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23Yrs.Old Marine Corns Air Station eohe Bay, Hawaii Friday, March 18, 1966 Corps' Clips El Toro HM Star Al Stepan PROSPECTOR, Barstow. Calif "Guerillas" Successful in 23Yrs.Old "Mohave Ambush" operation. Earns An open house and air All-Service Berth FLIGHT JACKET Santa show highlighted El Toro's Al Stepan, the 6-5 for- this week. Ana, Calif. - El Torn cele- 23rd anniversary as a ma- ward who led the Hawaii "Al played a great tour- brates 23rd anniversary rine Corps Air Station last Marines in rebounding this nament," related Delaney. with open house and air weekend. season, continued his "He really earned that All- show. Top billing on the show hoard-cleaning ways dur- Service selection." kOTOVUE, New River, went to the Blue Angel's ing the All-Service Tour- Stepan is now in DenVer, N C. - HMM-162 returns 50-minute precision flight nament last week at Nor- Colo., where he is train- home after three-month demonstrations both after- folk, Va, and has won a ing with the All-Service Carribean deployment. noons. spot on the All-Service squad in preparation for MIDWEST REPORTER, Units of the 3rd MAW team for 1966. the AAU tournament and a Kansas City, Mo. - Marine went through their paces Stepan was the bright possible shot at the U. S. Corps Reserve Civic exhibiting the tactical ab- spot of a rather dismal Olympic team. Action Fund for Vietnam ilities of Marine aircraft. tournament for the All -Ma- "Alphonse" or "Step", passes $150,000 mark. Close air support by Sky- rine entry, which dropped as he is known to his team OBSERVATION POST, hawk jets preceded a heli- two of three games and mates, came to the Hawaii Twentynine Palms, Calif. copter assault by airborne finished third. He re- Marines this season after infantrymen. Also demon- bounded aggressively a - Federal Credit Union season and a half with strated were maximum per throughout the tourney and the at MCB, 29 reorgan- MCRD, San Diego De- Palms takeoffs, short was especially effective in vildogs. izes and reopens. PROS- He had led San field landings, aerial re- the Marines' 73-69 victory Diego in seven statistical PECTOR, Barstow, Calif. - fueling operations and he- over Air Force. departments last year, CHEVRON, San Diego, licopter rescues. The big Minnesota pro- With the Hawaii Marines duct hauled in close to 20 Calif. - Leatherneck nine Visitors had the opportu- this season, he pulled nity of a closeup look at rebounds and in takes two games from scored down 297 caroms for a 10. the aircraft, ejection seats double figures according 2 per game average. He Phoenix College. other static displays and to teammate Tom Delaney, also averaged THE BOOT Parris Island, 11.2 points recent movies of Marine who returned from the a game while firing at a S.C. - Air Force MSgt. D.R action in Vietnam. ALL-SERVICE SELECTEE- Mainland along with Chien 43.7 per cent clip from Rupp takes grand aggregate Dennis and .Joe Gatti early the floor. Spring Open El Toro became opera- The man with the apparent in 6th Annual tional in 1943, mid- Piston Shoot. March, abundance of hands is Hawaii way in the huge build up Marine forward Al Stepan and NAVY TIMES, Washington of World War II. Alonk with the fierceness with which he Nominations Due D.C. - Army Friday and Marine bases at Santa Barbara, El is struggling to gain control Corps recruits are being Centro, Mojave and Mira- mar it was a West Coast of the ball is typical of his temporarily short-changed play It is the type of play at the clothing counter due training and staging area that earned him a position on For Top Employee, Exec to inventory shortages. for Marine aviation in the pacific. the 1966 All-Service team MARTCOM DIGEST, Glen- The Honolulu Federal Federal Executive of the view, Ill. - VMA-134, Los Executives Association is year -- for employees in Alamitos, Calif., has been now accepting nominations grades c S-12, its equiva- awarded the Pete Ross for the Federal Employee lent and above. Trophy for best Reserve air MUM'S Ilajor Romine of the Year and Federal Nominations should he safety record. Executive of the Year a- sent to H. Tucker Gratz, FLIGHT JACKET, Santa wards from all Hawaii Fed- Department of Commerce, Ana, Calif. - HMM-164 eral activities. Room 202, 1022 Bethel St., boards USS Princeton at Decoraled 4 Times For the first time the re- Honolulu 96813. Long Beach. cognition program, open to The Federal Employee of Major Richard E. Romine. Morel, Company CO, pin- Hawaii's more than 25,000 the year and Executive of THE STANDARD BEARER, 1st ANGLICO ExO, was ned an Air Medal; a Gold civilian employees of the the Year Awards were de- New York, N. Y. - Governor awarded four combat de- Star in lieu of a second government, is divided in- Com- signed: John H. Chafee proclaims corations during formal ce- Air Medal; a Navy to two categories: To give to Medal and Pur- recognition USMCR - Civic Action Month remonies at the Air Station mendation Federal Employee of the Federal Civil Service em- in Rhode Island. last Thursday. ple Heart on the major dur- Year --for employees in ployees in Hawaii who Lieutenant Colonel 0. J. ing the promotion and a- grades GS-11, its _quiva- have contributed signifi- wards ceremony, lent and below. cantly during the past year Major Romine served in through their outstanding the Republic of Vietnam job performance, accomp- from Aug. 25, 1965 to Feb. Some Eligible lishment and contributions 8, 1966. He was the of- to our community. ficer-in-Charge of ANGLI- For Tax Refund To focus favorable pub- CO's Sub-Unit One. lic attention The Major received his Servicemen who lived in within our Air Medals for meritorious Hawaii for at least nine community on Federal em- achievements in aerial months of last year may be ployees and Federal em- flight during combat sup- eligible for state tax cre- ployment. port missions in support of dits up to $18 per depen- To encourage increased the Republic of Vietnam a- dent according to COM- efficiency and devotion t' gainst the Viet Cong from FOURTEENNOTE 5840. duty on the part of all Fed- Sept. 25 to Oct. 10. Under the program they eral employees. To earn the Navy Com- must file either a resident Deadline for nominations mendation Medal, Major Ro- or non-resident state in- is next Friday (March 25). mine exposed himself re- come tax return. Military peatedly to the insurgent pay is excluded in com- communist fire by flying puting Hawaii tax. A spe- Traffic Hazard spotting missions in light cial application for re- observation type aircraft, fund must accompany the Parents of childrtn and by accompanying Viet- form. attending Mokapu Ele- namese forces on several About 40,000 local ser- School should advise ground operations in order vicemen and dependents their children to use to better understand the may be eligible for consum- caution when crossing problems of his spotters. er tax credits. A service- these two streets on The executive officer man with three dependents their way to school. was awarded the Purple could receive $18 each or Increased military ve- Heart for wounds received $72. hicle traffic on Harris In combat Nov. 11, 1965. In addition some are eli- Road and Mac Lachlan Major Romine resides at gible for education credits Street has created a tra- 1736 Lawrence Road, K- if the family is earning tax- ffic hazzard far school - MCAS, with his wife, Ed- able Income on the Island. age children crossing COMBAT DECORATIONS - Lt Col. 0. J. Morel, ANGLICO CO na and nine-year-old ion, FOrms are available these streets. pins combat decorations on Maj. R. E Romine, Company ExO. David. through unit legal offices. 2 Windward Marine Friday, March 18, 1%6 EDITORIAL Teeth Require Military Construction Teams Special Attention -Bullets,Bulldozers,Can-Do During Pregnancy, Dentists Say struggle in he Republic of Vietnam has posed many THEproblems for the armed services. Not the least of these Editors Note: The following No permanent damage is properly and eat a healthy has been the provision of physical facilities for the tremendous article Is one of a series caused, and soon after diet. He needs his teeth number of men and machines poured into that country. being presented by the WIND pregnancy the gingival for speech and appearance. more important, tis- This problem is being met, with dollars, yes, but WARD MARINE in coopera sue returns to normal. He also needs them to-help with the energy, skill and ingenuity of groups of military and civilian lion with the Strition Dental maintain the shape of the specialists. Department As for decay, during pregnancy as during any dental arch and to pre- Many mothers have been other time, the teeth re- serve the space intended heard to complain that.. quire attention to diet and for the permanent teeth. "my teeth started decay- proper dental hygiene. If a deciduous tooth be- ing while I was pregnant". The toothbuds which will comes badly decayed, in- Contrary to popular belief, becorre the child's teeth fection may reach and pregnancy does not cause begin to form about the change the permanent tooth decay, nor does the sixth or eighth week of tooth forming beneath. If unborn child absorb cal- pregnancy. Food to nour- a tooth is lost too soon, cium from the mother's ish them comes from the those adjacent to the teeth, thereby resulting in nutrients supplied to the space will begin to drift "soft teeth" in the mother.
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