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Kaho`olawe: Myths Vs. Facts Page A-2 Women's softball Page B-1 Vol. 17, No. 38 Serving MCAS Kaneohe Bay, 1st ME13, Camp. H.M. Smith and Marine Barracks, Hawaii September 22, 1988 Gunners Up Live fire Exercise By Sgt. T. Shearer KAHO`OLAWE, Hawaii - Five miles to the rear of Land- ing Zone Eagle here, the sound of a 105mm Howitzer being fired rumbled through the sky, followed by the whis- tle of nearly 100 pounds of death-dealing lead screaming overhead. Elements of 2nd Bn. 3rd Marines were here recently TWO HUNDRED AND ONE YEARS OF FREEDOM - Corporal as part of exercise Coconut Stephen E. Carey, a classified materials clerk from H&HS, rings Grove, using the wide ex- the bell outside Building 215, 201 times in commemoration of panse of this deserted and the 201st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. sparsely vegetated island to practice the art of combined arms warfare. Fox Battery, 2nd Bn., 12th Marines, was also aboard, packing the punch of three 1 0 5mm Howitzers. Comrats Privileges To Be Reviewed "We have a good supply of ammunition and have a lot ALMAR 182-88 directs a one-time review of the current of firing room for this exer- authorizations for personnel receiving commuted rations. ,cise," said. Mike Ber- Ideally, this review will be accomplished by Air Station and Imidoz, cQ-miwn:01.inF, ofC('.er tenant organizations by Sept. 30. of Weapons Co.; 2/3. "We Once the review is accomplished, full particulars as to how will fire a lot of missions in they will affect those on COMRATS/COLA will be available conjunction with the artillery, at the unit levels. and coordinate and direct fire for jet aircraft also involved Aloha Week Highlights in the exercise." Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron-2 will be The live fire included all participating in the Aloha Week Parade Saturday at 9:30 weapons in the company and a.m., beginning at Ala Moana Blvd., and traveling on battalion arsenals including Kalakaua Ave. to the Waikiki Shell. individual, crew-served and The FMFPac Showband will also be giving a Concert anti-tank weapons. The weapons were tonight at the Waikiki Shell, beginning at 7 p.m.' Friday. set into tacti- TANK KILLER -A Marine from Dragon PLT, Weapons Co. 2/3 lets loose with a Dragon The Showband will be performing at the corner of Merch- cal positions below a hill round during Coconut Grove '88. ant Street and Fort Street Mall, as part of a street where the Fire Direction dancing celebration. Center was located, and Aloha Week is Oahu's largest cultural celebration, and aimed in on targets as the surveyors from. Headquarters the "fire restricted" areas. heliborne raid, all of Weap- the final weekend will include displays, native dances and mission designated. Btry., 2/12, had spent a week "We are kind of here as a ons Co's. arsenal came to a concert, all held in the downtown Honolulu area. "We will be using our charting out ranges and safety buffer," said Cpl. life. "We just don't have the mortars as if supporting the determining fields of fire for Donald Meyers, a surveyor space to fire back on Oahu Dress Blue Shortages infantrymen of the battalion the weapons. Although with Headquarters Btry., 2/12. like we do here," said Capt. who are operating to our Kaho'olawe is uninhabited, " We establish targets, com- Bermudez. "We are going to Due to the shortage of enlisted men's dress blue coats and rear," said Capt. Bermudez, archaeological discoveries had municate with the Marines give the gunners a work-out." trousers, all issues of men's supplementary blues has been the night before Golf and Fox been marked on the maps firing, and help them plot temporarily suspended. Companies, 2/3 executed a and extreme care was taken their actual location with the To coordinate the fire, Capt. Exceptions to that are Marines assigned to the following heliborne raid on the island. to ensure they were avoided. information we have gath- Bermudez and his Marines duties: recruiters, Marine Security Guard Battalion, Marine "The crew-served weapons, The five Marines brought ered. During the firing we worked out of two tents and Barracks, Washington, D.C., IIMX-1, recruit honor graduates such as the Dragons and out their surveying gear and will be sending up meteorogi- off a tower overlooking the and deceased Marines being buried. machine guns, will be set up established control points to cal balloons to provide impact area. It was impor- Men's supplementary blue uniform allowances have also to give the gunners a wide develop left and right lateral weather information to the tant for this exercise that all been reduced. variety of targets to engage." limits of fire. They desig- Fire Direction Center." of the impacts be observed, Local Marines in receipt of orders to the above named duty Before the weapons could nated what targets were safe When the firing commenced not only for the coordination assignments may acquire, through the exchange system, be fired though, a group of to engage, and plotted all of in conjunction with 2/3's See LIVE/A-2 dress blue coats and trousers with a valid 604 form. Accessories such as covers, belts and waistplates are still available to all Marines. For more information contact your unit administrative office. MEB Marine Selected for 'ounner Eagle Provider launched MSgt. Marshall A Wright, NCOIC of the 1st MEB Tactics By SSgt. Bill Paro School, is one of 15 Corps-wide Marines to be selected to and booby traps, running wear the bursting bomb of a Marine Gunner. Last week Bellows Air Force BSGG-1 Warriors ashore security patrols and how to MSgt. Wright is one of 96 senior enlisted, combat arms, Station came under attack as run a tactical convoy. The the Warriors of Brigade porting the MEB, we must During the first week of Warriors also worked on then Marines who applied for the new program, which will see know how to operate in a field training, BSSG-1 Marines a return of the 'Gunner' designation within the warrant Service Support Group-1 made amphibious capabilities as an amphibious landing on environment, and to teach our and sailors received classes they loaded aboard Amphib- officer ranks. Marines basic combat skills." on defensive tactics, mines MSgt. Wright will be appointed Feb. 1, 1989. the beach, beginning a three- ian Assault Vehicles (AAV's) week exercise titled Eagle Pro- for water training and ve- Delay vider '88. hicle appreciation. Payday The Marines established a for the pay After receiving inland train- ALMAR 187-88 announces that the payday beachhead, and for the next ing aboard the AAV's, the period Sept. 16-30 will be Sat., Oct. 1. Marines on Direct three days brought their gear Marines debarked the vehicles , Deposit should contact their financial institution to find ashore with the help of Army Allotment checks half-a-mile from the shore out when their pay will be available. utility landing craft (LCU). and waded to the beach. "We won't be affected. Once the LCUs were un- did this in order to give the loaded, the BSSG-1 Marines Marines a chance to gain self and sailors moved inland and confidence ** CFC in their water set up their Combat Service survival training," said LtCol. CFC 11 Support Area (CSSA). Composto. PACESETTERS Combined Federal Campaign Establishing a CSSA was During the weekend BSSG- the nucleus of BSSG-1's 1 conducted a night displace- second annual training exer- ment and reestablished the cise. During the operation CSSA at Schofield Barracks 100% the Marines will conduct where they will spend the Basic Warrior training, while next two weekS undergoing performing their basic mis- more warrior training as well sion of supporting the MEB. as continued training in the "We make our living provid- area of supporting a MEB in ing day-to-day support for the the field. MEB," said LtCol. Joseph sse. Bill Pam photo See next week's Hawaii Composto, S-3 officer for Marine for more on the "Campaign started Sept. 19. BSSG-1. "In addition to sup- COMING ASHORE - BSSG Marines wade to shore. exercise. A-2 HAWAII MARINE September 22, 1988 the rounds to direct air at- fare. "We are getting to pull tacks. "We are also getting the lanyard a lot," said Cpl. the opportunity to fire rounds Steve Stemler, Fox Battery, to mark targets for aircraft," 2/12, as his gun crew added Capt. Bermudez. "This unwrapped and set charges is something that we don't on the 105mm rounds they often do." were shooting. "Getting the chance to fire these guns The artillery, in the form of makes all the practice time the 105s, was set up five worth it." miles to the rear of Weapons Co. Under the shade of After the .Marines of camouflaged canopies, the Weapons Co., 2/3, performed four-man gun crews received their live fire, they moved to missions from the forward the island of Molokai for observers at LZ Eagle, on mountain warfare training the hill overlooking the and rappelling. "This whole' impact area. exercise is rounding out our Marines and getting us ready Their movements were the for the upcoming Combined culmination of hours spent Arms Exercice at Twenty - running gun drills and study- nine Palms, Calif.," said Capt. LOCK AND LOAD - LCpl. Franchet Green, 2nd ing the art of artillery war- Bermudez. Plt., Golf Co., 2/3, secures the LZ . Sgt. Tim Shearer photo FIRE MISSION - Cpl.