Volume 13, Issue 28 Friday, May 18, 2012 Also: – Prevent sports Gitmo 5-0 injuries JTF and NAVSTA recognize – Follow the safety rules National Police Week – See ‘The Avengers’ ommand orner News from the Bay Cc Stand down! Talent Show Memorial Day sports! Capt. Robert Durand Enjoy your summer safely! The Naval The Burns and Roe Leaders League is All hands are invited to participate in Director of Public Affairs, JTF Guantanamo Station Security Office will sponsor a hosting “Kabyan Nights,” talent shows fea- free sports tournaments over Memorial Day safety stand-down. The event is scheduled turing singing contests, live bands, good food weekend, May 26-28. The schedule includes hat are you planning to do while exciting opportunities. for May 24 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the and more.The talent shows are scheduled for softball, indoor basketball, and sand volley- Wassigned to duty at Joint Task Force I repeated this mistake as a junior offi- NEX atrium. JTF personnel are encour- May 19 and June 2, from 8 p.m.-midnight at ball. The events are open to anyone 16 or Guantanamo? cer. One of my collateral duties on my first aged to attend the safety demonstrations and Mabuhay Garden. older. Register by May 18 at Denich Gym. Of course, we all have our duties, and the ship was serving as the Morale Welfare & presentations. For more information, call 90548. For more information, call Alana at 2113. work here is both challenging and rewarding. Recreation officer. In Spain, I set up trips to Serving with JTF Guantanamo is an incredible the bull fights. In France, it was the high-speed chance to be part of an important mission, train to Paris, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Soggy Bottom Regatta Memorial Day 10k Growing up Cuban to serve with all branches of the military, and Notre Dame cathedral. In Egypt, it was the Have you seen trouble all your days? Fight Can’t get enough running? Celebrate Internationally known, award-winning to be a part of history. This is my second pyramids of Giza and the temples in Luxor. those blues away and register for the Soggy Memorial Day by running a free 10k! The Cuban-American children’s book author tour here, and when pre- In Israel, there were trips to Bottom cardboard boat regatta! race is scheduled for May 26 6:45 a.m. at Carmen Deedy is coming to visit GTMO! sented with the opportunity Jerusalem and Calvary. The To compete in the regatta, you must build Christmas Tree Hill. Register at Denich Gym Deedy’s family emigrated to the U.S. in 1963 to return, I jumped at the What will you do? smart Sailors went on every a person-powered cardboard boat that can by May 23. The first 100 to register receive a following the Cuban Revolution. Deedy will chance. Hit the gym. Hike a trip they could. I, the not- survive two trips around a 100 yard course. free T-shirt! speak about her childhood and her experi- And while some might trail. Take a college so-smart MWR officer, was Each team will also race their boats for 100 For more information, call 2113. ence growing up Cuban in Decatur, Ga., in view life on a 45-square “too busy” to go on them. yards. Prizes will be awarded to the fastest, a free community event 7 p.m. May 25 at the mile base as limiting, there class. Learn to swim. What I didn’t understand most GTMO, best Titanic, and best in show Summer sports galore! Naval Station Chapel. For more information, are more recreation, educa- Try something new. then was the benefit you get JTF Guantanamo boats. call Chris Dickson at 84616. tion, fitness, volunteer and from being involved, try- Commander The event is scheduled for May 26 at Are you eager to get out of your quarters? Get involved. Rear Adm. David Woods professional growth oppor- ing new things and taking Deputy Commander Ferry Landing Beach from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Why not play soccer, softball, basketball, ten- tunities here than any duty advantage of every oppor- Brig. Gen. James Lettko Register your boat at the marina by May 23. nis, or sand volleyball this summer? Command Master Chief Armed Forces Day 5k station I can imagine. The opportunities are tunity. Sure, there is a time commitment, but Cmd. Master Chief Reynaldo Tiong For more information, call 2345. The men’s and women’s soccer and coed Celebrate Armed Forces Day by running almost limitless. You owe it to yourself to you will actually get back more in energy and Office of Public Affairs Director softball seasons start May 29. Register to play a free 5k! The run is scheduled for May 19 at Navy Capt. Robert Durand: 9928 make the best use of your time here, both on attitude than the time you invest. Deputy Director by May 18. 6:45 a.m. at Cooper Field. Register at Denich and off duty. Before my first tour of duty here, a friend Air Force Lt. Col. Laurel Tingley: 9927 S*U*D*S* Coed basketball season begins June 4. Gym by May 16. There are free-T-shirts for Operations Officer I was lucky enough to get a wake-up call told me to try diving – the MWR classes were Army Maj. Jon Powers: 3649 Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba Register to play by May 24. the first 100 to register. midway through my career. While visiting about half the cost of what I’d pay in the Senior Enlisted Leader (SUDS) will be visiting GTMO May 24-29. Men’s and women’s sand volleyball season For more information, call Alana at 2113. Sgt. 1st Class Jerome Grant: 8141 the U.S. Naval Academy during my 10-year states, and once qualified, the diving here is The Reef Raiders dive club is seeking moti- begins June 20. Register to play by June 6. reunion, I thought, “Wow! Look at all these world-class and right at the water’s edge – it The Wire vated volunteers to help out during this time. Tennis season begins June 24. Register to cool activities they have here!” And then it would never be this affordable and accessible Command Information Officer Volunteers are not required to be dive certi- play by June 14. 6th Street Closed Army 1st. Lt. Amelia Thatcher dawned on me – all those activities were there again. Editorial Staff fied to help out. For more information, email To register for any of these events, go to 6th Street in the Villamar housing area when I was a Midshipman. I just didn’t take I did it and I was hooked. I took the PADI Army Sgt. Saul Rosa [email protected]. Denich Gym or call 2113. will be closed until July 9th. Spc. Ryan Hallock advantage of them. Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Spc. Vanessa Davila Oh, I had my reasons. I reasoned that any Diver and Divemaster courses. I tried my hand Pvt. Loren Cook Photojournalists more activities would cut into my study time at underwater photography and was able to Sgt. 1st Class Kryn Westhoven INDEX (though a quick review of my transcript will share the world below the waves with friends Mass Communication Spc. 1st Class Ty Bjornson The Wire Army Staff Sgt. Lewis Hilburn MAY 18, 2012 indicate that I did not invest that time back and family – and made a lot of great friends Mass Communication Spc. 2nd Class Kilho Park into my classwork). Volunteer? I’m already and memories in the process. It’s now a hobby Webmaster doing that by just being here, right? And try I can enjoy for the rest of my life. Mass Communication Spc. 1st Class Keith Simmons Insure your money 5 out for a sport, the choir, the school play – Sports injury prevention 7 Contact us 8 what if I’m not good at it? I passed up a lot of see COMMAND page 4 Acoustic jammer Editor’s Desk: 3499 Already missing the MSST 9 Commercial: 011-5399-3499 Cover: Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Emily Wruk, a security patrolman with Naval Station Guantanamo Bay DSN: 660-3499 Fire safety: The rules 9 Security, speaks into her radio. NAVSTA Security has exclusive law enforcement jurisdiction in GTMO. E-mail: [email protected] Assist, protect, and defend 10 Online: www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/wire/wire.html –photo by Army Pvt. Loren Cook MBS: Cheeseburger runner 16 Movie: The Avengers 18 The WIRE is the official news magazine of Joint Task Force Guantanamo. It is produced by the JTF Public Affairs Office to inform and educate the Troopers of JTF Guantanamo through news, features, command guidance, sports and entertainment. Joint Task Force This DoD news magazine is an authorized publication for the Safe l Humane l Legal l Transparent members of the Department of Defense. Contents of The WIRE are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or Joint Task Force Guantanamo. It is printed by Defense Logistics Guantanamo Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba Agency Document Services with a circulation of 1,300. THE WIRE | PAGE 2 COMMAND CORNER NEWS FROM THE BAY THE WIRE | PAGE 3 MONEY MATTERS Trooper to Trooper Protecting against the unknowns Policing up JTF Guantanamo Ensuring your loved ones’ future Sgt. 1st Class Martin Sullivan great cause for concern. Remember opera- By Sgt. 1st Class Kryn P. Westhoven all the way to future college education ex- tions security: you never know who you’re penses.