Volume 5, Issue 45 P UBLISHED F OR T HOSE S ERVING IN THE R EPUBLIC OF K OREA August 31, 2007

Yongin, Baran Humphreys 176th Finance

LSAs offer Elementary youth Battalion
Warfighters a head back participates in
touch of home to school UFL exercise
Page 16 Page 22 Page 28

Training exercise strengthens

ROK-U.S. Alliance
By Pv2. Kim, Kyung Hoon UFL is, on the whole, designed to evaluate and
Eighth U.S. Army journalist improve combined and joint coordination procedures,
operations by R.O.K. and U.S. Forces.
CAMP WALKER — For hundreds of 8th U.S. One goal of the exercise is to improve Army Service
Army Soldiers, the 31st Ulchi Focus Lens exercise Component Command Headquarter’s ability to
is officially underway at Camp Walker, Daegu, conduct collaborative planning with Combined Forces
and across the peninsula. Soldiers have been Command, Ground Component Command, United
gathering at CP Oscar here since Aug. 11 in States Forces Korea, and subordinate elements. The
preparation for the 2007 UFL exercise, which helps UFL exercise also executes a Joint Forces Support
solidify the alliance and friendship between the Component Command Demonstration IV – showing
Republic of Korea and the United States Forces. improved execution of Combined and Joint Logistics
Once there were two separate exercises, the See UFL Exercise
Exercise, Page 4
Ulchi Exercise and Focus Lens Exercise,
begining in 1968 and 1954 respectively. The
two were combined into UFL in 1976.
Now a computer-simulated Command
Post Exercise, UFL trains the Eighth
Army staff and major subordinate
commands on the peninsula in
crisis action procedures,
strategic deployment, recep-
tion, staging, onward move-
ment and integ-
ration of
U.S.
follow-
on forces,
operational
logistics, con-
ducting rear
area operations,
and operational
protection.
The exercise
also allows the
Eighth Army to
conduct a right-side ride
to both the Third Republic
of Korea Army and I Corps,
building up the Operational PV2 KIM, KYUNG HOON

Command Post Korea capability
while at the same time assisting
the 19th Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary) to train Force
Generation tasks.
Overall, the exercise
captures lessons learned and
develops the alliance.
ABOVE: Spc. Christopher Epps, 8th Army Band,
responds to a warning of an incoming vehicle while
on guard by the CP Oscar.
LEFT: Cpl. Song, Woo, C Detachment, leaps from a
vehicle during one of the 176th Finance Battalion's
quick, tactical squad movements at Camp Carroll,
Aug 23. See pages 16 and 21 for more UFL news.
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Bell Sends # 37-07
Bell Sends: Labor Day Safety Message
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, tough mission; plan ahead, develop controls,
is celebrated in honor and recognition of the and execute to standard. Help your
American workers who contribute so much for subordinates incorporate the composite risk
the nation’s strength, workplace freedom, management process that we use daily in our
prosperity, and leadership. For USFK training and operational events into their
personnel, Labor Day follows the completion holiday activity plans. Emphasize personal
of the Ulchi Focus Lens training exercise and responsibility, the consequences of alcohol
the last official holiday of the summer season. abuse and other indiscipline, and the
Many members of the USFK team will take importance of employing the buddy system
advantage of this well deserved weekend by as stated in (Command Policy Letter #6,
spending time with Family and friends, ‘Buddy System’). Remember, a significant
participating in various activities on-post, Gen. B.B. Bell majority of serious incidents in the USFK force
traveling around the Korean peninsula, or are alcohol related. Our first mission has to be
embarking on trips off-peninsula. Whatever your plans, I to control alcohol consumption. First line supervisors must
ask that you keep safety at the forefront of your actions. We establish face to face contracts with their subordinates to
do not want this weekend to be marred by a tragic preventable positively impact behavior and lower risk during this upcoming
accident. To avoid needless tragedy and ensure our holiday.
personnel return to their duty safely, I require first-line Our goal is no accidents, no serious injuries, and no loss
supervisors to obtain a verbal contract with their of life over this holiday. With engaged leadership and
subordinates by conducting “Under the Oak Tree” commitment positively impacting risky behavior by our
Counseling as laid out in Command Policy Letter #2, subordinates, we will not suffer needless tragedies and loss
Command Safety. This is extremely important coming out of of life. I wish each of you a safe holiday and I thank you for
an exercise like UFL. It will be a time for leaders to positively your continued selfless commitment to our Nation and to our
impact “at echelon” in their units and organizations. Armed Forces.
Commander and supervisor emphasis does make a
difference. Leaders at all levels are responsible and We go together!
accountable for the behavior and safety of their GEN B.B. Bell
subordinates. Approach this holiday as you would any Commander, UNC/CFC/USFK
Military Police Blotter
The following entries were excerpted from the military AREA III: Traffic Accident without Injuries, Damage to
police blotters. These entries may be incomplete and do Government Property, Fleeing the Scene of a Traffic
not imply the guilt or innocence of any person. Accident, Person(s) unknown, operating an unknown
vehicle, struck a GOV which was legally parked and
AREA I: Aggravated Assault on MP, Resisting unattended adjacent to Bldg. 631. Damages to the GOV
Apprehension, Subject #1 was refusing to be escorted on- consisted of scratches to the front bumper. Complainant #1
post since Subject #1 was intoxicated, which turned physical rendered a written sworn statement attesting to the incident.
when Subject #1 refused apprehension and bit a on duty ECOD is unknown. Investigation continues by TAI.
MP’s right index finger causing it to bleed and kicked the
right side of a MP’s head. Subject #1 was apprehended and AREA III: Traffic Accident without Injuries, Damage to
transported to the USAG-Casey PMO where Subject #1 was government Property, Subject #1, operating a POV, struck
not administered a series of FSTs nor a PBT due to his Witness #1’s GOV while attempting to make a lane change
refusal. Subject #1 was transported to the USAG-Casey on MSR #50. Damages to Subject #1’s vehicle consisted of
TMC where Subject #1 received an LBAT, with pending scratches and paint transfer to the front bumper. Damages
results. Subject #1 was processed and released to his unit. to Witness #1’s vehicle consisted of scratches and paint
On Aug. 19 at 10 a.m., Subject #1 reported to the USAG- transfer to the passenger’s side front door. KNP charges
Casey PMO where he was advised of his legal rights, which are pending. Subject #1 and Witness #1 reported utilization
he invoked. This is a final report. of their seatbelts. ECOD is unknown. Investigation continues
by TAI and KNP.
AREA II: Underaged Drinking, Subject #1 was observed by
MP in [an off-post] club. Subject #1 was approached by AREA VI: Failure to Deregister a Guest, Access Media
KNP, who identified Subject #1 as a US Servicemember and Violation, Subject #1 signed Witness #1 onto the installation
under the legal age to consume alcohol. Subject #1 was and failed to deregister Witness #1 within the 24 hour time
apprehended and transported to the USAG-Yongsan PMO limit. Subject #1’s hours of access to USAG-Daegu expire
where he was administered a series of FSTs, which he at 2300 Hrs and Subject #1 was found in violation of this
performed well on. Subject #1 was administered a PBT with time. Subject #1 was transported to the USAG-Daegu PMO
a result of 0.018% BAC. Subject #1 was advised of his legal where Subject #1 was advised of Subject #1’s legal rights,
rights, which he waived, rendering a written sworn statement which Subject #1 waived, rendering a written statement
denying the offense. Subject #1 was processed and released admitting to the offenses. Subject #1 was processed and
to his unit. This is a final report. released on Subject #1’s own recognizance. Witness #1
was transported by MP to Gate #4, deregistered, and
AREA II: Assault Consummated by Battery on Military Law escorted off the installation. The guest pass was returned
Enforcement, Drunk and Disorderly, Subject #1, was to Gate #4. This is a final report.
observed by MP under the influence of alcohol and acting
in a disorderly manner. While Subject #1 was being detained, AREA VI: Excessive Purchasing, Unlawful Transfer of
Subject #1 struck a on duty MP on the upper left arm with a Commissary Items, Subject #1 purchased various [items] in
closed hand. Subject #1 was apprehended by MP and excess of normal consumption from the USAG-Walker and
transported to the USAG-Yongsan PMO where MP detected USAG-Carroll commissaries and illegally transferred
an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from Subject #1’s unknown quantities of the items to Subject #1’s relatives,
person. While Subject #1 was being processed, Subject #1 who are not authorized to possess the items. On Aug. 17,
kicked another on duty MP multiple times in the left shin. Subject #1 reported to the USAG-Daegu PMO where Subject
MP #2 sustained injuries consisting of a scrape on MP #2’s #1 rendered a statement admitting to the offenses. On Aug.
left shin, but declined medical attention. MP #1 sustained 24, Staff Judge Advocate opined that there is sufficient
no visible injury. Subject #1 was not advised of Subject probable cause to charge Subject #1 with Excessive
#1’s legal rights due to Subject #1’s suspected level of Purchasing and Unlawful Transfer of Commissary Items.
intoxication. This is a final report. Subject #1’s RCP was confiscated. This is a final report.
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Mustard Seed
Pre-School Orientation
The Mustard Seed Christian Pre-
School 3-year-old parent orientation is
scheduled for Sept. 6, 4 p.m. at the
Yongsan South Post Chapel, Room 201.
4-year old orientation is scheduled for
Sept. 6, 4 p.m. at the Yongsan South
Post Chapel, Room 201. For more
information call Mr. Frank Palomares at
738-8503. The school currently has
openings for 3-year-olds.
Rugby Players Needed
Players interested in joining a USFK/
CFC rugby team to compete in the
Seoul International Touch Rugby
Tournament, Sept. 15, should contact
Maj. Curtis at DSN 723-3917.
Education Centers
Limit Services During Conference
From Sept. 12-14 there will be limited
educational services available due to
staff participation in the ACES
Conference. All scheduled on and off-
duty classes will continue without
disruptions. All Education Centers will
remain open for regular operating hours
and there will be administrative staff in
the centers to provide assistance while
the conference is in session.
Birthday Steak Surprise
If you are celebrating your birthday in
the month of August, visit the Camp
Kim USO today from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
and have a free steak lunch, cake, and
USO gift bag. Active duty only.
Virtues Volunteers Needed
The Virtues English program requires
active-duty Servicemembers to
volunteer two Saturdays per month
(2nd and 4th Sat.). The first class starts
Oct. 13. Sign up as a volunteer today!
Being a volunteer for the Virtues
English classes will help to satisfy your
Good Neighbor Program requirement.
Call Minhye Forge or Chris
Bartholomew at the Camp Kim USO for
more information, DSN 724-7781/7003.
USO Overnight Tours
USO has several overnight tours in
September: Mt. Sorak, Sept. 1-3 and
Jeju-do, Sept. 2-4. Gyeongju, Sept. 15-
16, and Mount Sorak Sept. 29-30. Pick
up the flyer at the Camp Kim USO for
more details or call DSN: 724-7781/7003.
Temple Tour
USO is hosting a Buddhist temple tour
on Sept. 9. For more detail call ITT
office 724-3301 or at the Camp Kim USO,
DSN 724-7781/7003.
USO Golf Packages
Let’s play golf in the clouds at
Kangwon land “High 1 Resort” Sept.
13-14. USO has two-day golf packages
with great meals and great hotel rooms!
For more details contact Ms. Youn,
Geeyoung, ITT Manager, DSN: 724-
3301.
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Drill sergeant and recruiter reenlistment options explained
Submitted by Sgt. Maj. Michael Burns
U.S. 8th Army Retention
Volunteers are needed for Drill Sergeant and Recruiter
duty. To help fill these positions, Soldiers in their reenlistment
window (within 24-months of ETS) in the rank of SGT or
SSG who are eligible for the Army Training Reenlistment
Option may apply for Drill Sergeant or Recruiter duty
through their retention office. Career Counselors will ensure
the NCO’s meet the prerequisites for Drill Sergeant or
Recruiter duty and submit the request to Army Human
Resources Command via the RETAIN system.
To be eligible for the program Soldiers must meet the
following criteria:
- Must be in the reenlistment window and otherwise
eligible to reenlist.
- Must be an Initial Term or Mid-Career Soldier (Career
Soldiers with Mid-Career options are also eligible).
- Must be a SGT or SSG (promotabe SSG’s are not
eligible).
- Must meet the eligibility requirements for Drill Sergeant
duty (AR 614-200, paragraph 8-14) or Recruiter duty (AR
601-1, paragraph 2-4).
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off-post Events and Activities
Gangjin Culture Festival (Sept. 8-16)
This fresh air festival awaits visitors with a variety of programs
including exhibitions, performances and shopping
opportunities. The Celadon Exhibition showcases the
beautiful celadon works of Korea’s leading artisans, which
were selected in a pre-festival competition. The Celadon
Museum offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the
history of celadon and see various artifacts. There is a an
exhibit comparing the celadons of Korea and China, and a
show featuring the work of globally-recognized artists. Of
special interest, the celadon musical instruments offer a
completely new perspective on the art.The event includes
20 performances featuring a concert of popular artists, rope
dancing performance, orchestral music, Sansa concert
(Concert at a temple in the mountain) and a martial arts
demonstration.This is a great opportunity to see Korean
celadons of the highest quality and artistic value, and it
includes a, the Gangjin Celadon Cultural Festival is the only
one that features celadon alone modern celadons produced
by leading artists, as well as traditional works that have
been designated as national treasures. The area in and around
Gangjin was a central production site of blue celadon for
500 years during the Goryeo Dynasty. For information, visit
www.gangjinfes.or.kr/
International Jazz Festival (Sept. 12-16)
The festival has two large outdoor stages, in which world
famous jazz musicians perform all day and into the early
morning throuout the festival. The event offers an enjoyable
listening experience in relaxing surroundings. Hot air balloon
rides are available for visitors who wish to see a bird’s-eye-
view of Jarasum (Jaraseom Island). Also, a treasure hunt is
held as a part of the festival. There are free family photos
shot every day for a limited number of families on a first-
come-first-served basis. A Jazz Musician Photo Exhibition
and an exhibition of the World’s Percussion Instruments,
which displays around 1,000 instruments, are held during
the festival. The Jarasum International Jazz Festival also
offers water sports from banana boat rides to water skiing.
The site is known for its beautiful scenic views and water
recreation. For more information, visit www.tour2korea.com
Martial Arts Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 4)
The Chungju World Martial Arts Festival is includes a formal
ceremony, competitions and demonstrations, cultural events,
hands-on events, contests and sales events, offering a
variety of things to see, do, shop, and eat. The hands-on
programs are a big attraction for visitors who come to enjoy
the festival. The Chungju World Martial Arts Festival is a
great place to learn about different cultures by looking at
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Soldiers not in the reenlistment window who desire to
request Drill Sergeant or Recruiting duty will continue to use
normal processing procedures.
Soldiers approved for Drill Sergeant or Recruiting duty are
entitled to any bonus incentives for which they are otherwise
qualified to receive.
Soldiers on assignment for Drill Sergeant or Recruiter duty
when stop move is executed for their unit are exempt from
stop move. Soldiers approved for training who are currently
in a stop-move unit will be scheduled for training after their
unit’s stop-move termination date.
Soldiers who are approved for training and reenlist for Drill
Sergeant or Recruiter duty must meet all requirements identified
in AR 614-200 or AR 601-1 prior to attending training. Soldiers
who reenlist and subsequently fail to meet prerequisites, to
include favorable background screening, will be assigned in
accordance with the needs of the Army and will not have
justification to submit a request for an unfulfilled reenlistment.
Drill Sergeant and Recruiter duty have long been considered
career enhancing assignments. Please see your Career
Counselor for further information on these exciting career
opportunities.
various cultural exhibitions and performances, martial arts related
to films, and much more. Other events of the festival include the
Nunchaku Contest, Taekkyun Contest, and Baegi Contests.
Cultural programs offer a taste of Chungju culture that includes
the Native Local Food Court. This place offers many different
foods including the Chungju Apple Noodles made with Chungju’s
indigenous apples, and a sample party where visitors can taste
Chungju’s local drinks. Visitors who want to do more than just
watch the various martial art performances can visit the Promotion
Hall to learn martial arts techniques. Experience Korea’s historical
military service examinations, and try on soldier uniforms. Various
competitions held by the world’s leading martial artists and
Korea’s national team members are also featured.
For information, visit www.martialarts.or.kr
Maskdance Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 7)
The Mask Dance in Korea addresses various themes in the
performance such as the four seasons, life and death, local
religion, and the natural environment. Seeing the brightly colored
masks with over-exaggerated features will surely make visitors
laugh. A world-famous folk dance team has also been invited to
perform at this annual event. Various programs are also prepared
for visitors to participate in such as a Mask Dance Contest in
which visitors can wear face-paint and make-up as well as show
their dance creations. Andong Folk Experience will give visitors
a valuable chance to feel the region’s traditional culture and
enjoy folk plays. The Andong Food Festival awaits visitors who
want to taste the delicious regional foods. Andong Chicken Jjim(a
steamed chicken), for which Andong is very famous, will prove
quite satisfying. A number of additional events will be held
including marionette performances, mime, art performances,
exhibitions and contests. Various hands-on events have also
been scheduled such as ‘Making Small Masks,’ and ‘Making
Wooden Sculptures’. For more information, call 82-54-841-6398
or visit www.maskdance.com or www.tour2korea.com
Royal Wedding Ceremony (Oct. 20)
This biannual ceremony is an exact reenactment of the royal
wedding ceremony of Joseon's imperial family. It offers a great
opportunity to see royal costumes and the lifestyle of Joseon
dynasty. The traditional royal costumes are spectacular. There is
a photo session, so don’t forget to bring a camera. The
reenactment will take place at Unhyeongung Palace, the original
site of the royal wedding ceremony on March 21, 1866, for emperor
Gojong and his empress Myeongseong. Based on thorough
historical research and consultation by the palace’s counsel
panel, the event is organized to commemorate the significance of
Korean history and to shed new light on a fading traditional
culture. The ceremony takes place from 1-3 p.m. For more
information, visit www.tour2korea.com
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Members of the 61st Maintenance Company take part in a live fire exercise.
61st Maintenance Company
‘Wreckers’ lead the way
By Capt. J. Mayo
498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, S3
The mighty “Wreckers”, 61st
Maintenance Company from Camp
Stanley, are on their way to their fifth
Convoy Live Fire Exercise in less than a
year. Last week, the unit completed the
CLFX certification in which each team
undertook individual and leader tasks on
convoy battle drills. The unit trains on a
cyclic basis, especially during CLFX,
ensuring all Soldiers are trained even with
the high turnover rate.
The 61st Maintenance Company falls
under the 498th CSSB headquartered at
Camp Carroll, which falls under the
501st SBDE which all falls under the
19th ESC. The 16th MC is the largest
line MTOE Company in the Republic of
Korea. With 259 Soldiers, they provide
world-class service support to more
than 122 customer units. “Training is
our priority, and it becomes very complex
when you have a large number of
Soldiers and conduct real world missions
on a daily basis,” said Capt. Natasha
Wayne, company commander. “But this
is what we do—the nation is at war and
if we get called upon, we are ready to
‘Fight Tonight.’”
Each quarter, the “Wreckers” show
off their skills on the training ground of
Warrior Base Story CLFX Range and
MPRC Rodriguez Range. They execute
UFL Exercise
– and refines command and control
procedures for operational protection of
forces in the Combined Rear Area, as
well as staff tactics, techniques and
procedures based on completed
functional reorganization of the 8th
Army staff.
On a more personal level, the
exercise is a chance for both active and
reserve components to conduct
Weapons Immersion Training with their
Soldiers. Completing the tasks becomes
even more difficult in Korea, where
there is a regular turnover of military
personnel. Conducting battle drills,
executing a staff problem-solving
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PHOTO COURTESY OF 61ST MAINTENANCE COMPANY
convoy defense tasks under simulated
battlefield conditions, building Soldier
confidence as they employ their weapons
in a realistic battle drill. On a regular
basis, the “Wreckers” have three CLFX
teams. Each team consists of 30 Soldiers
with six to eight vehicles. Each Soldier
is qualified on their weapon systems.
Most notable, the teams go through at
combat-speed during day and night
iterations. The convoy commander and
team leaders are in total control of their
convoy operations throughout the
iterations. During July 07 CLFX, the 61st
Maintenance Company took the title of
“Best 498th CSSB CLFX Team”. In
addition to CLFX, the “Wreckers” also
excelled during IED, MOUT, NBC,
MEDVAC, hand Grenade, and Sling
Load operations for concurrent training.
Every Soldier in the company knows
that training is their first priority.
According to Lt. Col. Charles R.
Hamilton, the battalion commander of
the 498th Combat Sustainment Support
Battalion, “This battalion trains hard.
Each quarter, we go to the field for a
battalion FTX and CLFX. I oversee all
training events. If I get a phone call today
to deploy a unit to OIF or to ‘Fight
Tonight’, I have full confidence in the
‘Wreckers.’ They are combat ready.
They are trained, ready to fight and will
perform world-class supply support.
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process, and collaborating through the
various commands and the Future
Operations cell took preparation that
began long before UFL, and in many
cases even before the RSOI exercise in
the Spring.
It’s UFL that provides the forum for
all military forces to hone and maintain
these unit and individual skills essential
for interoperability between the U.S.
armed forces and the R.O.K. military.
As UFL continues on, the exercise will
help, teach, coach, and mentor younger
Soldiers of 8th U.S. Army while
exercising senior leaders’ decision-
making capabilities.
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Members of the 155th Engineers Company from the South Dakota National Guard build decks to improve senior command facilities Aug. 17 on
USAG-RC. the 155th spent two weeks improving living quarters and barracks on Camp Jackson and USAG-RC.
155th Engineers Company improve,
renovate barracks on Red Cloud
By Jim Cunningham
USAG-RC Public Affairs
USAG-RED CLOUD—Elements
of the 155th Engineers Company from
South Dakota National Guard came to
USAG-RC Aug. 17 to renovate
barracks at USAG-RC and build decks
for garrison senior and tenant
commanders.
“These are National Guardsmen,”
said Ken Chang, director of
Directorate of Public Works,
Uijeongbu. “Although they are in
uniform now, they normally have
civilian jobs as carpenters, electricians,
and plumbers.”
The engineers of the 155th are a
part of the Troop Construction
Program, according to Chang.
“The Troop Construction Program
is a recognized Department of the
Army Program,” Chang said. “We are
bringing them here for the Soldiers’
sake. Even though they are working
on improvements to the senior
officer’s quarters now, they will be
working on Soldiers’ barracks for the
most part.”
It took the 11 engineers only two
days to construct the decks for the
senior and tenant commanders.
“We fell into the design already,”
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JIM CUNNINGHAM
said Sgt. 1st Class Eric Jennings of the renovation; construction of new trash Chang said. “We will request
155th Engineers Company, South bins and upgraded senior officers’ maximum personnel next year so we
Dakota National Guard. “The quarters with new decks, used to hold can renovate the barracks on USAG-
materials and the blueprints were official meetings. Casey. I am trying to set up a maximum
already selected, all we have to do is “Their priority is renovating deployment of 50 engineers each for
construction.” barracks while they are here this time,” four weeks next year.”
The 155th are special engineers and
ready to construct a myriad of projects.
“We are not ‘sappers’ but
construction engineers,” Jennings said.
“The whole unit specializes in vertical
construction.
The 155th Engineers will be at Red
Cloud for only two weeks, but once
the progress is assessed and evaluated,
DPW hopes to have them return next
year to renovate more barracks at
USAG-Casey.
“We are saving almost $20,000
having them here for two weeks,”
Chang said. “Next year our goal is to
have a larger unit from the 155th come
here and work on Casey. The
executive agent for this Troops
Construction program is 412th
Engineer Command based out of
Vicksburg, Miss. Korea has a forward
cell commanded by Col. Donato
Dinello. He is the one that made it
possible for us to get them here.” Col. Larry Jackson, USAG-Red Cloud commander, presents his
The main efforts of the 155th commander’s coin to the 11 members of the 155th Engineers Company,
Engineer Company will be barracks S.D. National Guard Aug. 23.
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USAG-RED CLOUD
Access Gate Construction
The contract for the construction of
the new rear Access Gate on Camp Red
Cloud and the widening of the access
road is awarded. Work will begin within
10 days. During this construction of
the new rear access gate on CRC base
access and exit will be limited to one
lane. Construction may take up to 150
days. For more information call: 732-
7306.
2007 U.S. Army Soldier Show
The 2007 U.S. Army Soldier Show
will be held Saturday at 2 and 7
p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. at the
USAG-Casey Carey Fitness
Center. For more information call:
732-5785.
AAFES Layaway
Policy Changes
Effective today, the existing AAFES
layaway policy will change to new
guidelines. This change will affect
AAFES facilities worldwide that
offer the layaway program. For
more information call: 732-6263/
6307.
Motorcycle Safety Class
at Camp Mobile
The next Motorcycle Safety class
will be held on Camp Mobile from
Sept. 15-23. For more information
call: 732-8529.
Second Taxi Service on
USAG-RC and Camp Stanley
A second taxi service is operation
on USAG-RC and Camp Stanley.
This company is to help supplement
the AAFES Airiang Taxi during
peak times as requested by Soldiers
in Area I. For more information
call: 732-6263/6307.
Dept. of the Army
Required Training.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
training and Mild Traumatic Brain
Injury training will be held in the
Camp Red Cloud Theater
Thursday. All United States
Civilians and U.S. Military are
required to attend training on either
date. For more information call:
732-9103.
Mitchell’s
Dates to Remember
Mitchell’s Club at USAG-RC will
feature Texas Hold’em poker
tournament Saturday and Sunday
starting at 11 a.m. A brunch will be
served for players and spectators
for $6.95. For more information call
732-8189.
USAG-RC and Area I website
Log onto the USAG-RC - Area I
website for more News and Notes,
weather, 8th Army site links, MWR
events information at http://
ima.korea.army.mil/area1/sites/local
USAG-RC
Cathy Dewar, EEO Manager, IMCOM-Korea, delivers annual training on laws and regulations regarding Equal
Employment matters and Sexual Harassment Aug.24 in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation conference room
on USAG-RC.
USAG-RC receives EEO training
By Jim Cunningham
USAG-RC Public Affairs
USAG-RED CLOUD—Every
year the Department of the Army
provides training for Soldiers and
Civilian personnel in the matters of
Equal Employment Opportunity laws
and regulations as they apply to both
supervisors and nonsupervisory
personnel. Cathy Dewar, EEO
manager, IMCOM-Korea, came to
USAG-RC Aug. 24 for refresher EEO
and Sexual Harassment training.
“The Department of the Army
requires we give training to supervisors
and nonsupervisory personnel on their
rights and responsibilities regarding
EEO and Sexual Harassment laws and
regulations,” Dewar said. “The laws
have not changed in the last year, but
there are new court rulings and
decisions that have been made in the
last year.”
The Department of the Army has
long held there is zero tolerance for
sexual harassment in the workplace.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex
discrimination, which violates Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title
VII applies to employers with 15 or
more employees, including state and
local governments. It also applies to
employment agencies and to labor
organizations as well as to the federal
government.
Unwelcome sexual advances,
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requests for sexual favors, and other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual
nature constitute sexual harassment
when this conduct explicitly or
implicitly affects an individual’s
employment, unreasonably interferes
with an individual’s work performance,
or creates an intimidating, hostile, or
offensive work environment.
Sexual harassment can occur in a
variety of circumstances, including but
not limited to the following:
The victim as well as the
harasser may be a woman or a man.
The victim does not have to be of the
opposite sex.
The harasser can be the
victim’s supervisor, an agent of the
employer, a supervisor in another area,
a co-worker, or a nonemployee.
The victim does not have to
be the person harassed, but could be
anyone affected by the offensive
conduct.
Unlawful sexual harassment
may occur without economic injury to
or discharge of the victim.
The harasser’s conduct must
be unwelcome.
It is helpful for the victim to inform
the harasser directly that the conduct
is unwelcome and must stop. The
victim should use any employer
complaint mechanism or grievance
system available.
“If you do not tell them to stop, they
JIM CUNNINGHAM
may think it is OK,” Dewar said.
“Their intentions may be OK, but they
may not know you are suffering. Most
of the time, just telling them to stop
will solve the problem. If it does not
stop, report it to your first-line
supervisor.”
When investigating allegations of
sexual harassment, EEOC looks at the
whole record: the circumstances and
the context in which the alleged
incidents occurred. A determination on
the allegations is made from the facts
on a case-by-case basis.
Prevention is the best tool to
eliminate sexual harassment in the
workplace. Employers are encouraged
to take steps necessary to prevent
sexual harassment from occurring.
They should clearly communicate to
employees that sexual harassment will
not be tolerated. They can do so by
providing sexual harassment training
to their employees and by establishing
an effective complaint or grievance
process and taking immediate and
appropriate action when an employee
complains.
“It is also unlawful to retaliate
against an individual for opposing
employment practices that discriminate
based on sex or for filing a
discrimination charge, testifying, or
participating in any way in an
investigation, proceeding, or litigation
under Title VII,” Dewar said.
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JIM CUNNINGHAM

Civilians and Soldiers who own vehicles in Area I must drive to Camp Kim in Seoul to register and renew their registration every year. The SOFA
agreement requires that the Korean DMV have someone on site to install the license plate and safety sticker. Usually a KATUSA provides the service.

POV registration coming to USAG-Casey

By Jim Cunningham
USAG-RC Public Affairs
USAG-Casey—The pass and
identification officer at building S-2533
on USAG-Casey will begin issuing
annual privately owned vehicle
registration decals Sept. 7, according
to Kenneth Schlueter, transition
services program administrator for
Army Career Alumni Program.
“The idea to begin registering
privately owned vehicles at USAG-
Casey started with a Lean Six Sigma
project,” said Oscar Lara, access
control officer, USAG-Casey.
“Someone inquired as to why we could
not register our vehicles at USAG-
Casey instead of going to Camp Kim
in Seoul. I passed the information on
to Schlueter, who is a Lean Six Sigma
green belt, and it grew from there.”
Civilians and Soldiers who own
vehicles in Area I must drive to Camp
Kim in Seoul to register and renew
their registration every year. All those
who make this yearly migration have
had the experience of the crowded
room and long wait before they can
actually submit their paperwork,
indicating their vehicle passed
emissions testing and a safety
inspection, in order to receive the new
safety sticker. The collective amount
of man-hours wasted in this effort
proved to be formidable.
“We were told we could not open a
Department of Motor Vehicles
registration service in Area I because
of Status of Forces Agreement treaty,”
Schlueter said. “We were told SOFA
requires the Korean DMV have
someone on site. Usually a Korean
Augmentation to the U.S. Army
Soldier provides the service. Upon
receiving a clarification, we found we
could provide the service in Area I.
Because we did not have more than
300 people to register vehicles, it was
decided to offer just the re-registration
service.”
“Although it is not a real cash-
savings, people have to leave their
office and drive to Camp Kim to
register their vehicles,” Schlueter said.
“You cannot do this on your own time
because the offices are not open after
work. You have to take time away
from work. Based on our survey, the
average number of hours someone
from USAG-Casey spends registering
their vehicle is up to six hours.”
The average time spent registering
POVs and the average pay grade of
the employees who must do so, a GS-
11, shows an average hourly wage of
$25 per hour being wasted while
registering vehicles. This amount
multiplied by the average number of
employees, 300, gives a savings from
$37,000-$38,000.
“This is not a savings you can spend
but a savings in man-hours,” Schlueter
said. “Lean Six Sigma measures
productivity in dollars.”
When assessing the situation in
registering vehicles at Camp Kim
instead of USAG-Casey, one can
imagine it being a project well suited
for Lean Six Sigma action.
“When we first considered the
situation, we looked at it as a typical
Lean Six Sigma project, which goes
through five stages called the DMAIC
process,” Schlueter said. “When
looking at the situation in the defining
stage we were able to discern instead
of being a full-blown LSS project, this
could be what is known as a ‘just do
it,’ which makes for a quicker
turnaround for this project.”
Since the U.S. Air Force eliminated
the registration decals in the United
States, Schlueter sees a possibility the
same could happen in the U.S. Army.
“The elimination of the decals may
have some merit,” Schlueter said.
“This would be a natural next step in
this process. If we could eliminate the
decal entirely, that would save even
more time and money.”

Commander extends holiday safety tips

By Margaret Banish-Donaldson
USAG-RC Public Affairs
USAG-Red Cloud—The garrison
commander of USAG-RC is urging everyone to
be safe during the Labor Day holiday.
“I want to challenge each of you to enjoy this
time off, but to do it in a safe way,” said Col.
Larry ‘Pepper’ Jackson, USAG-RC garrison
commander.
“I expect Soldiers and Civilian employees to
take advantage of the four-day weekend to relax
after the vigorous Ulchi Focus Lens exercise.”
Many Soldiers, civilians and their families will
be celebrating this last long weekend of the
season with travel, outdoor activities and social
gatherings.
“However, the combination of alcohol and a
long holiday weekend could be a prescription for motivating the proper behaviors.
tragedy,” Jackson said. “The safety of our Soldiers and their loved
“People who plan on drinking should not plan on ones is very important to me and by working
driving. And never get into a car with a driver who together we can make sure everyone remains
has been drinking.” safe and sound during the holiday weekend,”
There are other options to help people get around Jackson said.
if they have been drinking. They can make sure their
group has a designated driver who will not be
drinking, or they can volunteer to be a designated
driver. Also, people can use the public transit or taxi
cabs. Jackson also called on leaders across the camps
to be actively involved in ensuring all Soldiers and
Civilian employees are cautioned about the high risks
associated with this holiday. It is not only the
individual directly engaged in unsafe acts, but
also their supervisor and the chain of command
above them who must ensure they are aptly
Aug. 31, 2007
Hundreds turn out to admire everyone’s ‘best
friend’ at first annual Yongsan Dog Show
By Cpl. Kim Sang-wook
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
More than 400 community members
participated in a dog show Saturday
at the Yongsan Commissary parking
lot. Morale, Welfare and Recreation
and the Yongsan Commissary
prepared a unique activity made
possible by community members
themselves.
“We tried to make a different event
for the community,” said MWR
Recreation Specialist Mario Farrulla.
“We tried to get families together and
let them get out of the house.”
Farrulla said MWR arranged the
event with the commissary to give
military families an enjoyable time. He
said the key to the event was to focus
on families including dogs.
“We wanted to something for the
community,” said Yongsan
Commissary Store Manager Jose
Gonzalez. “We enjoyed the dog show.
It was great.”
Gonzalez said they received
sponsorship from pet food company
Purina. The commissary also provided
dog supplies at a 50 percent discount.
Before the main show, 14th Military
Police personnel performed a
demonstration on how K-9 dogs move
when they confront an intruder.
More than 60 people signed up to
Above: Ethan Bean,
5, wears a uniform
with his dog Bear.
Right: More than 400
community mem-
bers gathered to see
the Yongsan Dog
Show at the Yongsan
Commissary park-
ing lot.
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get on stage. With categories like,
“Look alike,” “Best dressed,” “Best
obedience,” “Best Cutest,” “Ugliest
Dog” and “Best Looking,” dog owners
felt enticed to show off their dogs.
Judges from the Yongsan Veterinary
Clinic graded the competition. The
MWR Pet Care Center even provided
puppies for raffle winners.
“It was more difficult than I thought
when you look at these dogs,” said Dog
Show Judge Jared Madden. “You
could see how much time it took to get
their dogs dressed up.”
“We are all winners,” said U.S.
Army Garrison – Yongsan Commander
Col. Dave Hall. “This is the first show,
but we will continue this every year.”
After the show, Hall gave prizes to
each category winner.
“We were waiting for this kind of
event,” said Best Obedience
Category Winner Terry Brown. “It
was all my family who trained our dog,
Prancer.”
Brown praised his dog’s attention
and talent.
“We are planning to have a similar,
but a different one next time,”
Farrulla said. “We want to do
something special with cats. We are
definitely going to continue these
kinds of events.”
Farrulla said he was happy the first DAVID MCNALLY
dog show turned out to be such an Vanessa Mitchell gets some love and adoration from her dog at the Yongsan Dog Show
unexpected sensation. Saturday at the Commissary parking lot.
Military Police Sgt. Christopher Jasper gets attacked from a military working dog during a demonstration.
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Students report for first day of school

Power Outages
There will be a weekend South Post
scheduled power outage Sept. 29-30
from 9 a.m - 5 p.m. both days. Main
Post will have a power outage 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Oct. 13. The work is required for
critial infrastructure maintenance. The
inclement weather plan calls for
alternate power outages Oct. 20-21.
Flea Market
There will be a flea market 10 a.m.
Saturday under the overpass next to
the Main Post Club. Register at the
Moyer Community Activity Center.
For information, call 723-3291.
End of Summer Jam
Enjoy live entertainment, kid’s games,
contests, drawings, vendors, food and
music during the “End of Summer Jam”
Garrison commander
talks to students
By David McNally
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
Garrison officials spent time speaking
with Yongsan students this week as
classes began for Seoul American
High School, Middle School and
Elementary School.
Garrison Commander Col. Dave
Hall spoke with freshmen and new
high school students Monday morning
during an orientation assembly at the
auditorium.
“As garrison commander, I’m kind
of like the mayor,” Hall said. “I’m
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noon-6 p.m. at the Main Post Club
parking lot. For more info, call 723-3291.
Dragon Hill Labor Day
Enjoy a Labor Day celebration 12-5 p.m.
Monday at the Oasis Courtyard. Food
and drinks will be on sale and a live
band, “Blue Frog,” will perform from 2-
5 p.m. For information, call 738-2222.
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is
sponsoring an event for all members 3-
7 p.m. Sunday at Yongsan Bowling
Lanes. For information, call 010-6696-
responsible for making this community Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hall speaks to Seoul American High School students Monday.
a safe place for you to live and go to
school.”
Hall said he wanted to make a deal
with the students.
“I need your help to keep the
community safe,” he said. “I will do
everything in my power to provide you
with the best facilities possible.”
The commander outlined the morale,
welfare and recreation facilities and
activities available at Yongsan
Garrison.
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“I’m talking about the Yongsan BY

7214.
Protestant Women
Protestant Women of the Chapel invites
all women to the fall kick-off program
“Prepare for the Bridegroom” 9-11:15
a.m. Wednesday at South Post Chapel.
For information, call 794-1983.
Pool Tournament
There will be a pool tournament 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 6 at Moyer Community
Activity Center. For information, call
723-3291.
Baby Sitting Class
The American Red Cross will hold a
Babysitting Class 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sept. 8
at Moyer Community Activity Center.
For information, call 738-3670.
Soldier Show
The U.S. Army Soldier Show will be 7
p.m. Sept. 12-13 at Collier Field House.
For information, call 738-5254.
Garrison Calendar
Connect to the Garrison Calendar from
the USFK Global by opening Calendar,
select “Open a Shared Calendar,” type
yongsan, click OK, select Yongsan
again and click OK. For information,
call 738-7354.
Garrison Web Site
For more news and information, the
weather forecast, heat index
information and even a community
telephone book, visit the U.S. Army
Garrison-Yongsan Web site at http://
yongsan.korea.army.mil.
Freshmen and new students attend a
Family Fun Park where we have a
welcome assembly at the school auditorium.
skate park, batting cages, putt putt
golf,” he said. “We have MWR paying
for first run movies every day – that
means free movies for you.”
Hall also said the gymnasiums,
libraries, afterschool programs, tours
and many other activities are designed
to keep students entertained and
active.
“I just need you to focus on two
things,” he said. “Those two things are
safety and behavior.”
During a question and answer Students learn about dress codes and
See Students
Students, Page 12 attendance policies at the assembly.
Parents, students attend school orientation
By Pfc. Im Jin-min
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Seoul American High
School opened its doors to students and parents for an
orientation Aug. 22 at the school auditorium. New students
and parents enjoyed a tour of the campus guided by senior
students.
“We have 670 students from 9th to 12th this year,” said
Principal Robert Sennett. “It means it is small enough for
students to get to know everybody in their class, but large
enough for a variety of activities and events students can
enjoy.”
Sennett and many staff members welcomed the parents
and students. They explained about the faculty, facilities,
and enrollment. Teachers outlined the importance of
discipline, attendance and dress code.
During the orientation, Geri Fortner from the Adolescent
Substance Abuse Counseling Service said she is available
anytime if students wanted to talk.
A student support group, known as “S2S” or Student to
Student provides support. Representative Kathryn Judge
Seoul American High School Principal Robert
Sennett welcomes students.
Students wait to cross the road near the newly
refinished high school field.
also promised that seniors would help newcomers and
transitioning freshmen to feel at home.
“You will find many opportunities in Seoul to enjoy
yourself, from subways, tours, parks and a wealth of stuff
you will not find anywhere else,” said Alice McHan from
the Counseling Department. “Take advantage of them.”
Parents will also have an opportunity to get involved in
the Parent Teacher Organization.
“We raise funds to help defray costs of tournament fees,
billeting costs, and other supplies the school needs,” said
PTO member Mary Ann Dalzell. “Help us with your active
participation.”
Sennett encouraged students to get involved.
“Students who get involved with friends in some sort
of activity tend to find school easier and will learn to have
a successful year,” he said.
The orientation ended as seniors led new students and
parents out of the auditorium for an entertaining tour of
the school facilities.
“This looks like a school parents can trust,” said parent
Timothy Fitzgerald.
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Safety is major concern as school year starts
By David McNally
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — As all three
Yongsan Department of Defense Dependent schools
started classes this week, safety officials are taking
notes and sounding off. Drivers need to get back
into the rhythm of observing school speed limits and
watching out for young pedestrians, officials said.
“Community members are dropping off children
alongside both 8th Army Drive and X Corps
Boulevard, which are both high traffic areas,” said
DoDDS-Korea Security, Safety and Antiterrorism
Officer Paul Shelburne. “The community is also using
the school bus drop off zones in back of the
Elementary School and in front of the High School
to drop off children.”
Shelburne said instead of stopping to drop off
students in high traffic areas, parents should use side
roads or parking lots.
“The elementary school even has a special drop
off zone where cars can pull in off of the main road,”
Shelburne said.
Visit the Garrison Web site at http://
yongsan.korea.army.mil for a detailed diagram of
possible student drop-off points.
“We gave a lot of tickets to speeders during the
first couple of days of school,” said USAG-Yongsan
Emergency Services Director Ricky Oxendine.
“Tickets can lead to suspension of driving privileges.
It is very important to slow down in school zones.”
Shelburne said he has a list of do’s and don’ts for
keeping students safe.
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How we maintain
communications
By Col. Dave Hall
USAG-Yongsan Commander
F
inding out what is happening
in the garrison has never been
easier. You’re reading the
newspaper, so I don’t need to cover
that, but perhaps you are unaware of
other avenues of communication
available to you.
We maintain a robust presence on
the Internet. Through daily updates to
the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan Web
site, we track community events with
the Yongsan Calendar. We pass on
important bits of information and
publish five to seven press releases
each week. If you haven’t visited the
site, I suggest you do. The address is
http://yongsan.korea.army.mil.
We also have an e-mail newsletter
that we send out every Friday to
highlight upcoming weekend events,
weather and links to our current press
releases. You can subscribe to the
newsletter by sending an e-mail to
yongsan@korea.army.mil.
Our Commander’s Access Channel
is a PowerPoint presentation that plays
24-7 on MWR Cable Channel 3. You
can listen to news and information
Connect to the Yongsan Calendar!
Yongsan
1. Open Microsoft Outlook. Go
to Calendar and click “Open a
Shared Calendar.”
2. Type yongsan and click OK.
Then choose Yongsan from the
list and click OK.
Students
session, students asked why road
guard vests are required during
daylight hours.
“First, it’s an Army regulation,” Hall
said. “But, the answer is, they work.
The vests help drivers to see you.”
Hall gave out his e-mail address and
told the students that when he was a
garrison commander in Germany some
of the best ideas came from students.
Safety
DO’s
„ Watch closely for directions from
Military Police at intersections and obey
their commands
„Use the school drop off lane in front of
the elementary school and alongside
Youth Services Gymnasium
„ Slow down to 25 KPH in front of all
schools
„ Use designated crosswalks and
pedestrian overpasses
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while you’re watching Channel 3. We
play Eagle FM, 102.7FM. Last week,
we added K-16 Air Base to the
Commander ’s Access Channel
audience.
If you’re on the global, you can
access the Yongsan Calendar. The
instructions are posted on the diagram
below. This is really helpful because
you can double-click an event and get
the point of contact information. If
you’re not on the global, there is a
version of the calendar at our Web site.
Communication is a two-way street.
I want to hear from you because your
input is valuable. You are more than
welcome to send me your suggestions,
comments and feedback through our
USAG-Yongsan Hotline. Fire off an e-
mail with your comments to
usagyongsanhotline@korea.army.mil.
You can also leave a voicemail at 738-
3484. I look forward to hearing from you!
from Page 10
“This is your chance to bring up
issues,” he said. “I have an open-door
policy.”
The students also listened to school
officials cover topics like attendance,
dress code, discipline and the school
rules.
Students also learned about bus
saftey, antiterrorism and the student
council.
from Page 11
DON’Ts
„Drop off children within marked bus
loading/unloading zones
„Drop off children alongside X Corps
Blvd. or 8th Army Drive
„Drop off students within crosswalks or
at intersections
„ Let children get out on the roadside of
your automobile
„ Attempt to drive around traffic that has
backed up in the vicinity of a crosswalk
The Morning Calm Weekly
Be aware of your rights when
it comes to debt collectors
Know the legal process,
how it works
By Capt. Holly B. Nostrant
USAG Humphreys Legal Center
Is someone calling you or sending you
correspondence about a debt that you owe?
Is this happening to someone you know or work
with?
If so, you need to know about the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act.
Under the FDCPA, a consumer is protected from
abusive, deceptive and unfair debt collection
practices.
If a debt collector violates this federal law, a
consumer can sue the debt collector.
If successful, the debt collector may be liable for
actual damages, additional damages and court costs.
Oftentimes you may not realize that the debt
collector is violating the law.
Some debt collectors will use your ignorance or
fear against you.
If you receive any communications from a debt
collector, you should contact a legal assistance
attorney for assistance.
Pay attention to the following scenarios and
questions.
If the situation applies and you can say “yes” to
any of the questions, the debt collector may have
violated the FDCPA.
Scenario 1
Alice owes a debt. A debt collector wants to contact
Alice, so they contact someone she knows to get
her phone number and address. Did the debt
collector:
- Fail to identify themselves and what information
they are requesting?
- If asked, fail to identify their employer?
- State that Alice owes a debt?
- Use language or symbols that show they are a
debt collector?
- Communicate with the person more than once?
- Use a postcard?
- Fail to only contact Alice’s attorney if they knew
she was represented and had the attorney’s name
and contact information?
Scenario 2
Bob owes a debt. The debt collector contacts him
directly. Did the debt collector:
- Call at an unusual time or place?
- Call between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. local time where
Bob lives?
- Know that Bob has an attorney and the attorney’s
contact information?
- Call Bob at work if they knew the employer prohibits
the contact? *Note to Soldiers: Army Regulation
(AR) 600-15 supports the FDCPA. Under
paragraph 1-7a, a debt collector can only contact
the Army for assistance if you give them signed and
written consent, or they have a court order.
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Scenario 3
Cindy owes a debt. A debt collector keeps contacting
her and she wants them to stop. Cindy sends them
written notice stating that she refuses to pay, or she
wants them to stop contacting her. Did the debt
collector:
- Contact her other than to give notice that they will
stop or invoke a specified remedy?
Scenario 4
Dave owes a debt. A debt collector contacts him.
Dave suspects that the debt collector is harassing
or abusing him. Did the debt collector:
- Use violence or threats to harm Dave, his reputation
or his property?
- Use obscene or profane language?
- Continuously or repeatedly cause his telephone to
ring or engage a conversation with any person at
the called number?
- Make phone calls without disclosing their identity?
Scenario 5
Hank owes multiple debts to a single creditor. A
debt collector starts contacting him and he disputes
some of the debts. Hank decides to send a payment
for a specific debt. Did the debt collector:
- Fail to apply the payment according to Hank’s
directions?
- Apply the payment to a disputed debt?
See next week’s edition for more on Debt Collectors.
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Aug 31- Sep 6

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The Invasion The Bourne Ultimatum The Bourne Ultimatum No Show No Show No Show Live Free Or Die Hard
(PG13) 8:30 p.m. (PG13) 8:30 p.m. (PG13) 8:30 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m.

1408 — Renowned horror novelist
Mike Enslin believes only in what he
can see with his own two eyes. But
after a string of best-sellers
discrediting paranormal events in the
most infamous haunted houses and
graveyards around the world, he
has no real proof of life afterlife. But
.Enslin's phantom-free run of long
and lonely nights is about to change
forever when he checks into suite
1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel
for his latest project, "Ten Nights in
Haunted Hotel Rooms." Defying the
warnings of the hotel manager, the
author is the first person in years to
stay in the reputedly haunted room.
Another best-seller may be
imminent, but first he must go from
skeptic to true believer- and
ultimately survive the night. Rated
PG-13 (violence, terror, frightening
images, language) 104 minutes
Live Free Or Die Hard — On the
July 4th holiday, an attack on the
vulnerable United States
infrastructure begins to shut down
the entire nation. The mysterious
figure behind the scheme has
figured out every modern angle --
but he never figured on an old-
school "analog" fly in the "digital"
ointment: John McClane. No mask.
No cape. No problem. Rated PG-13
(action violence, language, sexual
situation) 130 minutes
Stardust — A young man named
Tristan tries to win the heart of
Victoria, the beautiful but cold object
of his desire, by going on a quest to
retrieve a fallen star. His journey takes
him to a mysterious and forbidden land
beyond the walls of his village. On his
odyssey, Tristan finds the star, which
has transformed into a striking girl
name Yvaine. However, Tristan is not
the only one seeking the star. A king's
four living sons, not to mention the
ghosts of their three dead brothers,
all need the star as they vie for the
throne. Tristan must also overcome
the evil witch, Lamia, who needs the
star to make her young again. As
Tristan battles to survive these
threats, encountering a pirate named
Captain Shakespeare and a shady
trader named Ferdy the Fence along
the way, his quest changes. Rated
PG-13 (fantasy violence, resque
humor) 124 minutes
Licence To Wed — Newly
engaged Ben Murphy and his
fiancee, Sadie Jones, plan to live
happily ever after. The problem is
that Sadie's family church, St.
Augustine's, is run by Reverend
Frank, who won't bless Ben and
Sadie's union until they pass his
patented, "foolproof" marriage-prep
course. Consisting of outrageous
classes, outlandish homework
assignments and some outright
invasion of privacy, Reverend
Frank's rigorous curriculum puts
Ben and Sadie's relationship to the
test. Forget happily ever after--do
they even have what it takes to
make it to the altar? Rated PG-13
(sexual humor, language) 100
minutes
The Invasion — When a
mysterious alien infection spreads like
an epidemic over the entire country, a
woman fights to save her own life
and the life of her son, who may hold
the key to stopping the takeover. A
mysterious epidemic is sweeping the
world, but takes one Washington DC
psychiatrist to discover that the
disease is extraterrestrial in origin.
When her son becomes infected, she
and a colleague must work together
to find a cure, before the entire world
is lost. Rated PG-13 (violence,
disturbing images, terror) 93 minutes

The Bourne Ultimatum No Show No Schedule No Schedule No Show No Show No Show

(PG13) 6:45 p.m.
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USAG-Yongsan We’re not so different after all
By Chaplain (Maj.) Jerald Jacobs Families were divided by barbed wire and bullets.
IMCOM-Korea U.N. forces from all over the globe responded to
Catholic Mass Sunday 8 a.m. South Post Chapel The readers of The Morning Calm are a very correct the evil. Far too many lost their lives in
11:30 a.m. Memorial Chapel diverse group: Servicemembers from the United the struggle. Tens of thousands of Service-
5 p.m. Memorial Chapel States, the Republic of Korea and other allied members from many nations have been separated
Tues./Wed. 12:05 p.m. 121 Hospital Chapel nations; government employees and contractors from their families to defend freedom here.
Mon./Thur./Fri 12:05p.m. Memorial Chapel (also from many nations); members of the The presence of what we call “evil” in our
1st Sat. 9a.m. Memorial Chapel diplomatic community; students and dependents. world is also an effect of our spiritual condition.
Jewish Friday 7 p.m. South Post Chapel We are so very different. Or are we? There appears to me to be a downward pressure
Episcopal Sunday 10 a.m. Memorial Chapel Observing the mingled cultures in Korea I am on all cultures toward selfishness. Unchecked, it
United Pent. Sunday 1:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel struck by how similar we are. It appears to me causes people to harm, kill, steal and lie. If we
Collective Prot. Sunday 8 a.m. Memorial Chapel that we share some basic hopes, dreams, values were all free of this self-serving human instinct
(Weekly Communion) 9:30 a.m. 121 Hospital Chapel
and emotions. we’d find our cultures to be much more similar in
(Korean) 9:30 a.m. Hannam Village
I believe that there’s a simple explanation for the most important ways.
10 a.m. South Post Chapel
10 a.m. MTF (R.O.C.K.) both, and it’s spiritual. My understanding is that in The different ways societies and cultures do
10:30 a.m. K-16 Chapel a single deliberate act, God created humanity in similar things – those are the “spice of life.” We
11 a.m. Hannam Village Chapel His own image. We are – spiritually – like God. should celebrate and enjoy them. They can enrich
(Gospel) Noon South Post Chapel Each of us has a unique personality. We can and enliven all our lives without dividing us.
KATUSA Thursday 6:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel make ethical decisions. We can imagine another’s It’s what we have in common that matters the
KCFA 2nd Tues. 11:45 a.m. Memorial Chapel thoughts and feelings and let that information most. The shared search for meaning, fulfillment,
3rd Tues. 11:45 a.m. Memorial Chapel direct our choices. value and love is not only what makes us human,
Art, education, faith, family and fun attest to the but brings us closest to acting like the God Who
innate goodness and value of every human. As created us.
we contribute positively to each of these we grow Our efforts to embrace our human commonality
Area II Chaplains a better society. We make the little piece of the will serve as a call to those who see our efforts to
Chaplain (LTC) James P. King (Area II Staff Chaplain) world in which we have influence safer, healthier do the same in their lives.
james.p.king@korea.army.mil or DSN 738-3009 and happier. My reading of the Bible indicates that God
Chaplain (MAJ) Adolph G. DuBose (Deputy Area II CH) But we don’t always live up to our calling to created us to live together in harmony and mutual
adolph.g.dubose@korea.army.mil or DSN 738-4043 reflect the divine, the infinite and the higher and benefit. If we can see the value of every human
nobler attributes of God. The combined military being-whether or not they act, speak, think or
Chaplain (MAJ) Leo Mora Jr. (Family Life Chaplain)
presence in the Republic of Korea is ample drive like we do – we’ll make that divine goal of
evidence of how humans’ choices cause huge harmony more possible and enjoy life a whole lot
changes and greatly affect so many lives. more.
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Feature
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Yongin, Baran LSAs offer Soldiers, Marines a

touch of ‘home away from home’ -- as seen
through a bubble

PHOTOS BY ANDRE D. BUTLER USAG HUMPHREYS PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Marine Lt. Col. Sean Wester, 3rd MEF Headquarters Group and LSA (right) Marine Master Sgt. Earl Watie and fellow Marines (clockwise)
commander, gives David W. Frodsham, USAG Humphreys deputy garrison Staff Sgt. Robert. L. Bingaman, II, Sgt. Darius, the dominologist, Smith
commander, a tour of Baran LSA with Staff Sgt. Robert Swanson. and Pfc. Matt Sova play a game of dominos at Baran LSA.

“We don’t lower our

standards when servicing
our [Warfighters] because
of the conditions. It is our
job to ensure they have the
best service at all times. We
are family.”

—Col. John E. Dumoulin, Jr.,

USAG Humphreys Garrison Marine Staff Sgt. Samuel Morgan, 3rd MEF
Commander systems chief, continues his fitness routine.
Spc. Meagan Dryden, I Corps civil affairs
specialist, smiles as she speaks to her mother
in Oregan from Yongin’s MWR tent. (left) Marine Lance Cpl.
Timothy Havlock, Marine
Air Support Group, Sgt.
Eddie Grant, 9th
Engineer Support
Battalion and Cpl. Dana
Margulies, 3rd MEF
Band, conduct daily
operations during Ulchi
Focus Lens 2007 at Baran
Marine Cpl. Kyung Chun, 3rd Logistics Group Life Support Area.
supply administrative specialist, shops at the
Baran AFFESS Mobile Shoppette.

U.S. Army Soldiers,

KATUSA Soldiers and
U.S. Airmen take a lunch
break in the mess tent
located at Yongin Life
Support Area during the
exercise.

Marines pay a visit to the Baron laundry tent.

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UFL ‘07 Soldier spotlight: Sgt. Seung Lee
By Andre D. Butler
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
From Korea to New York, Sgt. Seung Lee, a U.S.
Army Reserve rear operations center sergeant for
the 2nd Infantry Division, is a Korean American born
in Korea whose life adventures come full circle in
the Land of the Morning Calm.
Camp Humphreys – Age 28
Hometown: New York City
Job: Public Affairs
Local Residence: Seoul
College/Major: Cornell University/Policy
Analysis and Management — 1 semester, Ewha
Woman’s University, Seoul.
Q: First off, how did you as a man get the
chance to study at a university for women?
A: “Ewha University is the only university in
Korea that my college had a partnership with for
the study abroad program. So my senior year of
college, I was given the chance to participate in that
program. It was a unique opportunity so I decided
to take it.”
Q: Where were you born and raised?
A: “I was born in Korea but at an early age,
approximately one, my family moved to America,
and I’ve been living in America pretty much all of
my life in the city of New York. My father worked
for the Korean Consulate.”
Q: Do you speak Korean Native?
A: “At the time I lived in New York my family
only spoke the language in our home, but it was very
basic. I knew simple phrases but wasn’t proficient
in the language. That’s one of the reasons I decided
to come here, so that I could learn more of the
Soldiers enjoy time at
Yongin Life Support Area
By Andre D. Butler
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
Yongin Life Support Area provides Soldiers
participating in Ulchi Focus Lens 07 with many of
the comforts of home while they are deployed to
Korea.
The LSA is one of three set up in Area III to
support this year’s exercise which kick off Aug.
19. Those living at the LSA say they could ask for
no more during this field exercise. “Its facilities are
great,” said 1st Lt. Joe Gatti, 42nd Military Police
Company provost marshal operation’s officer.”
“The area is clean, which is nice, and the food is
good,” he said. Gatti is stationed at Fort Lewis,
Wash., and he said the officials in charge of the
LSA provide field trips and tours for Soldiers staying
there.
Yongin has everything from a movie theater to
video games set up in the MWR tent. There is also
Korean culture. I came here five years ago and
decided to study the language. And now
communicating is not as much of a problem for me.”
Q: What about other cultural areas?
A: “My parents are first generation Koreans, and
they would still do traditional things in our home in
America. So the environment I grew up in was very
culturally based. At first, I didn’t understand a lot of
it, but that’s how things were.”
Q: How was it growing up in New York as a
Korean American?
A: “I went to public school as a child, but I attended
a private university. I lucked out because some of
my friends who are also Korean American had
problems meshing or blending in well with others.
But for me, even though I’m ethnically Korean, most
people could tell that I was American by my
mannerisms or by some of the things I did or said.
So people accepted me for who I am. I had a lot of
a medical tent with sick-call hours for those in need.
“We are well prepared out here,” said Staff Sgt.
Jackie Samuel, 168th Medical Battalion NCOIC of
operations at Yongin. “And the comforts that the
LSA has makes being out here that much better,”
he said.
“They provide great services for the Soldiers.”
“I am enjoying myself,” said Pfc. Andrea Kim, a
medical specialist at the LSA.
“There is nothing more that we need. This place
has the best bathrooms that I have ever seen in a
field exercise,” she said.
“They are always clean.”
The LSA offers Soldiers a way of calling home
too — back to the states.
Computers are set up with internet access, and
warfighters can use them whenever they want. “I’m
very happy,” said Spc. Aaron Walls, a security
specialist for I Corps. “This is one of the best tent
cities I’ve been to in years.”
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fun. It was only after I got to Korea that I felt like a
foreigner.”
Q: Explain that a little?
A: “The more interesting angle is that when you
come here you look Korean but you’re not really
Korean. Yes, I look Korean, but it’s only when I
speak that they can tell I’m not from here. I speak
Korean now -- but I am not fluent at it, so I may
mispronounce something, and that’s when they
realize I actually grew in America. But over the years
I have gotten better with the language.”
Q: What are other differences you face here
in Korea?
A: “In the beginning it’s a cultural shock --
especially in Seoul. Everything takes getting use to
-- it’s a major city just like New York. It just take
time to adapt.”
Q: Why did you choose to live here?
A: “After graduating college I wanted to learn
more about my family’s culture. I have family here
and we get together on holidays, which is really nice.
When I was a child, we visited Korea once or twice
-- but that was it. So now I get the chance to be
around them more. I want to know as much as I
can about both sides of me -- Korean and American.
And this gives me the opportunity to do that.”
Q: Five years, where do you want to be?
A: “I see myself working in diplomacy.”
Q: Ten years?
A: “Same thing, I want to make it a career.”
Q: What about a wife and kids?
A: “Brake-Brake, I am putting together an op-
order now.”
ANDRE D. BUTLER
Mark Cox, from USAG Humphreys DPTMS,
briefs David W. Frodsham, USAG Humphreys
deputy commander, in the movie tent as Sgt.
1st Class Travis Martell looks on.
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CDC Teacher Needed

Child and Youth Services, Child
Development Center is currently
looking for a qualified teacher to teach
First Day at HAES...
brand new Pre-Kindergarten class, ages
4-5. Hours will be from 8 a.m -5 p.m with
classroom hours being 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Humphreys American Elementary
Salary is $13.12- $15.69 per hour. Great
benefits package, including medical,
dental, 401K and COLA. Qualifications:
School students go back to school
Possess and maintain one of the
following: Child Development
Associate, Army School Age Credential
(Boys and Girls of Club America) or
Army Practicum, Possess AA degree
with major emphasis in childcare.
Preferred: Possess BA/BS degree with
a major emphasis on ECE, Elementary
Education, Child Development, Home
Economics or Special Education.

U.S. Army Reservists Wanted

The 343rd Support Center, USAG
Humphreys, is seeking Soldiers
interested in continuing to serve in the
U.S. Army Reserves. You will retain PX,
Commissary, MWR, banking and postal
privileges just like active duty. Soldiers
will be retrained in open MOS slots.
For more information contact Richard
Scott at USAG Humphreys -- 753-8634,
ScottRW@korea.army.mil.

Intermediate-level Education
ILE Phase I course will be held Sept.
10-12 in Yongsan. The course is aimed
at Army Reserve majors and captains,
PHOTOS BY DIANE HOBLER, HEAS LIBRARIAN
but active duty officers can attend.
Joshua Xanders and his mom, Nicole, wait for the Dori Smith and her dad, Stanley, pose for a shot
After completion of the course the
officers will be Military Education Level bell to ring on the first day of school. before school starts at HAES on Monday.
4 (MEL4) qualified. Contact Lt. Col.

Wonju ‘Good Neighbor’ partners

Dennis Davenport, 723-4394,
Dennis.Davenport@korea.army.mil.

Splish & Splash Free for Labor Day

Holiday Weekend

host students from Virgina

The Splish & Splash Water Park at
USAG Humphreys will be free of charge
Labor Day weekend -- Sept. 1-4.

Tommy D’s to Close for Repairs

Tommy D’s will close on Sunday for
infrastructure repairs. MWR expects
the facility to reopen on or about
Oct. 31.
Industry Certification Offered
USAG Humphreys is the latest location
available to administer required
industry certification. There are test
offered for IT, HR, and many other
skills. The testing center is located at
the Area III DOIM in Bldg. 1272, Room
112. The center will be available for
testing M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 5p.m. To
By Wonju Enclave Staff
USAG Camps Long and Eagle
CAMPS LONG and EAGLE -
USAG Camps Long and Eagle
partnered with Wonju City and the
Wonju Chapter of People to People in
hosting seven junior high and high
school students and four teachers from
Roanoke, Va., during their two week
visit to Wonju.
Wonju City and Roanoke are sister
cities and part of the “Roanoke Valley
Sister Cities” organization. P B W E S
HOTOS Y ONJU NCLAVE TAFF

schedule an exam call 754-3608.
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Humphrey’s common pages or for
submissions for the News & Notes
section, call 754-6132, 8847 or 8598.
You can also email all of your
information to
andre.butler@korea.army.mil.
Officials from both countries have Teachers and students from Roanoke, Va., take a photo with Wonju officals.
worked closely to build this They also received a tour of Camp Long during their visit in country.
relationship. They were excited that The students were excited to meet
the group came to visit. Soldiers and visit a U.S. military
This was their first visit, however, installation.
many of the student’s families had Maj. Bruce Townley, garrison
hosted Korean exchange students commander of Camps Long and Eagle,
during a similar program this past year. capped the event with a short magic
Yi, Mun Hwan, president of the show and candy for the group to
Wonju Chapter PTP, sponsored lunch celebrate one of the student’s birthday.
at the snack bar for the Soldiers and After departing Camp Long, the
students during their tour of the group visited with Mayor Kim, of
installation. Wonju City -- dinner followed the visit.
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U.S., ROK Marines enjoy day at USO BBQ
LRD Rock Band performs for
hundreds at Baran LSA
Story and Photos By Andre D. Butler
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
United States and Republic of
Korea Marines gathered Sunday for
a United States Army Garrison
Humphreys USO barbeque and
concert at Baran’s ROK Marine
Corps base.
More than 300 Marines participated
in the event that featured the LRD
rock band from Seoul.
The ROK Marine Corps rock band
also performed for the crowd.
The afternoon was filled with
entertainment and games.
LRS played a variety of new school
and old school tunes which the Marines
cheered, jumped and rocked to.
After two sets of play LRD gave
way to the ROK Marine Corps
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rockers who hyped the onlookers even
more.
The event was sponsored by the
USO as a way to give the Marines
some relaxation time during this year’s
Ulchi Focus Lens training exercise.
The U.S. Marines are on the peninsula
participating in UFL by way of
Okinawa, Japan.
While here, the U.S. Marines are
living at the Baran Life Support Area
which is located on the ROK
compound.
The U.S. Marine Corps leaders
also gave out prizes and gifts during
the event. They ranged from IPODs
to soccer balls.
LRD ended the concert with an
afternoon session filled with music,
food, fun and laughter.
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Daegu American School students begin new
school year with A+ classroom annex
By Pfc. Na Kyung-chul
USAG Daegu Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – It might
be exciting for anyone to do
something in a brand-new
environment. People can be
motivated by the new
environment so that they can
improve their ability or
succeed on their projects.
The students of Daegu
American School started the
new school year in brand new
classrooms Aug. 27, with the
official opening of a classroom
annex housing a variety of
facilities to broaden their
education, improve their
learning experience and unlock
their potential.
DAS held a ribbon cutting
ceremony for the new
classroom annex Aug. 27 on
Camp George with students,
garrison leadership and school
and construction officials in
attendance.
The 544-day annex project
began Feb. 22, 2006, and was
completed Aug. 20. Yul-lim
Construction Company
completed the $7 million
project on time, including
demolition of one building and
tennis courts and the
construction of the annex, a
road and parking spaces.
“We couldn’t have picked
‘Good Samaritan’ Soldiers help wounded man
By Pfc. Dana R. Pugh
19th ESC Public Affairs
SOUTH KOREA - Two
United States Forces Korea
Soldiers came to the rescue
Aug. 16 when they observed
a Korean citizen in distress and
used their sense of compassion
and military training to help
him.
Staff Sgt. Alisa Cogman,
transportation coordinator,
and Spc. Christopher J.
Miserlian, Ammunition Supply
Specialist, both from the 6th
Ordnance Battalion, were en
route to Camp Stanley when
they came upon an injured
Korean.
“I noticed an elderly Korean
U.S. Army Garrison Daegu leaders, school administrators and construction representatives joined Daegu
American School students and faculty members for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 27 to open the school’s
new $7 million classroom annex on Camp George.
a better day to hold this
ceremony than the first day of
school,” said Col. Michael P.
Saulnier, United States Army
Garrison Daegu commander.
“The fact that our kids can use
this great new addition on their
first day back, enhancing their
educational experience, is a
testament to the hard work of
everyone who worked on this
project over the last 18
months.”
man lying in the middle of the
road next to a wrecked motor
scooter,” said Cogman. “Spc.
Miserlian put on the
emergency lights and I
grabbed the first aid kit.”
The man had scrapes and
gouges to his arms, shoulders,
hands and legs. Although the
man seemed to be in pain, he
had no sign of broken bones
or major injuries.
Miserlian proceeded to
administer first aid to the man
and carried him to the side of
the road with another Korean
man, who called for help,
while Cogman directed
traffic.
“First aid is important
because you never know
The classroom annex has a
variety of facilities. On the
first floor, there are two
kindergarten classrooms, a
music room with two practice
booths, and business and
computer labs. On the second
floor, there are three general
purpose classrooms and a
Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps (JROTC)
classroom with a firing range
for pellet ammunition. This can
when you may be called upon
to render it,” said 1st Sgt.
Nicholas Castillo, first
sergeant, 6th Ord. Bn. “It
could very well be a family
member who needs first aid.
Without that training, it could
possibly be a matter of life or
death.”
Cogman and Miserlian
relied on their military training
and experience in this
situation, which is not
something every Soldier has
an opportunity to do, said
Miserlian.
“I believe my military
training helped out a lot,” said
Miserlian. “Our training
teaches us to react, and that
is what I did. I did not have to
PHOTO BY
be shocking to some people
because schools don’t usually
have firing ranges, but it is just
for the JROTC students and
range safety procedures will
be strictly observed.
The music room features
state-of-the-art soundproofing
to ensure that students can
practice their instruments
without disturbing the studies
of fellow students in other
classrooms.
thin about what I should do, I
knew what I had to do.”
When American Soldiers
reach out to help Korean
people, it is not only an act of
kindness, but the gesture adds
strength to our military alliance,
said Castillo.
“Every time an event like
this occurs, we are winning
the hearts and minds of the
Korean people,” said Castillo.
“I think if more Soldiers
stepped up to the plate [in
these situations], our Korean
hosts would have a more
positive view of the American
Soldier.”
“Events like these show the
Korean people as well as the
American Soldiers and
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The new annex also
features fire doors, which close
automatically in the event of a
fire to avoid it spreading to
other parts of the building.
Additionally, the elevators
are designed for physically
challenged students so that
they may move between floors
more easily.
A lot of planning also went
into the building’s extensive
electrical systems. The mass
notification system is
specifically designed to
operate in the event of a
variety of emergency
situations, to notify students
and faculty so that they may
act accordingly and safely.
“It was a challenging
CORINNE VAIL
construction project,” said
Ms. Hong Kyong-suk, quality
assurance representative for
the Far East District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers,
Southern Resident Office.
“Camp George is a housing
area and students {were near}
the construction area [while
attending school], so we had
to concentrate on safety. In
spite of these difficulties, the
construction is completed
successfully and I’m sure that
these new classrooms will
improve Daegu American
School students’ school lives.”
civilians that we are not just
here to pass the time as a
‘have-to’ duty,” said Cogman.
“It also exhibits that we see
them as equals and we
genuinely care for them as
fellow human beings.”
The Soldiers said they
stopped because they knew it
was the right thing to do.
“I knew that I needed to
take action simply because
someone needed help,” said
Miserlian. “I am just glad I had
to chance to make an impact
on someone’s life. I have
been here in Korea for almost
a year, and this will be one of
the things that I will never
forget.”
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New Hours
The Camp Henry Food Court tests
new operating hours from Sep. 1 to
Oct. 31: Mon. - Sat., 6:30 a.m. -
6 p.m., and Sunday, 12 - 6 p.m. For
information, call Yi Hye-kyong at
768-8670.
NTS Extension
To all Department of the Army Civilian
employees serviced by Area IV CPAC:
If you have Non-Temporary Storage
in CONUS, please contact
florence.cruz@korea.army.mil, 768-
6624 or hyonhui.hong@korea.army.mil,
768-8048 before Sep. 15 to extend your
NTS in CONUS.
Homeschooling Hunt
If you are a homeschooling family in
the CP George or CP Walker area and
would like to begin a Homeschool
Support Group for the 2007-2008 school
year, come to the Indoor pool on Camp
Walker at 2 p.m., Sept. 4. For
information, contact Gail Lee at
pandglee@familee6.net or 010-8671-
9368.
Factory and Culture
Tour
The Korean Foreigner Tourist
Facility Association proposes a
factory and cultural tour for DOD
Soldiers and family members Sept.
7. Participants will visit OB Beer
Factory, the Korean Presidential
Villa (Cheongnamdae) and
Mungyeong Pottery Exhibition Hall,
Mungyeong Museum and a KBS
historical drama film set. KFTFA
and OB beer factory will provide
some gifts for the attendees. OB
Beer factory will provide an OB
beer test taste opportunity, alcohol
beer for adults and non-alcohol beer
and soft drinks for underaged guests.
For registration and information, call
Chong Young-kon at 768-6907.
Exceptional Family
Member Program
The EFMP Respite Care program
provides a temporary rest period (not
to exceed 16 hours a month) for
family members responsible for the
regular care of a person with a
disability, it is not to be used as routine
child care. The qualification criteria
are school-aged children on an
Individual Education program (IEP)
who have at least a moderate disability
as recorded on DD Form 2792-1 and
infants and toddlers on an
Individualized Family Service Plan
(IFSP) who have at least a moderate
disability or developmental delay
(including a high probability for a
development delay) as recorded on
DD Form 2792-1. For information,
call Vicky Kingston at 768-8329.
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Toastmasters boost community’s
public speaking, leadership skills
By Ronald Inman speaking ability to participate.”
USAG Daegu Public Affairs “You don’t have to be a member to
CAMP HENRY - While United attend our meetings. We invite anybody
States Army Garrison Daegu is made to come out and watch. Once you
up of a wide variety of people in a wide become a member, you learn by
variety of roles, they all have one thing watching other members and by doing.
in common. At some point, all of them At a typical Toastmasters meeting, we
– whether Soldier, Civilian, Family have two or three prepared speeches.
Member, or Korean employee – will The members take turns performing
have to stand in front of a group of different roles for the meeting – hosting,
people and say something. introducing speakers and evaluating
It could be a professional briefing, speakers. We have one segment of our
an informal training session at work meetings called the ‘table topics’
or giving the best man’s speech at a portion, where we have no idea what
wedding. But when that moment the topic is going to be, but we have to
comes, there are only two outcomes. give impromptu, one-to-two minute
The speaker may be nervous – talks or speeches.”
sweaty palms, heart in their throat,
PHOTO COURTESY GAYA INT’L TOASTMASTERS
“So it’s a variety of ways that you
their rapid speech peppered with “um” Darryl Chandler, MWR recreation branch learn – by watching, participating, being
and “uh”, eyes on their feet, the back chief, gives a speech during one of the evaluated – again, in a supportive
wall, their hands - anywhere but at the Toastmasters club meetings. environment,” Jones emphasized.
crowd in front of them. They may have explained Kevin Jones, president of Jones added that members join
an industrial-strength grip on the the local chapter, the Gaya Toastmasters for a variety of reasons,
podium. Members of the the audience International Toastmasters Club. “Its but the desire to overcome their fear
may think, “I’m glad it’s not me up purpose is to provide better oral of speaking in public is the strongest
there!” or “When are they going to be communications skills and leadership motivation.
done?” opportunities. The mission of our local “(Comedian) Jerry Seinfeld said that
In contrast, they may be confident, club is to provide a mutually at a funeral, most people would rather
maintaining eye contact around the supportive, positive learning be in the casket than be the person
room, projecting clearly, unhurried and environment in which every member giving the eulogy,” he joked.
seeming to the assembled audience to has the opportunity to develop “We also teach people how to better
know just what to say. In this case, communications and leadership skills, organize their materials and make
the audience may think, “They’ve which in turn will foster self confidence better use of hand gestures,” Jones
done this before,” or “I wonder how and personal growth.” explained. “In the military
he/she became such a good speaker?” According to Jones, the club is open environment, whether it’s training a
Some people are born natural public to anyone interested in improving their class of five people, being asked to
speakers, but most of us need help in communications skills. speak at a luncheon, training a hundred
order to excel at public speaking. “Most of our members are military, people in the theatre or giving an
That’s where the Toastmasters Club civilians and contractors and their award before a formation, at one time
can help. family members and Koreans working or another, you’re going to be called
“Toastmasters is an international on base or off base,” Jones continued. upon to do this. We’ve all sat through
organization founded in 1924, and has “The only requirement would be that it the training session where somebody
over 10,000 clubs worldwide,” requires a certain level of English was given 10 minutes and they went
on for longer. People lose interest and
look for ways to leave. We’ve seen it
501st SBDE when people’s mannerisms distract
from a very important message. At
supplies, Toastmasters, we can help with all of
maintains that.”
“It doesn’t matter what level of
USFK speaking you’re at. We have some
warfighters very new speakers who are just trying
to overcome their fear and work on
during UFL their speeches, and we have some
‘07 exercises very good speakers who want to work
on their use of humor or hand gestures
19TH
ESC PUBLIC AFFAIRS
or variations. We provide an
Soldiers from the 501st Sustainment Brigade prepare to unload equipment from environment where you can practice
a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle while participating in Ulchi Focus Lens 2007. that – in a supportive way, with
For the duration of UFL ’07 the 501st held a field training exercise at the Second constructive feedback.”
Republic of Korea Army base located in Daegu. For more than five decades, The Gaya International Toastmasters
American and Republic of Korea forces have been working together in a strong Club holds its meetings at Camp
alliance to deter any act of aggression by North Korean forces. Walker’s Army Lodge on the first and
The 501st Sustainment Brigade, working in cooperation with units theater-wide, third Tuesdays of every month -
trains to supply and maintain the forces that, should deterrence fail, would be the ‘Toastmaster Tuesdays - from 6:30 –
first responders to any incursion by North Korean forces. For related story, see 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact
Page 27. Kevin Jones at 010-5846-0413 or Grace
Plumley at 010-9381-3248.
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501st Sustainment Brigade key player in UFL ‘07

By Sgt. Claudia K. Bullard
“It’s not about data. It’s not about facts,” estimate so we can see the battlefield of the future.”
145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Oklahoma Army National Guard
emphasizes 501st Brigade Commander Col. Mark Gardner, who has been here three years, has
CAMP HENRY– The 501st Sustainment C. Gardner. “It’s about how we synthesize seen 501st successes as they occured, step-by-step.
Brigade is only in its fourteenth month of existence, information and interact.” The most recent of these triumphs is a high-tech
so you might say it’s still a newbie on the Ulchi Focus Gardner has been using what he terms CP tent that has enabled the brigade to move to a
Lens block. “teaching moments” to field setting during UFL ‘07. Gardner
But not for long. urge the Reserve and said he was impressed with how
The 501st SBDE, after a little over a year in the active-duty personnel quickly the Soldiers set up the 501st
crawl/walk phases, is beginning to run — and in the manning the command area of operations. Previously, they
right direction. post to shift focus from only had one attempt at erecting the
According to Brigade S3 Maj. Glenn Roper, the details to the big picture. tent. Inside, pockets and channels
501st SBDE is the only brigade on the Korean UFL ’07 is a computer- allow information technology
peninsula able to keep — during an invasion by North simulated exercise, which, personnel to run cables more
Korean forces — a handle on evacuees moving out for all practical purposes efficiently and five different wings give
of country, troops and supplies moving into country for the 501st, is an each section a place to work
and theater opening. exercise in coordinating independently.
“Anything that needs to be moved, we do it,” said information. “Part of the challenge of this
Roper. “Nothing moves on the peninsula that we don’t This particular day it is exercise,” said Lt. Col. Farrell
know about.” standing-room only around Duncombe, brigade deputy commander,
But it’s also more than just moving things. Gardner’s station in the “is that almost all of the participating
The brigade is comprised of seven battalions that Command Post. He has personnel are new every year,
enable the brigade headquarters to maintain command called his staff together to effectively making information
and control over a variety of tasks for a variety of help the different sections facilitation a continuous hurdle.”
units including other branches of the U.S. military, work in conjunction to “This exercise is excellent for
ROK and Coalition forces. refine their communication 19
PHOTO COURTESY practicing the way we facilitate
TH ESC PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Not an easy task if the balloon goes up.
Personnel from those battalions perform basic
daily tasks such as transporting fuel and Meals-
Ready-To-Eat to tasks as complicated as tracking
movement of personnel and equipment into theater
and coordinating movement through the narrow
streets of Korean cities.
What does that mean for the 501st and UFL ’07?
exchange. Pvt. 1st Class Fitzgerald, of the 501st information,” said Duncombe. “We do
“Company commanders Sustainment Brigade, digs a trench to some of this everyday, sending
can report. We are about facilitate communication between tents information up and down, but the added
looking at what happens at the brigade’s field location. Fitzgerald bonus here is that we’ve been able to
next,” explains Gardner. and others worked diligently through the bring everybody together—Reserve
“We gather information so heat of the Korean summer to get the and active-duty—in this field setting.
that we can understand the command post up and running and We could not do this without
personnel housed and fed.
situation and write an everyone.”
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176th Finance Bn. Soldiers keep funds secure

By Sgt. 1st Class Vincent Donaldson
145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Oklahoma Army National Guard
CAMP CARROLL - Soldiers leap from a High
Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and deploy Cpl. Song, Woo
in quick tactical squad movements, engaging opposing Suk, senior
forces to secure the Bank of America and Automatic KATUSA, C Det.
Teller Machine at Camp Carroll Aug. 23. Bank and 176th Fin. Bn.,
ATM monies are quickly secured and the Soldiers gives instructions
from Charlie Detachment, 176th Finance Battalion to 176th Fin.
move down the road - only to be ambushed by Bn.Soldiers
opposing forces bent on relieving the unit of its charge during a 3 day
of bank funds. Field Training
PHOTOS BY PFC. DANA R. PUGH
“We are training our Soldiers how to be not only Exercise.
astute financial Soldiers but tactical ones as well, Pvt. Lee Chang-hoon, 176th Fin. Bn., aims his rifle during a
3-day Field Training Exercise on Camp Carroll.
because we have a major mission to protect money
and Soldiers while we are out here in harm’s way,” start thinking about what to look for, reactionary
said Capt. Jerry Stecher, commander, Charlie measures, countermeasures and start being proactive
Detachment, 176th Finance Battalion. rather than reactive,” explained Stecher.
This three day field training exercise during Ulchi During a contingency, the 176th would have the
Focus Lens 2007 has enlarged those training options task of collecting money from base financial outlets
to include dispersement training, a large scale event and moving it to secure facilities. The unit maintains Spc. Ka’Ron
which happens in Iraq and Afghanistan, where banks the accounts in Area IV and deals with customer Purnell, Travel
are lacking. Monies are received from the post office service issues to include military, vendor, travel pay section,176th
and turned in to finance, which then distributes it to and money dispersal to contractors. As the bank Fin. Bn.,
the proper authorities, said Stecher. liaison officer, Stecher works closely with the banks becomes a
Night operations will have 176th Soldiers moving and credit unions located on Area IV posts for both casualty
into a paying agent, dispersing funding while pulling security and customer relations issues. during the
security and again dealing with opposing forces. That “The unit trains monthly on both the tactical and 176th Fin. Bn.
mission will be followed by other fragmentary orders, finance missions,” said Spc. Andrea Martin, military Field Training
teaching soldiers to react to different environments pay review specialist, 176th Fn. Bn. Exercise.
and situations that could happen in theater. “We’ll be prepared if we are invaded. We are
“Soldiers don’t always realize things don’t go as rehearsing because those are the things we actually
planned in the operations order. So I want them to have to do,” she said.
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Korean Language The Morning Calm Weekly

Learn Korean Easily

The Phrase of the Week :

Week

“How old are you?”

Naiga ottoke doeshimnikka?

old how are you
Vocabulary

ocean ‘bada’

mountain ‘san’

river ‘gang’

Situation of the Week : Fundamentals

Week

I’m 20 years old.

Eeship seimnida.

Are you married?

Chon chonhi malssumhae juseyo.

Yes.
Ye.

No.
Anio.

This story is What do you do?

about: Otton irul Hashimnikka?

I’m an architect.

Yongsan Konchuk irul hago issumnida.

Korean Expression of the W eek

Week
community
The energy that flows
goes to the in a human body
dogs Gee
Diiferent from physical strength