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That’s 28 families who lost fathers, Stupid me. sons, daughters and wives. When I came back from lunch, Nell, I stopped and thought about it for a the editor, informed me that we had to situation, a new software problem I’ve few minutes. pull some of the articles that were laid never encountered before stops in to There are more than 1,700 families out and had to make completely new say hi. who have lost someone in Iraq. ones for various reasons. So my really nice afternoon turned There are more than 12,000 families To say I was not a happy camper into a really bad afternoon. who are struggling to deal with se- would be a little bit of an understate- I was grumbling, making up new verely disabled loved ones who were ment. words as I went along and threatening wounded in Iraq. Why is it whenever I’m in a really my computer with horrible things. Those folks are really not having big bind and hurrying to get some- I went outside to cool off but just got good days. thing done, my computer seems to even more agitated because I was I guess sometimes it takes a little know it and says Ha! See how slow I having this messed up day. perspective to see clearly. can go. I came back in the offi ce, sat down at Maybe my day wasn’t so bad after It always seems when I’m in that my computer, made up even more new all. New AFN Kwajalein To the preventative radio line-up maintenance crew for powerwashing the boat FM 99.9 Country ramp. The clean ramp surface FM 101.1 Classic rock FM 102.1 National Public Radio provides a much safer surface AM 1224 Music, sports, news area for folks launching boats For complete listings go to: http:/intranet/com/entertainment/afn_radio and jet skis. Buckminster and Friends The Sabrina Mumma Kwajalein Hourglass Commanding Offi cer........COL Beverly Stipe Acting Public Affairs Offi cer..Polli Keller Editor...............................Nell Drumheller Assistant Editor......................Mig Owens Graphics Designer....................Dan Adler Reporter............................Elizabeth Davie The Hourglass is named for the insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which liberated the island from the forces of Imperial Japan on Feb. 4, 1944. The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized publication for military personnel, federal employees, contractor workers and their families assigned to USAKA. Contents of the Hourglass are not necessarily offi cial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army or USAKA. It is published Tuesdays and Fridays in accordance with Army Regulation 360-1 and using a network printer by Kwajalein Range Services editorial staff, P.O. Box 23, APO AP 96555. Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539. Printed circulation: 2,000 The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 Wednesday, June 22, 2005 New face at USAKA Host Nation chief switches jobs By Nell M. Drumheller There are aspects to it that are not written in any regular Editor duty description, regulation, or fi eld manual. “I am sure I will have problems. It does not concern me that much Maj. Jeff Klein arrived on Kwajalein May 12, just in because I have some great co-workers and a supporting time to experience the Marshallese Trade Fair. community,” Klein said. It was a fi tting time for the Army offi cer to report to “Ensuring a positive host nation relations is a team his new duty station. Klein replaces Maj. David Coffey effort. We, as a community, will succeed or fail together,” as the chief, Host Nation Offi ce and the Marshallese he said. Trade Fair is one of the many events hosted by that He added, “First, we need to build Marshallese stake- offi ce on Kwajalein. holders in USAKA as a long-term goal. We are in the pro- Klein was transferred from Fort Lewis, Wash. where he cess of developing plans to bring some Marshallese busi- cluding a tour as for the benefi t of a United Nations Kwaj residents. Military Observer You can already to Ethiopia and see black pearls, three years as bottled water the deputy staff and coconut officer for the products in our Civil-Military retail establish- Operations. Ac- ments. Second, cording to Klein, and the com- he and Coffey munity already are essentially does a fantastic switching jobs, since Coffey will tinue to engage be reporting in at in community Fort Lewis later connector activi- this summer. ties like Manit According to Day celebrations, Klein the most scholarships, important re- and Christmas sponsibility of Drops to name the Directorate a few. Third, the of Host Nation DHNA will pur- Activities is em- sue support from The USAKA Host Nation offi ce promotes cooperation between the bodied in their other third-party United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. mission state- interests like the ment. He said it is Department of the responsibility of the HNO to “conduct relationship- State and the U.S. Pacifi c Command in order to conduct building activities with the people and major institutions humanitarian assistance activities like building com- of the Marshall Islands in order to sustain a stable and munity halls on the outer islands, inoculating Marshal- cooperative environment.” lese kids, etc.-- things that will directly impact the lives Klein’s been well prepared for this assignment. “As of Marshallese. Finally, we must ensure we effectively an Army Foreign Area Offi cer, I went through a vigor- communicate the value of USAKA/RTS to the Marshall ous training program to include one year of language Islands. Everyone is a spokesman and should know training, a one year internship at the U.S. Embassy that the presence of USAKA ensures almost 40 million in Singapore, and two years at UC Berkeley getting a dollars a year to the RMI government (through land use masters degree in Asian Studies-- all before I even had payments, taxes, and other economic incentives), and my fi rst job,” he said. that it is the second largest employer in the country.” “I’ve worked for the United Nations in Africa and spent Klein said that he expects to stay on Kwajalein for at the past three years in the offi ce responsible for civil- least two to four years depending on the Army’s needs. “I military relations at Fort Lewis. During that period, I hope to stay on for the longer number, though,” he said. worked with NGOs, Foreign Militaries, the Department of “Kwajalein is a fantastic place. At fi rst I was scared of the State, and host nation governments in Japan, Thailand, size-- it is really small. But, I see now that the fear was Taiwan and the Philippines. I also have a background unfounded. There are lots of activities, great weather, in Security Assistance that includes humanitarian as- and friendly people who prevent you from pondering sistance projects [referred to as Title 10 projects],” he the aspects of size.” said. His family will arrive in Kwajalein at the end of He added that this is a unique job for an Army FAO. July. 3 By Elizabeth Davie Reporter hat are the chances of bringing more than one “bundle of joy” into this world on the same day? According to the National Vital WStatistics Report the odds of having frater- nal twins is about one in every 100, however, the odds of having identical twins is about one in 285. Triplets on the other hand are one in 8,100. For such a small community Kwajalein has it’s fair share of multiples. Mark and Masina McCollum, Kwaj residents, welcomed three little ones into the world March 14. Makoe, Matai and Maliana were born in Jacksonville, Fla. Mark and Masina were surprised to hear of their multiple pregnancy even though Mark has a set of twins in the family and Masina has three sets of twins and one set of triplets in her family. “We were pretty shocked when we found out we were having three,” Masina said. According to Masina it is common for multi- ple births to be delivered early. “We went in for an ultrasound and the doctor came in and said Ethan and Mason Satko are fraternal twins living on Kwajalein. ‘do you have your car seats with you?’ and told (Illustration by Dan Adler) The Kwajalein Hourglass 4 Wednesday, June 22, 2005 us the babies would be born within the hour,” Masina said. “We did not have our camera, the hospital bag or anything with us,” Mark said. Masina said her advice to anyone who expecting multiples would be to always be prepared for every ap- pointment; you never know when they are going to come.