New JCS Chairman Named

HAWAII MarineServing MCAS Kaneohe Bay, 1st MEB, Camp N.M. Smith and Marine Barracks. August 26, 1993 Vol. 22 No. 33 New JCS Chairman named has commanded in Europe during Bo snia." positions in Germany, Italy and By Jim Garamone the largest drawdown of American Shalikashvili thanked the the Pentagon. ARS forces, understands how to president for nominating him as Shalikashvili first came to the downsize the military and still the next chairman. "I look forward attention of most Americans in President Bill Clinton nominated maintain the strongest military in with great enthusiasm, Mr. 1991 following the Persian Gulf Army General John M.D. the world. President, to helping you keep War, when named to Command Shalikashvili to be the next "He has shown me a real concern America's armed forces the very Operation Provide Comfort, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of for the ordinary men and women best that we have had, and U.S. relief effort for Kurdish Staff. who have enlisted in our armed soldiers, sailors, airmen that have in northern Iraq. At that Senate, refugees If approved by the services and who are living no match," he said. time he was a lieutenant general . Shalikashvili will replace Army through this difficult and Born in Poland in 1936, the 57- and deputy commander of U.S. General Colin Powell, who is challenging period ofdownsizing," year -old general is the son of a Army, Europe, and Seventh Army. retiring Sept. 30. The nominee has Clinton said. Soviet Georgian army officer and been supreme allied commander, general. He returned to the United States He said Shalikashvili's skills are the grandson of a Czarist in August 1991 and served 10 Europe, and commander of the well-suited to the challenges facing He and his family escaped from Command since months as assistant to the U.S. European the United States. "He helped the Red army in 1944, riding to He June 23, 1992. chairman of the Joint Chiefs. revamp NATO to a more flexible Germany in a boxcar. The family pinned his fourth star the day Clinton said that in his search military and political force," emigrated to the United States for Powell's replacement he was after taking the helm of U.S. Clinton said. "He created a NATO when he was 16 and settled in European Command. looking for a warrior. He called rapid reaction corps to undertake Peoria, Ill. He was drafted in 1958 Shalikashvili "a creative and peacekeeping missions that are and was commissioned a field He has a mechanical flexible visionary who clearly significantly different from our artillery officer through Officers engineering degree from Bradley understands the myriad of Cold War challenges. He's been a Candidate School in 1959. University and a masters in conflicts-ethnic, religious and leader in persuading NATO He served in Vietnam and from international affairs from George political-gripping the world, as members to consider missions June 1987 to August 1989 Washington University. He well as the immense possibilities outside traditional alliance commanded the 9th Infantry completed the Naval Command for the United States and for the boundaries, a very, very important Division at Fort Lewis, Wash. His and Staff College and the Army cause of freedom." step in the recently announced other assignments have included War College. Clinton said Shalikashvili, who NATO posture with regard to high-level command and staff He is married and has a son. Col. Fox retires after 43 years driving force was the Marine As a Browning Automatic By Cpl. Mike NIShchalke family, members of the squad, the Rifleman in Korea, I had the point Quantko Public Mai. Mee team, buddies, men who knew and position quite often." MCCDC,Quaniico,Va.-What cared for each other... one of the BAR-men usually didn't walk passion drives the Marine to propel few 'Rights of Marines' is to know point, but as a young energetic himself toward an enemy position that they will never be left alone, Marine, Fox liked taking the lead. under the same heavy machine- hurt, defenseless, or otherwise. The "It's hard getting a good Marine gun fire that has already mowed Marine's one big concern is to do that's bush-wise, can read signs down part of his squad? When his share when his unit is in a and can pick up a booby trap face to face with the cruel reality fire fight. This attitude was a before he gets the whole unit into of death, why does he forget goals given; it comes naturally to those it," he said as he gazed at the tree- and dreams of the culture he left who belong." line through the window of his Environmental excellence behind, to charge to the aid of a Fox, a self-proclaimed farm boy Base Inspector's Office. "Country wounded Marine? Why does one from Herndon Va., said he spent awareness and involvement in it me out a whole lot. August 18 marked the first day of the two-year period In which stay in through two major wars, as little time in the classroom and helped the Ecology flag will be flown MCAS Bay. in the woods all day proudly at Kaneohe giving 43 years and 27 days of as much time in the woods and Camping During this two-year period, Kaneohe Bay will be the only military his life to the Corps? on the farm as he could. When was good training for what I was Installation eventually going to get into while which will be flying the Ecology flag. The flag was "Hate for the enemy is usually his peers walked away from high designed in 1970 for the commencement of Earth Day. It was (at least not in my school with a diploma, he didn't. in the Marine Corps." not involved goal of sergeant awarded to the air station for winning the Secretary of the Navy experience during the Korean and "In 1950, when the North He reached his Natural Resources Conservation Award, small Installation (E-4 during time frame) in 17 Vietnam Wars), and we didn't feel Koreans rolled over the 38th that category. The serves as months and was a squad leader Ecology flag a symbol of excellence In personally threatened by parallel, I was still on the farm," Col. Wesley L. Fox the Department of the Navy's Environmental Program. Communism," Col. Wesley Lee Fox, Fox said. "I realized that was my when he was wounded (his first who earned a Medal of Honor and opportunity. I joined the Marine "It prepared me for a lot of Purple Heart) and eventually left four Purple Hearts, wrote in an Corps for a four-year enlistment things that are basically rifleman Korea. Excitement of various article published in the Marine and the Korean War, fully stuff; like following trails and duties made him realize that four Corps Gazette. "Mom, apple pie intending to go back to the farm moving across terrain," he said. years just wasn't enough to fulfill and the flag were a long distance and be a Virginian thereafter." "Walking point in the the attack, his own requirements. Tonight's NQLB away and didn't stiffen the spirit The farming lifestyle taught him for example, was really nothing Two years after his two tours noticeably. things that the Corps used new to me. It really wasn't that in Korea, he went to the drill field. "By far, the most important everyday. much different than deer hunting. See Fox, A-9 meeting: Back- to-school tips By Joint Public Affairs Office Back-to-school will be the topic at the Neighborhood Quality of Life Board meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in building 267, the Training and Audio Visual Center (TAVSC), in classroom 1. The meeting will last about two hours. K-Bay's future Kim Dean, who works with the A program here, and Jim dy Schlosser, Mokapu Elementary School principal, will be the guest Col. R.R. Crawford, station commanding offlcer, speakers. explains where changes to the air station will be Those who attend the meeting will have a chance to enter made to LtGen. Robert A Tlebout, deputy chief of a drawing held by Morale Welfare and Recreation. MWR is and Logistics, Headquarters donating two tickets for a free dinner at the Enlisted, Staff NCO staff, Installations ,.... 4 Marine Corps, at Kansas Tower Monday. Col. or Officers Clubs. Crawford and his staff, briefed LtGen. Tiebout on Following the back-to-school presentations, the floor will be air station plans to base Nan, and possibly Coast open for other issues brought up by attendees. The importance Guard assets here. of those issues are prioritized by a vote from the attendees. Since MSgt. Joseph Giardina, NQLB chairman, has been assigned temporary additional duties, Capt. Chris Martin will be the interim chairman until new elections are held in September. The board will have two seats open in the Sept. 30 election. Anyone, to include single or married military personnel and their spouses, may run for a seat on the board. When the election is complete, members of the board will elect a new chairman. Besides the monthly meetings, quality of life issues may be addressed by filling out NQLB suggestion forms located at several places on the air station like the commissary and exchange. The board is not intended to circumvent the normal chain SQi. Poul Schnekler of command or the normal procedures of the station facilities. What it is intended to do is to solve quality of life problems when normal procedures haven't worked.

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