C Vol. 24, No. 33 Serving Marine Forces Pacific, MCB Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Hawaii and 1st Radio Battalion August 22, 1996 Red Lions touch down Friday Tustin, Calif., are the last 53D squadron. Following tion assets by 25 percent. a.m. Members of the LCpl. Steven Williams Staff writer of four active-duty CH- the structural realign- "The combat readiness Kailua Chamber of 53D squadrons in the ment of the Marine Corps' will increase with more Commerce will present Marine Heavy Marine Corps to join the aviation assets, the base support for helo casting, the new Marines with leis Helicopter Squadron 363 base. MCB Hawaii will will have four CH-53 parachute operations, symbolizing the friend- will complete the Marine become the only base in squadrons and one train- troop lifts and special ship and aloha spirit Corps' CH-53D Sea the Marine Corps to have ing squadron. patrol insertion/extrac- indicative of the relation- Stallion squadron consoli- all existing helicopters of HMH-363 will not only tion rigging," said Capt. ship the base has with the dation Friday when nine one type in the same com- boost Hawaii's economy Greg Hager, air opera- local community. remaining helos land at munity. with the addition of 115 tions officer, Aviation For more information, their new home here. In 1992, the base had more Marines over a six- Support Element . contact the Consolidated The Red Lions, from four CH-46 Sea Knight month period, it will also The choppers are sched- Public Affairs Office at A taste of coin) try :life in Marine Corps Air Station squadrons and one CH- increase the base's avia- uled to land around 8:30 257-2728, Waimanalo. For story, see W.1 amp m.i I an EFMP workshop slated held in assault cas. able to some EFMP families." Sgt. William Poff "Permanent change of station A Marine af;signed to Marine Forces Staff writer assignments are done a case-by-case Pacific has been placed in pre-trial The third annual Special Needs basis, depending on the needs," confinement fbr suspected aggravat Workshop will meet at the Bachelor Goodson said. "If a child has a chron- ed assault on his 8-month-old son. Officers Quarters Sept. 12 to educate ic skin affliction then a dermatologist Staff Sgt. Carson L. Allen Jr.', 31, an and increase the awareness of the would be the criteria in duty station imagery interpretation specialist Exceptional Family Member selection. with Headquarters, MarForPac, Program. Preselection of a duty station with the suspect -in the case. On .the mom- Established in 1987, the EFMP adequate facilities to handle the ing of Aug. 8, his son was taken. assists Marines with family mem- exceptional family members will cut ambulance to Tripler Army Medical bers who have special needs transfer down on costly humanitarian trans- Center where it was deteratined the to a location which will be able to fers. In fiscal year 1995 1,200 child. had excessive bleeding in the support their exceptional family humanitarian transfers from over- head. Allen initially reported he acci- member. seas cost the Marine Corps an aver- dentally dropped the child, but med- "This is a program to help the age of $30,000 each, Goodson said. lea! evaluation indicated the child has Marines," said "From a Marine Corps perspective, "shalten baby syndrome." Brian G. having everyone who needs the ser- Allen is confined at the Naval Brig, Goodson, EFMP vices enrolled in EFMP will reduce Pearl Harbor, pending completion. of coordinator. "In the amount of humanitarian trans- Naval Crireinal Investigation no way will the fers," Goodson said. "Marines are Service investigation. program affect a usually afraid the program will affect Marine's career unaccompanied tours or their deploy- NMCRS hosts or his deploy- able status, which it does not. visiting instructor able status. Through education, enrollment in "Tlie-program the EFMP increased 62 percent in was designed to Goodson the Marine Corps since May 1995." Learn more about the will-table identify a family member, be it a The Special Needs Workshop can be resource iiI1e Corps It'elief Navy-Ma, spouse or child, who has special the catalyst for increased EFMP Society is 'to fellow Sailors and needs requiring special medical or enrollment here, said Goodson. Marines during times of unexpect- educational services," Goodson said. "The first half of the workshop will ed need when Ms. Deanna Allee, "If we identify these individuals be focused toward the commanders field represenintive from NMCRS before transfer, we can screen possi- and staff NCOICs of Marines," Headquarters, visits the Hawaiian ble duty stations based on the needs Goodson said. "Leaders will be Auxiliary Sept,. 1.6 through 27. of the family." encouraged to assist Marines with a While here., All ee will conduct an Criteria for enrollment in EFMP is special needs family member to join "overview" for military and civilian any chronic medical affliction or a the program. Increased awareness of 'personnel who are in a position to child who spends more than 20 per- the EFMP by the commands and the refer servicemembers and their cent of the school day in, special edu- daily challenges faced by these families to it for assistance. cation, said Goodson. Marines will result in a more produc- It will detail N.MCRS programs, "There are four categories a family tive individual." Sgt. WilliamiSoff policies and procedures, local sta- member can be placed in, with level The next day and a half will high- tistics and budget analysis. In four being the most restrictive," light the services of of an organiza- Now that's a fire atdditioaa, the ovenriOW Goodson added. "The nationwide tion called Specialized Training Of The Marines of Bulk Fuels, Combat Service Support Group 3, had their hands e an open Forum to discuss implentation of TRICARE will open full Aug. 13 when they completed a training evolution aimed at honing fire- NMCRS as a resource and man- up many areas not previously avail- See EFMP, A-9 fighting tactics. See story, A-5. agement tool. The overview W1,11 be held at the Pacific Hideaway Sept. 17 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Space is lim- ited, so sign up early. For more DoD investigates methods of Violence information, 423-1314. Domestic violenc domestic violence prevention discussed While DoD officials track spousal abuse rates in the military, help numbe Linda D. Kozaryn Spacial to the Hawaii Marine national statistics are not available specifically on spousal at forum abuse. The Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics tracks Military she4'er, WASHINGTON, D.C. -A Department of Defense confer- violent crimes against men and women. One category is vio- MPI) 257-fl 't 4 ence in Alexandria, Va. July 23 and 24 focused on recom- lent crimes perpetrated by intimates. Nationally, 29 percent Sgt. William Poff mending ways to prevent abuse in the military family, to of all lone offender violence against women 12 or older was Staff writer Crisis Hotline 521-4555 " intervene when it occurs, to treat victims and deal with perpetrated by a husband, ex-husband, boyfriend or ex- Child Protective Serif,. 832-5282 abusers. A second conference later in the boyfriend. About 1.4 in 1,000 men expe- Three representatives from year will use the recommendations in rience violence by an intimate each year. Marine Corps Base Hawaii's suc- developing DoD's policy for combating 'Throughout the DoD About nine in 1,000 women experience cessful Family Advocacy Program domestic violence. Among the conference violence at the hands of an intimate each attended a Department of Defense- participants were military family advoca- in 1990, there were year. sponsored meeting in. Virginia to Inside cy professionals, military and civilian 14.5 confirmed A 1996 DoD study of 585 victims indi- discuss domestic violence issues. medical personnel and DoD officials. cated most abuse is identified early, offi- Maj. Esta Staples, Owen. Norton, Out of a population of 855,940 married reports of abuse per cials said. Victims are seeking help; 60 and SgtMaj. Bruce Hyland, MCB Every dime and couples, DoD officials said, about 16,200 1,000 spouses.' percent of the victims reported the abuse Hawaii sergeant major, attended reports of spousal abuse were confirmed on their own. the DOD Forum on Domestic ... in 1995. About 60 percent of the active The study also revealed victims tend to Violence July 23 and 24 in Impact ........ ....... _A-3 duty force is married, according to Carolyn Becraft be young mothers; 57 percent were Alexandria, Va. The theme of the Single Marine Program Defense Manpower Data Center figures. DoD Family Support under 26 and 18 percent 16 through 20. forum was "Consolidating Gains Of the total, about 49,700 couples are dual About 78 percent have children. Victims and Identifying Emerging Issues Ask the Commanding active duty service members; the other tend to be employed 18 percent are for the Next Decade." via E-Maii: - General questions 806,200 service members are married to civilians. active duty service members and 42 percent work in civilian "MCB Hawaii was invited to par- `The vast majority of abusers are male, and the vast major- jobs. ticipate in the forum because of the BICE@CG@MCBH KBAY ity of victims are female," said Carolyn Becraft, deputy assis- Victims said they feared consequences from reporting abuse, success of the Family Advocacy tant secretary of defense for family support. "But in DoD, for according to the study. About 74 percent feared what the mil- Program here," said Staples. "Ours Internet: at least three years, about 30 percent of our cases involve itary would do to the battering spouse.