Kwajalein Hourglass THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASS Volume 39, Number 64 Friday, August 13, 1999 U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands Aviation Department earns Army safety excellence award By Jim Bennett Kwaj commuters to other islands know about the safety record of the Aviation Department. They get to and from work safely every day. Now the Army knows. It recog- nized the department with a 10-year Award of Excellence for safety, pre- sented Thursday by visiting SMDC Commander Lt. Gen. John Costello. When I was in the airborne, pilots always asked us why we would jump out of perfectly good aircraft and we always said, Ive never seen a per- fectly good aircraft. But if I have, it would probably be here at Kwajalein, Costello said. The award recognizes more than 10 years of safe operations by the department. According to Steele Clayton, Avia- tion safety manager, safe operations are achieved when a units aircraft have no serious incidents over a given period of time. Incidents include any aircraft damage that the department could have directly prevented through, for example, maintenance inspections Lt. Gen. John Costello, SMDC commander, presents the Army’s 10-year safety Award or repairs, refueling, loading, or pilot- of Excellence to, from left, CW5 Hal Lucas, USAKA/KMR aviation officer; Steve ing. That does not necessarily in- Wallace, RSE Aviation Department manager; Steele Clayton, Aviation safety man- clude all downtimes, because some ager; and Tony Gargano, RSE vice president. (Photo by Larry Allen) are beyond the units best efforts. When you think about our corro- Clayton said the Aviation depart- serious damage and injuries or fa- sive environment and climate here, ment, with its Dash-7 commuter air- talities, and disqualify a unit for safety and that were over water virtually planes and UH-1H Huey helicopters, awards. Kwajalein, however, has had 100 percent of the time, all the fac- makes up to 13 flights a daysix to no incidents greater than a class D tors that exist here at Kwajalein, you seven on the Dashes and five to six in since 1988. see why this is a group award, the Hueys. Airplanes log, on average, All Army units are eligible for an- Clayton said. So many people and five hours a day and helicopters av- nual safety recognition awards. Ac- departments have to work together, erage four hours a day. The time complishment awards are given to each to the highest standard, to sus- period covered by the award includes units with a one-year safety record. tain accident-free performance. more than 34,000 flight hours with- After two years the unit receives an The department employs around out a major incident. Honor award, and after three-year 130 people, including ground sup- All incidents are graded on a scale periods the unit receives an Award of port staff, mechanics, pilots and flight of A through E, with A being the most Excellence. But 10-year awards re- attendants. Cooperative work with serious and E being the least. A class main unusual. other departments like Safety and E incident means less than $2,000 Ive been around Army aviation Industrial Hygiene, the aviation medi- damage to the aircraft and no inju- for 30 years and Ive never seen one of cal examiners at Kwajalein Hospital, ries. A class D would be $2,000 to these, said Steve Wallace, Aviation and many others, play a part in $10,000 in damage and no injuries. Department manager. It shows the Aviations success. Classes C through A indicate more consistency of the excellent work here. Friday Page 2 Kwajalein Hourglass August 13, 1999 Consumer Advisory Roi Bachelor Advisory Council to discuss issues Council set to meet The Roi-Namur Bachelor Advisory All Roi-Namure residents may at- The Consumer Advisory Council Council will meet 1 p.m., Wednesday, tend the meeting. will meet 3 p.m., Thursday in the in C Building. Representatives are: USAKA/KMR Command Conference The council was established to Zeus Darren Wilburn Room. serve in an advisory capacity for the Ajax Todd Chaponot The committee assists the com- commander on island policies and Sprint Todd Gernold mander along with Merchandising regulations affecting the social and Apache Hondo Irving and Food Services managers in es- living conditions of bachelors and Nike Anthony DAmico tablishing and evaluating relevant bachelorettes living on Roi-Namur. Spartan Walt Clark policies and programs. Council members from each BQ A Building Rick Schweiger If you have specific questions or are solicited. 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Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539. All classified ads and notices must be to provide it for yourself. submitted by noon Friday for Tuesday’s publication and noon Wednesday for Friday's publication. Friday August 13, 1999 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 3 D.A.R.E.ing to make a difference Reed to teach anti-drug, anti-violence program to Kwaj children Story and photo by Peter Rejcek They really like the interaction Kwajalein police Sgt. Roger Reed with the police officer more than any- will dare to return to the classroom thing else, she said. this fall to teach children about the Reed conceded there is a certain pitfalls of drugs and violence. mystique enjoyed by police officers A former military police instruc- when interacting with children. tor, Reed was recently named the The uniform and the badge, to departments new training officer. some degree, does put an awe in Part of his duties is to teach the kids, he said. They like to hear D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance certain stories. Education) program to elementary Reed attended a two-week DARE students on Kwaj. class at the Honolulu Police Depart- The 42-year-old father of two said ment Academy in order to teach the he is looking forward to returning to program. In fact, he excelled at the the classroom and instructing kids academy, as he was named DARE not only about the dangers of drugs Officer of the Year and Outstanding and violence, but how to avoid those Team Member. types of situations and deal with peer Reed also got a splash of class- pressure. room experience while in Hono Its another avenue to educate and an unexpected dose of reality them to the different dangers and the from a young child who, during a different ways to avoid [those dan- discussion on medicines, inquired gers], he said. When we talk about Kwajalein police Sgt. Roger Reed will be about the dangers of ice, a cocaine- drugs, its not just illegal drugs.