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Night Fire Vol. 68, No. 37 www.cherrypoint.marines.mil September 16, 2010 See A5 MASP program refreshes New Cherry Point HQ takes shape adult academic skills CPL. SAMUEL A. NASSO “They were scattered around all over MCAS CHERRY POINT the place before the fi re and even more Many adult students who start college scattered after the fi re,” Willis said. after being out of school for a few years The old building was smaller at just feel rusty in basic subjects such as math, under 60,000 square feet and wasn’t big english and writing. enough for all the necessary personnel. Marine Corps Community Services’ The new building is large enough to Lifelong Learning Program has partnered house them under one roof. with Craven Community College to offer In addition to ample space, Building the Military Academic Skills Program, No. 1 will have two large conference which is an educational program intended rooms. to improve the competency of active-duty There will be a ceremonial lobby enlisted personnel in the areas of reading, with a grand staircase facing the parade mathematics, communications and writ- ground with artwork and memorabilia ing. on the walls that was salvaged from the Service members who successfully com- old building. plete the MASP will return to their oc- There will also be a 10-foot-long wall cupational specialties better prepared to built from brick salvaged from the old perform and enhance their unit’s mission. building. Additionally, service members will be bet- The architect is HBA Associates, of ter prepared to begin exploring higher edu- Norfolk, Va., with the general contractor cation alternatives. being PCL Construction Services Inc. “This course will help build competence of Orlando, Fla., and Charlotte. About and confi dence for the Marines for their LANCE CPL. CORY D. POLOM 160 workers have been constructing the respective military occupational special- building since groundbreaking in Octo- The new building replaces the one that burned in a 2007 fi re. It will house ties and will help them build study hab- ber 2009. the commands of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and the 2nd Marine its to better prepare them for going back Aircraft Wing, and is tentatively scheduled to open in January. The project also includes reconstruc- to school,” said Teresa H. Allen, Lifelong tion of the wooden footbridge in front Learning Division education services of- DREW C. WILSON made the arrangements to make this one of the building with a masonry version. fi cer. FREEDOM ENC No. 1,” said Keith Willis, construction The new bridge will be built and the It’s a three-week course, and classes Cherry Point air station will have a manager for Naval Facilities Engineer- fl agpole repositioned to line up with start at 7:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. each new Building No. 1 when the new base ing Command, who is overseeing the the front of the structure and Second weekday at the training and education headquarters building is complete. project. Avenue. building (Building 4335). The next avail- The new 84,000-square foot, $21 Housed in the new building will be Building No. 1 was designed as a able classes are: Sept. 13-Oct. 1, Oct. 4-22, million structure is the replacement for 120 personnel from Cherry Point’s high effi ciency “green” building using and the fi nal class of the year starts Oct. 25 the headquarters building that was de- headquarters and about 338 personnel recycled building materials, low emis- and ends Nov. 6. stroyed in a 2007 fi re. from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. sion materials, high-effi ciency heating “After being denied a lateral move for The old building was Building No. Other departments to be housed will and air units, low-ultraviolet windows not having the required score of 105, I 198 and was built during World War II. include personnel from the offi ces of and solar panels on the roof. About turned to the MASP class to help me,” said “Building numbers are sequential public affairs, comptroller, inspector, 50,000 bricks are part of the structure. Sgt. Allen T. Scott, data noncommissioned based on when they were built, but since surgeon, chaplain, safety and aviation offi cer in charge for Marine Unmanned the original building is long gone, they logistics. See MASP page A3 Hazardous materials 2nd LAAD returns home require proper disposal CPL. RASHAUN X. JAMES MCAS CHERRY POINT Some Marines and family members have called the Environmental Affairs Depart- ment aboard the air station with concerns about where they can dispose of their house- hold hazardous waste and electronics. While attending a local Coastal Environmental Partnership meeting, Rick Weaver, an environmental scientist with the Environmental Affairs Department on Cherry Point, received a brochure detailing a series of household hazardous waste and elec- tronics collection days open to residents of Carteret, Craven and Pamlico County. The hazardous materials accepted for disposal include latex and oil paints, used motor oil, lawn and garden fertilizer, pesticides, gasoline, drain openers, paint thin- ners, cooling oil, anti-freeze and batteries. Electronics accepted include computers, television picture tubes, televisions, used cell phones and other electronic waste from households only, no commercial sourc- es. “Disposing of hazardous waste is a pretty common problem in households in our surrounding area,” Weaver said. “These opportunities are rare, and we want to let people know there is a way for them to get rid of these hazardous materials safely.” Weaver went on to speak about the potential dangers of hazardous materials enter- ing the ecosystem. “If these materials are not disposed of properly there is the potential for it to end up in surrounding streams,” Weaver said. “Once it ends up there it has the potential to harm the wildlife. There is also the risk of these materials soaking into the soil and doing signifi cant long-term harm.” In a separate but related incident, some Marines and their family members were concerned about hazardous waste being poured down kitchen sinks. The primary sub- stance being poured down the sinks was usually cooking grease. CPL. RASHAUN X. JAMES Atlantic Marine Corps Communities strategic marketing manager Dixie Lanier Cpl. Jeffrey K. Musterman is greeted by his wife, Brittney, and daughter, Willow, spoke about the dangers of this practice. at the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion headquarters building Sept. 8. “We try to help educate our residents about these issues,” Lanier said. “Many of Musterman is an automotive organizational mechanic with 2nd LAAD and aided them are young and may not know what not to pour down their drains. Pouring sub- in security forces at Camp Delaram II, Helmand Province, Afganistan. stances like cooking grease down the drain can cause the piping to thin and eventually can cause the entire plumbing system to become compromised, causing structural and environmental damage.” Lanier stressed that if residents have any questions about what to do with any haz- ardous materials they should call the AMCC’s maintenance department at 866-509- Family of the quarter 2424. Disposal dates: Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Carteret County Health Department 3820 Bridges Street Morehead City, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 9 a.m. to noon Pamlico County Courthouse Highway 55 Bayboro, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 LANCE CPL. BRIAN ADAM JONES William L. Wainwright, the speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. of Representatives, prepares to give a commemorative plate to Sgt. Justin R. Craven Community College Edwards at the New Bern Country Club Sept. 9. The Edwards family was honored 800 College Court New Bern, N.C. as the Military Family of the Quarter by the New Bern Military Alliance. Edwards and his wife Ryne were recognized for their community involvement, which included volunteering for a local T-ball league. Edwards is a data networker with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271. A2 September 16, 2010 The Windsock 2nd MAW courts-martial results MACG-28 forfeiture of $964.00 pay per month for four months, reduction to private and a On July 8, a military judge found a lance corporal guilty of disrespectful language bad-conduct discharge. toward a superior noncommissioned officer, communicating a threat toward a supe- rior noncommissioned officer, and unauthorized absence. He was sentenced to six MACG-28 months confinement, forfeiture of $976.00 pay per month for six months, reduction On July 30, a military judge found a lance corporal guilty of unauthorized absence, to private and a bad-conduct discharge. false official statement, stealing military property, and receiving stolen military prop- erty. He was sentenced to five months confinement, reduction to private and a bad- MAG-29 conduct discharge. On July 12, a military judge found a corporal guilty of distributing a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 14 months confinement, total forfeitures of pay, re- MAG-29 duction to private and a bad-conduct discharge. On Aug. 13, a military judge found a corporal guilty of attempting to communicate indecent language to a child under the age of 16; attempting to engage in a sexual act MAG-14 with a child under the age of 16; using the Internet to attempt to persuade, entice, and On July 12, a military judge found a private guilty of failing to obey a lawful gen- coerce a child under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity. He was sentenced to eral order, wrongfully communicating a threat, and stealing military property. He was four years confinement, total forfeiture of pay, reduction to private and a bad-conduct sentenced to 10 months of confinement, forfeiture of $964.00 pay per month for 10 discharge.

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