ide Semper Fit Chow Hall A-5 Mokapu Carnival JAYNE WAYNE DAY Telephone Hoax A-8 Mokapu Carnival B-1 B-1 A-6 Vol. 27, No.20 Serving the base of choice for the 21st century May 28, 1998 BIVIH-363 Breaking new ground helps dowse Schofield blaze Sgt. Steven Williams Press Chief i SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Oahu - An early afternoon blaze at a training range here May 21 had some Marines from Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, MCB Hawaii, working hot and heavy for more than three hours. When the squadron received the call, five to seven acres had already burned, according to Capt. Bronchae Brown, the helicopter second pilot on the Marine helicopter. "The federal firefighters were out there with their helicopter," said Digital photo by Cpl. M.V. Trim:lade Brown. "They called us to give a hand." Reverend William Kaina blesses the groundbreaking ceremony. The event Osada of the Hawaii Dredging Construction Company, U.S. Senator, The The squadron already had a fire buck- marks the beginning of construction for the new unaccompanied personnel Honorable Daniel Inouye and BGen. Ralph Parker were on hand for the et on standby due to range operations housing scheduled to be ready November, 1999. Left to right, Stanley event. at K-Bay. The range was ready to close down, so it was no problem to provide assistance, according to Brown. However, the mission turned out to be Corpsmen celebrate 100 years just a bit tougher than they thought. The fire was headed uphill. Turning back time: Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Pyle, a corpsman the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies "So, we had to fly toward the moun- with 1st Marine Division, included these thoughts of North America" read: tain, then turn and fly back toward the The years before the in a letter to his family before assignment in "A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or fire," said Brown. Hospital Corps Vietnam. Five months later, May 28, 1969, he was hurt men to be removed with their hammocks and Another challenge was finding a close killed in action. bedding when the surgeon shall advise the same to water source large enough to get the As the Hospital Corps approaches its 100th be necessary. Some of the crew shall be appointed aircraft into. Fortunately, they found a Cpl. Barry Melton anniversary June 17, Sailors and Marines alike to attend and serve them and keep the place large lake approximately five miles Combat Correspondent will reflect on Pyle and the enlisted men and clean..." away. women of the past and present who dedicated their From 1775 to 1814, the years covering America's It's undetermined how much area "Someday I will see before me a wounded Marine. lives to saving the lives of others. first naval wars, few things changed in Naval med- burned because it jumped from area to I will think all kinds of things, but my training has Although a bill establishing the Hospital Corps ical organization and techniques. For instance, area, but Brown said he and four other prepared me for this moment. I really doubt I will wasn't passed by Congress until 1898, the first Congress approved an act March 2, 1799, which crew members were just happy the be a hero, but to that Marine, I will be God. I will direction to the organization of Navy medicine See CORPSMEN, A-5 flames were dowsed. try until my life is taken to help save him." dates back to 1775 when Article 16 in the "Rules for Endangered Monk Seal visits K-Bay Sgt. Steven D. Williams thals are unsure if its the same seal, but they Press Chief should be able to verify her identity once they are able to identify the bleach marks on An endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal was her stomach,. sighted on a beach near cottage 1612 May The National Marine Fishery monitored 18. the pup until it was weaned which took Apparently pregnant and looking for a approximately 54 days. place to give birth, the near 500-pound seal 'The last time it was sighted, it was hang- lounged for approximately half the day ing out with some surfers up on the North before disappearing back into the deep blue, Shore," said Olayvar. "It looked like it was Digital) photo by Cpl. Barry Melton according to Gordon K Olayvar, an environ- headed toward Kaena Point. It was never Sgt. Ruben Cadriel, a military working dog trainer, congratu- mental specialist with the Environmental seen again." lates his partner on her recent success. Department here. If the mother seal does return to give birth `This base is perfect for her to have her here, base residents need to keep a safe dis- pup, especially in areas around the cot- Dynamic duo wins tance, Olayvar said. tages," said Olayvar. "Because of the base "They will kill to protect their young," said layout and how it operates, it's easy to find Cpl. Barry Melton Olayvar. "People need to maintain a dis- Combat Correspondent an area where she can have her pup and we tance of at least 100 feet." can cord it off for safety." Two of MCB Hawaii's toughest crime fighters won Though the animals look large and don't There are only 12,000 to 15,000 Monk high honors at the first DoD-wide Working Dog Photo by Aaron Martin seem to be able to cover a lot of ground Seals in existence, according to Olayvar. Competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April quickly, Olayvar said they can travel a cou- This endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal gave birth A Monk Seal gave birth on an MCB 24-26. to the pup shown here in 1996. The seals were in Hawaii beach in 1996. Environmental offi- See SEAL, A-5 Sergeant Ruben Cadriel, a military policeman here, the area for nearly two months. and his partner, a 3-year-old German Sheapard named Amber, took second place in obedience and fourth in A "Good Turn" narcodics detection in the event. "Overall, we were one of the top five among more than 50 teams," said Cadriel. "Amber did an outstanding job James Reid, a 10-year-old Boy and we learned a lot of different training techniques." Scout from Pack 225 at MCB For the competition, dog trainers from the Federal Hawaii, reads a headstone at the Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, and Germany's National Memorial Cemetery of top dog handlers judge the dogs in skills such as nar- the Pacific at Punchbowl Sunday. codics and explosives detection, obedience and scout- More than 2,500 scouts, leaders ing, Cadriel said. They judged how fast the dogs work, and parents, including 14 scouts the teamwork the dog and trainer possessed and the from MCB Hawaii, gathered at trainers' ability to understand the dogs' different the cemetery to participate in the behaviors. 1998 Memorial Day "Good Turn." This wasn't Amber's first time in the limelight. She's The scouts decorated more than Hawaii's number one police dog for narcotics detection. 32,000 headstones with flags and "She knew what she was doing," Cadriel said. "The leis. contest is tough, and we trained real hard. Once it was gametime, Amber made it look easy." A-2 May 28, 1998 Hawaii Marine Parking lot closing BAC gives MWR open forum happy with, talk to our buyers and we ing in the base library." Anew barracks project will close the gravel park- Cpl. Barry Melton can try to get it right for you." Lindsey also discussed the scope of pro- 1072 through 1032 Friday. A Combat Correspondent ing lot near buildings Morale, Welfare and Recreation cur- grams offered by MWR and projects project to gravel parking lot construct another Questions and concerns from base resi- rently employs 600 people. Forty-seven being coordinated presently which would Mokapu Elementary School and building between dents were voiced to MWR directors percent of them are base family members further improve quality of life. is in the works, but isn't scheduled to be com- 1088 Tuesday at the Base Action Committee or off-duty Marines, Lindsey said. Last Among the new facilities planned for until July. Alternate parking areas are the pleted meeting in the Bachelor Officer Quarters year, 92 percent of its revenues came construction in the near future are a new lot building 1655, 1656 and the old parking at conference room here. from programs and functions. Last year Seven-day store, an improved temporary exchange parking lot next to building 1404. It is Bill Lindsey, the MWR director, and was also the first time in four years MWR lodging facility and new gas lanes, do not park requested that people from the barracks various department heads, addressed had increases in revenues. Lindsey said. in the first two rows of the old exchange parking lot. concerns, including youth activities, the "We've had a good year of facility For those who missed Tuesday's meet- People going to the Mokapu Elementary School will base pool and MCX prices and stock. improvement," Lindsey said. "We opened ing, it will be televised on Channel 2 be able to use the field between the school and build- "If we aren't getting something right, a new exchange, improved the base the- daily at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Next month's ing 1088 temporarily. talk to us," Lidsey said. "For instance, if ater, added Firestone, opened the meeting is scheduled for June 30 at the it's the prices at the exchange you aren't Mokapu Mall and installed air condition- Fairways All-Hands Club here.