Vol. 64 No. 8 Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 Photo by MC1 Igo Wordu U-boats and LCUs will be the main form of transportation to and from Leeward Landing for the next couple of months. Leeward Landing to receive face-lift By LT Jerry Lee, Port Services Officer Has anyone every bottomed-out their Priority loading from Lane 1 is as fol- compliance, i.e.construction equipment, vehicle on the ramp at Leeward Ferry lows: when in process of completing significant Landing? If so, in a couple of months, the — Emergency vehicles engaged in an repairs; landing will be completely redesigned. emergency operation; — MWR Vans carrying entertainers to/ The Leeward Ferry Landing will be — Government vehicles carrying per- from AMC flights. closed beginning Monday, March 5, and ishable and/or frozen food in a non-refrig- Modifications include: continue into May. It is estimated that the erated truck; — No Lane 3 privileges; project should be completed within 60 — Loaded Air Mobility Command — No personal vehicles; days, but it could take longer due to scope (AMC) Terminal baggage trucks and U.S. — No government cars or mini-vans of work not yet identified. Upon comple- Mail vehicles; (government trucks and SUVs will be per- tion, cars should no longer bottom-out. — Contraband Inspections Units and mitted). During the construction period, the Land- Naval Courier vehicles with prior approval Personnel transiting the LCU in vehicles ing Craft Utility (LCU) and Utility Boat (U- from the Port Services Officer; must remain in vehicles. No luggage will Boat) will replace the standard ferry as the — Official military vehicles carrying se- be allowed on LCU or U-boat. All person- main source of transportation to and from nior officers; nel will be required to use the luggage truck Leeward. Maximum capacity for person- — Vehicles authorized by the Port Ser- to maximize seating availability. nel on the LCU is 40 people. vices Officer. Pre-staging vehicles on Leeward is criti- Priority loading for the LCU will be con- Priority loading for Lane 2 is as follows: cal and strongly encouraged. Any ques- ducted as specified in NAVSTA- — Government or contractor vehicles tions/concerns, please contact the Port Ser- GTMOINST 9820.3S with modifications. utilized for official business or contract vices Officer at 4831 or 4830. 2 Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 It don't GTMO better than this! Story by Command Sergeant Major David Hare, Maryland National Guard It’s been nearly one-year go together to make me who have all “Done Good!!!” since we arrived here. When I am. We can’t get around to ev- you first think of it, your re- Some of us have had to erybody to personally thank action is “A WHOLE YEAR deal with the passing of close individually. That would take gone away from home, fam- family members. We’ve had to another year, but I hope that ily, things that are familiar and expose who we really are to you all know that even comfortable.” our comrades, looking for sup- though we may not stop you When we got here last Feb- port and finding that we are and shake your hand, thank- ruary, those were our all one team, at GTMO. ing you for your support, we thoughts and feelings. “We I have made many friends do appreciate all the time you can do it!” and “It can’t be during my time here. Some I put into training us to com- that bad, can it?” We all went will keep in contact with and plete our mission. Now you through some type of emo- some I’ll just remember from have to do it all over again tional adjustment because of CSM David Hare, Mary- time-to-time. I have found with new names and faces. the change in our routine as land National Guard support from all who I have But you are all profession- well as adapting to GTMO. met here and I want to thank als and you do know your As we are preparing to re- of the other side; the not-so- all of you who I may have had jobs and how to make it hap- deploy after a year of boots- nice things. We’ve been in- to call on to assist me in tak- pen and the next group will on-ground, I constantly hear volved with some major posi- ing care of our Troopers. realize this very soon and it Troopers say, “It hasn’t been tive changes to the way we I have not met anyone here will be a good tour for them that bad!” or “Seems like we handle detainees, making it at GTMO who I would walk as well. just got here.” safer for them and us. past and not shake their hand I know that we all can go We were once the new We have all grown in many if I saw them “Off-island”; home knowing that we made guys on the block, looking ways. For some, this was their (another GTMO-ism). a difference here at GTMO, around with the big eyes of first time away from home ex- From the guys at the C-Pool a positive contribution in our wonderment at our new sur- cept for annual training. For who are there to help us move effort to make our nation roundings. Making new con- all, it was a time to reflect on equipment, to the folks at the safer from those who don’t tacts, asking the questions, what is important in our lives, NEX who keep us loaded like us. “Why do they call it the NEX what makes us who we are with goodies from home, to Also, know that we have and not the PX?” and “It’s on and who or what we need in the folks at McDonalds who made friends with those we what Barge?” and “$500 for a our lives to make them com- see me come in the door and left behind here at GTMO; Hooptie? What’s a Hooptie?” plete. have my coffee on the friends who will continue to It has been a good experi- For me, it was the birth of counter before I get there, to serve our armed forces and ence for most of the Troop- my first grandchildren — a the maintenance guys that my help us to do what we have ers who I’ve deployed with. grandson and a granddaugh- office has had to ask time and to do make our world safer We’ve had quite a few pro- ter — the marriage of my time again for help to make it for all. motions and “atta-boys.” daughter, and the death of a better for our Troopers. You We have also seen some close friend. All of these things Guantanamo Bay Sailor of the Week Gazette Vol. 64 No. 8 Commanding Officer.....................................................................................CAPT Mark M. Leary "I was happy," said Executive Officer..........................................................................................CDR Sylvester Moore Seaman Recruit Command Master Chief......................................................... ......CMDCM(SW/SS) Larry Cairo Public Affairs Officer.....................................................................................Ms. Stacey Byington Candelario after his Asst. PAO/LPO........................................................................................................MC1 Robert Lamb selection. "I couldn't Journalist................................................................................................................. MC1 Igo Wordu Journalist.......................................................................................................MC2(AW) Honey Nixon believe it. 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NAVSTA Base Operations Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 3 Sailors learn leadership skills Story and photo by MC2(AW) Honey Nixon, Public Affairs Office A mobile training team from the Center for Naval Leadership (CNL) at Dam Neck, Va., was at Guantanamo Bay recently to help educate area Sailors in need of leadership training. The Leading Petty Officer Leadership Course (LPOLC), Ombudsman held Feb. 12 -16, at the Fleet and Family Support Center, is Corner geared toward Sailors who are assigned to, or going to be as- Cheryl Crouse signed to, primary leadership NAVSTA Ombudsman positions within their respective Local Liaison commands. Mobile training team instructors insist this train- Phone - 75860 ing is not just another course Pager - 4447-2000 that Sailors will sit through pas- FC1(SW) Keith Barnett, an instructor from the [email protected] sively, but offers a curriculum that keeps them invested in Center for Naval Leadership in Dam Neck, Va., learning the leadership skills nec- quizzes students about their Navy knowledge. Senora (Sunni) essary for their Navy careers. vision of today’s Navy,” said course. Malone “We use open-ended ques- Boyd. “It’s a paradigm shift “The bottom line is a lot of NAVSTA Ombudsman tions, an open forum setting, from what we have seen in the servicemembers are put into leadership or LPO positions Phone - 77957 role playing, and class presen- past. Our leadership, once tations to encourage our Sail- stemming from traditions, is without much training,” contin- Pager - 4084-2390 ors to interact with the mate- now moving on toward pur- ued Boyd.