Hawaii Marine Marine reader Volume 28, Number 21 May 27, 1999 Basketball A-6 B-2 3rd Marine Regiment gets new commander Plc. Roman Torok served in Combat Correspondent Vietnam and at Colonel Reynolds B. Pee le assumed command of 3rd Camp Lejeune, Marine Regiment during a change of command ceremony N.C., and Thursday at Dewey Square aboard MCB Hawaii, Kane Otte achieved the rank Bay. of sergeant. Colonel John A. Keenan relinquished command of the reg- In May 1976, iment to Peek, who came to Hawaii after serving in the Peele was com- Central Eastern European Division, joint staff, at the missioned as a Pentagon. Marine second "(Hawaii is a) supreme place to train in the Marine Corps lieutenant. as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force," Peele said to the crowd Keenan, like at the ceremony. Peele, has served Pee le, who was born in Virginia and raised in Maryland, all over the Photo by Pk. Roman Yurek Photo by Pk. Roman Yurek wished Keenan and his family the best of luck at his next globe. He has Kaneohe Bay resident Shane Byers (left) extinguished a fire in Hawaii Loa Colonel J.A. Keenan(near) and Col. R.B. assignment as the director of the Amphibious Warfare School, also had assign- housing May 18, Dustin Ridgeway (right) was also instrumental. Peele salute during the ceremony. Quantico, Va. ments in Peek holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science Southwest Asia, California and Italy. and a Masters of Arts degree in management. He enlisted in Colonel Keenan had been commander of the 3rd Marine Teen extinguishes fire the Marine Corps as a rifleman in 1968. While enlisted, he Regiment since May, 1997. Cpl. David Salazar "As we were walking home, we saw Combat Correspondent lots of smoke coining from the back of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a house," Power said. "As we walked Kaneohe Bay residents saved a home towards it, I saw that the (rear) porch from burning down May 18 thanks to was on. fire." their quick thinking. Power then saw Ridgeway and Shane Byers, a 17-year-old K-Bay Byers walking by and asked them for resident and Marine family member, help. extinguished a fire in the Hawaii Loa Byers said as Ridgeway ran to call housing area, saving the home of its for help, he and Power ran to the burn- occupants as well as homes in the sur- ing residence, where they found that rounding area. the fence and porch connected to the "If the fire had not been extin7 residence were on fire. guished, the base would have lost that "We ran up there and I figured I entire (housing) unit," said Steven should put it out before it gets any Quintal, captain at Federal Fire worse," Byers explained. Department station six aboard MCB By the time Military Police and the Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. Federal Fire Department arrived on the Byers and his friend, 18-year-old scene, Byers and Power had extin- Dustin Ridgeway, a Kaimuki High guished the blaze. School graduate, were walking in the "I think if (Power) hadn't noticed housing area the morning of May 18, the fire and gotten us, the whole house after running errands for Ridgeway's would have been destroyed," mother. Ridgeway said. According to Byers, their commute "Lots of other people would have soon came to a halt. just looked the other way'," Quintal "We were walking by (Ridgeway's) said. "It's rare to see people becoming house at around 8:30 a.m., and we saw involved like that." a lady running through housing asking Power said she is grateful for the people to use their phone," Byers said. boys' help and quick response. Gretchen Power, a base resident, "They were really eager to help," had seen the 'fire after returning from a Power said. "They're really good kids morning stroll with her newborn baby - they just jumped right in and helped and mother-in-law. put that fire out." Photo by Pk Roman Yurek Marines from 1/3 load a CH-53D with supplies to be token to Schofield Barracks for the FEX Monday. Bill signed for pay raise 1/3 prepares for field exercise Jim Garamomi get request. Pay table reform, giving American Forcer, Pecs; Service larger raises for longevity as a reten- Plc. Roman Yank MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) envi- use of fire support. tion incentive, is in the act and will Combat Correspondent WASHINGTON The emergency ronment," said 1st Lt. Charles B. Lynn, "This use of evaluators is critical to our take effect July I, 2000. l'Oilitary supplemental bill signed May 21 by Infantrymen from 1st Battalion, 3rd the assistant operations officer for 1/3. continued improvement," said DeTreux. retirement reform is also included President Clinton contains $1.8 hil- Marine Regiment left MCB Hawaii, FEX II will have the entire battalion "Their report is like a report card for us; it and will replace the Redux system of lion for military pay raises and retire.. Kaneohe Bay, Friday for a battalion-level move to a simulated ship-borne environ- shows our strengths and weaknesses." 40 percent of base pay after 20 years meat. reform, bur don't expect an field exercise being held at a variety of ment, according to Lynn. Lieutenant Col. Brian Manthe, com- of service with a system that offers increase in your paychecks until Jan. training areas on Oahu. From amphibious attacks over the manding officer for 1/3, added that this 50 percent of base pay after 2,0. 1 The exercise, dubbed FEX H, is to con- horizon to NEO in a MOUT environment, exercise is logistics driven, "from chow While the emergency supplemen- That's still the date for a military tinuation of exercises the devil dogs have leathernecks will be tested in all areas a and water to medical, transport and tal appropriates money for the pay pay raise. said congressional offi- been participating in at and near ground unit may face. ammo," Manthe said. raises. Dot) still does not have per- cials. The act also contains emer- Schofield. Barracks training areas. The "Not only is this a good exercise for Kaneohe Bay squadrons are also a big mission ----- the authorization --- gency funding through fiscal 1999 training will end with a Military the Marines involved," said Lynn, "it is part in the FEX II, according to Lynn. spend it. The Fiscal 2000 Defenst. for Operation Allied Force, Operations in Urban Terrain exercise in also a very good exercise from the com- To end FEX II, 1/3 will hike 12 miles Authorization Bill must he passed by Operation Desert- Fox and humanitar- conjunction with a Noncombatant mand and control perspective." through Kolekole Pass to an extraction Congress and signed by the president ian efforts. The House :111(1 Senate Evacuation Operation exercise today and As in the past FEX, this one is being site, according to Manthe. before this money can be spent. ::Ipproptiations committees over- a 12-mile hike Friday. judged by Marine Corps Combat DeTreux said FEX II was meant to be The House and Senate, armed ser- whelmingly passed the measure May "Our first FEX centered primarily Readiness Evaluation evaluators from 3/3, a challenge, but the commanders in the vices committees handle alithoriza-, 14.. around the squad and platoon-sized oper- according tccMaj. Kenneth DeTreux, 1/3 battalion have confidence in their units. Lions. Both sides of Con_Yress have The Military pay increase in the ations. This FEX (FEX II) is the next Operations Officer. "Were it not for the tremendous talent agreed On a military pay raise of 4.8 act is set at 4.4 percent, just as in the step up from that.. We will primarily be Evaluators have been judging the bat- we enjoy in this battalion, our upcoming president's fiscal 2000 defense hod- See PAY, A-10 conducting operations on the battalion talion's Marines on the commanders' tac- tasks would be too tough to ever and regifnental level, from a simulated tics, decisions, orders, fire planning and attempt," said Manthe. Commandant's Memorial Day message Index A Section Gen. C.C. Krulak their most potent weapon is a legacy of bravery on the and Coast Guard, they not only defended freedom at Sergeant Mitjor's Comer 2 Marines Corps. 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