January 26, 2018 Published by U.S. Army IMCOM for those serving in the Republic of Korea Volume 18, lssue 6 Read the latest news from the Army in Korea online at: www.Army.mil Secretary of the Army Dr. Esper Visits 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command USAG DAEGU, South Korea – Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army took time out of his overall Korean Peninsula battlefield circulation, to visit the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s footprint, Jan. 10. During Esper’s visit, leadership with the 19th ESC, to include Brig. Gen. Michel M. Russell Sr., the ESC’s commanding general, gave Esper a tour of key military areas as well as a mission briefing on the mission of the ESC in the Korean Peninsula. Additionally, a select group of junior Soldiers, from various units with the 19th ESC, had a chance to dine with Es- per at the Champion Grill on Camp Carroll in Waegwan, where they had a chance to ask him questions on Soldier issues and whatever else they felt was important to ask the Secretary of the Army. — U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Norman Llamas, 19th ESC Public Affairs Inside this Issue: GARRISONS EXTRAS Casey honored Page 04 USAG RED Cloud/Casey Page 04 IMCOM CG visits Korea Page 02 New Yongsan Page 10 USAG Yongsan Page 10 Marksmanship Page 14 Race day at Humphreys Page 16 USAG Humphreys Page 18 Candlelight March Page 18 MLK’s legacy Page 26 USAG Daegu Page 24 Pipeman Pete Page 24 Page 2 MORNING CALM www.army.mil The Morning Calm Published by The United States Army Garrison Humphreys IMCOM Commander Lt. Gen. Dahl visits Public Affairs Office in coordination with USAG Red Cloud, USAG Yongsan and USAG Daegu U.S. Army installations in Korea Public Affairs Office USAG RED CLOUD Commander: Col. Brandon D.Newton Public Affairs Officer: Wes Hayes Deputy Public Affairs Officer: Franklin Fisher Public Affairs NCO: Sgt. James M. Griffin Editorial Assistant Cpl. Lee Jin-woo USAG YONGSAN Commander: Col. J. Scott Peterson Public Affairs Officer: Laurri L. Garcia Command Information Officer: Elizabeth A. Pyon Editor: Sgt. Brandon J. Thomas Staff Writers: Sgt. Park Min-je, Cpl. Lee Kyoung- yoon, and Pfc. Kim, Hee-cheol USAG HUMPHREYS Commander: Col. Scott W. Mueller Public Affairs Officer: Bob McElroy Command Information Officer: Jim McGee Managing Editor: Clint Stone Staff Writer: Cpl. Kim, Dong Hyun Interns: Hyunji Jung and Sang Hoon Lee USAG DAEGU Commander: Col. Robert P. Mann Public Affairs Officer: Teresa Kaltenbacher Acting Command Information Officer: Laurel Stone Staff Writers: Pfc. Kim, Bum-joon Interns: Lee, Dong-hae and Bok, So-jeong. Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, commander of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (middle), speaks during a briefing with Command Sgt. Maj. Melissa A. Judkins, IMCOM Command Sgt. Maj. (Left) and Deputy to the Garrison Commander Wil- This Army newspaper is an authorized liam C. Butcher (Right) at the United States Army Garrison Daegu conference room, Jan. 10. The three-star general in charge of publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of The Morning Calm are not running U.S. Army installations worldwide visited Korea to tour bases, meet commanders and gauge how to best support their necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the forces on the peninsula. The tour of bases by Dahl ran eight days, from Jan. 4 through 11. — U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Kim, U.S. Government, Department of Defense, or Bum-joon Department of the Army. The editorial content of this biweekly publication is the responsibility of U.S. Army Garrisons in Korea. Circulation: 9,500 Printed by Pyeongtaek Culture Newspaper, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Government, under exclusive written contract Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. with the Contracting Command. The civilian Dahl poses in front of printer is responsible for commercial advertising. the USAG Daegu The appearance of advertising in this publication, Headquarters with his including inserts or supplements, does not wife, Celia FlorCruz, constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army or Command Sgt. Maj. Pyeongtaek Culture Newspaper of the products or Melissa A. Judkins, service advertised. Everything advertised in this IMCOM Pacific publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, religion, Regional Director Dr. gender, national origin, age, marital status, Christine Altendorf physical handicap, political affiliation, or any and the members of other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or the garrison staff. patron. If an violation or rejection of this equal USAG Daegu was opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, recently identified as a the printer shall refuse to print advertising from top six finalist in the that source until the violation of the equal 2018 Army Communi- opportunity policy is corrected. ties of Excellence. — U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Kim, Bum- joon CEO: Chung, JongSoon(Sophia) Edit planners: Lee, SangBae Editor: Hong, JeongHee Design: Cho, SungNam Head of Press: Chon, Steve/SangSong C.P: 010-3511-2328 Commercial Advertsing Comm: (031) 651-7211 / Fax: (031) 651-7210 Location & Mailing address : 3rd Fl, #522, Gyonggi-daero, Pyongtaek City. SUBMISSIONS OR COMMENTS: Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, Phone: DSN 754-1096 commander of the U.S. Army Managing Editor: [email protected] Installation Management Command, awards coins to Department of Defense employees for their contribu- tions to the success of their garrisons. — U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Kim, Bum- joon Submitting stories or photos to The Morning Calm Biweekly Send your Letters to the Managing Editor, guest Commentaries, story submissions, photos and Other items to: [email protected]. All items are subject to editing for content and to Insure they conform with DoD guidelines. January 26, 2018 Advertisement Page 3 Page 4 MORNING CALM www.army.mil Soldier at Camp Casey honors great-uncle for whom camp is named On the 66th anniversary of the death of Maj. Hugh B. Casey Jan. 11, his great-niece, 2nd Lt. Sarah K. Casey a Soldier currently assigned to Camp Casey, places a wreath and small flags in his honor on a hill where his plane crashed in 1952 during the Korean War. Casey, a platoon leader assigned to Battery B, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, part of the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division. Maj. Casey was in a light observation plane when it crashed on a hill just outside Camp Casey. He was a veteran of action in the Pacific during World War II, and during the Korean War was decorated for gallantry. During the placing of the wreath and flags, 2nd Lt. Casey was accompanied by Lt. Col. Brian A. Jacobs, Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Casey. — U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James M. Griffin. Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl (second from right), Commander, U.S. Army Installation Manage- ment Command, tours Camp Casey and Camp Hovey in Dongducheon Jan. 8 as part of a visit to key U.S. Army installations in Korea. Col. Brandon D. Newton (second from left), Lt. Gen. Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Area I, hosted Dahl's Area I visit, which began with a briefing that covered a variety of key Area I matters. Dahl then ate lunch with Area I Soldiers and civilians, followed by a tour of Camp Casey and Camp Hovey. Among those accompany- Kenneth R. Dahl, ing Dahl was Dr. Christine T. Altendorf (opposite Newton), Director of IMCOM-Pacific Region. — U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James M. Griffin IMCOM Commanding General, Visits Area I January 26, 2018 Advertisement Page 5 Page 6 MORNING CALM www.army.mil January 26, 2018 Advertisement Page 7 Page 8 MORNING CALM www.army.mil January 26, 2018 Advertisement Page 9 Page 10 MORNING CALM www.army.mil Camp Coiner marks beginning of new Yongsan footprint Gate 19 is closed as of Jan.1, and Gate 20 opens instead. — U.S. Army photo by Kim, Hee-cheol side YRP, the Yongsan Relocation Plan, and of the Army to the Department of State, words like transformation. said Kent Garcia, USAG Yongsan Transfor- The New Embassy Compound will house mation and Base Closure Team, Lead Base By Pfc. Kim, Hee-cheol a new U. S. Embassy Chancery and housing Closure Analyst. USAG-Y is responsible for USAG Yongsan Public Affairs towers in line with an agreement with Unit- vacating facilities and preparing the physical ed States Forces Korea to vacate the NEC site for relinquishment. The garrison is also USAG Yongsan, South Korea - The foot- and relinquish the grant to the property. responsible for providing garrison services print of USAG Yongsan is changing, and this The NEC consists of 79,000 square meters until the land grant is relinquished to DoS. is perhaps most obvious at Camp Coiner. and now belongs to the Embassy as a result USAG-Y contracted for the building of a As of Jan. 1, Gate 19 – also known as the of a property exchange agreement with the demarcation fence to separate the remain- Camp Coiner Visitor Center – closed its Cultural Heritage Administration of the Re- der of Camp Coiner from the NEC site. doors, having issued its last guest pass at 1 public of Korea. DoS funded the construction. Site clearing a.m. Dec. 30. By Dec. 31, barracks vacated, USAG Yongsan Commander Col. J. Scott work by the embassy is expected to contin- offices like the United Nations Command Peterson signed a memorandum of agree- ue until June 30, 2018. Demolition is set to Military Armistice Commission moved to ment with the U.S.