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October 24, 2008 • Volume 7, Issue 4 http://imcom.korea.army.mil Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea

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Commissary casualty scenario

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Organization Day brings Daegu together

USAG-Daegu organization teams competed in

softball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, tug-of-
war and traditional Korean sports and games
such as Ssireum wrestling, Jok-ku, Yut-nori and
Go-stop. — U.S. Army photo by Lee, Dodam

(Left) U.S. Army Garrisons across Korea

celebrated Organizational Day Oct. 17. In
Daegu, more than 500 U.S. and KATUSA
Soldiers, Korean and U.S. civilian employees
and their family members enjoyed a day of
sports tournaments, good food provided by
MWR and camaraderie at Camp Walker's
newly renovated Kelly Field. — U.S. Army
photo by Ronald Inman

Korea network to begin migration to Windows Vista, Office 2007

Special to the Morning Calm
The security of the Korea LandWarNet
is paramount when it comes to making
sure all users are protected from hackers.
As of Oct. 1, the Korea network
began migrating systems not capable
of supporting the new Microsoft Vista
operating system to an updated version
of Windows XP along with Office 2007
in an effort to improve those security
measures. On Nov. 15, all systemsSee Story, Page XX
capable of supporting the new Microsoft
Operating System will begin migrating to
No endorsement implied
Windows Vista along with Office 2007.
“We’ve (Regional Chief Information
Office-Korea) already contacted unit IMOs
and the IT workforce, so they are well aware
of the migration,” said Mike Weston, an
Information Technology Specialist assigned to
RCIO-K, an element of 1st Signal Brigade.
“This is an Army-wide deployment,”
Weston added. “This is an Army mandated
requirement to stay connected to the
LandWarNet.”
The migration will include all users in
Korea, including Air Force, Marines and
Navy users that are connected to the korea.
army.mil domain and will take place on Non-
Secure Internet Protocol Router, Secure
Internet Protocol Router and ROK/US
Internet Protocol Router Networks.
According to Weston, the migration
will be very apparent to all desktop users.
“Users will get a new set of security
settings and a new experience on the
desktop,” he explained, “but basically and
ultimately the migration is to protect our
network.
“Also, the Army has worked closely
with Microsoft to ensure certain standards
of security were met before we bought off
on the new operating system.”
Weston also emphasized that while the
new suite of applications may provide
a few challenges as users get use to the
new look and feel of Office 2007, the
new system also provides help with the
transition.
“To assist users with the new interface
and template display found in Office
2007, they will be provided with an Office
2007 Interactive Command Conversion
Tool. An icon for this tool will be placed
on the users desktop, which when clicked
will launch and display an Office 2003
window.
–See VISTA MIGRATION, Page 4–
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Private 1st Class Matthew Pence, 18th Medical Command, administers the influenza vaccination
to Brig. Gen. John Uberti, Installation Mangagement Command-Korea Region Commanding
General, who was first up for the vaccination. Members of the IMCOM-K team lined up for flu
vaccinations Oct. 16 in the unit conference room. To download a high-resolution version of this
photo, visit www.flickr.com/imcomkorea. — U.S. Army photo by Edward N. Johnson
Special to the Morning Calm yearly vaccination for those who meet the
Information courtesy of 18th MEDCOM recommended criteria.
Influenza is a contagious disease that
Installation Management Command- can be spread through coughing, sneezing,
Korea Region employees lined up Oct. or nasal secretion. Symptoms include fever,
16 in the IMCOM-K Conference Room sore throat, chills, fatigue, cough, headache
to get a jump on flu season. Medical and muscle aches.
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welcomed the IMCOM Team to their children six months and older, adults over
mobile vaccination station to receive their age 50, women who may become pregnant
vaccinations via flu mist or injection, based during the flu season, anyone at risk for
on individual needs. complication from influenza such as those
Each year, U.S. Forces Korea makes with certain long-term health problems
influenza prevention a major priority, or weakened immune systems, caregivers,
encouraging its members to get vaccinated people living in communal facilities such as
to avoid spread of the latest strain of the dormitories, or anyone who wants to reduce
virus. Flu viruses are always changing, the likelihood of becoming ill with the flu or
so vaccines must be updated annually. spreading it to others. Contact your health
Health care providers recommend a care provider for influenza information.

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The window for the inaugural Customer Assessment survey
officially opened Monday Oct. 20 through Nov. 7. During this
time, everyone who lives, works or does business in your Garrison
Community is asked to take the survey and provide ratings for all
of the garrison’s services.
Customers need to log into the survey at http://www.
myarmyvoice.org/Community2008 and spend 20 to 30 minutes
online to answer all the questions. You can also go to your local
Garrison Web page to access the survey link.
Customers will first answer a number of basic, demographic
questions which will steer them to the set of questions about services
relevant to them. Each question has two parts – the first asks for
a 1 to 5 rating on the importance of a service, the second asks for
a performance rating from 1 to 5. Customer will only be required
to provide comments for those services they give ratings of 1 (very
poor) or 2 (poor).
“This survey empowers customers – installation leaders, Soldiers,
Department of the Army civilians and contractors, retirees and
Family members - to have a real voice in evaluating all services,”
said Larry Shields, the Installation Management Command Korea
Region Customer Management Services coordinator. “The voice
of the customer lets us know how we’re doing. In turn, we let our
customers know they are valued team members when we ask for
their feedback.”
The data will be collected in two main categories – corporate
and constituent. The corporate survey includes input from all of
the unit and directorate leadership on your Installation, down to
the company commander and first sergeant level. Soldiers not in
leadership roles, Family members, retirees, veterans, civilian and
contractor employees will provide input into the constituent
category. All feedback will be sorted by demographic category and
returned to the Customer Management Service representative for
analysis.
“For example, we’ll be able to see exactly what our Soldiers and
Family members think of all the Morale, Welfare and Recreation
services and exactly what the commanders say about services that
help them and their units accomplish their mission,” said Shields.
“In turn, the directorates providing the services can use the feedback
to help make adjustments and improvements to programs that are
important to the customers.”

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OCTOBER 24, 2008
MP Blotter
The following entries were excerpted from
the military police blotters. These entries may
be incomplete and do not imply guilt or inno-
cence.
AREA I: Curfew Violation; Underage Drink-
ing; Failure to Obey Order or Regulation (2ID
Policy Letter #8); At 0320 Hrs, 14 OCT 08,
Subject #1, Subject #2, Subject #3 and Sub-
ject #4 were observed by MP during the hours
of curfew at Gate #1. Subject #1, Subject #2,
Subject #3 and Subject #4 were apprehended
by MP and transported to the USAG-Red Cloud
PMO where they were administered PBTs, with
results of 0.189% BAC for Subject #1, 0.150%
BAC for Subject #2, 0.212% BAC for Subject
#3, and 0.096% BAC for Subject #4. A check
of Subject #2’s and Subject #3’s ID cards re-
vealed they were under the legal age to con-
sume alcohol. All parties were processed and
released to their unit. At 1355 Hrs, 14 OCT
08, Subject #1, Subject #2, Subject #3 and
Subject #4 reported to the USAG-Red Cloud
PMO where Subject #1 was advised of his
legal rights, which he waived and rendered a
written sworn statement admitting to the of-
fenses. Subject #2, Subject #3 and Subject #4
were advised of their legal rights, which they
invoked. This is a final report.
AREA I: Assault on MP; Failure to Obey Order
from an MP in the Performance of Official Duty;
Provoking Speeches and Gestures; Resisting
Apprehension; Subject #1 was observed by
MP involved in a verbal altercation with an un-
known male off post. Subject #1 was asked for
his ID card by MP, in which he refused numer-
ous times. MP attempted to apprehend Subject
#1, who became aggressive and resisted ap-
prehension. While being transported, Subject
#1 kicked Victim #1 in the groin. Victim #1
sustained no visible injuries. Subject #1 was
transported to the USAG-Casey PMO where
he was asked to conduct a PBT, which he de-
clined. Subject #1 was processed and released
to his unit with a request that a command di-
rected LBAT be conducted on Subject #1, due
to his refusal to the PBT. At 0021 Hrs, 12 OCT
08, Subject #1 was placed in the detention cell
and then transported to the USAG-Humphreys
confinement facility for pre-trial confinement at
0944 Hrs, 12 OCT 08. LBAT results are pend-
ing. Investigation continues by MPI.
AREA II: Wrongful Damage to Government
Property; Person(s) unknown, by means un-
known damaged seven GOVs which were
parked, secured and unattended. Damages
to the vehicles consisted of flattened tires.
A search of the area for subject(s) and/or
witness(es) met with negative results. Witness
#1, Witness #2 and Witness #3 rendered writ-
ten sworn statements attesting to the incident.
ECOL is unknown. Investigation continues by
MPI.
AREA III: Driving Under the Influence of Alco-
hol; Subject #1, operating a POV, was stopped
by KNP at a KNP check point adjacent to Won-
jeong 3 Way Intersection, Wonjeon, Pyeong-
taek. Subject #1 was administered a PBT, with
a result of 0.071% BAC. Subject #1 was appre-
hended and transported to Paengseong KNP
Sub-Station. Subject #1 was then released into
MP custody on a CJ Form 2 and transported
to the USAG-Humphreys PMO where she was
administered a PBT, with a result of 0.048%
BAC. Subject #1 was not advised of her legal
rights at that time due to her level of intoxica-
tion. At 1600 Hrs, 12 OCT 08, Subject #1 re-
ported to the USAG-Humphreys PMO where
she was advised of her legal rights, which she
waived rendering a written sworn statement
admitting to the offense. Subject #1’s USFK
driver’s license was retained. Subject #1 was
processed and released to her unit. This is a
final report.
NEWS
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Current off-post events and activities
Hi Seoul Festival (Thru Oct. 25)
The Hi Seoul Festival has become a seasonal
celebration to showcase the fall theme “A City
of the Arts.” Following the successes of Spring’s
“Gung” (Royal Palaces) and Summer’s Hangang
River Festival the opening ceremony for “A City
of the Arts” continues through the Oct. 25. Visit
www.hiseoulfest.org
Information Fair & Flea Market
The Seoul Gobal Center (a division of the
Seoul Business Agency), formed by the Seoul
Metropolitan Government, will present its
fifth annual edition of the Information Fair on
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Seoul Plaza, in front of City
Hall, between 11a.m. and 4 p.m. The event is an
outdoor orientation, aimed mostly at the newly
arrived foreign families, but open to all foreign and
local residents of Seoul. Visitors to the Information
Fair will also be able to watch free performances
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. including SACHOOM
that performed at the Edinburgh Festival 2008,
a Chinese drum and lion dance, and even a
Hair Show by hairdressers demonstrating how
to create the latest hairstyles. A flea market will
run from noon and 4 p.m., in conjunction with the
Information Fair, with tables full of interersting
goods set up along the wall to the right of the
entrance to Duksu Palace, towards exit #3 of
City Hall Subway Station. For more information,
please visit SGC website: http://global.seoul.
go.kr or contact the SGC hotline: 02-2075-4131
or 02-2075-4115.
Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría
The show will be hosted by Jamsil Sports
Complex’s Big Top Theatre through Dec. 31.
For information, call Interpark 1544-1555 (press
#2 for English) or visit www.tour2korea or www.
cirquedusoleil.co.kr (Korean, English)
Source: www.korea.net, www.seoulselection.com, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net — No endorsement implied.
See Seoul
from the sky
Halloween events (Thru Nov. 2)
Seoul Land’s ‘Mystery Halloween’
Seoul Land will be celebrating their autumn festival
under the banner of ‘Mystery Halloween’ from
September 6th to November 2nd. Seoul Land
immerses you in a Halloween atmosphere with
Jack o’ Lanterns and cute kiddy ghost characters
placed throughout the park along with the symbolic
flower of autumn, chrysanthemums, as decorations.
Moreover, sparkling lasers, fireworks, and special
effects will beautifully light up the night skies to
dazzle audiences. Visit www.tour2korea.com
Lotte World’s ‘Halloween Party’
Lotte World will feature its ‘Halloween Party’ event
from September 6th to November 2nd. During the
festival period, staff members dressed up in pumpkin
ghost costumes and cute devil characters will go
around the amusement park passing out candy from
their pumpkin baskets and take souvenir pictures
with visitors. Furthermore, a new Halloween musical
show will be performed twice a day along with plenty
of smaller side performances as well. Visit www.
tour2korea.com
Ever land’s ‘Happy Halloween’
Everland’s‘Happy Halloween’ Festival will run from
September 5th to November 2nd this year. The
amusement park, including the zoo, will be filled with
Halloween ornaments and decorations as gorgeous
parades complete the whole Halloween atmosphere.
This year, Everland is planning to prepare its first
ever ‘Halloween Candle Party’, an event that will
cover the rose gardens with over 2000 candles
for a night of romanticism. Aside from this event,
eleven cute and cuddly monster characters will
make appearances at the ‘Happy Halloween Party’
while the ‘Halloween Spooky Zoo’ will feature its own
Halloween party with zoo animals for a uniquely fun
experience. Visit www.tour2korea.com
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(Right) Inexpensive and regularly-running
cable cars can ease the climb for visitors to
Mt. Namsan and Seoul Tower, while offering
spectacular views of the autumn foliage.
(Below) Mt. Namsan offers breathtaking views
of Seoul’s cityscape whether hiking or via the
cable cars. Located in the heart of Seoul,
Mt. Namsan has beautiful scenery in the
surrounding park and Seoul Tower. Visiotrs can
enjoy a night view of Seoul from the tower and
take in the exhibitions and resturants located
there. To download these high-resolution
photos of Mt. Namsan, visit www.flickr.com/
imcomkorea. — U.S. Army photos by Edward
N. Johnson
Yuseong Hot Spring (Daejeon)
Yuseong Hot Springs is located at the center of
Daejeon. The hot spring is known to be effective
in countering many kinds of maladies. The
water here contains alkaline minerals known
to be good for health. Yuseong Hot Springs
has long been associated with cranes. During
the final days of Baekje Kingdom, a man who
was the only son and heir of a family for seven
generations was seriously wounded during
a war with Silla. His mother worried greatly
over her son’s wounds. One day she saw a
crane with a wounded wing dip itself into a hot
spring in the midst of snow covered ground
and healed. She took her son there and his
wound was healed as well so the legend goes.
Perhaps because of this legend, the Yuseong
Hot Springs is famous for its incredible healing
properties. From Daejeon Station, take City
Bus No. 110, 111, 111-1, 120, 160, 161, 170, or
222 / City Express Bus (Jwaseok Bus) No. 102,
104, or 509 and get off at Oncheon 4 geori (a
crossroads / 40 min ride). Travel Phone +82-
42-1330 (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese).
Visit www.tour2korea.com
Kimchi Expo (Nov. 22-25)
The annual Kimchi Expo aims to promote the
outstanding qualities of kimchi throughout the
world and raise its competitiveness through the
development of Korea’s kimchi and fermentation-
related industry and higher quality standards.
The event is held at Seoul’s COEX Mall. The
festival is the first kimchi-related trade fair to
promote the scientific effects of kimchi and its
role in developing a healthy society. The Kimchi
Expo exhibits Korea’s traditional, functional,
or newly-developed forms of kimchi as well
as a variety of fermented foods, traditional
seasonings, salted seafood, and other health
foods. Visit www.tour2korea.com
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VISTA MIGRATION from Page 1
“The user will then click the command
and it will show the user what command to
use for Office 2007,” added Weston.
Weston estimated about 30,000 users
throughout the peninsula will be affected by
the migration and all customers should have
the new operating system by Feb. 2009.
One step users can take to ease the
Senior Army leader
visits USAG-Yongsan
By David McNally
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
The senior Army official responsible for
installations and the environment is in Korea
on a fact finding mission Oct. 18-22.
Assistant Secretary of the Army Keith
Eastin visited Yongsan and Humphreys to
assess progress on construction projects,
tour normalization initiatives and the
Yongsan Relocation Plan.
“My last visit to Korea was for the grand
opening of unaccompanied officer quarters
at K-16 Air Base last year,” Eastin said.
“It's good to be back and continue to see
progress.”
Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
Lt. Col. Carl Coffman said Eastin is
impressed with the pace of construction at
USAG-Humphreys.
“The Korean people are all about
progress,” he said. “It's obvious U.S.
Forces Korea and our Republic of Korea
counterparts are working together to make
things happen.”
Coffman said one of the Secretary's
priorities is to ensure quality of life for Army
Family Members and single Soldiers.
“Tour normalization is vital,” Coffman
said. “It all figures into the master plan
Yongsan Commissary
opens sushi bar
By Pvt. Hwang Joon-hyun
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
The Yongsan Commissary opened a new
sushi bar Oct. 16. Community members can
now enjoy a new category of “fresh” food.
“We've had numerous requests to bring
sushi into the Yongsan Commissary,” said
Michael Mertz, Yongsan Commissary store
director. “We found a vendor that was
interested, and due to customer request, we
opened the sushi bar.”
Mertz said the key benefit the sushi
bar will bring to the community is that
the shoppers and other “sushi-lovers” will
know that it's safe. “It's from an approved
source,” he said.
Commissar y management, U.S.
Army Garrison-Yongsan officials and the
contractor held a ribbon cutting ceremony
at the new sushi bar Oct. 16. The celebration
of the new service even came complete with
food samples and a raffle of prizes.
The contractor was quick to point out
the freshness of the product.
“Everything is on a one-day cycle,” said
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they can download the interaction training
tool that can be used whenever needed:
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RDOIM/A2DOIM/Training/default.aspx
For information on the migration and
what you can do to prepare, contact your
unit information management officer.
Assistant Secretary of the Army Keith Eastin
(left) meets with USAG-Yongsan Commander
Col. Dave Hall (right) and Command Sgt. Maj.
Ralph Rusch Oct. 21. — U.S. Army photo by
David McNally
to ensure our Soldiers and their Family
Members have a quality of life commensurate
with their service.”
Assistant Secretary Eastin met with U.S.
Army Garrison-Yongsan officials during an
Oct. 21 luncheon at Commiskey's.
“Mr. Eastin is interested in housing
issues and how our community interacts
with landlords and realtors,” said Garrison
Commander Col. Dave Hall.
“I think it is very telling that our senior
leaders want to know the details about living
conditions for our Soldiers, Civilians and
Family Members.”
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Jeff Drew, sushi
trainer. Drew said
all unsold products
are thrown away at the end of the day.
Moreover, utensils are categorized into those
used for raw materials and those not in order
to reduce the risk of contamination.
The Defense Commissary Agency, or
DeCA, signed a contract with Coastal
Pacific, for supply and maintenance of the
Yongsan Commissary Sushi Bar.
Coastal Pacific was founded in 1986 as a
military distributor. It supplies commissaries
in the West Coast and the Far East.“We're
just happy to work with DeCA,” said Jerry
Hicks, Coastal Pacific operations manager.
“We feel this kind of service enhances the
life of warfighters and their families.”
“We feel like we can really do well with
the customers here,” he said.
The sushi bar will be open the same
hours as the Commissary. Mertz said.
“However, there won't be a large
selection at seven o'clock in the morning,"
since no product is carried over from the
previous day.”
OCTOBER 24, 2008
Four role players simulate wounded passers-by during a simulated backpack improvised explosive device detonation during a comprehensive antiterrorism/force protection exercise on USAG-
Red Cloud Oct. 16. Shortly aftwards, first responders from 18th MEDCOM arrive and treat the wounded and load wounded and dead in an ambulance and take them to the nearby Troop Medical
Center. — U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham
USAG-Red Cloud conducts AT/FP exercise
By Jim Cunningham
USAG-RC Public Affairs
RED CLOUD GARRISON—Oct. 16
the USAG-Red Cloud and 2nd Infantry
Division conducted an area wide anti-
terrorism defense and force protection
exercise resulting in five installations
transitioning to Force Protection Condition
DELTA. The exercise mobilized more
than 10,000 Soldiers, 180 Department of
the Army Civilians, 300 mission essential
Korean national employees, and the
activation of support Memorandums of
Agreement with two Republic of Korea army
infantry divisions.
Additionally, the exercise involved the
closing of all Army, Air Force Exchange
Service, and Family, Morale, Welfare,
and Recreation facilities on all the area
installations and the limiting of base access
to those holding FPCON DELTA access
passes.
“This exercise conducted simultaneously
across all of the USAG-RC area, USAG-
Casey, Camp Hovey, Camp Castle, and
Camp Stanley was the culmination of great
sustained effort by garrison command,
2ID, and other tenant units,” said Douglas
Atwater, USAG-RC director of Directorate
of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and
Security. “Immense strides have been
accomplished in improving facilities,
equipment, and personnel training to ensure
the garrison command and 2ID are fully
prepared to defend against, respond to, and
recover from an act of terrorism against one
or more of our installations.”
“This exercise would never have achieved
its level of success without the enthusiastic
endorsement of the 2ID Commander,
Maj. Gen. John W. Morgan III,” he said.
“He thoroughly knows the Army, USFK
Theater AT mission, is an adamant leader
in AT planning, facility, equipment, AT
preparation and personnel AT training.”
For the past 18 months, USAG-RC, and
USAG-Casey have established and signed
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multiple memorandum of agreements with terrorist events across all bases, Atwater commander senior responsible officer, and
local Korean community fire departments, explained. the 2ID assistant division commander as the
medical centers, and Korean military units Two years previous, the area began deputy senior responsible officer.”
to establish external support and security to preparing for this exercise through an Over the past two years, the area has built
area installations, Atwater pointed out. aggressive equipment purchase program; two state-of-the-art installation operations
“During the past two years our garrison Installation Operations Center and Access centers; one at USAG-RC, and one at
fire departments have been conducting Control Point facility upgrade program USAG-Casey, Atwater said.
interoperability training with local Korean and an enhanced garrison staff personnel- “With updated secure communications
fire departments training regimen. systems, we are now able to battle track
and Korean military “We needed to events, develop a common operating
units have been fully exercise, train, picture, and quickly exchange information
mobilizing and “This exercise would never and assess their between installations and the 2ID operations
sending liaison teams comprehensive bunker,” he said. “Additionally, we have
to participate in our have achieved its level of ability to purchased and fielded more than 150
individual base AT simultaneously hand-held radios which enable the IOCs
exercises, theater success without the enthusiastic seize and establish to communicate with the fire department,
war plan exercises, complete control emergency services elements, military
and also sending endorsement of the 2ID and security of all police, security guards, and the tenant unit
squad size infantry installations using force responder Soldiers occupying security
elements to conduct Commander, Maj. Gen. John W. tenant unit Soldiers positions on the perimeter.”
combined base at FPCON DELTA,” This enhancement of communications
defense and security Morgan III,” Atwater said. “We gives the USAG-RC commander and
training with our needed to exercise USAG-Casey garrison commander the
garrison command Douglas Atwater, USAG-RC director and train the First ability to receive situation reports to analyze
headquarters of Directorate of Plans, Training, Responders (DES the situation, manage personnel, allocate
company,” Atwater Mobilization, and Security Fire and Emergency resources quickly and effectively, Atwater
said. Services and law continued.
This 2ID/USAG- enforcement) and “In addition to facility and
Red Cloud area exercise, train communications upgrades, we have invested
wide combined anti-terrorism exercise and interoperability reporting, staff coordination a tremendous amount of time training
USFK Adaptive Focus Exercise assessment between the garrison command, the 2ID, garrison staff in consequence management
of USAG-Casey garrison represents the and the 304th Signal Battalion.” and crisis response staff assessments, as well
culmination of two years of planning and “We inherently know in reality, if as, training on developing course of action
effort, Atwater explained. there were an actual terrorist attack on recommendations for the commander,” he
“For enhanced brevity of speech we named any installation in the USAG-RC area, all said. “We have conducted numerous garrison
the exercise ‘Warrior Stand Exercise.’ Until installations would immediately transition staff training events in the IOC, training the
the conduct of this huge combined exercise, to FPCON DELTA and 2ID would quickly staff on basic consequence management
USAG-RC and 2ID had been conducting activate its’ crisis action team and the 2ID coordination, crisis response procedures,
its’ required annual garrison anti-terrorism commander, as the senior responsible developing individual staff consequence
exercises separately by Uijeongbu base cluster officer, would assume overall command of management action set checklists, and then
and Dongducheon base cluster due to the all garrison and tenant unit personnel and practicing these tasks through internal mini-
resource limitations of trained personnel, equipment,” he said. “Col. Larry ‘Pepper’ command post exercise events in response
shortages in required communications Jackson, as the USAG-RC area commander to simulated terrorist events.”
equipment, and the difficulty of managing and Uijeongbu base cluster commander, “We sent all three of the garrison
exercises simultaneously across multiple and Lt. Col. Meisler as the Dongducheon command anti-terrorism specialists to
camps and geographical distance.” base cluster commander will command the formal U.S. Army MP School Anti-
The area needed to plan and conduct an and manage all resources in their respective terrorism Course at Fort Leonard Wood,
almost overwhelming sequence of simulated base clusters and be subordinate to the 2ID Mo.,” he said.
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News & Notes

Absentee Voting
Visitors to the FVAP web site at www.fvap.
gov are now able to save their completed
Online Federal Post Card Application and
Online Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
to their computer for future use, using an
Adobe Acrobat Reader version of 7.0 or
higher. The FVAP can be contacted from
the United States at 1-800-438-8663 and
from 67 countries using the specific in-
ternational toll-free numbers listed on the
FVAP web site at www.FVAP.gov,

Victim Advocate Hot Line

USAG-RC Victim Advocate Hot Line is 011-
9187-2001. Take a stand against domestic
violence. Victim Advocate Coordinator US-
AG-Casey ACS, Building 2603. For more
information call 730-3494.

Stanley Fall Festival

Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation
in concert with the 304th Signal Battalion
will present a Community-wide Fall Festi-
val Nov. 1 beginning 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Live
bands, DJs, food and refreshmens by Reg- Maj. Gen. Elder Grainger visits the USAG-Casey Community Activity Center to learn of the concerns and needs Soldiers, Civilians and Family
gie’s club. Inflatables for children, and con- members have regarding TRICARE, medical facilities, schools for children and other concerns in the Warrior community Oct. 17.— U.S. Army
tests for adults, events feature prizes for photo by Jim Cunningham

Maj. Gen. Grainger comes to Casey to learn

all ages, yard sale: bring things to sell. For
more information call: 732-7079

health care needs from Families

Daily Mass at USAG-RC
Join us for daily Mass 11:30 to 11:50 a.m.
Mon-Fri in USAG-RC Warrior Chapel. For
more information call 732-6404.
NEO now online
Participants in this year’s Courageous
Channel noncombatant evacuation opera-
tion exercise can register on line. Log on to
https://new.korea.army.mil.
Red Ribbon Week
5k Run/Walk
Red Ribbon Week will celebrate by holding
a 5k run/walk Oct. 25 at the Carey Fitness
Center, USAG-Casey beginning 7 a.m.
Awards will be given for 1st-3rd place win-
ners. For more information call: 730-4006.
BOSS Bargain Weekend
Better Opportunities for Single and Unac-
companied Soldiers will host their annual
BOSS Bargain Weekend to Mount Sorak
Nov. 8-10. For more information call: 725-
6070.
3rd Annual Black and White Ball
Camp Stanley Better Opportunities for
Single and Unaccompanied Soldiers will
host the 3rd Annual Black and White Ball
in USAG-Casey Warrior’s Club Nov. 8. For
more information call: 732-5293.
USAG-RC Gas Station Hours
USAG-RC gas station will be closed for
By Jim Cunningham
USAG-RC Public Affairs
CASEY GARRISON—Maj. Gen. Elder
Grainger, deputy director of TRICARE,
and his wife, Brenda, representing Military
Child Education Coalition, came to USAG-
Casey Oct. 17 on a fact finding mission to
learn the health care concerns of military
Families.
“Gen. Walter E. Sharp asked us to come,
put boots on the ground, to help us assess
what is needed to normalize health care in
Korea as we have in Germany since World
War II,” Grainger said. “We are going to do
the same thing on the Korean peninsula.”
Health care is not the only support the
Graingers came to assess, he said.
“We are also assessing the needs for
schools,” Grainger said. “More command
sponsored slots are needed and this is why
we are encouraging Soldiers to sign up for
command sponsorship. We will make sure
we have the health infrastructure in place
to support the normalization of health care
and education here in Korea.”
Grainger also came to assess the host
nation health care capability in the Korean
medical system.
“I have visited several hospitals and
several clinics, medical and dental, and
am extremely impressed with the medical
capability,” he said. “A number of their
providers are trained in the United States,
they speak very good English, and they are
all standing up international offices in these
hospitals and clinics. When you go in you
will meet a person not only understanding
your culture, but also will speak English.
They have services to help Americans get
through the health care system. This is a joint
effort to stand up health care throughout the
peninsula; it includes all the services, the
18th Medical Command, host nation health
care system and Gen. Sharp.”
Grainger has a special message to Soldiers,
Civilians and family members regarding
the types of care to expect in the coming
months.
“You can rest assured in October 2007
when Army Secretary Geren and Gen.
George W. Casey Jr., chief of staff of
the Army, announced the Army Family
Covenant, the Assistant Secretary of Defense,
the Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Eric
B. Schoomaker, myself as deputy director
of TRICARE management activity, took
it seriously, it is the right thing to do and
embrace it. We recruit Soldiers and Marines,
we retain Families, so the fact we made
the commitment, put it on paper, that is
a guarantee we will do the right things to
provide world class health care anywhere,
anytime.”
Additionally, the Army is putting in a
large managed care support contract overseas,
just as we have stateside, Grainger pointed
out.
“There will be an entire network of
providers available in Korea, Germany and
other locations where we have our troops,”
Grainger said. “I have met with the senior
civilian leadership in Korea and encouraged
them to do likewise as we proceed in
consolidating everything overseas in one
contract.”
“The Department of Defense is committed
to making sure no matter where our men
and women and their families are stationed
around the world, we are committed to
providing them with world class health care.”

Comedy ROK’s
lunch from 1:30-2:30 p.m. daily. For more
information call: 732-7167

VFW Hosts Live Bands and

Karoke Contests
Veterans of Foreign Wars will present live
bands tonight at 9 p.m. in the Veterans
in Casey’s
Warrior’s Club
Club across from Gate 1 at USAG-RC. To-
morrow will be a karaoke contest with cash
prizes and free barbeque starting at 6 p.m.

Become an Inspector General CASEY GARRISON—Cool Bubba Ice,

The 8th Army Inspector General has imme- a comedian performing for Family, Morale,
diate openings for officers and NCOs. For Welfare and Recreation’s Comedy ROK’s
more information call: 725-6739. program in USAG-Casey Warrior’s Club,
delivers the non stop laughter Oct. 20.
For more news and notes and up-to
—U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham
-date information log on to the Area I
website at: http://ima.korea.army.mil/
area1/sites/local/
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Red Ribbon Week recalls DEA hero
By Jim Cunningham
USAG-RC Public Affairs
RED CLOUD GARRISON—The
Alcohol and Drug Control Office of
United States Army Garrison Red Cloud
is celebrating Red Ribbon Week with a
series of information displays from Oct. 21
through Oct. 24 and a 5 kilometer run/walk
for Soldiers, Civilians and Family members
Oct. 25. The theme for the weeklong
celebration is “Ask me, see me, be me, heroes
remain drug free.”
“The main purpose of Red Ribbon
Week every year is to draw awareness in the
community about the dangers of substance
abuse and drug use,” said Wayne Johnson,
director, USAG-RC ADCO. “We are doing
two things: we are raising the awareness of
how drugs can lead to other more serious
issues such as crime, addiction, health, and
well being, and we are trying to stop people
from using drugs by providing knowledge
and awareness of these dangers.”
Red Ribbon Week will not only have
information about the traditional illicit
drug addictions such as heroin, cocaine,
and marijuana, but other substances found
in drugs sold over-the-counter in drug
stores and convenience stores, Johnson
pointed out.
“The changes over the years, as we
have become aware of the dangers of drug
addiction, substance addiction, and illegal
people are mixing over-the-counter drugs
with illicit drugs to get a ‘cheap’ high,
Johnson pointed out.
“Red Ribbon Week is to inform the
public, raise the awareness of these new
practices, and encourage abstinence,”
Johnson said. “Over-the-counter drugs are
some of the most dangerous on the market.
Recently, we have had some commanders
take cough syrups off the shelves because
people abuse them.”
For this year’s Red Ribbon Week there
is something else in store for those who
participate, Johnson said.
“This year we are having a 5-kilometer
run and walk to get the community involved
in bringing more awareness to our message,”
he said. “We are saying the Army is taking a
serious stance against drug abuse.”
Red Ribbon Week is also celebrating the
memory of two drug enforcement heroes
who lost their lives against the drug cartels in
Mexico in 1985, said Gloria Prince, ADCO
Gloria Prince, ADCO prevention coordinator, prepares and offers non-alcohol party drinks for prevention coordinator.
Soldiers and Civilians during the Red Ribbon Week campaign held on USAG-Casey Oct. 21 — “Red Ribbon Week also will remember
U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham Enrique Camarena, a U.S. Drug Enforcement
drug use, indicates people are abusing from remote places in the world such as Administrative agent who was kidnapped and
prescription medication,” Johnson said. Africa, Johnson explained. murdered by drug dealers in Mexico. Camarena’s
“A lot of people have learned to abuse “There is a practice going around called informant Alfredo Zavala Avelar was kidnapped
prescription medication, and drug dealers jeju,” he said. “It is a bizarre method of and murdered by the same men.
have become extremely smart over the past causing methane to accumulate in a jar. The The 5-kilometer run will begin with
decades introducing drugs such as ecstasy, user then inhales the methane to get a high. registration from 7 to 7:45 a.m. The race will
which has impacted our military in past Children from 8 to 12 are learning to use begin at 8 a.m. Awards will be given for 1-3, male,
years as well as our society.” this method.” female, individual winners and families with
Many substance abuse practices come In some states it has been found some strollers. For more information, call 730-4144.

Red Cloud Safety Campaign:

Safety is everyone’s responsibility
By Jim Cunningham will eliminate hazards and reduce risk.
USAG-RC Public Affairs Evaluating the risk through a accident review
board will identify and assess individual risk
RED CLOUD GARRISON—The factors so directors can take action to protect
garrison Safety Office launched the USAG- the military and civilian workforce, Tarrance
RC Winter Safety Campaign Oct. 1. The pointed out.
campaign will run through March 31, “This method will instill preventive
2009. practices and
“Our purpose is responsible behavior
to empower leaders, “We are focusing on winter safe from individuals and
Soldiers, and collectively at the
Civilians to have driving, cold weather injuries, and unit level,” he said.
the knowledge and The winter safe
personal courage fire safety.” d r i ving part of
to lead by example the campaign will
in order to reduce include non-tactical (From left) Safety Specialists Yi, Yon Hwa, Yang, Chae Ho, Kim, Min Ki, Cpl. Choi, Hyun Sok,
the potential of Brian Tarrance, director USAG-RC and privately owned Cho, Tae Hyon, Kim, Kwang Sop, Brian Tarrance, director of USAG-RC Ssafety Office ponder
accidental injury and Safety Office vehicle accident the Red Cloud Winter Safety Campaign Oct. 20. — Courtesy photo
death among our prevention, along regulations, Tarrance continued. we identify these hazards. When drivers
Soldiers, Civilian with much needed “Cold weather injuries can be avoided come to Red Cloud to go to work, they pass
employees, Family members and Korean defensive driving techniques, Tarrance by learning simple techniques of outdoor the two elementary schools outside the back
citizens,” said Brian Tarrance, director explained. accident prevention, sports injury prevention, gate. We will have awareness training on post
USAG-RC Safety Office. “For operators of government owned using the buddy system when going out to about driving in school zones.”
“We are focusing on three major areas vehicles we will conduct winter safe driving participate in sporting events during cold The Safety Office also has an agreement
this year,” he said. “We are focusing on classes to include driver testing at the Troop weather,” he said. “We will have briefings with the schools to provide them with
winter safe driving, cold weather injuries, Motor Pool,” Tarrance said. “The Directorate available throughout the season pointing out safety banners during each season, Tarrance
and fire safety.” of Logistics will conduct classes for GOV cold weather/water hazards and recreational continued.
Establishing the three winter safety drivers.” safety such as snow boarding and skiing.” “It is time for their winter banners,” he
programs will prepare directors by The driving safety campaign will “We have a unique program with the said. “This campaign will go throughout the
establishing standards to be enforced. include instruction for motorcycle riders school outside the back gate here at Red winter and it will consist of emails and videos
Implementing those standards through by providing tips on riding techniques and Cloud,” he said. “We have to take in account with safety tips and training for everyone.
training and education and risk management personal protective equipment required by our neighbors in the surrounding area when The videos are also very entertaining.”
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Garrison to
start ‘one-stop’
in-processing
By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON – Garrison

officials are set to move Ration Control
operations from the Garrison Headquarters
to the Yongsan Readiness Center.
For Yongsan community newcomers, or
residents who need to renew a ration card,
the move means “one-stop” processing.
Ration Control cards will be issued in
the Identification Card section starting
Nov. 4.
“This is part of a one-stop concept for Above: James Ford paints a traditional Korean
incoming personnel and Family members mask. Right: Vincent McWilliams, 8, runs a relay
as well as renewals,” said Robert Clifton, race with volunteer Chief Warrant Officer Mike
USAG-Yongsan acting human resources Groome Jamboree at Yongsan Garrison. U.S.
director. “Now, customers can get ID cards, Army photos by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo
ration cards and enroll in DBIDS at the
same place and time.”
Registry in the Defense Biometric
Identification System and ID card services
are separate from ration control.
“It’s a more convenient place for our
customers to receive all three services
without traveling from office to office,”
Clifton said.
The Yongsan Readiness Center is located
in Building S-4034 near the Dragon Hill
Lodge on South Post.
For information, call 738-5088. Song I-hyun entertains the 2008 Exceptional Fam-
ily Member Fun Jamboree with a magic show.

USAG-Yongsan seeks
customer feedback
By David McNally
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Yongsan
community members have a new voice in
a major online survey available through
Nov. 7.
The Installation Management Command
created a customer service assessment
specifically designed to gather input from
community members.
“This is a perfect opportunity for Yongsan
community members to provide valuable
feedback to the Garrison,” said Casey Ross,
Plans, Analysis and Integration chief.
To participate in the survey, visit http://
www.myarmyvoice.org/Community2008 or
go to the Garrison Web site and follow the
link. The survey is open to anyone supported
by USAG-Yongsan.
“Leaders should encourage their people
to take this survey,” Ross said. “We’re also
advising community members to take
the survey from the perspective of how
important each service is to them, and how
well their garrison performs that service.”
The survey takes about 20 minutes to
complete. For information, call 738-6286.
USAG-Yongsan Community Members!
Make your voice heard! Take the survey at:
http://www.myarmyvoice.org/
Community2008 through Nov. 7.
Yongsan gives special families special day
By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The
day began auspiciously with favorable
weather and a strong turnout for the 2008
Exceptional Family Member Fun Jamboree
Oct. 14 at Lombardo Field.
Children with special needs gathered
with a host of volunteers to partner for a
day of fun and fellowship.
Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hall
gave opening remarks as the event began.
Families enjoyed various activities such
as soccer, relay race, ring toss, basketball
and pumpkin decorating to Korean mask
painting.
“The participants today were Seoul
American Elementary School students,
Seoul American Middle School students
and Seoul American High School students,”
said Reta Mills, USAG-Yongsan EFMP
A life-size photo stands vigil over Garrison cross-
walks — U.S. Army photo by Jason C. Adolphson
coordinator. “Volunteers from various units
including the 2nd Infantry Division and
K-16 Air Base also helped.”
“Our unit knew this was going on, so we
volunteered to help,” said Chief Warrant
Officer Michael Groome, K-16 Air Base.
“This is my first time doing something like
this, and I’m having a great time.”
Maj. Saudia Smith, 18th Medical
Command agreed.
“I love helping with kids wherever,
w h e n e ve r I c a n ,” s h e s a i d . “ T h i s
is my opportunity to give back to the
community.”
During the jamboree, children enjoyed
a puppet show. Cartoon characters on stage
drew happy smiles from many children.
Magic performances by Song I-hyun
entertained the crowd as well.
“I’ve been a magician for about 30 years,”
said Song, who works at Moyer Community
Activity Center. “Normally in events like
Military Police watch
over crosswalks 24-7
By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Yongsan
drivers may have noticed Military Police
vigilantly standing watch over pedestrian
crosswalks across the Garrison 24 hours a
day, seven days a week. Or, at least their
life-size photos do.
Sgt. Crystal Arratia is one of those MPs.
Though her position is now in the 149th
this, not a lot of adults tend to come. But
today, we have a good mix of children and
adults. I like that. It was a great day for
me.”
After Song’s performance, jamboree
attendees had hamburgers and hotdogs for
lunch.
Willie Butler, SAMS Functional Living
Skills teacher, brought twelve of his
students.
“This reminds me of the things we used
to do in the states,” he said. “But this activity
goes beyond in that the entire community is
involved. It’s an absolutely great event.”
As the day drew to a close, volunteers
received awards gifts and medals. Children
and families gathered to show appreciation
for a great day.
“Our goal is to provide a positive impact
to the lives of children,” Mills said. “We want
them to know they are never alone. They can
always count on the community.”
Military Police Battalion administrative
section, her photo helps to enforce traffic
safety holding a speed limit sign at one of
Yongsan Garrison’s busiest intersections near
the Commissary Gate (Gate No. 52).
“The MP silhouettes have been placed at
all major intersections on post,” said USAG-
Yongsan Emergency Services Director Ricky
Oxendine. “People seem to have a stronger
reaction to a face than a stand alone sign.”
When pedestrians are present near
crosswalks, drivers must strictly observe a 5
mph or 8 kph speed limit. During school
hours, the school zone speed limit is 16
mph or 25 kph.
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News & Notes
Halloween Trick-or-Treat Hours
Yongsan Garrison and Hannam Village will
celebrate Halloween “trick-or-treat” 6-8:30
p.m. Nov. 1. Children under 10-years-old
must be accompanied by a parent or des-
ignated adult. For information, call 738-
5556.
Trick-or-Treat at the CDC
Bring your little monsters, witches and
ghouls to the Child Development Center
6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 for trick-or-treating. The
Seoul First Class Petty Officer Association
will be passing out candy.
Dog Show
Who let the dogs out? Join the community
in the 2nd annual Yongsan Dog Show 10
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Yong-
san Commissary parking lot. Contest cat-
egories: Ugliest dog, look-alike, best tricks,
best dressed and the people’s choice. For
information, call 738-5254.
Icheon Rice Festival Tour
The free, one day trip to Seolbong Park,
Icheon, Gyeongido departs 9 a.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 25 from Moyer Community Activ-
ity Center. For information, call 723-3291.
FMWR Everland Tour
Enjoy the day at one of Korea’s premiere
amusement parks: Everland Resort. The
trip is 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. The
bus fee is $10 and the admission ticket
must be paid with Korean Won. The trip
is sponsored by the K-16 Air Base Com-
munity Activity Center. For information, call
741-6473.
5k Fun Run
The “Red Ribbon” 5K fun run begins 9:30
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at Collier Field
House. For information, call 738-8608.
Christmas Play Auditions
Auditions for “The Christmas Toyshop” will
be held at 7:00 p.m. Oct. 27-28 at Moyer
Theater, building 2259. Primary roles are
for six woman and seven men. Many other
roles are available for the large cast pro-
duction. For information, call 723-3346.
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
The Client Legal Services Division of the
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate will be
closed on Oct. 31.
IG Openings at 8th U.S. Army
The 8th U.S. Army Inspector General of-
fice has immediate openings for officers
wanting to become an inspector general.
Vacancies are open to lieutenant colonels,
majors, branch-qualified captains and se-
nior noncommissioned officer in the grades
of E-7 and E-8. Positions can be filled for
up to two years with command sponsor-
ship. For information, call 725-6739 or
723-4006.
Sexual Assault Hotline
The 24-hour Sexual Assault Hotline is DSN
158. Dial 0505-764-5700 from off-post.
Korean Language Classes
Learn to read basic Korean letters and
learn Korean phrases to improve your cul-
tural experience in Yongsan. Classes are
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. For
information, call 738-7505.
For a complete list of community
information news and notes, visit the
USAG-Yongsan official web site at
http://yongsan.korea.army.mil
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USAG-Yongsan recognizes volunteers
By Cpl. Lee Min-hwi
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON – Garrison officials honored volunteers
and named the top two volunteers for the July-September quarter in
a ceremony Oct. 15 at the Community Services Building.
Alphonso Mills and Anne Lewis received the nod as the top
youth and adult volunteers, respectively. The Garrison selected the
two volunteers of the quarter from among 30 adult and three youth
volunteer nominees.
“The garrison could not operate without these volunteers,”
said Don Moses, USAG-Yongsan deputy commander, during the
recognition ceremony. “This is our chance to say thank you …
because you are not only helping the Garrison, but also for your
neighbors.”
The theme of this quarter’s recognition ceremony was “Volunteers
… Always Caring … Always Sharing.”
“Sometimes someone should step up and help out,” Lewis said.
“I am very humbled to be selected as a volunteer of the quarter.”
During the past quarter, Lewis volunteered nearly 180 hours,
much of her hours focused on one of the largest family readiness
groups in Korea with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment at
K-16 Air Base. Lewis makes sure there is a communication flow to
all K-16 Air Base Soldiers and Family Members.
Lewis also volunteered as the Seoul American Middle School
Anne Lewis (left) and Alphonso Mills received the nod as the top youth and
Parents and Teachers Organization vice president. She helped
adult volunteers, respectively. — U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Hwang Joon-hyun
organize various school events like Teacher’s Welcome Back Breakfast
and sweater sale for kids and assisted signing up for membership. youth are interested in.
Lewis was also a Seoul Baseball Club supporter. She ordered “Volunteering is fun to me,” Mills said. “The award is awesome,
uniforms, informed students of upcoming games, prepared but I just would give back to the other people who volunteered and
equipments and raised funds for traveling. don’t get recognized as well. Those people would work so hard for
Lewis said she could have not done this by herself. “I want to other people without requesting any recognition. This award is not
make people feel free to ask anything if that concerns their family,” just for me, but for all those volunteered.”
she said. “Anything we do in our Army community heavily relies on these
Mills, the youth volunteer, volunteered nearly 60 hours for volunteers,” said Lisa Willadsen, USAG-Yongsan Army Volunteer
community events during the past quarter. He helped organize, Corps coordinator. “One reason is for recognition, but more than
plan and lead the annual “See You at the Pole” event. During the that, the Army records every volunteer hour, and the Garrison that
2008 Exceptional Family Member Fun Jamboree, he helped with has more volunteer hours will get more services back from the Army.
the puppet shows, face-painting and serving food. By registering, you can help us help our families.”
Mills is also a member of court team ministry in Club Beyond The Garrison is always seeking volunteers. For information, call
and provided youth input and supported different activities that 738-7510.
Team building includes learning local culture
By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON – Garrison
leaders and key managers toured Korean
cultural sites Oct. 10 and 13 in a quarterly
team-building exercise.
As part of the Garrison Good Neighbor
Program, the Korea Foreigner Friendship
and Cultural Society, a local civic
organization, sponsored the two-days of
tours in conjunction with the Columbus
Day federal holiday.
The Oct. 10. tour included about 30
military and civilian leaders and managers.
The group visited one of Korea’s most
treasured royal sites: Gyeongbok Palace.
The palace is the largest of the five palaces
in Seoul from the Joseon Dynasty.
“Seeing the palace reminds you of how
dynamic the Korean culture is,” said Vanessa
Mitchell, Army Substance Abuse program
U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan team members and partners pose for a team-building portrait at Gyeongbok
manager. “Standing in the middle of the Palace Oct. 10. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo
palace … it’s almost like being in history.”
A Korean tour guide explained the significance of the palace. The
walking tour lasted for about an hour and a half. The group then
moved to Seodaemun Prison History Hall. The site preserves where “These are great opportunities to learn
Korean patriots were imprisoned during the Japanese occupation, about our Korean Good Neighbors.”
1910-45.
“Actually coming to the prison and seeing the site made me really Col. Dave Hall
sad,” said Alex Temporado, USAG-Yongsan fire chief. “This is a USAG-Yongsan Commander
–See CULTURE, Page 10–
OCTOBER 24, 2008
Garrison Commander talks trash
By David McNally
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON – When it
comes to talking trash, Garrison Commander
Col. Dave Hall is without equal. But, what
he is talking about is the community’s
new Integrated Solid Waste Management
Program.
“At Yongsan, we have a good record of
turning our trash into cash,” Hall said. “In
fact, we are leaders in selling our recyclable
material.”
With an intentional push to make the
garrison greener, more energy conscious
and even “profitable,” officials are turning
to innovative solutions. By separating food
trash from potentially recyclable materials,
residents can increase revenue for the
garrison and help the environment.
For years, U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan
has made a significant amount of money
from recycling. A Korean contractor picks
up trash from across Yongsan Garrison
and takes it to a sorting site at the sewage
treatment plant. Workers sift through tons
of garbage and separate kitchen waste from
cardboard, plastic and glass.
This process has generated revenue for
the garrison, but officials feel with a public
education program, even more trash could
be recycled.
“With very little effort, our residents can
be more environmentally friendly and at the
same time invest cash from trash back into
the community,” Hall said. “We are not
trying to burden anybody with unreasonable
requests.”
Garrison officials signed Army Family
Covenant Dec. 17. 2007. “And this ties
TRANSPARENT RECYCLING
USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON – For
years, Garrison officials have recycled
trash from the community. The concept
evolved into an ambitious plan to help
the environment and improve quality
of life.
T h e “ In t e g r a t e d So l i d Wa s t e
Management Plan” is a big part of the
Sanitation Branch’s overall operation.
“The primary goal of the recycling
collection operation is to reduce the
amount of waste to be exported,” said
Calvin Cobbs, Plant Operations branch
chief.
Cobbs said the Yongsan recycling
program is transparent to the
community.
The Garrison uses of a contractor for
recycling.
“We have enhanced our program by
contracting out the separation of the
recyclable items from the refuse after
transport of all refuse to our sanitation
yard,” Cobbs said.
Yongsan community members are
not required to separate trash on the
installations.
The result has been a success, Cobbs
said, with thousands of dollars a month in
revenue going back to the Garrison.
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USAG-Yongsan Commander Col. Dave Hall sees a pile of cash, not trash as the garrison moves to recycle more. — U.S. Army photos by David McNally
directly into the Covenant we made
to the community,” Hall said. “We are
committed to providing our Families a
strong, supportive environment where they
can thrive – that is straight from the promise
we made.”
Hall said the benefits of the recycling
program include working together to
solve problems and deliver a quality of life
l 
USAG-Yongsan Success
However, revenues will increase as
community members start to separate
food trash from recyclables, Cobbs
said.
In Korea, the following items are
considered recyclable and will earn the
Garrison revenue:
nCardboard
nPaper
nScrap metal
nAluminum cans
nPlastic
nGlass bottles
nNickel silverware
The recycling initiative is a project
Cobbs submitted to the USAG-Yongsan
Executive Quality Council earlier this
year through the Ninja Program.
The Ninja Program is a locally
created counterpart to the Army’s
implementation of the Lean Six Sigma
program. In LSS, experts find solutions
to complex problems and save the Army
money.
The USAG-Yongsan Ninja program
is a simpler plan to empower employees
to come up with innovative ideas and
slash costs.
Cobbs’ recycling plan is considered
a “Just Do It,” where the Garrison
leadership agrees and just executes the
plan to immediately reap the benefits.
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Yongsan community members deserve.
“We estimate that a 25 percent increase
in recyclables would net an annual increase
of more than $60,000 for the garrison,” said
Calvin Cobbs, Plant Operations branch
chief.
Cobbs said the garrison expects to earn
more than $120,000 in financial return this
calendar year from the recycling program.
“That is $10,000 a month from trash,”
Cobbs said. “If we separate kitchen waste
from recyclables, that income will increase
even more.”
Cobbs initiated the plan to increase
public awareness of the opportunity to
be good stewards of the environment
and also to gain resources to reinvest in
the community. Earlier this year, Cobbs
submitted his proposal to the USAG-
Yongsan Executive Quality Council. Under
the Garrison’s innovative “Just Do It” Ninja
program, employees are empowered to seek
out cost savings and avoidance and increase
efficiency.
Hall jumped at the chance to help the
environment and earn more money for the
Garrison.
“This program is a no-brainer,” he said.
“Look, all we’re asking is that you don’t
contaminate recyclable material with food
garbage. You don’t need to use special bags,
just segregate the biodegradable food stuffs
from the cardboard, glass and plastic.”
The contractor will continue to separate
each category of recyclable material at the
trash collection point.
“We’re going to go full court press with
Officials are urging residents to segregate food
a public information campaign to get garbage from glass, cardboard, plastic and other
community members familiar with what is potentially recyclable material.
recyclable,” Hall said. “You can start helping
out immediately. Just put that food trash in
a plastic bag and tie it off.”
Hall said he plans to report back to the
community on the benefits of the program
each quarter. For more information on the
garrison recycling plan, visit http://yongsan.
korea.army.mil.
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USAG-Yongsan goes green!
As you may have heard, U.S. Army
Garrison-Yongsan is “going green.”
What does that mean? It means we are
going to step up our efforts to be good
stewards of the environment and at the same
time slash costs.
For one, it is my goal to increase trash
recycling on the Garrison.
You’ll be hearing more about this
in the coming weeks. We’re pushing a
coordinated information campaign through
radio, television, the newspaper, flyers and
distributed CDs.
For Yongsan residents, it is critical that
you understand the intent of the Garrison
recycling program. We’re only asking that
you put your food garbage in a separate bag,
tie it off and drop it in the same container
as your recyclables. This one easy step will
substantially increase our ability to recycle
our cardboard, plastic and glass.
Additionally, as good environmental
stewards, we need to be aggressive about
energy conservation.
Did you know that last fiscal year the
Garrison’s energy consumption increased by
six percent? That may not seem like a lot, but
due to a global increase in energy costs, our
bill for energy on Yongsan increased more
than 26 percent!
CROSSWALK from Page 9
“When a driver gets caught speeding on
post, points come off that person’s driver’s
license,” Arratia said. “If it happens too
many times, you can’t drive at all. That
information also gets forwarded to their
commands.”
The new MP signs have been slowing
traffic for about a month now and feature
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living history proof. No one can deny that
this happened.”
The group then moved to a Korean
traditional wine museum, Baedari. After a
Korean barbecue lunch, Museum Director
Park Kyung-mok gave a wine-making
demonstration. Korean traditional wine,
made of fermented rice, is called makali.
The second tour, Oct. 13, included Family
Members and friends of the Garrison.
This tour started at the Seoul Tower
and proceeded to a Korean traditional folk
village.
After lunch in a traditional Korean
restaurant, the group visited the 63-
Building in Youido. The 63-Building is one
of the tallest buildings in Seoul. From the
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I know that with a conscious effort, we
can decrease our energy usage.
This will directly result in cost savings,
and a potentially higher quality of life
for you as we can spend these savings
elsewhere.
Simple steps like turning off unused
lights, or shutting off computer monitors at
night will save energy. Honestly, if we all do
this, it will save a lot of energy and money.
Here at Yongsan, we’re always looking for
ways to improve quality of life, save money
and slash costs.
Our Directorate of Public Works is even
partnering with the Korean Institute of
Science and Technology to test new power
transformers that could result in dramatic
energy savings.
We’re also on the forefront of testing
alternative energy resources.
Yongsan is one of the few Army
installations worldwide to test geo- thermal
energy as a viable renewable energy source.
In the future, the Garrison will consume
less energy and recycle more.
Each of us has a role to play. Every time
you turn on a light, or reach for that power
button, remember: conserve energy. Thanks
in advance for making Yongsan a better place
to live, work and play!
MPs currently working here. They replaced
signs of MPs wearing the old battle dress
uniform.
Arratia said that when she transfers to
her next duty station, a part of her would
“forever” be helping to keep Yongsan streets
safe (or at least until the Army changes
uniforms again). PAID ADVERTISING
observation deck, visitors can see most of
Seoul. In the basement, the Yongsan group
visited the Sea World indoor aquarium.
“It’s always fun to see Korean culture with
friends,” said Don Moses, USAG-Yongsan
deputy garrison commander.
Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hall
thanked the civic organization KFFCS for
sponsoring both events.
“These are great opportunities to learn
about our Korean Good Neighbors,” Hall
said. “It’s good that we take time to work
on team building, and at the same time
appreciate the rich Korean culture.”
The Garrison plans to continue team-
building events quarterly.
OCTOBER 24, 2008
Consider people with disabilities when planning for emergencies
By Col. Deborah B. Grays
Army News Service
Every October we observe National
Disability Employment Awareness Month
to recognize the talents, skills and dedication
of Americans with disabilities who are a
vital part of our workforce. During this
month, we reaffirm our commitment to
ensure people with disabilities who want to
work can and that they receive the training
they need to achieve their goals. During
this month, we should also take the time to
recognize what needs to be done to ensure
that all of our employees, family members
and friends with disabilities are well prepared
to effectively handle themselves in an
emergency situation, both at work and at
home.
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001,
and other past disasters have increased
awareness worldwide of the need to be
prepared for emergencies. The attacks
prompted many individuals responsible
for people in office buildings to re-evaluate
their disaster and evacuation plans for all
occupants, including taking a close look at
how to get people with disabilities out of
harm's way.
In a major emergency, everyone is
confronted with a wide range of disabling
Yongsan FC‘Good Neighbor’
Soccer needs youth soccer
players for year-round team
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conditions; for people who already have can cause injury or damage. Anything which you might evacuate. If necessary,
physical disabilities, these conditions are that can move, fall, break or cause fire is a know if and where an evacuation chair is
often multiplied. hazard. located, and make sure several others know
People with physical disabilities may have how to operate it.
g Discuss your needs with family members,
a harder time getting to exits and accessing g If you are hard of hearing or visually
neighbors, coworkers and those who manage
their personal items and emergency supplies. impaired, arrange for someone to
People with vision and hearing loss and your office or apartment. communicate essential information to you
speech-related disabilities may encounterg Prepare any instructions you need to give during an emergency.
many more communication barriers, rescuers or others who may be around you. g If you are military or government
especially when regular communication Use concise verbal directions or carry written personnel, once you are in a safe place, report
channels are down or overloaded. instructions with you at all times. Practice to your command.
giving these instructions.
These barriers may appear at a time when
g Make sure those around you know how to
rapid communication is crucial to survival Don't assume that you or your loved
operate any necessary equipment and where
and safety. Because of this, it is imperative ones have been factored into an evacuation
it is stored. Label equipment and attach
that disaster planning is integrated into your procedure. Let others know of your specific
instructions as a backup.
everyday life, not just for those individuals requirements. This is why practice is so
g Have a list with the types and models of
who have disabilities, but also for those who important; it increases skill and instills
any equipment or devices you need.
work and live with people with disabilities. confidence in your ability to be prepared,
g If you use electrical equipment, plan
It's important to start preparing now. self-sufficient and even take on a leadership
The more you prepare, the more confident how you will deal with a power outage. position in evacuating yourself and others
For example, keep a manual wheelchair for
you will be that you can protect yourself and during an emergency.
use if your electrical wheelchair becomes
others. If you or someone close to you has a Disaster planning needs to be integrated
inoperable.
disability or special need, you should make into our everyday lives.
g Know of more than one medical facility
special preparations in case of an emergency. There is a natural human inclination to
To adequately prepare for every possible that provides the services you need. avoid thinking about negative things, but
emergency situation, consider making the g Add necessary supplies, such as wheelchair this avoidance is detrimental to our well-
following arrangements: batteries, catheters, oxygen, medication, being and has even greater consequences for
food for service animals and other special people with disabilities should an emergency
g Check for hazards in your home and provisions to your emergency kit. occur.
workplace. During and after a disaster, g If you are physically disabled, study the Don't wait until it's too late - your
ordinary items in the home and workplace evacuation procedure of any building from actions now could save lives later.
Join us for the Yongsan Football Club U12 and U15 Soccer teams tryout to support the Good Neighbor Program (Age groups
10-12 and 13-15) U-15 team (open) tryout 6 p.m Oct. 29 at Yongsan Field No. 10 and U-12 team (open) tryout 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13
at Yongsan Field No. 10. The Yongsan FC is looking for 18 players for U15 (Competitive level) (13-15 years) and 18 players for
U12 (10-12 yrears), based on age as of Dec. 31, year-round soccer teams. The teams will play games against Korean teams to
promote the Good Neighbor Program. Yongsan FC will select 36 players with parents/guardian’s approval. For information, call
723-8918 or 010-3149-4305, or e-mail: robert.hunt@korea.army.mil.
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524th Military Intelligence Battalion

“I can’t believe you gave us this much responsibility, I really learned a lot,” said Pvt.
Landry, Company A.
“Leadership is hard,” said Pfc. Lamond, Company B. “I didn’t understand the amount

conducts live fire training exercise of responsibility that came with it until we executed this live fire.”
Throughout the duration of the exercise, the intelligence Soldiers reinforced the value
of proper precombat inspections, rehearsals, and moving under the control of the team
Courtesy 524th Military Intelligence Battalion leader. Soldiers universally agreed this training was the most realistic and difficult training
they had ever done.
“Contact, 11 o’clock, 50 meters, cover me while I move. Enemy The battalion conducted 14 team live fires under safe and realistic “combat like
conditions.” Each live fire was preceded by a blank fire rehearsal and a hot wash. The
destroyed. Alpha Team break contact, Alpha Team moving...consolidate battalion remains forward deployed at Rodriguez Range where they are currently conducting
and reorganize...” an in language, scenario based, HUMAN Intelligence training exercise at the Combined
Arms Training Facility with members of the 2nd Infantry Division, the 141st Military

T
hese are not terms we generally associate with a Military Intelligence Unit, but it is Intelligence Battalion from Japan, ROK Counterparts, sister units in the 501st Military
what you would have heard if you had been with the 524th Military Intelligence Intelligence Brigade and 524th Military Intelligence Battalion.
Battalion from Yongsan this past week in Warrior Country.
The 524th Military Intelligence Battalion has Soldiers deployed across the peninsula to
provide Human Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence support to the 8th U.S. Army and the
Combined Forces Command. These Soldiers’ daily mission includes liaison with local law
enforcement, Republic of Korea counterparts, and U.S. units to provide critical intelligence
on threats to U.S. Forces and to answer theater and national collection requirements. This
mission is normally executed in civilian clothes, and does not remotely resemble what these
same intelligence Soldiers have been doing in Area I recently.
Twice a year, Soldiers of the “Silent Vigilance” Battalion deploy to Area I to conduct
critical go-to-war training to ensure they are ready to “fight tonight.” A key component
of this training is the ability of these MI soldiers to shoot, move, and communicate while
operating in support of maneuver elements. The recent live fire training event at Ingman
Range on Camp Casey was just such any event.
The HUMAN Intelligence Collectors from the battalion were given a mission to
conduct a tactical movement from Rodriguez Range to Ingman Range, where they were
to conduct a meeting with a local source. Once the Soldiers arrived at the range and began
to move, they were forced to execute a react to contact and break contact in a Maneuver
Live Fire Exercise. This involved the four-person teams moving 300 meters uphill over very
difficult terrain while engaging multiple sets of targets under the control of the HUMINT
Collection Team Leader.
Command Sgt. Maj. Hamilton, the battalion’s senior noncommissioned officer, said
the intent of having intelligence Soldiers conduct maneuver live fire training is to build
adaptable and confident intelligence teams who can react to any changes that they may face A 524th Military Intelligence Battalion Soldier engages a target during a live fire training exercise.
here in Korea or as they rotate to deploying units. Comments from some of the intelligence To download high-resolution photos from this exercise, visit www.flickr.com/imcomkorea. — U.S.
Soldiers participating in the live fire really convey the value of this training. Army photo courtesy of 524th Military Intelligence Battalion

Oct. 24-30

LOCATION Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Body of LIes Step Brothers Longshots
CASEY (R) 6:30 p.m. (R) 6:30 (PG) 6:30 p.m. Body of Lies The Rocker
No Show
No Show (PG13) 7:30 p.m.
Death Race Body of LIes Tropic Thunder (R) 7:30 p.m.
730-7354 (R) 8:30 p.m. (R) 8:30 p.m. (R) 8:30 p.m.

Longshots Longshots
HENRY The Rocker
Mirrors (PG) 1 p.m. (PG) 1 p.m.
(PG13) 7 p.m. No Show No Show No Show
(R) 7 p.m. Beverly Hills Chihuahua Beverly Hills Chihuahua
768-7724 (PG) 7 p.m. (PG) 7 p.m.

Longshots Longshots The Rocker Tropic Thunder

The Rocker Tropic Thunder
HUMPHREYS Body of Lies (PG) 3:30 p.m. (PG) 3:30 p.m.
(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m. (PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m. (R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.
(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m. Body of Lies (R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.
Body of Lies
753-7716 (R) 6:30 / 9 p.m. (R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

HOVEY Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder Quarantine

Death Race Body of LIes No Show No Show
(R) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
(R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
730-5412

Tropic Thunder
KUNSAN Eagle Eye Eagle Eye (R) 6 p.m. Tropic Thunder
(PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. Death Race No Show No Show No Show (R) 6 p.m.
782-4987 (R) 8:30 p.m.

Tropic Thunder Longshots (PG) 1 p.m. Longshots

OSAN (PG) 1 p.m. Quarantine Tropic Thunder Eagle Eye Eagle Eye
(R) 7 p.m. Tropic Thunder (R) 3:30 / 6 p.m.
Quarantine (R) 4 / 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m.
784-4930 Quarantine Quarantine (R) 8:30 p.m.
(R) 8:30 p.m. (R) 3:30 / 6 / 8:30 p.m.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

RED CLOUD (PG13) 7 Tropic Thunder Death Race Tropic Thunder Pineapple Express No Show Body of Lies
The Rocker (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m.
732-6620 (PG13) 9 p.m.

Longshots Beverly Hills Chihuahua

STANLEY Beverly Hills Chihuahua Mirrors Quaratine Star Wars: Clone Wars
(PG) 7 p.m. (PG) 7 p.m. (PG) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. No Show (R) 7 / 9 p.m. (PG) 7 p.m.
Mirrors The Rocker
732-5565 (R) 9 p.m. (PG13) 9 p.m.

Quarantine Quarantine Mirrors Mirrors The Rocker The Rocker

(R) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m. (R) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m. Longshots (R) 7 p.m. (R) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m. (PG13) 7 p.m.
YONGSAN Space Chimps Space Chimps (PG) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m. Death Race Death Race Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder
(G) 6:30 p.m. (G) 3:30 p.m. Mama Mia! (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m.
738-7389 Mama Mia! Mama Mia! (PG13) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m. Mummy: Dragon Emperor Mummy: Dragon Emperor Mirrors Mirrors
(PG13) 6:30 p.m. (PG13) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (PG13) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m. (R) 6 p.m.
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Area I Worship Schedule Area II Worship Schedule Area III Worship Schedule Area IV Worship Schedule
Protestant Services Protestant Services Protestant Services Protestant Services
Collective Collective Collective Protestant Collective Protestant
Sunday 1000 Stone Chapel Sunday 0800 Memorial Chapel (Liturgical) Sunday 1100 Freedom Chapel Sunday 1000 Camp Carroll
Sunday 1000 Stanley Chapel 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel 1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel 1030 Camp Walker
Sunday 1030 West Casey Chapel Church of Christ 1700 Camp Walker
0930 Hannam Village Chapel (Korean) 1100 Camp Eagle Chapel
Sunday 1100 Protestant Sunday
1000 South Post Chapel Gospel 1300 Freedom Chapel Gospel 1215 Camp Walker
School-Coffee House
1030 K-16 Chapel Contemporary 1800 Freedom Chapel 1300 Camp Carroll
Sunday 1100 Warrior Chapel
Sunday 1100 Crusader Chapel 1100 Hannam Village Chapel Contemporary
Sunday 1100 Hovey Chapel Contemporary KATUSA Friday 1900 Camp Walker
Wednesday 1130 Bible Study-Coffee House Sunday 1000 Multi Purpose Training Facility Tuesday 1900 Freedom Chapel Korean
Gospel Tuesday 1900 Camp Carroll
Sunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel Gospel 1200 South Post Chapel Korean Wednesday 1830 Camp Walker
1230 Camp Stanley Chapel Seventh-Day Adventist Wednesday 1730 Freedom Chapel
Wednesday 1800 Gospel Bible Study Saturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel Wednesday 1900 Freedom Chapel Catholic Services
Stanley Chapel (Bible Study) Mass
Thurday 1900 Gospel Practice
United Pentecostal (UPCI) Sunday 0900 Camp Walker
Stanley Chapel
Sunday 1330 Memorial Chapel Catholic Services 1130 Camp Carroll
COGIC
Sunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel Mass Saturday 1700 Camp Walker
KATUSA KATUSA Daily 1145 Freedom Chapel
Sunday 1930 CRC Warrior Chapel Thursday 1830 Memorial Chapel Sunday 0930 Freedom Chapel Jewish
Sunday 1300 Jackson Auditorium 1700 Camp Eagle Chapel For information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.
Tuesday 1900 Camp Stanley Chapel Episcopal 1700 Suwaon Air Base Chapel army.mil, 723-6707
Tuesday 1840 Casey Stone Chapel Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel Jewish
Tuesday 1800 Camp Castle Chapel
Tuesday 1830 Casey Memorial Chapel For information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.
Catholic Services army.mil, 723-6707
Tuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel
Mass
Thursday 1830 West Casey Chapel
Sunday 0800 South Post Chapel
Catholic Mass
Sunday 1130 Camp Stanley Chapel

Saturday
1130
1700
Mon/Thur/Fri 1205
Memorial Chapel
Memorial Chapel
Memorial Chapel
Hannam Chapel to host ‘Hallelujah Night’
Sunday 0900 CRC Warrior Chapel
Sunday 1215 West Casey Chapel Tues/Wed
1st Sat.
1205
0900
Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel
Memorial Chapel
Hannam Village Chapel will host “Hallelujah Night” as an
Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel
alternative to Halloween at Hannam Village Ballfield Nov. 1
Later Day Saints Jewish Services
Sunday 1400 West Casey Chapel Friday 1900 South Post Chapel (Saturday) from 6-8:30 p.m. All participants can enjoy food, games
Jewish and prizes. All are welcome.
Friday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

USAG-Yongsan Chaplains USAG-Humphreys Chaplains USAG-Red Cloud/Casey USAG-Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary: Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.: 2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Richard Spencer: Chaplain (Maj.) Eddie Kinley:
david.crary@korea.army.mil, 738-3009 klon.kitchen@korea.army.mil, 753-7274 frank.richard.spencer@korea.army.mil, 732-7998 Eddie.kinley@korea.army.mil, 764-5455

Chaplain (Maj.) Adolph G. DuBose: Chaplain (Maj.) James E. O’Neal: Red Cloud Chaplain (Maj.) Fredrick Garcia: Chaplain (Maj.) Edward Martin:
adolph.g.dubose@korea.army.mil, 738-4043 james.e.oneal@korea.army.mil , 753-7276 fredrick.wayne.garcia@korea.army.mil, 732-6169 Edward.martin7@korea.army.mil, 765-8004

Chaplain (Maj.) Leo Mora Jr.: Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores: Red Cloud Chaplain (Capt.) Mario Rosario:
leo.mora@korea.army.mil, 736-3018 Anthony.wenceslao.flores@korea.army.mil, Mario.s.rosario@korea.army.mil,
753-7042
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Discover the lure of Seoul’s seafood market
By Susan Silpasornprasit
IMCOM-K Public Affairs
The unmistakable smell of the salty sea
is the first indication that you are entering
the Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul's largest
warehouse for seafood. The fare doesn’t
get any fresher—open from 3 a.m. to 9
p.m. daily, the venue hosts more than 700
vendors selling both fresh and dried seafood
products brought in from 15 fishing ports
around Korea. In the wee hours, wholesale
auctions are held for local businesses. The
Noryangjin Fish Market is operated by
Korea’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Fisheries.
The sounds unique to the fish market
create a symphony of sloshing and frenetic
bubbling accompanied by the piercing
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(Above): The
Noryangjin Fish
Market, Seoul’s
largest seafood
venue offers one-
stop-shopping for
products obtained
from 15 ports
throughout Korea.
(Left): A variety
of fresh-caught
seafood, from sea
urchin to shrimp,
squid and fish, can
be purchased daily
at Seoul’s largest
fish market.
(Far Left):
Restaurants in the
fish market will
prepare your fare.
scent of salt water. At every angle the area is freshly-caught wares.
bustling with people buying, shucking and Outside the main warehouse, smaller
slicing fresh seafood. No matter what day vendors sell fishing gear and related precuts.
or time you choose to visit, the market is Customers can even purchase the brightly-
sure to be alive with activity. The catch-of- hued rubber boots worn by the Noryangjin
the-day at the fish market may include the Market workers.
familiar fishy faces of the flounder, squid and Perhaps the most unique aspect of the
even octopus; but perhaps more interesting Noryangjin Fish Market lies below the
are the creatures that cause foreigners to surface. Numerous restaurants on the
exclaim, “What is that?” market’s lower level invite visitors to bring
From spiny orbs to squirmy, cylindrical their “catch-of-the-day” to be prepared and
marine dwellers, there’s no shortage of served with traditional Korean side dishes. A vendor prepares fish for sale at his booth
interesting attractions. This is not only a The restaurant’s chefs will suggest baked, in the fish market. — U.S. Army photos by
marketplace, but a sightseeing adventure fried, sautéed, or even raw delights. Edward Johnson
into the realm of Korea’s seascape. Noryangjin Fish Market is a short
Navigating through a sea of brine drive from USAG-Yongsan, near the 63-
puddles, tanks and buckets, sellers can be Building.
seen shucking fresh shellfish, hooking whole To view these photos in high-resolution,
fish being chilled on ice and packaging their visit www.flickr.com/imcomkorea
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FOCUS ON FITNESS
Homeschooling support
available in Korea
By Susan Rowe
IMCOM-K MWR
There are many frequently asked
questions among home schoolers: “Whose
law do I follow – the state/country where
we are stationed, or our state of residence?”
“What are the military regulations related
to homeschooling?” “Are there support
groups at every installation?” “Is there a
phone number that I can call to find out
about homeschooling on any particular
installation?”
Correspondence and home education
have long been a choice for families, and
national statistics show a 15 percent increase
in the number of home-educated students
every year. National standardized test scores
reveal that these students are succeeding
academically.
In order for homeschooling to succeed,
parents need to have the time and energy to
provide instruction on a daily basis and be
involved in a local support group. Numerous
avenues of support are usually available, so
do some research and get connected with
a local support group in your community.
Some parents form groups with other
home-schooled families or encourage their
The Rundown
First Sgt. Terence Woodliff, quarterback, 362nd Signal Company “Head Hunters,” runs the ball while Spc. Joshua Johns, Head Hunters, blocks defender Spc. Jon Fozard, F Co., 3-2 Aviation
Battalion “Skymasters,” during a game at K-16 Air Base Oct. 11. To download high-resolution photos of this event, visit www.flickr.com/imcomkorea. — U.S. Army photo by SSgt. Amy Olivarez
NEWS
children to join community sports teams,
clubs, or other groups. Many families
are involved in homeschooling support
groups. These groups of parents share
responsibilities, including choosing and
adapting curriculum, the actual teaching
of the lessons, and some method of grading
and evaluating whether the student has
learned the necessary lessons.
However, the Department of Defense
Education Activity has no jurisdiction
over the education of overseas American
military dependent children. It is DoDEA
policy to neither encourage nor discourage
DoD sponsors from home schooling their
minor dependents. DoDEA recognizes
that homeschooling is a sponsor’s right
and can be a legitimate alternative form
of education for their dependents.
According to DoD policy, the installation
Commander’s responsibilities are logistical
or administrative, there is no educational
oversight regarding the public education
provided by DoDEA.
What’s best for somebody else’s child
may not be best for yours. Before making
a decision, it’s important to gather as much
information as you can to find out about the
kind of education that would benefit your
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Zumba Fitness is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays at Trent Gym (by the PX), upstairs. For
information, contact Shelton Coonfield, Fitness Instructor,
at 010-2041-7546 or via e-mail at fiercefit@hotmail.com
child the most, whether it’s homeschooling Home School
or it’s another kind of school. websites of interest:
To find further information about home
school support, contact Susan Rowe, Child, Korea Region School Liaison Services:
Youth and School Services, Region School http://mwr.korea.army.mil/slo.htm
Transition and Liaison Specialist, at 725-
5227 or e-mail: susan.rowe@us.army.mil or Home School Legal Defense Association:
visit our web site at http://mwr.korea.army. http://www.hslda.org
mil/slo.htm.
DoDDS Korea District:
http://www.korea.pac.dodea.edu/
Military Child Education Coalition:
http://www.militarychild.org/
The Military Child in Transition:
http://www.militarystudent.dod.mil/
Army OneSource:
http://aos.myarmylifetoo.com
Student Online Achievement Resources:
www.SoarAtHome.org
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USAG-Humphreys Community speaks out about quality of life
By Ken Hall
USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs
USAG HUMPHREYS – Soldiers,
Family Members, Civilians and retirees
gathered at the new Community Fitness
Center here from Oct. 15-17 for the annual
Army Family Action Plan Conference.
Volunteers ranging from spouses to
service members formed discussion groups
to debate more than 80 issues that impact
the USAG-Humphreys area quality of life.
Before the AFAP community members
submitted issues into drop boxes around
post and to AFAP coordinator Denise
Chappell at Army Community Service.
“We were able to get a variety of service
members, including officers, warrant
officers, and spouses who are not command
sponsored, as well as dual military members,”
said Nedra Larrieux, AFAP Subject Matter
Expert Coordinator.
Larrieux said delegates were instructed
to work together on a first-name basis, and
not state their ranks. Members of the BOSS
team also helped support this event from
behind the scenes.
The USAG Humphreys AFAP featured
four work groups with about 15 people per
group: Family Support, Force Support and
Entitlements, Medical and Dental, and
for the first time in Korea, a Youth group
joined in with the adults in the AFAP
forum. Each group debated issues such as
changing out berets to patrol caps for every-
day uniform wear, earlier opening hours
for the commissary, and free child care for
volunteers.
Each of the focus groups featured
subject matter experts and specially-trained
facilitators who guided the group members
through the issues, deliberations and
discussions.
5th Air
Defenders
arrive in
southern
peninsula
GIMHAE AIR BASE – The
second group of warfighters
with 4th Battalion, 5th Air
Defense Artillery, arrived
here as part of the 35th ADA
Brigade’s Relief in Place
transition Oct. 20. The air
defenders are replacing the
Soldiers with 1-44 ADA and will
provide air defense capabilities
for the southern area of the
peninsula. — U.S. Army photo
by Sgt. Gretchen Goodrich
AREA III
Delegates of the Force Support and Entitlement group debate how to create a proposal to
extend operating hours of the USAG Humphreys Commissary during the Army Family Action
Plan Conference Oct. 17. — U.S. Army photo by Ken Hall
Garrison directors provided guidance
and interpreted Army regulations as required
for the group delegates and assisted in the
preparation of proposals to be given by the
groups to USAG Humphreys leadership.
“The two big issues we’ve been working
on regarding Family Support are DA-level
ones,” said Cpl. Michelle Hawkins, Camp
Eagle Air Operations Non Commissioned
Officer in Charge. “Our group is talking
about a proposal to amend the Joint Federal
Travel Regulation, Rest and Recuperation
policy to include Korea and the other
topic regards Soldiers spouse employment
opportunities. Currently, the vast majority
of employment positions are filled by host
nation citizens and with some of the jobs,
we understand the necessity but we hope to
get the issue of having more jobs available
to spouses considered.”
At the close of the AFAP event, the four
groups narrowed down theissues to eight:
Dental Care for Dependants; OB/GNY
Care for Soldiers and Dependants; Basic
Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) for Shift
Workers; USAG Humphreys Commissary
Hours of Operation; Rest and Recuperation
Travel; Military Spouse Employment
Opportunities; a Teen Skate Facility; and
Funding for Youth Athletic Uniforms.
One person from each group gave the
first of a two-part presentation to USAG
Humphreys Commander, Col. John. E.
Dumoulin, Jr., Command Sgt. Maj. Jason
K. Kim and community members.
Each presentation was followed by five-
minute long skits, performed by each of the
groups. The skits portrayed each group’s two
most-important issues.
Dumoulin and Kim responded to
the presentations with discussion about
possible ways to solve the issues locally, to
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recommending issues that have potential
for Army-wide impact to HQDA for
consideration.
“We’re going to have more events
like AFAP here at the Super Gym in the
future,” said Dumoulin. “I am very proud
of everyone here, and [this] is what it’s all
about. This is exactly what we need – when
we all come together, roll our sleeves up and
figure out how to improve quality of life.
We all have a stake in how our community
is going to be, and everyone’s got to do
their part.”
Joe Gall, IMCOM Korea Army
Community Service Program Coordinator
said he was very pleased about how the
forum turned out.
“The groups had difficult issues to
tackle, but they attacked them from a
factual standpoint,” he said. “The beautiful
thing about some of these issues is that
they impact ‘big Army,’ and not just Camp
Humphreys.”
The next stop for AFAP issues will be
at the Nov. 17 Commander’s Steering
Committee here where Dumoulin and the
directors will discuss them and recommend
which to send forward.
The General Officer Steering Committee
reviews the progress of AFAP issues on a
semi-annual basis. The AFAP GOSC is the
final deciding authority on the status of all
issues, determining if an issue is resolved,
unattainable, or needs to remain active until
the issue’s stated objectives have been met.
Historically, about 90 percent of
AFAP issues have been solved at the local
level, resulting in on-going community
improvements such as extending commissary
and shopette hours, and reduced cost for
direct-to-home American Forces Network
television service for off-post residents.
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News & Notes
Turkey Shoot-out
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation is hosting a
two-day softball event from November 15 until
16. There will be a four-game guarantee for all
teams. The competition will be limited to 12
men’s teams and 5 women’s teams. Entry fee
is $110 per team. For more information contact
via email: area3softball@yahoo.com or call:
DSN 753-8810/8801.
Humphreys USO Fall Festival
Join the USO at the USAG Humphreys
Transformation Park for our Fall Festival.
Festival will open at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday,
October 25. Expect free food, face painting,
and family pictures in our “Pumpkin Patch” arts
and crafts. There will be giveaways throught
the day. This event is free to the community!
Announcement from the Dental Clinic
Humphreys Dental Clinic will be limited to Sick
Call operations only between October 27 and
28. The 618th Dental Company (AS) will be
involved in their semi-annual FTX.
Thank you for your cooperation.
National Red Ribbon Week
Humphreys American School celebrates
National Red Ribbon Week from October 23
until 31. This year marks the 23rd Anniversary
of Enrique Camarena’s death, the inspiration for
this important campaign against illegal drugs.
Twenty three years after Camarena’s death,
Red Ribbon Week’s message is as important as
ever. USAG Humphreys commander Col. John
E. Dumoulin, Jr. will sign a proclamation at 8
a.m. on October 23 at the school playground.
Office 2007 Training
The AREA III DOIM is offering classes on MS
Office 2007 for the AREA III community. The
course, offered in English and Korean, will
feature the Getting Started Tutorials, basic
changes, and links to other training websites.
The training will familiarize functional users
with MS Office 2007.
Where: Bldg 1272 DOIM Class Room
When: Mon-Fri 1300-1500
POC: Will Murdock at 754-3608 or
william.murdock@korea.army.mil
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Make sure you conduct monthly breast self-
exams and yearly clinical breast exams. Contact
your Health Care Provider or the Area III Health
Promotion Coordinator, Jean Dumoulin, at DSN
753-7657 for more information.
Homeschooling Mom’s Get-Together
Sponsored by USAG Humphreys Chaplain’s
Office every 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30 - 8
p.m. Family Housing (Humphreys) Bldg. 510,
Apt. 108 Contact Elisabeth Townley at 010-
3144-0352 or via e-mail at elisabethtownley@
yahoo.com for more info.
Update from the Immunization Clinic
Children younger than five years will need a
well child doctor’s appointment to get their
immunizations ordered. Children five years
and older can get immunizations reviewed and
updated by the immunization clinic without a
doctor’s appointment. All children who need
a PPD or Hepatitis A booster can check-in
to the immunization clinic without a doctor’s
appointment. For more info call 753-7658.
We Want Your Stories!
We want to publish your stories and photos
in The Morning Calm Weekly and on the
USAG Humphreys Command Channel.
Please send any information and products
to the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys
Public Affairs Office at robert.h.mcelroy@
korea.army.mil or call DSN 754-8598.
AREA III
Teens participate in AFAP Conference for first time
By Lori Yerdon
USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs
USAG-HUMPHREYS – For the first
time, teen delegates participated in the
Army Family Action Plan conference, held
at the USAG Humphrey’s new Super Gym,
Oct. 15-17.
Ten students deliberated a collection
of issues submitted by the community,
and presented the top two issues to USAG
Humphrey’s leadership.
“The youth work groups have always
participated in our AFAP conferences,”
said Denise Chappell, USAG-Humphreys
AFAP Program Manager. “Previously, their
portion was conducted separately but this
year we wanted to include the teens and
make them feel like adults.”
In order to participate in the conference,
the teen delegates, ranging in grades
eight through 12 had to meet several
qualification requirements. In addition
to being recommended by their school
guidance counselors they had to maintain a
high grade point average, be personable and
have no record of disciplinary actions.
Identifying and prioritizing Soldier
and Family issues for Army leadership in
reshaping the Army for the 21st century
was the common goal for each of the work
groups taking part in the two-day conference
and the teens seemed eager to take their role
seriously.
“I think this is really a positive experience
for all of us to be here,” said Keshia Edison
a high school senior and youth work group
delegate. “We (as youths) have a great
impact and care about our community, it’s
where we live.”
Developing an issue is “an intricate and
in-depth process” Renee Wray, youth work
group facilitator explained to the teens.
“It’s very important to develop your issues
properly because if an issue cannot be
resolved here at the local level, it’s forwarded
to Eighth Army which is considered mid-
level. If the issue is still unresolved at
mid-level it’s then sent to a general officer
steering committee at the Department of
the Army level.”
Wray’s job as a facilitator enabled her to
focus the energy of the teens and stimulate
discussion in addition to serving as the
neutral steward of the group.
“Having the youth work group participate
2nd Combat Aviation Brigade gets new additions to its ground fleet
By Sgt. 1st Class Krishna M. Gamble
2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs
USAG HUMPHREYS – 2nd Combat
Aviation Brigade added 30 new up-armored
tactical High Mobility Multipurpose
Wheeled Vehicles to its ground fleet Oct.
3.
Weighing about ten tons each, the
HMMWVs provide a tactical vehicle for
command and control operations.
“These (Humvees) are identical to
previous series in other ways, but they are
strictly a command and control vehicle,”
said Sgt. 1st Class Carl Cole, material
fielding team leader, Fort Hood, Texas.
“This [particular mode] is not designed
to hold a turret…you are not authorized to
Army Family Action Plan Youth work group facilitator Renee Wray (left) suggests alternative
methods to teen group delegates to develop proposals to be presented to the USAG Humphreys
leadership during the AFAP Conference at USAG Humphreys’ new Super Gym Oct. 16. This
was the first AFAP event where USAG Humphreys teen delegates participated in the conference
simultaneously with adult work groups. — U.S. Army photo by Lori Yerdon
in this year’s conference was a really good
element,” said Wray. “The youths want to be
treated like young adults and if we continue
to separate them from the rest of the (AFAP)
groups, they’ll continue to act like kids.”
As the teens mulled over the first issue--
the need for a roller skating rink at USAG-
Humphreys--Wray encouraged everyone
to participate and suggested alternative
methods and procedures to help them find
a solution beneficial to all.
“Initially I was a little anxious about
being the youth work group facilitator and
unsure how I was going to keep the group
on track,” said Wray. “But, I feel I was able
to get on the same level as them and I think
we were able to relate to each other.”
The group’s second issue, funding for
school athletic uniforms, hit home for some
of the delegates as students playing certain
high school sports are required to buy their
uniforms.
“The costs add up, especially for high
school seniors or people playing multiple
sports,” said Edison.
“As the days went on, I saw they were
starting to mature a bit and saw a lot more
information coming from them,” said
Wray. “They are smart kids and I think
they felt like a part of what was going on
around here (at the conference) and were
do any modifications,” said Maj. John Cole,
2nd CAB fire support officer.
Since its inception, the Humvee
has undergone numerous design and
configuration updates and changes. These
changes have included technological,
environmental, operational and safety
improvements, such as higher payload
capability, radials, emissions updates,
commercial bucket seats, three-point seat
belts, four-speed transmissions, and, in
some cases, turbo-charged engines and air
conditioning.
The Army started adding armor to its
Humvees years before Operation Iraqi
Freedom, but attacks from small arms,
rocket-propelled grenades and improvised
explosive devices, or IEDs, prompted the
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contributing.”
“I’m part of this community and whatever
we’re doing here, it effects me as well,” said
Edward Murphy IV a junior and youth work
group delegate.
On the final day of the conference, the
teen delegates, along with the other work
groups, presented their developed issues and
recommendations to USAG Humphreys
Commander Col. John E. Dumoulin, and
Command Sgt. Maj. Jason K. Kim during
the conference’s report out session.
After hearing the youth work groups
presentation, Dumoulin decided the best
course of action for resolving their issues.
Dumoulin said that the roller skate rink
issue merits further discussion amongst staff
sections—Morale, Welfare and Recreation,
Safety, and Department of Public Works to
develop a plan of action.
Funding for athletic uniforms – will get
sent up to Eighth Army but worked locally
at the same time.
“You guys did an outstanding job and
I’m proud of you,” said Dumoulin.
Murphy is optimistic his experience with
AFAP will prepare him for the future when
he attends college and hopes other teens will
not be afraid to speak up.
“If you want to be treated like an adult,
you have to act like an adult,” he said.
Army to place a priority on shortening
production schedules and beefing up
protection for vehicles already in the field.
“These vehicles are heavier, and [will]
provide better blast and better ballistic
protection,” Cole said.
“It seems a lot better and it has more
cushioning, but I don’t know how it handles
yet,” said Staff Sgt. Kevin Rodney, training
noncommissioned officer with Company
B, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd
CAB.
“These are little different, but I think it
will provide good training for those Soldier
who haven’t been to Iraq [or Afghanistan],”
said Sgt. Jim Lawson, Apache repairer with
Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
2nd CAB.
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Red Dragon Inn DFAC competes for Army top culinary honors
By Ken Hall
USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs
USAG-HUMPHREYS – The award-
winning Soldier chefs of the Red Dragon
Inn dining facility here are one step closer
to winning an Army-level award for
excellence in food service following a recent
inspection.
This year’s Eighth U.S. Army Korea
winner for Best Large Dining Facility, the
Red Dragon Inn has battled its way into the
Department of the Army’s top-seven finalists
of the 41st Annual Philip A. Connelly
Awards Program for Excellence in Army
Food Service.
More than 30 Soldier chefs from the 501st
Military Intelligence Brigade and Korean
civilian chefs were under the performance
microscope at the dining facility this week
as three inspectors evaluated every phase of
the DFAC operations.
The objectives of the Connelly Awards
Program are to improve the professionalism
of food service personnel, provide recognition
for excellence in the preparation and serving
of food in Army troop dining facilities
and field kitchen operations, and provide
added incentive to competitive programs
of Installation Management Agencies and
major army commands by adding a higher
level of competition and appropriate
recognition.
“I feel our strongest area was in our
food preparation,” said Sgt. 1st Class Ricky
L. Dunbar, Sr., Senior Food Operations
Sergeant. “The preparation and serving
areas are things we’ve really worked on. I’m
confident that our team has performed very
well, as we always do.”
The annual finalist evaluations take place
from October through December and are
divided into five categories: 1. Active Army
Small Dining Facilities, 2. Active Army
Large Dining Facilities, 3. Active Army Field
Kitchens, 4. Army Reserve Field Kitchen
and 5. Army National Guard Field Kitchen.
Major commands hold competitions to
select finalists that will represent their
command.
“We take great pride in recognizing the
Soldiers who perform this duty on a day-to-
day basis,” said James Riddle, International
Food Service Executives Association. “I
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Sgt. Maj. Ronald Evans, 4th Battalion, 58th Airfield Operations Battalion makes a selection as Spc. Edward Moore, First Cook, 501st Military
Intelligence Brigade talks about the variety of dishes available during the Red Dragon Inn Dining Facility lunch session Oct. 21. Inspectors toured
the Red Dragon Inn this week as part of the 41st Annual Philip A. Connelly Awards Program competition for Excellence in Army Food Service.
Red Dragon Inn Soldiers have battled their way to the Department of the Army top seven finalists in the Large Dining Facility category for 2008.
Winners of all competition categories will be announced no later than Feb. 1, 2009. — U.S. Army photo by Ken Hall
can see in all of the Soldiers here that they a high priority of IFSEA. Col. Michael G. Freiburger, 527th Military
like what they’re doing and the Soldiers “There are people out there who want Intelligence Battalion Commander, “but I
appreciate it. The Red Dragon inn is indeed to take Soldiers away from food service,” challenged them and our team responded
one of the best in the Army – one of the top said Chief Warrant Officer Jack, C. Van and listened to all the advice they had.
seven. When you think about how large Zanten, USAQMC&S. “They want to take Roughly half of the Soldiers in this year’s
the Army is, to be in the top seven finalists them and move them other places into new competition were not stationed here last year
says a lot, and this is backed up by the fact career fields and everyone needs to stay but they still maintain a level of excellence
that they finished last years’ competition at sharp and proficient and not become an easy and have a lot to be proud of.”
number two in the world.” target to go away from the food preparation The Army established the Philip A.
Five committees, each comprised of career field, and show the Army that they’re Connelly program in March 1968 to
an IFSEA civilian and two U.S. Army needed.” recognize excellence in Army Food Service;
Quartermaster Center and School military IFSEA’s responsibility is to encourage it is named for the late Philip A. Connelly, a
representatives visit each team finalist across excellence in food service in all walks of former IFSEA president who was responsible
the U.S. and around the world to conduct the industry, and contributes directly to for obtaining IFSEA’s sponsorship with the
evaluations. Each committee chooses a the improvement of Armed Forces food Army.
winner and a runner-up from their category, service management, menu development, Awards include scholarships to attend a
with results being announced by Feb. 1 modernization of facilities and the desires prestigious culinary school such as Johnson
each year. of enlisted personnel. and Wales University, trophy bowls, plaques
Encouragement of food service careers is “This inspection team was tough,” said Lt. and certificates of achievement.
Experience historical Korea at Folk Village in Suwon
By Joni Ramsey A tour would not be complete without viewing the
USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs performances, including Farmers’ Music and Dance, See-
Saw and Acrobatics on a Tightrope, and the Traditional
SUWON, South korea – Tucked back in the Wedding ceremony.
modern city of Suwon is an amazing 243-acre reserve With the purchase of the reasonably priced full package
complete with more than 260 traditional buildings and ticket, children can take a horseback ride, walk through
structures one would have seen in Korea more than 100 the Haunted House, and enjoy the rides in the amusement
years ago. park.
The Korean Folk Village contains numerous collections For more information, visit www.koreanfolk.co.kr, or
of Korean cultural artifacts that demonstrate to Korean pick up a brochure from your local USO. Check with your
children and tourists what life was like before the Japanese USO office for scheduled trips.
invasion of Korea in 1910. The Village is approximately 40 minutes by car from
This Korean Folk Village is American tourist-friendly USAG Humphreys. Take the Gyeongbu Highway (Highway
with English brochures and signs and most employees can 1) to the Suwon tollgate and follow the signs to the Korean
speak basic English. Visitors can see employees dressed Folk Village. By subway, get off at Suwon Station and ask the
in traditional clothing creating pottery, willow baskets, Tourist Information Center for free shuttle transportation
brassware, paper, furniture, and silk weavings. to the Korean Folk Village.
The food court provides a diverse selection of Korean The Village is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
dishes and offers souvenir shops with traditional products. entrance fee for Soldiers is 9,000 won; adults-12,000 won,
Be sure to sample the teas and drinks at the coffee house. adolescents-9,000, children-8,000.
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USAG-Daegu celebrates second

Annual Organizational Day

(Clockwise from top left) Two employees compete in the popular Ssireum tournament. Commander, United States Army Garrison Daegu, Col. Michael P. Saulnier(left) and Command Sgt.
Maj. David R. Abbott cut the cake with a little help from a young community member. Soldiers and civilian workers pulled tug-of-war contest. A civilian employee swings during softball tournament.
– U.S. Army photos by Pvt. Lee, Dodam, Kim, Keun-kyo and Kwon, Min-suk

By Pvt. Lee Dodam
USAG-Daegu Public Affairs
CAMP WALKER – On a fine fall day,
Soldiers, civilians and their family members
gathered together to celebrate United States
Army Garrison Daegu’s Organizational Day
at Camp Walker’s Kelly Field on Friday, Oct
17. Korean and American employees came
to enjoy a day packed with various activities.
Sports dominated, with matches among
different directorates and sections within
USAG-Daegu. Soldiers and civilians from
each formed teams to compete in soccer,
softball, volleyball, badminton, karaoke
and tug-of-war, and there were also Korean
traditional games such as Ssirum, jok-ku,
Yut-nori and Go-Stop.
The event provided an opportunity for
Soldiers and civilians to get to know each
other better, with the intent of strengthening
esprit-de-corps and camaraderie between
them, in order to more efficiently accomplish
the mission. Moreover, it also helped
Americans to understand Korean culture
better by trying different Korean traditional
activities. Everyone was from different age,
background and cultural groups, yet they
all had a great time together.
“I played softball and volleyball, and my
favorite was softball,” said Sgt. Shawn Che.
“Usually, I like events like this. I think that we
should do them more often, because it provides
a chance to bring not just the Soldiers, but the
whole community together. I think that is
important because we are like a family,”
The finale of the day was the tug-a-war,
which DPW dominated for the second
straight year. The tension rose as the matches
progressed; the tug-of-war was the only
event in which everyone – whether tugging
the rope or cheering from the sidelines –
was able to participate. Whether they won
or not, everyone tried hard and had a great
time. After all the matches were completed,
‘gold’ and ‘silver’ medals were presented to
first and second place teams; USAG-Daegu
Garrison Commander, Col. Michael P.
Saulnier personally hung the medals around
each participant’s neck and gave them his
personal congratulations. With his closing
speech thanking the participants for their
attendance and their hard work both on
the sports field and throughout the garrison
all year, the event officially closed – until
next year.
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tt News & Notes
Daegu’s Got Talent
What’s your talent? Ventriloquism?
Singing? Baton twirling? The event
is open to all U.S. ID card holders
ages 18 and older. Sign up by Oct. 24
at the Hilltop Club. Preliminaries are
on Nov. 7, and Finals on Nov 14. Both
shows start at 7 p.m. Come and win a
round-trip ticket for two to anywhere
in Asia. For more information, contact
764-4985.
2008 Haunted House
Oct. 30-31, there will be a Haunted
House event at Bldg. 330, 2nd Floor,
Camp Walker. It starts at 6 p.m. and
lasts until 9 p.m. It costs $3 for ID
card holders and $5 for non-ID card
holders. For more information contact
CPL Aleshia Fenner at 010-2299-1819
and 764-4426.
Fall Bazaar and Craft Fair
Vendors from Daegu, Seoul and
Osan. Please join us at Kelly Gym on
Camp Walker, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
and Nov. 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Everyone
is invited. The event is sponsored
by the Daegu Spouses Association.
For more information, contact Kelly
Gemin at Kelly.gemin@us.army.mil
or 010-8671-6042.
Customer Management
Service Assessment
Take the online Customer
Management Service Assessment,
being conducted from Oct. 20
through Nov. 7. Make a difference by
making your voice be heard and do
the online survey. Tell the Garrison
how well Service Providers are doing
and how important those services
are to you as a customer. Look for
the website link to the survey coming
soon on the USAG-Daegu homepage.
For more information contact Robert
Bridgewater at 768-6274.
Social Work Care Manager Program,
Post Deployment Lunch Group
The event is open to all Soldiers
who have deployed to OIF or OEF. It
will be held at Camp Carroll’s ACS
Conference Room at 12 p.m. every
Tuesday, starting Nov. 4. It is for
Soldiers to share their experiences
of deployment in a supportive
environment so that other Soldiers
may benefit. Lunch will be provided.
RSVP or for more information, contact
Mr. Guffie or Ms. Nofzinger at 764-
4998/5501.
Picture Perfect
Party Cakes!
Place your photos, drawings and
graphics on a beautifully decorated
cake with the Evergreen’s new edible
art high-resolution prining system!
Only at the Evergreen Club! For
additional information call DSN at
764-4060.
AREA IV
BOSS Soldier Focus Group seeks Warriors’
input to improve USAG-Daegu community
Soldier delegates for the focus group who convened to let their voices be heard were very active participants during the issue development portion
of the event held at Camp Henry’s Henry’s Place Club, Oct. 16 – U.S. Army Photo By Kwon, Min-Seok
By Kwon, Min-suk
USAG Daegu Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – To kick fiscal year
2009 off the right way by taking care of
Soldiers, the Soldier (BOSS) Focus Group
held its quarterly meeting Oct.16 at Henry’s
Place Club on Camp Henry. Single Soldiers
were able to have their voices be heard about
their concerns, living on post.
“Feel free, feel casual to speak your mind
and participate to make Garrison Daegu
a better place for Soldiers, civilians and
Korean nationals,” said USAG-Daegu’s
Director of Plans, Analysis and Integration,
Timothy Maroney during introductory
remarks. “Please be candid with your
thoughts, enjoying your activity and you
will be able to come up with ideas.”
USAG-Daegu currently has a total of
seven focus groups – three for Soldiers, two
for family members, one for teens and one
for retirees - to hear what they are thinking
about the garrison community and their
suggestions to make it a better place to live.
Soldier delegates who convened to let their
AUSA hosts US-Korea Friendship golf tournament
AUSA provided the opportunity for U.S Soldiers, Department of Defense civilians and Korean
locals to play a golf tournament at Camp Walker’s Evergreen Golf Club, Oct. 18 – U.S. Army
Photo by Pvt. Jung, Hee-yoon
voices be heard were very active participants
during the issue development portion of the
focus group, resulting in two issues being
finalized for further action.
The first issue dealt with during the
meeting was temperature control in living
quarters. Currently, all Soldiers, family
members and civilians living on post are not
able to select AC or heat in their quarters
at their discretion. Participating delegates
agreed that it affects the comfort, health and
morale of everyone and causes conflicts with
mission capability. They wanted to empower
all personnel with the ability to select the
exact temperature in their living quarters
throughout the year.
The second issue concerned ration
control related to the current alcohol
limit. Single Soldiers’ ration for beer is
two cases per day, not to exceed eight
cases per month. Liquor is limited to three
bottles per month. Even though they can
purchase two cases of beer per day, they
are only allowed to store six cans at a time
in their room. Delegates in attendance
THE MORNING CALM
recommended that the basic limit for
alcohol storage be increased.
“It really helped Soldiers from all over
Camps Henry, Walker and Carroll to bring
ideas together on how to improve living
accommodations, things to do for the
Soldiers around post so as to keep their
mission capability at a good level,” said one
of the attendees, Pfc. Delilah Quintero,
HHD, 25th Transportation Battalion. “Col.
Saulnier and Command Sgt. Maj. Abbott
came through, and they accepted some of
our ideas…while talking with us. It was not
a one-way conversation.”
After the discussion among Soldiers,
the two issues were briefed to Saulnier.
Resolutions for the issues will be announced
during the next quarterly Installation Action
Council on mid-december and published
on the Customer Management System Web
site (http://ima.korea.army.mil/areaIV/sites/
local/PAGES/CMS/CMS.HTML) and the
Morning Calm Weekly.
For more infromation about community
focus group, call 768-6274.
By Pvt. Jung, Hee-yoon
19th ESC Public Affairs
On an early Saturday morning with a little
haze, the American-Korean Friendship golf
tournament for U. S. Soldiers, Department
of Defense civilians and Korean locals began
at Camp Walker’s Evergreen Golf Club.
The green glistened with white golf balls
and the metallic thud of drivers during the
tournament.
“This isn’t all something like a pro-golf
championship,” said Materiel Support
Center-Korea Commander, Col. Steven
Pate, president of AUSA Korean chapter
sub-area 4. “The whole point of this event
is just to have fun. It is an opportunity for
U.S. Soldiers and civilians to play golf with
Koreans from the local area.”
Many enlisted Soldiers who would not
normally play in an event like this were given
incentive to tee off.
“We are sponsoring E-7s and below to
play on Sunday for free,” said Pate. “No
green fees, and AUSA Corporate is paying
– See AUSA GOLF, Page 28 –
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Help children stay active and encourage healthy eating habits

By Lt. Col. Karen E. Hawkins
DeCA dietitian
We can work together to help our
children live healthy, active lives in our
communities, our schools and our homes.
Nearly 20 percent of children and teens
in Department of Defense families are
considered obese, and across the nation
the numbers are even greater as one child
in three is overweight. These numbers go
beyond expanding waistlines: Overweight
children and adolescents are more likely
to have risk factors associated with
heart disease, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes.
The Defense Commissary Agency has
joined TRICARE, Military OneSource,
the Army and Air Force Exchange Service,
and Health and Human Services to ask the
military community to “Take the Pledge” to
help address the chronic issue of childhood
overweight and obesity.
I pledge to be a role model by making
healthy choices for myself, help children be
physically active through everyday play and
participation in sports and support children’s
healthy eating habits.
To get started, choose fresh fruit for
snacks and desert. Keep a bowl of fruit
on the counter for on-the-go snacks, use
portion control when eating meals. If the
serving is bigger than your fist, then it’s
probably too much, unless it’s a vegetable
salad. If you want seconds at a meal, go for
the vegetables or salad.
Choose lean meats, chicken and turkey.
Grill, bake and broil instead of frying.
Be physically active every day. Playing
ball, cycling, skating, swimming and
walking are just some of the activities you
can share with your children to help build
healthy habits that can last a lifetime.
During October, visit http//:www.
tricare.mil, http://www.commissaries.com,
http://www.militaryonesource.com, and
http://www.aafes.com, as well as the HHS
and HRSA Web sites for articles, advice
columns, blogs and more about childhood
obesity. Remember to “Take the Pledge.”
For more information about making
healthy choices, go to http://commissaries.
com and post your questions on the DeCA
Dietitian Forum and be sure to look for
other useful information in the Dietitian’s
Voice archive.
For delicious recipes, check out Kay’s
Kitchen. And to enjoy all of your commissary
benefit sign up for the Commissary
Connection.

Daegu American School workshop educates students in valuable post-school skills

By Kwon, Min-suk
USAG-Daegu Public Affairs
Oct.15, Daegu American School
and community organizations including
Community Bank, Army Community
Service, USA Federal Credit Union, and
the Education Center teamed up to hold
the second annual Senior Workshop for
DAS students in grades 10 through 12.
Speakers from outside the school, as well as
DAS teachers presented information to the
students that will assist them with resume
writing, banking, scholarships, volunteerism
and other practical skills as they prepare for
life beyond high school.
Four presentors contributed to the
workshop. LaVita Vincent, Mobilization
& Deployment Program Manager,
Army Volunteer Corps Officer began by
emphasizing to the students how volunteer
experiences count on their application for
a job and admission to colleges.
Next, USA Federal Credit Union Daegu
Branch Manager Charles Hoelderlin
spoke to them about the importance of
maintaining good credit.
Camp Carroll Education Center
Counselor Joyce Fointno dealt with resume
writing and how to do a good interview for
their future career development.
The workshop showed the students basic
but effective ways to be successful young
adults.
“Our presenters were excellent,” said
Pamela E. Webb-Martin, senior student
guidance counselor. “There were two first-
time presenters at our school. They were a
little nervous, but they said they enjoyed
it. I was also very happy that they could
join us because it shows a partnership
between the school and other parts of our Daegu American School students show their interest during the Senior Workshop, designed
community.” to teach them practical life skills – US Army Photo By Dawn Stemple

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How to prevent unattended cooking fires
Part Two of a two-part series: protect yourself from fire with knowledge
Courtesy of USAG-Daegu
Fire and Emergency Services
There are numerous methods to protect
yourself and your family from home fires:
• Child-proof your kitchen and cooking
areas by enforcing a “kid-free zone” of three
feet (1 meter) around the stove.
• Turn pot handles inward towards the
wall to prevent burns caused by overturning
or spills.
It’s M16 cleaning time
Pfc. Kang, Yoo-Hyun(left) and Pfc. Cho, Kyu-Hyun thoroughly clean their weapons following
range training, oct. 16 – U.S. Army Photo By Pvt. Lee, Dodam
AREA IV
• Keep pets off cooking surfaces and nearby
countertops to prevent them from knocking
things onto burners. Keep them out from
underfoot so you don’t trip while cooking.
• Never use a wet oven mitt. A wet mitt
can cause scalding to your hand and fingers
from steam.
• Always keep a potholder, oven mitt and
lid handy. If a small fire starts in a pan on
the stove, put on an oven mitt and smother
the flames by carefully sliding the lid over
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the pan.
• Cook at indicated temperatures settings
rather than higher settings.
• Regularly clean your stove and range top
to prevent a buildup of food and grease.
In case of a cooking fire, follow these
safety guidelines:
• Don’t attempt to pick up the pot or
pan. Put on an oven mitt, place a lid on
the pan to smother the flames and turn off
the burner. Don’t remove the lid until it is
completely cooled.
• For an oven fire, keep the oven door
closed and turn off the heat to prevent
flame spread. Call the Fire Department to
make sure the fire has not spread beyond
the oven.
• Never pour water on a grease fire and
never discharge a fire extinguisher directly
into a pan fire, as it can spray or shoot
burning grease around the kitchen, spreading
the fire.
• If your clothes catch on fire, stop, drop
and roll.
• In case of a microwave fire, keep the door
AUSA GOLF
for dinner at the Evergreen dining hall. It is
all sponsored so it is a good deal.”
Saturday consisted of a unit team-based
tournament, and Sunday was the Korean-
American friendship event. During the
Korean-American friendship event, U.S.
players were teamed with Korean locals.
Although the event seemed like all fun and
THE MORNING CALM
closed and unplug the microwave. Call the
fire department and make sure to have the
oven serviced before you use it again.
• Keep a fire extinguisher readily available
in the home.
• Inspect your smoke detector every
month as a routine.
By planning ahead, you can do a lot to
prevent a fire. But once a fire starts that
you can’t safely extinguish, there are only
three things to do: First, get yourself and
your family out of the house, and close the
door behind you. Second, call 911 from a
neighbor’s home. Lastly, don’t go back into
a burning building, no matter what.
Children can go to www.sparky.org for
some great fire safety educational games.
Go to www.nfpa.org/assets/files//FPW08/
FPW08EscapeGrid.pdf to print out a copy
of a home fire safety plan for your kids to
develop. After they finish, post it on the
refrigerator for them. An excellent source for
cooking safety tips can be found at this FEMA
website: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/
ppt/cooking/fa-312-powerpoint.ppt.
from Page
games, the proceeds went to a good cause.
“We sponsor scholarships to high school
graduating seniors every year, along with
the Boy Scouts. We give money to local
retiree associations, the local cheerleaders
and other area organizations throughout
the year with the funds that have been
raised,” said Pate.
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Breaching doors lets

Soldiers feel impact
By Sgt. Scott Kim
1st HBCT Public Affairs

The best training a Soldier can receive in the Army is as realistic as possible.
That’s why Company E, 1st Battalion, 72nd Armored Regiment used live
demolitions during urban operations training Oct. 9 at the Combined Arms
Collective Training Facility at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex.
The purpose of using live explosives is to teach Soldiers how to gain entry
into a building safely and effectively in order to complete the mission.
“The door breach is made using a silhouette charge with detonation cord
so that the dismounted infantry can go in and conduct their searches and
raids,” said Sgt. Denzel Annan, a combat engineer for Co. E, 1-72.
For some, this was their first experience using live explosives in conjunction
with training in an urban environment. “I’m straight from AIT where you get
told everything that you’re going to do and what to expect, but it’s nothing
compared to when you actually use live demo,” said Pvt. Alfred Leato, a combat Soldiers from Co. E prepare to clear a room during urban operations training. The best training a Soldier can
engineer for Co. E. “I’d never put up a silhouette charge before today and it receive in the Army is as realistic as possible. That’s why Company E, 1st Battalion, 72nd Armored Regiment
was more intense than I thought it’d be.” used live demolitions during urban operations training Oct. 9 at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility
With live explosives being used, the importance of communication is at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex. — U.S. Army photo courtesy of 2 ID Public Affairs
emphasized, as carelessness could result in injury or even death.
“Communication is what will get you killed in this business,” said 2nd Lt. which allow leaders the ability to spot flaws and errors during the mission and then
Jared Demello, executive officer and 1st platoon leader for Co. E. “If you don’t use it effectively, go over them with the Soldiers during the After Action Review.
especially during demolition, you’re going to lose people.” “It’s like playing a football game. You get to watch the tape, see what you did
The CACTF environment itself is another great tool for training, as it is equipped with state and make improvements for down the road,” Demello said. “We have a lot of great
of the art technology in order to give Soldiers a sense of being on an actual battlefield. training resources here and we’re utilizing them to the best of our abilities.”
“They have the buildings wired with sound generators that can play everything from gunfire Although this type of training was a new experience for some of the Soldiers,
to children’s laughter, and smell generators that can simulate burning gasoline to fresh baked leaders of Co. E are more than satisfied with the outcome of the training.
bread,” said Staff Sgt. Timothy Sperber, acting first sergeant of Co. E. “It adds a level of realism “The new Soldiers performed exceptionally well, they had great noncommissioned
to the training.” officers that did a fantastic job of training them and I have full confidence when they
The training ground also has cameras and microphones in almost every room and building, do eventually deploy they’ll come back safe,” Demello said.

Warriors work together for WPI

By Pfc. Lee, Eun Hong
2 ID Staff Writer
Every Soldier is encouraged to use
teamwork to accomplish the mission
successfully no matter how hard it is. In
combat, the need for teamwork increases
greatly.
During the War Path I exercise at Camp
Casey, 210th Fires Brigade’s Thunder
Inn Dining Facility Soldiers received
reinforcement from Headquarters and
Headquarters Support Company, Division
Special Troops Battalion’s Kimbourne
Dining Facility at Camp Red Cloud.
The facility’s patronage increased
dramatically due to the exercise since the
Division’s main Tactical Operations Center
was set up right next to the Thunder Inn.
To help ease the extra workload, Sgt.
Helthor Cubangbang and six Warriors from
Kimbourne Dining Facility, were dispatched
Sept. 30 and helped Thunder Inn until
Oct. 11.
“I was sent to shift with the Camp Red
Cloud staff in order to show them the
standards of what we expected,” said Spc.
Anthony Branch, Company E, 1st Battalion,
43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 210th
Fires Brigade. “Overall, as we wished, CRC
members’ work was awesome. We got the
job done. We met the standards.
No matter how many Soldiers came
through the door, we supplied their
needs.”
During this mission, Soldiers from both
units taught each other.
“I think the strongest part of Thunder
Inn members is teamwork,” said Spc. Barry
Brock, HHSC, DSTB. “They stick together.
They have strong bonds with each other and
know a lot about each other, and each one
of them is cool to us. It helped in creating a
teamwork atmosphere.”
According to Branch, at the end of the
exercise, CRC Soldiers not only met the Thunder
Inn’s standards, but exceeded them. He said he
admired their professionalism.
“Each person was assigned to an area and they
got the food out and prepared the food on time,”
said Branch. “They accomplished the mission.”
“I think the strongest point of Thunder Inn
D-Fac was leadership,” said Spc. Susan Molnar,
HHSC, DSTB. “I really appreciate Sgt. 1st Class
(Ramonia) Brown. She taught me a lot, such
as a new way of cooking. She is a good leader,
good manager.”
“We are grateful for the CRC team’s work,”
said Sgt. 1st Class Brown, Thunder Inn manager
and Noncommissioned Officer in Charge. “They
fit my standard. They worked really hard and we
are grateful for that. I hope they are coming again
for War Path II, too.”
“Since they’ve been here, they were always, no
matter how hard the time, still coming and being
motivated,” she continued. “That’s teamwork, all
in one; stay motivated.
(Right) Private 1st Class Natosha Leas, a cook at
the Thunder Inn Dining Facility prepares eggs for
breakfast, Leas worked with Soldiers from Kilbourne
Dining Facility on CRC to feed participants in
Warpath. Download a high-resolution version of this
photo at www.flickr.com/imcomkorea — U.S. Army
photo courtesy of 2 Infantry Division Public Affairs