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March 9, 2007.Indd III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan March 9, 2007 www.okinawa.usmc.mil Manpower increase leads to $10,000 re-enlistment incentive Staff Sgt. B. J. Swenson cruiting duty during Fiscal er Extension Program, went tive program establishes the To qualify, Marines must MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO Year 2007 will be entitled into effect Feb. 13 to support Assignment Incentive Pro- be a lance corporal or above to bonuses which have not the Marine Corps’ increase gram for Marines who will and have less than 27 years MARINE CORPS BASE been offered before. in manpower over the next re-enlist or have re-enlisted of service. Active duty Ma- QUANTICO, Va. — Accord- Marine Administra- four years as well as bolster in FY 2007. Qualified Ma- rines with less than 20 years ing to Marine Corps Bulletin tive Message 107/07, End the recruiting force, which rines who re-enlisted after of service must re-enlist 7220, Marines re-enlisting Strength Incentive, and will also increase. Oct. 1, 2006 will be issued for a period of four or more or choosing to extend on re- MarAdmin 106/07, Recruit- The End Strength Incen- the AIP. SEE BONUS PG 6 Spouses to Teachers program expands to include Okinawa Changing Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein OKINAWA MARINE STAFF Course CAMP HANSEN — Military spouses on Okinawa interested in gaining teaching certification need look no further than the Department of Defense’s Spouses to Teach- ers program, which became available in the Pacific region last month. Since the program’s inception in October 2004, nearly 500 military spouses have been hired in teaching positions, and more than 3,500 spouses are registered with the pro- gram stateside, according to Tylee Roller, the program’s manager with the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support. The program’s success helped it expand to Europe in October 2006 and here last month. The program provides spouses of active Corporals from several camps on Okinawa participate in the first Camp Foster Corporals Course Feb. 27. duty personnel and those of service members The course prepares new noncommissioned officers for leadership roles. Photos by Lance Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso recalled to active duty from the Selected Re- serve, National Guard and Individual Ready Reserve with more opportunities to gain Marines graduate from Okinawa’s careers in public education, according to the Spouses to Teachers Web site. “Before our program, spouses were mak- fi rst consolidated Corporals Course ing five or six phone calls trying to find out what they needed to do to gain their Lance Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso the first consolidated Corporals the need for 1st MAW and 3rd certifications,” Roller said. “That’s why one OKINAWA MARINE STAFF Course on Okinawa today. MLG Marines to travel to other of the biggest things this program offers is Marines with the Opera- camps for the course, said Gun- counseling.” CAMP FOSTER — Corporals tions and Training Section nery Sgt. Najee M. Jordan, the Spouses enrolled in the program can with Marine Corps Base Camp for Headquarters and Service course’s chief instructor. receive guidance toward gaining state-spe- Smedley D. Butler, 3rd Marine Battalion, MCB, opened its As word about the consoli- cific certification requirements, certification Logistics Group and 1st Marine Corporals Course to all Fos- dated course spread, Marines SEE TEACH PG 7 Aircraft Wing graduated from ter-based units to eliminate SEE COURSE PG 6 PAYING TRIBUTE RUNNING OUT OF GAS In honor of Women’s History Month, Kinser’s late charge through the we highlight the journey made by Southern Camp Commander’s Cup females in the Marine Corps, who basketball tourney is halted by a have been serving since 1918. strong performance from MCB Butler. INSIDE pg. 10 pg. 17 OKINAWA MARINE | NEWS | MARCH 9, 2007 3 MARINE CORPS Around the RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. | Sgt. Laurevius Washington, a drill instructor with A Co., 1st Recruit Training Battalion, pins Staff Sgt. Mark Correa, a drill instructor with I Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, during Green Belt Instructors Course For more Marine Corps stories and photos, training Feb.2. Photo by Cvisit http://www.orpmarines.mil S Lance Cpl. Monique Smith HABBANIYAH, Iraq | Soldiers of Iraq’s Riverine Assault Company, 1st Iraqi Division, keep an eye out for insurgent activity during a patrol on the Euphrates River Feb 19. Iraqi soldiers, working alongside Marines, practiced boat formations, landing procedures, maneuvers and firing at targets. Photo by Cpl. Ryan M. Blaich ARABIAN SEA | Two F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 323 launch from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis Feb. 23. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny C. Cantrell ABOARD USS BATAAN | Marines and sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct combat pistol marksmanship training Feb. 24. The MEU’s command element conducted the training to prepare its personnel for fire and maneuver in close-quarters combat situations. Photo by Cpl. Jeremy Ross OKINAWA MARINE | OPINION & EDITORIAL | MARCH 9, 2007 5 What now, lieutenant? 2nd Lt. Adrian Rankine-Galloway of subordinates. military community in Okinawa. Finally, the Okinawa Marine On March 5, I took over as the Marines and their families need to will be a platform for our reader- very newly commissioned press officer for the Okinawa Ma- be able to rely on this newspaper ship to express their thoughts about Marine officer hears this rine. 2nd Lt. Judd A. Wilson will for clear, concise and accurate their military experiences, living Equestion in some form. Early be taking on new public affairs information. in Okinawa, or any other subject in an officer’s career, the ques- responsibilities in support of the Second, the Okinawa Marine that provokes our readers’ reflection tion comes from instructors who Global War on Terror. In my first will highlight the activities of on subjects associated with mili- test the lieutenant’s’ judgment in issue of the Okinawa Marine, I III MEF and MCBJ Marines and tary life. I encourage all readers to high-pressure training to see if he would like to answer that criti- sailors in the Asia-Pacific region contribute editorials that add to the or she has the presence of mind cal question by stating my goals as well as throughout the Marine diversity of our publication. and a mastery of tactics necessary for the III Marine Expeditionary Corps. Okinawa-based units play a I look forward to providing to lead a rifle platoon. When a new Force and Marine Corps Bases critical role in maintaining stabil- the Marine Corps community on officer takes charge of Marines, Japan newspaper. ity throughout the Asia-Pacific Okinawa with important news the answer to, “What now, lieuten- First and foremost, the Okinawa region. The Okinawa Marine will that informs, appeals and engages. ant?” can impact everything from Marine will be a means for Marine recognize their contributions with Rankine-Galloway is the press the performance of his or her Ma- Corps commands to communi- articles and photographs that fully officer of the Okinawa Marine rines in battle to the family lives cate pertinent information to the capture their success. newspaper. Service members’ selfl ess sacrifi ces worth remembering Katie Martin brain injury when he was hit by an impro- is necessarily true. I have many friends who vised explosive device while in Iraq. When enlisted to protect their family, friends and will never forget the day one of my closest the show ended, I realized just how selfish country — not to have IEDs thrown at them, friends left for Marine Corps boot camp. and sheltered I have been, and it really both- or to lose their lives, limbs or personal free- After he left, I sobbed so hard that my ered me. doms. They enlisted because they are brave, Ibody shook. It was the kind of cry that almost Naively, I believed that because I had only giving, selfless people, who truly want to sounds like a scream. It scared me to think seen TV coverage of service members killed protect everything they hold near and dear. that he might not come back. each day, that there weren’t those who suf- When you strip service members down to The thought never crossed my mind that fered extensive brain trauma or any other the core of who they are, they are mothers, he may not be the same person when he number of injuries. fathers, sons, daughters, friends, boyfriends, returned. While I worried about what to wear I imagine that there are plenty of other girlfriends and grandchildren. the next day, he now worried about living and people out there who are just as secluded I was inspired to write this after hearing protecting his fellow comrades and his coun- from this harsh reality as I am. Bob Woodruff’s story. The members of the try. I was scared that he might not ever be I realize that I owe every freedom I have U.S. military will always be in my heart. I able to relate to me again. Fortunately, instead to the men and women who are, or will be, will never let anyone forget who you are and of shutting me out, he taught me everything I in Iraq. They deserve to have civilians un- what you are going through. Thank you so need to know about the military. derstand what they are going through and to much for everything that you do, and please I recently watched the ABC special, “To never forget their stories. come home safe for all the people who love Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports,” about People who oppose the war say that our you.
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