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Volume 16, Issue 23 July 25, 2014 USS AMERICA Navy ship visits GTMO MMA FIGHTERS USO hosts meet and greet Run to Home ase Around the Bay New hours for NEXs of the week Effective Monday, the mini marts located at Camp America and Tierra Kay have new hours of operation. HM1 Carl Bowen They will now be open Monday - Saturday from 7 a.m. Joint Medical Group - midnight and on Sunday from 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. This is a trial operation, if the NEXs are not utilized during the SPC Adam Day extended hours, normal operation will resume. 339th Military Police Company Register for fishing tourney Registration will begin Monday in the NEX Atrium for Cover photo: Members of the Massachusetts National the upcoming Snook & Snapper Fishing Tournament, Guard’s 747th Military Police Company surround an that will be held Aug. 16. The cost is $20 for a single official home plate from Boston’s Fenway Park after snook or snapper entry and $30 for both. Hours to the Run to Home Base Shadow Run Saturday, July 19 at register are noon - 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The 9k run was done Fridays prior to the event. You cannot register at the simultaneously to Boston’s Run to Home Base which marina. For additional information contact Navy Petty ends at Fenway Park’s home plate. Full story on page 8. Officer 1st Class Benitez at 84682. Note: contestants are responsible for boat rental fees. Photo by Sgt. Kenneth Tucceri FEATURES 7 • Mixed Martial Arts fighters Jeremy Stephens, nicknamed, ‘Lil Heathen and fellow fighter, Tim “The Psycho”UFC fightersGorman, signed tour autographs GTMO for locals during a USO-sponsored tour. 10 • USS America docks USS America made a scheduled 24-hour stop at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay en route to her home port in San Diego. The short visit offered hundreds of military personnel and civilians sta- tioned here the opportunity to tour the pristine warship. 12 • Sisters in Arms An organization dedicated to the empow- erment of female Service members hosts a discussion panel with Joint Task Force GTMO Army Capt. Andrew Oliver, commander of C Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Reg- senior leaders July 11. iment, and Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Robertson, C Troop, 1/3rd’s first sergeant, uncase their colors during the transfer of authority ceremony at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s Windjammer Ballroom July 18. For the full story, see page 15. CORRECTIONS In the last issue, Army Lt. Col. Catherine Smith was misidentified as Army Lt. Col. Catherine White. Photo by Sgt. Kenneth Tucceri 2 http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/xwebsite/index.html NAVSTA Chapel Chapel Annexes New Troopers’ Chapel Catholic Mass Pentecostal Gospel Protestant Worship Mon.-Thur. 1730 Sunday 0800 & 1700 Sunday 0640 Saturday 1700 Room D Sunday 0900 HQ Building, Camp America Sunday 0900 Sunday 1900 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba LDS Service Commercial: 011-5399-3651 Sunday 1300 Fellowship Hall DSN: 660-3651 Protestant Services Bible Studies E-mail: [email protected] General Protestant Monday 2000 www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/wire/wire.html Sunday 1100 Islamic Service Cuzco block J Gospel Worship Friday 1315 Room 2 Wednesday and Command Staff Sunday 1300 Friday 1900 Seventh Day Adventist New Troopers’ Chapel Commander Friday 1900 Room 1 Navy Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad Sabbath School: Saturday 0930 Chapel Annexes Deputy Commander Room 1 Cont. Army Brig. Gen. Marion Garcia Sabbath Service: Saturday 1100 Sergeant Major Room 1 Marine Sgt. Maj. Juan Hidalgo, Jr. Liturgical Protestant Office of Public Affairs Director Sunday: 0930, Room 1 Navy Capt. Tom Gresback Iglesia ni Cristo Deputy Director Thursday: 0500, 1900 Room 1 Army Maj. Reinaldo Montero Sunday: 0530, 1900 Room 1 Command Information Officer Tuesday (Bible Study): 2000 Army Capt. Allison Givens Staff Editor Army Staff Sgt. Carmen Steinbach Copy Editor BUS Schedule BEACH BUS Army Sgt. Christopher Vann Photo Editor Camp America - :00/:20/:40 Saturday & Sunday ONLY Army Sgt. Spencer Rhodes Gazebo - :01/:18/:21/:38/:41/:58 Webmaster/Illustrator Windward Loop/East Caravella Camp America NEX - Army Sgt. Kenneth Tucceri 0900/0930/1200/1230/1500/1530/1800/1830 :02/:17/:22/:37/:42/:57 Staff Writers SBOQ/Marina Camp Delta - :04/:13/:24/:33/:44/:53 Army Sgt. David Kirtland 0905/0935/1205/1235/1505/1535/1805/1835 Camp 6 - :07/10/:27/:30/:47/:50 Army Sgt. Debra Cook NEX HQ Building - :55/:15/:35 Army Pvt. 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As a also to our troops. Enlisted leaders have 2008 was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of young Coastguardsman, I was taught the responsibility to deliver world-class Heroes during a ceremony here today. the importance of being humane, not leadership to our workforce. The result Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, Army Sec- retary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. only to those the Coast Guard came into will be improving the lives and careers Ray Odierno recognized Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts for contact with while performing our daily of both subordinates and superiors as single-handedly thwarting enemy access to his fallen fellow soldiers’ bodies during a grueling battle to missions, like people we were rescuing we create a mission-ready, educated and defend Observation Post Topside near the village of out of the water, but also being humane humane military. Wanat in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. when dealing with our nation’s enemies. Through this concept we will contin- It was part of our core values of honor, ue to shape a culture of dignity and re- MULTINATIONAL EXERCISE TO TEST SPECIAL respect and devotion to duty. spect throughout the ranks. Our mission OPERATIONS FORCES It was not until later in my career in today’s military is in a constant state that I started to of flux; we can find the Solider DoD News, Defense Media Activity understand the on the battle field today, and to- WASHINGTON -- Security forces from 21 countries bigger picture of morrow that same Solider can will participate in Fuerzas Comando 2014 in Colom- bia tomorrow through Aug. 1, Defense Department this concept and be playing a humanitarian role. officials announced today. why now, more This is the dynamic mil- Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Com- mand-sponsored exercise that has been conducted than ever, we in itary in today’s world, and in Central and South America and the Caribbean the armed forces ensuring every rank is trained since 2004, officials said. need to reaffirm and equipped with the tools our commitment necessary for mission success is GUARDSMEN HELP TO BATTLE NORTHWEST to being hu- essential. Our ability to always BLAZE mane. The true adapt to changing situations the By Army Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer and Army Sgt. 1st meaning of the world presents to us will ensure Class Jon Soucy, National Guard Bureau word confound- that America will continue to Chief Petty Officer Carl Sette ARLINGTON, Va., -- Aircrews from the Wyoming Air ed me early be the premier example of National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, who fly C-130 in my career.