VOLUME 49 NUMBER 31 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, JAPAN AUGUST 20, 2004

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IWAKUNI WEATHERTodayT-StormsHigh: 88

SaturdayPartly CloudyHigh: 88

SundayIsolated T-StormsHigh: 90

The Department of Defense an-nounced plans recently for ArmedForces Voters Week, which beginsSept. 3.

This event is being held to en-courage all citizens voting under theUniformed and Overseas CitizensAbsentee Voting Act, who have notregistered to vote or requested an ab-sentee ballot this year, to do so assoon as possible.

Commanders and voting assis-tance officers will use this event asan opportunity to inform these U.S.citizens about obtaining an absen-tee ballot for remaining state prima-ries and the Nov. 2 general election.

They will conduct final votingworkshops and registration drivesfor all eligible personnel and theirfamily members.

The voting assistance officersalso will join together and enlist thehelp of other on base organizations,such as wives clubs, family services,Boy and Girl Scouts and othergroups to help get out the vote andcoordinate voter outreach events.

During these events, command-

Voters eventtargets military

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

see VOTE Page 5

Suicide, the 11th leading cause ofdeath in the United States, claims morethan 30,000 people per year. That equatesto one suicide per every 15 minutes.

The Marine Corps has the highestrate of suicides of all military services. Itrates among the top causes of death forthe Marines.

During operations in Iraq and Af-ghanistan in 2003, the Army saw a spikein suicides- up to 17.3 suicides per100,000 soldiers.

Suicide rates for all military brancheswere 12.1 per 100,000 in 2003. Histori-cally, the Marine Corps has the highestnumber of suicides, with a rate of 3.5people per 100,000 in 2004.

To counter this growing epidemic,in 1999, “the surgeon general of theUnited States issued a ‘Call to Action,’

Suicide: another casualty for militaryLANCE CPL. RUBEN D. CALDERON

Combat Correspondentrallying the nation around the cause ofpromoting awareness about suicide andsuggesting strategies to combat theproblem,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shaun S.Brown, Marine Aircraft Group 12 chap-lain.

Considerable gains have been madeconcerning the understanding of suicidesince the “Call to Action.”

“Experts seem to agree that, gener-ally, it works like this: at the heart, a per-son may be suffering from a psycho-logical predisposition (depression ormanic-depressive disorder— especiallyin the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedomand Operation Enduring Freedom —Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Addto that stress and a person may bepushed to a suicidal brink. For the mili-tary population, stress can be a varietyof things: work problems, disciplinaryproblems, alcohol abuse or other addic-tions (gambling, drug, sex), financial

woes, mental or physical exhaustion,feelings of loss or isolation,” saidBrown.

“Many people believe that a suicidalperson becomes so overwhelmed thatonly one solution appears feasible:death. High on the list of stressors aremarital or relationship difficulties. Thatcould even be loss of a loved onethrough death, divorce, and separation.What may seem OK to you or me maybe devastating to others. Often, suicidalpeople suffer in silence.”

Warning signs of suicide to watchfor are sadness, a change in personal-ity, or any talk about death.

“The bottom line is that ‘sucking itup’ is a strategy that does not work. Prob-lems unattended usually just get worseover time. And for the person who isvulnerable, get help. Why suffer in mis-

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCEBASE TINDAL, Australia — MarineFighter Attack Squadron 212 de-ployed here, Aug. 8 for what hopesto be another successful deploymentto exercise Southern Frontier.

Like years passed, VMFA-212,with the aid of various supportingunits, plans to make use of variousbombing sites and training capabili-ties not available to them at MarineCorps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

The Lancers come prepared withtheir usual chariot, the two seat F/A-18D, but also bring a few single seatF/A-18Cs’ to participate in the exer-cise. Despite having two planes towork on, maintenance and ordnanceMarines stand ready to keep the birdsflying and bombs dropping.

“The focus of Southern Frontieris on air-to-ground exercises (drop-ping live ordnance),” said Lt. Col. Mark E. Hall, VMFA-212commanding officer. “Our daily operations will run day andnight to include forward air control. We will also have KC-130’s supporting us in aerial refueling exercises.”

According to Hall, Australia not only offers favorable

Lancers strengthen bondsin Australian outback

CPL. DAVE BONI

Combat Correspondent

bombing ranges and training scenarios, but also great hostswho are very gracious and hospitable.

“The Australians are great people and I am looking for-

see LANCERS Page 4

Maj. Douglas Glover

Marine All-weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 and Marine FighterAttack Squadron 212 pilots conduct aerial refueling en route to Austra-lia. The squadrons arrived for exercise Southern Frontier, Aug. 8.

see SUICIDE Page 4

Squadron tests waters in exerciseMarine Wing Support Squadron 171provides alternative water sourceduring training. Page 3

Tower, radar keep skies safeAir traffic controllers use training,technology to ensure flight safety onand above ground. Page 6

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Press ChiefCpl. Robert W. Wynkoop

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Combat CorrespondentsCpl. Anthony D. Pike

Cpl. Dave BoniLance Cpl. Ruben D. Calderon

Lance Cpl. Lydia Davey

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The Torii Teller wel-comes Letter to the Editorsubmissions. Letters are theopinion of the writer only.Submissions can be editedfor clarity and space. Let-ters can be dropped off atthe Public Affairs Office orsent via e-mail to pikea@iwakuni.usmc.mil.

Green outs save greenbacksCHIEF PETTY OFFICER RICHARD ROBINSON

Letter to the editor

Let’s take a short walk down memory lane for a moment.Think back to when we were kids living with our parents orguardians, what fond memories do we think of? Playingoutside with our friends until the streetlights came on?Having sleepovers with everyone sleeping on the floor inthe living room? Camping out in our backyards underneatha blanket strung up over a clothesline so the rain wouldn’tfall on us while we were sleeping? Do any of thesethoughts bring back memories of your childhood?

Now, how many of us remember our parents or guard-ians telling us to close the door because the air condition-ing was on? How many of us were reminded that we’re notsupposed to cool the “great outdoors?” How many of usgrew up without the luxury of A/C in our homes at all?Quite a few of us probably have some of these words andmemories ringing in our ears from such a long time ago.

Let me ask you this question then. Have we forgottenwhat our parents taught us? If not, then why do so manyof us walk through doors at the Exchange, Crossroads,clubs or other buildings without closing the doors behindus? Do you know why our parents kept telling us to keepthe doors closed? It’s because they didn’t want to payhigh electrical bills! They also didn’t want the A/C to breakbecause it was being overworked.

What happened to change the way were raised? Ourparents wanted to save money. They wanted to keep thethings they paid their hard earned money to buy, such asA/C units, in working order. Most of our parents wouldcorrect our friends if they left the doors open as well. Sowhat changed? The only thing I can think of is, we asindividuals, don’t pay the electric bill on base. But whenyou think about it, we actually do pay that bill.

The commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni pays theelectric bill each month out of his operations and mainte-nance (O&M) fund.

Where does that money come from? Our tax dollars!There is no separate fund for paying electric, gas, water,

or steam bills. This same O&M fund pays for quality of lifeand morale type projects! So the more money he spends onelectricity the less he gets to spend on improving the waywe live on the station.

I know most everyone out there has heard about “greenout.” I know a lot of us support this program. But forthose newly arriving personnel let me bring you up tospeed and educate you on what green out is all about.

Green out is a voluntary program designed to help theStation keep from breaking our electrical peak demand limit.We ask that all unnecessary electrical items be shut off, A/Csystems fan speeds be turned to low or shut off, turn offA/C systems in unoccupied rooms, not to do washing ordrying of clothes until after 5 p.m. and turning off lightsthat are not needed.

We have a contract with Chugoku Electric Companythat states we will not use more than a specified amount ofelectricity. If we break that limit then we are breaking acontract with them. The results would be a penalty for uswhich would be thousands of dollars plus our rates will goup for the remainder of the multi-year contract. No matterhow small the amount we go over our limit, it’s still a breachof contract.

So now you can see why we stress green out so much.We want to save the Station’s money, so we can improvethe quality of life for everyone. And, we want to keep ourrelations with the local community high.

All of your support in conserving energy and specifi-cally electricity is a necessity, not a nicety. Saving energystarted with your parents teaching you and it continuesnow through you reminding your peers and teaching yourchildren.

On a Roll …

Rolling green out – What is it? This is a backup plan tothe voluntary green out program. Green out has beensuccessful for the last three years in “peak shaving” our

see GREEN Page 4

I have based this series of articleson the premise that, if Marine CorpsAir Station Iwakuni is to be theassignment of choice in the MarineCorps, it will be because of thechoices made by people in Iwakuni.We have considered a variety ofmethods good people have used todecide what is the best course ofaction in tough situations. This, myfinal piece in this effort, may be themost controversial. For me, it is themost important.

I believe in human freedom. Ibelieve you have an incrediblecapacity to forge your character, yourfuture, and the welfare of others bythe choices you make. However, thereare many things you cannot deter-mine.

You cannot choose to be President

Free to choose but not free to determine

CHAPLAIN STEPHEN M. C OATES

Letter to the Editor

of the United States. You may aspireto that position and you may evenattain it because of other choices youmake throughout life but you cannotchoose to assume the office. Thatdecision lies with the ElectoralCollege.

You do not have the option ofchoosing the core values of theMarine Corps – honor, courage andcommitment. You had the choice ofwhether or not to enlist. Now that youare a Marine, you have other choices.You can choose to live in accordancewith those core values. You canchoose to honor the oath you took.

On the other hand, you have thefreedom to live in direct violation ofthose core values. You might even beable to still draw your paycheck andwear the uniform like it means some-thing.

In your power to choose, you evenhave the freedom to select whatsystem of ethics you will utilize inmaking decisions. You may base yourethics on results or rules or self-interest or care of others. In otherwords, you have the freedom to

choose how you personally settle onright and wrong. However, in myopinion – and it is my editorial – youhave absolutely no freedom todetermine what actually is right andwrong. And here, the controversybegins.

Some hold to a system of ethicsknown as Divine Command Theory –behavior is right because Godcommands it or wrong because Godforbids it. I do not care for thatdefinition because it begs the ques-tion. “Why does God command thisand forbid that?”

I believe a stronger theory rests onDivine Character. Right behavior issimply that which is in line with whoGod is. That which is wrong stands inopposition to God’s nature. Lovingothers is right, not because Godcommands it, but because it is in linewith God’s being. Racism is wrongbecause God is not defined by race.Discrimination against women iswrong because God is not limited byhuman sexuality.

Editor’s note: This is the finalarticle in a 10-part series.

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NEWS BRIEFSGOSPEL CHOIR OF IWAKUNI

ASSOCIATION

The association is looking for individualsthat desire to make a joyful noise unto theLord. If you enjoy singing, praise dancing,playing gospel music or just would like tovolunteer in any form to support thisoutreach ministry, call Gunnery Sgt.Chambers at 253-2911, Jennifer Jones orGunnery Sgt. Jones at 253-2097.

NAVY BALL

Navy Ball will be held Oct. 15. Thespecial guest speakers Rudy Boesch, retiredNavy Seal and reality television star, alongwith Brig. Gen. Frank Panter, commandinggeneral, 3d FSSG, Okinawa. The tickets willbe on sale starting Aug. 1. Call Petty Officer1st Class Wimbush at 253-3371 for moreinformation.

OBON FESTIVAL AND CULTURE DAY

Experience a day of Japanese customsculminating with the colorful, traditionalObon dance, Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m.on the parade field. Evening festivities beginat 5 p.m. with a procession of local dancerscarrying 30-foot white snake. Featuredperformances include Kuga DaikoDrummers and the Iwakuni Obon Dancers.Call 253-3727 for more details.

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Medical Service officers at theBranch Medical Clinic gathered to cel-ebrate the 57th birthday of the MedicalService Corps in a ceremony, Aug. 4.

The ceremony was attended byhonored guest Navy Capt. RichardBeane, Third Marine ExpeditionaryForce surgeon, and included remarksfrom Cmdr. Rachel D. Haltner, BMC com-manding officer.

“Keep doing the right thing everyday to provide the best health care toour patients, whether they be war-fight-ers or their families,” Haltner encour-aged. “Do the best that you can everyday.”

Haltner’s words reflect a tradition ofexcellence maintained by the MedicalService Corps since its birth in 1947.

According to the United States Na-val Medicine Web site, the need for an

all-officer categorycomposed of indi-viduals trained inadministrative, pro-fessional, and scien-tific specialties re-lated to medicinehad long been rec-ognized before theofficial institution ofthe Medical ServiceCorps in 1947.

During WorldWar II, 1,429 officerswere given tempo-rary appointments inthe Hospital Corps.In addition, a total of845 pharmacists,optometrists, andother specialists and scientists in thefields of medicine and dentistry weregiven temporary appointments as Na-val Reserve officers.

The role played by these two groupsof officers in the accomplishment of thewartime mission of the Navy MedicalDepartment further emphasized the need

for a permanent officer category tocompliment the existing officer corpsthat compromised the Medical De-partment. The Navy Medical Service Corpswas created with four specialty sec-tions: Supply and administration,optometry, allied sciences, and phar-macy. The authorized personnel strengthof the Corps was limited to 20 per-cent of the number of Medical Corpsofficers. Today, the Medical Service Corpsis the most highly diversified Corpswithin the Navy Medical Department.An integral part of Navy medicine, itis comprised of a team of commis-sioned Naval officers in clinical, sci-entific, and administrative health carefields. It has more than 3,500 active

duty and reserve officers in the grades

Medical officers celebrate 57th birthdayLANCE CPL. DAVID REVERE

Combat Correspondent

see MEDICAL Page 5

Lance Cpl. David Revere

Lt. Michael Sunman, optometrist, and Lt. Cmdr.Mladen Vranjican, pharmacist, cut the cake duringthe birthday celebration at the clinic here, Aug. 4.

Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Marines con-ducted a water purifying training exercise here Aug. 3-5, with three missions in mind.

Under normal circumstances, drinking water fromPenny Lake or Iwakuni Harbor is not advisable. How-ever, once Marines from MWSS-171 have finished pu-rifying it, the water is more pure than nearly any sourcecommercially available.

“Our first mission was to test our gear and give theyounger Marines an opportunity to practice using it,”said Chief Warrant Officer Jeff Hare, MWSS-171 utili-ties platoon commander. “Our second mission was toallow Base Environmental the opportunity to test thequality of the water we’re putting back into the harborand lake.

“Our final mission,” he added, “was to solidify ourdisaster plan.”

In case of an emergency or natural disaster, theMarines of MWSS-171 can begin producing cleanwater for Station residents within an eight-hour pe-riod, said Hare.

“We can purify water contaminated by chemical,biological and nuclear waste,” noted Lance Cpl. Mat-thew Travis, MWSS-171 hygiene equipment operator.“We can purify anything.”

According to Travis, the first step in the purifyingprocess involves “raw water” (water that has not beentreated) being pumped into a 3,000-gallon raw waterholder.

The water is then moved through a series of filtra-tion devices and separated: contaminated waterthrough a waste pump and clean water, with appropri-ate chemicals added, to a 3,000-gallon pottage tank.

A Total Dissolved Solids meter measures how manyparts of contamination per million is in the finishedproduct, said Travis.

“The water we produce is the cleanest you canget,” stated Gunnery Sgt. Paul Woods, MWSS-171staff noncommissioned officer in charge. “Our wa-ter has about 90 parts contamination per million,while most commercially available water has any-

LANCE CPL. LYDIA DAVEY

Combat Correspondent

Squadron provides alternate water source

Lance Cpl. Lydia Davey

Lance Cpl. Ryan Murphy, MWSS-171 water pu-rification, hygiene and sanitation equipmentoperator, works to secure a hose to the Re-verse Osmosis Water Purification Unit Aug. 5.

where from 120-180 parts.”The most difficult aspect of such an operation is

setting the gear up, said Travis.“After that it’s not too labor intensive,” he added.

“Quality control and equipment maintenance becomeour main focus.”

Each Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit canproduce 600 gallons of clean water each hour and 5,400gallons daily, said Travis.

“We have enough ROWPUs here to sustain allStation residents during a time of crisis,” said StaffSgt. Colin Cooper, utilities maintenance chief.

Practical training is an important part of the unit’sjob, said Staff Sgt. Christopher Amancio, theoperation’s detachment officer in charge.

“We have a lot of young Marines out here, andthis exercise gives them an idea of what to expect basedon real-world-events,” said Amancio. “The exercisealso allows us to take care of troubleshooting. We canmake repairs and changes here.”

Amancio praised the efforts of his Marines, stat-ing, “their motivation and spirit has been high andtheir performance has been outstanding.

“We’ve been working long hours these past fewdays, but they prefer to be out here operating the gear.”

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“To offer brave assistance, to lives that standalone … is human - but divine.” These words,penned by famed poet Emily Dickinson, are asmeaningful today as they were in the 19th century.

Marines trained for the task that Dickinson called“human – but divine,” during a sponsorship trainingclass at the CommunityServices Building,August 5.

“Offering assistanceas a sponsor is animportant task,” saidrelocation specialistVictoria Miner. “Youdon’t have to be aspecialist – just thinkback to your own experience here with your spon-sor.”

The majority of Marines who attended the classrecalled positive experiences, and expressed a desireto provide the same level of assistance to newfamilies being sponsored.

“The treatment that I received was outstanding,”

Sponsors train to teach new residents the ropesTraining class provides tips on sponsoring families moving to Air Station

LANCE CPL. LYDIA DAVEY

Combat Correspondentnoted Gunnery Sgt. Richard Bryan, Headquartersand Headquarters Squadron, Southside Mess Hallmanager.

“My sponsor went above and beyond. He waswaiting for us at the terminal, took care of lodgingand transportation, and his family even provided uswith food for the first mornings.”

According to Miner, sponsorship begins beforethe new member arrives.

“Relocating can bestressful,” stated Miner.“It helps to knowsomeone at your newlocation.” Miner encouragedclass members to write abrief letter to the newmember, learn about theperson and forward a

welcome aboard packet. She also recommended avariety of methods to prepare for the member’sarrival.

“Once the new Marine arrives, he or she willneed assistance checking in,” said Miner. “This mayinvolve providing transportation, introducingchildren to the Teen Center or Child Development

Center or just being available to answer questions.”Often Marines are assigned to sponsor new

members, but anyone interested in doing so maycontact his unit sponsorship coordinator, saidformer unit sponsorship coordinator MasterGunnery Sgt. Kelvin Mosley, Marine AviationLogistics Squadron 12 maintenance chief.

“You can’t underrate the value of a goodsponsor,” said Mosley. “The sponsor is the newmember’s first impression of their duty station –seeing a smiling face can really make a difference.”

Sponsors are, as often as possible, paired withnew members of a similar grade and family demo-graphic, said Mosley.

“And, although not every situation or questioncan be anticipated, sponsorship training can equip aMarine with appropriate points of contact,” headded.

“I highly recommend that every sponsor attend[the training],” said Bryan. “The class, along withthe great experience I had with my sponsor, havereally prepared me to sponsor new members andmake them feel like part of a family.”

Sponsorship training is held the first Thursdayof every month at the Community Services Building.For more information, please call 253-3311.

“You can’t underrate the value of agood sponsor.”

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kelvin MosleyMarine Aviation Logistic Squadron 12

consumption to remain below the contractelectric peak demand with the power company.

Rolling green out is not a voluntaryprogram like green out, this is a plan to ensurewe’re not going to break our electrical peakdemand limit!

How does it work you might ask? In anutshell it means that we’re going to turn off apreset number of barracks and possiblymidrise A/C systems for an hour or more.Now, before anyone gets all spun up aboutthis, let me give you some backgroundinformation. In 2001, Facilities UtilitiesDivision was faced with having to renegotiateour electrical contract, because the Stationhad broken the electrical peak demand limittwice that summer.

Our electric rates were going to be raisedand the Station was going to have to pay apenalty for breaking our contract peak demandlimit with the power company. A meeting withChugoku Electric Company was held. Fromthe negotiations, the Station and ChugokuElectric Company came to an agreement: theywouldn’t raise our rates if we could give themassurance that we would take strongermeasures to avoid breaking our limit in thefuture.

Our voluntary green out program waspresented to the power company, but theywere not impressed. They suggested we dowhat the companies in Japan have practicedfor years; shut off power to noncriticalbuildings.

It was realized shutting off power was notgoing to be easily accepted by residents ofthe Air Station, so a plan had to be conceivedto shut down A/C systems to reduce the peakconsumption and to minimize discomfort.

The basic plan was to shut off buildings in

GREEN from Page 2 groups for an hour at a time to accomplishthese goals. Tests were performed shuttingdown the A/C system in a barracks andmidrise and measuring power reduction andthe temperature before and after. Tests foundthe temperature only rose about two degreesin one hour. The rolling green out plan wasfinalized and Station Order 11500D was signedin 2002, but it has never been necessary toimplement it due to the great support frompeople and organizations simply doing theirpart by voluntarily saving energy. Now bearin mind no doors or windows were openduring this test so, if windows are open inrooms or housing units (with the A/C on, alldoors and windows should be closed) thetemperature will climb a couple degrees more!

Continued strong support by the AirStation for the voluntary green out programwill make the rolling green out plan unneces-sary this year too.

This informational article is letting youknow two things: First, the Air Station needseveryone’s support in saving energy espe-cially during the voluntary green out program.Second, remind your troops, employees andfamily that if they’re not saving electricity itcould result in A/C systems being shut off.

Last year we only went over 13,000-kilowatt hours (kwh) once! The highest thenwas 13,185-kwh on Sept. 5, 2003. This yeartemperatures have been hotter in July and wehave gone over 13,000-kwh 29 times. Ourhighest reading so far was hit twice at 13,467-kwh.

August is normally the hottest month ofthe year and this month should be a realchallenge for the Station to remain below thepeak demand limit.

If you have any questions about thisprogram, please contact me at 253-6148.

SUICIDE from Page 1

ery needlessly? Therein lies the rub: many people who suffermay not have the means to get the help they need. Marinesshould take care of their own,” said Brown. “That’s whysuicide awareness & prevention training is essential.”

For more information on suicide prevention or where andhow to seek help, please contact the chaplain’s office or NavyLt. Lloyd Davis, clinical psychologist for the Branch MedicalClinic.

LANCERS from Page 1

ward, as I am sure most of the Marines are, to seeing the sitesand enjoying the culture,” he said.

The Lancers have a wide range of units supporting theexercise to include Marine Aircraft Group 12 Headquarters,Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logis-tics Squadron 12, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squad-ron 533, Aircraft Rescue Firefighters, Air Traffic Control, Ma-rine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, out of MCASFutenma, Okinawa and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112,a reserve squadron out of Fort Worth, Texas.

“Having a composite squadron like this makes it a veryunique exercise and a great training environment,” said Hall,who is making his first deployment to Australia as the Lanc-ers commanding officer. “The Marines are all very excitedand ready to get to work.”

Another Marine making his first trip to Tindal said train-ing with various units will only strengthen abilities for every-one involved.

“This sort of training is very beneficial to our overall com-petencies because we are combining two different types ofsquadrons as well as working with our allies, the Aussies,”said Lance Cpl. Chivaz Whipple, VMFA(AW)-533 aviationoperations specialist. “I am also looking forward to exploringthe outback and learning about the Australian culture.”

Whipple and his fellow Marines will have plenty of timefor both as Southern Frontier is set to run into the middle ofSeptember.

“I’m ready to get to work and get this exercise under-way,” said Whipple.

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of ensign to rear admiral.Health care scientists and clinical care spe-

cialists make up about 60 percent of the totalCorps, serving in 22 different specialties per-forming countless duties on multiple platformscontinuing the mission. Health care adminis-trators comprise the remaining 40 percent.

“Today is when our community gets tostand out in time and tell people who may notbe familiar with our Corps what we do,” said Lt.Phillip Hanson, BMC physical therapist. “Wefill many different positions. We’re really themen behind the scenes.”

Medical Service Corps officers serve in morethan 250 Naval and medical commands through-out the world. About 65 percent serve in facili-ties delivering direct patient care and 35 per-cent serve in operational units, training and re-search commands, occupational and preven-tive medicine units, material and logistic sup-port commands and headquarters commands.

VOTE from Page 1 MEDICAL from Page 3

ers and voting assistance officers will em-phasize the importance of registering tovote and requesting an absentee ballot.

They will also use this opportunity toremind eligible personnel to return theirvoted ballots as soon as possible to allowsufficient transit time back to their local elec-tion official.

The support of commanders and vot-ing assistance officers is critical to the suc-cess of the Federal Voting Assistance Pro-gram (FVAP), which can be contactedthrough the DoD Voting Information Cen-ter (VIC). Citizens may reach the VIC toll-free from 66 countries using the toll-freenumbers listed on the FVAP Web site athttp://www.fvap.gov.

In the U.S., call toll-free at 1(800) 438-VOTE (8683) or use DSN 425-1584. Addi-tionally, the FVAP can be reached via e-mail at vote@fvap.ncr.gov.

Moving to a new duty station canbe stressful enough without having to“improvise, adapt and overcome” untilhousehold goods arrive.

The Lending Locker provides aneasily accessible resource to inboundand outbound military members,civilians and contractors who findthemselves without basic appliances,furniture and kitchenware.

Items ranging from alarm clocks todishes to vacuums are available foruse, said Stephanie Sutton, branchmanager of personal readiness andcommunity support.

“Newly arrived accompanied andunaccompanied personnel may checkitems out for 60 days,” said Sutton.“Outgoing accompanied and unac-companied personnel may check outitems for 30 days.”

According to Sutton, the StationLending Locker is unique in its varietyand scope.

Petty Officer 1st Class DelorisDavis-Stewart, Marine Aircraft Group12 religious programmer, agrees.

“The Lending Locker had every-thing I needed,” stated Davis-Stewart.

Lending Locker assists inbound,outbound Station residents

LANCE CPL. LYDIA DAVEY

Combat Correspondent

l A lance corporal from Marine Aircraft Group 12 was foundguilty of violating UCMJ article 123a (wrongfully andunlawfully making and uttering bad checks) in a specialcourt-martial and sentenced to 89 days confinement, forfei-ture of $167.00 pay per month for 12 months and reduction toprivate.

l A lance corporal from Headquarters and HeadquartersSquadron was found guilty of violating UCMJ articles 125(sodomy) and 134 (adultery) in a summary court-martial, Aug.12, and sentenced to 60 days restriction, 2/3 pay withheld forone month, and reduction to private first class.

l A private first class from Marine Wing Support Squadron171 was found guilty of violating UCMJ articles 125 (sod-omy) and 134 (adultery) in a summary court-martial, Aug. 11,and was sentenced to 60 days restriction and 2/3 paywithheld for one month.

Courts-martial

I do not have space to adequately defend howwe as humans can properly discern God’s nature.I cannot write in a few lines how we resolve thetensions between diverse religious understand-ings of God. I contend we use the same criteriawe hold for other matters of truth: logical consis-tency, empirical adequacy, experiential relevance,etc. For now, I can only state my belief, without

FREE from Page 2 apology, that right and wrong are determined byan objective, unchanging absolute – that would beGod.

By any standard, I have proven that I am notgood. I have violated every ethical system I know.Therefore, I could never determine what is good. Iam not the standard. My personal convictions arenot the standard. At best, I believe we are grantedthe privilege of discerning, but not establishing,what actually is good.

I hope you can tell that I am not attempting towrite coercively. I am simply setting forth one ofthe most prominent grids real people use inseeking what is right and wrong – the belief in Onewho is absolutely good.

We do not determine right and wrong. Wesimply choose how to conduct ourselves. Thereinlies freedom and its limits. I am thankful for thepresent privilege of conducting my life here withyou at MCAS Iwakuni, the assignment of choice.

“Also, the customer service wasoutstanding. Lacy Wilson didn’tstop working until I got thethings I needed.

“I’ve never made use of alending locker before now, but Ihighly recommend it,” she added.

Prerequisites for checkout aresimple: permanent change ofstation orders and an understand-ing of the user’s responsibility tomaintain the items borrowed. “Our inventory is suppliedthrough government funding,”said Sutton. “What we have isbudgeted for. If an item gets lostor broken, we don’t charge a fee,but we do ask the borrower toreplace that item.” Patrons are also asked to cleanand sanitize all items prior toreturn, Sutton noted. The Lending Locker is openMonday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4p.m., and is closed the last Fridayof every month for inventory. For further assistance, pleasecontact the Information andReferral Relocation Office at 253-6161 or stop by the LendingLocker in Building 411, Room 101.

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Iwakuni is known as a deploymenthub for various aircraft squadronsthroughout the Marine Corps andNavy deploying in the Pacific Theater.The Station’s runways are occupiedwith a constant flow of traffic from theground and the sky.

On a day-to-day basis, Air TrafficControl Marines from the tower andradar bunker guide aircraft in thevicinity and those inbound or out-bound from the Station.

“The tower keeps a safe andexpeditious flow of traffic within fivemiles of the Station,” said Sgt. AndrewJ. Dykes, tower supervisor.

The tower is comprised of fourdifferent manned posts: groundcontroller, tower flight data, localcontroller and tower supervisor.

“Ground control is responsible forthe movement of all vehicles on or

Tower, radar: Keeping skies, runway safeSTORY AND PHOTOS BY

LANCE CPL. RUBEN D. CALDERON

Combat Correspondent

around the flight line,” said Dykes.Vehicle traffic they monitor can rangefrom a government owned vehicle onthe way to the terminal to a Crash FireRescue fire truck on the way to anemergency landing.

The second aspect of ATC, thetower flight data, receives all of theinformation on aircraft departing andarriving here.

“They coordinate with otheroutside agencies (i.e. airports) toensure that we are aware of allpertinent information needed toprovide air traffic control services,”added Dykes.

The local controller controls allaircraft within five miles of Iwakunibelow 3,000 feet and establishesseparation between the landing anddeparting aircraft.

“(The local controller) is the onewho actually clears someone to landand clears them for takeoff,” saidDykes.

The tower supervisor is the person

in charge in the tower and is qualifiedin all three positions. The supervisor’sjob is to make sure all of the rules arebeing applied correctly and safely.

“They make sure that all of therequired training in the tower takesplace,” said Dykes. “They maintain alog of facility operations; their job isbasically just ensuring that everythingis safe and expeditious.”

Marines from the tower aid aircraftfrom the Navy, Air Force and Japanesemilitary, in addition aircraft from theMarine Corps.

“On the average we do about 200operations per day,” said Dykes.

“They could come to pick peopleup for deployments or they couldcome for aerial refueling. It’s alwayssomething new everyday.”

The Marines from the tower makesure that all arrivals or takeoffs arecoordinated.

The radar bunker also providesservices for aircraft and interacts withthe tower.

“There is constant communicationbetween us and the tower,” said Sgt.Jeffrey T. Pitman, radar watch supervi-sor.

The Marines from the radar sectionkeep a watchful eye out, up to 60miles, guiding inbound and outboundaircraft.

“We inform incoming aircraft aboutweather conditions or change in theflight schedule,” said Pitman.

The pilots use two rules todetermine how they will land, depart ortravel at a close proximity to therunway: instrumental flight rule andvisual flight rule.

Instrumental flight rule is when thepilot is flying and relying on theaircraft equipment and radar control-lers to guide and keep the aircraft asafe distance from other planes.

Visual flight is the rule pilots usewhen they rely upon tower controllersfor traffic advisory information.

“The pilots determine which typeof rule they would like to follow prior

Signals in the radar indi-cate aircraft that is trav-eling to, from or aroundthe Air Station. The radarcovers 60 miles of airspace.

Sgt. Jeffrey T. Pitman, Air Traffic Control radar watch supervisor commu-nicates with pilots and signals them to land on the runway.

Marines from the tower keep a watchful eye at all times on the runway and constantlycommunicate with Marines from the radar bunker or pilots.

Lance Cpl. Mark Rinker, air traffic controller, updates a flight progress strip foran aircraft departing from the Station.

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Tower, radar: Keeping skies, runway safeto departure. They may also choose tochange at any time,” said Pitman.Radar controls aircraft that use theinstrumental flight rule, but onoccasions aids aircraft requestingtraffic information for visual flight.

“In the case of visual trafficinformation requests, the pilot isresponsible for flying his aircraft as hesees fit. We simply inform him of otheraircraft in the area,” said Pitman.

“Again, with instrumental flightruled aircraft, we tell the aircraft thespecific direction and altitude to flythe aircraft in order to avoid otheraircraft in the area.”

When an aircraft departs theairport, it stops from using instrumen-tal flight rule. The radar then aids theaircraft until they have arrived at their

There are many levels of communi-cation to go through for just oneaircraft to land. The tower and radarMarines make this possible.

Sgt. Jeffrey T. Pitman, Air Traffic Control radar watch supervisor commu-nicates with pilots and signals them to land on the runway.

Marines from the tower keep a watchful eye at all times on the runway and constantlycommunicate with Marines from the radar bunker or pilots.

Pfc. Joshua Dandurand, air traffic con-troller, grabs the telephone to call andverify a safe landing for an aircraft.

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OUT THE GATEAsa Zoo Stays Open After Hours

The Asa Zoo in Hiroshima Citystays open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (enterby 8:30 p.m.), Saturday and Aug. 28.Visitors can observe animals at night.Admission fee is required. Call 082-838-1111 for more details.

Recycle Plaza Flea MarketThe flea market will be held in

the parking lot of the Iwakuni CityRecycle Plaza Aug. 28 from 9 a.m.to noon. Call 32-5371 for more in-formation.

Kinsenkai Japanese DanceThere will be Japanese dance

Note: Japanese who do notspeak English may answer thephone numbers provided.

Van Gogh, Millet And TheBarbizon Artists’ Exhibition

This exhibition, displaying nearly100 pieces of art, will be held Tues-day through Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. at Hiroshima Museum Of Art.It will open at 10 a.m. only on Tues-day. An admission fee is required.For more information, call 082-223-2530.

performances at the main hall, 2ndfloor in the Iwakuni City Auditorium,Sunday, starting at 12 p.m. The ad-mission is free. For details, call 29-5211.

The 10th International AnimationFestival In Japan

There is a comprehensive anima-tion film festival, including specialscreenings, workshop and exhibits,at Aster Plaza in Hiroshima City untilMonday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The ad-mission is required. Call 082-245-0245 for details or research the Website at www.urban.ne.jp/home/hiroanim/.

On an average weekend,hundreds of people journeythrough the narrow back roads of188th street, past the neon lightsadvertising bars and clubs, andinto an Indian-style restaurant.

The restaurant is hidden frommost passersby, but has grown areputation for its delightful andauthentic cuisines.

“When I first got here, rightafter joint reception, that’s all peoplewould talk about- the Indian restau-rant Ganesh,” said Pfc. MonicaCazares, Headquarters and Headquar-ters Squadron combat videographer.

The Indian-style restaurant hasbecome part of a weekend trend formany service members here.

“I go to Ganesh every weekendwith my coworkers and friends,” saidLance Cpl. Heather Beckham, H&HSpostal clerk. “It’s become a part of myroutine. Even though I’m in Japan and

Authentic Indian cuisine within reachSTORY AND PHOTOS BY

LANCE CPL. RUBEN D. CALDERON

Combat Correspondent

enjoy sushi, I do indulge in the tasteof Indian food.”

Two chefs make the food: MandaLal and Tila Ram Gaire. In the kitchenof Ganesh, the two chefs brew up anarray of authentic meals ready todelight customers.

“We have more than 40 meals onour menu,” said Rupa Gaire, hostessof the restaurant. “We welcomeeveryone to try and experience themeals here.”

The meals vary from meat cookedin an Indian oven to theirfamous curry. The different styles ofcurry include chicken, beef,pork, seafood or vegetable. “Our most popular mealis probably the ChickenTika Kabab (spicy bonelesschicken) or the ChickenButter Masala (spicytomato curry with butter),”said Manda Lal. The spiciness is a keyingredient in Indian food.According towww.Thokalath.com, “mostIndian cuisines are relatedby similar usage of spices.” “Many kinds of spicesare part of Indian food,”said Rupa, “includingcardomin, cloves, cinna-mon, and ginger.” Cardomin, cloves and

cinnamon are used to flavor curriesand certain vegetables. Ginger is alsoused but it is not an essential Indianspice.

Chili can be used powdered, freshor dried. It is a basic Indian spice and

used mainly for its strong and spicytaste.

The levels of spiciness can bechosen at one’s leisure, but the exoticflavors of India will be tasted by allwho visit the restaurant.

Ruba Gaire, Ganesh hostess, prepares a small salad to go with ameal. Ganesh offers many types of Indian foods and styles of curryincluding beef, pork, chicken, seafood and vegetable.

Manda Lal Gaire, one of two chefs fromGanesh, tosses around dough that wouldbe the Indian bread, nan.

One of the most popular dishes atGanesh, the chicken butter masala,is cooked and ready to be served.

JCI until Sept. 2005,$2,500 obo. Call SSgt.Potter at 253-6776 dwh or253-2553 awh.

Suzuki Escudo , 1994, 4door, A/C, CD, P/W andP/L, Rhino Racks in-cluded, good family car,great for camping andtouring Japan, JCI untilJune 2005, $2,500. Call 253-6199 dwh or 32-5259 awh.

Honda Ascot, 1990, 4 door,automatic, P/W, CDplayer, A/C, runs great, JCIuntil Jan. 2006, $1,000. CallCapt. Spurlock at 253-5232dwh or 253-2161 awh.

Mazda MPV, 1992, 7 pas-senger van, CD player, P/W, sunroof, leather inte-rior, runs great, JCI untilSept. 2005, $2,000 obo.

Nissan Skyline , 1992, 2door, sports exhaust plusoriginal stock exhaustsystem, Atexi air intake fil-ter, HKS blow off valve,engine mount bar, enginetimer, 45x4 Kenwood CD/stereo, fast and reliable,JCI until July 2006, $3,000.Call Leroy at 253-5509 dwhor 090-6438-0685.

Subaru Impreza, 1994, 4door, silver, automatic, P/W, P/D, AM/FM/radio/CD player, cold A/C, greatcondition, JCI until Sept.2005, $2,500 obo. CallSSgt. Potter at 253-6776dwh or 253-2553 awh.

Mazda MS-8, 1996, blue,AM/FM/CD player, excel-lent condition, JCI until

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March 2005, $2,000. Call253-6994 dwh or 253-2020awh.

Suzuki Escudo , 1994, 4door, A/C, CD, P/W andP/L, Rhino Racks included,good family car, great forcamping and touring Ja-pan, JCI until June 2005,$2,000. Call 253-6199 dwhor 32-5259 awh.

Toyota Windom, 1994,same as Lexus GS 300, 5passengers, 4 door, radio/cassette, P/W, P/D, excel-lent condition, JCI untilAug. 2005. $3,000 nego-tiable. Call Anna at 253-2676.

Subaru Impreza, 1994, 4door, silver, automatic, P/W, P/D, cold A/C, AM/FM/CD, great condition,

Call Tina at 253-2161.

Nissan, 1990, fully loaded,JCI until Feb. 2005, $1,200obo. Call 253-6170 dwh or253-2703 awh.

Misc., Pentium 4 2.3Ghzdesktop computer withmonitor, $300 obo; Lightwood entertainment cen-ter, $15; Giant suede beanbag (love seat size), $200obo. Call 253-2843 awh.

Misc., 11ft. flat bottomboat, 42 thrust trolling mo-tor with front mount, car-peted with 1 seat, $400 obo.Call Chris at 090-3792-4554.

Misc., kerosene heaterswith gas tank, very goodcondition, $30. Call Leroy

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FRIDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. Daddy Day Care (PG)2 p.m./8 p.m. Runaway Jury (PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. Pitch Black (R)2 a.m. Wonder Boys (R)

SATURDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. Honey, I Shrunk The Kids(PG-13)

2 p.m./8 p.m. The Count Of Monte Cristo(PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. Analyze That (R)2 a.m. Underworld (R)

SUNDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. Johnny English (PG)2 p.m./8 p.m. Pirates Of The Caribbean (PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. Alex And Emma (PG-13)2 a.m. The Last Castle (R)

MONDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. Summer Catch (PG-13)2 p.m./8 p.m. Meet The Parents (PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. Daredevil (PG-13)2 a.m. We Were Soldiers (R)

TUESDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. Mr. Bones (PG) 2 p.m./8 p.m. Hearts In Atlantis (PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. All About The Benjamins (R)2 a.m. Terminator 3 (R)

WEDNESDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. Master Of Disguise (PG)2 p.m./8 p.m. Under The Tuscan Sun (PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. Girlfight (R)2 a.m. Shaft (R)

THURSDAY

11 a.m./5 p.m. The Grinch (PG)2 p.m./8 p.m. Stuck On You (PG-13)

11 p.m./5 a.m. Out Of Time (PG-13)2 a.m. U.S. Marshals (R)

MOVIE SCHEDULESAKURA THEATER

SLEEPOVERIn the summer after 8th grade, with high

school looming before them, four teenage girlshave a slumber party at Julie’s house whichends up being one of the most eventful nightsof their lives thus far. The party becomes anadventure when they end up competingagainst a group of “popular girls” in an all-night scavenger hunt that sends them out intothe city. (90 minutes)

CATWOMANPatience Philips is a woman who can’t

seem to stop apologizing for her own exist-ence. She works as a graphic designer. WhenPatience inadvertently happens upon a darksecret her employer is hiding, she finds her-self in the middle of a corporate conspiracy.What happens next changes Patience forever.In a mystical twist of fate, she is transformedinto a woman with the strength, speed, agil-ity and ultra-keen senses of a cat. (104 min-utes)

COLLATERALMax is a failed comedy writer living in

Los Angeles who makes a living as a cabdriver. This movie focuses on one very tu-multuous day for Max, as he figures out thatthe fare he’s been driving around all day is acontract killer, committing a series of hits.Now, it’s up to him to somehow stop thekiller from executing the last witness as wellas himself. (116 minutes)

FRIDAY2 p.m. Sleepover (PG)7 p.m. White Chicks (PG-13)

10 p.m. The Village (PG-13)

SATURDAY1 p.m. Spiderman 2 (PG-13)4 p.m. Catwoman (PG-13)7 p.m. Manchurian Candidate (R)

10 p.m. The Village (PG-13)

SUNDAY4 p.m. Collateral (R)7 p.m. Bourne Supremacy (PG-13)

MONDAY2 p.m. Around The World In 80

Days (PG)7 p.m. White Chicks (PG-13)

TUESDAY7 p.m. Catwoman (PG-13)

WEDNESDAY2 p.m. Sleepover (PG)7 p.m. Around The World In 80

Days (PG)

THURSDAY7 p.m. Stepford Wives (PG-13)

This schedule is submitted by the Sakura Theater and is subject to change. For show times call the Sakura Theater at 253-5291.

at 253-5509 dwh or 090-6438-0685.

Misc., two A/C, less than2 years old, 5,000 b.t.u.,$50 each obo. Call Lauriat 253-2118.

Misc., toddler bed withmattress, $30; babyswing, $50; double jog-ging stroller, $80; crib bed-ding quilt, bumper andbedskirt, $15; Dell 4100computer, monitor, key-board, mouse; $200. Call253-2844.

Misc., artificial Christmastree to use for a programat the library, 6’ high, needby Nov. 1. Call BelindaPugh at 253-5156 dwh ore-mail to pughbj@usmc.mccs.org

CHRO (253-6828)Clinic:–Occupational HealthNurse

OTHER ITEMS

JOB OPENINGS

MCCS:–Financial Fitness Coun-selor

–Family Team BuildingDirector

–Information, Referral &Relocation Coordinator

Logistics:–Supply ManagementOfficer

Military Housing:–Housing ManagementAssistant

Facilities:–Interdisciplinary Engi-neer

S-6:–Information TechnologySpecialist

DECA:–Customer Service Man-ager

–Sales Store Checker

MCCS (253-3030)(The following jobs areopen at MCCS Personnel)MCCS Job Listing:–Program Assistant–Deputy Director Busi-

ness Operations(Go to http://www.mccsiwakuni.com for a com-plete job listing.)

WANTED

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Test ScheduleTuesdays/Fridays - CLEP,DSSTSeptember 8 - SATSeptember 9 - ACTSeptember 15 - DLABSeptember 16 - DLPTSeptember 22 - ASVABSeptember 23 - EDPT

For more information call253-3855.

CHRO Trainingn New Employees Orienta-tion: Sept. 15, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.n EEO Update For EEO Coun-selors : Sept. 28-29, 8 a.m. to 4p.m. For more information andnomination, call 253-6828 orsend e-mail to shiomuram.jp@iwakuni.usmc.mil. Classes will beheld at Building one, Room 102.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFSSchool Age Center (253-4769)n Farewell BBQ for SummerCamp Counselors : Today, 3-5p.m.

Teen Center (253-6454)n Sasebo Teen Center Trip:Aug. 28, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Single Marine Program(253-3891)n Dinner Night Out - Sushi!Friday: Today, 6 p.m. $10 trans-portation, plus extra yen for din-ner.n Hiroshima Baseball, Carpsvs. Giants: Saturday, 3 p.m. $10transportation, ¥1,500 admis-sion, bring extra yen for dinner,snacks and souvenirs.n Space World Trip: Aug. 29,8 a.m. $20 transportation. Bringat least ¥5,000 for admissionand lunch.

L.I.N.K.S. SessionAug. 28, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. atYujo Hall. Learn tips from fel-low spouses about PCSing, theMarine Corps, services avail-able to dependents and life as amilitary spouse. Call 253-3754for more details.

Youth & Teens SponsorshipProgramWe are recruiting youth andteens ages 13 to 18-years-oldto be sponsors for other chil-dren moving to Iwakuni. Ages

CRMC Classes (253-6439)n Local Employment Over-view: Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m.n Hello U.S.A. Workshop:Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.n 10 Steps To Federal Em-ployment: Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Club Iwakunin All Ranks AlternativeRock: Today, 8 p.m. in the Ball-room.

MCX (253-5641)n Jessica McClintockGowns : Ladies, get ready for theNavy and Marine Corps Birth-day Balls. Many styles areavailable for you to choosefrom. Call 253-5641 ext. 206 foran appointment Mondaythrough Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1p.m. and 4-6 p.m. or e-mailbillingsd@usmc-mccs.org.

EDUCATION

and interests will be matched asclosely as possible and paren-tal consent is required. Call 253-3311 for more information orvisit the Relocation AssistanceProgram Office in the Marine &Family Services Center for anapplication.

Family Appreciation DaySouthside Bowling Center allgames half-price Saturday, 1-5p.m. Call 253-3657 to find outmore.

WIC OverseasWIC Overseas is a supplemen-tal food and nutrition educationprogram. Eligible participantsare pregnant, postpartum orbreast-feeding women, infantsand children up to their 5thbirthday. Financial eligibility isbased upon total family incomeand size. Call 253-4928 for de-tails.

Officers’ And Spouses’ ClubOSC membership kickoff nightis held at Quarters 2, Sept. 2,6:30 p.m. Open to all spousesof officers, officer equivalentcivilians (GS-7 and above), of-ficers, DOD employees and re-tired officer spouses. Lots ofgreat prizes! Come join the fun.Call 253-3684 for questions.

Breast Feeding BasicsLearn about breast-feedingTuesday, 2:30 p.m. at CDC train-ing room. Call 253-4928 to reg-ister.

Linda M. Wynkoop

Dragons volunteer for local kidsMarines from Combat Service Support Detachment 36 take a break from

volunteering at the National Kids Day Expo behind Crossroads Mall, Aug. 7.The event was sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services and with thehelp of Marine volunteers was a success for local youths.

Crime StoppersIf you have any informationpertaining to a crime please call“Crime Stoppers” at 253-3333.Crime Stoppers is an answeringservice designed for anony-mous callers to give informationthat would assist the ProvostMarshal’s Office in solving andpreventing crime.

43rd Annual Japanese SpeechContestThe contest is Oct. 24, 12 p.m.at Sinfonia Iwakuni. Partici-pants must be non-nativespeaker. Application is due Oct.8. Call JAS office at 253-4771 formore details.

Thrift StoreThe Thrift Store is open Mon-days from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m. andthe last Saturday of each monthfrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Build-ing 1117, located next to theChapel. Volunteers and dona-tions are always welcome. Call253-4721 for more information.

Iwakuni ToastmastersToastmasters (TM) Interna-tional provides an excellent op-portunity to learn and practiceproper public speaking and in-valuable leadership skills. TheTM experience also looks verygood on your resume. The classmeets every 2nd Thursdayevening and 4th Friday at lunch.Japanese with intermediate orbetter English skills are wel-come. Call Sallie Donahue at253-5328 for more information.

MCCS

COMMUNITY

CHRO

Roman CatholicSaturday 4:30 p.m. Confession

5:30 p.m. MassSunday 9:30 a.m. Mass

10:45 a.m. CCD

ProtestantSunday 8 a.m. Non-Denominational Christian

Worship Service9:30 a.m. Sunday School/

Adult Bible Fellowships11 a.m. Gospel Worship Service

Cooperative Chapel Ministries3rd Saturday 8 a.m. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

CHAPEL SERVICES

Church of ChristSunday 9:30 a.m. Bible Study

10:30 a.m. Worship ServiceWednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study

Seventh-Day Adventist2nd & 4th Saturdays

9:30 a.m. Sabbath School/Worship

JewishEvery other Friday

6 p.m. Shabbat

Latter Day SaintsSunday 1 p.m. Priesthood/RS Meeting

2 p.m. Sunday School3 p.m. Sacrament

For information regarding divine services, religiouseducation or any other Command Religious Program/Chapel activity, call the Station Chapel at 253-5218.

LAY LED SERVICES

PONTOON PARTY BOAT AVAILABLE FOR RENTThe boat is available Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on

weekdays with a 24-hour notice. Attending a boat safety class is re-quired prior to reservation. The cost to rent the boat is a minimum of$60 for four hours and $15 for each hour thereafter, for a maximum ofeight hours. Alcohol is not allowed on the boat. For more information,call Outdoor Recreation at 253-3822.

FAMILY APPRECIATION DAYSSaturday, 1-5 p.m. All games at the Bowling Center are half price.

Call 253-4657 for details.

YOUTH SOCCER & CHEERLEADINGRegistration for both activities is available for $30 until Monday at

the IronWorks Gym. Coaches for both events train Monday and Tues-

day at 5 p.m. in the Wellness Room. Late registration is accepted untilSept. 3; $40 for soccer. Opening ceremony for soccer is Sept. 11, 9a.m. at Penny Lake. Closing ceremonies will be Oct. 30, 9 a.m. at thePenny Lake Soccer Field. Fore more details, call 253-3239.

SIX-MAN SOCCERCoaches meet Tuesday, 10 a.m. in the IronWorks Gym Wellness

Room. Season starts Sept. 6. Call Athletics at 253-5777 to sign-up.

YOUTH CHEER CAMPSept. 4. Camps are for children age 7-9-year-olds and 10-15-year-

olds. The camp for 10-15-year-olds is open to boys. Interested coachesfor cheerleading are invited. Youth will learn basic chants, cheers, stuntsand a dance routine. Youth should wear tennis shoes, have their hair up,and t-shirts tucked in. Call 253-3239 to sign-up.

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For more than two weeks MatthewC. Perry High School football playershave been conditioning their bodies inpreparation for the upcoming season.

The team has been practicing twicea day since Aug. 2, according toSamurai head coach Kevin Crone, butthe team is in danger of being unableto participate in the Department ofDefense Education Activity sportsprogram due to a lack of studentparticipation.

The players attending the condi-tioning practices make up a good base,Crone said of the team, “but I can’t askthese guys to run both ways (playingoffense and defense) the entireseason.”

There are currently 13 players whoconsistently show up for the 7 a.m. and5 p.m. daily training sessions, held atthe practice field behind the YouthCenter here, but the team needs aminimum of 17 players before theyscrimmage with a local Japanese team,Sept. 5, or the program may fold, Cronesaid.

Crone said 17 players is a minimum,but he could use 25 or 30 players. Thehigh school has 64 registered maleseligible to play football, but if he gets only theminimum 17 it is possible to see a repeat of 2003season, where Crone ran a squad of 14. The seasonresulted in a disappointing zero wins with eightlosses.

“Last year we had eleven on the field and three(substitutions),” Crone explained. The team wasforced to forfeit twice because they didn’t haveenough players to take the field.

The lack of substitutions means Samurai playerswill again be forced to play offense and defense withlittle or no breaks during the games. To prepare forthis, Crone uses a conditioning drill he dubs the“circle of death.” Players begin by running in a circleand at the sound of a whistle players stop and

Samurai team faces poor turnout for preseason pigskinSTORY AND PHOTOS BY

CPL. ROBER T W. WYNKOOP

Combat Correspondent

perform calisthenics -like crunches and push-ups. At the next whistlethe players run theopposite direction andprepare for the nextwhistle blow. Thiscontinues for 12 minutes– the equivalent of onequarter of football,Crone said. Despite the efforts ofthe dozen or so athletes

present at any given practice, even drills like Crone’s‘circle’ might not be enough to match other team’sfresh players on the sidelines.

“After the first week, they were hurting,” saidCrone, who is beginning his second season as theSamurai head coach. “I’m just trying to get them tounderstand that sweat during our ‘two-a-days’ turnsinto strength when the season starts.”

Crone says there are many students who talkabout playing football but just won’t come to thepractices.

“We get a lot of talking but no walking,” Cronesaid. “We have a lot of kids who want to come outand play without doing the conditioning.” The current players are showing promise, but

Crone said it is difficult to focus on eachplayer’s position because they will all beforced to play multiple positions. Somespots have already been filled though. Samurai players Geoffrey Smith, AdamKrievs, Chris Allison, and Alex Dahl arereturning to the field for their senior year.Krievs, who has spent the winter monthsincreasing his size through a heavyworkout regimen, will move fromhalfback to fullback. Crone said Krievs’size should help him take control of theline. Allison’s good hands may land himin the wide receiver position, but theteam is still without a quarterback todeliver the ball. “I have one player in mind,” Cronesaid about the open QB position. He iskeeping his options open before namingthe quarterback. “We have some freshmen who are

putting forth a good effort. They’re going to be theguys who will make the team (successful) in thecoming seasons,” Crone said.

Once the school year starts, players will continueto have to put forth effort both on the field and off.The Department of Defense Dependents Schoolsrequire students to hold a 2.0 grade point average toplay, meaning players with a failing grade or a Dwould have to have high marks in other classes tocontinue to play. Crone, however, raises the bar.

“I check grades every week. Team policy is noDs or Fs. If they fail or have a D, they spend thatweek with me or another teacher after school for onehour studying. Then they go to practice,” Croneexplained.

Dedication to the team is very important to thesmall squad. Not only do players have to earn theirpositions on the field, they have to earn their gear aswell.

“We just got our helmets,” Crone said, “but theyhave to show up to 10 practices before I give it tothem.” Six more practices will give a player a set ofpads, which should arrive here this week.

Crone challenges other teens to step up andrepresent the Samurai. Any interested males orfemales should show up to the morning or afternoonpractices on the practice field behind the YouthCenter.

M.C. Perry High School junior, Ryan Marshall (left) makes a blockfor senior Adam Krievs during practice Monday. Practices beganAug. 2 to prepare for the coming season.

Samurai fullback, Adam Krievsdrinks water during a break fromconditioning practice, Monday.

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Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Last Stop cameout victorious over H&HS Game Over at the IronWorks Gymfor the Intramural Basketball Championship game, Aug. 11,beating them 64-44.

The victory was a long and hard road to travel for LastStop, despite their strong record of 16 wins and only one loss.

Game Over had the upper hand on game night.“Last Stop has to win twice tonight in order for them to win

the championship,” said Gabriel Maldonado, Game Over headcoach, during the first game.

The game ended up being a doubleheader due to GameOver beating Last Stop earlier in the season and Game Overwinning the winners bracket in the playoffs.

That was the task that Last Stop had. They overcame it.“There will be two games tonight,” said Lee Woodbridge,

Last Stop team player, minutes before the opening tip-off.During the first half of the first game both teams displayed

why they were both in the championship game. A juggernaut ofshots and lay-ups were made at both ends of the court. Thefirst half ended at 25-25.

Tension arose due to a call that resulted in head coachMaldonado getting ejected from the game. Game Over playedthe final half without their coach; they played without theirleader.

“Being suspended for the first game really hurt us and it’ssomething that my teammates tried to overcome but couldn’t,”said Maldonado.

The final score for the first game was 61-53, resulting in asecond game for Game Over. This time around, Maldonado wasback. But so was the Last Stop with an armada of shots. Mostnotable, was Last Stop team player Benjamin Akins, racking up24 points during the second game.

“This is for the gusto,” said Woodbridge of the secondgame. By the end of the first half of the second game, Last Stopwas on top with the score 28-22.

“Game Over? I don’t think so,” shouted Woodbridge at thestart of the second half.

An onslaught of shots came from Last Stop.Although a tough game was put forth by Game Over, Last

Stop’s offense overcame and won the championship, 67-44.Both teams were given trophies but only Last Stop took

home the championship trophy. The most valuable playeraward was given to Akins.

“I want to thank the other teams for playing this season andfor keeping us on our toes because the championship was notjust given to us – we earned it,” said LaMont Wilson, Last Stophead coach.

Last Stop says it’s game overSTORY AND PHOTOS BY

LANCE CPL. RUBEN D. CALDERON

Combat Correspondent

Julius Johnson, Game Over team player, drives past Last Stop’s LaMont Wilson.

The Intramural Basketball league’s most valuable player,Benjamin Akins, Last Stop team player, scores two pointsfor his team during the second game.

(ABOVE): Intramural Basket-ball League champions,Headquarters and Head-quarters Squadron LastStop, pose for a victoryphoto with their families.Last Stop defeated GameOver in the championshipgame, 64-44.

(RIGHT): Lee Woodbridge,Last Stop team player,drives past Nakia Witherowand Terry Bonds, GameOver team players, to scorea lay-up.