' Armed Dance Forces Day Recital, B-2 Celebration, A-4 `Buckle-Up America' Week, May 23-30 'Vol. 17 CH-46 mishap Memorial services held as Marines continue to search Memorial services were York. The 24-year-old co-pilot Major portions of the air- held Monday for Capt. John was commissioned in 1986 craft were found by the crew E. Nisbet Jr., 1.stLt. Andrew and had been with '262 for of the Navy salvage and G. First, and Cpl. Jeffery E. almost two months. reserve ship, USS Bruns- 4110 Tokarz, all of HMM-262. Tokarz, 23, was from Locust wick and divers from Co. A, The three Marines were Grove, Va. and had been in 3rd Recon Bn. Marines from killed May 11 when their the Marine Corps five years. HMM-262, let MB Marines, helicopter crashed off Lani- The crew chief reported to the and the Coast Guard also kal. squadron in March from assisted in the search. Nisbet, the pilot, had been Marine Helicopter Squadron Operations to recover with the squadron for three One (HMX-1), Quantico, Va., remaining portions of the years. The 27-year-old Corpus where he earned the Presiden- downed CH-46 "Sea Knight" Christi, Texas, native, was a tial Service Badge. ended Sunday when it was Tqcas A&M graduate and Nisbit's remains were determined all major compo- was commissioned in 1982. recovered Sunday around 1 nents necessary for the ongo- First, a Middlesex, Mass., p.m. The search continues for ing investigation into the native was a graduate of the remains of the other two cause of the crash had been Skidmore College in New Marines. retrieved. 76 Years of Air Support will change An F-4 Phantom fires a radar-guided missileduring a live-fire exercise at the Pacific Inspections Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai. Marine aviation celebrates 76 years of service Sunday. See story on page A-2. Gen. A.M. Gray has ap- armed services and numerous the discretion of the com- proved recommendations to private organizations. mander on a biennial basis. improve the Marine Corps The fundamental purpose of The IGMC would periodically inspection process, as an- an inspection, the group said, evaluate the effectiveness of nounced in ALMAR 111/88. should be to assess and en- the command's inspection VMFA-232 awarded. The recommendations were hance the ability of a unit to program though visits and made by a Marine Corps com- prepare for war and to perform analysis of inspection reports. Marine Fighter Attack training program and estab- "The Squadron's commit- mand and staff college study its assigned missions. The Sqaudron-232 has been lishing record levels of air ment to real combat readiness group, consisting of seven 'recommendations are de- Headquarters Marine Corps awarded a Meritorious Unit care proficiency flight desig- was consistently demon- majors assigned as students signed to re-focus inspections staff officers and field com- Citation by the. Secretary of nations, aircraft material strated during the 22- month,, at the college. on the primary goal of the Ma- mand representatives will the Navy, William L. Ball III. readiness and weapons sys- period with resultant record rine Corps - combat readi- meet during May to work out tems validation, VMFA-232 achievements in all deploy- In conducting the analysis, ness. the details necessary for im- The squadron received the demonstrated an unprece- ments, exercises, and evalua- group reviewed applicable award for meritorious service the The study group recom- ' plementation of the new pro- dented ability to deploy and tions. orders and directives, inter- mended that traditional gram. MCO 5030.7E, IGMC involving combat training of immediately commence full viewed retired Marine Corps IGMC inspections be discon- inspection schedule has been operations in support scale flight operations from "Setting an unsurpassed general officers and Marines tinued and that all HQMC cancelled effective April 30. Marine Air Ground Task the most austere expedition- standard of operational and of all ranks at most major inspection agencies and their However, in the interim, MCO Force training, including ary operating environments. organizational efficiency, commands, and surveyed field activities' schedules be 5040.6C, Mission, Tasks, and joint and combined opera- VMFA-232 pioneered intri- mobility and combat readi- tions 2, 1985 to Oct. about 800 officers and staff coordinated under inspection Inspection/Oversight Proce- from Jan. cate air-ground training evo- ness, the squadron contrib- noncommissioned officers programs based on guidelines dures for the Inspector Gen- 15, 1986. lutions against sophisticated, uted most significantly to throughout the Corps. The established by the CMC. eral of the Marine Corps, will The citation read in part, threat-level opposition while MAGTF doctrine and Marine group also reviewed the in- The major command inspec- remain in effect pending pub- "While conducting a progres- maintaining a flawless safety Corps, Naval, joint and allied spection processes of other tions would be conducted at lication of a revision. sive, innovative and realistic record. tactical aviation." Marines, spouses honored for service By Sgt. B.S. Little were three categories Offi- transport assets from BSSG- members, providing them - with a "home cer, Enlisted and Military 1 to assist in the evacuation away from Spouses. of flood victims. In the follow- home" atmosphere. CAMP H.M. SMITH, The third category was Mil- Hawaii Members of Second Lieutenant ing weeks he also aided in - flood relief efforts in Waima- itary Spouses and the Marine Hawaii's military community Anthony L. Cradic, motor Corps' recipients are Reba VIP were honored today for out- transport officer, BSSG-1, nalo and at the Kawainui Canal in Kailua. Most Boyd and Joyce Smith. standing service by the 1st MEB, was the officer Reba Boyd is the wife of Hawaii Chamber of Com- award recipient for the recently, the lieutenant has participated in weekend CW0-3 Gilbert Boyd Jr., merce, as a part of Hawaii Marine Corps. Cradic was administrative officer, Military Week. selected for his participation searches for the missing Jie Zhao Li. Marine Barracks, Pearl Har- During the ceremony, held as a volunteer in the Hawaii bor. Mrs. Boyd participates in at the Hilton Hawaiian Vil- Presently he is awaiting an Chapter of the American Red assigned Little Brother the community Cub Scouut lage, Servicemembers of the Cross and the Hawaii United through the Hawaii Big Program serving in the Year wore recognized for the Way Program. Aloha Council, Kamehameha Brother Program. Reba Boyd Joyce Smith participation and contribu- During last January's The enlisted Marine recip- District where she works with tions to the community. There flood, Cradic organized motor ient was SSgt. Eric C. Parks, Cub Scout leaders as a Den Mrs. Smith is also the cal- Vice President of the school's section leader of SOMS' Leader Coach/Trainer. She endar chairperson and Salva- Community Council. Mrs. Crash, Fire and Rescue also works as a teacher's tion Army Clothing Pickup Smith is also a team mother Branch. Parks is a qualified assistant at Aliamanu Ele- Coordinator for the Pearl City for the Pearl Harbor Little Cardio-Pulminary Resuscita- mentary School where she Girl Scouts Service Unit and League. provides support to teacher's organized its 75th Girl Scout 1* V tee/--v tion Instructor who regularly teaches CPR classes through efforts in conducting elemen- Birthday Friendship Circle Robert B. Robinson, presi- the Hawaii Chapter of the tary school curriculum. which is attended by more dent of the Hawaii Chamber Persian Gulf American Red Cross. He addi- Joyce Smith, is the wife of than 160 Girl Scouts. of Commerce and Randolph tionally donates much of his MSgt. Ronnie L. Smith, pro- She is also active in the G. Moore, chairman of this recovery off-duty time to community gramming and development Pearl City Elementary School year's Hawaii Military Week involvement with youth sport chief of the Regional Auto- where she is currently serving celebration, presented the The remains of two Marine Corps pilots, declared missing. programs and has partici- mated Systems Center here. as the Parent Faeilitator and awards. in , action in the Persian Gulf, have been found along pated in the "Kid Fit" pro- Since arriving on Oahu in with the wreckage of their helicopter. gram at several local elemen- 1984, Mrs. Smith has contin- The pilots, Capts. Kenneth W. Hill and Stephen C. Leslie, tary schools. In addition to ually dedicated herself to the GSA is seeking had been missing since their AI4T Cobra went down during being involved in religious community by single- en engagement between U.S. and Iranian ships. programs at Koolau Baptist handedly creating Girl Scout The wreckage of the helicopter is being investigated to he and his wife, Car- Cadet Troop 275 and by determine the exact cause of the crash, Arrangements for Church, award nominees men, share their Sundays by serving as a Troop Leader for :And and the return of the bodies are pending. The Gen,era I Services Ad- a.ge.ment health cooking for single service- various troops. ministration ((SSA) is seeking safety contributions to those nominations for its 1988 Ex.. vireos. Bogus Gulf medals cellence in ,Administration 7),ry. Awards, These awards were personnel or. emptoy7 Navy News Service-There have been recent reports of IM411. Wished in 1.986 to recog- cem who have Inade an "unofficial Persian Gulf Medal" being sold by commer- nize outatanding achieve- Silit) ding eon tri butions to tile cial sources. One Norfolk, Va. newspaper even described menta admitiiatration by above mentioned areas, sab,..: informal presentations using this medal. Such actions Federal managers in the areas rant t 11.0 appropriate ri o Mina- undermine the status of gen.uin.e and hard-won service of supply, procurement, auto- 6011 to the Civilian 'Personnel medals and discredit the awards system, Marines should matic data proceaaing, infor- Office by May 25, for review not participate in such mock presentations.