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Divers Down Fuel pier work nears completion — pages 6-7 Inside: RTS teams with Pacific ranges — page 3 Power outage hits Kwajalein — page 4 Council covers superintendent search — pages 5 (Photo courtesy of Mike Robinson) May 21, 2004 The Kwajalein Hourglass www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html Editorial Dive into ‘Silent Wrecks,’ goatees and eww Some days, my job pays. Every other week, I get a little something signed by As I write this, I have to say good-bye Ike Richardson that helps put food on to an old stand-by, my column head. Yep. the Bennett table, and this past week Enough of you argued that I needed to I got an advance copy of “The Silent change the five-year-old photo of me Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll,” which gave with my frazzled attempt at a goatee, me incentive to rejoin the scuba club. that I finally broke down and had Jan The film, which aires at the Richard- Miller’s book, “In the Arms of the Sea: shoot me again. She was happy to do son Theater Sunday, follows a team of A Historical Guide to the Shipwrecks of so, until I handed her the camera. The divers as they check out a number of Kwajalein Atoll,” but seeing it on film, in new column head will appear on my wrecks here in the atoll. We have a story live action, makes all the difference. next commentary. on the subject on page 16. Now the movie includes some “dra- A little history on the frazzled goatee, But what struck me most about the ma” about a shark observing the div- though. Five years ago, everyone was film is the way they captured my per- ers, which for some fellow watching in wearing them, and frankly, I thought it sonal dive experiences and enhanced Oklahoma might raise the tension level, would be fun to grow it, go home on them. and in one instance a shark actually leave and shock my mother. In one instance, the film talks about postures. For divers out here, however, My grandfather simply said, “What. the Fumi Maru and the lion fish present the response is simply, “I’ve seen a mil- They don’t have any razors on that !@# at the deep wreck. The film shows the lion of them.” #$%& island?” black coral nearby, and my wife says, But the film also includes incredible I guess I could always grow it back. “Isn’t that the Dyson Maru?” live film footage from Operation Flint- Turns out, Dyson is the local name, as lock. Local resident and co-producer This just in. I heard from former assis- are K-5 Side, K-5 upright and P-Buoy Tom Krasuski said they obtained the tant editor Peter Rejcek who is freezing for the other wrecks in the movie. film from the National Archives, and his caboose in Antarctica. They have In addition to putting to film what I what a find it was. Many of the still descended into winter and 24/7 dark- remember seeing on those dives, the photos we’ve run in The Hourglass ness and can not receive even mail, crew adds historical perspective, tells were shot in precisely the same loca- unless it’s electronic. He said the stars where the ship originated and when tions, during the same events. I saw are magnificent, but the wine supply is and how it sank. I suppose I could several sequences that looked familiar, running low. They’re taking bets on who have looked up the information in Mark only they were in motion. And the gun pulls a Jack Nicholson from “The Shin- camera footage from aircraft flying over ing.” There’s nothing like a healthy work Marshallese Word of the Day Kwajalein, Roi-Namur and the ships in environment. the lagoon really stands out. jete — how many The Oceanic Research Group bril- For those of you who haven’t caught liantly included on the DVD the source the finale for “The Bachelor” and the -fi The Kwajalein Hourglass of the footage, an Army Pictorial Service nal three on “American Idol,” I won’t spoil film titled, “What Makes a Battle.” This the endings, but one involves someone Commanding Officer ...Col. Jerry Brown 20-minute 1944 documentary shows its actually throwing up on television. Now Public Affairs Officer...LuAnne Fantasia age not only in the footage, but also in there’s a moment you hope the family is Editor .....................................Jim Bennett the voice-over. It’s a great ride back in taping. Possibly your only appearance Graphics Designer....................Dan Adler Reporter................................ Jan Waddell time. I particularly enjoyed the short talk on national television and you spew. I Circulation............................... Jon Cassel at the end from Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- wonder if the camerman thought: Intern.......................... Krystle McAllister hower, his voice as clear as if he were A.) This is great, live stuff. alive today. B.) Wow, we’ve captured the intensity The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. Krasus- of the pressure here. The Hourglass is named for the insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which ki will introduce it and answer questions. C.) Ewwww. Do I get paid extra to- liberated the island from the forces of Imperial Food Services will serve up dinner at 7 night? Japan on Feb 4, 1944. p.m. It has all the makings for a great Classic televisiion that will some day The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized evening. Don’t miss it. rank up there with the scene when Lucy publication for military personnel, federal is stuffing her mouth with chocolates employees, contractor workers and their To submit a letter: Keep letters to less than from the conveyor belt. families assigned to USAKA. Contents of the 300 words, and keep comments to the Check it out, but don’t miss “Silent Hourglass are not necessarily official views issues. Letters must be signed. We will edit Wrecks.” See you at the Rich. of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the for AP style and, if you exceed the word Army or USAKA. It is published Tuesdays and limit, space. Limit one letter every 30 days. Hourglass Advertising Fridays in accordance with Army Regulation Send your letter to: 360-1 and using a network printer by The Hourglass, P.O. Box 23, Local; or Classified ads are due for Tuesday’s Kwajalein Range Services editorial staff, P.O. [email protected]. paper by noon, Friday and for Friday’s Box 23, APO AP 96555. For information on “My Two Cents” Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539. paper by noon, Wednesday. columns, contact the editor at 52114 or the Limit ads to 50 words. Printed circulation: 2,000 above e-mail address. The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 May 21, 2004 May 21, 2004 The Kwajalein Hourglass Missile ranges team up for test support By Jim Bennett theater missile defense testing, serve as an example of how the Editor among other things. PRST is supposed to work. Be- In an effort to streamline and But development of the multi- ing mobile, the Worthy can travel maximize missile testing in the layered, protective umbrella, to any number of destinations to Pacific, the Missile Defense Agen- proposed under the current support missions. cy supports the cliché that the administration, forced officials to In the past, however, ranges whole is greater than the sum of look at different levels of testing. had to certify each piece of equip- its parts. Each piece of the umbrella must ment they might use, and since The MDA has brought together work in concert, and testing went each range worked just a little the Reagan Test Site with other beyond the realm of one range. differently, those certifications missile test “It gets out of traditional range might take some time, pushing ranges to form boundaries. No one range can mission schedules back. the Pacific provide all the assets and re- With the PRST, the upgrade work Range Sup- sources to support the tests,” will include a committee made port Team, Lopes said. “And there’s not up of members from other ranges which met on enough testing to support build- who will provide input on critical Kwajalein last ing up one range.” requirements, particularly range week. Since forming, the group has safety, communications, and data. “This is a met quarterly, most often in “We have to be able to talk to first for the Washington D.C., to tie in with each other,” Ortego said, adding DoD to achieve other meetings. Now, however, the committee will give ideas for this level of the group plans to rotate and needed features. cooperation meet at different ranges, where “What do ranges need to make it Steven Lopes -- to bring the officials can observe each other’s useful?” Ortego said. instrumentation and working level capabilities, Ortego said. When the work is completed, people together is a first,” said As a group, they work to share the ranges will be able to certify Steven Lopes, MDA deputy of Test problems and solutions. Where the Worthy immediately, and, ide- Resources Directorate. one range might have an issue, ally, technicians from one range The PRST marked its second another range might already have or another would be able to board year now, having been born to encountered and fixed the prob- the ship and work with the equip- support a planned target launch lem, Ortego said. ment. from the Kodiak Launch Complex In addition, the group can share And with the success of the in Kodiak, Alaska towards the expertise and mobile assets.

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