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May 14, 2010 Volume 8, Issue 30 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea http://imcom.korea.army.mil

Region News P02USAG Red Cloud P05USAG Casey P05USAG Yongsan P09USAG Humphreys P21USAG Daegu P25

Sights and Sounds P03

Command Perspective P04Chaplain P15

Photo Feature P16

Korean Page P30

GARRISONS OVERVIEW

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FEATURE

U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan Commander Col. Dave Hall (second from left) accepts the 2010 Army Community of Excellence Bronze Award with Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general, InstallationManagement Command (far left) and members of the Yongsan Garrison team May 4. Held at the Pentagon, the ceremony recognized the top eight Communities of Excellence worldwide. The event

marked the third time in as many years that Yongsan achieved ACOE status. U.S. Army photo by Dave McNally Read more on Pages 9 and 12.

Yongsan Garrison wins!2010 Army Community of Excellence Bronze Award


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NEWS PAGE 2http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Te Installation Management Community iscommitted to leveraging the power o technologyto expand our communication capabilities andenhance our ability to serve and support Solders,Civilians, and Families. In todays world, I isat the core o all we do at work, at home, and atplay. Smaller, more powerul, and less expensiveI products hit the market every day. Becomingsavvy with state-o-the-art technology helps us work smarter, learn more eciently, and playharder.

Over the past six months, I have visited many

garrisons, listening to many members o the ArmyFamily to better understand how they preer toreceive inormation and communicate. Becausemore than 75 percent communicate and retrieveinormation through the Internet and otherelectronic means, I now communicate throughmy Facebook page and the IMCOM witter,Flickr, and Youube sites. Tis implements theDeputy Secretary o Deense, 25 February 2010,memorandum that requires DOD unclassiednetworks be conigured or Internet-basedcapabilities like Youube, Facebook, MySpace,witter, and Google Apps.

Because I is so critical to how we do businessand communicate, I have made I one o theocus areas o the Services and Inrastructure Core

Enterprise (SICE) in my role as co-lead o theSICE board. SICE is a collaborative and cross-unctional team o more than 15 commands,organizations, and sta oces ormed to developsolutions to Army-wide challenges. Presently, theSICE team is developing plans to modernize andstandardize I services on Army installations.

Te results will enhance delivery o I in thedeployment process, training, and programs suchas Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. Also, look orimproved I to lead to improvements on howwe deliver on our promises o the Army FamilyCovenant and Army Community Covenant.

he most important components o I telecommunications, inormation assurance(IA), and data processing tie into everyaspect o installation management. We usetelecommunications to connect Soldiers to theirFamilies by video teleconerence when they

deploy. ech-smart Soldiers and Family membersuse it when they tweet to riends and amilythrough their witter accounts. Inormationassurance (IA) measures and practices reduce riskand ensures our communication and inormationremain secure rom malicious attacks. IAenables Soldiers and Civilians to communicatewith Government-issued Blackberries, knowingconversations are secure rom unauthorizedindividuals. Most o us use data processingto manage our bits and bytes o inormationeach day when we work on desktop computers,laptops, scanners and copiers. And, cell phonesmay be the most powerul device o all since theyincorporate all three o these I components.

Every day, the universe o I products

expands. Mobile handheld devices like thecurrent generation o smartphones open uppossibilities only dreamed o a ew years ago.Te convergence o cell phones, digital cameras,music players, GPS, video games, camcorders,electronic book readers and mobile web browsersrapidly change how we communicate and

interact.As the IMCOM commander, I am dedicated

to embracing these new, exciting technologiesand adapting them to continue to be ahead othe curve in supporting Soldier, Civilian, andFamily well-being and mission readiness. Eachgeneration o Soldiers brings a valuable, newperspective to the Army. It is up to us to stay in

step with communication capabilities that arein synch with a quality o lie commensuratewith service.

We Are the Armys Home.

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Supporting Army Soldiers, Civilians, and their Families with Information Technology (IT)

Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch U.S. Army photo

By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGON, May 6, 2010 - he

Army is continuing the most undamental andproound series o changes it has seen since World War II, the services chie o sta saidhere today.

Gen. George W. Casey Jr. spoke to theDeense Writers Group about the way ahead orthe nations senior service and his observationsrom a recent trip to Iraq and Aghanistan.

Te Army will continue rebalancing the orceto handle the range o conficts the nation acestoday, Casey said. Te scal 2011 budget now onCapitol Hill contains the resources to nish Armytransormation rom a Cold War-era ormation toone that is relevant in the 21st century.

We are moving to put the whole Army on arotational model, much like the Navy and Marine

Corps have been on or years, Casey said. Wehave to do that, because I have to continue togenerate trained and ready orces or employmentaround the world or the next decade or so.

Te service will complete the modularizationo the orces with the unds rom the 2011budget. Army ocials also will continue to tinkerwith the shape o the orce and the training thatsoldiers receive, the general said.

We know a lot more about war todaythan we did in 2002-2003, when this ideawas proposed, he explained. We are going tocontinue to adapt.

Te world is in a period o undamental andcontinuous change, Casey said, and everythingthe Army does has to be fexible and adaptable.

Casey said he is optimistic about the securitysituation in Iraq. He said U.S. orces there aredoing well in setting up the advise and assist

brigades that will take over rom Americancombat units in September. All U.S. orces willbe out o Iraq by the end o 2011.

Casey also observed that Iraqs politicalsituation is still very dicult, as the governmentorming process goes orward.

Casey also visited regional commands Southand East in Aghanistan. In Marja, I walkeddown a street that you wouldnt have fown overa couple o months ago, Casey said. I was very

impressed with what the Marines are doing thereas they move into the hold and build phase. Itsjust going to take time.

He noted positive atmospherics rom thesoldiers and Aghans. Tere is a sense o positivemomentum, Casey said.

Casey also discussed the need or betterdialogue within the Army about risk.

Te superior commanders have to create

an environment where their subordinates arecomortable coming back to them to say, I cantdo what youve asked me to do on the timelinesyou want with the resources youve given me,

the general said. Te Armys can-do attitudesometimes gets the better o commanders, hesaid, and they will try to do missions withoutthe resources they need.

Casey said he is proud o the way soldiers andtheir amilies have responded to almost a decadeo war, noting that hed have given a dierentanswer ve years ago i asked whether the Armycould go to a cycle o one year deployed ollowedby a year at home.

I would have said, Youre nuts, Caseysaid. What Ive seen is you cannot discount thecourage and commitment o this generation oyoung Americans. It is remarkable to me whatthey have done and what they have endured.

Te vocal support o the American people

and Congress or the armed orces has played alarge role in holding the orce together, he said.Weve done some things that have helped

this, too, he added. Were a verycompetent,seasoned, condent proessional orce.

Army Continues Transformation, Casey Says

See CASEY, Page 13


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MAY 14, 2010NEWS PAGE 3

http://imcom.korea.army.milNEWS

Korea Robot Game Festival

The Korea Robot Game Festival which

has reached its seventh year gives you

robot exhibition, robot performance, robot

experience class and other interesting

programs focused on future technology

of robots, May 15-16 at Samsan World

Main Stadium in Incheon. A total of over

1,700 contestants from 1,159 teams from

seven nations including China and Japan

will participate in the robot tournament

divided into three categories for battle

robot, humanoid robot and junior robot.

Admission is free.

Color Korean War Photo Exhibition

Korean War photos taken by NBC war

correspondent, John Rich, will be exhibited

for public viewing for the rst time in Korea.

70 or so color photos will be on display at

the Presidential Museum of Cheong Wa Dae

Sarangchae.

The exhibition is open from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

and is closed on Mondays, May 5 - June 30.

There is no entrance fee. By seoul subway

get off at Gyeongbok Palace station, go to

exit number 4 and walk towards Cheong Wa

Dae.

Uijeongbu Music Theatre Festival

The Uijeongbu Music Theatre Festival

(UMTF) is an international performing arts

festival held every May in Uijeongbu, Seoul.

Since its rst creation in 2002, the UMTF has

been presenting a variety of music theatresfrom both home and abroad, including the

worlds famous leading theater pieces and

street performances. Some of the notable

performances for 2010 include Dulcineas

Lament from Canada, Shadow Orchestra and

Les Gaspard from France, The Overcoat

from the United Kingdom, Paper Window,

The Fantasticks, Macbeth Slam and Abichaja

from Korea. The event is being held at the

Uijeongbu Art Centre in Uijeongbu City,

May.10-23.

Busan International Short Film Festival

Enjoy short lms from American, Europe

and other countries at Busan International

Short Film Festival which will be held for ve

days from May 12 to 16. The festival is div ided

into two parts, the International competition

section and International invitation sections.

There will be a total of 86 screening lms,61 internal and external competition lms,

25 invitation lms together with international

seminar and lm archive exhibition.

May 12-16 at Kyungsung University,

Haeundae, Busan City.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off-post event s and ac t ivi t ies

T h e f o l l o w i n g e n t r i e s w e r eexcerpted from the military policeblotters. These entries may beincomplete and do not imply guiltor innocence.

USAG-Red Cloud:Assault and Battery;Subject #1 and

Victim #1 were involved in a verbal altercation

which turned physical when Subject #1 struck

Victim #1 in the face with a closed st. Victim #1

sustained injuries consisting of a cracked nose

and epitaxis. Victim #1 was transported to the

Troop Medical Clinic where he was treated

and released. Upon arrival of Military Police,

an odor of alcoholic beverages was detected

emitting from Victim #1s person. Due to his

medical condition, Victim #1 was unable to be

administered a Por table Breath Test. Victim #1

was released with instructions to report to the

PMO. Victim #1 reported to the PMO where he

rendered a written sworn statement attesting to

the incident. Subject #1 was escorted by his

unit to the PMO where he was advised of hislegal rights, which he waived rendered a written

sworn statement admitting to the offense.

Subject #1 was processed and released to

his unit. KNP was notied of the incident but

declined jurisdiction. This is an alcohol related

incident. Investigation continues by Military

Police Investigators.

USAG-Yongsan:Assault Consummated by Battery

on a Korean National;Subject #1,

Subject #3, and Subject #4 were involved in a

verbal altercation which turned physical when

Subject #1 and Subject #2 struck Subject

#3 and Subject #4 in the face and body an

unknown number of times. Subject #3 and

Subject #4 then struck Subject #1 and Subject

#2. There were no injuries reported. Bothparties were apprehended by Korean National

Police and transported to the KNP Station

where they were charged with Assault. Subject

#1 and Subject #2 were released into Military

Police custody on a CJ Form 2. Subject #1

and Subject #2 were transported to the PMO

where they were advised of their legal rights

which they invoked. Subject #1 and Subject

#2 were placed on International Hold. Subject

#2 was issued Show Cause Memorandum and

his passport was conscated. Subject #1 and

Subject #2 were released to Subject #1s unit.

This is a nal report.

USAG-Humphreys:Traffic Accident Without Injury;

Damage to Private Property; Inattentive

Driving; Subject #1, operating a Privately

Owned Vehicle, while driving inattentively,

failed to observe Victim #1s Privately Owned

Vehicle and struck Victim #1s vehicle. Subject

#1s vehicle sustained no visible damages.

Damage to Victim #1s vehicle consisted of

dents, scratches and paint transfer on the rear

bumper. Korean National Police was notied

of the incident but declined jurisdiction. Both

parties reported utilization of their seatbelts.

Estimated Cost of Damage is unknown.

USAG-Daegu:Underage Drinking; Subject #1 was

observed intoxicated at Chogasamgan

restaurant. Upon arrival of Military Police,

an odor of alcoholic beverages was detected

emitting from Subject #1s person. A checkof Subject #1s ID card revealed he was

under the legal age to consume alcoholic

beverages. Subject #1 was transported

to the PMO where he was administered a

Portable Breathalyzer Test, with a result of

0.196% Blood Alcohol Content. Subject #1

was processed and released to his sponsor.

This is a nal report.

MP Blot t er

In Korean cuisine, various dumplings are called mandu. There many different types of mandus: kimchi madu (stuffed kimchi), mulmandu (water

mandu), manduguk (mandu soup), steamed mandu, and gunmandu of yaki mandu (fried mandu). Mandu a re usually served with a dipping sauce

made of soy sauce and vinegar. In this picture is steamed mandu lled with meat and vegetables. U.S. Army photo by Debbie Hong

Source: www.korea.net, www.seoulselection.com, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net No endorsement implied.


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By Col. Terry D. Hodges

U.S. Army Garrison Daegu Commander

What do you think o when you hear the termI? Inormation echnology encompasses a widearray o sotware and hardware applications, andhow that technology is used. For those o us in theInstallation Management business, this technology isat the very center o nearly every acet o our daily livesand what we do at work, home and play.

I know that more than three-quarters o you usesome sort o I to communicate, whether it is throughthe Internet or other electronic means. Maybe its notso easy to tweet here in Korea, but Facebook, Flickrand Youube sites are all key means we use here at thestrategic and enduring hub o U.S. Army GarrisonDaegu and Area IV to keep you in touch with thepulse o the community.

And this is not just or those o you at home. TeDepartment o Deense, in a February 2010 memo,has required DOD unclassied networks to be able toaccess Internet-based social networking sites like thoseI mentioned above and MySpace, witter as well asGoogle Apps.

wo great examples o how important a vibrantand active presence on sites such as Facebook is, camerecently here at USAG Daegu. A short time ago wehad to cancel classes at Daegu American School dueto a snow storm, and last weekend there was a casualtyto the water system at one o our installations, due toan accident that occurred on Saturday evening. TeGarrison Web site has been down due to technical

problems so we were aced with a dilemma how tonotiy the community o what was happening?

Sure we could put it on AFN and the commandchannel, but realistically, this is not reaching those 75percent that get their news via I! So what did wedo? In a word: Facebook. Our Directorates o PublicWorks and Logistics were able to pass inormationvia cell phone to Garrison leadership and the Public Aairs Ocer, and that inormation was madeIMMEDIAELY available on our Facebook page(and on the Garrison witter eed too!), whether itwas 10 p.m. Saturday night, or 2 and 6 a.m. Sundaymorning, right through when the repairs were nallycompleted.

And judging rom the reaction, people sure werelistening! At least, those people who are ans o theGarrison Facebook page. And shame on you i youlive, work or play in the USAG Daegu and Area IVcommunity and youre not a an. You should be! JustGoogle USAG Daegu Facebook and join us! Whileyoure at it, nd our witter page too so you can ollowus there as well.

O course, while all these methods are good, I knowthat or every application we use now, theres anotherone we havent keyed on or seen on the horizon, so wehave to stay sharp and adapt to these new technologies. As Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, IMCOM Commanding

General says, each generation o Soldiers brings avaluable, new perspective to the Army. It is up to usto stay in step with communication capabilities thatare in synch with a quality o lie commensurate withservice.

As we continue to grow into our role as one oKoreas enduring hubs, I am dedicated to using thepower o this new technology to keep the Daegu andArea IV community o choice in the know or oneessential reason because it will help us to ulll ourpromise to support all Service Members, Families and Army Civilians with the quality programs and saecommunities that meet their needs while enablingthem to thrive and maintain resiliency.

Col. Terry D. Hodges U.S. Army photo

The PATRIOT EXPRESS has returned to Korea to support inbound

and outbound duty passengers.

With that comes outstanding opportunities for Space Available

travel, via commercial chartered aircraft, to Japan and the West

Coast (Seattle). Flights depart Osan Air Force Base weekly, Tuesdays

and Thursdays. Duty Passengers (Permanent Change of Station or

Temporary Duty) will use the normal process of visiting the local

commercial travel ofce.

For those needing Space Available assistance, contact the Osan

Passenger Terminal for details at DSN 315-784-1854 or 31-661-1129.

Transportation to Osan from USAG Yongsan is provided

from Moyer Recreation Center via the regular scheduled base

shuttles at various times throughout the day.

PATRIOT EXPRESS


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Secretary of the Army visits PBC on Casey

Secretary of the Army John McHugh (center) greets Chris Bradford, Red Cloud Garrison Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation director; Linda Hough,Army Community Services director, and Lindsay Ejnik, Pear Blossom Cottage manager, during his visit to Casey Garrison May 3. The secretary wasjoined on visit by Brig. Gen. Terry Ferrell (right), 2nd Infantry Division deputy commanding general (maneuver) and Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., commander,Eighth U.S. Army (behind). During the secretarys brief visit to the cottage he learned about tour normalization efforts and how the cottage is assistingfamily members in the once family member restricted area. U.S. Army photo by Kevin Jackson

By Pvt. Jamal Walker

USAG-RC Public Affairs

DONGDUCHEON CITY A new

agreement between Dongducheon City,Casey Garrison and the Directorate oEmergency Services is now making it easieror Status o Forces Agreement cardholdersin Red Cloud Garrison to register theirprivately owned vehicles.

he memorandum o agreement wassigned April 28 in Dongducheon City Hallby Col. Larry Pepper Jackson, Red CloudGarrison commander, and Yu In-seon,acting mayor o Dongducheon, will enableSoldiers and Civilians to complete theirautomobile registration at Casey Garrisonand eliminate an unnecessary trip to Seoul.Te Vehicle Registration Oce is locatedin the Pass and ID oice inside Casey

Garrisons Maude Hall.Trough this MOA we are strengtheningour mutual riendship between DongducheonCity and the U.S. Army serving in Korea,

Yu said.In the past, Red Cloud Garrison personnel

needing to register their vehicles had to makean appointment at the Vehicle Registrationoce on Camp Kim in Seoul.

Elliott Bradley, Red Cloud Garrison DESdeputy director, said the process could takean entire business day rom traveling to theSeoul, waiting in lines, and lling out the

necessary documents.Historically all personnel in Red Cloud

had to go to Yongsan, no matter what, toregister a vehicle, he said. Beore tournormalization began, we started workingon how we can serve our customers betterhere in Red Cloud Garrison.

We worked with the city ocials andasked them to support us with registeringSOFA plated vehicles.

Te city acted on the garrisons requestby hiring a dedicated agent to handle SOFAvehicle registration. Te agent will collectthe registration documents rom DES andthen submit them to the Dongducheonransportation Administration Division

every uesday. License plates and supportingregistration documents will be issued onTursdays.

Te cost o registration is 3,000 Korean won, according to ocials in the VehicleRegistration Oce. Te ee cannot be paidin U.S. dollars.

We are trying to save time and provideeverything Soldiers will need to register their

vehicles on Casey, Bradley said about thenew registration renewal process.

We are indeed truly proud and happyto allow our Soldiers and Civilians toregister their vehicles in the garrisoninstead o going to Camp Kim, Jacksonsaid. Instead o taking a two-hour trip to

POV registration now open on Casey

Seoul, now personnel can simply take aquick ride to Casey Garrison and registertheir vehicles, which I know is veryconvenient or our Soldiers and Civiliansin the garrison. Tis, once again, showsthe strength o our riendship with theKorean people.

Yu In-seon, acting mayor of Dongducheon (left) and Col. Larry Pepper Jacksonsign an Memorandum of Agreement for vehicle registration in Dongducheon CityHall. The Vehicle Registration Ofce is located in the Pass and ID ofce inside

Casey Garrisons Maude Hall. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jamal Walker


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News & Notes

Did You Know?

The DODEA School at Casey will

be completed July 31. It will hold

a maximum of 324 Kindergarten

through grade eight students.

Construction has already begun.

USAG-RC Now on Facebook

You can now find USAG-RC on

Facebook. http://www.Facebook.

com/pages/APO/USAG-Red-

Cloud/246854871491.

Dongducheon LQA increase

The U.S. Department of State

has approved a Living Quarters

Allowance increase of almost

$10,000 annually effective May

9 for civilian employees living in

Dongducheon. The increased

LQA rates do not apply to people

who have already entered into a

legally binding leasing contract.

The additional monetary allowance

will be available when a lease

agreement is renegotiated. Visit

http://aoprals.state.gov/ to see the

LQA table.

Casey, Red Cloud,

Stanley Night Bus

Red Cloud Garrison will be providing

a night bus that will run among Casey

Garrison, Red Cloud Garrison and

Camp Stanley at midnight and 1

a.m. effective May 14. It will operate

on a 60-day test basis to evaluate

ridership. See the newsletter forthe complete schedule. For more

information, call 732-6662.

Power Outage

There will be a power outage on

Camp Stanley May 15 from 7 a.m.

to noon. For more information, call

732-9103.

PX, Commissary Case Lot Sale

The Casey Garrison Post Exchange

and Commissary will have a case lot

and sales event May 15-16 from 10

a.m. in the Casey PX/Commissary

parking lot. For more information,

call 732-6263.

235th Army Birthday Ball

Tickets for the 235th Army Birthday

Ball June 11 at Seoul Grand

Hyatt Ballroom are available from

respective unit Army Birthday Ball

representatives.

Morning Calm Correction

On Page 5 of the May 7 edition of the

Morning Calm information related

to the Patriot Express was in error.

To clarify, this mission is not free,

rather only taxes and fees will be

charged. To correct the statement,

This mission is a military charteright (commercial aircraft) that ies

in and out of Osan Air Base twice

a week. The Morning Calm editor

for Red Cloud Garrison regrets the

error.

Christian Gasper, son of Pfc. William and Lauren Gasper, enjoys the cakeserved during the Military Spouse Appreciation Day gathering at the Red CloudGarrisons Pear Blossom Cottage May 7. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mardicio

Barrot

Wives given coins for Spouse Appreciation DayBy Pfc. Mardicio Barrot


RED CLOUD GARRISON Spouseswere awarded coins or their contributions

and sacrices they have made or Soldiersduring a Military Spouse Appreciation Daygathering at the Red Cloud Garrisons PearBlossom Cottage May 7.

Te spouses gathered to celebrate theday with ood, ellowship and un. Teytalked about some o their struggles andsacrices and how they have overcome themto support their Soldier.

For their contributions throughoutthe years, each o the spouses received acoin rom Command Sgt. Maj. Peter D.Burrowes, 2nd Inantry Division, commandsergeant major. Tey also received a bago goodies including a purse, makeup,perume and other items rom Ken Limtiaco,

Area I Army and Air Force Exchange Servicegeneral manager.

Military spouses should be appreciatedevery day, said Donna Winzenried, wie oCommand Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Winzenreid,U.S. Forces Korea, Combined ForcesCommand and 8th U.S. Army commandsergeant major. We travel, cook, clean andvolunteer. Some wives are pregnant andthey have to move to oreign places like

Korea to have their child. And even withall these tasks, we are still there to comortour Soldiers when they get home and cheerthem up when they have a hard day.

hat point wasnt lost on 2IDs topenlisted Soldier. Burrowes said he isvery grateul or the spouses and all theycontribute to the morale o Soldiers.

Te spouses play a big role in a Soldierslie, Burrowes said. For a Soldier tohave someone who can give them a highvolume o comort and support can be veryupliting.

Te spouse appreciation event concludedwith cake and punch, and a rae or a reemanicure and pedicure at a nail salon.

304th cleans up Songsan-dong

Soldiers from the 304th Signal Battalion at Camp Stanley and civilians from Songsan-dong work to beautify theville outside gate 2 May 1. The event is part of a spring cleanup effort that includes planting shrubs and generalbeautication. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jamal Walker


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Capt. Amanda McGuire, Red Cloud Garrison veterinarian demonstrates howto give a dog CPR during the Pet First Aid and CPR class sponsored by theAmerican Red Cross on Casey Garrison May 1. U.S. Army photo by JimCunningham

By Jim Cunningham


CASEY GARRISON What i youreturned home rom work and ound yourpet schnauzer laying on the oor and notbreathing? Would you know how to checki he has a heartbeat or is breathing? Hemay have only minutes or seconds to live.,

Wwould you know what to do?o most o us, swapping saliva with

our pets trying to give them mouth tomouth resuscitation, or CardiopulmonaryResuscitation as it is known to the medical

world, is not a savory thought. But or RedCloud Veterinarian Capt. Amanda McGuireit is a normal and easy thing to do.

Animals have become amily membersover the years, she said. Tey have becomevery important as support, stress relievers;there are a lot o benets to having animals,and we eel close to our pets. People want tokeep them around as long as possible, they

want to do the best they can or them, andpart o that is being prepared in the evento an emergency so they can provide initialtreatment to get them to the next level ocare with their veterinarian.

Te American Red Cross saw the needto provide a class o instruction about howto give pets rst aid and CPR., and LeahBarber, the assistant station manager onCasey Garrison, decided to sponsor the

class as one o the annual rst aid and CPR

Pet owners learnpet CPR, frst aid

classes they ofer.Tis class is one o a series we ofertraining Soldiers and amily members howto give emergency aid, to amily members ortheir pets she said. We do this class or thesame reasons we do human CPR.

Barber explains when she teaches ahuman rst aid and CPR class, she says shehopes no one will have to be in the situation

when a amily member requires emergencycare, but these are the essential skills theyshould have to, maybe, save a lie, humanor pet.

As much as you probably dont want toswap spit with your dog, i you see your dogchoking you will be able to do somethingabout it, she said. It think this is importantor a lot o people.

Tere are hygienic methods to perormingCPR on animals, and it isnt as unsavory asone might imagine, McGuire explains.

here are a lot o techniques, shesaid. It is not only the mouth to mouthresuscitation we teach, there is also thebandaging o wounds and responses to otherinjuries and other rst aid techniques. CPRis not a technique that is used oten.

Tere is a limit to what kind o pets thecourse will cover, McGuire says, the courseis mainly or cats and dogs.

Te class is ocused on cats and dogs;these are the primary pets people have.,she said.

McGuire does admit that exotic animals

have become near regular as pets in the homeand some can have exotic problems.

Snakes can have problems such asegg impaction, she said. When you geta pet that is an exotic animal, go to yourveterinarian and get inormation about it.

Te class does instruct pet owners how todo many things that are similar to rst aidand CPR or humans. Tere are techniquesor compressing the chests o cats and dogs,

which will produce similar results as theHeimlich maneuver.

Just as it is important to have a good, wellstocked rst aid kit at home or humans, it isimportant also to have one or your pet, andperhaps one in your car as does McGuire.

I carry a rst aid kit similar to the one

we have in class so i I happen on an accident

when I am away rom the clinic or home, I can

apply frst aid, McGuire said.Tese kits have many useul things such

as bandages prepared especially or animalsbecause o their ur. Most animals have uir osome kind and a human bandage with glue onone side would not work well or a pet. Teyneed bandages that will work and hold on to

wounds in spite o ur or size o their limbs.And there is, or good reason, a plastic cover orgiving CPR to a dog or a cat. It is use by placingit over the nose area and blowing through ahole with your hands cupped over their snout.Tis is much better than the alternative.

Tis is becoming a popular class more andmore, McGuire said. More amily membersare coming to this area now and they are

bringing their pets.

By Jim Cunningham


CASEY GARRISON I you comethrough the ront gate at Casey Garrisonexpecting it to look like it did only three orour years ago, you will be surprised, saysCol. Larry Pepper Jackson, Red Cloudgarrison commander.

I someone told me there would be a

school here three years ago, I would have toldthem it was impossible. But now, as you cansee, we are developing not only a school, but

an entire city o services to support Soldiers,Civilians, and their Families, he said.

here are indeed many constructionprojects going on in Casey Garrison, and RedCloud Garrison, says Larry Baca, Directorateo Public Works chie o operations andmaintenance on Red Cloud Garrison.

It seems everywhere you look on thisgarrison there is some kind o constructiongoing on, he said.

Casey looks like a gold rush town romthe 1840s in Caliornia. Te frst things theybuilt were schools and churches.

Te DoDEA school is the top mostpriority project going on now, Baca said.Te Child Development Center is a closesecond. here are several constructionprojects ongoing here.

Four years prior to tour normalization,Area I, now dubbed Red Cloud Garrison,which comprises not only Red Cloud, butCasey Garrison, Camps Stanley, Mobile,Castle, Castle North, Hovey, Jackson and

Kwangsari, was a noncommand sponsoredduty area where Soldiers spent a one yearhardship tour. .

When Jackson took command June26, 2007, he started the ball rolling on acontinuous schedule o renovation andconstruction.

hree or our years ago this was adependent restricted area, Jackson said. Ione o you had mentioned to me as a garrisoncommander, hey Col. Pepper Jackson Iwant a kindergarten through eighth gradeschool, I would say, I dont think that willhappen... But now we have child youthservices programs and more coming in thenear uture.

Seven years ago in what was Area I , therewere seven services and they were spread outall over the area.

Everywhere you look, in all directions,there is new construction. It is a good thingbecause there are more and more amilieswith young children and school age childrencoming every day.

Indeed, services or amilies living within

Red Cloud Garrison are growing as ast asthe new renovations and construction is tosupport them.

Ater driving onto Casey or walkingthrough the walk-in gate, the frst thingpeople will see is many square acres o newrenovation and construction. aking thefrst let rom the gate will bring you uponthe new Department o Deense Education Activity school, which will educate more

than 300 kindergarten through eighth gradechildren.

Standing just north o the Best Club inthe Army, the Gateway Club on Casey, asit was heralded by the Army or 2009, is themiddle o downtown Casey, as Jackson isond o saying.

here you will see the new ChildDevelopment Center building, the Child Youth Center, the Army CommunityCenter, and Maude Hall, which houses allthe services Soldiers, Civilians and amilymembers need to get situated in Korea.

I am really proud o all the things wehave been able to accomplish, Jacksonsaid. We take care o our own in Warrior

Country, and we cannot rest on our laurels,there is so much more to do here becausewhat we are really trying to do or us, the2ID Soldiers, Civilians and all the olks whowork here, is bridge this gap o fve yearsuntil we get to Humphreys. In the meantimeIm going to make sure we live in the samequality o lie you would fnd on any othergarrison anywhere in the world.

Tour normalization construction busy on Casey

Construction on the new Casey school began in February and will be completedin time for the 2010-2011 school year. U.S. Army photo by Rob Haynes


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http://yongsan.korea.army.milUSAG YONGSANArm y s top genera l aw ards Yongsan w i t h ACOE bronze aw ardBy Dan ThompsonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

ARLINGTON, Va. op Army leaderspresented U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan withthe 2010 Army Communities o Excellence

Bronze Award during a ceremony at thePentagon May 4.

Army Chie o Sta Gen. George Caseypresented Garrison Commander Col.Dave Hall and Command Sgt. Maj.Ralph Rusch with a bronze trophy andbanner. Te highlight o the event came

when Installation Management CommandCommander Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch presentedthe Yongsan team a check or $250,000.Te ACOE competition is held annually

to recognize the top Army communities worldwide using a rigorous selectionprocess analyzing eiciency, customersatisaction and adherence to the ArmyFamily Covenant.

For over 60 years, I have lived on Armyinstallations; I was an Army brat. Tingsonly continue to get better, said Casey. Heapplauded Yongsan and the other winnersor investing tax dollars more eciently

with excellent results.Lynch personally thanked the garrison

commanders or ensuring a quality o liethat measures to the quality o our Soldiers,Families and civilians.

Te event marked the third time in asmany years that Yongsan placed as an

ACOE inalist in the highly selectivecompetition, which recognized a total o

only eight installations around the world.It also marks the second time in three yearsthat the Garrison has taken home cash toreinvest in the community.

In 2008, USAG Yongsan won $750,000as the ACOE Tird Place Winner. Tevictory money went towards quality olie improvements, like the newly opened

Yongsan Family Park on X Corps Blvd.Our motto at Yongsan is Here or you,

and the act that we have made it to ACOEthree years in a row is really an indicator thatour community is thriving, Hall said. Weare supporting the Army Family Covenantright here in the middle o Seoul, wheremany o the amilies coming to Korea callhome.Hall credits the USAG Yongsan team or

joining the ACOE club each year duringhis command. Its tough to get to the top;its tougher to stay there, he said. Tis isthe third consecutive year weve reached this

level. I am very proud. I may be the one whoreceives the trophy, but really this awardbelongs to all o you in the community. Icouldnt think o a better way to concludemy command here than to earn this tophonor along with all o you.

Te 2010 ACOE winners are:Gold Winner U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Army Garrison Fort Campbell, Ky.Silver Winners Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey (left) presents Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hall with the 2010

Army Communities of Excellence Bronze Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon May 4. U.S. Armyphoto by David McNally See ACOE, Page 12

By Pfc. Choe Yong-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON oby Keith and hi s band rockedthe stage inside Collier FieldHouse April 29 with more than1,500 community memberspacking the house to enjoy theperormance.

Te American Music Awards winning singer-song writer

oby Keith has traveled tomore than 10 countries andperormed or over 140,000Servicemembers since his frstUnited Service Organizationstour in 2002. Tis time, Keithvisited Korea as part o hiseighth USO tour.

On behal o USO, ArmyForces Entertainment, U.S.

Army Garrison Yongsan andFMWR, you are the lucky1,500 so I ask everyone to bemindul and respectul, as wellas motivated and fred up, saidGarrison Commander Col.

Dave Hall as he introducedKeith. Now here comes patriot,awesome entertainer, dessert-daddy oby Keith!As the show began, the crowd

chanted oby! oby!, whiletaking pictures o Keith and

his band, stomping the groundand dancing to the rhythm ohis guitar.

Im rom Oklahoma so Ima big an o oby, said 524thMilitary Intelligence BattalionChie Warrant Oicer BeauChristenson. I like him talkingabout soldiers in songs like anAmerican Soldier to reach outto many installations, even incombat zones. My avorite one

is Shouldve been a Cowboy.We want everyone to enjoy a

taste o home rom the UnitedStates, see shows like they

wouldve seen back there, lettheir hair down to have a greattime, and remind them thatpeople back home are thinkingo and always supporting them,said USO tour manager BettyNaylor.

A t e r t h e 9 0 m i n u t eperormance, 8th U.S. ArmyCommander Lt. Gen. Joseph Fil

Jr. who rated the concert as hislietime number one, and Col.

Hall presented Keith a specialdragon trophy as a symbol o

Yongsans appreciation.Keith and his band will perorm

next in Germany on his annual14-day USO tour. Singer Toby Keith and his band rock the stage while more than 1,500 community members packed the Collier Field

House to enjoy Keiths performance April 29. U.S. Army photo bySpc. Richard Canfeld

Singer Toby Ke i t h roc k s Yongsan


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For a complete list of community

information news and notes, visit the

USAG-Yongsan ofcial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

Walker Center Reservation Required

Reservations are required to stay at the

Walker Center. Email walkercenter@korea.

army.mil for the required reservation form.

Home School Play DateThe event is on May 20, noon - 1 p.m. at

Child, Youth and School Services building.

Meet and Greet Learn about CYSS Support.

For information, call 738-5556.

ACS Community Outreach

ACS Outreach Program will set an information

table at the USAG Yongsan Commissary to

provide information about the programs and

events available in the community. The next

event is on May 21, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

at USAG-Y Commissary. For information, call

738-7123.

Table Tennis Tournament

The tournament is on May 20, 6 - 8 p.m. at

Moyer Community Activities Center. For


Healthcare Advisory Council Meeting

Please join us the 3rd Wednesday of

every month to discuss how we can

improve health care. The meeting is

held at Brian Allgood Army Community

Hospital Command Conference Room. For


Live Band Music Night

The Infinity band performs publicly every

Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. - 12:30

a.m. at Harveys Lounge. For information,

call 723-5678.

Spectacular Cosmic Bowling

The Live DJ is on Friday at 9:30 p.m -

noon and on Saturday at 9 p.m - noon. atYongsan Lanes. For information, call 723

- 7830.

Free Aerobics Classes

The classes are on Monday, Wednesday

and Friday - 6 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 4:45 p.m.,

6 p.m. at Collier Field House, and on

Tuesday, Thursday - 6 p.m. at K-16. For


Free Spinning Bike Classes

The classes are on Monday - 5:15 p.m.,

Tuesday - 6 a.m., 5:15 p.m., Wednesday

- 6 a.m., 6:30 p.m., and Thursday - 6

a.m., 6:30 p.m. at Collier Field House. For


Protect Your Teen from Rx Drug Abuse According to an annual survey by the

Partnership for a Drug Free America,

one in five teens has abused prescription

medication, and one in ten has abused

over-the-counter cough medication.

Surprised? Need advice about a teen who

may already be abusing meds? Call the

Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling

Services for confidential advice at 738-

4579.

Tobacco Cessation ClassesDo you want to quit smoking? We are here to

help with ongoing smoking cessation classesevery Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the TMC. The classes

will start on March 18, 2010 and end on Feb. 8,2011. For more information, call 736-6693.

Scholarships Available

Visit http://yongsan.korea.army.mil and click onthe 2010 Scholarships button.

5 0 f i r m s p a r t i c i p at e i n A CS j o b f a i r By Cpl. Kim Hyung-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON ArmyCommunity Service, Civilian Personnel

Advisory Center and Army Career andAlumni Program hosted a job air at theMain Post Exchange parking lot April 30

where more than 50 organizations werelooking or talent among retirees, civilians

and military spouses.Over 100 organizations were contacted

and 50 frms like Dell Computers, L-3Communications and FedEx attended.

We like to support our military,Intelligent Decis ions, Paci ic RimOperations Director John Sanders said.Yongsan has good skill ed people that welook or, and the numbers o job applicantsat Yongsan are quite noteworthy.Several o the organizations were Korean

based companies searching or applicantswho could assist their organizations dueto the applicants ability to speak English,

Yongsans Army Community ServiceDirector Diane Foster said.

Im getting out o the military prettysoon and I want to fnd something inKorea that will improve mysel, said Sgt.

Amanda Snowden rom Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 501stMilitary Intelligence Brigade (SUSLAK).I hope to work in the intelligence feld,something that will allow me to use my

Intelligent Decisions, Pacic Rim Operations Director John Sanders (left) and Staff Sgt. Michael

Parks, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, look at a resume at

the ACS job fair April 30. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Kim Hyung-joon

M i l i t a r y Sp o u s e s s h a r e s t o r i e s o f f a m i l yBy Cpl. Kim Hyung-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Deploymentsnot only challenge Soldiers, but Spouses as

well. In recognition o that act, U.S. ArmyGarrison Yongsan held its 2010 MilitarySpouse Appreciation Day Ceremony May 7.Deputy Garrison Commander Paul Cramer

and Joanne Sharp, the wie o United StatesForces Korea Commander Gen. Walter Sharp,

were on hand to express their appreciation.odays ceremony is an opportunity to

celebrate Military Spouses throughout the Armed Forces and especially pay tributeto those in our Community, recognizingtheir unwavering sacrifce, dedication andsupport, said Yongsans Army CommunityService Director Diane Foster. We will bepresenting the Awards or the Military Spouse

Appreciation Essay Contest. Servicemembers

had the opportunity to write in their ownwords why they appreciate their Spouse andSpouses could write what it means to them tobe a Military Spouse.

Tere were a total o 12 entries and the 1stplace winner was Sgt. Maj. Ronald Macauley,Special Operations Command Korea; the 2ndplace winner was 1st Lt. Edwin Maldonado,Headquarters and Headquarters Company,Special roops Battalion Korea; the 3rdplace winner was Sgt. Angel Cruzvazquez, 202

Aviation Regiment Korea.he reason I appreciate my Military

Spouse so much is because when I enlistedin the military I swore an oath to uphold theConstitution and protect our country, the

1st place winner Sgt. Maj. Macauley shared

Sgt. Angel Cruzvazquez from 202 Aviation Regiment - Korea, the essay contest 3rd place winner, poses

with his baby and his Spouse, Ashley, during 2010 Military Spouse Appreciation Day CeremonyMay 7. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Kim Hyung-joon

in his essay. However, little did my Spouseknow that she also took an unwritten oathto a lie o a Military Spouse that can only bedescribed as a roller coaster ride.

Not once has she complained about themany challenges military lie brings. As allMilitary Spouses do, she has encounteredmore in her short time in the military thanmost conventional households will ace in alietime, Macauley added.Im very proud o the act that my husband

is in the Army, said Peachy Macauley, wieo Sgt. Maj. Macauley. And Im proud o

my amily and our Community that we live

in. As long as I have those, I will travelanywhere.

She says it is very gratiying being aMilitary Spouse and more people shouldconsider it i they are able.Dont think twice, just do it! Obviously,

there are a lot o good that comes withit and there are also a lot o stress andhardship, but its all worth it in theend.

Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hallpraised Military Spouses or the sacriicesthey make and all that they do to make

Yongsan a Community o Excellence.

Korean skills and my English skills.Several Servicemembers could be

observed visiting many o the booths.Some were retiring and looking oremployment, Foster added. Some

were thinking o End erm o Serviceand wanted to test their marketability.

And several Family Members andspouses attended the job air seekingemployment.

Foster also said candidates who cameprepared with a resume and had time to

do an interview were well positioned tofnd a job.Job seekers can learn more about

upcoming job airs by visiting ACS, CPACor APAC oces or calling 738-8977. Te

ACS oces are open Monday to Fridayrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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Rivers ide rugby matc h spot t ed

Some rugby players enjoy the warmer temperatures while playing rugby down by the Han River May 8. Courtesyphoto by Victoria Osullivan Myers

See yourself in the Morning Calm when you become a USAG-Yongsan Facebook Fan. Just post your travel photos to our page with

a quick description covering who, what, when, where and why and well see you in the paper. - Your Yongsan PAO team

By Cpl. Kim Hyung-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

Ground Rulesfor Childr en

What do you believe the appropriate age is for children to play

unsupervised? What ground rules do you set for your kids be-

fore they are able to venture out solo? Find out what more

than 3,000 Yongsan community members are talking about by

becoming a USAG-Yongsan Facebook Fan at facebook.com/

youryongsan! (Comments are kept in their original form)

Amber Scamardo

Facebook Fan

All children mature at a different rate. Some can be trust-

ed more then others. My 8 year old is very responsible

but I still will not leave her alone. Its not really her choices

that scare me. There are too many things that can happen

when they are left unattended. You have to factor in other

children, adults or anyone who would harm them. It only

takes seconds for something to go wrong!

Kowanda RyanMcBride

Facebook Fan

There has to be guidelines that are enforced. I under-

stand that people mature at different rates. I believe

that children 6 and under should be ddirectly super-

vised. At what age do schools allow children to walk to

school by themeselves? Maybe that is an acceptable

age to let children play unsupervised for short periods

of time.

Hired! celebrates frst-ever graduates

By Pfc. Choe Yong-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON More than two dozenU.S. Army Garrison Yongsan youths and their employerscelebrated the successul completion o the frst-ever Hired!Program, with a party at the Main Post Club April 8.

Te twelve week program gives youths a chance to gainreal-world work experience to jump-start their careers. Hired!recognized each participant o its frst quarterly term witha certifcate o completion, and a $500 stipend unded byKansas State University.My job was working at the Bowling Center and it helps me

be more social and learn dierent experiences that Ive never

had beore, said Seoul American High School sophomoreGiovanna Perez. I have a ew riends who already started

working and I will recommend the program to anotherlater.

As the party began, three students spoke about whatthey achieved and how they benefted through the Hired!Program.

As an apprentice at Army Community Service, I had anopportunity to learn the tasks o oce work. Being my frstactual job, I was taught how to move mysel up to any careerthat I want to pursue, said SAHS senior Angela Rivera.Te training helps me prepare or each aspect o the career,starting rom how to build a proper resume and learning theetiquette o job interviews.

Additionally, she emphasized that with the help opreparation specialist Ms. Lauren Jenkins, they all succeeded

25 Yongsan youths show off their certicates of completion for graduating the Hired! Program at the Main Post Club April 8. U.S. Army

photo by Pfc. Choe Yong-joon

See HIRED, Page 12

Brenna Bonds

Facebook Fan

I think 10 is an appropriate age. My kids are 6 and 8

and I dont quite feel comfortable having them unsu -

pervised. Some ground rules would be to remind them

that they cant leave the play area without telling me

where they are going, and dont talk to strangers.

Brandann Rachela

Hill-Mann

Facebook Fan

Ill be generous and say younger than they need to beto ride the bus unsupervised, but I guess I am in the

minority there. I trust mine to play at eight (but defi -

nitely hold to that ten and older rule for the bus, which

I dont see being enforced). The ground rules are that

she doesnt leave the area where I believe her to be

and she stays with the people I believe her to be with.

Time limits and meeting places are important as well.


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the students or completing their jobssuccessully.

he responsibility that children learnrom their irst job is something they

will carry on orever, he said. hereason why we support this program onour Garrison is that the Hired! program

allows us to get high school studentsinto actual job situations with somecompensation.

For questions concerning the nextHired! Youth Program, contact Hired!

Workorce Preparation Specialist LaurenJenkins at 738-8113/2310.

ACOE from Page 9

Folks, we have done it again! Forthe third time in as many years,

we have achieved excellence byplacing in the exclusiveArmy

Communities o Excellence!On May 4, Chie o Sta o the Army

Gen. George Casey and InstallationManagement Command Commander Lt.Gen. Rick Lynch presented me and my sta

with a trophy andcommemorativefag at the Pentagonh o n o r i n g o u rBronze Award.Our Bronze Award

victory has wonthe community a$250,000 prize,

which we p lanto reinvest intomaking Yongsane v e n b e t t e r . Ic a n n o t b e g i nto tell you howhonored I am tobe the commandero such a greatcommunity.

Te Army Communities o Excellencecompetition is the gold standard orinstallation management. It measureshow well the Garrison sta and supportoces meet the needs o our communitymembers.

A lot o very hard work went into making

this day a reality. Te nomination processis vigorous.

As a community that is Here or you,we have been keeping our Army FamilyCovenant promise by: --Standardizingand unding existing Family programs andservices --Improving Soldier and Familyhousing --Ensuring excellence in schools,youth services and child care --Expanding

e d u c a t i o n a n de m p l o y m e n topportunities orFamily members.

Our victory means were on the righttrack and makingthe right decisions

with your valuable

eedback. I am proudto live and work inone o the top U.S.

Army communitiesin the world. I hopeyou are too. As mycommand at Yongsandraws to a close, Icannot thank you

enough or your support in making us aCommunity o Excellence three years in arow. We could not do it without you.

I you would like to suggest how wecan best use that $250K to spend wiselyon community-oriented programs, pleaseanswer our Facebook Question o the Week

at www.acebook.com/youryongsan.

Truly Here for you

I cannot thank you

enough for your support

in making us a Commu-

nity of Excellence three

years in a row.

Col. Dave HallUSAG Yongsan

Commander

U.S. Army Garrison Fort Campbell, Ky. U.S. Garrison Fort Hood, TexasBronze Winners U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leavenworth,Kan. U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen, TheNetherlands U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Republic ofKoreaExemplary Practice Winners U.S. Army Garrison Detroit Arsenal, Mich.

U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson,Colo. U.S. Army Garrison Fort Detrick, Md. U.S. Army Garrison Fort Drum, N.Y. U.S. Garrison Fort Rucker, Ala. U.S. Garrison JapanSpecial Category Winners Minnesota, Army National Guard Army Reserves, 1st Mission SupportCommand, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico


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But, we are stretched, Casey acknowledged,pointing out that Army amilies eel a great dealo that strain.

We were asking them to endure [a]signicantly greater burden than they signed upor, Casey said. So, we doubled the amount omoney dedicated to amily programs. We alsoaccelerated the growth o the Army.

Te original plus-up or the Army wassupposed to be nished in 2012. But amiliesthought that was too ar into the uture, Caseysaid. Deense Secretary Robert M. Gates, hesaid, allowed the service to speed up recruitingor the larger orce. Te Army nished its plus-up last year.

Tat additional growth has really helpedus, the general added. Some 94,000 Americanservicemembers are in Iraq, and 87,000 are in

Aghanistan. Casey said roughly 90 percento the soldiers in the Army have deployed, are

in units with orders to deploy, or are in basictraining and advanced individual training.Everybody is moving toward the ght, Caseysaid.

Asked i the Army is ready to implementchanges i Congress repeals the law that barsopenly gay soldiers rom serving, Casey said heneeds to wait or the results o a study that Gatescommissioned to investigate that question.

Jeh C. Johnson, the Deense Departmentsgeneral counsel, and Army Gen. Carter F. Ham,commander o U.S. Army Europe, are leadingthe study panel.

We dont know what we need to do yet,Casey said. Tis will take shape between nowand the rst o December.

By LTC John Rhodes

I command the United Nations CommandSecurity Battalion - Joint Security Area at CampBonias, Korea. For the nearly two years o mycommand, we thankully have not seen a singlemalaria case. We know malaria exists in our areao operations because a Republic o Korea Armybattalion here conrmed 13 cases in 2008 andnine in 2009. We live on the same camp withthat ROK Army battalion and they support us

CASEY from Page 2A commanders thoughts on malaria prevention

daily in our mission to provide protection andsecurity or the JSA in the Demilitarized Zonebetween North and South Korea.

Here is what I have done to protect myseland Soldiers rom malaria on our camp andat the DMZ and JSA. We began by dippingand spraying our Army Combat Uniorms inpermethrin on April 15 to have two uniormsprotected by May 1. On the rst uesday ater April 15, we began taking our anti-malarialmedicine to allow it to ully protect us. Te

battalion takes the malaria medicine everyuesday at our physical training ormationunder direct supervision. Our medicalsection provides assistance during this weeklyevent and every Soldier signs or their pilland takes the pill immediately aterwards,directly in ront o the medical staf.

Wearing pemethrin impregnateduniorms and taking supervised anti-malarial medication are my keys to ensuringthe prevention o malaria in the DMZ.


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65th Medical Brigade offers tness programs

Security Battalion leaders invited to visit Blue House

By Ms. Marianne Campano65th Medical Brigade

May is National Sports and Fitness

Month, a great time to jump start yourtness program or improve your existingone. Exercise strengthens your heart andlungs, increases lexibility, strengthensmuscles, relieves stress, improves yourappearance and burns calories. It lowersyour blood pressure and lessens your risk orheart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension,and colon and breast cancers. For ServiceMembers tness is not only critical to theiroverall liestyle, but it is important to themission.

In 2008, the US Department o Healthand Human Services issued its rst-everPhysical Activity Guidelines or Americans.Tey describe the types and amounts o

physical activity that oer substantial healthbenets to Americans. Tese guidelines weredeveloped in response to the overweightand obesity epidemic in the United Statesand the lack o physical activity. Only 3 in10 adults get the recommended amount ophysical activity. According to the Centersor Disease Control and Prevention, in2007-2008, the age-adjusted prevalenceor overweight and obesity combined (BMI25) were 68.0%. Tis current inactivity levelputs the population at unnecessary risk. Teguidelines recommend that:

- Children and adolescents (aged

By 2nd Lt. Greg Gifford

United Nations Command Security Battalion-Joint Security Area Public Affairs

SEOUL Te South Korean Presidential Security Service invited United Nations Command SecurityBattalion-Joint Security Area leaders or a tour o the Blue House (Cheongwadae), the executive ofce and ofcialresidence o South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

PSS personnel guided the Republic o Korea and U.S. Army ofcers through the grounds o Cheongwadaeand explained the mission they perorm. Te Blue House visit was designed to urther enhance the relationshipbetween the PSS and the JSA Security Battalion.

6-17) do one hour or more o physicalactivity every day. (Most o the 1 hour shouldbe moderate or vigorous intensity aerobicphysical activity.) Muscle strengthening and

bone-strengthening activity should alsobe incorporated at least 3 days perweek.

- Adults (aged 18-64)should do at a minimumtwo hours and 30 minuteso moderate-intensity, or1 hour and 15 minutes aweek o vigorous intensityaerobic physical activity per week. Adults should alsodo muscle-strengtheningactivities that involve allmajor muscle groups ontwo or more days. heserequirements should be easily

met by Service Members aspart o their ongoing physicaltness training.

- Older adults aged 65and older should ollow the adultguidelines unless limited by chronicconditions or physical abilities. Teyshould be as physically active as theirabilities allow and do exercises that improvebalance.

Aerobic activity should be perormedthroughout the week, and perormed inepisodes o at least ten minutes.

he beneits derived rom a good

physical itness program are many andthe opportunities across Korea are vast.In addition to unit physical training

opportunities, Service Members, FamilyMembers and Civilians can benet romthe sports and tness programs oered ateach Garrison Command. In recognitiono sports and tness month, each area is

hosting special events in addition to theirongoing programs. In addition to theinnovate programs like ruck bowling, AreaI has added a new strength and tness class

at Camp Stanley that oers childcare duringthe class. Area II, Army Public HealthNursing (APHN)- health promotion willbe providing healthy heart screenings andhealth education during lunch at the CampCoiner DFAC, May 19, the K16 DFAC,May 20 and the Religious Retreat CenterDFAC June 3. Additionally, DFMWR issponsoring the 8 week tness challenge thatis in progress and numerous opportunitiesor tness with the Garrison Fitness Clubsthat oers everything rom water tness toCross Fit, with numerous times and datesto accommodate almost anyones schedule.In Area III, a Youth Running Club hasstarted on Camp Humphreys or children

in 3rd-8th grade. o register, call 753-5361.In Area IV, APHN- health promotion isholding an all night cancer relay May 14to raise awareness about cancer, honorthose aected by cancer and engage thecommunity in physical activity whichreduces the risk o several cancers. eams willwalk, jog, or run on the track throughout thenight o the 14th. A ull body no weightworkout demonstration will also be heldat the Kelly Fitness Center Gymnasium on27 May rom 0900-0930, 1000-1030 and1100-1130. For more inormation on botho these events, call 764-4253.

ARMY

BALLCelebrate the 235th

Army Birthday Ball

June 11, 2010 atSeoul Grand HyattBallroom

For ticket inormation

contact your local unitArmy birthday ballrepresentative


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IMCOM-K PAGE 15http://imcom.korea.army.milCHAPLAIN

USAG-Yongsan Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jeffrey D. Hawkins:[email protected], 738-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Terry E. Jarvis:[email protected], 738-3917

Chaplain (Maj.) Daniel E. Husak:[email protected], 7 36-3018

USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) John Chun: [email protected], 754-7274

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores:[email protected],

754-7042

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jonathan Gibbs:[email protected], 732-7998

Red Cloud Chaplain (Lt. Col) David Acuff:[email protected], 732-6169

USAG-Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kwon Pyo:[email protected], 764-5455

Chaplain (Capt.) Mike Jones:[email protected],765-8991

Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

Te Command Chaplains Ofce is here to perorm, provide, or coordinate total religious support to the UnitedNations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Army Servicemembers, their amilies and authorizedcivilians across the ull spectrum o operations rom armistice to war.

Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:

http://www.usk.mil/usk/kch.aspx or helpul links and inormation.

Protestant Services

Collective Sunday 0930 Brian Allgood HospitalSunday 1030 K-16 Chapel

Liturgical Sunday 0800 Memorial Chapel

ContemporarySunday 0930 South Post Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hanam Village Chapel

Non-denominational

Sunday 1100 South Post Chapel

Gospel Sunday 1230 South Post Chapel

Mision Pentecostal HispanaSunday 1430 South Post Chapel

United PentecostalSunday 1330 Memorial Chapel

KATUSA Tuesday 1830 Memorial Chapel

Seventh-Day AdventistSaturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital

Episcopal Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

Catholic Services

Catholic MassSaturday 1700 Memorial ChapelSunday 0800 South Post ChapelSunday 1130 Memorial Chapel

Mon/Wed/Thur/Fri 1145 Memorial Chapel

1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

JewishFriday 1900 South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 1100 Freedom Chapel

1100 Suwon Air Base ChapelGospel 1300 Freedom Chapel

Church of Christ 1700 Bldg. 558, Room 206

Contemporary 1700 Freedom Chapel

KATUSATuesday 1900 Freedom Chapel

KoreanWednesday 1930 Freedom Chapel

Catholic ServicesSunday 0900 Freedom Chapel

1500 Suwon Air Base Chapel

Mon/Wed/Thur/Fri 1145 Freedom Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1030 Camp WalkerChurch of Christ 1700 Camp WalkerGospel 1215 Camp WalkerContemporaryWednesday 1900 Camp CarrollFriday 1900 Camp Walker

KATUSATuesday 1900 Camp Carroll

Tuesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMassSunday 0900 Camp Walker

1145 Camp Carroll

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 1000 Stone Chapel

Sunday 1000 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1100 Crusader Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

GospelSunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel

COGIC

Sunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSASunday 1900 CRC Warrior Chapel

Tuesday 1830 Casey Memorial ChapelTuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel

Catholic Services/Mass

Sunday 0900 CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 1200 West Casey Chapel

Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

Jewish

Friday 1830 West Casey Chapel


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Staff Sgt. Manuel Sanchez 2/9 Infantry Battallion tank commander gives Jamaican Rapper Sean Paul a tour of Camp Casey before the artist performed in a

concert for service members May 5. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jamal Walker

Dancehall artist Sean Paul performs on Casey

Grammy Award winner Sean Paul performs Get Busy during a cenert for

servicemembers May 5. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jamal Walker

(Above) Reggae artist Sean Paul hold the microphone to the crowd as heperforms Im still in Love during a concert for servicemembers May 5. (Below)Reggae artist Sean Paul signs autographs and gives shout outs on the AFN

radio station on Casey Garrison May 5. U.S. Army photos by Pvt. JamalWalker


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http://imcom.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALMNEWSCommissaries honor best in meat merchandising Exchange Investing in Facilities

The staff at Fort Bliss Commissary, Texas, created a customer tutor, Healthy Choice Man, to

explain health benets of a variety of meat selections.DeCA Photo

On any given day there are some 300 construction workers at the Ft. Bliss Freedom Crossing

working toward an aggressive grand opening date of Oct. 21, 2010. Just eight months after

breaking ground on July 17, 2009, what will be the worlds largest military exchange is already

70 percent complete. AAFES Photo

By Cherie HuntingtonDeCA public affairs specialist

FOR LEE, Va. No matter what entregets you salivating at supper time a traditionalavorite such as let mignon or something a

little more on the wild side, such as bisonburgers you can nd it at unbeatable savingsat your commissary.

Tat quality, variety and value took thespotlight or the Deense Commissary Agencys2nd Annual Meat Merchandising Contest2009.

Merchandising talent helps remindcustomers that the meat department ofersremarkable savings, said Philip E. Sakowitz

Jr., DeCA director and CEO. Maybe thathelps you aford steak at the amily gathering,plenty o turkey meatballs or that pasta dinner,or whatever you like best. And, youll receivethe same personalized attention whether yourebuying a crown roast or a pound o ground

bee.Tirteen commissaries worldwide earned

honors this year. Tey were judged on theirperormance during the contest period o

June 1 through Sept. 30, 2009. Winningmeat department teams are listed below bystore category, including site stores, or smallcommissaries that receive resh meats processedand wrapped at larger stores. Commissaries aregrouped by bands based on prior year actualannual sales in order to compare like-sizedstores in various operational statistics.

Continental U.S. storesSales band 10 to 14

Firstplace:FortBlissCommissary,

exas Secondplace:FortMyerCommissary,Va.

Sales band 6 to 9 Firstplace:OuttAirForceBase

Commissary, Neb. S e co n d p l a ce : F o rt E u st i s

Commissary, Va.

Army & Air Force Exchange ServicePublic Affairs

DALLAS Construction on a military

installation is a sign o progress as theDepartment o Deense transorms. Te Army& Air Force Exchange Service is playing anactive part in this process as the organizationhas completed 123 major acility projects,valued at more than $1.1 billion dollars, overthe past ve years to provide the right size andmix o exchange acilities where Soldiers and

Airmen are stationed.During a recessionary period, when many

retailers are tightening the reins on capitalexpenditures, AAFES, which nances projectsthrough the sale o merchandise and services,is actually accelerating acility renovations toimprove service. Funding comes strictly romsel-generated, non-appropriated resources and

is not a burden to the American taxpayer.With a slumping economy, shoppers have

been asking more questions about capitalimprovements, said Army & Air ForceExchange Services Senior Vice President oReal Estate Mike Gividen. We want ourcustomers to know we are investing in ouracilities more than ever beore.

As a non-appropriated government entity,unds to build new or replacement AAFESacilities come entirely rom the sale omerchandise and services. While the majorityo earnings generated are returned to AirForce Services and Army Morale, Welare andRecreation programs or quality o lie eforts,historically about one-third is re-invested into

exchange operations to build new acilities orupdate existing stores.

Sales band 1 to 5 Firstplace:SheppardAirForceBase

Commissary, exas Secondplace:MarineCorpsAir

Station New River Commissary, N.C.

Site store Firstplace:NavalAirStationBarbers

Point Commissary, Hawaii(supported by Pearl Harbor Commissary,

JointBasePearlHarbor-Hickam,Hawaii) Secondplace:FortMcPherson

Commissary, Ga.

Overseas storesSales band 4 to 14

F ir s t p l ac e : Yoko ta A i r B a seCommissary, Japan

Secondplace:RamsteinAirBase,Germany

Sales band 1 to 3

Firstplace:NavyAirFacilityAtsugiCommissary, Japan

Secondplace:GarmischCommissary,Germany

Site store Firstplace:CampZamaCommissary,

Japan(supported by Sagamihara Commissary,

Japan)

he annual competition highlights thecommissarys goal to serve as nutritional leaderor the Department o Deense. Winning storesexcelled in quality and team perormance inareas including display and merchandising,

customer education and outreach and increasedsales.Ourthemethisyearwas,MeatYour

HealthyChoices,saidChrisBurns,DeCAssalesdirector.Youllndplentyoflean,health-conscious selections at your commissary, andother avorites are well-trimmed and cut toyour exact preerences at no extra cost toyou.

here is a direct correlation betweenpatronage at the exchange and resulting capitalimprovement projects, said Gividen. AAFESshoppers are essentially AAFES shareholders

and our goal is to be our customers rst choice.As such, we have a responsibility to properlyre-invest in our acilities to provide a pleasant,rst-class shopping experience.

Te replacement o aging acilities beginswith a thorough evaluation o actors such as age,potential demand and military transormationrequirements. Once complete, AAFES RealEstate team is able to identiy potential prioritylocationsthatarereviewedforreplacement.Bythe end o 2010, AAFES will have opened thedoors to ve new shopping centers, includingthe worlds largest exchange a sprawling490,000-sq.-t. multi-use retail developmentatFt.Bliss.Tisisinadditiontosixnewshopping centers opened in 2009.

Since new acilities are not always nanciallyeasible, the useul lie o a Main Storecan be extended through an image updaterenovation.

Many o our Main Stores have years ouseul lie let in them. hey just need aacelit, said Gus Elliott, vice president o theacilities division in charge o renovations. As

we executed renovation projects last year, wewere experiencing 25-30% savings becausecontractors needed work. As a result, wedecided to accelerate uture renovations not onlyto realize capital program savings, but to helpthe local contractors with increased businessduring these tough economic times.

AAFES plans to bring twenty-our exchanges

up to current retail design standards in 2010.


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2nd CAB assists in Cheonan rescue efforts2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs

HUMPHREYS GARRISON Within days ater the Republic o Korea warship Cheonan sank, March 26 in the

Yellow Sea, Army helicopters rom the 2ndCombat Aviation Brigade were called in toprovide medical evacuation support.

We deployed one orward supportmedical team, consisting o two crews andrequired support personnel, to provideimmediate overwater 24-hour medicalevacuation coverage throughout the recoveryand salvage operations, said Maj. JosephineTompson, commander, Charlie Company,3rd General Support Aviation Battalion.

Te MEDEVAC crews landed aboarda ROK ship to conduct medical treatmentand evacuation operations or any woundedU.S., ROK or civilian dive personnel duringthe search and rescue eorts. Fity-eight

ROK sailors were rescued.We were the rst Americans to get deck

landing qualications or the ROK Navyship, Dokdo, and the rst Americans to setoot on the island o PY Do (Paengyeong-do), which is about two miles rom NorthKorea, in more than 30 years, said 1st Lt. Jared Brynildsen, aero medical evacuationpilot and MEDEVAC support team leader.

Te MEDEVAC teams spent two weeksaboard the Dokdo working side-by-side withROK Navy learning how they conductedonboard operations. Te crews then wentto the island o P Y Do or 10 days to workwith ROK Marines to conduct maintenanceand resupply operations while providing

continuous 24-hour medical evacuationsupport. Te crew also acted as air liaisonsbetween the ROK and U.S. orces.

Although 2nd CAB conducts jointtraining with ROK orces throughout theyear, this was the rst time an Army groundunit operated o a Korean Navy ship,according to Brynildsen.

From left, Chief Warrant Ofcer 3 Chris Denney, Chief Warrant Ofcer 2 Greg Love, Chief Warrant Ofcer 3 Johnny Garcia, Chief Warrant OfcerScott Thomas, Spc. Travis Hughes and Sgt. Nathan Scaggs, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, take a break

before heading out to provide 24-hour medical evacuation coverage during the recovery and salvage operations of the Republic of Korean warship,

Cheonan, which sank March 26 in the Yellow Sea. Courtesy photo

Weve trained with our Korean allieson various MEDEVAC and helicoptertechniques and procedures, ensuring thatwe were able to execute the mission whilestrengthening our relationship aboard theship, Brynildsen said.

Weve conducted a tremendousamount o MEDEVAC training with theROK military, but this was a unique, yetheartbreaking opportunity to enhance ourrelations and operations to physicallyreside with our allies on the boat and

perorm MEDEVAC operations as Oneeam, Tompson said. Te real worldtraining that was conducted on the shiptremendously enhanced our knowledge oROK orces capabilities, how they operateand how we can eectively and ecientlyintegrate and provide rst class support.

Both U.S. and Korean Augmentation to

the U.S. Army Soldiers, who participated inthis mission, said they were honored to beable to assist the Korean people and workwith the dierent ROK militaries.

Flight medic, Cpl. Jay Boucher, oCharlie Co., 3-2 GSAB, recalled a fightwhere he provided medical care or a ROKNavy sailor who was exhibiting signs ocardiac arrest and one who had a back injury.

Our training prepared us or themission, and its a great eeling to be ableto help the people o Korea during this

tragedy, Boucher said.We were able to provide or the medicalevacuation o two ROK sailors and one U.S.sailor, Brynildsen said. One evacuationwas an extreme high risk, which the crew was willing to accept, putting others inront o themselves. But those are the kindo guys fying MEDEVAC. Soldiers like

Chie Warrant Oicer 3 Chris Denny,Chie Warrant Ocer 2 Scott Tomas, Sgt.Nathan Skaggs and Sgt. Paul Swaord, whoare looking out or others.

For KAUSA, Pc. Kook, Yeon-woo, itwas a personal honor. Kook, a reshman atIndiana University, is assigned as the unitpersonnel clerk, but served as a translatorduring this mission.

I was happy to be there to help theSoldiers and to help the Korean people,Kook said.

You always hear the phrase KatchiKapshida we go together, but thismission brought that saying to lie withthe Korean, U.S., Australian and othercontingents that came out to help, saidSwaord. We go together and we are hereto help at any time.

Air Defenders compete for NCO, Soldier of the YearBy Pfc. Mic hael A. Vanpool

35th ADA Brigade Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE Nine Air Deenders

o the 35th Air Deense Artillery Brigadecompeted through our days o evaluations,sweating and testing in hopes o beingnamed the brigades NoncommissionedOcer, U.S. and Korean Augmentation tothe U.S. Army Soldier, here, May 3 to 7.

Sgt. Sean M. McSherry, o CharlieBattery, 6th Battalion, 52nd Air and MissileDeense Regiment, was named the NCOo the Year, Sgt. Cody L. Torington, oHeadquarters and Headquarters Battery,6-52 AMD was named the Soldier o theYear and Cpl. Choi, Bing-su, also o HHB,6-52 AMD, was named the KAUSA othe Year.

h i s was a s t r enu ou s , ou r -day competition or all the Soldiersparticipating, said Command Sgt. Maj. Jerome Wiggins, the brigade commandsergeant major, during the awards ceremonyMay 7. Te challenges aced this week,will prepare them or the upcoming EighthArmy competitions.

Te competition began with a board,led by Wiggins and other senior NCOs

Sergeant Cody L. Thorington and Sgt.

Sean M. McSherry, winners of the 35th Air

Defense Artillery Soldier and NCO of the

Year competitions, respectively, march with

35-pound ruck sacks through the nal portion

of a 12-mile course, May 7. U.S. Armyphoto by Pfc. Michael A. Vanpool

o the 35th. Tis board consisted o theNCO, Soldier and KAUSA o the Quarterboards that all the competitors won prior toadvancing to the competition.

Te second day started with a weigh-in

and Army Physical Fitness est. Te Soldiersthen moved out to Yongin Mountain totest their land navigation skills. Duringboth the day and night evaluation, they

had to nd points by climbing throughthe mountainous terrain, armed with onlya map, pencil, protractor and an azimuth.

he competitors continued Warriorasks during the third day, which began withqualications on an M16 rife at the smallarms range at USAG-Humphreys. Laterthat day, the Soldiers ran through variouslanes which tested them on perormingvoice communications to request a medicalevacuation, reacting to a chemical, biological,radiological and nuclear hazard, evaluatingsimulated casualties and perorming rst aid.

Te nal event was a 12-mile ruck marcharound Osan Air Base. Te Soldiers hadless than 3 hours, 20 minutes to completethe course, with several nishing in justover two.

Following the completion o all theevents, each o the NCOs, Soldiers andKAUSAs were honored during anawards ceremony. Te winners received an Army Commendation Medal, a BrigadeCommanders coin and additional items.

Corporal Choi, Bing-su calls for a medical

evacuation during the Warrior Task portion

of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Korean

Augmentation to the U.S. Army Soldier ofthe Year competition, May 6. U.S. Armyphoto by Sgt. Scott E. Smith


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALM

AAFES Organization Day Closures

The following Army and Air Force Exchange

Service facilities will be closed for

Organizational Day activities May 17: Suwon

Base Exchange (Bldg. 2134), Sorak (Family

Housing) Shoppette (Bldg. S-575), Gas Station

(Bldg. T-205) and the Burger King Trailer. Formore information, call 753-6870.

NEO Exercise Begins May 20

United States Forces Korea will conduct

Courageous Channel 2010, a Korea-wide

noncombatant evacuation operation exercise,

May 20 to 22. Participation in NEO, which

tests the rapid relocation and safe evacuation

of noncombatants, is mandatory. At USAG-

Humphreys, the exercise will be held in

Zoeckler Station Gym. Dates and times for

processing are: May 20, from 5 to 10 p.m., and

May 21 and 22

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