Kwajalein Hourglass THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASS

Volume 39, Number 60 Friday, July 30, 1999 U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands Can you say ‘Aloha’ to new air service? By Carol Sword An Aloha Airlines 737 jet is sched- uled to land at Kwajalein’s Bucholz Army Air Field Saturday, Aug. 28, signaling new weekly air service to the island. Due to restricted use of refueling during daylight hours, Aloha was unable to add Phonpei to its route as previously planned and there is still a possibility of further delay in air service, due to the question of land- ing rights at Johnston Island. “Aloha has received a draft Letter of Agreement from the Air Force for our use of Johnston Island, and there are still some points to be negotiated, but we are hopeful that this will be Taking readings from his geodimeter Spc. Jacob Villagomez, foreground, makes a notation before moving rodman, Pvt. Raymond Maika to the next location. The survey completed in time for the inaugural they are taking part in will be used to update the topographical information here at Kwaj. flight,” said Jim King, vice president of planning for Aloha. The company went ahead and Army reservists find Kwaj measures up scheduled the Aug. 27-28 inaugural Story and photos by Bob Fore training experience for the soldiers, flight for dignitaries as part of its Eight Hawaiian reservists have USAKA/KMR also benefits since the preparations for the new service. been busy surveying the west end of work being undertaken by the re- The inaugural flight will leave Kwajalein. servists would have to be accom- Honlulu for Majuro, where there will The soldiers, members of Head- plished by local assets otherwise. be an inaugural flight party. The quarters Support Company, 411th The survey being conducted by next morning the plane will come to Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), the soldiers, will be combined with Kwajalein. based at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, are past and future surveys to provide a The first flight to operate on the performing a topographical survey, current database of information regular schedule will be the following which will assist facilities engineer- which is necessary for the location of week. The normal weekly flight will ing in producing a more accurate future projects here at USAKA/KMR. leave Honolulu 1:30 p.m. Thursdays base map for ongoing and future One such project is the construc- (Hono time), and fly to Johnston Is- projects. tion of the future recycling center (Continued on page 2) While several of the reservists were which will be located near the landfill on Roi Namur two years ago, and on the west end of Kwaj. Other poten- helped in the surveying for the Roi tial uses could be as varied as posi- road paving project, several others tioning an underground cable, or lo- are on their first deployment, having cating a new building. just completed their advanced indi- The on-going island-wide survey vidual training schools. will continue after the reservists leave “Kwaj has presented these soldiers July 31. with a unique opportunity to train on a Using geodimeter survey instru- larger scale than they normally would in ments, basically an electronic infra- the normal performance of their duties,” red system, a baseline is established An Aloha Airlines 737 taxis at Bucholz said SFC. Steve Vandersande, section from a given point, and then the exact Army Air Field last month during a sergeant. bearing and distance are recorded to preliminary visit to Kwajalein. In addition to providing valuable (Continued on page 2) Friday Page 2 Kwajalein Hourglass July 30, 1999

New from the Tape Escape Enemy of the State—Will Smith and Gene Hackman star in this action- packed thriller where the life of Robert Clayton Dean (Smith), an attorney in Washington D.C., is turned upside down when he unwittingly receives a video that incriminates a National Security Agency member in a murder. A high- tech battle is fought by the NSA to get the tape back and ruin the attorney’s reputation. Rated R. A Civil Action—John Travolta stars in this true story legal drama about Jan Schlichtmann, a high-priced personal injury lawyer who usually takes on easy cases with big pay-offs, but risks all he has to fight for his clients’ rights Spc. Alejandro Islas enters survey data into a portable computer as team members, Pvt. Sunny Tang, seated, and standing from right, Sgt. Steven Suan, Pfc. Joseph when he is involved in a big legal Bumatay, and Spc. Jacob Villagomez look on. The reservists are members of an eight- battle. Rated PG-13. person survey team which has been surveying the west end of Kwajalein since July Thin Red Line—Sean Penn, George 19. They are scheduled to return to Fort Shafter, Hawaii, July 31. Clooney, Nick Nolte, and Woody Harrelson star in this realistic seven- Hawaiian reservists survey Kwajalein . . . Academy-Award-nominated drama (From page 1) about the chaos of World War II in the surveyors calculate specific locations. Pacific. Rated R. establish other positions, or bench- These benchmarks essentially pro- A Simple Plan—Bill Paxton, Billy Bob marks. vide a surveyor with a starting point Thornton, and Bridget Fonda star in this By taking numerous readings, and from which an exact location may be twist and turn-filled thriller about three then using a portable computer system, determined. men who find $4 million dollars at a plane crash site, and decide to keep The Kwajalein Hourglass Aloha Airlines schedules it.They and one of their wives come up Online edition service to Kwajalein . . . with what they think is a perfect plan to keep the money, but find they made Check us out at www.smdc.army.mil/ (From page 1) KWAJ/Houglass/hourglass.html deadly miscalculations. Rated R. You will need Acrobat Reader, land and Majuro, before arriving at Varsity Blues—James van der Beek available free at the site. Kwajalein 6:49 p.m. (Kwaj time). and Jon Voight star in this story of a high The plane will overnight at Kwaj school football player who is happy to sit The Kwajalein Hourglass for crew rest, before returning via the on the sidelines, but is confronted with reversed route the next day. The plane problems with his coach and girlfriend Commanding Officer...... Col. Gary K. McMillen Public Affairs Officer...... Preston Lockridge will leave Kwaj at 9:30 a.m. Saturday when the quarterback is injured, and he Editor...... Pat Cataldo is forced to play. Rated R. Associate Editor...... Jim Bennett (Kwaj time) and arrive in Honolulu at Feature Writers...... Barbara Johnson 6:48 p.m. Friday (Hono time). These Rushmore—Jason Schwartzman, ...... Bob Fore Olivia Williams, and Bill Murray star in ...... Liz Omalyev times will allow residents and guests Classified, Sports, TV ...... Dan Adler to make the Honolulu flights to and this comedy about a high school acad- Circulation Manager...... Pinky Hina from the states. emy sophomore who heads up many of The Hourglass is named for the insignia of the The service will also give Kwaj the school’s extra-curricular activities, U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which liberated but is also one of the worst students. He the island from the forces of Imperial Japan on Feb residents the choice of two depar- 4, 1944. The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized falls in love with a teacher, but finds Army newspaper published by the Commander, tures to Honolulu on Saturdays with himself competing for her affections with USAKA/KMR, under provisions of AR360-81. It is both AMC or Aloha. Residents will another student’s father. Rated R. prepared by a Raytheon Range Systems Engineering also have an added departure from editorial staff under contract DASG60-94-C-0067, The Faculty—Elijah Wood, Josh printed on an offset press, and distributed Tuesdays Honolulu on Thursdays. Hartnett, and Usher Raymond star in and Fridays to a circulation of 2,500 military per- sonnel, federal employees, contractor workers, and Military fares—which apply to this science fiction thriller in which the their families assigned to the command. The views most service members, contractors, students of Herrington High discover and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Department of the Army. and their families on Kwaj—will run that their teachers are really alien be- Mail should be addressed to: Hourglass, P. O. $800 plus tax round trip. Aloha will ings that can controll others’ minds. The Box 23, APO AP 96555. Phone: Autovon 254-3539; also offer an excursion fare of $900 entire faculty and most of the students local 53539. All classified ads and notices must be submitted by noon Friday for Tuesday’s publication plus tax round trip for visitors and become affected, leaving a small group and noon Wednesday for Friday's publication. non-military residents. of students to save the world. Rated R. Friday July 30, 1999 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 3

Divers descend on Bikini Atoll; Discovery Channel plans show By Jim Bennett aboard two ships At 110-feet below the surface of anchored in the the Pacific Ocean, Mitch Skaggs lagoon, have seems an unlikely TV personality. made numerous But that’s where the show is. successive and If you’re into diving or sealife, call difficult dives at home and have your family and the site since friends set their VCRs. June 7, Skaggs The Discovery Channel will air a said. The dives live broadcast 8 p.m. EST on Aug. 8 have been filled from Bikini Atoll, and Skaggs, along with historical with a host of other professional wrecks and nu- world-class divers and photographers merous gray reef will produce the show from the sur- sharks. face and depths surrounding the “We’ll have atoll. over 100 sharks Skaggs was on Kwajalein last week, in view of the having brought a fellow diver to the camera,” he said. island’s decompression chamber for “They’re 3-6 feet treatment for decompression sick- long, and their ness. Kwajalein has one of the only power is mind- From left, professional divers Mitch Skaggs, Al Giddings, and an decompression chambers in the Cen- boggling.” unidentified diver pose after diving on Bikini Atoll. The divers are tral Pacific. part of a large group working to produce a live television broad- The power of cast from the atoll. (Photo by John Dodson) “We call these hits and there are the sharks came ‘deserved hits’ and ‘undeserved hits.’ to bear, when at one point, while toward a specific goal such as shoot- This was definitely an undeserved feeding sharks, chum floated down ing video of sharks in Shark Pass or hit,” Skaggs said. into a cage where diver Randy interior video of the Saratoga. The group has suffered no other Wimberg stood with a camera. A shark These professional divers may major injuries, besides the usual cuts, slipped through the cage bars going descend to depths of up to 210 feet. scrapes, and bruises, he added. for the food. The majority of the diving, however, According to Skaggs, more than “The shark’s just as scared as goes on in Shark Pass, where divers 10 cameras will be strategically Randy is, and they’re both freaking stay down 30 to 60 feet, for several placed, for example, in a shark cage out,” Skaggs said. Wimberg dove out hours at a time. suspended in chum-filled waters; of the cage and returned to the boat But capturing video is not always on the bridge of the USS Saratoga safely, Skaggs said. workable on the first try in the best 110 feet below the surface; and on a In general, diving for the crew of conditions. Put the camera crew specially built mobile four-engine begins with a morning dive geared under water with thousands of diver propulsion unit pounds of gear, and the called the “Flying Shark project becomes even more Cage.” tricky. The show kicks off the At Bikini, for example, Discovery Channel’s an- some divers will hover in nual “Shark Week,” and as the water holding large un- much as 65 percent of the derwater studio lights, show will be devoted to while other divers set a shark footage versus 35 scene and shoot it. percent which is to be de- Besides video, the voted to ship wreck footage divers are also collecting from the atoll where the scientific data. U.S. tested atomic bombs “Because it’s been on ships in the 1940s and closed off, we wanted to 1950s. know if the sharks go near “This is one of the last the wrecks, or where they frontiers,” said Skaggs. do go,” Skaggs said. “You’ve got an area that’s Sharks are tagged with basically been off-limits for This “Flying Shark Cage” is actually a camera mounted on a electronic transmitters. the past 50 years.” holder with four diver propulsion units. A diver enters a compart- The crew is also looking for In preparaion for the ment on the back and drives the contraption while looking through new species of fish. show, the divers, based the camera. (Photo by John Dodson) (Continued on page 4) Friday Page 4 Kwajalein Hourglass July 30, 1999

Kom ruwainene “Kom ruwainene” is the Marshallese way to say, “Welcome.” Steve Hogan and his wife Bobbi recently arrived from Marion, Ill. He is the senior configuration manage- ment analyst for RSE/IRE. They say, “We were impressed by the warm welcome provided by our sponsor, Cheryl Farmer. The scen- ery is beautiful, and the people we have met are friendly and helpful.” Maj. Steve Morris, his wife Diane, and child Kyle have arrived from Fort Hood, Texas. He is assis- tant chief of staff for USAKA. He spent one week on Kwaj TDY in June of 1999. He says, “I just know there’s a 50 pound tuna here somewhere with my name on it.” Robert Carter came to Kwaj from Knoxville, Tenn. to work as a drafter for RSE/IRE. He says, “I can’t believe I actually did this! Neither can my family and friends. Now that I am here, let’s see the rest of the world (at least Austra- Rollerblading Roi lia and New Zealand).” Dwight Stevenson leads young rollerbladers, from left, Kaylee West, Chirs McClellan, Chris Johnson and Samantha Mathwig, at the Roi-Namur airport as part of the Community Activities- recently arrived sponsored Summer Fun ’99 program. Stevenson taught a class on a volunteer basis. from Little Rock, Ark., to work for KLS The group flew up to Roi Thursday for one last blading session before Stevenson as a registered nurse at Kwajalein PCSes later next month. (Photo by Susan Sasano) Hospital. Yacht club beer can race Bikini Atoll divers to produce show . . . (From page 3) scheduled for weekend though,” he said. This kind of work is not new to Since then, Skaggs, now 41, has The Kwajalein Yacht Club will host Skaggs and many of the other divers. dove around the world, bought a dive their monthly beer can race Sunday. Skaggs started diving when he was store in Florida, created a dive certi- A skipper’s meeting will be held at 12 years old and became a profes- fication corporation, and worked as a 12:30 p.m. at the small boat marina, sional instructor at 17. consultant on numerous dive opera- followed by racing at 2 p.m. “My first professional job was div- tions. Hot dogs and refreshments will be ing in the ponds at a local country “I’m real fortunate. My job is my provided following the races. Anyone club and fishing out golf balls, hobby, as well,” Skaggs said. interested in racing or sailing should contact Hal Dunn at 53691, or come by the skipper’s meeting. British divers delve into Bikini, Kwaj, and Chuuk

A team of British divers from seen is a 10-foot span manta ray Bowling Scores the British Army, Royal Navy, on the USS Apogen (a sunk sub- and Royal Air Force visited Kwa- marine),” Andrew said. “The guns Tuesday Night League, July 20 jalein last week, after diving Bi- of the HIGMS Nagato, flagship of Men kini. The group also dove in Kwa- the Japanese Navy, were also im- High game: Bob Harris ...... 231 2nd high game: Paul Savage ...... 220 jalein lagoon before setting out pressive, but what we came to see High series: Hal Dunn ...... 603 for Chuuk. was the USS Saratoga. We made 2nd high series: Chris Baetz/Bob Harris ...... 563 The group, led by Maj. Andrew five dives on it, and it wasn’t Tuesday Night League, July 27 Reid, is part of Exercise Saratoga enough.” Men High game: John Tompkins ...... 221 Crossroads, a British multi-ser- “We also greatly enjoyed our 2nd high game: Danny Kaiminaauo ...... 215 vice dive expedition. dive in the Prinz Eugen in Kwaja- High series: Bob Carter ...... 595 “The most amazing thing we’ve lein,” said Sgt. David McConnell. 2nd high series: Danny Kaiminaauo ...... 574 Friday July 30, 1999 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 5

7:00 MLB: Mets/Cubs 10:00 Headline News Monday, Aug. 2 CPN 10:30 NBC Nightly News Channel 9 Program Guide 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 12m Pensacoloa: Wings of Gold Kwajalein 11:30 CBS Evening News 1:00 Movie: “My Boyfriend’s Back” (Com- 12n USA Amateur Boxing edy Drama, 1989, PG) A singing group TVTV Roi-Namur 1:00 Friday Night Fights from the ’60s reunites 25 years later, and 3:30 ESPNews runs into emotional upheaval. (Sandy 4:00 Headline News Duncan) Tonight 4:30 Nightly Business Report 2:45 Movei: “Back to the Future 3” (Comedy, Channel 9 5:00 Headline News 1990, PG) Fox goes back in time to the 5:30 ESPNews 5:00 Jeopardy! Old West to try to save Lloyd from being 6:00 Nightline 5:30 NBC Nightly News shot, and change history. (Michael J. 6:30 Headline News Fox, Christopher Lloyd) 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 7:00 MLB: Phillies/Braves 6:30 Showbiz Today 5:00 Headline News 10:00 Sportscenter 5:30 Hour of Power 7:00 Friends 11:00 Dateline Friday 7:30 Jesse 6:00 Breakthrough 8:00 Frasier 6:30 Bulletin Board 8:35 Will and Grace Sunday, Aug. 1 7:00 Animaniacs 9:00 NYPD Blue 7:30 Bear in the Big Blue House 10:00 Headline News Channel 9 8:00 Disney’s Aladdin 10:35 Tonight Show with Jay Leno 12m Late Show with David Letterman 8:30 Goof Troop 11:35 Late Show with David Letterman 1:05 Movie: “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” 9:00 Sunday Today (Action, 1991, PG) The cyborg returns 10:00 Promised Land Channel 13 from the future to fight another cyborg 11:00 Bulletin Board 5:00 Headline News and save humanity’s savior. (Arnold 11:30 Better Homes and Gardens 5:30 ESPNews Schwarzenegger) 12n Simpsons 6:00 Nightline 3:40 Movie: “Have Rocket, Will Travel” (Com- 12:30 Home Improvement 6:30 Headline News edy, 1959, PG) Slapstick comedy with The 1:00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 7:00 MLB: Diamondbacks/Padres Three Stooges who find a unicorn in space 2:00 Science Times 10:00 Sportscenter and become heroes. (The Three Stooges) 3:00 New Detectives 11:00 48 Hours 5:00 Headline News 4:00 ER 5:30 ESPNews 5:00 Movie: “Hope and Glory” (Drama, 1987, Saturday, July 31 6:00 Bulletin Board PG) A boy’s nostalgic look back at the Channel 9 6:30 Classic Cartoon beginning of WWII which he saw as a big adventure. (Sarah Miles) 12m Late Show with David Letterman 7:00 Sesame Street Specials 7:30 Puzzle Place 7:00 Kids Say the Darndest Things 12:35 ESPNews 8:00 Movie: “The Brady Bunch Movie” (Com- 1:05 Movie: “Last Action Hero” (Action, 1993, 8:00 Disney’s Pepper Ann edy, 1995, PG) The Bradys are trapped PG) A boy magically goes through a 8:30 Disney’s Hercules 9:00 Rugrats in today’s world, unaware that society movie screen and into the action with his has changed. (Shelley Long) favorite action hero. (Arnold 9:30 New Ghostwriter Mysteries 10:00 Headline News Schwarzenegger) 10:00 Hometime 10:30 California’s Gold 10:30 Discover Magazine 3:25 Movie: “Beethoven’s 2nd” (Comedy, 11:30 Austin City Limits 1993, PG) Funny situations arise when 11:00 Bulletin Board children secretly raise Beethoven’s pup- 11:30 The View Channel 13 pies. (Charles Grodin) 12:30 Can’t Hurry Love 12:00 CNN Sunday Morning 5:00 Headline News 1:00 7th Heaven 1:00 CBS Sunday Morning 5:30 Bulletin Board 2:00 Road to Avonlea 2:30 CBS Face the Nation 6:00 The Today Show 3:00 Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman 3:00 CNN International 8:00 Headline News 4:00 Touched By An Angel 3:30 CNN Style with Elsa Klensch 8:30 Bulletin Board 5:00 Movie: “Ultimate Betrayal” (PG) 4:00 NASCAR Craftsman Trucks 9:00 Sesame Street 7:00 Beverly Hills, 90210 6:00 Headline News 10:00 Shining Time Station 8:00 CBS/Time: People of the Century 6:30 ESPNews 10:30 Body Shaping 9:00 20/20 Friday 7:00 PGA Golf 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 10:00 Headline News 10:00 Horse Racing 12n Window on the Atoll/ Bulletin Board 10:30 Saturday Night Live 11:00 Unlimited Hydroplanes 12:30 Wheel of Fortune Channel 13 12n MLB: Yankees/Red Sox 3:00 CNN Sports Tonight 1:00 Entertainers 12m 20/20 Friday 1:25 Guiding Light 3:30 CNN Sports Sunday 1:00 CNN Saturday Morning 4:00 CNN Perspectives 2:15 General Hospital 2:00 CNN Showbiz 5:00 Bulletin Board 3:05 Sylvester and Tweetie Mysteries 2:30 CNN Style with Elsa Klensch 3:30 Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures 5:30 Headline News 3:00 CNN Saturday 6:00 ABC This Week 4:00 Xena: Warrior Princess 3:30 CNN Page One with Nick Charles 7:00 NHRA Drag Racing 5:00 Jeopardy! 4:00 Motoworld 5:30 NBC Nightly News 9:00 NHRA Drag Racing 4:30 RPM 2Night 10:00 ESPN Sportcenter 6:00 Bulletin Board 5:00 MLB: Yankees/Red Sox 11:00 Dateline NBC Sunday 6:30 Showbiz Today 8:00 WNBA: Mercury/Comets 7:00 The Simpsons 10:00 Headline News 7:30 The Hughleys 10:30 Navy/Marine Corps News Tuesday, Aug. 3 8:00 Star Trek: Voyager 11:00 NASCAR Brickyard 9:00 The X-Files 11:30 ML Soccer: Galaxy/Fire Channel 9 10:00 Headline News 1:30 PGA Golf 12m Austin City Limits-cont. 10:35 Tonight Show with Jay Leno 3:30 1999 Special Olympics 12:30 America’s Black Forum 11:35 Late Show with David Letterman 4:30 McLaughlin Group 1:00 Friday Night Channel 13 5:00 Headline News 2:00 Video Links 12m ABC Nightline in Primetime 5:30 ESPNews 3:00 Movie: “Speed” (Action, 1994, PG) A 1:00 Headline News 6:00 Washington Week in Review bus is rigged to explode if it slows down 1:30 Morning Business Report 6:30 Wall Street Journal Report by a psycho who is out to get a SWAT cop. 2:00 Good Morning America 7:00 MLB: Rockies/Cardinals (Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper) 4:00 Headline News 10:00 Sports Center 5:00 Headline News 4:30 Burden of Proof 11:00 Motor Week 5:30 Bulletin Board 5:00 CNN Today 11:30 Sports Truck Connection 6:00 The Today Show Friday Page 6 Kwajalein Hourglass July 30, 1999

8:00 Headline News 2:15 General Hospital 2:00 Good Morning America 8:30 Bulletin Board 3:05 Space Goofs 4:00 USAC Sprint Racing 9:00 Sesame Street 3:30 SquiggleVision 6:00 Billiards 10:00 Big Bag 4:00 Nick News 7:00 CBS 48 Hours Tuesday Adventures 10:30 Kiana’s Flex Appeal 4:30 Scholastic Sports 8:00 Headline News 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 5:00 Jeopardy! 8:30 Burden of Proof 12n Bulletin Board 5:30 NBC Nightly News 9:00 Inside Politics 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 6:00 Bulletin Board 10:00 Headline News 1:00 Port Charles 6:30 Showbiz Today 10:30 NBC Nightly News 1:25 Guiding Light 7:00 Whose Line is it Anyway? 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 2:15 General Hospital 7:30 Movie: “Waterworld” (PG) 11:30 MLB: Braves/Pirates 3:05 All Dogs Go to Heaven 10:00 Headline News 2:30 MLB: Giants/Diamondbacks 3:30 Superman 10:35 Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5:30 ESPNews 4:00 Journey of Allen Strange 11:35 Late Show with David Letterman 6:00 Nightline 4:30 Kenan and Kel Channel 13 6:30 Headline News 5:00 Jeopardy! 7:00 MLB: Twins/Rangers 5:30 NBC Nightly News 12m CBS 48 Hours Mon Mysteries 10:00 Sportscenter 6:00 Bulletin Board 1:00 Headline News 11:00 Dateline Wednesday 6:30 Showbiz Today 1:30 Morning Business Report 7:00 60 Minutes 2:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Sports Night 4:00 WNBA: Mercury/Lynx Friday, Aug. 6 8:30 The King of Queens 6:00 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Channel 9 9:00 The Practice 8:00 Headline News 8:30 Burden of Proof 12m Late Show with David Letterman 10:00 Headline News 12:35 ESPNews 10:35 Tonight Show with Jay Leno 9:00 Inside Politics 10:00 Headline News 1:05 Movie: “Smile” (Comedy, 1975, PG) 11:35 Late Show with David Letterman 10:30 NBC Nightly News 3:05 Movie: “Deliverance” (Drama, 1972, Channel 13 11:00 MLB: White Sox/Tigers PG) (Jon Voight) 12m Navy/Marine Corps News 2:00 ABC World News Tonight 5:00 Headline News 12:30 Air Force TV News 2:30 CBS Evening News 5:30 Bulletin Board 1:00 Headline News 3:00 PBS Newshour 6:00 The Today Show 1:30 Morning Business Report 4:00 Headline News 8:00 Headline News 2:00 Good Morning America 4:30 Nightly Business Report 8:30 Bulletin Board 4:00 AMA Motocross 5:00 Headline News 9:00 Sesame Street 6:00 Triathlon 5:30 ESPNews 10:00 Teletubbies 6:30 ESPNews 6:00 Nightline 10:30 Co-Ed Training 7:00 ABC 20/20 Sunday 6:30 Headline News 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 8:00 Headline News 7:00 MLB: Braves/Pirates 12n Bulletin Board 8:30 Burden of Proof 10:00 Sportscenter 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 9:00 Inside Politics 11:00 Dateline Tuesday 1:00 Port Charles 10:00 Headline News 1:25 Guiding Light 10:30 NBC Nightly News 2:15 General Hospital 11:00 ABC World News Tonight Thursday, Aug. 5 3:05 Animaniacs 11:30 CBS Evening News Channel 9 3:30 Pokemon 12:00 CNN & TIME 4:00 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 12m Late Show with David Letterman 5:00 Jeopardy! 1:00 Larry King Live 12:30 ESPNews 2:00 MLB: Giants/Diamondbacks 5:30 NBC Nightly News 1:05 Movie: “City Slickers 2: Legend of 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 5:00 Headline News Curly’s Gold” (Comedy, 1994, PG) 5:30 ESPNews 6:30 Showbiz Today 3:10 Movie: “It Could Happen to You” (Com- 7:00 Friends 6:00 Nightline edy, 1994, PG) 6:30 Headline News 7:30 Jesse 5:00 Headline News 8:00 Frasier 7:00 PRCA Rodeo 5:30 Bulletin Board 8:00 USAC Racing 8:30 Reel Time 6:00 The Today Show 9:00 NYPD Blue 10:00 Sportscenter 8:00 Headline News 11:00 Dateline Monday 10:00 Headline News 8:30 Bulletin Board 10:35 Tonight Show with Jay Leno 9:00 Sesame Street 11:35 Late Show with David Letterman 10:00 Shining Time Station Wednesday, Aug. 4 10:30 Body Shaping Channel 13 Channel 9 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 12m 20/20 Wednesday 12m Late Show with David Letterman 12n Bulletin Board 1:00 Headline News 12:30 ESPNews 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 1:30 Morning Business Report 1:05 Movie: “Parenthood” (Comedy, 1989, 1:00 Port Charles 2:00 Good Morning America PG) A funny story featuring different 1:25 Guiding Light 4:00 Headline News viewpoints on parenting from various 2:15 General Hospital 4:30 ESPNews members of the same family. (Steve Martin) 3:05 Disney’s The Little Mermaid 5:00 CNN Today 3:15 Movie: “Choices of the Heart: The Mar- 3:30 Gargoyles 6:00 MLB: Expos/Cubs garet” (Drama, 1983, PG) A look at lay 4:00 Hang Time 9:00 Inside Politics missionary Jean Donovan’s life in El Sal- 4:30 Legends of the Hidden Temple 10:00 Headline News vador where he was murdered along with 5:00 Jeopardy! 10:30 NBC Nightly News three American nuns. (Melissa Gilbert) 5:30 NBC Nightly News 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 5:00 Headline News 6:00 Bulletin Board 11:30 CBS Evening News 5:30 Bulletin Board 6:30 Showbiz Today 12n ESPNews 6:00 The Today Show 7:00 Sabrina the Teenage Witch 12:30 NASCAR Craftsman Truck 8:00 Headline News 7:30 Boy Meets World 2:30 CNN Moneyline 8:30 Bulletin Board 8:00 Dawson’s Creek 4:00 Headline News 9:00 Sesame Street 9:00 Ally McBeal 4:30 Nightly Business Report 10:00 Teletubbies 10:00 Headline News 5:00 Headline News 10:30 Co-ed Training 10:35 Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5:30 ESPNews 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 11:35 Late Show with David Letterman 6:00 Nightline 12n Bulletin Board Channel 13 6:30 Headline News 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 7:00 PGA Golf 12m 60 Minutes II 9:30 North American Fisherman 1:00 Port Charles 1:00 Headline News 1:25 Guiding Light 10:00 Sportscenter 1:30 Morning Business Report 11:00 48 Hours Friday July 30, 1999 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 7 Classified Ads and Community Notices HELP WANTED Lunch CAFE PACIFIC SUBSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS, Kwajalein Job Sat Beef and cheese enchilada« RECREATION COORDINATOR CRC/ Corps Center. 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Duties include staff sched- Turkey cutlet updated weekly in the Career Opportunities Vegetarian bar uling, facility scheduling, ordering materi- Book at the HR counter, Bldg. 700. als and supplies, facility inspections, and Grill: Barbecued beef sandwich WANTED equipment inventory. The selected indi- Wed Cajun catfish« Kalua pork and cabbage vidual will be required to undergo a back- MEN’S AND ladies’ bikes, good condition. Enchilada bar ground criminal history check. If you are Call Steve or Bobbie at home 52576 or work Grill: Ham and Swiss croissant interested, contact Nancy Paris at HR, 51115. Thur Vegetarian quesadillas « 53705. LOST Country-fried chicken Super burger bar ACCOUNTING CLERK, Finance Dept. Full- NEW DIVE COMPUTER with wrist strap on Grill: Rueben sandwich time position. Individual will be responsible or about Wednesday, July 21. Reward of- Fri Seafood jambalaya« for timecard data entry, labor hours recon- fered. Call 52498 days or 52682 evenings. Roasted turkey ciliation and filing. Good communication SERVICES OFFERED Fish and chips skills a must. Must be detail-oriented, have Grill: International burger good computer skills with knowledge of BABYSITTING AVAILABLE. 12-year-old Dinner Microsoft Word and Excel. For more infor- babsitter for children of all ages. After Tonight Beef vegetable stir-fry« mation or to submit an application, contact school, weekends, evenings, and summer. Hot turkey sandwich Nancy at HR, 53705. Basic Aid trained. $2 per hour per child. Fish and chips Call Stephanie at 52648. SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERK, Finance Sat Beef and macaroni tomato« CLASSES OFFERED Chicken-fried steak and gravy Dept. Part-time position. Individual will be Pizza madness responsible for preparing and entering jour- The Art Guild is sponsoring a “How to Make Sun Pasta primavera« nal entries into automated financial system; a Mosaic” workshop. Applications are avail- Meatloaf performing speadsheet analysis in Microsoft able on the Mini Mall bulletin board. Call Hot turkey sandwich bar Excel; preparing invoices and resolving Dana with questions at 54216. Mon Vegetable stir-fry « customer billing issues; and expense report FOR SALE Tempura chicken processing. For more information or to B.C.D. $20; Rocket fins $7; cordless Sony Nacho bar submit an application, call HR, Nancy, Tue Ham and Swiss quiche phone, 900 MHz with digital answering « 53705. Beef stroganoff system, $75; Sharper Image slide viewer Vegetarian bar HOURGLASS needs substitute paper carri- 8"x8" viewing screen, 5x, 8x, 24x, magnifi- Wed Broiled mahi mahi« ers. Must be able to work after school cations, editing rack, dust cover, $50; Steak nite Tuesdays and Fridays when needed. Call child’s floats, $5; child’s life jacket, Coast Enchilada bar Jim, 53539. Guard approved, used once, $12; child Thur Chicken vegetable stir-fry« gate, $35; Kwaj condition bike, $20; bike Spicy baked chicken TEACHERS, College of the Marshall Islands fenders, still in package, $5. Call 51359. Ham and noodles (CMI). Paid positions, full-time and part- «This symbol denotes the Wellness Menu. time. Especially need someone to teach YOKWE YUK CLUB LUNCH SPECIALS computer programming classes. For more information, call Jeff Jones, 52188. The Consumer Product Sat Crab-stuffed shrimp salad Safety Commision Tues Fresh fruit plate with banana bread KMR TECHNICAL LIBRARIAN. Full-time Wed Salisbury steak position. Individual will research publica- Thur Taco salad tion requirements in conformance with the has recently recalled the USAKA/AFTO guidelines; establish proce- YOKWE YUK CLUB DINNER SPECIALS dures to implement revised ordering regu- following items Tonight Prime rib lations; receive, classify, index, tag, and Chicken breast en croute Sat Prime rib shelve technical library books; must have • swimming pool dive sticks Cantonese pineapple pork Windows NT, MS Access, and Internet research experience. For more information, Sun Prime rib • “Snugli” soft infant carriers Eggplant parmesan with pasta call HR, Nancy, 53705. Wed The Willows shrimp curry models 075 and 080 SECRETARIAL and MAIL CLERK positions, Fresh basil pappardelle USAKA/KMR. Several secretarial and mail Thur Family Night clerk positions are vacant or soon-to-be • Star Wars lightsaber toys Roast turkey with stuffing Roasted medallions of beef vacant throughout USAKA/KMR. Appli- Marchand du vin cants for full-time secretarial positions or For refund or repair information, part-time or full-time mail clerk positions, Kids’ menu call CPSC, 800-638-2772, or Hot dogs and fries call Terry Morton, 54417, or stop by the contact RSE Safety, 51503. Pizza and meal takeout/delivery available at USAKA/KMR Personnel Office, Building Three Palms Snack Bar. Call 53409. 901, Room 209, for further details. Friday Page 8 Kwajalein Hourglass July 30, 1999 Classified Ads and Community Notices

REPAIRMAN’S SPECIAL dishwasher, $50. Call 53585. ACRY Aluminum Macy’s HEAVY DUTY “Flavor Seal” stainless steel Can pots and pans, complete set, $50. Call 51308. Recycling for Youth Stop by Macy’s and KITCHEN AID mixer, excellent condition, Macy’s West and $100; artificial Christmas tree, used once, bought for $100, will sell for $50. Call CHAT WITH THE 51308. LAST CHANCE. 1999 Quicksilver inflatable BUYERS boat with ’99 Mercury 25 h.p. outboard Mother Nature and the youth of motor, both brand-new in factory crates, Kwajalein appreciate your support. $4,500 firm. 51308. Monday, Aug. 2 Put empty beverage cans in clear ROCKER RECLINER, hunter green, like plastic bags and place curbside. 10 a.m. - noon new, $275; Graco baby swing, $25. Call 54579. ACRY pickup begins at 8:30 a.m. Macy’s: Luz Zambon and Monday. Place cans at curbside Annemarie Jones FULL SIZE refrigerator, built-in beer tap, by that time. Macy’s West: David Fearon and plus $900 worth of home brewing gear, $500; Park bicycle repair stand, $50. Leave Robin Hobson message at 54315,

’96 KAWASAKI Jet Ski 750 Super Sport. MONTHLY KWAJALEIN Yacht Club meeting MUTED, MULTI-COLOR “Croscill” designer Call 56456 after 7:00 p.m. will be held Saturday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. bathroom ensemble with shower curtain, Come enjoy the sunset and good friends. liner, two valance curtains, wide rod, fabric FULL SIZE ash hardwood futon frame with- Bring something to grill. covered waste basket, two coordinating out mattress. Can be used as couch or bed. beige scatter rugs, seat cover, $40 for set. $50. Call 54613 after 5:00 p.m. TENNIS SOCIAL for Gary Duff and Sue Ellis Call 53489. who are PCSing to Colorado Springs. Join FOUR SCUBA tanks, $75 each; two large us at the Koenie-Jabbar tennis courts on 20" GIRL’S bike, good condition, $25; two CD racks, $15 each; BQ-size fridge, $75; Saturday, July 31, from 6-10 p.m. Bring small children’s life vests, both for $15; indoor grill, $30; large float, $15; medium- your tennis racket and a light pupu to share. Wahoo kid’s adjustable size (13-2) inline size cooler, $5; assorted outside plants. Call Questions? Call Kevin at 54785 or Rick at skates, $10. Call 52115 evenings. 52618 and leave message. 52534. INFANT CAR seat/carrier, $20; baby swing, TWO BOOKCASES, $75; inflatable bed with GOLF COURSE green fees and locker rentals battery powered with music, $50; large bag electric pump, $75; guitar, $100; word are now past due. Send payment to Commu- of bottle supplies, $3; Scott CD player, $50; processor with 14" monitor, spell check, nity Activities, P.O. Box 23, Local, by Aug. boy’s BMX bike, $20; tag-a-long bike, $15; etc., best offer. Leave message with home 15. Roi-Namur residents may make pay- baby monitor, $10; baby wipes warmer, $5; and work numbers at 54348. ments to Roi Finance. Questions? Call Com- No Jo baby sling with video, $15; baby gate, COMMUNITY NOTICES munity Activities, Debbie Thomas, 53331. $5; hammock, $3; crib bed set, bumper pads, sheet, comforter, $15; “What to Ex- ENTRY/EXIT office, building 901 will be IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING abroad, pect the First Year” book, $2. Call 53235. closed for customer service Aug. 5, 7 a.m.- contact your contract security personnel 1 p.m. Normal business hours will resume NEW ENTERTAINMENT center, bought for at 1:30 p.m. $313, will sell for $250. Call 51668. DUPLICATE BRIDGE winners for July 26: ALUMINUM HUFFY, 21-speed, repainted, First, Leroy Sievers and Mohamed Kwajalein Scuba Club all new parts, $180 or best offer. Call and Abouzahra. Second, Diane Backstrom and safety reminder leave message at 59940. Paul Savage. PLANT DONATIONS: Third Island ladies Small Arms Range Notice have asked for landscaping for their church building. Flowering shrubs and other plants, The small arms range will be plastic or silk flowers and hanging plants for in operation Thursday, Aug. 5, 7 inside the building are gratefully accepted. a.m. to noon. Avoid the hazard The corner of Sixth and Lagoon will be the area shown below. collection point for the plants on Sunday, Aug. 8, and Monday, Aug. 9. Contact June at 53481 with questions. THIRD ISLAND landscaping: On Wednes- day, Aug. 18, take the 3:50 p.m. Dash-7 flight from Kwaj to Roi, the bus to the Dock, and the LCM that leaves Roi-Namur at 4:30 p.m. The LCM returns from Third Island at 8 p.m., in time to board the 8:40 flight from Be a reef lover, Roi back to Kwaj. Contact June at 53481 always hover. with questions. Friday July 30, 1999 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 9 Classified Ads and Community Notices

Namur. USAKA Reg. 3851 requires that all new island residents attend the fire and Marshallese safety briefing, which is included in this This week orientation. All parents are urged to attend at the Cultural Center to become aware of the potential hazards that exist on island and in the surrounding Yokwe Yuk Lounge waters of the atoll. Children over 10 years of age accompanied by a parent are wel- will be open come. Saturdays, 3-5 p.m., ARE YOU PCSing soon? Have you just arrived at Kwaj or Roi? Call the Hourglass during the summer. at 53539 ot 52114 and let us know, so that we can share your news with the Friday Everyone is welcome community. Or come by our office next DJ Steve McGrew door to the library and fill out a welcome to enjoy this or farewell form, also available outside will play community resource. our door 24 hours a day. your favorite Rock and Roll hits THE HOSPITAL is always looking for donations of video movies for our patients’ 7-11 p.m. use. Drop movies off at the hospital. or the provost marshal’s office. Up-to- CONSERVATION TIP: One leaky faucet date security information will be pro- robs our lens well of a valuable resource. vided. While traveling abroad, contact the U.S. Embassy or consulate nearest your OPSEC REMINDER: Protect passwords; Saturday use only permitted passwords; do not share destination. The State Department’s pub- passwords with anyone else. Tamera Wilcox lic announcements, travel warnings, con- is back! sular information sheets, and regional DO YOU WANT TO STOP DRINKING? We 6-8 p.m. travel brochures are available on the can help. Alcoholics Anonymous meets three Internet at http://travel.state.gov times a week in Building 932, Kwajalein: Stay around MEN’S PRAYER breakfast is held first Mon- Sundays, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; for radio DJ and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Call 51143 and day of every month. It will be at 7 a.m. in Rich Feagler leave a message for information or help. We the Religious Education Building on Aug. 2. will call you back. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Newcomers always welcome. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets on Roi- KWAJALEIN AMATEUR RADIO Club meets first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., at Namur at Tr. 8311, Tuesdays and Fridays, the Ham Shack located on Ocean Road next 8 p.m. If you have a desire to stop drinking, to the adult pool. call 56292 or 56755 to leave a message, and we will get back to you. Sunday ISLAND ORIENTATION will be Wednes- PRIMARY EQUIPMENT CUSTODIANS (PEC) day, July 28, 8:30 a.m., at CAC-6, Bldg. Kick up your are required to perform joint inventories of 365. The purpose of this orientation is to heels with their equipment accounts when PCSing or provide information on the unique living Cowboy on conditions found on Kwajalein and Roi- transferring to another department. This is done in conjunction with the newly ap- Country Night pointed primary equipment custodian. In 8 p.m.-1 a.m. the event that the new PEC is not on island Macy’s previous to a PCS, a joint inventory must be performed with the department manager. Call Property Management, 53412, to ob- tain an updated listing of your equipment account. Joint inventories must be on file at A large selection of Property Management prior to executing Don’t the island clearance process. Custodians miss these BACK-TO-SCHOOL who have not performed this action will experience delays in departing Kwajalein. happenings! clothes for boys and THE HOURGLASS is a Department of De- girls at Macy’s fense (DoD)-funded command newspaper. DoD-funded newspapers are prohibited from carrying commercial advertising (AR 360-81). As a service to its community, a DoD-funded newspaper may carry non- Starts Today! paid listings (classified ads) of personal If you don’t have your paper by 5:45 p.m., call items for sale by members of the command. 52114, and one will be delivered to you. Be sure to check the store Such listings (patio sale ads) may not be used as a method to advertise new mer- Classified Ad Deadlines daily for new arrivals. chandise being sold by persons holding Tuesday issue: noon Friday commercial activities licenses. Friday issue: noon Wednesday Friday Page 10 Kwajalein Hourglass July 30, 1999

See you at the movies!

Saturday Back To The Future II (PG) Marty McFly and “Doc” Emmett Brown are back and they’re just in time. They must, once again, travel to the future and the past in an effort to put their lives back to normal. In this case time is not on their side. (107 minutes) Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. Election (R) This witty comedy has Reese Witherspoon in the enviable position of running unopposed in the upcoming election for high school student body president. Unfortunately, she is hated by a teacher, Matthew Broderick, who grooms an underdog candidate to run against her, setting the stage for considerable poilitical backbiting. (104 minutes) Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8:00 p.m. The Out Of Towners (PG13) This remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy chronicles the trials and tribulations of a Job Corps students visit Marshallese Cultural Center happily married midwest couple who arrive in New York City for a job interview, only to Students from the Kwajalein Job Corps Center check out the exhibits of Micronesian be imperiled by “Big Apple” mishaps. Stars artifacts, and photographs on display at the Marshallese Cultural Center. After a brief Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, and John Cleese. introduction by Preston Lockridge, USAKA/KMR public affairs officer, the students Tradewinds Theater, Roi-Namur, 8:00 p.m. were able to move among the exhibits, which include stick charts for navigating on the Sunday ocean, stone money, samples of Marshallese handicrafts, and historical photographs. The Wrong Man (black and white, NR, 1957) The cultural center is open to the public Saturdays from 3-5 p.m. (Photo by Bob Fore) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this is the story of a man arrested for a series of robberies he did not commit. His formerly A way with a manger—no problem to build peaceful life crumbles as his wife loses her reason under the strain and the witnesses By Bob Fore made by another local resident. When supporting his innocence have disappeared. Hobby shop enthusiasts interested they made one for their family, their Stars Henry Fonda and Vera Miles.(105 minutes) in ceramic nativity scenes have an children and friends saw it and also Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. opportunity to make a wooden stable wanted their own. The Out Of Towners (PG-13) to house their set. The Eck family PCSs to Huntsville, Richardson Theater, 9:30 p.m. Clarence and Nancy Eck have Ala., in September and would like to Election (R) made 21 miniature wooden stables leave the stable legacy here on Kwaj. Tradewinds Theater, Roi-Namur, 7:30 p.m. over the past two years, and are going They are donating the demonstration Back To The Future II (PG) to be sharing their expertise in a model to the hobby shop. The stable Tradewinds Theater, Roi-Namur, 9:30 p.m. also disassembles for easy storage. Monday series of four demonstrations begin- Back To The Future II (PG) ning Sunday, Aug. 8, and running The class is open to all who are Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 29. interested. For more information or to Election (R) Their first experience with the sign up, call Gloria at the Hobby Shop Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8:00 p.m. model stables came after seeing one at 51700. WEATHER Courtesy of Aeromet Sun • Moon • Tides

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with widely scat- Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide tered showers Winds: East at 8 to 13 knots, with higher Tonight /1911 2035/ 1737, 4.9' 2330, 0.8' gusts near showers July 30 Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy with widely scattered showers. Saturday 0641/1911 2121/0842 0548, 5.9' 1210, 0.6' Winds: East at 10 to 15 knots, with July 31 1810, 4.9' higher gusts near showers Temperature: Tonight’s low 78° Sunday 0641/1911 2207/0934 0622, 5.7' 0005, 0.8' Tomorrow’s high 86° August 1 1846, 4.9' 1243, 0.7' July rainfall: 8.31" Annual rain total: 36.62" Monday 0641/1911 2252/1025 0658, 5.4' 0043, 1.0' Annual deviation: -12.43" August 2 1926, 4.8' 1319, 0.9' Call 54700 for continuously updated forecasts and sea conditions. Forecasts available online: www.kmr-wx.com Tuesday 0641/1911 2339/1117 0739, 5.0' 0126, 1.3' August 3 2013, 4.6' 1400, 1.2'