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Tomorrow's flight Editor's Choice C - 130 Military Curfew went into effect Guantanamo Bay 1:00 p.m. Curfew hours -1n .m. - 6 a.m. 5:00 p.m. NAS Norfolk, Va. Curfew hours in effect until 6 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 18. See page 3 Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 46 -- No. 202 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Tuesday, October 16, 1990 Gitmo's VASEX continues Marine Corps Ball tickets on sale Guantanamo Bay-The Naval The other purpose of the exercise Base is continuing with a military is to increase awareness in the Guan- Vulnerability Assessment Exercise tanamo community about threats to (VASEX). The exercise, which be- our safety. If you see suspicious ac- gan Sunday, has included terrorist- tivity orpeople, call Security at4105 Sweden-American Ilarry Markowitz type attacks in a variety of locations or 3813. has somehig news waiting for him, he's as a special team tests the abilities of Remember, this is an exercise.If one of the winners of this year's Nobel our Security Department to deter you see Security or Explosive De- Prize in Economics. Nobel Acad- The terrorists. partment personnel responding with emy in Stockholm, Sweden, delayed Last night, the naval base com- pistols and rifles, there today's announcement while it tried un- is nothing to mander instituted a curfew for the be alarmed about, it's successfully to track down Markowitz. all part of the entire base from 10 p.m. to 6 le's one of three Americans splitting a.m. training program. the $700,000 award. Markowitz works The curfew hours will remain in ef- Even beyond the exercise, prac- at City University of New York. Merton fect until 6 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 18. ticing personal safety and security, Miller is from the University of Chi- Only government vehicles in the including crime prevention, will cago, and, William Sharpe is of Stan- performance of assigned duties have help protect you against terrorist ford University. authorization to be out during curfew acts. Lock your cars and valuables. hours. Know where you can locate family Jordan - Jordan's King Hussein is As the special Navy team of members. If youreceive talking less optimistically about a apackageor "exercise terrorists" continues to Photo by J03 isa M. Perilk peaceful solution to the crisis in the box your weren't expecting, or wreck havoc about the base, Persian Gulf. The Jordanian monarch, a Navy someone leaves their briefcase, camera crew from Fleet Imaging Sgt. Ivan Pabon and Cpl. Susan Jones present COMNAVBASE who's been pushing for a peaceful set- don't touch it and call Security im- Command will film the incidents as Capt. Bill McCamy with the first two tickets to the Marine Corps' tlement, says war may be imminent. mediately. 215th Birthday This, he says, despite Bush Admini- Security personnel respond to the Ball. The ball is slated for Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. at Be cautious, be safe, and remem- McCalla Hangar. stration assurances, that it will wait for exercise terrorist's attempts to dis- Further details regarding ticket sales and the economic sanctions against Iraq to rupt service. ber -this is an EXERCISE! upcoming events will be published in the Gazette. work. Birthday India - Black South African leader messages, USS Saratoga tops this week's Navy news Nelson Mandela is on the second day Washington -When the Conti- Mediterranean deployment for the extensive investigation ofhis three-week tour of Asia. Speaking into Jones. "Unfortunately, many nental Congress passed legislation USS Saratoga battle group women's atarally in New Delhi, Mandela blamed quickly issues at the U.S. Naval people, both military and civilian, Oct. 13, 1775 officially establishing apartheid for the recent black-on-black changed to high-tempo operations in Academy, the Naval Academy don't bother to vote because of the small continental Navy, it built the Red Sea as Iraqi aggression violence in South Africa. Mandela says Board of Visitors (BOV) released a apathy, or because they think their the foundation for more than a fight- the violence promotes white privileges changed the course of global poli- report of their findings last week, vote won't make a difference. All I ing force. A team, a family and a cies. and domination, claiming its calculated identifying a series of recommenda- can say to those people is, please to destroy the peace process. tradition were forged that have Under Mandela Command of Rear. Adm. tions on how the academy should consider again, is spending the first helped voting is not only five days of his keep the United States free Nick Gee, Commander, Cruiser-De- improve its assimilation of female Asian tour in India, yourright;itis alsoyourresponsibil- the first country to for more than two centuries. stroyer Group 8, the battle group's midshipmen. impose trade and travel restrictions ity." In a birthday message to all Sail- mission in the Red Sea was to enforce The BOV, against South Africa. andOversightBoard Nov. 6, voters will elect all ors and Marines, Secretary of the U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq. with members appointed by the members of the House of Represen- Navy H. Lawrence Garrett, III, cited Stategically positioned Korea - North and South Korea are a to guard President, Vice President, Speaker tatives, 35 Senators, 38 Governors, the Navy's key role throughout both the northern and bit closer to ending their differences. southern en- of the House and both Armed Serv- and thousands of State and Local history. "The challenge we face is trances to South Korea's prime minister today the Red Sea, Saratoga's ices committees, met in Washington officials. All of them will make became the highest ranking South difficult and dangerous, but your forces were ready to answer the Oct. 9 to discuss the report of its decisions affecting military mem- Korean official to cross the border into skill and determination guarantee president's call, providing a defen- committee on women's issues at the bers and their families. It's time that the North. He said the first step to im- that free people will sleep without sive umbrella against attack and con- academy. provingthetwo country'srelations fear you and your family are recognized is to as we head into the 21st cen- ducting U.N. sanctioned multi-na- The committee considered recognize and respect the existence as important and special constitu- of tury," he said. tional interception operations each other. on three earlier reports in its inves- ents," Jones said. "Whenyoureceive Navy Birthday Message - In in the Red Sea. shipping tigation; The Academy's women ballot, vote and return it (Continued on page 3) his 1990 Navy Birthday message, your Uscinccent Visits - The com- midshipmen study group report; the immediately." Adm. Kelso expressed his deep- mander of U.S. forces supporting Navy Inspector General Report on Two Helos Crash- The Navy pride in the job being done by Navy Operation Desert Shield recently the academy's equal opportunity discontinued its search people around the world. "We face for eight USA paid a visit to the USS Independ- and human relations climate: And missing Marine Corps crewman many challenges," he said. "Our ence as she marked a milestone - Chief of Naval Personnel Vice involved in a Gulf of Oman Navy will again be called upon to the first U.S. aircraft carrier News to oper- Adm. Mike Boorda's review of the helicopter accident routine respond, just as we have for more ate night inside the Persian Gulf since Academy's honor concept and con- training Oct. 8 United States - An old than two centuries. Our citizens, and 1974. duct Navy veteran system. Controllers aboard the helicop- is defying retirement millions of freedom-loving people Commander in once more and is Chief U.S. Voting - Navy men and ter assault ship USS Okinawa lost being pressed into service. Navy around the world, recognize your Central Command, Gen. H. Nor- women have pledged to defend the communications and radar contact sources say the USS Midway, which sacrifice and rest easy, knowing the man Schwarzkopf, USA, was basic freedoms which are the bed- with dates to World WarII, is replacing U.S. two UH-1N "Huey" helicop- the Navy is at sea." greeted on the San Diego - based rock of American USS Independence democracy. The ters during routine night training in the Arabian Sea In the fight for freedom, the carrier's flight deck by Commander next month. The Midway, the oldest right to vote and to choose those who operations in support of Desert Navy's most extensive operations Carrier Group One Rear of the Navy's 15 aircraft carriers, has Adm. Jerry govern is one of those freedoms. Shield. The helos were from the since the Vietnam conflict would Uhruh and Indy Commanding Offi- been marked for retirement for the last It follows, then, that Navy men Camp Pendleton-Base Marine Me- come at the end of her 215th year cer Capt. Robert L. Ellis, few years. Jr., while and women should be among the dium Helicopter Squadron 164 em- when Iraqi troops poured across the the ship conducted operations inside first to exercise that proudly pro- barked in Okinawa for the Washington - border into Kuwait Aug. 2, answer- Persian deploy- The Senate has ap- Gulf waters. After meetings tected right. "By participating in the ment. proved a defense spending bill after ing the call when ready forces were with Unruh and his staff, Sch- electoral process, Navy members Normandy - More than 200 tuning aside a serious challenge to needed to deter further Iraqi aggres- warzkopf delivered an emotionally also help ensure the military re- President Bush's request for the B-2 sion.