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INSIDE Gulf War A-2 Hawaii 7-Ton Trucks A-3 Every Clime & Place A-5 Salutes A-7 2/3 Jane Wayne Day B-1 MCCS/SM&SP B-2 Crossword B-5 Ads B-6 Menu B-7 Softball C-1 Sports Briefs C-2 MMARINEARINE Racing Sailor C-4 Volume 31, Number 25 www.mcbh.usmc.mil June 28, 2002 Combat support reaches new heights Story and Photos by given us a great chance to Sgt. Robert Carlson catch up on some last- Press Chief minute adjustments on our weapons and gear.” The snipers and recon- Ounkham, who also naissance Marines from serves as commanding of- the visiting 11th Marine ficer for the MEU’s Expeditionary Unit Maritime Special Purpose (Special Operations Force (MSPF), said most Capable) took training of the other MEU Marines aboard MCB Hawaii to could do their training new heights Saturday and zeroing on the ship. when they scaled the rim The snipers, though, can’t of the Ulupau Crater for really reach out and touch some high-angle sniper a target while underway. training. Most of the Marines The training marked were trained on the M- the first time in years that 40A1 sniper rifle in school, Marines trained on Range and the MEU finally re- 10, atop the 633-foot-high ceived the new M-40A3 crater surrounding the halfway through the Range Training Facility. workups, explained “Our work-ups were re- Ounkham. ally fast-paced, and we The stopover in Hawaii were focused on getting was an opportunity to get all of the qualifications we some range time with the needed before deploy- new weapons. ment,” said Capt. High-angle shooting re- Soutsana Ounkham, com- quires different elevation manding officer of settings, and the crater Headquarters Co., rim provided an excellent Battalion Landing Team A team of snipers find their targets from atop the rim of the Ulupau Crater overlooking the Range Training Facility. 3/1. “This training has See MEU, A-6 MALS-24 remains model for integrated units The Kaneohe Bay Navy aviation units around “We have learned to work together as the world could com- a Naval team,” said Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth and Marine Corps unit bine manpower to ob- Dianovitch, MALS-24 executive officer. is the only one of its tain better quality and “We have taken the cultures of both sides efficiency in the way and made them even stronger.” kind in the two services they support their “There has been talk of doing this in squadrons. other locations. We were the test bed, Cpl. Jason E. Miller The mission of and now that we have proven that it can Combat Correspondent MALS-24 is to provide work, I am sure we will see it at other lo- intermediate level main- cations,” he added. While talk of integrating Navy and tenance and supply sup- “The advantage of being in such a co- Marine Corps air assets has been up in port to the 11 opera- hesive unit does more than build cama- the air for some time, Marines and tional and training raderie between the Navy personnel and Sailors at MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, are squadrons assigned to Marines,” said Chief Petty Officer Tom already making it happen. Marine Corps Air Willa, MALS-24 training officer. Since the addition of several naval Cpl. Jason E. Miller Facility, and to provide a “Being in a unit like this allows the squadrons from Naval Air Station, pool of qualified Private First Class James Harrison and Seaman Marines and Sailors to share technical ex- Barbers Point, a single unit made up of Apprentice Daryl Blanchard, both aircrew survival equip- Marines and Sailors to pertise that they would normally not get both Marines and Sailors has the job of ment men from MALS- 24, perform a scheduled inspection augment other Marine on flight safety gear. working alone. Also, having one large supporting the 11 squadrons that call aviation logistics entity that works together is going to al- MCB Hawaii Home — Marine Aviation squadrons and aviation intermediate Bay and on deployments around the ways be more powerful than several Logistics Squadron 24 (MALS-24). maintenance departments during de- globe. small ones working on their own. Unlike all other aviation support com- ployments and under wartime scenarios. The unit is so integrated, in fact, that “I think that’s the whole idea behind mands in the Navy and Marine Corps, With more than 700 Marines and the commanding officer is a Marine, the this thing,” Willa added. “It seems to re- MALS-24 has fully integrated the Navy- Sailors under its command, MALS-24 ac- executive officer is a Sailor, and a MALS- ally work well for everyone.” Marine team, a standard that may serve complishes the task of supporting both 24 sergeant major and a command mas- as a model for the way Naval and Marine Marine and Navy squadrons here at K- ter chief work side by side. See MALS-24, A-7 K-Bay residents speak their mind Three fatalities forecast at MCCS town hall assembly July 4 weekend Sgt. Robert Carlson Story and Photos by Press Chief Lance Cpl. Jessica M. Mills The Statistics Division of the Naval Safety Center is fore- Sports Editor casting that the Navy and Marine Corps will lose three ser- vice members to off-duty mishaps during the upcoming To give residents and em- Independence Day weekend. ployees a chance to express their The forecast is based on analysis of data from recent opinions regarding the perfor- years, and past forecasts have proved accurate. mance of Marine Corps The Center forecasts mishaps related to off-duty recre- Community Services and its ation and motor vehicle accidents only, and it does not take programs, MCCS hosted a town into account suicides or duty-related deaths. hall meeting June 18 at the MCB (Left to right) Gunnery Sgt. George Gagne, an ISMO maintenance For the Memorial Day weekend, the Center predicted Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, base the- chief; Mari Rollins, a spouse and Key Volunteer coordinator; and spouse Eileen McDougall all spoke up and gave their opinions about four fatalities, and four occurred. Two of the fatalities were ater. different programs they feel are needed to improve MCB Hawaii and Marines, and two were Sailors. All four were motor vehi- Lieutenant Col. Michael the Marine Corps during the MCCS Town Hall meeting June 18. cle mishaps. Williams, deputy assistant chief For the July 4 weekend last year, the forecast was two fa- of staff of MCCS, explained to those reports to the MCCS should not be doing? talities, and there were four. the audience that complaints, board of directors. •What are we not doing that The MCB Hawaii Base Safety Center urges all Marines suggestions and praise would The assembly provided its we should be doing? and Sailors to remember their risk management training be taken to Brig. Gen. Jerry C. opinions on four questions: •What are we doing that when celebrating Independence Day, and to always have a McAbee, commanding general •What programs are we run- could be done better? transportation plan when the celebration involves alcohol. of MCB Hawaii. In turn, he ning well? said, the general would take •What are we doing that we See TOWN HALL, A-7 A-2 • June 28, 2002 HAWAII MARINE MCBH NEWS Japan, U.S. close seminars BRIEFS Marine Forces ed discussions of potential areas of co- Pacific operation on humanitarian assistance Press Release and disaster relief operations, non- ALERT TEST SCHEDULED combatant evacuation and peacekeep- The State Civil Defense monthly test of HONOLULU — ing operations between the U.S. sirens and the Emergency Alert System will Senior leaders from U.S. Marine Corps, Army, and Japanese be held on Monday at 11:45 a.m. Marine Forces Pacific, Ground Self Defense Force. the Japanese Ground Lieutenant Gen. Earl B. Hailston, Self Defense Forces commander, U.S. Marine Forces NEW IMMUNIZATION POLICIES (JGSDF) staff office and Pacific, hosted the seminar. GOVERN ALL 7TH GRADERS U.S. Army Pacific con- Attendees included Maj. Gen. Hawaii has new school immunization re- cluded three days of Cpl. Liz Herrera Fumio Eto, director of Plans and quirements for all 7th graders who attend Operations, JGSDF; Maj. Gen. Makoto talks here June 13. Senior leaders from MarForPac, the Japanese Ground school here. The series of Senior Self Defense Forces staff office and U.S. Army Pacific Hirose, director of Education and The new law requires that all students en- Level Seminars began concluded three days of talks here June 13. Training, JGSDF; Maj. Gen. Taiji tering the 7th grade must have completed the in 2001. The seminars Anezaki, deputy chief of staff, following vaccinations by the first day of are designed to promote mutual un- and it is critical to U.S. security strate- Northern Army Headquarters, JGSDF; school: derstanding between the three coun- gy throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Maj. Gen. (Promotable) James L. • 3 Hepatitis B, terpart services of both nations, and to The seminars allow military coun- Campbell, special assistant to the com- • 2 MMR, and improve the overall effectiveness of terparts to meet regularly, exchange manding general, U.S. Army Pacific; • 1 or 2 Chickenpox (Varicella, or a physi- the U.S.-Japan security alliance. views and build personal relation- and Brig. Gen. Jerry C. McAbee, cian-documented history of chickenpox dis- The alliance is considered America’s ships with their counterparts. deputy commanding general, III ease). most important bilateral relationship, The just-concluded seminar includ- Marine Expeditionary Forces Hawaii. A 7th grader may only attend school on the first day if their school has received one of the following: • A yellow 7th grade Student DoD opens ‘Medsearch’ online site Immunization Record card, signed by the stu- dent’s doctor, indicating that he or she has Austin Camacho them accessible to all readers.