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The Expeditionary Times Proudly serving the finest Expeditionary service members throughout Iraq Vol. 3 Issue 4 December 16, 2009 http://www.hood.army.mil/13sce/ Idol for title WWE superstars, divas entertain troops at JBB STORY AND PHOTO S BY SGT . RYAN TWI S T WWE holds national EX E P E DITIONARY TIM E S STAFF JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – anthem singing contest World Wrestling Entertainment su- at Holt Stadium perstars and divas filmed a holiday Page 5 special entitled “WWE Tribute to the Troops,” Dec. 4 at Holt Stadium at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to honor deployed service Safety check members. “WWE Tribute to the Troops” is an hour-long special that will air Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. Eastern time on NBC. “It’s awesome; it’s really our Super Bowl,” said Vince McMa- hon, chairman of the WWE out of Stamford, Conn. “Everyone thinks Wrestle Mania is (the big event), but it’s really not. This is our seventh year over (here) and this is the biggest thing we do all year. We just thoroughly World Wrestling Entertainment superstars Chris Masters and MVP perform for the troops Dec. 4 at Holt Sta- enjoy it.” dium at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. WWE superstars and divas came to Iraq to film and perform the “WWE Tribute Course teaches quick SEE WWE ON PAGE 4 to the Troops,” which will air Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. Eastern time. reaction to attacks Page 6 New Iraqi Army base opens Team work in Maysan province STORY AND PHOTO S BY (Coalition forces) and also the Iraqi Soldiers, Iraqi Police and Co- PFC . LI S A A. CO P E Iraqi Ministry of Defence for alition forces dine together in the EXP E DITIONARY TIM E S STAFF their support and assistance, dining facility of the newly con- and their effort in the con- structed Iraqi Army Camp Al Me- mona, Iraq, shortly after the ribbon struction of the new buildings IRAQI ARMY CAMP AL ME- cutting ceremony celebrating the MONA, Iraq – A and the support of the Iraqi official opening of the new base ribbon cutting Army,” said Al-Bayat, through Dec. 9. ceremony Dec. an interpreter. 9 marked the Col. Sean A. Ryan, command- sure that they translate all the celebration er of the 36th Sustainment Bri- manuals, and (know) how to is- of the offi- gade, 13th Sustainment Com- sue tools – just the procedures cial open- mand (Expeditionary) out of for conducting maintenance ing of Iraqi Temple, Texas, attended the and sustaining that mainte- Army Camp Al Memona, Iraq. ribbon cutting and said he plans nance,” he said. Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Amer to send logistics trainings and Ryan, a Cedar Park, Texas, Abd Al-Wahid Al-Bayat, the advisory teams to help with the native, said Al Memona was 13th ESC wins Amazing base commander at Al Memo- logistics and maintenance at Al designed as a logistical hub to na, gave his thanks to Coalition Memona. support the Maysan area. Race charity run forces and the Iraqi Ministry of “Those teams will come in Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Defence at the ceremony. and help them set up their sys- Ramsay, the senior adviser Page 12-13 “I would like to thank the … tems to order parts, and make SEE OPEN ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 EXP E DITIONARY TIM E S December 16, 2009 Balad Blotter December 2 - December 9 Mental Health: marijuana LARCENY OF PRIVATE PROPERTY: A complainant telephoned the Law Enforcement Desk and said property had been stolen from specified loca- tion. A patrol was briefed and dispatched to the location leads abused illegal drugs and made contact with the complainant. Patrol assisted the complainant in writing a sworn statement. The com- BY CAPT . STEVE BRA S INGTON illegal drugs were being used, he risked his ca- plainant said via Air Force form IMT 1168/Statement of COMBAT STR E SS CONTROL PSY C HIATRIST reer, his relationships and his future. Complainant Dec. 6 at roughly 12 p.m. he placed his lap He returned home early, discharged from the top bag which contained property and school books in eople should think twice,” Army for a drug violation. the shift leader’s office. The complainant said he com- “Psaid an Army specialist who He said opportunities to find a job were lim- pleted his shift at 8 p.m. and returned to his residence was separated for drug use. ited as a civilian and he would have to live with when he noticed property was missing. The complainant He had immigrated to the United a relative to get by. said the room where he left the property was secure and States as a teenager with hopes to His wife was finishing graduate school in an- only accessible by military personnel. make a good life for himself. When other city and staying with her relative. he joined the Army, he said he was privileged to be- He said he hoped his marriage would sur- FAILURE TO OBEY ORDER OR REGU- long to “the best Army in the world.” vive. However, he did not like that his wife had a LATION: He had advanced through the ranks, accumulat- higher education and solid career plans while he A complainant telephoned the Law Enforcement Desk ing the points and time needed to become a non- looked for temporary work. and reported subject attempted to gain access to speci- commissioned officer. He said he was painfully aware of the high fied location using a Common Access Card that belongs to a different military member. Patrol was briefed and re- He said he anticipated receiving a field grade cost of drug use. He granted permission to share sponded to the location with Special Operations Consult- promotion during his combat tour. his story because he said he hoped others could ing-Security Management Group guard who said, while However, before he deployed, he went to one last benefit from his experience. checking identification cards at the dining facility, the party. He said he got so drunk, he did not remember He was in his early 20s. subject presented a CAC that did not belong to him. Pa- smoking marijuana. Nevertheless, a urine drug test Soldiers under age 25 are at the highest risk trol transported the subject to the LED for further ques- revealed that he had, in fact, smoked marijuana. for alcohol and drug abuse. tioning. Patrol advised the subject of his rights under The most commonly abused illegal drug is can- Everyone knows that marijuana is popular Article 31/Uniform Code of Military Justice via Air Force nabis. among drug users but is it really a big deal? IMT 1168/Statement of Suspect for a violation of Article When the Drug Enforcement Agency seizes Does it ever make people sick enough to need 92/Failure to Obey Order or Regulation and Article 134 D(1) False or Unauthorized Pass Offense. The subject ac- drugs, suspected narcotics are sent to a forensic medical care? knowledged his rights, declined legal counsel and wrote a laboratory for identification. As a reason for admission to drug treatment, statement. The subject said, via AF IMT 1168/Statement Based on data maintained by the Community cannabis and cocaine ranked ahead of alcohol of Suspect, at around 12:45 p.m., he and two other mem- Epidemiology Work Group across 20 major metro- in cities like Detroit. Overall, marijuana abuse bers from his unit decided to go to lunch. The subject said politan areas, cannabis ranked number one or two indicators remain high and stable across the na- they entered dining facility one and noticed it was full, so in 18 out of 20 cities that sent in narcotics for iden- tion. they proceeded to dining facility four. As they arrived, the tification. In Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. Paul, According to the January 2009 issue of Epi- subject noticed he left his CAC in his computer. The sub- where marijuana was not ranked in the top two, it demiologic Trends in Drug Abuse, published ject said he saw fellow unit member and asked if he could was beat out by cocaine and methamphetamine. by the National Institutes of Health, treatment use his CAC to gain entrance so he could grab lunch. The unit member complied with subject and handed his CAC With his unit in theater, the specialist’s field admissions for marijuana in New York City in- to subject. The SOC guard at the entrance of dining facil- grade promotion never came. Instead, his rank de- creased to the highest number ever reported. ity four noticed the last name on the CAC did not match creased from specialist to private and he was subse- In Washington, a higher percentage of juvenile the last name on subject’s uniform top. The subject was quently discharged. arrestees tested positive for marijuana than for released on his own recognizance. His military record was flagged, preventing him any other drug. from taking college courses with military assis- Based on law enforcement arrests, emergen- tance. He had planned to attain a college education cy room visits and forensic laboratory tests of like his wife. He said he let his wife down and he let seized contraband, marijuana is a big deal. It NIPR: 443-8602 his chain of command down. certainly became a big deal for our Army spe- SIPR: 241-1171 He said he ruined his image and went from build- cialist having drinks and a smoke with friends. Email: [email protected] ing a bright future to living his life under a cloud.

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