43 Year Veteran Heads to Hangar One Last Time

iii marine expeditionary force and marine corps bases japan OCTOBER 1, 2010 WWW.OKINAWA.USMC.MIL 3rd Med. CFC-Overseas Bn. trains begins Monday Cpl. Rebekka S. Heite with M67 OKINAWA MARINE STAFF CAMP FOSTER — This year’s Combined grenades Federal Campaign-Overseas is scheduled to begin Monday and end Dec. 3. Lance Cpl. J Nava During the campaign, federal employ- OKINAWA MARINE STAFF ees will have the opportunity to donate to the charity of their choice through CAMP HANSEN — Marines the fundraising program established by and sailors of 3rd Medical Bat- President John F. Kennedy in 1961. talion, Combat Logistics Regi- “These are tough times financially for ment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics many throughout the world, and a lot of Group, III Marine Expedition- worthwhile charities are struggling for ary Force, trained with M67 financial donations,” said Lt. Col. Daniel fragmentation grenades at Ircink, this year’s Marine Forces Japan Range 3 here, Sept. 27. Project Officer for the CFC-O. “Every For many of the sailors contribution (to the CFC-O), regardless this was their first experience of how much, when combined together throwing grenades, and for the will add up to be a lot.” Marines, their first time since Last year, Marine Forces Japan’s con- Marine Combat Training. tributions added $658,794 to the CFC-O. “I haven’t trained with The CFC-O contributed $15.6 million, grenades since MCT and this the second largest amount of all 240 has been really good training designated CFCs, he added. to get me back up to speed,” This year’s goal for the CFC-O is to said Lance Cpl. Patrick Ad- achieve 100 percent contact, 25 percent ams, administrative clerk, participation and average $50 per person, 3rd Medical Bn. “I feel very per year. confident in my abilities to “It sounds like a lot, but it breaks use the M67.” down to each [federal employee] mak- The Marines and sailors ing a monthly donation of just $4.17 to started the training off by the charity of their choice,” said Capt. practicing with M69 practice Marines at Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group Jacob Wilde, MCB Camp Butler commu- hand grenades. The M69 al- 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, held a retirement ceremony, Sept. 21, on Marine nity/area project officer and the CFC-O lows the Marines and sailors Corps Air Station Futenma, for “Number 05,” a CH-46E Sea Knight that has representative to all of MCB Camp Butler to opportunity to develop served the Marine Corps for 43 years. Photo by Lance Cpl. Patricia Lockhart and MCCS. “No gift is too small.” muscle-memory of throwing “The (CFC-O) provides a one-stop shop the grenade and also boosts for donations to thousands of organiza- confidence in their abilities tions,” he added. “Including everything when it comes time to employ 43 year veteran heads from medical treatment, education pro- the M67. grams and community support activities This exercise offered differ- to a variety of aid programs.” ent advantages and training to hangar one last time There are more than 2,300 organiza- value between the Marines tions supported by the CFC and all CFC and sailors. Lance Cpl. J Nava to meet the Corps’ medium-lift re- charities are screened by the federal Of- “It’s important for every OKINAWA MARINE STAFF quirements. fice of Personnel Management to ensure corpsman to be able to do what The CH-46, or Phrog, has served legitimacy and compliance with federal the Marines on the ground MARINE CORPS AIR STATION in all of the Corps’ combat and standards. do,” said Seaman Renaldo FUTENMA — The CH-46 Sea peacetime environments since the “Many of the sponsored charities give Hill, hospital corpsman with Knight helicopter has been part of helicopter’s inception and continues directly back to the military community, 3rd Medical Bn., adding that the Marine Corps’ air arsenal since to serve to this day. One explanation including support for our injured and SEE GRENADES PG 3 1964, when it was first introduced SEE RETIRE PG 5 SEE CFC PG 5 FRIENDSHIP THROUGH MUSIC OKINAWA TOGYU III MEF Band and 15th Band JGSDF harmonized Okinawan spectator sport, bullfighting, the universal language during concert. captivates audiences of all ages. THIS THIS ISSUE IN IN PGS. 6-7 PG. 10 okinawa marine | OPINION & EDITORIAL | october 1, 2010 Don’t let addiction happen to you Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Denny I was unable to complete my concerns about rely- the mission to my fullest ing on prescriptions and n today’s world, the im- potential due to the ‘haze’ together we reviewed each proper use of prescrip- the medications created. medication to minimize Ition pills is dangerous The medications affect- the number. and illegal. It is far too ed my judgment and state If you are prescribed easy to create an addiction of mind as well. It was medications, there are unknowingly. hard to put full thoughts proper steps that need to Prescription drugs are together and make ef- be taken to avoid addic- U.S. MARINE CORPS HISTORY DIVISION the second most com- tion, major side effects monly and negative reactions. October 1, 1997 - The first African-Ameri- editOriaL abused While consuming Know what you are can female colonel in the Marine Corps was category of drugs, behind the pills on a scheduled being prescribed. If your promoted to that rank during a ceremony at marijuana and ahead of regimen, I couldn’t physician recommends a Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. cocaine, heroin, meth- properly judge my pain medication and you feel Col. Gilda A. Jackson, a native of Columbus, ‘‘ Ohio, was serving at 2nd Marine Aircraft amphetamines and other levels to determine if the confused or unsure about drugs. The National Insti- medication was what that drug may be Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at the tutes of Health estimates still necessary. used for, ask the doctor time of her promotion. that nearly 20 percent about possible side effects of people in the United or risks associated with October 3, 1918 - 4th Marine Brigade at- States have used prescrip- fective decisions. These taking that particular tached to U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division, tion drugs for non-medical medications also caused drug. leads the Blanc Mont attack during World reasons. multiple side effects which’’ Tell your physician War I. Together with the rest of the division, The U.S. Food and Drug affected me in and out of about every medication it secured the enemy positions in a week of Administration describes uniform. you are taking. They will fierce fighting. For this action, both the 5th misuse or abuse of drugs as I experienced both need to cross reference and 6th Marine regiments are cited by the consuming a legal prescrip- minor and major side any current medica- French army for the third time and thus earn tion medication for a pur- effects, anywhere from tions or over-the-counter the right to wear the fourragere as part of pose other than the reason itching and nausea to medicines with newly their uniform. it is prescribed, or taking a amnesia and hormonal prescribed medicines to drug that is not prescribed imbalance. I had to miss prevent potential negative October 5, 1775 - At a meeting in Philadel- to the individual. multiple days of work and reactions from the com- phia, the 2nd Continental Congress used the A few months back, I was unable to participate bination of medications. word “Marines” on one of the earliest known experienced a medical in unit functions, physi- Consult your physician if occasions, when it directed Gen. George condition that required cal training, day-to-day these problems occur. Washington to secure two vessels on “Con- the use of prescription responsibilities and was Also, on the label of ev- tinental risque and pay,” and to give orders pills to control pain and not mission effective. ery medication prescribed for the “proper encouragement to the Ma- sickness. While I was While consuming the by a licensed physician, rines and seamen” to serve on the two armed under the influence of pills on a scheduled regi- there are warnings about ships. these controlled narcotics, men, I couldn’t properly the proper and safest ways which were prescribed by judge my pain levels to to use the medications; October 5, 2004 - More than 3,000 U.S. my physi- determine if the medica- follow the directions. and Iraqi troops, including the 24th Marine cian, my tion was still necessary. If you or someone you Expeditionary Unit, launched an offensive actions Once I realized I was know, are experienc- operation in the southern approaches to became developing a depen- ing complications or are Baghdad and took control of a bridge across predictable dence on prescribed worried about prescribed the Euphrates River. Numerous weapons and stiff. medications, I imme- medications, discuss your caches were discovered and 35,000 pounds of I lost my diately talked to my concerns with the prescrib- explosives were destroyed. personality physician. I expressed ing physician. and ‘spunk’ Denny is October 6, 1945 - Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rockey, and walked a combat commanding general, III Amphibious Corps, around correspon- accepted the surrender of 50,000 Japanese with a dent with troops in North China on behalf of the Chi- blank stare the Okinawa nese Nationalist government. on my face. Marine. October 6, 2004 - This date marked the third year for Operation Enduring Freedom. Three days later, the people of Afghanistan voted in massive numbers in the country’s first demo- Photo illustration by Lance Cpl.

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