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INSIDE CG Mail A-2 Hawaii Derussy Tattoo A-3 MarForPac Hike A-4 Courts Martial A-5 Every Clime & Place A-6 Spotlight on Education B-1 MCCS B-2 SM&SP Activities B-2 Word to Pass B-6 Electron Marathon C-1 Sports Ticker C-2 MMARINEARINE Boxing C-3 Volume 31, Number 13 www.mcbh.usmc.mil April 5, 2002 Waterfront Ops makes Quick React Force takes flight Bay rescue HPD, 2/3, HMH-363 combined forces to respond to potential terrorist threats rorist threat Sgt. Robert Carlson Story and Photos by Cpl. Jason E. Miller aimed at an im- Press Chief Combat Correspondent portant com- munications The Sailors at MCB CENTRAL OAHU — sight on the is- Hawaii’s Waterfront Heightened areas of se- land. Two simi- Operations assisted the curity have become in- lar sights on Coast Guard during a res- creasingly familiar across neighboring is- cue operation north of the country, since the ter- lands had al- Kaneohe Bay March 26. rorist attacks that oc- ready been at- The disabled 21-foot curred Sept. 11, and tacked and dis- vessel was moving close Hawaii is no exception. abled. to an area of breaking In an effort to keep the The waves when the crew state of Hawaii and its in- Honolulu dropped anchor and habitants more secure, Police called the Coast Guard. the Honolulu Police Department ar- Waterfront Operations Department and the rived on scene received the call for assis- Department of Defense first and set up tance just after 7:30 p.m., have recently been devel- a perimeter and Petty Officer 1st Class oping plans and training around 7 a.m., Kent Harrington, the du- employees to work to- until it received ty section leader, immedi- gether to cope with pos- support. It also ately dispatched his crew. sible terrorist threat. secured build- Because of the rough During a training evo- ings on the in- seas and lack of light, the lution held March 28, stallation. crew relied on Global HPD and Marines from The officers Positioning System coor- Fox Co., 2nd Bn., 3rd were armed Private First Class Andres Torres, a rifleman from 2/3 stairs down the barrel of his rifle. dinates provided by a Marine Regiment, with shotguns, Coast Guard helicopter worked together to help bulletproof decked out in full combat along roads leading into ercise. crew, which had spotted protect a communica- vests, Kevlar helmets and gear and camouflage face and out of the affected Officers from 2/3 con- the vessel. tions site at a simulated a variety of other self-de- paint, exited the aircraft area. stantly reported new in- The Coast Guard air- military communications fense and enemy re- and immediately took Marines armed with formation to HPD and craft had to leave the area facility located in central straining equipment. positions at weak points M249 squad automatic assisted in making com- to refuel, but within 30 Oahu. The 2/3 Marines ar- in the HPD stronghold. weapons entrenched, mand decisions with po- minutes, the crew from Nearly 40 police offi- rived about three hours Leaders from both 2/3 while other Marines pro- lice officers and also car- Waterfront Operations cers and 60 Marines later aboard CH-53D Sea and HPD met soon after vided them cover with ried out any orders that had arrived on the scene, headed up the security Stallion helicopters with the insertion of the M-16A2 service rifles. were issued. made contact with the training evolution for the Marine Heavy Marines to create a better Major William At one point, hikers re- crew of the disabled boat, area. Helicopter Squadron 363 plan to defend the area. Gulledge, an HPD offi- ported seeing suspicious and towed the vessel to The scenario for the stationed aboard Kane- Checkpoints were cer, headed the com- individuals near the Heeiakia Marina. training involved a ter- ohe Bay. The Marines, placed strategically mand element of the ex- “We do this type of mis- See QRF, A-5 sion several times a month,” said Harrington. “The darkness and rough seas made this particular operation more challeng- MCBH: ‘best’ at protecting natural resources ing, but the crew did a great job, and that’s not The base received top environmental honors from the Secretary of the Navy, for superior conservation uncommon.” In addition to assisting Sgt. Richard W. Holtgraver Jr. March 2. ment and conserve its resources, and the lat- the Coast Guard in search Combat Correspondent For seven years in a row, MCB Hawaii has est award identifies the base’s efforts from fis- and rescue operations, won environmental awards for its effort to cal 1999 to 2001. Waterfront Operations The Secretary of the Navy awarded MCB protect its natural resources and wildlife. “The award focuses on how we manage the provides emergency spill Hawaii with the Natural Resources The base has a long tradition of winning land and its resources,” said Dr. Diane Drigot, response and water-borne Conservation Award for small installations on awards for its efforts to protect the environ- senior natural resources management special- security around the clock. ist for MCB Hawaii. “What it means is a suc- Its area of responsibility cessful partnership of many different groups covers more than 250 of people who are working together to sustain square miles. the base’s natural resources and balance com- Waterfront Operations bat readiness.” has an agreement with the By winning the award, MCB Hawaii is Coast Guard to assist in qualified to compete in the larger, Secretary of operations like this, since Defense environmental competition that en- the Coast Guard has no compasses all U.S. military installations, ac- boats on the windward cording to Drigot. side of Oahu. Under a federal mandate, the base was able To improve operational to complete an Integrated Natural Resource integration with the Coast Management Plan that addresses the base’s Guard, Waterfront Ops plans for conserving its natural resources over conducts training two to the next five years. three times each week, “It’s a comprehensive plan, which shows and also works with MCB how we are going to manage our natural re- Hawaii’s Water Safety sources in the future; in such a way, we sus- Department and the Lance Cpl. Lucas A. Dyer Federal Fire Department. Two Hawaiian Stilts fish for food in a creek aboard MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, March 2. See ENVIRONMENTAL, A-5 Three countries are encouraging terrorism, Rumsfeld says Jim Garamone said during a press conference idea of having a nice day is of- He also said Iran was directly United States — is not in their American Forces Press Service April 1. “Terrorists have de- fering $10-, $20- or $30,000 … to involved in shipping arms to best interests,” he said. clared war on civilization and families who talk their children Palestinian terror groups. Rumsfeld said he did not WASHINGTON — Defense states like Iran, Iraq and Syria into going out and blowing up a Rumsfeld also said Iran had know how the situation in Israel Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sin- are financing a culture of politi- restaurant in Tel Aviv or welcomed some al Qaeda fight- would affect the U.S. war on ter- gled out Iraq, Iran and Syria as cal murder and suicide bomb- Jerusalem,” he said. ers following their defeat in rorism. “How it will affect some countries that are encouraging ing.” He said Iran and Syria are Afghanistan. things or what kind of ‘rico- terrorists while oppressing their Rumsfeld said Iraq is financ- sending terrorists “down the “We’re working to make it chets’ there will be, I think time own populations. ing terrorism against Israel by Damascus Road through the clear to sponsors and support- will tell,” he said. He said that “Murderers are not martyrs. subsidizing the families of sui- Bekaa Valley to southern ers of terrorists that being a so far, there have been no ad- Targeting civilians is immoral, cide. “I think the world ought to Lebanon,” where they launch friend to terrorists — and by im- whatever the excuse,” Rumsfeld know that Saddam Hussein’s guerrilla attacks against Israel. plication, an adversary of the See RUMSFELD, A-3 A-2 • April 5, 2002 HAWAII MARINE MCBH NEWS C.G.C.G.’’SS MMAILAIL BBOXOX BRIEFS ‘...We are not doing enough CHOW HALL HOURS CHANGE Beginning Saturday, April 6, the new meal family-oriented events.’ hours for Dinner Brunch on weekends and BRIG. GEN. holidays at Anderson Hall will be from 4 - 6 - Submitted by Rene Guerrero, family member MCABEE p.m. “I feel that we are not doing enough family-oriented events on BASE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM the base. GETS LOUDER I have only been here for three months and the only event was the The MCB Hawaii G-6 has installed a new, Pardi Gras, and that was for adults. high-volume public address system to aid in I feel that doing some events such getting the word out to residents and tenants as a sand castle building contest in case of an emergency. Emergency warning would be great for all ages. Maybe sirens, music and voice messages will be have prizes such as a month of free louder than base residents are accustomed to. gymnastics or art lessons — some- The siren will be tested, as it has been in the thing to promote the quality of life past, at noon on the first business day of each and bring families close together month. The entire system is scheduled for with their military base as well. testing, as soon as next week.