ol. 23 no. 3 Serving Marine Forces Pacific, MCB Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Forces, Hawaii and 1st Radio Battalion January 26, 1995 Immediate Response Team joins forces for simulation exercise ious agencies are prepared `if and CpI. Wanda Compton Staff writer when' such an emergency occurs." The members of the immediate Two JP-5 fuel tankers collide into response team are from the Military each other causing a fuel leakage Police Department, Federal Fire which erupts into flames and spills Department, Medical, Environmental, aviation jet fuel onto the streets and Waterfront Operations, Facilities, and down the storm drain system leading Crash Fire and Rescue. into Kaneohe Bay. The response team was directed by The Immediate Response Team was LtCol. William Tourek, the designated Even adults can have fun at the challenged with this situation during a base on-site commander. Tourek has mock scenario held corner of 6th received the training that is required Discovery Zone...See B-1 at the and C Streets aboard Marine by Federal law to handle haz- Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay ardous waste spill response. Prayer breakfast Jan. 17 at 2:45 p.m. Since the simulation involved The Immediate Response Team a "vehicle accident," the MPD Tickets are now available for the initiated action to close off the was first on the scene to assess National Prayer Breakfast, area, extinguish the "fire", care the damage and contact the February 2 at 8 a.m. in the for "injuries" and to prevent the "fuel" remaining members of the response Enlisted Club. LtGen. Charles C. and "hazardous waste" from reaching team. In addition, they re-routed the Krulak, commander, Marine the navigable waters of Kaneohe Bay. traffic around the scene and also iden- Forces Pacific, will be the guest This exercise was planned by LtCol. tified and directed essential personnel speaker. Tickets may he pur- K.E. Gregory, assistant chief of staff, to the scene and command area. chased in advance only and prior G-3, MCB Hawaii, to help train and The Federal Fire Department arrived to Feb. 1. The cost is $3 for junior prepare the response team for similar within minutes and extinguished the enlisted and $6 for Staff NCOs, emergency situations. "fire" and began the coordinated spill officers and civilian personnel. "We have a continual training pro- response to contain the "hazardous For ticket information contact gram of various scenarios that we con- waste." your unit sergeant major or the duct, at a minimum, quarterly," The experts from the Base Fuel Base Chapel at 257-3552. Gregory explained. "These exercises Division were contacted to determine are to improve the coordination and whether or not the "fuel" was volatile Sgt. Andrew Lynch communication between all the base and might explode. JP-5 fuel has a Catching some econnaissance agencies involved. flashpoint of 140 degrees fahrenheit so air "The simulation gives the agencies a once the "gasoline fire" was extin- ndoctrination Members of the Radio Reconnaissance Platoon, Company B, 1st Radio chance to test their reaction time and guished the situation was not compli- Battalion, aboard an F-740 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft complete with twin 35 horsepower, their knowledge of what action should Reconnaissance Platoon, Combat fly over a wave during periodic boat training at Bellows Air Force Station. Support Company, will be having be taken," he said. "This way, the var- See response, A-3 an indoctrination screening on Feb. 18. All volunteers need to report to Reconnaissance Platoon in building Many homes receive new roofs 1399 (the old NOSC compound) on Feb. 13-15 for a prescreening. All vol- unteers must have letter of 1988 but funding ran out," said Kerr. The more than CpI. Robert Berry instruction which may be picked Staff writer $1 million for this project is from appropriated Army up at the Recon Platoon Office. money left over from Fiscal Year 1994, he said. For more information contact Sgt. Approximately 150 Marine Corps Base Hawaii, The roofers are starting and completing units on the Smith at 257-0431. Kaneohe Bay FY-63 housing units and 140 Capehart average of one per day," said Kerr. 'This includes the housing units are in the process of having their shin- removal of the old shingles, and replacing them with gles replaced. The work began in August the new roofing materials." and is scheduled to be completed in May. 'The biggest inconvenience to the residents The new roofs are part of the housing is the presence of the tar trucks," he said. scheduled maintenance, explained Eddie The contractors are aware of the inconve- W. Kerr, the construction inspection super- nience and are making a conscious effort to visor with the Family Housing minimize the disruption. Goal #1 - Department. The deterioration caused by the salt air The housing department inspectors and contractors Enhance Military to the cap sheeting and galvanized gravel stops makes from the Public Work Center at Pearl Harbor hold Readiness it necessary for the roofs to be replaced on a regular sight inspections to make sure the roofers from CpI. Robert Berry basis, said Kerr. "The hot tar and cap sheeting work Certified Construction are adhering to the guidelines Tar Tar sauce - One of the roofers contracted to replace the roofing being done to the units is performed every 10 to 12 that have been established, he continued. on MCB Hawaii Housing units pours hot tar into containers. The years." `The occupants of affected units will he notified prior project is expected to continue through May. "Some units in the Capehart area received roofing in to start of the work on thier units," he concluded. Goal #2 Advance Risk Management and Base dump saves Marine Corps approximately $1.6 million Loss Prevention according to Mitchell Au, motor fleet a municipal landfill would cost about "People must become more aware of Sat. Lou Ramirez Staff water manager, MCB Hawaii, the choices $2.5 million dollars annually. recycling methods and become active are limited. If the base landfill "Since we only have eight years participants of recycling programs Goal -#3 - A rusted old bucket, a broken mirror, reaches its life expectancy, the left several steps must be taken in aboard the base," he added. Enhance Quality a bundle of colorful clothes all lie in a only other choice is to transport order to prolong the life expectan- One other important thing people of Life pile at the Base Landfill. Each year the trash off-base. cy of the landfill," explained should keep in mind when using the approximately 2,400 tons of trash find Currently, it costs the base George Lingle, MCB Hawaii, landfill is the danger of disposing haz- their destiny in the landfill. approximately $900,000 to run the Environmental Compliance and ardous materials at the landfills. The Marine Corps Base Hawaii landfill per year. Disposing of trash in Protection Department. "Absolutely no hazardous waste Landfill, an approximate five-acre should be thrown at the base landfill. Goal #4 - area, has the capability of being piled Periodically the state checks the land- Continuously more than 100 feet high. fill for contamination. If hazardous Improve Although it may seem like a large waste is found our landfill could be area to throw trash, after a study of shut down with a citation and possible the landfill was done in 1987, it was fine. Then we would have to take our determined that the landfill would trash off-base," Au said. reach maximum capacity in 2003. In order to keep the bad smell of the land- Inside Previously, the landfill was the site of fill to a minimum, the law requires a six a motorcross area, rodeo arena and inch soil cover be placed on the trash col- the base stables. The original landfill lected at the landfill each day. Ads B-3 was located behind the Boondocker Au explained the base is doing every- Blotter A-2 Theater but when it reached its limi- thing possible to extend the life of the Briefs A-8 tations, a new location had to be landfill. Now it's up to the rest of the Every Clime and Place A-2 found. base community to contribute to this Family Service Center B-3 Unfortunately, a recreational area effort by recycling. Movies B-2 such as the motorcross and the stables The dump may look like just a pile of MWR offerings B-2 had to be eliminated in order to main- trash but it's saving Marine Corps On the HomeFront A-7 tain a landfill aboard the base. Sgt. Lou Ramirez dollars which can be used in other Readership survey A-4 It's unfortunate that a recreation A real dump - The base landfill covers five acres and averages more than 2,400 tons areas such as recreation, education or Sports commentary B-1 area had to be used as a landfill, but of trash annually. housing. Tickets B-2 The vision of MCB Hawaii: To be the most responsive, efficient and innovative provider of supv, training, facilities and services in the Department of Defense now and into the 21st century A-2 Hawaii Marine January 26, 1995 Every clime and place 24th Color Sergeant of J. Charlier who will remain in Marine Corps. Marine Barracks Col. Sollis, Barracks Sergeant Major N.C.; Sgt. Randall R. Dunkin, a Marine Corps named Company A here and become the pla- Washington, D.C., is entrusted with Larry J. Carson, Company A microwave equipment technician from toon sergeant for the Silent Drill the official Battle Colors of the Commanding Officer Capt. Headquarters Battalion, Marine Platoon.