Guantanamo Gazette Vol. 43 -- No. 216 -- U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Monday, November 9, 1987 N OMD has second helicopter back Helicopter 766, completely wE Bay News rebuilt and back in the air By JOSH J.D. Parks Corpus Christi, Texas for repairs. return Friday, Oct. 29. "The repairs involved a complete, "It had returned from a fenceline After more than nine months and ground-up rebuild, stripping the flight, and was attempting to land $220,000 worth of repairs, the Naval Legal Office closed aircraft down to the frame and at McCalla airfield when Air it lost Station Organization Maintenance replacing all the damaged components power and crashed," The Naval Legal Service Office Division he explained. (OMD) has its second with new ones," Holbrook said. ATC (AW) Jerry Camp, air Detachment will be closed Nov. helicopter back. crewman, "The Army depot there is the main was on the helicopter when 10-17 for court. No legal The mission of the helicopters is it source for major repairs to the crashed. "It happened very quickly, assistance, powers of attorney or primarily search and rescue, but UH-1N helicopters we use," he said. we had less than four seconds to notarizations will be provided also includes fenceline flights and Helicopter 766 returned to react." during that period. ship training for the Fleet Training Guantanamo Bay on board USS Ponce Camp recalled, Normal business will resume Group. "We were at 75 (LPD-15) Monday, Oct. 22, and was feet, and preparing Wednesday, Nov. 18. CWO4 Jack Holbrook, OMD officer, to land when we put through acceptance checks, which lost power. The pilot kept the nose said, "The helicopter had been include extensive inspections of the down and we slid more heavily damaged, and needed to be than 130 feet. DDS advisory flight and emergency systems. The pilot took correct and completely rebuilt." According to Holbrook, the "new" .appropriate According to Holbrook, action, and kept us from Effective Nov. 15, Navy members helicopter helicopter made its acceptance being injured." attached to Afloat, Overseas, and 766 crashed in August 1986, and was flight Thursday, Oct. 28, and its According to sent Holbrook, the "new" Mobile Units, i.e. NMCBs, to Corpus Christi Army Depot, first operational flight since the helicopter squadrons, etc., may elect to will help tremendously. "We have been operating with have a copy one of their DDS advisory helicopter, trying to mailed directly to their home continue address for their dependents operations safely since losing the second helicopter, and ashore. Interested members should it wasn't easy," he explained. visit the PSD Disbursing Office "During normal and prepare a DDS consent form working hours, the chopper has to be on 15-minute and it will be on its way the alert, and one-hour following month. alert in the evenings and on weekends. "If it needs repairs, they have to Cable Beach closed wait until the evening or the weekend when we can afford to have Cable Beach will be closed it down long enough to make the through Dec. 13 due to Marine repairs." artillery training. All personnel not involved in the training Holbrook added, "Having two should use other beach facilities helicopters will make our job much during this time frame. easier, in spite of doubling our work load. The UH-1N's used by OMD are Mailing dates capable of carrying 13 pasengero and two pilots, or six medical The following are the latest litters and a crew of four. They are possible dates for patrons to also able to carry external cargo. A mail letters and parcels to Standing ready -- After an extended absence, and major repairs, winch is used for rescue of persons addresses in the United States to helicopter 766 stands ready on the Naval Air Station flight line once on land, or in the water. Normally, ensure delivery by Christmas: again. The helicopters are used for search and rescue and various other the helicopters carry two pilots and Letters/priority, December 7; operations on the base. (Photo by JOSN J.D. Parks) two crewmen. PAL, November 23; SAM, November 16; and Surface, November 12. Old Glory, a symbol of Democracy on Veterans Day Pound Wednesday, reservations Nov. 11 is Veterans stars on a field of blue, the Ameri- Francis Scott Key to write the Day; a day set "Star aside to honor every can flag has always been a symbol of Spangled Banner, and it was the The pound master will be veteran of the Armed Forces. accepting reservations for Democracy. But as long as our flag first flag to be hoisted over a As we take time to reflect on the has stood for individual freedom, fortress of the Old World, boarding of pets for the and when Lt. past present contributions of not many know the history behind the Presley N. O'Bannon, of the Marine following holiday periods: our veterans, we should remember Thanksgiving: ensign. Corps, and Midshipman Mann, of the Reservations will they were prepared to, and in many be accepted The first Stars and Stripes, whose Navy raised it above the Tripolitan Nov. 10 through 20. cases did, give their lives Christmas to pre- birthday we observe on June 14, stronghold in Derne, Tripoli, on and New Year's: serve the Democratic form of govern- Reservations 1977, was created when the Conti- April 27, 1805. will be accepted ment that we value so highly. Dec. 4 through nental Congress resolved: "That the For nearly a quarter of a century, 18. With its red and white stripes and Place reservations by calling flag of the 13 United States be 13 this flag, with its 15 stars and stripes, the pound master at 4440 or 4105. alternately red and white; stripes, was the banner of our grow- that the union be 13 stars, white in ing nation. Windjammer facelift a blue field, representing a new Fearing that too many stripes Civilian health benefits constellation." would spoil the true design of the By JOSH J.D. Parks One of the first flags had the flag, Congress passed a law on April The Federal Employees Health stars arranged in a circle, presu- 4, 1818, returning the flag to its Benefits (FEHB) Program 1987 open A general renovation is in mably based on the idea that no original design of 13 stripes and season progress will begin today and at the Windjammer Club. The colony should take precedence. providing for a new star to be added continue through Dec. 11. Steak House and the Acey Deucey Following an Act of Congress on to the blue field as additional Employees eligible to participate Lounge are currently being repaired Jan. 13, 1794, the flag was changed states came into the Union. in the program who are not and remodeled. to include 15 stars and stripes. The So, as we remember on Veterans Day enrolled in an FEHB plan may According to Ensign Eric Denfeld, addition of the two stars and the lives that have been given and enroll. Employees already Assistant Resident Officer In Charge stripes came with the admission of the lives that are on the line each enrolled may change plans, of Construction (AROICC), the work Vermont and Kentucky into the Union. options day, remember too the symbol of and/or type of includes construction of new floors, This version of the flag figured in Democracy we hold at the forefront enrollment. Open season walls, insulation and ceilings. many stirring episodes. It inspired of battle and peace; Old Glory! enrollments and enrollment "The work was started in early changes become effective in Jan. October, and the Acey Deucey Lounge 1988. and Steak House will be completed in December," Denfeld said. "At that time, work will start on School safety the ballroom area. We expect that to in's Hotline be finished in March or Capta Motorists are reminded that it April, a800 is illegal to pass a school bus 1988." The work is being that is boarding or off-loading done by Aptco Query: I live in the BEQ in the an existing one on the same cable Construction. "The workers have done passengers. Base Security is chief's quarters. I would like to is removed. A base-wide telephone a good job so far, and everything is strictly enforcing traffic get a phone put in my room, but I system upgrade is on schedule in spite being developed, regulations during the school of a few flaws was told that I can't because they but until this program is in the original building," year. Children are unpredictable Denfeld don't have the jack and wire to executed, there will continue to said, adding, and motorists should use extreme "When this is hook it up. be limits on the number of new finished, it will provide a modern caution. Reply: Unfortunately a phone jack phones that can be installed in and comfortable recreational and some wire will not put a certain locations. The needed facility for the enlisted telephone in this caller's room. telephone system upgrade is not community." Daily safety tip Due to the high demand for something that will happen in the The Windjammer ballroom is open telephone service, many of our next few months. We are aware of Stay clear of suspended loads. from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday telephone trunk cables have become the limits of our present system through Thursday and Sunday, and saturated. When this happens, a and we are taking the necessary from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday and new phone can be installed only if to upgrade it.