Marines Aid with Hurricane Clean-Up
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Serving MCAS Kaneohe Bay, 1st MEB, Camp H.M.rine Smith and Marine Barracks September 10,1992 Marines aid with hurricane clean-up cities in Homestead, where an meal and the numbers are detachment; and the USS full and several remain closed, as Andrew tore through South Florida estimated 90 percent of residents growing as more people find out Sylvania assisted with 490 tons do many mental institutions and are homeless, and in Florida City. about the military kitchens. Each of food. Traveling from Little nursing homes. A report in the leaving $20 billion in damages Both compounds can house 1,500 kitchen can feed up to 2,500 Creek, Va., the USS Opportune, Sept. 1 Washington Post said only people. More Marine tents are people. a salvage ship, is being used to 27 nursing home beds were About 900 Marines from the II available to house another 2,000 clear debris from harbors and available for the elderly in all of Complied from AP Marine Expeditionary Force from "It's very comforting to know other waterways, and from Dade County. people but Florida residents are there is a force out there well- and Camp Lejeune reports Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, reluctant to leave their flattened Charleston, S.C., the USS Sierra N.C., began arriving in the equipped to handle the wide also brought tools and food. Daniel Joiner, a 20-year-old homes for fear of looters - but variety of needs," said Barbara Homestead resident who had been Marine Corps and other military devastated area Aug. 28, bringing continuing bad weather and in the in South with them supplies and equipment Gothard, a Homestead resident. Health care concerns living at a playground since relief efforts continue worsening sanitary conditions "They have done an astonishing storm-wrecked area are growing. his rental apartment to Florida to help victims of to erect tent cities for the could change their minds. The losing The state Department job with minimum resources." Hundreds of square miles of land the storm, moved into the Marine Hurricane Andrew, which plowed homeless. Army has enough tents to house are littered with garbage and he is grateful Aug. 24, leaving of Labor estimates 60,000 homes Navy ships arrived tent city. He said into the area 35,000 people. in the Port debris, encouraging disease. To for the food and water giveaways. 260,000 people homeless and an have been destroyed by Hurricane of Miami bringing supplies soon help fight the spread of disease, "It's nice to know the Marines estimated $20 billion in damages. Andrew. Camp Lejeune cooks are putting after relief efforts began. From military forces have distributed More than 33,000 federal and The tent cities are each in 20-hour days feeding the Norfolk Va., the USS Hanley are doing something to protect medical hundreds of thousands of bottles said. "Even though Florida National Guard troops are equipped with a field homeless near Homestead at carried in 200 tons of food, and cans of insect repellant. us," Joiner assisting in the relief efforts of facility, water purification units, mobile kitchen trailers (MKTs). plywood and chain saws; the USS they aren't fighting a war, they're what has been called the worst field kitchens and field sanitation Sixteen mess tents and four MKTs Ponce brought 43 tons of food, Adding to the problem, hospital battling an enemy - Hurricane natural disaster in U.S. history. units. Marines have set up tent feed more than 1,000 people per helicopters and a Seabees officials warned their facilities are Andrew." Corps NEws Briefs Correction adopts Last week's article entitled, "Meeting prompts frank child care talks," pertaining to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Board PITS meeting Aug. 27th, contained some incorrect information about the Family By Cpl. Suzanne GemIgnanl Child Care Program. Ouontko Sonliv Family Child Care is the program through which individuals must receive Marine Corps Sytems Command has information, training and certification to developed a new portable infantry offer child care services within their home target system (PITS) which will aboard the station. The title of this replace the old small arms remote program used to be Family Day Care in target system. the Home Program. Fly away Family Child Care is an MWR program Under development since August and is located in building 244 next to the 1991, the PITS is a lightweight, live. CH46 Sea Knights of HMM-262 fire target mechanism with automatic station theater. Family Child Care fly over the ak providers are not trained and certified station for the last time scoring and is programmable to Tuesday. Nter 21 years at Kaneohe support different scenarios. The through the Family Service Center. Bay, the Is Whether you are a parent needing a unit being gemmed* targets will respond to the impact of or a translated to Oldham!, Japan. The 5.56, 7.62 and 9mm rounds. child care provider considering Pildt* flew the ,halcopters to Me certification for yourself, phone the Family Each system consii ts of two hand- Child Care office at 254-2112 for assistance. aMBh101014011001t st6P-trabitnebu Wood, located Olt Medd* Of Oahu. held UHF control transmitters and 60 The ship will take the unit's personnel. target mechanisms with targets and NCO Basic Course equipment and helicopters to Okin- transceivers. This control system is awa. The move is part d the current capable of controlling up to 60 single begins restructuring of the Maine Corps. or a combination of up to 60 targets at a distance of 1,500 meters. The The NCO Basic Course class 1-93 will targets are equipped with an infantry commence Oct. 1. The course is a resident target mechanism which is sensitive professional military education course to vibrations when hit, causing it to designed to enhance the experience, skill, go down. The system will also be knowledge, judgement and confidence of multiple integrated laser engagement NCOs in the grade of sergeant. Completion system (MILES) and laser target of the course is a professional military interference device system (LTIDS) education requirement for sergeants. compatible. Corporals are no longer eligible to attend the course. For more information, phone Tests on the target systems began GySgt. Williams at 257-1338/3109. here in August and involved reaction to hits, matching the counter mechanism with the number of shots Rent-All Center can fired, correlating the sensitivity of the targets with the range controller and assist moves firing on the targets with different The station Rent-All Center has three weapons. moving trucks, along with furniture pads and dollies, to assist in '802 Housing or Procurement of the PITS is currently other moves. The center is located on set for spring with a final procurement Lawrence Road next to the station housing of 14 systems Corpswide. office. For more information, phone 254- 3230. Prayer breakfast Station slates Pless Hall for closure scheduled and doors, resurfacing walls, removing per meal, although we don't serve can close a portion at a time for Marine Aircraft Group 24 will sponsor By Sgt. Kevin Doll asbestos, recharging air conditioners that many," Seay said. "When Pless improvements and it won't interfere a Christian prayer breakfast Sept. 15. The Stoll WrItet and replacing old diesel-burning ovens opens, it will have two main lines with serving Marines," he said. "We breakfast will be at Anderson Hall from with new electrical ovens. The mess and a snack line. hope to have a fast-food area more 6 - 7:15 a.m. Featured speaker will be hall was closed longer than anticipated Once it reopens, Anderson Hall's Station leaders have decided to close like commercial restaurants and we Col. Michael A. Hough, MAG-24 because modifications had to be made future patrons will notice decor plan on putting TVs in also," he said. commanding officer. For more information, one chow hall permanently, due to a to the building's 1940-era electrical improvements, such as new furniture. lack of Headquarters Marine Seay said he plans to use a mess hall phone Chaplain Cardona at 257-1879. Corps system. Anderson Hall will have According to Seay, future survey to gather patron's suggestions. funds. similar improvements Anderson Hall, and is presently improvements will continue to be made "We are going to make the mess presently serving having its roof repaired. at the mess hall after it reopens. hall into exactly what patrons want," all station patrons, will eventually "Either mess hall feeds 2,000 patrons "Anderson is large enough so we New blue dress sweater become the permanent chow hall. But Seay said. "This is important." Pless Hall, closed for improvements for wear the past nine months, will reopen A 100 percent wool, dark navy blue Oct. 19 to allow renovations sweater with a v-neck, shoulder straps and to Anderson Hall. After elbow patches has been adopted for optional renovations are complete, Pless Hall wear with the blue dress "C" uniform. The will then close for good with its future sweater will be available through post use still uncertain. exchanges and commercial vendors shortly. Because station leaders were It will not be available through the Marine counting on a new mess hall being Corps supply system. constructed, only minor, temporary The sweater will not be worn on those improvements were ordered for both occasions when the wearing of the blue Pless and Anderson Halls, according coat would be more appropriate. It may to LtCol. Darrell Olson, station be worn as part of the duty uniform both facilities director. After improvements on and off military installations and for were made to both chow halls, they commuting to and from work and on leave were to be opened until the new chow and liberty.