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Photo by Dustin Perry Training wheels SAGAMIHARA FAMILY HOUSING AREA – Jared Snell, 8, rides a bicycle simulator during the Children’s Accident Prevention Day event held June 24 at Arnn Elemen- tary School. Instructing Jared are Chieko Kajigaya, center, the Safety Inspection Program administrator for Camp Zama, and Miwa Ogino, right, the assistant police inspector at Sagamihara South Police Station. The event featured a class on bicycle safety, a kidnapping-prevention demonstration, and a police car exhibit. Obama announces return of SAVE Award By Jim Garamone can do its job better or do the same job Nancy Fichtner, a fiscal program sup- asking federal employees to help rate the American Forces Press Service for less money, I want to know about it,” port clerk at the Colorado Veterans Affairs submissions from their fellow workers,” he said. Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., received Orszag said. “This new feature will allow WASHINGTON – President Barack The program – Securing Americans’ the 2009 SAVE award for her proposal that employees to apply their insight to the evalu- Obama wants federal employees to submit Value and Efficiency – began last year and saved about $2 million. She suggested that ation process, making sure the best ideas their ideas for eliminating government was an instant success. the Veterans Affairs Department find a way make it into the fiscal 2012 budget.” waste and saving American taxpayers’ “In just three weeks, federal employees to reuse medicines that are prescribed by Some of the most innovative ideas come money as part of the 2010 SAVE Award submitted more than 38,000 ideas iden- physicians, but not used by patients. from those federal employees on the front program. tifying opportunities to save money and The deadline for submissions is July lines, Obama said. Obama made the announcement in a improve performance,” said Peter Orszag, 22, with the winners being announced in Civil servants interested in submitting video on the White House website July 8. director of the Office of Management and September. their ideas should go to http://SAVEAward. “If you see a way that the government Budget. “In a change from last year, we also are gov. INSIDE the TORII 2 News 5 Community 7 Sports 4 Calendar 6 Classifieds 8 Travel NEWS 2 July 15, 2010 TORII www.torii.army.mil Zama Briefs Shoplifting at Zama PX down in 2009 AAFES Pacific Region Public Affairs

Family Matters Blog CAMP ZAMA, Japan – A focus on A former editor and writer for the American Electronic Article Surveillance systems, Forces Press Service has launched the closed-circuit TV cameras and an aggressive Family Matters Blog to provide resources youth shoplifting awareness campaign has and support to military families as well as resulted in a decrease in shoplifting at Army encourage a dialogue on topics ranging and Air Force Exchange Service facilities from deployments to the challenges of on Camp Zama as incidents decreased by everyday life. The blog features current, 5 percent last year, from 19 in 2008 to 18 up-to-date postings that matter to military in 2009. families. To view the blog, go to http://afps. The recently released statistics reveal dodlive.mil/. that the value of merchandise involved in these incidents also dropped, from $863.95 Lodging Information in 2008 to $674.99 in 2009. Lodging renovations are complete. As of “We have aggressively targeted juvenile May 14, the front desk and offices have shoplifting through training sessions with relocated back to Bldg. 552. The temporary children 5 to 17 years of age,” said Edward bus stop located on Sand Road, between Devlin, AAFES general manager for Camp Bldgs. 552 and 780 were removed and Zama. “Additionally, we have increased relocated to Bldg. 552 as of May 17. All EAS and stepped up tagging of high-demand lodging phone numbers will remain the merchandise.” same, with the front desk reachable at With a dual mission to provide quality 263-3830. goods and services at competitively low Photo by Cierra Baldwin prices and generate earnings to support A customer walks past the security sensors at the entrance of the Camp Zama Post Exchange. It was reported that shoplifting incidents at the store decreased by 5 Mail Disposition Morale, Welfare and Recreation or Services percent from 2008 to 2009, and the value of stolen merchandise dropped by $188. Due to space limitations at the Camp Zama programs, AAFES, which has contributed Consolidated Mailroom (Bldg. S-383), any more than $2.4 billion to military quality-of- ings to quality-of-life programs, shoplifting possible disciplinary action and criminal customer planning on taking leave or going life programs in the past 10 years, continues impacts the bottom line and, in essence, prosecution, the Federal Claims Collection on temporary duty for more than 30 days to focus its efforts on reducing theft. takes money directly from the pockets of Act allows AAFES to enact a flat, adminis- must make arrangements for disposition of “Shoplifting from the exchange af- military families.” trative cost of $200. There may be further their mail during their absence. Customers fects the entire military community,” said If shoplifting is suspected, AAFES loss- fees, in addition to the Civil Recovery may fill out a DD Form 2258 (Temporary Devlin. “Because AAFES is a military prevention associates turn the issue over Program, depending on the condition of Mail Disposition Instructions) to forward command with a mission to return earn- to local law enforcement. In addition to the recovered merchandise. mail to a temporary address or utilize PS Form 3801 (Standing Delivery Order) to authorize someone to pick up their mail. Festivals, holiday celebrations ensure For more information, call 263-8587. Victim Advocacy busy summer season at Torii Beach Victim advocacy is a free service for all By Lauren Hall personnel in the military community and is Torii Station Public Affairs located in Bldg. 402 at Army Community Service. Victims are allowed to come TORII STATION, Okinawa – Torii Beach has been a busy and talk to a trained victim advocate and spot so far this summer with a variety of fun in the sun family- inquire about available services. To contact oriented events taking place including the fourth annual Jazz and a victim advocate, call 263-4853 or 080- 6772-6735. Salsa Festivale June 25 and 26 and an All-American Beach Party on July 3. Voter Assistance Music filled the air on Torii Station when nearly 10,000 service The Federal Voting Assistance Program members, family members, civilians and local citizens came out has launched an online voter registration to Torii Beach for the Jazz and Salsa Festivale. assistant to help more than 6 million The festival was an open-base event, one of only two events military, their voting age dependents, held on Torii Station each year when the installation is open to the and overseas voters better navigate the public, the other event being Rocktoberfest in October. registration process. The new online FVAP “This was our largest turnout in the four years we’ve held the Voter Registration Assistant helps automate Jazz and Salsa Festivale out here on Torii Beach, with almost 10,000 a once cumbersome, manual process in people attending the event this year,” said Justin Evers, Torii Sta- advance of the mid-term elections. Go to Photo by Lauren Hall www.fvap.gov to register and request your tion’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation business director. absentee ballot. Salsa was the theme on Friday night, with local band Kachimba raise money for our program to help defer the cost of T-shirts and 1552 performing salsa, Latin jazz and conga music, and even of- some upcoming trips we have planned for the single Soldiers,” Bon Dance Lessons fering free dance lessons on the spot. said Bromley. Come learn the graceful steps of the The Okinawa Jazz Association highlighted the Saturday night The Army Substance Abuse Program was also on-site with help- Japanese Bon Dance. Free Bon Dance performance with a variety of jazz styles including Dixieland, a ful information on how not to be “That Guy” or “That Girl.” lessons will start July 20 to help members swing quartet and an orchestra. Torii Station celebrated Independence Day a day early on July of the community prepare for the annual Several vendors were on site to ensure there was enough food 3 with an All-American Beach Party complete with fun and games Camp Zama Bon Odori Festival. Lessons and beverages for the weekend, including AAFES, the USO, Oki- for kids of all ages. will be offered July 20, 22, 27, 29, and nawa Vendors Association, U.S. Land and Better Opportunities for A motorcycle ride of made-in-America Harley Davidsons started Aug. 3 and 5 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Single Soldiers, or BOSS, who enticed customers to their booth off the beach party with a road trip out to Zanpa Point and Maeda Community Activity Center (formerly by frequently announcing their unique treat: fried Oreos. Point, then back to the beach where the bikes were displayed and known as the Community Cultural Center). “The fried Oreos were definitely a huge hit. We only made them judged for best paint job, best chrome and coolest bike. No preregistration is required, just show up Saturday night and they were completely sold out before the night There was a remote control car demonstration, kite flying, a and learn the moves. For more information, was over,” said Cpl. Chadwick Bromley, BOSS president. train ride, water slide and even paddle boats for younger children call the USAG-J Community Relations The BOSS booth generated more than $1,300 over the week- to enjoy. Office at 263-7156. end. Rounding out the celebration of America’s birthday celebra- “It was great to participate in the Jazz and Salsa Festivale. It tion were the traditional American staples: hot dogs, hamburgers, helped us to get the BOSS name out there and we were able to apple pie and fireworks. NEWS www.torii.army.mil TORII July 15, 2010 3 defined. At the same time, the number of on- 2009 and February 2010. For all of the and off-post programs and services available issues we are looking at – family member to families with special needs have increased evaluation, enrollment eligibility, informa- and become more diverse. As a result of tion management, coordination of services, IMCOM message the Army Family Covenant promises and new programs and others – our efforts are the greater array of programs to manage guided by the concerns of our families and Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch or coordinate with, we are committed to a focus on improving Soldier and family Commander, Installation Management Command continually seek new ways to enhance our well-being and readiness. EFMP support to families. One way families with special needs can Army families deal with unique chal- tion’s Army Community Service and speak The No. 1 request I hear from EFMP communicate their concerns and recommen- lenges associated with military life, es- with the EFMP manager. families during my installation visits is dations is through the Army Family Action pecially when it comes to relocation. Not Soldiers with family members who have for assistance in navigating the variety of Plan. AFAP is the Army’s grassroots effort only do families have to find a new place special needs are required to enroll in EFMP, services and programs available through through which members of the Army com- to call home, they also have to find new so that those needs can be considered during the Department of Defense, Department of munity can identify and elevate significant health care and child care providers, enroll the nominative phase of the military person- the Army and other federal, local and state quality of life issues affecting the commu- children in new schools and activities, and nel assignment process. Some Soldiers may agencies. When Soldiers and their families nity to senior leaders for action. build new networks of friends and support. be reluctant to identify family members for move to a new location, they need to know EFMP is also one of the programs that the These challenges are not easy for any Army this program. They may feel that identify- what is available on and off the installation Services and Infrastructure Core Enterprise family, but for those with special needs, ing with the program will adversely affect and how to access and coordinate all the is studying to bring about improvements they are magnified. their career. This is simply not true. Army services. for Army families. SICE is a collaborative Families with members requiring special leaders at all levels must help dispel this The 2010 National Defense Authoriza- and cross-functional team of more than 15 educational and medical services often have misconception. tion Act requires all of the Armed Services commands, organizations and staff offices to rebuild a complex system of providers It is also important for Soldiers and their to provide additional support for families formed to develop solutions to Army-wide and services to support the health and devel- families to know that the Army’s EFMP with special needs. As a part of the Army’s challenges. SICE will determine how we can opment of their family members. Families does much more than provide information response, IMCOM will add 44 system resource installations with the appropriate can put an incredible amount of time and for assignment decisions. The EFMP is one navigators to the existing EFMP staff at 26 number of EFMP staff for the most effective effort into creating a network that enables way we can keep some of the most important garrisons stateside and overseas. The system and responsive program. their family members to flourish, and then promises articulated in the Army Family navigators will help families connect to the EFMP has provided and continues to when it comes time to relocate, they have Covenant: providing access to high-quality local, state and federal resources they need. provide an invaluable service, but this is an to start again. medical care, educational opportunities and The 26 garrisons include Fort Hood, Texas; area in which we must always seek innova- The Army does not intend for these family programs that foster an environment Fort Lewis, Wash.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort tive ways to enhance support to families families to go it alone. The Exceptional in which families can thrive. Campbell, Ky.; and Schofield Barracks, with special needs. Soldiers and families Family Member Program, managed through EFMP is currently serving 16 percent Hawaii – the five installations with the high- need to know before they depart for a new Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation of all Army families, or more than 70,000 est number of EFMP families. The system installation that they will be able to find Command, is a comprehensive, coordinated registered family members. The program navigators will be trained and in place within the services necessary for the health and program that provides community support, has provided critical support to families the first quarter of fiscal 2011. well-being of all their family members. This educational, medical, housing and person- since its start in 1979. Over the last 30 System navigation is just one of the is part of our promise to families, for the nel services to families with special needs. years, through initiatives such as the Army areas we are looking at through the Army sacrifices they make, and our commitment Families who have questions or need EFMP Family Covenant, the Army’s commitment EFMP Strategic Action Plan, which grew to Soldiers, whose strength and readiness is support are encouraged to go to their installa- and promises to families have become more out of EFMP summits held in February rooted in the strength of their families.

This publication, with a weekly circulation of 2,000, is printed by Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo. All photos are U.S. Army photographs unless otherwise Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski indicated. The newspaper uses military news services including American Forces Garrison Commander: Col. Perry Helton T RII Newspaper Press Service and Army News Service. Story and photo submissions not pertaining to commercial advertising may Garrison Public Affairs Officer: Edward H. Roper This Army-funded newspaper is an authorized publication for the members be sent to the USAG-J HNR/PAO TORII Office at least two weeks prior Deputy Public Affairs Officer:Christopher Bush of the Army community in Japan in accordance with Army Regulation 360-1. to the desired publication date. The TORII Newspaper is distributed every Contents of the TORII are not necessarily the official view of, or endorsement Thursday. Submissions may be e-mailed to the deputy public affairs officer at Editor: Dustin Perry by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army or [email protected]. The Torii editor reserves the right not to publish Staff : Tetsuo Nakahara the U.S. Army Garrison Japan command. It is published weekly by the TORII submissions not in accordance with Army Public Affairs regulations and standard staff of the USAG-J HNR/Public Affairs office, APO, AP 96343-0054, phone operating procedures. Editorial offices are located in room A-208, Bldg. 102, Okinawa Bureau: Lauren Hall 315-263-5978. South Camp Zama, Japan. Community CalendAr 4 July 15, 2010 TORII www.torii.army.mil

UpcomingOngoing Events Form 7566 Composite Risk Management worksheet for all situation and environment across a wide range of operations, What’s Happening 51st Annual Bon Odori Festival activities and process. Camp Zama’s 51st annual Bon Odori Festival is scheduled Target Audience: Managers/Supervisors/Military/ Outside the Gate? to be held from 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 7 throughout Civilian Hisano Yamazaki Eagle 810, AFN Tokyo the installation. As always, the event is open to the public Course Schedule: July 15, 13:00 – 14:00 [email protected] and will include numerous activities throughout the day. Location: Bldg. 102, Room A-205 A variety of children’s games, family entertainment, live How to apply: Contact Ms. Akisato at 263-3267 or yoshimi. Wind Bell Fair or Furin-Ichi @ Kawa- [email protected] to register. music and entertainment, food, fireworks, and of course saki Daishi Temple, Kawasaki City, a traditional bon dance centered around a large platform in the middle of Rambler Field are among the scheduled Lego Robotics July 17-21 750 kinds of 23,000 wind bells, or furin, from all over activities. In advance of the festival, free bon dance lessons A Lego Robotics workshop is scheduled to be held from Japan will be on sale. will be offered beginning Tuesday and continuing on July 2 to 3 p.m. July 28 through 30 at the Youth Center here. Register at CYS Parent Central Services, Bldg. 533, or call 22, 27, 29 and Aug. 3 and 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each 263-8573 for more information. day. For more information, call the U.S. Army Garrison Awa-Odori Dance Performance Fes- Community Relations Office at 263-7156. tival @ Odakyu/Sagami-Tesudo Line Reminder: Portable Basketball Goals The commander and command sergeant major of U.S. Yamato Station area, July 23-25 Post-Combat Stress Support Army Garrison – Japan would like to remind all housing The awa-odori dance has been performed for 400 years A special support group to assist those experiencing residents that portable basketball goals are to be erected in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island. Hundreds symptoms of post-combat stress is offered from 11:30 of people dance to up-beat music played on Japanese a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the community room at for immediate use only, and are to be removed and stored instruments. Women wear summer cotton kimonos or Army Community Services. For more information, call immediately after use. Basketball goals are not permitted yukatas and dance in formation. Men wear happi coats and Gary Woods at 263-8091. to be erected in parking lots or on streets. They should also not be set up in a manner where players will be running tabi socks, and dance with more freedom. Everyone keeps and shooting from the street. For identification purposes, their hands and arms above their shoulders, and men don’t CLEP and DANTES Testing let their heels touch the ground. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Defense all basketball goals are to be labeled with the sponsor’s Activity for Non-traditional Education Support (DANTES) name and dwelling unit number. Unlabeled basketball goals testing sessions are held at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesdays. left in common areas may be confiscated and disposed of. Fireworks Fest @ Yokohama North To schedule an appointment, call 263-5379 / 4691 or e-mail Residents are also reminded to always be courteous of their Dock, Aug. 1 [email protected]. To study for the CLEP tests, visit neighbors and that quiet hours from 10:30 p.m. to 9 a.m. are Fireworks Fest, an annual event at Yokohama North Dock, www. petersons.com. To study for the DANTES exams, to be observed. Parents are also reminded to appropriately is scheduled to be held on Aug. 1. This will not be an open- visit www.getcollegecredit.com. supervise their children and that any damages to vehicles or base event, with only Status of Forces Agreement personnel, Conducting an Effective Risk Assessment other property will be their responsibility. Please consider their immediate family members and authorized guests This course will teach participant how to prepare DA utilizing the basketball courts available at Yano Fitness allowed to attend. For more information, call 269-6528. Center, the Youth Center, or at school grounds. M.I.A.’s latest album a step down from previous classics By Dustin Perry like the use of Verizon customer service Torii Editor representatives’ voices in the drippy, funky “Internet Connection.” There are also mo- If /\/\ /\ Y /\, the latest album from ments of laziness: The unremarkable “Meds genre-hopping rapper M.I.A. (Maya Arul- and Feds” samples a song by the group pragasam) can be faulted for anything, it’s Sleigh Bells, who are signed to M.I.A.’s own the fact that the songs contained therein are N.E.E.T. record label, and “Born Free” is nowhere near as memorable as those found built around a simplistic and repetitive drum on the undisputed classics Arular and Kala, beat. (I won’t even get into album opener her debut and sophomore efforts. “The Message,” which laughably tries to That’s not to say that there aren’t some turn “Dem Bones,” the famous children’s enjoyable tunes to be found here – “XXXO” song about anatomy, into a Big Brother- and “It Takes a Muscle” come immediately like statement about how “the Google’s to mind – but none of them have the immedi- connected to the government.”) ate brain-burrowing power of, say, “Paper The album is filled with half-realized Planes,” M.I.A.’s crossover hit from 2008 ideas that will likely sound fresher when the that rocketed to popularity when it was songs are inevitably approached by more featured in the trailer for the filmPineapple inspired DJs who can transform them into Express. superior remixes. When trying to pinpoint what makes But perhaps the most damning case that /\/\ /\ Y /\ not “work” as well as M.I.A.’s can be made against /\/\ /\ Y /\ goes back to previous albums, it’s difficult to narrow it its inability to deliver catchy songs. Some down to a single culprit. Some would start listeners who might be turned off by the by pointing to how at odds her lyrics can heavy themes prevalent in M.I.A.’s music sometimes be. are willing to look past that if her songs are Born in London but of Sri Lankan de- also heavy on pop sensibility, which the ma- scent, and with familial ties to the Tamil jority of cuts from her first two albums most military, Arulpragasam has from the begin- definitely are. This time, there is nothing that ning of her career been a very politically will likely win over the skeptics. motivated artist. She can take a message There is no questioning that M.I.A. is a like gun violence or poverty in third-world from the disadvantaged people and social Another possible reason not-as-strong talented artist, and while this review casts countries, wrap it in a thumping techno beat injustices her music is meant to address. She initial impression of /\/\ /\ Y /\ may be that her latest album in a harsh light, there are or a clever sample and yield amazing results, of course shouldn’t be punished for having it sounds, in places, unfinished. None of the moments scattered throughout it that allude but then follow it up with materialistic songs made a name for herself, but it’s understand- beats seem to possess the “Eureka!” mo- to that talent. This just happens to be the about cell phones and posh nightclubs. able that some may find the juxtaposition ments that are abundant on Arular and Kala, first (and hopefully last) entry in her dis- And by extension, the comfortable life to ring a bit false (just ask the writer of last when the perfect drum loop is paired with cography where those who don’t buy into M.I.A.’s fame and success have afforded month’s scathing cover story on M.I.A. in the perfect vocal or instrumental sample. the hype surrounding her can rightfully say her only serves to further disconnect her The New York Times Magazine. There are some interesting choices here, the emperor has no clothes. Community www.torii.army.mil TORII July 15, 2010 5 Okinawa teen cleans up WWII memorial By Tetsuo Nakahara Torii Staff

TORII STATION, Okinawa – It was four years ago when a Japanese teenager discovered that a memorial to one of the U.S. Army’s greatest leaders had been left unmaintained and just sitting near a bush in Itoman City, Okinawa. The memorial is in honor of Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, the commanding officer of Tenth Army. Buckner was killed by enemy artillery fire at the site on June 18, 1945, three days before the island was declared secured.. He was surveying the last skirmishes of the Battle of Okinawa when he was struck in his chest by shrapnel, ac- cording to a letter written to Buckner’s wife by Brig. Gen. Edward D. Post. Takeshi Kinjo, a local Eagle Scout with Troop 101 of the Greater Okinawa District and a freshman at Okinawa International University, has been voluntarily cleaning the monument and cutting grass, trimming trees and raking and bagging leaves near the site once a month since 2006. Kinjo heard of about Buckner’s legacy from an American friend and fellow Scout. Kinjo was inspired after reading a letter written by Buckner to the commander of the Japanese forces during the Battle of Okinawa, and found that Buckner’s me- Photo by Tetsuo Nakahara morial was in Okinawa. When he visited Takeshi Kinjo, an Eagle Scout with Troop 101 of the Greater Okinawa District and a freshman at Okinawa International Univer- the Buckner memorial, it was obscured by sity, sweeps the memorial for Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, former commanding officer of the Tenth Army, June 23. a bush and surrounded by discarded and burning garbage. Every February, Kinjo organizes a joint Okinawa to thank Kinjo for what he has that even [both sides’] enemies were not “I want to keep this memorial clean so clean-up effort with U.S. military members been doing to honor the memory of the killing people because they wanted to. I that more people can come to visit here,” and other Japanese organizations. Cherry general. think General Buckner tried to stop the said Kinjo. “I’ve seen some people actually trees are donated to be placed at the memo- “I think when wars happen, everyone sacrifice of war, especially of the young stop to see the memorial recently; I’m happy rial site by volunteers every year. [fighting] thinks the enemy is wrong and people in Okinawa, and tried to foster an they’ve noticed that it is here.” Last year, Buckner’s relatives visited they hate them,” said Kinjo. “But I think understanding between the two sides.” Classifieds & MovieS 6 July 15, 2010 TORII www.torii.army.mil

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Asking $450.00, Giant Escape R3 every Tuesday and the 2nd and 4th Saturday’s of the month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Profits Japanese national position vacancies are posted Bookkeeper/ Internal Accountant: The West Hybrid bicycle, brand new, never ridden, very from the shop go back to the community in on the Internet at http://www.usagj.jp.pac. Pacific Girl Scouts is looking for a bookkeeper to light and always kept indoors. Asking $400.00 scholarships and welfare grants. For additional army.mil/ima/sites/jeso/rp_jjobs_list_j.asp. maintain all financial records, produce monthly If interested in any of these items, please contact information please call 263-5533. Stop on by Application forms are available on the same financial statements, perform other functions Mike at [email protected] or at 090- and check it out. site. Selection status can also be checked. For necessary to the position. Must be familiar 6311-9177. (3) more information, call 263-3325. with accounting procedures and principles, MS JAPANESE SPOUSE CLUB: Would you like Excel and other accounting software. Full time, Wanted to socialize with other Japanese spouses, learn competitive pay with great benefits for someone more about being a military spouse, share your with SOFA status. Please apply with a resume Child and Youth Program Assistant (Level experiences and support with others? If so, please to [email protected] or by calling Pam U.S. Army Garrison Japan Postal Service 2-4), (CYS, Zama & SHA), CY-1/2, RFT/RPT, call Meg at 263-8327 or e-mail jsczama@gmail. at 263-3597; resume may also be dropped off Center : Volunteer opportunities are available $9.58 - $17.09, Closes: Open Continuous com for more information. at the Girl Scout office in Bldng 533. in the USAGJ Postal Service Center, we will provide you with valuable training in Post PCSing? I recently arrived and would love to Recreation Assistant (Lifeguard), RD, Flex, Office and Unit Mailroom operations. Please have your flowers (potted or planted) for my NF-02, $9.29, Closes: Open Continuous contact Army Community Services at 263-8087 quarters. Email me [email protected]. Vehicles for sale for details and assistance on volunteering your Food Service Worker (Bowling), BD, Flex, services. NA-02, $8.77, Closes: Open Continuous Keyboardist, drummer wanted: (B3 organ/ piano). Zama-based rock band looking for mature 04 Nissan Skyline Fairlady Z/350Z: Dark English teachers: A small off-post home Operation Assistant (Community Club), musicians to play rock, blues, and country. Metallic Grey, Nismo, auburn leather seats, school(about 200 students) near Sagami Depot. BD, Flex, NF-1101-01, $9.00, Closes: Open Equipment and gig availability required. For Excellent condition, 20/19” VIP Luxury Wheels, First time teachers welcome! Classes available Continuous more information, call Ron at 263-8277. HKS exhaust system, 4” tips, Drill/Slot Rotors, Mon. – Thu. 1pm to 9pm (No weekends or Power everything, New JCI, TV, NAV, Mini Fridays!) Call for details. Derek Partington Lead Child and Youth Program Assistant Disc, Keyless, 6CD, PCSing: $14.500 OBO. English School, home 042-756-4483; cell (SHA) (CYS), RFT, CY-02, $13.14 - $17.09, Call 090-8517-9568 (4) 090-3082-4439 or E-mail: partngtn@jcom. Pets Closes: November 17, 2010, Open until filled home.ne.jp 01 Nissan CUBE: 4 DOOR, SILVER, 21,000 K, Animal adoption: Dogs and cats are available Other local positions great AC, RADIO, CD, NEW TIRES, $3,500. English teachers: Sagami Home English for adoption at the Camp Zama Veterinary Clinic. AVAILABLE 19 JULY. CALL 267-6286 School is looking for Native English speakers to For more information, call 263-3875

Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection instructors wanted. Positions are available with Firearms Academy of Hawaii, Inc. Duties include MOVIE SCHEDULE instruction of marksmanship, watch standing SAGAMIHARA ATSUGI Cinema 77 and tactical team movements. Position location is Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Marksmanship http://www.aafes.com/ems/pac/zama.htm https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/ATSUGI/Mwr/index.html instructor experience is a must. Tactical team 267-6111 264-3789 movement experience is desired. Qualified candidates may call Christopher at 243-6171 or Friday Friday send resume to [email protected]. 6:30 p.m...... The Last Airbender (PG) 103 minutes 7 p.m...... Despicable Me (PG) 95 minutes 9 p.m...... Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 124 minutes 9:30 p.m...The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 109 minutes Substitute teachers: Zama American High/ Saturday Saturday Middle School are currently accepting 6:30 p.m...... The Last Airbender (PG) 103 minutes 4:30 p.m...... The Last Airbender (PG) 103 minutes applications for substitute teachers. U.S. 9 p.m...... Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 124 minutes 7 p.m...... The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 109 minutes citizenship and a high school diploma or GED are required. For more information or any Sunday 9:30 p.m...... MacGruber (R) 90 minutes questions, please call 263-4005. 3:30 p.m...... Robin Hood (PG-13) 140 minutes 6:30 p.m...Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 124 minutes Sunday Physical Therapist, Intermittent (240 hours): 3 p.m...... Despicable Me (PG) 95 minutes Provides physical therapy service in the areas 5:30 p.m...The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 109 minutes of physical disabilities, neuromuscular and 8 p.m...Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (PG-13) 116 minutes psychosocial dysfunctions in patients ranging from adolescence to the very elderly. Must have For your TV schedule, visit www.myafn.net license to practice physical therapy in the U.S. Sports & Fitness www.torii.army.mil TORII July 15, 2010 7 Your Weekly Dose

 Access to care at BG Sams U.S. Army Health Clinic is avaialble 24/7. The clinic is not open 24/7 but our triage line is available 24/7. When calling the clinic at 263-4127, our staff will notify a provider who will call you back. The provider will advise you if you can wait till the clinic opens, or if you need to seek medical care at either Yokosuka Navy Hospital, Yokota AFB Hospital or at a Host Nation Hospital or Clinic.

 Recently we have noticed an increase of calls to the “911” number. This is the emergency number which activates the MPs, our ambulance, EMTs and translators. Of course, if you have a life threatening medical emergency such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, or trauma, please call “911” on post or “119” off post. If you are feel- ing sick, or have an injury that does not meet the criteria for life, limb or eyesight, please call the clinic first at 263.4127 and push option 1 for triage nurse or 24/7 medical advice. Our provider on call will advise you on what options are available, such as Yokota AFB hospital, Yokosuka Navy Hospital or a local Host Nation clinic/hospital, in which case we would arrange for a translator to assist you. Sports Briefs

Photos by Dustin Perry Holes 1, 5 change at CZGC (From left): Pvts. Ryunosuke Tamaki and Kazunari Nozawa, both assigned to the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 4th Effective immediately, the following measures Engineer Group, practice ju-kendo, the Japanese martial art of bayonet fighting, June 24 at their unit’s headquarters. Select are to be taken when hitting from Holes 1 and members of the unit are training for the Under-25 All-Japan Ju-Kendo Competition to be held at Budokan Arena in August. 5 at the Camp Zama Golf Course: - Tee shots are “Irons Only” (no hybrids) from range mats with fixed tee height not to exceed JGSDF members train for annual 1/2 inch. - Twenty-foot nets will be installed on Holes 1 martial arts competition at Budokan and 5 during the week of June 21 through 27. - The left edge of the cart path on Hole 1 is now By Dustin Perry horizontal steel bars that span from ear to out of bounds. A drop area is in place for any Torii Editor ear and protect against strikes, and attached balls that go OB. Players must hit their fourth shoulder pads. shot from the drop area – no provisionals. Select members of a Japan Ground Self Ju-kendo training stresses two-person Defense Force unit here who practice the drilling patterns during which opponents - Players who hit a ball over the net will be suspended (see suspension policy below). martial art known as ju-kendo on a weekly practice quick thrusts with the mokujyo basis inside a small gym are preparing to to one of the three points on the body: the Suspension Policy: compete at a national level on Japan’s most throat, the chest, and the elbow or forearm. - Any player who hits a ball over the net on Hole renowned stage next month. Striking one of these areas during a match 1 or 5 will be suspended for 30 days. The penalty Six JGSDF members assigned to the will earn competitors a point, and the win- for a second offense is a 90-day suspension, 4th Engineer Group will take part in the ner is the first to reach two points during a and the penalty for a third offense is a one-year Under-25 All-Japan Ju-Kendo Competition three- or five-minute-long match. suspension. in August. The tournament, held annually Pinpoint accuracy and deliberate move- - All players who have previously hit a ball over at Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, regu- ments with the mokujyo are critical to win- the net will receive a separate memo from the larly features about 1,000 competitors from ning what are typically very brief matches, commander advising them of the policy change. across the country. said Ito. Therefore, they should take the appropriate Based on spear-fighting and bayonet Players’ bodies are protected elsewhere risk-reduction measures to ensure they are not combat techniques that originated in the by wearing a do, which guards the midsec- affected. For more information, call 263-3694. early 1600s, ju-kendo is predominantly tion and stomach with a slightly bulbous taught within the Japanese military. The plate usually made from bamboo or other Jacuzzi, Steam Room, Sauna Japanese Imperial Army taught ju-kendo Pvt. Ryunosuke Tamaki adorns his face hard material. The kote are wrist guards and The jacuzzi, steam room and sauna are co-ed to its soldiers beginning in the middle of mask, or men, a critical part of the ju-ken- the tare is a decorative belt-like article worn do uniform, before practicing June 24 at at the Yano Fitness Center. On Wednesday the 19th century, said Sgt. 1st Class Kenji around the waist that also helps to protect the 4th Engineer Group headquarters. mornings, the jacuzzi, sauna and steam Ito, who is assigned to the unit. the upper portion of a player’s leg. room are closed for maintenance from 8 “The first requirement for new members with practitioners usually performing light The 4th Engineer Group members will a.m. - noon. of the 4th Engineer Group is to learn ju- thrust drills with the mokujyo, a wooden continue to train for the competition at kendo,” said Ito. rifle replica that has long been the standard Budokan, but anyone in the community Currently, the 4th Engineer Group sol- ju-kendo weapon. who is interested either in observing the Water Aerobics diers train every week at the unit’s head- During shiai geiko, however – which is training or learning ju-kendo is welcome Water Aerobics classes from 9 - 10 a.m. quarters, with the novices practicing apart the method the 4th Engineer Group most to attend the sessions, said Ito. Monday, Wdnesdays and Fridays. Aqua from those training for the tournament at commonly uses to train – combatants must Although briefly banned in Japan by Jogger classes from 6 – 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Budokan. There are three forms of ju-kendo wear their full uniform, which includes Allied forces following World War II, ju- Thursdays at Yano Fitness Center. For more practice – kihon geiko, kata geiko and shiai several pieces. Perhaps the most distinc- kendo shortly returned in its modern form. information, call 263-4664 / 5656. geiko – each with its own level of objectives. tive part of the ju-kendo uniform is the The All-Japan Ju-Kendo Federation was The first two are less formal and strenuous, face mask, or men, which features several established in April 1956. Travel & Culture 8 July 15, 2010 TORII www.torii.army.mil King of the hill atop Mt. Fuji By Tetsuo Nakahara save energy, but also help you adjust to the altitude and prevent altitude sickness. Torii Staff In fact, it is recommended to bring an aspirin or painkiller in case you get a headache because of the high altitude. And don’t forget to bring plenty of water. Experts suggest at limbing to the top of Mt. Fuji is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience in least two liters for a night climb and much more for a day climb. Snacks are also a good Japan. Officially, the months that people are allowed to climb are July and August idea. Even though snacks are sold along the route, at mountain huts along the way, it is Cbecause of the snow and cold temperatures on the mountain throughout most smarter to bring a few necessities because the huts do not offer economical prices. of the year. Mt. Fuji’s elevation is 3,776 meters (12,388 feet) and it is surrounded by The most popular souvenir of Mt. Fuji is the walking stick, which helps you with five lakes. tracking along the way. At each station, you can get a fire-branded stamp on your stick The recommended starting point is in the Yamanashi Prefecture at the Kawaguchiko as proof that you reached that far. The stick can be purchased at the start point of the fifth station, which is the most popular base to climb from. Climbers can take the Fuji walk or at mountain huts on the way. The cost of walking sticks range from ¥1,000 to Subaru Line toll road to get there. It will cost ¥2,300, and will take you to the parking ¥1,200. Each stamp at each starting point costs an additional ¥200. It can get expensive, lots near the starting point. The parking at this station can be packed during the holiday but it’s an experience of a lifetime. season, so it is better to get there very early in the morning. At the peak of your climb, you’ll discover a centuries-old post office, which first opened You don’t have to be an expert climber to attempt Mt. Fuji. It will take approximately for business in 1909. Here, you can send postcards to friends and family members with five to seven hours to climb up to the summit and an additional three to five hours to go stamps from Mt. Fuji. This is Japan’s highest altitude post office and only operates from back down to the fifth station. 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the official climbing season. Letters and postcards posted here The walk is simple and not extreme, however some parts get rocky and steep. The are stamped with a special “Japan’s highest point” post mark. In addition to sending out last 300 meters to the top can, for some climbers, be the most difficult portion. commemorative certificates, special Fuji stamps are available for purchase. If you don’t have confidence in your energy, you can stay overnight at an available mountain hut. You will see many mountain huts to rest yourself along the way. It is rec- ommended to have plenty of rest at the hut on the way up and down. This will not only

Photos by Tetsuo Nakahara