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INSIDE CG Mail A-2 Hawaii Cobra Gold A-3 Cobra Gold NEO A-4 Chef of the Quarter A-5 BayFest B-1 MCCS & SM&SP B-2 Menu B-6 Word To Pass B-7 Ads B-8 Olympic Sailor C-1 Sports Briefs C-2 Sports Around the Corps C-3 MMARINEARINE Health and Fitness C-4 Volume 32, Number 24 www.mcbh.usmc.mil June 20, 2003 Getting some face time PTA no match for Australians Lance Cpl. Monroe F. Seigle ferent from what we are accus- Combat Correspondent tomed to in Australia,” said 1st Sgt. Michael Lally, 1st sergeant for Pohakuloa Training Area — It Bravo Co. “There is not a trench gets cold at PTA. system in Australia, and this is the In fact, it gets very cold. Ask the first time many of the soldiers have soldiers from Bravo Co., 1st Royal been able to fight in the trenches.” Australian Regiment. When the motivated infantry- They came to PTA with no idea man from B. Co. took to the harsh it could get cold and rain in the terrain of PTA to fire live rounds Rainbow State. down range, they utilized their The soldiers from Bravo Co., 1st war-fighting skills to ambush mock RAR, endured the bitter weather at enemy positions during platoon- PTA and were able to conduct sev- sized attacks. eral tough training missions to in- “These are the basic infantry clude a live-fire exercise June 13 skills the soldiers must master in with their ever- order to carry present Austeyr out offensive F-88 semi-auto- operations,” matic service ri- said Lally. fles. “These skills They were al- are what they so given a will use when chance to be- they come come familiar face-to-face with a training Lance Cpl. Monroe F. Seigle with the ene- environment my on the the majority Pvt. Nigel Monaghan, a rifleman with battle field.” Bravo Co., 1st Royal Australian Army, have never been trained at PTA for the first time during It was a exposed to. HCAX. great site for With the as- Lally to see sistance of Marines from his soldiers adapt quickly and ag- Headquarters Co., 2nd Bn., 3rd gressively to the new environment. Marine Regiment, providing a It pleased him even more to see his command operations center, the troops work together under the mission was bound to be a success. conditions and demonstrate their The training was not an easy task uncanny ability to destroy enemy for the hard-charging soldiers from positions with some excellent Bravo Co., but they accomplished teamwork. Sgt. Alexis R. Mulero the mission, and the warriors “PTA provided a realistic train- found it amusing to be exposed to ing environment and a chance for Lava Dogs from 1st Bn, 3rd Marine Regiment, apprehend and attempt to stabilize an “out- the gruesome winds and harsh the soldiers to demonstrate their of-control” protester at a noncombatant evacuation exercise during Cobra Gold 2003 in the Kingdom of Thailand. For more Cobra Gold coverage, see pages A-3 and A-4. temperature fluctuations at PTA. skills in a new environment,” said “The terrain here is totally dif- Lally. Base welcomes Marines, Sailors at Riseley Field aboard MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe MCCS and J.N. Chevrolet Bay. throw party for MCB Invitations were sent in advance to all of the commands aboard MCB Hawaii, welcoming all Hawaii’s Marines, Sailors the Marines and Sailors who recently returned from deployments with Operation Enduring Cpl. Jessica M. Mills Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom to join in Editor the fun. “We wanted to start out by putting on a low- As more and more of the deployed Marines and key picnic for the Marines and Sailors returning Sailors from MCB Hawaii return home to excited home,” said Master Gunnery Sgt. Jerald Beauclair, families and warm homes, Marine Corps MCCS chief, Headquarters Bn. “But this is only Cpl. Jessica M. Mills Community Services and J.N. Chevrolet have put the first in a series of welcome home celebrations Marines from 1st Radio Bn., blew off some steam pummeling sumo together an extensive schedule of “Welcome wrestler Pfc. Kyle Davis, a Single Marine and Sailor Program vol- Home” events which began June 16 with a picnic See WELCOME, A-3 unteer, during the “Welcome Back” party June 16. Boy Scouts blaze new MCBH running trail Staff Sgt. tools to clear the trail and give runners With the help of nearly a dozen other Robert Carlson aboard the installation a new path to fol- Boy Scouts from Troop 425, Roten has Media Chief low when the flightline is in operation. opened up more acreage to the Marines “This is part of the base plan to make and Sailors who run on the base, and al- The Boy Scouts from Troop 425 here a running route around the entire instal- lowed them safe passage to the beach proved once again Saturday that their in- lation,” said Thomas Roten, a 15-year- while keeping them off of the paved stitution not only benefits the young old 11th grader at Kalaheo High School. roads and away from traffic. men who participate, but also the com- Roten is a Life Scout on his way to at- The Eagle Scout board members eval- munities in which they live. taining the highest rank — Eagle Scout. uating Roten’s project will likely be im- Cutting through the thick overgrowth One of the many requirements for pressed with the amount of work Troop near the Hilltop Beach end of the MCB Eagle Scout is to complete a service pro- 425 was able to accomplish in just two Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay runway, the crew ject in which the Eagle candidate plans, Saturdays, but the people who appreci- worked for two weekends to blaze a trail develops, and gives leadership. ate the work the most will be the Marines nearly three quarters of a mile long from Roten, who has been involved in var- and Sailors who use the new path that is Mokapu Road to the existing trail near ious forms of scouting since the 1st appropriately named Eagle Scout Trail. Hilltop Beach. grade, said he is proud that his project The path is open now, and can be ac- Staff Sgt. Robert Carlson Sgt. Robert Benitez, the lot foreman at benefits the Marines and Sailors here. cessed from Mokapu Road on the base CSSG-3’s Engineer Support Company, “The Marines are doing a lot to protect side of the runway just past the Boy Scouts from Troop 425 finish clear- ing roots and rocks from the recently- cleared the way with a dozer, and then us, and it feels good to do something to Consolidated Issue Facility, or from the completed running trail Saturday. the young men stepped in with hand help them out,” he said. trail that runs along Hilltop Beach. A-2 • June 20, 2003 Hawaii Marine MCBHMCBH IINN THETHE CG’CG’SS MMAILAIL BBOXOX NNEWSEWS BBRIEFSRIEFS Question Submitted by Pvt. Bryan Keller TECH EXPO COMES TO K-BAY The MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay Technology Expo is Monday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by the G-6, the “Every pedal of the bicycle is expo will be held at the Enlisted Club. There will be many different exhibitors on hand demonstrating their latest technolo- an addition to the physical gies. Complimentary refreshments and free giveaways will be available while sup- fitness of every Marine.” plies last. For more information, please email Leslie Listwak at Listwak@nc- BRIG. GEN. sievents.com. MCABEE 3 TALK Residents of City Council District 3 are Dear Brig. Gen. Extended bike lanes invited to meet face to face with Council McAbee, would have those chil- member Barbara Marshall and her staff in dren traveling in a lane a community forum to discuss concerns I am writing as a part of where their commute and issues relating to city government and your CG Mail program, would be safer. Just as we services. Any resident of District 3 is wel- and would like to address mandate the use of hel- come at any of these forums, which will be the third solicited ques- mets, let’s further safe- held monthly in either Kaneohe, Kailua or tion: ‘What are we doing guard their safety by Waimanalo June 24, at 7 p.m. in the that we can do better?’ keeping them out of traf- Kaneohe Community and Senior Center lo- As an automobile own- fic. cated at 45-613 Puohala Street, July 9, at 7 er who chooses to bicycle The climate of Hawaii is p.m. in St. John Lutheran Church located at while on base, and in the conducive to outdoor 1004 Kailua Road, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. in the surrounding communi- recreation, and facilitates Waimanalo Public Library located at 41- ties, I am quite pleased the year round use of the 1320 Kalaniaaole Hwy. in Waimanalo with the bicycle lane that bicycle as a viable means For more infomation, 547-7003. goes from the front gate to of transportation. Every the back gate. As a testa- pedal of the bicycle is an Staff Sgt. Robert Carlson ment to my satisfaction addition to the physical CREDO RETREATS AVAILABLE The new Kailua Bay Waterfront Recreation Path offers a FOR MILITARY, DOD with the bike lane, I would fitness of every Marine, glimpse of the kinds of ideas MCB Hawaii is incorporat- The Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment very much like to see the and thus, readiness. I am a ing into new construction projects.