A / t if * 4-9/V HAWAII Voluntary' payment MARINE for delivery to MCAS I sing/$ I per four week period. VOL. 1I NO. 52 K ANE011 E HAY. HAWAII. DEC. 29, 1982 SI XTEEN PACES Maintenance Company host yuletide party despite rain There was laughter, singing, dancing and money was donated by the company's rain. Rut, the rain Marines, didn't seem to matter. and much of the fowl was prepared by wives. More than :SOO people ignored the rain to During the five hours of merriment, the attend the Maintenance Company, Brigade companys compound hummed Service Support Group's Christmas with party. The excitement. The Senior I lei's band and chorus yuletide celebration featured guests from the led in Christmas Carols, and some Marines Koolau Senior Hui, and wives from the were taught how to square dance --Hawaiian Outreach Program. style. The party was originally scheduled to be held at the Hale Koa Beach, but drizzle forced the Brigadier General Jacob W. Moore, 1st gathering indoors. Marine Brigade Commanding General, and According to Captain Paul Smith, company Colonel I tarry Solter, wanmander, operations officer, it took him and 10 assistants waded through the crowd shaking hands and two weeks to plan the function. Smith said exchanging holiday greetings. - - SEASONS GREETINGS - Colonel Harry member of the Koolau Senior Hui. (Photo HOLIDAY FEAST - Captain Paul Smith and members of the Koolau Senior Hui. (Photo by Sgt Bolter, commander, Brigade Service by Sgt Pepper Davis) Corporal Joseph Pemberton (right, Pepper Davis) Support Group, shakes hands with a respectively) prepare the serving line for Unit information officers he p publicize activities on. In our unit, the career planner forwarded to Fleet Home Town UIO as I'd like to, but it's pretty also have our own bi-monthly by Corrina Martell U108 serve as a point of contact Sgt for their unit as well as the Joint is usually the U10 because he's News Center, Norfolk, Va., where rewarding. My CIO duties take a company paper called 'Times,' which I oversee." "It's no problem," said Gunnery the one who gets a chance to see they are then distributed to the couple hours a week, and I have a Public Affairs Office. They everyone that reports into the various home towns! trusty sergeant who does a lot of Sergeant Victor Swanson, 1st Boileau, who spends approxi- about his duties maintain a liaison with JPAO unit." the paperwork." Radio Battalion, mately 11/2 to 2 hours a week on as unit information officer. concerning any tours of their unit "We have the Fleet Home Town Public Affairs The Fleet Home Town News News system down First Lieutenant U10 duties, said that the only given by the pretty goad," Like Higgs, is "The main thing is getting Community Relations Chief. release program is also the said Captain Diane Higgs, U10 Lamont Boileau, UIO for problem he encounters cooperation from other offices on responsibility of the UIO. This for Marine Air Control Squadron- Headquarters Company, 3d timeliness. statioh, and that cooperation is Any promotions, achievements, program ensures most that 2. "The troops usually come in on Marines, also has other collateral I have something that I there. Everything runs smoothly." or other newsworthy events are "When accomplishments of service time to fill the releases out." duties. is and I need passed on to JPAO, think important where there is members have the opportunity to coverage, it has to be done on Swanson, a career planner, is in Higgs, Air Defense Control press be published home town "I'm company commander, a timely basis," he said. one of many Marines and sailors normally a channel for its newspapers. Officer, has other collateral duties or publication. Data Processing Officer, unit who are assigned extra besides UIO. "I'm NBC Officer, representative, and Drug and Timely news can be a training collateral duty as a U10. Human Affairs Officer, and Drug change of command, or "I don't have LHOs must ensure that the Alcohol Abuse Officer," he said. operation, The 1.3I0's job is to help any problems and Alcohol Abuse Control a public relations function publicize his unit and the finding news," said Swanson. releases are accurately completed even by individuals and then sent to Officer," she said. "1 have a clerk for my UIO and with members of the civilian personas! in it, according to the drug and alcohol abuse duties. We community. SOP fbr Public Affairs. "There is usually enough going JPAO. The releases are then "I can't spend as much time as Coinmunicators bring tidings toounderprivileged kids by Sgt Corrina Martell diverse backgrounds. "The children were 9 to 12 years old," he said. "We opened the event to the . The Marines were at it again, spreading Christmas cheer to whole community, but the purpose children in the civilian was for the underprivileged community. children from low to middle income families." Following in the footsteps of Alvarado said that the food was leatherneck reservists, who supplied by McDonalds. "Every-, on handed out toys to children one in MARS -24 Comm donated so Oahu, Kauai, and Molokai, we could buy the food, members of Marine Air Base decorations, prizeii, and the items Squadron-24 Communications for the grab bags," she said. joined efforts to arrange a for 75 under- Christmas party the group of Dec. 23. Among youngsters privileged children were three children from Makuha The party, held at Lanakila Child Abuse Center. "The child Multi-Purpose Senior Center in abuse center called and said they Kalihi, included songs, food, had three children they wanted to games, and even a Santa Claus, come to the party," said Lance who handed out grab bag Corporal Chris Pittman, presents. committee member. "So I went down there and picked them up." "There were five of us on the committee to arrange the party," The Marines also had prizes for said Corporal Delma Alvarado, game winners, a door prize, and a committee chairman. prize for the best colt., drawing. "We called various places to "This is a great idea," said inquire about the children and a Alvarado. "Some of these kids place for the party. Catholic don't know what Christmas is all Services Center referred us to about. This helps them to have a Kalihi Family Services, who better Christmas than they would gathered the children for us." have had." from the 75 Nathan Chang, supervisor for And, judging A SMILE FOR SANTA - Souwanny Phomenohe, one of several Squadron-1(15). The children were given a Chrimt MIDI party Dec. Kalihi Family Services Center, smiling faces, it was not only a underprivileged children from Kalihi, talks to Santa Claus 23 in Kalihi by members of Marine Air Base Squadron-24 said that he children came from great idea, but a great party. (Sergeant Perry Kingsbury, Marine Medium Helicopter Communications. (Photo by Col T.J. ('lark) expressed by publishers and writers Published by RE!) Publications, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the DePartnient of the Navy or the (1.S. M mine (:orps. Opinions I in this publication herein are their own and not to he considered an official expression of the )epartment of the Navy or the Marine Corps. 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