Step Closer to Reality by Lcpl

Family grams Travels to Saudi comfortable to deployed ',Ric A Marines Page A Debt collections; Marine Corps' legal authority Page A -8 Vol. 19, No. 41 Published at MCAS Kaneohe Bay. Also serving let NEB, Camp H.M. Smith and Marine Barrack., Hawaii. October 18, 1990 New commissary one step closer to reality By LCpl. 0. Porno, smith FY91 is the transition year. works for almost 10 years, The consolidation comes as according to Mel Yoshinaga, The Air Station's proposed an effort to streamline deputy director, Installations commjssary project came one commissary step operations serv- and Logistics here. closer to reality Oct. 11 ice-wide. The Marine Corps, which when its funding and con- is only able to build one corn- struction plane for FY9I was In June, after almost a year missary about every five Approved by the Air Force of negotiations between Air years, already has a commis- Commissary Service Station officials and eery under construction at (AFComS) Headquarters at AFComS, the Air Force of- Camp Lejeune, N.C. If not Kelly Air Force Base Texan. feretl to fund, design and for the Air Force's offer, and Approval by the Air Force build a new commissary for without the impending com- Board means the gmundwork the Air Station. The offer missary consolidation, it for the commissary project served two purposes; the Air would have been at least five here can begin. Air Station Station gets a new commis- years before Kaneohe Bay officials will meet with repre- eery, and the Air Force, could have even been consid- sentatives from the AFComS can spend some of its money ered for a new commissary, Pacific Region, Hickam Air it might well have lost due to according to LtCol. John I). Force Base, and AFComS the restructuring. "Last year, Wintersteen, HQMC and Headquarters, Kelly Air Force our director lessed up and former director of Installs Base, here Monday and said our building funds ex- tions and Logistics here. Tuesday. The meeting will ceeded our needs, and that The Air Force's commissary he held to discuss project we could start building construction system is con- execution and procurement of Marine commissaries," said sidered by many as the best a commissary site. Mike Hawkins, a spokesman of all the services. It features Volunteering Marines Beginning FY92, all DoD with 'AFComS. a building system labeled a reinforcing iron bar into one of the 25 benches installed at commissaries will be coneoli- "turn-key," where the Air Cot Gray Frye (left) fits dated into one, for a bigger Kallua Intermediate School as LCpI. Eric Arguello lends a watchful eye. Marines from the catch-all Efforts and Force finds a contractor to joined together for the bench project. agency called the Defense better commissary on the Air design and build Power Plant Section of MALS-24, and local volunteers a, commis- See related story on A-5. Commissary Agency (DECA). Station have been in the See COMMISSARY/A-4 page Station organizations to benefit from CFC By AM. W.M. Almnder nel hope for $50,000; and 1st according to Carole Pajari, does, in terms of having a of the center's 230 children do not understand that mom Radio Battalion is shooting ASYMCA director. The husband gone, and having were deployed, according to is gone, but she'll be coming The 1990 Bewail-Pacific for $7,800. groups hold information- to deal with this deployment Susan Cleveland, the Cian back. It's a scary time for Area Combined Federal While the goal for Marines swapping sessions which alone," she -said. "The ter'e director. Cleveland was them. So we're changing our Campaign (CFC) is well into at Camp Smith is $38,850, meet to tackle the common problem with Desert Shield is on vacation when the Ma- curriculum to meet their its third week and the Hawaii Marines at Pearl Harbor concerns of wives whose that no one knows what's rines were deployed. She said needs." Marines have reached 29 surpassed their goal of husbands are deployed. going to happen, when it's that when she returned to LtGen. R.F. Milligan, percent of their $218,050 $19,400 by 25 percent, said "It was difficult to get wives going to happen or when the work, her assistant director FMFPac's commanding gen- goal. The fund drive kicked Schultz. They were part of to come to the groups when men are coming home. The told her a drain could've been eral, has said that, because off Oct. 1. the team who spearheaded their husbands were gone for fear of the unknown is very built to channel the tears of Desert Shield, there is Because so many Marines the main drive with a pace- just six months," said Pajari. heavy upon the group." shed by children who missed perhaps no better time to hold deployed to the Middle Fast, setter charity drive Sept. 4 - "But with Desert Shield, I've Before their parents' trans- their parents. the fund drive. the current Hawaii Marine 24. had no problem filling fer, some of these babies will "Families are under incred- "Our Marines are deployed goal was nearly cut in half But while the goal was groups." likely find familiar ground at ible stress," she said. "We to Saudi Arabia and the or- compared to last year's reduced, business has stepped She said that there are now one of the three child care have given a lot more sup- ganizations who provide $386,000 goal, according to up for some organizations three active groups; a day facilities run by the Child port to them since Desert support to their families left MSgt. Carl Schultz, FMFPac who will benefit from CFC group, an evening group, and Development Center. The Shield. We have tried to be behind, benefit from CFC," CF'C coordinator. donations. Two of them are a Sunday afternoon group, Center, which benefits di- more responsive to the chil- said LtGen. Milligan. "They With the theme "Showing the Station's Armed Services which is geared toward preg- rectly from CFC contribu- dren who are grieving - and get donations, and turn right You Care," this year's goal YMCA and the Child Bevel- nant women.. tions, has also been affected they are grieving. back around to help our for Hawaii servicemembersis opment Center. "Each woman in the group by the deployment of "It's almost like adults families. Hopefully, this drive $4.5 million. The 1st MEB The most notable increase knows that every other Kaneohe Bay Marines and would feel if they lost some- will give those organizations is seeking to collect $100,000 at the ASYMCA has been in woman feels exactly like she sailors. one close to them," she said. more energy to do their jobs." of that goal; Station person- the Waiting Wives groups, One or both parents of half "Developmentally, children .1114Trillajj. momiuul Llt Questions answered .ownliAN MAXKUS rim Ex rri AYA I .Y 89 9 59 45 OK during Community orlitc.:trat MVO, TOM Information Day Marine By CM. 51515515 M. Coto VHA /BAQ certification, Non- resident POV registration, places in Marine and Navy families DEERS enrollment and Ironman of the Kaneohe Bay commu- advanced return of depend- nity are once again being ents. Marine Douglas Ma rocco, from invited to share a day of The center was created to MCAS Tustin, Calif , crosses education and overall good assist families with adminis the finish line 88th overall times at Community Infor- trative problems that would during the 1990 lronman Tri- mation Day Oct. 2A starting normally require them to go athlon World Championship at 1 p.m. in the Station directly to aervicemembers' Morocco was the first among Theater and courtyard area. unit administrative office. 30 servicemen within the Mil- Community Information "A guest speaker is ached- 'WY Division to finish, but his Day will he primarily made aim. to give information sub-10 hour time was not up of Station organizations about Marines and asilora enough to save the Marine providing essential answers deployed to Saudi Arabia," Team from taking lest place. for families of deployed said Gail Kiefer, program Further details will be pub- Marines. coordinator Family Services lished In next week's Hawaii Representatives from MWR, Center. Marine. Navy Relief Society, Station Additionally, free cartoons Chapel, Disbursing, Family will be shown in the theater Member Support Center, at 2 p.m. The Lanai Snack. Armed Services YMCA and bar will be offering food at more will be on hand to offer reduced rates. ZwillaStiej information on their services. Community Information Marines from the newly Day will beheld on Advanced Nonresident Course this program are encouraged to do so through their unit formed Family Member Sup- the ast Sunday of every Training Section. port Center located in build- month. For more informa- Available ing 219, will be on hand to tion, cell Gail Kiefer at 254 The Marine ,rys Institute has opened the Staff NCO answer questions concerning 1541. Academy Advanced Nonresident Program for enrollment. Ni-'Os required to take this program can now enroll Navy Relief Training Course to rm.el their Professional Military Education requirements. A Navy Relief training course will he held Oct 29-Nov. lotdid '0140144tait 0,4 The program has six parts: Physical Training Management, 2 from 8:30 rim, 11!30 p.m at the Enlisted Club here. The Drill, ()intorno and Courtesies, Uniforms and Inspections, mum is free and is open to Marine Corps Navy personnel Military Justice, Professional Communications, Administra. and dependents. Free child care will he provided.

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