Hornets Back for Training Lift the Prohibition Against Wear- Ing the Utility Uniform Off-Base at Station in January 1994
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Vol. 24, No. 12 Serving Marine Forces Pacific, MCB Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Hawaii and 1st Radio Battalion March 28, 199. lb. Se 44 * I 4'. 441 4 i d lit lik_.. - ; " ....,". ) Find out what happened at PTA. See B-1 for story. Utilities authorized off-base at financial institutions Gen. Charles C. Krulak, com- mandant of the Marine Corps, in ALMAR 107/96, has announced effective immediately, the utility , uniform may be worn off-base at financial institutions for brief, SSgt Stephen Gude essential stops. The Dallas-based reserve unit MAG-41 is aboard base for two weeks of annual fraining with its FA-18 Hornet squadrons. "Since publication of the refer- ence (CMC message 041310ZJan96) I have had the opportunity to discuss the prohi- bitions in more detail with leaders of our Corps and have decided to Hornets back for training lift the prohibition against wear- ing the utility uniform off-base at Station in January 1994. The units arrived in Hawaii capabilities of Marines world- Aaron Martin financial institutions," the com- Monogirq Editor More than 322 Marines, two KC- Saturday to support the Marines wide. mandant said in the ALMAR. 130's from Marine Aerial Refueler and Sailors participating in "The reserve units coming For more information, contact The sounds of freedom are once Transport Squadron 234 and a Pohakuloa Training Area 2-'96. together with Marines of the 3d your unit administration office. again booming over the waters of squadron of FA-18 fighters, This is an opportunity for the Regiment are part of the seamless Kaneohe Bay as two FA-18 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron- reservist squadrons to conduct effort to integrate reserve and Mokapu Hornet squadrons and their sup- 112, from the Dallas-based live-fire training in support of 3d active duty units for worldwide elementary port elements are here for air- reserve units are joined with a Marine Regiment. deployment capabilities," said off-limits after hours craft support of Marines training squadron from Miramar Naval The 18 jets, comprised of this Maj. Charles Pearson, operations on the Big Island. Air Station-based VMFA-134 to joint reserve deployment, will be officer for MAG - 41. "This is part MCB Hawaii residents are The roar of the jets has been a comprise this joint Marine dropping live bombs on target of the commandant's plan to elim- reminded Mokapu Elementary rare sound in Hawaii since the Aircraft Group, according to Maj. areas at PTA in conjunction with inate any barriers between the School grounds are off-limits after squadron Kay Young, adjutant and public Kaneohe-based units in an exer- reserve and its last Marine FA-18 active duty opera- school hours. The schoolyard. left the then Marine Corps Air affairs officer of MAG-41. cise stressing the deployment playground and fields are state- See FA-18, A-10 controlled property. They are not to be used as pet exercise areas, for physical training, or anything else. Anyone there after school Standdown grounds base aircraft hours will be considered trespass- al training. Their safety standdown will review of all maintenance and operational ing, and the Military Police will be CPAO occur next reserve Hawn at their training ses- procedures and policies. enforcing the no-trespassing rule. MCB sion. The Corps has mandated that all aviation As of 1 p.m. Monday all non-essential air- Gen. Krulak ordered a 48-hour halt to all Marines attempt to identify and correct any Holy week craft here ceased all flights to participate non-essential Marine Corps flight opera- discrepancies that put Marine aircrews and schedule in a Marine Corps-wide safety standdown, tions which was to have taken effect no aircraft at unnecessary risk. There is no as directed by Marine Corps Commandant, later than midnight Tuesday. common trend apparent in the recent air- Roman Catholic Gen. Charles C. Krulak. The Marine Corps has lost five aircrew crew and aircraft losses, and all of the inci- Saturday at 6 p.m. MCB Hawaii The Dallas-based reserve unit from members and six aircraft in the last six dents remain under investigation. Chapel - Palm Sunday Mass Marine Aircraft Group 41 continued to fly weeks. The Marines will be taking advan- Normal flight operations resumed here at Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 the FA-18s as part of their two-week annu- tage of this non-flying time by conducting a 1 p.m. Wednesday. a.m. MCB Hawaii Chapel - Palm Sunday Masses Monday at 11:45 a.m. MCB Applying for Hawaii Chapel - Monday of Holy MarForPac Band travels military housing Week Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. MCB is easy process Hawaii Chapel - Tuesday of Holy abroad, plays for queen Week AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND The Marine the regatta. Their regatta performance was a spe- Sat. Valerie Griffin Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. MCB - Forces Pacific Band deployed to New Zealand cial request of Maori Queen Te Arikinui, Dame Te Hawaii Chapel - Wednesday of March 11 to participate in the 100th Year Regatta Atairangikaahu, who hosted special guests, For military members and Holy Week Protestant of Turangawaewae Ngaruawahia March 14. This including New Zealand Prime Minister James their families here, finding a was the first visit of U.S. Marines in more than 50 Bolger's representative, and U.S. Ambassador to home shouldn't be a dreaded Sunday at 8:30 and 11 a.m. years, when Marines arrived in country to do New Zealand Josiah Beeman at a special luncheon. chore. With a little help it can MCB Hawaii Chapel -- Palm refresher training and prepare for the island bat- The director of the Royal Navy Band, Lieutenant be as simple as a short Sunday applica- tles of World War II. Gary Brownrigg, and Chief Warrant Officer tion process and wait. During their visit, the MarForPac Band got the Timothy Smith, director of the MarForPac Band, "The initial application Domestic violence opportunity to visit with and rehearse with the shared the responsibilities of leading the combined appointment could average 30 help numbers New Zealand Royal Navy Band in Auckland. The bands, a compliment of 54 musicians, during the to 45 minutes depending on two distinguished bands rehearsed for several concert March 15 while the Queen dined. what kind of questions they Military shelter 533-7125 hours in preparation for an upcoming concert at (See A-6 and 7 for more stories) have," explained Melissa Cutter, chief, customer service MPD 257-7114 division, MCB Hawaii Family Crisis Hotline 521-4555 Housing Department. After applicants complete the Child Protective Serv. 832-5282 proper paperwork, counsel9rs cover housing policies and place them on a waiting list for a two-, Inside three- or four-bedroom unit. "We put them on a list and Blotter A-10 offer them housing by eligibility Every clime and place A-2 rit date. Eligibility date is the Movies B-4 date of detachment if they con- MWR Offerings B-3 tact us within 30 days of New Zealand band trip A-6,7 arrival. Or, it's the date of Religion 13-4 marriage if they come in within Single Marines 11-3 30 days also," she added. Tickets B-4 In the case an applicant does- n't meet the above criteria, eli- You can ask the gibility date becomes the date Commanding General ques- of application. tions via: E-mail or internet. The speed at which the wait- E-Mail: ing list moves varies with the BICE@CG@MCBH KBAY pay grade category and bedroom Internet: Gy5gt Angelo McDomel count, Cutter stressed. [email protected] The MarForPac Band plays at a local market in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand during their visit to take part in the 100th According to the list posted in Year Regatta of Turangawaewae Ngaruawahia March 14. See Housing, A-10 A-2 March 28, 1996 Hawaii Marine Every Clime and Place Computer tested during combined arms exercise MARINE CORPS AIR- called the Naval Aviation system is based on new soft- maintenance and operations. CUMIS makes the repair process GROUND COMBAT CENTER, Logistics Command Information ware. The Marine Corps gave us Maintenance information faster in two ways. First, the Twentynine Palms, Calif. -- System. VMFA- II5 was the first everything we needed to come includes past discrepancies, discrepancy can be researched Maintenance Marines with squadron in the Marine Corps to on-line: computers, modems and engine hours and airframe by calling up the maintenance Marine Fighter Attack come on-line with the system. the software. It's so simple we hours. history for the individual air- Squadron-115 used new comput- "We first went on-line in learned how to use it through Sgt. John M. Pigg, a 26-year craft, very similar to the way er technology to help keep their September 1995," said Cpl. on-the-job training." old Greenwood, Miss., native doctors keep track of patients. F/A-18A Hornet fighter jets in Clarence E. Crawley, a 26-year NALCOMIS makes mainte- and operations chief with "If a pilot comes in and says his the skies during Combined Arms old Atlantic City, N.J. native nance jobs more efficient by VMFA-115, said operations bird has a problem with its land- Exercises 3/4-96. and maintenance administration keeping track of individual air- included logging pilot informa- ing gear, we can look back in the The new software system is analyst with VMFA-115. "The craft in two different areas., tion, such as flight hours, num- aircraft's records and see if the ber of flights and takeoffs, and landing gear has a history of landings.