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4 guan;ay FYI CPO Hail & Farewell Celebrity Roast is SOLD OUT!!! Vol. 51 No. 12 Friday, April 15, 1994 * Golden Knights head entertainment for Base Appreciation Day Apr. 24 Guantanamo Bay -TheU.S. Army The team members also research and onstrationatanaltitude of 12,500 feet, parachute team, the "Golden Knights," develop new parachuting techniques or almost 2.5 miles above the show Base event offers will be in Gitmo April 24 to perform and equipment, and are considered by site. Their two competition teams, the during Base Appreciation Day. many to be the finest precision free fall Style and Accuracy, and the Relative wide variety of The Golden Knights are headquar- parachutists in the world. Work teams, are less seen in the public tered at Fort Bragg, N. C. Since their The average Golden Knight is 26 eye, but the results of their incompa- entertainment inception in 1959, the Golden Knights years old, has over 1,200 parachute rable skills have garnered more tro- Guantanamo Bay - Base Appre- have performed over 6,000 live aerial jumps and is proficient in at least one of phies and championship titles than any ciation Day, sponsored demonstrations in all 50 states, and in morethan250 Army occupational spe- other parachuteteam, militaryor civil- by Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Beaver 42 foreign countries. cialties. ian, in the history of parachuting. St. Foods, Inc., will be celebrated April In that time, they have become The Golden Knights consist of84 The same degree of precision, dis- 24 at Phillips Park. recognized as the Army's goodwill men and women divided into six sec- cipline and teamwork exhibited by the Moncese Delara, media and mar- ambassadors. tions: two demonstration teams, two demonstrators and competitors is also keting representative for MWR, said These specially selected airborne competition teams, an aviation section reflected by the Golden Knights' head- the annual event is held in an effort to soldiers demonstrate their aerobatics and a headquarters section. quarters and aviation sections, both of foster community spirit and show skills each year before 16 million spec- The Golden Knights' two demon- which support the other sections in MWR's appreciation to base residents tators and compete in national and strationteams,knownasthe Blackand accomplishing the Golden Knights' for their continued patronage and sup- international parachute competitions. Gold teams, usually begin their dem- mission. port. Delara also offered a tenative schedule for the day's events. "Things will kick off at eleven Gazette condensed temporarily with a six-man volleyball tournament," she said. Local players are encouraged to sign up by Thursday, but will still be able to do so the day of the event. during print shop renovation Trophies will be awarded to members of the first place team. By John Whipple world today may very well still be left (which it does), and was required to go A free luncheon buffet will be in the dark. By the same accord, though, off-linetemporarilyforrenovation(which available at noon, and will include hot If Ben Franklin had left the key to if the Defense Printing Service here it is), would Gitmo residents be left in the dogs, hamburgers, chicken, ribs and his cabin in another set of trousers, the printed the local newspaper every week dark? Ofcourse not Even in administra- much more. tive spaces (which we are), At 1 p.m., singer Frank Legree servicemembers are forced to adapt and and his backing band, Scenero, will overcome (which we have done). begin their first set of the day. Delara TQL involves people Unfortunately, extreme printrestric- said the group will play a wide variety tions have been placed on the newspa- of music, ranging from Jimi Hendrix by Edgar M. Sweddin per. Subsequently, less information can and Bob Mariey to Keith Washington be printed. For the next two weeks, the and Elvis. The group will perform Why, as leaders, do we tend to shy away from the most important problems we Gazette will be more like a newsletter throughout the day. There will also be face? Every day we are called on to help people - people who work for us, usually than an actual newspaper. a horseshoe tourney beginning at sometimes people who work with us. We seem to have a natural inclination to steer The staff has, however, made its roughly the same time. clear of these problems, to refer people to someone else "more qualified" or better greatest effort to keep what it feels is the The Golden Knights will perform equipped to handle the situation. The problems of our people are reguarly written off essential information in this reduced for- their first demonstration of the day at 2 as their "personal problems" - somehow they have nothing to do with us, or the p.m., which they will also repeat at the mat: classified ads, movie listings, club organization, or the mission. We'd rather deal with some major crisis (fire, flooding, end of the day at 5 p.m. After the information and, ofcousc, current sports battle) than deal with someone's "personal" problem. Why? demo, team members will be available schedules and standings. In the military, our people are our most valuable resource. Our reputation for for autographs. With this format continuing for an- excellence is not built on the superiority of our technology. Ofcourse we have superb At 3 p.m. a number of family technology- multi-million or multi-billion dollar machines representing the cutting other week, residents are asked to be games sponsored by the Family Ser- edge of the science of destruction. We have computer banks capable of reading, understanding if classified ads did not vice Center, including a free throw evaluating and responding to several layers of threatening tactical situations in appear, and are reminded that ad space contest, tug-of-war, and three legged nanoseconds. We can communicate world-wide in real time and can dump enormous will be filled on a first come, first served race, will get started. masses of data from one side of the planet to the other with the push of a button. In a basis. Ben Franklin, an accomplished There will be a gymnastics dem- few milliseconds we can store, sort and retrieve a library of information equivalent to newspaper man in his own right, might onstration and a presentation from a the sum of human knowledge only 800 years ago in an electronic box half the size of very well be paraphrased saying."This W.T. Sampson dance group 4-5 p.m. an average book. But all this technology is useless without the people who operate it electricity thing might be the key to Busses will run from the down- in fact it is worse than useless, it's downright dangerous. tomorrow's technology, but the Gitmo town lyceum, Gold Hill Towers and See TQL, Pg 2 Gazette isdefinitelyGitmo'skeytowhat's Marine Barracks to Phillips Park every going on." 30 minutes. Page 2, Friday, April 15, 1994, Guantanamo Bay Gazette CC Volleyball Men's People make the difference Hospital Final Standings Team W L F TQL, from Pg. 1 such a tragedy is for better technology - Blue 13 3 - "Make it sailor-proof." is a typical Fun Run PWD 12 4 Machinery, even high-tech com- plea. Ca"L" 12 4 puterized machinery, is designed to help New technology, however, is not Gold 10 6 Overall Winners us do a better job. The machinery is the answer. SIMA 10 6 good, but it is only machinery, and GIGO Men's run High School 6 10 The answer is training. "There is no (Garbage In, Garbage Out) is just as Kevin Mears 16:56 Security 5 11 substitute for knowledge," Dr. Deming Women's run valid aruleforbillion-dollarsuper-com- Mar. Bks. 4 11 1 said again and again. It is a warning to Laura Monis 22:19 Hospital 1 15 puters as it is for an eight-dollar pocket 0 leaders that knowledge of people, pro- Men's walk Women's calculator. cesses, and variation is a vital ingredient Toslio Mills 28:49 Game Schedule The infonnation-handling gear we of good leadership. Women's walk Sunday night possess helps us filter through massive Developing teamwork, training Nancy Campbell 37:47 4:00 p.m. Hospital vs. WTS Faculty amounts of incoming data to make in- people and leading to trust them will Men's Run 5:00 p.m. PWD vs. NAS formed judgements quickly in a crisis. It 19 & Under 6:00 p.m. Co. 'L' vs. SIMA create the climate for deadly compe- was never intended to take the place of I at Mikey Bryce 32:54 7:00 p.m. Mar. Bks. vs. FIT tence in combat. Leaders must have an 20-29 8:00 p.m. WTS Students vs. Gold sound judgement by the operator of the understanding ofthe processes for which Ist Rodney White 17:20 Thursday night equipment they are responsible. Time after time, in scenario after 2ndTmothyGichico 1953 5:30 p.m. PWD vs. WTS Faculty Knowledge of their people is para- 3rd Alvin Bristol 22:10 6:30 p.m. WTS Faculty vs. SIMA scenario, tnast in the equipment rather mount in any understanding ofprocesscs. 30 - 39 7:30 p.m. NAS vs. Hospital than the operator has led to tragedy(real Expecting people to "do the right thing Ist Marvin Benjamin 19:02 0:30 p.m. Co. "L" vs. HT or simulated). 2nd SteveMeadows 19:02 Standings as of 4/11 at the right time" is reasonable only ifthe The cost, in terms of lives, property 3rd Butch Sorenson 20:48 Team W L F people have been given the necessary and careers lost, has been high.