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Troops help prot ect Iraqi p olls

BAGHDAD Combined forcesthroughout Iraq stepped up securityefforts during the constitutionalreferendum vote Oct. 15, resulting infew attacks to disrupt the democraticprocess.

Only nine attacks associated with the1,300 polling sites in the Baghdad areaoccurred from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Task Force Baghdad officials said. The attacksconsisted of one improvised explosivedevice, two mortar/rocket, two rocket-propelled grenade and four small-arms-fire attacks.Attack thwarted in Yusufiyah

Task Force Baghdad Soldiersdetained 11 suspected terrorists at acheckpoint in Yusufiyah in the earlyafternoon of Oct. 15, heading off apotential attack on voters.

After stopping a suspicious blue vanat the checkpoint, Soldiers from 108thCavalry, 48th Brigade Combat Teamsearched the vehicle and discovered

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SEONGNAM The Armys transformation onthepeninsula continued Oct. 14, as American and Koreanmilitary leaders gathered recently to honor andrestructure one of the longest serving U.S. SpecialForces units in the world.

In a brief ceremony, Soldiers of the Special ForcesDetachment-Korea looked on as Brig. Gen. RichardMills, the Special Operations Command-Koreacommander, officially redesignated the unit as the 39thSpecial Forces Detachment.

While the change may appear to be minimal andmerely a name change, the official redesignationmarks the culmination of more than 20 years of effortsto return this historic detachment to the ranks of combat-deployable units.

Since its inception in 1958, the units name andmakeup have changed repeatedly. In 1974, it wasinactivated as a combat-deployable unit and activatedas a training unit.

Then in 1984, the long process of re-establishingthe detachment as a combat-deployable unit began.

Throughout all the variations, its members haveremained steadfast in their mission and commitmentto the Republic of Korea Special Forces, to helppreserve the sovereignty and freedom of South Korea,

Sgt. Christopher Fincham8th U.S. Army Public Affairs

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according to Col. Richard Thomas, commander of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne).

While its nomenclature has changed at varioustimes, said Thomas. What has never changed is thisdetachments commitment to thoroughly professionaland combat-ready combined special forces that enables

(Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force) tostand as Primus Interpares First Among Equals within the Combined Forces Command.

The 16 Soldiers that make up the unit work with nineSouth Korean units including a Special Mission Group,the 707th Special Mission Battalion (Counter Terrorist),six brigades and a Special Warfare Training Group.

Primarily a training and combat advisory unit, theywork with each of the nine units to ensure a high levelof proficiency in various special forces operations byteaching tactics, techniques and procedures.

During war however, their roles change to coalitionsupport team leaders where they would assist inexecuting the units combat missions, said Master Sgt.Alfred Garcia, a member of 39th Detachment.

These missions - instructor and team leader - areboth demanding and essential to the successfulexecution of the CUWTFs wartime mission,explained Mills.

(This unit) is comprised of some of the mostt echn ica l ly and t ac t i ca l ly p ro f i c i en t andpro fes s iona l spec i a l ope ra t ionsnoncommissioned off icers in the U.S.Department of Defense, said Mills. (TheSoldiers) of Detachment 39 do things every daythat no other special operation forces operatorsare capable of.

The commander of Special Forces Detachment-Korea Maj.Robert Burmaster, looks on as Brig. Gen. Richard Mills, the commander of the Special Operations Center-Korea attaches the a new guidon for the newly re-designated unit. The detachment was re-designated as the 39th Special Forces Command during a ceremony Oct. 14.

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three 125-millimeter projectiles.Iraqi security forces had the primaryresponsibility for site security throughoutBaghdad. As voters entered the pollingstations at local area schools andgovernment buildings surrounded bycoils of concertina wire, Iraqi ArmySoldiers and Iraqi Police managedsecurity. Task Force Baghdad Soldiersassisted Iraqi forces with backupsecurity operations along outerperimeters by enforcing no-traffic zonesaround polling sites.

More than 250,000 new voters in theBaghdad area turned out to cast theirballot for the constitutional referendum,including some areas in north, south andwest Baghdad which did not participatein the January elections.

Security Saturday extended to theballots themselves. No ballots were stolenor otherwise compromised in theBaghdad area during the referendum

Korean Service Corps employees spray simulated decontamination solution Friday during a nuclear,biological and chemical training exercise at Camp Kim. See Page 9 for more photos and the story.

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Sounding off against Cindy SheehanSounding off against Cindy SheehanSounding off against Cindy SheehanSounding off against Cindy SheehanSounding off against Cindy SheehanBy Kamryn JaroszewskiFort Bragg Paraglide

I came into this hoping to show howoff-track Cindy Sheehan is in her quest for

global awareness of her sons death. Inresearching of what shes said and donein the last few months, Ive discoveredshes done a pretty good job of that herself.

Let me first say that Im heartbrokenshe lost a son. Im 13 weeks pregnant andam already protective of my child -- eventhough its no bigger than an apricot. Icouldnt fathom the grief Id feel learningof my childs death after watching himgrow into a successful adult.

I can understand her motivation: shesa gold-star mom who wants answers abouther sons death. I agree with herconstitutional right to protest. Its heractions I dont get.

Shes crossed the line of a grievingmother and is now commercializing hersons death; shes turned her respectfulsearch for answers into a politicalsideshow where her actions are doingeverything but honoring her sons name.

Time after time, Sheehan hascontradicted herself or made outlandishaccusations.

After meeting with President Bush atFort Lewis, Wash., in June 2004, she told areporter, (Bush was) ... sincere aboutwanting freedom for the Iraqis ... I knowhes sorry and feels some pain for our loss.And I know hes a man of faith. She alsodiscussed her concerns in the interviewabout the presidents justifications for war.

A year later however, in anotherinterview about the same meeting, she saidit was,One of the mostdisgustingexperiencesI ever hadand ittook me almost a year to even talk aboutit. She added that President Bush wasdetached from humanity and said, Hismouth kept moving, but there was nothingin his eyes or anything else about him thatshowed me he really cared or had any realcompassion at all.

How could she say he felt pain for herloss in the first interview and blast him forhis callous heart in the second? Shedoesnt make any sense. It is OK for a

person to change their opinion aboutsomeonebut it is better that she admither attitude toward him changed than lieabout it in the second interview.

When she met with MSNBCs ChrisMatthews in August 2005 for a segmenton his show, Hardball with ChrisMatthews, Sheehan told him shewouldnt feel any different about her sonsdeath if he died in Afghanistan.

She told Matthews, (Afghanistan is)almost the same thing as the Iraq war,and in both cases it was wrong to invadean entire country to fight an ideology thatdid not necessarily represent all of thepeople of that country.

When Matthews countered by tellingSheehan Afghanistan was the countrythat harbored Taliban and al-Qaidaterrorists responsible for the 9-11 attacks,

Sheehan replied, Well then we shouldhave gone after al-Qaida and maybe notafter the country of Afghanistan, addingthat U.S. troops were not having anysuccess and should be brought home.

The last time I checked, we did not goafter the entire country of Afghanistan.We did not occupy every city and attack the general population.

We helped the Northern Alliancecomplete what theyd been trying toaccomplish in the years before to reclaimtheir country from the Taliban. As far asnot being successful, if you call buildingschools, womens centers and medicalfacilities not successful, then what is?

Sheehan told an audience of World WarII veterans that she planned to tellPresident Bush to, Quit saying that U.S.

t r o o p sdied for an o b l ecause inI r a q ,u n l e s syou say,

well, except for Casey Sheehan. Dontyou dare spill any more blood in Caseysname. You do not have permission to usemy sons name.

Yet its OK for her to bring in othersons names when its convenient forher. In a display at Camp Casey, she setup white crosses with fallen Soldiersnames on them to show how many peopledied in the war. Just as Sheehan didntwant the president including her sons

name in his cause, other parents dontwant their childs name linked to Sheehan.

I went there and had Matthews nametaken off of there. Its fine for people togrieve their own way. It aggravates me tosee them using other peoples names tofurther their cause, said Matt Matula,father of a Texas Marine killed in Iraq.

Sheehans antics went even furtherwhen she told that same group of veterans, My son was killed in 2004. I amnot paying my taxes for 2004.

You killed my son, George Bush, and Idont owe you a penny you give myson back and Ill pay my taxes. Come afterme (for back taxes) and well put this waron trial.

Cindy, honey, youre not going to beputting the war on trial. Youll be put ontrial for tax evasion. Big difference. By theway, how does not paying your taxessupport your cause to bring Soldiershome? How does it honor your son?

I understand that Sheehan is blamingmost of societys problems on thepresident, but this one has me stumped.

She wrote on a Web site, Well, Georgeand I are leaving Crawford today. Georgeis finished playing golf and telling hisfables in San Diego, so he will be headingto Louisiana to see the devastation thathis environmental policies and his killingpolicies have caused.

Hmmmm. No matter how much peopledisagree with President Bush, I doubt veryseriously we can blame hurricanes on him.

To date, I think the most selfish, callousstatement Sheehan made was on a recentweb log. She was upset that CNN wasgiving most of its coverage to HurricaneRita, instead of to her.

She wrote, I am watching CNN andits 100 percent Rita even though i t is alittle wind and a little rain it is bad, butthere are other things going on in thiscountry today and in the world!!!!

When someone pointed out it wasmuch more than that, she apologized,saying, When I was watching CNN thismorning, thats what it was I know itwas much worse earlier and it wasdevastating. I didnt make myself clear andI apologize. I also know that the media willcover anything else besides the war.

An observant blogger pointed out thatthere were timestamps attached to eachcomment. Sheehan made her original postat 6:29 a.m. Pacific time. Hurricane Ritamade landfall at 3 a.m. Central timewhich made it 1 a.m. Pacific time. By thetime Sheehan made her first post, thehurricane had already made landfall, thusnegating any credibility in her apology.

She complained about 100 percent Ritacoverage, but 100 percent Iraq war or CindySheehan coverage would make her ecstatic.

Once again, its OK for a televisionstation to do something when itsconvenient for her, but the second theycover something elselike a naturaldisaster its not.

Cindy, youve lost your mind.

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I couldnt fathom the grief Id experience learning of my childs death

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Secretary of DefenseTown Hall Meeting

U.S. Secretary of Defense DonaldRumsfeld will conduct a town hallmeeting Friday at Yongsan Army

Garrison in Seoul. The meeting willinclude remarks by Rumsfeld and a50-minute question-answer session.AFN will carry the townhall live fromapproximately 4:13 - 5 p.m. It will airagain at 5 p.m. Saturday on AFN KoreaPrime (Channel 12). And again Sundayat a time to be determined on Channel 5(DTH) (off base) and MWR Cable.

Special Duty asInspector General

The Office of the Inspector Generalfor 8th U.S. Army and U.S. FrocesKorea is looking for Soldiers in therank of major (branch immaterial) or

captain (with successful completionof company command) to serve as IG.For information, call 725-6739.

Marine Corps 230thBirthday Ball

The U.S. Marine Corps will hold a Ballcelebrating the corps 230th birthdayat 6 p.m. Nov. 12. The ball will be atthe Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul. Ticketsare $60 each. Those interested inattending must RSVP by Nov. 4. Fortickets or information, [email protected] or call723-7053.

Stars and Stripes OffersTrip Down UnderStars and Stripes, the only dailypublication serving the U.S. military,is now offering one lucky winnerstationed in Korea the chance to wina trip Down Under.As part of their 2005 fall subscriptioncampaign, Stars and Stripes hasstarted signing up Department of Defense ID cardholders throughoutKorea for a chance to win a trip toAustralia, according to JohnPanasiewicz, the newspapers Pacificgeneral manager.As part of this years campaign, wewanted to do something special forthose stationed in Korea, saidPanasiewicz. We have been workinghard to improve our local coveragein Korea and we want people to t akenotice of that effort. We have alsoreceived, and are grateful, for thestrong support we have gotten fromthe local community, including boththe Navy Club and Exchange New CarSales who helped sponsor thiscontest and made such a great prizepossible.No purchase is necessary to win andthe deadline for entering is Oct. 31.For information on the contest or tosubscribe to Stars and Stripes, call721-7140 from anywhere in Korea, ore-mail [email protected].

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YONGSAN GARRISON How many times have youeither been extremely delighted or terribly disappointed aboutthe kind of service you received? And, during those times of either joy or frustration, I bet you wished that you couldspeak directly to the manager to either give a well-deservedcomplement or to give the manager a piece of your mind.Well, thanks to the Interactive Customer Evaluation System,you can do just that.

Military personnel, civilian employees and family memberson installations throughout Korea have the opportunity at theirfingertips to let managers know how well their staff isproviding goods or services through the InteractiveCustomer Evaluation, or ICE, System.

ICE has been deployed from the Z to the Sea. That is, allthe Area Commands in Korea are connected to the ICE system.ICE is a simple-to-use system that can be accessed atconveniently located ICE computer terminals throughout AreaII. However a dedicated terminal is not needed to access ICE.Anyone can access ICE on a personal computer by visiting

its Web site at http://ice.disa.mil. Once at the ICE main page,simply point and click.

ICE is the Department of Defenses on-line customerfeedback network. This system gives customers the chanceto use electronic comment cards to rate and to voice theiropinions on the services offered on installations. A customercoming into the main ICE page can navigate to specificproviders on active ICE sites.

The electronic customer evaluation cards are transmitteddirectly to responsible managers and appropriate commandofficials. Therefore, ICE provides a customer feedback mechanism that allows managers the opportunity to takeimmediate actions to improve the delivery of services.Additionally, with ICE, there is no chance of a hard copycomment card getting lost in the process. To assure that thesystem works, a manager will get in touch with you if youleave contact information (name, phone number and e-mailaddress).

WASHINGTON The Army hasannounced that its Primary LeadershipDevelopment Course will be renamed theWarrior Leader Course, beginning Oct.15, and officials said the new namereflects changes made to PLDCcurriculum over the past year.

The course has been redesigned tobetter prepare Soldiers for asymmetricalwarfare and now includes lessonslearned in Iraq and Afghanistan, saidBrig. Gen. James M. Milano, the Armysdirector of Training under G3.

The new WLC will not only prepareSoldiers for traditional challenges, butirregular challenges as well, Milano saidafter reviewing all the changes made tothe curriculum this past year.

WLC now emphasizes the skills and

knowledge small-unit leaders need toexcel in a contemporary operationalenvironment, Milano said.Academy helps revamp course

We are a nation at war. We havetaken the lessons learned from ourdeployments and incorporated them intoour revised leadership course, said Col.David Abramowitz, commandant of theU.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy,which played a major role in redesigningthe PLDC curriculum.

These changes add rigor andrelevance to the course and improveleadership skills and confidence in our

junior leaders, Abramowitz said. Thecourse is revolutionary and warrants aname change.

Warrior Leader Course is the rightname for the new course, Abromowitzsaid, because it espouses the tenets of the Warrior Ethos.

PLDC used an instructor-centered,exposure, and feedback system.Instruction consisted of lecture,classroom-based practical exercises,and a cognitive skills test. A short FieldTraining Exercise was the practicalexercise used to evaluate combat leaderskills.

The FTX, though, lacked

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standardization throughout the Army,said retired Sgt. Maj. Ron Schexnayderof the G3 Leader Development Division.He said a different approach was neededto produce a competent, innovative,adaptive and agile combat leader requiredby the current operational environment.Changes stem back to ATLDP

The NCO phase of the Army Trainingand Leader Development Panel, knownas ATLDP, was not about fixing theNCO Corps; rather, it was anintrospection to determine how the Armycould make a professional NCO Corpseven better, Schexnayder said. He saidsince ATLDP, the Army has been in theprocess of transforming the NCOEducation System in an effort to designa system that would not dilute thewarfighting focus of NCOES.

NCOES must remain focused onNCO core areas of leading, training,maintaining standards, caring forSoldiers, technical competencies andtactical warrior skills, Schexnayder said,while integrating greater conceptual andinterpersonal skills.

Changes in the modular Army andoperational environment now requiredecentralized leadership skills,Schexnayder said. He said a small unitleader is needed who can employ allwarfighting functions rapidly.Modular force needs versatile NCOs

The modular force structure andcontemporary operational environmentrelies heavily on small-unit tactics. Thedemands of todays battlefield require

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leaders who can think independently,Schexnayder said.

The Warrior Leader Course is designedto provide the Army with NCOs who canvisualize, describe, and execute squad-level operations in varied operationalenvironments, Schexnayder said.

The WLC places the responsibilityof training individual Soldier skills back on the junior leader, said Command Sgt.Maj. James E. Dale of the SergeantsMajor Academy. This course prepareshim/her to assume that role.WLC is battle-focused

Graduates of WLC will haveexperienced standard-based,performance-oriented and battle-focusedtraining, which supports squad-leveloperations, Schexnayder said. Everyspecialist (promotable) and sergeant inan all-volunteer Army require training ascombat leaders, he said.

The WLC is now tailored to theenvironment in which the Army operatestoday, Schexnayder said. Every studentnow receives detailed squad-levelcombat leader training. This learner-centered and outcome-based approachreinforces all small unit tactics,techniques, and procedures, he said.

The WLC incorporates recent lessons

learned, Schexnayder said. As such, hesaid the course constantly adapts toworld threats by incorporating theexperience from the battlefield. Combatskills are trained and reinforced uponarrival, Weapon immersion isemphasized throughout the new course.

Training and evaluation as a combatleader now applies to every soldier.

Evaluation is centered on the NCOsability to demonstrate troop-leadingprocedures in current threat-basedscenarios.New STX is now 96 hours

The combat focus of the courseculminates in a 96-hour SituationalTraining Exercise or STX. Nine battledrills and 39 warrior tasks are theframework driving the planning,preparation, rehearsal and execution of all squad operations, This STX iscompetency-based, battle-focused,grounded in a combat scenario, drivenby troop-leadingprocedures, officialssaid.

Instructors must completecertification before leading andevaluating students. The WLC alsorequires trainers to have squad leaderand platoon sergeant experience and tobe certified to teach the entirecurriculum.NCOES changing since WWII

The post-World War II NCOAcademies at division level began a greattradition of NCO education thatcontinues today. The concept was lateradopted Armywide, but it initiallyprovided education only to Combat ArmsSoldiers. PLDC integrated Soldiers from

all fields, but instructors were notcertified.

The Warrior Leader Course is the firstcourse to apply the same combat leader-specific training standard for all Soldiers,regardless of gender or background,Schexnayder said.

(Editors note: Information provided by G3 Leader Development Division.)

process, TF Baghdad officials said.There were no instances of violence

in Tal Afar, an area controlled byparatroopers from the 2nd Battalion,325th Airborne Infantry Regiment,82nd Airborne Division. More than

8,000 people voted in the zones threepolling sites.10th Mountain helps secure AbuGhraib

In the Abu Ghraib district, IraqiSoldiers and police had searched morethan 4,000 Iraqis by noon Oct. 15 asthe citizens headed to the polls.

Two Abu Ghraib polling stationsran out of ballots near the end of theday due to high voter turnout and hadto be re-supplied to accommodate thelocal residents waiting to vote.

Iraqi Army Soldiers and Iraqi Policesecured polling stations in westernAbu Ghraib in the days leading up tothe Constitutional Referendum vote.As foot traffic streamed toward thevoting sites, Iraqi Security Forcesremained a visible presence to deterterrorist attacks.

U.S. Soldiers from 1st BrigadeCombat Team, 10th MountainDivision remained in the backgroundto support their Iraqi counterpartswith outer perimeter securityoperations.

The people of Abu Ghraib are

euphoric to participate in the politicalprocess, said Lt. Col. James R.Blackburn, 1st Squadron, 11thArmored Combat Regimentcommander. We are proud to observethis historic event.

100,000 stream to polls in al AnbarIn the al Anbar province, members

of 2d Marine Division and Iraqisecurity forces provided security for139 polling sites. More voters turnedout than during the national electionsheld last January, with more than100,000 eligible voters participating inthe process.

I am extremely pleased with therole 2d Marine Division and ourpartners in the Iraqi security forcesplayed in helping to provide a safe andsecure environment for the citizens of al Anbar to go to the polls, said 2dMarine Division CommandingGeneral, Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck.

Part of the success from the Oct.15 vote can be attributed to recent andongoing operations conducted byCoalition and Iraqi security forces inthe western Euphra tes River Valley.

Overall, about 15.5 million of Iraqs26 million people were registered tovote.

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RODRIGUEZ RANGE The 4th

Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regimentforward observers muffled, scratchyvoice came over the radio. From hisconcealment among the trees on amountainside, the observer provided gridcoordinates to the target of opportunitybelow. Noting the direction of fire, thefour-man crew, excited to effectivelydeliver its lethal 120 mm payload,

jumped into action.While the senior noncommissioned

officer confirmed the grid coordinatesand received a target description, theforward observer pronounced the targetarea clear of any friendly forces.

A Soldier passed a mortar roundfrom the side of the tank to twoSoldiers waiting to load the mortargun, as the NCO entered the targetcoordinates into the tanks computer.

Hang-it fire! yelled the seniorNCO, sending a round flying over themountainside to the unseen target.

With a maximum effective range of

Cavalry regiment tees up after 12-month live fire droughtBy Spc. Timothy Dinneen2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs

By Spc. Stephanie PearsonArea I Public Affairs

CAMP CASEY Soldiers from acrossArea I graduated today from the first AirLoad Planning Course in Warrior Country.

The eight-day class began Oct. 12 andtaught Soldiers about equipment preparationand load planning for airlift.

Staff Sgt. Jack West, 2nd InfantryDivision schools noncommissioned officer,explained that when a unit deploys, the AirForce provides airplanes to move personneland equipment.

But the Air Force wont put your load

together for you, he said. You have to givethem a load plan, so they know how manyand what type of aircraft to send. Only youknow what kind of equipment you have inyour unit.

Thats where Air Force Staff Sgt. BrianMeans and Tech Sgt. Rick Marston, loadmasters and class instructors from TravisAir Force Base, Calif., come in.

Our job is to teach our affil iates Army,Navy and Marines how to deploy quickly,Means said. We provide the airlift, but whena unit is tasked to deploy, they need to knowhow to package their cargo and load plan.

Load planning is not as easy as it maysound, Means warned.

There are a lot of factors involved,he explained. It all depends on whatyoure bringing vehicles, food, water,

clothing, shelter it starts gettingcomplicated. Each aircraft has differentrestrictions, and there is a lot of math

Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Means, load master and affiliation instructor, inspects a pallet students in the Air Load Planners Course put together.

Sgt. Shannon Lepley tightens a strap around an airlift pallet Oct. 13 at the Air Load Planners Course on Camp Casey.

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7,200 meters, the 120 mm mortar wassilent for a few seconds after itsdeafening launch explosion. A soft

boom from the other side of themountain told the crew the round hadhit its target. Shrapnel from the mortarspewed up and out, creating a deadlykill radius of 75 meters.

The three-day, live-fire trainingexercise Oct. 6-8 ended a 12-monthfiring-maneuver drought for the unit

dubbed High Angle Hell.Sgt. 1st Class Chad Utz said themotto fits the unit well because theyare almost always tucked behind a hillor mountainside and have to fire up

and over natural cover, rarely seeingtheir targets explode.

Live-fire exercises are a big deal

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Two 4-7 Cavalry Soldiers clean the mortar tube in between firing 120 mm rounds at Rodriguez Range.

A senior noncommissioned officer (left) receives grid coordinates while the assistan gunner waits for the command to load a mortar round Oct. 6 during 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiments live-fire exercise at Rodriguez Range.


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Warrior StandardArea I and 2nd Infantry Divisionleaders remind Soldiers that everyoneworking in or visiting Area I mustadhere to the Warrior Standard, even

if they are not assigned to the 2ndInfantry Division.

Town Hall MeetingsU.S. Army Garrison, Camp Red Cloud,will host its Town Hall Meetings 10a.m. in the CRC theater and 2 p.m. inthe Camp Stanley theaterWednesday. U.S. Army Garrison,Camp Casey officials will host TownHall Meetings at 1 p.m. Nov. 15 inCarey Fitness Center and 3 p.m. Nov.23 in the Camp Hove y Theater.

Family ReadinessSymposium

Area I Army Community Services ishosting the second Family ReadinessGroup Symposium 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday at the Camp Casey ACSclassroom. The meeting is to provideall unit family readiness group liaisonsand leaders with continued training,guidance and support for their FRGgroups.

Upcoming NEOExercise

Department of Defense familymembers and civilian employees mustregister at the NoncombatantEvacuation Operation centers

Thursday thru Oct. 28 at the CampRed Cloud Physical Fitness Centeror Camp Caseys Hanson FieldHouse. During the exercise, NEOcenters will be open 24 hours a day.Shuttle buses will run from the CampStanley theater to the CRC NEOcenter 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. both days.

Barbarian Dinner NightCamp Red Cloud Mitchells Club willhost a Barbarian Dinner Night Nov.18. The menu will be cornish gamehen, oven-baked potato, corn on thecob and carrot cake or apple strudelfor dessert . With advancereservation, prices are $13.95 withutensils and $11.95 without utensils,or $19.95 at the door. A movie willplay during the meal. Call 732-8211for information.

Amerasian ChristianAcademy Bazaar

The Amerasian Christian Academy of Dongducheon will host its 2nd AnnualBazaar 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday at theShalom House, three blocks south of Camp Caseys Gate 1. There will beinternational food and games. Forinformation, call 011-9726-4002.

Inspectors GeneralNeeded

The Office of the Inspector Generalfor 8th U.S. Army and United StatesForces, Korea is looking for excellentSoldiers in the rank of major (branchimmaterial) to serve as InspectorsGeneral. For information, call Lt. Col.Levern Eady at 725-6739.

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CAMP RED CLOUD - Children from around the areavisited the fire department at Camp Red Cloud the week of

Oct. 10-14 in observance of Fire Prevention Week.Each year, we observe Fire Prevention Week to mark the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, saidJohn Cook, U.S. Army Garrison, Camp Red Cloud fire chief.It is important we take that time to get the fire safety messageout to as many people as possible to help prevent fires andsave lives.

Fire officials from the garrison invited local schoolchildrento the base fire station, where they taught children about fire

Children learn f i re safe ty Chi ldren learn f i re safe ty Chi ldren learn f i re safe ty Chi ldren learn f i re safe ty Chi ldren learn f i re safe ty prevention, smoke alarms and how to react to a fire. Firemenalso showed the children a video that taught them what todo when they hear a smoke alarm and how to react if theirclothes catch fire.

Cook said the most important message for the children isto have a home escape plan and to know how to contact thefire department in an emergency.

The local Uijeongbu fire department brought a fire-escapesimulation truck for the children. The inside of the truck isdark and filled with smoke, and has four obstacles the childrenhave to negotiate: stairs, a slide, a hidden door and a backdraftsimulation. The children had to crawl and use their hands tofind the way out, which simulates conditions that might bepresent in a real fire.

Its a really good experience for the kids, to give theman idea of how to react to a fire, said Aura Laureano, amother who accompanied her sons class to the Oct. 12demonstration. This is the first time learning about fire safetyfor some of the children, and the equipment and video weregreat for them.

Assistant Fire Chief Kim Tae-chong said its important toteach children about fire safety.

We do this so that as the children grow up, they knowabout fire safety, he explained. We start teaching themyoung, and try to make it fun for them. We let them explorethe fire truck, play with our Dalmatian Sparky, watch a videoand we give them coloring books and hats. This keeps theminterested and also makes them feel more comfortable withthe fire department.

The demonstration was successful for Joey Laureano, akindergartener with the International Christian School.

It was so cool, Laureano said. We learned to stop,drop and roll and to get out if we smell smoke.Assistant Fire Chief Kim Tae-chung teaches Joey Laureano how to use

a fire extinguisher Oct. 12 at a fire safety demonstration for local school children.

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CAMP RED CLOUD Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division celebrated thecontributions Hispanics have made inthe military during a Hispanic Heritageluncheon Oct. 14.

The luncheon at the CommandingGenerals Mess came at the end of Hispanic Heritage month, Sept. 15 - Oct.15. Salsa music filled the air, Mexican-style blankets and maracas adorned the

tables, and a Mexican buffet set the toneto south-of-the-border rather than southof the 38th parallel.

Although the food and decorationshad a Mexican theme, the slidepresentation spotlighted all Hispaniccountries and cultures and how theycontribute to the military.

I think its pretty good to recognizeHispanics in the service and othercultures in the military, said Sgt.Thomas De La Cruz, a shift leader atthe C.G.s Mess.

Sgt. Major Angel L. Maldonado,USAG Camp Casey sergeant major,drew on his 28 years of active dutyexperience in his remarks as guestspeaker. Maldonado discussed how themilitary has helped him develop hiscareer, the important role Hispanics playin the military, and the valor thatHispanic units in the military haveshown throughout history.

Maldonado, an American of Puerto

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Rican decent, said he is proud that theArmy helped him become what he istoday. He said he started as a high schooldropout who spoke very poor Englishand made it all the way to the rank of sergeant major.

Strong and colorful threads of American fabric, was how Maldonadodescribed the diversity of cultures in themilitary and how it makes our servicestronger.

Maldonado added that all Hispanicsshare a common heritage, brotherhoodand a belief in the American dream.

Lt. Col. Mark A. Johnson, EqualOpportunity program manager, saidactivities such as the luncheon aredesigned to promote cultural awarenessand to showcase the militarycontributions minority groups havemade in the past.

It helps keep a healthyenvironment, Johnson said.

Over on Camp Casey, the USO hostedfestivities Saturday at their pavilion.Soldiers and civilians sampled 17homemade Hispanic dishes, listened tolive music and participated in raffledrawings. Posters of 18 notable Hispanic-Americans decorated the pavilion.

In his remarks at the Casey event,Sgt. Maj. Andres Ortiz, 1st HeavyBrigade Combat Team operationssergeant major, lauded the Hispanicheritages celebrations.

Hispanic-Americans have thischance of getting together duringevents like this to enjoy home-cookedHispanic dishes, music and dances, andtogether, honor the great contributionsof the Hispanic community toAmerica, he said.

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CAMP RED CLOUD Latin singing ensembleLas Tres Divas entertained Soldiers and civilians Oct.

13 at the Camp Red Cloud Physical Fitness Center.The trio comprises singing sensations Shelly Lares,Elida Reyna and Stefani Monteil. The ladies each havesuccessful solo careers, but, to the delight of theirfans, teamed up to create Las Tres Divas. The Divashad no problem keeping the audience dancing withtheir mix of tejano, salsa and reggaton songs.

I was surprised to see them here, said Pfc. RamonCarrasco, 552nd Signal Company, a longtime fan. I



didnt think the Army would ever bring over someoneI was so familiar with. I grew up listening to theseladies.

The Divas pumped up the crowd with high-energy

music, backed by an 11-piece ensemble band. Betweensongs, the women interacted with the audience andeven invited some Soldiers to dance with them.

Carrasco was one of the lucky chosen ones.I never thought I would get to see them this close,

let alone dance with them, Carrasco said. I sawthem live once at an awards show, but that was fromway back in the crowd. They were really great to getthe audience involved here, and they were so friendlyand down-to-earth.

Lt. Col. William Huber, U.S. Army Garrison, CampRed Cloud commander, agreed.

The members are all extremely talented musiciansthat know how to excite a crowd and maintain the

momentum throughout the show, he said. This is afuture headline act that will be on the charts in thenear future, and CRC was very fortunate to hostthem.

Armed Forces Entertainment officials said servicemembers have been asking for Latin musicentertainment for years, but the Las Tres Divas tourmarks the first time a Hispanic act has answered thecall to entertain troops overseas.

The stop here was part of a 21-day tour of militarybases and ships in the Pacific, sponsored by Gibson/ Epiphone Guitars. At the end of each show, the Divasgave away a free Epiphone DR-200 acoustic guitardonated by the company.

Pfc. Ryan Sullivan, Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 2nd Infantry Division, held the winningticket at the CRC show. The ladies invited him onstageto receive the guitar, and asked him to stay and playsomething for the crowd.

It felt good to win, Sullivan said, but even betterto play onstage.

Huber said the evening was a huge success.When I spoke to Soldiers during and after the

show, everyone was very impressed with the bandsperformance, music selection and enjoying threebeautiful ladies singing their hearts out, he explained.It was another great evening of quality entertainmentbrought to CRC by Morale, Welfare and Recreation,and Armed Forces Entertainment.

PHOTOS BYSPC. STEPHANIEPEARSON

Above: Diva Elita Reynes dances with Pfc. Ramon Carrasco at the Camp Red Cloud concert Oct. 13.Left: Stefani Monteil smiles for the crowd during a salsa number.

Pfc. Ryan Sullivan plays a few chords on the Epiphone DR-200 guitar he won at the show while Monteil holds a microphone.

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Planners also have to consider howto package their equipment.

If you put all of your tents on oneairplane and all your food on another, if one of those planes breaks down yourestuck, Means said.

While all loads are checked by AirForce personnel before airlift, havingsomeone in the unit who knows howto properly plan a load speeds up theprocess.

Were trying to teach units how todo this themselves, because it will makethem more self-sufficient and increase

our capabilities as a combined force,Means said. If a unit needs Air Forcepersonnel to come and hold their handsthrough it, its going to take a lot longer.

Sgt. 1st Class Pedro Herrera,Company D, 2nd Battlion, 2nd AviationBrigade, said he thinks teaching the classon the peninsula is an excellent idea.

There is always the possibility of

future deployments from Korea,Herrera said. Knowing how to planfor an airlift makes us a moreexpeditionary force. The Army istransforming to rapid-deploymentunits, and this course is in keepingwith that transformation.

For Sgt. Shannon Lepley, CompanyB, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion,taking the course has made her a morewell-rounded Soldier.

Im a supply sergeant, so this issomething I might actually use someday, she said. If we get deployed, itsgood to know there are certifiedindividuals to take care of the planning.

This is the first time the Air Load

Planners Course has been taught inArea I, West said.Traditionally, this class is done

down in Osan, but we didnt getenough slots for Area I personnel, heexplained. This way, we get to train40 Soldiers at once.

opportunity to see what theydo well, how they fit withina fighting force and how touse them better on thebattlefield, Utz said.

Our bread-and-buttertargets are dismountedinfantry, but our roundscould hurt a tank, he said.

Utz explained that mortarfire has become even moreimportant in todaysbattlefield because of thetight spots they can target,providing cover and support.Mortar fire has improvedbecause the fighting in

Afghanistan has hilly terrain,and there is a need for coverfire eliminating enemy mortarpositions in urban fighting inIraq.

Artillery cannot get into a lot of placesthat a mortar can get into, Utz said.

Utz joked that compared to golf, firinga mortar would be a cross between a

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YONGSAN GARRISON A team of three Armyevaluators gave the ultimate inspection to the ThreeKingdoms Dining Facility on Yongsan Main Post Oct.12. The facility is one of seven Army-wide to contendfor the Philip A. Connelly best large garrison title.

So far, this facility is number one, said Sgt. Maj.

Paul Cyr, a Department of the Army food serviceevaluator stationed at Fort Lee, Va.Cyr smiled knowingly; Yongsan is the first stop on

a three-month long evaluation of finalist dining facilitiesfrom Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Fort Rucker, Ala.,Fort Drum, N.Y., Fort Riley, Kan., Presidio of Monterey, Calif., and Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Each year, the Army awards the Connelly Cup tothe best dining facilities in a variety of categories.

Army evaluates Yongsan dining facilityBy David McNallyArea II Public Affairs

Civilian Evaluator George Baggott (left) measures cooking oil temperatures with a Three Kingdoms Dining Facility cook Oct.12 at Yongsan Garrison.

The fact that this is one of seven dining facilitiesin the Army to compete for this honor really sayssomething about the quality of service here, said Chief Warrant Officer Peter Motrynczuk, the Army foodadvisor. Normally, its very close; the winner andthe runner-up try to separate themselves from therest of the pack.

The team spends one day at each facility. It evaluateseverything from the quality and taste of food to

inventory methods.Were also looking at procedural things ... how

they go about food preparation, serving, food safety,sanitation, equipment maintenance, inventorymanagement, Motrynczuk explained. Theres awhole lot that goes into it.

The team members said one of the indicators iswhat Soldiers think.

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KSC employees hone decontamination skillsKSC employees hone decontamination skillsKSC employees hone decontamination skillsKSC employees hone decontamination skillsKSC employees hone decontamination skillsBy David McNallyArea II Public Affairs

CAMP KIM The alarm sounded.Teams of Korean Service Corpsworkers immediately put on protectivemasks and chemical gear.

They have eight minutes to go toMOPP 4, said Kim Chun-hon, KSCHeadquarters Nuclear, Biological andChemical operations manager. Wepractice all the time. Were good at it.

The high-protective posture, levelfour, includes the maximum protectionfrom a chemical or biological attack -boots, mask and suit. It is somethingthese KSC employees are used to asspecialists at site decontamination.

A 40-hour course Oct. 10-14 taught19 Area II, III and IV KSC employeesthe latest in decontamination techniques.The employees are now at their units totrain fellow employees on the tasks theylearned.

The KSC employees play a very vitalrole, said Maj. Chris Fland, KSCBattalion executive officer. Itsimportant for them to do their battle task mission of performing deconoperations.

Friday, the classroom and onsitetraining culminated in a practicalexercise. While in MOPP 4, theemployees mounted four Falcon fixed-site decontamination systems -otherwise known as Ford 350 pick-uptrucks with trailers full of decontaminants.

The vehicle can carry about 1,000gallons of decontamination solution,said Choe Chun-yong, the mobiletraining team chief instructor.

With that much solution we candecontaminate one mile of a two-laneroad, or one four-story building, Choesaid.

The system is manned by three KSCemployees. One man acts as a deck gunner, spraying the solution from a

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Korean Service Corps Nuclear, Biological and Chemical specialists practice site-decontamination techniques Friday at Camp Kim.

Workers spray down a Camp Kim road to simulate chemical decontamination.

Pae Won-po (right) gives instructions to KSC workers before a practical exercise. Pae is with the 32nd KSC Company Mobile Training Team.

Right: Teams spray simulated decontamination solution on a Camp Kim building as the final exercise in a 40-hour course Friday. The Falcon site-decontamination system is a Ford 350

pick-up truck with a 1,000-gallon tank trailer.

high-powered hose on the back of thetruck. One man is a driver and anothermonitors the systems decontaminationflow.

For the exercise, the KSC workersused a soapy water-based solution to

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Early School Release,Possible Traffic Disruption

Yongsan schools will release studentsat 11 a.m. Friday in conjunction withthe visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense

Donald Rumsfeld, who will address anafternoon town hall meeting at CollierField House. Motorists may encountertraffic disruptions on Yongsan SouthPost during the visit.

Gate Barrier ConstructionA gate barrier project is scheduled tobegin Friday to enhance security atYongsan and Hannam Village. Trafficwill be rerouted at some gates duringthe three-month project, which maycause occasional detours or temporarygate closures. Signs will be posted ateach gate before scheduledconstruction.

Housing Office ClosuresThe Area II Housing Office will beclosed Friday for a Department of Public Works Organization Day. Forinformation, call 738-4069.

New Driver Testing ExamBeginning Oct. 31, the Area II DriversTesting Section will verify completionof the Army Accident AvoidanceCourse by Soldiers, civilians andcontract personnel who operate anygovernment-owned, leased or rentedvehicles. Drivers with a valid OF-346are exempt from this requirement untiltheir next drivers license renewal.Korean employees are exempt until aKorean course is available. The courseis available at the AKO Web site. Forinformation, call 738-5568 or 3235.

Restaurant ClosuresThe Yongsan American Eatery(Townhouse) will close Sunday andthe Dragon Hill Lodge Pizza Hut andSubway will close Monday for anAAFES organization day. Forinformation, call 738-7403.

Hannam Village MeetingThe next Hannam Village Town Hallmeeting will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday atthe Hannam Village Chapel. The AreaII Support Activity Command Groupand subject matter experts will beavailable to answer questions fromresidents. Refreshments will beprovided. For information, call 738-5017.

SAHS CookbookRecipes are being solicited for a SeoulAmerican High School Class of 2008cookbook. Proceeds will be used forprom and graduation activities. Sendyour favorite recipe to Barb Martz at

[email protected] with Cookbook inthe subject line.

News & Notes OnlineFor more Area II News & Notes, visitthe Area II Suppor t Activity Web siteat http://ima.korea.army.mil/area2 andlook for a link under Area II Highlightsat a Glance.

Halloween trick-or-treat set for Oct. 29By Sgt. Christopher SelmekArea II Public Affairs

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YONGSAN GARRISON Area IIofficials have announced the Yongsanand Hannam Village communities trick-or-treat times are 6-8:30 p.m. Oct.29and asked parents to make sure childrenremain safe.

Halloween is a cherished tradition,but the excitement of the night can causechildren to forget to be careful, saidJeff Hyska, Area II Support Activitysafety officer. Major dangers are notfrom witches or spirits, but rather fromfalls and car accidents.

Along with trick-or-treating fun,Hyska stressed certain rules to makesure everyone has a safe and fun time.

One of the most important rules ischildren under 10 must be accompanied

by a parent or other designated adult,he said.Safety is our primary concern,

said Eskeletha Dorsey, Child and YouthServices school liaison officer. We

want parents to be involved because itmakes children feel safe.

Dorsey said parents should alsomonitor their childrens sugar intakeand make sure none of the candy hasbeen tampered with.

Candy that appears to bequestionable should be identified andturned over to the Yongsan and AreaII Provost Marshals Office, shesaid. Weve never had a problemhere though.

Motorists must also be especiallyaware of children in the trick-or-treatareas. Hyska said it would help if childrens outfits are made of light-colored material. Flashlights or stripsof reflective tape would help makechildren more visible, he added.

Safety officials said costumes

should not restrict movement orvision.Everybody needs to be especially

vigilant on Halloween because weknow there are youths out who might

be difficult to see, Dorsey said.Children are very excited about gettingto the next house, and we might havevery little time to react if one of themdarts out across the street. Thatsanother reason parents need to beinvolved in trick-or-treating.

For parents who choose not to beinvolved in traditional festivities, aHannam Village Harvest Festival willtake place at the Hannam Village Chapelduring the trick-or-treat hours.

Its designed to be an alternative totrick-or-treating aimed at the school-agekids who would normally be out, saidChaplain (Maj.) Earl Vanderhoff. Itsgoing to be a carnival-type atmospherewith a number of booths set up wherekids can win prizes related to the chapelactivities, and there will be a lot of food.

For information on the HannamVillage Harvest Festival, callVanderhoff at 723-4090.

YONGSAN GARRISON Yongsan teenagers met Oct.14 todiscuss well-being issues during theTeen Army Action Family PlanSymposium at the South Post Chapel.

Teens ages 12 to 16 used the TeenAFAP to talk about some of thechallenges and difficulties they faceliving in an overseas militarycommunity.

Some of the main topics teensdiscussed included area shuttle busschedules; AAFES taxi fares forstudents; base construction projects;increasing and expanding PostExchange entertainment selections;

and recreational sports options.AFAP is a program we want tocontinually promote, because it affects

the entire military communityregarding well-being issues, saidJames Greene, Area I I AFAP programcoordinator.

The issues the teenagers broughtup will go to the Area II commanderand staff for possible resolution.

Greene said it was important for theteens because they, like adults, havemany issues they want to address.

The symposium provided a uniqueopportunity to frame teen issues for thecommunity leadership.

Army and Air Force ExchangeService and 121st General Hospitalrepresentatives also attended thesymposium to provide information andto answer teens issues and questions.

Area II officials plan an AFAPmeeting for the rest of the Yongsancommunity Monday and Tuesday at theSouth Post Chapel. For information, call

James Greene 738-3617.


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YONGSAN GARRISON TheCourageous Channel NoncombatantEvacuation Operation will be held atYongsan 6 p.m. Oct. 27 thru 6 p.m.

Oct. 29.Evacuation Control Centers at

Collier Field House and the HannamVillage ACS building will processnoncombatants 24 hours a day.Noncombatants should coordinatewith their unit NEO warden andreport to an Evacuation ControlCenter with their ID card, passportand NEO packet.

According to Area II NEOCoordinator Master Sgt. JamesHardin, noncombatants may processthrough either site any time during that48-hour window, including night.Processing time is about 45 minutes.

USFK has d i r ec t ed 100percent par t ic ipat ion and weencourage all noncombatants toprocess, said Hardin.

Taking NEO bags and children toan ECC is encouraged, but notrequired as long as the adultnoncombatant has the childrensoriginal ID card or passport with themwhen they process, said Hardin.

Military and Emergency EssentialCivilian sponsors are not permitted toprocess their family. Sponsors whowould not evacuate with their familyare invited to accompany their family

members to observe the process.Single or dual-military or

Emergency Essential Civilians withfamily members under the age of 18must designate an escort for thoseminors as a part of their Family CarePlan (included in the NEO packet).


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Maj. Milt Kinslow works out at an afternoon Collier Field House spinning class Sept. 27. Kinslow is assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 8th U.S. Army.

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YONGSAN GARRISON Spinning is the workout of choice for

many people who enjoy camaraderie andintense physical effort.At Collier Field House, a group of

spinners take riding a stationarybicycle to a new level. Spin classes areavailable for those looking to improvetheir physical fitness and to get a greatcardiovascular workout.

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This class always attracts verydynamic, friendly, motivated people whoare an absolute pleasure to spend an houror so with each week, said Sonya

Scholes, spin instructor. You couldotherwise miss them in the hecticschedules of life.

Participants control their own levelof resistance and endurance, whichmakes the class suitable for riders fromthe beginner to expert levels. Scholessaid the point is to raise and to lower

physical intensity through pedaling andresistance.

The exercise program is based on theaerobic curve:

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The first focuses on endurance, whilethe second works on strength training,Scholes said.

Scholes has been instructing theCollier Field House class since 2004.Most of her previous experience withriding includes a variety of biking clubsand a bicycle tour across Europe. Shealso spent 15 years teaching spinningin Germany before arriving in Korea.

No matter what level riderparticipants are, there are no pressuresto be the best or to win the Tour deFrance. The real work comes fromwhat each individual is willing to putinto the workout.

Ive been attending this class fortwo years, said Capt. Beatriz Meza-Valencia, 121st General Hospital. Theclass is great because the music keepsyou going and you can go at your ownpace according to your own level of fitness.

There are many physical and socialwell-being benefits for each attendee.Maintaining a healthy heart is

recommended for good health.Scholes said the class is an extremely

effective cardio workout and is also animpact-free sport. This makes it good

therapy for people recovering fromimpact injuries.A spinning class is very good for

(people of) all levels, said Maj. MiltKinslow, Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 8th U.S. Army. If you gettired, you can reduce either and donthave to worry about being left behindas on the road. Additionally, it allowspeople to talk if they wish.

Kinslow is an avid rider. He hasattended the class for about a monthwith the goal of getting back into racingshape.

I recommend others try it at leastonce, he said. It is a great workoutthat is low impact. You dont have toworry about being able to ride a bikebecause you dont have to balance it.

The spin class is offered at 8:30 a.m.each Monday and Wednesday, andstarting at 5:30 p.m.Tuesday andThursday at Collier Field House.

Scholes recommends a towel, abottle of water and proper clothing, aswell as gaining medical approval froma certified physician before beginning anew exercise program. For information,call 738-6808.



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wash down Camp Kim roads and theKSC headquarters.

Korean Service Corps employeesare different from the other U.S.Forces Korea civilian workers.

Since the Korean War, KSC

employees have stood side-by-sidewith their military counterparts toaccomplish many wartime missions

In all of my discussions with theSoldiers that come here, its verypositive, Motrynczuk said.

I have not heard one complaintabout choices, quality or atmosphere,he said. They all seem to be extremelypleased.

Sgt. Park Jae-yang and Cpl. KimDong-hwan work at the 121st GeneralHospital. Their barracks are next tothe Three Kingdoms Dining Facility.

Kim said although the dining facilityoffers a variety of Korean food, hetakes the opportunity to try outAmerican-style breakfasts like omeletsand toast.

We also eat at the hospital, Park said. But, they have limits on howmuch you can get there. They donthave limits here.

Staff Sgt. Dan Roman eats at ThreeKingdoms often.

Its a good place, he said. Itsbetter than average as DFACs go andits right next to my office.

The Army hopes to accomplishthree things with the Connellycompetitions:

! improve professionalism! provide recognition for excellence! provide added incentiveThis is early in the evaluation, said

Motrynczuk.This is my sixth time as an

evaluator, he said. What we usuallysee is the top two or three will normallywalk away from the rest of the pack.

as a paramilitary force.It was difficult, said O Chi-

ung, 6 th KSC Company, of thetraining. But, this is what we havepracticed before. It is important toexperience this for our wartime

mission.

Motrynczuk said winning is big.One benefit is being part of an

organization that shows trueprofessionalism in the business,Motrynczuk said. Being recognized asone of the best, its a Super Bowl forthese guys.

Three Kingdoms is a contractor-rundining facility. The 41 civilian employees

work for Pacific Architect andEngineers-Korea, Ltd.For a contractor to say hes won

the best in the Army is a pretty significantthing, Motrynczuk said.

The results of the Army evaluationwill be announced in December.

The only tough job we have is tomake sure we pick the best of the best,Motrynczuk said.

DAVID MCNALLY

Sgt. Park Jae-yang eats breakfast at the Three Kingdoms Dining Facility Oct. 12.

N EON EON EON EON EO from Page 10In those cases, the escort is required

to process through the NEO site, notthe military or Emergency EssentialCivilian sponsor, and they are requiredto have the childrens originalidentification and NEO packet when theyarrive, said Hardin.

On South Post, Williams Avenue byCollier Field House will be closed to allbut NEO traffic beginning 1 a.m. Oct.27. Non-NEO traffic will be directedaround the ball fields via Vaughn Avenue.Noncombatants should follow traffic

signs past the southern traffic barrier

on Williams Avenue into the NEO

parking area immediately adjacent toCollier Field House. Once processing iscomplete, noncombatants may exit thenorthern traffic barrier. Activitiesnormally conducted at Collier FieldHouse will be reduced.

Parking at Hannam Village will belimited to the chapel parking lot. Due toconstruction at Hannam Villages Gate2 (the back vehicle gate), all vehiclesmust use the Hannam Village main gate.

Questions should be directed to unitNEO wardens, said Hardin.


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PPPPP ersonnel, finance conferenceersonnel, finance conferenceersonnel, finance conferenceersonnel, finance conferenceersonnel, finance conferencefoc uses on transform ationfoc uses on transform ationfoc uses on transform ationfoc uses on transform ationfoc uses on transform ation8th U.S. Army G1/AG

I C EI CEI C EI CEI C E from Page 3ICE offers managers a user-friendlyand flexible tool to market theirproducts and services. For example,service provider managers can posttheir operating hours or specialevents on the ICE Web site.Managers can also post FrequentlyAsked Questions.

ICE is a tool intended to help makeKorea The Assignment of Choice.However, ICE has to be used to makeworthwhile improvements in the wayan organization conducts its business,customer satisfaction, quality of lifeand well-being.

If you have something to sayabout a service offered either a paton the back or pointing out anopportunity for improvement, thensubmit an ICE comment today.Additionally, recommendations to

improve the Korea ICE Web pages,or to include service providers thatare not listed, are most welcomed andstrongly encouraged.

Make recommendations known tospecific Area ICE administrators, theyare:Area I, Michael Vail, [email protected] II, Sam Hillhouse, [email protected] III, Irv Taylor, [email protected] IV, John Morehouse, [email protected]

YONGSAN GARRISON Support

to Soldiers in Korea continues to improveas a result of events such as the 8th U. S.Army G1 and 175th Finance Commandsemi-annual conference, held Oct. 3.

The conference helps to keep HumanResource Soldiers and civilians up to dateon current policies, procedures andbusiness practices affecting support toSoldiers and commanders.

The conference kicked off with anicebreaker hosted by the AdjutantGenerals Corps Regimental Associationwith 52 attendees. The event provided anopportunity for HR personnel from acrossthe peninsula to meet informally and to

develop personal contacts needed fortaking care of Soldier actions.In our business we constantly rely on

sharing information to resolve issues andserve Soldiers, said Lt. Col. Rich Staley,chief, G1 Plans and Operations. Eventssuch as this, that allow us to cometogether and meet people that we haveonly exchanged e-mail and phone callswith, are invaluable in building a strongteam. This will pay great dividends for usnot only in our day to day dealings, butalso as we take on the challenges of transformation that are coming over thenext year.

The conference continued Oct. 4 with

130 personnel in attendance. Col. Thetheme of this conference focused on the

changes that the HR and financecommunities are undergoing.

Col. Bob Whaley, 8th Army G1, andCol. Jeff Field, commander, 175thFINCOM, began the event by welcomingeveryone and thanking them for takingthe time to participate in the conference.The briefings throughout the morningfocused on providing the G1s and S1sthe knowledge to take care of commonissues that impact the well-being of Soldiers and their families. Discussionfocused on how to better serve Soldiersand what tools exist that enable Soldiersto help themselves. Both leaderschallenged the conference attendees to beagents of change and to actively participatein the process.

Maj. Sean Anderson, chief, FinancialPolicy, said the finance community hastaken many steps to enable Soldiers to beself sufficient in handling military paymatters. For example, by using MyPay,Soldiers can retrieve an LES from any of the previous 12 months, eliminating therequirement for many of the types of payinquiries that were once commonlyprocessed through unit PACs andservicing finance offices.

The afternoon session coveredPersonnel Service Delivery Redesign.

PSDR will revamp the way the HRservices community will provide essential

personnel service support to Soldiers andcommanders, the way they manage thestrength and distribution of personnel, andthe way they provide theater level postal,replacement, and casualty operations.This was an area of great interest to theparticipants, as it discussed the sweepingtransformation the Army and Korea willundergo over the next 12-15 months.

The effectiveness of PersonnelServices Delivery Redesign was provenat Fort Campbell, said Lt. Col. AlanBernard, commander, 509th PSB. Itsimplementation will streamline the way wecare for Soldiers and families in Korea andacross the Army. That sa id, it isincumbent upon us to ensure thatconditions are set for success that it isresourced properly recognizing thatsome factors affect Korea that were notpresent during the Fort Campbell test.

The successful transfer of functionswill only be accomplished by providingadditional training not only in conferencessuch as this one, but also at brigade andbattalion level during Sergeants Time.

Sgt. 1st Class Corey Horton, 6-37th FieldArtillery, said, I am surprised at how fastthe transformation will be taking place. Iam going to start briefing my Soldiers andbattalion leadership this week to prepare.


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just one little thing he hasntquite gotten around to doingyetsomething most peoplehave done by his age. Andysnever had sex. His friendsconsider it their duty to help,but nothing proves effectiveenough until he meets Trish,a 40-year-old mother of three.Andys friends are psychedby the possibility that it mayfinally happen.

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their adoptive mother ismurdered during a grocerystore hold-up, the Mercerbrothershotheaded Bobby,hard-edged Angel, family manand businessman Jeremiah,and hard rocking Jackreunite to take the matter ofher death into their ownhands. As they track down thekiller, they quickly realize thattheir old ways of doingbusiness have newconsequences.


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Chaplain (Capt.) Robert C. Gresser36th Signal Battalion

1 5 FFFFFour steps to defeating discouragementour steps to defeating discouragementour steps to defeating discouragementour steps to defeating discouragementour steps to defeating discouragement

The dictionary definesdiscouragement as the feeling of

despair in the face of obstacles.Breaking the word down, we get twothings: dis and courage. Literally, itmeans to be un-couraged, to haveones courage taken away. One feelslike quitting, like giving up.

We all have been there at one time oranother. Maybe you feel discouragedright now. Your life circumstances mayseem insurmountable. You may feel asif youre climbing a mountain with a100-lb. rucksack, only to reach the topand fall back down. Sometimes life dealsus such cards. Sometimes our plate is

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full and we feel like pushing away fromthe banquet of life.

Nevertheless, one need not stay in thisstate of mind. There are many ways to

combat discouragement. Ill offer four.First: rejoice. God is near. You arenot alone. God is close at hand. You maynot see God or feel God. Nevertheless,God is near. The idea of Gods closenessis a hallmark of most religions. The factthat God is near should cause us torejoice. Notice I said rejoice not behappy. Theres a difference. We donthave to be happy to rejoice. Sad thingsshould make us sad. Thats normal. Yetthrough the sadness, Gods presencecan give us an underlying joy thattranscends the sadness. In other words,

we can have confidence in the future.The second way to combat

discouragement is this: Dont be anxiousbut pray. How can prayer help?

Sometimes, just saying what isbothering us can make us feel better.When it comes to God, we know thatour complaints never fall on deaf ears.God always hears us. When we trulypray and resist being anxious, we receivethe peace of God, which surpasses allunderstanding.

A third way to battle discouragementis to think about good things. Countyour blessings. Notice I didnt sayignore the problem. Discouragement hasa way of clouding the good things inour life. It makes us forget.

Nevertheless, we need to remember. Weneed to blow away the clouds thatobscure the good things in our life.When we force ourselves to look at the

good, the bad will not seem as dreadful.The fourth and final way is to look up to someone. Everyone needs heroes.We need to imitate those who have wonthe victory. Nobody is perfect. Yet thereare those who have gone before us. Theyhave fought similar battles and haveprevailed. Find out what they did rightand if it works for you, do it.

Discouragement is a beast we willhave to fight again and again. It is partof the human condition. Nevertheless,we can have victory. We can live a joyfullife even under bad situations.


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Brick walls surround the 52nd Medical Battalion. The walls once contained a Japanese prison.

YONGSAN GARRISON At first glance thebuildings seem like many others on the installation.But, the weathered red bricks tell a story; theywere once the property of the Japanese ImperialArmy.

Today, the U.S. military uses the facilities,sometimes unaware of the historical significance.

A team of Korean officials assessed thehistorical and cultural value of many YongsanArmy Garrison facilities Sept. 26-30.

Were trying to see what is here, said LeeSun-ae, Korean Cultural Heritage Administrationliaison officer. During the last century, Korea waseager to develop. We realize we have to protectour historical properties.

Next to the Yongsan Veterinary Clinic, a redbrick wall surrounds the 52nd Medical Battalionheadquarters. The walls once enclosed a JapaneseArmy stockade.

Many U.S. Soldiers working around thebuildings share tales of unexplained noises, whichhave turned into sort of a local lore.

Japan forcibly occupied Korea as a colonyduring the first half of the 20th century.

Yongsan was the location of the Japanesegovernor-general and Imperial Army headquartersfrom 1905-1945.

The CHA team included many Korean universityprofessors who documented their findings withdigital photographs and notes. A 2003 U.S.military-commissioned study also helpeddocument the cultural value of the facilities.

Officials said many familiar locations havestories to tell. The Seoul USO was once a Japaneseadministrative building. An Army and Air ForceExchange Service warehouse on Camp Kim stillhas a Japanese Imperial Army star near its roof.The Combined ForcesCommand headquartersbuilding was once aJapanese hospital.

Since the Republic of Korea began, Leeexplained, we nevercame into these areas of USFK.

During the teams visit, the Koreans conducted

two site surveys. An architectural surveydocumented the former Japanese Imperial Armybuildings. An archeological survey looked atKorean artifacts, statues and grave sites.

The United States accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in Korea at the end of World WarII. As early as September 1945, the U.S. 7thInfantry Division established its headquarters atYongsan. The fledgling Republic of Korea agreedto allow the U.S. Army to occupy the compoundofficially in 1948. At the time, the area was knownas Camp Sobinggo. In 1952, the U.S. militarychanged the named to Yongsan, which meansdragon hill.

Our regulatory requirements require we takecare of the natural, historic and cultural resourceson the bases where we have control, said JimHourican, 8th U.S. Army environmental specialistand alternate co-chair for the Cultural PropertiesProtection Subcommittee. We have already donesurveys of many USFK bases in Korea.

We need to mutually maintain and preservethe facilities and historical sites, Lee said.

By David McNallyArea II Public Affairs

Korean, American officials delve into Yongsans past

I f w a l l s c o u l d t a l k . . .I f w a l l s c o u l d t a l k . . .I f w a l l s c o u l d t a l k . . .I f w a l l s c o u l d t a l k . . .I f w a l l s c o u l d t a l k . . .

We realize we have to protect our historical properties.

Lee Sun-ae

Many Yongsan buildings remain from the Japanese Occupation of Korea, 1905-45. This is a former prison building near the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Filling Station.

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