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www.torii.army.milVOL. 39, NO. 40October 13, 2011

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HRC deputy becomes Army’s first female African-American major general

FORT KNOX, Ky. – U.S. Army Human Resources Command’s deputy commanding general became the Army’s first-ever female African-American officer to obtain the rank of major general during her promotion and departure ceremony held Sept. 29 at the Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude Complex here.

Maj. Gen Marcia M. Anderson left HRC the next day, pending a new assignment.

Those who attended the ceremony were each “a witness to history,” said Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, commanding general of the U.S. Army Accessions Command and Fort Knox, who co-hosted the ceremony with HRC commander Maj. Gen. Gina Farrisee.

Two-star milestone at Fort KnoxBy Andrea WalesU.S. Army Human Resources Public Affairs

“We honor a leader, an officer, a lawyer, a wife, a mother and a grandmother – summed up, a great American,” Freakley said.

Major generals lead major formations across the Army. They are the bridge between the operational and the tactical aspects of the Army, Freakley said. They run centers like Human Resources Com-mand and command Army divisions of up to 16,000 Soldiers. They perform major tactical operations and conduct sustained battles and engagements.

“They build our Army, and that’s no easy task,” Freakley said. “Marcia has assisted in the huge responsibility of moving three separate HRC commands to Fort Knox and combining their efforts into one great command.”

The HRC commander lauded Ander-

son for her being an untiring advocate for consolidating the active-duty and Reserve-component functions at HRC.

“She has been very much the force be-hind the integration itself,” Farrisee said. “She has worked diligently on total-force solutions while at the same time not letting the command forget the unique needs of the Reserve-component Soldiers we serve. Marcia’s tenacity for integration extends into cyberspace.

One of our top priorities has been for the HRC website to reflect virtually the integra-tion we’ve turned into reality.”

Anderson served the informational needs of the Soldiers to ensure that the most rel-evant information was available to them, Farrisee said.

Anderson’s journey to becoming the

Army’s first female African-American major general was made up of things that were largely unplanned.

“I firmly believe that we are never in control of very much,” she said. “The most we can do is have a set of values and beliefs, and adhere to them as closely as possible.”

Anderson said she valued curiosity, toler-ance and striving for excellence.

“Be a lifelong learner. Accept people for who they are. Accept change because it is inevitable,” she said. “Do not expect to be rewarded just because you show up on time, do what is expected of you and leave at the same time every day, because that is merely C-grade work.”

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Makoto Takahashi, right, a firefighter at the Camp Zama Fire Department, shows kindergarten students at John O. Arnn Elementary School how to extinguish a fire using a water hose during Fire Prevention Week at their school Tuesday. The theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week is “Protect Your Family From Fire.”

Fired upPhoto by Tetsuo Nakahara

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Zama Briefs

New Dining Facility HoursThe new hours of operation at the Camp

Zama Dining Facility are as follows:Breakfast• 7 to 9 a.m. – Monday through

Wednesday, and Friday• 6 to 8 a.m. – ThursdayLunch• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Monday through

Wednesday, and Friday• 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – ThursdayDinner• 5 to 6:30 p.m. – Monday through

Wednesday, and FridayBrunch• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Saturday, Sunday

and HolidaysSupper• 5 to 6 p.m. – Saturday, Sunday and

Holidays

GSA Mart ClosureThe GSA Mart will be closed from

Oct. 24 through 28 to relocate to Bldg. 680 (across from MEDDAC). The facility will reopen on Oct. 31 at its new location. In case of an emergency, call Dirk Bishop at 263-5880.

EFMP Respite CareRespite care is for Army active-duty

service members who have a family member enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program with moderate to severe special needs. Those seeking to utilize this service must meet one or more of the eight eligibility criteria to qualify.

Call Cheryl Rendon, the EFMP coordinator for Army Community Service, at 263-4572 for more information.

Autism Support GroupAutism Support Group meetings are held

from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at Army Community Service, Bldg. 402. Attendees can meet and network with families touched by autism, and learn strategies on coping with the effects of autism.

Call Cheryl Rendon at 263-4572 or email cheryl.rendon@us.army.mil for more information.

Deployed Spouse SupportDeployed Spouse Support Groups

are an unofficial resource to network, in an atmosphere of understanding and compassion, with others who are dealing with the challenges of deployment.

Meetings are held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Army Community Service Outreach Room, Bldg. 402.

Call Gary Woods at 263-8089 or email at gary.r.woods@us.army.mil for more information.

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

Those aware of a sexual assault should report it immediately. It is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and other federal and local civilian laws. USAG-J Camp Zama Sexual Assault Hotline: 882# or 090-9395-8909 (24/7 response). USAG-J Torii Station: 090-6861-8042. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program website: http://www.sexualassault.army.mil.

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Anderson said she learned from peers and senior officers what it means to be a good leader, and she incorporated their advice into her personal leadership style:

“Good leadership is not about telling people what to do or how to do it – it is knowing how to listen, when to delegate, how to provide space and resources to your staff, making sure they get the praise for a job well done,” she said, “and that you take the responsibility when a plan fails.”

Anderson’s time at HRC has been a pivotal year. Anderson helped guide HRC as it completed the base realignment and closure, or BRAC, process months ahead of the congressionally mandated September 2011 deadline.

Continuing to communicate with HRC customers during BRAC was crucial to successfully combining HRC’s three main elements in Alexandria, Va.; St. Louis and Indianapolis at one location at Fort Knox. Updating the hrc.army.mil website to reflect HRC’s new location and contact information was just the beginning.

“My major project since I’ve been here has been to completely redesign the HRC website to make it more informative, more current and as interactive as possible for Soldiers, families and the public. There will be a completely new look, a brand-new search engine, podcasts. We’ve added the Facebook link,” Anderson said. “My vi-sion is that someday new Soldiers will be handed a smart phone with apps (software applications) available from the Army to help them manage their careers.”

BRAC caused many changes at HRC.

Many civilian employees took the oppor-tunity to retire and stay in their communi-ties. New employees were hired to take their places.

“It brought a lot of energy, but we were losing some of the institutional knowl-edge,” Anderson said. “That required us to do some digging on processes that were already being done. It compelled us to look for more efficient and effective ways of doing things.”

Anderson stressed that all components are part of the Army family. What reminds her of that fact is a row of clocks: Kuwait, Afghanistan, Europe and Korea.

“When I see those, it makes me think of the Soldiers,” she said. “They have a name on one side (of their uniforms), and the other side just says, ‘U.S. Army.’ Adversar-ies see that you are a member of the U.S. Army. By the same token, when Soldiers give an Afghan child a soccer ball or send a medical team out, all those people know is they’re being helped by a member of the U.S. Army. If that’s all they see, then that’s all we should see, too.”

Anderson’s background sculpted her into the personable, successful woman she is today. She attended an all-girl Catholic school in East St. Louis, Ill. It fostered excellence in young women that might be otherwise masked in a co-ed educational environment, she said.

“Going to an all-girl high school defi-nitely formed part of who I am today,” she said. “Excellence was valued. You were just doing what everybody else was doing. You were trying to excel.

“The faculty every day encouraged you to excel, and you just did,” she added. “There

were a lot of great role models among the faculty – all very accomplished. They spent a lot of personal time with you.”

Anderson said that experiencing that type of support leads to fulfilling your role models’ expectations.

“You want to validate their faith and confidence in you, and it makes you excel,” she said.

Family life, too, enhanced her search for knowledge.

“You were encouraged to be more aware of the world around you and curious,” An-derson said. “I never grew out of asking, ‘Why?’ The news was part of my house every evening. My mother took me to the library every Saturday.”

Asking, “Why are we doing that?” is still a big part of the way she does business, Anderson said.

As a child, Anderson was very shy. It was the Army that changed her. In her Reserve Officer Training Corps course – which she only took to fulfill a science requirement – she was told, “Today, you’re the platoon leader.”

“You couldn’t sit in the corner anymore and observe,” Anderson said.

A milestone in her personal development – transitioning from shy to outgoing – was when a professor of hers told Anderson that, “If you’re giving the speech, you’re the subject-matter expert.”

“You know more [about that subject] than anyone else in the room, so don’t worry about it,” the professor said.

“You just get better and better,” Anderson said. “It’s not about the grades you get in school. It’s what you do with it afterward that counts.”

Photo by Sally HardingMaj. Gen. Marcia M. Anderson receives her second star from her husband Amos during a Sept. 29 ceremony at Fort Knox, Ky. The U.S. Army Accessions Command and Fort Knox commanding general, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, left, watches the pinning of the two-star rank. Anderson, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, is the first-ever female African-American officer in the U.S. Army to obtain the rank of major general.

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Japanese employees volunteer for disaster reliefBy Tetsuo NakaharaTorii Staff

Thirty Japanese employees from U.S. military installations, in-cluding Camp Zama, volunteered on Sept. 24 to take part in relief efforts in Rikuzentakata City in Iwate Prefecture, an area affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.

The volunteer group was orga-nized by Toshiyuki Ito, assigned to the U.S. Army Garrison – Japan Public Affairs Office, and con-sisted of Japanese and U.S. civilian employees from here and U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka. This marked the fifth visit to the area for Ito since he first ventured there a little more than a month after the natural disasters occurred.

“After the earthquake, I didn’t know what I could to do to help, so I decided to just go over there and see with my eyes what I could

do for the area,” said Ito. “It was totally destroyed when I went there in April. Our team cleaned two houses that were damaged badly by the tsunami. And then I thought, ‘If we keep doing this, we could bring a little help to this area.’”

As of Oct. 4, more than 767,000 volunteers have offered assistance in disaster areas such as Fuku-shima, Miyagi and Iwate, accord-ing to the Japan National Council of Social Welfare. However, that number pales in comparison to the 1,200,000 who responded within six months following the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.

“I’m glad that I had an opportu-nity to join the volunteer group this time,” said one of the participants of the tour, Etsumi Hirabayashi, assigned to the U.S. Army Japan PAO. “It’s different from watch-ing news on the TV or reading about it in a newspaper. I felt the strength and perseverance of the

people in Rikuzentakata. They are trying to move forward and face the future after this disaster. One of the locals there told me, ‘Come back in 10 years, and we will have rebuilt the city.’”

The group’s main task during their visit was to clean up a field that had been damaged by salt water from the tsunami. Strewn throughout the field were remnants of houses that were washed away by the tsunami, as well as other miscellaneous debris. The group segregated what they cleared from the field into piles of both garbage and salvageable household goods in a central location in the city to give residents the chance to re-cover some of their possessions.

The 9.0-magnitude earthquake claimed the lives of more than 15,000 people and left more than 4,000 missing. In the six months since the dual disasters struck, life in many affected areas has started on the slow path of recovery. Ri-kuzentakata City, however, lost one-third of its population in the aftermath. Some citizens are still living in temporary housing in the city and are preparing to face the harsh winter of northern Japan.

“I still don’t know what I can do to best help the citizens here,” said Ito. “After six months everybody has begun to forget, little by little, what happened up there, and have gotten back to their normal lives. News coverage about the disaster area is slowing down. But I think it is important to follow and stay conscious of how people in these areas are living. And that’s the start to find out what we can do as volunteers.”

Photo by Tetsuo NakaharaHiroshi Saito, assigned to the Directorate of Logistics at U.S. Army Garrison – Japan, cleans up a field in Rikuzentakata City on Sept. 24 that was damaged by salt water from the tsunami caused by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on March 11.

Thirty Japanese employees from U.S. military installations, includ-ing Camp Zama, volunteered to clean up Rikuzentakata City, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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UpcomingOngoing EventsEnergy Conservation Notice

During these extraordinary times, please do your part to conserve energy and educate others. In the event the peak electrical demand is exceeded, DPW may have to conduct the following actions:

• Early shutdown of air-conditioning systems at des-ignated facilities.

• Turn on A/Cs later in the morning.• Increase of thermostat settings at designated facilities

and areas.• Shut down lighting systems.To prevent disruption of normal A/C operations and

area lighting, the following actions must be implemented to conserve energy:

• If you have multiple A/C split units in your house use only the one in the rooms being occupied.

• USAG-J peak consumption time is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Make every attempt to avoid using appliances like dish-washers, washers and dryers during this time.

• Turn off A/Cs and maximize use of fans, or set the A/C thermostats to 78 degrees or above. Increase settings to no less than 85 degrees when not at home and at the end of the duty day in administrative areas.

• Turn off all unnecessary lights (interior / exterior) at home, unused office spaces, classrooms and conference rooms. Turn down all remaining individual lighting levels where possible.

• Replace incandescent bulbs with energy-efficient com-pact fluorescents or LEDs available at the Self-Help Stores (Bldg. 694 at Camp Zama, and Bldg. S-150 at SFHA).

• Turn off all office and home appliances (i.e. coffee pots, stoves, microwave ovens, refrigerators, fans) when not in use. Unplug them when not in use.

• Set computers, monitors, printers, copiers, and other business equipment to their energy-saving feature, and turn them off when not in use or at the end of the day.

For more information on energy conservation, contact the DPW Environmental Division at 263-3559.

SCHOOL NEWSZama Child Development Center: 263-4992

SHA Child Development Center: 267-6348

registration: To register your child or for more information please stop by the CYS Central Enrollment Registry Office in Bldg. 533 on Camp Zama, or call 263-4125 or SAS at 267-6013.

John O. Arnn Elementary: 267-6602

Your child or someone else’s may qualify for Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities (PSCD). Screenings for children ages 3 to 5 are held twice a month at AES to locate and identify children who may have developmental delays. Call Arnn Elementary School at 267-6602 to make an appointment if you suspect your child has a delay in language, physical, cognitive, social or adaptive behavior development. For children under 3 years of age, you can call EDIS at 267-6545 to schedule an appointment.

Student registration: The school registration process continues at Arnn for newly arrived families and for those who have kindergarten-aged children.

Arnn Elementary is a pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade school for those families who are command-sponsored by U.S. Army Garrison – Japan and its affiliated units. Please hand-carry the following documents at time of registration: Orders of sponsor (orders must have the children’s names on the orders), updated copy of child’s immunization records; student’s passport or birth certificate, letter of employment, updated contact information, parent’s identification card, and previous school records, if applicable.

new student orientation: Arnn Elementary School will be hosting its annual New

Student Orientation beginning at 3 p.m. Aug. 18 in the school’s cafeteria. The orientation is designed for students attending Arnn for the first time to come and learn about the educational programs and receive a tour of the school.

Zama American Middle School: 263-4040

Visit the Web at www.zama-ms.pac.dodea.edu/ for information pertaining to Zama American Middle School.

Zama American High School: 263-3181

The ZAHS tennis team will begin practicing at 3:30 p.m. today at the campus tennis courts. In order to practice, players must have a current power of attorney, physical and signed copy of the high school athletic contract. For more information, contact Wanda Finley via email at wanda.finley@pac.dodea.edu or by phone at 263-3181.

Visit the Web at www.zama-hs.pac.dodea.edu/ for information pertaining to Zama American High School.

Child, Youth and School Services: 263-4500

u-turn Program: This program is designed for youths to turn themselves around and get the help they need to graduate from high school and move on to higher education. It’s up to U to turn yourself around. Join us Tuesday and Thursday nights to form study groups; work together with your classmates; get help from staff and other volunteers; tutor classmates; get S.A.T. tutoring / practice tests; use this time to work on scholarships and other financial aid applications.

Yokohama October Fest @ Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Sept. 30-Oct. 16

Tokyo Vegefood Fest @ Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Oct. 15-16 http://tokyo-vegefest.com/english.html

Yokohama Indian Festival “Diwali in Yo-kohama” @ Yamashita Park, Yokohama, Oct. 15-16

Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine Grand Autumn Festival in Nikko, Tochigi Oct. 16-17

Oct 16:Traditional Japanese Horseback Archery Dem-onstration

Oct 17:1,000 Samurai Warriors Parade

Kawasaki Halloween @ JR Kawasaki Sta-tion East Exit Side Oct. 28 - 30

Oct. 28-30: DJ Beer Garden and Projection Mapping @ Cinecitta Dori Avenue

Oct. 28-29: Kawasaki Halloween All Night Party @ CLUB CITTA

Oct. 29: Kids Parade @ Cinecitta Dori Avenue Oct. 29: Playground (Club party for Parents and chil-

dren) @ CLUB CITTA Oct. 29-30: Special effect make-up, face painting, and

handmade candlesOct. 30: Halloween parade in JR Kawasaki Station East

Exit Side http://lacittadella.co.jp/halloween/english.html Oct. 30: Halloween award (Costume Contest) @ Cin-

derella Steps at Le FRONT

Fire Prevention WeekFire Prevention Week 2011 is scheduled from Sunday

through Oct. 15.Fire Prevention Week is to commemorate the Great

Chicago Fire in 1871. The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Oct. 8 through 10, 1871, and killed more than 250 people and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings.

The theme for 2011 Fire Prevention Week is “Protect Your Family From Fire.” During Fire Prevention Week, various activities will be held to promote the importance of preventing fires.

Sunday morning, a fire truck display and Sparky the Fire Dog will be at the Camp Zama Exchange to hand out brochures and promotion materials to customers. The display will be at the Sagamihara Family Housing Area Commissary from Sunday afternoon. A parade will be held prior to the displays at the commissaries. Fire helmets will be given away during the parade at SFHA.

During Fire Prevention Week, fire-prevention training, evacuation drills and demonstrations will be conducted throughout USAG-J installations.

Fire-safety activities will be conducted at Camp Zama and SFHA Child Development Centers and School Age Services to promote Fire Prevention Week.

On Tuesday, a fire-evacuation drill and other activities are scheduled to be held at Arnn Elementary School. Stu-dents can experience a water-shooting drill with support from SFHA fire station crewmembers, and a robotic Sparky will even speak to them during the activities.

CLEP and DANTES TestingCollege-Level Examination Program and Defense

Activity for Non-traditional Education Support testing sessions are held at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesdays. To schedule an appointment, call 263-5379 or e-mail dspivey@asia.umuc.edu.

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USO brings Hollywood, baseball stars to ZamaStory and photo by dustin PerryTorii Editor

Dennis Haysbert, star of the TV series 24 and The Unit, and Randy Johnson, World Series-winning pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and five other Major League Baseball teams, pose for a photo with Eris Washington at the Camp Zama Exchange on Monday during a USO-organized tour that included a stop in Okinawa.

An actor who starred in The Unit and a World Series-winning pitcher nicknamed “The Big Unit” visited Camp Zama Monday to meet with military fans as part of a Japan tour sponsored by the USO.

Dennis Haysbert and Randy Johnson were at the entrance of the Exchange here for more than an hour, where they signed autographs, posed for photos, and expressed their appreciation for service members and their families.

“I’m here to raise morale a little bit and give the troops here a little taste of home,” said Haysbert, known for his roles as Sgt. Maj. Jonas Blane on The Unit and President David Palmer on 24. “This is my fourth [USO] tour; I find that the troops, no matter where I go, are really, really appreciative.”

Johnson, who had a 22-year career in the major leagues and pitched for six different teams, said it is an exciting experience touring with the USO.

“It’s easy to be on the other side of the world and do a video to say how much we appreciate [service members], but I have the time now to be a part of these trips,” said Johnson, who earned 4,875 career strikeouts.

Senior Airman Dustin Sorce, assigned here, is a fan of The Unit and is from Arizona – the home state of the Diamondbacks, whom Johnson helped lead to a World Series win in 2001.

“I was excited to come here to meet both of them today,” said Sorce. “I’m really happy that they show support for the military and military families abroad.”

TORII STATION, Okinawa – The rock band Run-G performs during the 2011 Rocktoberfest Japan two-day music festival, held Saturday and Sunday at Torii Beach. The annual event featured 19 bands performing classic and modern rock, oldies and punk music to a combined crowd of more than 10,000 people.

Rocktoberfest 2011Photo by Chip Steitz

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friday6 p.m..............Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13) 118 minutes9 p.m................What’s Your Number? (R) 106 minutes

saturday3 p.m.................Captain America (PG-13) 124 minutes6 p.m................What’s Your Number? (R) 106 minutes9 p.m..........................The Change-Up (R) 112 minutes

sunday3 p.m..............Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13) 118 minutes6 p.m..........................The Change-Up (R) 112 minutes

friday7 p.m........................Colombiana (PG-13) 109 minutes9:30 p.m...................Our Idiot Brother (R) 90 minutes

saturday4 p.m...Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (PG) 89 minutes7 p.m........................Colombiana (PG-13) 109 minutes9:30 p.m.........................Fright Night (R) 106 minutes

sunday2:30 p.m........................Dolphin Tale (G) 119 minutes5:30 p.m...................Colombiana (PG-13) 109 minutes8 p.m........................Our Idiot Brother (R) 90 minutes

Classified ads not pertaining to commercial profit are free to military personnel, DA Civilians, Family members and MLC/IHA employees. Ads should be 20 words or less with non-workplace E-mail or phone numbers listed. To submit a classified ad, E-mail tetsuo.nakahara4@us.army.mil. However, the Torii Newspaper reserves the right not to publish inappropriate advertisements. Deadline is no later than noon Mondays. Military community classified ads can also be placed for free on a commercial Web site at www.mymilitaryclassifieds.com/xzclf/162_Camp_Zama_ARMY_/.

Appropriated Fund (APF) and Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) job announcements and application instructions are available at http://cpol.army.mil. For questions regarding APF vacancies, please call 263-3755. NAF MWR job announcements and required forms are also available at http://www.usarj.army.mil/information/zama/employ.htm. For questions regarding NAF vacancies, please call 263-5800.

Non-appropriated fund Pacific Stars & Stripes job announcements are available online at http://cpol.army.mil. For more information, call the Job Information Center at 229-3163.

Japanese national position vacancies are posted on the Internet at http://www.usagj.jp.pac.army.mil/ima/sites/jeso/rp_jjobs_list_j.asp. Application forms are available on the same site. Selection status can also be checked. For more information, call 263-3325.

Army Job Announcements are available @ www.armycivilianservice.com/

All Federal Government’s Jobs are available @ www.usajobs.com/

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Pets

ATTENTION

animal adoption: Dogs and cats are available for adoption at the Camp Zama Veterinary Clinic. For more information, call 263-3875.

animal Rescue:A small animal rescue NPO is asking for any dog & cat supplies, food, usedkennels for donation. For details, please call Meg at 263-8327 or e-mail to animalrescuezama@gmail.com

Child and Youth Program assistant (level 2-4), (CYS, Zama & SHA), CY-1/2, RFT/RPT, $9.59 - $17.09, Open Continuous

Recreation assistant (lifeguard), RD, NF-02, Flex, $9.29, Closes: November 30, 2011

Recreation assistant (lifeguard/Pool operator), RD, NF-02, RFT, $9.29, Closes: November 30, 2011

lead Child and Youth Program assistant (level 5), SHA, CY-02, RFT, $13.14 - $17.09, Open Continuous

security attendants Needed: This is a Part-Time Position, Training wil be provided. Hourly Pay $13.00. For more information, stop by Bldg. 102 room A-101, Next to the Student Transportation Office. POC: Mrs. Medina, 263-5898.

Project/Task Manager: General Dynamics Information Technology is looking for a Project Manager at Camp Zama. Candidates must be a graduate of a military command and staff college or higher and have experience with the U.S. Army doctrine, organization, and procedures. Apply by sending a cover letter and resume to asdjobs@gdit.com with “Camp Zama” in the subject line. General Dynamics Information Technology is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Camp Zama WIC Overseas office has a PT position for Nutritionist/Dietitian/Nurse/Home Economist/Physician Assistant.Requires B.S.

in Nutrition, Dietetics or Home Economics, or BSN in Nursing with some experience in prenatal, maternal or infant nutrition. Experience with WIC desirable. Must have current Driver’s License. Must be U.S. citizen. For consideration, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to: wicoverseasjobs@choctawarchiving.com or fax to: (210)525-1398. Choctaw Contracting Services, a rapidly growing provider of health, social, mental health, and administrative services, will reward your efforts with an attractive salary and benefits package.

Watch care workers and musicians: Opportunity for Extra Income. Camp Zama Garrison Chaplain’s Office is taking contract applications for watch care workers and musicians. Applications are available at the Camp Zama Chapel. Please contact SSG Howard F. Thompson (263-8064) or Ms. Nobuko Motegi (263-4898). Deadline Date: 31 August 2011

administrative assistant: Girl Scouts is seeking a skilled office professional to support Girl Scout Overseas West-Pacific at Camp Zama. Excellent computer and communication skills a must. This regular part-time position (25-30) hours per week is available June 15. Send cover letter and resume to Westpacificgirlscouts@gmail.com

anti-Terrorism/force Protection instructors wanted. Positions are available with Firearms Academy of Hawaii, Inc. Duties include instruction of marksmanship, watch standing and tactical team movements. Position location is Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Marksmanship instructor experience is a must. Tactical team movement experience is desired. Qualified candidates may call Christopher at 243-6171 or send resume to yeagleycj@yahoo.com.

Pharmacist, intermittent (240 hours): Provides pharmacist services for outpatient pharmacy at MEDDAC-Japan, Camp Zama. Must have A degree in Pharmacy from an accredited school in the United States or Canada. This is a contract positions open to SOFA status applicants. Resumes may be sent to Yoshiyasu.Aoki@us.army.mil. ALL applicants shall register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov.

Due to the recent contract with Allied Telesis, residential phone numbers with 263- and 267- prefixes have changed. If you are currently running a classified ad in the Torii that lists an out-of-date residential number as a point of contact and would like to change it to your new extension, send an e-mail to tetsuo.nakahara4@us.army.mil with the updated phone number. The Torii staff will work to ensure these changes are reflected in future issues of the publication.

CaMP ZaMa PHoToGRaPHY ClUB: We are a social organization open to all Military, DoD, MLC employees and their families. Our goal is to discuss, appreciate, and promote photography as an art, as well as develop the skills of our members through local events and mentoring. Members of all skill levels are eligible to join. For information about upcoming meetings, events, and a look at what the club

football Coaching: Volunteer Assistant Football Coaches are being sought for Zama High School. Interested individuals should consider their availability for daily after-school practices (1500-1730) as well as spring and preseason practices and games. Coaches meetings begin

soon. For more information please contact Coach Merrell at 263-3181 or steven.merrell@pac.dodea.edu.

Taekwondo instructor: Child Youth & School Services SkiesUnlimited program is looking for a certified ATA Taekwondo instructor. If Interested please Contacted Nicholas Andrews, instructional program specialist, at 263-4125

volunteer at U.s. army Garrison Japan Postal service Center : Volunteer opportunities are available in the USAGJ Postal Service Center, we will provide you with valuable training in Post Office and Unit Mailroom operations. Please contact Army Community Services at 263-8087 for details and assistance on volunteering your services.

english teachers: A small off-post home school(about 200 students) near Sagami Depot. First time teachers welcome! Classes available Mon. – Thu. 1pm to 9pm (No weekends or Fridays!) Call for details. Derek Partington English School, home 042-756-4483; cell 090-3082-4439 or E-mail: partngtn@jcom.home.ne.jp

esl teacher: Seeking ESL teachers for two conversational group classes. One requires travel to Tama and is very accessible by car. Meeting times are the 1st and 3rd Sat. from 10:30 a.m. – noon for one class and Sat. from 3 to 4 p.m. for the second. Pay is ¥7,500 and ¥3,000 per hour respectively. Call 090-549-6725 or e-mail shantee12@yahoo.com.

instructor: Arts and Crafts Center seeks instructors to teach sewing, water color painting, washi paper craft and/or acrylic paint arts. Also looking for contracted framer who has at least three years experience in framing production.For more information, call Nodera-san at 263-4412.

Help needed: yard cleaning, house cleaning, and other chores. Compensations are upon agreements. Please contact x35477@gmail.com, or call 080-5879-8318.

is all about, visit our website http://zamadesu.net/czpc, or send us an email at CZPhotoClub@gmail.com.

Pet sitting: available around Zama & SHA area. An experienced pet owner. Will walk, feed, and play with dogs or cats while at work or on vacation. $20 a day. sasha-yuri@hotmail.com, 090-8947-4307

Give Hope Nippon: T-shirts designed to raise money for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami. 100% of the profits will go to the Lions Club International. Please visit the website http://givehopenippon.org/index.html and/or like the facebook page “Give Hope Nippon” and like the page!

Cub scout Pack 34: P34 meets every 2nd Thurs 18:30 Zama Scout Hut Bldg 533. Parents & Single-Soldier Volunteers are welcome. All boys age 7 or grades 1 – 5 are encouraged to join us for great learning experiences, character building and fun! Contact cubmaster@zamacubscouts.org.

ZaCsa’s east Meets West shop: located behind the dry cleaners on Camp Zama, carries vintage Japanese items and collectibles. Store hours are every Tuesday and the 2nd and 4th Saturday’s of the month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Profits from the shop go back to the community in scholarships and welfare grants. For additional information please call 263-5533. Stop on by and check it out.

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Zama Open Golf TourneyThe ninth annual “Zama Open” is scheduled to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Camp Zama Golf Course. Tee times will begin at 6:30 a.m. each morning. The tournament is an individual 36-hole stroke play format. Any amateur golfer with a current USGA or JGA handicap is eligible. Golfer without a handicap will play at scratch. The entry fee is $50 for CZGC and Tama Hills Club members; $78 for non-Status of Forces Agreement members; ¥14,000 for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members stationed at Camp Zama; ¥18,000 for Japanese civilian employees who work for U.S. Army Japan; and ¥26,000 for all others. The field is limited to 120 players. Call Dale Jorgenson at 263-3694 or email dale.jorgenson@us.army.mil for more information.

Halloween Bowling PartyA Halloween Bowling Party is scheduled to be held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the Camp Zama Bowling Center here. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume in three categories: Scariest, Cutest and Funniest. Call 263-4780 for more information.

Water aerobicsWater Aerobics classes are from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Yano Fitness Center.

Jacuzzi, steam room, saunaOn Wednesday mornings, the jacuzzi, sauna and steam room are closed for maintenance from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 263-4664 or 263-7980.

Sports photos wantedThe Torii newspaper wants to publish your action sports photos. To showcase your team or your child’s team, e-mail your digital action sports photos less than two weeks old (with captions) in .jpg format of 3 MB or more to tetsuo.naka-hara4@us.army.mil.

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Internal monitoring for radiation is available for Department of Defense-affiliated personnel, including family members, in the Camp Zama community on a voluntary basis for a limited time.Internal monitoring may be scheduled by calling the MEDDAC-Japan appointment line at 263-4175 during regular appointment hours, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and 7 to 8 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. on Thursdays.

The BG Sams U.S. Army Health Clinic is not open 24/7, but our triage line is always available. When calling the clinic at 263-4127, our staff will notify a provider who will call you back. The provider will advise you if you can wait until the clinic opens, or if you need to seek medical care elsewhere.

Host-nation hospitals do not operate in the same manner as in the U.S. Local hospitals do not have to see you when you present at their ER. That is why we want you to call us first. If our provider thinks yours is a medical emer-gency, our provider will engage our EMS staff, including a translator. Please carry an emergency wallet card with information on who to call for medical assistance. These cards are available at the clinic and at various community events such as the community information exchange and Newcomers Medical Morning.

Calcium key to maintaining healthy body, strong bones

It seems as though I am counseling people on the benefits of calcium on a daily basis. It wasn’t until recently that I really started assessing how very little of the beneficial nutrient so many military members actually consume.

The questions I always ask in my sessions are, “Do you drink milk, or eat cheese or yogurt?” If they say yes, I ask how much and the answers range from, “If I have it with my cereal, I get some milk, but I don’t always drink the milk” to, “I like yogurt, but I forget to eat it after I buy it.”

The truth is there are other ways to get one’s recommended daily intake of calcium rather than just dairy products. For example, you can eat broccoli, almonds or drink fortified orange juice instead. The bottom line is it does not matter how you get your calcium, but that you make sure you are getting enough.

So what is it? Calcium is the most abun-dant mineral in our body that is found in foods and added to many others. Ninety-nine percent of the calcium in our body is found in our bones and teeth, where it supports structure and function. The other 1 percent is necessary for muscle and blood vessel contraction, blood clotting and releasing hormones, according to the National Insti-tute of Health.

Studies show that incorporating enough calcium into our diet can help reduce car-diovascular disease, lower blood pressure, and help prevent colorectal cancer. Also, more and more evidence is showing that

By lt. j.g. Melissa amescuaClinical Dietitian, USNH Yokosuka

increasing calcium intake can help lower body weight and help lead to less weight gain over time.

So how much do you need? It varies with age, but for individuals ages 19 to 50 the recommended amount is 1,000 milligrams per day. Women over the age of 50 are recommended to intake 1,200 milligrams per day. To provide some context, a daily multivitamin provides between 200 to 300 milligrams.

One good reason to start adding milk to your exercise routine is because healthy, active people who do are provided with increased benefits for building muscle and watching their weight. Milk provides whey, which is a high-quality protein naturally found in dairy products and is also one of the best sources of branched chained amino

acids, including some that can help rebuild muscle. Whey is a complete protein contain-ing all the essential amino acids your body needs and is easy to digest.

Using milk as a recovery drink has its benefits, too. Milk has carbohydrates to refuel your muscles and your workouts. It provides protein to help reduce muscle breakdown and stimulate growth. Plus, the fluid and electrolytes found in milk help prevent dehydration.

Overall, choosing calcium-rich foods provides you with nine essential nutrients your body needs – calcium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, vitamins A, D and B-12, riboflavin, and niacin – all of which can help lower your risk for heart disease, keep your weight in check, and reduce your risk of some cancers.

Paul Fruge, left, of the 88th Military Police Battalion has his flag pulled away after running through a group of Air Force defenders during an intramural flag football game held Tuesday at Rambler Field here. Air Force won the game 14-0.

Capture the flag

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By Tetsuo NakaharaTorii Staff

Soaking up the nature of Hakone

Autumn is marked when the north winds start to bring cold air to Japan, and the color of the mountains slowly change to orange and red. The season is considered the best time to take a trip to the mountains, enjoy the view, and soak oneself in warm hot springs.

Hakone is Japan’s hotbed of natural springs and is home to a host of restaurants, shops and resorts which thrive on revenue from tourists searching for a quick getaway from the hustle and bustle of big city life. It takes approximately a 90-minute drive to get there from Camp Zama.

Nestled in the mountain region located at the northwest end of the Kanagawa Prefec-ture, Hakone is a great place to spend a day or two just taking in the sights or soaking it up in an onsen, which means “hot spring” in Japanese.

Tenzan is one of the most beloved one-day hot spring facilities in Hakone. Here, patrons can bath all day for 1,200 yen while soaking in the surrounding nature. There are several outside hot springs as well as an old, traditional Japanese sauna. This facility includes full of amenities with various restaurants and relax-

ation areas. The relaxation room overlooks a river where patrons can read books or take a nap on a comfort-able mattress after a bath. Visit http://tenzan.jp/ for more information.

Those who want to see fields of golden grass can visit Sengokuhara in Hakone. Sen-gokuhara is a highland area that stands about 700 meters above sea level. The area used to be part of a lake and is now designated as a national natural monument. From October through Novem-ber, the site offers an amazing view of beautiful pampas grass fields. This is a popular spot for photos.

The Tenzan Onsen is one of the most popular hot spring facilities in Hakone. The cost for admission is 1,200 yen for adults and 630 yen for children.

A chef prepares plates of various fish cakes at a specialty bar inside the Suzuhiro Fish Cake Museum in Odawara City.

Photos by Tetsuo NakaharaGolden pampas grass fields can be seen at Sengokuhara in Hakone from October through November. This is a popular spot for photos.

On the way back to home, visitors can stop by the Fish Cake Museum in Odawara City to shop for some souve-nirs. The museum is free to enter and provides an in-depth look at various types of fish cakes and fish paste through the exhibit. Visitors can see how masters make fish cakes using ancient Japanese methods.

Getting there: Take the Odakyu Line to Ebina. Then, walk to the other side of the platform and get on the express train labeled “Hakone Yumoto.” This train will take you all the way to the end. At Hakone Yumoto, you may want to catch a taxi, but you can also walk around the Hakone Yumoto area to find your own hot spring or shopping destination.

Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu, the Feudal Lord’s Parade of the Tokugawa Era, is scheduled to be held on Nov. 3.