Vol. 14, No. 33 MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii itugust 15, 1985 .3cl Med Bn tests skills in mock casualty drill by Sgt. L.C. Brooks In a field hospital behind LtCmdr. David Young, patients, while the remainder The atmosphere might not the 3d Marines Training anesthesiologist, both from of them were taken to the field be as comfortable, or the Facility, corpsmen and Oakland Naval Hospital, hospital by field ambulances. equipment as modern in a medical service corps officers took part in a simulated Twenty-five "casualties" normal hospital, but the goal of Company A, 3d Medical casualty drill Aug. 6 in which suffering from abdominal is the same - treat the sick "Bn-,BSSG; and Cmdr. John they had a chance to use their and head wounds, to crushed and injured. Taylor, surgeon, and combat medical skills. airways and, sucking chest "In garrison, our main wounds were among the mission is to maintain "injuries" treated during the The Hawaii Marine staff is medical supplies; but in a drill. conducting a survey to find out combat situation, we'd be the Patients were evaluated by first unit in the medical the seriousness of their how you feel about your evacuation chain with injuries, and then treated or surgical capabilities," said transferred to the proper newspaper. Navy Lt. Richard Fletcher, department, such as X-ray for Please take a few minutes to commanding officer of Co. A. further evaluation or the Although in a combat operating room for surgery. complete the questionnaire on situation 'the unit would have The field tent operating A-10. two general, surgeons and two room presents problems not orthopedics, doctors are not found in a regular hospital Thank you assigned to the unit in operating room, according to garrison. Taylor and Young Fletcher. "In addition to the practice their expertise in a inadequate light, the regular hospital environment temperature in these tents is Air Station gets SecDef and .participate in simulated usually 120 to 130 degrees casualty drills to form while the. surgeons are environmental award working relationships with operating," said Fletcher. medical battalions, accord- "Personnel are rotated ing to Fletcher. regularly to maintain an Marine Corps Air Station, "The Secretary of Defense That working relationship alert crew." Kaneohe Bay will receive the Environmental Quality and 25 to 30 tractor trailors of An alert crew also made the 1984 Secretary of Defense Award is presented annually supplies allows the unit to drill a success. "Everything Environmental Quality to recognize excellence in the Cmdr. John Taylor (1), a surgeon from Oakland Naval treat 2,000 patients before went well, and everyone Award, Secretary df Defense conduct of an environmental Hospital, is assisted by HN2 R. Brown, Co. A, 3d Med. Bn., needing to be resupplied. worked as a team to get the Caspar W. Weinberger quality program," said BSSG, while performing simulated abdominal surgery during HMM-364 provided transpor- mission accomplished," announced recently. Weinberger. "The goal of the a casualty drill. tation for some of the concluded Fletcher. "The Air Station has Department of Defense promoted awareness of environmental quality environmental protection program is to demonstrate and enhancement through leadership in achieving excellence in water . quality national goals to protect our Senate approves conference report protection and conservation, environment. Kaneohe Bay's hazardous. waste manage,. programs exemplify our ment, and active comMunity 61Thrtici reach this goal" on military retirement, compensation relations programs," read a The award will be message sent by Secretary presented during a ceremony Weinberger. at the Pentagon on Sept. 5. EDITOR'S NOTE: The "With regard to military the-board military pay raise - PCS reimbursements following article is on the retirement, the conferees effective Oct. 1, which we designed to reduce out-of- "Status of Military have split the difference and advocated. In addition, 'the pocket expenses; including a ,,el irement and Compen- compromised at a $2.9 billion conferees agreed to: per diem allowance of $37.50 AUTOVON abusers ,at on Items" published in reduction in retirement - Improvements to a day for dependents over 12 Al, a Secretary of Defense accrual funding for FY-86. certain Special and Incen- years of age, and $25 a day for subject to discipline message on Aug. 2, and Included in the action is the tive pays, increasing the dependents under 12; a it's reprinted in its requirement for DoD to effect enlisted rate to equal the dislocation allowance at the ., Camp S.D. Butler, based on the commercial fair entirety. changes which, if enacted, officer rate of $110 a month "with dependents" rate for Four-hundred market value of the calls. "The conference report would result in savings of Japan - on for such pays as demolition married junior enlisted thirty six dollars and 21 cents AUTOVON is a govern- the FY-86 DoD Authoriza- that amount. duty, parachute duty, flight personnel, and increase in is a lot to pay for a single ment-owned and operated tion Bill has been completed. "The commitment to deck duty. ILA to equal two months phone call. That's how much telephone system, and is The Senate has approved the "grandfather" all personnel - An increase in family LAQ; and making the one Okinawa-based Marine, designed to handle. official Conference Report. The full currently serving and those separation Allowance previously authorized. who abused the Automatic command and control House, however, did not take already retired was confirm- (CFSA-II) from $30 to $60 a Temporary Longing Expense Voice Network (AUTOVON), telephone traffic. final action on the Confer- ed by the conferees. We expect month. (TLE) allowance an entitle- reimbursed the government ence Committee Report prior the Congress to hold - Revision and expan- ment. for an illegal call. to adjourning for the August hearings before taking final Authority for pay- Use of AUTOVON for sion of Career Sea Pay rates - In addition to disciplinary recess. action on the legislation we for commissioned and ment, of BAQ/VT beyond personal calls, other than may have been i are required to submit. 90 days of sea/fi du ty fo, :ion that officio government. calls, is "Following approval, the warrant officers; and .aken, 21 Marines recently strictly forbidden, and the to on E-7 and above, without Appropriations Committee "With regard action inclusion of rates for years reimbursed the government illegal AUTOVON caller is must allocate funding for the other elements of beyond 12 years of accrued dependents, for those members who haVe already $2,186.14 for calls illegally subject to administrative and each of the programs before compensation, the conferees sea duty, ending 'at 20 years placed. The charges were disciplinary action. ',they can be implemented. agreed to a 3 percent across- sea duty. See SENATE/A-3 Teacher wins child development award to new experiences daily. One one of Wild Willie's (Dobbins) them where wild things come enlighten the children whom Introduces children of most beneficial centers is 'visits he spoke to the children from. she derives great pleasure the library, according to about their upcoming "1IA Willie is just from teaching and being part Dobbins. graduation and also told way Dobbins finds to of their lives. to new experiences "The library center gives the children a chance to by Sgt. L.C. Brooks GySgt. John Dobbins of develop a yearning to read, and by the time they get to MACS-2, has taught children A child care center's staff is for several years- and kindergarten they're all fired- there to keep a watchful eye wouldn't trade her line or up about reading," said the on children left in their care; work for any other. Her San Francisco native. but a lot more takes place husband once told her that "I love to see the children when the staff consists of she was a "sucker for learn. When adults discover teachers like Michelle children." new things, their eyebrows Dobbins. "I enjoy the children's may raise a bit; but when Dobbins, who taught at the creativity and uniqueness," children discover new things, . Kula 0' Kamali's Child Care said Dobbins, of the four- they are truly amazed and Center here for two years, year-olds she works with. "I their faces light up," said Dobbins. ' recently received an award don't look at them as a wild from the Child Development bunch, although one or two Dobbins also understands Associate Cred entialing might get a little wild a child's need to be alone Commission in Washington, temporarily," said the sometimes. The hideout place D.C. mother of two. is provided to allow a child To get the award, Dobbins Aside from the regular time to be alone. "Since completed three years of activities of a child care there's room for one person classroom preparation and center, Dobbins' children only, a child can be alone college classes. After a two- also partake in their interests with his thoughts and day classroom observation through learning centers. feelings," she said. and evaluation by an early Whether it's art, music, After learning center and childhood expert team, she science, pretend, manipula- hideout time, a puppet named was presented the award. tive, block or the library Wild Willie often shows up to Dobbins, who is married to center, children are introduced entertain the children. On Michelle Dobbins shows word 9nd picture cards to the children in the Reading Center. "Pr nt.nt August A-2 HAWAII MARINE 15, 1985 Servicemembers can be protected What's inside from becoming terrorist victims PCS moves & taxes A3 The hijacking of TWA their daily itineraries. Plight 847 and subsequent comes to - When ,it Surviving summer .