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INSIDE Sgt. Maj's Corner A-2 Dec. 7 Special A-3 Spill Training A-4 Marine Raiders A-6 SPIE Training A-8 Ice 1-lockey B-1 MCCS ' B-2 Football Pool 13-3 Special Olympics 134 MASP Feature B-5 V 011.1 MC 29, Number 50 WINW.111C1111.liSn1C.Illi I December 7, 2000 New AAVs augment CSC Lance Cpllain A. Schniible Maintainability /Rebuilt to Standards vehicle was loaded with all necessary Combat Correspondent Program initiated by the Assault combat gear, sagged, causing the system Amphibious Vehicle program manager. to impact with the ground during the Combat Support Company here recent- One improvement to the vehicle, was vehicle's operation, said Sgt. Michael ly received a shipment of 14 newly refur- the addition of a stronger engine, intro- Garreaud, AAV section leader with CSC. bished Assault Amphibious Vehicles to clueing a 525-horsepower engine to The new Bradley suspension can carry replace its aging fleet of AAVs. replace the older and weaker 400-hp up to 36 tons, plenty of support for a corn- These new AAVs are actually rebuilt engine the older AAV operates with. bat ready vehicle, said Garreaud. versions of older AAVs with significant Another improvement was the replace- The new AAVs, however, are not sup- additions designed to enhance the perfor- ment of the suspension system with a posed to be a permanent piece of machin- mance of the vehicle. The .improvement Brad ley Infantry Fighting Vehicle ery for the unit, said Garreaud. They are Lamm Cpl. lain A. Sanolblm upon the old AAVs was performed as part Suspension, A line of 14 AAVs stretches the length of CSC's motor pool. of the Reliability, Availability and The old suspension system, when the See AAVS,,A-9 ri".) MarForPac .r ecf 4ve,- c40 wins `eGov' tech award Lance Cpl. jacnutvs-Rene Hebert 4ti MarForPac Public Affairs CAMP KM. SMITH In an age wliH technology is becoming 'more and more cal in maintaining command and 'control across large theaters, some Marines are ensur- ing that the Marines, .Sailors and civilian Marines of Marine Forces Pacific not only stay up to par, but surge to the forefront in computer proficiency. At the Department of the Navy's Connecting Technology conference in San Diego, 'Nov. 16, .Maj. Randy E. Garcia, the Comthand, Control, Com M un ications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) systeins officer in the 0-6 section of MarForPac, and Capt. Robert L. Anderson, the assistant C41 systems officer, accepted the DoN "eGov" A PDY Catalina burns niter being bombed during the Jpipani!.0 the'tbriner'N'aval Air Station, . fteo ID award and plaque on behalf of MarForPac. prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor Doc, 7, 1941, nor a full story on the days events quid memorial ceremonies hon it t Ili They were honored for their efforts in design- who $40rved during the attack, see page A-3, ing a "digital dashboard" that fits the existing .1 WA' 1W 04,4.1441 ,x software that the command currently works with. Cohen investigates The project, which began in November DoD curbs Anthrax vaccinations 1999, was constructed primarily on Microsoft absentee ballot issue Windows 2000 and existing Windows pro- Army Staff Sgt. threat in Southwest Asia." last until November 2001 "with- gram technology. KathigtILLA1CM He called the continuation of out tapping into reserves we want Jim Garamone "Our mission was to take the existing tech- American Forces Press Service the program in that region pru- to m a inta i n." American Forces Press Service nology and develop a concept of operations dent "given the fact that Saddam He also said DoD expects that fit every one of the staff sections' person- WASHINGTON -- Hussein has used chemical Bioport to resume production of WASHINGTON - Defense al needs," explained Anderson, the program Dwindling Anthrax vaccine sup- weapons in the past against Iran FDA-approved vaccine by sum- Secretary William S. Cohen has manager for the project. plies are forcing DoD to further and against his own Kurdish mer or fall 2001 and added DoD asked the DoD inspector general to The "digital dashboard" is an organized set curb its plan to vaccinate all ser- minority." is "making some progress with an look into problems concerning mili- of applications and controls within a desktop vice members against the disease. The only manufacturer of the alternate source" of the vaccine. tary absentee balloting. format that enables a user to go directly to Pentagon spokesman Ken Anthrax vaccine, Bioport Corp, Bacon noted this latest curtail- Cohen ordered the inquiry follow- required information, such as web pages, doc- Bacon said in a Nov. 30 DoD of Michigan, has been unable to ment was planned in case Bioport ing reports that many absentee bal- uments, email, message traffic, and calendars. press briefing that, effective get Food and .Drug was unable to resume production lots from servicernembers were not Anderson's prodigious jnnovations enable the immediately, service members in Administration approval since by now. counted because they lacked post- 40 commander and other MarForPac staff' to or going to Korea will not be vac- shutting down for an overhaul, in He called it temporary "pend- marks. focus on applicable critical information. cinated. Remaining stocks of the 1998. The DoD has been vacci- ing production of new supplies of "The secretary's goal and his In essence, each "digital dashboard" is cus- vaccine will be reserved for those nating service mem' rs from pre- FDA- approved vaccine." instruction to the 1G is to make sure tom-fitted to each section and their individual heading to Southwest Asia, he viously produced A- approved The Defense Department is not we have a system that makes every needs, added. stockpiles. Defense officials said backing elf its plan to eventually vote count," Pentagon spokesman The dashboard will be easily personalized, "We want to conserve our Sup- the revised guidelines will con- vaccinate all servicemcmbers Ken Bacon said during a hyperlink allowing sections to make day-to-day plies arid still protect people serve about 12,500 doses of vac- against the deadly biological news conference Nov. 28 changes, depending on their needs. going to the highest Ilireat areas," cine a month. Approximately agent, Bacon stressed. Ho said Cohen asked the 11,G to "In short, we're maximizing 'bang' for Bacon said. "We know the Iraqis 5,000 closes a month are adminis- "We continue to believe this examine the process and recommend 'buck,'" Anderson said. "We're using existing produced Anthrax. We know they tered to service members in vaccine is the best protection any changes to make it "more effi- programs, such as Windows 95, 98, NT and weaponized Anthrax. We believe Southwest Asia. Bacon said offi- against a biological threat that is See BALLOTS, A -6 (Anthrax), is a clear and present cials expect the current stocks to 99 percent lethal," he said. See EGOV, A-6 Satellite post office opens for holiday shipping St. Scott Gilbert the mall courtyard, according to Staff Staff Writer Sgt. Donte T. Lewis, the assistant postal chief. Holiday concert, tree-lighting The base post office opened a "It brings more convenience to slated for Tuesday evening satellite branch at the Mokapu Mall people while they do their holiday courtyard this week to help handle the shopping," said Lance Cpl. Luis R. Cpl. Davin, $.allagAr large volume of mail, it receives dur- Lopez, a postal clerk. idifor ing this holiday season. The courtyard post office gives The satellite post office will be Marines, family members and civil- Marine Corps Base. Hawaii will present opened Monday through Friday from ians a chance to see how an actual its annual Christmas Concert and 'Free 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Dee. 22. field postal center operates. Lit.diting Ceremony Tuesday at the Base For the past several years the base "We set ii up to be just like a field Theater beginning at 7 p.m. post office has run a satellite postal. post office," said Lewis.. "The The Marine Forces Pacific Band is branch inside the mall, but this year Marines working there are using scheduled to perform an array or Holiday it's set up in a lent 'in the Middle of the desks and other gear that would be selections at the concert including mall courtyard. implemented in a lick] environment." "Holiday Overture:" "Sleigh Ride," and "(The satellite branch) is just so we Even though it is the holidaysi nor- "Here Comes Santa Claus." Immediately won't be over crowded here," said mal weight and size restrictions still riqii"1',)R77:1,-;,,..,. following the concert, a tree-lighting cere- Lance Cpl. Alvin C. Johnson, a mail apply to all packages; no more than mony will be conducted :a Dewey Square. clerk at the MCI3 Hawaii, :Kaneohe 70 pounds in weight, and boxes can't The concert is free and open to the pub- Bay post office. ' exceed 108 inches in total length and lic. For more information, contact the A lot of people couldn't find the girth. MC B Ilawaii Public A ['lairs Office at 257- additional postal center last year, so The temporary post office first ' 8840. to correct that problem postal person- class and space available package ser- BM Scott Gilbert nel set up shop right in the middle of vice. The satellite post office is located In the MCX complex. A-2 December 7, 2000 HAWAII MARINI, MC H NEWS SERGEANT MAJO s CORNER RIEFS Tight election teaches us all a lesson HONOLULU MARATHON RIDES Sgt. Maj. dais make those critical deci- shake our head at all that is tak- learned a lot about our political Stephen H.