinning the acrobat on top verically

and horizontally

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alun Thomas.

The Hula Hoopla act featured a syncronized hula hoop group spinning hundreds of Hula Hoops

at once. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alun Thomas.

Dong Choon Art Circus may not feature lions and tigers, but these trained dogs rolling each

other on a barrel delighted many. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alun Thomas.

Labor Day circusLabor Day circus


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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008USAG-Y PAGE 9

http://yongsan.korea.army.milAREA II

by Kenneth Fidler

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Garrison and schooloicials encourage parents o Seoul AmericanElementary School students to use newly constructeddrop-o lanes now termed kiss-n-drop zones to ease trac congestion and help create a saerenvironment or children.

Te lanes are working out great, said USAG- Yongsan Commander Col. Dave Hall. Parents candrive into these areas, let their children out and be ontheir way.

SAES administrators would like to see the zones

used even more, said Kris Kwiatek, SAES assistantprincipal.

Tey are very eect ive, he said. Parents like themand they are saer or the kids. With 2,200 school kidscoming down this one street, SAES has 1,100 o them,so we want to make sure we create a sae environmentor the students.

Te lanes on the east and south sides o the school arethe only authorized drop-o areas, except or a handul

Ofcials encourage use of SAES kiss-n-drop lanes

by Kenneth Fidler


YONGSAN GARRISON he 2008 YongsanCommunity Expo Aug. 28 drew hundreds o communitymembers who gained more insight into what communityservices and organizations are available here.

Te American Forces Spouses Club, expo organizer,designed the event to give newcomers a one-stop shop tolearn the most current inormation about various activitiesand programs in which they would like to participate.

I hope they know everything that is available to themin Yongsan, because there is so much, and sometimes itis a little overwhelming when you rst get here, said AliTompson, AFSC rst vice president. With the expo, theycan sweep through a get a real good eel or whats here and

why its going to be great to be assigned here.More than 40 Yongsan organizations showcased their

programs and oered sign-ups during the event held at theDragon Hill Lodge. Te representation included non-prot,volunteer, youth and special interest, and Family, Morale,

Welare and Recreation activities.For Pam Beagle, even though she was assigned here or

a year in 2004 with her military husband, it was as i shewere a true newcomer again.

It was like being here or the rst time because I learnedall these great new things, she said ater walking amongthe tables.

Most organizations oered on-the-spot activity sign-ups.Beagle took advantage o that and signed up or severalactivities, including a running group.

Tere is so much out there. Tey want you to be a part

Staff Sgt. Carrie Smith, right, gives expo visitor Jo Morris information on the USA Girl Scouts-Overseas. Hundreds of newcomers and veteran

community members attended the Aug. 28 event. U.S. Army Photo by Kenneth Fidler

2008 Expo draws hundreds of visitorsOver 40 agencies give newcomers insight into community services

o what theyre oering with no strings attached, Beagleadded. Last time I wasnt able to experience that.

Leaving visitors with good rst impressions was a goalo the expo, Tompson said.

We wanted to start or continue everyones tour o in the

right direction, she said. We thank all the organizationswho participated and all those who attended.

he AFSC is one o several Yongsan organizationscommunity members can volunteer with. Others includethe Army Community Service and American Red Cross.

The new kiss-n-drop lanes at Seoul American Elementary

School are a safe way to drop off students. U.S. Army Photo

by Kenneth Fidler

OTHER TRAFFIC, PARKING TIPS

FOR SAES PARENTS

nDrive to the end of the drop-off lane to avoid backing

up trafc.

nDrop children off no earlier than 7:50 a.m.

nKindergarten and rst grade students must be

escorted to classroom.

nAvoid using teacher-priority parking lots between 7

a.m. and 3 p.m. Signs mark these areas.

nNo visitor parking on road between elementary

and middle schools. This road must be kept clear for

emergency vehicles.

nVisitors should use parking lots off school grounds.

by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


YONGSAN GARRISON Chuseok, or Han-ga-wee,is one o the most celebrated holidays in Korea. Familiesand relatives gather to spend time together, play traditionalgames, give thanks to their ancestors and visit ancestralgraves to pay appropriate respects.

Historians believe Chuseok originated during the Shilla

Kingdom era sometime during therst century. According to records,two groups o women eachheaded by a princess would holda month-long weaving contest.he deeated party would treatthe winning side to a big east onthe 15th day o the eighth lunarmonth just in time or harvestseason.

Over time, Chuseok came to symbolize a day or givingthanks, much like the American tradition. No matter howbad the years harvest had been, amilies would still muster

what they had to prepare a east.I turkey is the hallmark o Tanksgiving, so is songpyon

or Chuseok. Songpyon is a hal-moon-shaped rice cakelled with sesame seeds, chestnut paste or honey steamedover a layer o pine needles, which give it a distinct scent.Folklore has it that songpyons have hal-moon shapes tosymbolize development. While a hal-moon expands tobecome a ull moon, the latter awaits to wane.

Conucian philosophy, the dominant thought during theJoseun dynasty, infuenced the tradition o ancestral respect.

Chuseok bringsfamilies together,

honors ancestors

See CHUSEOK, Page 11

o parking spaces in nearby parking lots.Te drop-o lane along X Corps Blvd. is new this

year, while the one on 8th Army Drive was expanded totwo lanes and lengthened about 30 meters. Te project

was designed to improve trac fow, help decreasecongestion and oer a sae alternative or children,Hall said.

Kwiatek reminds parents that only students insecond through th grade can be dropped o in thenew zones. Kindergarten and rst grade students mustbe escorted to their classrooms by a parent or otherauthorized individual. Kindergarten and rst grade

students who ride the bus do not need an escort,Kwiatek added.

We are trying to increase our partnership withthe community to address school concerns, and itsimpressive to see the Garrison leaderships commitmentto help us address these quality-o-lie issues, Kwiateksaid.

To view a complete

list of AAFES facility

closures in USAG-

Yongsan during the

Chuseok holiday Sept.

13-15, go to http://

yongsan.korea.army.mil


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N ew s & N o t es

USAG-Y PAGE 10

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil HE MORNING CALMAREA II

Holiday Greetings Location Change

A video team will be at Yongsan today and

Saturday at Dragon Hill Lodge not the

Main Exchange as previously announced

to record hometown holiday video

greetings from Servicemembers, Civilian

Employees, retirees and their families.

Recording will take place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the courtyard outside Sables restau-

rant. Servicemembers, unless deployed

or TDY, must accompany their families

and must wear their uniforms. For infor-

mation, call 723-3034.

Legal Services Closure Notice

The Client Legal Services Division located

in the Community Service Building, Bldg.

4106, will be closed Sept. 15 for the Chu-

seok Holiday. It will also be closed on Sept.

19 for an Organizational Day. For informa-

tion, call 738-8111.

U.S. Ski Patrol-Asia Club Meeting

The U.S. Ski PatrolAsia will host its 2008-

09 Patrol Candidate Introduction Meeting

6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the U.S. Embassy

Association Building on Yongsan Garrison.

The club is looking for procient skiers and

devoted volunteers seeking to help others.

For information, contact Wayne Clark at

[email protected].

Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids

Child and Youth Services will hold its an-

nual Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Seoul Ameri-

can Elementary School playground and

parking lot. This free event is open to all

community members.

Suicide Prevention Awareness

National Suicide Awareness Week is

Sept. 7-13. The U.S. Army Garrison-

Yongsan Army Substance Abuse Pro-

gram will have an information booth

available 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at the

Main Exchange. In addition, 18th Medical

Command Health Promotions will staff an

information table in the main lobby of the

Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 12. Family, Mo -

rale, Welfare and Recreation will sponsor

a 5K Fun Run Sept. 13. Registration for

the run begins at 8:30 a.m. For informa -

tion, call 736-5187.

University of Oklahoma Registration

University of Oklahomas Fall Term Reg-

istration is ongoing for the University of

Oklahomas Master in Public Administra-

tion degree program taught in-residence

on Yongsan Garrison. Students can apply

to the university and register for classes at

the same time. For information, call 723-

4181.

Workshop for Parents of Teens

The Adolescent Substance Abuse and

Counseling Service and Social Work Ser-

vices present a support group workshop

for parents of middle school and high

school students. The ve-part program,

titled Help Me! I Have Teen in My House,

is held noon-1 p.m. every Tuesday from

Sept. 9 through Oct. 7. Topics include ef-

fective parenting, stress management for

busy parents, navigating your way through

transition, and east meets west commu-

nication. Attendees may bring lunch; light

refreshments will be provided. For informa-

tion, call 738-6815 or 738-6816.

For a complete list of community

information news and notes, visit the

USAG-Yongsan ofcial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

by David McNally


YONGSAN GARRISON Garrisonocials announced a plan Aug. 26 to opensome on-post eld-grade housing units tocaptains and senior warrant ocers.

Currently 10 Itaewon Acres government-leased housing units on Yongsan GarrisonSouth Post are vacant.

Te Army pays about $20,000 annuallyor each o these quarters regardless ooccupancy.

he reason we did this is becauseo demographics, and it was a businessdecision, said U.S. Army Garrison-

Yongsan Commander Col. Dave Hall.Tis is going to save the Army about aquarter million dollars a year.

he garrison has more than 160company-grade ocers who live o post

with their amilies.he majority o those olks want

quarters, Hall said. We only have 58 setso company-grade quarters. What we maydo in the uture is make Itaewon Acres acompany-grade housing area.

Company-grade amily housing at Yongsan is normally at Hannam Village;

however, that housing area is currently at100 percent occupancy.

What this means is that we have toissue statements o nonavailability so theycan reside o post, said USAG-YongsanHousing Manager Carol Jones.

Jones told attendees o the monthlyUSAG-Yongsan Community InormationForum Aug. 26 that the command decisionto move captains and Chie WarrantOicers 3 into vacant Itaewon Acres

quarters will take eect immediately.

It makes good business sense, Jonessaid. When you consider were payingmoney or vacant quarters at the rate o$20,000 a year and then gure in the costo a statement o nonavailability at morethan $40,000 a year it makes sense tokeep them occupied.

Jones added the quarters would onlygo to command sponsored ocers in thepay grade O-3 and chie warrant ocers3 and above.

Garrison opens some South Post

housing to captains, warrant ofcers

Decision to saveabout $250,000

It is within the realm o regulatory

guidance that garrison commanders havethe authority to reallocate amily housingunits rom one grade category to another

when there is a disparity or shortage inanother grade, she said.

A notice went to all Itaewon Acresresidents to explain the policy, Jones said.

We included a survey with thosenotices, Hall said. Were asking or ourresidents input. Its a big deal. We havemore places or captains to live.

Some South Post housing units, like these in Itaewon Acres, are now open to qualifying captains and

senior warrant ofcers. These housing units were typically offered to only eld-grade ofcers. U.S.

Army Photo by David McNally

by David McNally


YONGSAN GARRISON Across the Army, new ideas are takinghold or gaining eciencies, saving money and avoiding costs.

At USAG-Yongsan, a savvy program that has already savedmillions o dollars is making people take notice at the InstallationManagement Command.

As the adage goes, success breeds success, wrote IMCOMChie o Sta Col. Gregory Herring in an e-mail to regiondirectors. Employees are motivated by the smaller successes and areencouraged to continue to push toward the ultimate goal - businesstransormation.

IMCOM called on Army installations worldwide to submitprograms or the Department o the Armys upcoming Lean SixSigma Excellence Awards Program. Lean Six Sigma is the goldstandard corporations use to nd eciencies and save money. Te

Army has embraced the concept.

IMCOM nominated our programs rom its garrisons inWiesbaden, Yongsan, Alaska and Vicenza. IMCOM ocials selectedUSAG-Yongsans Ninja Program because it promotes a aster wayto implement changes to programs that improve a process or savemoney.

Only our installations were nominated by IMCOM, and ourNinja program is one o the our, said USAG-Yongsan CommanderCol. Dave Hall. Ill be brieng our concept at our next Garrison

Commanders Conerence.Since its inception, the Ninja program and approved USAG-

Yongsan Just Do It, or JDI projects have saved about more than$3.3 million. A spin-o o the more ormal Lean Six Sigma program,the JDI program promotes a quick way to implement changes toprograms that improve a process or save money.

Te Ninja concept trains a cadre o employees to seek out cost-saving measures, then champion the ideas to completion. In March,30 USAG-Yongsan employees received specialized training and setout to nd easy-to-implement eciencies. As a result, a myriad oideas have already saved the Garrison money. For example, poweringdown voltage transormers that power air conditioning during wintersaves about $54,000 annually in energy costs.

Tanks to the Ninja program, there is also an idea in the works toramp up the community recycyling program, which has the potentialto generate income or the Garrison.

Herring said the intent o the Lean Six Sigma Excellence AwardsProgram is to recognize Army organizations and practitioners who

demonstrate outstanding excellence in the employment o LeanSix Sigma methodologies to support the transormation o Armybusiness processes and capabilities.

All o these organizations should be applauded or their hardwork and dedication to the Armys business transormation program,Herring wrote. We can all learn rom them. Teir eorts will resultin IMCOM enhancing the world class services that we provide toour Soldiers, Families and Army Civilians.

IMCOM lauds Yongsan cost-saving program


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Story and photos by Pfc. Lee Min-hwi


YONGSAN GARRISON Kristina Bean, 12,

spent most o the summer riding horses while onvacation in the United States. Coming back toYongsan, she graduated to bulls mechnical, thatis.

She was one o dozens o country ans whoparticipated in Yongsan Lanes Country Night thatculminated weeklong activities as part o NationalBowling Week.

Te mechanical bull in the middle o the bowlingalley I dont think any other place is doing what

we do here, said Robert Victorine, bowling centermanager. We want to create excitement and involvethe community.

Te weeks nale also brought in bowlers to geta chance to be part o a potential Guiness Book o

World Records event, called Millions Striking.Yongsan Lanes and other bowling alleys in

the United States and at U.S. Army installationsworldwide participated to break the world record,Victorine said.

All day long, each game bowled added to aworldwide count o games bowled in that one day.

Yongsan bowlers added 636 games to the overallcount, yet to be determined.

But the mechanical bull riding competition tookcenter stage Saturday evening. Riders who managed

to hang on or eight seconds were then judged ontheir orm, and prizes were awarded or the best riderand best cowboy and cowgirl outts, along withother giveaways throughout the night.

Kristina and her mother, Angela, said they werevery excited when they heard about the CountryMusic Night.

When we came back rom the states, we read(about the event) in the Morning Calm. Mydaughter was so excited about this, Bean said. We

wore the country outt rom head to toe.Kristina even won the best cowgirl outit

competition. I have never ridden a bull beore, so we were very excited, Kristina said. It was veryun.

For the best cowboy outt competition, judgeschose Spc. Allen Mitten, 18th Medical Command.

Pc. Christopher McKeithen, a lso withMEDCOM, won the bull riding contest.

I have never seen a bull in a bowling alley,McKeithen said. Tis was awesome. I really hada great time.

by Kenneth Fidler


YONGSAN GARRISON Bringinga mechanical bull into the bowling alley

wasnt exactly a new idea or RobertVictorine. He just needed an excuse todo it.

Its another example o how YongsanLanes tries to oer myriad programs andactivities or serious and recreationalbowlers, and those just looking orsomething dierent to do.

Its comprehensive programs earnedit the Armys 2007 James A. Carroll Jr.

Award or Excellence in Management.Whether its a bowling league, amily

bowling activities or hosting a Good

Neighbor Program event, YongsanLanes can oer something or just abouteveryone, said Robert Victorine, thecenters manager.

I was happy to win the award, but were here or the Soldier, he said. Ilisten to my customers and try to beproactive.

For serious bowlers, Yongsan Lanesis the highest-scoring house in Korea,Victorine said. We get three maybeour 300s (perect games) a year, and wehave many 800 series. Im a bowler, andI know lane conditioning. When we dotournaments, they all love coming tothis bowling center because they shootso well.

Heres a look at what Yongsan Lanesoers:nBowling leagues our nights a weeknFree weekend youth clinics. Tree

teens have earned college scholarshipsnYouth leagues; next one begins

Sept. 27

nCustomer appreciation nightsnChildrens birthday party roomsnCosmic bowling with laser light

show Friday and Saturday nights, popularwith the teens.n Childrens Day every Sunday;

each child receives a ree game whenaccompanied by parent.

A special youth clinic is scheduled 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27. Sean Rash, the 25-

year-old Professional Bowlers Associationpro and winner of the 2007 U.S. BowlingCongress Masters, will present the clinic. Forinformation, call 723-7803.

Country bowling nightbrings a lot of bull

Yongsan Lanes wins Army award

(Clockwise from left) Yongsan

Lanes Country Night party-goerswatch Spc. Wayne Witherspoon

Jr., 251st Communications Com-

pany, take his turn at the bull. Kris-

tina Bean, 12, won the best cowgirl

outt. Her mother, Angela, tries her

hand at riding the bull.


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USAG-Y PAGE 12http://yongsan.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALMAREA II

PAID ADVERTISING

PAID ADVERTISING

Happy Chuseok!My amily and I have served in Korea

or more than a year now. One o the rstthings I learned about Korean culture is thesignicance o amily. I share this value andI hope you do, too.

Te Korean holiday o Chuseok, which isSept. 13-15, will include is a mass exodus oKoreans returning to their hometowns.

Koreans oten visit the tombs o theirancestors to cut the grass, clean the area andpay their respects.

Tey gather in their homes in ront otables ull o special ood, light candlesand burn incense to oer respects to theirancestors.

Chuseok is the traditional harvest holiday where the Korean people relect on theblessings o ancestors. Te celebrationoers Koreans an opportunity to restore ties

with ar-fung amily members and energizethemselves or the coming winter.

In America, we have a similar tradition.Its called hanksgiving. I remembergathering around the dinner table with myextended amily o nine children and scoreso others anxious to get a turkey leg andhappy to see the riendly aces.

I encourage you to speak to our greathosts and learn what you can about thisimportant holiday. See what lessons you canapply to your own lie.

I know it is tough being ar rom loved

ones in the United States, but we have anextended amily right here in our Yongsancommunity. Remember, you are notalone.

Gather with riends and enjoy a meal,watch Korean television and see how ourhosts observe the holiday.

Saety during this time o travel iscrucial. Dont drive unless you must. I youare on the road, be aware o the additionaltrac and saety concerns. As in the past,the Garrison will be declaring RED RoadConditions in eect in the days beore andduring the holiday (Sept. 12-15). Tis meansgovernment vehicles will only be on the roadi they are required or essential o emergency

business. Exceptions will be granted only ordispatches signed by someone in the paygrade O-5/GS-13 or KGS-13.

Chuseok is a remarkable Koreanholiday. ake some time to refect on itssignicance.

Families prepare a variety o ood and a glasso soju or the ancestor to eat. Ater themeal is over, everyone bows twice.

Notwithstanding all the ood andtraditional ceremonies, amily is at thecenter o Chuseok, and many Yongsancommunity members will join millions

o others to travel to celebrate the holidaywith amily.

Chuseok is the day to see your kin.Nowadays, everyone lives a busy lie; ithas become increasingly diicult to seeyour relatives, said Son Kyung Hee,USAG-Yongsan Family, Morale, Welareand Recreation Marketing Division. Teew days o allow me to relax, put-o allmy worries and catch up with the peopleI love.

Han Jinho, a Yongsan Public Worksarchitect, agrees. One o my brothers livesin Daejon, so I dont get to see him toooten, said Han. Tis year hes coming toSeoul and Ill get to see him.

Chuseok can mean many things ormany people, but I believe the most valuablepart o this holiday is that we get see ouramilies, the ones that we hold most dearand love, Han said.

Some typical Chuseok customs:nCharye, ancestral memorial services:

On Chuseok morning, amily membersgather at their homes to hold memorial

services to honor o their ancestors. Tis iscalled charye. Formal charye services areheld twice a year during Seollal (New YearsDay) and Chuseok.nBeolcho, removing weeds around the

grave; and seongmyo, visiting ancestralgraves: Seongmyo Visiting ancestral graves

during Chuseok is known as. During thisvisit, amily members usually cut weeds thathave grown around the graves. Cleaningthe grave sites is called beolcho, whichis considered a duty and an expression odevotion.nSsireum, Korean wrestling: Historically,

the strongest o the villagers gathered to holdwrestling competitions. Te last wrestlerstanding was considered the winner and

was acknowledged as the villagers strongestman.nGanggangsullae, Korean circle dance:

Mothers and daughters dressed in thetraditional Korean dress, hanbok, gather ina circle, hold hands and sing together.

n Chuseokbim, Chuseok dress:raditionally, the head o the household

would buy new clothes or everyone,including their servants. Tis custom isknown as chuseokbim. A traditional hanbokis worn. In todays times, newly purchasedclothes are not limited to hanbok; amilies

wear a modern type o hanbok calledchuseokbim and hold charye services.

CHUSEOK fro m Page 9


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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 NEWS IMCOM-K PAGE 13http://imcom.korea.army.mil

By Maj. Karen E. Fauber

DeCA dietitian

FORT LEE, Va. We all want the bestor our children; yet we nd it challenging

at times to get healthy, satisying meals onthe table. Work, school and all the manyday-to-day activities oten have us on thego. I you nd yoursel rushing home aterwork and trying to decide what to make ordinner at the last minute, you are not alone. Your commissary is working with you tohelp you make choices that are good or youand your amily. Many o us are concernedabout our childrens health, especially withthe growing trend o overweight and obesitytoday. Te Deense Commissary Agencyrecognizes that we need to teach our childrenthe importance o healthy eating and beingphysically active.

Te U.S. Department o AgriculturesWeb site, www.mypyramid.gov, has a sectiondesigned or children on how to be morephysically active and make healthy oodchoices.

Tere is an interactive computer gamewhere kids can reach Planet Power by uelingtheir rocket with ood and physical activity.In the game there are uel tanks or eachood group to help students keep track ohow their choices t into MyPyramid.

Ater viewing the Web site with yourkids, have them help plan meals and snacksor a ew days. Tis can be a un learningexperience that the whole amily can enjoy.o help you get started here are a ew ideasrom the site:

nMake half your grains whole. Choose whole-

grain foods, such as whole-wheat bread,

oatmeal, brown rice and low-fat popcorn,

more often.

nVary your veggies. Go dark green and orange

with your vegetables.nFocus on fruits. Eat them at meals and at

snack time, too.

nGet your calcium-rich foods. To build strong

bones serve low-fat and fat-free milk and other

milk products several times a day.

nGo lean with protein. Eat lean or low-fat meat,

chicken, turkey and sh. Also, change your

tune with more dry beans and peas. Add chick

peas, nuts or seeds to a salad; pinto beans to

a burrito; or kidney beans to soup.nChange your oil. We all need oil. Get yours

from sh, nuts and liquid oils such as corn,

soybean, canola and olive.

nDont sugarcoat it. Choose foods and

beverages that do not have sugar and caloric

sweeteners as one of the rst ingredients.Encourage your children to apply what

they have learned while shopping regularlyat the commissary, where your savings canamount to 30 percent or more. With savingslike that, its always worth the trip!

For more inormation about childrensnutrition, visit: http://www.commissaries.com go to Ask the Dietitian and postyour questions on the DeCA DietitianForum and be sure to look or other useulinormation in the Dietitians Voice archive.For tempting, delicious recipes checkout Kays Kitchen. And to enjoy all yourcommissary benet has to ofer, sign up orthe Commissary Connection.

Teach children how to make healthy choices US SK I PATROL - ASIA

OKINAWA According to a recentstudy, two-thirds o all Army & Air ForceExchange Service (AAFES) shoppersconsult a sales tabloid prior to visiting a BXor PX. As a result, a great deal o planningand strategizing is put into each weeklyissue.

Te process o creating a weeklypublication highlighting the value theExchange is known or actually beginssome nine months in advance. Dates,themes and recommended cover items aredetermined through a review o three yearso promotional history. Upon completiono the promotion calendar, AAFESbuying staf sets out to determine thecontent o the tabloid.

We rely on the expertise o the buyingstaf to determine the hot, new items oreach category and what the trends are orthe upcoming seasons, said Senior VicePresident o Sales Maggie Burgess. Morethan 100 buyers attend markets and productshows year round to ensure they are in tune

AAFES sales tabloids bring military shoppers valuewith the trends o their category.

Te items considered or the tabloid arethose that have a mass appeal to militaryshoppers and will have demand at thatparticular point in time. Te items thatmake the cut are those that are expected tohave the greatest velocity and appeal to themost shoppers.

Pricing o the items eatured in theweekly tabloids also comes rom the buyingstaf as they work with vendors to negotiatethe most avorable terms possible. Buyerssurvey the competition not only to validateAAFES prices but also to ensure that BXsand PXs ofer the best value possible ormilitary Families.

Te savings ofered in the tabloids isnot ound only in hard copies that comein the mail or are picked up in stores.Exchange shoppers can also check out thelatest tabloid or even get an early jump ontheir shopping with a sneak peek at theupcoming weeks edition online at http://odin.aaes.com/this_week/deault.asp.

Hosting 2008/09 Patrol Candidate Introduction Meeting:

Sept. 10th, 6:30 p.m.

US Embassy Association Building

Yongsan Garrison

If you are a procient skier and a devoted volunteer seeking to help

others, join the club of choice.


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New options in choosing recipients of death gratuity

Legal education program Reimbursement for movingexpenses due to foreclosure

By Captain Minna M. Oh

With the enactment o the 2008National Deense Authorization Act,service members now have greater exibility

in designating recipients o their $100,000death gratuity.Te Oce o the Secretary o Deense

has published an updated version o DDForm 93 (Record o Emergency Data)to accommodate the new death gratuityoptions that U.S. service members nowhave. In the January 2008 version o

Ofce of the Judge Advocate General

he Oice o he Judge AdvocateGeneral is now accepting applications

or the Armys Funded Legal EducationProgram. Under this program, the Armyprojects sending up to 25 active dutycommissioned oicers to law school atgovernment expense i unding permits.Selected oicers will attend law schoolbeginning the Fall o 2009 and will remainon active duty while attending law school.Interested ocers should review Chapter14, AR 27-1 (Te Judge Advocate GeneralsFunded Legal Education Program) todetermine their eligibility. Applicants musthave at least two but not more than sixyears o total active Federal service at thetime legal training begins. Eligible ocersinterested in applying should immediately

register or the earliest oering o the LawSchool Admission est. Applicants mustsend their request through commandchannels, to include the ocers branch

manager at AHRC, with a copy urnishedto the Oice o he Judge AdvocateGeneral, AN: DAJA-P (Ms. YvonneCaron-10th Floor), 1777 North KentStreet, Rosslyn, VA 22209-2194, to bereceived beore 1 November 2008.

Interested oicers in Area I shouldcontact the Oice o the Sta Judge

Advocate, 2nd Inantry Division at DSN732-8796. Interested ocers in Area II andIII should contact the Oce o the Judge

Advocate, UNC/USFK/EUSA at DSN723-6353. Interested ocers in Area IVshould contact the Oce o the Sta Judge

Advocate, 19th Sustainment Command(Expeditionary) at DSN 768-7258.

DD Form 93, service members may nowdesignate up to ten recipients o the deathgratuity (in $10,000 increments), andnone o the recipients are required to be aspouse or amily member. Te option o

designating contingent benefciaries is nolonger available. A prime beneft o the January 2008

version o DD Form 93 is that it nowallows service members to designate minorchildren as recipients, without requiringservice members to permit the otherparents access to the unds. Instead, service

members may now appoint a trustee orexecutor in their will to manage the deathgratuity beneft.

Service members who completed orupdated their death gratuity designations

on older versions o DD Form 93 on orater July 1, 2008 must now record theirdeath gratuity designations on the January2008 version o DD Form 93.

Death gratuity designations recorded onolder versions o DD Form 93 that werecompleted or updated prior to July 1, 2008

will remain valid.

Service members should consult withtheir local military personnel oice toensure that their death gratuity designationshave been recorded on the January 2008version o DD Form 93.

Service members with legal questionsregarding DD Form 93 (including legalquestions regarding designating minorchildren as death gratuity recipients)should contact the Client Legal ServicesDivision o the Oce o the Sta Judge

Advocate, Eighth U.S. Army, at DSN315-738-8111.

NEWS THE MORNING CALM

The House Bunny(PG-13) 6:30 p.m.

Hancock(PG-13) 8:30 p.m.



Hancock(PG-13) 7 p.m.

The Happening(R) 7 p.m.Get Smart

(PG-13) 9 p.m.

The House Bunny(PG-13) 7 p.m.

The Incredible Hulk(PG-13) 6 p.m.

WALLE(G) 8:30 p.m.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars(PG) 7 p.m.

The Love Guru(PG-13) 7 p.m.

Death Race(R) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m.

WALLE(G) 6:30 p.m.

Death Race(R) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m.

WALLE(G) 3: 30 / 6:30 p.m.

Hancock(PG-13) 2 / 5 / 7 p.m.

WALLE(G) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Death Race(R) 7 / 9 p.m.

WALLE(G) 6:30 p.m.

The Incredible Hulk(PG-13) p.m.

WALLE(G) 3 p.m.


WALLE(G) 1 p.m.

Death Race(R) 3:30 / 6 / 8:30 p.m.

WALLE(G) 1 p.m.

Death Race(R) 3:30 / 6 / 8:30 p.m.


Wanted(R) 9 p.m.


WALLE(G) 3 p.m.


WALLE(G) 7 p.m.



The House Bunny(PG-13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl(G) 3:30 p.m.


Kit Kittredge: An American Girl(G) 3:30 p.m.


The Happening(R) 7 p.m.Hancock

(PG-13) 9 p.m.

Indiana Jones and theKingdom of the Crystal Skull

(PG-13) 7 p.m.

Journey to theCenter of the Earth(PG) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Hellboy II:The Golden Army

(PG-13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

No Show No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show



The House Bunny(PG-13) 7 p.m.

No Show

Death Race(R) 7 p.m.

Step Brothers(R) 7 p.m.

Step Brothers(R) 7 p.m.

Wanted(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Wanted(R) 6 / 8:30 p.m.


Wanted(R) 6 p.m.Hancock

(PG-13) 8:30 p.m

Journey to theCenter of the Earth(PG) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Hellboy II:The Golden Army

(PG-13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

(PG-13) 7 p.m.

The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

(PG-13) 7 p.m.


Wanted(R) 7 p.m.

Indiana Jones and theKingdom of the Crystal Skull

(PG-13) 7 p.m.


Death Race(R) 7 / 9:30 p.m.


Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull(PG-13) 6 p.m.

Sex and the City(PG-13) 6 p.m.


Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull(PG-13) 6 p.m.

Sex and the City(PG-13) 6 p.m.

Wanted(R) 7 p.m.


Get Smart(PG-13) 6 p.m.

Wanted(R) 7 p.m.


Get Smart(PG-13) 6 p.m.

September 5-11

Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayLOCATION

OSAN

784-4930

RED CLOUD

732-6620

STANLEY

732-5565

YONGSAN

738-7389

CASEY

730-7354

HENRY

768-7724

HUMPHREYS

753-7716

HOVEY

730-5412

KUNSAN

782-4987

IMCOM-K PAGE 14http://imcom.korea.army.mil

Ofce of the Judge Advocate General

A recent change to the Joint Federalravel Regulation (JFR) now authorizesservice members or their dependentreimbursement o expenses associated witha short distance move rom leased or rentedprivate housing due to a oreclosure actionagainst the landlord. Tis reimbursementprovision applies to short distance movesmade by either a member o the U.S.

Armed Forces or their dependent as a resulto oreclosure proceedings so long as themember and/or dependent is NO thehomeowner. Te household goods movemust be to another dwelling rom whichthe member is to commute daily to his orher permanent duty station, or at a location

at which the dependent resides. Permanentchange o station household good weight

limitations in paragraph U5355-B othe JFR still apply. Beore using thisnew authority granted under paragraphU5355-D3 o the JFR, a member isencouraged to exhaust remedies availableunder Servicemembers Civil Relie Actand state law.

Personnel with questions regardingtransportation entitlements under the JFRshould contact their local transportationoice in the United States. Personnel

with legal questions regarding the SCRAshould contact the Client Legal ServicesDivision o the Oce o the Sta Judge

Advocate, Eighth U.S. Army, at DSN315-738-8111.


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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

IMCOM-K PAGE 15http://imcom.korea.army.milCHAPLAIN

Catholic MassSunday 1130 Memorial Chapel

1700 Memorial ChapelSaturday 1700 Memorial Chapel

Mon/Thur/Fri 1205 Memorial Chapel

Tues/Wed 1205 121Hospital Chapel1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

JewishFriday 1900 Mem

Distinctive Faith Group ServicesEpiscopal

Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

UPCISunday 1300 Memorial Chapel

SDASaturday 0930 121 Hospital Chapel

Collective ProtestantSunday 0800 Memorial Chapel

(Weekly Communion)

0930 121 Hospital Chapel0930 Hannam(Korean)

1000 SAHS Auditorium

1000 Multi PurposeTraining Facility

1030 K-16 Chapel

1100 HannamChapel1200 SAHS (Gospel)

KATUSA Thursday 1830 Memorial Chapel

KCFA 3rd Tues. 1145 Memorial Chapel

Church of Jesus Latter-Day Saints & Church of Christ

information call 738-3011.

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1100 FreedomChapel

1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel

1100 Wonju Chapel

Chaplain (Capt.-P) Kendrick, 721-2820 (Wonju)

GospelSunday 1300 FreedomChapelWednesday 1900 Freedom (Bible Study)

ContemporarySunday 1800 FreedomChapel

KATUSATuesday 1900 FreedomChapel

Catholic ServicesMass

Daily 1145 Freedom ChapelSunday 0930 FreedomChapel

1600 Camp Eagle Chapel

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 1000 Stone Chapel

Sunday 1000 Stanley Chapel

Sunday 1030 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1100 Crusader ChapelSunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

GospelSunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel

GospelSunday 1100 Camp Stanley Chapel

COGICSunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSASunday 1930 CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1300 Jackson Auditorium

Tuesday 1900 Camp Stanley ChapelTuesday 1840 Casey Stone Chapel

Tuesday 1800 Camp Castle Chapel

Tuesday 1830 Casey Memorial ChapelTuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel

Thursday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Catholic MassSunday 1300 Camp Stanley ChapelSunday 0900 CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1215 West Casey Chapel

Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

Later Day Saints

Sunday 1400 West Casey Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1030 Zoeckler Station Ch

1100 FreedomChapel

1100 Camp Long Chapel1100 Suwon Air Base Ch



GospelSunday 1300 FreedomChapelWednesday 1900 Freedom (Bible Study)

ContemporarySunday 1800 FreedomChapel

KATUSATuesday 1900 FreedomChapel

Sunday 2000 Camp Long Chapel

Catholic ServicesMass

Daily 1145 Freedom ChapelSunday 0930 FreedomChapel

1600 Camp Long Chapel


USAG-Yongsan Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary:

[email protected], 738-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Adolph G. DuBose:


Chaplain (Maj.) Leo Mora Jr.:


USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:

[email protected], 75 3-7274

Chaplain (Maj.) James E. ONeal:

[email protected] , 753-7276

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores:

[email protected],

753-7042

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Frank R. Spencer:


Red Cloud Chaplain (Maj.) Wayne Garcia: 732-6169

Red Cloud Chaplain (Capt.) Mario Rosario:

[email protected],

732-6169

USAG Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:


Chaplain (Maj.) James E. ONeal:

[email protected] , 753-7276

Chaplain (Capt.) Charlie Lee:


Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

The Command Chaplains Ofce is here to perform, provide, or coordinate total religioussupport to the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Army

Servicemembers, their families and authorized civilians across the full spectrum of operationsfrom armistice to war.

Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:

http://www.usfk.mil/org/FKCH/Index.html?/org/FKCH/Contents/mission.htmfor helpful links and information


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IMCOM-K PAGE 16http://imcom.korea.army.mil FEATURE THE MORNING CALM

Katherin Ross, daughter of Jason and Heidi Ross makes here way around the Splish & Splash wading area during

Labor weekend festivities at the USAG-Humphreys aquatics park. U.S. Army Photos By Edward Johnson

A local youth takes aim at a group of parents with one of the parks many water cannons.

Splish & SplashCommunity gives thumbs up to USAG-Humphreys

Labor Day weekend water park activities

Splish & Splash

We drove down rom Yongsan on Saturday night and stayed atthe Humphreys Lodge over the weekend, said Mike Demcko, saetyocer or Installation Management Command Korea Region.

According to Demcko, he and his amily come to the park otenbecause it oers a sae, amily-riendly environment with plenty oactivities or all ages and swimming abilities.

Obviously parents need to keep a close eye on their childrenanytime they are near water, but the olks who planned this acility

really did a good job o providing plenty o shallow play areas orthe younger ones to enjoy, he added.

o celebrate the end o summer and a successul swimmingseason, ocials at the park oered ree admission or weekendvisitors. Te crowd was also entertained with an aternoon o livemusic perormed by the band Ds Angels.

Oering ree admission to the water park was our way to saythanks to our Soldiers, Civilians and Families or their serviceto the nation, our community and to celebrate the end o thesummer, said Bob McElroy, spokesman or USAG Humphreys.Tis wonderul acility exemplifes the top-notch programs andinitiatives we have in place to support the Army Family Covenanthere in Korea, he added.

Jim Howell, the acting director o Humphreys Morale, Welareand Recreation said the summer o 2008 was a resounding successor the water park and the community.

It was a really, really good summer; everyone had a good timeat the water park and thats whats most important, Howell said.

As successul as the water park has been since it opened threeyears ago, Humphreys is not sitting on its laurels. Howell said anew shallow pool, designed with youngsters in mind and currentlyunder construction, will be ready or use next summer.

It will be good or kids, the depth is rom 18 inches to threeeet, Howell said. Right now the main pool is too deep or youngkids, this new pool will be just right or them.

Although the water park is closed until next summer, there arestill opportunities or those at Humphreys who like to swim orun and exercise.

Te Humphreys Community Activity Center indoor pool hasa diving area, lanes or swimming laps and a shallow endthreeeet deepor kids to swim or play. Teres also a hot tub or thosewho preer to relax ater or instead o a swim.

Te CAC indoor pool is open Monday through Friday rom 5:30a.m. to 7:30 a.m. or unit or individual physical training. It opensor general use rom 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday andholidays. Construction work on an additional pool is underway.

o learn more about what the uture holds or USAGHumphreys, community members are encouraged to downloadthe recently produced television program titled, our o Duty:USAG-Humphreys. Copies o the video are available online atwww.youtube.com/usaghumphreys or imcom.korea.army.mil.

Spl ish & Splash from Page 1


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IMCOM-K PAGE 18http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


YONGSAN GARRISON Deuce-Deuceo 2-2 Aviation won the 2008 Preseason USAG- Yongsan Sotball ournament Aug. 30 with asweeping 16-6 victory over Five-O o the 94thMilitary Police Battalion.

Five-O gave up nine runs in the sixth inningto give Deuce-Deuce the win.

We played three games in a row. I thinkatigue probably got us, said Five-Os Rick Jarrell.We led briey in the fth inning. Tey got us inthe sixth, and we just didnt have what it takes tocome up on top again.

Te game was even at 2-2 in the third inningand didnt show signs o a landslide victory, even aslate as the bottom o the fth.

Deuce-Deuce took a two-run lead in the ourth, whichwas quickly overturned in thebottom o the fth as Five-Orallied in a series o our runsor a 6-4 lead.

Ater the Deuce-Deucescoring drive in the top o thesixth, the game was never closeagain. Deuce-Deuce held Five-Oback in the bottom o the sixth,then added another three runsin the seventh. Leaving a runnerstranded at frst base, Five-Oslast chance to overcome a 10-point defcit ell short.

It wasnt really our hitting or deense that wonit, but it was our teamwork, said Deuce-DeucesJames Hurst. We are not the greatest team, butwe work well together.

For Deuce-Deuce, the championship gamewould be a game to remember as it was CommandSgt. Major Larry Farmers arewell game. Te 2-2Aviation CSM leaves or the U.S. next month.

Ive been playing sotball with 2-2 Aviationsince October 2005, Farmer said. Tey [teammates] said they wanted to win the last game orme. But or me, its not about Command Sgt.Major Farmer, but the team. It was teamworkthat won this.

Te all season sotball league starts Saturdayand will fnish in early November with a post-season tournament.

Deuce-Deuce takes Yongsan

tourney tit le with 16-6 sweepMEDCOM post -season basketball champs

Kanakas Kevin Dillard tries to get around MEDCOMs Jimmy Barnett during the

nal championship game of the USAG-Yongsan post-season summer basketball

tournament championship game Sept. 1. MEDCOM won the game, 53-38, and

the tournament. For more on this story, go to http://yongsan.korea.army.mil.

U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo Five-O players try to throw out a Deuce-Deuce runner during the champi-

onship game Aug. 30. U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


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USAG-H PAGE 21http://imcom.korea.army.milAREA III

Suicide prevention possible through awareness and engaged leadershipby Lori Yerdon

USAG Humphreys Public Affairs

USAG HUMPHREYS Suicide is apreventable tragedy and U.S. Army GarrisonHumphreys will rearm its commitment

to the well being o its Soldiers, Civiliansand Family members by joining the nationand Army in observing National SuicidePrevention Week, Sept. 7-13.

Shoulder-o-Shoulder: No SoldierStands Alone is the Armys theme or thesuicide prevention week and eorts are beingmade to understand and inorm individualso the risk actors involved, to train Soldiersto intervene and make them aware oproessional help at every level.

Te goal o a nation-wide initiative is topromote global awareness and advocacyabout suicide prevention. Based on researchconducted by the American Association oSuicidology, http://www.suicidology.org/,

most suicidal individuals desperately wantto live; they are just unable to see alternativesto their problems.

Since October 2006, two Soldiers liveshave been lost to suicide at Humphreys.While the loss o even one lie is tragic,Fred Barnes, USAG Humphreys RiskReduction Program coordinator attributesthe low number o suicides to engagedleadership and to the Chaplains and theinormation they put out to Soldiers andFamily members.

he USAG-Humphreys InstallationPrevention team collects data quarterlyon suicide gestures and attempts. heteam bries commanders and leaders on

their indings in an eort to prevent the

Shoulder-To-Shoulder: No Soldier Stands Alone is the Armys theme for the National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 7-13. Suicide is a pre-

ventable tragedy; USAG Humphreys remains dedicated to suicide prevention education and encourages individuals to intervene at the onset of

warning signs. U.S. Army Photo

USAG Humphreys implements Customer Management Services Programby Jaynene Smith

USAG-H Customer Services Ofcer

USAG HUMPHREYS Soldiers, Family Membersand Civilians here will soon have another method toprovide positive and negative eedback, constructivecriticism and suggestions to improve the deliveryand receipt o programs and services--the CustomerManagement Services program.

CMS is an integrated three-tiered process thatincludes the Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE), theCommunity FIRS quarterly resolution process and an

Annual Customer Assessment.CMS covers all programs and services the garrisonprovides including: civilian personnel, housing, healthand dental services, logistics, transportation oce, theschool and more.

Te program is the voice o the customer and acknowledgesthat everyone is valuable and has a say in assessing theimportance and quality o Army standard service delivery.

he CMS process validates priorities, improvesservices and acilitates IMCOMs rapid transormationto a customer-ocused and results-driven organization.Services provided on the installation are only as good asthe customer says they are.

he irst tier o CMS, ICE, provides immediateeedback and is a great tool or the customer to tellservice providers what they need, want or to evaluateservice delivery. ICE kiosks are located throughout theinstallation or customers to use.

Te second tier, Community FIRS--Feedback, Issues,Resolution, Solutions, oday--is a process that incorporatesquarterly ocus groups that ormally address communityissues that cannot be resolved through ICE.

he ocus groups: Retirees, Family Members,unaccompanied Soldiers, teen groups and Family ReadinessGroups meet quarterly to ensure that all have an opportunity

to voice their concerns throughout the year.Te third tier o CMS is the Annual Assessment that

provides the Garrison Commander with quantitativeeedback rom mission commanders and constituentson how the Garrison delivers services to the customer.Customer ratings are scaled by importance and perormanceand measured on a quadrant analysis chart that provides avisual report o the state o the Garrison.

Te implementation o CMS is a natural progressionin USAG Humphreys uture as the primary location orU.S. Forces Korea.

Besides the customer, the key player in the system is theCustomer Services Ocer who works to ensure that theGarrison Commander receives eedback rom customersand that service providers remain committed to providingoutstanding service to the Soldiers, Family Members andCivilians in keeping with the Army Family Covenant.

he CSO is the garrison commanders eyes andears, continuously taking the pulse o the USAGHumphreys community to ensure that the voice othe customer is heard.

Te key to a successul program and better quality olie here remains the customer eedback and ownershipo the process. Using the ICE system, volunteering orocus groups and providing input to the Annual CustomerAssessment will enable community concerns to be heard,acknowledged, and addressed.

CMS is in the initial implementation stage, but its value,once up and running is infnite; it communicates the needs

and wants o the customer and identifes mechanisms orservice providers to continuously improve service delivery.Te CMS program will be ully operational by July 2009.

CMS arms the garrison commander with the inormationhe needs to ensure that USAG Humphreys continues toprovide World Class delivery o Army standard services toSoldiers, Families and the civilian workorce commensuratewith their honored service to our nation.

loss o lie.Failed relationships, legal or inancial

problems, suicide threats, alcohol or drugabuse, statements revealing a desire todie, prolonged depression or eelings ohumiliation are some warning signs thatmight indicate a loved one, riend or battle-buddy may need help.

Barnes believes the success o the USAG-Humphreys and Area IIIs Suicide PreventionProgram rests upon positive, caring andbrave people who recognize the impending

danger and then take immediate action tosave a lie.

During 2007, suicide ranked as the11thleading cause o death in the United States with one su

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