INSIDE CG Mail A-2 Hawaii Martial Arts Training A-3 Navy ATCs A-5 CSSG-3’s CAFS A-6 Triple Crown of Surfing B-1 MCCS & SM&SP B-2 Menu B-3 Ads B-8 Word to Pass B-9 Turkey Trot C-1 Sports Briefs C-2 MMARINEARINE Health & Fitness C-6 Volume 31, Number 47 www.mcbh.usmc.mil November 29, 2002 Bravo, 1/3, A time for ‘heeling’ MCBH Lava Dogs fine-tunes fast rope fuel spill response at Bellows measures Recent training will Sgt. Alexis R. Mulero prepare battalion for Combat Correspondent deployment in spring Agencies throughout Pfc. Monroe F. Seigle Hawaii gathered to hone Combat Correspondent their environmental contin- gency procedures Nov. 20- Marines from Bravo Co., 1st Bn., 3rd 21, in an effort to improve Marine Regiment, went to Marine Corps MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Training Area Bellows, Nov. 19 to con- Bay’s ability to respond to duct fast roping exercises. They de- fuel spills aboard the base. scended from CH-53D Sea Stallion heli- The Base Environmental copters in a simulated combat environ- Compliance and Protection ment. Department, in coordination Fast roping is utilized when a heli- with other base depart- copter has to insert troops, but does not ments, the U. S. Coast have enough space to land. It can also Guard, State Department of be utilized in ship take-downs, when Health on-scene coordina- Marines attack an enemy ship and try to tors, and representatives of seize control of it. the Clean Island Council, “This was some awesome hands-on performed a Spill Manage- training,” said Cpl. Lucas Dyer, a squad ment Team training table- leader for Bravo Co., 1/3. “We have got- top exercise to fine-tune the ten a lot of new Marines in the last cou- base’s Integrated Contin- ple months. This is the first hands-on gency Plan. training for a lot of them.” The base’s SMTX is a year- Before engaging in the fast rope exer- ly requirement of the Oil cises, the Marines were given several Pollution Act of 1990. The blocks of instruction on the proper pro- act cites a myriad of federal cedures for descending down the rope. regulations that require the The Marines are taught that there are base to develop oil spill con- three points of contact during their de- tingency plans, notify ap- scent down the rope. They must make propriate authorities and sure the rope is secure with their hands, prepare for and respond to feet and knees until the moment they hit oil spills. the ground. “Our location is sur- After hitting the ground, they are in- rounded with highly sensi- structed to immediately move to a se- tive areas,” said Rocky cure area. Depending on the situation, Owens, an environmental they must sometimes set up a defensive protection specialist. perimeter and get accountability of all “It’s a priority of the base Marines present. to be good neighbors and “This was a confidence builder for a stewards of the environ- lot of the Marines who haven’t done this ment.” before,” said Capt. John P. Bobo, com- The first day was filled manding officer for Bravo Co, 1/3. “I with realistic spill scenarios am sure they will have even more con- Pfc. Monroe F. Seigle that exercised notification fidence the next time they perform this Lance Cpl. Beau D. Brenneis, an accounting technician with the Base Comptroller, intro- procedures, spill response duces the heel of his boot to Sgt. Nivaldo Viera, a pay clerk at Base Disbursing, during control, containment strate- exercise.” their Marine Corp Martial Arts Program training Nov. 21. Both Marines completed their The Marines from Bravo Co. are gray belt test and will be training to complete the green belt course to become instructors gies, the formation of the preparing for a deployment to Okinawa for their work sections. See the full story on page A-3. Incident Command System, in the spring. logistical and financial pro- cedures, and legal and pub- lic affairs issues. On the following day, an equipment deployment drill ‘Click It or Ticket’ kicks off on MCBH was conducted at the Water During fiscal year 2002, 321 service mem- Hawaii deputy safety director. “The differ- Front Operations facility for Sgt. Robert Carlson bers lost their lives in private vehicle traffic ence here is that the citations drivers receive those Spill Management Combat Correspondent accidents, and the National Safety Council on the base will not carry any monetary Team members who were estimates that half of them would have penalty.” interested in viewing the on- Traffic accidents, not combat or training survived if they had been wearing The MCB Hawaii MPD is stepping water operations part of the incidents, are the leading cause of death their seat belts. up enforcement by running random oil spill response. among service members, and the MCB Military members are typical- checkpoints around the base to in- “The level of play is much Hawaii Military Police Department is team- ly more likely not to wear seat- crease awareness. The base in- more sophisticated than in ing up with the Honolulu Police belts, according to NSC statis- vited officers from HPD to ac- many other areas of the is- Department to address the issue. tics. Males age 18-34 are the company the military police at land,” said Kim Beasley, The Click it or Ticket campaign started most likely not to wear seat- the checkpoints so drivers can general manager of the Nov. 21, and runs through Monday. Police belts, and since the military ser- hear first-hand what kind of fines Clean Islands Council, a on and off base are concentrating on enforc- vices are staffed with an enormous they can expect if the same viola- non-profit organization that ing seat belt use and child passenger re- number of individuals who fit that tions occur off base. helps the Hawaiian commu- straint laws to keep military and civilian dri- description, the campaign includes military Partnering with HPD not only helps in- nity train, prepare and re- vers safe. installations across the nation. crease awareness, it also helps keep Marines spond to oil spills. The crackdown in Hawaii is part of a na- “This type of activity heightens aware- and Sailors from violating rules that may Immediately following tionwide campaign in which more than ness about seat belt use, and that’s what hurt them in the pocketbook, or may get the exercise, base spill man- 12,000 law enforcement agencies and mili- we’re trying to do with the checkpoints here them injured or killed, according to agement team leaders evalu- tary installations participate each year. on base,” said Danny Tolentino, MCB Tolentino. ated the already established plans and procedures, re- viewed concerns and identi- fied unresolved issues. “The base’s ability to as- sess an emergency and de- velop an effective emer- gency response gets better every year,” said Beasley. A-2 • November 29, 2002 HAWAII MARINE MCBH NEWS CG’CG’SS MMAILAIL BBOXOX BRIEFS ‘’I have personally experienced K-BAY CONCERT, TREE LIGHTING GOES DEC. 8 two near misses by drivers The MCB Hawaii community is invited to attend the 2002 MCBH Christmas Concert and Tree Lighting Ceremony, fea- turing the Marine Forces Pacific Band, Dec. using cell phones...” 8 at the Base Theater. BRIG. GEN. The concert will begin at 5 p.m., and the Submitted by Mr. Ray Gercas, Business Performance Office MCABEE tree lighting ceremony will follow at Dewey Square, immediately after the con- To my knowledge, the base regu- the use of cellular phones, the HRS cert. lations do not address the use of authorizes individuals to cite for The entire family is invited to bring lawn hands-free cell phones aboard MCB any activity that inhibits a driver’s chairs and blankets and relax and partici- Hawaii — only that the use of cell ability to focus on driving. pate in Christmas carolling. Plus, there will phones is not allowed while operat- Examples include, but are not limit- be skits and a special guest appearance by ing government vehicles. ed to, eating and reading. someone very special to children. Many states are now implement- Drivers who do not pay attention ing into law that personnel using a to their surroundings create an un- MSG SCREENING TEAM cell phone while driving must be due safety risk. VISITS DEC. 11-12 using a device that will allow them Of the 149 traffic accidents re- The Headquarters Marine Corps, Marine to have both hands available, and ported aboard MCB Hawaii in 2002, Security Guard Screening Team, will make not to have one hand preoccupied approximately half involved simple a visit to MCB Hawaii Dec 11-12, at the using a cell phone. backing accidents. bachelors officers quarters aboard MCB I have personally experienced While most traffic accidents are a Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, to conduct a detailed two near misses by drivers using result of inattentive driving of some briefing and screen volunteers for possible cell phones while PTing (in the mid- sort, none have been directly attrib- future assignments in the MSG program. dle of day, wearing bright running uted to the use of cellular phones. The brief targets enlisted Marines in the clothes). Members of the community who grades of lance corporal through master In one case, the car made actual Pfc. Monroe F. Seigle witness any case of inattentive dri- contact by brushing against me as I ving, including being distracted gunnery sergeant. Sergeant Paul Johnson, a vehicle in- The team will be available for individual moved out of the way.