K-Bay to Welcome Commandant of the Marine Corps
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THE WINDWARD MARINE CVol. 21, No. 23 MCAS, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii June 16, 1972 K-Bay to welcome Commandant of the Marine Corps The Commandant of the Marine the Commissioned Officers Mess from field meet at 2:05. Next comes a visit Corps, Gen Robert E. Cushman, will 11:50 to 1 p.m., he will take part in to the Enlisted Club at 2:35 followed be visiting K-Bay on Monday. He will the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the by a stop at Messhall 1 at 2:45. arrive at 10:25 a.m. and leave around Showboat, the new enlisted guest After leaving the messhall he will 3:30 p.m. house at 1:05. go to Hanger 105 for a tour of Gen Cushman will arrive via Next on the itinerary will be MAG-24 aircraft and a helicopter at the VIP Pad adjacent to a briefing at visit to the Staff NCO Club at 1:20. 3:05. The general is scheduled to leave Bldg. 215 at 10:25 a.m. He will then He will then travel through the at 3:20. proceed to Kansas Tower for a briefing Housing area enroute to the Rifle on the 1st Marine Brigade and the Air The official party will include Station at 10:30. Range with stops at the Officer, SNCO and Enlisted Homes of the Month at Gen Cushman; LtGen William K. From Kansas Tower he will go to 1:30. Jones, CG, FMFPac; BGen V.A. MACS-2 for a briefing at 11:05, Armstrong, CG, lstMarBde; Col R.L. 15 followed by a visit to the new Beach After leaving the Rifle Range he Shuford, Chief of Staff, lstMarBde; Gen Cushman House at 11:35. Following lunch at will visit the 3rd Marine Regiment's and Col William J. White, CO, K-Bay. I VIP Pad 9 SNCO House of the Month ComSpt Marines 2 Kansas Tower 10 Enlisted House of the Month 3 MACS - 2 Rifle Range 4 Beach House 12 3rd Marine Regiment 5 Commissioned Officers Mess 13 Enlisted Club 6 Showboat 14 Messhall 1 earn the MUC 7 SNCO Club 15 Hangar 105 8 Officers House of the Month The Meritorious Unit skill, the transition was completed Commendation is scheduled to be with uninterrupted responsive presented to Communication Support communication. The resultant S'amme4 aid.d Company, 7th Communication capability for liaison and coordination Battalion, here today. with higher, adjacent, and subordinate The company will receive the commands was an indispensable award for its actions in support of contribution to the trouble-free fill jobs operations in Youth the Republic of Vietnam transfer to tactical communication from March 1 to June 30, 1971. systems to the U.S. Army and the According to the citation, subsequent expeditious U.S. Marine Local high school and college Headquarters Squadron; Priscilla Communications Support Company Corps retrograde movement." students will be working here this Costa, Operations; Carlito M. Dicho, fulfilled its mission to provide "With a demonstration of summer as part of the nation-wide Public Works Electrical/Reefer; continuous, reliable, and secure excellent personnel and equipment Department of Defense Summer Johnette M.S. Haili, Supply, Staff new carports planned hciusing on communication support to management and personal diligence, Shown is the artist's conception of the for Youth Employment Program. Services; Marla D. Hoick, Public Headquarters, III Marine Manning Court and Mokapu Circle. The 45 carports will be built at a cost of Amphibious the unit's own inventory was The majority of those to be Affairs Office; Charles Hoomana Jr. 11, Construction, Inc., of Honolulu. Force, and later to Headquarters, concurrently prepared for $75,221. The contractor will be Eddie's hired have already started work here in Supply, Fuel Division; Faith Kauai, Third Construction will start at Manning Circle around July 5 with a completion date set Marine Amphibious Brigade, the embarkation," concluded the citation. different sections. Supply, Control; Charlene Keaulana, senior U.S. Marine Corps commands in for Jan. 1, 1973. The Communications program is in its seventh Supply, MC Property Control Division; RVN. Support year and provides monetary benefits Charlotte K.S. Kong, Disbursing; Company presently The citation reads, "The final under the and the satisfaction of meaningful Roxanne K. Lono, Joint Public Affairs command Major stages of redeployment of U.S. Marine of Allen B. Ray came employment to young people, ages 16 Office; Grace M. Manago, Comptroller; Corps units from the Republic of to K-Bay in July 1971 after to 21, who might otherwise find it Fred Mattern, Security; Diane L. redeployment Vietnam created a highly fluid milieu from Vietnam. difficult or impossible to find jobs Meadows, Public Works Engineering requiring relocation of the senior Since being here they have Watch out for kids during the summer months. Division; Darlene Mello, Public Works commands and the concomitant participated in a number of training Several of the youths are filling Housing; Stephen Meyer, Supply, retermination of resources normally exercises in addition to providing a in for regular employees who will be Retail Clothing; Robert Ochimas, Honolulu's more than 400,000 elementary, 39,791 intermediate and organic to higher communications constant Mobile Command Circuit for taking their summer vacations. Public Works Laborer; Paul W. Pakele, licensed drivers are finding themselves 35,964 high school students free to echelons. the Commanding General of the Fleet According to Mrs. Ruby Wilde, the Air Public Works Laborer; Robert Preston, facing another traffic hazard nearly play and drive on Oahu's streets this "With well-planned professional Marine Force Pacific. - Station's program coordinator, job Commissary; Corrine B. Sabana, 175,000 school children released from summer," he said. "Any way we look skills include clerical and general office Disbursing; Rochelle H. Salts, Security; classes for the long summer vacation. at it, it's the responsibility of the work, meat cutting and foods service, Paul Santos, Public Works, Emergency "This is the time of year I hate motorists - many of them parents, of automotive maintenance, carpentry Shop; Guy A. Anzai, Naval Undersea most," says City Traffic Safety Officer course -- to exercise extra caution, and metal work. Research and Development Center Robert N. Bing, Jr. "It's summer particularly while driving in residential The following people are (NUC); Quentin W.L. Lee, NUC; Brian vacation and the kids are out on the areas. This includes high school presently working: Gary P. Aiko, J. Liu, NUC; Arthur Nakagawa, NUC; street playing ball, riding skateboards students heading for the beaches, Public Works Laborer; Robert S. and Harvey Tajima, NUC. and getting hit by non-defensive canneries, pineapple fields or other Akau, Public Works Housing; Priscilla driving motorists. It's bad enough to places of recreation or summer Alesna, Operations; Miriam Aloiau, The following persons are read a news item about an adult employment in their own or the Headquarters and Headquarters expected to be working by the end of clobbering himself on the freeway. It's family car." Squadron; Adolfo B. Bustamante, the month: Debra Chun, Public Works, heart-rendering to learn that a kid died Bing also noted the tremendous Public Works Housing; Angel B. Maintenance Control; Paulette D. at play. upsurge recently in bicycle ownership Bustamante, Public Works Laborer; Moya, Special Services, Library; and "Between the last week in May, on Oahu. "eighteen months ago there Linda C. Canhlas, Headquarters and Annette N. Kahele. when schools started releasing the were 28,500 registered bikes in youngsters, and September 5 last year, Honolulu. Today there are 48,000 and 16 children between 5 and 18 - school no one knows how many still aren't age - were killed on Oahu in traffic registered. Regardless how anyone Odot de 20614 accidents," he said. "eight were driving may feel about bikes and bikers, the or riding in automobiles, but five were bike rider is still competing with the pedestrians struck by motor vehicles, automobile for a piece of the street, two were bicycle riders, and one was and young children have a tendency, Happy Fathers Day killed riding a motorcycle." particularly in residential areas, to take Bing recognizes and accepts the their piece in the middle of the street. fact that youngsters listen to but don't "A kid coming out of a carport often heed parental admonitions. He doesn't realize that his bike is no points out that probably the only time match for a 2000-pound automobile, they look both ways is to see from regardless how slowly that car is which direction the ice cream truck is moving. What you see is what you give! ! ! If reached you will be able to meet the coming. "The only solution to the you want to find out who the girls are, girls (almost). "There will be 98,423 problem of traffic safety where just give to Navy Relief Each week in youngsters are concerned that I can the Windy we will show more and recommend," Bing says, "is caution more of the girls as the Navy Relief and alertness on the part of all drivers. Drive approaches its set goal. For Do it right for s umme r fun We can preach to the youngsters, but instance, when they have reached the even though they understand the message we're trying to get across to halfway point (50 per cent) you will Just three more days until the please remind the children of their and try to cooperate, their see half of the girls. When the goal is beginning of Summer Fun '72, Keiki schedule and bus color. them and youthful Camp and the C.I.T.