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Volume 5, Issue 14 Jan. 26, 2007

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Area I makeover in Seoul

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Camp Casey’s
DTAC to open Hoop Dreams See Basketball
Basketball, Page 26
Camp Casey Legal Assistance Office
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
CAMP CASEY, KOREA – The 2nd Infantry Division tax
assistance center will hold its grand opening celebration and
ribbon cutting Jan. 31, at Maude Hall at 1 p.m.
“The tax center is a mainstay of the services offered by
the legal assistance division,” said Lt. Col. Walter Hudson,
2ID staff judge advocate.
“This year we have developed three new initiatives that
will make the tax center even more client-friendly.”
One of the new initiatives is a computer bank in the main
tax center, which will be loaded with the most current version
of TaxWise software. Clients who are interested in preparing
their own taxes may come to the tax center and prepare their
taxes themselves without having to purchase the expensive
software on their own.
There will be a tax center preparer on hand to answer any
questions from Soldiers preparing their own taxes at the
computer bank. The second initiative this year is the mobile
tax assistance center.
The MTAC will operate from March 6 to April 25 at Camp
Red Cloud and at Camp Stanley once a week to assist Soldiers
with tax return preparation.
See DTAC
DTAC, Page 4

Soldiers/man’s best friend win

Army-wide competition

BRANDON MORENO

Command Sgt. Maj. Barry Wheeler, United Nations Command

Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea command sergeant
major and 8th U.S. Army, presented Soldiers from the 14th Military
Police Detachment, Yongsan, Korea, for their involvement in the Army
wide Military Working dog handler competition, Jan. 19, 2006.The GALEN PUTNAM
Soldiers awarded were Staff Sgt. John Mclean, the noncommissioned
Natoshia Williams of the Area IV “Lady Jewels” with five seconds remaining to give Area IV a 35-34
officer in charge for the kennels at Camp Carroll, 8th Army Korea, Sgt.
grabs a lose ball against Area I during the opening victory. Area III took the championship with a 66-42
Christopher Jasper, a patrol explosive device dog handler for 8th Army,
game of the 8th Army Women’s Basketball win over Area II. See Page 26 for additional
Pfc. Timothy Conley a primary narcotics detection dog handler. Both
Tournament Saturday. Williams sank a free throw coverage.
kennels combined placed 1st in “Best Kennel” in the Army.
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MPBlotter
The following entries were excerpted from the
Alcohol abuse gets
mainstream attention
military police blotters. These entries may be
incomplete and do not imply the guilt or innocence
of any person.
Area 1
- Wrongful Use of a Controlled Substance
(Marijuana), Subject 1 admitted Subject 1 and an Are you people enrolled in ASAP are diagnosed
as alcoholics. Alcoholism, or alcohol
associate heavy drinking with a macho
persona or with belonging to a certain
unknown female used Marijuana. At 4:50 p. m.,
abusing the
dependency is a specific medical group.
Jan. 17, Subject 1 was advised of Subject 1 legal condition that requires certain They enjoy the company of other
rights, which Subject 1 waived, verbally admitting measures of time and effective irresponsible drinkers but get
to the offense. Subject 1 was processed and
released to Subject 1 unit. The investigation nation’s top treatment.
The majority of people enrolled in
uncomfortable around the clean and
sober crowd.
drug?
continues by MPI. They minimize the consequences of
the Army program here more properly
Area 2 fall into the nonmedical categories of their drinking and hide behind the
- Shoplifting, Subject 1 and Subject 2 were
By Daniel Silvia irresponsible drinkers or problem comfortable myth that what they do
observed via CCTV removing two digital cameras
Special to The Morning CalmWeekly drinkers. here in Korea really doesn’t count. The
and a pair of blue jeans at the PX. Subject 1 and
Irresponsible drinkers use the problem drinker, on the other hand, has
Subject 2 proceeded to the dressing room where
they concealed the items in a backpack and left the “I am not an alcoholic.” This mind and mood altering drug without learned one important lesson about
PX without rendering proper payment. Subject 1 statement seems to be almost a regard to either its effects or its alcohol. Alcohol solves problems.
and Subject 2 were detained and escorted to the required part of the dialogue aftereffects. To them the legal More specifically, it temporarily
AAFES Security Office where they surrendered between any Soldier and his Army drinking age is a maximum not a erases the unpleasant feelings caused
the stolen items. Subject 1 and Subject 2 were Substance Abuse Program alcohol minimum age for their first drunk. by problems.
transported to the Yongsan PMO where they were rehabilitation counselor. It is usually They drink with little or no thought Of course this is nothing new.
advised of their legal rights in the presence of their spoken by the Soldier at the time for how drunkenness may damage Distilled spirits have been around at
sponsors, which Subject 1 invoked, and Subject 2 of his evaluation at the local ASAP or destroy their military careers, their least 5,000 years. Alcohol was, is and
waived, rendering a written sworn statement clinic or during one of the families, friends and finances or even
admitting to the offense. Subject 1 and Subject 2 counseling sessions. Of course, their physical and emotional health.
were processed and released to their sponsors. the individual making this These drinkers are often proud of
ECOL is $586.95. This is a final report. declaration is usually right. Few their ability to drink. Many of them See Alcohol
Alcohol, Page 4
Area 3
- Shoplifting, Subject 1 took three PSP video
games, placed them in Subject 1 jacket and
attempted to leave the Post Exchange without
Military Channel wants
servicemembers’ stories
rendering payment. At 10:28, Jan. 14, Subject 1
reported to the Camp Humphreys PMO where
Subject 1 was advised of Subject 1 legal rights,
which Subject 1 waived, rendering a written sworn
statement neither admitting to nor denying to the By Gerry J. Gilmore Videos, care of Discovery Productions, 8045 Kennett Street,
offenses and released to Subject 1 unit. ECOL is American Forces Press Service Silver Spring, Md. 20910.
$110. The investigation continues by MPI. WASHINGTON — The Military Channel is asking All submitted video will be screened for appropriate content,
Area 5 servicemembers across the armed forces to submit Bondurant noted.
-Insubordinate Conduct to a Noncommissioned videotaped stories about their service in the global The initiative seeks to illustrate personal stories of military
Officer, Failure to Obey a Lawful Order, Provoking war on terrorism for broadcast on television, company service during wartime, Military Channel spokesman and former
Speeches and Gestures, Subject 1 was involved in officials said. Soldier Pat Lafferty told the Pentagon Channel in a recent
a verbal altercation with an unknown person at the “We want to give a voice to the troops to allow interview. Most evening news programming on the military
Roadhouse, Songtan Entertainment District. them to tell their stories,” Jill Bondurant, Military these days shies away from the personal and focuses on “big
SF instructed Subject 1 and the unknown Channel publicist, said during an interview with picture” events, he said.
person to return to base, and they complied. American Forces Press Service Friday. “There’s only so much that the ‘normal media’ can get out
Subject 1 was later observed by SF adjacent to the The Military Channel plans to use servicemember- as far as the stories (and) what’s going on,” Lafferty said. “And,
Roadhouse. SF made contact with Subject 1, and submitted video for broadcast during nightly one-hour oftentimes, that really isn’t the story about individual
Subject 1 used racial slurs toward SF. Subject 1 blocks of programming starting in early February, servicemembers and what they’re doing on a day-to-day basis.”
was apprehended and transported to the SFCC Bondurant said. The dates and times haven’t been A component of Discovery Communications, the Silver
where Subject 1 was not administered a PBT and specified yet, she said. Spring, Md.,-based Military Channel was the first television
not advised of Subject 1’s legal rights due to Video can be in digital or taped format, Bondurant media outlet to partner with America Supports You, a
Subject 1’s suspected level of intoxication. Subject said, and can be submitted via the following methods: Department of Defense program connecting public and
1 was released to Subject 1’s unit. The Online at www.mywardiary.com; via e-mail at corporate support for the troops to servicemembers and their
investigation Continues. mywardiary@discovery.com; or mail to Military families.

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Quotas for Logistics STAMIS
Training are Now Being Requested
The 19th Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary), Support Operations,
Logistic Training Team (LTT) located
on Camp Henry, Daegu, (bldg. 1701) is
now requesting STAMIS training
requirements for the next 6 months. If
you or someone in your unit needs
STAMIS training, you should contact
your unit’s training coordinator whose
suspense is Feb. 20. The LTT provides
training in its classrooms located at
Camp Casey (bldg. S-875), Camp
Humphreys (bldg. 713 3rd floor), and
Camp Henry (bldg. 1685 and 1701).
Information on course types,
prerequisites, location and training
dates can be obtained from the 19th
ESC, LTT Website at http://
log1.korea.army.mil.
Baby Highchair Recalled by
Manufacturer
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with
Graco® announced a voluntary recall
to repair Graco® Contempo™
Highchairs. The highchair can collapse
if it is not fully opened and locked into
place from the storage position prior
to use. The recalled highchairs have
model numbers that begin with 3800,
3803, 3804, 3805, 3810 and 3811 followed
by a three letter fashion code. Model
numbers included in the recall include:
3800COU, 3800DRB, 3800FMT,
3800GGG, 3800GRM, 3800HEM,
3800JEN, 3800LEG, 3800MNS,
3800OWD, 3800SND, 3800TFE,
3800RIT, 3803HRL, 3804CNR,
3805BDA, 3810PEW, 3810PST and
3811PST. For more information, contact
Graco toll-free at (877) 445-1312 anytime
or go to the firm’s Web site at
www.gracobaby.com.
USO Information
Birthday Steak surprise
If you celebrate your birthday in
January, stop by the Camp Kim USO
and have a free steak lunch, cake and
USO gift bag, Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Grand Re-opening of the USO
Moyer Community Activity Center
Stop by the USO Moyer
Community Activity Center and
celebrate the grand re-opening Feb. 2
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Newly renovated
with a lounge area, free coffee and
snacks, free food and giveaways will
mark the celebration.
USO’s 66th Birthday Celebration
The celebration will be held at the
Camp Kim USO and Moyer Community
Activity Center Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Join the USO as they celebrate
their 66th birthday. There will be free
cake and food.
Servicemember Appreciation Day
If you are active duty Soldier,
Airman, Marine, Sailor, Coast Guard,
stop by the Camp Kim USO and USO
at Moyer Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. and
be honored by the USO for doing what
you do. There will be free giveaways
and food. For more information, call
the USO, 724-7781.
News
FVAP seeks entries for
Voting Slogan Contest
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
The 2008 primary and general
elections promise to be very exciting,
and the Federal Voting Assistance
Program needs a slogan to inspire
interest and participation.
The Voting Slogan Contest is a
biennial contest sponsored by the
Federal Voting Assistance Program in
its efforts to promote interest in
elections among citizens covered under
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act — members of the
Uniformed Services, the Merchant
Marine, their families, and all U.S.
citizens residing outside the United
States.
It is very easy to participate. Just
create a simple slogan (or slogans) that
expresses, in your own words, the
importance of voting or something that
may inspire someone to vote, and
submit it to the FVAP.
Upon completion of the contest in
April, a panel of independent judges will
review slogan submissions and choose
the winning slogan on its originality and
Peninsula-wide Tax Centers open for 2007 season
Area I
OIC: Capt. Stacy Cohen
Camp Casey at Maude Hall, Bldg 2440, Suite
241
Phone: 730-3598
Opens: Feb. 1
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. -
5p.m.; Thursday 1 - 8 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays,
Mondays and holidays and training holidays
Camp Red Cloud mobile tax center
Location: Freeman Hall
Opens: March 1
Tuesdays only 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Camp Stanley mobile tax center
Location: Bldg 2305
Opens: March 1
Wednesdays only 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Area II
OIC: Capt. Denise O’Connell
Yongsan Main Post at Moyer Community
SENIOR AIRMAN DARNELL CANNADY
motivational value.
This winning slogan will be featured
in the FVAP’s 2008 information
campaign, which focuses on increasing
voter awareness among U.S. citizens
worldwide and encouraging them to
participate. In addition, slogans will be
posted on the FVAP Website at
www.fvap.gov in the 2008-2009 Voting
Assistance Guide, on motivational
posters, audiovisual materials and in
other FVAP publications and manuals.
The contest winner and runners-up
will not only feel the satisfaction of
knowing that their slogan is helping
improve voter awareness, but they will
also be given a certificate of recognition
for their contribution to this important
endeavor.
There is no limit to the number of
entries an individual may submit, but all
slogans must be submitted separately
(only one slogan per entry).
The deadline for submission is April
9, 2007.
All submissions must include full
name, Service if military, mailing
address, daytime telephone number, fax
Activities Center (bus terminal), room 113
Phone: 725-1040
Opens: Jan. 31 – May 10 (opens at 4 p.m.
after ceremony)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday from 1-6
p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Closed
Sundays and holidays and training holidays
Area III
OIC: Capt. Brian Tomasovic
Camp Humphreys at Bldg S-262 (across
from CAC, next to Red Cross)
Phone: 753-3905/3904
Open: Jan. 25 – May 20
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9
a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday by appointment
only; Saturday 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Closed Sundays, holidays and training
holidays
Area IV
OIC: Capt. Eric Christeson
Camp Henry at Bldg 1805 (building shared
Jan. 26, 2007
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“Systems Go”
Airmen perform
checks on tactical
equipment
Amanda Wilson (left) and Airman
1st Class Aaron Cysensky, perform
a functional check on a tactical
satellite communications relay
Monday. Sgt. Wilson, a satellite
communications crew chief, and her
five man group deploy tactical
communications gear for what they
call “Day 0 communications,” a
reference to war-time
communications need. In the event
a base’s communications are
rendered useless, systems such as
these are used to continue to the
fight. Both Airmen are assigned to
the 607th Combat
Communications Squadron, based
at Camp Humphreys.
number and e-mail address so that FVAP
may contact the winners.
Send entries via one of the following
methods:
E-mail:
slogan@fvap.ncr.gov. Text only, one
slogan per email with contact
information on each email. Enter “Voting
Slogan Contest” on Subject line. Due to
security concerns, email messages with
attachments are subject to deletion.
Fax:
(703) 696-1352 or DSN 426-1352.
Visit the FVAP Website for toll-free fax
numbers from 51 countries. Submit
separate page for each slogan with
contact information on each page. No
cover sheet is necessary.
Mail:
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Department of Defense
Attn.: Voting Slogan Contest
1155 Defense Pentagon
Washington DC 20301-1155
If submitting by mail, type or print
(legibly) on regular 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper
one slogan per page with contact
information on each page.
with CPAC and the Legal Assistance Office)
Phone: 768-6680
Open: Jan. 31- June 15
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 a.m.
– 6:30 p.m.; Thursday 1- 5:30 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Closed Sundays,
holidays and training holidays
Camp Carroll at Bldg T-125
Phone: 765-7136
Open: Jan. 31 – June 15
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30 a.m.
– 4:30 p.m.; Thursday 1- 4:30 p.m.; Closed
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and training holidays
Osan Air Base
POC:Tech Sgt. Boyce
Bldg 788, Rm 26
Call 784-8935 for more information
Kunsan Air Base
Bldg 755, 3rd Floor
Appointment only
Call 782-1250
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DT AC
DTAC
The CRC’s MTAC will be open
Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
legal assistance office in Freeman Hall.
The Camp Stanley MTAC will be open
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
Building 2305, the Camp Stanley Legal
Center building, which is located at the
top of the hill behind the PX.
The third initiative is a basic tax
preparation class that will be held every
1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sgt. James Flint, DTAC’s
noncommissioned officer in charge, will
lead the instruction on basic tax
preparation, including walking
participants through how to fill out tax
forms and file taxes in paper and online.
Participants will gain a general
understanding of what is considered
income, the differences between
standard and itemized deductions and
other key tools necessary to ensure
accurate tax filing.
The class size is limited to six people,
and you must call the tax center at 730-
3598 to make a reservation.
“The Soldiers at the tax center have
the best jobs in the Army,” said Cpt.
Stacey Guthartz Cohen, DTAC’s
officer in charge.
Alcohol
will always be a wonderful anesthetic.
Becoming “under the influence of
alcohol” is psychologically the process
of having your conscience put to sleep.
A Soldier who is getting bad news
from home, feeling lonely, experiencing
personal problems, stressed out or
depressed can often find great relief in
alcohol. Sure it doesn’t fix the problem
just as pain killers don’t fix the source
of a toothache.
But they can become very important
when a dentist isn’t handy or when a
person wants to put off that trip to the
dentist’s chair.
Alcohol can become the fix for
sadness, fear, anxiety, loneliness,
shyness or anger. It may not take you
where you really want to go, but it is
guaranteed to get you out of emotional
and mental state you were in before that
first sip.
As one alcoholic in rehab famously
put it, “my problem was never getting
drunk, it was not figuring out how to
stay drunk [24 hours a day, 7 days a
week].”
So why do these Soldiers, the
irresponsible drinkers and the problem
drinkers, end up in a rehabilitation
program if they aren’t “real” alcoholics?
Alcohol is an addicting drug. The
early rewards of pleasure and relief are
eventually replaced with loss of control
and damage to physical, emotional,
psychological and spiritual well being.
The process may take many years,
or it could be a few months. It may be
obvious to everyone or hidden. Soldiers
who use intoxication as a primary
recreation or as a means to experience
pleasure or relief are at high risk of
developing a medically diagnosable
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“Not only do we get to help the 2ID
community with their taxes, but
hopefully we can even get them a nice
refund as well.” The division tax
assistance center is a service offered by
the Camp Casey’s legal center.
The Camp Casey’s legal center
provides legal services to service
members, dependants and retirees and
certain contractors of the 2ID located
in Korea. The Casey legal center is open
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for
appointments only and is open for walk-
in legal services on Thursday from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Powers of attorney and
notarizations are offered on a walk-in
basis during office hours. The center
is closed every day between 11:30 a.m.
and 1 p.m. for lunch.
Anyone eligible for legal assistance
services may schedule an appointment
at the Casey legal center by calling DSN
730-3660. For more information about
the DTAC, call DSN 730-3598.
The DTAC will open for business
Feb. 1. The hours for the main DTAC,
located at Camp Casey are Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.;
and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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addiction. Many of them will, at a date
and time chosen by alcohol, cross over
into that territory we call Alcoholism.
The consequences of this “crossing
over” can, of course, be delayed.
Well-meaning family members or
friend drinking buddies — apathetic or
distracted supervisors, can tolerate or
even choose to ignore many of the early
problems - - the broken promises, the
booze breath, the hangovers, the lies,
the sneaking of drinks, the morning after
apologies and so on.
As you read this article, there are
thousands of patients in VA medical
centers across the United States whose
ultimate reward for 20 to 30 years of
military service is to spend the rest of
their days as permanent party on locked
psychiatric wards with organic brain
damage, cirrhosis of the liver or other
alcohol-related illnesses.
A referral to the local ASAP clinic can
offer the irresponsible drinker or the
problem drinker a wake up call. It’s a
chance to change the attitudes and
behavior that permit the slow rot of a
human being that we call alcoholism.
It’s a chance to find solutions to
problems and enjoyment of life without
looking for it in a bottle.
Of course, not everyone is ready to
listen or to learn. Being put in an alcohol
rehabilitation program is usually
embarrassing. It’s easy to respond with
anger and denial.
But for some Soldiers, it will make
the difference between a life worth living
and permanent party status on the back
ward of a VA hospital.
For more information, contact the
Camp Casey Alcohol and Drug Control
Office.
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Col. Forrest Newton, Area I garrison commander, gives the introduction to Area I Soldiers and civilian employees during New Horizons Day Jan. 9.
New Horizons Day: All about choices
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
CAMP RED CLOUD—Soldiers
received a day of classroom style
training Jan. 9 titled New Horizons Day.
The training reaffirms most all of the
briefings the Soldiers get when
inprocessing at the Warrior Readiness
Center plus some attitude realignment.
“This is all about choices,” said Col.
Forrest Newton, Area I garrison
commander. “This is an important day
for everyone here; it is an important day
because Soldiers in our organization
makes some bad choices sometimes.”
Choosing to stay out after curfew,
choosing to drive when we are tired and
we probably should not be driving, and
we choose to do things that put us in a
situation we should not be in, all these
and many more choices we make are
the reasons for the New Horizons Day
training, Newton explained.
“We are not taking care of each
other,” Newton said. “Most of the things
that happen in this organization where
we as Soldiers make mistakes are
because we are not thinking about our
fellow Soldiers.”
Some believe that the “buddy
system” is not important in Korea any
longer.
“As the president of the Sexual
Assault Review Board where I see every
case, where young Soldiers are
assaulted, if they had a buddy it wouldn’t
have happened,” Newton said. “If they
had somebody that was looking out for
them, it would not have happened.”
Motor vehicle accidents that happen
in Area I could be avoided when those
in charge keep in mind who they assign
to drive buses and other vehicles
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transporting Soldiers and their driving Republic of Korea and the United rumor was that coming to Korea was
experience. States.” like going to the Wild West, that a Soldier
“Who assigned a 45 pack bus to a The actions of all Americans working could do whatever he wanted. “I’ve
Pfc?” Newton asked. “Putting a Pfc. for the United States government in heard that myself,” Newton said. “The
by himself, making a decision about Korea directly influences how the ROK impression that you leave here as a
Soldier reflects directly on the U.S.
Army forever. This is not a third world
“When U.S. Soldiers get into trouble when country; this is the 10th largest economy
in the world. It is a powerful nation and
going outside of camp, it gives the impression it is strategic to the interests of the
that the U.S. Army cannot control the troops. United States of America.”
Since the early 70s, the rumor was that coming The economy of the United States is
dependent on the economy of the
to Korea was like going to the Wild West, that Republic of Korea, Newton explained.
a Soldier could do whatever he wanted. I’ve The U.S. in integrated into the economy
heard that myself. The impression that you leave of Korea as Korea is integrated into the
economy of the U.S.
here as a Soldier reflects directly on the U.S. “We are not here because Korea
Army forever. This is not a third world country; needs our help,” Newton said. “They
this is the 10th largest economy in the world. It have an army of almost a million
soldiers. We are here because we are
is a powerful nation and it is strategic to the supporting the alliance. The alliance is
interests of the United States of America.” important because it is what stabilizes
this region of the world.”
The conduct of U.S. Soldiers has a
strategic influence on the R.O.K. /U.S.
Col. Forrest Newton, Area I garrison commander alliance.
“Your conduct here is to help this
driving a bus in bad weather caused an and the U.S. talk to each other, Newton alliance and make it strong to show the
accident. That is an inexperienced explained. world that a country like Korea can
driver.” “If a U.S. Soldier goes downtown come out of a war of devastation and
Standing by and allowing situations and steals something, the Korean people in 55 years, become one of the largest
like the Pfc. driving a bus go by thinking will think all Soldiers are thieves,” economies in the world,” Newton said.
it is not our responsibility means that Newton said. “It doesn’t matter what “This is historically unprecedented what
we are not taking care of each other. the Soldiers rank is. Every one of you this country has done.”
“This training today is about the fact is responsible for the impression that the “Your presence here tells the Korean
that all these situations are our Korean people take away about the people that this is an important alliance
responsibility,” Newton said. “Each and United States Army.” because you are a very precious asset,”
everyone of us in this room is Moreover, when U.S. Soldiers get Newton said. “You are what makes the
responsible for the alliance between our into trouble when going outside of Army of the United States work. It is
two countries. If you are wearing the camp, it gives the impression that the important that we treat each other with
uniform or working for Area I, you U.S. Army cannot control the troops, dignity and respect.”
represent the alliance between the Newton said. Since the early 70s, the
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Project Safe Childhood Website

The new Project Safe Childhood
Website provides information to help
protect our children from on-line
exploitation and abuse.http://
www.projectsafechildhood.gov/

AFTB Professional Development

Class
Army Community Services Army Family
Team Building Professional
Development class will be held today
from 10 a.m. to Noon at Camp Casey
Education Center, Room 3. For more
information call: 732-7314.

New AA Website Available

To access the new Alcoholics
Anonymous website go to
www.aaKorea.co.Kr.

Army Community Services Coming

Events
Spouses and Civilian Newcomers
Orientation at Camp Casey will be held
Feb. 14 at the ACS building from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Marriage, Baby and Budget
class will be held Feb. 16 at Camp Casey
ACS building from 9 a.m. to Noon., Home
Buying Seminar will be held at Camp
JIM CUNNINGHAM
Stanley ACS building Feb. 19 from 1 to 4
p.m. For more information call: 730-3143. Los Palominos, the popular Tejano band from Uvalde, Texas performs their most popular Tejano hits at Camp Casey’s Gateway Club Jan. 14

Camp Casey Radio Town Hall Meeting

There will be a radio live broadcast town
hall meeting at Camp Casey Feb. 14 at 3
p.m. in the DPTMS Conference Room.
For more information call: 730-5096.
Individual Sisterhood Friendship
Signing Ceremony
The Individual Sisterhood Friendship
Signing Ceremony will be held Feb. 28 at
CRC gym and at Mitchell’s Club. For
more information call: 732-6528/730-2585.
Area I Retiree Council Meeting
The Area I retiree council meeting will be
held at Camp Casey Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. in
the USAG Theater. For more information
call, 730-1412.
EEO ReasonableAccommodation
Training
Reasonable Accommodation Training
will be offered Feb. 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
and 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Camp Red Cloud
Community Services Building,
Conference Room.
Donnie McClurkin Show
Morale, Welfare and Recreation will
Los Palominos performs at Casey
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
CAMP CASEY— The United Services
Organization invited Los Palominos, a
popular Tejano band from Uvalde, Texas to
perform Jan. 14 at Camp Casey.
“We were invited by the USO to come to
South Korea and entertain our Soldiers who
are here fighting for our freedom in the United
States,” said Johnny Arreola, accordion,
keyboards and vocals. “We are very honored
to be here and we cannot begin to imagine
what the Soldiers go through to defend our
freedom as well as the freedom of the
Republic of Korea.”
Los Palominos is indeed a band of
brothers, each brother specializes in different
instruments and they all vocalize.
“Our first big break in recording was
in 1989,” said James Arreola, lead guitar
and vocals. “Ten years later we received
our first Grammy award and another
followed in 1999. Since then our tour
dates and performance season has been
growing quickly.”
“It is an awesome experience being here
in Korea,” he continued. “When the USO
first honored us with an invitation, they didn’t
say where our tour would be. We sent them
some dates that we could be available and
that are when they confirmed we would be
coming to South Korea. We generally
perform 11 months out of the year, but when
we were asked to come here, we decided to
spend our month off with the Soldiers.”
Like most musical acts today, the bands
performance begins with a light and smoke
show and a recorded introduction. The band
begins their performance with two of their
most popular songs: La Misma and Dame
Tu Amor. Each set is performed segue from
song to song.
“We have been together as a band for 15
years,” said Jorge Arreola, bass player. “I
will take a lot of good memories from playing
in Korea for the troops; it is definitely a high
point in my career. I will take many souvenirs
from here for my family back home.”
“It is very interesting performing in
Korea,” said Julio Arreola, percussionist
for the band. “We have been pleasantly
surprised at the number of fans we have
here among the Soldiers in South Korea.
We came to offer them comfort and a taste
of home. As it turned out, they have done
the same for us. We are so grateful and
we feel very much at home here in Area I.
We usually perform throughout the United
States; this is the first tour we have
overseas.”
Los Palominos is certainly a band that
will make a Tejano fan of anyone that
happens to hear them perform.
“Performing for our troops is very
important for us. We are very honored to
be here and hope that we can start
something with inviting Latino performers
here for Soldiers. One Soldier said to us
that he was so glad to hear something that
reminded him of his home back in the
states,” Julio Arreola said.
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Warriors treated to performance of “Jump”

present the Donnie McClurkin Show Jan.
27 at the CRC Fitness Center at 7 p.m.
and at Hanson Field House on Camp
Casey Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. For more
information call, 730-6882.
Superbowl Monday at CRC
The CRC Community Activities Center
will offer a free breakfast to the first 50
patrons. The CAC will open at 6 a.m.
Mitchell’s will offer a breakfast plate for
$4.95 which includes orange juice, coffee,
tea, eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast.
Mitchell’s will open at 6 a.m. A $100
AAFES gift certificate will be given to
the person guessing the closest final
score.
.
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
SEOUL—Warriors and civilians from Area I were treated
to a performance of “Jump” Jan 19 in a theater in Seoul.
“The Geonggi Province Office North located in Uijeongbu
bought tickets for 2nd Infantry Division and Area I Soldiers.
This time they chose the “Jump” show twice, once for the
Soldiers of 2ID and another for Area I Soldiers,” said Pae,
Tong Su, Camp Casey community relations officer. “Geonggi
Province Office North and 2ID have a Good Neighbor Program
relationship.”
The trip also included dinner in one of Uijeongbu’s finest
restaurants.
The program “Jump” is primarily a modern dance program
choreographed around a comedy about a martial arts family
and the many situations in which they find themselves.
The supporting music is fast paced and well written for
the many moves and simulated martial arts action that give
the program its excitement and rhythm.
The choreography uses gymnastics as well as many modern
dance moves to bring the story together. It is tightly produced
and performed. Before performing in Korea, the show played
in London, England for a month to rave reviews.
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Reasonable Accommodation:
provides for the disabled employee
By Jim Cunningham verbally or in writing.”
Area I Public Affairs A good portion of supplying
CAMP RED CLOUD—Many p e r s o n s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s w i t h
m a y h a v e n o t i c e d t h e n e w reasonable accommodation is the
handicapped parking spaces and responsibility of management.
other accommodations for the “The manager can ask questions
handicapped springing up all over o f t h e r e q u e s t o r, a n d a s k w h a t
Area I. These parking spaces and exactly do they need for reasonable
ramps near stairways and elevators accommodation,” George said. “If
are all a part of the U.S. Disability you suffer an injury or if you have
Rights Laws. surgery and you need for a short
The Americans with Disabilities t i m e t o c h a n g e y o u j o b d u t i e s ,
Act is one of the many civil rights m a n a g e m e n t c a n a c c o m m o d a t e
laws in the United States to ensure you.”
equal opportunity for people with In Area I there are several
disabilities. employees with disabilities that
Reasonable accommodation is managers do not know about.
included in Title II of the ADA. This “I did a study here in Area I and
portion of the act states the U.S. and found there are several employees
local governments must give people w i t h disabilities that are
with disabilities an equal opportunity documented and managers do not
t o b e n e f i t f r o m a l l o f t h e i r know about it,” George said.
programs, services, and activities. Even though persons with
They are required to follow specific disabilities are hired with their
architectural standards in the new disability on record, it is always
construction and alteration of their incumbent on the employee to ask
buildings. for the accommodations he or she
“Reasonable accommodation is n e e d s a n d t o m a k e s u r e
management is
aware.
“I did a study here in Area I and found It is important
there are several employees with t o d o s o e v e n
disabilities that are documented and though the incident
managers do not know about it,” George t h a t m a d e t h e
employee disabled
said.
is a matter of
Vivian Geor ge, EEO officer
George, ,Ar
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JIM CUNNINGHAM

explained. Vivian George, EEO officer, Area I, gives frequent briefings on EEO subjects to
when we provide accommodations “During the coming training warfighters and area community members.
to employees who have a disability,” sessions for managers to understand where management did not make what happens when management
said Vivian George, EEO officer, the Reasonable Accommodation accommodations for handicapped f a i l s t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e l a w. ”
Area I. “The employee must request c l a u s e o f t h e A m e r i c a n s w i t h persons and show t h e George said.
t h e r e a s o n a b l e a c c o m m o d a t i o n Disabilities Act, I will provide cases consequences. Also, I will show E-mail james.f.cunningham@korea.army.mil
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Joint exercise tests intruder scenario

By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — A
busload of suspicious men pulls up to a
Yongsan Garrison gate. A security guard
motions them to pull over, but the driver
seems to have other plans. The bus
bypasses the guards and speeds onto
base. Immediately, the Korean security
guard raises the security barrier and
stops the bus.
This is how a joint training exercise
began Jan. 12 between Area II law
enforcement officials and the Korean
National Police. The Korean security
guards were unaware that the bus was
part of a scenario to test reactions.
The security guards quickly
contacted the U.S. Military Police.
Moments later the military police and
more than 80 KNP officers surrounded PHOTOS BY DAVID MCNALLY
the potential demonstrators and Korean National Police surround potential demonstrators to prevent base access as part of a joint training exercise Jan. 12.
prevented them from accessing the
installation.
The KNP officers apprehended the
men on the bus and took them into
custody. In reality, the men were
Korean policemen dressed in civilian
clothes. The entire training operation
was over in a matter of minutes.
“This is the first time we’ve done a
joint exercise like this,” said KNP Senior
Inspector Lee Kyeong-ja. “It was a good
test of how we should work together.”
Lee is in charge of the Yongsan
Garrison KNP Detachment. She works
closely with Area II Emergency
Services Director Ricky Oxendine. Above: Area II Emergency Services Director Ricky Oxendine (right) speaks
“After the exercise we talked with with KNP Senior Inspector Lee Kyeong-ja and Pfc. Marvin Spradling after
each other about how we could improve the exercise.
See Exercise
Exercise, Page 12 Left: Korean National Police haul away a “demonstrator.”

Area II plans to host Super Bowl parties Area II raises asbestos

By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The Indianapolis
Colts and Chicago Bears will play Super Bowl XLI in
front of packed Area II audiences Feb. 5 at the Yongsan
Main Post Club and the K-16 Landing Zone.
Area II Morale, Welfare and Recreation plans to
make both parties fun events for everyone.
The Main Post Club will be showing the game on
big screens in the Underground and Uptown. The
doors will open at 5 a.m.
The K-16 Landing Zone will open at 6 a.m.
“The first 50 people in the door at Yongsan will be
able to compete for a grand prize,” said Area II
Community Activities Centers Director Mario Farrulla.
“The first 20 people at the K-16 Landing Zone will
also be able to compete for a grand prize.
Both grand prizes will be televisions.
“We also have 10 iPods to give away,” said Area II
Morale, Welfare and Recreation Director Paul
Robinson. “We’re going to have some lucky winners,
besides the Super Bowl players.”
The American Chamber of Commerce in Seoul
donated the popular digital music players.
There will be games and drawings during the
awareness during training
commercials and during halftime,” said Area II MWR By Sgt. Lee Yang-won
Marketing Director Sonnie Champigny. Area II Public Affairs
Some of the contests will include the best “Heisman
YONGSAN GARRISON — Area II officials
Pose” and the “best-dressed” audience member. Lucky
conducted an asbestos awareness class for
winners could take home a portable DVD player.
community members Jan. 19 at the DPW
In past years, more than 300 Area II community
conference room.
members have turned out for the MPC Super Bowl
Instructors answered asbestos related concerns
party.
and conveyed what people should do when
“For MWR, it’s one of the biggest events of the
encountering asbestos-suspected materials.
year,” Champigny said.
Asbestos is a fibrous mineral once applied to
Besides the free breakfast buffet for everyone who
pipes, ducts, tiles and ceilings. Current U.S. laws
attends, there will also be a drawing for a free roundtrip
ban most asbestos products.
airline ticket to the United States. The airline ticket is
“The intention is to acquaint all Area II residents
being sponsored by U.S. Airline Alliances.
about the possible hazards of asbestos and how to
“We will even have a halftime performance by
protect themselves,” said Area II Environmental
Korean cheerleaders,” Champigny said.
Chief Daryl Dempsey. “It’s a legal requirement
Of the first 50 community members at Yongsan
mandated by the asbestos management plan
and first 20 community members at K-16, each will
formulated in 1999 for Area II.”
guess the score at the end of the quarters to win a
“All of the asbestos used in Yongsan are materials
DVD player. The winner of the final game score will
installed before the ban,” Dempsey said. “There
win a television.
For information, call 738-5254. See Asbestos
Asbestos, Page 12
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Visitor Center Closure
The Gate 20 Visitor Center will close
through Feb. 16 for renovations.
Visitors should sign in at Gate 5, 10
or 17. Gate 20 is still open for SOFA
vehicles and pedestrians.
Yongsan Tax Center
The Yongsan Tax Center will hold a
grand opening ceremony 3 p.m.
Wednesday at the Moyer Community
Activity Center, Room 113. For
information, call 725-1040.
Gas Station Closure
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
officials plan to close the Yongsan Gas
Station Feb. 6-7 for underground
pumps and pipe work.The station has
been undergoing a complete
renovation to install pay-at-the-pump
capabilities since late December.
Super Bowl Party
The Yongsan Super Bowl Party will be
Feb. 5 at the Main Post Club. The
doors open at 5 a.m. There will be
giveaways and prizes. Enjoy a free
breakfast starting at 6 a.m. There will
be a grand prize of a round-trip ticket
to the continental United States. The
first 50 patrons through the doors will
be entered in a drawing for a big-screen
television. For information, call 738-
5254.
Leadership Conference
“Lead with Diligence” is the subject
of Protestant Women of the Chapel
conference Feb. 28 – March 1 at Hartell
House. Register by Feb. 16 at chapel
services. For information, call 010-
7114-0593.
Faithlift 2007
An Interdenominational Christian
Women’s Weekend will be held March
2-3 at South Post Chapel and Dragon
Hill Lodge. Register by Feb. 16 at
chapel services. For information, call
010-7114-0593.
Avian Flu Information
Avian Flu Outbreak Information
is available. Contact the 18th
MEDCOM Force Health Protection
help desk, 736-3025 or 736-3036.
Sexual Assault Hotline
The 24-hour Sexual Assault Hotline
phone number is DSN 158. From off-
post or cell phone, call 0505-764-5700.
Individuals may also call Area II Sexual
Assault Response Coordinator Leah
Holland at 738-3034 or 010-8697-4869.
AFSC Needs You
The AFSC /Chosun Operational Board
is accepting applications for 2007-2008
board positions. Submit before Feb. 23.
For information, call 010-3900-5276.
Area II Web Site
For more community notes, news and
information, visit the Area II Web site
at http://area2.korea.army.mil.
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KSC workers build Camp Coiner tent city
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
CAMP COINER — Korean Service
Corps workers spent the past two weeks
building tent cities from the ground up.
With less than 20 men, the 12th KSC
Company employees managed to put up
19 tents at the Camp Coiner Life
Support Area.
Tent cities pop up on U.S. military
installations at several times during the
year to support exercises.
“It’s been going very well,” said KSC
Foreman Kim Chin-su. “The men are
all experienced. We’ve done this many
times.”
Kim said over time they have found
ways to make the construction project
more efficient and cost-effective.
“Our electrician prepositioned a
wiring box so all we have to do is plug
PHOTOS BY DAVID MCNALLY
in,” he said. Above: Korean Service Corps
Kim said this year all the tents are Foreman Kim Chin-su (right)
new. Each tent has an individual climate leads the effort to put up a
control system and lighting. A single tent city at Camp Coiner Jan.
large tent will serve as a Morale, Welfare 19.
and Recreation center, complete with Left: Nineteen tents form the
an Internet café, popcorn makers and a Camp Coiner Life Support
big-screen television with theater Area.
seating.
The KSC workers constructed
wooden floors from plywood and two-
by-fours. After laying out the floor
panels, workers can erect a single tent
in less than two hours. The men put
sandbags around the base of each tent
See Tent
ent, Page 12
Area II thanks volunteers
Volunteer of the Quarter ceremony
highlights volunteers’ contributions
By Pfc. Kim Sang-wook
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Area II leaders announced
the most dedicated volunteer of the fourth quarter of the last
year Jan. 18 at Army Community Service ceremony.
More than 60 community members gathered to show
appreciation for the nominees.
Guest speaker George Novinger, American Embassy Seoul
first secretary praised the volunteers.
“Yongsan and other U.S. military bases around the world
PHOTOS PFC. KIM SANG-WOOK
are on a smaller scale but without volunteers opportunities BY
Above: South Post
would be much less,” Novinger said. “Remember to thank
Chapel volunteer
those that are already involved in volunteering in activities
Hwacha Killebrew (left)
that support you and your family.”
and Teen Center
Novinger emphasized the importance of volunteer work
volunteer Zoe Turner
and that their contribution is the heart of the community. He
takes top honors Jan. 18
urged community members to be part of it.
at the Area II Volunteer of
The adult volunteer of the quarter award went to South
the Quarter recognition
Post Chapel volunteer Hwacha Killebrew. Teen Center
ceremony.
volunteer Zoe Turner won the youth award.
Left: Area II Commander
“I didn’t expect the first prize,” Killebrew said. “Helping
Col. Ron Stephens tells
kids at the chapel gave me lots of reasons to keep me
community members
volunteering for the community.”
abou t the importance of
Killebrew volunteered at the chapel by helping youth,
the volunteer program.
cleaning the chapel, cooking.
Area II Commander Col. Ron Stephens gave special thanks
to the volunteers for their positive impact to the community.
“You are the heartbeat of the community,” Stephens said.
“Area II can’t do without volunteers.”
Stephens also presented award certificates to all nominees.
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Yongsan servicemembers win top prizes in sweepstakes
By Pfc. Jung Jae-hoon
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Three
Area II servicemembers won big with
the Army and Air Force Exchange
Service JVC Sweepstakes. Area II and
AAFES officials made presentations
Jan. 19 at a Main Exchange ceremony.
The grand prize, with a $7,000 value,
was a trip to the 2007 JVC Newport
Jazz Festival. Capt. Danielle Sim was
the winner.
Master Sgt. Andrew Bradford took
first prize with a $3,800 61-inch HD-
iLA 1080p PTV, with rack, receiver, and
speakers.
Third prize went to Maj. Jay Cha
with a $549 Everio G Digital 20GB HDD
Camcorder with DVD burner.
The top prizes all went to Area II
servicemembers, with the exception of
the second prize, which went to a
servicemember at Camp Foster,
Okinawa.
The exchange promoted the
worldwide JVC sweepstakes since last
October.
“We’re giving out more than $11,000
worth of prizes to three lucky winners,”
said AAFES General Manager Ronald
Daugherty. “I am very excited today.
Also, JVC is very excited and I think
Yongsan is very excited as well.”
“JVC was gracious enough to give
us an opportunity to take care of the
people here,” said Area II commander
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Col. Ronald Stephens. “It is good for
the community to see things given
away.”
The three winners arrived at the Main
Exchange with big smiles.
The grand prize trip to the JVC Jazz
Festival is the 24th time the company is
presenting outstanding musical
performances by legendary artists from
around the world.
“It will be a wonderful opportunity
for me to relax and enjoy the fine
music,” said grand prize winner Capt.
Danielle Sim. “It is so exciting to win
something like this.”
“This was great ... the best thing
ever,” said first prize winner Master Sgt.
Andrew Bradford. “I just filled out a
card for the sweepstakes and there it
was.” PHOTOS BY PFC. JUNG JAE-HOON
Bradford said he didn’t think he Above: Master Sgt.
would win, so when they called him to Andrew Bradford
tell him he had won the first prize, he embraces his new
was “over the moon.” 60-inch big screen
The winners took pictures with the television.
prizes and said they still don’t believe Left: Capt. Danielle
that they had won. Sim (center) receives
“When you see a sweepstakes box, a $7,000 sweep-
don’t just pass it by and say I never stakes trip to a jazz
win any thing,” Daugherty said. festival from AAFES
Daugherty said the three Yongsan General Manager Ron
winners are proof that anybody can Daugherty (right) and
win. JVC representative
“We are giving them $11,000 in Jin Hyun.
prizes today,” he said.
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Korean National Police swarm a bus full of potential demonstrators as U.S. Army military police
look on during a joint training exercise at Yongsan Garrison Jan. 12.
Exercise
individual responsibilities,” Oxendine
said. “We also spoke with the MPs and
asked how they handled each step of
the scenario.”
Oxendine said he hopes to work more
closely with the Koreans on joint law
Asbestos
are no new asbestos products being
installed in Area II.”
He said the primary area of concern
is family housing units, because of
asbestos debris from deteriorated
asbestos materials.
“In 2002, an asbestos survey was
conducted in all family housing units
and other occupied units in Area II,”
Dempsey said. “At that time, all the
information was compiled in this office
and housing was informed about the
issues.”
He said Area II sends out letters to
notify residents about the existing
asbestos housing units.
“If you have asbestos materials
Korean Service Corps workers construct the Morale, Welfare and Recreation tent at the Camp
Coiner Living Support Area Jan. 19.
Tent
to complete the project.
Korean Service Corps workers are a
paramilitary force that provides labor to
support U.S. Forces Korea during the
armistice. During war, the workers
would don uniforms and provide
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DAVID MCNALLY
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enforcement issues in the future.
“We know there are always
communication challenges with the
language barrier,” he said. “Overall, this
was a good first step in training with
the Korean National Police.”
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within the building where you live or
work, leave it alone,” Dempsey said. “If
you have issues and concerns call the
environmental office and we will
address it very quickly.”
Officials presented Korean and
English sessions in the morning and
afternoon.
“Before, I didn’t have clear grasp of
what asbestos was and its health
effects,” said Area II Quality Assurance
Inspector Sim Chae-hwa. “Working at
the Housing Division, this class will
definitely enhance our capability when
coping with asbestos related materials.”
For information, call 724-6151.
E-mail yangwon.lee@korea.army.mil
DAVID MCNALLY
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logistical and construction support.
The KSC employees also
constructed tent cities at other military
installations near Seoul, such as K-16
Air Base and Sungnam.
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DOD releases results of 2005
health-related behaviors survey
By Armed Forces NEWS Service
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense
announced results Jan. 12 of its “2005 Survey of Health
Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military
Personnel.” The findings show notable decreases in
the use of cigarettes and illegal drugs since initiation
of the surveys in 1980 and progress toward meeting
selected Healthy People 2010 objectives.
The 2005 survey, however, revealed rates of heavy
drinking remain elevated, especially among our young
people, use of smokeless tobacco has increased, and
even though most servicemembers engage in moderate
or vigorous exercise, more of them meet criteria for
being overweight.
The 2005 survey indicates the majority of the U.S.
armed forces, although under heavy work stress during
the current wartime environment, use positive coping
mechanisms to deal with stress.
“These survey findings provide very useful
information for the department to target programs that
continue to enhance the physical and mental well being
of our troops,” said Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr.,
assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. “I am
pleased, and even a little surprised, that despite the
stresses of war and ongoing deployments, nearly all
indicators of servicemembers’ health and well-being
continue to be quite good compared with civilian
populations.”
This is the ninth survey in the series of anonymous
surveys asking active duty service members about
various lifestyle and health-related behaviors.
In addition to substance use, the survey also
assesses national health status goals from the
Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy
People 2010 objectives, nutrition and weight
management measures, mental well-being of the force,
and deployment issues. More than 16,000
servicemembers, randomly selected to represent men
and women in all pay grades of the active force
throughout the world, completed the survey.
When comparing the 2005 findings to earlier survey
results, there were both tremendous improvements in
the past 25 years and some issues of concern. Between
1980 and 1998, the surveys show a continuing decline
in the use of illegal drugs and cigarettes and an increase
in alcohol abstainers or light drinkers among military
personnel.
When first surveyed in 1980, 27.6 percent of the
active force acknowledged use of illegal drugs during
the month prior to being questioned. In 2002, only 3.4
percent reported using illegal drugs. In 2005, because
wording in some drug use questions was modified,
estimates cannot be compared to those in prior years.
Heavy drinking (five or more drinks per occasion
at least once a week) declined from 20.8 percent in
1980 to 15.4 percent in 1998, but rose to 18.1 percent
in 2002 but declined slightly in 2005 (18.5 percent);
cigarette smoking declined from 51.0 percent in 1980
to 29.9 percent in 1998, increased significantly to 33.8
percent in 2002 and remained at that level in 2005
(32.2 percent).
Heavy cigarette smoking (one or more packs per
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day), showed a steady decline from 1980 (34.2
percent) to 2002 (13.1 percent) and a further
significant decrease from 2002 to 2005 (11.1 percent).
In contrast, past month smokeless tobacco use
showed a small increase from 2002 (12.2 percent) to
2005 (14.1 percent).
“The 2005 survey is the first time that this series
has evaluated behaviors related to mental well being,
work stress and family stress associated with
deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan and other theaters,”
Dr. Winkenwerder said.
“An important finding is that overall, most military
personnel are using positive coping mechanisms in
dealing with the stresses of their current wartime
environment,” he said.
Rates of current (one month) Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder symptoms in the DOD population as
measured by a self-report screener were 6.7 percent
for total DOD and ranged from 3.7 percent to 9.3
percent for each service. An estimated 8.1 percent
met screening criteria for further evaluation for serious
psychological distress.
“It is important to remember the results come from
self reported data and may differ from information in
official records or other data sources,” Dr.
Winkenwerder said. “These screening questions do
not represent a formal clinical diagnostic evaluation,
but suggest some of our personnel should be
encouraged to obtain more evaluation.”
The 2005 survey was conducted independently
under contract by RTI International.
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JAN. 26-Feb. 1
26-Feb.

The Holiday Turistas The Grudge 2 Code Name :The Cleaner Turistas The Holiday No Schedule
(PG13) 8:30 p.m. (R) 8:30 p.m. (PG13) 8:30 p.m. (PG13) 7:30 p.m. (R) 7:30 p.m. (PG13) 7:30 p.m.
The Holiday Deja Vu Deck The Hall Turistas No Show No Show No Show
(PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
Code Name :The Cleaner Code Name :The Cleaner Code Name :The Cleaner The Holiday Turistas Turistas No Schedule
(PG13) 9 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m. (PG13) 9:30 p.m. (R) 9 p.m. (R) 9 p.m.
The Grudge 2 Code Name :The Cleaner The Holiday The Prestige Code Name :The Cleaner Turistas No Schedule
(PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
Freedom Writers Night At The Museum Night At The Museum No Show No Show No Show No Schedule
(PG13) 9:30 p.m. (PG) 9:30 p.m. (PG) 8:30 p.m.

Turistas — A group of international
tourists seeking fun and adventure
in Brazil get a lot more than they
bargained for in the suspenseful
horror film Turistas. Written by first-
time screenwriter Michael Arlen Ross
and directed by John Stockwell (Blue
Crush), Turistas, the first American
film to be shot completely in the South
American nation, is set in the Brazilian
mountains, where Alex (Josh
Duhamel); his sister, Bea (Olivia
Wilde); and her best friend, Amy
(Beau Garrett), are preparing for an
eco-tour. But when their bus
crashes, they are stranded with a
group of locals as well as a handful
of other tourists, including Finn
(Desmond Askew) and Liam (Max
Brown), two Brits looking for fast
times and hot women, and Pru
(Melissa George), a beautiful
Australian traveling on her own who
takes an immediate liking to Alex.
Freedom Writers — Fresh faced,
idealistic twenty three year old Erin
Gruwell is ready to take on the world
as she steps inside Wilson High
School for her first day of teaching.
Her class, a diverse group of racially
charged teenagers from different
walks of life-African Americans,
Latinos, Asians, gang members, and
underprivileged students from poor
neighborhoods--hope for nothing
more than to make it through the day.
On the surface, the only thing they
share is their hatred for each other
and the understanding that they are
simply being warehoused in the
educational system until they are old
enough to disappear. Despite her
students’ obstinate refusal to
participate during class, Erin tries
various means to engage them on a
daily basis.
Code Name: The Cleaner — Cedric
the Entertainer, Lucy Liu and Nicollette
Sheridan star in the fast-paced action
comedy, Code Name: The Cleaner.
Cedric plays Jake, a seemingly regular
guy who has no idea who he is after
being hit over the head by mysterious
assailants. When he finds himself
unexpectedly entangled in a high-level
government conspiracy, Jake and his
pursuers begin to believe that he is an
undercover agent who sub-
consciously holds a key piece of
information that could expose an arms
deal involving the CIA and FBI. Lucy
Liu (Charlie's Angels) and Nicollette
Sheridan ("Desperate Housewives")
co-star as the women Jake may or
may not be involved with.
The Grudge 2 — Aubrey Davis
(Amber Tamblyn) discovers from her
bedridden mother, Mrs. Davis (Joanna
Cassidy), that her sister Karen (Sarah
Michelle Gellar) is in a hospital in
Japan. She also finds out that Karen
is under investigation for the death of
her boyfriend in a fire she started in a
house located in Tokyo. Shortly after
she arrives in Tokyo, reporter and
photographer Eason (Edison Chen),
seeks out Aubrey to warn her that
her sister, Karen, is in the thrall of
something unseen and dangerous.
Allison (Arielle Kebbel) attends an
international school in Tokyo.
Desperately trying to fit in with the
school's "in" crowd, Vanessa (Teresa
Palmer) and Miyuki (Misako Uno), she
is willing to do anything they ask to
get in good with them even if it means
going into a mysterious house, which
was the site of several unexplained
murders and disappearances.
Deja Vu — Everyone has
experienced the unsettling mystery
of déjà vu - that flash of memory
when you meet someone new you
feel you’ve known all your life or
recognize a place even though
you’ve never been there before. But
what if the feelings were actually
warnings sent from the past or clues
to the future?. It is déjà vu that
unexpectedly guides ATF agent
Doug Carlin through an investigation
into a shattering crime. Called in to
recover evidence after a bomb sets
off a cataclysmic explosion on a
New Orleans Ferry, Carlin is about
to discover that what most people
believe “is only in their heads” is
actually something far more
powerful-and will lead him on a mind-
bending race to save hundreds of
innocent people.

. We Are Marshall No Show Eragon A Good Year No Show No Show No Show

(PG) 6:45 p.m. (PG) 6:45 p.m. (PG13) 6:45 p.m.
Deja Vu Deja Vu Freedom Writers Freedom Writers Freedom Writers Freedom Writers No Schedule
(PG13) 9:30 p.m. (PG13) 9:30 p.m. (PG13) 9:30 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m.
Turistas The Holiday The Grudge 2 The Holiday Turistas No Show No Schedule
(R) 9 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m. (PG13) 8 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
Turistas The Holiday Turistas The Prestige No Show Freedom Writers No Schedule
(R) 7 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m.
Freedom Writers Freedom Writers Freedom Writers Holiday Holiday Turistas Turistas
(PG13) 8:30 p.m. (PG13) 8 p.m. (PG13) 8 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
Freedom Writers Happy Feet Happy Feet Deja Vu Deja Vu Casino Royale Casino Royale
(PG13) 8:30 p.m. (PG) 9:30 p.m. (PG) 6:30 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m.
Deck The Hall Deck The Hall Deck The Hall The Grudge 2 The Grudge 2 A Good Year A Good Year
(PG) 9:30 p.m. (PG) 9:30 p.m. (PG) 6:30 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m.
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What kind of body part are you?
Chaplain (LTC) Jim King of the body, and each has a specific function. All carrying out that vision. Some speak the truth with
IMCOM Korea and Area II Installation Staff Chaplain of the body benefits when the entire body is their voices, while others show God’s love with a

R
ecently I reported to the troop clinic
with a sore leg, and soon found myself
in an ambulance going to the
emergency room! The doctors and staff gave
me fantastic care, and the follow-up has been
excellent. I am rapidly on my way back to
complete health. The problem was in my right
leg, but it stopped my entire body. For most of
a day I was unable to coordinate ministry,
conduct training, prepare worship, or attend
meetings. (Maybe missing meetings wasn’t
such a bad thing!) I was quickly reminded that
what happens in one part of the body affects the
entire body.
Scripture describes the family of God as a
body. Each of us is unique from the other parts
working well. If any part of the body is sick or
injured, the entire body suffers. It is important for
each of us to know what part we play, and to play
it well for the benefit of the whole body.
What is true of the human body is true of the
family of God. Each part of the body is unique.
Some parts of the body get us to the places where
we need to be. Some parts of the body protect us.
Other parts of the body let us know what is
happening around us. Some parts of the body help
us remain sensitive to the needs of others. In the
family of God, each member is distinct. Some are
effective at reaching out to others, while others are
well-suited for maintaining the health of the whole
body. Some are gifted with great spiritual vision,
while others excel at the practical aspects of
helping hand. No single part of the body is more
valuable or more important than another. Among
God’s people, every one contributes to the entire
body.
We quickly work to provide healing to sick and
injured parts of our body. All of the body is
dependant on each part. If one part is suffering,
the entire body can stopped. We don’t punish or
scold the part of the body that is inflicted with
disease or infection. Instead, we seek help and
healing. In God’s family, we also can look at those
who are not functioning well as opportunities for
healing and wholeness.
What part do you play in the body of God’s
people? How can you help others function well?
What can each of us do to keep the body healthy
and functioning?

Area II Worship Services

CatholicMass
Jewish
Protestant Services
Episcopal
United Pentecostal
Collective Protestant
Sunday 8 a.m. South Post Chapel
11:30a.m. MemorialChapel
5 p.m. Memorial Chapel
Tues./Wed. 12:05p.m. 121HospitalChapel
Mon./Thur. 12:05p.m. MemorialChapel
Saturday 5 p.m. MemorialChapel
Friday 6 p.m. South Post Chapel
Sunday 10 a.m. MemorialChapel
Sunday 1:30 p.m. MemorialChapel
Sunday 8 a.m. MemorialChapel
9:30a.m. 121HospitalChapel KCFA 2ndTues. 11:45a.m. MemorialChapel
9:30a.m. HannamVillageChapel 3rd Tues. 11:45a.m. MemorialChapel
(Korean) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Church of Christ information,
10 a.m. South Post Chapel call738-3011
10 a.m. Multipurpose
Training Facility (R.O.C.K.) Area II Chaplains
10:30a.m. K-16 Community
Chapel Chaplain (LTC) James P. King (Area II Staff Chaplain)
11 a.m. HannamVillageChapel james.p.king@korea.army.mil or DSN 738-3009
Noon South Post Chapel Chaplain (MAJ) Adolph G. DuBose (Deputy Area II CH)
adolph.g.dubose@korea.army.mil or DSN 738-4043
(Gospel) Chaplain (MAJ) Leo Mora Jr. (Family Life Chaplain)
KATUSA Thursday 6:30 p.m. MemorialChapel leo.mora@korea.army.mil or DSN 736-3018
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Cowboy ’s cheerleaders entertain warriors

PHOTOS BY JIM CUNNINGHAM

By Jim Cunningham Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders came to Area I Dec. 19 to perform in the Carey Fitness Center. The beginning of their performance
Area I Public Affairs gives a good impression of things to come during the rest of their act. It took more than 40 man hours to construct the stage.
CAMP CASEY—Carey Fitness
Center was jammed and charged with
excitement Dec. 19 when the Dallas
Cowboy Cheerleaders came to Camp
Casey to entertain Warriors. The world’s
most popular cheerleaders come to
Korea to entertain troops often.
“It has been tradition for the Dallas
Cowboys Cheerleaders to come and
entertain our troops, I think this is their
27th year coming to Korea,” said John
Antes, entertainment coordinator for
Area I. “They come over mostly around
Christmas time to bring a touch of home
to the Soldiers stationed here and to say
‘Hey, there are people in America that
appreciate what Soldiers are doing for
their country.”
Much planning and preparation has
to be done before the show can go on.
“This event has been planned for the
last three months, and the coordination
and work given by the United Services
Organization and Morale, Welfare, and
Recreation has been ongoing for that
amount of time,” Antes said. “This show
took a lot of teamwork from command
and staff and senior management and
gym staff.”
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52nd Medical Battalion Tomahawks

conduct urban operations training
By 2ndLt. Warrentina Berry 52nd Medical Evacuation Battalion conducted Sergeant’s Time Training on one of
52nd Medical Evacuation Battalion the most relevant and important battlefield scenarios today- urban operations.
“We coordinated with our ROK Army counterparts, the 219th Infantry Regiment
YONGSAN – On Jan. 18, Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, of the 56th ROK Infantry Division, to take advantage of this opportune training
facility,” said Capt. Sherry Kwon, Detachment
Commander. “This is great, considering the
limited areas we have as guests in a host
nation.”
During the exercise, the unit was divided
into two sets of opposing teams to conduct
movement in an urban environment designed
similarly to the modern streets of Seoul. ROK
Army Soldiers provided specialized training
on tactics and technical support for paintball
equipment that the unit used to engage targets
and enter buildings during an urban operation.
Buildings were designed to stun those who
were on the search with different passageways
and enemy targets placed in unexpected areas.
Abandoned private and military vehicles on
the street provided cover for those attempting
to advance. “One of the main focuses of this
event was to push Soldiers to think about their
next move tactically,” said SFC Freeman
Witherspoon, Detachment Sergeant.
The Tomahawk Soldiers were motivated
even as training came to a close. “We need to
do this more often. It is more realistic and
Above: Sgt. Robbie Harper , OPFOR, awaits enemy we need this because we’ll all see something
contact behind a ROKA tank. like this again,” said Pfc. Ronald Platt, who
Below: Spc. James Royer, OPFOR, awaits the played OPFOR for this exercise. For HHD,
Sgt. Robbie Harper, OPFOR, awaits the enemy while taking cover behind a fixed enemy behind a parked car. urban operations made for a great day of
building. innovative Sergeant’s Time Training.
Tomahawks to the Top!
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2nd CAB completes convoy live-fire training

By Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Haug
2nd Combat Aviation Brigade
CAMP HUMPHREYS – The 2nd Combat Aviation
Brigade recently completed a month of convoy live-
fire training and exercises at the Multi purpose range
complex at the Rodriguez Range facility.
During their time at Rodriguez Soldiers trained on
“real life” situations that they could face any day in
Iraq. These include: roadside Improvised Explosive
Devices, sniper fire, enemy assaults against rolling
convoys, injured Soldier evaluation, treatment and
evacuation along with transmitting the necessary
command and control, communication and situation
reports.
The training has the full support of the 602nd
General Support Aviation Battalion’s Commander, Lt.
Col. Gregory Fawcett and Command Sgt. Maj. Franz
Philippe.
Philippe rides in the lead vehicle with every convoy
to mentor the Soldiers; Fawcett always trails each
convoy as the validating officer.
The training starts in an area Soldiers call the
“Dustbowl” where convoy commanders are issued
orders and formulate plans, tactics and responses for
the multiple scenarios they may encounter.
When the pre-mission planning and rehearsals are
completed, the convoy departs on its mission. One
Evaluator or Observation Controller from B Company,
602d ASB and other participating units ride in each PHOTOS BY STAFF SGT. CHRISTOPHER L. HAUG

vehicle.
While in transit the Convoy Commander receives
word that he has a downed Soldier who needs
evacuation from a village. The convoy rolls through,
tries to find the casualty and get him out. The enemy,
played by a cadre of opposition forces, wreak havoc
on the convoy as it attempts to complete its mission.
Road side explosives or IED’s may take out a vehicle
in the convoy which then must be recovered along
with any casualties.
2-2 AVN trains on building entry/assault techniques as part of the 2nd CAB Gunnery exercise.
A 2nd CAB convoy reacts to direct fire from hostiles played by OPFOR elements during convoy life-fire training and exercises
held recently at Rodriguez Range.
Every Soldier must be prepared to lead the unit
because leaders may be killed at anytime. When this
happens the next Soldier in the chain of command
must take charge and lead the convoy out of danger.
The Convoy regroups and leaves the danger area
as quickly as possible and moves to a landing zone
for casualty evacuation. UH-60 Blackhawk’s from
2nd Battalion 2nd Aviation are used for casualty
extraction adding to the realism.
When the casualties have been airlifted out the
convoy continues on to Warrior Valley Range where
it rolls through a graded pop-up target range in which
Soldiers fire live rounds from their MK19 grenade
launchers, a .50 caliber machine gun, M249
machine gun and their M16 rifles.
The 50 caliber Gunner in the lead vehicle fires
from a moving truck at a moving target.
Scores are tallied for each convoy and all
iterations compete for a “Top Gun Award.” The
award is based on range scores and all of the
collective tasks that led up to the actual live fire
portion.
4th Battalion 2nd CAB took the award this time,
the second time it has won.
When asked what the Soldiers get from this
training CSM Philippe replied, “Soldiers who are
firmly grounded in the basics of the shoot, move,
and communicate skill sets are far more prepared
to engage the enemy.”
One of the Soldiers who completed the training,
Sgt. Edward Blair from A Company 602d GASB
added, “These Soldiers who come here from all the
units throughout the Aviation Brigade leave here very
aware of weapons control, familiarity with different
weapons systems on the battlefield and a definite
grip on leadership skills.”
One of the unit’s junior Soldiers who completed
the training, Pfc. Claudia Plascencia of A Company,
602nd GASB offered her perspective on it.
“The most interesting part of the Convoy Live Fire
Exercise was the reactions and handling of the
casualties and the fact that you can be thrust into a
leadership position immediately if someone is taken
out. You must be able to take charge with a
commanding presence no matter what your rank is.”
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UNIVERSITY OF
CSI Humphreys: Who done it?
PHOENIX
Now offering the MBA.
Registration is in process. The
new MBA on-site semester begins
Jan. 31. Application deadline is Jan
23. MBA on-line courses are also
available. On-line classes start
every Tuesday. For more
information on our programs or
registration contact
Jennifer.Swenty@phoenix.edu
DSN 784-5664 or
Jerry.Kellog@phoenix.edu at DSN
753-8920.

IG POSITIONS IN
AREAS II/III
The United States Forces Korea and
Eighth Army Inspector General’s
Office is looking for Officers and
NCOs who desire to become
Inspector Generals in Areas II and
III. You should be in the rank of Maj.
(Branch immaterial) and Sgt. 1st class
(MOS 42A/42L and 92Y) to serve as
Inspectors General.
There is also an opening for an
Inspector General position in the
rank of Capt. (Career Course
graduate and successful Company-
level command) at Camp Humphreys.
Info call Ltc. Eady at 725-6739.
HAES SEEKS
SUBSTITUTE
TEACHERS
You must be a U.S. Citizen and have
a High School Education. Please
contact Renee Smith at 031-691-9527
for more information.
OSAN WILD WEST
NIGHT SET
The 27th Annual Wild West Night
will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3, from
6pm-11pm at the Osan O’Club.
Tickets are $7 in advance; $10 at the
door. Open to all ID card holders, 18
yrs and up. The club will transform
into an Old West Town, complete
with a country store, jailhouse, can-
can dancers, Poker, Black Jack, bingo
and much more! All proceeds go to
the Osan Officers’ Spouses’ Club
welfare account to contribute to
charities and organizations. For
more information, visit
www.osanosc.com.
NANCY TURNER
Jackie Farmer’s 4th grade class examines the evidence (from the left). Eric Campos, John Carlos Salazar, Kayci Mains, Sarah Boyd,
Kate Calberte, Cheyanne Rimmer, Sung Hwan Yannnicci and Von Joshua Caluma.
HAES classrooms—includes human and Burgher replied, “We haven’t defined
By F. Neil Neeley
animal foot prints plus cups and towels. the nature of this crime yet. Right
Area III Public Affairs
The students are going to spend the next now, I want the students to be real
CAMP HUMPHREYS – David
Burgher, Humphreys Elementary
three to four weeks to solve the crime careful about making assumptions
School Gifted Education teacher, is which includes doing some scientific and just have them gather information.
employing a unique experiments. “We’re just being as factual as we
teaching method “The big goal here is can,” Burgher added. “I’ve told them
with his students to teach them problem just to spend five minutes of silence
that should help solving and observing the crime scene without
them learn and connections,” said entering it. The next time I get
develop their Burgher, “because together with them, I’ll give them
deductive skills we’re going to spend some additional information after
while also having some time dealing with we’ve done some interviews. The
lots of fun. science and problem third and fourth time that we get
Burgher has set solving, all in one big together, I’ll have some forensic-
up a “Mystery bundle.” science stations set up and we’ll do
Festival” for his Burger added that as fingerprinting and DNA sorts of stuff
students in grades BURGHER a teacher of gifted and we’ll do foot prints. The fifth
one through six students his job is to time that we get together, we’ll put
complete with crime scenes and enrich his students learning experience. it all together and try to come to some
evidence laid out on white paper, “I try to pull things from one sort of consensus or conclusion.”
surrounded by “Crime Scene” tape classroom and make it real in some other Stays tuned to this investigation
from the Military Police. classroom,” Burgher said. and if you want to know “Who done
The evidence—set up in two When asked who was murdered, it?” ask your kid.

NEW SUBWAY SHOP

OPENS
A new Subway Sandwich Shop will
open tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the
AAFES food court on Camp
Humphreys. Come out and try an
alternative to pizza, tacos, and
chicken.
SUPERBOWL AT
THE DRAGON HILL
INN DFAC
Watch the game on eight big screen
TVs. DFAC opens at 7 a.m. and will
have a special Super Bowl brunch
from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cost $4.20.
Everyone is welcome.
Humphreys Tax
Center Opens
The Camp Humphreys Tax
Center is now open and co-
located in the rear of the Red
Cross, building 262. Free tax
assistance is available to all
authorized ID card holders.
Hours are Mon. Tues. Wed.
and Fri. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and
F. NEIL NEELEY Sat.10 a.m. – 2 p.m. no
(L to R) Marilyn Smith, Red Cross Station Manager, Capt. Brian Tomasovic, Tax Center appointment necessecary. Thur.
OIC, Col. Michael J. Taliento Jr., Area III commander, and Staff Sgt. Marlowe Howard by appointment only. Call 753-
HHC, 602 nd ASB, cut the ribbon to open the Humphreys Tax Center Jan. 24. 3905.
.
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Area III Women’s Basketball team takes
Women’s 8th Army crown
By F. Neil Neeley
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP WALKER – The Area III Women’s
Basketball team fought its way back from the brink
of defeat to capture the Eighth Army Women’s
Basketball Championship in Daegu last weekend. Area
III beat the Area II team 61 to 31 in the final of three
games to take the crown.
“We played Area II three times,” said Sgt. 1st Class
Chundra Montgomery, Headquarters Headquarters
Company 194th Combat Service Support Battalion.
“By the time they got to our third game, they were
pretty tired. We never beat them by less than 20
points.
The Area III team nearly lost before it began to
play.
“We forfeited our first game because we were
late,” said Staff Sgt. Derrick Davis, D Company, 2nd
Battalion, 52nd General Support Aviation Battalion and
coach of the Area III team. “We had to fight our way Neil Neeley
out of the loser’s bracket.” Team members (pictured from top left to bottom right) are Pfc. Madonna Noble, HSC 602nd GSAB, Pvt. Renata Littleshield, E
But, despite the early set back Area III’s team Co., 3/2 Aviation Regiment, Staff Sgt. Kristal Hoover, D Co., 58th Aviation Regiment, Sgt. Laurie Aaron, 1/42 A DA Battalion, Pfc.
persevered. Kasheda Mann, 348th Quartermaster Co., Sgt. 1st Class Chundra Montgomery, Headquarters Headquarters Company 194th
“Our team had a lot of heart and was really Combat Service Support Battalion and Pvt. Latonja Carroll, E Company, 3/2 Aviation. Not shown are 1st Lt. Lynn Saldana,
resilient,” said Davis. “I can’t say enough about them. 194th CSSB, Spc. Sarah Wilkerson and Sgt Niesha Wingster, both with the 520th Maintenance Co.
They pulled together in hard times to win.” compared to other teams that might have 12 to 15 III commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Kim
Davis said that holding a team together can be players,” he noted. for signing off on memorandums so that we could
tough when players are reassigned at the end of their “It’s a hard transition to keep up a post basketball get our players released from duty so that they could
tours. team under these circumstances,” said Davis, “but participate. We also want to thank Lonnie Herring,
“We might only have five players on our team we want to thank Col. Michael J. Taliento Jr. Area KORO MWR for coordinating our transportation.”

Camp Humphreys Town Hall addresses issues

By Bob McElroy
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS—Those who
attended the Quarterly Town Hall meeting
last Wednesday at the Community Activity
Center got a glimpse of the future while
also receiving answers to some past
concerns and an update on Avian Flu.
Area III commander Col. Michael J.
Taliento Jr. opened the meeting with a
review of issues and concerns from the
Oct. 17, 2006 Town Hall meeting and their
current status.
Among the concerns Taliento and
members of the Area III leadership
addressed were:
Why do customers have to use the
AAFES STAR Card to purchase an AFN
cable TV decoder rather than a Visa or
Mastercard?
Robert Stentz (R) of the Army Corps of Engineers gives his contact information to Camp
Humphreys PX Manager Mr. Yi, Tong-chu (L) during last week’s Quarterly Town Hall meeting
at the Community Activities Center. Stentz had asked AAFES about a satellite television
system he had ordered but not yet received.
AAFES General Manager George B.
Ricker responded that AAFES’s current
purchase policy restricts purchases to the
Star card only because it helps verify
authorized users. Ricker said that AAFES
is planning to issue a Military Star Card
that is also a Visa or MasterCard in the
future.
Another concern was whether the
AAFES taxi drivers were required to follow
traffic regulations on post. Recently a
customer complained that a taxi ran a red
light on post; another customer claimed
that he smelled alcohol on a taxi driver’s
breath.
Both Taliento and Ricker responded that
taxi drivers are required to follow the same
traffic regulations as any other vehicle
driver on Camp Humphreys. Ricker asked
that should someone have a complaint
BOB MCELROY
regarding a taxi driver they need to inform
him of it and he will move quickly to
remedy the situation.
High fuel prices at the Camp
Humphreys gas station continued to be an
issue of concern. At the October Town
Hall, community members complained of
the price disparity between the fuel point
here and the Osan Air Base AAFES gas
station.
Taliento explained that AAFES has a
different pricing policy than the Directorate
of Logistics fuel point here.
Ricker offered some good news
regarding fuel prices, however, when he
said he was working to bring an AAFES
gas station to Humphreys in the near
future. He did not offer a date when the
station would open.
Taliento showed the audience a video
which showed what the new Food,
Entertainment and Beverage complex will
look like when it is completed.
The new complex will be built on the
site of the former 23rd Area Support Group
headquarters and will feature multi-
purpose function rooms, a TGI Friday’s
full-service restaurant, a fast-food court
and other amenities.
Taliento followed the video with a
discussion of the land-fill work on Parcel
One of the Humphreys expansion. Crews
begin filling the parcel on Jan. 26 and will
deliver the dirt along a route which avoids
the Humphreys main post.
Col. Martha Sanders of 18th Medical
Command followed with a detailed
briefing on recent Avian Flu occurrences
in South Korea and the actions U.S. and
Korean officials have taken in response.
Sanders assured the audience that
military commissaries do not sell any
Korean-bred chickens; rather the chickens
are raised in America and then sent frozen
to overseas commissaries. She added that
it is safe to eat chicken one buys in a
restaurant but consumers should ensure
that the chicken has been thoroughly
cooked.
Sanders also briefly discussed Yellow
Dust, noting that the moderately-high
concentrations were measured in the
Humphreys area last week.
Yellow Dust originates in the desert
regions of China and Mongolia and can
irritate the eyes, nose, mouth and throat
and exacerbate existing respiratory or
cardiovascular problems.
Sanders said that people should avoid
outdoor activities during Yellow Dust
episodes and consult the 18th MEDCOM
website for additional information—http://
www.seoul.amedd.army.mil.
Taliento also reported that the swimming
pool in the CAC should be ready for use by
the end of March. Although the leakage had
been repaired another problem had developed
which will take additional time to repair.
One family member asked if the
Directorate of Public Works could fix the
gate at the new family housing complex,
complaining that it drops prematurely
causing damage to her car.
Taliento said that he would have the gate
removed until an adequate fix could be
achieved.
Finally, Taliento concluded by saying
that the garrison staff is still on a campaign
to make Camp Humphreys the best
installation in the Army.
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Area IV Tax Centers set to open at Henry, Carroll

Free tax preparation ‰ 2005 W-2 Form(s)
‰ Military identification card or equivalent
‰ Social Security number for each family

a premium perk member (or ITIN for foreign spouse)

By Galen Putnam
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – Paying taxes is painful enough
but preparing tax returns can be excruciating as well
– even for those who receive a refund. Area IV Tax
Centers will offer tax preparation assistance at two
locations beginning Wednesday to help residents
through the trials and tribulations of “tax season.”
Tax services are open to all authorized
identification card holders who need assistance in
preparing and filing their 2006 federal and state
income tax returns. Those filing the 1040 EZ form
may visit on a walk-in basis. All others must make
an appointment. There is no fee for the service and
returns are filed electronically, ensuring quick
resolution.
The Daegu Tax Center is located at the Legal
Assistance Office, Bldg. 1805, on Camp Henry. The
phone number is 768-7693. At Camp Carroll, visit
the Consolidated Legal Office, Bldg T-125 (entrance
is in the rear), for assistance. Call 765-7936 for
information or to make appointments.
The Daegu Tax Center will be open 8:30 a.m. –
6:30 p.m. weekdays except Thursdays when it will
be open 1 – 4 p.m. In addition, the Daegu Tax Center
will be open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturdays.
The Camp Carroll Tax Center will be open 9 a.m.
– 4:30 p.m. weekdays except Thursdays when it
will be open 1 – 4 p.m.
Before visiting a tax center, Soldiers are required
to make an appointment with their unit tax advisor.
Unit tax advisors will help determine the filing needs
of each individual. If no unit tax advisor is available,
Soldiers are required to call their local tax center in
advance to verify what paperwork will be
necessary.
Taxpayers must bring the following documents,
if applicable, to the tax center:
‰ Valid power of attorney or Form 2848 (Only
if “married, filing jointly” and both spouses cannot
come to the appointment together.)
‰ Documentation supporting claim of
dependents (if divorced, legally separated or filing as
head of household)
‰ Form 1098, mortgage statement or qualified
tuition programs (if one was received)
‰ Form 1099, retirement, pension, or
miscellaneous income (if one was received)
‰ Documentation relating to interest income,
dividends, or capital gains distributions
‰ Documentation from rental management
‰ Charitable contribution documentation (if
itemizing)
‰ A voided check or routing number and
account number for electronic refund or direct deposit
‰ Any other tax documentation
Customers can obtain tax forms and track their
electronic returns at the Internal Revenues Service
Web site www.irs.gov. Soldiers with MyPay
accounts can obtain their W-2s electronically at the
MyPay Web site mypay.dfas.mil.
Area IV Tax Centers will operate through June
15.

MWR employee attends Korean umpire school

There isn’t any
language barrier
when it comes to
talking baseball
By Galen Putnam
Area IV Public Affairs

DAEGU – Living in Korea poses a

number of challenges, particularly the
ability to communicate. For one Area IV
civilian employee, however, the inability
to speak the local language is no
handicap even though he is attending an
intensive training course taught
exclusively in Hangul.
How can that be? He has a secret
weapon … he speaks baseball.
John Behrend, Area IV Support
Activity Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Services Division supply officer, is
enrolled in the Korean Baseball
Organization Official Umpire School.
The school, operated by Daegu Umpire
Association, boasts 63 students of
which Behrend is the first American to
ever enroll.
“I took up umpiring when I was
about 16 years old,” said Behrend,
originally from Bremerton, Wash. “The
baseball coach came to me one day and
PHOTOS BY GALEN PUTNAM
John Behrend, Area IV Support Activity Morale, Welfare and Recreation Services Division
supply officer, signals “out” along with fellow classmates Sunday during the Korean
Baseball Organization Umpire School at Daegu’s Citizen Park Auxiliary Stadium.
said they didn’t have an umpire for the Marine like Behrend, watching just isn’t
game and asked if I would mind the same as participating.
umpiring. I said ‘sure’ and that’s when “I’ve never had any formal training
I got hooked.” before,” said Behrend who has been in
Behrend, now pushing age 60, played Korea for 14 years. “Most of what I Behrend, an Area IV Support Activity civilian
recreational baseball up until the mid- learned I picked up as a kid watching employee, shares a lighter moment with Won
1980’s, but umpiring has always been major league umpires like Jocko Colan, Hyun-shik, a professional umpire and Korean
his true calling. Al Barlick, Emmet Ashford and others. Baseball Organization Umpire School instructor
“After I got to where my skills When I was a kid I dreamed of going to prior to the start of class Sunday.
weren’t quite what they used to be I a professional umpire school but I joined from Daegu’s Samsung Lions
started concentrating more on the Marine Corps. That’s why I was professional baseball team. In fact, the
umpiring,” he said. “This way, I can still excited when I learned about this Lions’ radio broadcast color
be acquainted with the game.” school.” commentator, Chae Jong-mun,
For many baseball enthusiasts, sitting As a true fan of the game, Behrend informed him about school.
in the stands taking in a game would has become acquainted with several “I helped John fill out his application
suffice. But for a hands-on retired front office staff members and players See Umpire on Page 28
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Carroll Dental Clinic
To Be Closed
The Camp Carroll Dental Clinic will be
closed Mon. – Feb. 2. Report to Bodine
Dental Clinic on Camp Walker for all
dental emergencies during this time.
Normal operating hours will resume 8:30
a.m. Feb. 6. For information, contact
Staff Sgt. Tiffany Dixon at 765-7925 or
tiffany.dixon@kor.armedd.aarmy.mil.
B&GCA National
Photography Exhibit
Child & Youth Services invites you
to attend the annual Boys and Girls
Clubs of America Image Maker
National Photography Exhibit/
Contest Reception and Recognition
Ceremony 5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Evergreen Community Club on
Camp Walker. Photography will be
on exhibit Monday – Wednesday.
For information, call Mark Burton at
764-5722.
Donnie McClurkin
Concert
Grammy Award winning gospel singer
Donnie McClurkin will perform, 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Kelly Fitness
Center on Camp Walker. The show is
free for all ID card holders and
authorized guests. For information,
call Luis Rios at 764-4440.
Henry Food Court
New Hours
The Camp Henry AAFES Food Court
will have new operation hours
effective Thursday. New business
hours will be 6:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mon –
Sat. The facility will be closed
Sundays. For information, call Yi Hye-
kyong at 768-8670.
Racquetball
Tournament
The 2007 Daegu Area Racquetball
Tournament will be held Feb. 6 – 7 at
Kelly Fitness Center on Camp Walker.
Categories include: Men’s and
Women’s Open; Men’s Senior. Entry
deadline is Feb. 4. For information, call
Neal Fleisher at 764-4800.
Black History Month
Participants Sought
Area IV Support Activity and 19th
Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
are looking for individuals to assist with
or participate in February’s Black
History Month celebration. Participants
can be artists, poets, historians, singers,
rappers, dancers or whatever their
talent might be. Area IV will also
conduct a “Make Your Favorite Soul
Food” tasting contest. For information,
call Sgt. 1st Class Adam L. Morrison at
010-8671-4788.
Last Chance For
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout cookies will be on sale 11
a.m. – 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Camp Walker
Main Exchange, and noon – 5 p.m.,
Feb. 4 at the Taegu Commissary. For
information, call Bonnie McCarthy at
010-8671-7640.
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8th Army women’s b-ball tourney a
wild ride for champions from Area III
By Galen Putnam
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP WALKER – After being
forced to forfeit its opening game, Area
III went on to win four consecutive
games en route to the 8th Army
Women’s Basketball Tournament
championship here Saturday.
The double elimination tournament
started Jan. 19 with a face-off between
host team Area IV and Area I. In an
evenly matched see-saw game, Area IV
came out with a 35-34 win thanks to a
last second free throw by Natoshia
Williams.
The next game, scheduled for 3:30
p.m. between Area II and Area III, was
forfeited to Area II because Area III did
not arrive on time.
“We held off as long as we could
while waiting for Area III to arrive, but
on the other hand we didn’t want to
give anyone an unfair advantage either,”
said Tom Corcoran, Area IV sports
director. “Even though they forfeited
their first game, they did a great job of
coming out of the losers bracket to win
the championship. They did a great job
of representing Area III.”
After their frenetic dash from Camp
Humphreys to Daegu, Area III pulled it
together. Already in the hole and playing
out of the losers bracket, they topped Area
I, 45-36. In the nightcap, Area II ensured
its appearance in the championship round
by beating Area IV, 49-34.
Saturday started off with Area III
knocking off Area IV with a decisive
60-34 victory. The win put Area III into
the championship round against Area II.
Coming out of the losers bracket put
Area III at a major disadvantage, meaning
they would have to defeat Area II twice
in a row in order to take the crown.
PHOTOS BY GALEN PUTNAM
In the first game of the championship Laurie Aaron from Area III dribbles the ball as she is guarded by Norrell Pinkney of Area
showdown, Area III posted another II in the championship game of the 2007 8th Army Women’s Basketball Tournament
decisive win, 61-31. Despite playing in Saturday at Kelly Fitness Center on Camp Walker. Area III won the game 66-42.
their third game of the day, Area III
continued to dominate in the final match
as they rolled to a 66-42 victory and the
8th Army crown.
“We felt a lot of pressure coming out
of the losers bracket knowing we would
have to win three in a row today,” said
Kristal Hoover from Area III. “We only
had five girls yesterday and added a
couple of more players today so it was
tough, but it feels great to win.”
“We were determined to win today,”
said Area III’s Latonja Carroll. “We were
tired and we had to stay motivated and
hustle, but we managed to hang in there.”
Tournament officials were pleased
with the outcome.
“Even though they arrived late and
were short players, Area III showed a
lot of grit and determination. They put
forth a great effort and didn’t give up,”
said Tom Higgins, Installation
Management Command – Korea Region Chundra Montgomery from Area III maneuvers Sharon Green from Area II fights for the ball
sports director. past Shayla Potter from Area II. during the championship game.
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501st SBDE conducts public affairs training
UPARS publicize
unit mission and
accomplishments
to media, others
Sgt. Yoo Joo-yong
501st SBDE Public Affairs
CAMP CARROLL – Unit Public
Affairs Representatives from seven
battalions gathered Jan. 10 at the
conference room of the 501st
Sustainment Brigade Headquarters
building here for training that would
enable them to handle their units’ public
affairs missions.
The purpose of the training was to
ensure that every battalion has a
representative on orders who could
perform public affairs tasks, such as
generating press releases and escorting
media, according to Maj. Catherine Morelle-
Oliveira, 19th Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary) public affairs officer.
The training started with a short test
composed of several multiple choice and
essay questions.
“The test focused on their knowledge
of resources, requirements, how to
write command information articles and
take photographs,” Morelle-Oliveira said.
Area IV
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Bell, AFN Daegu Detachment commander, interviews Staff Sgt.
Donavan Fabien, 25th Transportation Operations NCOIC, as part of the 501st Sustainment
Brigade’s Unit Public Affairs Representative training.
“It also let them know where we export
those things to, like the Web sites and
the Army News Service. [The training]
also made sure that they comply with
the Command Inspection Program.”
The participants said the pre-test was
very effective.
“It let us know where we were at and
gave us an idea of what we should be
expected to learn from the training,” said
Sgt. Mark D. Hamblin, 176th Finance
Battalion, Battalion Personnel Office,
noncommissioned officer in charge.
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SGT. YOO JOO-YONG
Before the training was held, not
everyone was aware of their specific
role as a Unit Public Affairs
Representative.
“I didn’t know much about it until
now. After the training, I’m now very
well aware of my responsibilities, what
I need to do and I really like it,” said
Sgt. Estela Barrios, 194th Combat
Sustainment Support Battalion Personnel
Office. “I learned how important it is to
manage the media, how important it is
to have the communications skill, what
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we need to tell the people and how
accurate it should be.”
After the classes, participants were
divided into two groups. One group
participated in practical exercises while
the other conducted live practice
interviews in front of American Forces
Network cameras.
“Doing the live interviews was the
best part of the training because it’s more
hands on than just reading and listening,”
said Pvt. Katrina Jackson, 176th
Finance Bn., Personnel Office. “If ever
I get in touch with the media, I now
know what to avoid and what to
answer.”
Participants said they learned a lot
and found the training useful.
“Now I know I’m going to be
responsible (regarding public affairs
issues) and that I will be the voice for
my unit,” Barrios said.
Thanks to this training, the UPARs
are now expected to be more aware of
their duties and fulfill their roles
successfully,” Morelle-Oliveira said.
“We’re expecting that they will at
least produce some stand-alone photos
which are photos that have a lot of
information in the [caption],” she said.
“We will also make sure that they do a
variety of things that highlight the
activities, events and training
opportunities of their personnel.”
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Umpire
to join,” Chae said. He was curious to learn about
Korea’s umpire rules and I think this course will help
him a lot with his questions.”
One thing Behrend has learned in the course is there
are more similarities than differences when it comes
to American and Korean baseball.
The school, spread over four consecutive weekends
concentrates on all aspects on umpiring – rules,
positioning, technique, theory and much more. Behrend
follows along, page-by-page, in his bulky English rule
book, as his classmates pour over their equally
ponderous Korean tomes.
“Everything is taught in Hangul but I can understand
because I just match up the pages when we are going
over the rules,” he said. “The important thing is that
we all speak the language of baseball.”
Behrend’s classmates enrolled in the program for a
variety of reasons and consist primarily of (not
surprisingly) younger and middle-aged men. There are
exceptions, however, in addition to Behrend. The
youngest participant is a 17 year-old boy. A housewife
also enrolled to better learn the technical aspects of
the game in order to keep up with her baseball fanatic
husband and son. An additional motivation for Behrend
to join was to improve his mechanics.
“Since I’m self-taught, some of the techniques I’ve
been using might not have been absolutely correct,”
he said. “This will help me to be a better umpire
because now I’ve had formal training in the proper
mechanics from professional umpires who really know
how things should be done correctly.”
Despite their efforts to ensure that players and
spectators alike have an opportunity to enjoy their
favorite pastime, umpires might just be the most
maligned subset of our society. Take the following for
example:
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Q. What’s the worst thing that can happen to an
umpire when he gets home after a game?
A. His guide dog bites him.
Q. What do you call a good umpire?
A. Rare.
Q. How many umpires does it take to change a
light bulb?
A. None, being able to see anything has no relevance
to an umpire’s life.
And, of course there is the all-time classic: The
devil challenged St. Peter to a baseball game. “How
can you win, Satan?” asked St. Peter. “All the famous
ballplayers are up here.” “How can I lose?” answered
Satan. “All the umpires are down here.”
“People joke about umpires all the time but I don’t
mind because it is all a part of the game,” Behrend
said. “If you make a bad call you live with it and if it is
correctable you correct the call.”
And for the record, yes, Behrend wears glasses –
and they are thick. He will have the last laugh, however,
this Sunday when he receives his official Korean
Baseball Organization Official Umpire School diploma
– in Korean. And he will be the only American ever to
have earned one.
“It is quite an honor to be the first American to
graduate and to have survived the rigorous training
they provided,” he said. “I got corrected, I don’t know
how many times, but I learned a lot and I’ll be a much
better umpire this upcoming season as I apply what I
learned to each and every game.”
Behrend’s diploma will certify him to umpire Korean
high school, college and amateur-level games in
addition to the American and Korean amateur league
games he has been calling on-post.
“I’m ready to go,” he said. “I can’t wait to call out,
‘let’s play ball.’
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NEWS & NOTES
Camp Carroll Credit Union
The USA Federal Credit Union’s Camp Carroll
branch is now open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday thru
Friday. The credit union does not close for lunch.
For information, contact Charles Hoelderlin at 768-
7196/6501 or choelderlin@usafed.org.
COLA Available For
Returning College Students
Servicemembers are authorized to receive Cost of
Living Allowance for returning college students who
are command sponsored. To receive this entitlement,
provide the finance office with a DA 4187, copy of
orders, and the student’s travel itinerary. For
information, contact Capt. Jonathan Westfield at 768-
7575 or jonathan.westfield@korea.army.mil
Red Cross To Conduct
First Aid Class
The American Red Cross will host a class on adult,
infant and child CPR, Automatic External
Defibulator essentials and Standard First Aid 8
a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Red Cross Office on
Camp Henry. The cost for this class is $35 and
participation is limited. For information or to sign
up, call Jimmy Finch at 768-7462.
Requesting Logistics STAMIS
training requirements
The 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary),
Support Operations Logistic Training Team (LTT)
is now requesting Logistics Standard Army
Management Information Systems training
requirements for the next 6 months. For more
information, contact Kevin J. Buehl at 764-5284 or
kevin.j.buehl@korea.army.mil.
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Learn Korean Easily

The Phrase of the Week :

Week

“Do I go straight?”

Gotbaro Gamnikka?
straight Do I go?
Vocabulary

map ‘chido’

road ‘doro’

entrance ‘ipgu’

Situation of the W eek : Driving

Week

Do you have a road map?

Doro chido issumnikka?

Is this the fastest way?

I giri gajang pparun girimnika.

I think we’re lost.

Kirul irun gut gassumnida.

Do I turn to the right?

Oruntchoguro doraya hamnikka?

: The engine won’t start.

Shidongi an gollimnida.

Joint My car has broken down.

Chaga umjigiji anssumnida.
exercise
Korean Expression of the W eek
Week
tests A big gourd ex-
intruder Daebak tujutda. ploded
scenario It was a hit.
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