wor Vol. 23 no. 34 Serving Marine Forces Pacific, MCB Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Hawaii and 1st Radio Battalion August 31, 1995 The Russians have landed! J03 Dean Nazario Combined Information Bureau Three Russian ships carrying about 1,000 sailors and naval infantry steamed into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sunday, in peace, not in war. American Sailors, Marines and civil- ians gave a warm Aloha welcome to the officers and sailors of three Russian Federation Navy ships - Russians and Marines got togeth- RFN Admiral Panteleyev (Udaloy er for a sporting good time prior Class DDG-548), RFN Vladimir to Cooperation from the Sea '95. Kolechitsky (Boris Chilikin Class AOR) and a Ropucha Class tanker landing ship (LST-11). U.S. Third Fleet Commander Vice Pyramid Rock Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., beach closed welcomed Russian Pacific Fleet Deputy Commander Vice Admiral Oleg Mikhailovich Faleyev and ser- Pyramid Rock beach is closed vicemembers of the Russian through Monday. No access will be Federation Navy and Russian permitted into the area. The Federation Naval Infantry to Hawaii beach will be reopened for routine for "Cooperation From the Sea '95", a operations on Tuesday. combined maritime disaster relief exercise scheduled through today. Liberty bus opera- "This exercise is another great step in the process we have made in bring- tions canceled ing our two navies together," said Vice through Sept. 2 Adm. Lautenbacher, Senior Operational Commander for the exercise, The end of World War II corn - "As our Sailors and Marines train Joint Combat Camera Imagery by PH3 Jeff Viano memoration has now consumed all together in this humanitarian exer- Vice Admiral Oleg Mikhoilovich Faleyev, Chief of Staff, Russian Pacific Fleet, reviews U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces while of the 44 and 36 passenger buses cise, we add to the great good will. attending a welcoming ceremony for Russian Federation Naval sailors and infantrymen at Pearl Harbor Navy Base, Hawaii, during which normally operate for the lib- See Russians, A-11 exercise Cooperation Froim the Sea '95. erty bus. As a result the daily lib- erty bus run to Waikiki will not operate through Sept. 2 It will resume it's normal operation on Thousands of World War Sept. 3. 4 Base Post Office II veterans expected for announces new hours of operation 50th Anniversary events National Memorial Cemetery of the The Base Post Office announces Compiled by SSgt. Aiko Brum Pacific. More than 10,000 veterans its new hours, effective immedi- Community Relarion5 Chief - the true VIPs for the event are ately: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and 2 - Veterans of World War II, along with expected to attend. President Clinton p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday through active duty U. S. soldiers, sailors, air- will provide the keynote address, and Friday. men, Marines and members of the U. Secretary of Defense William Perry S. Coast Guard from the Pacific Area, and Commandant of the Marine will participate in the 50th Corps General Charles C. Krulak will Silent Drill Team to Anniversary Commemoration of the also attend. Also, Navy and allied give two shows on End of World War 11 to be held on ships will be open for public viewing on Oahu from Sept. 1 to 3. Sept. 2-4, and the USS Carl Vinson Sept. 3 A succession of ceremonies and will be open on Sept. 3-4. events designed to honor all veterans The following events, sponsored by of World War II will also remember the the Department of Defense and The U.S. Marine Corps Silent air, land and sea battles of the war in the State of Hawaii, will com- Drill Platoon will be performing the Pacific. President Bill Clinton is memorate the sacrifices and service in Hawaii for the first time ever scheduled to participate in a number of our World War II veterans, the Sept. 3. of the activities. passing of the torch to new genera- This world-famous marching These events mark the End of War in tions, and the hope that the 21 st unit will be performing at 1 p.m. the Pacific and the End of World War century will be a century of peace, during Air Expo '95 at Naval Air II on Sept. 2, 1945, which President freedom and hope. Other VJ Day Station, Barbers Point. A sunset Harry S. Truman proclaimed as "VJ" and End of World War 11 commem- performance will also be held at 6 Day Victory over Japan Day. At orations will be held in the conti- p.m. on the flight line between - 9:04 a.m. that day, the guns of World nental U. S. and other locations Hangars 103 and 104 at Marine War II fell silent with the stroke of a around the world. For more infor- Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. pen as Japanese officers surrendered mation on the Hawaii events, call 1- The Silent Drill Platoon will per- Marine Corps File photo on the USS Missouri. 800-GO- HAWAII, or the U. S. form a dazzling exhibition of pre- The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon will perform at two locations this U.S. Marines will spearhead Pacific Command's voice mail sys- cision drill unlike any other. With weekend. They will be performing at the Air Expo '95 at p.m. on Sunday and also America's tribute to those who made tem with the latest information on bayonets fixed atop their on the K-Bay flight line Sunday at 6 p.m. This is the first time the team has performed shiny that victory possible, Saturday, at the each event at (808) 422-8811. brilliantly finished M-1 rifles, in Hawaii. these Marines excite their audi- A ences with intricate drill routines performed without verbal com- Commanding general addresses safety concerns mands. An elaborate and capti- vating rifle inspection will high- 0 of of BGen. light the Silent Drill Platoon's Sgt. Andrew Lynch it's an attitude and a way thinking," the driver the truck had been dri- Bice continued. performance. Staff Writer BGen. Bice said. "Quality of life is a ving for 20 hours straight. There's According to the Base Safety Center, term that is used a lot. However, the your root cause." DUIs aboard the base, though With the holiday weekend approach- number one concern of quality of life is BGen. Bice gave another example of decreased in number, are still a prob- ing, improving safety is a focal point of whether the individual doing the job, root cause. A Marine fell off scaffolding lem among Marines and sailors. BGen. D.F. Bice, commanding general, in garrison or the field, is returning while painting at his barracks. The "Drinking and driving is unaccept- MCB Hawaii. home alive." initial report stated the Marine fell able; it's dangerous for those doing it "My best advice to any leader is to A large part of the concern involves because he wasn't paying attention. and for every one else on the highway. have our people think about safety and investigating not only what happened "But the root case," BGen. Bice said, It's not only illegal, it's stupid," said Ads B-4 of action for holiday in or "was the Marine found scaffolding BGen. Bice. Blotter A -2 have a plan the what caused an accident, but the the as a designated dri- deeper part "The root cause," BGen. and put it together himself, despite not To help combat against drinking and Movies B-6 week-end, such - ver," BGen. Bice said. Bice called it. having experience in scaffolding and driving and safety negligence, the com- MWR Offerings B-6 The main concern is seeing Marines "For instance, a into not being to use it. manding general has Base Religion B-6 truck ran the trained tasked the and sailors keep safety in mind. back of a car. At first, it looks it was a "Organizations must take steps nec- Safety Center to display visual Sports commentary Bel "We need to make safety more case where was a simple mistake. to Marines' safety, on safety to look Tickets B-6 than this essary ensure their reminders and at just a briefing by the gunny before a "But upon reviewing the situation," and looking for potential 'root causes' week-end. Safety is more than that - BGen. Bice continued, "it was realized for accidents can help prevent them," See Safety, A-6 '44 A-2 August 31, 1995 Hawaii Mahne v r Marines splash down shore, in order to conduct an exercise, and will be even more pre- used to exercise this procedure. Light armored vehicle Freedom amphibious assault. pared for the next one. According to Ralston, the training at Exercise This time, however, there were no Prepared, maybe, to lessen the an AAV company receives from the Ground forces may soon have a light Banner '95 troops, no assault. Rather, it was an time it took to off-load the MPS. exercise familiarizes AAV crewmen armored vehicle capable of shooting POHANG, Republic of Korea (July exercise to practice instream off- Ralston said it is typical of an NTS with the UTS off-load, tests their down a fighter jet or a helicopter 15, 1995) - Assault Amphibious loads from an MPS. off-load to take longer than a launch MPS off-load capabilities, and backing them up. Vehicle Company, 1st Combat Though the unit performs many from other ships because of the ensures the equipment is opera- Marine Corps Operational Test and Assault Battalion, 3d Marine instream off-loads using Navy extra heavy equipment that must be tional.