Crime from U.S. Military Down in Okinawa, Say Police Officials
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Infinite Basketball Inside Moonlight '96 season fires up Helicopter maintenance A-5 13th MEU (SOC) trains with Men's varsity basketball Trojan Spirit II A-7 Jordanian Army in Al team looks forward to new Dads Only A-6 Qatranah, Jordan. See Ever), season beginning Oct. 15. Chow in the PTA B-2 Clime and Place, A-2 See Play Ball, B-1 C Vol. 24, No. 37 Serving Marine Forces Pacific, MCB Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Hawaii and 1st Radio Battalion September 19, 1996 BAC meeting Crime from U.S. military down The Base Action Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Pacific Hideaway. in Okinawa, say police officials Representatives from Mokapu ele- mentary, Kaleheo high control off-duty activities of servicemembers. Status of Forces Agreement. and Pacific Stars and Stripes Kailua intermediate schools will Okinawa Bureau In the wake of the abduction and rape of a 12-year Okinawa police reported 34 criminal offenses com- attend the meeting. old Okinawa girl by three servicemen last mitted by SOFA-status Americans in the year since CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa - The number of September, military officials on Okinawa improved the rape incident, all minor offenses. Corporal's Course crimes committed by American servicemembers on their briefings of incoming military personnel and set For the first eight months of 1996 police reported 22 graduation Okinawa in the past year has gone down dramati- new restrictions on the sale of alcohol on base and lib- incidents involving Americans, resulting in 12 cally, Okinawa police say. erty hours in popular bar districts off base. arrests, none of them for major felonies. If the trend In a report released by Okinawa police recently, the Since the rape incident, in which the three men continues, arrests will be down sharply from last Corporal's Course 11-96 will number of criminal offenses committed of U S mili- were convicted and sentenced to up to seven years in year, when Japanese police arrested 62 American graduate Friday at 3 p.m. in the tary personnel and Status of Forces Agreement civil- prison, Okinawa police reported a sharp decrease in servicemen and civilians in 70 incidents, including base theater. All are invited to ians U.S. military officials crimes committed here attend. For military personnel, is down since took steps to by Americans under the two felonies involving five arrests. uniform of the day is appropriate, and for civilians, aloha attire. For more information, call 257-2688. Offloading tests Youth Challenge Briefing new scanning gear and procedures needed to conduct an Sat. William Poff There will be a Youth Challenge Stati writer MPF offload and regeneration. A few briefing tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. modifications to the training were at the Bachelor Officer's Quarters KAWAIHAE PIER, Hawaii -The needed since we were not actually Conference room. Volunteers combat and logistics buildup for offloading an MIT ship, but a series of interested in devoting six hours Pohakuloa Training Area 1-97 is being LSV deliveries from Oahu. This per month, including Marines, conducted as a Maritime stretches the exercise's time to days Sailors and family members 21 Prepositioning Force exercise where longer than what an offload would nor- and over are invited to attend. For the Marines of Combat Service mally take." more infomation, call Sgt. Robert Support Group 3 offload, scan, and This was the first time an exercise of Bergmann at 257-3648. throughput all combat and support this size has taken place for a PTA evo- assets to units. lution since the With a new type of brigade was dis- POW/MIA Ceremony scanner, the banded, accord- Landing Force ing to Reitter. Support Party uses "This is also the Marine Forces Pacific will honor software first CSSG-3 former American Prisoners of War specialized time to track all vehicles has conducted an and those Americans still unac- and cargo until it's actual MPF exer- counted for from past conflicts at staged at the arrival cise," said Reitter. an 8 a.m. ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith Bill and assembly oper- "PTA is not just today. President ations Clinton has proclaimed Friday as element, an opportunity to where it can be train the infantry. National PWO/MIA Recognition assigned to a From here on out Day 1996. The president urged all requesting unit. we're going to federal, state and local officials "During offload conduct this type and private organizations to and through-put, of exercise during observe the day with appropriate tracking gear each deployment ceremonies, programs and activi- becomes an here. ties. BGen. Emil R. "Buck" accountability drill," "Next time we Bedard, deputy commander, MAR- Sg.. William Poff said 1stLt. Norman should have all FORPAC, will be the keynote SSgt. Gary R. Fannon, logistics chief, Combat Service Support Group-3, helps set L. Reitter, com- the offload orga- speaker and retired Marine LtCol. up a general purpose tent during PTA 1-97. manding officer, Sgt. William Poff nizations and Orson Swindle, who spent six Landing Support LCpI. Michael Nelson, monitor, CSSG-3 communication years and four months as a POW Company. "Using scans in a 5-ton truck. assets in place in Vietnam, will be the honored Design Day comes automated information technology, we before offloading operations begin and guest. Both will lay a wreath in are able to track the cargo and equip- we'll have them in place the entire honor of all former POWs and ment with 'real time' speed." exercise," Reitter continued. "This is a MIAs during the early morning to MCB Hawaii By scanning bar code labels attached logistician's dream, because of all the ceremony. to the cargo, once the vehicle comes off logistical requirements and moving the Logistical Support Vessel and then parts that make up an MPF exercise." Domestic violence at each stage of the through-put The initial commander's guidance was help numbers process, T,SC can give unit comman- for a quick, efficient through-put, assets ders the precise location of each piece of accountability and personnel and equip- gear, Reitter said. ment safety, according to Reitter. Military shelter 533-7125 "This has been an outstanding train- "I've been impressed with the work MPD 257-7114 ing exercise," Reitter said. "Everyone Marines of the LFSP. As of the sixth is learning about the new equipment Crisis Hotline 521-4555 See Gear, A-4 Child Protective Serv. 832-5282 EFMP slated to Inside become mandatory Briefs B-6 Cpl. Michael Wiener SSgt. Stephen Gude Press Chief Ads B-5 Mokapu Elementary students give their input about the super playground Impact Area A-3 In order to alleviate problems with humanitarian transfers, sign-up far the Single Marine Program B-7 rides and we just can't do that. The most ExCeptional Family Member Program will become mandatory soon, which would Cpl. Michael Wiener Staff writer profound idea was a petting zoo with live cut down on officials have estimated to be nearly 1,200 humanitarian trans- Ask the Commanding alligators." fers since the Marine Corps' EFIVIP began with an All- General questions via E-Mail: Imaginations were running wild at The kids were excited about designing Marine bulletin in 1990. Mokapu Elementary on Monday as kids their own playground, and they agreed The Marine Corps could save a lot of money, Marines who BICE@CG@MCBH KBAY brainstormed ideas for the new super that kids know how to play more than have family members with special needs could save playground while Barry Segal, architect adults. headache and worry by simply enrolling in the program. Internet: for Leathers and Associates, took it all in. "Kids have better ideas than adults Designed to assist monitors in determining where they bicedf©mfp.usmc.mil "Design Day has been a part of this because we know what we -5,vant," said assign Marines, with respect to the needs of their families, company for 20 years," said Segal, "It is Shannon Snell, 11. "When adults think the EFMP program is sadly underutilized, according to what we are all about. We think kids are of playgrounds, they think of monkey experts in the program, from here and Washington, D.C. the experts of play." bars." "When a servicemember enrolls, not only is he or she Goodson The Base Action Committee Segal started early Monday going into "It will be our playground with the doing their family member a favor," said Brian Goodson, can be reached via E-mail: each classroom and asking the students ideas we thought of," said Robin Gander, EFMP coordinator, Family Service Center, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, "they're what they wanted on their playground. 10. doing themselves a favor. They won't have to wony if they're going to be assigned BAC@CG@MCBH KBAY "Not all ofthe ideas are workable," said Not only did kids think it was smart to Segal. "Kids start wanting carnival See EFMP, A-B See Design, A-8 A-2 September 19, 1996 Hawaii Marine Every Clime and Place Infinite Moonlight '96 stars combat engineers and create obstacles to hinder enemy movement on Sgt. Steve Ong ley MEU (SOC) Public Affairs the battlefield. The CEB Marines used the Jordanian desert to AL QATRANAR, Jordan - U.S. Marine and practice these skills. They set up concertina and Jordanian army combat engineers had a blast con- barbed wire to stop troops and detonated shape ducting combined demolitions training here during charges and TNT to make a gaping hole in a mad Exercise Infinite Moonlight '96. to stop vehicles. Once they created an obstacle, the Marines from A Company, 1st Combat Engineer Marines showed how they would get under, over, Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th around or through it.