Busted!! Improve NCIS Launches Raid, Nabs Deserters

c C C Vol. 23 no. 1 Serving Marine Forces Pacific, MCB Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Hawaii and 1st Radio Battalion January 12, 1995 Skateboarding and rollerblading in the streets prohibited The Family Housing Department has received reports that family members are skating, roller-blading and skate-boarding in the streets on-base, particularly Reeves Road, which is a steep hill. Base orders prohibit playing in streets under any circum- stances, but skating and skateboarding are particularly danger- ous. Please instruct children to confine skating-type activities to Martin Luther King service at MCBH K-Bay sidewalks. Col Robert Berry There will be a service conducted Breathe again at the Kaneohe Base Chapel in Emerging from the water of the Officers' Club pool at MCB Hawaii, Cpl. Andy J. Bonny of HMM-1 65, completes one of the stages of SWET/HEEDS training Jan. 5. The honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, training was part of a two-day "Back in the Saddle" safety standown. Jr. on Friday at 2 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Strategic Plan takes MCBH into 21st century Maintaining infrastructure, operat- processes, searching for more effective "We want, as an organization, to Cpl. Wanda Compton ing facilities, and providing services ways to accomplish the mission and make things more efficient," BGen. A Strategic Plan has been devel- Staff writer and material that support and con- achieve their objectives using the Vercauteren explained, "so that in the oped by MCB Hawaii to bring the tribute to the readiness and global pro- information provided by individuals long run our process will be better and base into the 21st century. The year 2000 is just around the cor- tection of operating working in each of more effective. This will be accom- The Strategic Plan is the frame- ner. With that in mind, Marine Corps forces and tenant the various func- plished by having the younger work for the improvements and Base Hawaii is implementing a organizations; tional areas. Marines, the ones who work on that adaptations that will take place in Strategic Plan which will bring the Providing for "We want, as an argo "The Strategic Plan vehicle or piece of equipment, come up the next six years and is comprised base into the 21st century. the well-being, and goals that the with better ways of doing it. of a mission, vision and four goals. "Our fundamental goals are to take morale, and safety nization, to maim ESC developed will "The Strategic Plan that the execu- Each functional area within the the base into the 21st century techno- of military person- things more efficient sc succeed if every- tive steering committee developed pro- structure MCB Hawaii has been logically and improve the quality of nel, their families that in the long run oui body works togeth- vides the direction towards which all tasked to provide their own sub- life for Marines, Sailors and their and the civilian er to improve from members of Marine Corps Base goals and objectives in support of families, all within budgetary con- workforce; process will be bete the bottom - up and Hawaii should focus their efforts," said the four goals in the Strategic straints," explained BGen. R.F. Continuously and more effective." not just from the BGen. Vercauteren. "The Strategic Plan. Vercauteren, commanding general, improving the effi- top - down," Plan is a flexible, dynamic document The Hawaii Marine, in support of MCB Hawaii. cient and effective explained William that must reach every member of the the Strategic Plan, will be using "When I talk about bringing this application of BGen. R.F. Vercauteren J. Lang, MCB military and civilian team that makes the following four icons to repre- base into the 21st century I don't resources, thereby, CG MCB Hawaii Hawaii TQL man- up Marine Corps Base Hawaii." sent the four goals. Periodically, mean just the year 2000. I'm talking enhancing the cur- ager. "The input Each functional area aboard MCB these icons will be featured next to way beyond that. Kaneohe Bay and rent and future from the workforce Hawaii has been tasked to provide those articles which highlight that the islands in Hawaii, are strategic military value of MCB is very important. You are the ones their own sub-goals and objectives to particular goal. locations for the Marine Corps," The vision of MCB Hawaii is to be out there doing the job. You tell us achieve the four goals in the Strategic BGen. Vercauteren said. "We must the most responsive, efficient, and how to improve, and what you can do Plan. Each aspect of the goals is Goal #1 absolutely have modern technology in innovative provider of support, train- to help improve your job and realize equally important and needs the full Enhance Military order to continue to be a viable asset ing, facilities and services in the the future envisioned. support of the base in order to succeed. Readiness and launching point for our forces." Department of Defense now and into "Each of the goals have sub-goals "All efforts within functional goal The Strategic Plan is the framework the 21st century. and a listing of what can be done to areas should be tied to the Strategic for the improvements and adaptations The four goals that were developed reach these objectives," Lang said. Plan goals," BGen. Vercauteren stat- that will take place in the next six are the building blocks to achieve the "Each of them are stepping stones to ed. "Our Strategic Plan complements years, allowing for the optimum use of MCB Hawaii Vision. They are: where we want to be in the next cen- the Strategic Plan of the United States Goal #2 - resources. It will include input from Goal #1-Enhance Military Read- tury and beyond, and yet these goals Marine Corps. We, and the organiza- Advance Risk all levels of management. This means iness are flexible enough for each unit to tions we represent, are committed to Management and that everyone here, PFC and up and Goal #2-Advance Risk Man- find ways to support this plan, and for the success of this plan. Loss Prevention the civilian workforce, will be working agement and Loss Prevention the goals to alter to meet whatever "TQL is one of the tools we are using together to plan ways to work smarter Goal #3-Enhance Quality of Life the future might hold." to accomplish this. However, it is not a and improve their lives. Goal #4-Continuously Improve The plan and goals were developed replacement for the other tools of The MCB Hawaii Strategic Plan is The plan was developed by the exec- to open the pathways for suggestions leadership such as the Troop Leading Goal #3 - comprised of the mission, vision and utive steering committee which con- and improvements, and as a way for Steps, and delegation of authority," he Enhance Quality four goals. sists of the executive staff, some spe- the base and tenant commands to get stressed. "By utilizing all of our tools of Life The mission of MCB Hawaii is to cial staff and tenant command repre- on the same sheet of music and work and assets we can succeed in our support the Marine Corps mission by: sentatives. They examined the base more effectively together. endeavors." Goal #4 - Continuously Busted!! Improve NCIS launches raid, nabs deserters threat, members of the Honolulu Sgt. Andrew Lynch Police Department's Crime Reduction Staff writer Unit are replaced by a team of highly Anticipation fills the air of the long trained federal agents. Those agents narrow hallway, and not a sound can are members of Naval Criminal be heard except for the breathing of Investigative Service. Ads B-7 the waiting officers poised at the The operation, which could have Blotter A-2 apartment's entrance. Suddenly the been mistaken for an episode of the Briefs A-10 words - "Go! Go! Go!" squawk from a popular television show "Cops", was in Every Clime and Place A-2 radio. A man dressed in blue paramil- fact part of a NCIS month-long inves- Movies B-6 itary attire rears back and delivers a tigation. MWR offerings B-6 blow to the door that echoes through- When an agent at NCIS received On the HomeFront A-5 out the hallway. As the door flies information concerning two military Religion 8-6 open, what seems like a maelstrom is service members, in a deserter status, Readership survey A-3 unleashed as the entire apartment is selling drugs, a plan was immediately Sports commentary B-1 filled with armed men screaming put into action to compile the neces- SW Andrew Lynch instructions to the occupants. Once Busted - Suspects apprehended by the Honolulu Police sit on the floor of a Waikiki each room has been neutralized of any See Bust, A-4 apartment while the room is systematically searched by NCIS special agents. The vision of MCB Hawaii: To be the most responsive, efficient and innovative provider of support, training, facilities and services in the Department of Defense now and into the 21st century A-2 Hawaii Marine January 12, 1995 Every clime and place Marines get on line tactical benefits to the approximately Kaneohe Bay. the selection or mail it electronically periodicals and lets Marines place with Marine Corps 174,000 members of the Corps. MCCAT's On-Line Books consists of to anyone on the Marine Corps world- acquisition requests. "Our objective is clear. We want to three parts: an electronic card cata- wide network. "This was really the vision for On- University Library capture all the documents, speeches, log, an intelligent file server and a For books from the catalog that can- Line Books.

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