Hawaii Marine CCE Graduates Bodybuilder A-5 Volume 29, Number 23 Serving Marine Corps Base Hawaii June 8, 2000 B-1 A1111111111111111W 1111111111- .111111111111164 Pegasus back from Kenya Sgt. Robert Carlson Natural Fire provided valuable training for "Communications with the JTF headquar- Press Chief the detachment, according to Capt. ters was difficult at times, as was getting Christopher T. Cable, detachment mainte- maintenance parts here all the way from The Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter nance officer. They not only experienced Hawaii," Cable explained. "Everyone did a Squadron 463 returned to Hawaii Saturday breaking down and deploying their CH-53D great job though, and we were able to get our after their month-long deployment to Kenya "Sea Stallions," they gained the experience of job done without any problems." in support of Operation Natural Fire. overcoming challenges inherent while con- Cable said the Marines in the detachment Working side-by-side with the U.S. Army, ducting operations in a foreign country. are happy to be back in Hawaii. Navy, and Air Force, Pegasus provided airlift "We were located on an airfield in the city "There are a lot of experienced Marines support for medical assistance and humanitar- of Mombasa, Kenya, about 70 miles south of here, but there are also many who are new to ian operations during the joint-combined the Joint Task Force headquarters in Malindi," the squadron," he said. "This evolution operation. said Cable. "The crew had the chance to see allowed the newer members of the squadron a The detachment of Hawaii Marines assist- what it takes to have two helicopters on-call chance to experience everything involved in ed in training Kenyan, Ugandan and 24 hours a day." deploying to a foreign country. From break- Cl 11.1 re sy of HMI-1-463 Tanzanian military forces to be better pre- Operating away from the command post, ing down the helicopters for transport, to set- A CH-53D "Sea Stallion" lifts a broken Kenyan Army Hughes 500 pared to handle relief operations following a the detachment faced challenges they normal- ting them up and operating in a foreign coun- helicopter during operation Natural Fire. natural disaster. ly don't encounter close to home. try, the Marines accomplished every mission." RIMPAC 2000 All dressed up begins, stresses interoperability Compiled from Third Fleet and Marine Corps Public Affairs releases Six Pacific Rim nations and the United Kingdom are participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2000, a major maritime exercise being conducted in the waters off Hawaii from May 30 through July 6. RIM- PAC 2000 brings together maritime forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. This year's exercise is the seventeenth in a series of RIMPAC exer- cises conducted periodically since 1971. More than 50 ships, 200 air- craft and 22,000 Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Coast Guardsmen will participate in RIMPAC training operations. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of partici- pating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea. By enhanc- ing interoperability, RIMPAC helps to promote stability in the Pacific Rim region to the benefit of all participating nations. This year's exer- cise includes a variety of surface combatant ships, submarines, tactical aircraft, amphibious forces and a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group. The U.S. Third Fleet, commanded by Vice Adm. Dennis V. McGinn, is responsible for overall exercise coordination. Individual units remain under operational control of their respective national comman- ders throughout the exercise. Sgt. Robert Car/son Vice Admiral McGinn says while the exercise emphasizes hardware and platforms, like ships and planes, '`the message is personal and pro- The new gleaming F-8 Crusader at the main gate is actually not new at all, but restored to near new condition. It gave Sailors fessional relationships that are established that persist long after RIM- and Marines a chance to practice what airframes specialists call "battle damage repair," which involves replacing and repair- ing badly damaged parts. See more about aircraft restoration on page 6. PAC 2000 is a memory." McGinn also said the exercise has "direct relevance," by focusing on the "full-spectrum of the mission with a visible presence of coali- Marine Regiment, and CSSG-3 provided Marines and Sailors for the The airfield on MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay will be operational 24 tion partners." He elaborated by saying that countries "can't take for Combat Service Support Detachment 75. The MAGTF will conduct hours a day during the exercise. Aircraft that will utilize Marine Corps granted free access to the seas," and this exercise gives them a chance helo raids and amphibious landings froM the USS Boxer, and will par- Air Facility Kaneohe include Japanese, Australian, Korean and to hone their skills, sending a "strong statement of working together, ticipate in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise called Canadian P-3C Orion aircraft; United Kingdom Nimrod jets; and and that has a positive effect on deterrence." Exercise Strong Angel. Australian F-111 Tornadoes. Additional helicopter traffic will increase Marine Air Ground Task Force 3 was formed for the exercise, and Strong Angel provides the rare opportunity for the MAGTF to con- as well as several aircraft assigned to ships will periodically use the air- includes Marines and Sailors from several units stationed on MCB duct operations not only with other branches and other nations, but it field. Hawaii,Kaneohe Bay. Third Marine Regiment supplied the MAGTF's also gives them the experience of working with the different structures, The exercise is scheduled to conclude with a major airborne and command element, and the Air Combat Element includes Marines cultures and missions of organizations such as the American Red amphibious exercise on the island of Hawaii near the end of this from Marine Heavy Helicopter squadrons 463 and 366. The Ground Cross, World Food Bank, UNICEF and the United Nations High month. Look for more stories in this paper about the Marines and Combat Element is made up of Marines and Sailors from 2nd Bn., 3rd Commissioner for Refugees. Sailors participating in RIMPAC as the exercise unfolds. Military family forum encourages "tell it like it is" By Linda D. Kozaryn They didn't hesitate to tell it like it is. DoD policy makers encouraged the The secretary's wife and co-host, just for the press," Berryhill said. "All we American Forces Press Service Throughout the day-long forum May families to speak their minds. "We need Janet Langhart Cohen, encouraged par- have seen today is the sincere opportuni- 31, the families spoke out on the issues to know from you what it is we can do ticipants to be open and candid about ty to bring forth all issues, from all ser- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite all that affect their daily lives. Active duty better," Defense Secretary William S. their ideas, concerns and needs. "This is vices, that will make the quality of life the top brass, the 100 service members and reserve component service members Cohen said. "This is not a media event. your forum," she said. "This is our for all DoD employees better." and spouses who came to the Pentagon and spouses alike said they need better This is an opportunity for you to tell us opportunity to hear you. And hopefully, Kirwan, a self-proclaimed Air Force for the first Defense Secretary's Military housing, and they stressed that DoD exactly what you think and find ways we it's an opportunity for you to share joint- brat, said a strong spirit of cooperation Family Forum definitely weren't shy. urgently needs to fix TRICARE. can improve our programs." ly some of your programs and ideas that developed during the forum: "I'm excit- your are already working on in your ed about the potential for future family respective services." forums because it's (a way of) keeping Three panels presented information our senior leadership in touch with on pay and compensation, financial sta- what's happening with their troops. And bility, education, commissary and if the troops and the senior leadership are exchange benefits and other topics. in line with what's happening, we've got Bernard Rostker, DoD's new assistant a straisht shot at mission success." defense secretary for personnel and 111111111111111111111MIN11111111, 1" readiness, then opened the floor to ques- tions. Service members and family members Index throughout the audience eagerly raised their hands to ask the DoD officials about News pay changes, exchange services, uniform Sergeant Major's column 2 store hours, commissary benefits and Sgt. Maj. Memorial 3 much more. If the DoD officials couldn't Joint Vision 4 answer a question on the spot, they PCS 5 promised to follow up. Graduates 6 At a press conference following the ECAP 8 close of the forum, Staff Sgt. Joseph Thrift Shop 10 Berryhill of Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Linda D. Kozaryn. and Kelli Kirwan, wife of Marine Corps Lifestyles Defense Secretary William S. Cohen addresses 100 servicemembers and spouses attending the first Military Family Gunnery Sgt. Charles Kirwan, assigned USS Bowfin 1 Forum. Participants from around the world convened May 31 at the Pentagon. Officials seated on stage (from left) are: to Camp Pendleton, Calif., summed up Body Builder 2 (behind podium) Ray Tolleson, interim director, DoD Education Activity; Robert R. Sprueli, acting deputy assistant defense the day's program. Religion/SMSP 3 secretary for manpower and personnel; Victor Vasquez, deputy assistant defense secretary for military community and "When I found out I was coming here, 3/3 Wives 4 family policy; Vice Adm.