INSIDE GOOD HOLIDAY Attack A-8 Registration A-9 Buys, B-1 Season, B-1 Ticket to Fun B-2 C Vol. 26, No. 47 Serving the base of choice for the 21st century December 4, 1997 Band Concert Wing unit praised for safety Join the Marine Forces Pacific Big Band at a free concert at the Hale let Marines know what and where Koa Hotel Wednesday at 10 am, Sgt. Michael Wiener the hazards are," O'Connor said. The band will be playing jazz rendi- Combat Correspondent prq "When the Marines are aware of cer- tions of Christmas music. For more Marine " Heavy Helicopter tain hazards, they'll be more safety all the lflatities gitfalk7,1'; information, call 257-7350.. Squadron 463 received the Chief of conscious in performing their jobs." Naval Operations Award, Nov. 24. iTCoL. CiiRISTOPtiER ONINO With award in hand, the squadron The CNO award is given to Marine has no intention of slowing down. Musical Celebration k_oirrita/14/tri,1; r)f Corps and Navy squadrons for avia- "Our focus is to have zero tion safety excellence. mishaps," O'Connor said. "This hap- A musical celebration of Christmas "When the CNO decides who to pens through the hard work and will be held at the Base Chapel give the award to, he takes into con- "The award is an achievement of ism and hard work of all the professional approach our Marines Sunday at 6:30 p.m. This service is sideration deployments, flight an outstanding safety record, both in Marines in the squadron." have while carrying out day-to-day open to everyone and will feature hours, deck landings and other aviation and on the ground," said The squadron's success to because operations." music from the past, including things," said Maj. Scott Minaldi, the LtCol. Christopher O'Connor, the of its proactive approach to safety, "We're going to remain focused on Handers "Hallelujah. Chorus," as director of safety and standardiza- commanding officer of HMH-463. O'Conner said. doing things right while accomplish- well as contemporary arrangements tion for HMH-463. "It truly represents the professional- "We have many safety programs to ing the mission," Minaldi said. which will make their debut Sunday. The "Joyful Noise" singers of the 11111111101111e Base Chapel will combine with the choir from Kailua's Church of the Nazarene for this service. Children Fun zip codes mean from. both congregations will be per- forming in the children's choir. quicker delivery Cajun Joe's Closes address, which causes the mail to be late Sgt. William Poff or worse, returned to sender. Cajun. Joe's restaurant here will be Combat Correspondent `The MPO delivers mail to military going out of business Wednesday: Using the correct, mailing address, units and Marines authorized mail Subway will remain open. Both complete with proper nine-digit zip code, through their unit's mail room," added restaurants are in building 3071. For will not only ensure mail reaches its des- Miller. "Personnel living in base housing more information, call Patty Howard, tination here, but could minimize delays fall under the post office in Kailua and at 254-2468. in receiving it. should address grievances with them." Using these methods will streamline "An automatic sorting machine at the the distribution of military mail, said Honolulu Post Office sorts our mail into Assistants Needed Marines at the Military Post Office here. bundles for each unit," said GySgt. "I get a lot of complaints about people Melissa J. Preast, the postal chief at The American Red Cross, in con- not receiving their mail or their mail is MPO here. "If 80 percent of our address- junction with the 21st Dental late," said Sgt. Dillon M. Miller, the oper- es were correct, we could request a simi- Company, will be accepting applica- ations chief at the Military Post Office lar machine here to further sort the mail tions for the dental assistant pro- here. "Many times I tell customers to into bundles for specific sections." gram now through. Dec. 23. This will bring in the mail to see what address is Mail is sorted three times here, said be a 14-week course in dental assis- being used. Most of their problems are tance in addition to 400 clinical hours See MAIL, A-2 caused by a wrong or insufficient to be completed over six months. Applications may be picked up at the ARC office in building 216, room 53. For more information, call 257-3150. Establishments New FSC Hotline placed off-limits pline," Cameron explained. "These rfl) better support its customers, the places can be clubs, car dealerships Family Service Center has estab- Armed Forces or other places of business." lished a local area network hotline. Disciplinary Board Digital photo by Sgt. Michael Wiener Currently, three businesses are off You can receive answers to your Richard Fiske, a former Marine bugler present during the Japanese bombing ensures safety of limits to service members. Natural questions directly from those who of Pearl Harbor, plays taps for his fallen comrades who perished that Dec. 7 servicemembers. High, Nimitz Mart and Pearl Kai know. FSC subject matter experts morning. Mini-mart have been put off limits will answer your questions within because they refuse to stop selling three working days. On questions Sgt. Michael Wiener rolling papers, pipes, roach clips and concerning any service provided by a Combat Correspondent Bugler plays other drug paraphernalia, according for peace branch of the FSC (TAMP, FAP, When a Waikiki night club recent- to Biff Johnson, an AFDB member. Information and Referral, etc.), our doors to open. ly held a same-sex kissing contest, "We need to ensure areas on Oahu Sgt. Michael Wiener goal is to provide accurate feedback Richard Fiske, a former Marine Marines, Sailors and family mem- are safe for military personnel," Combat Correspondent in a timely manner Our LAN bugler on the battleship USS West bers were offended. Johnson said. "We need to eliminate address is HOTLJNE@FSC@MCBH PEARL HARBOR On the Virginia, pauses for a second to Complaints were made and the areas with business procedures - KBAY. Our Internet address is hot- back lanai of the Arizona examine the stunned looks on the Armed Forces Disciplinary Board detrimental to military personnel." i [email protected] smc.mil. Memorial Visitor's Center, an men's faces, then flips a few more here not only listened, but took As in the case of the same-sex kiss- elderly gentleman pulls out his pages and continues to tell his tale action. ing contest, Marines have a right to scrapbook and talks to three The board sent a letter to the complain and somewhere to go with FYI young men waiting for the theater See BUGLER, A-10 establishment requesting this type the complaint. of activity never happen again or it "When someone has a legitimate Ask the Commanding would be put off limits to military comOlaint with a business and General via E-Mail: members, according to Maj. Steve want it looked into, they should RICE @CG @MCBH KBAY Cameron, the MCB Hawaii provost submit a written request to me, marshall and then, depending on the situation, Internet: AFDB board mem- we'll investigate it," Cameron said. [email protected] ber. "But we don't want people com- Sunday, and it should not be News "Shortly there- plaining that they paid too much Release required anyway. Base Environmental Hotline: Bose Facilities after, the estab- for a car because they didn't bar- Try to avoid miking during peak ext. 221 257-6920 lishment wrote us gain well." In the past., there have been unex- hours, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., espe- back, saying the The off-limits areas aren't pected power outages here. This cially on holidays. These are also the The Base Action Committee: contest wasn't in patrolled by military police to catch occurs because everyone is cooking primary hours and outage will occur [email protected] good taste and it Cameron violators; it would be a waste of their holiday dinners, running home :Prepare certain dishes before or phone: wouldn't happen time, according to Cameron. air conditioners, watching television preparing othera. Perhaps certain 257-5318 again," Cameron said. "With the "We're not going to stake out these and doing other things with electri- items can be heated later, or in a large population of military mem- places waiting for Marines to go in," cal equipment at the same time. microwave just prior to being served bers on the island, business owners Cameron said. "Having off-limit While this may seem like normal for dinner. Domestic Violence know they stand to lose a lot of busi- areas is for the welfare of the activity tot' a single home, its hap- Hot water heaters are also a. prob ness if they are put off limits." Marines. These are places they pening at other homes at the same fern. Wash dishes later; Perhaps late Help Numbers Once a complaint is made, an shouldn't be." time. Circuits become overloaded, at night or the next day after they investigator is sent to analyze the Oahu doesn't have a problem with and that when it becomes a problem. soak overnight. Military Shelter 533-7125 situation. If it is a legitmate corn - off-limits areas. The community Below are listed several ways you The base had its electrical distribu- plaint, a request is sent to the busi- and businesses are very supportive can help avoid this. tion systems updated in 1995 to pre- MPD 257-7114 ness to correct the problem.