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MManyany KKwajaleinwajalein aandnd RoiRoi residentsresidents enjoyenjoy tthehe ggameame ooff ssoftball,oftball, butbut pplayinglaying ssoftballoftball ccanan ccauseause iinjuriesnjuries rranginganging ffromrom minorminor toto severe.severe. FForor ssomeome ttipsips oonn hhowow ttoo ppreventrevent iinjury,njury, sseeee PPageage 4.4. ((FileFile pphoto)hoto) y www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html COMMENTARY It’s not an answer to a problem that has no answer A little while ago, I was watching the American targets will be increased by O’Reilly Factor. The program was be- 16,000. ing broadcast from Iraq and a young Do we really want 16,000 more of our Army captain was being interviewed by troops embedded with people who are O’Reilly. probably members of Shiite militias and The young offi cer, who is one of many death squads or the very insurgents of our Soldiers involved in training the and foreign ‘terrorists’ who are killing Iraqi Army, was expounding upon how them? Talk about from the frying pan well things were going with the training into the fi re! of Iraqis. It also seems to me that if you really every bullet, rifl e, pistol, grenade, fl ak O’Reilly, not exactly a critic of the war, don’t know who the enemy is, why jacket, uniform and who knows what asked the captain something like, “But would you want to take a chance that else is given to them by Americans? how do you know whether the people you’re arming them, equipping them, They have no armored vehicles, no you train are the good guys or members showing them your best tactics (so they tanks, no Humvees, artillery, mortars or of militias or insurgents who are killing can develop countermeasures) and heavy weapons. They have nothing un- Americans?” training them to be better marksmen less it’s supplied to them by an outside The young offi cer hesitated for a few and fi ghters? source. moments and then answered, “Sir, I That would be like law enforcement So, how exactly are they going to be don’t know.” offi cers going into gang-infested neigh- a self-sustaining army or police force? No, he doesn’t know, and neither do borhoods in our cities, taking people off The simple answer is they aren’t and the other 140,000 troops that are there. the street, and arming and training them probably never will be. No one does, not the generals who are to be the police in those areas. Then Even when Saddam Hussein was now being reassigned, or the newly ap- they’d just have to hope they didn’t pick in power, Iraq didn’t produce its own pointed commander who will be running gang members and it would all work weapons. Do you think they built their the ‘new’ strategy. out. Does that sound like it would be a own tanks, planes and artillery? I hear with great trepidation that there good plan? No, I’d wager that their weaponry was are plans to increase the embedded The idea that our troops will leave made in China, Russia and yes, folks, American ‘advisors’ to the Iraqi Army when the Iraqi army and police ‘stand- even by good old American companies. from 4,000 to 20,000. up’ is a false hope. How are the Iraqis To me, all that means is that potential going to be a ‘stand-alone’ force when See NO ANSWER, Page 12

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Lisa Tarpley brought letters, articles are printed holiday cheer to the employees of Facility 1008, We recently ran Communications. As an article proﬁ ling Kwajalein Range Services a young Kwajalein Only on Kwaj depends on our operators woman’s educa- Nell Drumheller to work holidays, Lisa pro- tional experiences. Editor vided the employees of the Within a day or so communications area with of printing this ar- decorations in the entire ticle we received a Letter to the Editor from a reader who area, making for a homey didn’t support our editorial choice. Hmm. That’s the way atmosphere, hopefully it works. We scout the community trying to ﬁ nd subjects Lisa Tarpley keeping up their spirits. See EDITOR, Page 6

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The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 RRetailetail sstorestores cconsolidatingonsolidating fforor bbetteretter sserviceervice Merchandising changes should make shopping easier for residents Hourglass reports

Macy’s, Macy’s West and Ten-Ten may seem to be different the next time you shop there. That’s because these retail outlets are undergoing some reorganization according to Da- vid Fearon, Kwajalein Range Services Retail Merchandising manager. “We are eliminating some confu- sion on who carries what, and we will market products together such as cards, fl owers, and balloons,” Fearon said. For example, Christmas decorations, ornaments, artifi cial trees, string lights and wrapping paper will all be in one place at Macy’s instead of three different stores. “Macy’s will carry the gift and seasonal holiday items along with clothing. They will also be selling the cut fl owers start- Ten-Ten will carry logo items such as caps and T-shirts in a gift shop area. ing Feb 10.” They’ve started with the changes and should be completed by mid- March. “Macys is going to become more of a gift and clothing store that has gifts, clothing, furniture, toys and greeting cards,” Fearon said. “Macy’s West will become more of a basics store that has hardware, bikes, housewares, sporting goods and electronics.” The logo items, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and mugs will be moved to Ten-Ten and displayed in the area where greeting cards are now, Fearon said. This will be a ‘gift shop’ set up to be easily accessible for visitors. “These changes are expected to take several months to complete,” he said. Macy’s West will be a ‘basics’ store and carry hardware, bikes, housewares, Fearon added that management is sporting goods and electronics. reviewing the retail facilities’ hours of operation, and there may be changes in the future. “Retail Merchandising also wants you to be aware of our special orders program that is available to the public,” Fearon said. “Special orders can be placed for items from Home Depot, Best Buy, Sealy mat- tresses, La-Z-Boy, fresh cut fl owers, GSK lumber (on-island), bike parts, boating supplies from Port Supply and food items.” For more information, speak to store management or call 53308. Merchan- dising requests can be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Macy’s will be a gift and clothing store with furniture, toys and greeting cards. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 3 The Kwajalein Hourglass CRRUISINUISIN’ FFOROR A BBRUISINRUISIN’

Softball injuries can be avoided with some preventative measures

By JJ Klein Reporter

You’re eyeing the pitcher with the bat in hand, ready to tear one down the third base line; you feel young again. Then you pull your hamstring round- ing second base, and you realize your body isn’t as young as you remember it to be. With a little pre-season preparation, that pulled hamstring could have been prevented. “From our perspective, we see more injuries on the softball fi eld than any other sport played on Kwajalein,” said Torrey Landers, Recreation Pro- gram manager for Community Activities. “So many injuries that happen on the fi eld go unreported.” Occasionally players will drag their battered bodies to the hospital. “The most frequent type of injury we see here related to softball would be the simple strains and sprains. We typically do not see sliding injuries because sliding is not allowed in our softball rules at Kwaj,” said Bess Buchanan, physician assistant Participating in a sport such as softball which involves running, at Kwajalein Hospital. “We do see the occasional throwing and quick movements of the body can result in minor impact injuries from two fi elders going after the or severe injuries unless a proper warm-up and fi tness routine is same fl y ball or a base runner running into a base- done before playing. man who is positioned to catch the ball.” The Kwajalein Hourglass 4 Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 CRUISIN’ FOR A BRUISIN’

In addition to the Kwajalein rule that does not ginners’ clinic where players are introduced to “a allow players to slide into a base, Community Activi- basic warm-up progression to prepare the body for ties tries to minimize sports injuries with its infi eld competition.” fl y rule, and its double plates at both fi rst base and For those who will never make it to a “begin- home plate. ners’” clinic, Landers recommended showing up 20 The infi eld fl y rule states if there are runners at minutes before each game to warm up properly. A good fi rst and second bases or fi rst, second and third warm up includes bases, and the ball is popped up in the infi eld, the “getting the blood batter is automatically out and the runners can flowing, stretching choose to run at their own risk. This rule, said Billy muscles, warming Coley, athletic supervisor, aims to prevent those up your arm, and ‘fast start/fast stop” type of injuries such as pulled taking a few practice hamstrings. swings” according to The double plates at fi rst base and home plate the Swedish Medical cut down on collisions at the bases by having the Center Web site in batter/runner run through and touch a different Seattle. base from the fi elder or catcher. Advice from the “Community Activities does a great job in gearing Web site suggests the softball play at Kwaj to avoid injuries,” pointed jogging a few laps out Buchanan. around the bases to Typical candidates for a softball injury are the get the blood pump- weekend warriors who go from a relatively inactive ing and focusing on lifestyle to a suddenly active one. These are adults shoulders and ham- who believe they can step on the fi eld and play with- strings when doing a total body stretch. out any preparation, commented Landers. To warm up your arm and practice your swing you “There is a perceived level of conditioning that is should fi rst simulate the throwing and batting motions not applied to softball that is naturally assumed with without a ball or bat. Then perform the same motions sports such as basketball and soccer,” Landers said. with the ball or bat for fi ve minutes, gradually increas- “Everyone thinks they can play softball, when in ac- ing your speed. tuality the sport’s specifi c movements in softball are While these exercises are helpful, Landers suggested much more high risk for injury than other sports. getting a jump on the new season by starting “some sort “In softball you go from a stagnant position to full of physical activity prior to the softball season.” The bot- sprint in a matter of steps and that’s a recipe for tom line is an out of shape body is an injury waiting to injury in people who aren’t conditioned properly,” happen. Landers continued. “Also, think of low back injuries. Softball season begins Jan. 18. The beginners’ clinic is Swinging a bat is a very violent movement and not at 5:30 p.m., Friday at Brandon Field. Would-be players a natural movement, so if you haven’t warmed up should show up prepared to do drills, wearing athletic properly there is an increased risk of injury.” clothing according to Coley. Before the season gets underway, Landers said Games are held at Brandon and Ragan fi elds, sched- the Community Activities offi ce holds a softball be- ules and standings will be posted in The Hourglass. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 5 The Kwajalein Hourglass Make New Year’s resolutions positive ones

(Editor’s note: Marion Ruffi ng of the Kwajalein Range to make your life more healthful, happy and reward- Services Employee Assistance Program submitted the ing. Then make resolutions that will help you achieve following article that she found in the Federal Occupa- those goals. tional Health newsletter.) To make successful resolutions: • Make them while you’re in a positive frame of mind, If you don’t usually keep your when you feel fresh and optimistic. New Year’s resolutions, you • Don’t focus on achievements. Instead of vowing may want to rethink how you to lose ten pounds, decide to reenergize your body by phrase them. exercising and eating healthful foods. Most resolutions that • Visualize success. Mentally rehearse what you will fail turn out to be nega- do differently and how you’ll feel when you accomplish tive. They focus on your goals. correcting what Instead of typical resolutions, consider these: you think is • Strive for better balance. Schedule more activities wrong with you, with your family and friends if you spend most of your instead of build- time at the offi ce. ing on what is • Take better care of your mind. Read a book a month right. or take a course at a local college. Ask yourself what For example, you vow to you would like to learn more about and then take the give up certain foods plunge. or force yourself into • Share your talents, energy and other resources a self-improvement with volunteer organizations. program – then pun- • Try a new fi tness program. Choose something ish yourself if you don’t that rewards you with new friends and fun places to meet your strict guide- explore. lines. • Take time to appreciate family, friends and co- But, if you create workers. more pain than • Turn changes into challenges and master them pleasure, your res- with gusto. olutions won’t be • Seek peace of mind and help others do the long-lasting. same. Instead of making an inventory of Most important, believe in yourself and your power your faults, start by thinking about goals you can set to make positive changes. EDITOR, from Page 2 to write about, we write about them Editor’s section. Most (almost all) not mean the name is erased and and some people like what we’ve newspapers accept letters from read- forgotten, but that it is not printed. done and some people don’t. We ers. Letters to the Editor are strictly We do not have a requirement to make our editorial decisions based the opinion of the writer. They are not keep the writer’s name secret, but I on many criteria. The article on the necessarily the opinion of the editor, do not release the name to a source young woman in Italy was initiated, the commander or the community. unless they have a need to know. researched, defi ned, expanded, And they are opinions. We do not We print the letters as soon as we written, edited and ultimately printed fact-check them. We edit them for can. Occasionally we get a Letter because I, the editor, thought it had grammar, style and length. to the Editor after deadline, but it is merit. The achievement of recent We follow the Associated Press timely and I feel should be printed graduates of our Kwajalein school Stylebook. Period. As the editor, I immediately, so it is pushed to the system is not only a tribute to the don’t care what the writer’s opinion front of the queue. Once again, I parents of the student, but to the is. I do care that we objectively print make that decision because I am the school, teachers and overall Kwaj these opinions, that we do not fi lter editor, and that’s what I’m paid to do. community that helped develop that them even though some are un- Also, we will visit a subject no more unique person. That, to me, is the popular with the majority. We have than three times. Here’s how that essence of local news. That’s my job. requirements for Letters to the Editor: works: First time is the original article I make these decisions using Army The letters cannot be racially, cultur- or Letter to the Editor, and the sec- regulations as guidelines, by paying ally or religiously biased; they cannot ond and third times are responses. attention to what is going on in the endorse a political philosophy, and Then we’re done. community, following the advice and they cannot be personal attacks. The I hope you will share your opinions; guidance of the U.S. Army Kwajalein letters should be no more than 300 we want to hear them, even if they Atoll public affairs offi cer and com- words; howaever, sometimes we aren’t favorable to The Hourglass or mander and listening to the input of stretch that a bit. All letters must be the job we’re doing. The Letters to my staff. signed, but we will withhold the name the Editor section is a forum the com- And then there’s the Letters to the of the writer upon request. That does munity can use to voice its opinions. The Kwajalein Hourglass 6 Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007

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Time Channel 9 Channel 14 Channel 17 Channel 20 Channel 23 Channel 26 Channel 29 Time Roller/DTS AFN News AFN Prime AFN Spectrum AFN Movies AFN Family AFN Sports Sports midnight Roller Today Show The Late Show Late Night with Movie: (cont.) Kim Possible SportsCenter midnight Conan O’Brien 12:30 a.m. Late Late Show Movie: <:47> The Proud Family 12:30 a.m. with Craig Ferguson 1 a.m. C.S.I. Good Morning, Zack & Cody NFL RePlay 1 a.m. Vietnam 1:30 a.m. Judge Judy Naturally Sadie Game #1 1:30 a.m. 2 a.m. CNN Newsroom The District Cold Case Everwood 2 a.m. 2:30 a.m. NFL RePlay 2:30 a.m. 3 a.m. CNN Newsroom Oprah Winfrey Boston Legal Movie: Even Stevens Game #2 3 a.m. 3:30 a.m. Phone Booth Home Improvement 3:30 a.m. 4 a.m. MSNBC Live Dr. Phil Show Will & Grace Moesha SportsCenter 4 a.m. 4:30 a.m. King of Queens Movie: <:40> Degrassi 4:30 a.m. 5 a.m. CBS Evening News B. Original He Got Game Teletubbies NFL Live 5 a.m. 5:30 a.m. ESPNews Breathing Space Barney & Friends NBA Fastbreak 5:30 a.m. 6 a.m. WWE RAW! On Assignment Today Creative Juice Sesame Street Sports 6 a.m. 6:30 a.m. RECON DIY to the Rescue TBD 6:30 a.m. 7 a.m. Fox News Live Good Eats The Entertainers Bear in the Big Blue 7 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Unwrapped Blue’s Clues ESPNews 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. Roller Studio B with Sesame Street 30 Minute Meals Behind the Scenes Dora the Explorer The Hot List 8 a.m. Sheppard Smith 8:30 a.m. Food 911 E.T. Go, Diego, Go! The Hot List 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. The Situation Room The View Roseanne Movie: Connie the Cow NFL Live 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Roseanne Danielle Steele’s Miss Spider’s... Jim Rome 9:30 a.m. Changes 10 a.m. The Situation Room Dr. Phil Ally McBeal Franklin Around the Horn 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Movie: <:51> Reading Rainbow PTI 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Around the Services E.R. E! News Live/ Mighty Joe Miss Spider’s... SportsCenter 11 a.m. Daily 10 Young 11:30 a.m. NBC Nightly News Connie the Cow 11:30 a.m. noon ABC World News Access Hollywood Blind Date Go, Diego, Go! NCAA BBall noon 12:30 p.m. CBS Evening News Judge Judy Living Single Dora the Explorer Duke 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Countdown with Guiding Light The Cosby Show Movie: Blue’s Clues at 1 p.m. Keith Olbermann Georgia Tech 1:30 p.m. Mad About You A Perfect Bear in the Big Blue 1:30 p.m. Murder 2 p.m. Hannity & Colmes General Hospital Emeril Live Sesame Street NBA 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Movie: <:46> Spurs 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. Lou Dobbs Tonight Passions Kidspace The Beach Funniest Videos at 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Funniest Animals Nuggets 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. News Hour with Oprah Winfrey Third Watch Pokemon 4 p.m. Jim Lehrer 4:30 p.m. Yu-Gi-Oh! SportsCenter 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Special Report with Wheel of Fortune C.S.I. True Hollywood SpongeBob 5 p.m. Brit Hume Story 5:30 p.m. Jeopardy Fairly Oddparents 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Your World with Headline News Seinfeld Child Star Conf. Kim Possible NFL Live 6 p.m. Neil Cavuto 6:30 p.m. ATS/Regional News The Simpsons E.T. The Proud Family NBA Fastbreak 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. World News Now All of Us Friends Movie: Unfabulous SportsCenter 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Eve Friends Hitch Zoey 101 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. <:15> Paciﬁ c Report 1 vs. 100 C.S.I. Gilmore Girls NCAA BBall 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Tavis Smiley Pitt 8:30 p.m. 9 p.m. Business Report Without a Trace Men in Trees Movie: <:13> Even Stevens at 9 p.m. DePaul 9:30 p.m. Nightline Daddy Day Care Home Improvement 9:30 p.m. 10 p.m. Hardball with Headline News Will & Grace Moesha NCAA BBall 10 p.m. Chris Matthews 10:30 p.m. Tonight Show King of Queens Degrassi Oklahoma St. 10:30 p.m. W/ Jay Leno 11 p.m. O’Reilly Factor The Daily Show Movie: 7th Heaven at 11 p.m. Kansas 11:30 p.m. The Late Show Colbert Report Martin & Lewis 11:30 p.m.

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6:30 a.m. Finale DIY to the Rescue College BBall 6:30 a.m. 7 a.m. Fox News Live Good Eats True Hollywood Bear in the Big Blue Purdue @ 7 a.m. Story 7:30 a.m. Unwrapped Blue’s Clues Indiana 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. Studio B with Sesame Street 30 Minute Meals Child Strar Conf. Dora the Explorer The Hot List 8 a.m. Sheppard Smith 8:30 a.m. Tasty Travels E.T. Go, Diego, Go! The Hot List 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. Roller The Situation Room The View Roseanne Movie: The Wiggles NFL Live 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Roseanne Lucy Higglytown Heroes Jim Rome 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. The Situation Room Dr. Phil Show Ally McBeal Franklin Around the Horn 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Movie: <:45> Reading Rainbow PTI 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Around the Services E.R. E! News Live/ Love & Higglytown Heroes SportsCenter 11 a.m. Daily 10 Basketball 11:30 a.m. NBC Nightly News The Wiggles 11:30 a.m. noon ABC World News Access Hollywood Blind Date Go, Diego, Go! ESPNews noon 12:30 p.m. CBS Evening News Judge Judy Living Single Dora the Explorer NBA Action 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Countdown with Guiding Light The Cosby Show Movie: Blue’s Clues NBA 1 p.m. Keith Olbermann 1:30 p.m. Mad About You Bad Girls Bear in the Big Blue Nets 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. Hannity & Colmes General Hospital Emeril Live Sesame Street at 2 p.m. Bulls 2:30 p.m. Movie: <:47> 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. Lou Dobbs Tonight Passions Design on a Dime Children of a Funniest Videos 3 p.m. Lesser God 3:30 p.m. Style Star Funniest Animals NBA 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. News Hour with Oprah Winfrey Third Watch Pokemon Cavs 4 p.m. Jim Lehrer 4:30 p.m. Yu-Gi-Oh! at 4:30 p.m. Suns 5 p.m. Special Report with Wheel of Fortune C.S.I. Biography: Arnold SpongeBob 5 p.m. Brit Hume 5:30 p.m. Jeopardy Schwarzenegger Fairly Oddparents 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Your World with Headline News Seinfeld Ebert & Roeper Kim Possible SportsCenter 6 p.m. Neil Cavuto 6:30 p.m. ATS/Regional News The Simpsons E.T. The Proud Family 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. World News Now The Ofﬁ ce/ That ‘70s Show Movie: That’s So Raven SportsCenter 7 p.m. (:25) 2 & a Half Men Spider-Man 2 7:30 p.m. Window on the Atoll That ‘70s Show Phil of the Future 7:30 p.m. (7:50) 8 p.m. <:15> Paciﬁ c Report House The Bachelor: Veronica Mars NCAA BBall 8 p.m. Rome 8:30 p.m. Tavis Smiley St. John’s 8:30 p.m. 9 p.m. Business Report C.S.I. Miami Law & Order Movie: <:22> Even Stevens at 9 p.m. Seton Hall 9:30 p.m. Nightline Orange County Home Improvement 9:30 p.m. 10 p.m. Hardball with Headline News Will & Grace Moesha NCAA BBall 10 p.m. Chris Matthews 10:30 p.m. Tonight Show King of Queens Degrassi Memphis 10:30 p.m. W/ Jay Leno 11 p.m. O’Reilly Factor The Daily Show Movie: 7th Heaven at 11 p.m. Houston 11:30 p.m. The Late Show Colbert Report The Sum of All 11:30 p.m. Fears

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HELP WANTED 031629. KRS has the following job openings. For contract DESKTOP ANALYST II, HR Req. 031759. hire positions, call Dennis Lovin, 256-890-8710. SUPERVISOR, Water Plant Systems, HR Req. DISPATCHER II, aircraft, HR Req. 030988. For all others, call Jack Riordan, 55154. Full 031174. job descriptions and requirements for contract ELECTRICIAN II, HR Req. 031116. SOFTWARE ENGINEER II. CONUS-Lexington, HR openings are located online at www.krsjv.com. Req. 031175. Job descriptions for other openings are located at ELECTRICIAN III, HR Req. 031210. Human Resources, Building 700. SOFTWARE ENGINEER IV, HR Req. 031677. ELECTRICIAN III/MARINE ELECTRICIAN, HR Req. NEED EXTRA money? KRS employment applications 030924. SYSTEMS ENGINEER III. Two positions, HR Reqs. are continually accepted for the Community Activities 031481 and 031483. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN I, two positions, HR and Food Services departments for casual and Req. 031563 and 031719. part-time positions. If you are interested in being SYSTEMS ENGINEER IV, HR. Req. 031555. a scorekeeper, sports offi cial, recreation aide, ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN II, six positions, HR TECHNICAL LIBRARIAN, HR Req. 031176. recreation specialist, library aide, lifeguard, disc Reqs. 030817, 031495, 031601, 031603, 031605 and jockey, pizza delivery driver, catering/dining room 031607. TELEPHONE TECHNICIAN III, HR Req. 030965. worker or temporary offi ce support, please submit your application to the HR department for consideration as ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN III, three positions, HR TRAINING COORDINATOR II, HR 031663. positions become available. For more information, call Reqs. 031561, 031527 and 031689. the KRS HR Offi ce at 54916. WAREHOUSEMAN II/SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN III – ALTAIR, HR Req. CLERK, CONUS-Richmond, HR Req. 030843. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, Child Development 030669 (Roi-Namur). Center. Full-time. Strong offi ce and computer skills WASTE WATER OPERATOR IV, HR Req. 031158. required. HR Req. K031397. EMERGENCY VEHICLE TECHNICIAN III, HR Req. 031032. WATER PLANT OPERATOR III, HR Req. 031200. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I, Engineering Dept., WEB SOFTWARE DEVELOPER I, HR Req. 031639. full time. Strong communication and computer skills FIELD ENGINEER I, two positions, HR Reqs. 031189 required. Technical library experience preferred. HR and 031729. YOUTH ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HR Req. K031385. FIELD ENGINEER II, seven positions, HR Reqs. Req. 031679. AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN, Automotive, HR Req. 031315, 031157, 031373, 031511, 031559, 031148 and WANTED K031086. 031725. UNACCOMPANIED person to share trailer in housing BEAUTICIAN, casual position, HR Req. K031351. FIELD ENGINEER II, Roi-Namur, HR Req. 030741. area. Call Chad, 54516, home or 52575, work.

ELECTRICIAN, HR Req. K030983. FIELD ENGINEER II, TRADEX, HR Req. 031245 TRICYCLE for Jan 18-19 or part of that time for visiting (Roi-Namur). mother. Call Kathleen, 55119. ELECTRICIAN I, Kwajalein Operations, full-time, HR Req. K031092. FIREFIGHTER, fi ve positions, HR Reqs. 031054, CEILING FAN with lights. Call 52356. 031056, 031082, 031124 and 031142. MECHANIC I, Kwajalein Automotive, HR Req. FUTON COUCH, wooden frame and thick mattress. K030331. FIREFIGHTER/EMT, two positions, HR Reqs. 031138 Call 55959. and 031140. MECHANIC II, Automotive Services, HR Req. COMPUTER TOWER that is modem driven or K031139. FOOD SAFETY INSPECTOR, HR Req. 031691. someone who can repair a Compaq Presario SR1303wm. Call 56207. MECHANIC HEAVY EQUIPMENT I, HR Req. HARDWARE ENGINEER, HR Req. 031687. K031162. FOR SALE HARDWARE ENGINEER III, three positions, HR PROGRAM LEAD, Youth Services, two casual Reqs. 031493, 031665 and 031723. HOBIE CAT, 16-foot, in launch area, blue hulls, new positions, HR Reqs. K031323 and K031324. HAZMAT SPECIALIST II, HR Req. 031108. shrouds and trapeze wire set, $600 or best offer. Call Randy, 53643. STOCK CLERK, Gimbel’s. Casual. HR Req. K031339. MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST, HR Req. 030871. Enniburr residents apply to Annemarie Jones, Gimbel’s ALVAREZ acoustic guitar with extras; Doumbek hand manager. MATERIAL HANDLER I, HR Req. 031707. drum; Taylor Made Ti Bubble Z driver; Big Bertha driver and Ping putter and golf bag with custom made irons. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, Education Department. MATERIAL HANDLER II, HR 031621. Call 51188. HR. Req. K031285. MECHANIC III, three positions, HR Reqs. 031000, ROPE LIGHT set, 50 feet, $5; 60-quart Igloo cooler KRS CONTRACT POSITIONS 031102 and 031208. on wheels, new, $25; quick-fi ll electric air pump, new, $10; Radio Wave three-piece combo beach set, AM/ AIR-CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN III, HR Req. MECHANIC IV, HR Req. 030966. 031162. FM radio and air mattress, $5; Explore 100 blow-up MECHANIC HEAVY EQUIPMENT III, four positions, boat, $5 and beach umbrella and stand, new, $25. AIR-CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN IV, HR Req. HR Reqs. 030376, 030862, 030912 and 030506. Call 54544. 031154. NETWORK ENGINEER II–MO, HR Req. 031227. SPEAR GUN with extra parts, $600; male giant road BUYER II, HR. Req. 031539. Richmond hire. bike with size nine toe clip shoes, aerobars and helmet, OPERATIONS TEST DIRECTOR, HR Req. 031485. $400; men’s large dive gear, buoyancy compensator, CALIBRATION TECHNICIAN II, HR Req. 031653. regulator, fi ns, weights and masks, $250 and women’s OPTICS TECHNICIAN III, HR Req. 031595. small buoyancy compensator, regulator, size six CAPTAIN, Fire Department, HR Req. 031060. PLANT TECHNICIAN II, HR Req. 031645. booties, fi ns, and mask, in dive bag set, $500. Call CARPENTER LEAD, HR Req. 031214. 58223. PLANT TECHNICIAN III, HR Req. 031643. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN, HR Req. 031437. 1997 YAMAHA Waveblaster II with new cylinder PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER IV, HR Req. 031168. head gasket and other work, runs great, starts every COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN II, HR Req. time, $2,500. Call 52366, after 5 p.m. and leave a 031683. PROGRAMMER, HR Req. 031067. message.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN III, two positions, RADIO/TV OPERATOR, AFN, HR Req. 031667. SHORTY WETSUIT, men’s size medium, $20; HR Req. 031029 and 031565. Coleman teva-type sandals, men’s size 9-10, $15 and REGISTERED NURSE, three positions, HR Reqs. Henderson Gold Core booties, low cut, men’s size 11, 031635, 031637 and 031597. COMPUTER TECHNICIAN II, HR Req. 031617. $10. Call 55959. RF SAFETY SPECIALIST/FIELD ENGINEER II, HR CONTRACTS MANAGER, HR Req. 031164. CABIN CRUISER, 27-foot, 225-horsepower Mercruiser Req. 031147. CONTRACTS PURCHASES SPECIALIST, HR Req. outdrive with 15-horsepower kicker, ﬁ shing arch, 031525. SERVER ADMINISTRATOR I, HR Req. 031631. folding bimini, forward V-berth, aft double berth, head, kitchenette and LCD TV with Playstation, too much to DESIGNER/PLANNER IV, two positions, HR Req. SERVER ADMINISTRATOR II, HR Req. 031557. list, view pictures and details at http://geocites.com/

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gericrogers. Call 56232. Field. New and returning scorekeepers must attend. THE MONTHLY School Advisory Council meeting Questions? Call Billy, 53331. will be at 7 p.m., Jan. 17, in the elementary school CANON E-40 black ink printer cartridge compatible music room. Questions? Call 53761. with FC200/204/220/310/330/336 printers compatible UMPIRES ARE needed for the softball season. with 37 different PC models, brand new, never Experience not required. Anyone interested should SELF HELP will be closed for inventory Jan. 23 opened. Call 52310. attend the officials’ clinic at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, and reopen on Jan. 25. All residents are requested on Brandon Field. Questions? Call Billy, 53331. to return any checked-out items before Jan. 22. LAPTOP COMPUTER, Compaq V2000T, Your cooperation is appreciated.Questions? Call ultracompact, latest tech, Core2Duo 1.6Ghz, 1GRAM, THE BROCHURES for the Winter classes are in the Ed Zehr, 54840. 14-inch screen, 100G SATA drive, DVD burner, internal gray boxes by the post ofﬁ ce and in front of Café WIFI and Bluetooth, high capacity LiION battery four Paciﬁ c. Several new classes are being offered, as well GEORGE SEITZ Elementary School PTO Science plus hours and messenger bag, $1,050; upgrade to as some returning classes. Registration has started Fair committee is looking for volunteers. Would 2GRAM, $150 and upgrade to T2500 2Ghz CPU, with special registration at the Get in the Mix activity you like to be a judge or mentor 4th, 5th, and $150. Call 52197. Thursday. Questions? Call 53761. 6th grade ESL (English as a Second Language) students with their Science Fair projects? The FUJI ALOHA road bike, aerobars, speed play pedals, THE YOUTH CENTER will hold its guys’ only night, Science Fair will be held on Feb. 26. We are in aerowheels, perfect for Rustman, $400 or best offer. 6-8 p.m., Friday. need of approximately 15 volunteers. If you would like to help or would like more information, please COMMUNITY NOTICES NEW TO SOFTBALL? Come to the beginner’s contact Candace Everts at Evertsc@kwajalein- softball clinic at 5:30 p.m., Friday, on Brandon school.com or call George Seitz Elementary CONGRATULATIONS to Paulie Kato for being Field. Come prepared to do drills. Wear athletic School at 53601. nominated as youth of the month for January at clothing. Equipment will be provided if needed. the Youth Center. Paulie was chosen for her Questions? Call Billy, 53331. commitment to the Youth Center and her willingness COMMUNITY MEMBERS who borrowed table- cloths from the Religious Education Building to help out with any event or activity. Her involvement JOIN A PCS party for the Cheatham family at 6 should return them as soon as possible. with Youth Services includes being a Keystone Club p.m., Saturday, at Emon Beach. Bring a pupu to member, a Commitment to Quality board member, a share and your own beverages. Paper products THE U.S. ARMY Kwajalein Atoll Housing Reg. pioneer member of Girls’ Night and many other daily will be provided. Questions? Call Shaunna, 210-50 has been rewritten and is available in activities at the Youth Center. 52400. KARDS. The new USAKA regulation added a section on yard care as well as exterior THE YOUTH Center will hold its next committment to GET READY for some man hunt at 7 p.m., Saturday. improvements. Each housing occupant in both quality meeting at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at the Youth Stop by the Youth Center to sign up for a team. Center. Questions? Call 53796. bachelor quarters and family housing units and COME ENJOY the acoustic stylings of Ron Curtiss, their guests are responsible to adhere to the NEED EXTRA MONEY? Scorekeepers are needed Mark Pippitt and Bud Teague at 8 p.m., Sunday, in the regulations. Residents are requested to read and for the softball season. No experieince needed. Yuk Club Kabua Room. Pupu’s available 9-10 p.m., or comply with the new regulation. Limited copies will Attend the clinic at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, on Brandon while supplies last. Drink specials during the show. be available at Self-Help, Building 760.

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 11 The Kwajalein Hourglass NO ANSWER, from Page 2 Now let’s talk about this ‘surge’ of one instead of the current 200 to one. I ing the venom of the people in that troops to Baghdad that’s supposed to fail to see what good that will do. execution room, it just drives home the be in the works as yet another panacea. If enough troops had been put in point that the hatred and division in that It seems so similar to what my broth- three years ago, it might have made a unfortunate country are probably impos- er, who is a police offi cer in a large city, difference. But now we’re too far behind sible for anyone to overcome. Not that has told me many times. When gang the curve. Hussein didn’t deserve it mightily, but activities such as drugs, violence and And what would their mission be? that hanging threw gasoline onto a rag- murders reach a certain level, the city Clearing neighborhoods? Going house ing fi re. I think most people would agree politicians get besieged with complaints to house looking for ‘insurgents’? How the way it was handled, like so many from the local citizenry. would they know who is an insurgent things have been handled in Iraq, was a When that happens, the police are and who is just an Iraqi with a rifl e or total fi asco. ordered to form a special anti-gang pistol to protect himself and his fam- With all my heart, I can’t see putting ‘task force’ and ‘surge’ into the particu- ily from the roaming militias and death more of our troops in the middle of all lar gang area. They conduct ‘sweeps,’ squads? that is the answer to a problem that arrest as many gang members as they Will they only go after Sunnis? How seems to have no answer. can, and keep so many offi cers in the would that play in Jordan, Saudi Arabia If we really want to talk about a new area that they practically bump into and Egypt which are ‘moderate’ Sunni strategy, we need to shift our forces to each other. Muslim countries? They might not ap- the main job of protecting the oil fi elds And presto . . . the gang activity de- preciate their fellow Sunnis being spe- from attack and sabotage and from the creases where the task force is. cifi cally targeted by Americans troops Iranians. At least, if we could get oil Of course, the gangs surface in other And, if the plan is to actually go house production going at full capacity, maybe places because all the police are busy to house and clear neighborhoods, how we could actually get back some of the on that special task force. many casualties will result from it? No billions of dollars we’ve spent. Remem- When the police leave, and they combat is more deadly than house to ber how we were promised that Iraqi oil always do, because keeping that many house fi ghting. would pay for the war? offi cers in one area and funding such a As I said, the only thing I see being To keep them from being targeted, we large operation for a prolonged period accomplished by a surge of troops is should move our troops out of Baghdad of time is impossible, well. . . presto giving the enemy more Americans to and Al Anbar province where they battle again . . . the gangs come back just as target. an unseen enemy and the ever-present bad or worse than they were before. In fact, one wonders how many of roadside bombs. Why? Because they know the police them might be killed or wounded by They should be moved to the Kurdish won’t be back in force again anytime the very people we have trained and areas in the north of the country where soon. armed. they would be welcomed and for the So, an increase in force might have We don’t have many allies in this war, most part safe. From there, they could some affect temporarily at best, but only and now, the British treasury minister, rapidly react to any situation which temporarily. Gordon Brown, who is almost certain would call for their presence. But, let’s get back to Iraq. From what to be the next Prime Minister of Great If we are to stay in Iraq, we need to I understand, there are almost eight mil- Britain, has announced he would with- stay in an intelligent way that does not lion people living in Baghdad. draw all British forces from Iraq within needlessly endanger our troops, yet If, say, 20,000 more troops, which is six months of his election. That would protects our vital interests. the fi gure I’ve heard mentioned on the leave us even more alone in this war As far as Sunnis and Shiites are con- news, are surged into Baghdad, that than we already are. cerned, no one can make them want a would make the ratio of Iraqis to our Having watched the video of the united and peaceful country. troops in the city something like 150 to hanging of Saddam Hussein and hear- Not even 20,000 more Americans.

To nominate an employee or family member for USAKA Person of the Week, send submissions to Sandy Miller, Public Affairs ofﬁ cer, at sandra.miller @smdck.smdc.army.mil or call her at 51404.

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