III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan January 26, 2007 www.okinawa.usmc.mil INSIDE ON THE JOB TRAINING C-130 mechanics complete the final 90-day phase of their occupational specialty training on MCAS Futenma as Corps transitions to C-130J. pg. 9 RIDING THE RAIL Explore the cultural sites and shopping areas of Naha one stop at a time by navigating the capital city using Okinawa’s monorail. pg. 12 ALL-MARINE TRYOUTS Swing by Marine Corps Community Services’ Semper Fit athletic office for details about trying out for various All-Marine teams. pg. 17 Lance Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso OKINAWA MARINE STAFF CAMP FOSTER — Service mem- bers should be on the lookout for suspicious e-mails asking for personal account information relating to government travel charge cards, base officials warned recently. In recent months, an unusual- ly high number of service mem- bers with government cards have reported receiving the e-mails, according to Amanda G. Davis, a government travel charge card program coordinator for Marine Corps Bases Japan. “Normally we would only receive one or two suspicious e- mails a year (on Okinawa), but in the last month I’ve received more than 10,” Davis said. Cyber extortionists have at- tempted to steal identities by posing as representatives from Bank of America, the company that handles government charge accounts. Davis said the extortionists solicit information using scare tactics such as claiming that an account will be cancelled unless the user renews information on another site. “These folks are getting peo- ple to enter their personal in- formation, and they are gaining access to their accounts,” she said. “With that information, they could set up a credit card in a person’s name and ruin their credit.” Though the messages are intended to look as legitimate SEE THIEVES PG. 6 Lance Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso OKINAWA MARINE STAFF MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA — After more than 40 years since its last combat deployment, an Okinawa-based medium helicopter squadron from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is answering the call to support operations in Iraq. Marines with Marine Me- dium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW, left for Iraq this month. The squadron will be based in Anbar province, where it will pro- vide general air support to ground units. HMM-262 Marines will deliver supplies and assist rescue operations and raids in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The squadron will work around the clock from the mo- ment they arrive in Iraq, accord- ing to Capt. Andrew J. Tyson, the squadron’s adjutant. Marines will set up day and night crews to ensure support is available to any unit at any time. Many Marines said the squad- ron was due to be called to com- bat. The last time was during the Vietnam War, Tyson said. “We’re anxious to get out there and do what we were trained to do,” Tyson said. The squadron received de- ployment notification in October and immediately began prepar- ing. They trained on convoy operations and familiarization with crew served weapons, among other combat skills. In December, the Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 put the SEE HMM-262 PG. 6 Cyber thieves target travel card holders HMM-262 Marines deploy to first combat tour since Vietnam KADENA AIR BASE | A firefighter with Marine Corps Bases Japan Fire Department battles a fire crawling across the ceiling of the Live Fire Structural Trainer Jan. 22. The building’s flamethrowers simulated a kitchen fire coming from a stove, cabinet and ceiling. SEE STORY ON PAGE 7 . Photo by Lance Cpl. David Rogers MCBJ firefighters turn up the heat during training exercise at Kadena’s ‘burn house’ FIRE FIGHT
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III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan
January 26, 2007 www.okinawa.usmc.mil
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ON THE JOB TRAININGC-130 mechanics complete the fi nal 90-day phase of their occupational
specialty training on MCAS Futenma as Corps transitions to C-130J.
pg. 9
RIDING THE RAIL Explore the cultural sites and
shopping areas of Naha one stop at a time by navigating the capital city
using Okinawa’s monorail.pg. 12
ALL-MARINE TRYOUTSSwing by Marine Corps Community Services’ Semper Fit athletic office
for details about trying out for various All-Marine teams.
pg. 17
Lance Cpl. Juan D. AlfonsoOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
CAMP FOSTER — Service mem-bers should be on the lookout for suspicious e-mails asking for personal account information relating to government travel charge cards, base officials warned recently.
In recent months, an unusual-ly high number of service mem-bers with government cards have reported receiving the e-mails, according to Amanda G. Davis, a government travel charge card program coordinator for Marine Corps Bases Japan.
“Normally we would only receive one or two suspicious e-mails a year (on Okinawa), but in the last month I’ve received more than 10,” Davis said.
Cyber extortionists have at-tempted to steal identities by posing as representatives from Bank of America, the company that handles government charge accounts.
Davis said the extortionists solicit information using scare tactics such as claiming that an account will be cancelled unless the user renews information on another site.
“These folks are getting peo-ple to enter their personal in-formation, and they are gaining access to their accounts,” she said. “With that information, they could set up a credit card in a person’s name and ruin their credit.”
Though the messages are intended to look as legitimate
SEE THIEVES PG. 6
Lance Cpl. Juan D. AlfonsoOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA — After more than 40 years since its last combat deployment, an Okinawa-based medium helicopter squadron from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is answering the call to support operations in Iraq.
Marines with Marine Me-dium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW, left for Iraq this month.
The squadron will be based in Anbar province, where it will pro-vide general air support to ground units. HMM-262 Marines will deliver supplies and assist rescue operations and raids in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The squadron wil l work around the clock from the mo-ment they arrive in Iraq, accord-ing to Capt. Andrew J. Tyson, the squadron’s adjutant. Marines will set up day and night crews to ensure support is available to any unit at any time.
Many Marines said the squad-ron was due to be called to com-bat. The last time was during the Vietnam War, Tyson said.
“We’re anxious to get out there and do what we were trained to do,” Tyson said.
The squadron received de-ployment notification in October and immediately began prepar-ing. They trained on convoy operations and familiarization with crew served weapons, among other combat skills.
In December, the Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 put the
SEE HMM-262 PG. 6
Cyber thieves target travel card holders
HMM-262 Marines deploy to fi rst combat tour since Vietnam
KADENA AIR BASE | A firefighter with Marine Corps Bases Japan Fire Department battles a fire crawling across the ceiling of the Live Fire Structural Trainer Jan. 22. The building’s flamethrowers simulated a kitchen fire coming from a stove, cabinet and ceiling. SEE STORY ON PAGE 7. Photo by Lance Cpl. David Rogers
MCBJ fi refi ghters turn up the heat during training exercise at Kadena’s ‘burn house’
FIRE FIGHT
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Are female Marines authorized to carry an umbrella in the utility uniform?
MARINE CORPS FACT CHECKUMBRELLAS
No. In accordance with Marine Corps Order P1020.34G, Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, Marines, male or female, are not authorized to carry an umbrella while wearing the utility uniform. Female Marines may, however, use an umbrella while wearing service and dress uniforms during inclement weather. The umbrella must be carried in the left hand so a proper salute can be rendered. Umbrellas may not be carried in formations.
Navy Cmdr. Grady Pennell
After watching the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, 8-year-old Marion Jones
returned home and declared to her family that someday she would be an Olympic champion. In 2000, at
the Sydney Olym-pics, she fulfilled that dream by winning five med-als – three gold
and two bronze. Jones became the first female track athlete to win five medals at the same games.
To prepare for the challenge of competition, world-class athletes frequently mentally envision the successful completion of their
event before it actually happens, rehearsing the event hundreds of times in their mind. Discipline in working toward the goal in the present is viewed in light of the fu-ture perfect reality they have seen.
The future perfect paradigm refers to a way of viewing a future event as if it were already pres-ent, which in turn inspires one’s leadership, challenges followers to the vision, affects decision making, causes one to persevere in faith, and results in the future event coming into being.
When we talk about this future perfect paradigm, we are talking about a mental framework for view-ing something. Let me clarify this concept. The Bible speaks of a word
of faith and bringing something into existence. Hebrews 11:1-3: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2) This is what the ancients were commended for. 3) By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”
God thought something – our world – and then He spoke it into existence.
Abraham moved toward some-thing, a vision, which he kept always before himself. Some of the ancients did not reach these visions, but they walked in light of them and toward them and with hope in them.
So what is your future perfect paradigm for 2007? Do you have a vision for your future? Be careful, for your dreams and thoughts (or the lack of them) will direct you towards a future perfect or imper-fect reality.
God has given you the honor of partnering up with Him in crafting a meaningful and fulfilling future perfect paradigm. God loves you and wants the best for you. Seek him diligently for wisdom and guidance on building your vision. A future perfect paradigm is a ter-rible thing to waste. Choose wisely.
Pennell is the 3rd Marine Divi-sion Chaplain and regularly leads worship at the Camp Courtney Chapel Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Seek God when constructing vision of the future
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
A:Q:
Lance Cpl. Warren Peace
Finally, I’ll get my chance to go to Iraq, and so may every other Marine who hasn’t been and wants to go, according to “Every Ma-
rine into the Fight,” a recent all-Marine message issued by the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Conway.
I am excited, and I hope other Marines are as well. The majority of us didn’t join this gun club to sit behind a desk or fire blanks at each other in Combat Town.
A year ago, I volunteered to go to Iraq and was pulled off of the assignment at the last min-ute. This left a bad taste in my mouth to say the least. Ever since Parris Island, I have been told time and time again that I am inevitably going to the sandbox. I think drill instructors said this in an attempt to scare us, but it only excited me. We junior Marines all enlisted during a time of war, knowing there was a great chance we would end up in Iraq.
After reading ALMAR 002/07, I am anxious to see how this will play out. The commandant stated in the message he wants our leaders to initiate policies to ensure all Marines, first term and career Marines, are provided the ability to deploy to a combat zone.
So will there be new policies stating all Ma-rines who haven’t completed a combat tour will do so, or does this simply mean that all Marines who haven’t been to combat and want to go, like me, will get that chance?
If it is the former, I am curious about how the leaders will decide in what order the Marines are sent. I am sure they won’t be sending me, a correspondent, to fill a “recon” billet. So what will be the pecking order for the rest of us non-combat “pogs”?
Some Marines I know who haven’t been to combat have specifically requested duty sta-tions where they have the least chance of being deployed anywhere. Others have just completed one or more non-combat deployments and don’t
really want to go anywhere else right now. I wonder if this will affect those individuals.
According to an article in the Marine Corps Times about the commandant’s new plan, about 66,000 Marines have not deployed to Iraq. Of those, approximately 33,000 are not slated to go. Will these Marines be uprooted immediately, or will they be given a little lead time?
On the flip side, I think this is great for the Marines who are coming up on their second, third or fourth combat deployment. They shouldn’t be forced to redeploy to a combat zone when there are perfectly capable Marines sitting in garrison living a relatively easy life.
We all received combat training and are part of the greatest fighting force on Earth. As Ma-rines, we should all feel the obligation to share the burden of our mission in Iraq as our broth-ers and sisters shed their blood for our country and Corps.
Peace is a staff member of the Okinawa Ma-rine newspaper.
I’m going to war; who’s coming with me?
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ACADEMIES FOR HOMESCHOOLERS WorldWide Independent Distance Education
Academy, an accredited educational institution, is offering enrollment in two academies serving military or civilian families who homeschool their children. For more information, visit http://www.worldwide-idea.org.
DRILL INSTRUCTOR REUNIONA drill instructor reunion and run will be
held Jan. 26. This event is open to all former drill instructors and those interested in being one. For more information, contact your instal-lation representative:
3RD MLG TAX CENTERThe 3rd Marine Logistics Group Tax Center
will open at the Legal Services Center, Bldg. 437, on Camp Foster Feb. 1 and will remain open until June 15. The center will serve all Status of Forces Agreement personnel by provid-ing free tax advice, preparation and e-filing of federal and state tax returns. Patrons are asked to bring military identification cards, social security cards and birth dates for the filer and all dependents; all W-2 and 1099 forms; a copy of last year’s return; bank routing and account numbers; and the total paid for day care as well as the provider’s ID number.
The center’s hours are: Feb. 1 to April 15Walk-in, Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Appointments, Mon. and Tue., 3-7:30 p.m.April 16 to June 15:Walk-in, Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fri., 8-11 a.m.For more information, call 645-4TAX.
MARTIAL ARTS CENTER OF EXCELLENCEThe Martial Arts Center of Excellence is
conducting a Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course Feb. 12–March 30. For more informa-tion, Marines should contact their unit’s train-ing section S-3 or Gunnery Sgt. Friend at DSN 378-6471.
ROLLER HOCKEY SIGN-UPThe Okinawa Roller Hockey Association is
holding spring sign-ups Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at both the Kadena and McTureous hockey rinks. Registration fees are $40 per player and $30 for each additional family mem-ber. For more information, visit http://www.eteamz.active.com/orha or send an e-mail to [email protected].
PHYSICAL TRAINING SURVEYThe Commandant of the Marine Corps di-
rected the development of an all-weather physi-cal training uniform. The intent is to field a high quality uniform that will provide uniformity and add a sense of style. Marines are asked to take a survey to assess a variety of design features and options available for consideration in the design. The proposed uniform will consist of a jacket and pants. The survey link is available at http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil. The time to complete the survey is approximately 5-10 minutes.
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Lance Cpl. Bryan A. PetersonOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
CAMP COURTNEY — Cpl. Kenneth J. Morris loved his family, football, the Marine Corps and most of all – helping out others.
But the life of the construction wireman, who served with Wire Platoon, Communications Company, 3rd Marine Division, came to a tragic end when he was killed in a two-car accident on a foggy evening Dec. 18 while on leave in his hometown of Lexington, N.C.
Nearly 150 Marines and sailors, who either knew Morris or knew of him, gathered in the Camp Courtney Chapel Jan. 10 to pay their final respects to their brother in arms.
Lance Cpl. Robert J. Moore, who often re-ferred to Morris literally as a brother, found out about the tragedy shortly after it happened and didn’t know what to think.
“At first, I was in shock,” said Moore, also a construction wireman with the platoon. “I just wanted to find something and break it because I didn’t want to believe it. I took the news as if he were my own family member.”
Moore and Morris had been close friends since attending their military occupational spe-cialty school together at Shepherd Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. He described Morris as someone who he could talk to about anything and could count on when times got tough.
Morris, who enlisted in the Marine Corps on
Aug. 16, 2004, was remembered in the memorial service as a person who could always make his fellow Marines laugh.
“When we worked together, he would always say something out of the ordinary,” said Sgt. William D. Craig, a field wireman with the pla-toon. “He was a short, skinny guy that weighed about 140 pounds and he would always say in his funny North Carolina accent, ‘I want to be a real boy, I want to be grown’.”
Morris’ fellow Marines described him as a person who literally opened his door to ev-eryone. Every morning after physical training and during lunch time, Morris’ room was the platoon’s hangout.
“It was like my second home,” said Sgt. Dan-iel W. Belew, a technical controller with the platoon. “Whenever I would walk in, he would automatically turn on some country music, because that’s what I liked. That’s the person he was. He never thought of himself before anyone else.”
Craig said no matter what, Morris will never be replaced in the shop.
“He was the reason we all laughed and loved being at work. There’s now a hole in our shop that will never get filled.”
In another less formal ceremony, the Marines of Wire Platoon played a game of football in Mor-ris’ memory using a ball he left behind. After the game, they all signed the ball and mailed it to Morris’ parents.
Communications Company mourns loss of fellow Marine
HMM-262 FROM PG. 1HMM-262 Marines through a series of simulated missions during Exercise Desert Talon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
“We’re very prepared,” Ty-son said. “Desert Talon did a great job of getting us ready by familiarizing us with the types of missions we are ex-pected to perform.”
The squadron’s sergeant major echoed Tyson’s confi-dence.
“We’ve done everything to have a successful deploy-ment,” said Sgt. Maj. Leon S. Thornton. “The Marines have a high level of motivation, and the command provided us with all the opportunities and training we needed for this deployment.”
Many of the Marines with the squadron felt anxious to begin their deployment and perform their jobs in a combat environment.
“Every Marine wants to ensure their name is written in history,” Thornton said. “As Marines, we all train for combat. It’s ingrained in us to live to defend America. We’ve answered the call and accepted the challenge. We’re going to Iraq.”
THIEVES FROM PG. 1as possible, they’re littered with holes, accord-ing to Davis.
“Bank of America will never refer to its cardholders as military customers,” Davis said. “They don’t differentiate between civilians and military in their records, and Bank of America
will never send an e-mail requesting informa-tion, unless they’ve been contacted first.”
The fraudulent messages also contain several spelling and grammatical errors.
Davis urges anyone who may have received a fraudulent e-mail to contact her at [email protected].
Helicopter mechanic Lance Cpl. Sean M. Billock works on the rear rotor of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter Jan. 12 prior to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262’s deployment to Iraq. Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso
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Combat Veterans of Iwo JimaPRESS RELEASE
The Combat Veterans of Iwo Jima will hold their annual reunion and historical symposium Feb. 16-19 in Arlington, Va.
Families, historians, and students will join them to commemorate and examine this battle, which is the subject of two new movies directed by Academy Award-winner Clint Eastwood: “Flags of our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima.” Eastwood has been in-vited to attend the symposium and banquet.
Veterans from all branches who served on Iwo Jima will re-unite at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington Feb. 16 for registration and an evening reception. The symposium will begin at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 17. It will be led by Col. John Ripley, former director of the Marine Corps History and Museums Division, and Dr. Malcolm “Kip” Muir, from the Center for Military History and Strategic Analysis, Virginia Military Institute.
The symposium will exam-ine the battle, strategies and leadership of both the United States and Japan during the epic 36-days that cost the U.S. 28,000 casualties and the Japa-nese 22,000. Panelists will also explore how the campaign has-tened the end of World War II.
On Feb. 18, the group will tour the newly dedicated Na-tional Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. The re-union will conclude Feb. 19, the anniversary of the campaign. The Sheraton National Hotel will offer reduced rates for at-tendees. For more information, call (888) 627-8210 and mention “Iwo Jima Convention.”
The group will also host the 62nd Reunion of Honor on Iwo Jima March 9-16. The reunion is headquartered on the island of Guam, the site of another major Pacific Island campaign. It is highlighted by a Continen-tal Airlines charter flight to Iwo Jima March 14.
Japanese survivors of the battle will join the veterans in a joint memorial service.
For more information, vet-erans of all services, their families and other interested parties may contact the Com-bat Veterans of Iwo Jima at (703) 212-8567 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Iwo Jima combat veterans return to ‘black sands’
MCBJ firefighters take on Kadena’s ‘burn house’Lance Cpl. David RogersOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
KADENA AIR BASE — Japanese firefighters from Marine Corps Bases Japan Fire Department con-ducted training at the Live Fire Structural Trainer, commonly referred to as the “burn house,” on Kadena Air Base Jan. 18-19.
Instructors began the train-ing teaching lessons inside the fireproof metal building to show the firefighters how the propane-fueled fire system worked. The system simulates three actual fires within the building.
The firefighters then split up into three-man attack teams and took turns putting out fires and rescuing victims from the burn house.
The teams had to enter the living room of the burn house through the front door and crawl across the floor to avoid smoke as they searched for victims – heavy rubber dummies – that they had to evacuate.
Teams then had to move on to the kitchen to the source of the fire and put out all three propane fires and rescue another simulated victim.
The firefighters occasionally sprayed a cone of water out of a
kitchen window to create suction that cleared the room of smoke.
One team deliberately played dead, setting off their personal alert safety system devices, which emit a screeching alarm that lets other firefighters know when one of their own is in trouble.
Yuki Kumazawa, the depart-ment’s newest recruit who is still undergoing basic fire training, was on the backup team when he heard the alarms. Kumazawa said he panicked at first because the backup teams had not had any activity all day and the situation was an unexpected portion of the training.
He said he quickly put his fears and insecurities aside and followed the lead of the senior firefighters.
Sensory overload was a possi-bility as the backup team entered the house, said Eric Rhode, the assistant training chief of the de-partment. The amount of smoke in the house made eyesight useless, and the three blaring alarms on the downed firefighters fiercely resonated in the backup teams’ ears. But they were able to stay fo-cused as they rescued their fellow firefighters and put out the fire.
“You want to train in the most realistic environment possible,
but in a controlled setting,” Rhode said.
Kumazawa will receive his De-partment of Defense certification to officially become a MCBJ Fire Department firefighter in a cere-mony Feb. 20. He will then join the Camp Kinser Fire Department.
A firefighter with the Marine Corps Bases Japan Fire Department attaches an air hose to his mask during Live Fire Structural Trainer training on Kadena Air Base Jan. 22. Photos by Lance Cpl. David Rogers
Firefighters search for simulated victims in a smoke-filled living room.
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Lance Cpl. Richard BlumensteinOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
CAMP SCHWAB — Marines with the 4th Marine Regi-ment, 3rd Marine Division, hosted more than 50 Japan Air Self Defense Force officer candidates here Jan. 17 as part of the Japanese Observer Exchange Program.
The exchange gave the of-ficer candidates an opportu-nity to learn about the Ma-rine Corps while building relations in a friendly en-vironment, said Maj. Mark A. Avery, the regiment’s air officer.
“It was a chance for them to get face-to-face with Americans,” Avery said. “It helps to break barriers and build a good working rela-tionship for operations and real-world contingencies.”
Avery opened the event by giving the candidates a class at the Beachhead Enlisted Club. He spoke to them about the Marine Corps’ mission, history, training, elements of a Ma-rine Air Ground Task Force and how the Marine Corps is structured during times of war and peace.
The candidates divid-ed into groups after the class and moved to the 4th Marines Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer.
Inside, the candidates fired weapon simulators such as the M-4 Carbine and M-249 squad automat-ic weapon. Marines with the unit instructed them on how to handle weapon malfunctions and provide cover fire during combat situations.
“The ISMT made it seem like we were really fight-
ing,” said Miki Watanabe, a JASDF officer candidate.
Outside the ISMT, the Marines set up stations displaying an array of com-monly used vehicles, weap-ons and equipment for the candidates to observe. The weapons display included the MK-19 40mm machine gun, M-2 .50 caliber ma-chine gun, M-240G medium machine gun and M-249 SAW. Vehicles on display in-cluded the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (7-ton) and the M-1043 Humvee.
“The most impressive thing to me was the state-of-the-art fighting equipment and the Marine Corps’ com-bat readiness,” Watanabe said.
The Marines explained the characteristics of each weapon and demonstrated proper handling proce-dures.
The exchange also in-cluded Marines from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion.
“We had the recon Ma-rines out there to show them what a Marine on the ground looks like geared up,” said Cpl. Travis J. McGlew, with the division operations sec-tion. “We wanted them to know what the individual Marine does.”
After interacting with the Marines and getting a glimpse of how the Marine Corps is run, the JASDF of-ficer candidates now have a better understanding of Marine Corps abilities, Av-ery said.
“They learned a little about how we fight and our weapons systems,” Avery said. “The exchange will help them in the future when they work with us again.”
Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani31ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT
CAMP HANSEN — Marines and sailors of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, completed their six-month deployment here, Jan. 14, after handing over their battalion’s mission to the Camp Pendleton-based 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, now serving as the battalion landing team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The Marines and sailors of BLT 2/1 are no strangers to the Marine expeditionary unit, as they recently completed a deploy-ment to Iraq with the 13th MEU. The unit is eager to serve as the ground combat ele-ment for the 31st MEU, said Lt. Col. Francis Donovan, BLT commanding officer.
“We’re looking forward to joining the Marines and sailors here in Okinawa and coming together as a Marine air-ground task force,” said Donovan.
Many of the service members of the bat-talion are looking forward to this deploy-ment because the Pacific theater is differ-ent than anything they have experienced to date, said Lance Cpl. Josh Malchow, an
operations clerk with the BLT’s Headquar-ters and Service Company.
“This is great for us because we’ll be out of our comfort zone, learning new things. We’re lucky to be here,” Malchow said.
Donovan asserted that this deploy-ment will be a tremendous experience for his battalion’s Marines and sailors because they get to see a different part of the world.
The strategies for the War on Terror in the Asia-Pacific Region are different from the Middle East, he said. The battalion will have a broadened perspective on the differ-ent strategies used in this diverse region.
With the service members’ motivation high, Donovan has great expectations for his battalion.
“I expect them to quickly gain unity as a command so we can fully exploit the capabilities of a BLT,” he said.
The battalion landing team has begun training and will not be slowing down anytime soon. Some of the training pack-ages scheduled include boat raids, urban sniper and non-lethal weapons courses, helicopter egress training, company level live-fire events and close quarters battle.
31st MEU welcomes BLT 2/1
4th Marines hosts Japanese officer candidates on Schwab
Cpl. Mark B. Ross demonstrates proper weapons handling with the M-2 .50 caliber machine gun for Japan Air Self Defense Force officer candidates as part of the Japanese Observer Exchange Program Jan. 17 on Camp Schwab. Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
Snipers with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, sight in their M-40A3 sniper rifles at the Camp Hansen Range Jan. 18. Photo by Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani
Courtesy of Electronic Data Systems Corp.
CAMP FOSTER — In an effort to more efficiently enable new NMCI users for cryptographic log on (CLO), the Navy and Marine Corps has authorized NMCI Help Desk agents to remove cryp-tographic log on enforce-ment for new users, assist the user in completing the CLO configuration utility, and subsequently re-en-force the user’s account for CLO.
In doing this, the new user can enable their ac-count for CLO during their first call to the Help Desk, minimizing the length of time it would otherwise take. Generally, this initial call would be the same call necessary for the user to obtain their initial network password.
The Navy and Marine Corps have not authorized NMCI Help Desk agents to remove CLO enforcement for any CLO enabled ac-counts. For example, us-
ers that leave their Com-mon Access Card (CAC) at home will not be able to gain access to the network through the Help Desk us-ing these newly approved procedures.
Additionally, NMCI Help Desk agents are still not able to designate user accounts as CLO exceptions. Users that have a valid require-ment for a CLO exception account should contact their Command IAM to request their account be designated as a CLO exception.
NMCI Help Desk agents to better support cryptographic enablement of new accounts
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Lance Cpl. Terence L. YanceyOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
Killin Elementary School fifth grader Angelica Renfeld won the school-level round of the
National Geographic Bee, putting her one step closer to competing in Washington, D.C., for a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship.
This year marks the 12th annual competition hosted by the National Geographic Society. The competi-tion is open to fourth, fifth and sixth graders in Department of Defense Dependents Schools and schools across the United States and its territories.
This is the second time Kil-lin has participated in the event, according to Tom Hepler, a gifted education teacher and organizer of the bee.
Renfeld competed against nine other students in the final round of the school-level competition, answering oral questions in front of fellow students.
“I wasn’t really interested in geography, but then somehow I won,” said Renfeld, whose favorite subject is Math. “I knew a lot of the answers from reading atlases and newspapers, and watching the news.”
Students competed at the class-level before advancing to the school’s final round. The top 10 students advanced.
The next step for Renfeld is to take a written exam to see if she will advance to compete against other DoDDS students. The winner of the DoDDS-level competition will go on to represent DoDDS in the national championship.
“This is a lot of fun for the stu-dents,” Hepler said. “The questions are hard, and it has generated a lot of interest in geography.”
To help prepare for the bee, students studied questions from previous years’ competitions, and teachers assigned geography-relat-ed work to help prepare them.
Renfeld credits her teacher
Killin fifth grader moves closer to $25,000 college scholarship
Lance Cpl. Juan D. AlfonsoOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
The Marine Corps is adjusting the way it trains flight mechanics assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons.
The need to train flight mechanics is shrink-ing as the Corps gets closer to phasing out the specialty with a complete transition to the KC-130J Hercules aircraft, which, thanks to more advanced technology and automated controls, requires a smaller crew that calls for a crew chief rather than a flight mechanic.
In the case of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s VMGR-152, still flying the KC-130 model, flight mechanics are now completing the final 90-day phase of their occupational specialty train-ing after arriving on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Up until September 2006, the Flight Mechan-ic Flight Phase at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., was the sixth and final school mechanics attended before being assigned to a fleet unit. But the Corps has now opted to farm out that phase of training to the individual squadrons to which flight mechanics are assigned.
Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Guerrero, VMGR-152’s chief instructor for all flight mechanic students, is currently training 10 students. Guerrero was assigned to the squadron from VMGR-253, the training squadron at MCAS Cherry Point that was decommissioned in September.
Guerrero said the Marines learn how to safely perform duties in operational situations much more efficiently then they would at a school. Many of the students prefer the new training system as well.
“I got to know where I was going instead of having to wait around for a year,” said Lance Cpl. Brandy J. House, a mechanic student with VMGR-152. “A lot of (administrative) issues are addressed faster.”
There are some drawbacks to the new train-
Flight mechanics complete schooling in fleet
Killin Elementary School fifth grader Angelica Renfeld won the school-level round of the National Geographic Bee, putting her one step closer to competing in Washington, D.C., for a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship. Photo by Lance Cpl. Terence L. Yancey
Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Guerrero quizzes Sgt. Joshua M. Samuels on the various controls in the cockpit of a KC-130 Hercules Jan. 11 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso
ing system, according to Guerrero. Marines on student status remain non-deployable until they become qualified as mechanics, and they have to participate in unit functions and annual train-ing, which can detract from studies.
Despite these minor drawbacks, the change is the most logical way of training the Marines while the Corps transitions to new aircraft, Guerrero said. There are several positive aspects as well, according to Lance Cpl. Jordan Barn-hardt, a flight mechanic with VMGR-152.
“This past weekend we had students on flights to Operation Goodwill in the Philip-pines,” Barnhardt said. “They actually got to see firsthand the operability of a squadron. That’s an experience they would never get at VMGR-253.”
Currently, flight mechanics handle preflight
and initial checks of aircraft on the ground. While in the air, they serve as the eyes and ears in the back of the aircraft, assisting the flight engineer in the cockpit.
In the KC-130J, changes in crew dynamics and technical differences eliminate the need for flight mechanics. Engineers are replaced by computers, and the crew chief has broader responsibilities.
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons at 2nd and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings have al-ready transitioned to the KC-130J models, while 1st MAW and Marine reserve squadrons still fly older models.
The first of VMGR-152’s new-model aircraft are expected to arrive in the spring, at which time crew chief training will replace flight me-chanic training.
Wanda Williams with giving her the tools she needed to win the competition.
“It feels really great to have won,” Renfeld said. “But then I also get really nervous.”
The national championship
takes place May 22-23 and will be televised. “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek will be the master of ceremonies. Along with the scholarship, the winner will also get a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society.
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ADAPTING TO CHANGE Artillery Marines take on civil military operations
Artillery Marines patrol Combat
Town looking for insurgents. Marines
who participated in the training also
trained for their secondary mission,
which is to lead civil military operations.
Marines keep a watchful eye on simulated insurgents in Combat Town. The artillery unit’s mission was to go into the town and stabilize it to set up a civil military operations center. In December 2005, artillery units were officially tasked to conduct civil military operations for Marine infantry battalions.
Lance Cpl. Bryan A. PetersonOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
While many units use Com-bat Town at the Central Training Area to sharpen
their close-quarter combat skills, more than 100 Marines and sailors with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regi-ment also used the urban train-ing area Jan. 12 to hone their civil affairs skills.
During the training exercise, the Marines rehearsed estab-lishing security in a simulated Iraqi town by routing out insur-gents hidden amongst the local populace. After establishing their presence and security, the Marines turned their attention to the humanitarian side of the operation by setting up and run-ning a simulated civil military operations center.
The purpose of civil military operations, a formalized second-ary mission for artillery units, is to establish, maintain and influ-ence relations between military forces and local government and civilian organizations.
Marine Corps artillery units were officially tasked with the civil military operations role by former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee in December 2005. The tasking was outlined in AL-MAR 061/05, which states that while every unit must be able to conduct civil military opera-tions, the Marine Corps requires a designated unit that is staffed and trained to lead the infantry division’s CMO in the division’s battle space. The ALMAR as-signs artillery units with this mission, which includes es-tablishing and operating civil
military operations centers with support from one of the Marine Corps Reserve’s two Civil Af-fairs Groups.
By their very design, artillery units are a perfect fit for the civil affairs missions and many other secondary missions a battalion could be tasked with, said Capt. Neal V. Fisher, Mike Battery’s commanding officer. This is why infantry commanders usually request them, he said.
“Artillerymen are not that different from infantrymen,” he said. “Infantry command-ers in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan want us because of all the tools we have. During one deployment, we can be a truck company and the next a pro-visional (military police) unit. Even if we are designated a truck company or a (military police)
unit, we can still provide civil affairs support no matter what.”
Cpl. Miguel E. Rubio, a field artillery cannoneer with the unit, said even though the exer-cise at Combat Town was simi-lar to others they have done, the civil affairs mission was new to him and added a challenging complexity to the training.
“Just like any other (Military Operations in Urbanized Ter-rain) mission, we go in, secure the area and establish our pres-ence,” he said. “This is a little trickier, because we are not going into the town with the sole intention of getting rid of the insurgents and leaving. We will now go in and ask residents what they need from us in order to live better lives. It will be hard, but it will all be worth it in the end.”
Marines and sailors pay close attention to a warning order from their squad leader as he describes their patrol route through Combat Town.
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Marines keep a watchful eye after clearing a room in Combat Town at the Central Training Area Jan. 12. While sharpening their close-quarter combat skills, more than 100 Marines and sailors with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment also trained for civil military operations. Photos by Lance Cpl. Bryan A. Peterson
Marines and sailors pay close attention to a warning order from their squad leader as he describes their patrol route through Combat Town.
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Wolfe provides security for a building in Combat Town after it was cleared of insurgents. After the town was cleared, the artillery Marines simulated setting up a civil military operations center to help rebuild the community.
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Lance Cpl. Terence L. YanceyOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
Exploring Naha, Okinawa’s capital city, can be an inter-esting and exciting experi-
ence. From modern shopping malls to ancient cultural sites, the city has something for everyone.
Navigating the city on foot, however, can be time consuming, and exploring it in a car can turn into a frustrating battle through heavy traffic. The Okinawa mono-rail, called Yui-rail, is a quick, reliable and inexpensive transpor-tation alternative in the city.
GETTING THERE
To ride the monorail, travelers first have to get to a monorail stop. The easiest way is by car or bus.
If taking a car to Naha, a good choice is to park near Omoroma-chi Station, which is co-located with the DFS mall in Northern Naha. The station is the gateway to the rest of the city.
To get to Omoromachi Station from any base on Okinawa, go south on Route 58 toward Naha. Shortly after entering the city, make a left at the Ekka Hotel, and proceed to the station, which will be on the left. If traveling south on Route 330, pass directly under Omoromachi Station, and then turn right. Once you turn, the sta-tion will be on your right.
Taking the bus is also an easy option. Any southbound bus from any base will eventually end up at the Naha bus terminal at the south end of Kokusai Street. Asahibashi Station is just across the street.
USING THE MONORAIL
Once you arrive at a station, you’ll need to buy a ticket. First find your destination on the sta-tion list above the ticket ma-chines; this will also show you the cost of a ticket to that station. Next, match the Japanese char-acters under the English station
EXPLORING NAHA by rail Monorail an inexpensive way to
navigate Okinawa’s capital city
name to the characters on the ticket machine, select that sta-tion, enter the fare displayed on the screen and the machine will dispense your ticket. Each station has an attendant who can assist you.
A one-day pass can also be pur-
chased from the station attendant for ¥800.
After purchasing your ticket, you enter the station through the entry gates. On the right side of the gateways there will be a place to insert your ticket. Insert your ticket as you walk through and
A monorail train arrives at Makishi Station. The monorail is a cheap, convenient way to explore Naha. Photos by Lance Cpl. Terence L. Yancey
The conductor addresses passengers entering and exiting the train.
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grab it again as it comes out on the other side.
Next, head toward the plat-form, following the sign for the train heading the direction you need to go. You can either go north toward Shuri or south to-ward Naha-Kuko.
Finally, when exiting the sta-tion, insert your ticket when going through the gates as you did when entering. If you purchased an all-day pass, do not forget to pick it up on the other side. If the fare is more than what you purchased your ticket for, the gate will close
and an attendant will come to col-lect the remaining fare or you can pay the difference at the fare-ad-justment window.
The monorail departs the northernmost and southernmost stations at 6:30 a.m. daily, and the last train departs at 11:30 p.m.
TRAVELERS’ GUIDE
There are 15 stations on the monorail route, but knowing a few of the major stops is helpful on your first ride.
The first monorail station is
Naha-Kuko which is adjoined to the Naha airport. Asahibashi station services the Naha bus terminal at the southern end of Kokusai while Makishi station services the northern end. Omo-romachi station services Naha’s commercial district. Finally, Shuri Station is not far from Shuri Castle.
At the entrance to each station is a sightseeing guide map printed in both English and Japanese. You can use this map to go to any sta-tion and find something interest-ing to do.
BUY THE TICKET, TAKE THE RIDENavigating Naha via the monorail is a quick, inexpensive way to see various
sites around the city including Kokusai Street and Shuri Castle.
To purchase a ticket, find your destination on the overhead map, and match the Japanese characters with those on the screen of the ticket machine. Select your destination on the machine, and deposit the fare. All-day passes can be purchased from the station attendant for ¥800.
When entering and exiting the gates to the station, deposit your ticket as you pass through, and grab it on the other side. If the fare is used up, it will not re-emerge after it is inserted.
At the entrance to each monorail station, there is a sightseeing map in both English and Japanese.
A monorail train leaves Omoromachi Station.
Passengers walk through the gates on their way to the monorail platform at Makishi Station.
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receive vegetables such as goya, green papaya, handama and sakuna. A four-day supply of lunch and dinner bento will be delivered once a week to pick-up points on each base.
Subjects can eat breakfast at their own discretion. Subjects on the Okinawan diet have “ad-lib days” Friday through Sunday, which al-low them to eat whatever they want. However, subjects are encouraged to maintain the East-ern diet on ad-lib days as well, and they must drink Goya juice on those days, Willcox said.
Subjects will record their own blood pres-sure readings daily with a device provided by the researchers. Participants will also have their blood and urine tested three times throughout the study, he said.
Results from Chample Study 1, which studied women ages 18 to 36, were recently published in a medical journal about hyper-tension. Volunteers in the study stuck to the same diet plan as Chample Study 3, and the results showed signs that the subjects’ chanc-es of getting hypertension, which can lead to stroke, heart attack and heart failure, were reduced.
Chample Study 1 also showed that young Okinawan women are not eating the same amount of vegetables as their elders, accord-ing to Willcox. Willcox and his colleagues fear that the traditional Okinawan diet may get lost over time.
“We’re trying to bring the Okinawan diet to a wider audience,” he said.
Chample Study 2 was a related study of married couples between ages 45 and 65. The researchers are still analyzing the data from that study.
All data from Chample Study 3 will be compiled and analyzed to be published in a medical journal. Willcox doesn’t expect the results of Chample Study 2 to be published until sometime next year, but preliminary results should be released in June.
Lance Cpl. David RogersOKINAWA MARINE STAFF
With help from about 150 Americans living on Okinawa, researchers from two local universities are studying the
potentially life-extending effects of a tradi-tional Okinawan diet on Westerners.
Dr. Hidemi Todoriki, a professor at the University of the Ryukyus, is the princi-pal researcher of the Chample Study 3, the third in a series of studies on the effects of the Okinawan diet. Todoriki and four other researchers are attempting to determine whether Okinawan vegetables can contribute to a person’s longevity.
“Typical Okinawan diet and dietary habits are said to be a major contributing factor to the longevity of Okinawans,” said Dr. Craig Willcox, an assistant professor with the Okinawa Prefectural University-College of Nursing and co-principal researcher of the study.
Researchers asked for healthy American volunteers between the ages of 40 and 69 to begin the Okinawan vegetable diet to deter-mine whether the diet will cause changes to vital signs that can contribute to a longer, healthier life, he said.
Test subjects gathered at Camp Foster’s Community Center Jan. 19 to get the informa-tion and resources needed to participate in the 10-week study, which began the same day.
Staci Rosen, the wellness director for
Researchers study effects of Okinawan diet on Americans
Food for thought
Marine Corps Community Services, has been serving as liaison between the researchers and the American community. MCCS put out advertisements in publications, but Rosen said most information about the project was spread by word of mouth and e-mail.
All the volunteers were split into two groups, and each group was given its own schedule of meals and vegetable juices they were to consume.
Volunteers will eat a Western diet for the first two weeks. Group A will then begin eat-ing the Okinawan diet, while group B contin-ues the Western diet. The groups will switch diets after four weeks and continue that way for the remaining four weeks.
The schedule is intended to allow research-ers to see how group A’s eating habits and health are affected after they are no longer restricted to the Okinawan diet. The research-ers may also track group B’s health on the Western diet to see how their health changes once they are put on the Okinawan diet.
Bento, single-portion takeout meals com-mon in Japanese cuisine, will be provided as the primary diet of test subjects. They will
Vegetables that volunteers will be eating sit on display at the Community Center.
Dieticians with JCC, a bento company, display foods volunteers of the Chample Study 3, will be eating for four weeks. The study is the third in a series studying the effects of a traditional Okinawan diet on a person’s longevity. Photos by Lance Cpl. David Rogers
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Okinawa Marine staff
Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, won the 2007 First Quarter Camp Commander’s Cup Jan. 7 at the Gun-ners Fitness Center Soccer Field. Seven teams competed during the double-elimination soccer tourna-
ment, but MAG-36 proved to be the formidable team, going undefeated in four matches.
Many of the players attributed their success to forward striker Jose Gomez, who, among other things, scored the only goal of the championship game with less than two minutes remaining.
Okinawa Marine staff
The Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit athletic office recently announced dates for various
All-Marine athletic events.
WrestlingThe 2007 All-Marine Wrestling Team
trials will be Feb. 16–March 9 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Armed Forces Wrestling Championship will be March 21-25 at Fort Carson, Co.
Marines interested in trying out for the All-Marine Team must submit sports applications to the Headquarters Marine Corps Semper Fit office by Feb 1.
Applications must include past wres-tling experience, weight class, number of matches competed in and results over the last two years.
BoxingThe All-Marine boxing trials will
be held at MCB Camp Lejeune, Feb. 9 – March 4. The Armed Forces Boxing Championship will be held March 5-10 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Marines interested must submit appli-cations to the HQMC Semper Fit office by Feb 1. Resumes must include past boxing
experience, numbers of bouts and results in the past two years.
Women’s BasketballThe All-Marine Women’s Basket-
ball Team trial camp will be held Feb. 16–March 9 at MCB, Camp Lejeune. The armed forces women’s Basketball cham-pionship will be held March 10-18 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
Marines interested must submit sports applications to the HQMC Semper Fit office no later than Feb 14. Applications must include past basketball experience.
Applications can be found at http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports and the Sem-per Fit Athletics office on Camp Foster.
Resumes must contain command en-dorsement stating the Marine will be made available to attend all events if selected. Marines on Okinawa must turn in their completed application to the Semper Fit athletic office located on the second floor of the MCCS building on Camp Foster.
For more information about these and other All-Marine tryouts, contact the Semper Fit athletic office at 645-3677/3509 or log onto http://www.usmc-mccs.org, and follow the links to recre-ation, fitness and sports.
Semper Fit announces 2007 All-Marine tryouts
For the first time in 36 years, the Indianapo-lis Colts are in a posi-
tion to be crowned National Football League champions when they face the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI in Miami Feb. 4.
Skeptics of Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Man-ning say he has never prov-en himself when it counted, even when he surpassed Dan Marino’s record of most touchdown passes in a season with 49 in 2004. I believe this is the year that
Man-ning and the Colts silence critics
who say they can’t win the big one. But Manning won’t be alone in this fight.
The Colts defense has come on strong in the postseason to compliment its prolific offense. In the second half of last week’s AFC championship game, the Indy defense held the New England Patriots to a mere eight yards rushing, which was a key factor in its thrilling 38-34 come-from-behind victory.
The resurgent defense is welcomed news for Colts fans. The Indy defense, which ranked second against the rush among playoff teams, will likely face its stiffest rushing test of the season – now tasked with corralling Chicago’s backfield tandem of Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson. In last week’s NFC championship game versus the New Orleans Saints, Jones and Benson com-bined for 183 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Chicago’s blowout victory.
Why the Colts will win Super Bowl XLI
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Lance Cpl. Warren Peace
Jefferson Brink throws Dan Hanvichith, as the two grapplers compete in the 211-pound weight class of the 2005 All-Marine Wrestling Tournament. U.S. Marine Corps file photo by Cpl. J. Agg
On the other side of the ball, the Colts offense can always be relied upon to chew up yards and put up points. Manning was the league’s top-rated passer during the regular season, racking up 4,397 yards and 31 touchdowns while running back Joseph Addai anchored the backfield, providing Indy a balanced attack. Addai rushed for more than a thousand yards during the regular season. With so many weapons, I believe the Colts have more than enough offensive firepower to move the ball through the air against Chicago’s mediocre pass defense.
The biggest hurdle for the Indy offense will be finding running lanes in Chicago’s fifth-ranked rush defense. Though the Colts are mostly an aerial threat, a solid ground game will be needed to keep Chicago’s secondary guessing, and Addai is capable of provid-ing that balance.
This is the year Man-ning bumps the monkey off his back. After coming up empty in the playoffs five consecutive seasons, and finally sidestepping their New England nemesis, the Colts are poised to over-come their recent champi-onship drought.
Only time will tell who will be wearing Super Bowl rings Feb. 4, but I believe the Colts will prevail, and Manning will finally win the big one.
MAG-36 Marines take the cupMarines with Marine
Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing,
claim the soccer title of the 2007 first quarter Camp Commander’s
Cup Jan. 7. Photo by Lance Cpl.
Juan D. Alfonso
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