Selective Reenlistment Program Rent Plus System Cowboy No more bonus money after Maximum rental allowance increase Refueler driver lives March 30 should reflect in Feb. 28 paycheck for a rodeo See Page A-2 See Page A-6 See Page B-1 HAWAII MARINE Voluntary payment for delivery to MCAS housing/$1 per four week period. VOL. 12 NO. 6 KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII. FEB. 9, 1983 TWENTY PAGES Hands-on-training Land cleared at Bellows Using bulldozers, road graders, finally get a chance to get out and by Sgt Inez J. Stoner dump trucks and a crane, 10-man use the equipment,7 said Corporal crews are clearing about 20 acres Mike Reynolds, a 21-year-old Marines from the Heavy of land each day. The brush Equipment Platoon Engineer mechanic from Decatur, Ill. Company, Brigade ranges in height from four to 18 "It's nice when you're actually Service feet with some trees as tall as 50 Support Group are clearing 122.6 doing the job you were trained feet. According to Wood, the crews for," said Private First Class Cliff acres of land at Bellows Air Force are rotated Station. every two weeks to Enright, III, a heavy equipment The clearing job is not allow all of the Marines in the only providing the Marines with operator from Albany, N.Y. "It platoon to train with the gives you more confidence with invaluable training, but is also equipment. saving the government more than your skills as an operator." $200,000. The hands-on training was also "We should do a lot more of experience for Corporal David According to Chief Warrant this," said Sergeant Kenneth Officer-3 David Wood, platoon Laumeyer, a combat engineer Holland, heavy equipment from Peru, Ind. "Usually, it's just commander, it would cost the operator. "It's a good training government about a lot of painting and PMing $250,000 for a experience." The Marine from (preventive civilian contractor to do the maintenance) back at McRae, Ga., operates a crane, the shop," he said. "It's a lot of fun clearing. It will cost less than loading debris into a dump truck. $50,000 for the Marines to do the to come out here and work and An average of 60 truck loads of experience things." job that is expected to take about debris are hauled to the dump at another month to complete. Bellows each day. In the future, the Heavy The Air Force land is being Equipment Platoon Marines plan cleared so that a high security The Heavy Equipment Platoon to clear and dredge a lake at a park fence may be installed and to Marines have also received in Kaneohe. provide a straight line of sight training during other similar between existing antennas. projects. Late last year, the "You can really apply your "It's excellent training for our Marines cleared roads at skills in the field," said Sergeant CLEANING UP - Gunnery Sergeant Patrick Bellows Air Force Station. McCoy and other people," said Wood. "It's an the Kahuku Training Area, near Dwight Siler, heavy equipment McCoy, noncommissioned officer in charge of Heavy Equipment Platoon Marines are opportunity for our people to train Oahu's north shore. operator. According to Wood, the Heavy Equipment Platoon, guides a bull- clearing 122.6 acres of brush ranging in height on each piece of our equipment." "I think it's great when we that's what it's all about. dozer down the path of heavy overgrowth at from four to 18 feet. (Photo by Cpl T.J. Clark) Marines separating or retiring are due recognition WASHINGTON, D.C. You've - of going "out like a bang" you're "There is a long-standing are retired or separated without service," Gen Barrow outlined and possible, the request of the retiree given at least 20 years of handed your papers and told custom among Marines to appropriate recognition of their set forth his objectives for should be met. Should the Marine "honorable and faithful" service "good luck." recognize the faithful and contributions, the desire of those recognizing Marines upon their not desire a ceremony, that wish to the Marine Corps, an An exaggeration? Possibly. honorable service of Marines who Marines to continue their support retirement or separation from will be honored." organization rich in pride, Many times, however, that is the are being separated or retired," for our Corps can be diminished. active duty. "Every Marine being honorably customs and tradition. Or, case on an occasion which should Gen Barrow states. "I want this The impact on a Marine whose discharged or released from active perhaps you've fulfilled your be marked with some fanfare. And tradition continued and strength- service has not been recognized is "I desire that each commander duty will be presented their enlistment contract, honorably of it's that very topic that the ened." very real as evidenced from the personally interview retiring separation documents by an course, and have decided to Commandant addressed in White' He cited correspondence tone of letters I have recently Marines and discuss the type of officer, at the level of company venture hack to the civilian world. Letter No. 1-83, "Retirement crossing his desk proving that the received," the Commandant said. ceremonies that are appropriate commander or higher, at an When "retirement" or "separa- Ceremonies And Delivery of "long-standing custom" was not Underscoring the importance of based on the conditions within the appropriate ceremony," the tion" day finally arrives, instead Separation Documents." being observed. "When Marines acknowledging that "faithful command," he said "As far as commandant concluded. Ordnance Division trains with Phantoms by Sgt Inez J. Stoner Western Pacific deployment, he added. maintenance, systems checks to fighter/attack squadrons are verify reliability, and cleaning up. Two F-4 Phantoms launched evaluated on their combat In all, 59 missiles were loaded by from the air station in mid- readiness. The Red Devils the ordnancemen under the "It's a complete team effort," of said Pearson, "and it takes January, headed for the Pacific VMFA-232 are scheduled to Captive Carry Program. a lot of Missile Range Facility on Kauai. deploy in March. Although the missiles were inert, coordination." Once over the facility, an enemy the guidance systems were still aircraft was sighted. The radar -The Ordnance Division of functional, allowing the missiles The ordnance field has a lot of intercept officer tracked the VMFA-232 worked around the to act like live missiles up until the specific requirements because of target, the pilot fired a missile and clock during this portion of the moment the pilot pulled the the safety factors involved. the enemy was destroyed. MCCRES, loaded missiles aboard trigger. The inert missiles never Pearson agrees that it takes a The situation was real except the squadron's F-4 Phantoms. leave the aircraft. special person to be an ordnance- that the enemy aircraft was a Two crews worked 12 to 14 hour man. Every Marine working with drone, a nonpiloted aircraft shifts, loading both the radar- The missiles were assembled ordnance is school trained in basic designed to simulate the enemy, guided sparrow and the passive and delivered by Marines from ordnance skills. There are no "on- and the missile never actually left heat-seeking sidewinder missiles. Headquarters and Maintenance the-job" trainees handling the F-4. Squadron-24 and loaded by missiles in the Marine Corps. It was all part of the Marine "It was good training for them," VMFA-232 ordnancemen in the Following school, ordnancemen Corps Combat Readiness said Warrant Officer-1 David Combat Aircraft Loading Area, specific Evaluation System missile shoot Pearson, ordnance officer. "They west of the main runway. Most of are certified with for Marine Fighter Attack did a super job. Everybody ordnance and the aircraft on the loading during the missile they load the weapons. As a Squadron-232, conducted here and involved recognized the quality shoot was accomplished which during result of VMFA-232's missile on Kauai, Jan. 10-13. Prior to each exhibited by the ordnancemen," the day, leaving the night for shoot, five of the squadron's ordnancemen were certified with both the sparrow and sidewinder missile systems and the F-4 Phantom. "I've never seen an ordnance shop perform any better than they did on this missile shoot," said Pearson. Although the final scores for the MCCRES are not yet in, according to Major Harry Sprague, weapons tactics instructor, Marine Aircraft Group-24, it was probably one of the highest scoring missile shoots HURRY UP! - Two Marines race for the finish line in the wheel- ever performed, either by the barrow race during the Brigade Service Support Group field Navy or the Marine Corps. "It was meet. See story on Page A-4. (Photo by Sgt Pepper Davis ) the most successful shoot ever done at Kaneohe," said Sprague. "Everything was flawless, well Facilities pulls plug coordinated and professionally executed." SIDEWINDERS - From left, to install meters Master Sergeant Robert A power outage will be in effect from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Thursday in Kinnevey, ordnance chief, order to hook up meters at quarters 2553D, 2551D, 2302A, 2306B, 2310A Lance Corporal James and 2316B. The same schedule will be in effect in quarters 2575A, 2577A. Collins, driver, and Staff The following quarters will also be affected: 2293, 2306, 2320, 2343, 2574, Sergeant dale Stuart, ord- 2294, 2307, 2322, 2345, 2575, 2296, 2310, 2335, 2347, 2576, 2298, 2312, 2337, nance line chief, maneuver 2348, 2577, 2300, 2314, 2339, 2551, 2578, 2302, 2316, 2341, 2552, 2303, 2318, four widewinder missiles 2342, 2553.