Readiness' Is Stressed
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5 s Property of sip HISTORICAL LIBTLAWZ liABINE CORPS c t ---11-ala Pl. 12. No. 32 U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII August 25, 1961 `61 'IV Inspection Ends; Readiness' Is Stressed The First Marine l;irigade is rine Aircraft Group-13, was fol- they inspected the First Marine one-up on every Fleet Marine lowed in the inspection by the Aircraft Wing . the first avia- Force unit in the Corps, having Marine Corps Air Station com- tion FMF unit to receive the new just completed its second Inspec- mand. type inspection. tor General's inspection in as While here the past two weeks, Following an inspection critique many years, aimed at its "tac- the 1G team spent some 70 per- held today, the team will depart tical readiness." cent of its time checking the for FMFPac Headquarters at Last year, the Brigade was tactical readiness of K-Bay Camp Smith, Hawaii, to report the first Marine Corps unit to units. Only 30 percent of the their findings on the tactical be inspected for tactical readi- annual inspection was devoted readiness of Pacific Fleet Marine ness. to the old style "spit- and -pol- Force units. The Brigade, composed of the ish" procedures. Fourth Marine Regiment and Ma- The Air Station inspection was not one of "tactical" readiness, but r _ AV more on the of readiness of THE tviiSSILE IMPACT location (MILS) graphic lines system's recorder dis- autuul newsit y vr Station operations. Wednesday plays recording of signals being received from a missile impact in afternoon, operational units of the Pacific Missile Range. Commander C. A. Briggs, PMR Facility's For March Arrivals the crash crew and air-sea-rescue executive officer, explains to the Sec Nav guests the details of data teams were evaluated in their re- being received and how it is used to locate the impact of the missile. The Housing Office this week action time to different type situ- told service personnel waiting for ations. on-Station housing that they Prior to their arrival here on could register their children for Aug. 14, the 29-member team, Visiting Sec Nav Guest Group Mokapu School if they are as- headed by BrigGen. T. F. Riley, signed quarters prior to Dec. 31. Corps Inspector General, had Primarily involved, a spokesman completed inspections of other said, are those persons on the Marine commands in the Far Receives Briefing At PMR three-bedroom waiting list who East. arrived at KMCAS during March. In Japan earlier this month, The Pacific Missile Range Fa- In a brieing conducted by cility here hosted 12 professional Cmdr. C. A. Briggs, PMR Fa- and business men Monday who cility's executive officer, the sup- They Help The Shopper are on Oahu as guests of the Sec- port mission of tracking, tele- retary of the Navy. metry receiving. missile impact "The Sec Nav guests, from location and recovery capabili- various cities on the mainland, ties provided by PMR Hawaiian Commissary Changes Okayed; were introduced to the nation's area sites and associated mid- largest missile and satellite Pacific island sites was empha- shooting gallery with a film ized. and briefing. Following the briefing ses- New Check-out Method Eyed sion, the visitors saw the work- Headquarters Marine Corps late tourers will notice first - in- TOE SAVER Lance Corporal ing components of the missile last week to a of the - inked approval clude the switching present Station Kids On Golf Course impact location system and were $24,900 improvement plan for Ka- entrance to what is now the exit A. E. Patty, Clothing given a general lecture on the neohe Bay's Commissary Store. and moving the exit to the oppo- Sales Division, (to whom this foot system by Bendix engineers. Capt. C. site side of the building( fronting is attached), let a 230 pound face 'flying' Danger Tape recordings of missile W. F. McKellar, Store im- officer-in-charge, told the Temporary Officers Quar- crate drop from a height of 18 pacts and sea life were played the WIND- When is a playing child not WARD MARINE this week that ters building). inches on the toe of his safety playing? Lt. Col. W. L. Traynor, and recorded in graphic form for the visitors. the newly-approved renovations The present storeroom on the shoe - without even an "ouch". Station Special Services Officer, --the second such this year-will eight side of the building will The shoes, authorized for some answered that question this week The purpose of the Navy guest affect house all and both the in and outside of check-out counters hazardous types of duty and avail- in the following manner: "When cruise program is to acquaint the the store as well as the parking cash registers. here, can withstand the weight the child is playing on the golf American public with the Navy area and traffic directional flow. The Marine Corps Exchange course." and with the role of sea power He indicated that bid open- branch will be moved to the area of more than 28 hundred pounds. "More and more children," in insuring national security. Spe- ings for the project would be now occupied by the ladies' rest- the colonel said, "have been re- cifically, through providing rep- held somwhere around Oct. 15 room. An outside entrance to the ported on the golf course and resentative citizens an opportun- with actual construction slated Exchange will also be constructed. New Manpower Goal driving range when they have ity for first hand observation of to begin anytime in the follow- ,Other inside-the-store changes no business there. We have no the operating forces and special ing 15 days. Target date for include: For Marine Corps objection to youths playing golf programs, such as the Navy's role completion is late January. Fluorescent in th,. "space age." lighting for the if they are over eight years of The major changes - ones cus- meat and frozen food areas; age and have one of our speeial check-out room and butcher shop. Is Ahead Of Schedule cards." especially (See COMMISSARY, P-8) Wonder how the Marine Corps He urged parents - is faring under President Kenne- lhose living in the Capehart area dy's "beef-up" program'? bordering the course - to keep their children oil the course be- 11 General Officers A wire-service story from fore Some tragic accident occurs. Washington, D. C., this week quoted Corps spokesmen as Face Reassignment saying volunteers have respond- so The reassignment of 11 Marine ed enthusiastically that the Sea Bee Reservists Corps general officers was an- recently increased manpower nounced late last week by Gen- level will be reached six months Pegin Training Here eral David M. Shoup, Comman- ahead of schedule. dant of the Marine Corps. The United Press International The Hawaii-based Reserve Con- Maj. Gen. Robert E. Cush- story indicated that hundreds of -truction Mobile Unit-14.1, (Sea- man, Jr., Assistant Division young men have enlisted since Bees) commanded by Commander Commander, 3rd Marine Divi- President Kennedy's July 25 Oscar M. Mayer. is currently sion on Okainwa, will assume speech giving plant for increased aboard the Air Station for two- command of the Division dur- defenses. \vceks annual training. ing October, replacing Maj. The Marine Corps call for Formed of 39 enlisted volun- Gen. Donald M. Weller. Gen. 2500 enlisted reservists to vt.\ teers and three of:ieers, whose Weller's new duty assignment, unteer for extended active duty home port is Honolulu. the which will become effective in was an "immediate success." :croup spent the week erecting a November, will be as Deputy The release pointed out that the ttuonset but in the MARS-13 Commander FMFrae. Corps had hoped to reach a 190,- area. Mai. Gen. Charles H. Hayes, 000 -man level by June, 1962. The In the first five days they have Deputy Commander, FMFPae, increased voluntary enlistments and the response of the Reserv- completed the first half of the START RIGHT THERE Members of SeeBee Construction Batta- will become Deputy Chief of hut. During their last week of - Staff (Plans) at Marine Corps ists will enable the Corps to com- lion, Reserve Division 14.1, started two week training excercises this plete the 15,000-man boost by De- (See SEA BEES, P-8) week aboard the Air Station. (See FLAG CHANGES, P-8) cember. Page 2 U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII August 25, 1961 ...a. t-C'M Corner By Chaplain Peter L Ota COL. W. R. CAMPBELL Expressions from various lan- Commanding Officer guages are often difficult to trans- LT. COL. A. L. CLARK .... Executive Officer late into other languages. One ex- CAPT. R. B, MORRISEY Informational Services Officer pression that is peculiar to the GYSCrT. JACK T. PAXTON Editor Okinawans is "Aksamio! ". which SSGT. is usually punctuated with an ex- By GySgt Jack T. Paxton A. W. sTrzLE Assistant Editor clamation point! Here, translation SGT. WILLIAM H. STUCKEY Sports Editor is difficult, but the meaning of The Early Word - Mark Sept. 25, 26, and 27 on your calendar this expression lies in the direc- if you're interested in the newly-adopted Hawaii Driving Point The WINDWARD MARINE is published every Friday by and tion of "resignation." Something Penalty program. MGySgt. J. V. Berg, Brigade Schools, says the. for the personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, Navy hapens which cannot be undone No. 990, io FPO, San Francisco, Calif. State will make available on those dates a highly interesting film Printed at the Royal . "spilled milk" .