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Hourglass 08-05-06 .Indd JJimmyimmy MMatsunaga,atsunaga, KKRSRS TTransportationransportation mmanager,anager, hhasas bbeeneen oonn KKwajaleinwajalein fforor 4400 yyears.ears. FForor mmoreore oonn MMatsunaga,atsunaga, sseeee PPageage 44.. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 ((PhotoPhoto bbyy JJ.J..J. KKlein)lein) The Kwajalein Hourglass wwww.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.htmlww.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html COMMENTARIES Safety at work, home is everyone’s responsibility I would like to take this opportunity make Kwajalein a safer place for us to let the community know how impor- all to work and live. Over the next year tant safety is to me. Although our mis- many of you will be seeing changes sion is paramount and of vital impor- in your workplace. Operating proce- tance to the protection of our country, dures, to include job safety analysis there is no activity we perform on this and training techniques, are areas base or within this command that is where changes will be most evident. worth the impact of a serious injury or Our leaders and managers are doing death. I have spoken with the vari- their part to create an environment ous on-island company leaders, and that allows us to be safe; and we, as a especially with John Pickler, Kwajalein family of those involved, it also has community, also need to take owner- Range Services site manager. We an impact on our whole community. ship in this worthwhile goal. Our work stand united in our front to achieve a As a result of the fatality of our Mar- involves operating marine vessels, safe workplace with a goal for zero ac- shallese worker earlier this year, KRS fl ying aircraft, maintaining facilities, cidents. Fundamentally, our position is has amplifi ed its emphasis on safety. operating heavy equipment, working that all accidents are preventable. KRS leaders have learned important Any fatality or serious injury not only lessons from this incident and have has signifi cant impact on the life and developed a corrective action plan to See COLONEL, Page 16 What’s learned as a child is hard to unlearn Children are sponges. They soak up everything around totally his own doing. them and their fi rst impressions will stay with them for a life- And yes, I think time. What they learn from their parents or other adults, their that being drunk can friends, their school mates and clergy, is gospel to them. What make the truth come they are told is what they believe to be the truth and they carry out of a person. that truth with them into adulthood. But to be hon- The recent incident involving actor Mel Gibson and his est, we all have, or drunken tirade is a perfect example. at least have had, Gibson was raised by a father who is apparently a nut case preconceptions who denies the Holocaust ever took place and hates Jews. and prejudices about people of other races, religions, ethnic Like many people, he uses religion as the basis for his hatred. That Gibson has put himself in this situation is a shame, but See UNLEARN, Page 16 LLetteretter ttoo tthehe eeditorditor Teen Center says thanks for successful auction The Namo Weto Teen Center staff would like to thank ents and the Kwajalein community for supporting our all of the members who came to the auction. It was a teen center. great success and a lot of fun! We would also like to thank all of the member’s par- — Darcy Hammond TThehe KwajaleinKwajalein HHourglassourglass The Kwajalein Hourglass is named for the or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department Printed circulation: 2,000 insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, of Defense, Department of the Army or USAKA. E-mail: [email protected] which liberated the island from the forces of Im- It is published Wednesdays and Saturdays in ac- Commanding Offi cer......Col. Stevenson Reed perial Japan on Feb. 4, 1944. cordance with Army Regulation 360-1 and using a Public Affairs Offi cer......................Sandy Miller network printer by Kwajalein Range Services edito- The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized pub- Editor......................................Nell Drumheller lication for military personnel, federal employees, rial staff. contractor workers and their families assigned P.O. Box 23, APO AP 96555 Graphics Designer..........................Dan Adler to U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. Contents of the Phone: Defense Switching Network 254-3539; Reporter............................................J.J. Klein Hourglass are not necessarily offi cial views of, Local phone: 53539 Distribution...................................C.J. Kemen The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 So long Hawaii, hello Guam Matson changing monthly barge service coming from Honolulu to twice-monthly service coming from Guam By J.J. Klein coming from Reporter Oakland to Honolulu be- ay good bye to the barge from Honolulu. On Aug. 15 fore coming a new container-carrying ship will pull into port. to Guam and Starting this month Matson Navigation Compa- then Kwaj, this Sny, Inc. is changing its service to Kwajalein from does not mean monthly barge service out of Honolulu to container ship we now have service out of Guam every 14 days. a shorter pro- “We are consolidating our RMI [Republic of the Mar- curement lead shall Islands] and FSM [Federated States of Micronesia] time.” services to improve the quality, frequency of service and Stone ex- to reduce cost,” said Gary North, Matson senior vice plained fur- president, Pacifi c, regarding the switch in Matson’s Mar- ther, “Everyone shall Islands operations from Honolulu to Guam. needs to under- The introduction of this new carrier will bring changes stand that the for Kwajalein Range Services. “For us on Kwajalein it time it takes to has the potential to reduce overtime in supporting the get an item to offl oad of the ship, reduce our stevedore personnel sup- Kwajalein from Matson is changing barge service from the states has port, as the new ship’s personnel will operate the cranes Hawaii to shipments from Guam. and, over time, allow us to reduce inventories of material not changed. stored on island,” said Alan Stone, KRS Shipping and From the time Transportation manager. an order is placed by the inventory controller to the Service for Kwajalein-bound freight leaving the Rich- time the item arrives here could take as much as 81 mond, Calif. freight facility for Honolulu will remain days. The difference now is that we do not have to wait unchanged. Changes to the shipping service begin in an additional 30 days if an item missed the barge to see Honolulu. it, now it will be here just two weeks later.” Freight in Honolulu will leave for Guam on Matson’s The benefi ts to the Kwajalein community as result of new China-Long Beach Express route. the improved service are “fresher food, lower inventory Matson has dedicated fi ve vessels to this route which requirements and cost,” said North. will originate in Long Beach, Calif., pick up freight in “The only real signifi cant change that the residents Honolulu, drop off it’s cargo in Guam and then head might see is an improvement in the shelf life quality of for two more ports in China, before returning to Long the products we normally ship by barge, like the hardy Beach. fruits and vegetables such as onions, potatoes, carrots, Once in Guam, the containers will be loaded bi- apples and pears,” said Stone. “We would not have to monthly onto the Islander, the container vessel headed store these items for as long a period in the warehouses for Kwajalein. The Islander is a 425-foot oceangoing, and could get fresh shipments more frequently. Other container ship chartered by Matson and capable of than that, this will be seamless to the Kwaj popula- transporting 650, 20-foot containers. Containers are tion.” loaded into sealed hatches stretching the length of With shipping operations now centered in Guam, there the self-sustaining ship, meaning it has two onboard are concerns regarding the invasive Brown Tree snake. cranes. Accidentally introduced to Guam in the early 1950s, In addition to these changes, Matson will supply KRS the Brown Tree snake is threatening Guam’s wildlife with two specialized tractors and three 40-foot trail- population and causing economic losses resulting from ers which will make offl oading the containers easier. snake-induced power outages. KRS will be responsible for maintenance on this new “Interdiction currently consists of trapping snakes at equipment and Matson will supply any parts needed points of access to Guam’s air and surface terminals, for repair. and inspection of outgoing cargo primarily by the use Impact on the Kwajalein community will be minimal. of specially trained dogs,” said Ponte. The fencing sur- “There is an extra leg to the voyage now, but the new rounding the Port of Guam is set with snake traps at container ship is faster than a tug towing a barge, so the points along the perimeter. Each trap includes a live time is about the same,” said Brian Ponte, KRS Acquisi- mouse for bait and is inspected twice weekly for cap- tion Services manager. “Because the shipments are still tured snakes. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 3 The Kwajalein Hourglass MMatsunagaatsunaga tturnsurns ttwo-yearwo-year ttourour ttoo ffortyorty yearsyears ofof livingliving onon KwajKwaj By J.J. Klein said Matsunaga. “On any given day you would see Reporter 200 spectators, nowadays there are very few. Sports were popular because the competition was great; there wenty-three year old Jimmy Matsunaga ar- were great teams and great athletes.” Name a sport rived on Kwajalein July 22, 1966 wearing sun- and Matsunaga was on the team.
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