Editor's Choice Conservation AMC Flight Advisory Energy 727 Arrive Depart Tuesday's Flight Yeoman interested in attend- Usage: 302,275 KWH $37,784 NAS Norfolk, Va. ----------- 8:00 a.m. ing COMNAV LASEtraining Cost: Guantanamo Bay 11:00 a.m. noon Cost in Norfolk: $22,670 Kingston, Jamaica 12:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. beginning Wed., May 5, c Water Guantanamo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. tact YN2 Moses at 4744. Production: 1.8 MIL I NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:45 p.m. ----------- I Consumption: 1.6 MIL Guantanamo Bay Gazette Sunrise: Tomorrow, 6:32 a.m. Sunset: Today, 7:24 p.m. Vol. 49 -- No. 49 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Friday, April 30, 1993 Gold Hill Galley opens Monday for Gitmo's military and residents MARSgram offers booths and tables in a restaurant- tion. The lighting has been com- alternative to mail like atmosphere. The milk and soda pletely redone, and the refrigerators dispensers are new, as is the micro- have been replaced. for Mother's Day wave. "I would like to personally Prints for the walls and a thank everyone who helped us com- So what is a MARSgram? cappuccino bar are expected to ar- plete this project on time," says Briefly, aMARSgram is a rive soon as well. Willis, "everyone from Public short message written on a The galley had to shut down Works who was involved, SIMA, MARSgram form, which because of deteriorating electrical the base nursery, and anyone else in making this evo- is relayed to the United problems, as well as many of the who contributed refrigerators being in poor condi- lution go off as scheduled." States via radio, and is then relayed to whoever you want by way of a phone call or a letter. The MARSgram booth will be set up today until 6 p.m. in Seaman Melinda Fuller (left) and Seaman Lori Campbell stack pallets in back the NEX Mall atrium. of the galley in the final stages of clean-up. You can use the MARS Guantanamo Bay - Cold pizza hard work which went into the com- system to send a quick for breakfast, waiting 20 minutes to plete transformation in such a short message to your mother use the microwave on the quarter- time. deck, standing in line at the NEX "When you have a lot of good for Mother's Day. The with a shopping cart full of peanut people, hard jobs go smoothly," booth will also be in the butter and jelly - these are all things says Lt. j.g. Steve Willis, food ser- atrium Sunday from noon of the past with Monday's re-open- vice officer. "TheMSs andeveryone until 2 p.m.; and it will be ing of the Gold Hill Galley. have worked so hard they elimi- set up Tuesday from 11 The galley opens at 5:30 a.m. for nated any potential pitfalls. I really breakfast (ofcourse a little cold pizza appreciate their effort and I'm sure a.m. until 6 p.m. Mother's and coffee in the morning every now everyone who dines here will as Day is Sunday, May 9. and then never hurt anyone). well. FMI contact Cpl. There is no comparison between "The group of people here sim- Matteocci of the MARS the old and newgalleys. The dim and ply want to provide thebest possible PWD Utilities workers replace one of two boilers for the Gold Hill Galley with Station at 2176 or 2664. aged decor of the past has given way service to the Gitmo community." a better boiler which was already available on the base. The switch was made to a brightly lit modem interior. The The long brown cafeteria tables to provide more efficient simultaneous operation ofthe boilers, which provide real astonishment is the amount of have been replaced with green hot water and steam for the galley. _ _ _ _ Marine Corps tanks destroy decommissioned ferry in f:. _ _ _ _ exercised USA News I explains. "The weight of the tank is live-Tire By JOC(SW) T.J. SHIPMAN evenly spread along the entire tread, Washington - Some of the women giving us a ground pressure of under who are benefiting from the lifting The following is the final part to 15 pounds per square inch. In addi- of a ban on combat flying say a three-part series tion, there are 320 rubber pads on they're ready to compete. Defense Base residents have the oppor-eachtank, so metal nevertouches the Secretary Les Aspin has ordered ttunity to see the tanks up close ground. There's a lot of time and the military to end its ban on cduring the Fourth of July and effort put into keeping those pads in women in combat aircraft. The Christmas parades. after each pa- place." Navy, Air Force andArmy -seizing rrade, the tank, along with other At 9:08, YFB 89 slid below the on the public relations opportunity Eequipment, goes on display at Coo- waves stem first. The gun shoot, as a -made several women pilots avail- Fper Field. "We attract lot ofatten- unique live-fire training opportunity, able to reporters. Lt. Lori Tanner ttion," says Muller. "As far as I was a success. says she foresees no special prob- know, this is the only Navy base "We couldn't have gotten this lems working with male pilots. with tanks. When we go out on live fire experience without the help The 33-year-old native of Glen cdisplay it shows base residents of several people," says Muller. Ellyn,fIll., says "It's pretty simple: something they couldn't see other- "HODstoodbytosinkthefeny ifwe Marinetanksshelltheirwaterbornetanrget from the cliffover looking Windmill if you're good, people will want to wisemissed, and in case there were any Beach in a live-fire exercise. fly with you. If you're not, they The other time the tanks are problems. The Hospital corpsman is was diving into the area. The air coordinated by the Marine Barracks won't. 2nd Lt. Jeannie Flynn of St. seen is along the tank trails or on necessary precaution at a lot of our traffic controllers kept planes out of Operations people." Louis will enter an F-l5E Strike tthe streets. "We don't cause the functions. Port Services towed the the way, while FTG notified ships to This concludes the series Eagle squadron next February. rmajor damage to the road," Muller target, while Securityensured no one stay clear. All this and more was Bravo Zulu USMC She says it's definitelya change. " Guantanamo Bay's week-long Earth Day observance declared a success Live fire exercises Guantanamo Bay - Gitmo's cleaner Gitmo. recent Earth Week celebration was Three of Guantanamo Bay's announcement a success for the community, and for contractors competed in a can col- Marines from Tango Bat- the planet. lecting competition within their tery 5/10, Camp Lejeune, The festivities kicked off with workspaces, and RCI won by a N.C., will deploy to Guan- 56 people rising to the sun and par- landslide over Fasco and Hunt. tanamo Bay from May 3- ticipating in a 5K run/walk. The The elementary school got into 24 for training and live fire Education Fair provided people the spirit by creating a variety of exercises. The artillery with information on environmental/ Earth Day posters for display at the battery will be residing at hazardous waste issues, recycling NEX/Commissary. Their hard Phillip's and energy conservation. work and dedication was evident in Park. The follow- Petty Officer 1st Class Martin the quality andbeauty of the posters. ing are places and times Gage beat out 198 others to win the Reef Raiders helped the under- reserved for live fire exer- "Can Guessing Contest," by com- sea environment by sponsoring an cises: Cable Beach/Mon- ing the closest to the amount of cans ecology dive at Cable Beach, which day/1-3 p.m.; Gun Position in the display without going over. was open to all divers. 4 (near the dump along Gage was awarded $200 in NEX The Cub Scouts wrapped up the Sherman Ave.)/Wednes- gift certificates with his guess of celebration with a camp out and day through Friday/7:30 1,152 being just 15 shy of theactual clean-up at Phillip's Park. a.m. until midnight; Fri- amount. A special thanks to all person- day/Radio Range/8 a.m. Fridaywas thebase-wide clean- nel who volunteered their time and until 4 p.m.; and Gun Posi- Cub Scout Pack 401, Direct Service Council, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, com- up, and despite the rainy conditions energy to make Guantanamo Bay's 11/7:30 prised tion 4/May 10 & of: Tigers, Wolves (Dens I & 2), Bears, (Dens 3 & 4), and the Webelos the evolution went very well and first Earth Week observance a suc- (Tribes 1 & 2); stand behind the sacks of garbagethey collected after cleaning a.m. until midnight. up Phillip's Park in celebration of Earth Week. contributed to a much nicer and cess. PAGE 2, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993, Gu eAiAo BAY GAZErrE Rumor Control Gitmo Advisor Much as we may attimes bemoan to harm us. Gitmo Gab Life The tine meaning, the full value, -as of 8 a.m., April29 our condition in life, it appears that Earth Day celebrations-Earth Day of life can only be learned *Water Usage: nothing would make us more satis- the honesty Town Meeting Thu., May 13, 7 p.m., Play a good game - fied with it than the changing of by your actually performing its du- Average FTG Auditorium, will feature quarterly places, fora few days, with our neigh- ties to the very best of your ability, recycling prize drawings.