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By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
Army and Air Force Exchange
Service officials announced major
changes to its Areas I and II taxi fares
effective yesterday.
AAFES Area II General Manager
Ron Daugherty said they lowered taxi
fares and changed how customers are
charged. The new fare scheme will
be based on Korean won, rather than
U.S. dollars. “Customers will still be
able to pay in dollars, but the meter
will read in the local currency,”
Daugherty said. The current rate in
Seoul is 1,900 Korean won for the

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AIP gets
revision
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
8th U.S. Army Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON –
Eighth United States Army Soldiers
without a previous operational
deployment to Operation Iraqi
Freedom or Operation Enduring
Freedom since September 2001 are
now limited to one twelve month tour
extension in the Republic of Korea.
This change provides Soldiers now
serving in the Republic of Korea
without recent deployments to Iraq
and Afghanistan their turn to share the
load and will strengthen the Army by
developing Soldiers’ operational
experience said Lt. Gen. David P.
Valcourt, commanding general, 8th
United States Army. In addition to
limiting tour extensions, Soldiers must
now submit their applications 120 days
versus 90 days from their date of
eligibility for return from overseas. See article and additional photos on page 25.
SGT. 1ST CLASS KEVIN P. BELL
See AIP
AIP, Page 4
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2 http://ima.korea.army.mil/morningcalmweekly Commentary The Morning Calm Weekly

MP Blotter
The following entries were excerpted from the
Soldiers message on
B international marriage
military police blotters. These entries may be
incomplete and do not imply the guilt or innocence
of any person.

E
Area 1
Assault on Child under age 16, Victim 1 was
transported by Victim 1’s sponsor to the Camp On March 2, 2007, we released family support agencies must also

L
Casey TMC where Victim 1 was treated and USFK Regulation 600-240, know and comply with the
transferred to the 121st CSH for further treatment. International Marriage in Korea. provisions of this regulation. The
Victim 1 was treated for injuries consisting of The regulation is now posted on the purpose of this regulation is to

L
multiple skull fractures, fractured femur and USFK Website at http://www- involve the chain of command,
possible rib injuries. Subject 1 was interviewed hr.korea.army.mil/ counseling professionals and
and denied assaulting Victim 1. Subject 1 also medical authorities to ensure a
Programs_Policy/UploadedFile/
stated that Victim 1 fell off the bed several times in
USFK/USFK_Reg_600- deliberate, informed and legally
the past, but never received medical attention.
Subject 2 was interviewed, wherein Subject 2 240_International_Marriages_in_Korea.pdf. sufficient international marriage

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denied assaulting Victim 1 and stated Subject 2 did This Regulation applies to any U.S. decision process by the
not have custody of Victim 1 and only saw Victim 1 servicemember who is considering Gen. B.B. Bell servicemember. Further, we want
for a few minutes on the first day of each month. marrying a non-U.S. citizen while to ensure that future non-U.S.

E stationed in the Republic of Korea. If you citizen spouses can obtain a visa and accompany
Efforts are ongoing to interview the step-mother
of Victim 1 and KNP coordination is pending. fall into this category, you must read and their servicemember spouse when he or she
comply with the requirements of this new departs Korea.

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Area 2 regulation. The chain of command is This regulation is needed and necessary in
Shoplifting, Subject 1 was observed by an AAFES
responsible to ensure servicemembers in USFK. Compliance is required and will ensure
Employee, via CCTV, conceal a PC expansion game
their commands follow the regulatory any servicemember contemplating international
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on his person. Subject 1 purchased a PC game and
left the store without rendering proper payment requirements. Non-compliance can result in marriage meets all his or her responsibilities to
for the PC expansion game. Subject 1 was detained punitive disciplinary measures. the military and the future spouse. It effectively

and escorted to the AAFES security office where
Subject 1 surrendered the PC expansion game.
Subject 1 was apprehended and transported by
MP to the Yongsan PMO. Subject 1 later admitted
to the offense. The PC game cost — $28.95. This
is a final report.
Area 3
Bribery, Curfew Violation, while conducting a
curfew patrol of the Anjung-ri entertainment
district, Subject 1 was observed by MP at 12:15
a.m. Subject 1 offered MP $100 which was denied.
Subject 1 was apprehended and transported to the
Camp Humphreys. Subject 1 eventually issued a
sworn statement admitting to the curfew violation
only.
Area 4
Shoplifting, Subject 1 was observed, via CCTV, by
an AAFES Employee removing a MP3 player and a
telephone battery from the Camp Walker PX.
Subject 1 proceeded to the Customer Service area
without rendering proper payment, returned the
items in exchange for a gift card and utilized the
gift card to purchase a magazine and personal
hygiene products. Subject 1 was apprehended
and transported to the Camp Walker MP Station.
Subject 1 issued a sworn statement denying the
offense. The merchandise was released to AAFES.
The cost of the merchandise — $181.53.
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USFK Regulation 600-240 fills a serious empowers the chain of command to execute
USFK Command policy and regulatory gap. proper and necessary oversight responsibilities
Commanders and leaders at all levels must with the servicemember in the international
ensure the requirements of this regulation marriage decision process. Compliance with this
are distributed throughout their formations regulation will make a positive difference in a
and organizations. Precise record keeping range of complex issues facing the command,
and reporting is absolutely necessary to and strengthen our long-standing Alliance with
# comply with this regulation. Commanders the Republic of Korea.
should issue implementing instructions and
16-07 guidance as necessary, clearly identifying
ownership of this process. Chaplains, GEN B.B. Bell
medical and legal personnel, and Garrison Commander, UNC/CFC/USFK
Homefront America partners with local
family, foundation to offer scholarships
Awards amount to 25k The organization is a member of America
Supports You, a Defense Department program
Carmen L. Gleason designed to connect U.S. citizens’ support directly
American Forces Press Service
to troops and their families.
WASHINGTON — A troop-support group has “This is the launching of a huge campaign,”
launched an essay contest to award scholarships to military said Mamie Maywhort, the Homefront America
children in gratitude for the sacrifices they have made while chief financial officer.
their parents serve the nation. Homefront America has “It doesn’t matter if people only contribute a
joined the W. Daniel Tate family and Sara’s Hope dollar; we want this to be the beginning of an
Foundation for a second year to host a scholarship contest
awarding $1,000 to 25 military family children. See Scholarships
Scholarships, Page 4

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Command Sergeant Major --

USFK, CFC and 8th U.S. Army
Radio Broadcast
Command Sgt. Maj. Barry Wheeler will
be live on the radio March 21 from 8
a.m. to 9 a.m. His radio show, “From
the Top” airs the same time every third
Wednesday of each month. Dial 72-
Eagle (723-2454) to voice your
concerns.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Support Group Meeting
The Autism Spectrum Disorder
Support Group will host its montly
support group meeting March 27 at
SAES Dolphin Theater. For more
information call 738-5311.
2007 Eighth Army United States
LandWarNet Conference
The 2007 8th U.S. Army LandWarNet
Training Conference will be held April
17-19. The conference will take place STAFF. SGT. HORACIO LOZANO

at the Mulit-Purpose Training Facility Lt. Col. Kenneth Tatum, 9th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, provides Kim with an insight on the
on Yongsan.The conference fee is $10. unique aspects of the F-117 stealth fighter during his recent visit to Kunsan Air Base.

ROK, U.S. forces share

An ice-breaker is scheduled for
Monday, April 16. The purpose of this
event is to train information
technology personnel in network
operations. The Signal Corps

Regimental Association is to head and
sponsor the event. For more
information, contact Rick Chmura at
723-4943 or In S. Lim at 725-3015.
AFAP Conference
The Army Family Action Plan
Conference will be held April 23-25 at
the Dragon Hill Lodge. This conference
will address 23 issues elevated from
installations throughout the peninsula.
Issues that can not be resolved at the
regional level or by 8th Army will be
forwarded to the DA Army AFAP
conference that will be held in the Fall.
Families Needed to Volunteer for
Good Neighbor English Camp
Volunteer families are needed for this
year’s Yongsan Good Neighbor
English Camp. Families are needed to
wingman attitude
Master Sgt. Terry Nelson
USFK Public Affairs
Kunsan Air Base — Recently,
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood,
deputy commander, United Nations
Command; deputy commander, U.S.
Forces Korea; and commander, 7th
Air Force, paid a visit to the Wolf Pack
at Kunsan Air Base. His mission, was
to show General Kim, Sung Il, the
Republic of Korea Air Force chief of
AFN explores
staff, some of the Air Force’s premier deployed to Kunsan as part of the
fighter aircrafts. newly-designated 9th Expeditionary
“Since the F-117s are here training Fighter Squadron, becoming the third
with the Wolf Pack, I thought this flying squadron under command of the
would be a great opportunity to provide 8th Fighter Wing.
General Kim with an up close look at The day’s events began at an F-117
the stealth fighter as well as the F-16,” Nighthawk static display where Lt.
General Wood said. Col. Kenneth Tatum, 9th Expeditionary
The F-117s are assigned to the 49th Fighter Squadron commander,
Fighter Wing out of Holloman Air
Force Base, N.M., but are currently See Wingman
Wingman, Page 4
www.afnkorea.net but youtube.com allows AFN personnel
to better determine what audience members really like most.
“It gives journalists feedback,” explained Tech. Sgt.

host one or more local Korean
students for four nights in their homes.
They are needed for five nights for
students who will participate from
Daegu. This year’s camp will be hosted by
USFK, May 15-19. Participants are 10th
grade Korean students from Seoul,
Pyeongtaek and Taegu. Students are
selected by local school boards based
on their ability to speak English and
their willingness to participate in a
home stay program. Students who
have previously resided in the United
States or other English-speaking
countries are not considered. For more
information contact USFK PAO at 723-
4685 -- 4686 or 4687.
ACS EFMP Family Find Activity
ACS EFMP will conduct its Family
Find Activity throughout April. This
is to locate and inform family members
who may need specialized community
support, medical, special education,
therapy or developmental services. For
more information contact the
Installation Exceptional Family
Member Program in the ACS Building
4106 or call 738-5311.
cyber space
Capt. Paradon Silpasornprasit
American Forces Network-Korea Public Affairs Officer
Osan Air Base broadcasters are exploring new cyber
territory by posting local products on youtube.com, and
are enjoying the benefits of using the world’s largest
video portal.
The broadcasters are part of a larger experiment that
American Forces Network-Korea is conducting to make
their video products more user friendly.
“Military broadcast products are already on The
Pentagon Channel, AFN and military Websites. ‘You
Tube’ lets us reach audience members who might not
normally watch more traditional AFN products, and lets
them watch when it’s convenient for them,” said Lt.
Col. Michael Lawhorn, AFN-Korea commander.
Lawhorn added that youtube.com allows loved ones in
other parts of the world to see what life is like here,
with servicemembers sharing their experiences across
the globe. So far, 16 stories have been posted, and more
will be added in the future. Youtube.com provides
broadcast journalists with a ready-made, global audience
for their products. The AFN-K Website already features
the stories of the servicemembers stationed in Korea at
Michael Tateishi, AFN-Osan station manager. The Osan
team posted a variety of features to find out which types of
stories get the most hits or generate the most interest. A
recent segment on “Flat Top February” received 1,900 hits
within four days of being featured on youtube.com.
Another indicator of audience appeal is the ratings viewers
assign the clips. Viewers can rate video postings on
youtube.com on a scale of one-to-five.
In addition to a larger audience and instant customer
feedback, posting news videos on youtube.com also allows
the videos to remain available to viewers for a greater period
of time. Although viewers can go to AFN-K’s Website to
see additional features, AFN-K continuously turns those
stories over to make room for current news.
“AFN-Korea can only hold so much space for video,”
Tateishi explained. “With youtube [.com], it’s unlimited and
indefinite. and you get a great quality video product.” Another
benefit of youtube.com’s global reach is the recruiting aspect.
Those who might consider enlisting in the service can get a
full-color, real-world, moving image of military life. “It’s a
great recruiting tool,” Tateishi said. “Potential
servicemembers can view a wide variety of military
experiences.” For now, the postings remain part of a four-
month pilot program, and so far it’s soaring successfully. To
view these AFN-K stories, visit youtube.com/afnkorea.
For all AFN-K stories log on to www.afnkorea.net.
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March 16, 2007
Taxi
initial taxi fare, with additional charges
added for time and distance.
“At this time we’re going to charge
2,000 Korean won for the initial fare,”
Daugherty said. “That figures to about
$2.15 at today’s exchange rate.”
The old AAFES taxi fee was $2.30
for the initial fare. “When customers
pay in dollars, the drivers will use a
chart based on the military exchange
rate, as posted in the Stars and Stripes
for that day,” Daugherty said. The
switch to local currency payments will
bring AAFES Korea in line with
standard business practices in other
countries where AAFES operates,
Daugherty said. Daugherty added
that there will be an additional charge
of 1000 Korean won assessed on all
call taxi service. He said there will be
a night time differential charge of 20
percent for all fares 12-4 a.m.
AIP
“The AIP application deadline
changed in order to align with Human
Resources Command’s Soldier
assignment timelines. Also, it will
assist brigade level human resource
managers with strength management
in the Personnel Services Redesign
environment,” Lt. Col. Perry Leonard,
8th U.S. Army G1 Manpower Division
director, Personnel Strength
Management said.
Soldiers with a DEROS which
obligates them to exceed five years
of service in Korea due to AIP, foreign
service tour extensions, and in-place
consecutive overseas tours will be
allowed to serve the duration of their
Scholarships
endowment perpetuated every year.”
Maywhort said she and Tate have long
been passionate about encouraging
youngsters to pursue higher education,
especially those connected to the
military.
“I did not serve in the military; my
children are not in the military. This is
our way of serving.”
This year’s essay topics focus on
patriotic and military themes.
Contestants are asked to submit
Wingman
provided Kim with an insight on the
unique aspects of the stealth fighter.
Afterwards, Tatum presented Kim
with a gift on behalf of the Airmen
assigned to the 49th Fighter Wing and
the 9th EFS.
The second stop of the day was a
static F-16 Fighting Falcon, where Col.
Jeffrey “Wolf” Lofgren, 8th FW
commander, who hosted the visiting
generals, got the opportunity to give
Kim the rundown on the capabilities
of the F-16.
After viewing the displayed aircraft
on the flightline, Kim and Wood visited
the 35th Fighter Squadron where they
received mission briefs and spoke with
The Morning Calm Weekly
from Page 1
“These charges are in line with
Korean taxi service off post,” he said.
AAFES is negotiating for similar
changes in Areas III, V and VI. Area
IV taxi service is not contracted with
AAFES.
“Our goal is to match local fare
rates at all locations.”
At a Feb. 9 Area II Better
Opportunities for Single and
Unaccompanied Soldiers, or BOSS,
meeting, Soldiers communicated their
concerns about taxi service. Many
Soldiers felt taxi fares needed to be
addressed. “Soldiers felt that the
AAFES prices were higher than off
post,” said Yongsan BOSS Vice
President Spc. Joshua Present. “I
would have to sit down and actually
do the numbers, but it sounds like this
is a step in the right direction.” The
contract should be awarded by May.
from Page 1
current agreement; however no future
extensions are allowed.
The Army started the AIP program
to minimize turbulence associated with
the annual movement of about 48,000
Soldiers arriving or departing the
Korean peninsula for one-year tours.
It has also been an efficient business
practice saving the Army in excess of
$61 million dollars since the inception
of the program in 2004.
Since its inception 16,203 Soldiers
have participated in the AIP.
Currently, more than 6,300 Soldiers
continue to serve in the Republic of
Korea as part of AIP, and more than
20 percent of the 18,000 Soldiers
from Page 2
essays on one of four subjects: —
America ... it’s a wonderful country
— Turning challenges into
opportunities — Why I am proud to
be an American — My dad/mom ...
my hero.
Essays are due by April 23 and
should not exceed 500 words.
They will be judged by independent
volunteers.
The winners of the contest will be
announced in May.
from Page 3
members of the 8th FW and 9th EFS.
After the briefing, everyone agreed the
ROK-U.S. alliance is stronger than
ever, with the visit further cementing
those ties.
“The ROK and U.S. Air Force
interest and enthusiasm over the air
component mission and the frontline
fighter aircraft here at Kunsan,
highlights the professionalism of both
the U.S. and ROK Airmen,” stated
Wood.
He added, “Although the aircraft on
display are impressive, I’m more
impressed with the combat wingman
attitude of our great combined air force
team.”
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Jose Olivares, attaché, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, administers the oath of citizenship to nine new Soldier citizens in Camp Casey’s Media Center March 8.
Warriors become U.S. citizens at Casey
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
CAMP CASEY—Camp Casey
hosted a U.S. citizenship naturalization
ceremony conferring citizenship to nine
foreign Warriors March 8 in the Digital
Conference Center.
“What this means to a new citizen in
the military is that it opens up other doors
for their future in regard not to just their
career in the military but also their
personal career if they wish to work for
the government in the future,” said Jose
Olivares, attaché, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Service. “It allows them to
apply to any job available.”
The United States benefits from the
knowledge and skills of new citizen’s as
much as new citizens benefit from the
opportunities in the United States,
according to Olivares.
“Each of these individuals brings
values, traditions and various other
personal contributions to America,”
Olivares said.
“American history is the story of
achievements made by immigrants for
more than 200 years. This yields a wealth
of cultural values and various other
benefits that are difficult to document.
The next 200 years will be as good as
the last 200 years.”
The naturalization ceremony held with
nine noncitizen Soldiers in Casey’s Digital
Conference Center was most unusual
in the history of Camp Casey.
“This ceremony is unusual because it
has never occurred in this region of Korea
before,” Olivares said.
“Camp Casey has a rich history
where various battles in this area took
place during the Korean War. If you
compare today’s events with the events
50 years ago, this ceremony is significant.
Not just because these people became
Americans, but these are people that
represented the United Nations during
the Korean War. That fact says a lot.”
The U.S. Citizenship and
Naturalization Service plans to hold more
naturalization ceremonies in the future.
“We plan to schedule more of these
ceremonies in the future,” said Olivares.
“We plan to conduct at least one
ceremony each quarter. I consider this
part of an outreach to get the word out
to the Soldiers who are noncitizens.”
Noncitizen Soldiers who wish to
become citizens should fill out the N-400
form for citizenship available on the
USCIS web site: www.uscis.gov.
“There is no fee for noncitizen
Soldiers to file this form,” Olivares said,
“What they should do is contact their
legal unit, which is the best way to get
the information and file the N-400
application. The instructions are on the
application; it is a process of just taking
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JIM CUNNINGHAM
the time to fill it out and send it in to the Queen said.
service center.” “Now, we are getting the benefit of
All nine of the new citizen Soldiers the CIS bringing the ceremony to us, and
were happy to receive their citizenship. this is really benefiting the Soldiers, so
“I am very happy today because I today I think we are really seeing how it
had a lot of problems becoming a U.S. benefits the 2nd Infantry Division,”
citizen,” said Spc. Lee, Jun of the 302nd. “This just shows all of us we can be
“I especially want to thank my proud of America because it is the place
commander because she helped me a to be,” said James Richardson, deputy
lot with this process.” garrison commander, Camp Casey.
“I set this as my goal a long time ago; “Just looking at the quality of the
it took most of 10 years for me to achieve individuals, I think it is going to make us
this today,” said Spc. Jeong, Joon, a better nation.”
Headquarters Company, 29th Infantry.
“This is a big step for me today. It was a
lot of paper work, so my parents are New United
happy for me today.” States Soldier
“These are nine Soldiers already
supporting and defending the constitution Citizens
of the U.S., so today is important
because they became citizens of the
United States.,” said Col. Christopher Lautita Chan
Queen, commander, Headquarters, Awumee Ferdinard
Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division.
Jeong Joon
“If you listen to the oath they took, Maynor Palacios
they signed up today to continue their Jun Ho Lee
support and defend their nation, so it is
truly a great ceremony.” Ronelle Williams
Not only is the ceremony unusual for Miguel Oconnor
Camp Casey, it is unusual for the Army.
“Five years ago it was a challenge Rody Manzano
not only to pass the test but get to Seoul Ariana Garay
in order to go through the process,”
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Camp Casey Redesignation

Ceremony
The Camp Casey Redesignation
Ceremony will be held at the Primo’s
courtyard March 21 at 10 a.m.

Easter Extravaganza
The Camp Casey Easter
Extravaganza will be held in the
Casey Theater April 8. For more
information call: 730-6987.

Mitchell’s Club St. Patrick’s Day

Celebration
Celebrate St. Patty’s Day at Mitchell’s
March 17 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Play
“Make a Deal with the Leprechaun.”
Buffet will include: corned beef and
cabbage, beef brisket, Irish stew,
mashed potatoes with roasted garlic,
cheddar biscuit, ice tea, lemonade or
fountain drink for $12.95.

No Fear Act and Diversity

Training
There will be No Fear Act class at JIM CUNNINGAHM

Camp Casey today from 9 to 11 a.m.
at the Casey CAC. Diverstiy Training
classes will be held at Camp Casey
April 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Casey
CAC. For more information call: 732-
7120.
Power Outage at Camp Mobile
and Camp Castle
A power outage is scheduled March
19 through 20 for Camp Mobile
building 2750 Camp Castle buildings
2922, 5154, 2977 and 2832. Power
outage at Camp Hovey will be March
21 through 23 and will be for buildings:
3460, 3601, 3512, 3505, 3534,3810,
3468, 3688, 3415, 3816, 3820, 3704,
3435, 4110 and 4367. Power outage
starts at 8:30 a.m. and will last for one
hour.
Red Cross Volunteer
Appreciation Luncheon
The Red Cross will hold its Volunteer
Appreciation Luncheon March 23 at
11:30 a.m. at the Warrior’s Club on
Camp Casey. For more information
call: 730-3184.
The Dongducheon High School Marching Band provides a brief parade to kick-off Camp Casey’s Mardi Gras celebration March 10.
Soldiers revel on Fat Tuesday
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
CAMP CASEY—In spite of
freezing winds, blowing sleet and snow,
Warriors celebrated Mardi Gras on
Camp Casey March 10. A high school
marching band, Korean folk dancers,
jazz bands and a parade of floats
kicked off the revelry. Morale, Welfare
and Recreation and Army, Air Force
Exchange Service provided the food
and drink along with several other
organizations that lent support.
“We looked at the ice, snow and
rain coming down, so we reverted to
our plan ‘B’ and set things in motion,”
said Command Sgt. Major Ricky
Rose, command sergeant major, Camp
Casey.
“The idea to have a Mardi gras
celebration was all Col. Hodges’s
vision,” Rose said. “One day we picked
up a paper and saw that Yongsan was
doing Mardi Gras and we said ‘why
was Camp Casey not doing
anything?’”
Planning began a month prior to
March 10 to give the Soldiers a taste
of Mardi Gras, according to Rose.
“We wanted to have the celebration
in the month of February, but there
was not enough time. We found the
earliest possible date on the calendar
when the Soldiers would be on Camp
Casey so we could put on a show that
would be all encompassing,” Rose
said. “The community, the Shoppette
the Snack Bar and all their people, the
friends of Camp Casey, the brigades,
everybody including Camp Red Cloud
and Camp Stanley came together to
do something for the Soldiers.”
Many organizations came together
to support the idea of having a Mardi
Gras celebration on Camp Casey.
“It was a matter of getting out and
making people feel they were a part
of Mardi Gras,” Rose said.
“Giving everybody the intent of
what we were doing and convincing
them to pull together in the Casey
community made the celebration a
success.”
“Planting that seed and motivating
people in that way gave us the
horsepower to convince all the groups
to come together and do something for
the Soldiers.”
See Mardi Gras
Gras, Page 16

Gateway Lounge Renovation to

Begin
Renovation work will begin on the
Echo 1-43 holds Missile Competition
Gateway Lounge April 1 and continue By Capt. Alan Faye,Commander E Battery / 1-43 AMD
for 120 days. The Java Cafe, Primo’s, Area I Stringer
and Reggie’s Express counter will
CAMP CASEY - Echo Battery 1-43 Air and Missile Defense
remain open with current operating
hours. Battalion conducted a Stinger Missile Competition Feb. 26 through
March 2 on Camp Casey. The competition was used to identify and
Camp Casey Special Cooking rank order its 24 Avenger teams. The competition was the culmination
Class of nearly a month of training and evaluation of both Avenger and
The Camp Casey Special Cooking Sentinel military occupational specialty proficiency tasks as well as
Class with Habib will begin April 13
many physically demanding events.
at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Camp
Casey Pear Blossom Cottage. For The week began with an obstacle course competition. Staff Sgt.
more information call: 732-6869. John Gibbons and Pfc. Jackson Manivanh, who also won the crew
competition, won the rigorous and challenging course. Later that
Annual Battalion CLFX afternoon, the Soldiers were tested on visual aircraft and armored
The 176th finance Battalion will be vehicle recognition.
participating in a semiannual battalion “The testing is of overwhelming importance to both the Avenger
CLFX April 17-20. Your local Finance CAPT. ALAN FAYE
Offices will be at minimum staffing
Pvt. Jacob Wright swings from a rope on
during this period. See Missile
Missile, Page 7
the obstacle course during training.
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Missile
and Sentinel Soldiers,” said
1st Lt. Galen Terry, battery
e x e c u t i v e o ff i c e r. “ I t
provides an excellent
assessment of the Soldier’s
ability to protect his or her
defended assets and is a
great teaching tool so that
everyone knows what they
need to work on.”
Crews were also tested
on marksmanship training on
both the M-9 pistol and M-
16 rifle. Soldiers qualified on
their assigned weapon and
all Soldiers in the Stinger
1Lt.
Missile competition zeroed
executive
on the M-16. Soldiers not on
“The testing is of
o v e r w h e l m i n g
importance to both the
Avenger and Sentinel
Soldiers, it provides an
excellent assessment of
the Soldier’s ability to
protect his or her defended
assets and is a great
teaching tool so that
everyone knows what they
need to work on.”
Galen TTerry
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officer
Area I
the firing line were
concurrently training on the
Av e n g e r g u n n e r y s k i l l s
tasks, which is vital for
Soldiers being able to build
team competence and
confidence.
The weapons range also
was the foundation for the
battery biathlon; this event
consisted of a 6-mile ruck-
march over grueling hills
followed directly by M-16
rifle qualification. This
y e a r ’s e v e n t w a s m u c h
more difficult than previous
battery
because the route was
changed to incorporate two
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enormous and physically demanding hills.
At the conclusion of the ruck-march, each
team was inspected with the 35-pound packing
list with points being assessed with the last
t e a m m e m b e r ’s r u c k - m a r c h t i m e , w i t h
deductions for missing items from the packing
list. The biathlon was a complete success
because all competitors completed the event
with 100 percent of the battery qualified on
their assigned weapon.
The competition was a great team-building
event and increased wartime effectiveness
through conducting physically and mentally
demanding tasks.
“The Soldiers were highly motivated,” said
Battery 1st Sgt. Willie Chatman. “This type
of ‘in the dirt’ Soldier training is a big shot of
adrenaline to the unit.”

Casey ‘Team A’ edges

Hovey ‘Team B’ in
soccer championship
By Jim Cunningham
AreaI Public Affairs
CAMP CASEY—The “A” soccer team of
Camp Casey won the Indoor Soccer Championship
March 11 by defeating Camp Hovey Team “B” by a
score of 3-2. Both teams will represent Warrior Country
in the 2007 EighthArmy Indoor Soccer Championship
April 18 – 21 at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek.
“We are choosing two teams to send forward to
the Eighth Army Indoor Soccer Championship,” said
Henri LeBorgne, Area I sports director. “The teams
that played in the post level championship today are
from Camp Hovey, Camp Casey, Camp Stanley and
a team from Camp Red Cloud.”
More soccer tourneys are in the planning stages,
according to LeBorgne.
“We will have seven on seven soccer hopefully as JIM CUNNINGHAM

soon as the weather breaks into Spring,” LeBorgne Scoring was often and close during the first game of the Indoor Soccer Championship. The first game between Casey Team
said, “sometime at the end ofApril or beginning of May.” A and Hovey Team B saw fast action and low scores, Casey Team A edged out Hovey Team B, 3-2.
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March 16, 2007
New mail terminal opens at Incheon
By Sgt. Lee Yang-won
Area II Public Affairs
INCHEON — The Joint Military
Mail Terminal started mail service
March 9 from a newly constructed
facility at Incheon International Airport.
Officials said the move will speed
mail delivery to all U.S. Forces Korea
members.
“I don’t think that there is a person
today that will not benefit from the
inhale and exhale of the products that
will go through this facility,” said 8th
U.S. Army Commanding General, Lt.
Gen. David P. Valcourt.
Valcourt said the new facility will
be important.
“This building will influence each
and every one of us,” he said.
Valcourt spoke to more than 200
people at the Joint Military Mail
Terminal’s grand opening ceremony.
He said he was satisfied to see a
much more efficient facility that will
benefit servicemembers, civilians and Eighth U.S. Army Commander Lt. Gen. David P. Valcourt prepares to unload the first mail to be processed at the new Incheon International Airport
family members. Military Mail Terminal at the grand opening ceremony March 9.
“The opening of the facility will have The mail terminal was formerly Airport to Gimpo for sorting and better system in place,” said Area II
a tremendous impact on the morale of located at Gimpo Airport. Until 2002, distribution. The new facility will allow Commander Col. Ron Stephens.
both the members receiving the mail, Gimpo was the international airport for mail to be sorted earlier.
as well as, those whose mission is to serving Seoul. Since then, mail has
handle and deliver it,” he said. come through Incheon International to give us the opportunity to have a
Area II commemorates Women’s History Month
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — More than 150
community members gathered to honor the
contributions of women at the Area II National
Women’s History Month commemoration at the
Main Post Club March 7.
“Women hold a special place in our hearts,” said
Mistress of Ceremony Patricia McCaa. “Not only
do they provide us with the gift of life, but they
provide us with lessons and care, and they have
enabled generations of children to embrace the
opportunities of our great land.”
McCaa said National Women’s History Month
grew out of an effort to recognize and celebrate the
accomplishments of women in American history.
“In 1987, the Women’s History Project petitioned
Congress to expand the celebration to the entire
month of March,” she said.
The Area II event, hosted by the 501st Military
Intelligence Brigade, offered a salute to women and
their role in society. Through songs, poetry and a
multimedia slide show, event organizers honored
women.
Guest speaker Brig. Gen. Mary A. Legere told
the crowd there are very few groups of Americans
that have not endured some major struggle to gain
liberty.
“We celebrate these things to recognize those
Americans who work hard to ensure that our country
lives up to the brilliant ideal we extol in our common
doctrine,” she said.
Legere quoted from the Declaration of
“Hopefully the new terminal is going will help community members.
DAVID MCNALLY
Sabrina Sewell reads a poem March 7 during the Area II National
Women's History Month commemoration.
Independence, calling it the “vision statement” for
our country.
“These ideals are important to us,” she said. “It
is generations of Americans, from all of these groups
who have struggled, who hold us responsible for
achieving that vision.”
Legere detailed the history of the women’s
movement in America and how many years it took
See Women’s
Women’s, Page 12
Page 9
PFC. KIM SANG-WOOK
He said he expects the new facility
“It will speed the mail up,” he said.
2007 Youth Summer Hire
Youth
program set to begin
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The Area II
Civilian Personnel Advisory Center announced
session dates for the 2007 Youth Summer Hire
Program.
The college student's session will be May 14-
Aug. 17. There will be two sessions for high
school students, June 25-July 20 and July 23-Aug.
17. High school students may work one session
only. The pay will be $5 per hour.
The program introduces eligible Area II family
members to federal employment and also provides
commanders and managers with additional
resources.
Participating college or high school students
must be military or civilian family members living
in Area II and be eligible for Status of Forces
Agreement support. They must also have a valid
Social Security number.
The registration deadline is April 19.
Applications will be accepted from eligible family
members of Department of Defense sponsors.
Applications are available at the Seoul
American High School, the Army Community
Service Employment Readiness office and the
Area II CPAC.
A detailed job announcement, application forms
and other information are available at http://cpoc-
w w w. k o r e a . a r m y. m i l / c h r a / A r e a I I /
summer_hires.htm.
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NEO Warden Training

Area II Noncombatant Evacuation
Operations training will be presented
April 10. To receive certification, new
NEO wardens and representatives
must attend 9-11:30 a.m. All NEO
wardens and representatives must
attend 1 - 4 p.m. For information, call
738-5013.

Umpire Clinic
Softball and Baseball umpires are
needed at Yongsan Garrison and K-16
for the upcoming season. There will
be a Baseball Umpire Clinic 2-5 p.m.
Saturday and a Softball Umpire Clinic
9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday at the 1st
Replacement Center, Bldg. 4034 both
days. For information, call 738-3127,
or 738-8608. Score keepers are also
needed.
CPL. JUNG JAE-HOON
Spouses’ Club Department of Defense Education Activity school officials from across the Pacific region met March 8 at the Dragon Hill Lodge.

Pacific-wide school superintendents meet

“Luck O’ the Irish” Bingo and
luncheon 11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the Dragon Hill Lodge
Naija Ballroom. Cost is $14.25. For
information, call 6355-5448 or 6355-
5488.
USO information
„Virtues Volunteers needed: Teach
English to Korean school children two
Saturdays each month. Sign up as a
volunteer today.
„The USO can make your unit party
that much more special by providing
you with USO giveaways.
„ USO Canteen Specials – for $1
active-duty service members can have
the USO Canteen special March 26.
Anger Management
By Cpl. Jung Jae-hoon
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Department of
Defense Education Activity school superintendents from
across the Pacific region gathered in Yongsan to discuss
education matters March 8 at the Dragon Hill Lodge.
Superintendents manage DoDEA schools and
supervise the whole educational process.
The Pacific region consists of Guam, Okinawa, Japan
and the Republic of Korea. Superintendents and
assistants attended the meeting.
“We discussed school-year management, educational
programs, budget operations and basically general
education issues around the Pacific region,” said Korea
District Superintendent Charles Toth. “We needed to
update our operations in order to cooperate with each
other.”
The group discussed a variety of topics with the theme
“how can we better educate our students.”
“In this meeting we will be focusing on Mathematics
in Korea DoDEA schools,” said Assistant Superintendent
of the Korea DoDEA schools Peter Grenier. “Teachers
from Seoul American Middle school gave a presentation
during the meeting.”
Grenier said by sharing information about teaching
curriculums they can all teach students in a better way.
“DoDEA Director Joe Tafoye was here in Korea to
look over schools in Yongsan, Osan, Camp Humphreys
and Taegu,” Toth said. “The visit and meeting today are
about educational support.”

Employees master ‘Lean Six Sigma’

Workshop
Growling Grizzlies Anger Management
Skill Building Workshop 6-7:30 p.m.
March 29. Kids in Grades 3-5 will focus
on healthy anger and how to use
coping skills through activities and
discussion. For information, call 738-
8861.
LandWarNet Training
The 2007 8th U.S. Army LandWarNet
Training Conference will be held 8
a.m.-5 p.m., April 17-19 at the
Multipurpose Training Facility. For
information, call 723-4824.
Finance Unit to Train
The 176th Finance Battalion will be
participating in an exercise April 17-
20. The Finance Office will be at
minimum staffing.
American Forces’
Spouses’ Club
The club will present “The Basic Black
Dress” for the April luncheon 11:30
a.m. April 17 at the Dragon Hill Lodge
Naija Ballroom. Show how you wear a
basic black dress; you may win a prize.
RSVP your reservation to
AFSCRESERVATION@yahoo.com
Area II Web Site
For more community notes, news and
information, visit the Area II Web site
at http://area2.korea.army.mil.
By Cpl. Jung Jae-hoon
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
More than 50 Area II employees
learned about a business improvement
program called “Lean Six Sigma”
March 5 at the Multipurpose Training
Facility.
Lean Six Sigma is a program
designed to better support and sustain
and enhance the well-being of military
communities.
“The reason we need a new
program is simple, we need to aim for
100-percent quality,” said Installation
Management Command-Korea LSS
Black Belt Todd Knowlton. “We must
ensure we remain ready and relevant
and support continuous improvement
to better support the community.”
Lean Six Sigma integrates two
approaches for improving process
performance. First, Lean focuses on
increasing efficiency and reducing
cycle time through the elimination of
waste. Second, Six Sigma focuses on
improving quality through the
elimination of defects and errors in
business processes.
“Together Lean and Six Sigma are
Lean Six Sigma
Black Belt Todd
Knowlton gives a
presentation
March 5 at the
Multipurpose
Training Facility
More than 50
Area II emplo-
yees attended a
town hall style
event to learn
new business
practices.
CPL. JUNG JAE-HOON
powerful tools for transforming Soldiers, civilians and family members
organizations and improving quality.” are receiving quality services
Knowlton said. “The benefits of doing commensurate with those they have
LSS are enormous. Customers will be pledged to defend,” Knowlton said.
more satisfied and the workforce will Every Employee was asked to be a
have higher morale because services part of LSS as a team member,
are delivered more efficiently and resource manager or green, black,
effectively.” master black belts and participate on
Knowlton also said it will save the project.
money because it enables them to “Everybody has to cooperate with
deliver more with less while not each other in order for this to work,”
sacrificing quality. said Area II Commander Col. Ron
“It all comes down to this, by doing Stephens. “This cannot be
LSS we can make sure that our accomplished by the leadership alone.”
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Local students perform ‘Rumpelstiltskin’
By Pfc. Kim Sang-wook
Area II Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON — The children

auditioned, rehearsed and worked long hours all
with the goal of presenting a successful theater
production. When the curtain went up Saturday
on the Yongsan Child and Youth Service’s
production of “Rumpelstiltskin,” the talent and
hard work apparently came together for two
successful shows.
The young actors and actresses presented two
performances at the Seoul American High School
auditorium.
More than 130 students auditioned for the
opportunity to perform. Organizers selected 62
students, from kindergarten to high school to
participate in the play.
The Montana-based Missoula Children’s
Theater group travels to Yongsan each year to
provide scenery, costumes, props, makeup and
lighting - everything needed for a play, except for
a cast.
“This is the fifth time for them to visit Yongsan,” PHOTOS BY PFC. KIM SANG-WOOK
said Child Youth Services School Liaison Officer Above: March 5 auditions brings out more than 130 aspiring
Eskeletha Dorsey. “Each year they come and bring actors and actresses. Two Missoula Children’s Theater directors
a different story.” whipped the students into shape during five days of rehearsal.
This year’s presentation was the story of a
funny trickster dwarf from a fairy tale of the same Left: Students from kindergarten to high school try out for the
name that originated in Germany. It is one of the play, “Rumpelstiltskin.” Saturday, 62 local students gave two
tales from Grimm Brothers collection. “The performances at Seoul American High School auditorium.
children were very excited and motivated to have
an opportunity to be in a live production,” Dorsey

See Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin, Page 12
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Above: Brig. Gen. Mary A. Legere gives the
keynote address March 7 at the Area II
Women’s History Month commemoration at
the Main Post Club.
Right: Spc. Felisha Grissett sings an a
cappella performance at the event.
Women’s
for society to change. Women did not
have rights to own property, participate
in commerce or even to vote.
“From the beginning, these concepts
of liberty and equality, they were great
concepts, but it wasn’t the reality for
women,” Legere said.
Legere said the struggle for equality
took a long time.
“It was one issue at a time,” she
said. “It wasn’t something where you
woke up and said, ‘You know what?
Our daughters are as worthy of these
rights as our sons.’”
Rumpelstiltskin
said. “They had five days to learn the
music, lines and do extra jobs.”
Dorsey said it was a tough week
for the aspiring actors. The rehearsals
were last week -- every day after
school.
“It’s just another one of the things
CYS tries to provide for the children
once a year,” said Dorsey. “The kids
really seem to love it and the adults
really support it.”
All of the children shouted, “I
commit to Rumpelstilskin,” before
being auditioned.
To get an opportunity to go on
stage the children had to be capable
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The theme for this year’s event was
“Generations of Women Moving
History Forward.”
“It was an appropriate and uplifting
event,” said Area II Command Sgt.
Maj. Diane Foster. “The songs and
poetry show the amazing talent we
have in our military community, and
Brigadier General Legere had an
excellent message.”
Legere is the United Nations
Command, Combined Forces
Command Deputy C2 and U.S.
Forces Korea J2.
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of projecting a “large” voice, big
motions and of showing respect to
the play. Parents also gathered along
to see their kids performing.
“I think it is a good opportunity to
learn,” said parent Traci Gresser.
Dorsey said she looks forward to
having the Missoula group back
around the same time next year.
“I think the whole community is
excited about having them return,” she
said. “Each year we’ve done this, the
number of children auditioning gets
more and more, and I think that’s a
good indication on just how much the
kids love it.”
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Increased Awareness Will Improve Brain-Injury Treatment, Officials Say
By Sgt. Sara Wood
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Traumatic brain injury, the
signature wound of a conflict punctuated by daily
bomb attacks on coalition forces and Iraqi civilians,
is receiving increased emphasis from Defense
Department leaders and the military medical
community.
DoD has made great strides in treating severe
traumatic brain injuries - those with obvious
symptoms like open head trauma or loss of
consciousness - but the challenge lies in better
identifying and treating mild brain injury, two top
officials in the DoD health care community said.
These mild injuries, which can be caused by
repeated concussions or indirect exposure to a bomb
blast, are hard to diagnose because Soldiers may
not recognize their own symptoms, and screening
tests can’t always capture the full range of possible
symptoms.
Treatment of traumatic brain injury is an
emerging field, because the use of improvised
explosive devices is greater in this conflict than it
has been in any other, said Dr. William
Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense
for health affairs.
In late 2006, DoD implemented a thorough
screening process, based on one used for
professional athletes, for Soldiers and Marines who
suffer head injuries. The post-deployment health
assessment all service members must go through
also includes questions about mental and
psychological symptoms, Winkenwerder said. Even
with these processes in place, not all service
members who suffer from mild traumatic brain injury
are identified, he acknowledged.
“Everyone’s antenna are raised at this point about
the need to look for the subtle cases - those who
might not have been right immediately in a blast
zone, but could have been near, or that they might
have experienced this kind of event two or three
times,” Winkenwerder said. “In those cases, they
need to be looked at very carefully.”
Many cases of mild traumatic brain injury don’t
get reported because service members don’t
recognize the symptoms or are too embarrassed to
admit to problems with memory or other mental
functions, said Navy Vice Adm. Donald C. Arthur,
surgeon general of the Navy.
Arthur said he himself suffered a traumatic brain
injury a year and a half ago and was initially
embarrassed to talk about the problems he was
having as a result. After he underwent basic
cognitive tests, he said, medical personnel thought
he was fine because they didn’t have a baseline of
his mental functioning before his injury to compare.
DoD needs to develop tests that will measure
service members’ cognitive functions to establish
a baseline for comparison when injuries occur,
Arthur said. DoD also is refining its screening
processes to better identify mild symptoms that are
hard to spot, he said, but awareness needs to be
increased to help Soldiers recognize their own
problems.
“We will try to identify all of them that we can
using objective tests,” he said. “But we need to be
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very open to service members coming to us telling
us that they perceive that they have an issue and
treating them as if we had diagnosed them, because
they may be more sensitive in their knowledge of
themselves than we could be with objective tests.”
Another thing that can complicate the diagnosis
of traumatic brain injuries is the residual effect of
injuries that occurred at the same time as the brain
trauma or medication that service members may
be taking, Arthur said. Post-traumatic stress
disorder also can affect mental functioning and may
be confused for traumatic brain injury, he said.
“It’s important for us to go back and look at what
are the components of the brain injury that are left,
after the medications, after the combat stress and
after the other injuries are cared for,” he said.
Recent increased attention on traumatic brain
injury is positive, Winkenwerder said, because it
teaches service members, commanders and
medical personnel that subtle brain trauma is
something that needs to be taken seriously and
treated. DoD, in partnership with the Department
of Veterans Affairs, is a leader in traumatic brain
injury research, spending about $14 million so far
in the area, he said. DoD is looking at enhancing
that research effort in hopes of learning as much
as possible quickly and applying that knowledge in
the field, he said.
“We’re never satisfied,” he said. “We do not believe
at any one point in time that we’ve reached the best.
It’s a continual striving, and as we learn and deal with
new situations, new circumstances... it’s our obligation
to respond and to learn and to get better.”
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Freedom Writers — Based on
actual diary accounts of several
teenagers following the LA riots,
“Freedom Writers” is the story of
an idealistic teacher’s attempts to
make a difference in the lives of
her at-risk students. Located in
gang-ravaged Long Beach,
.California, Woodrow Wilson High
is a hotbed of violence due to a
voluntary integration program
which brings Black, Latino, Asian,
and White students together.
Rather than having the desired
effect of creating healthy diversity,
this program breeds constant war
between all parties involved, the
result being daily gun shots,
constant racial slurs, and gang
violence.
Alpha Dog — Johnny is a Los
Angeles drug dealer. He comes
from a good family, owns his home,
several cars and enjoys partying
with his friends. Johnny is 19. When
his friend Jake welches on a debt,
Johnny and his boys kidnap Jake’s
15-year-old brother Butch and hold
him as a marker. Even though Butch
has numerous chances to escape,
he doesn’t. He’s enjoying partying
with them, losing his virginity and
having a good time until something
goes horribly wrong.
Wild Hogs — A group of middle-
aged friends decide to rev up their
routine suburban lives with a
freewheeling motorcycle trip. Taking
a long dreamed-of breather from their
stressful jobs and family
responsibilities, they can’t wait to feel
the freedom of the open road. When
this mis-matched foursome - who
have grown far more used to the
couch than the saddle - set out for
this once-in-a-lifetime experience,
they encounter a world that holds far
more than they ever bargained for.
The trip begins to challenge their wits
and their luck, especially during a
chance run-in with the Del Fuegos, a
real-life biker gang who are less than
amused with their novice approach.
As they go looking for adventure, they
soon find that they’ve embarked on a
journey they will never forget.
300 — Based on the epic graphic
novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a
ferocious retelling of the ancient
Battle of Thermopylae in which King
Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300
Spartans fought to the death against
Xerxes and his massive Persian
army. Facing insurmountable odds,
their valor and sacrifice inspire all
of Greece to unite against their
Persian enemy, drawing a line in the
sand for democracy. The film brings
Miller's (Sin City) acclaimed graphic
novel to life by combining live action
with virtual backgrounds that
capture his distinct vision of this
ancient historic tale.
Stomp The Yard — DJ, is troubled
youth from Los Angeles attending the
historically black Truth University in
Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to
his new environment proves
difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a
struggling fraternity where he begins
implementing his street-style dance
moves in an attempt to help the step
team win the coveted National Step
Show Championship. Before long DJ
becomes the competing fraternity’s
main rival, while trying to pursue his
new love interest, deal with his own
troubled past and learn the true
meanings of brotherhood and
Fraternity along the way.

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(PG13) 6:45 p.m. (R) 6:45 p.m. (PG13) 6:45 p.m.
300 300 300 Stomp The Yard Stomp The Yard Norbit Primeval
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Stomp The Yard Stomp The Yard Alpha Dog Children Of Men The Good Shepherd No Show 300
(PG13) 9 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m. (R) 8 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
Freedom Writers Stomp The Yard Stomp The Yard Alpha Dog No Show 300 Primeval
(PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 9 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
300 300 300 Stomp The Yard Stomp The Yard Freedom Writers Freedom Writers
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Charlotte’s Web Charlotte’s Web Charlotte’s Web Apocalypto Apocalypto Children Of Men Children Of Men
(G) 6:30 p.m. (G) 6:30 p.m. (G) 6:30 p.m. (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m.
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Project a positive self image
By CH (Maj.) Andrew Choi Michelangelo, the excellent sculptor and artist during David, “Who Am I, Lord”, asked one of the
Deputy Division Chaplain, 2nd Infantry Division the Age of the Renaissance, wanted to draw a saint. It fundamental questions of life? “Who am I?” and that is

W
ho are you? How do you or others look at
yourself? It is an important question. More
importantly, we need to have a good picture
of ourselves for good self-esteem. In order for you to have
good self-esteem, you must understand what human
beings are. “A human being is a tension-filled unity capable
of various possibilities, divine and demonic.” Tension-filled
and capable of various possibilities, divine and demonic!
What does it mean? How can one in the same person be
as much of an angel as he is a demon? The Holy
Scripture, Genesis, proves that “a human being is a
tension-filled unity capable of various possibilities, divine
and demonic.” Here is a definition of a human being that
we can obtain in the reflection of Genesis 1:26-31. This
phrase has a myriad of possibilities and shows us that we
have responsibility over our own life. It means ‘No human
being is born evil; no human being is born as an angel.’
took him a long time to find a proper model person. When
he found a model of a saint, he was so happy and painted
a very impressive picture of the saint. Much later on in his
life, Michelangelo wanted to depict an insane and
depraved person in one of his canvasses. He again
searched for a model. He found one person who fit the
description of a decrepit wretch very well. He was very
glad that he found a good model and asked the person
who he was.
When the man answered who he was, Michelangelo
was so shocked. The model he found to draw the insane
person was the same person he painted as the ideal saint.
Remember that you can become either a saint in the
future, as the angelic being in Michelangelo’s painting or
you can become the demonic downtrodden ugly wretch
of Michelangelo’s other painting. You have the potential to
go either way.
the most important question for us. David continues,
“What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man
that you care for him?
You made me a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned me with glory and honor. You made me ruler
over the works of Your Hands. You put everything under
my leadership; all flocks and herds.”
God has created every human being according to His
image. God’s dignity, His holiness and His essence of love
remain within you! Because God made us according to
His image, we should not be bound by a negative and
demeaning self-portrait.
We should be free from that negativity. In order for us
to have good self-esteem, we must understand what
human beings are.
“A human being is a tension-filled unity capable of
various possibilities, divine and demonic.”

Area I Worship Services

Catholic Camp Stanely Chapel Sunday 11 a.m. Camp Casey Memorial
Catholic Mass 10:30 a.m. Camp Casey West Chapel Chapel, Stanley Chapel
Sunday 9 a.m. CRC Warrior Chapel 11 a.m. Camp Hovey Chapel, 2 p.m. Camp Casey Chapel
9:30 a.m. Camp Hovey Chapel Stanley Chapel, Camp
Noon Camp Casey West Chapel Casey Crusader Chapel Latter Day Saints
1 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel Sunday 2 p.m. Camp Casey Crusader
Korean Services Chapel
Protestant Sunday 7 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel
Protestant For information on Bible study groups and other religious services and
Sunday 10 a.m. Camp Casey Stone Chapel, activities, contact the Area I Chaplain’s Office at 732-6466.
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Mardi Gras from Page 6
“Now we are trying to back up
and put the outdoor games back in
so that the children that came out
to celebrate with us will have some
additional games to play,” Rose
said.
“The whole idea is to give
everyone a little something that
they all can get involved in. That is
why we have the dominoes, spades,
c h i l d r e n ’s g a m e s , m u s i c i a n s ,
different shows, the food court; we
have all the ingredients of what I
call a great event.”
Plans for late night partying were
made to include transportation.
“We are trying to go even later
than we normally do,” Rose said.
“We are going outside of curfew,
but we have the buses and
everything later on so that they go
from installation to installation so
that there are no curfew
violations.”
The celebration featured many
events and cultures that are not
traditional to Mardi gras. JIM CUNNINGHAM

“We reached out to the entire Korean folk dancers and performers march in the Mardi Gras parade to kick-off the festivities. This group is Salmunori from Seoul.
community, which is why we have
Philippine food, Korean food,
events reflecting a melting pot of
cultures, because that is what
America is all about.”
“We put these things together
under the theme of Mardi gras, but
that is just a theme,” Rose said.
“It is not necessarily
representative of New Orleans.”
“That is what this is all about,
people coming together to help each
other and provide for the Soldiers,
said Rose.”

The Dongducheon High School Marching Band gave a brief standing Concert during festivities.

Many decided to come in traditional New Members of the 2nd Infantry Division Band This modern dance group performs for many events at Camp Casey and other camps on the
Orleans style Mardi Gras costumes. This lady perform early jazz favorites in classic New Peninsula. They performed three brief modern dance numbers during festivities.
helped serve Filipino food at the food court. Orleans style during the festivities.
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CYS Transition Workshop Offered
Transitioning of children from one
school to another during PCS moves
are difficult. The School Liaison and
School Transition Office is there to
help with Transition Workshops.The
Transition Workshops will assist
military families with school transition
issues. It will identify barriers to the
academic success of Army family
members (primary and secondary
education and develop solutions),
promote parent involvement by Army
parents of school age children in their
student’s education, and development.
For more information on the School
Liaison Program, contact your local
CYS office.
MWR host Chess
Championships
MWR
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
MWR will be hosting St. Patrick’s day
parties in each Area. Mitchell’s on
Camp Red Cloud will be hosting
“Make A Deal With The
Leprechaun.” Doors open at 5 p.m.
Contests include Best Leprechaun
Impersonation, Irish Green Costume
and Irish Jig Contest. Over $3,000 in
cash and prizes will be given away.
Yongsan’s Main Post Club will feature
a St. Patrick’s Day Bash/BOSS All-
Nighter. The Uptown Lounge will be
open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., while The
Underground doors open at 10 p.m.
Free food and bar drinks will be
available. Camp Humphreys will be
awarding 40 different people a “Value
Book” worth more than $300 in
savings on food, bowling, golf,
swimming and other MWR services.
Camp Walker’s Hilltop Club will begin
the party at 10 p.m. Become a
contestant in the “Pot O’ Gold Take It
or Leave It Contest” for a chance to
win hundreds in cash and prizes. Free
Irish Stew and a Mashed Potato Bar
offer traditional Irish fare.
Twenty-two contestants competed
in the 8th Army Chess
Championship, March 10 and 11.
This was a non-sanctioned
tournament, played under Swiss
Rules. Each player, upon
completion of the tournament,
received a numerical ranking.
The soldiers can use this ranking
to apply for a space on the All
Army Chess Team. Any Soldier
wishing to apply for the Army
Chess team can do so by going
to www.armymwr.com and
clicking on Recreation. The top
soldier player of the tournament
The Morning Calm Weekly
Half and Full Marathon Looking For Work
Family Child Care provides work and
The 2007 Eighth Army Half and Full
Marathon is scheduled to take place life options for individuals residing on-
April 28 at Camp Casey’s Hanson Field post looking to earn an income while
House. Awards will be presented to the staying home. Individuals living in on-
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each post quarters are authorized to care for
Men’s and Women’s category. up to 6 children (including their own).
Registration runs from 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. The FCC program offers free training,
The race will kick off at 8 a.m., following monetary subsidies, a lending closet
a course briefing. Course maps are and technical and morale support. For
available in advance from the Camp more information on how to become a
Family Child Care provider, please
Casey Sports Office which may be
reached at DSN 730-2322. For more contact your local ACS office or DSN
information, contact your local MWR 725-3205.
Sports Office or the Korea Region
Sports Director at DSN 725-5064.
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
Korea-Region Marketing Office
COURTESY PHOTOS
was Staff Sgt. Valemy
Yankymenko from Camp
Humphreys.(above) Competitors
pose with MWR staff members for
a group photo after the
tournament..(left)Spc. Hien
Robinson, HHSC, 532 Military
Intelligence Battalion ,Yongsan
Garrison was one of the
participates in the contest. She
didn’t place in the tournament,
but she was the first female
soldier to participate in this event.
(right) Chess competitors plan out
strategies to take out their
opponent during the competition.
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Cold Steel – Cold Hard Results: Air Defenders

Conduct Mission Rehearsal Exercise
By Capt. Bryan Phillips
Charlie Battery 1-43 AMD
Osan Air Base – Charlie Battery 1-43 Air and
Missile Defense Battalion, 35th Air Defense Artillery
Brigade successfully completed its Mission
Rehearsal Exercise here on March 2.
“The MRE brought together the entirety of the
battalion’s combat capability and allowed each fire
unit to use its robust firepower and communications
capability,” said Maj. Neil Myers, exercise observer/
controller.
Charlie Battery was mobilized on Osan Air
Base and evaluated by the 35th ADA Brigade
staff on its ability to assume Tactical Ballistic
Missile battle stations.
During the 10 day exercise the battery
validated its mission to provide freedom of
maneuver to 51st U.S. Air Force Fighter Wing CAPT. BRYAN PHILLIPS
by engaging and destroying multiple volleys of Air Defenders of Charlie Battery1-43 Air and Missile Defense Battalion, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade apprehend OPFOR
simulated enemy Tactical Ballistic Missiles. The “the bad guys” during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Osan Air Base on March 2.
battery did this while reacting to multiple force
on force attacks, mortar attacks and persistent executed a no-notice decontamination” said Sgt. Brigade Surgeon, Capt. Tiy Cash.
chemical agents. 1st Class Peter Park, who evaluated the event. Pfc. Travis Honea who, with the use of only one
Spc. Tnelda Sumter proved how vital Nuclear, During a simulated indirect fire attack on the arm, treated 1st Lt. Brian Harris for a shrapnel
Biological and Chemical personnel are to a TACSITE, Sgt. Christopher Hernandez took charge wound, demonstrated a sense motivation and
wartime mission by ensuring the proper use of of casualty triage in the absence of a medic and dedication that proved infectious throughout the
an array of chemical detectors while responding saved six Soldiers who were wounded during a duration of the exercise. The Soldiers of C Battery
to chemical attack. mortar attack. 1-43 ADA proved themselves more than capable of
“She also trained and led the Operational “This unit’s ability to respond to medical reacting to any unscripted real world situation with
Decontamination team that had previously never emergencies was outstanding,” said 35th ADA dedication and intensity.

TSAK helps Soldiers to be trained, ready

ready,, in the fight
By F. Neil Neeley outdoor range when they think of
Area III Public Affairs TSAK, but there’s much more.
CAMP HUMPHREYS – When a unit “We’re here to support units and
needs to train up individual soldiering soldier’s training by providing Training
skills and get ready to be in the fight, Aids, Devices, Simulators, Simulations,
chances are that the Humphreys and Range Operations,” said Yon
Training Support Activity Korea has the Vanest, Training Specialist, Camp
facilities or equipment to get the job Humphreys TSAK. “Under our motto,
done right. ‘Providing Tools to win,’ TSAK
Most Soldiers only think of the personnel always do their best to
F. NEIL NEELEY
Kang Chan-chun (r) issues training equipment to Pfc. Jason Ybarra, HSC, 602nd ASB.
support soldiers and their training
mission.”
Vanest explains that her facility has
many training related materials to
support soldiers training such as Laser
Marksmanship Training System;
Simulator Manikin ; Multiple Integrated
Laser Engagement System; Truck
Driving Simulator; Training Improvised
Explosive Device; Artillery Machine
Gun, Noise Gun, and an Engagement
Skills Trainer Facility for qualification
of weapons.
The Truck Driver Trainer is used for
training drivers and re-enforcing driver
safety skills by replicating typical and
emergency driving conditions and
situations for general Tactical Vehicle
(M915, M932), Medium Tactical Vehicle
and Heavy Tactical Vehicles.
“This trainer is available with 77
different scenarios to include hills, trees,
buildings, traffic, city streets, rural
roads, and freeways,” explained Vanest.
“We also have an Engagement Skills
Trainer that provides an indoor,
simulated training facility for
Marksmanship, Collective, and Shoot/
Don’t Shoot,” said Vannest. “There are
variety scenarios for Fire Team
Offensive/Defensive Operations,
Marksmanship Skills Trainer, Military
Shoot-Don’t Shoot Situations, and
approximately 180 other different
scenarios.”
According to Vanest, use of TSAK
simulators improves Soldier’s skills
and conserves training related dollars
needed for other training materials and
military personnel systems. “TSAK
personnel are here to provide tools to
win,” Vanest added.
“We encourage all soldiers to utilize
TSAK facilities as much as possible
to improve their individual soldier
skills,” said Vanest. “I recommend that
all Training Officers and NCOICs visit
TSAK to learn more about what TSAK
has to offer for their unit Soldiers
training. Also, we would like Soldiers
to utilize TSAK facilities and to
practice with different types of
simulators.”
If your unit needs any assistance
scheduling training, please contact Yon
Vanest at 754-6096.
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O R I E N TAT I O N
SEMINAR SET
NOW
Top DODDS Official visits HAES
M A N D a N D TO RY
The SOS is scheduled for March 20
at the Community Activity Center, 8
a.m.
It is mandatory for spouses to attend
prior to receiving a permanent ration
control card. Register thru sponsors’
unit, FRG assistance or directly to
ACS. Info. 753-8401.

IG POSITIONS
AVAILABLE IN
AREAS II/III
The United States Forces Korea
and Eighth Army Inspector
General’s Office is looking for
Officers and NCOs who desire to
become Inspector Generals in Areas
II and III. You should be in the rank
of Maj. (Branch immaterial) and Sgt.
1st class (MOS 42A/42L and 92Y)
to serve as Inspectors General.
There is also an opening for an
Inspector General position in the
rank of Capt. (Career Course
graduate and successful Company-
level command) at Camp
Humphreys. Info call Ltc. Eady at NANCY TURNER

725-6739. Dr. Joe Tafoya, DODDS director, poses with HAES students during his visit March 8.

TAX ASSISTANCE
CENTER NOW
OPEN
Offering tax assistance, tax
preparation, and free e-filing.
The Tax Center is located at Camp
Humphreys Bldg. S-262, co-located
with the Red Cross. Hours are Mon.,
Tue., Wed. and Fri. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.,
Thur., by Appointment Only, and
Sat., 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Call 753-3905 for
an appointment and to ensure that
you are bringing the required
documentation, including W-2s.
A mobile tax center will make
Wednesday visits to Camps Long
and Eagle, appointments required.
OSAN BAZAAR
SET
The Osan Officers’ Spouses’
Club’s Spring Fever Bazaar is
scheduled for Saturday, March 31
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the O’Club.
Furniture, jewelry, fabric and more.
Proceeds are deposited into the
OSC’s Welfare Fund in order to
donate to the many organizations
and charities it supports, including
scholarships.
Open to all DOD ID/Rations Card
holders. info.,visit the OSC’s website:
www.osanosc.com.
U.S. CITIZENSHIP
CLASS SET
A class for potential U.S. citizens will
be held at ACS, Bldg 311, Mar. 27,
from 2-4 p.m. This class will cover
immigration visa, application
process, citizenship interview and
test preparation.
Contact Junghee Sung, 753-
8782,Humphreys/788-4934,Suwon
AB.
By Nancy Turner HAES during his visit of DODDS questions from students about
HAES Information Specialist in Korea. life and work in the District of
CAMP HUMPHREYS – During his visit, Tafoya stopped Columbia.
Humphreys American Elem. by every classroom to meet the It was evident during his visit
School had a special visitor, teachers and students of HAES. that Tafoya cares about children
March 8. While in the classrooms, he and their education.
Dr. Joe Tafoya, director of the asked students questions about DODDS is headquartered in
Department of Defense school and the activities they were Arlington, VA., adjacent to
Dependent Schools visited participating in. He then answered Washington D.C.
Humphreys’ FFamily
amily visits garrison
By Bob McElroy
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS –
Betty Humphreys, widow of
Chief Warrant Officer 2
Benjamin Humphreys, for whom
Camp Humphreys was named,
received a warm greeting from
the staff at the Cheongdam
Cultural Center near Camp
Humphreys when she visited on
Tuesday.
Humphreys, her nephew Bob
Humphreys and his wife Ann are
visiting Camp Humphreys and
were the special guests at the
reflagging ceremony on
Thursday when US Army Support
Activity Area III became US
Army Garrison Humphreys.
During their visit the
Humphreys family toured some
local attractions and met with
BOB MCELROY local Pyeongtaek City officials,
Betty Humphreys receives a warm welcome from the staff of the Cheongdam Cultural friends in the community and
Center near Camp Humphreys when she visited on Tuesday. Soldiers and civilians here.
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Soldier -athlete dedicated to coaching

Soldier-athlete
By F. Neil Neeley Branch got involved in coaching as an athlete
Area III Public Affairs beginning to age and looking for a way to stay in
CAMP HUMPHREYS – It’s exciting to watch the game.
Sgt.1st Class Meril Branch, 3rd Military Intelligence “My wife suggested that I start coaching our six-
Battalion coach the Humphreys Youth Services kids. year old son at football,” Branch said.
Branch doesn’t just have his kids run up and down “At first I was against it. I said to myself, ‘I’m not
the court, he teaches them technique and actual that old yet.’ But eventually I gave in to it. After that
plays. I kind’a got the bug and started coaching every sport.”
It’s amazing to see the youngest Branch stresses that sports have
shortest kid lay up the ball to the hoop to be fun and not just work.
and actually sink a basket again and “Although I want my kids to work
again. so that they learn, I also want them to
“People volunteer their free time have a good time doing it,” he said.
to coach but don’t teach the young “We always have some kind of fun
kids,” Branch said. “I decided to drill, especially with basketball. I don’t
teach young kids the basics like how even think that my kids realize whether
to dribble, pass and shoot. I don’t or not they are winning or losing,
care about the wins and losses, if because they have such a good time
they’re executing what I’m teaching Branch at practice and in games.” F. NEIL N EELEY
them, I tell them that it’s going to pay As part of making sports fun, Sgt.1st Class Meril Branch puts two of his team members
off in the long run.” Branch never take things so seriously that he’s yelling through a blocking drill.
Branch added that in the beginning most of these or fussing at the kids. get paid for this, just watching kids light up when
kids couldn’t even reach the rim at all when they “For the most part, my kids react to me pretty well,” you’re teaching them is a beautiful feeling.”
shot. Branch said. “If they don’t do what I’m teaching at Branch has good advice to parents.
“I’ve been teaching them how to get the ball practice, I sit them down. If it gets too bad, I’ll tell “I tell them to let the child go to practice but let
over the rim and they listened,” Branch said. “I their parents.” the coach have the kids during that time,” Branch
told them that ‘if you listen to coach, by the end of Branch loves coaching the kids. said. “A lot of parents are controlling and want to
this season, you’ll be able to do everything that I’m “The best part of coaching is watching kids who get involved. They should just sit back and watch
teaching you.’ They listened to me and it’s showing really don’t have any skills in the beginning of the year. their child’s results and everything will be fine. I tell
it and it’s paying off.” But, by the end of the year they are showing the things the parents that it’s not about winning or losing, it’s
Some of the younger kids are picking up the that I’ve taught them. That’s a wonderful experience,” about your kids learning something.”
technique better than some of the bigger kids. he said with pride. Besides the personal rewards and the gratitude
There’s stuff that you learn in junior high that Branch says that it’s also a good feeling when his he receives from parents for giving of his time,
they are picking up at nine and ten. players see him around the post and yell “Hey coach!” Branch has received tangible rewards for coaching
I’m really proud of that, he said. Branch enthusiastically recommends volunteer as well.
Branch has been coaching in Korea for about coaching to other Soldiers. “The highlight of my coaching experience was
three years. “I would tell them to get involved and volunteer,” winning Military Volunteer of the Year at Ft.
“This is my first year with the YS Humphreys he said. “A lot of these kids are in single parent homes Huachuca,” he said.
Hornets,” Branch said. “I coach basketball, baseball and it’s a good motivational tool and gives them a But, in the end, he’s all about the kids and the
and football for YS. role model and it’s very rewarding. Although we don’t positive impact he can make on their young lives.

“Grab and Go” now open at Red Dragon Inn Area III takes 1st and 3rd
in Chess T ournament
Tournament

PFC. IM SUK-CHUN
PFC IM SUC-CHUN
Cpl. Jeff Kuhlman, 557 MI, (L) picks up his evening “Grab & Go” meal from Spc.
Leronte Fanning, 3rd Mi, Red Dragon DFAC food service worker.
COURTESY PHOTO

By F. Neil Neeley
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – The
“Grab and Go” line at the Red
Dragon Inn Dining Facility Zoeckler
Station is now open to serve those
late night hunger pangs.
The Grab and Go window is
located on the opposite site of the
DFAC next to Building 1290; the
hours of Operation are10 p.m.-1
a.m. It is open seven days a week
but is closed the second weekend
a month when the DFAC is
normally closed.
The line is open to all personnel
authorized to eat at the DFAC.
Civilian Clothes are authorized;
meals are free for service members
with a meal card and $3.65 for
everyone else.
A bunch menu is served that
includes eggs, toast and cereal as
well as selected lunch entrees.
Valeriy Yakymenko faces off against Gavriel Bartzur in the IMCOM Chess tournament
held at Camp Walker March 10-11.
By F. Neil Neeley Staff Sgt. Valeriy Yakymenko,
Area III Public Affaris B Co 602nd ASB, USAG
Camp Walker – Approx- Humphreys, took 1st place
imately 40 people from all four among the military contestants
areas participated in the IMCOM and placed 2nd overall which
Chess tournament held in Camp included civilian players.
Walker CAC, March 10-11. Warrant Officer 1 Dominique
Area III was represented by Yuquimpo, 35th Air Defense
Camp Humphreys and Camp Artillery Brigade, placed third in
Long/Eagle the military category.
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AFN–Daegu presents its first live TV newcast
In contengencies
AFN Nightly News
will be broadcast
from Daegu studio
By Galen Putnam
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP WALKER Republic of
Korea – Viewers who tuned in to the
American Forces Network Nightly
News broadcast March 9 might have
been in for a surprise as Soldiers from
the AFN – Daegu Detachment took
the reins from their Seoul counterparts
to produce the first ever live AFN
television newscast aired from Daegu.
The live airing was just one step in
an ongoing effort to expand AFN
Korea’s broadcast capabilities,
particularly in case of contingency
situations. Following an extensive $1
million renovation and equipment
upgrade, the Daegu site can substitute
on a moment’s notice for the AFN
Korea flagship studio at Yongsan
Garrison.
“We are the alternate headquarters.
Should the balloon go up and all of a
sudden Seoul goes out of commission,
everything will feed through us,” said
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin P. Bell, AFN –
Daegu detachment commander. “At
that point we would take over as AFN
– Korea, which is pretty daunting. The
ability for us to take over at any time
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SGT. 1ST CLASS KEVIN P. BELL
Spc. Richard Slemaker delivers the news while Pfc. Heather Krause operates the camera during a rehearsal Feb. 28 prior to the first ever live AFN Korea
Nightly News broadcast produced at the AFN – Daegu studio on Camp Walker. The Daegu Detachment will present more broadcasts in the future.
and do a newscast or go live peninsula- cameras and tripods throughout area director, floor director, camera
wide is huge.” IV to cover stories. But that is only operator, producer, and more.
Besides providing live broadcast the beginning because they still must “This newscast was a first for me
capabilities, the extensive upgrade also edit, write copy for and produce the and it was a new experience for most
provided improved Internet technology packages on their desktop computers. of the crew as well,” said Sgt. Joshua
that enhances the distribution and They then forward the final product Johnson, who served as technical
reception of audio and video products, through the digital network to Seoul to director of the broadcast “It was pretty
allowing the detachment to share products be assembled into that evening’s impressive to take a young,
digitally with headquarters and other newscast. inexperienced group like us and produce
detachments in Korea, and eventually with For this newscast, however, the roles a live newscast nearly flawlessly. It was
locations around the world. were reversed as Daegu Detachment a big accomplishment.”
On a typical day, Soldiers from the broadcasters headed to the studio to
Daegu Detachment lug their video fill roles such as anchor, technical See AFN on Page 26
TAS Tribute
(from left) Matthew Wood, Tyler Ganaway, Terrie Mitchell,
and Samaad Hector sing “Goodbye Dr. King” along with
their classmates at the Taegu American School Black
History Program “Sharing Our Heritage” Feb. 27 at the
school on Camp Henry. The song was written and
performed by the students of Rhonda Williams’ first
grade class. The program also featured poetry readings,
a step team performance and soul food sampling.
About 500 TAS students, faculty, staff, and community
members attended the assembly. The event was just
one of many held throughout Area IV to commemorate
Black History Month.
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Speed Limit Change

On Camp Walker
The speed limit on Nebraska Street,
Rhode Island Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue on Camp Walker will be
reduced from 40 kph to 25 kph until
Apr. 2. For information, call Rolen
Johns at 768-8650.
New Emergency
Leave Phone Number
The Area IV Military Personnel
Division at Camp Henry will be using
a new emergency leave phone number
Monday. The new number is 010-
6696-8366. For information, call Robert
Bridgewater at 768-8498.
Family Child Care
Providers Sought
Family Child Care Providers are now
being sought in Area IV. Free training
and support is provided through
Child and Youth Services. Applicants
should be 18 years old or older, reside
on-post and have a high school
diploma or G.E.D. In addition, potential
providers must have experience with
children, pass background and health
checks and speak English well. For
information, call Maryvel Jones at 768-
7707.
Reverse Triathlon Set
A “reverse” triathlon will be 9 a.m.
March 31 at Camp Carroll. The
registration time is 8 – 8:45 a.m. The
event consists of 5 kilometer run, 15
kilometer bike and 400 meter swim.
Participants must provide their own
bike, helmet and safety gear. For
information, call the Camp Carroll
Sports and Fitness Center at 765-8287.
Area IV CPAC
19th ESC chef gets invite from Emeril
Pfc. Suk Kyung-chul
19th ESC Public Affairs
CAMP WALKER – Culinary
excellence of the 19th Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary) was
proven once again when Chief
Warrant Officer Travis Smith’s
recipe was selected as the winner of
a military-only cooking contest
sponsored by Emeril Lagasse.
His award-winning “Fire Roasted
Red Pepper Soup with Cajun
Seafood” recipe, has won various
prizes in the past, including a gold
medal at the 1996 Culinary Olympics
held in Germany.
“I got the idea for the soup at the
1996 Culinary Olympics from a team
member, and I’ve been making the
dish better and better,” Smith said.
“A lot of people make red pepper
soup, but they usually put cream in
the soup. I put the cream on another
dish and serve it with the soup.” He
also described his dish as very fresh
tasting, highlighted with fresh roasted
peppers.
“It is also very nutritious and
good for you. It’s a little bit spicy,
depending on the amount of pepper.
I usually put shrimp, scallops and
some shellfish marinated in lime
juice. Then I put in some Cajun
seasoning and grill the whole thing
in the oven. I once made the soup
with lobster, and that was good too,”
Smith said.
The soup was recently prepared
at the Camp Walker Dining Facility
as a part of a Black History Month PFC. SUK KYUNG-CHUL

Summer Hire Program
The application period for the 2007
Summer Hire Program for high school
and college students will be Thursday
– April 19. Applications must be
turned in to the Area IV Civilian
Personnel Advisory Center, Bldg.
1805 on Camp Henry. For information,
call Sue Finch at 768-7542 or go to:
http://cpoc-www.korea.army.mil/chra/
AreaIV/summer_hires.htm.
Power Yoga
The Crown Jewel Sports and Fitness
Center on Camp Carroll holds Power
Yoga classed 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday
and Thursday. Power Yoga can help
you achieve many positive things in
life including weight loss, anti-aging,
peace of mind and reduced stress, etc.
The instructor is Cho Kui-cha. For
information, call the Sports and
Fitness Center at 765-8287/8118.
Spinning Class
The Crown Jewel Sports and Fitness
Center on Camp Carroll has a biking
program 6 p.m. every Monday and
Wednesday. Certified instructor
Sandy Clark leads the sessions. Ten
bikes available on a first come first
served basis. For information, call
Carlos Algarin at 765-8118.
Celebration. A video crew recorded
footage to be sent to “Emeril Live.”
The footage will be used in a future
episode of the popular Food Channel
show.
“I received information on the
contest from Eighth Army, and I sent
my application on the last day of the
competition,” Smith said. “Then I
heard on the American Forces
Network news I won the award. I was
surprised at first, but I knew I had a
good chance of winning the contest
AFN
Spc. Richard Slemaker traded his 5
a.m. gig as host of the “Napalm in the
Morning (Smells Like Victory)” radio
program for the anchor chair during the
ground-breaking 6:45 – 7 p.m. live
broadcast.
“It was an honor to represent Daegu
and Area IV in this first-ever live
broadcast, but it really was a team
effort,” he said. “Things couldn’t have
gone better. Everyone was spot-on and
hit all of their cues. I was just one part
of the overall effort.”
Slemaker admitted there were some
differences between being a radio DJ
Chief Warrant Officer Travis Smith, 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) food
service technician, slices up some red peppers for his award-winning “Fire Roasted Red
Pepper Soup with Cajun Seafood” at the Camp Walker Dining Facility kitchen.
because it’s such a great recipe.” still deciding whether I am going to
His prize for submitting the top accept the invitation.”
recipe, is an invitation, courtesy of Smith has more than 23 years of
the Food Network, to attend the cooking experience as a professional,
Emeril Live show as a special guest. including working in hotels and
“I was offered free tickets to restaurants as well as in the Army.
travel by air within America, but they He is now working as a food service
wouldn’t cover the flight from Korea technician for 19th ESC, making sure
to USA.” He said. “The air fare Soldiers get meals even Emeril would
alone would cost me much, and I am approve of.
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and news anchor. Reception, Staging and Onward
“Behind the mike, nobody can see Integration exercise, several “live to
what you are doing. You could be tape’ and live newscasts will be
swatting at a bug or tinkering with produced.
equipment but you can’t do that on “Literally, hundreds and hundreds of
camera,” he said. “On camera you individual pieces have to come together
have to be still without being stiff and to put together a nightly newscast. It
you have to be serious but not stern. It looks easy but it takes a lot of hard
takes some getting used to, but it was work, especially for a live broadcast,
an enjoyable experience.” Bell said. “Things went really well. I
In the future, the Daegu couldn’t be any prouder of my crew.
Detachment will produce newscasts on Even though they are relatively
a monthly basis in order to stay sharp inexperienced, they did a great job. In
and allow for cross training Bell said. addition, without everyone on the entire
In addition, during the upcoming AFN Korea team”
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Moyer hosts Permanent Collection
By Pfc. Brandon Moreno
8th U.S. Army Public Affairs
The lights dimmed until the room
was almost completely darkened.
There was not a sound even though
there were quite a few people. The
air was chilled with the slight scent
of dusted wood lingering. A slight
tension of what to come was
beginning to build when all of a
sudden the lights flashed on and
there stood Sterling North. He began
to describe an experience that set
the characters up for issues later in
the story.
Permanent Collection by Thomas
Gibbons was performed March 1-3
at the Moyer Community Activity
Center, Yongsan. The play was
produced by John M. Wood, The
Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Music and Theatre Director for
Yongsan. The character Sterling
North was played by Sgt. Maj. Carl
Taylor, Ella Franklin and Kanika
Weaver by Michelle Outlaw, Paul
Barrow by Levi Sutton, Gillian Crane
by Jacquelyn Raimondi and Alfred
Morris by Dave White.
The play, Permanent Collection, is
a story about racism and its complex
nature. It was a display of how this
Area IV
condition can come from people of
all colors.
“This is a thought provoking play
about race and space, which is
actually a quote from the author. It
examines so many gray issues in our
culture. It shows both sides of the
fence equally,” Wood said.
The play was inspired by a real
life incident.
“The play was based off of an
incident based in a wealthy suburb of
Philadelphia. There was a museum
in the suburb and it so happened that
they hired a black director. When the
director arrived there he saw a lot of
real estate with little parking so in a
nutshell he said we should enlarge
the parking lot so more people can
come, Wood said. The neighborhood
was up in arms because they didn’t
want more cars driving down their
streets. They petitioned against his
decision and he called them racist. I
think the outcome was somewhat
similar to this situation. The only big
difference was that the author used
artwork rather than a parking lot.”
This play was somewhat different
in the way it organized the
characters. “This play showed the
many sides of different people. Two
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of the characters in
the play were very
stubborn and would
not see past their own
perspectives. They
were so different in
the content of their
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feelings and outcome P .B M FC RANDON ORENO
of their reactions to Sgt. Maj. Carl Taylor, who plays Sterling North in the
each other were Permanent Collection, is interviewed in a scene by
pretty much the same, Jacquelyn Raimondi, who plays Gillian Crane.
White said.
On the other hand the reporter normal versus what she thinks she
went about these stubborn men and should be aligned with,” Raimondi
stirred up the pot making them even said.
more emotional about the situation. It All together, the author wanted to
gives people the opportunity to look show the complexities of “isms”
outside of themselves and reflect on within our culture.
the subtleties of their own thoughts.” “This play is very powerful. They
Besides showing an undertone of got the point of racism across
racism the play also went on to face without ever stating the obvious
other issues within our culture. because there is nothing neither
“The character Kanika shows the simple nor obvious about racism in
generation gap. In the play there’s its nature. It is definitely for people
an older generation and a younger who love to sit and later analyze
generation. The two generations aspects they didn’t see at first in the
both view things somewhat play,” White said.
differently even though they may be This play addresses racism within
of the same color. They’re black and a time when it’s become taboo for
white, older and younger. Kanika is someone with thoughts of racism to
torn as to what she thinks should be outwardly persecute another person.
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Personality Spotlight: James Hardee from Area IV MPD
Area IV Public Affairs
Name: James (Jim) D. Hardee, civilian contractor
for Serco Inc.
Hometown: Knightdale (Raleigh), N.C.
Where do you work: Military Personnel Division,
Area IV Support Activity, Camp Henry
Duty Position: Human Resource Specialist
Tell us about your job and what you do: I am a
personnel specialist for the MPD, which provides
personnel services to seven Army units in Area IV.
We also provide Soldiers support with reassignments,
emergency leaves, and coordinate Army Emergency
Relief, Combined Federal Campaign and voting
assistance programs in Area IV. I was personnel in
the Army for 12 of my 14 years on active duty. As a
civilian I worked for Serco in the CAC/ID card section
for a year and then I went to work for Lear Seigler at
Camp Carroll. That contract was restructured, so I
came back to ID Cards. In September I was offered
the job in MPD and I love it.
What is the best part of your job?
Troubleshooting and taking care of Soldiers. I like to
find the answers to Soldiers’ problems and not waste
their time by sending them to the next stop on the line.
Also, I set up MOS and Medical Retention Boards
and do just about everything involved with the
personnel side of the house, so I stay busy most days.
Why do you like working there? The face-to-
face time with the troops. It is a great day when you
help a Soldier get promoted, or get his packet ready
for the board, or just help them out. For example, a
specialist came to me last week and asked me why
he had promotion points on his Enlisted Records Brief
Area IV
I told him he was in a
shortage MOS and his
date of rank for sergeant
was March 1. The look
on his face said it all. That
is what I like about
working here and doing
this job. I enjoy taking
care of Soldiers! They
are why I have a job.
You recently
Hardee received a unique
award, what was the award? It is called the “Extra
Mile Award” from Serco Inc. which included a
certificate from Serco’s Vice President, Dorian
Anderson, and a cash award.
Why do you think you were selected for the
honor: I was recognized for doing my job, really. I
took charge of the MPD start-up as interim site
manager at contract inception. The site manager
was not here yet, so it pretty much fell on me to
make it happen. I got the computers set up. I also
worked to find the people who could help us. This
was a new contract for Serco, so nobody here had
really heard of us. It took a lot of coordination and
working with people, but we got it rolling. I also
worked closely with several agencies and people to
get the building we are in set up prior to our move
from the old PSB site in December 2006. I got the
award because a lot of people went out of their way
to help me including Tony Colby who has been
instrumental on the computer side of the house. My
coworkers, Jeremy Berenschot, John Lee, Dawn
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Mathis, Unhui Nguyen, and Robert Bridgewater the
MPD site manager, have all worked hard to take
care of the troops we support. I just did what had to
be done to make the transition go smooth from the
old Personnel Support Battalion concept to becoming
fully operational as an MPD on Oct. 1, 2006.
What is your workplace philosophy: Some
people say to “stay in your lane” – well I have always
had a problem with that. I heard that for 14 years in
the Army. The problem with that is if you stay in one
lane too long you never learn how to take care of
another lane. So my work place philosophy is “learn.”
It is that simple. Learn your bosses job, your co-
worker’s job – learn it all. It is a shame for a Soldier
to go to an office that is supposed to support them
and get an answer like “Oh, they are on leave, can
you come back in a week?” Never let a customer
wait. Also, never say “It’s not a big deal,” or “It’s
not important.” It might not be to you, but it is to that
Soldier. We, work for them. They do not work for
us. We support the Army. If they were not here we
would not be here. They are the customer and the
customer should always be treated with respect.
What is your favorite slogan? “Perfect is Good
Enough.” One of my old bosses from the Army will
get a kick out of this. He had it on the wall in his
office 10 years ago and I bet he still has it somewhere
in his office now. By perfection I mean doing your
job well and with pride. Perfection is unattainable,
but it should always be the target.
Is there someone in your organization you
would like to shine the “Spotlight” on? Call the
Area IV Public Affairs Office at 768-7604.
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Korean Language The Morning Calm Weekly

Learn Korean Easily

The Phrase of the Week :

Week

“Are you free this evening?”

Onul jonyoge shigan issumnikka?

this evening are you free
Vocabulary

time ‘shigan’

telephone ‘jonhwa’

dinner/evening ‘jonyog’

This story is
about: Situation of the Week : Meeting people
Week

What about dinner together?

IMCOM Jonyogina hamkke hishijyo.

May I call you?

commanding Jonhwahaedo doegessumnikka?

general, Odiso mannalkkayo?

Where shall I meet you?

command Myot shie mannalkkayo?

What time shall I meet?

sergeant I’ll see you then.

Kurom kuttae boebkessumnida.

major visit Bye.

U. S. Army Annyonghi kaseyo.

Korean Expression of the W eek

Week
Installations
in Republic Green frog
Cheonggaeguri
of Korea A disobedient, unpredictable person.
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