Hawaii Army Weekly NEWS & COMMENTARY November 4, 2005
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AWAII RMY EEKLY Vol. 34 No.H 44 Serving the U.S. ArmyA community in Hawaii http://www.25idl.army.mil/haw.aspW November 4, 2005 What’s Inside Lightning Spirit . .A-2 3-7th FA snags DoD’s highest maintenance award Soldiers . .A-3 The 2005 Phoenix Trophy rounds of artillery and mor- News Briefs . .A-4 Col. Randy Pullen Army News . .A-11 recognized the 3-7th FA for tar fire in training and com- Army News Service successfully balancing main- bat, while simultaneously MWR . .B-2 WASHINGTON — An tenance, readiness and oper- maintaining an operational Community . .B-3 Army unit back from ation requirements during equipment readiness rate of Sports & Fitness . .B-5 Afghanistan won the 2005 2004 while being deployed 97 percent. Phoenix Trophy, DoD’s high- for exercises and missions est award for field-level throughout the Pacific Com- Phoenix for bringing new Hawaii Rotary maintenance of weapon sys- mand’s area of responsibility life to equipment tems and equipment. and the continental United The 25th Infantry Division The 3rd Battalion, 7th States, and to Afghanistan in Each year since 1985, the (Light) commanding general Field Artillery, of the 25th support of Operation Endur- Secretary of Defense Mainte- discusses transformation and Infantry Division (Light), ing Freedom. nance Awards Program has fields questions from Big based at Schofield Barracks, Throughout these various recognized outstanding Island Rotarians. A-2 Hawaii, received the presti- training and combat mis- achievements by field-level gious award Oct. 26 at the sions, the “Never Broken by units engaged in military Secretary of Defense Awards Hardship or Battle” battalion equipment and weapon sys- Banquet held in conjunction maintained more than 4,300 tem maintenance within U.S. Army Photo with the 2005 DoD Mainte- pieces of equipment while DoD. Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regi- nance Symposium and Exhi- logging more than 95,000 ment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), fire a howitzer bition in Birmingham, Ala. miles, delivering 8,000 See “3-7th FA,” page A-3 during the unit’s deployment in Afghanistan. Division More aid gets new bound for ACU duds Vehicle safety Story and photos by Leaders are taking a no- Spc. Stephen L. Proctor nonsense approach when it 17th Public Affairs Detachment comes to safety and motor Pakistan The time is now and the vehicles. A-4 place is here, but it has felt like a long time coming for Annette Fournier some Soldiers at Schofield Flu shots Army News Service Barracks. Still, the time is now for the Army Combat Tripler Army Medical Cen- WASHINGTON — Additional U.S. Uniform or ACU. The uni- ter has just received its ship- Army medical, aviation and engineer forms were issued to certain ment of flu vaccine. units from Europe, Afghanistan, Kuwait, units the week of Oct. 24. The Pediatric Clinic is Kansas and Texas are now helping with “The units being issued sponsoring two special flu relief efforts in Pakistan following the uniforms right now are ones shot days, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. earthquake earlier this month. scheduled for deployment to 1 p.m., and Nov. 25, 8 a.m. The Army is focusing efforts in Pak- within the next year,” said to 2 p.m. for all enrolled, istan-administered Kashmir where rain, Peter McCloud, a program authorized patients. hail, high winds and more than 700 executive office Soldier from The Immunization Clinic quake aftershocks have complicated Ft. Belvoir, Va., in charge of relief efforts. More than 54,000 were will schedule extra staff Nov. ACU distribution. killed, 75,000 injured and up to 3 million 16 and 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 The distribution point was have been left homeless as a result of the set up in two sections. At the p.m. to vaccinate medically earthquake. first station, Soldiers tried on high-risk patients. See page Coalition Forces Land Component the uniform, and at the sec- A-6 for more details. Command (CFLCC) sent a shipment of ond, they were issued four heavy construction equipment from full sets. Kuwait, Oct. 27. The shipment included Some parts of the uniform cranes, fuel tankers, road graders, dump have to line up with specific trucks and other heavy equipment from areas on the body, so Soldiers theater sustainment stocks available for tried on the uniforms while use in Pakistan. workers ensured they fit CFLCC also shipped four containers of properly. medical supplies. The new equipment is The ACU pants have in addition to the 200 pallets flown to kneepad insert pockets over Pakistan from Kuwait City International the knees. Airport. The palletized tents, cots, blan- To ensure the pants fit kets and packaged meals sent to date are properly, workers required valued at approximately $4 million. Soldiers squat down and lift their legs to ensure the insert Troops diverted from OEF pockets lined up with their Combined Joint Task Force-76 operat- knee. ing in Afghanistan sent eight helicopters, Not to neglect any major five CH-47 Chinooks and three UH-60 joint, the ACU top has elbow 125th Signal Bn. Black Hawks, to Islamabad to assist with pad insert pockets. Workers also ensured Soldiers’ elbows Part of the transformation relief and rescue efforts there. The task lined up properly with those of 25th Infantry Division force has sent medical personnel as well pockets. (Light), the 125th Signal as a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital capa- ble of treating 30 patients at a time. Additionally, workers Battalion inactivates. A-7 ensured uniforms were loose Aircraft crews are delivering relief enough to fit cold-weather gear underneath, but snug supplies, dropping some by parachute to Photos by Spc. Mary Simms; Photo Collage by Leah Mayo remote areas that are inaccessible as a enough that the clothes More than 60 Tropic Lightning Soldiers with Company B, 214th would not hang on them like result of the quake’s destruction. The Aviation Regiment, and 2nd Battalion, 25th Avn. Rgt., are sup- relief efforts are being coordinated with an M.C. Hammer outfit. porting Pakistan earthquake relief efforts by providing food, When all Soldiers had See “Pakistan,” page A-3 water, shelter and other supplies and manual labor. determined their sizes, each See “ACU,” page A-3 Good Neighbor Joe, other items 52 DAYS make their debut in Army, Hawaii since last fatal accident Comments from Compiled by the Public Affairs Office Good Neighbor Joe Trick or Treat 25th Infantry Division (Light) and U.S. Army, “Aloha, I’m Good Hawaii Neighbor Joe! Soldiers and Department SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Good I symbolize the 25th of the Army civilians pitched Neighbor Joe symbolizes the 25th Infantry Infantry Division and U.S. BE S A division training holiday will be SAFE in to make Halloween 2005 a Division (Light) and U.S. Army Hawaii’s Army Hawaii’s commitment TROP ! awarded for the first 100 consecutive IC LIGHTN special day for family mem- commitment to its installations and housing to the environment in our ING! bers at installations on Oahu, installations, housing areas days with no accidental fatalities. A areas. Elsewhere, a new Web link and a four day holiday/long weekend will from erecting haunted houses and our pledge to living in USARHAW safety tracker are communica- be awarded for 200 consecutive days to gently scaring to ensuring tion tools that will serve Soldiers and their with no accidental fatalities. Halloween safety. B-1 & B-3. family members in Hawaii. See “Debut,” page A-5 As of 11/2/05 A-2 Hawaii Army Weekly NEWS & COMMENTARY November 4, 2005 We want to hear from you.. CG issues call to service at Hilo Rotary young people generally return to their communi- Story and Photos by Bob McElroy The Hawaii Army Weekly ties as better citizens. welcomes articles from Army Pohakuloa Training Area The commanding general fielded several ques- organizations, announcements Hilo, Hawaii — Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, tions following his presentation and touched on from the general public about subjects ranging from stationing Soldiers at PTA community events of interest to commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division the military community, and let- (Light) and U.S. Army, Hawaii, made his first pub- to the military taking over the role of FEMA, to ters and commentaries. lic appearance on the Big Island Oct. 25 at a lunch- the hunt for Osama bin Laden. If you have newsworthy eon for the Quad Rotary Clubs of Hilo. A Rotarian asked Mixon if he ever considered ideas or stories you’d like to Addressing nearly 200 Rotarians who gathered bringing some of the 3,000 Soldiers the division is write, coordinate with the man- at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Mixon said it was expected to gain with transformation to the Big aging editor at 655-4816, or e- appropriate that he speak to the Rotary for it, like Island. mail editor@hawaiiarmyweek the Army, is an organization that stresses “service “You must be a realtor,” Mixon quipped, answer- ly.com. ing there is no plan to permanently station new The editorial deadline for above self,” and service to the community and articles and announcements is nation. Soldiers at PTA. “You will see a larger presence at the Friday prior to Friday publi- Mixon opened with a look at what 25th Infantry PTA, but they won’t be here permanently.” cations. Prior coordination is Division Soldiers have accomplished in the last Another questioner asked whether Mixon mandatory. year, and what the near- and long-term future thought the military should take over the role of Articles must be text or Word holds for the Tropic Lightning Division.