:: Commander COL Maxine C. Girard

:: Command Sergeant Major CSM Charles A. Holliday, Sr.

:: Deputy Commander LTC Dana Johnson

:: Executive Officer LTC Antonio Oquendo

:: Public Affairs Coordinator Dustin Senger

:: Visual Information Manager Devin Butler

:: Desert Mesh Contributor Capt. Kelvin W. Francis

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6 THE WIRE n Qatar Base Relay for Life raises cancer awareness 3 n Third Army commander tours Qatar camp 6 n Third Army general greets Florida guard 7 n AMC general tours Qatar facilities 8 n Upcoming events 9 n Volunteers honored after first Relay for Life in Qatar 12 n Top-ranked pool players visit troops in Qatar 14 n Hines completes year as top CENTCOM medical logistician 16 n Biomedical repair specialists talk shop 18 n Chaplain in Qatar reflects on service, sacrifice 20 n “That’s my people” 21 DOHA LIFE n Soldiers celebrate Army birthday at Qatar hotel 22 SAFETY n Stay strong in the heat 26 Edition 67 – This Army magazine is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Desert Mesh are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or Department of the Army. The editorial content is the responsibility of the Area Support Group Qatar public affairs office. General comments should be addressed to [email protected] or call 011-974-450-2714 (DSN: 318-432-2572).

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COVER: U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Darryl Jenkins of Fayetteville, N.C., writes his sister- in-law’s name on a cancer survivor poster, June 8. Capt. Dewitt Revels of Jacksonville, Fla., discusses perimeter security with Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, Third Army/U.S. Army Central commanding general, July 2. (Cover Photo-Illustration/Dustin Senger) CONTENTS: Lt. Gen. William G. Webster (center), Third Army/U.S. Army Central commanding general, discuses power plant capabilities with Maj. Anne Taylor of Conroe, Texas, and ITT contractor Robert Hanner of Colorado Springs, Colo., July 2. (OfficialArmy Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 2 : June/July 2010 CONTENTS Cotton describes battle over cancer Qatar base Relay for Life cancers can be treated effectively if office by continuously volunteering for raises cancer awareness detected early. Cancer is not a death activation orders at Fort McPherson. sentence – people do survive.” Eventually, they withdrew from school By DUSTIN SENGER to focus on saving money. In April ASG-QA public affairs U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher 1995, they married on a beach in Cotton of McDonough, Ga., grabbed Cancun, Mexico. undreds of servicemembers his IPod packed with rap and funk Hparticipated in the first American music, such as TI and Cameo, put on “We’ve gone through some stuff,” Cancer Society Relay for Life at his running shoes and received his said Cotton. “I should have been Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 8, survivor sash. He was one of several more responsible in my 20s. There to honor countless lives impacted by individuals in cancer remission have been a couple situations that I cellular insurgents that transform a leading the overnight relay. didn’t think I’d get through – Nicole host’s body into a battlefield. has always been there for me.” “When I made it through cancer,” says Cancer survivors, caregivers and Cotton, “I got a second wind on life.” Cotton remained in the reserves and supporters at the military base, a attended career counselor training. prepositioning site for Third Army/U.S. After 26 years of military service, the He remained mobilized after 9/11, Army Central, started the 12-hour soldier had acquired three occupation while working toward a warrant relay on a running trail at 7 p.m., after specialties, anticipated a college officer promotion and building up his a dusty sunset in Arabia. The event graduation and advanced toward a retirement benefits. ended in a bright, morning sunlight. warrant officer promotion – when he fell down; tired, sore and dying. In January 2003, Cotton reported “It’s important to raise awareness all for a one-year assignment at Fort over the world,” said breast cancer Cotton enlisted in the Army as a high Bragg, N.C. He supported a soldier survivor Ellie LeBaron, wife of the school student eager to discover movement center for overseas U.S. ambassador to Qatar, prior to opportunity outside Atlanta’s southern contingency operations in Iraq and the relay. “It reminds people to get suburbs. He attended basic training Afghanistan. Nearing the end of his checked and check themselves. Many at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Aug. deployment, he started complaining 30, 2004, a month after his 18th of a crippling back soreness. birthday. The combat engineer’s first assignment moved him to Germany, “I’d often lied down on the floor,” he more than 4,000 miles from home. said. “I had to keep giving my back a rest. I also started running out of He transferred to the reserves breath easily. One of my good friends after five years active duty. As a told me ‘you need to go get checked.’” reservist, he completed training for a second military occupation in human The troop medical clinic persistently resources. While activated with the prescribed him Motrin, but the pain Third Army headquarters at Fort reliever hardly helped. McPherson, Ga., he deployed for a month to Kuwait in late 1990, ahead “I was sending soldiers overseas to of Operation Desert Storm. war,” says Cotton, “while beginning my own battle.” Cancer survivor U.S. Army Sgt. While in his mid twenties, Cotton 1st Class Christopher Cotton of enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in He returned to Atlanta in January McDonough, Ga., awaits the first Business Administration program at 2004. As a father of three children, American Cancer Society Relay Morris Brown College in Atlanta. He the soldier became involved in the for Life at Camp As Sayliyah, met Nicole Gibson of Hannibal, Mo., Boy Scouts of America. He mentored during an orientation course. eight Cub Scouts, which included Qatar, June 8. Cotton was his seven-year-old son. Frustrations diagnosed with leukemia in June The classmates started dating, and mounted over constant aches, 2005, and then entered cancer then took jobs as mail clerks with the illnesses and general feebleness. remission in late 2007. (Official U.S. Postal Service. Cotton repeatedly » Cotton, PG. 10 Army Photo/Dustin Senger) escaped midnight shifts at the post

Desert Mesh : 3 : June/July 2010 Maxine C. Girard Colonel Commander Area Support Group Qatar

his Desert Mesh, edition 67, diers well enough to provide them Tshould reach you mid way with motivation and guidance, which through July. Summer temperatures is critical during intense operating are soaring and personnel change- tempos. Properly motivated soldiers overs at an all-time high on Camp feel appreciated and important; they As Sayliyah. We have many new are self-driven, disciplined warriors. leaders on base and expect several more during the upcoming months. Our leaders provide world class support for an ongoing responsi- Summer transitions are full of per- ble drawdown of forces in Iraq and The installation sonnel and work-related activities. buildup in Afghanistan. We provide our soldiers with command guid- commander Outgoing leaders explain operating procedures, field manuals and les- ance and appropriate training, but sons learned throughout their ten- then allow our men and women to ures. Soldiers swap stories about take ownership over their tasks. We cultural experiences in Qatar for recognize and reward commend- hometown updates in the United able actions that embody our Army States. Loved ones receive e-mails values – loyalty, duty, respect, hon- and phones calls from Camp As or, integrity, selfless service and per- Sayliyah concerning upcoming de- sonal courage. partures or recent arrivals. We are shaping theater security co- I appreciate and applaud the service operation by engaging in activities of our teammates heading home with our host nation military coun- this summer after a job well done, as terparts. We also seek out ways to well as the resiliency of their loved increase efficient use of available ones who managed and supported resources, to avoid waste and lower an extensive separation. operating costs.

Welcome aboard to our new leaders! This is our shared vision at Camp As Camp As Sayliyah is a strategic base Sayliyah, where cohesive, produc- in the Central Command area of op- tive and diverse organizations are erations. We endeavor to provide ex- mission, people and team focused. ceptional support for our forward-de- There is zero tolerance for sexual ployed war fighters. Our comrades in harassment, discrimination and intol- arms depend on us. I encourage you erance. Our priority of effort stays fo- to review the Third Army/U.S. Army cused on sustaining our war fighters. Central team campaign plan and theater engagement strategy, as well As we work through another hot, as policies on the installation. humid summer in Qatar, remember that a successful safety program re- The USARCENT team will stay quires every individual in the organi- ready to conduct operations any- zation to remain attentive. Accidents time, anywhere, as directed, in order happen when objects gain momen- to deter or defeat adversaries; while tum, visibility is compromised or sustaining forces in theater to sup- people become distracted – watch port combat and conduct shaping over your battle buddies. Timely operations that continue to affect the decision-making promptly manages operational environment in support risks in your work and living areas. of our allies and coalition partners. Patton’s Own – Support 6! Camp As Sayliyah’s leaders ensure readiness by enforcing and exem- plifying policies and standards that promote professional work environ- ments. We strive to know our sol-

Desert Mesh : 4 : June/July 2010 Charles A. Holliday, Sr. Command Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Area Support Group Qatar

ome leaders, and their subor- training – soldiers, leaders, teams or S dinates, believe taking care of units. What are your training objec- soldiers involves tending to personal tives? What type of training suits your needs; such as pay problems, off-du- objectives? What are your available ty time and family advocacy. Those resources (time, location, equipment are highly important welfare issues, and funding)? What combination of but taking care of soldiers requires exercises will meet your objectives, diving far deeper. within the available resources?

I first drove to Drill Sergeant school Prepare to be challenged! in 1989, and then entered below the Take care of soldiers, statement everyone Remember, training become a master trainer talked about at Fort Sill, Effective leaders must include risk as- Okla. Above the doors are master sessments; disregard- to the academy, carved trainers, who ing safety is a sprint to in thick, wooden letters, teach based failure. Master trainers were the words “Pre- on standards, protect their well-trained pare To Be Challenged!” not time. They soldiers by encouraging understand safety awareness initia- And then etched below tives. An objective this training is a duty, that warning: “So You summer is to prevent not a burden. Want to Be a Drill Ser- an assault by a lethal geant? Are You A Mas- enemy: Mr. Heat. ter Trainer? This Is How We Take Care Of Our Nation; We Train Her Qatar’s daytime temperatures are Sons And Daughters.” routinely surging past 110-degrees Fahrenheit. This is a bona fide threat Effective leaders are master trainers, to our community. Heat has three who teach based on standards, not weapons: heat cramps, exhaustion time. They understand training is a and stroke. duty, not a burden. Using the questions above, how can Master trainers discover methods you best train soldiers, DOD civilians, that make training challenging and contractors, supervisors or entire exciting. They never conduct poor, teams? What type of training will you unplanned blocks of instruction. Mas- conduct? How will you measure its ter trainers understand soldiers are effectiveness? entitled to outstanding leadership through exceptional training. Remember to stay hydrated and min- imizing sun exposure this summer. As a first-line leader, you are re- Also, avoid attempting fad diets and sponsible for your soldiers’ physi- extreme exercise until temperatures cal fitness, occupational proficiency, drop. Review heat illness symptoms basic skills and leadership capacity. and watch over your battle buddies Your evaluation is not entirely based – never perform exhausting activities on your own achievements – you’re outdoors alone. also judged by your soldiers’ perfor- mance. Your soldiers represent your Thanks for what you do for our instal- ability to lead. lation – God bless you all!

Empowering soldiers to reach their Patton’s Own – Support 7! greatest potential is the most fulfilling feeling.

While planning their professional development, consider who you’re

Desert Mesh : 5 : June/July 2010 CAS in the News! DVIDS provides a timely connection between Camp As Sayliyah and media organizations THE WIRE around the world. See ASG-QA public releases Third Army commander at: http://www.dvidshub.net/units/ asg-qa tours Qatar camp Content in this Desert By DUSTIN SENGER Third Army’s top general met with Mesh (67) was picked up ASG-QA public affairs Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd by international, national Cavalry Regiment, 53rd Infantry and hometown media hird Army/U.S. Army Central Brigade Combat Team. Bravo Troop organizations, to include the commanding general Lt. Gen. following (source: DVIDS 360 T soldiers took over force protection at William G. Webster reviewed force distribution report, July 14): Camp As Sayliyah in March, ending sustainment operations at Camp As a long-held reliance on security w ABC; New York, NY Sayliyah on July 2, a day after visiting contractors. The 53rd IBCT is the w American Cancer Society Relay For the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade largest National Guard unit in Florida. Life; New York, NY at Al Udeid Air Base. w AP-TV; NY Webster held an open discussion w Associated Press; New York, NY Camp As Sayliyah is a hub for with Army officers at Camp As w Arizona Republic; Phoenix, AZ materiel organization, retrograde, Sayliyah, while communicating his w Atlanta Journal Constitution; Atlanta, GA repairs and distribution in Southwest leadership philosophy and command w Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, MD Asia. Webster received an overview expectations. He discussed Third w BC Radio; New York, NY of personnel, tactical satellite support, Army’s role in Afghanistan and Iraq, w Billiards Digest; Chicago, IL power plant capabilities and base as well as the headquarters move w Bloomberg News; New York, NY security procedures. from Fort McPherson, Ga., to Shaw w Bloomberg TV; New York, NY Air Force Base, S.C. w Boston Globe; Boston, MA w Bouhammer.com; Amherst, NY w Broadcast50.com; Honolulu, HI w CBS; New York, NY w Centralia University; Centralia, IL w Chicago Sun-Times; Chicago, IL w Chicago Tribune; Chicago, IL w Cleveland Plain Dealer; Cleveland, OH w CNN; Atlanta, GA w C-SPAN; Washington, DC w Cuba Free Press; Cuba, MO w Dallas Morning News; Dallas, TX w Detroit Free Press; Detroit, MI w Erickson Tribune; Baltimore, MD w Facebook; Palo Alto, CA w Florida National Guard; Tampa, FL w Fox News; Washington, DC w Getty Images; New York, NY w Gulf Times; Doha, Qatar w Henry County Times; McDonough, GA w Henry Daily Herald; McDonough, GA w Houston Chronicle; Houston, TX w Indianapolis Star; Indianapolis, IN w KHQ.com; Spokane, WA w Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, CA U.S. Army Spc. Derek McCarthy of Woodridge, Ill., stands beside Lt. w MSNBC; New York, NY Gen. William G. Webster, Third Army/U.S. Army Central commanding w Navy Visual News; Washington, DC general, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, July 2. McCarthy is a utilities w New York Times; New York, NY equipment repairer, specializing in air conditioning units and w NBC; New York, NY generators. He is deployed with Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored w NBC News; New York, NY Division, which provides tactical satellite communications support at » DVIDS 360, PG. 8 Camp As Sayliyah. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 6 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE Third Army general greets Florida guard By DUSTIN SENGER “I had never talked to anyone this 110-degrees Fahrenheit, roughly 20 ASG-QA public affairs high ranking before,” said Fox, who degrees hotter than current conditions joined the Florida National Guard in in his hometown. “We have fans, hird Army/U.S. Army Central February 2007. “He was checking out enough water and we know how to Tdeputy commanding general Maj. our positions to see how we’re doing.” stay properly hydrated.” Gen. Randy Manner arrived in Qatar June 17, where he greeted the Florida Fox says Bravo Troop is “doing pretty “I am proud of them,” said Manner, National Guard at Camp As Sayliyah. good,” considering temperatures “and their families and their employers in Qatar have routinely surpassed back home who support them.” The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the largest National Guard unit in Florida, deployed between late 2009 and early 2010 to take over base defense and route security in Iraq and Kuwait. Bravo Troop abruptly left Kuwait in March to dissolve a long- held reliance on security contractors at Camp As Sayliyah.

“I am very pleased to see how quickly the 53rd brigade reacted to replace civilian security forces,” said Manner, referring to Camp As Sayliyah. “They did it with great professionalism and U.S. Army Capt. Dewitt Revels of Jacksonville, Fla., discusses speed. Their mission is critical to perimeter security with Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, Third Army/ our nation’s efforts in this part of the U.S. Army Central commanding general, at Camp As Sayliyah, world.” Qatar, July 2. Revels is the commander of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Camp As Sayliyah is a robust materiel Combat Team. (Official Army Photos/Dustin Senger) organization and distribution hub located along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The installation contains the only authorized Central Command rest and recuperation pass program, which affords a four-day respite from regional conflicts.

“Everyone in Florida should be extremely proud of these men and women” said Manner, who has served as a National Guardsman for 24 years, following 10 years in the regular Army. “They represent the very best of our country as citizen soldiers.”

Spc. Nic Fox of Newport Richey, Fla., was approached by Manner while providing oversight at a vehicle entry- control point. The soldier snapped to attention – body erect, legs straight and hands clenched at his hips. Manner greets Spc. Nic Fox of Newport Richey, Fla., June 17.

Desert Mesh : 7 : June/July 2010 » DVIDS 360, PG. 6 w NBC London; London w NBC Affiliates; Charlotte, NC w NPR; Washington, DC w OntheBreak.com; Three Forks THE WIRE Junction, MT w Orange County Register; Orange AMC general tours Qatar County, CA w Oregonian; Portland, OR w Peninsula; Doha, Qatar facilities w Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia, PA By DUSTIN SENGER The Stryker battle damage repair w Pool & Billiard Magazine; ASG-QA public affairs facility has restored more than 200 Summerville, SC vehicles to factory specifications w Qatar Tribune; Doha, Qatar .S. Army Materiel Command since 2005. w Reuters; New York, NY Udeputy commanding general w Reuters TV; New York, NY Lt. Gen. James Pillsbury was in Pillsbury ended his visit with an w San Francisco Examiner; San Qatar, June 10, touring prepositioned overview of operations at the U.S. Francisco, CA stock facilities and materiel control Army Medical Materiel Center w Sentinel; Fort McPherson, GA operations at Camp As Sayliyah. Southwest Asia, which supplies nearly w Thomas Edison State College; 3,000 line items for more than 600 Trenton, NJ Pillsbury leads the Responsible customers in Central Command. w Times Union; Albany, NY Reset Task Force, a project meant to w USA Today; McLean/Washington, D.C. synchronize a responsible drawdown w Washington Post; Washington, DC of forces in Iraq with a strategic reset of equipment. Army Prepositioned Stock ASG-QA public affairs needs Five is organized and distributed leads explaining U.S. military by 1st Battalion, 401st Army Field activities. Send your story idea Support Brigade in Qatar. to: [email protected] During the tour, soldiers of the 1-401st Contact Dustin Senger, ASG-QA public AFSB explained robust vehicle and affairs coordinator, for more information weapon repair and reset capabilities. at [email protected]

Desert Mesh Online! The Desert Mesh is available on the Internet: http://www.dvidshub.net@ Third Army/U.S. Army Central Standards Book Ready Tonight, Sustain the Fight, Shape the Future • Army Values • Military Customs and Courtesies • Soldier Conduct • Wear and Appearance of Lt. Gen. James Pillsbury, U.S. Army Materiel Command deputy the uniform commanding general, listens to an explanation of a remote weapons • Safety/Force Protection system repair station inside the Stryker battle damage repair facility • Various References at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 10. Pillsbury leads the Responsible Reset Task Force, a project meant to synchronize a responsible Download it from here: drawdown of forces in Iraq with a strategic reset of worn out http://www.arcent.army.mil equipment. (Official Army Photos/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 8 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE Upcoming events MWR events w Handball July 16 • 7 p.m. • Small Gym w 4-on-4 Water Polo July 22 • 5 p.m. • Swimming Pool w Nascar Night July 24 • 6 p.m. • Top-Off Club w Bench Press Competition July 25 • 7 p.m. • Large Gym w R&B Singer Kéyali Mayaga July 30 • 9 p.m. • Oasis Club Events subject to last-minute changes. Contact Tony Randall, MWR program manager, or Regina Wilhite, USO Qatar center manager, for current information. AAFES movie schedule Movies shown using professional 35 millimeter film reels! More movie times at: http://www.aafes.com/ems/euro/qatar.htm.

July 12 • 7:30 p.m. • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) July 13 • 7:30 p.m. • Shrek Forever After (PG) July 14 • 7:30 p.m. • Macgruber (R) July 15 • 7:30 p.m. • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) July 16 • 5 p.m. • Just Wright (PG) July 16 • 7:30 p.m. • Sex and the City 2 (R) July 17 • 5 p.m. • Sex and the City 2 (R) July 17 • 7:30 p.m. • Letters to Juliet (PG) July 18 • 5 p.m. • Macgruber (R) July 18 • 7:30 p.m. • Get Him to the Greek (R)

July 19 • 7:30 p.m. • Robin Hood (PG-13) July 20 • 7:30 p.m. • Letters to Juliet (PG) July 21 • 7:30 p.m. • Get Him to the Greek (R) July 22 • 7:30 p.m. • Sex and the City 2 (R) July 23 • 5 p.m. • Letters to Juliet (PG) July 23 • 7:30 p.m. • Marmaduke (PG) July 24 • 5 p.m. • Marmaduke (PG) July 24 • 7:30 p.m. • Get Him to the Greek (R) July 25 • 5 p.m. • Get Him to the Greek (R) July 25 • 7:30 p.m. • Robin Hood (PG-13)

July 26 • 7:30 p.m. • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) July 27 • 7:30 p.m. • Get Him to the Greek (R) July 28 • 7:30 p.m. • Just Wright (PG) July 29 • 7:30 p.m. • Marmaduke (PG) July 30 • 5 p.m. • Shrek Forever After (PG) July 30 • 7:30 p.m. • Karate Kid (PG) July 31 • 5 p.m. • Karate Kid (PG) July 31 • 7:30 p.m. • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) Contact Teresa Barrett, AAFES service business manager, for more information.

Desert Mesh : 9 : June/July 2010 Education Center The Army Continuing Education System offers a variety of programs to assist servicemembers in obtaining THE WIRE their college degree, GED, » Cotton, PG. 3 certification or licensure – him I can’t. I’m going on vacation with through a variety of distance my family to Florida tomorrow. I was In late 2004, Cotton started working tired of all the blood work. My kids learning programs. Visit more at the post office. His usual needed a vacation – I needed one.” the education center for strong stature became emaciated, more information on ACES as he lost nearly 20 pounds. Nicole “Nicole called me up at the post office programs and services. expressed concerned about her crying,” he said. “She told me ‘they • Tuition assistance husband’s constant shortness of found something in your blood, you • GI Bill breath, fatigue and depression. could die.’” Heeding her plea, Cotton • Distance education called his doctor to initiate a 72-hour • eArmyU “Someone once said I looked like I observation period, a casual prelude • Promotion points! had cancer,” said Cotton. “I had no to tough times ahead. idea what cancer looked like.” Contact Annette Whitaker, education “The doctor tried all kinds of drugs center director, for more information. The troop medical clinic at Fort and doses,” said Cotton. “While I McPherson referred him to collected chemicals, my wife collected New Personnel Hours Eisenhower Army Medical Center information. She always talked to the at Fort Gordon, a more than two- The Area Support Group doctor.” hour drive outside Atlanta. However, Qatar personnel office (S1) will Nicole urged him to visit their Kaiser He started receiving injections of change customer service hours Permanente family physician at on Monday, July 12. They will chemotherapy and blood transfusions. Southwood Medical Center in nearby Daily routines included a lineup of be closed in the mornings, but Jonesboro. pills, some helped with nausea and stay open longer. discomfort while others countered Their physician in Jonesboro protein degradation and a vitamin K • Personnel office hours: requested laboratory and other deficiency. 1 to 6 p.m. every day. diagnostic tests to explain more than a year of chronic discomforts. Blood Two weeks into chemotherapy, Cotton Contact Sgt. 1st Class Valorie tests and biopsies revealed the awoke in darkness, surrounded by Cooper, ASG-QA personnel services source of his ailments in June 2005: the sounds of his children preparing noncommissioned officer, for more acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a for school. He couldn’t see anything, information. cancer of the blood and bone marrow. and then a stabbing pain cramped his abdomen. Nicole called 911. “My oncologist said the survival rate Fitness was low for someone in his late 30s,” “The ride to Southwood typically Classes said Cotton, who was diagnosed with takes 15 minutes but the pain that Get in great shape leukemia roughly a month before morning made it feel like an hour,” while serving at his 38th birthday. “The doctor wasn’t said Cotton, commenting on his first Camp As Sayliyah. sure what would work because the ride in an ambulance. “I could feel disease is usually treated in kids.” every pebble. It was like four tires Gina Gutzy driving on their rims. The pain gave Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is me a headache.” • Sundays and Saturdays: the most common type of cancer 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. found in children, according to Emergency medical staff rushed him • Mondays thru Wednesday: the National Cancer Institute. The into the intensive care unit. Faint 6 to 7 p.m. disease affects immature white patches of light passed by, emitted blood cells. Cell mutations weaken from overhead fixtures, while they Noel Basa the body’s resistance to infectious rolled him through corridors. He could diseases and foreign materials. Red hear his mother and aunt sobbing. • Sundays and Saturdays: blood cell counts plunge, which limits 6 to 7 p.m. oxygen availability. Patients may look “The amount of chemo had caused • Mondays thru Thursday: pale and feel weak. Platelet counts temporary blindness and pancreatitis,” 5:15 to 6:15 a.m. and also drop, causing patients to bleed said Cotton. “I could feel my wife’s 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and bruise easily. frustration in the ICU. She was telling people to stay positive or leave.” Contact Antoine Randall, ASG-QA “When the doctor called me to start MWR director, for more information. chemotherapy,” said Cotton, “I told Cotton was confined to his home for

Desert Mesh : 10 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE six months, besieged by an elevated Cotton entered cancer remission in If you haven’t done the Road Race, risk for sickness and bleeding. He late 2007, when blood cell counts you’re just taking up space – move surrendered his Peachtree Road showed a drastic improvement. The on.” He finished the race July 4, 2008. Race entry and Cub Scouts pack. probability of reoccurrence would diminish in five years, as long as Cotton deployed to the Middle East Unnerving side effects constantly plasma tests stayed consistent. in January 2010. He has served reminded him of the seriousness of He instantly revisited options for as a department of public works his disease. His hair disappeared an undergraduate degree and noncommissioned officer in Qatar, and his bodyweight plummeted. The professional development. but will depart for Kuwait next month treatment that helped him fight for life to finish his one-year assignment. had also crippled him. “I realized I could still die after making The Gulf countries frequently exceed it through chemo,” he said. “I started 100-degrees Fahrenheit – his wife “Memory loss was the worst part,” going through the goals I had been sends e-mails that remind him to stay says Cotton, who had forgotten the putting off.” out of the sun. names of several family members. Feeling full of energy, he requested “Marrying Nicole saved my life,” says “I had to wear a helmet on my head an Advanced Noncommissioned Cotton. “I have a great spouse and for radiation. Just talking about it… I Officer Course in January 2008. partner. When I was going through can smell it… like something burning Between two-week ANCOC cancer treatment, I couldn’t work in a microwave. I could feel my brain phases in California, he traveled to for two years. My wife was my only cells dying.” Mississippi for Observer Controller/ support.” Trainer classes at Camp Shelby. After “I dropped to around 120 pounds,” returning to Georgia, he bought a “I appreciate the Army recognizing said Cotton. “That’s when I started home in McDonough. cancer survivors and their caregivers,” to think I wasn’t going to survive.” said Cotton, an hour before the relay at He started reviewing his will, life “I always wanted to do a Peachtree Camp As Sayliyah. He walked all night, insurance policy and wrote messages Road Race,” said Cotton, referring until 7 a.m., taking occasional breaks to his family. But the treatment to an annual 10-kilomter race that to rest his feet and call home. Cotton evolved and indicators for optimism attracts around 50,000 participants. says soldiers his age often keep up became evident. “It’s like living in Atlanta and saying with those much younger, but his body you’ve never been to a Braves game. has been through too much.

Servicemembers walk with a banner during the first American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 8. The 12-hour event began on a running trail at 7 p.m., after a dusty sunset in Arabia. A 42-person committee from the Army base and nearby Al Udeid Air Base organized the relay. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 11 : June/July 2010 Army Guard Continues Search for Those Eligible for Earned Pay THE WIRE The Department of Defense developed Post Deployment Volunteers honored after Mobilization Respite Absence compensation for servicemembers first Relay for Life in Qatar who were deployed longer than established dwell ratios. By DUSTIN SENGER Col. Flossie Lomax of Utica, N.Y., who For reserve component ASG-QA public affairs coordinated the event in cooperation servicemembers that dwell ratio is with the Relay for Life Florida Division. one year deployed for every five merican Cancer Society years at home station. Avolunteers were honored June “It was such a unique opportunity for 24, during an appreciation luncheon us to partner with the military in Qatar,” More than 10,000 of the 14,000 at Camp As Sayliyah. A 42-person said Danielle Dodman, Relay for Life eligible soldiers have submitted committee from the Army base and Florida Division director. “They’re packets to the Defense Finance nearby Al Udeid Air Base organized protecting our freedoms while making and Accounting Service, but the first Relay for Life at U.S. military a difference in the lives of cancer “there’s more work to do,” said installations in Qatar. patients. We’re more than happy to Army Maj. Gen. Raymond keep supporting military installations.” Carpenter, the acting director of The committee of U.S. servicemembers, the Army National Guard. Department of Defense civilians Dodman hopes everyone involved in “If you have a tour ending today, you and contractors began the 12-hour the Relay for Life in Qatar brings their look back 72 months and if you were cancer awareness activity at 7 involvement and awareness back to [mobilized] for more than 12 months p.m., June 8, using a running trail at their hometown communities. out of that 72 months, you may be Camp As Sayliyah. Overnight hours eligible for PDMRA days,” said Army avoided the hot, humid daytime “It was a really special night,” said Col. Dennis Chapman, the chief of temperatures in Qatar, which were Lomax, who remains outwardly the Army Guard’s Personnel Policy exceeding 100-degrees Fahrenheit. excited more than two weeks later. and Readiness Division. “Even when people weren’t walking More than 400 participants – cancer anymore, they stayed at our campsite Initially, PDMRA allowed soldiers to survivors, caregivers and supporters just to stick around.” A community earn additional administrative leave – from U.S. and coalition forces joined activity center offered a respite days for the additional time spent the relay, according to U.S. Army Lt. venue packed with pillows and deployed. However, soldiers must be in a Title 10 status to use those leave days. That meant that once Army Guard soldiers returned to Title 32 status, they were ineligible to use those days, said Chapman.

As a stop gap measure the policy was revised and allowed eligible soldiers to apply those leave days to their next deployment. But for those who left the service or don’t deploy again, that effectively meant they couldn’t take advantage of the benefit, said Chapman.

“Congress passed a law in the most recent National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing the services to pay soldiers at a rate of up to $200 a day for any PDMRA days they earned … but were not able to take,” said Chapman. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rodney Cosby of Birmingham, Ala., smiles while door prize winners are announced during an American Cancer Society Relay For more information, the remaining for Life volunteer appreciation luncheon at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 4,000 soldiers are also encouraged to contact ArmyNationalGuardPDMRA@ 24. A 42-person committee organized the first Relay for Life at U.S. military ng.army.mil. installations in Qatar June 8-9. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 12 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE refreshments. “They were sleeping, “I talked to Tampa and said I wanted caregivers,” said Sgt. 1st Class playing cards and talking outside.” to do a relay here too,” said Lomax, Christopher Cotton of McDonough, recalling an e-mail to the Relay for Ga., who was one of several cancer Lomax survived a diagnosis of Life in March. “I just wanted to get survivors opening the relay. Cotton cervical cancer in 1990 after a couple shirts.” She received much was celebrating nearly three years chemotherapy and surgery. She more. remission from acute lymphoblastic participated in her first Relay for Life leukemia. He shared his story during in 1991 with hundreds of students at The Relay for Life Florida Division a closing ceremony. Thomas R. Proctor High School in showered Lomax with hundreds Utica. The hometown event changed of organizational shirts, as well “It’s important to raise awareness all her life, she says. as banners, posters, key chains, over the world,” said breast cancer pens, tablets, bracelets and other survivor Ellie LeBaron, wife of the “This is how I celebrate my birthdays memorabilia. They provided U.S. ambassador to Qatar, prior to now,” said Lomax, while standing numerous community awareness the relay. “It reminds people to get in front of the volunteers during the ideas and kept in close contact. checked and check themselves. luncheon at the Qatar base. “Say Many cancers can be treated ‘happy birthday’ to all our survivors “People from different units started to effectively if detected early. Cancer with us today – this is why we relay.” offer help,” said Lomax. “I said ‘this is not a death sentence – people do is going to be much bigger than we survive.” In January, Lomax reported for duty originally thought.’” The committee at Camp As Sayliyah, a materiel matured from less than 10 in April The Relay for Life is the world’s organization and distribution hub to more than 20 in May. By the time largest movement to end cancer, located along the eastern coast of a luminaria ceremony initiated the according to the American Cancer the Arabian Peninsula. She had just relay, more than 40 volunteers were Society. The society, headquartered completed a five-year assignment helping out. in Atlanta, estimates more than 3.5 with Central Command at MacDill Air million people from thousands of Force Base, Fla., where she attended “I appreciate the Army recognizing communities gather for the global a Relay for Life in Tampa each year. cancer survivors and their activity each year.

Cancer survivor U.S. Army Lt. Col. Flossie Lomax of Utica, N.Y., and Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Guimond of St. Petersburg, Fla., organize an opening luminaria ceremony during the first American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 8. Lomax was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1990, which was effectively treated with chemotherapy and surgery. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 13 : June/July 2010 Rest and Recuperation Pass Program Donations help R&R participants THE WIRE enjoy the program’s Top-ranked pool players off-post opportunities visit troops in Qatar by donating By DUSTIN SENGER a warehouse that seemed – on the your new or ASG-QA public affairs exterior – much like any other desert used items. tan facility. However, the building’s op-ranked pool players contents revealed something far • Call the R&R front desk TRodney “The Rocket” Morris removed from the expected piles of for more information. and Charles “The Korean Dragon” materiel and modular office spaces. Williams provided tips and tricks Between polished concrete floors and Contact Sgt. 1st Class Pricilla Sanchez, for U.S. servicemembers at Camp orange bay lighting, the competitors ASG-QA rest and recuperation pass As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 28, a day stepped into a club-like atmosphere. program noncommissioned officer in before competing in the 2010 World charge, for more information. 9-ball Championship in Doha. Since 2004, the Top-Off Club has accommodated nearly 200,000 war CAS-TV Morris and Williams both arrived at fighters participating in the Central Turn your on-post television Doha International Airport in Qatar, Command rest and recuperation pass to channel 36 (may vary) for June 27, but on separate flights. program at Camp As Sayliyah. Third important camp information. Morris flew in from Spain, where he Army/U.S. Army Central Area Support placed third at the Spanish Open Group Qatar executes the program, 9-Ball Championship. Williams’ plane providing a four-day respite for troops skidded onto the runway late at night, serving in contingency operations completing a trip from his hometown across Southwest Asia. in Orlando, Fla. The following day, they exercised at their hotel to help Beyond the eight-lane bowling alley, beat jet lag, and then visited troops adjacent to a set of sofa chairs, next at the Camp As Sayliyah. to six digital tabletop touch games Television – before the four electronic dart After entering the Army base, the boards and a pair of arcade driving Contact Dustin Senger, ASG-QA public affairs coordinator, for more information. professional pool players walked into simulators – are eight pool tables

What’s on your hands? Hand washing is the best way to prevent illness from spreading throughout a community.

• Wet your hands with clean running water and apply soap. • Use warm water when available. • Rub your hands together to create lather. • Scrub all surfaces for 15-20 seconds. • Thoroughly rinse your hands under running water. • Dry your hands using a paper towel or air dryer. • If possible, use your paper towel to turn off the faucet.

Always wash with soap and water Rodney “The Rocket” Morris and Charles “The Korean Dragon” when your hands are visibly dirty. Williams greet U.S. troops inside the Top-Off Club at Camp As Sayliyah, Contact Sgt. 1st Class Gary G. Qatar, June 28. Morris and Williams provided pool-playing tips and tricks Newman, ASG-QA preventive medicine for servicemembers, a day before competing in the 2010 World 9-ball specialist, for more information. Championship in Doha, Qatar. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 14 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE where off-duty servicemembers “It was fun to watch – that’s all I can Morris sleeping under the tables. spend hours shooting 9- and 8-ball say,” said Moats, shrugging off a rapid pocket billiards. win by The Rocket. “I didn’t know when I first picked up the stick that I was going to be Army Spc. Jamie Scott of Oil City, “The better you get,” says Morris, a professional pool player,” says Pa., took several opportunities to “the funner it is.” He recalls playing Morris. “I was actually going to join discover professional pointers, pool consistently at 16 years old. the Air Force, like my grandfather. I which included a massé shot that He’d practice 14-16 hours a day really wanted to fly F-16s.” can produce amazing curves at at Hawaiian Brian’s Billiards on various ball speeds. Scott coaxed his Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu. » 9-Ball, PG. 24 noncommissioned officer in charge, Patrons often discovered young Army Sgt. Michael Moats of Virginia Beach, Va., to play Morris.

Moats had played regularly for 15 years. He grew up with a pool table in his parent’s house, and then had another in his apartment before enlisting in the Army. Moats says he went against pool professional Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee more than a dozen times during her appearance at an Army base in Darmstadt, Germany, several years ago.

His 8-ball game against Morris lasted Charles “The Korean Dragon” Williams helps U.S. Air Force a few minutes. Senior Airman Keith Deshaies of San Antonio improve his pool- playing techniques inside the Top-Off Club at Camp As Sayliyah.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Moats of Virginia Beach, Va., poses for a photograph with Rodney “The Rocket” Morris after shooting pool inside the Top-Off Club at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, June 28. Morris and Charles “The Korean Dragon” Williams provided pool-playing tips and tricks for U.S. servicemembers, a day before competing in the 2010 World 9-ball Championship in Doha, Qatar. (Official Army Photos/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 15 : June/July 2010 USO Qatar The USO Qatar offers servicemembers at Camp As Sayliyah movies, games and reading corners in the warm THE WIRE ambiance of a traditional Arabic setting. Hines completes year as top

USO needs volunteers CENTCOM medical logistician • Everyone is eligible to volunteer at the installation By DUSTIN SENGER distribution in the Central Command ASG-QA public affairs area of responsibly, which covers USO lounge. 20 countries across Southwest Asia. • Commit to helping our visiting t. Col. Thomas Hines of Albany, Servicemembers, DOD civilians and war fighters once per week – LN.Y., relinquished command of contractors process orders from 630 flexible schedules are available. U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center medical units in several countries. Southwest Asia during a ceremony Hines oversaw the completion of $190 United Through Reading at Camp As Sayliyah, July 9, thereby million in sales during his command. • USO Qatar and the United completing a challenging one-year Through Reading military assignment as the top medical “Today we celebrate the program is helping children logistician in Central Command. accomplishments of one great of deployed servicemembers commander,” said Link of Ravenna, Hines returned the USAMMC-SWA Neb., “and anticipate the achievements learn the joys of reading, flag to Col. Mary Link, commander of another.” Link mentioned that while developing meaningful of 3rd Medical Deployment Support Hines’ leadership increased connections and enhancing Command, who then handed the productivity, which was measured self esteem. United Through unit colors to Lt. Col. Kevin Cooper by accommodating demand and Reading is a non-profit of Titusville, Fla., symbolizing decreasing excess. She said his organization intended to help responsibility for a 69,000 square- improvements in inventory accuracy children feel the security of foot warehouse – larger than a football saved $6 million. caring family relationships and field – stocked with 2,700 line items, develop a love for reading. a biomedical equipment maintenance Hines approached the podium following shop and an optical fabrication facility. Link’s remarks. He adjusted the microphone for his towering stature, USAMMC-SWA operates as the lead and then smiled toward a formation of agent for medical materiel storage and individuals who had served under his

Contact Regina Wilhite, USO Qatar center manager, for more information.

MWR Fitness Challenges Participate in the installation fitness challenges to compete for prizes and bragging rights!

Bench Press Competition • July 25: Weigh-in is 3:30 U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Cooper of Titusville, Fla., receives the U.S. to 6:30 p.m., followed by Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia flag from Col. Mary Link, commander of 3rd Medical Deployment Support Command, a review of the rules. The during a change of command ceremony at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, competition starts at 7 p.m. July 9. Cooper took over as the top medical logistician in Central Contact Antoine Randall, ASG-QA Command. Lt. Col. Thomas Hines of Albany, N.Y., had relinquished MWR director, for more information. command of USAMMC-SWA. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 16 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE command at Camp As Sayliyah. prepare for the buildup in Afghanistan,” sutures, antibiotics and antiseptics. says Hines, referring to the troop surge “It has been a year of challenges and in Iraq during 2007. “We looked at the Tajikistan received 7,000 pounds of a year of extraordinary achievements,” top 200 items and then increased our medical supplies in May, following deadly said Hines. numbers there.” flash floods and mudslides. Harsh heavy rains had destroyed schools, bridges, “We performed very well as a collective Despite unchanged volume, dollar highways and hospitals. group,” he said, and then explained figures associated with patient several unit achievements. He started movement items doubled in February. “I was blessed to have a great team,” with the implementation of the Theater Requests for further high-value said Hines in closing. “I had a dream Enterprise Wide Logistics System, urgent care equipment increased, team. I had a technically proficient which replaced the Theater Army such as defibrillators, ventilators, team. I had a team of self-starters and Medical Management Information infusion systems, patient monitors go-getters. I had a team I trusted. I had System in March. and vacuum-assisted closures. The a team I truly enjoyed being around lifesaving devices travel with casualties and I will truly miss.” “We transitioned operating systems – wounded in contingency areas, while a from TAMMIS to TWELS – without any USAMMC-SWA tri-service component “Lieutenant Colonel Cooper,” said disruption in the theater medical supply tracks their whereabouts. Hines, “you are taking over a great chain. This was a major undertaking organization.” that took months of planning and USAMMC-SWA assisted humanitarian preparation.” aid and disaster relief missions. “Colonel Link,” said Cooper, “I am Nineteen thousand pounds of medical honored to accept this responsibility USAMMC-SWA constantly answered supplies shipped in February for and appreciate the opportunity to the needs of their customers avalanche rescue efforts in Salang command a unit with such a proven operating in austere environments. Pass, Afghanistan, where more than record of excellence. I promise to Hines deployed a 20-person medical 1,500 people had been trapped in snow, remain focused on supporting the logistics team to Kandahar Airfield high winds and sub-zero temperatures. needs of our customers and focused from April to December 2009. They on maintaining the welfare of my established a second supply support Another 16,000 pounds arrived at assigned soldiers.” activity for forward-operating bases in Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan. in April, after civil unrest left hundreds “We will continue to provide of Kyrgyz citizens with serious injuries, unparalleled medical logistics support In January, he sent 11 logisticians to mostly gunshot wounds. Four Bishkek across the full spectrum of operations Germany, where they helped process a hospitals were helped with the throughout the CENTCOM area of $2.4-million backlog in sales at the U.S. supplies, which included bandages, responsibility.” Army Medical Materiel Center Europe.

Hines praised tight product control efforts during an urgent split-shipment of 300,000 H1N1 influenza vaccines in November 2009. Within a week, two waves of vaccines were received, repackaged and dispersed from Camp As Sayliyah – authorization for high-priority shipments prevented a CENTCOM pandemic.

CENTCOM medical supply volume wasn’t affected by the buildup of forces in Afghanistan, according to Hines, due to a concurrent drawdown in Iraq. Troops in Afghanistan started receiving most of the critical items carried by “It has been a year of challenges and a year of extraordinary frontline medics, such as gauze pads, achievements,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Hines of Albany, bandages, tourniquets and medicines. N.Y., during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia change of command ceremony at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, July “We used our data from Fallujah to 9. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 17 : June/July 2010 Troop Medical Clinic Sick call supports acute injuries or illnesses requiring treatment or a disposition for duty status – E-6 and below must present DD THE WIRE form 689, signed by their first-line supervisor. Biomedical repair Mornings: 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. After Hours: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. specialists talk shop Routine appointments By DUSTIN SENGER Woodard explained the new Medical are for evaluation or re- ASG-QA public affairs Education and Training Campus evaluation of chronic medical at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The $940-million facility is centralizing conditions, medication refills he U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia Army, Navy and Air Force medical and post-deployment health T maintenance division discussed training. assessments. training and career opportunities, May Everyday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 27, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, during The Army has almost 1,100 biomedical a national biomedical engineering equipment specialists, according Call the troop medical clinic at appreciation week sponsored by the to Staff Sgt. Cherish Long of Las DSN 432-3508. Association for the Advancement of Vegas, who is the noncommissioned Medical Instrumentation. officer in charge of the USAMMC- Contact Maj. (Dr.) Sameer Khatri, SWA maintenance division. She ASG-QA medical and health services USAMMC-SWA provides medical coordinated the biomedical awareness director, for more information. logistics support and equipment week at Camp As Sayliyah. maintenance for Central Command combat-support hospitals and clinics “Biomed is a small field,” said Spc. CAS in the News! in Southwest Asia. Troops perform John Carter of Martinsburg, W. Va., Find Camp As Sayliyah news technical inspections and preventive while replacing a valve and gauge on the DVIDS Web site at: maintenance checks and services on on an anesthesia unit. “That makes it http://www.dvidshub.net laboratory, veterinary, dentistry and easy to find and get a hold of people. @ patient-movement items. We are connected in a way that I can always call someone I know.” H1N1 “We’re basically mechanics who don’t get dirty,” says Army Spc. Devon Woodard The 424th Medical Logistics Company If you suspect you have H1N1 of Augusta, Ga., one of 25 biomedical took over USAMMC-SWA medical flu symptoms, contact the troop equipment technicians serving at maintenance in February. Many medical clinic immediately at USAMMC-SWA. He volunteered for soldiers found a familiar face inside 432-3508. Servicemembers: orders to the Middle East while assigned USAMMC-SWA. If you suspect exposure to to the William Beaumont Army Medical H1N1, head to the TMC. DOD Center in El Paso, Texas. “I was surprised to see so many civilians andcontractors: If you suspect exposure to H1N1 and symptoms are severe, go to the closest host nation medical facility.

Protect yourself with good hygiene. aWash your hands with soap and water, or alcohol-based hand wash. aAvoid close contact with sick people. aDrink plenty of fluids. aGet quality rest and night. aRemain physically active. aThe virus is not transmitted through food – you cannot catch it by eating pork. Spc. John Carter of Martinsburg, W. Va., replaces a valve on an Contact Maj. (Dr.) Sameer Khatri, anesthesia unit inside the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest ASG-QA medical and health services director, for more information. Asia at Camp As Sayliyah, May 26. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 18 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE people from the school house,” said system quickly needed calibration. The coursework covers equipment Carter, who specializes in anesthesia Sergeant is preparing for a 45-day trip used for medical support, physiological equipment with Spc. Andrew Sergeant in June to explain new equipment at monitoring, diagnostic imaging, of Milwaukee, Wis. The two soldiers various areas in Afghanistan. surgery, and dentistry, sterilizing first met in early 2008, while attending and field systems. Credits are also 44 weeks of biomedical equipment Sergeant is serving a second one- earned in computer-based medical technician training at Sheppard Air year deployment at USAMMC-SWA. systems; AC and DC circuits; logic Force Base, Texas. The reservist says he volunteered circuit analysis and design; and basic for orders with the 424th MEDLOG solid-state theory. Carter and Sergeant hustle through to accumulate three years of active a steady stream of work inside a duty service – the time needed Spc. Damian Bernardez of New York trailer littered with parts, tools and to maximize post-9/11 G.I. Bill has helped several soldiers transfer manufacturer literature. Adjacent educational benefits. their credits to a distance-learning trailers fix surgical instrument sterilizers, program at Thomas Edison State portable oxygen generating systems The Labor Department estimates College in Trenton, N.J., for a Bachelor and medical imaging equipment. a 27-percent increase in medical of Science in Applied Science and equipment repair employment Technology with a concentration in Soldiers and Airmen inside a large opportunities between 2008 and biomedical electronics. workshop, located at the heart of 2018, a rate much faster than the the USAMMC-SWA warehouse, toil national average for all occupations. “Thomas Edison accepts the most through ventilators, infusion pumps, The outlook suggests obtaining a credits toward a degree in our field,” defibrillators and vital signs monitors. bachelor’s degree for advancement. says Bernardez, who earned 73 They accept any item related to credits from his military biomedical combat casualty care. Recent graduates of biomedical equipment training. equipment training at Sheppard AFB During a deployment in Qatar, most have received more than 70 credits “We are a tight group of people medical technicians take their skills to from the Community College of the Air who take care of their own,” says hospitals and clinics across Southwest Force. Technicians have been earning Woodard. “The military is a way to Asia. Carter traveled in March to an escalating amount of college get great training, earn a steady Kirkuk, Iraq, where an anesthesia credits for their military training. paycheck and make connections.”

Spc. Andrew Sergeant of Milwaukee, Wis., and Spc. John Carter of Martinsburg, W. Va., review a stock anesthesia machines inside the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia at Camp As Sayliyah, May 26. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 19 : June/July 2010 Rest and Recuperation Pass Program Sponsorship Sponsor an RRPP participant to give them an opportunity THE WIRE to see the local culture and atmosphere while enjoying a Chaplain in Qatar reflects break from operations. on service, sacrifice • Call the R&R Desk for By DUSTIN SENGER let their names surround us and more information. ASG-QA public affairs may their lives of action inspire our Contact Sgt. 1st Class Pricilla Sanchez, continued service to our nation,” ASG-QA rest and recuperation pass ay we as a nation never take said Bruns. “Lord, guard and protect program noncommissioned officer in “Mfor granted the price paid for every member of our military forces charge, for more information. our defense and the protection of our serving today.” way of life,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeff Bruns of Cuba, Mo., during an Camp As Sayliyah supports Camp Policies evening Memorial Day ceremony, overseas contingency operations May 31, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. in Southwest Asia. Department of Policies are posted on the Defense reports reveal that 5,480 ASG-QA Intranet Web site: Servicemembers gathered for a servicemembers and DOD civilians http://www.arcentqa.mil* moment of remembrance and prayer have died supporting Operation *ASG-QA domain access required. @ in tribute to those who gave their lives Enduring Freedom and Operation serving their nation. Bruns, installation Iraqi Freedom, as of May 28. chaplain, gave an invocation after a Education Center thunderous rendition of “The Star- “No greater love describes the In accordance with the Defense Spangled Banner” brought everyone actions of the servicemembers who Base Closure and Realignment to attention. have died serving and protecting our Commission, the Army nation,” said Bruns, preceding his Human Resource Command “Each of these men and women Memorial Day prayer. “Today we give Education Division is relocating we remember and honor today thanks for the depth of their love and to Fort Knox, Ky., from current represents a priceless gift,” said its impact on our way of life.” locations at Alexandria, Va.; Bruns, who provides the deployed Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and St. military community spiritual support “We’re also here to offer a prayer Louis, Mo. Services provided through prayers and scriptures. for their families,” said Bruns, “who by the finance team will move “Lord, we give you thanks for their endure the loss of their son or to Fort Knox on Jul 19. Expect devotion and their sacrifice.” daughter, their father or mother, their delays in processing invoices, husband or wife.” reimbursements, refunds and “Now in the quiet of this moment recoupments from July 12-23. Finance-related operations return to normal by Monday, Jul 26.

Contact Annette Whitaker, education center director, for more information.

Summer Outdoor Running Restriction As of May 1, running outdoors is not permitted between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., or whenever red- or black-flag heat conditions are declared by colored flags flown at the troop medical clinic, large gym facility, post U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeff Bruns, of Cuba, Mo., listens to opening office and R&R remarks during an evening Memorial Day ceremony at Camp As building. Sayliyah, Qatar, May 31. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 20 : June/July 2010 THE WIRE “sustain” a culture that embraces, welcomes and makes room for all the SPIRITUAL FITNESS people who make up our total force. “That’s my people” end the debate over how many races exist, but that has not been the case. The 2008 Army Posture Statement’s information paper on diversity By Capt. KELVIN W. FRANCIS Installation ministry team Instead, genetic scientists have recognized the same need. “Our found that we are more related than nation’s strength stems from its get excited and energized by most want to believe. The March diversity… our Army reflects the I meeting and learning about 2006 issue of National Geographic diversity of America. It is an Amy that people who are different than me. featured an article titled “The Greatest represents the hopes and ideas that Inevitably at the end of spending time Journey” that describes how genetic have historically been associated with with people I will look at my wife and scientists have traced the genetic our core values.” The 2010 Posture say, “that’s my people.” She looks at codes of all humanity to a single Statement on Diversity says, the me as though I’ve lost my mind and location, and tells a story of how Army’s vision for the future “involves laughs. Now I say it in a joking way humans migrated from there to the embracing the strengths of diverse to make her laugh; however, I am rest of the world. people in an inclusive environment actually quite serious about it. by investing and managing talent, The story of the genetic scientists valuing individuals, and developing At a young age, I was taught well- sounds very familiar to another story culturally astute soldiers and civilians defined lines, barriers and dividers I’ve heard. It is the story of a man who enhance our communities.” between people, their belief systems and woman with a mission to fill and nationality. However, I had an the earth. When the first mission of For me, it goes beyond embracing increasingly difficult time finding humanity was complete, God handed the strengths of diverse people. For those dividing lines. I started asking us another mission: to be one, to be me it is embracing others as family questions about my own ethnicity, and united, to make room at the table for created by God and related to each I found out that my ancestors were each other (John 17:20-23). other. That is why I proudly say, “that’s German, Jew, French, British and Irish. my people.” The more we realize The Air Force and Army have also our connection to each other and As for my wife, her ancestors were given us a mission similar to this. The our need for each other, the more African, Irish, Native American, U.S. Air Force Plan for Integrating we will begin to accept each other French, and Pacific Islanders. Now Diversity 2004-2006 strives to achieve and erase those imaginary dividing our children carry all of that ancestry our core value of excellence in all that lines in our minds. Then we will and more that has been obscured by we do, mission excellence. It is an effectively be able to embrace our time. They will have an even more effort to “renew” our strength with diversity and make room at the table difficult time finding those elusive our various talents, “develop” strong for each other. As a result, we will be dividing lines between people. leaders who possess the capacity stronger, brighter, and more capable to lead our diverse organization and of achieving mission excellence. We are a blended and complex community, but also a community who loves order, definition and clarity. We love to define, identify and divide things into neat categories, but when it comes to our ancestry, it is not so easy to define and identify our origins.

The theory of race has attempted to do that, but no one seems to agree on how many races there are and what defines a race of people. Based on categories of size, shape and color, some anthropologists came up with more than a thousand different races, while many others settle with four. It A young boy jovially poses against a screen window in Jalalabad, was hoped that genetic science would Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2009. (Official Army Photo/Sgt. Jennifer Cohen)

Desert Mesh : 21 : June/July 2010 Doha Events Attend sports, cultural and educational activities in Doha, while visiting Qatar. DOHA LIFE • July 15: The Red Carpet/ Doha’s Hip-Hop & R’n’B Ball Soldiers celebrate Army at the Sheraton hotel. • July 22: Qatar Philharmonic birthday at Qatar hotel Orchestra at the Aspire Hall. By DUSTIN SENGER Al Thani during an investment forum • July 26: Shehrazad Quiz ASG-QA public affairs in March. Night at the Ramada Plaza hotel. ore than 300 U.S. servicemembers Army ball ticket prices doubled this and civilians celebrated the year with the change in venue, Contact Antoine Randall, ASG-QA M despite a modest fundraising effort in MWR director, for more information. 235th U.S. Army birthday in Qatar during a ceremony, June 17, inside March, when several senior officers a ballroom at a prominent local hotel. allowed junior soldiers to slap them with whip cream pies. However, Drove a Little Fast? U.S. soldiers in Qatar have consistently the cost of admission dropped significantly for Central Command Check traffic violations at the observed their organization’s birthday rest and recuperation pass program Qatar e-Government portal: at Camp As Sayliyah. The U.S. Army http://www.moi.gov.qa base is located a few miles outside participants. Doha, the Gulf country’s capital and @ most populated city. A committee The selected hotel is nestled in the expends tremendous efforts, year Vehicle Accidents after year, to transform a recreational All accidents, on and off post, warehouse with concrete floors and must be reported to the military bay lighting into an elegant ballroom police desk, no matter how – but planning for the 235th birthday minor: 460-8214 led to something special. For the first time ever, the Army • Call your birthday celebration moved from on- supervisor. post temporary structures to a luxury • Report the five W’s. hotel in Doha, one of the world’s • If damage is minor, move your fastest growing cities. Qatari leaders vehicle off the road. expect an astonishing 16-percent • DO NOT move the vehicle growth in gross domestic product in after a major collision. 2010-2011, as predicted by Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim • DO NOT leave the scene unless instructed by an official.

Put these phone numbers in your mobile phone:

Off-post emergency: 999 On-post emergency: 911 ASG-QA BDOC: 460-8423 ASG-QA Civil Affairs: 588-9345

Contact Lt. Col. Darius Gallegos, ASG-QA provost marshal, or Hani Abukishk, civil affairs officer, for more information.

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Reid (far right) of Riverdale, Ga., leads soldiers to retrieve posted colors following a 235th U.S. Army birthday celebration at a prominent hotel in Doha, Qatar, June 17. (Official Army Photos/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 22 : June/July 2010 DOHA LIFE exclusive West Bay Lagoon, where celebrated an Army birthday like the oldest and youngest soldiers in Gulf waters brush up against a 235- this – especially in the Middle East,” attendance. slip marina. A warm Arabic theme was said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Wayne arranged inside a 12,000-square-foot Niehus of Reading, Pa. He had Closing remarks converted the front ballroom with multicolored carpeting retired after 21 years of service in stage into a dance floor. The lights and textured walls. Eight crystal 1991, but returned to Army active dimmed for a disc jockey and live chandeliers glistened from a 21-foot duty earlier this year. Niehus, 58, band. The soldiers mingled until high ceiling; numerous spotlights cut the birthday cake with 19-year- midnight, before completing their supplemented their radiance. old Butterfield, in recognition of 235th birthday ball in Qatar.

“This is the most expensive hotel I’ve ever been inside,” said Spc. Caitlin Butterfield of Bothell, Wash., who was excited about forgoing the combat uniform in favor of formal attire. “It’s a good variety… it’s better than being on post all the time.”

Guests at 49 tables stood as color guard soldiers marched with flags of the United States, Qatar, U.S. Army and Third Army/U.S. Army Central Area Support Group Qatar. A loud rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” broadcasted from the ballroom’s built-in sound system. A chaplain’s invocation preceded audience toasts, and then Soldiers of Third Army/U.S. Army Central Area Support Group a narrator’s description of the Army’s Qatar cut the cake during a 235th U.S. Army birthday celebration flag and campaign steamers. at a prominent hotel in Doha, Qatar, June 17. From left: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Wayne Niehus of Reading, Pa.; Col. Maxine C. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, Third Girard, ASG-QA commander; Spc. Caitlin Butterfield of Bothell, Army deputy commanding general, Wash., and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles “Doc” Holliday, ASG-QA was the evening’s featured speaker. Manner thanked soldiers for their senior enlisted leader. (Official Army Photos/Dustin Senger) commitment and their family’s support. He said “you rock,” while explaining that military service is a respected career choice. Lastly, the general said “strive to become a better man or woman,” and “return home a stronger soldier – physically, spiritually and mentally.”

Hotel food servers provided a buffet- style meal from the ballroom’s adjacent foyer. A pasta station complemented an assortment of cuisines, such as poached chicken served on bulgur salad; blackened hammour fish filets with fruit salad; and crab cakes with remoulade Capt. Sean Dublin of Garland, Texas, stands in line for dinner sauce. during a 235th U.S. Army birthday celebration at a prominent hotel in Doha, Qatar, June 17. Hotel food servers provided a “A lot of us would have never buffet-style dinner from the ballroom’s adjacent foyer.

Desert Mesh : 23 : June/July 2010 Qatar Museum of Islamic Art Masterpieces from three continents and 14 centuries celebrate the dazzling diversity DOHA LIFE of Islamic Art. Free admission » 9-Ball, PG. 15 Since then, the pool players have to museum. Guides are competed together across the United Morris started to rack in big earnings States and in Spain, Portugal, Germany, available for large groups. on professional tables while Williams Holland, South Korea, Japan and the • The Museum of Islamic Art’s became a top amateur player. They Philippines. Qatar represents their first opening hours are Saturday, first competed against each other visit to the Middle East. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday during the 1996 Ocean State 9-Ball and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. Championship in Providence, R.I. Morris is currently to 5:30 p.m., and Friday from Williams, then 19, had number two, behind 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. been following Morris’ They have Johnny Archer, in the career. “a lot of fans Call the Qatar Museum of Islamic Art supporting them 2010 Billiard Congress at 422-4444, for more information, or of America points list “Rodney had just won a and they’re visit the Web site: http://www.mia.org. published in June. big tournament in Puerto showing support qa/english. Williams is ranked Rico,” said Williams. for what we do,” number seven. “Rocket was young and said Navy Petty Culture Seminar fast – I wanted to be Officer 2nd Class “They have a lot of fans Do you want to learn more just like him.” Morris, Reuben Brown of supporting them and about Islamic culture and then 25 and building Los Angeles they’re showing support Ramadan? A guest speaker his prestige, defeated for what we do,” said from the Qatar Islamic Culture Williams 9-5. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Reuben Center will cover Islamic Brown of Los Angeles, who met “I didn’t expect to do that well,” says culture and the holy month of Morris and Williams during his first Williams. “I was the only one who Ramadan. day on pass at the Army base in came close to having a match with Qatar. “They took time out of their day him… nobody came that close.” • July 27: Cultural Awareness to show they care about their troops.” Seminar at 10 a.m. in the The Ocean State served as a warm community activity center. Brown eagerly challenged Morris up for Morris. Three days after to an 8-ball pool game. Morris sank winning, he began the U.S. Open Contact Hani Abukishk, ASG-QA civil two solid-colored balls with the first 9-Ball Championship in Chesapeake, affairs officer, for more information. break – his other five quickly followed. Va. Celebrating another first-place Brown hit in two before Morris won win, which awarded him $25,000, he the game with a swift strike of the Off-Limit Areas bought everyone dinner, and then eight ball. Morris provided some tips The following list identifies later met Williams at the restaurant. permanent off-limits areas for Camp As Sayliyah servicemembers and DOD civilians. • Iranian souqs • Industrial area • Al Wakra • Marine House • Establishments serving alcohol, except full-service restaurants located in: Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Intercontinental, Sheraton, Marriott, and Ramada hotels • Local residences of employees of private corporations or Charles “The Korean Dragon” Williams surveys the table during the other civilian organizations 2010 World 9-Ball Championship at the Qatar Billiard and Snooker under contract with the U.S. Federation in Doha, Qatar, July 1. Rodney “The Rocket” Morris played government at the table behind Williams. Morris started to rack in big earnings on professional tables while Williams became a top amateur player. They Contact Lt. Col. Darius Gallegos, ASG- QA provost marshal, or Hani Abukishk, first competed against each other during the 1996 Ocean State 9-Ball civil affairs officer, for more information. Championship in Providence, R.I. (Official Army Photo/Dustin Senger)

Desert Mesh : 24 : June/July 2010 DOHA LIFE to help him improve. The 2010 World 9-Ball Championship $36,000 after the finals on July 5. The began June 29, at the Qatar Billiard tournament is sponsored by the Qatar “I learned how to spin the ball and and Snooker Federation with 128 Olympic Committee, and sanctioned hit a jump shot – legally – by hitting players divided into 16 groups. A by World Pool-Billiard Association the ball on top,” said Army Staff Sgt. total pot prize of $250,000 is up for and Asian Pocket Billiard Union. Priscilla Sanchez of Paterson, N.J., grabs, with the champion winning after some instruction from Morris. “It was so cool how, in a matter of minutes, he showed me the imaginary ball theory,” a tactic that requires players to aim at a “ghost ball” for angled shots.

“They were so patient,” said Sanchez. “They took the time to look at the table and then led me where to take a shot, and then I made them in the pocket.”

“It all boils down to mechanics,” says Morris. “The game is easy when you know the right bridge, stance and grip.” He says it’s important to learn the right techniques and then practice them repeatedly. Efren “The Magician” Reyes of the Philippines surveys a pool table “We appreciate everything they do during the 2010 World 9-Ball Championship at the Qatar Billiard for us,” said Morris, after departing and Snooker Federation in Doha, Qatar, June 29, 2010. Reyes, 56, the Army base. “We wouldn’t be able to do the things we’re doing, if they was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in weren’t doing the things they do.” 2003. He started playing at 8 years old in Manila. Today, Reyes is considered one of the greatest 9-ball pool players of all time.

Christian Reimering of Germany (bottom-right) hits a cue ball during the 2010 World 9-Ball Championship at the Qatar Billiard and Snooker Federation in Doha, Qatar, June 29, 2010. The tournament began with 128 of the world’s best players divided into 16 groups of eight competitors. A total pot prize of $250,000 is up for grabs, with the champion winning $36,000 after the finals on July 5. The World 9-Ball Championship is sponsored by the Qatar Olympic Committee, and sanctioned by World Pool-Billiard Association and Asian Pocket Billiard Union. (Official Army Photos/Dustin Senger) Editor’s note: Francisco “Django” Bustamante of the Philippines won the 2010 World 9-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar, defeating Kuo “The Little Monster” Po-cheng of Taiwan, 13-7, in the final on July 5.

Desert Mesh : 25 : June/July 2010 WEARING OF REFLECTIVE BELT/ GEAR (Ref: USARCENT Policy Memo SAFETY OPL PROT 04) aWear a reflective belt or vest at Stay strong in the heat all times, regardless of uniform, Heat exhaustion is the most common during hours of darkness, or By U.S. Army Combat Readiness/ Safety Center heat injury. A person suffering from periods of limited visibility. Wear heat exhaustion still sweats but belt either around the waist or or many soldiers, the extended experiences extreme weakness diagonally over the shoulder. Fdaylight of spring and summer or fatigue, nausea or headache. When wearing physical fitness means additional opportunities to Other primary symptoms include uniforms, reflective belts are meet physical training requirements or clammy and moist skin, a pale or worn at all times. catch up on outside work and fun. The flushed complexion and a normal or heat and humidity that accompanies slightly elevated body temperature. aWhen these long days, however, increase Additional warning signs include bicycling in the the probability of heat injuries and heavy sweating, an unsteady walk, installation, during hours other physical problems. dizziness, giddiness, rapid pulse and of darkness, or periods of shortness of breath. reduced visibility, bicycles will In much of the United States and be equipped with an operable within overseas theaters, heat injuries Heat stroke is the most serious heat remain a persistent, significant injury. It occurs when the body’s headlight and tail light. threat to the health and operational temperature regulation system fails effectiveness of soldiers and other and sweating becomes inadequate a Bicyclists will wear a reflective Army personnel. During the past to cool the body. A heat stroke upper outer garment at all times. two years, at least 250 soldiers have victim’s skin is hot, usually dry with Riders must wear an approved been treated for clinically severe heat no sweating, red or spotted and their (Consumer Product Safety injuries, including heat stroke and heat body temperature typically reaches Commission Certified) helmet. exhaustion. Sadly, these conditions 104-degrees Fahrenheit or higher. can be fatal—in late summer 2009, Other warning signs include a rapid, aNever use earphones or a young soldier died after suffering a strong pulse, mental confusion, headphones while in physical heat injury during a road march. throbbing headache, dizziness and training gear, at any time while nausea. Symptoms can quickly walking, jogging or running. Given these overwhelming statistics, progress to loss of consciousness, Headphones are only authorized it is especially important for soldiers to coma or seizure. Heat stroke is a protect themselves, their battle buddies medical emergency and can lead to inside gymnasiums, or enclosed and their families from heat injuries. death. workout facilities. Such listening Early recognition of potential illness devices are not authorized while is critical to preventing progression There are several things soldiers can operating a vehicle (including to a more serious condition or death, do to mitigate their risk of heat injury. bicycles). The wear of earphones said Col. Manuel Valentin, U.S. Army The National Institute for Safety and or headphones is only authorized Combat Readiness/Safety Center Occupational Health recommends in civilian attire on the trail/track command surgeon. scheduling outdoor jobs during or morale, welfare and recreation the cooler parts of the day, taking facilities. Minor illnesses such as heat cramps frequent rest and water breaks in cool, are typically the first sign of heat injury, shaded areas, and avoiding sugary, This policy applies to all military but without medical intervention, caffeinated and alcoholic drinks when and civilian personnel assigned, these conditions can progress to heat working or playing outside. attached, on temporary duty to exhaustion and heat stroke. Persons (otherwise serving in support of) with any of the following symptoms Additional information and valuable should seek immediate medical heat injury prevention resources such Camp As Sayliyah). The “civilian attention. as posters, videos and pocket guides personnel” includes DOD and are available on the USACR/Safety any other US government Heat cramps are painful muscle Center website at https://safety.army. employees to include spasms that occur in the abdomen, mil, the U.S. Army Center for Health contractors. arms or legs. Individuals who sweat Promotion and Preventive Medicine profusely in the heat and drink Web site at http://chppm-www.apgea. Contact Sean Tucker, ASG-QA safety large quantities of water but fail to army.mil/ and the NIOSH Web site at manager, for more information. adequately replace the body’s salt http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/. loss are most at risk of heat cramps.

Desert Mesh : 26 : June/July 2010 SAFETY Safe physical training or playing sports in the hot summer Soldiers involved in group sports months are susceptible to heat injury. such as basketball, soccer or ultimate While generally far less critical than Frisbee are especially susceptible to heat injuries, physical training and To mitigate the risks associated facial or ankle injuries. USACHPPM sports injuries can seriously hinder with sports and physical training, recommends that soldiers even the most focused of fitness USACHPPM recommends structuring participating in these activities wear enthusiasts. According to the U.S. exercise programs around individual two key pieces of equipment: mouth Army Center for Health Promotion fitness levels. For example, soldiers guards, which have been shown to and Preventive Medicine, Army just beginning or restarting a running significantly reduce the incidence of survey data shows that more than program should follow a systematic dental injuries in contact sports, and 50,000 sports injuries requiring progression of difficulty, concentrating semi-rigid ankle braces, especially medical care occur every year. It on low mileage and intensity at first when an individual has a history of is also important to remember that while gradually adding miles and previous ankle injuries. soldiers performing physical training speed.

Work/Rest and Water Consumption Table For average-sized, heat-acclimated soldier wearing BDU, hot weather.

• The work/rest times and fluid replacement volumes will sustain • CAUTION: Hourly fluid intake should not exceed 1½ qts. Daily performance and hydration for at least four hours of work in the fluid intake should not exceed 12 qts. specified heat category. Fluid needs can vary based on individual • If wearing body armor, add 5°F to WBGT index in humid climates. differences (± ¼ qt/hr) and exposure to full sun or full shade (± ¼ qt/hr). • If doing Easy Work and wearing NBC (MOPP 4) clothing, add • NL = no limit to work time per hr. 10°F to WBGT index. • Rest = minimal physical activity (sitting or standing) accomplished • If doing Moderate or Hard Work and wearing NBC (MOPP 4) in shade if possible. clothing, add 20°F to WBGT index.

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