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t NOTICE TO HAWAII MARINE READERS We hope you will enjoy this special during the holiday season when the The Military Sun Press, published twice edition of the Military Sun Press, created HAWAII MARINE is not published. each year, is in no way connected to the especially for HAWAII MARINE readers U.S. Navy or the U.S. Government. WEEK OF DECEMBER 24-30, 1992 Military Sun IPrie..4%s BRIEFLY Powell urges caution Free rides WINDWARD - Two groups are offering free as forces are reduced rides home during the holiday season to revelers who have had too much to drink. By JIM GARAMONE security adviser and his secretary of Century Cab owner Rui Bastiao said the firm's American Forces Information Service defense will be roused out of bed at Drive Straight/Arrive Alive program will be in ef- some ungodly hour of the night with fect from Dec. 24 through 4 a.m. Jan. 2. The week- Americans must remember the mili- the news of an erupting crisis," he end hours will be from 6 p.m. Friday-4 a.m. Mon- tary is downsizing, not demobilizing said. day, he said. - and speeding up cuts would demor- "They must be confident that the Century Cab has been offering this service at alize the force and invite aggressors' armed forces are poised and ready to various holiday periods for several years. mischief, the chairman of the Joint respond to their decisions, no matter To take advantage of the program: Chiefs of Staff recently said. when, no matter where. Our strategy Customers must be going home. "We cannot use the end of the Cold will ensure that's the cause." They must show proof of having driven to a War as an excuse to stack our arms Powell said the strategy ensures a bar or restaurant by giving the manager of the overnight, turn our backs on our GIs strong nuclear deterrent. "At least business their driver's license, car keys, home and convert our bases into latter-day once a day, I remind myself that there telephone number and the location of their Camp Swampys," Army Gen. Colin L. are still tens of thousands of nuclear parked car. Powell told the Chicago Council on weapons in Russia capable of reaching They must ask the management to call Centu- Foreign Relations. us in less than 30 minutes," he said. ry Cab at 528-4655. The customer's license and He doesn't anticipate this course With the nuclear threat in mind, Pow- keys will be given to the cab driver, who will re- and believes the recent presidential ell said, the United States should keep turn them to the rider upon arrival at his home. election supports his view. Powell said pursuing the Strategic Defense Initia- I All requests for free rides home must be made that election enabled Americans to ex- tive. by the management. amine all aspects of government poli- Powell detailed cuts being made The American Automobile Association (AAA) of cy, and for the first time in 50 years, being made in the military. He said Hawaii will also provide free rides home for neither candidate dwelt on national the United States is reducing military drinkers. security as a campaign issue. spending by 25 percent over five years The offer will extend from now until 6 a.m. Jan. "Questions of defense, foreign poli- and closing down or withkawing 4. The free rides will be only from Oahu bars and cy and post-Cold War strategy stayed from 800 bases worldwide. The De- restaurants to the patron's home. mostly in the wings," he said. "It partment of Defense (DoD) has can- To obtain the free ride, the number to call is wasn't because these issues are unim- celed more than 120 weapon systems 422-2743. portant. In fact, they are as vital as in the past three years. Underwriting the free service is the Budweiser ever." They weren't extensively debat- "We're reducing our size by a mil- beer company with transportation via The Cab. ed because of a consensus about the lion people, by one-third of our Air U.S. role in the world. Force fighter wings, 20 percent of our "The American people understand Navy, 20 percent of the Marine Corps the role we must continue to play on and a third of our active Army divi- First Night the world's stage," he said. The candi- sions," he said. "Peace dividend? You dates emphasized a strong, capable bet we're paying a peace dividend." More than 1,000 artists will perform at 75 sites military, even though they disagreed But Powell said even more impor- in the third annual "First Night Honolulu" cele- about programs and force size, and tant than a peace dividend is the way bration, which will be scattered all over down they emphasized America's commit- the force is being reduced. "We're town Honolulu on New Year's Eve. F. L Morris photo ments overseas, Powell said. Even brining the force down in a sensible, The alcohol-free community festival will have with a new world order, the United gradual way over time," he said. "We something for everyone in a smorgasbord of per- Holiday hug States has interests it must defend. could do it faster, of course. We could formances and attractions beginning in the after- "I've worked for several presidents speed up the cuts and turn our people noon and ending with a mammoth fireworks dis- Laura Berssenbrugge smiles in anticipation of the wonderful presents she hopes to in a variety of different capacities, and on the streets even more quickly. And play at midnight. Displaying their talents and receive after imparting her gift list to Santa at Mililani Town Center Saturday. I can confidently predict that sooner we could save a lot of money that way wares will be artists of every description, said or later, President Clinton, his national See DOWNSIZING on A-8 Merry Lee Corwin, First Night president. Among them will be acrobats, jugglers, clowns, psychics, poets, storytellers, musicians and artists. Performances will take place in theaters, storefronts, lobbies of buildings and other "unex- pected" places, said Corwin. Kaneohe facility targeted for cutbacks First Night was begun in 1990 as an alternative to the drinking and partying that often has con- By JANINE TULLY tagon base realignement plan initiated two years adding that the research and engineering projects tributed to the loss of life on New Year's Eve. Staff Writer ago. carried out in Kaneohe will be relocated to San Corwin said start-up grants from the Hawaii The Kaneohe lab conducts research in shipboard Diego. The marine mammals will also move to San Community Foundation are now decreasing and About one-third of the civilian personnel working electronic systems, deep-sea robotics and remote- Diego, he said. First Night will have to begin supporting itself at the Navy laboratory at the Kaneohe Marine Corps controlled mannequins. The staff also trains 60 bot- But according to state labor officials, employees through corporate and other foundation sources Air Station has left for other jobs, or transferred to tlenose dolphins to do underwater surveillance and don't want to relocate unless they are placed with a and from sales of First Night buttons. facilities in Pear Harbor and San Diego, according to object recovery. federal program. La Puzza said that about 20 em- "That's why we're aiming for a really big in- a spokesman of the San Diego Naval Command, The closure of the lab means the loss of jobs for ployees have or will be transferred to Pearl Harbor to crease in button sales this year," said Pat Monick, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, Research five or six military personnel and about 190 civilians, work with the fleet. button committee chairperson. Development Test and Evaluation Division. said Tom La Puzza of the Navy public affairs office in Established in 1960 as a research facility for deep Buttons are sold for $5 and are used as admis- Formerly known as the Naval Ocean Systems Cen- San Diego. La Puzza added that the Navy expects to ocean engineering and marine mammals, the lab sion "tickets" for all First Night events. Also, they ter Detachment, the Kaneohe facility now goes by have the lab closed by Sept. 30, 1993. was criticized four years ago for allegedly training can be bought at any of the First Night sites. the same name of the San Diego home lab, also La Puzza said people who have left the center have dolphins to kill enemy frogmen with .45-caliber Special afternoon programs for seniors and known as NRaD. The lab was the only Navy facility done so because they've moved to other jobs or have guns attached to their noses. However, an investiga- children are planned again this year. The senior in Hawaii targeted to be shut down under a Pen- been relocated. "No one will be displaced," he said, See NAVY LAB on A-8 events will be from 2:30-5 p.m. at Aloha Tower, and the children's program will be the same time at several sites at Thomas Square. Fishing restrictions Photo book brings The fishing public is reminded that the Waiki- ki-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Manage- ment Area will be closed to all fishing activities readers bird's-eye for one year, from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1993. The Fisheries Management Area en- compasses the nearshore waters between the ewa wall of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatori- view of scenic Oahu um to the Diamond Head Lighthouse, and from the high-water mark on shore to a minimum sea- By JANINE TULLY land divisions, the book includes ward distance of 500 years, or to the edge of the Staff Writer shots of Honolulu and East Oahu, fringing reef if one occurs beyond 500 yards.