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October 3, 2008 Volume 6, Issue 49 http://imcom.korea.army.mil Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea

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United States Forces Korea announced anew policy on command sponsorship todayor the Camp Red Cloud Enclave expandingcommand sponsorship opportunities andbenets or service members with amiliesliving in that area.

his policy change, which oers

command sponsorship benets in an areawhere they were not previously available,is part o our overall tour normalizationinitiative which will change the tourstructure or U.S. service members inKorea, said General Walter Sharp, USFKcommander. Our goal is to as rapidly aseasible reach the point when most U.S.service members can bring their amiliesto Korea and stay here or normal threeyear tours.

Te Camp Red Cloud enclave includesCamp Red Cloud, Camp Stanley, andCamp Jackson. In order to take advantageo the new policy, service members mustbe assigned to a unit located at one o these

three installations and cannot be detached

Welcome home: United States Forces Korea announces newcommand sponsorship policy for Camp Red Cloud Enclave

or duty to another location within Area 1.Previously, amily members o command-

sponsored service members assigned to thisarea could only live at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan where they were geographicallyseparated rom their service members. Teynow have the option o living in the CampRed Cloud Enclave area with their service

members. Service members who currentlyhave amily members living in this area willhave the ability to seek command sponsorshipand the benets that come with it.

However, some services and benets arelimited in the Camp Red Cloud enclave.

Service members will be counseled on allavailable options so they can make the bestdecisions or their amilies, said ColonelPete Ellis, USFK assistant chie o sta orpersonnel. Services are limited in the CampRed Cloud enclave. For example, amilygovernment housing and Department oDeense schools are only available at USAG Yongsan. Medical services are also limited.

See SPONSORSHIP POLICY, Page 14

Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members enjoy festival food, shows and live bands during one

of many regularly-scheduled events sponsored by USAG-Red Cloud Family Morale Welfare

and Recreation. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alun Thomas

Students from Seoul American Middle School form a massive American ag as part of a school-wide school spirit activity Oct. 1. U.S. Army photo by Slade Walters

See SCHOOL SPIRIT, Page 4

Yongsan youth show true colors,

support school spirit activities

Yongsan youth show true colors,

support school spirit activities


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

By Staff Sgt. Jeremy Larlee

USFK Public Affairs

Participants in this years CourageousChannel 08-02 noncombatant evacuationoperation exercise can register rom thecomort o their own living room startingOct. 1.

Family members can register rom anycomputer with Dot Mil access. Te onlineregistration site is athttps://neo.korea.army.mil. Ater registering, amily members shouldprint o the orms and place them in theirNEO packets.

his alls ocus is to validate 100%NEO packets, conduct an on-line registrationprocess Oct. 1-24 and train NEO wardens,

said Col. Bradley Booth, Eighth U.S. Army

Yvonne Kearns

IMCOM Korea Family Advocacy Program Manager

Remember the number 153 rom any DSN phone. 153 (or0505-764-5997 rom cell or commercial phone) is the new DomesticViolence Victim Advocacy Hotline or all Army garrisons, staed24/7 to provide services such as emotional support, inormation andreerral or actual or potential abuse, saety planning, and restrictedreporting. Services are or a current or ormer spouse; a person

with whom the abuser shares a child in common; or a current orormer intimate partner with whom the abuser shares or has shared acommon domicile (at least 30 days). Te victim advocate, as part othe Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program, providesinormation to help make inormed decisions.

Domestic Violence: Te Facts A Handbook to SOP violenceprovides the ollowing list o behaviors typically demonstrated byabusive people. I any o these behaviors are a regular part o yourrelationship with your partner, you may be a victim o domesticviolence. Te more behaviors that apply, the more dangerous thesituation.

Destructive Criticis m/Verbal Abuse: Name calling; mocking;accusing; blaming; yelling; swearing; making humiliating remarksor gestures.

Pressure Tactics: Rushing you to make decisions through guilttripping and other orms o intimidation; sulking; threatening towithhold money: manipulating the children.

Abusing Authority: Always claiming to be right, telling you whatto do; making big decisions; using logic.

Disrespect: Interrupting: changing topics; not listening orresponding; twisting your words; putting you down in ront o otherpeople; saying bad things about your riends and amily.

Abusing Trust: Lying: Withholding inormation; cheating onyou; being overly jealous.

Breaking Prommises: Not ollowing through on agreements; nottaking a air share o responsibility; reusing to help with childrenor housework.

Emotional Witholding: Not expressing eelings; not givingsupport, attention or compliments; not respecting eelings, rightsor opinions.

Minimizing, Denying or Blaming: Making light o behaviorand not taking your concerns about it seriously; saying the abuse

Courageous Channel 08-02 set for Oct. 1- 24NEO exercise to

have virtual favor

Chie o Operations. CourageousChannel this all does not include settingup emergency evacuation centers.

Participation is mandatory or allamily members, nonessential DOD

civilians and contractors.Participants will not have to go through

a processing line or this alls exerciseand only need to register and ensuretheir NEO packets are up-to-date andready or inspection by their units NEOrepresentative.

Online registration or a possibleNEO is a convenient, secure and ecient way or DOD aliated and CommandSponsored Civilians to conrm and orprovide the required inormation or theirNEO Packets, said Colonel Booth.

he U.S. Forces Korea exercise isconducted semi-annually, normally in theall and spring, and is designed to train

NEO assembly and evacuation control

center procedures or the processing o DoDnoncombatants.

NEO exercises are important or ourDOD civilians in order to ensure they areprepared and amiliar with the process in the

case o an emergency, said Colonel Booth.Courageous Channel is also an opportunityor USFK and EUSA to revalidate the NEOplan, train NEO wardens, and improve theoverall NEO process.

NEO exercises are an integral part o themission at Korea, said Colonel Booth.

Ensuring our amilies and DODailiated civilians are prepared orcontingencies are a critical part o ourmission, said Colonel Booth. hisincreased readiness is accomplished withtheir participation in bi-annual CourageousChannel Exercises.

Contact your units NEO representativeor more inormation.

DSN 153Domestic Violence Victim Advocacy Hotline

didnt happen; shiting responsibility or abusive behavior; sayingyou caused it.

Econommic Control: Interering with your work or not lettingyou work; reusing to give you money or taking your money; takingyour car keys or otherwise preventing you rom using the car;threatening to report you to social service agencies.

Self-destructive Behavior:Abusing alcohol or drugs; threateningsuicide or other orms o sel harm; deliberately saying or doingthings that will have negative consequences (e.g. telling o theboss).

Isolation: Preventing or making it dicult or you to see riendsor relatives; monitoring your phone calls; telling you where youcan and cannot go.

Harrassment: Making uninvited visits or calls; ollowing you,checking up on you; embarrassing you in public; reusing to leavewhen asked.

Intimidation: Making angry or threatening gestures; use o physicalsize to intimidate you; standing in doorway during arguments;outshouting you; driving recklessly.

Destruction: Destroying your possessions; punching walls,throwing and/or breaking things.

Threats: Making and/or carrying out threats to hurt you orothers.

Sexual Violence: Degrading treatment based on your sex orsexual orientation; using orce, threats or coercion to obtain sex orperorm sexual acts.

Physical Violence:Being violent to you, your children, householdpets or others; slapping: punching; grabbing; kicking; biting;stabbing; etc.

Weapons: Use o weapons, keeping weapons around whichrighten you; threatening or attempting to kill you or those youlove.

Abusive relationships do not get better on their own. Te truth isthat generally domestic violence gets worse with time, with incidentsintensiying in severity. Dont wait, call DSN 153 or 0505-764-5997rom cell or commercial phone. I you are in immediate danger,call the military police.


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The following entries were excerpted from the mili-tary police blotters. These entries may be incom-plete and do not imply guilt or innocence.

AREA I: Simple Assault; Subject #1 and Victim #1were involved in a verbal altercation, which turned

physical when Subject #1 threw Victim #1 to theground, causing Victim #1 to strike his head on abed post. Victim #1 sustained injuries consisting ofa minor laceration on the right portion of his fore-head and was transported to the TMC, where hewas treated and released. Subject #1 reported novisible injuries. Subject #1 was apprehended byMP and transported to the USAG-Red Cloud PMOwhere he was advised of his legal rights, which heinvoked. Subject #1 was processed and released tohis unit. Investigation continues by MPI.

AREA I: Shoplifting; Subject #1 was observed byAAFES Security via CCTV, holding a WindowsVista program in his hand. AAFES Security statedhe never observed Subject #1 pay for the item orplace the program back on the shelf. A search of thearea and a sales audit was conducted by AAFES

Security, which met with negative results. Subject#1 reported to USAG-Casey PMO where he wasadvised of his legal rights, which he waived ren-dering a written sworn statement admitting to theoffense. MP conducted a search of Subject #1sbarracks room and found the item. Subject #1 wasprocessed and released to his unit. The item wasreturned to AAFES. ECOL is $318.95. Investigationcontinues by MPI.

AREA II: Assault Consummated by a Battery; Sub- ject #1, Subject #2 and Subject #3 were involvedin a verbal altercation, which turned physical whenSubject #2 and Subject #1 struck Subject #3 inthe facial area with a closed hand and kicked himseveral times at a subway station. Subject #3 thenstruck Subject #2 and Subject #1 in the facial areawith a closed hand. Subject #2 and Subject #1 was

apprehended by KNP, Subject #2 and Subject #1were charged by KNP under Law ART #257-1 (As-sualt). Subject #2 and Subject #1 were processedand released to MP custody on a CJ Form 2. Sub-

ject #2 and Subject #1 were transported to theUSAG-Yongsan PMO where they were not advisedof their legal rights due to their suspected level ofintoxication. Subject #1 sustained injuries consist-ing of a broken hand and bruises along his arms.Subject #2 sustained injuries consisting of abra-sions and swelling as well as scratches on his headand arms. Subject #3s injuries are unknown. Inves-tigation continues by KNP and MPI with KNP as thelead investigative agency.

AREA II: Shoplifting; Subject #1 was observed byAAFES Security, via CCTV, removing two pantysets and four boxes of make up at the protectedlocation. Subject #1 then exited the protectedlocation without rendering the proper payment.Subject #1 was detained and escorted to the LossPrevention Office. Upon arrival of MP, Subject #1was transported to the USAG-Yongsan PMO whereSubject #1 was advised of Subject #1s legal rightsin the presence of Subject #1s sponsor, which Sub-

ject #1 waived rendering a written sworn statementadmitting to the offense. Subject #1s RCP wasretained. Subject #1 was further processed andreleased to Subject #1s sponsor. The merchandisewas retained, evaluated as evidence and returnedto AAFES. ECOL is $66.28. This is a final report.

AREA IV: Curfew Violation; At 0320 Hrs, 21 SEP08, Subject #1 was observed by MP after Curfewat a club in Waegwan. MP detected an odor of analcoholic beverage emitting from Subject #1s per-son. Subject #1 was apprehended by MP and trans-

ported to the USAG-Daegu (Carroll) PMO where hewas administered a PBT, with a result of 0.024%BAC. Due to Subject #1s level of intoxication, hewas not advised of his legal rights. At 1700 Hrs, 21SEP 08, Subject #1 reported to the USAG-DaeguPMO where he was advised of his legal rights,which he waived rendering a written sworn state-ment admitting to the offense. This is a final report.

MP Blo t t er

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Current events and a ct iv i t ies

Mask Fest (Thru Oct. 5)

The 2008 Andong International Mask Dance

Festival will be held in the downtown district,

mask dance performance site, and Hahoe

Village in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Troupes from 15 overseas countries areexpected to stage high-level performances, and

13 talchum (mask dance) troupes will add to the

fun and diversity of mask dances. The Andong

Folk Festival, which is organized at the same

time as the Andong Mask Dance Festival every

year, will be held for the 38th time this year.

Approximately 30 folk events will be held. For

more information on these events, visit www.

tour2korea.com or www.maskdance.com

Traditional Korean Performances

(Thru Oct. 5)During the Joseon Dynasty (A.D. 1392-A.D.

1910), Anseong had been the center of

entertainment in Korea. Since 2001, the festival

has been held to celebrate and further developthe traditional culture of Namsadang and the

art of Baudeogi. In 2008, it will be held from

Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 at the Anseong Gangbyeon

Park. The Namsadang jultagi (tightrope walk),

pungmull nori (folk music), salpan (tumbling),

talloreum (mask dance), deolmi (puppet show),

and beona nori (plate spinning) will be featured,

along with hands-on programs. visit www.

tour2korea.com or www.baudeogi.com

Martial Arts Festival (Thru Oct. 8)

Held under the theme Five thousand Years

of Spirit and Martial Arts, the Chungju

World Martial Arts Festival is a martial arts

competition drawing participants coming from

all around the world. Visitors can see martialarts demonstrations of different countries and

learn traditional Korean martial arts. The festival

is held in Tangeumdae UN Peace Park in

Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do. Major events

include the world folk performance, national

martial arts competition, martial arts demonstrations,

world folk art market and local specialty market, and

face painting. Take a bus bound for Chungju at Dong

Seoul Bus Terminal (Travel time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

/ Fare 8,500 won / Bus runs every 30 minutes). Get

off at Chungju Bus Terminal and take a bus boundfor Gageum, then get off at Tanguem.

Hi Seoul Festival (Thru Oct . 25)

The Hi Seoul Festival has become a seasonal

celebration to showcase the fall theme A City of the

Arts. Following the successes of Springs Gung

(Royal Palaces) and Summers Hangang River

Festival the opening ceremony for A City of the

Arts begins Oct. 3 and continues through the 25th.

The 23-day festival takes place around Seoul Plaza,

Cheonggye Plaza, in the streets around Daehangno,

as well as several other locations around Seoul.

The Fall festival showcases 72 different themes that

were held at separate venues in the past. Around

the Seoul Plaza and in theatres near Daehangno,Hi Seoul Autumn Festival Information Centers have

been set up to provide information for tourists and

visitors. Promotional packages containing posters

and other souvenirs are also available. A variety of

cultural and artistic events will be held throughout

the 3 weeks. Visit www.hiseoulfest.org

Seoul Performing Arts Fest (Thru Oct. 19)The 2008 Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF

2008) will run through Oct. 19 at the Arko Arts

Theater, Seoul Arts Center, Sejong Center for the

Performing Arts, Sogang University Mary Hall,

and Drama Center. This year will mark the 8th

Seoul Performing Arts Festival, featuring the best

Korean productions along with famous international

productions bringing the total to 38 fr om 13 differentcountries under the banner of Conflict and

Harmony - SPAf is SPArk. The Seoul Performing

Arts Festival is receiving high acclaim as Koreas

largest performing arts festival. In 2007, programs

included Death of a Salesman (Germany, directed

Enjoy a temple stay

The Jogye-sa temple in the Insadong section of downtown Seoul is one of many temples in Korea that hosts temple stays for visitors. On the

temple grounds is an information center for foreigners offering details on the temple stay program, temple guides and brochures, and information

on Buddhism. (Inset): Participants can create lotus lanterns. Visit http://eng.templestay.com U.S. Army photos by Slade Walters

by Luk Perceval), Performing Women Medea,

Jocasta, Helen (Uzbekistan, Iran, India), and

Double Vision (France, choreographed by

Carolyn Carlson). There were many side events

aside from the main performances including

the works of Jerzy Grotowskis, an Eric Boudetphotography workshop, and a series of exclusive

conversations with artists. For more information,

please visit the festivals ofcial website. Tickets

will be made available two hours prior to each

showing at respective theaters. Visit www.

spaf21.com

Osan Air Power Day (Oct. 11-12)Osan Air Base will host Air Power Day from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 11 and 12. There will be

a wide variety of Korean and American high-

performance aerial demonstrations, unique

ground performances, military equipment static

displays, a childrens play area and a wide

variety of food and souvenir booths. This years

Air Power Day commemorates the 51st Fighter

Wing 60th Anniversary and the 60th Anniversaryof the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Please

visit www.osan.af.mil for more information.

Lantern Festival (thru Oct. 12)They say autumn is the best season to visit

Korea. The sky is bluer, the air fresher and

festivals even richer. The 2008 Jinju Namgang

Yudeung Festival is an event that will decorate

the night sky with thousands of rainbow-colored

lanterns. This years festival has the theme

Water, Fire, Light and Our Wishes and will run

through Oct. 12 on the banks of the Namgang

River in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do (South

Gyeongsang Province). Twenty-three thousand

lanterns will be hung, containing peoples written

wishes and 30,000 lanterns will be oated down

the river. There will be an exhibition of some 200

traditional masks from 22 countries and anotherdisplay of some 3,000 creative lanterns. Overall,

a total of 60,000 lanterns will burn for two weeks.

Visit www.korea.net for more information


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Te Per Diem ravel and ransportation Allowance Committee conrmed that an8-10 point decrease in COLA, or Korea, was caused by the strengthening U.S.dollar. Te U.S. dollar has strengthenedagainst the won at a greater rate then othercurrencies. his isdue to a combination

o weaknesses in theKorean economy,directly infuencingt h e w o n , a n ddue to the globalstrengthening o the U. S. dollar.PDAAC ratesused or COLA rom 1-15 September 2008was set at 976.01 won = 1 U. S. dollar whilethe rate or 16-30 September 2008 was setat 1,121.72 won = 1 U. S. dollar.

Eective Sept. 16, USAG-Daegu,USAG-Humphreys, Osan Air Base, ChinhaeNaval Base and USAG-Casey experiencedan 8-point decrease in the amount oCOLA received as a result o the dollar/wonexchange rate fuctuation. Te COLA ratesor Seoul decreased by 10 points as a resulto currency fuctuations.

COLA is an allowance designed tostrengthen our Servicemembers purchasingpower by compensating them or dierencebetween the cost o living in Korea and thecost o living in CONUS. Te stronger

Strengthening U.S. dollar causes rapiddecrease in COLA rates for Korea

dollar makes shopping o-post moreattractive, with prices that now appearas relative bargains compared to those oprevious years.

Several actors impact our COLA rate.hese actors include the Korean wonexchange rate, shopping patterns o goodsand services, duty location, and accompanied

status.he e x change

rate is reviewed twiceeach month to ensurethat COLA retainsits intended level opurchasing power.

When the wonstrengthens, it lessensthe purchasing power

o the dollar and could drive an increase inCOLA. Correspondingly, when the wonweakens, it increases the purchasing powero the dollar and could drive a decrease inCOLA.

Te command understands that COLAimproves the quality o lie or our Servicemembers and their amilies. As a valuablenancial entitlement to all Service members,the command will ensure you receive everypenny you are legally and ethically entitledto. I you have questions regarding yourCOLA or i you are seeking additionalinormation, please contact the 175thFinancial Management Center at DSN 725-3201, or check their website at the ollowingURL: http://175ncom.korea.army.mil/

The stronger dollar makes

shopping off-post more attrac-

tive, with pri ces that now appear

as relative bargains compared to

those of previous years.

Seoul American Middle School studentsand aculty celebrated the new school year,standing shoulder-to-shoulder on theootball eld to orma giant American fag

ormation Oct. 1.Te activity was

designed to promotes c h o o l s p i r i t ,allowing studentsto show their colors by wearing red, whiteor blue. SAMS principal Darrell Moodsaid he was impressed with the Bulldogsenthusiasm. Te kids did a marvelous job,he said. o see this kind o cooperationand teamwork, even in Middle School,says a lot. Mood said the fag ormation

SCHOOL SPIRIT from Page 1

photo is the biggest school-wide spirit evento the year.

Tis year, SAMS welcomed approximately600 students intoits classrooms. As

command sponsorshipincreases , so toodoes the number ostudents attendingS e o u l A m e r i c a n

Schools and DoDDS-Korea schoolsthroughout the peninsula.

Fortunately, DoDDS-K aculty membersare experts at helping students transition.School spirit events like this help build asense o teamwork or the students o the2008-2009 school year.

The kids did a marvelous job,

Darrell Mood,

SAMS principal

The Bulldog team wore red, white or blue clothing to form a giant ag on the football eld Oct.

1 on USAG-Yongsan. U.S. Army photo by Slade Walters


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By Jim CunninghamUSAG-RC Public Affairs

RED CLOUD GARRISONhe Alcohol and Drug Control Oce, along with the Red Cloud enclave ChaplainsOce, and Family Morale, Welare, andRecreation, held Suicide Awareness andPrevention Week in all the enclave garrisonsrom Sept. 22-26. Activities included suicideprevention and awareness briengs given bythe garrison Chaplains Oce in the PearBlossom Cottages throughoutthe enclave, and viewings ohe Bridge, a documentaryabout suicide with discussionsabout how to recognize the signso suicidal persons and what to

do when conronted with suicidesituations.

Suicide prevention is anissue that has been ongoing inthe Army or years, said Chaplain (Maj.)

Wayne Garcia, Red Cloud garrison chaplain.Te reason we are doing this prevention

week is to do anything we can to prevent asuicide, and i it means saving one lie, it is

worth it. Te more training we provide, thebetter we are at helping troubled Soldiers

with suicide prevention.Col. Elspeth Richie, the Armys top

psychiatrist, responded to questions aboutthe Armys rising suicide rate at a Pentagonmedia round table. Te Army is responding

to rising suicide rates with more trainingprograms or Soldiers, leaders and Families,and is encouraging battle buddies to watchout or each other, Richie said.

How Suicide Prevention Week cametogether was, the Army CommunitySubstance Abuse Program said we woulddo a suicide prevention week, said Wayne

Johnson, USAG-RC alcohol, and drug

control ocer.We got a call shortly aterwards rom

Maj. Gen. John A. McDonald, deputycommanding general, U.S. Army InstallationManagement Command and commandinggeneral Family and Morale, Welare,and Recreation Command, encouragingeveryone to get onboard and make ithappen. FMWR was tasked locally to help

with the events.Screening o the lm Te Bridge took

some research and close examination to

determine its worthiness or the Armyssuicide prevention message.

We were searching or a movie ordocumentary which would help bringthe message home the impact suicidehas on Family members, loved ones, evenellow Soldiers and Department o the

Army Civilians. said Garcia. We also want to emphasize the importance ogetting involved in a persons lie that maybe struggling nancially or may be havingrelationship problems and contemplating

suicide.Te Bridge is a proound movie, Garciasaid. It is a documentary o actual people

jumping o the Golden Gate Bridge andtaking their lives. It shows amily memberstalking about those particular lives and whatthey were going through.

One can do much in the way o preventinga suicide by being a good listener and leading

the person contemplating suicide to help,which can save a lie, Garcia said.

he Red Cloud enclave has speciallytrained Soldiers to spot suicidal Soldiers

within every unit.We have Unit Prevention Leaders in

every unit to do substance abuse educationand we train them in suicide prevention as

well, Johnson said. Tese leaders will helpus get the word out about our programs orsuicide prevention.

We have multiple portals to carethrough chaplains, primarycare, behavioral health, andleadership, Richie said. Wealso need to make sure Familymembers know who to call ithey are worried about their

Soldier. We need to involve the whole Family and the wholecommunity in this eort.

he reason or the PearBlossom Cottage brieings in suicideprevention is to reach Family membersand Spouses, said Chaplain (Capt.) MarioRosario, USAG-RC chaplain. Suicide isnot just a reality in the Army; it is a realityin all o society. Te movie Te Bridge anddiscussion aterwards with suicide awarenessexperts is open to all Soldiers, Civilians, andFamily members.

Suicidal persons are not necessarilymentally ill, Garcia said. Every single oneo us has a threshold. At some point in our

lives, situations can become overwhelming.Many people have had feeting thoughts otaking their lives, but that does not meanthey are mentally ill. It means they havecome to a point where they eel like suicideis the answer or them because there is nohope and they are worthless.

Army statistics are pointing to ailedrelationships being the primary issue

Shoulder-to-Shoulder: Red Cloud enclave learns suicide awareness

Wayne Johnson (left), ADCO controll ofcer and Army Substance Abuse Program director, stands with Cheri Okuda (right), suicide prevention coordinator next to the three meter long balloons ad-vertising the Suicide Prevention Week Program held in the Red Cloud enclave Sept. 22 - 26. This balloon was installed at the front gate on USAG-RC. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

causing persons to take their lie, Garciasaid. Whether it is a boyriend/girlriend

relationship or a marriage, it can be a parent/son or a parent/daughter relationship.Relationships are the primary cause osuicides in the Army since I have been inthe Army.

Tere are a number o causes, such asstress, alcohol related or work related, thatare a close number two cause o suicide,

Johnson said.Studies show 60 percent o all suicides

are alcohol related, Johnson said. Drugs,nances, being put out on UCMJ charges,supervisory problems, all o these causes arestress related.

People are more likely to do somethingdrastic being under the stress o a bad

relationship and under the inluence oalcohol or drugs than in any other situation,Garcia said.

Te one thing we have in the Army ismore resources at our disposal to educateourselves about suicide prevention, Garciasaid. We intentionally conduct suicideprevention training. We have mental healthoicers, chaplains, ADCO personnel,counselors, and social workers who arethere to help Soldiers, Civilians and Familymembers at no cost.

Resources available to help leadersrespond to Soldiers who may be at riskor suicide are unit chaplains or mentalhealth providers. Log on to: AKO: https://

www.us.army.mil/suite/page/334798,USACHPPM: http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dhpw/Readiness/suicide.aspx,and Army G1: http://www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/suicide.asp. For more inormation,call 1-800-222-9698.Eective suicideprevention requires everyone in the unit tobe aware o the risk actors or suicide andknow how to respond, Garcia said.

The reason we are doing this prevention week is to do

anything we can to prevent a suicide, and if it means

saving one life, it is worth i t.

Chaplain (Maj.) Wayne Garcia,USAG-Red Cloud garrison chaplain


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Absentee VotingVisitors to the FVAP web site at www.fvap.gov are now able to save their completedOnline Federal Post Card Application andOnline Federal Write-In Absentee Ballotto their computer for future use, using an

Adobe Acrobat Reader version of 7.0 orhigher. The FVAP can be contacted fromthe United States at 1-800-438-8663 andfrom 67 countries using the specic in-ternational toll-free numbers listed on theFVAP web site at www.FVAP.gov,

Victim Advocate Hot LineUSAG-RC Victim Advocate Hot Line is 011-9187-2001. Take a stand against domesticviolence. Victim Advocate Coordinator US-

AG-Casey ACS, Building 2603. For moreinformation call 730-3494.

Anti-terrorism ExerciseKorean employees and Korean contractorsbe advised only FPCON DELTA AccessPass holders will be permitted on USAG-RC, USAG-Casey, Camp Stanley, andCamp Hovey, Oct. 16 due to Anti-terrorismForce Protection exercise. Non essentialofces and services must be closed all dayOct. 16. For more information call: 732-6107.

Daily Mass at USAG-RCJoin us for daily Mass 11:30 to 11:50 a.m.Mon-Fri in USAG-RC Warrior Chapel. Formore information call 732-6404.

NEO now onlineParticipants in this years CourageousChannel noncombatant evacuation opera-tion exercise can register on line. Log on tohttps://new.korea.army.mil.

Off-Road RC Car RaceRegister at your local Community ActivityCenter no later than Oct. 6 for the Off RoadRC Car Race. There are two divisions:Buggy Class and Monster Truck Class.Race will be held at K-16 Race Track Oct.11 from 11a.m. to 4:30p.m. For more infor-mation call: 723-3730.

Volunteer Luncheon2nd Infantry Division/USAG RC VolunteerLuncheon and Recognition Ceremony willbe held in the Warriors Club on USAG-Casey Oct. 22. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.For more information call: 732-7314

Korean Cultural FestivalsUijeongbu will hold its Citizens Day cer-emony Oct. 10 at the Green Field Stage infront of the GPO building. Festivities begin6 p.m. The Dongducheon Cultural Festivalwill be held Oct. 6. For more informationcall: 732-7078.

USAG-RC Gas Station HoursUSAG-RC gas station will be closed forlunch from 1:30-2:30 p.m. daily. For moreinformation call: 732-7167

Anthonys Pizza Eating ContestAnthonys will hold its Pizza Eating ContestOct. 17 11:30 a.m. in the USAG-CaseyFood Court. Grand Prize is $50. For moreinformation call: 732-6263.

Become an Inspector GeneralThe 8th Army Inspector General has imme-diate openings for ofcers and NCOs. Formore information call: 725-6739.

For more news and notes and up to date

information log on to: http://ima.korea.

army.mil/area1/sites/local/

By Jim Cunningham

USAG-RC Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISONTe USAG-RCEnvironmental Quality Control Committeemet in the USAG-Casey Digital ConerenceCenter Sept. 22 to assess environmentalcompliance programs and projects orthe coming Environmental Perormance

Assessment System review to take place inMarch o next year.

his EPAS is a system we use toidentiy the strengths and weaknesses andidentiy our unding requirements to do anexternal inspection every three years and todo an internal inspection every year, saidDonald Needham, USAG-RC directoro public works. We are currently in the

July-September time rame and we havedone an initial sta assistance visit. We have

just completed on set o training or the

environmental ocer and we plan to haveanother set o training in October and Aprilo next year.

Tere were three units in the Red Cloudenclave with 14 environmental issues to beresolved. Te non-resolved items rangedrom not having environmental awarenesstraining to not placing drip pans underleaking vehicles. All issues except or threehave been completed, Needham said.

We are down to about three major areaswhich should be corrected, Needham said.I expect all issues to be green across the

board by the next meeting. We are going todig urther into the environmental situation

with a new check list extending not with 14items, but with 49 items.

We are very happy with the people, i wecan give them a check list o environmentalconcerns to go out and x, they will alwaysx it on time, Needham said.

Environmental Control Committeeassesses compliance programs

Don Needham, director USAG-RC DPW, ex-plains the progress of environmental correc-tive measures to garrison directorates Sept.22 in the USAG-Casey Digital ConferenceCenter. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunning-ham

Fisher McKenna, a contract employee from IMCOM Headquarters, provides log-in assistance to Ron Knowles, PAIO director, during EnterprisePerformance Management training here Sept. 23, 2008. Ray Myers (right) of DES, was one of approximately 15 others attending the one-daytraining. U.S. Army photo by Jack Loudermilk

By Jack Loudermilk


USAG-RED CLOUD A selectgroup o local U.S. Government employeesrecently received their rst exposure to a newsotware system expected to save countlessman-hours by out-putting multiple requiredreports rom a single gateway.

Approximately 15 representatives

reported to the Directorate o InormationManagements classroom Sept. 23 or trainingin Enterprise Perormance Management, aprogram that uses strategy and process withan automated tool to deliver accurate, multi-aceted views o the enterprise, said JessicaHartman, a contracted developer/instructorrom IMCOM Headquarters.

In laymans terms, EPM identies waysto streamline data collection, analysis,and reporting processes to enhance inputin strategic planning and perormancestandards, measurement, reporting andimprovement activities.

Te EPM Strategy determines mission-

aligned measures that allow you to makeinormed decisions to maximize resourcesand capitalize operational eicienciesacross the enterprise, said Hartman. TeEPM Process clearly denes the collection,reporting, and analysis o data to providea consistent and standard oundation orimproved decision making.

Fisher McKenna, also a contract employeerom IMCOM, urther explained the EPM

tool automates the collection o perormanceinormation provides summary viewstailored to your perspective or eectivemonitoring o perormance results.

EPM development or IMCOM beganin 2007 to leverage industry best practicesto develop a conceptual ramework tailoredto IMCOMs needs, Hartman said.

he idea is to utilize and enhancecurrent capabilities to provide a robustand sustainable EPM approach capable oachieving IMCOMs long-term strategicgoals.

Te new program is expected to be inlimited operation late this year, possibly

December, McKenna said. Were traininginitial, uture users who, in turn, should trainellow co-workers involved with trackingperormance measures and compilingvarious reports. We expect the programto become more widely used sometime in2009 as we work out more unctions andIMCOM acquires more licenses.

Current training is limited due to thenumber o available sotware licenses.

Users are also being categorized as ReadOnly (views scorecards and reports, createspersonalized metric watch list, customizesscorecard views); Standard User (holdsall read only user capabilities and manuallyinputs/edits data and adds/edits comments,actions and projects); Power User (holdsall standard user capabilities and generatesad-hoc reports and adds/edits metrics);and Administrator (holds all power usercapabilities and controls system access,manages assignment o user rights, managesdata update cycles and adds/deletes metrictypes and scorecards).

New software to save time, money


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By Jim Cunningham


CASEY GARRISONPvt. Star Exumo Headquarters, Headquarters Company304th Signal Battalion was chosen irstprize o USAG-RC Operation Rising Starduring nal auditions held in the USAG-Casey Gateway Club Sept. 27. Second prize

was given to Sgt. 1st. Class Brad urnero 46th ransportation Company. Tirdprize and unit spirit award went to Pvt.Brian Wachendor o 70th Brigade SupportBattalion.

Tis is one o the most successul o theFamily and Morale, Welare, and Recreation

Army wide events, said Chris Bradord,USAG-RC FMWR business manager. Weproduce dierent events every year, suchas promotions programs, and OperationRising Star has proven to be one o the mostpopular ones.

Qua l i y ing rounds o r thecontestants began on Labor Day

weekend, and the semifnal round was

held Sept. 20, Bradord said.he contestant placing irst tonight

will win $500 locally, Bradord said. Telucky singer tonight will represent our areaduring the all Army auditions. We will takethe video tape o the winners perormancetonight, include another video o the

winner singing without accompaniment,and we will send those videos to the panelo judges in the United States were they will

judge all the garrison entries and narrow thecompetitors to 12.

Experts in entertainment will judge thevideos rom all the garrisons at FMWRheadquarters in Washington D.C., Bradordsaid.

People who produce the Soldier Showand other Army entertainment specialists

will review the videos like they did lastyear, Bradord said. Last year we nishedthird overall.

Supporters o their contestant rom eachunit can vote online daily.

You can vote only once per computerper day; those getting the most votes rom

their units and amily and riends back homewill have the best chance to win, Bradordsaid. By the time a competitor gets to the

top 12 he or she has to be very talented.Te judges or the nals were CommandSgt. Maj. Earlene Lavender, Command Sgt.Maj. USAG-RC, Sally Hall, USAG-CaseyCommunity Activity Center manager, and

James Davis o the 2ID band.Second place Sgt. 1st. Class Brad urner

has been singing since his adolescent yearsand polishes his technique in karaoke.

I listen to a wide range o music and singthe songs over many times, urner said. Iam always competing in karaoke contests;I am addicted to karaoke.

urner polishes his tunes and gives themhis own interpretation when he is competingin contests such as Operation Rising Star.

When I sing the songs I know best, I putmy own interpretation in and make themmy own, urner said.

Winners will go to Washington D.C.and perorm on the Pentagon Channel andsupporters will be given to chance to supporttheir candidate by computer, Bradordsaid. Te details o the nals have not beenannounced yet.

Operation Rising Star holds its fnalaudition at USAG-Casey

Pfc. Star Exum auditions for the OperationRising Star nals Sept. 27 in the GatewayClub on USAG-Casey. U.S. Army photo byJim Cunningham

Yellow Rose o exas, a olk song (authorunknown) dating rom 1836 and the Battleo San Jancito; San Antonio Rose, writtenby the late Bob Wills; and the ever popularcountry standard Orange Blossom Special,a well known iddle show-piece writtenby Ervin Rouse andChubby Wise in1939.

La t e r in thep r o g r a m , b a n dmembers walked

among the audiencesinging to Soldiersand Family membersp e r s o n a l l y , a smariachi perormersoten do.

Our music is a very personal kind omusic, said Sonia Marin, bandleader andmanager. Mariachi musics lyrics are oten

Hispanic Heritage month features Mariachi BandDamas de Jalisco, a 11 instrument mariachi band from San Antonio Tx. performs for Warriors Sept. 25 in Mitchells Club on USAG-RC. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

By Jim CunninghamUSAG-RC Public Affairs

RED CLOUD GARRISONSoldiers,Civilians and Family members wereentertained by San Antonios all-emaleDamas de Jalisco mariachi band Sept. 25at Mitchells Club here. Te band includedve violinists, two trumpeters, guitarist,bass guitarist, and a vihuela player. Teevent was produced by USAG-RCs Familyand Morale, Welare, and Recreation

and presented during this areas HispanicHeritage Month celebration organized by2nd Inantry Division Equal OpportunityOice. Maj. Shane Cuellar began theprogram with a rendering o his experiencesgrowing up in exas.

he band perormed many o thestandard mariachi tunes, as well as a medleyo exas-country standards, including Te

about a lost love, or about why a lover isleaving, or even glad to return.

Te band met a talent scout or ArmedServices Entertainment in San Antonio aew months back but did not expect to becontracted to come to Korea.

wo men metus while perormingin a restaurant andasked i we knewthe song igeresdel Norte, Marin

said. I said we didand he then invitedus to come to Koreaand perorm or thetroops.

Most o the members o the band haverelatives in the Army who are deployed indierent regions, Marin said.

We came to entertain the Soldiers

because they do so much or us, Marin said.We perorm at Casey next and two moreperormances down south o here. We willperorm ve shows in all.

he band acquired its name rommariachi perormers that coached them,Marin said. he name means Ladies o

Jalisco. Jalisco is a state in Mexico wherethe capital city is Guadalajara. It is generallyregarded as the place where mariachi musicdeveloped.

he peculiar instrument that gives

mariachi music its amous sound is theSpanish vihuela. Te vihuela was developedin the early 15th century in Spain and wasthe precursor to the violin and guitar.

Tis may be the rst time the vihuelais heard in Korea, Marin said. Mariachimusic is regarded as a symbol o the MexicanRevolution and a symbol o Mexicanpride.

We came to entertain the Soldiers

because they do so much for us,

Sonia Marin,

bandleader and manager


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By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Garrisonoicials created an easier way ornewcomers to identiy on-post locationsby replacing numbered entry controlpoints with actual names.

U.S. Army Garrison-YongsanCommander Col. Dave Hall reerred tothis as a common sense approach.

He said the previous naming systemmade little sense because the numericcode did not run in sequence, makingit diicult or people to ollow gatelocations.

As with hundreds o amilies who arenew arrivals to Yongsan, when the Hallamily got here last year, they had no

idea what the naming convention othe gates meant, such as Gate 52, Gate

12 or Gate 10.Hall said he turned to the communityto determine the most practical approachor name changes.

We began an initiative to solicitrecommendations rom the communityor a new naming convention, Hallsaid.

Director o Emergency Services RickyOxendine said it was better to associatea gate with the name o a well-knownlandmark. For example, Gate 52 willnow be Commissary Gate and Gate 19

will be the Hospital Gate, he said.Te new names were approved and are

now posted on new signs at all USAG-Yongsan installation gates.

Numbers out, names in for Yongsan gates

Yongsan Main Post

Gate 1 MP Station Gate

Gate 2 Camp Coiner Hill Gate

Gate 3 Friendship House Gate

Gate 5 Main Post Club Gate

Gate 7 MARFOR Gate

Yongsan South Post

Gate 8 CPAC Gate

Gate 10 Dragon Hill Lodge Gate

Gate 12 PX Gas Station Gate

Gate 17 South Post Visitor Gate

Gate 19 Hospital Gate

Gate 37 Blackhawk Village Gate

Gate 52 Commissary Gate

Camp Coiner

Gate 8B Camp Coiner Walk-Thru Gate

Gate 20 Camp Coiner Visitor Center Gate

Camp Kim

Gate 23 Camp Kim Gate

Camp Tango

Gate 1 Camp Tango Main Gate

Gate 2 Camp Tango Back Gate

Gates 7 and 7A Tango Expressway In Gate

Gate 10A Camp Tango Expressway Out Gate

Gate 10 Camp Tango Range Gate

Camp Market

Gate 1 Market Walk-Thru Gate

Gate 2 Market Main Gate

Gate 12 AAFES Truck Gate

District Engineer (FED Compound)

Gate 1 FED Main Gate

Gate 2 FED Back Gate

K-16 Air Base

Gate 1 K-16 Gate

Transportation Motor Pool

Gate 29 TMP Gate

Soebinggo Compound

Gate 60 Soebinggo Gate

Hannam Village

Gate 1 Hannam Village Main Gate

Gate 2 Hannam Village Back Gate

Religious Retreat Center

Gate 1 RRC Gate

Yongin

Gate 1 Yongin Gate

Incheon Airport JMMT

Gate 1 Incheon Main Gate

Gate 3 TARMAC Gate

Kang Wha Do

Gate 1 Kang Wha Do Gate

NEW GATE NAMES

Every gate at all U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan installations now have new names, moving from a numbering

system to a naming convention. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

By Kenneth Fidler


YONGSAN GARRISON U.S .Army Garrison-Yongsan held its secondcommunity job air this year Sept. 26,attracting nearly 600 job-seekers, twice thato the rst one in May.

People are getting jobs, said Mercedes Jamieson, Army Community ServicesEmployment Readiness Program manager at

the site. And thats what were all about.More than 25 organizations representinggovernment contractors and U.S. ArmyGarrison-Yongsan agencies set up boothsand displays and spoke with amily membersand transitioning Servicemembers and tookresumes.

One Soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Paul Wright,Special Operations Command-Korea, is

getting ready to retire, and this was the rst job air hes attended as he gets ready totransition to the civilian workorce.

Im getting a good idea to tailor myexperience to, said Wright, whos lookingor work in inormation technology. Itsvery benecial to see what the companieshave ... versus looking in the newspaper or

just going through the Web.He said coming to the air and talking to

company representatives also gave him anidea o how his military experience translates

to the civilian world.Te military is so diverse, you can pick

up on anything, and thats what companieslike about us, Wright said. We are wellorganized, too, with our standard operatingprocedures.

Jamieson said her program, theEmployment Readiness Program, canhelp anyone with employment assistance.he program can help Servicemembers,civilians and amily members with jobsearch training. It also conducts seminars

on related topics such as resume writing andinterviewing skills.

Te rst job air held May 30 took inabout 300 visitors.

She said one company received about 265resumes. Te companies were very pleased

with the people they met, Jamieson said.Tey met many good candidates with a loto skills. Te companies want to come backto the next one.

Jamieson added she received dozens

o e-mails Monday rom companies andvisitors thanking her or organizing the air.Many were asking when the next one willbe, Jamieson said.

Te Garrison plans to work closely withthe Civilian Personnel Advisory Center toadvertise local job opportunities throughan aggressive new campaign, according toCPAC ocials.

Community job fair attracts record crowd

Gate naming convention based on well-known landmarks, facilities

The military is so diverse, you can pick up onanything, and thats what companies like about us.

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Wright,Job fair visitor


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information news and notes, visit the

USAG-Yongsan ofcial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

Prevent Home Fires theme

for re prevention observanceBy Kenneth Fidler


YONGSAN GARRISON FirePrevention Week 2008 begins and endsat home. Tats the message Yongsan reprevention experts want to get out to thecommunity.

Prevent Home Fires is the oicialnational theme or this years weeklongobservance, which runs Oct. 5-12. he

Yongsan Fire Department has scheduledactivities to help educate communitymembers that the leading causes o homeres cooking, smoking and heating arethe easiest to prevent.

Fire prevention starts at home, so we want to reinorce that message, said Yongsan Fire Chie Alex emporado.Fortunately at Yongsan, we have had ewhome res, but the ones we have had weremainly rom cooking.

Te week is a good time to go throughsome simple re prevention reminders, said

John Derengowski, re department chie otechnical services.

Have you tested your smoke detector?Do you leave the stove on when you leavethe kitchen? Do you have re extinguishers

within easy reach? Do you have anevacuation plan? Tese are things that we

want to remind the community about,

Derengowski said.In addition, ire prevention poster

contests are underway at the elementary

and middle schools. Te deadline to turnthem in is Oct. 6, with judging taking placelater in the week. Te top three winners willearn Army and Air Force Exchange Servicegit cards.

Derengowski said the big communityevent o the week is Wednesday rom10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lotnext to the Yongsan Fire Department,complete with grilled hamburgers andhotdogs, compliments o United ServiceOrganizations.

Garrison reghters will join orces withtheir Korean counterparts rom the YongsanDistrict Fire Department to set up displaysand events. Children and adults can try theirhand at an escape chamber.

Fireighters will also give classes onusing a re extinguisher and basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

Later that day, reghters will put on

a kitchen ire saety demonstration atHannam Village rom 1:30-3 p.m.

Te Fire Department will also open their

doors to school children during the week ortours and various re prevention educationevents, Derengowski said, such as how toproperly escape rom a smoke-lled room.

Children will also get the chance to talkto Pluggie, a talking ire hydrant robotthat helps reghters deliver preventionmessages.

Hes a robot. He turns around, hiseyes blink and he talks to the kids to helpemphasize re prevention techniques. Tekids love him, Derengowksi said. Weuse him to help go through some o themore important things to remember, likememorizing the emergency re reportingnumber.

Fire Prevention Week is the oldest publichealth and saety observance on record,according to the National Fire Protection

Association.Te week always includes Oct. 9, the day

o the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Te rekilled more than 200 people and destroyednearly 4 square miles o the city.

Fire Prevention Week activities alsoinclude:

nAll week: Fire trucks and Sparky mascotwill visit schools

nOct. 6-9: Main ire station tours,briengs and articial smoke evacuationtraining; school assemblies and Child and

Youth Service re evacuation drills

nOct. 10: Korean National 119 CenterK-9 search and rescue dog demonstration,10 a.m.

By Pfc. Lee Min-hwi


YONGSAN GARRISON 2007 U.S. Masters ChampionSean Rash shared his title-winning bowling tips with Yongsan youth

during a special bowling clinic at Yongsan Lanes Sept. 27.Not many children have an opportunity to stand close to a

proessional bowler and learn bowling skills, said Jennier Pilolo,director o Yongsans Youth Bowling League. It is such a goodexperience or our kids to interact with a proessional bowler.

Yongsan Lanes manager Robert Victorine invited Rash, a our-time eam USA member, here to kick-o the start o the youthbowling league with a bowling clinic. He spent most o the day

with about 30 young bowlers.

I explained to them what I do or a living, encouraged themto make sure that they have un and stay in school, and explainedto them how much you can actually get out o this sport by goingschool and getting scholarship money, said Rash, who was inSeoul to participate in an international tournament. ravelingaround the world, enjoying something that you love to do theseare some o the best things you could enjoy when you become aproessional bowler.

Rachael Barisich, a seventh grader at Seoul American MiddleSchool and the winner o the 2003 Pepsi Bowling ournament,has been in the youth bowling league here or seven years. She wasthrilled at the chance to talk to Rash and play a game with him.

It really helped and was a lot o un, Barisich said. Heexplained that how hard to throw a ball depends on the personand the bowling ball the person is using. I elt more condent thanany other tournament I had beore. My wish is to become aproessional bowler. I wish that I would be able to get a scholarshipthrough bowling as Sean did.

Jenipher said the children enjoyed the clinic. He was veryinvolved and interactive with the kids, she said. Tey also hadopportunities to do some trick shots with him, and it was a goodexperience or them.

Rash said bowling is a good sport because it can be played year-round. It was great to see almost 30 kids come out here and bowl just having un, he said.

Pro bowler encourages Yongsan youth

HOME PREVENTION CHECKLIST

Smoke detectors work

Electrical cords are in good conditionand are used safely

Clothes dryer has clean vent and flter

Appliances and lights are plugged intoseparate electrical outlets

NEO Registration Now On-line

Registration for the Oct. 1-24 Courageous

Channel noncombatant evacuation oper-

ations exercise can be completed online.

Registration of all family members, non-

essential DOD civilians and contractors is

mandatory. Participants only need to reg-

ister and ensure their NEO packets are

up-to-date for this exercise. Contact your

unit NEO warden for details.

South Post Power Outage

A major power outage to all buildings and

housing areas on South Post 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. Oct. 4. The outage will allow for elec-

trical upgrades to the power grid.

Hispanic Heritage Month Program

The community is invited to the 8th U.S.

Army National Hispanic Program, hosted

by Special Troops Batallion-Korea. It is

scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 15 at the Main

Post Club. The Guest Speaker is Sgt. 1st

Class Wilfredo Santiago of STB-K. For in-

formation, call 723-8822.

Impact of DIMHRS on Soldier Pay

The 176th Finance Company will provide

briengs today and Tuesday on the nan -

cial and Soldier pay implications of the

Army transition to the Defense Integrated

Military Human Resource System. Topics

will cover the transition from a pay per-

spective and what commanders can do to

set their units up for success. These brief-

ings are for all company commanders and

rst sergeants and battlation command-

ers and command sergeants major. The

brieng schedule is:

nAt Yongsan: Today and Oct. 7 starting

at 9 a.m. at the Yongsan Multipurpose

Training Facility

nAt K-16 Air Base: Today starting at 9

a.m. at the Community Activities Center

Oktoberfest at Dragon Hill Lodge

nThe Point 3K Volksmarch: Saturday at

10:30 a.m.; registration starts at 9:30 a.m.

nDHL Oktobertfest Party: Oct. 4 and 11

5-11 p.m. and Oct. 10 6-11 p.m. on the

upper parking garage. Ask about special

group reservation for groups of 15 or more.

Win one of two round -trip tickets to any

destination in the continental U.S.

nDHL Oktobertfest Yard Sale: Oct. 4 start-

ing at 11 a.m. on the upper parking garage.

Sign up now to reserve a table.

For information, call Dragon Hill Lodge

Guest Services at 738-2222, Ext. 24.

No Left Turns Into Camp Kim, MP Gate

USAG-Yongsan ofcials caution all driv-

ers: Left turns into Camp Kim and MP

Gate are prohibited. Korean trafc law

forbids entering or crossing bus lanes

marked with blue lines and red pavement.

Several trafc accidents have occurred

since July, causing injuries and property

damage.

Teen Parenting Workshop

The nal session of a ve-week teen par-

enting workshop is noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at

the Adolescent Substance Abuse Counsel-

ing Service ofce. The topic, Navigating

Your Way Through Transition, will focus

on helping parents build coping skills in

their teens during and after a military de-ployment. Juice, coffee and snacks will be

provided. For information, call 723-3041.

Pro bowler Sean Rash and seventh-grader Rachael Barisich look at the score-

board after a short match during the youth bowling league kick-off clinic Sept.

27. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lee Min-hwi


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By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


YONGSAN GARRISON Sgt. Moonhee Seo lovescooking. Not just because its her job; its her passion. Andits an award-winning one. She has won awards in culinarycompetitions in Korea and the U.S.

She is the NCO that everyone wants to be, said co-worker Sgt. Richard Baker.

Seo has worked in Camp Coiner Dining Facility since2006. Beore, she was a cook, with pastry being her orte.

Now, she devotes most o her time to inspecting the lines,making sure ood served to Soldiers meets standards andoverseeing the rations room where ood is stored.

During U.S-Korean Augmentee to the U.S. Army SoldierWeek in April, she earned an Army Achievement Awardor outstanding volunteer work. She volunteered to cooktraditional American ood, and it sold out in just over anhour. I wasnt expecting the award, she said. But or themto recognize me in this way, I eel greatly appreciated.

How did your career as a cook in the Army get started?I started o as a cook at Fort Bragg, N.C., in 2003 when I

joined the Army. My career as a cook was briefy interruptedin 2004, when I was deployed to Iraq or a year where I

worked in a medical supply oce. In 2006, I came backto Korea, and ever since Ive been here in Camp Coiner.Korea has given me many opportunities that were previouslyunavailable to me. At Fort Bragg, I was just another private.It was hard to distinguish yoursel in such a large group.Here, the community is a lot smaller and Ive had chancesto seek activities outside o Yongsan Garrison, like culinarycompetitions.

What is a typical day like for you?As a shit leader, I have to make sure that they are making

the ood according to the recipe card and regulations. I youdont work with the right ingredients, the end-product maynot be so good. We try to provide as much quality ood as

we can. For us, this may be our everyday job, but or theSoldiers, meal time is time or a break. I want them to eelas comortable. I want them to enjoy their breaks as muchas possible.

Tell us more about the culinary competitions.Every year, Fort Lee, Va., sponsors a two-week culinary

competition. In 2006, I was selected to be part o a 13-person team rom Korea. I won a gold medal in pastries.Earlier this year in April, I participated in an internationalculinary competition at the COEX Mall, a western-style

mall in Seoul. Our team, which was made up o three cooksand a team captain, won a gold medal or our ve-coursemeal. We also won a silver medal in the buet rounds. I cantparticipate in the competitions this year due to schedulingissues but I hope to compete again sometime in the uture.Id like to let my Soldiers know that there are plenty oopportunities to become certiied cooks while in themilitary. You just have to seek out the relevant inormation.

You have a chance to develop yoursel here: ake it.

Did you always want to become a cook?

Yes, I liked to cook, but I never really envisioned myselas being a cook. But as my career progressed, I realized thatI might actually enjoy pursuing this proession. When I seeSoldiers receive their plates and I see them content with theood that makes me eel good and special. Its not likeother jobs where the outcomes arent always immediatelyobvious. In the kitchen, you see the results r ight away withthe customers. I like that.

Do you think about life outside of the Army?Sometimes. Beore the international competition, all o

the contestants got training at the Intercontinental Hotel.I wanted to learn more, and asked the head che i I couldhelp them. So I put extra hours to help their pastry team. Ienjoyed it, but as a military person, its hard to have a side

job, so I couldnt pursue it. But maybe in the ar utureIll start a little corner pastry shop in Canada. Te aromao good coee and sweet donuts that would be a goodmorning to wake up to.

When do you feel best working in the kitchen?Everyday. When I see customers smile when they receive

their ood thats why I like pastries so much. When peoplesee sweets, its easy to see that people are happy. Tats whatmakes everything worth it or me.

Sgt. Seo Moon-hee works at the Camp Coiner Dining Facility, where

she spends most of her time inspecting lines. U.S. Army photo by

Pfc. Choi Keun-woo

Award winning cook strives for quality in the kitchenCOMMU NIT Y PROFILE

lSgt. Moonhee Seo

By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


YONGSAN GARRISON Te 2008

Yongsan Auto and Motorcycle Show hada strong turnout Sept. 27 as participantsbrought more than 30 motorcycles and15 cars to showcase and possibly win oneo ve car categories and six motorcyclecategories.

he venue consisted o motorcyclesby popular manuacturers such as HarleyDavidson, Yamaha and Kawasaki alongsidehigh end Corvettes, Mercedes and more.

Tis is the ourth annual auto showhere sponsored by the Morale, Welare andRecreation center, said Mario Farrulla,director o USAG-Yongsan Community

Actitivity Center. We have excellentparticipation.

he show eatured vendors sellingmotorcycle equipment and experts oeringree tire check-ups. For many, this wastheir rst show, and some participants haveanticipated it or some time.

Tis is my rst auto show in Korea, saidSgt. 1st Class Edgard Quinones, 8th U.S.

Army Noncommissioned Ocer Academy.Tey were supposed to have the auto showin June, but it got cancelled. Ive been reallylooking orward to this event.

Quinones compared the auto show toshows he said hes attended in the U.S.Compared to other auto shows that Ive

Hot cars, bikes on display at Yongsan show

been to, the show here has more versatilityin terms o the years and types o cars. Tisis great!

Ive been riding motorcycles since I was16, said Michael Cronin, who brought his2003 Suzuki GSXR 1000. Te auto showtoday was great, but it wouldve been betteri they had people doing stunts with themotorcycles.

Te winner o each car category won$200.

CAR CATEGORIES

Best Overall Billy D. Epperson

Best Wheels Paul Hutchinson

Best Engine Compartment Clay Allison

Best Sound Ricardo J. Rodriquez

Best Hooptie John Smith

MOTORCYCLE CATEGORIES

Sports Bikes

1st place: Kevin Stansel

2nd place: Kyle Hollingsworth

Cruiser Bikes

1st place: Jesse Stanley

2nd place: Sam Berry

Small Bikes

1st place: Kevin Perondi

2nd place: Rusty Berry

Best in Show Scott Hartigan

Most Popular Alfredo Soto

The Ugliest Chad Fross

4TH ANNUAL AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW WINNERS

Robert Lau Jr.

shows off his

classic Corvette

at the fourth an-

nual Yongsan

Auto Show Sept.

27. U.S. Armyphoto by Pfc.

Choi Keun-woo


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USAG-Y PAGE 12http://yongsan.korea.army. mil THE MORNING CALMAREA II

PAID ADVERTISING

PAID ADVERTISING

Fall Festival biggest event of year

Make your plans now. Te biggestevent o the year is coming to

Yongsan.Tousands o community members will

gather to celebrate the Yongsan Fall Festivalnext weekend! Family un, estivities andreworks, so dont miss it!

It all starts 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, with a community parade rom theYongsan Commissary to the -intersectionnear the Fire Station.

Well have Korean and Americanorganizations marching, tossing out candyor kids, marching bands, costumes, and anassortment o entertainment. Te paradecontestants will be judged under variouscategories and prizes will be awarded.

Following the parade, the estival willcommence on Williams Avenue next toCollier Field House, which will be blocked

o or the entire day. Well have grilled ood, ice cream,inormation booths, infatable castles andrappelling walls on the soccer eld, acepainting, health evaluations, a stage withlive bands, contests and entertainmentthroughout the day, to include a ree concert

with amous Korean entertainers.he annual Yongsan Retirement

Appreciation Day is being conducted inconjunction with the Fall Festival. Retirees

can get ree health and dental screeningsand fue shots. Well also have inormationbooths on retiree benets at the estivalgrounds.

hen, starting at 4 p.m., well havethe retiree cookout at Harveys Loungeadjacent to the Dragon Hill Lodge,

where well recognize our retirees or theircommitment to our country.

I you think we will stop beore sunset,you are wrong! At 7 p.m., the 8th U.S.

Army Rock Band will give a ree concert,and at 8 p.m. reworks will commence onBalboni Field.

Te Fall Festival is a chance to celebratethe end o summer and enjoy the last bit ogood weather beore winter sets in. Its alsoa day to recognize the contributions o ourretired Servicemembers.

Finally, the estival and parade happen to

coincide with a ederal holiday: ColumbusDay. As with all three-day weekends andtraining holidays, I want to stress saety andresponsibility.

Please pass the word about our events.Come out and spend the day and evening

with your ellow community members, andeel ree you invite your Good Neighbor orKorean Friend.

ogether, we can share a bountiul andsae holiday weekend!

Yongsans Rising Star

Spc. Della Thompson, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, USAG-Yongsan,

sings for the crowd at the nals of the USAG-Yongsan Rising Star competition Sept. 25

at the Main Post Club. She won the Yongsan Rising Star title and will now compete in

live nals on the Pentagon Channel in November. Operation Rising Star is modeled after

the popular television show American Idol. For the complete story, go to http://yongsan.

korea.army.mil. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Im Jin-min


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OCTOBER 3, 2008 NEWS IMCOM-K PAGE 13http://imcom.korea.army.mil

Army News

Te Department o Deense and the Oce o Personnel Management jointly issuedthe nal enabling regulations or the National Security Personnel System, one o DoDs

human resources management systems. NSPS was originally authorized by the NationalDeense Authorization Act or Fiscal Year 2004 and amended by the National DeenseAuthorization Act or Fiscal Year 2008.

Te proposed regulations were initially published in the Federal Registeron May 22,2008, or a 30-day public comment period. Te department and OPM received 526public comments. Nine o the 10 unions having national consultation rights with thedepartment also provided comments. DoD and OPM careully considered all comments andsuggestions. Te nal regulations incorporate some o the changes and recommendationsreceived and refect the departments commitment to ensuring airness and transparencyin the perormance management system, a key concern o commenters. A comprehensiveoverview o the comments and the departments response is included in the supplementaryinormation published with the nal regulations.

While the nal regulations incorporate signicant changes, the core eatures othe personnel system remain intact. Te nal regulations govern how classication,compensation, and perormance management fexibilities will be accomplished. NSPSretains the existing values o the civil service, including merit system principles and

veterans preerence, and allows employees to be paid and rewarded based on perormance,contributions to mission accomplishment, and market considerations.

he NSPS regulations have undergone signiicant change since they were irstintroduced. Most o these changes were motivated by one o three actors: changes mandatedin law, changes derived rom lessons learned and best practices, and changes driven bypublic and union comments.

Changes brought about by National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

are listed below:

NSPS will ollow existing government-wide rules or:g Labor-management relationsg Disciplinary and adverse actions and employee appeals o adverse actionsg Stang and employmentg Workorce shaping (reduction in orce, urlough, and transer o unction)

Department of Defense nalizes NSPS regulationsExcludes Federal Wage System (blue collar) employees rom coverage under NSPS.

Mandates that all employees with a perormance rating above unacceptable (rating o 1on a scale o 1-5)) or who do not have a current perormance rating receive no less thansixty percent o the annual government-wide General Schedule pay increase. In accordance

with the statute, the balance will be allocated to pay pools or the purpose o increasing rateso pay based on perormance at the valued perormer (rating o 3) and higher levels.

g Requires that all NSPS employees with a perormance rating above unacceptable orwho do not have a current perormance rating receive locality pay in the same manner andextent as General Schedule employees.gAdjustments and clarications made to lend consistency based on lessons learned andbest practices:gAllow or NSPS coverage o employees appointed or less than 90 daysProvide a conversion/movement out process or employees moving to GS positions, toensure consistent pay setting practices or NSPS employeesg Allow employees to request reconsideration o an individual job objective rating, inaddition to the ability to request reconsideration o the overall nal rating o recordg Grandathers GS pay retention timerames or employees covered by GS grade or payretention rules at the time o their conversion to NSPSAdditional substantive changes made ollowing publication o the proposed rules in the

Federal Register:g Revised denition o rate o pay to ensure consistency and conormity regarding payissues.g Require organizations to share aggregate pay pool resultsg Extend accelerated compensation or developmental positions to positions assigned tothe Student Career Experience Program in the student pay scheduleg Extend within-grade increase buy-in provision to Federal Wage System employees

who move into NSPS.

DoD will continue to use NSPS fexibilities to build and sustain a high-perormingworkorce. Tere are currently approximately 183,000 DoD employees under NSPS. Tenext DoD organizations will convert into NSPS in the late 2008 - early 2009 timerame,bringing the total number o employees under the system to approximately 200,000.

Te nal regulations can be ound at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pd/E8-22483.pd


13/24

NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Lakeview Terrace(PG13) 6:30 p.m.

X-Files: I Want to Believe(PG-13) 8:30 p.m.



The Dark Knight(PG13) 7 p.m.

Wall-E(G) 7 p.m.Hancock

(PG13) 9 p.m.

Lakeview Terrace(PG13) 7 p.m.

Step Brothers(R) 6 / 8:30 p.m.

Mama Mia!(PG13) 7 p.m.

The Mummy: Tomb of theDragon Emperor

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Eagle Eye(PG13) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m.

Space Chimps(G) 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Eye(PG13) 5 / 8 p.m.Space Chimps(G) 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Eye(PG13) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m.

Space Chimps(G) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Eye(PG13) 7 / 9 p.m.

Step Brothers(R) 6:30 p.m.


Night at the Museum(PG) 1 p.m.

Babylon A.D.(PG13) 7 p.m.

Star Wars: Clone Wars(G) 1 p.m.Eagle Eye

(PG13) 3:30 / 6 / 9 p.m.

Star Wars: Clone Wars(G) 1 p.m.Eagle Eye

(PG13) 3:30 / 6 / 9 p.m.

Step Brothers(R) 7 p.m.

Swing Vote(PG13) 9 p.m.

X-Files: I Want to Believe(PG13) 7 p.m.

College Road Trip(G) 3 p.m.

Babylon A.D.(PG13) 7 p.m.


Space Chimps(G) 7 p.m.


Lakeview Terrace(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Kit Kittredge: American Girl(G) 3:30 p.m.


Kit Kittredge: American Girl(G) 3:30 p.m.


Step Brothers(R) 7 p.m.Mama Mia!

(PG13) 9 p.m.

Baby Mama(PG13) 7 p.m.

Pineapple Express(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Pineapple Express(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

No Show No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

Swing Vote(PG13) 7:30 p.m.

Step Brothers(R 7 p.m.

Lakeview Terrace(PG13) 7 p.m.

No Show

Eagle Eye(PG13) 7 p.m.



Step Brothers(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

The Mummy: Tomb of theDragon Emperor(PG13) 6 / 8 p.m.


The Mummy: Dragon Emperor(PG13) 8:30 p.m.

Step Brothers(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.


Love Guru(PG13) 7 p.m.

Love Guru(PG13) 7 p.m.


Step Brothers(R 7 p.m.


The Mummy: Tomb of the DragonEmperor

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Eagle Eye(PG13) 7 / 9:30 p.m.


The Mummy: Dragon Emperor(PG13) 6 p.m.



The Mummy: Dragon Emperor(PG13) 6 p.m.Mama Mia!

(PG13) 6 p.m.


X-Files: I Want to Believe(PG13) 6 p.m.Swing Vote

(PG13) 6 p.m.


X-Files: I Want to Believe(PG13) 6 p.m.Swing Vote

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Oct. 3-9

Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayLOCATION

OSAN

784-4930

RED CLOUD

732-6620

STANLEY

732-5565

YONGSAN

738-7389

CASEY

730-7354

HENRY

768-7724

HUMPHREYS

753-7716

HOVEY

730-5412

KUNSAN

782-4987

IMCOM-K PAGE 14http://imcom.korea.army.mil

SeptemberOctober 2008/Tishrei 5769

Yom Kippur Religious Retreat Center, Seoul Wed., Oct. 8 1600 Retreat Sign-in begins

1740 Candlelighting in Chapel Conerence Room1745 25-hour Fast begins with Kol Nidrei

Turs., Oct. 9 0930 Morning Service1545 Yizkor Memorial Service1615 Aternoon and Neilah Services1843 Yom Kippur Fast ends with Shoar Blowing1850 Evening Service and Havdalah1900 Break-Te-Fast Meal2000 Retreat concludes

Jew ish High Holy Day Schedule Yongsan

Camper s have fun w i t h Eng l ish

his might not be a concern or someamilies who are comortable living in anearby apartment or having their kidsattend one o the surrounding internationalschools. However, other amily members

might preer to stay at USAG Yongsan dueto the greater support inrastructure there.Te point othe counseling is to ensure service membersunderstand service limitations and canmake the best decision or their amily andsituation.Te new policy is part o the commandstour normalization initiative to increasecommand sponsorship opportunities inKorea.Te commands tour normalization goal isthe great majority o U.S. service membersassigned to Korea who have amilies will bestationed here with their amilies, comparedto todays fgures. Currently about 55% o

all service members have dependants. About28% o these service members with amilieshave their amilies in Korea and only about

14% o these are currently being commandsponsored.our normalization is a win-win situationor everyone, said General Sharp. Itimproves readiness by keeping our trainedorces in place or longer periods o time,improving continuity, stability, and theretention o regional institutional andcultural knowledge. It improves the quality o lie o ourservice members and their amilies who nolonger must be separated rom each otheror extended periods o time or have to paysignifcant out o pocket expenses due tothe unavailability o command sponsorship.It also strengthens the alliance by encouragingmore meaningul interaction between American amilies and Korean citizens,General Sharp continued.Finally, it demonstrates a strong and visiblecommitment by the U.S. to the ROK,

signaling we will remain here as long as weare welcomed and wanted.

SPONSORSHIP POLICY from Page 1

For more information aboutthese services, or any other

Jewish concerns, please

contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) AviS. Weiss by e-mail at:

[email protected](DSN) 723-6707

(Civ.) 02-7913-6707

(Cell) 010-3100-3329

The third English Camp for the Young Nak Childrens Home sponsored by the Dragon Hill Chapter

of the Non Commissioned Ofcers Association-Korea, kicked off on Friday, Sept. 26. Twenty-

three children arrived at the Friendship House on USAG-Yongsan to participate. The program

consisted of NCOA members and volunteers from Special Troops Bn-K, J-2, Contractors from

BAH and Members of ROK CFC Headquarters Company with 23 elementary aged students from

the Young Nak Childrens Home. The whole purpose of the program is to teach children to have

fun with the English language and do that by interaction with their English speaking neighbors.

This English Camp marks a level of friendship and cooperation between US Forces Korea and

our Host nation allies working together to support the Good Neighbor Program. NCOA had quite

a bit of help with this program. The ROK CFC Headquarters Company made the coordination

to utilize the Friendship House near Yongsans Gate 3 and also provided both lunch and dinner

meals. This is not to mention the 15 ROK soldiers who scripted the majority of the program.

They worked hand in hand with about 18 U.S. NCOA members and volunteers. Also contributing

were ve members of the Young Nak teaching staff who co-planned the event and provided all

the decorations. Courtesy photo


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OCTOBER 3, 2008

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

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 0800 Memorial Chapel (Liturgical)

0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

0930 Hannam Village Chapel (Korean)1000 South Post Chapel

1030 K-16 Chapel

1100 Hannam Village Chapel

ContemporarySunday 1000 Multi Purpose Training Facility

Gospel 1200 South Post Chapel

Seventh-Day Adventist

Saturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

United Pentecostal (UPCI)

Sunday 1330 Memorial Chapel

KATUSA

Thursday 1830 Memorial Chapel

Episcopal

Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

Catholic ServicesMassSunday 0800 South Post Chapel

1130 Memorial Chapel

Saturday 1700 Memorial ChapelMon/Thur/Fri 1205 Memorial Chapel

Tues/Wed 1205 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

Jewish ServicesFriday 1900 South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1100 FreedomChapel

1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel

1100 Camp Eagle ChapelGospel 1300 FreedomChapel

Contemporary 1800 FreedomChapel

KATUSATuesday 1900 FreedomChapel

Korean

Wednesday 1730 FreedomChapelWednesday 1900 FreedomChapel

(Bible Study)

Catholic ServicesMass

Daily 1145 Freedom ChapelSunday 0930 FreedomChapel

1700 Camp Eagle Chapel

1700 Suwaon Air Base Chapel

JewishFor information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.

army.mil, 723-6707

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 1000 Stone Chapel

Sunday 1000 Stanley Chapel

Sunday 1030 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1100 Crusader Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

GospelSunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel

1100 Camp Stanley Chapel

COGICSunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSASunday 1930 CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1300 Jackson Auditorium

Tuesday 1900 Camp Stanley ChapelTuesday 1840 Casey Stone Chapel

Tuesday 1800 Camp Castle Chapel

Tuesday 1830 Casey Memorial ChapelTuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel

Thursday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Catholic MassSunday 1300 Camp Stanley Chapel

Sunday 0900 CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 1215 West Casey Chapel

Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

Later Day Saints

Sunday 1400 West Casey Chapel

JewishFriday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1030 Camp Walker

Church of Christ 1700 Camp WalkerGospel 1215 Camp Walker

1300 Camp Carroll

Contemporary

Friday 1900 Camp WalkerKoreanTuesday 1900 Camp Carroll

Wednesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMass

Sunday 0900 Camp Walker1130 Camp Carroll

Saturday 1700 Camp Walker

JewishFor information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.

army.mil, 723-6707

USAG-Yongsan Chaplain s

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary:

[email protected], 7 38-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Adolph G. DuBose:

[email protected], 738-4043

Chaplain (Maj.) Leo Mora Jr.:


USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:


Chaplain (Maj.) James E. ONeal:

[email protected] , 7

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