P UBLISHED F OR T HOSE S ERVING IN THE
1, 2006
Volume 4, Issue 45
Random checkpoints
keep Area II roads safe
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Area II students begin school without crossing guards
DAVID MCNALLY
Department of Defense Dependent Schools Korea
Transportation Supervisor Bob Denny (left) watches over
students arriving for the first day of school Tuesday at Yongsan
Garrison.
Ulchi Focus Lens
Focus
wraps up today
By Staff Sgt. Mark Porter
Korea Region Office Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON – The United States and South Korea
ended a two-week exercise today, but hardly a boot was muddied
or a weapon fired. The exercise, Ulchi Focus Lens, is an annual
computer-driven command post exercise that allows U.S. and
Korean military leaders to improve their ability to work together,
leveraging technology to simulate battles and troop movements on
the computer, rather than with troops in the field.
Air Force Col. Cam Torrens, chief of Training, Readiness and
Exercises for U.S. Forces Korea, said the objectives for UFL were
to evaluate and improve combined and joint communication,
procedures, plans and systems for conducting operations critical
to the defense of the peninsula.
To gauge whether these objectives are met, observers are present
throughout the exercise, to critique the staff’s actions and offering
suggestions to improve future operations. What they observed
beginning Aug. 21 was an exercise Torrens called “the largest
See UFL, Page 4
R EPUBLIC OF KOREA
Bikers bring ‘Touch of
Sturgis’ to Yongsan
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By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — School started
Tuesday without contract crossing guards in Area II.
Instead, Military Police Soldiers managed traffic at
intersections and crosswalks along 8th Army Drive.
“It’s working out better than I thought it would,”
said Military Police Investigator Ron Theobald. “It’s
actually better than last year.”
In the past, 13 part-time contract crossing guards
helped to augment the MPs; however, because of
budget constraints funding was not available for those
positions this year.
“It’s better because there are no conflicting signals
from the crossing guards and MPs,” Theobald said.
“The MP is completely in control of the intersection.”
Department of Defense Dependent Schools Korea
Transportation Supervisor Bob Denny agreed. “As
always, we get a lot of MP support,” Denny said.
“It’s going pretty smoothly.”
Denny and other school officials stood on the
sidewalk Tuesday as bus after bus dropped kids off
in front of Seoul American High School. “The students
are using good judgment and staying alert,” Denny
said.
The buses dropped off students on the same side
of the street as the schools. All three Yongsan schools
are on the west side of 8th Army Drive.
“Not many students have the need to cross the
Airing It Out
Taegu American School football players add some polish to their passing game during pre-season practice at
the school’s practice field on Camp George Aug. 25. The Warrior football team is scheduled to play its first-ever
Friday night home football game against Seoul American High School Sept. 8 at Camp Walker’s Kelly Field.
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road,” said Area II Safety Officer Jeff Hyska. “Those
that do have to cross the road, have an MP there to
stop traffic.”
On-post traffic at 7:30 a.m. was heavy with buses,
parents dropping off students at school and
community members going to work.
“There are only two authorized drop-off points,”
said Area II Law and Order Officer Ricky Oxendine.
“Parents can drop off their kids in the parking lots,
but on the road, the only place they can stop is in
front of Seoul American Elementary School and next
to the Youth Services Gymnasium.”
Military Police stressed the importance of using
seat belts.
“We see parents using seat belts, but kids need to
buckle up as well,” said Area II Provost Marshal Office
NCOIC Master Sgt. Greg Dickerson.
Military police were quick to stop drivers for traffic
violations like pulling over to the side of the road to let
students out and not wearing seat belts. Theobald
wrote 10 citations Tuesday morning.
“It’s not just to write citations,” he said. “The reason
is for the children’s safety.”
The MPs will continue traffic support in the
mornings and afternoons before and after school as
needed.
“For the first day, I’m pleased,” Theobald said.
“As the school year goes on, people will get in the
routine.”
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the Labor Day weekend approaches, so does means no deaths or responsibilities for UtOT Counselings
the fifth anniversary of the most heinous serious injuries over are laid out in my Command Policy
terrorist attack against our great nation, the the holiday. Letter #2, Command Safety.
terrorist attack on New York City and the Approach this (Command Policy Letters are found
Pentagon. holiday as you online at the USFK Web site, http://

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As we look towards Labor Day and would any tough www.usfk.mil/USFK/index.html.)
remember 9-11, we cannot help but think mission; plan ahead, Our goal is no accidents, no serious
about how much the world has changed as we develop controls injuries and no loss of life over this

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and execute to
standard. Leaders
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holiday weekend. As leaders, we are
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’06, Labor Day affords us the opportunity to must engage each of you a safe and happy Labor
take time to honor those who built our servicemembers United Nations Command/Combined
Day weekend, and I thank you for the
country, while remembering those who are and civilian Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea
sacrifices you are making in the Global
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War on terrorism and the commitment
As we reconstitute following Ulchi Focus identify and avoid hazards, and convey the you make to our great alliance with the

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Lens and head into the long weekend holiday,
leaders will have to conduct effective risk
assessment and risk mitigation. Otherwise, this
long weekend holiday could be a recipe for
disaster. When analyzing risk, leaders must
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consider additional factors such as the
19-06 significant turnover in senior leadership, the
beginning of the new school year and the
requirement for personal responsibility. The Republic of Korea. Your nation is very grateful
choices that servicemembers make have for all you do every day. We Go Together!
consequences that affect the rest of their lives
– and the lives of their loved ones.
Before any servicemember departs for the
long weekend, I require all first-line
supervisors to conduct “Under the Oak Tree General, U.S. Army
Counselings” to drive the message home. We Commander

The following entries were excerpted from the
military police blotters. These entries may be incomplete
and do not imply the guilt or innocence of any person.
Area 2
Traffic Accident with Injuries, Damage to Private
Property, Crossing Centerlines — Subject 1, operating a
Privately Owned Vehicle, made an illegal U-turn causing
Victim 1, operating a POV, to strike Victim 2’s POV, with
Victim 3 as a passenger. Damages to Victim 1’s vehicle
consisted of dents and scratches to the left portion of
the front bumper. Damages to Victim 2’s vehicle consisted
of dents and scratches to the right portion of the front
fender. Subject 1’s vehicle sustained no visible damage.
Victims 2 and 3 were transported by ambulance to 121st
General Hospital where Victim 2 was treated and released
for injuries consisting of pain and swelling to his/her left
hand. Victim 3 was treated and released for injuries
consisting of pain to the right leg. Injuries to Victim 1
consisted of swelling to the face and mouth, but he/she
refused medical attention. Subject 1 sustained no visible
injuries. All parties reported to Yongsan Main Police
Station where Victim 2 and Victim 1 rendered a written
sworn statement attesting to the above incident. Subject
1 rendered a written sworn statement denying fault in
the above incident. Korean National Police cited Subject
MP Blotter
1 with KRTL Article 13-3 (Crossing Centerlines).
Spouse Abuse (Military Male Victim), Assault
Consummated by a Battery, Suicide Gesture — Subject 1
and Victim 1 were involved in a verbal altercation which
turned physical when Subject 1 threw an ashtray at Victim
1 then struck him on the left side of his mouth with a
closed fist and scratched him on the right and left sides
of his head and face. Victim 1 locked himself in a room at
which time Subject 1 retrieved a knife, stabbed at the
locked door several times then cut her left wrist with the
knife. Victim 1 transported himself and Subject 1 to 121st
General Hospital where Victim 1 was treated and released
for bruises, a swollen mouth and scratches to his left
cheek and right ear. Subject 1 was treated for injuries
consisting of a laceration to her left wrist and admitted.
Victim 1 rendered a written sworn statement attesting to
the above incident. Subject 1 rendered a written statement
admitting to the above offenses.
Area 4
Traffic Accident with Injuries, Hit & Run involving a
Korean national — Victim 1, operating a POV, struck
Subject 1’s POV when Subject 1 failed to obey a traffic
control device. Subject 1 fled the scene of the accident.
Damages to Victim 1’s vehicle consisted of a cracked front
bumper and a bent hood. Damages to Subject 1’s vehicle
consisted of dents and scratches to the right rear quarter
panel and a cracked rear bumper. Victims 2, 3 and 4 were
transported by ambulance to the Dong Kyoung Hospital
and Victim 1 arrived later. The four victims were
administered diagnostic X-rays, which showed no
apparent injuries. Due to the victims’ complaints of neck/
chest pains they will remain hospitalized for further
observation. Subject 1 reported to the Yongsan PMO
where he/she was advised of his/her legal rights, which
he/she waived, rendering a written sworn statement
admitting to the offense. Investigation continues.
Larceny of Private Property — Person(s) unknown,
by means unknown, removed Victim 1’s backpack
containing his/her wallet, credit cards and miscellaneous
personal effects, which was unsecured and unattended
at Bldg. 233. A search of the area for subject(s) and/or
witnesses met with negative results. ECOL is unknown.
Area 5
Mischievous Conduct, Vandalism — Person(s)
unknown, by means unknown, damaged Victim 1’s POV
which was legally parked, secured and unattended.
Damages to Victim 1’s vehicle consisted of having eggs
broken on it and four tires deflated. Victim 1 stated that
he/she observed military members from the residence next
door throwing eggs and urinating on vehicles.

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Fall Semester
Virtues Program
Volunteers are needed to teach English
to Korean school children, ages 8–12,
every other Saturday at the USO Camp
Kim Center, 2nd floor. Orientation will
be held the week of Sept. 18. Sign-up
now as a volunteer.
Food Service Ball
Set for Sept. 16
8th U.S. Army/IMA KORO Food
Service cordially invites everyone to
attend Korea’s First Annual Food
Service Ball beginning at 6 p.m., Sept.
16, at the Dragon hill Lodge’s Naija
Ballroom on Yongsan. Dress is formal
wear, or Dress Mess, Dress Blue
Uniform or Class A dress uniform (with
bow tie and white shirt) for military;
and formal attire for civilians. For
information, call Warrant Officer Lena
Tull or Master Sgt. Cory Watson at 723-
4987 or 730-2867.
United Through Reading
Available thru USO
United Through Reading is available
to all active-duty military
servicemembers. The USO will provide
the book and film you while reading
the book. The organization will then
send the book and video to your child
back home. The tradition of reading
bedtime stories at night can continue.
Call the USO programs department for
information.
Visit our Information, Tours and
Tickets for specials on overnight tours
to Mt. Sorak and Jejudo.
For information, call 724-7781.
Yongsan Commissary
Family Day
The Yongsan Commissary has
numerous promotional activities
planned for “Family Day”- A Day to
Have Dinner with Your Children. With
a variety of activities, including face
painting, apple bobbing contest,
basketball toss contest and free hot
dogs during lunch hours, and free cake
and coffee, The Sept. 23 event seeks
to benefit the entire community and
customers. Family Day will also feature
giveaways such as Commissary Gift
Certificates, Family Package Steaks and
product demonstrations. Everyone is
invited to join in the savings and fun.
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USO Canteen Renovated
The USO Canteen at Camp Kim is
newly renovated. Individuals may
bring this notice to the canteen and
have the daily lunch special free. This
offer is limited to the first 10 military ID
cardholders each day,today through
Thursday.
News
Committee examines issue of women
separating from militar
militaryy ser vice
service
By Steven Donald Smith
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Female military
doctors, lawyers and chaplains are
more likely than their male
counterparts to leave the military after
serving five to eight years. The
Defense Department Advisory
Committee on Women in the Services
wants to know why.
By examining these three career
fields, the committee hopes to
understand why female
servicemembers in general have such
higher rates of military separation,
Mary Nelson, chairwoman of
DACOWITS, told the Pentagon
Channel Aug. 25.
Nelson said it’s important to retain
more women, and understanding why
they leave may help to accomplish
this.
The main reason women are getting
out after five to eight years of service
is to start a family, she said. “They
don’t want to have a 2-week-old
(baby) and have to be deployed.”
A possible solution to the problem,
she said, is “on/off-ramps,” or points
at which servicemembers can take a
leave of absence from the military.
While calling the concept a good idea,
Nelson acknowledged that it comes
with some issues.
“If we have these off-ramps, where
people can get out and take a two-
year leave, then it becomes an issue
of when they come back, where are
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they?” she said. “Are they still with concluded that female
the same class they entered with? If servicemembers garner great
so, then they’re at a great disadvantage satisfaction from overseas
and aren’t going to be promoted assignments, but consider their
through the ranks. So as they come families’ needs first, Nelson said. “I
back, adjustments have to be made to think that really was the focus of our
their date of rank so that they’re report last year,” she said. “How can
competitive again. people balance their work, their career
“It seems and the needs of their
like we have “The main reason women families?”
provisions for are getting out after five to Numerous high-ranking
people to leave eight years of service is to military officials of both
for educational genders stressed to Nelson
start a family.”
reasons, then that women offer something
come back in, the military would not have
so maybe this could be extended,” she without them.
added. “They offer a different perspective.
Because survey data never tells the They offer a different way of looking
full story, DACOWITS members go at things, a different way of
to installations and hold focus groups communicating, a different way of
among female servicemembers, gathering points of view and getting
Nelson said. Committee members ask consensus,” she said. “It’s a different
a broad range of questions to help way of doing things, and it’s
them understand the problems these something the military members I’ve
women face and their reasons for talked to feel very strongly that the
wanting to leave the military. military needs.”
When meeting with these women, The Defense Department Advisory
the committee members are eager to Committee on Women in the Services
illicit possible solutions from the was established in 1951 by then-
women, Nelson said. Secretary of Defense George C.
The committee’s 2005 report Marshall. The committee is composed
studied issues related to work/life of civilian women and men appointed
balance and found that most women by the secretary of defense to provide
put their families first. “They’re advice and recommendations relating to
making the decision based on their the recruitment and retention, treatment,
family as well as their deep desire to employment, integration and well-being
serve their country,” she said. of highly qualified professional women
For example, the committee in the armed forces.
Dining Out
Above: Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup, the commanding
officer of Commander Naval Forces Korea, sits down and
talks to a child eating dinner from Hye-shim Won
Orphanage in Seoul. The dinner is part of a monthly birthday
party that the sailors of CNFK host for the orphanage.
Such activities occur throughout the Republic of Korea as
part of U.S. Forces Korea’s Good Neighbor Program.
At Left: Lt. Sean Holman, the assistant intelligence officer
attached to Commander Naval Forces Korea, serves dinner
to the children of Hye-shim Won Orphanage in Seoul.
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It’s your future, vote for it
House, Senate seats
up for election Nov
Nov.. 7
By Capt. Elisabeth Mahoney
Area III Legal Center
The entire United States House of
Representatives and one-third of the
United States Senate are up for
election November 7, 2006. Many
state and local elections will also be
held on that day, including elections
for 36 state governors.
From 1990 to 2000, only 53
percent of eligible voters participated
in Presidential elections and only 43
percent in non-Presidential elections.
While some voters feel voting is only
important in Presidential election
years, elected state representatives in
the House and the Senate perform
important functions impacting the
lives of Americans daily. Although the
Legislatures primary function is to
make laws, they also control
government spending. Service
UFL
exercise and most complex exercise in
the world.”
Despite the large number of
participants, none of the
servicemembers involved took part in
any field training exercises using
simulations to practice their craft.
“Although Ulchi Focus Lens does
involve focusing on the conflict, there’s
not actually warfighters over here
running around the peninsula doing
exercises.”
Instead, UFL participants in Korea,
Japan and the United States simulate the
conflicts within the UFL scenario on
their computers.
“We bring together dozens of
computer models that replicate all facets
of … the fight, logistical models. We
even have Korean models that model
their own Korean forces. There’s no
other federation of simulations out there
that approaches what we try to do in
this exercise.”
By using computer simulation instead
of actual troops, Torrens said the
command can get quality training “on
the cheap.”
“If you can imagine that all these
command posts represent the thousands
or millions of people that would have to
come here; the cost of actually bringing
these type of people together and doing
that would be in the hundreds of millions
of dollars.
“Because we are able to do this within
a computer simulation and replicate
thousands of people with a computer
icon, we’re just doing a tremendous
thing for deterrence, readiness and
training at a low cost.”
The computer simulation is a two part
scenario. In the first, battle staff must
react to a military invasion of the
Republic of Korea. In the second part,
joint and combined staff must adjust
their actions and work to counter the
enemy in the continuing conflict and to
The Morning Calm Weekly
members are especially impacted by
decisions of the Legislature. This
year, many critical seats are up for
election in the House and the Senate.
The House is currently composed of
231 Republicans, 201 Democrats and
1 Independent. There are two vacant
seats from New Jersey and Texas.
Republicans have held the majority in
the House since 1995. Today, they
hold a 29 seat advantage which means
that Democrats only need 15 seats to
take control of the House. In such a
close election, every vote counts.
Servicemembers, their family
members residing abroad, and DOD
Civilian overseas, can register to
vote and request an absentee ballot
by filling out a Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA) (Standard Form
76). Go to www.fvap.gov to
access the FPCA and other
information about voting overseas or
see your unit Voting Assistance
Officer.
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restore order at the end of the conflict.
While servicemembers were not
involved in extended field operations,
they did play a variety of roles during
UFL ’06. In addition to the senior staff
working as battle planners and advisors,
young Soldiers, sailors, airmen and
Marines also played a role.
“Whenever you do a command post
exercise the junior troops are required
to actually make things happen,” said
Col. Franklin Childress, USFK Public
Affairs. “some of our junior troops are
the ones that have the most computer
skills so when (USFK Commander Gen.
B.B. Bell) asks for something to happen
you need someone to set up the
computers, you need people to actually
input the date, you need people to make
sure the computers continue to run. So
our junior troops are doing the things
they would do in wartime, and that’s one
of the benefits of this as well. You need
guards, you need drivers, you need
people to do logistics out of the
command post, so they’re doing the
same things they would do … if
deterrence failed and we had to go to
war.”
As UFL ’06 comes to a close, Torrens
said CFC and USFK staff are already
looking ahead and planning for next
year’s installment of the exercise.
Though the scenario may change some
from year to year, he said the goal of
the exercise will always remain the
same.
“When we do these exercises, we
honestly believe that it deters an
adversary from attacking South
Korea. And, when we perform these
exercises, we perform them not only
to deter but to make sure that we’re
ready,” he said. “We do that by
training our entire force – ROK and
U.S. So deterrence, readiness and
training are the key reasons we do
them.
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JIM CUNNINGHAM

The starting gun fires and disabled athletes, 200 Soldiers and 1,000 citizens of Dongducheon, run to support the disabled athletes in the Angel of Wish marathon Aug. 27. The event was sponsored
by the Korean Broadcasting Company and the city of Dongducheon.

Area I Soldiers run for Angel of Wish

By Jim Cunningham United States,” said Lt. Col. Terry Hodges,
Area I Public Affairs commander of Camp Casey garrison.
DONGDUCHEON—Overcast skies “Our Soldiers will run 3.2 kilometers
and occasional sprinkles could not with the actual participants who will run to
dampen the enthusiasm for the first Angel Uijeongbu, but the Soldiers will turn and
of Wish marathon for disabled athletes, run back to the starting point at Songnae
h e l d a t t h e p a r k i n N e w To w n Elementary School. All other participants
Dongducheon at 3 p.m. Aug. 27. will run to Uijeongbu,” Pae said. “They will
“We have more than 200 Soldiers run rain or shine all the way to Uijeongbu;
running today in support of the first there are about 1,000 runners in all.”
Angel of Wish marathon,” said Brig. Gen. “This is a tremendous event, especially
John Johnson, 2nd Infantry Division when you see 200 U.S. Soldiers running
assistant division commander for with the disabled participants for the Angel
maneuver. of Wish marathon,” Hodges said.
The 2ID band played and the people
of Dongducheon gathered to the familiar E-mail james.f.cunningham@korea.army.mil
r a g t i m e t u n e “W h e n t h e S a i n t s G o
M a r c h i n g I n , ” J o h n P h i l i p S o u s a ’s
marches “Stars and Stripes Forever” and
“Semper Fidelis.”
“This is the first time for the city of
Dongducheon to sponsor this event,”
said Pae Tong su, community relations
officer for Camp Casey. “The disabled
athletes that qualify for this event will
participate in the larger event that will be
sponsored by the city of Osan in
October. This event is also sponsored by
the Korean Broadcasting Company in
Dongducheon.”
The crowd gathered in the afternoon
and stayed throughout the rest of the day,
celebrating the event by looking at the
many exhibits set up around the New
Town community center celebrating some
The 2ID band plays show tunes, early jazz arrangements and some John Philip of Korea’s best disabled athletes. Brig. Gen. John Johnson waits for the gun to sound with
Sousa favorites while the crowd looks on before the beginning of the Angel of “This serves as a booster to strengthen the disabled athletes about to run in the Angel of Wish
Wish marathon Aug. 27. our relationship between Korea and the marathon.
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USO Virtues
Appreciation Banquet
The USO and the Education Office of
Dongducheon will hold their Virtues
Appreciation Banquet from 5:30 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the Songnae
Convention Center, New Town,
Dongducheon City.

Stanley ACAP Center

Sponsors Workshop
The Camp Stanley ACAP Center will
sponsor a three-day U.S. Department
of Labor Transition Assistance Program
Workshop at the Camp Stanley
Education Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sept. 25 through 27. Workshop
attendees will learn about job searches,
career decision making, current
occupational and labor market
conditions, resume and cover letter
preparation, and interviewing. The A Soldier mows the grass as part of Area I SIMEON KANG
workshop is open to all separating and
Support Activity’s work at Kwangmyong Soldiers play with the children of Kwangmyong Orphanage before the work of cutting the grass
retiring servicemembers and their
Orphanage . and manicuring the grounds of the orphanage began.
family members. For information or to

Soldiers volunteer for Orphanage

sign up for the workshop, contact the
Camp Stanley ACAP Center at 732-4733.

MWR Labor Day

Weekend Block Party
Morale, Welfare and Recreation will
sponsor a Labor Day weekend block
party. A Wild, Wild West Block Party
will be held at noon Saturday in
Mitchell’s Club parking lot; and noon
Monday on Stewart Field at Camp
Casey.
Bull Riding at
Mitchell’s Club Today
Mitchell’s Club will feature bull riding
during the Labor Day weekend. The
mechanical bull will be at Mitchell’s
today.
TRICARE Update and
Information Briefing
USAG Camp Casey welcomes all
Soldiers and family members to attend
a TRICARE Update and Information
Briefing beginning at 3 p.m., Sept. 8 in
the Camp Casey Theater. Yong H. Lee,
TRICARE Pacific Marketing
representative, will present the briefing
and will answer all questions regarding
TRICARE and the benefits associated
with the program.
New TRICARE Service
Center Phone Numbers
The TRICARE Service Center has new
telephone numbers and times. For
updated information call: 736-8070/
7236/8071 or visit their web site at
www.tricare.osd.mil Their new fax
number is 736-8558
176 Finance, Det. B,
Relocates on CRC
The 176 Finance, Detachment B
serving Camp Red Cloud Soldiers has
relocated from HHC 2X Building 280
to the Uijeongbu Enclave Housing
Office, Bldg. 110, located behind the
CG’s Mess. Operating hours for
Finance are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday
thru Friday. For information, call 732-
7508.
Some Soldiers prepared the barbecue
while others cut the grass on the grounds
of the Kwangmyong Orphanage in
Uijeongbu.
Capt. Luis Cruz, commander Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, Area I Support
Activity, points out areas on the grounds of
Kwangmyong Orphanage that need work.
By Simeon Kang “ There are as many as 59
Area I Stringer children from 5 to 18 and each
UIJEONGBU—Smoldering heat of them are thankful for what
couldn’t discourage the Soldiers
the Soldiers are doing. The
from Headquarters and Soldiers are a lot of help to all
Headquarters Company, Area I
Support Activity Aug. 23 from of us, including the children.”
cutting grass and giving the Kim, Jong soo,
children at Kwangmyong director, Kwangmyong Orphanage,
Orphanage in Uijeongbu an Uijeongbu
American-style barbecue. orphanage. I came here earlier this
“The Army says don’t volunteer year,” said Sgt. Lee Joong bum,
for anything, but we still volunteer senior Korean Augmentation to the
because we enjoy doing this,” said U.S. Army Soldier for HHC, Area I
Capt. Luis Cruz, commander, Support Activity.
Headquarters, Headquarters The children watched curiously
Company, Support Activity on as the Soldiers prepared the
Camp Red Cloud. “We want to barbecue, and cut grass and
make a difference for these weeds from the playground.
Korean orphans.” “This proves once again, the
kindness and generosity of the
Cruz and his volunteers are
Soldiers,” Cruz said.
always ready to help orphans.
“We want to help others in
need, and we are letting these
children know that the Soldiers
are here for them. They need us.
Volunteering to support the
orphanage is different from the
everyday routine for Soldiers.
“We like to give to the
community. Besides, it’s
something different from our
everyday jobs,” said Spc. Bilitis
Langero, transportation
coordinator, HHC. “We enjoy
helping others.”
“There are as many as 59
children, from 5 to 18, and each
of them is thankful for what the
Soldiers are doing,” said Kim Jong
soo, director of the orphanage.
“The Soldiers are a lot of help to
all of us, including the children.”
For many Soldiers, helping this
orphanage is not a new
experience. Children greet the Soldiers before the work
“This is my second time at this begins and help off load food and tools.
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E-Sharp Band entertains troops with purpose
By Jim Cunningham
Area I Public Affairs
CAMP CASEY—When the E-
Sharp Band comes to entertain
Soldiers, they never know just what
kind of repertoire they will be playing.
“Some people like country or rock
‘n’ roll, and some people like rhythm
and blues,” said Florenzio Aranilla, E-
Sharp bandleader, keyboard and
saxophone player. “Before we play we
look out in the audience and guess what
kind of music they will want to hear.”
It is not always so easy for the rest
of the band.
“Florenzio controls the band with
lots of patience,” said Marla Beidyao,
ballad singer for the band. “He is
always cool tempered and has lots of
experience when it comes to guessing
what the customers want to hear.”
The E-Sharp Band didn’t always
play together before coming to Korea.
They never knew each other before
being contacted by their respective
agents to come together for the
purpose of playing for troops in
Korea.
“We have an agency in the
Philippines called Ash Promotions that
brought us all together to form this
Area I
(Left to Right) Sheola Batani, singer, Don Rayos, guitar, Marla Beidyao, singer, Florenzio Aranilla, saxophone,
Christine Gay Charcos, singer, entertain Soldiers at the Warriors Club on Camp Casey Aug. 25.
band. We each have personal agents
that were contacted by Ash
Promotions to ask us to come
together in Manila for the first time a
year and a half ago,” Aranilla said.
“That is when Woolip Promotions
contracted us for work here in
Korea.”
“When I was playing in the
Philippines, I had my own band. The
E-Sharp Band was already here and
Ash thought they needed a guitar
player and they called me up and
asked me to play,” said Don
Rayos.“This band plays a lot of
JIM CUNNINGHAM
standards, tunes that have been
favorites for a long time. If we see a
lot of young guys, we will play the
latest musical styles, but if we see a
lot of customers 30 years old or more,
we will do a lot of classic rock and
ballads, even tunes made popular by
the Bee Gees.”
The name for a band that uses an
electric drum and bass machine
instead of a “live” rhythm section is
called a sequential band, explained
Beidyao.
“In a way it helps the band because
the machine doesn’t make mistakes.”
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The E-Sharp Band’s style is not
really unique, but it is definitely
flexible.
“When I sing to the audience, I
look into their eyes and that adds a
personal touch to the song. If the
audience is enjoying the music we are
playing we play better,” Beidyao said.
“I do my best to enjoy my
customers, I sing from the heart
always,” said Christine Gay
Charcos, rock ‘n’ roll style
specialist for the band.
“When we go back to the
Philippines, we are very far apart from
each other, so we do not get together
except to come here and play for the
Soldiers in Korea,” said singer Sheola
Batani.
“We can’t really tell what we will
do after performing here in Korea. We
probably will not stay together. We
love playing for the Soldiers here in
Korea. If we play out of the country
we could stay together. Our agencies
do find those kinds of opportunities
for us, but there is a big possibility
that there will be more for us after
Korea,” Batani said.
E-mail james.f.cunningham@korea.army.mil

From Falluja to forest fires: Area I chaplains

collect for flood relief
AAFES goes where the troops go By Pfc. Amanda Merfeld
2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs
Army News Service Washington may look similar to those serving troops CAMP RED CLOUD – The Area I Chaplain’s
DALLAS – True to its motto, “We go where you throughout Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, Office has designated Sept. 17’s chapel service
go,” the Army and Air Force Exchange Service has all comparisons end with the paint and logo. offering to the Korean Red Cross for flood relief.
mobilized its next-generation Tactical Field “Our new TFEs are being designed through Different donation dates are scheduled for each
Exchange in support of some 550 active-duty lessons learned in the deserts of Iraq and area, depending on each Chaplain’s Office.
Soldiers helping control wildfires burning across Afghanistan,” said AAFES’ Chief of Contingency “Last year Soldiers on the peninsula gave over
Washington’s Okanogan and Wenatchee national Plans Lt. Col. Steven Dean. “The feedback we are $96,000 to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The
forests. receiving indicates that the new units will result in other side of that is that the Korean Red Cross
“AAFES has better work environments for associates gave $1.9 million to the American Red Cross to
pulled off another “ ... TFE support plays a and reduced support requirements from support Katrina victims,” said 2nd Infantry
superb operation in significant role in enhancing moreal, supported units. The TFE in Washington Division Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mike Durham.
record time,” said is just the first in a group of self- The damage caused by Typhoon Ewiniar
AAFES’ Fort Lewis readiness and mission effectiveness.” sustaining exchanges AAFES will be
effects nearly the entire peninsula, flooding
General Manager Lt. Col. Steven Dean, deploying in the years to come.”
populated areas and causing extensive financial
JW Merriman. chief of contingency plans, AAFES Like the older versions, the new damage, said Durham.
“Our associates TFEs carry a basic stock assortment “At least 30 thousand Koreans have lost their
were able to open the exchange less than six hours that includes water, personal care items, basic homes or have been displaced from flooding. It
after pulling into camp. We opened our doors at 8 clothing items, snacks, soft drinks and sounds an awful lot like Katrina,” Durham said.
p.m. and remained open until 10:30 p.m., serving entertainment. “There are families right now that still don’t have
exhausted troops who had just returned from “While personal sacrifices and inconveniences are a home.
fighting the 100,000-acre fire.” a way of life for troops, TFE support plays a Money is scheduled to be collected peninsula-
The mobile equivalent of a stationary PX/BX significant role in enhancing morale, readiness and wide for aid to the Korean Red Cross. Donations
found on an Army or Air Force installation, TFEs mission effectiveness,” said Lt. Col. Dean. will be collected during the designated chapel
are 40 to 53 foot trailers that have been converted “Whether troops are on patrol in a war zone or service for each of the areas. “All the offerings
into mobile retail stores to support contingency battling fires in the Pacific Northwest, TFEs make it collected in Area I Sept. 17 will be gathered
deployments. Military operations in Somalia, Haiti, possible for AAFES to provide support to almost together and sent to the Korean Red Cross,”
Bosnia and Kosovo validated the need for this every corner of the globe.” Durham said.
quality of life support to deployed service members, Task Force Blaze, made up of many Fort Lewis For individuals who will not be able to attend
as did last year’s hurricane relief operations for units, is expected to last up to 30 days. The National a religious service Sept. 17 but who still want to
Joint Task Forces Katrina and Rita. Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, requested donate, unit chaplains will be coordinating with
Once a TFE arrives on site, merchandise is the deployment due to a critical shortage of civilian their commands to have a designated person
received and set up – all usually within 24 hours – firefighting crews and unfavorable weather receive the offerings of those who won’t be able
the unit is open for business around the clock, as forecasts. The task force includes 1st Battalion, to attend services.
long as needed. 38th Infantry Regiment; 23rd Chemical Battalion; For information on how to donate money to
AAFES maintains a fleet of TFEs for use in 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment; 4th help the Korean Red Cross, call 732-7998 or 732-
support of training exercises, war zones and natural Battalion, 6th Aviation Regiment; 29th Signal 6169.
disasters. While the exterior of the TFE sent to Battalion; and the 28th Public Affairs Detachment.
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Area II provides life suppor

supportt to exercise par ticipants
participants
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — As Ulchi Focus
Lens 2006 participants arrived at U.S. military
installations, many troops were not sure what to
expect for exercise living conditions.
California National Guardsman Pfc. Michael Bird
found himself staying at the Walker Center. The
center is one of five Area II Life Support Areas
serving as billeting for the more than 1,800 exercise
participants.
“This is great,” Bird said. “They have Internet,
TV and laundry service.”
Each LSA, whether in a hardened building or a
tent city, has its own Morale, Welfare and Recreation
facility, with cyber cafes, wide-screen televisions
with DVDs, video games, books and popcorn
machines.
A trip to the “field” can be a comfortable
experience for today’s servicemember. PHOTOS BY DAVID MCNALLY
“We set the standard for Life Support Areas in
Servicemembers take some down-time to watch a movie in the Camp Coiner Morale, Welfare and Recreation tent Aug. 25.
Korea,” said Area II Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Witt.
“I have a memo from Command Sgt. Maj. Wheeler the tent cities are air conditioned.
to prove it.” Area II Deputy Logistics Director Jay Wright
United States Forces Korea and 8th U.S. Army said the Camp Coiner tent city has been set up
Command Sgt. Maj. Barry Wheeler visited Area II and ready to use since the last major exercise.
LSAs Aug. 16. In a letter to Witt Wheeler wrote, Korean Service Corps employees built the tent
“This visit allowed me to insure the LSA standards cities, installed electricity, and prepared the shower
were met.” and bathroom facilities.
“We do all we can to give the best quality of “The 9th KSC Company did a fantastic job of
life,” said Area II Logistics Director Lydia setting up our LSAs and helping to prepare the
Grohmann. “The servicemembers don’t have to sites for exercise participants,” Wright said. “The
worry about it. They can focus on the exercise.” KSC employees do the lion’s share of the work.”
Grohmann said shuttle buses run back and forth The LSAs have a mayor to make sure everything
from LSAs to dining facilities, recreation centers runs smoothly.
and exercise locations. Area II Life Support Area Mayor Sgt. 1st Class Marcia Garcia
Each LSA has environmental control units; even See Support
Support, Page 12 inspects the Camp Coiner tent city Aug. 25.

Random checkpoints catch traffic violators Civilians to get

By Steve Davis
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —Military
police traffic checkpoints have snared
a variety of violations since the “You
drink and drive. You lose.” campaign
began Aug. 18.
Random compliance checkpoints
will be set up through Sunday, the end
of the Labor Day weekend. The
checkpoints may be set up anywhere
on Yongsan Garrison or other Area II
installations.
Sgt. John LaSchuma, Area II traffic
NCOIC, said as of Wednesday
morning, 99 citations have been issued
from seven checkpoint operations.
There were 28 citations for driving
without a license and 48 for failure to
wear seat belts.
Citations have also been issued for
expired registration or insurance and
moving traffic violations, such as failure
to stop at a posted stop sign and illegal
turns.
Eight citations have been issued to
motorcycle riders for improper safety
equipment, including no helmet or
Jerry Cozby presents his driver’s license to Sgt. John LaSchuma at a Yongsan Garrison
compliance checkpoint.
reflective vest and two citations for the
illegal use of cell phones.
“The good news is that there have
been none for drinking and driving so
far,” said LaSchuma.
As of midnight Saturday, only one
driver has been asked to take a sobriety
STEVE D AVIS
test after the smell of alcohol was
detected in his vehicle.
“Two of his passengers admitted to
drinking alcoholic beverages, so we
tested the driver,” said LaSchuma.
See Checkpoints
Checkpoints, Page 12
lower allowances
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON —
Area II civilian personnel
officials announced a reduction
in post allowance pay and living
quarters allowance effective Aug.
20.
The amount of decrease will
depend on an employee’s family
size and base pay, but a GS-11
with a family of four can expect
to see a decrease of $43 per
paycheck.
Area II Civilian Personnel
Officer Kenneth Stark said the
post allowance reduction was
based on the results of a recent
civilian post allowance survey.
“Because of the low number
of U. S. civilian employees who
took the time to complete the
survey on where they shopped
the post allowance for all of
See Allowances
Allowances, Page 12
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Area II starts field renovation with ar

starts tificial tur
artificial turff
NEO Warden Training
Construction to improve
Area II Noncombatant Evacuation field conditions
Operations warden training and a
Courageous Channel 06-2 overview By Cpl. Lee Yang-won
briefing will be conducted Sept. 15 at
Area II Public Affairs
the Multi-Purpose Training Facility. To
receive certification training, newly YONGSAN GARRISON —
assigned NEO wardens or Workers began construction to lay
representatives should attend the 9- artificial turf installation on Field No. 10
11:30 a.m. training session. All Aug. 22.
assigned NEO wardens or Area II Morale, Welfare and
representatives are required to attend Recreation aims to complete the
the second block of training from 1-4 project by early October. Officials
p.m. to receive important Courageous plan to make the field available for
Channel information. For information, youth soccer and flag football PHOTOS BY CPL. LEE YANG-WON

call 738-5013.
Voter Outreach
The Glorietta Duncan Order of the
Eastern Star Chapter 112 will host a
voting assistance outreach activity 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Monday at the Yongsan
Main Exchange. For information, call
723-6593.
Mustard Seed Preschool
The Mustard Seed Preschool has
openings for three year olds. Call 738-
8503 or come by the Mustard Seed
Preschool office at the South Post
Chapel for information. The office is
open 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
Ethics Training
„Ethics Training: 1-2 p.m. Thursday;
tournaments.
“This field is used year around for
everything,” said Area II MWR
Director Paul Robinson. “The new
artificial turf will be green all the time,
very durable and provide great playing
conditions.”
Robinson said Field No. 10 had been
“over utilized” by youth programs,
organization days and different
ceremonies in the past, making it
challenging to actually grow grass on
the field.
“We couldn’t get the grass to grow
right, leaving spots that didn’t look
good for sports,” Robinson said. “The
artificial turf will not only be a good
playing surface, but also cut down
Contractors start to prepare Field No. 10 for artificial turf Aug. 22.
maintenance and labor cost.”
Area II officials said the project will
allow the community to use the field
more.
“This imitation grass drains water
well during raining season,” Robinson
said. “It expands the usage eight months
out of the year to 12 months out of the
year.”
A series of artificial turf renovations
have been going on throughout the
peninsula including camps Casey and
Humphreys.
The installation is a nonappropriated-
fund project.
E-mail YangWon.Lee@korea.army.mil Local construction workers set up safety fences.

Motorcycle safety campaign kicks off

1-2 p.m. Oct. 3; 1-2 p.m. Nov. 9; 9-10
a.m. Dec. 5; 1-2 p.m. Dec. 13; 1-2 p.m.
Dec. 19.
„Acquisition Ethics Training 2:30-4
p.m. Thursday; 2:30-4 p.m. Nov. 9.
All training will be at the Balboni
Theater. Battalion and higher level
commands may coordinate for
separate individual unit training
outside the above schedule. For
information, call 753-6631.
Sports Notes
„The Post Season Summer League
Basketball Tournament will be held
Saturday-Monday at Collier Field
House. For information, call 738-8608.
„The Area II Intramural Flag Football
League starts Sept. 9. The deadline to
enter is Monday. There will be a
coaches meeting noon. Tuesday at
Collier Field House. For information,
call 736-7746.
„ The Area II Intramural Soccer
League starts Sept. 9. The deadline to
enter is Monday. There will be a
coaches meeting 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Collier Field House. For information,
call 736-7746.
Area II AFAP
Conference
The Area II AFAP Conference will be
held Oct. 18-20. AFAP is a program that
provides an opportunity for all
members of the Army Family to inform
leadership of issues in the community.
To get involved, call Reta Mills at 738-
3627.
Area II Web site
For more community notes, news and
information, visit the Area II Web site
at http://area2.korea.army.mil.
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Area II safety officials plan
to kick off a campaign this month to inform the
community about proper safety gear for motorcycle and
moped riders in Area II.
The Area II commander announced a policy to deny
installation access to people who fail to comply with
community safety guidelines July 21.
By mid-September, each access control point will
have a sign in place depicting a rider wearing proper
protective gear.
“The security guards will be able to use the signs as a
visual aid,” said Area II Safety Officer Jeff Hyska. “The
idea is that the guards can point out deficiencies in rider
apparel.”
The signs will also serve as a reminder of the
requirements of Area II Command Policy 10-1 for
motorcycle and moped riders.
The policy outlines proper safety gear, to include:
„ A properly fastened approved helmet that meets
Department of Transportation standards
„Eye protection (clear goggles or a face shield attached
to the helmet)
„Full-fingered gloves
„Long trousers
„Long sleeve shirt or jacket
„Leather boots, or over the ankle shoes
„High-visibility retro-reflective vest
“The policy is generally the same, with the exception
of the power to enforce the proper wear of personal
protective equipment,” said Hyska. “I hope the signs will The signs will help the guards and riders to become
help people to understand the policy.” familiar with all of the requirements under the revised
With the update to the command policy, base security policy, Oxendine said.
guards have the authority to deny access if a person fails “Basically, this will help to ensure a rider’s safety while
to comply. on post,” Hyska said. “Other drivers will be able to see
“The guards will start enforcement once the signs are them.”
in place,” said Area II Law and Order Officer Ricky
Oxendine. E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil
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Officials: Government vehicles not for personal use
By David McNally
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — Area II
officials emphasized the Army policy of
official use for government vehicles
during the ongoing Ulchi Focus Lens
2006 exercise.
“This is especially important during
the exercise,” said Area II Logistics
Director Lydia Grohmann. “We have a
lot of rental vehicles to support the
exercise.”
Grohmann said the opportunity for
abuse is higher.
Area II has 250 Korean rental
vehicles to support the ongoing exercise.
Drivers must sign a dispatch for the
rental vehicle, just like a nontactical
vehicle.
“Drivers that sign the dispatch are
agreeing to use the vehicle for official
business only,” she said.
Grohmann said her staff has recently
seen an increase in abuses.
“People are taking government vehicles
to Starbucks or the post exchange, or just
driving around,” she said.
While it is easy to spot an Army
nontactical vehicle from the official
license plate, the rental vehicles for the
exercise have Korean plates.
Dispatches could be confiscated if
abuses are found; however, officials said
they speak to the drivers when possible
and inform the chain of command.
The 8th U.S. Army policy states,
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“NTVs are not authorized to transport
government employees between their
home and their place of duty or
employment.”
Grohmann said Army vehicles cannot
be used for personal errands or side trips.
Army Regulation 58-1 outlines the
penalties for misuse of government
vehicles.
“The regulation says military
personnel may be disciplined under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice,”
Grohmann said. “Civilian employees may
be suspended from duty without pay for
not less than one month.”
The regulation further says civilians
may face a longer suspension or removal
from office if “circumstances warrant.”
There are exceptions to the policy.
Drivers and passengers from outlying
areas are authorized to park in the post
exchange parking lot for the purpose of
eating at the Food Court. Government
employees and Soldiers are also
authorized to use nontactical vehicles to
shop at the Main Exchange for
authorized Government Purchase Card
business.
Grohmann also reminded Soldiers of
the importance of the proper uniform
while driving an NTV.
“Soldiers are not authorized to wear
civilian clothing or PT gear while
operating a government vehicle, unless
it is stated on the dispatch,” she said. DAVID MCNALLY
E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil A military vehicle pulls into Starbucks on Yongsan Garrison South Post.
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Support
“Everything has gone well,” said LSA
Mayor Sgt. 1st Class Marcia Garcia.
“Servicemembers staying here have good
living conditions for a field environment.”
Garcia is assigned to Company B,
168th Medical Battalion. Her normal job
is platoon sergeant, but for UFL 2006,
8th U.S. Army tasked Garcia and 25 other
Soldiers to help out at the LSAs.
Checkpoints
The driver failed three physical tests,
but passed the portable breathalyzer test
and was released.
The physical tests included a finger-
to-nose test, a “one-legged stand” (in
which the driver has to balance on one
leg), and the “walk-and-turn test.”
“The breathalyzer showed no sign of
alcohol, so I told him ‘Sorry for the
inconvenience. Have a good evening,’”
said LaSchuma.
That particular driver got in his car and
drove away; others were not so lucky.
Those cited for driving without a license
had to leave on foot.
LaSchuma said cars are parked and
immobilized by a “boot,” a steel device
placed on a front tire, until the person
returns with a valid driver’s license.
Most of the seat belt violations were a
result of taxi passengers not wearing a seat
belt or children riding unsafely in the backseat
of their sponsor’s vehicle, said LaSchuma.
Allowances
Korea was reduced,” Stark said.
Stark said the survey detailed
people’s shopping routines off post
and on post.
“If people only show they shop on
base, the post allowance will go
down,” he said.
The allowance change will affect
all U.S. government employees serving
in Korea.
“We’ll get with the U.S. Embassy
to see if we can conduct another
survey and get better participation,”
Stark said. “Surveys are required
every five years, but can be done
whenever if circumstances warrant a
new survey.”
To calculate post allowance, go to
Saturday
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from Page 9
For servicemembers like Bird, who
are just getting their first impressions of
Korea and the U.S. military here, the
LSAs offer a bit of home, far from home.
“Korea’s a lot of fun,” Bird said. “I
haven’t seen half of what there is to see
in Korea, but I like it.”
E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil
from Page 9
Area II Provost Marshal Maj. Jose
Naputi said drivers are responsible for
assuring that all passengers are wearing
seat belts and that youngsters who require
car seats are actually in them.
He said most people were cooperative
when they received citations.
“Some were upset that they were
receiving a traffic citation but they
understood that they had committed a
violation and would receive a citation,”
Naputi said.
Jerry Cozby of 8th U.S. Army J-3
Operations had all of the required
documents and passed without problem
through a checkpoint on the bridge
connecting South Post and Main Post.
He said he didn’t mind being checked.
“I think it’s great,” said Cozby. “Now,
if they could just get the dumb people off
the road as well as the drunk ones ...”
E-mail davisst@korea.army.mil
from Page 9
http://www.state.gov/m/a/als/expl/
c13085.htm and click “How do I
figure my Post (COLA) Allowance?”
Once the spreadsheet has
downloaded, enter 15 for the post
allowance index number, your base
salary and family size.
In another announcement, Stark
detailed how living quarters allowance
rates have decreased.
The decrease is about $1,000 less
per year.
“This change was based on the
currency exchange rate information
reported to the Office of Allowances
Aug. 10,” Stark said.
E-mail mcnallyde@korea.army.mil

The Morning Calm Weekly
Navigating the paper trail that leads to immigration
By Capt. Candace White Halverson
Camp Casey Legal Center
You’ve met the love of your life
while you’re in Korea. But you’ve failed
to plan ahead and when it comes time
for you to PCS, you must wave
goodbye at the airport because your
love’s immigration paperwork was not
completed.
It doesn’t have to be this way. There
are a number of documents and forms
that you must complete before bringing
your spouse or fiancé(e) to the United
States, and there will be some waiting
time for those documents to be
processed. But if you take the time to
plan now, you can go back to the United
States with your spouse right by your
side.
The following are some of the more
commonly asked questions regarding
immigration:
My fiancé(e)/spouse came to Korea
on a work visa, but no longer works
for that employer and is in Korea
illegally. What options do we have
now?
No question about it. Your fiancé(e)/
spouse is committing a crime in Korea
and is at risk for criminal prosecution,
having to pay significant fines and
deportation.
If your fiancé(e)/spouse wants to
remain in Korea, he or she can pay the
fines owed and apply for a visa to
remain in the country. The fines vary
from 200,000 won to 4,000,000 won,
depending on how long ago the visa
expired.
How can I bring my non-U.S. citizen
fiancé(e) to the United States to get
married?
A U.S. citizen may bring his or her
non-U.S. citizen fiancé(e) to the United
States to marry and live in the United
States. In order to do that, you must
first file a Petition for Alien Fiancé(e),
Form I-129F, with the Department of
Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services office in the
area where you live. You CANNOT file
this petition at an embassy, consulate
or U.S. immigration office outside of
the United States – you must do it from
within the United States.
After the USCIS approves the
petition, your fiancé(e) must apply for
a K-1 nonimmigrant visa for a fiancé(e).
Once the visa is approved, your
fiancé(e) may enter the United States.
You and your fiancé(e) must marry
within 90 days of his or her arrival in
the United States. After your marriage,
your spouse must file an Application to
Register Permanent Residence or to
Adjust Status, Form I-485 with the
USCIS office. You must also fill out an
Affidavit of Support, Form I-864 in
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order for your spouse to become a
lawful permanent resident.
I want to bring my foreign-born
spouse to the United States to live
with me. What do I need to do?
If you have married a non-U.S.
citizen and want to bring him or her to
the United States, you must file a
Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130.
The normal next step would be to wait
for processing and approval of that
petition and then approval of the
immigration visa before your spouse
could come to the United States as a
lawful permanent resident. The normal
waiting period for this process is up to
five years – but may be even longer.
However, there is an alternative that
can significantly cut down on the time
you spend apart. Once you file the I-
130 form, your spouse may apply for a
“K” nonimmigrant visa and come to the
United States to wait for processing of
his or her lawful permanent residency
status from within the United States.
Note that the application for the
nonimmigrant visa must be filed and the
visa must be issued in the country
where the marriage took place. So, if
you married your foreign-born spouse
in Korea, you must file the petition and
have the visa issued in Korea.
Depending on how long you’ve been
married, there may be conditions placed
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on your spouse’s residency in the United
States. Contact the legal office for more
information.
If I bring my foreign national spouse
to the United States on a visa, is he
or she automatically a U.S. citizen?
No. If your spouse’s petition for
immigration has been approved and he
or she has entered the United States on
an immigration visa, he or she is a lawful
permanent resident. Any lawful
permanent resident married to a U.S.
citizen may petition to become a U.S.
citizen (a process called naturalization)
once he or she has been a lawful
permanent resident for three years and
has been married to a U.S. citizen for
three years. Contact the nearest legal
office for information on how.
What about our children?
Depending on the circumstances,
your child may automatically be a U.S.
citizen. Contact the legal assistance
office or the U.S. Embassy in Seoul for
further information.
When it comes to immigrating to the
United States, there is a lot of
preparation work that needs to be done
and the wait times for processing can
be significant. Start as soon as possible
and you can make sure your spouse can
travel with you back home.
Contact your legal assistance office
for information and assistance.
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Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean: The Devil Superman

Snakes on a Snakes on a Wears Prada The Omen Returns
Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest
PG-13 Plane R Plane R PG-13 R PG-13
PG-13

World Trade World Trade World Trade Click No Show No Show No Show
Center PG-13 Center PG-13 Center PG-13 PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean:
Snakes on a Snakes on a Snakes on a Little Man Little Man
PG-13 PG-13 Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest
Plane R Plane R Plane R PG-13 PG-13
Superman Snakes on a Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean: Snakes on a The Devil Waist Deep
Returns Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest Wears Prada R
PG-13
Plane R Plane R PG-13
PG-13 PG-13
Talladega Nights: Talladega Nights: Talladega Nights: The Devil
Ballad of Ricky Ballad of Ricky Ballad of Ricky No Show No Show No Show Wears Prada
Bobby PG-13 Bobby PG-13 Bobby PG-13 PG-13

Talladega Nights: The
Ballad of Ricky Bobby —
Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) has always
dreamed of driving fast -- real fast -
- like his father, Reese Bobby, who
left the family to pursue his racing
dreams. Early on, Ricky's mother,
Lucy Bobby worried that her boy
was also destined to end up as a
professional daredevil on wheels.
Ricky Bobby first enters the racing
arena as a “jackman” for slovenly
driver Terry Cheveaux and
accidentally gets his big break
behind the wheel when Cheveaux
makes an unscheduled pit stop
during a race to gorge on a chicken
sandwich. Ricky jumps into the car
and ... so begins the ballad of Ricky
Bobby.
The Devil Wears Prada —
(Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway)
In the dizzying world of New York
fashion, where size zero is the new
2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair
day can end a career, Runaway
Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen
with a finely manicured fist by
Miranda Priestly – the most powerful
woman in fashion – Runaway is a
fearsome gauntlet for anyone who
wants to make it in the industry. To
make Runaway the fashion bible of
New York and therefore the world,
Miranda has let nothing stand in her
way, including a long line of
assistants that didn’t make the cut.
Invincible — —(Mark Wahlberg,
Greg Kinnear)
When the coach of Vince Papale’s
beloved hometown football team
hosted an unprecedented open
tryout, the public consensus was that
it was a waste of time – no one good
enough to play professional football
was going to be found this way.
Certainly no one like Papale – a
down-on-his-luck, 30-year-old,
substitute teacher and part-time
bartender who never even played
college football. But against these
odds, Papale made the team and
soon found himself living every fan’s
fantasy – moving from his cheap
seats in the upper deck to standing
on the field as a professional football
player.
World TTrade rade Center — Snakes on a Plane —
(Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena) (Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Phillips)
In the aftermath of the World Trade A ruthless assassin unleashes a
Center disaster, hope is still alive. crate full of lethal snakes aboard a
Refusing to bow down to terrorism, packed passenger jet over the
rescuers and family of the victims Pacific Ocean in order to eliminate a
press forward. Their mission of witness in protective custody. The
rescue and recovery is driven by the rookie pilot and frightened
faith that under each piece of rubble, passengers must band together to
a co-worker, a friend or a family survive.
member may be found. This is the
true story of John McLoughlin and
William J. Jimeno, the last two
survivors extracted from Ground
Zero and the rescuers who never
gave up. It’s a story of the true heroes
of that fateful time in the story of the
United States when buildings would
fall and heroes would rise to inspire
the entire human race.

Talladega Nights: Superman

Ballad of Ricky No Show The Lake Returns No Show No Show No Show
House PG PG-13
Bobby PG-13
The Devil The Devil Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean:
Invincible PG Invincible PG You, Me & Wears Prada Wears Prada Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest
Dupree PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean: The Devil
Snakes on a Nacho Libre No Show Invincible PG
Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest Wears Prada PG
Plane R PG-13 PG-13 PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean: The Devil Pirates of Caribbean: The Devil
The Omen No Show Invincible PG
Deadman’s Chest Wears Prada Deadman’s Chest Wears Prada
R PG-13
PG-13 PG-13 PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean: The Devil The Devil The Devil
Invincible PG Invincible PG Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest Wears Prada Wears Prada Wears Prada
PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13
Pirates of Caribbean: Pirates of Caribbean:
Invincible PG Barnyard Barnyard X-Men: Last X-Men: Last
Deadman’s Chest Deadman’s Chest
PG PG Stand PG-13 Stand PG-13 PG-13
PG-13
Garfield: Tail of The Lake The Lake Superman Superman
Garfield: Tail of Garfield: Tail of
Two Kitties PG House PG House PG Returns Returns
Two Kitties PG Two Kitties PG
PG-13 PG-13

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Faith can ease pain of loneliness while overseas
By Chaplain (Maj.) Joey T. Byrd
1st HBCT
Labor Day in Korea may be celebrated by eating
at a barbecue with other Soldiers, with a swim at
the local fitness center or just hanging out with
friends. My family is back in the United States. I
know my 15-year-old son will be trying to get a
new batch of fireworks to celebrate the summer
ending holiday.
Being away from home, especially during
holidays, can make you a little homesick and miss
your family. While Korea is a wonderful place and
the people are very warm and friendly, still I miss
my loved ones — perhaps you do as well?
Perhaps your family is far away this Labor Day?
My prayer for you is that God will comfort you
with his loving spirit and grace to remind you that
you are not alone. God’s spirit is with you. That is
the promise that God makes to you.
I am reminded of the words from the prophet Isaiah
who wrote to a hurting people …”Don’t be afraid …
I’ve called you by name. You’re mine. When you’re in
over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in
rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re
between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end
– because I am God, your personal God, the Holy one of
Israel, your Savior … so don’t be afraid: I’m with you.”
(Isaiah 43:1b-3a, 5a. The Message Bible)
Isn’t that good news? Even though we may be
separated this Labor Day from our family and friends,
still God is with us. You see, even though I will not be
able to see my son this Labor Day, still I love him with
all my heart.
I look forward to seeing him again. I continually
monitor his well being. I intervene in his matters when
necessary and especially when he’s overwhelmed. I
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rejoice at his accomplishments and am sad by
his sadness. Though I am far away from my
son still I can reach out and touch him.
Such is God, your Father, with you and
even much more so.
From my own Christian faith I’m reminded
of the words of Jesus our friend who said as
he departed … “And surely, I am with you
always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew
28:20b New International Bible)
May you know that God is with you today
and every day. God is with you and God is
with your family and therefore you are one
family united in God. Today, I hope you take a
moment and talk to God about your feelings
and thoughts and as you do know that you are
with your very best friend and therefore we
can all say, Happy Labor Day!

Area I Worship Services

Catholic Stanley Chapel, Camp For information on Bible study groups and other religious services and
Catholic Mass Casey Crusader Chapel activities, contact the Area I Chaplains Office.
Sunday 9 a.m. CRC Warrior Chapel 3 p.m. Camp Eagle, Bldg. 3401
9:30 a.m. Camp Hovey Chapel Korean Services Area I Chaplains
Noon Camp Casey West Chapel Sunday 7 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Thomas M. Durham
1 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel
mike.durham@korea.army.mil, 732-7998
Godspell
Protestant Sunday 11 a.m. Camp Casey Memorial Chaplain (Maj.) Andrew W. Choi
Protestant Chapel, Stanley Chapel Andrew.choi2@korea.army.mil, 732-7144
Sunday 10 a.m. Camp Casey Stone Chapel, 2 p.m. Camp Casey Chapel
Camp Stanely Chapel Chaplain (Capt.) Christopher Moellering
10:30 a.m. Camp Casey West Chapel Latter Day Saints chris.moellering@korea.army.mil, 732-6169
11 a.m. Camp Hovey Chapel, Sunday 2 p.m. Cp. Casey Crusader Chapel

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Yongsan Motorcycle Club member Dave Durby comes to town with his unique three-wheeled motorcycle.
Bikers bring 'Touch of
Sturgis' to Yongsan
By Pvt. Kim Sang-wook
Area II Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — The
Yongsan Motorcycle Club brought a
“Touch of Sturgis” to the Area II
community Aug. 12 at the Yongsan
Bowling Center.
Sturgis is a “Mecca” for
motorcycle enthusiasts from all over
the United States. More than half a
million riders attend the Sturgis
Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota
each year in August.
In Korea, 70 Yongsan Motorcycle
Club members, and their Korean
counterparts, tried to bring the
famous rally to life by displaying their
own motorcycles to the Yongsan
community.
“This is our first time we did this
with Morale, Welfare and Recreation,
and the bowling center,” said YMC
Vice President Gerald Casey. “We go
Area II community members visit the bowling
center to see a “Touch of Sturgis.”
Right: Club members line up their motorcycles
in a parking formation.
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PHOTOS BY PVT. KIM SANG-WOOK
Members sport a unique safety vest with their logo.
out every Saturday with our members
to the west coast, Naksan Beach and
sometimes to Busan.”
By naming the event “Touch of
Sturgis,” the club created a Sturgis
atmosphere with loud rock music and
biker fashions. The club even held a
competition to see which bike had the
loudest horn.
“We have a relationship with these
American riders, so we came here to
participate in today’s reunion,” said Yongsan Motorcycle Club member Freeman Neish gives information about his motorcycle.
Ladies Harley Owners Group leader
Hwang Jung-hee. “In Korea, there
aren’t many women riders, and we’re
looking forward to having more
participants with us.”
“The main focus of the event was
safety,” Casey said. “To join our club
we have new members take three check
rides with us.”
Casey said check rides are part of
the “Motorcycle Mentorship Program.”
Harley Owners Group member Park Yong-shik wins the loudest horn contest.
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Area IV Community
Open House
An Open House will be held from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, at the
Taegu American School Gym on
Camp George. Everyone is invited to
attend and find out what Area IV
Army Community Services and other
Area organizations have to offer!
For details, call Bonnie McCarthy at
768-8126
8th U.S. Army Sports
Upcoming sports championships
include rugby Sept. 8-9, team triathlon
Sept. 9, tennis Sept. 13-16, and cross
country on Sept. 16. For information,
call 725-5064.
Club Demonstration at
Sung Nam Golf Course
There will be a club demonstration from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9 at Sung Nam
Golf Course. Featured clubs include
Ping, Callaway and Titleist. Golfers are
invited to come out and try these clubs
on the facility’s new Accusport Launch
Monitor to view club and swing specs.
Get a readout of swing speed, ball
speed, launch angle, spin rates and face
angle. Get a free club recommendation
from the PGA Professional staff. Special
demo day club prices. For information,
call Jim Shaw or Jack Delaney at 736-
3483.
Area II Pool League
The Area II Pool League is seeking
new members. The group meets at 7
p.m. each Tuesday at the Main Post
Club, Harvey’s Lounge and the Navy
Club -- all on Yongsan Garrison.
Membership is open to ID
cardholders, family members, retirees,
Department of Defense civilians or
contractors and individuals
sponsored by ID cardholders. For
more information, call Brent Abare at
723-3691.
Home for the Holidays
Be sure to enter the Home for the
Holidays drawing sponsored by
MWR and US Airline Alliance. All
you have to do is fill out an entry
form to enter to win a round-trip ticket
to the United States. Forms may be
found in your local MWR facility,
newspaper, or on the MWR website.
Deadline to enter is Oct 12. Call 723-
3730 for information.
TMCW Submissions
To have an event featured in The
Morning Calm Weekly’s News & Notes,
e-mail all pertinent information to
morningcalmweekly@korea.army.mil.
All submissions should include a Point
of Contact name and telephone number.
For information, call 738-3355.
The Morning Calm Weekly
MWR planning jam-packed
Labor Day weekend
By Korea Region MWR
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly Labor Day W eekend Activities
Weekend
YONGSAN – Morale, Welfare and
Area I events include:
Recreation is planning a fun-filled
Saturday, noon, Wild Wild West Block Party, Camp Red Cloud’s Mitchell’s
weekend to keep troops throughout
Sunday, Acapella Qualifying Round, Camp Red Cloud
Korea entertained. Festivals, fun runs and
Monday, noon, Wild Wild West Block Party, Camp Casey’s Stewart Field
entertainment will help people kickback,
Monday, 11 a.m., Labor Day Bash, Camp Red Cloud CAC
relax and enjoy the holiday weekend.
(Featuring a BBQ cook out, tournaments, games, and activities.)
Festivals in all areas will provide
opportunities to enjoy American-style
Area II events
food and beverages, as well as games
Saturday, noon - 6 p.m., Labor Day Block Party, Yongsan’s Main Post Club
and activities for the kids.
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Bike Trip to Han River, K-16 CAC
Two Armed Forces Entertainment
Saturday, 2-6 p.m., eight-ball tournament, K-16 CAC
groups will kick off their tours over the
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Flea Market, Yongsan MPC Underpass
weekend. Modern/pop rock group,
Sunday, 1-6 p.m., Table Tennis Tournament,K-16 CAC
LoveSick Radio, will open at Camp
Monday, 6-10 p.m., Texas Hold’em Card Game, K-16 CAC
Casey Monday, while Latin variety band,
Sat. –Mon., times TBA, Post Summer Basketball Tourney, Yongsan’s Collier
Los Elegantes, begins performing
Field House
Tuesday at Camp Stanley’s Reggies.
Monday, 8 a.m., 5K Fun Run, Collier Field House
Both performers’ shows are free of
Monday, 1 p.m., BOSS Luau Pool Party, Yongsan’s Main Post Indoor Pool 3
charge to ID cardholders.
The newest addition to the lineup is
Area III events
the mechanical bull-riding competitions
Saturday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., End of Summer Barbecue, Camp Humphreys’
featured at the Wild Wild West Block
Alaska Mining Co.
Parties at camps Red Cloud and Casey.
There will be contests for prizes, with a
Area IV events
challenge put out by former East Coast
Sunday, 8 a.m., Labor Day 5K Fun Run, Camp Walker Fitness Center
Saddle Bronco Champion, Command
(Registration beings at 7 a.m. First 100 participants to finish will receive
Sgt. Major Greg Bunce, as well as riding
a free T-shirt from the USA Federal Credit Union. Call 764-4800/4225
just for fun.
for information.)
MWR is dedicated to improve the
Monday, Festival, camps Walker and Carroll Outdoor Area
lives of Soldiers, civilians and family
Sandpit volleyball, racquetball, and a double-elimination softball
members stationed in Korea. All musical
tournament will be held. For information concerning Camp Walker
performances are free of charge to ID
tournaments, call 764-4800; for information on Camp Carroll activities,
cardholders. For information, contact
call 765-8287.
the local MWR Office.
Family Child Car
Caree pr ovider positions now open RecTrac registration
provider
By Korea Region MWR
Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
benefits unit funds
By Korea Region MWR
YONGSAN GARRISON — Family Child Care provides a work and life Special to The Morning Calm Weekly
option for individuals residing on post looking to earn an income while staying
home with their own children. The RecTrac Management
FCC provider positions are open to military family members or civilians Information System, is now being
working as independent contractors on a military installation. Individuals living used throughout Korea.
in on-post quarters are authorized to care for up to six children (including their Korea Region Office MWR
own) from four weeks to 12 years of age. installed the tracking tools in MWR
The U. S. Army Family Child Care is a child care choice for military family facilities across the peninsula during
members, Department of Defense civilians and DoD contractors. FCC is an the second and third (this is the
important child care option, not a last resort in the event the Child Development second and third.) quarters of this
Center is full. fiscal year.
Some children thrive in a CDC environment while others fare better in a Daniel J Ahern, chief, KORO
small group environment that only an FCC home can offer. FCC offers unique MWR, said the process is simple and
advantages that make them a preferred option for some families. Flexible/ on average takes only two to three
extended hours and long-term care are important during training exercises and minutes. After a person is registered,
shift work, as well as evening and weekend care. In addition, siblings can stay each time they go to an MWR
facility they can insert their ID card
together and remain in their neighborhood.
into the RecTrac reader and the
FCC providers are trained and certified by the installation Child and Youth
system will automatically recognize
Services program.
them from past visits.
The FCC program offers free training, monetary subsidies, a lending closet
and technical and morale support. FCC providers are trained in first aid, CPR, To encourage people to register in
the system, KORO MWR sponsored
child abuse prevention and business practices — to name a few. Providers are
required to complete an in-depth training program that teaches them about a registration incentive program. As
child development. Some colleges offer up to nine college credits for completion part of the program, company-sized
of the Army Foundation training. units (with 100 or fewer Soldiers)
In order to apply to become an FCC provider, an applicant must meet the will receive $150 to their unit fund if
following minimal qualifications: reside in on-post quarters; be at least 18 years they achieve 100 percent RecTrac
of age; have a high school diploma or GED; have some experience with children; registration. Units larger than 100
pass a background screening and health physical; and speak, read and write Soldiers will receive $1.50 per
English. For information on FCC, contact the local ACS office or call 725- individual entered.
3205. For information, call 723-8510.
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A pumper truck and crew from Camp Humphreys, along with elements from six local Korean fire departments, hose down a mock fire at Samsung
Electric.The fire was part of an elaborate terrorist exercise Aug. 22 in Asan City.
By F. Neil Neeley
Area III Public Affairs
ASAN CITY – The Camp
Humphreys Fire Department joined six
other local departments in an elaborate
fire and rescue exercise staged at
Samsung Electric in Asan City, Aug. 22.
“The scenario at Samsung had
terrorists invading Samsung’s building
number four,” said Song Kye-pok,
assistant fire chief at Camp
Humphreys.
The scenario then played out like an
action movie. Explosions cracked
from several points in the building and
smoke grenades burst into colorful
billows, mimicking flames from the
roof.
“The ‘terrorists’ placed several
bombs in the building,” said Song.
“The bombs exploded and fires started
as a result. The explosions caused
Samsung employees to flee the
building. As a result of the fire, some
of the employees received injuries of
various degrees of seriousness.”
Korean National Police secure the area as the Korean Army decontaminates the ground.
Samsung’s in-house fire
department and paramedic team
responded to the first alarm and
evacuated the most seriously wounded.
Samsung decided to seek help from the
police and fire departments in the
surrounding communities because the
fire was raging out of control and
terrorists were still in the building.
Elements of the Korean National
Police arrived on the scene next.
Six KNP rappelled in unison from
the top of building four in a rapid face
down walk and traded gunfire with the
‘terrorists.’
Police captured one of the
terrorists, but the others escaped,
only to be chased by Korean soldiers.
Song explained that the situation at
Samsung then escalated to a four-
alarm fire. “The Asan City fire
department responded to the second
alarm and they in turn called in a
third alarm,” said Song. “This alarm
was responded to by combined fire
departments made up of units from
several surrounding communities
including Camp Humphreys.”
“We provided a pumper truck and
a three-man team,” said Song. “We
were joined by teams from Chonan,
Songhwan and Tunpo. As the
situation worsened, it became
necessary to call in a fourth alarm
that was responded to by volunteer
firefighters from the surrounding
area.”
The Humphreys team assembled
with 11 other trucks from various
fire agencies and hosed down the
Samsung building until the fire was
extinguished.
Korean army elements responded
with chemical decontamination
vehicles and sprayed down the area
with decontaminate while orange-
suited firefighters rappelled down the
building in the same face down
fashion as their KNP brothers.
These firefighters strung rescue
lines and lowered victims from the
upper floors on slings.
A helicopter from the Chonan
City Fire Department arrived and
made an emergency landing on the
roof of the building to pick up an
injured firefighter.
Suddenly, the call was made to
evacuate the building; another
bomb had been found.
Fire crews raced away from the
building to safety and the
firefighters who had been handling
the evacuation of the injured, flew
rapidly down the side of the
building on ropes, like orange-
suited spidermen.
Another explosion and more
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Korean firefighters rapidly rappel down the
Samsung building to escape the danger
posed by the threat of another “bomb” during
a fire and rescue exercise Aug. 22.
smoke followed. As suddenly as
it began, the exercise was
declared over.
“The Camp Humphreys Fire
Department has a mutual aid
pact with the Korean fire
departments in the communities
surrounding Camp Humphreys,”
said Song. “We can call them,
and they can call us. Whatever
they need, we will support
them. We are happy to help
from one government to another
and it’s good to know that we
can count on each other if help
is needed. It’s also good for
community relations.
“We are grateful for the
participation of the Camp
Humphreys Fire Department,”
said Jang Se-rim, chief of
Protection and Rescue, Asan
City Fire Department.” It’s good
to know that if we ever needed
their help, they would be there
for us. Naturally, we would be
happy to do the same for them.”
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Area III The Morning Calm Weekly

HAES opens new doors for new school year

BOSS Bungee Jump
Trips
Better Opportunities for Single and
unaccompanied Soldier bungee jump
trips are set for Sept. 16 and Oct. 4.
Cost is $60. Price includes
transportation, lunch and two events
(bungee jump, extreme sky coaster or
slingshot ride). See your BOSS
representative or call 753-8825/8828/
6236 for information. Sign up at the
Humphreys CAC
HAES Seeks Certified
Applicants
Humphreys American Elementary
School is looking for full-time, local hire
teachers for grades 1-6. Applicants
must be currently certified. For
information on applying, call Renee
Smith at 753-8894 or 619-0179.
By Jerry M. Gutlon
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – The newly
expanded Humphreys American
Elementary School opened its doors
Tuesday for grades 1-6 under the
leadership of its new principal, Dr.
Joan Islas.
Kindergarten classes begin
Wednesday, while Sure Start opens on
Sept. 13.
Islas, formerly the assistant
principal of Seoul American
Elementary School, is directing a
teaching and instructional staff of 27,
not including support personnel.
She said the biggest change in the
elementary school operations this year
is adding a second campus. The north
campus features three new buildings
– two classroom buildings and an NANCY TURNER

Hispanic Heritage
Committee Seeks
Volunteers
The Osan Hispanic Heritage Committee
is seeking volunteers. Meetings are
every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Bldg. 949
(right next to the BX), Rm. 229 at Osan
AB. Come and help plan this year’s
activities and events for the
observance month (Sep.15 - Oct. 15).
Call 784-8285 or 784-4662 for
information.
administrative building. The new
campus is now home to grades one
through three, plus kindergarten.
The original school, now referred
to as the south campus, will serve as
the home of grades four through six.
Islas said her staff carefully
scheduled specialized instruction such
as music, art and physical education,
to reduce the amount of travel
instructors will have to make between
HAES students Jack Wood, Monique Branch, Brandon Lee, Joshua Brown, Sean Collier,
Hanna Seo and Niria Westly line up for first grade teacher Maria Rodriquez.
campuses. Planning periods are important.”
“We’re trying to schedule special Islas lauded the support she has
times so our teachers still have time received since relocating from Seoul.
to collaborate with each other,” she “It’s not only the response I’ve
said. “So we’re coordinating the received from our staff at the school
scheduling of music, art, physical and our superintendent, but I’ve
education and culture classes so our gotten terrific support from the
kids will be attending special classes commander. It’s been a great
at the same time.
response.”

Camp Long Lodge will
Close Sept. 16
The Camp Long Lodge will close its
doors Sept. 16. Reservations are still
being accepted through Sept. 15. For
information, call 721-3473 or 721-3621.
All Lodge-related activities are
temporarily being run from the
Community Action Center, Building
629.
Youth Soccer Preps for
Fall Season
There will be a youth soccer coaches
meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, at the
Child and Youth Services building. A
parents meeting will be at 6 p.m.,
Thursday, also at the CYS building.
A skills clinic will be offered from 6
to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 8, at Soldiers Park.
For information, call 753-5051.
Mosquito Fogging
Slated Thru Sept. 21
The Camp Humphreys Department of
Public Works is conducting mosquito
Army Family Action Plan gets things done WIC office opens
at Humphreys
The Army Family Action Plan is an Army-wide program and a process that
identifies issues and concerns about the quality of life for Army families, and
provides all members of the Army the opportunity to voice concerns and
issues to installation and Army leadership. It is each individual’s opportunity to B e g i n n i n g Tu e s d a y, C a m p
make a difference in improving Army quality of life. Humphreys families who want to
Previous service-wide AFAP issues have resulted in Servicemembers’ Group sign up for the Women, Infants and
Life Insurance increased from $50,000 to $200,000; basic allowance for Children’s program, commonly
housing increased by 11 percent; Thrift Savings Plan for military was called WIC, will no longer have to
authorized and implemented; approval to store a vehicle at government expense travel to Osan Air Base.
when Soldiers are assigned to areas where shipment isn’t authorized; and LaVita Vincent, employment and
expanded dental insurance plans that increased coverage for dental procedures readiness manager for Army
and some orthodontic services. Community Services said the new
At the local level, some Area III issues that were resolved include improved WIC office will be located at the
quality of food items in the commissary; hourly child care implemented; ACS building, and will be open from
monthly WIC shuttle to Osan Air Base; and, dart boards and a pool table placed 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays
in Tommy D’s. and Fridays. The office will be
Find out how you can become involved to improve your Army. Contact closed Monday.
Diana Reynolds at 753-8318/8401 or diana.m.reynolds@korea.army.mil to Inquiries may be directed to WIC
discuss how to submit an issue or volunteer to be a part of the process. program Coordinator Paraluman
Medalla, at 661-3806-9426.

Army IG visits
fogging from 5:30-11:30 p.m., Mondays
and Thursdays, through Sept. 21.

Exceptional Family
Member Program
Humphreys
Planning on consecutive OCONUS Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Green, Department of
tours? Applying for Command the Army Inspector General paid a visit to
Sponsorship? Are you Command Camp Humphreys Tuesday. Following a
Sponsored and plan to extend? Camp Humphreys briefing, Green toured
Applying for the Assignment the post and had dinner with the troops at
Incentive Plan and want to bring the Pegasus Grill Dinning facility. While
your family to Korea? If you answered
there, he listened to Soldiers concerns
yes to any of these questions, then
about quality of life and other issues.
an overseas screening must be
completed on all family members.
Contact the Area III EFMP
coordinator at 753-8327.
F. NEIL N EELEY
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USO fetes Sailors during UFL break

By Jerry M. Gutlon
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – Sailors from USS Blue
Ridge and their counterparts at the Republic of
Korea’s Navy Command, 2nd Fleet, were treated
to a barbecue Aug. 26, compliments of the United
Service Organizations.
A USO contingent traveled to Pyeongtaek Port
armed with all the fixings for a traditional cookout –
hundreds of hot dogs and hamburgers, cases upon
cases of soft drinks, along with a variety of chips,
serving all in attendance until they ate their fill.
Camp Humphreys USO Director Daisy Watson
said the USO usually sponsors about six such
cookouts each year during the Ulchi Focus Lens
exercises.
“We do it every year,” said Watson, adding that
the USO received support from the ROK Navy;
Morale, Welfare and Recreation and the U..S Navy
in staging the Aug. 26 endeavor.
For the more than 1,000 sailors and support
personnel from the command ship USS Blue Ridge,
it was a chance to catch their breath amidst a
challenging exercise.
“We certainly enjoy coming onto the beach,” said
F. NEIL NEELEY
Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy R. Hill, executive officer, USS Airman Jeffrey D. Numata, 607th Combat Command Squadron, and Airman Jared Watson, of the Armed Forces Network, serve
Blue Ridge. “It gives our people a chance to stand up burgers to Seaman Kim Jung-ha and Seaman Tay Won-chung.
down a bit.”
Lt. Alissa N. Clawson, Blue Ridge network alcohol during the UFL exercises, and Lt. Cmdr. The U.S. and ROK sailors faced off in athletic
security and MWR officer, said it was an Greg A. Kuntz, Blue Ridge public affairs officer, said events during the festivities, including softball,
opportunity to socialize a bit. the cookout provided a good alternative to bar- basketball, soccer and volleyball contests.
“It’s very nice because there’s not a real lot to do hopping. Blue Ridge provides communications,
around here,” she remarked. “For a few of our sailors it’s a way to see liberty transportation and logistical support to both sea-
All service personnel are forbidden to consume in a different light,” he said. based and land-based military elements.

Employment seminar
seminar,, resource room slated for Humphreys
By Jerry M. Gutlon
Area III Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS – LaVita
Vincent is working in overdrive to
assist Soldiers and their families to get
ahead.
Vincent, the employment readiness
manager at Army Community
Services, is coordinating the
organization’s semi-annual
“Employment and Volunteer Seminar”
scheduled for Sept. 8.
The daylong program slated for
the community activities center will
include segments on career
strategies, job search skills,
interviewing techniques, educational
benefits, tuition assistance for
spouses – even a fashion show.
“The program is free and open to
everyone,” Vincent said. “We’ll have
a variety of speakers from a number
of agencies who’ll offer their
expertise on seeking and preparing
for employment and opportunities to
volunteer.”
Pre-registration is required by
Wednesday. Contact the ACS at 753-
8401 for information.
While Vincent prepares for the
seminar, she’s simultaneously putting
the final touches on a new
employment assistance program
primarily directed toward military
spouses.
“Even though it’s geared toward
spouses to help them train and prepare
for employment, it’s open to
everyone,” she said.
The program will include courses
on computer basics, typing skills,
resume and Resumix writing and
career planning. A resource room –
located in the ACS building – complete
with six computers is now being
readied for the program.
Vincent said she hopes to begin
training classes by late September.

The following are questions
submitted through the Interactive
Customer Evaluation system in
Area III, and answers to those
questions.
Early birds and night owls
want to eat too, so why has the
food court changed its hours?
Steven Ryle, Camp Humphreys
AAFES business manager, replies
that a recent review of operating
hours and customer traffic at the
Camp Humphreys main store and
food court revealed the early
morning and late evening hours
needed to be reduced.
Lack of customer patronage
and sales generated did not justify
operational and staffing cost
incurred.
I.C.E. Repor t
Reduced hours enable AAFES to
better serve the customer during
peak times, and maintain our fiscal
responsibility of returning dividends
back to the community through
MWR contributions,” he said.
With the opening of two new
shoppettes, Jang Mi and Sorak, the
convenient location of Burger King
and MWR food facilities in the
community activities center, there
are exceptional alternatives available
with longer hours of operation.
( E d i t o r ’s n o t e : T h e d i n i n g
facilities have meal hours designed
to support the schedules of the
majority of Soldiers. Give them a
try.)
Is the commissary here for the
Soldiers or the inspectors?
A customer reported that the
commissary seemed to have a large
number of sale items and fully
stocked shelves when he observed
inspectors in the store. What’s the
day-to-day deal?
Arean Kim, commissary manager,
replied that had the customer
stopped her on the spot, she would
h a v e s a i d , “ We h a v e b e e n
negotiating with the vendors for
over a year to get coffee samples in
for our customers, the items came
in July 25, so we decided to start
offering it right away (and) we are
always offering free tastings on the
weekends for all our customers. We
stock our store daily based on
availability and have been
commended on more than one
occasion for our quality of fresh
meats. In answer to the sale items,
if the individual would have asked
I would have told him that we just
began a dollar savings program
sponsored by one of our larger
vendors.”
The commissary depends on
shipments from the U.S. for most
of the products. When there are
shipping or delivery delays,
temporary shortages are
unavoidable. Best bet is to always
ask while you’re in the store.
( E d i t o r ’s N o t e : To s u b m i t
questions, compaints or
s u g g e s t i o n s t h ro u g h t h e I C E
program, logon to the ICE Web site
https://ice.disa.mil/
index.cfn?fa=site&site id=677.)
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‘New’ TAS principal excited about school year
By Galen Putnam
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP GEORGE – Like many
schools across the peninsula, Taegu
American School here is facing a number
of changes, not the least of which
includes welcoming a “new” principal.
The school’s “new” principal is Keith
Henson who actually took over at TAS
April 6, upon the departure of his
predecessor in the midst of last school
year. The preview of things to come
gave Henson an advantage.
“It was a very easy transition,” he
said. “It allowed me to get up to speed,
to get to know the local issues and to
get to know the administrators and
teachers I would be working with.” To
make the situation even more unique,
Henson was also serving as principal at
the now closed Pusan American School.
Camp Hialeah, where PAS was located,
closed Aug. 10. As an added benefit,
Henson brought a handful of teachers
and administrators with him from PAS
to TAS.
Henson has seven years experience
working in Korea, including two years
as principal of Seoul American High
School.
He departed Seoul for Pusan where,
as principal, he had the opportunity to
work with students in grades kindergarten
through 12. That experience helped
prepare him for his current gig at the
larger TAS, also a K–12 school.
Here We Go Again!
Taegu American School students contemplate the upcoming year prior to classes the first day of school Tuesday on Camp George.
Keith Henson (right) Taegu American School’s “new” principal, greets parents Robert and Marjerie
Mendez, whose son Alter Dolv Deniña is in Rhonda Williams’ first grade class. Henson actually took
over at TAS April 6, upon the departure of his predecessor in the midst of last school year.
Henson cited two primary benefits
regarding his new position. One, there
is no planned closure impending at TAS.
Indeed, the campus is currently
experiencing both an infrastructure and
student population boom. Secondly, he
will have a chance to initiate some long-
term goals.
“My reasoning for wanting to move
out of Seoul was to get more experience
(with grades K – 12), to work across
the entire spectrum, because all of my
GALEN PUTNAM
experience was at the high school
level,” he said. “Unfortunately, it was
only for a short time because of the
closure, but that is why I’m extra
excited to be here, because I will be
able to implement some long term
initiatives. I don’t just want to spend
two years here. I want to be able to
commit a five-year block of my time
to working steadily and having the time
to carry out ideas of mine and of the
staff over the long term.”
GALEN PUTNAM
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Henson, who grew up in Warner
Robins, Ga., had some military
experience in the U.S. Air Force before
he began his teaching career. He served
in the enlisted ranks for five years and
as an officer for six years in various
assignments.
Henson began his teaching career in
1990 at Charlie A. Gray Middle School
in Moultrie, Ga. He served two years at
the school as an alternative education
teacher. He went to work for the
Department of Defense Dependent
Schools in 1992 and has taught at
Lakenheath middle and high schools in
Lakenheath, England. He also taught at
London Central High School.
After his eight-year stint in England,
he moved to the Pacific area to work as
a curriculum specialist for the Korea
District Superintendent’s office in Seoul,
then for the Area Director’s office in
Okinawa, Japan. Following that
assignment he was selected to be an
assistant principal in Okinawa where he
served for a year and was then named
principal of Seoul American High School
where he served from 2002 to 2004.
Henson’s education includes
bachelor’s degrees in English and also
German language and literature from
University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.,
and a master ’s degree in special
education from Valdosta State University
in Valdosta, Ga.
See Prinicpal
rinicpal, Page 28
Residents reminded
to retain emergency
telephone numbers
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – The Area IV Support
Activity Directorate of Emergency Services
wants residents to be aware of local
emergency phone numbers in Area IV. The
numbers below should be used when off-
post to request emergency assistance from
on-post agencies. Callers will be connected
to military police, fire department and medical
entities. The appropriate agency will stay on
the line to handle the call.
Access numbers for off-post
emergencies are: In Daegu, 0505-764-5911,
or, 053-470-5911; In Waegwan, 0505-765-
4111, or, 054-970-4111; In Busan, 0505-
763-7000, or, 051-803-7000.
When emergency assistance is needed
off-post from Korean agencies, call 119.
For on-post emergency assistance, dial
911.
The mission of DES is to provide the
Area IV community with efficient law
enforcement, physical security, fire and
emergency services support, while fostering
an environment that is safe and secure to
live, train, work and play.
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AFSB-NEA shares lessons learned,

Labor Day 5K Run
A 5-kilometer Fun Run will be held 8
a.m. Monday at Kelly Fitness Center
on Camp Walker. Registration will be
from 7 – 7:45 a.m. at the gym. First 100
participants to finish the race will
receive a free t-shirt provided by USA
Federal Credit Union. For more
information, call Neil Fleisher at 764-
4800/4225.
Community Open
House Scheduled
The Area IV Community Open House
will be 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Taegu American School gym on Camp
George. For information, call Bonnie
McCarthy at 768-8126.
Intramural
Flag Football League
The Daegu enclave unit-level flag
football season will be Sept. 12 – Oct.
6. Entry deadline is Thursday. An
organizational meeting will be 6 p.m.
Sept. 8 at Kelly Fitness Center on Camp
Walker. For information, call Kim
Chong-hwan at 764-4225.
Intramural
Soccer League
The Daegu enclave unit-level soccer
season will be Sept. 11 – 22. Entry
deadline is Thursday. An organizational
meeting will be 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Kelly
Fitness Center on Camp Walker. For
information, call Kim Chong-hwan at
764-4225.
Finance Office
Limited Operations
The Finance Office on Camp Henry will
improvements with ROK Army unit
By Steven Hoover
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – Approximately
120 Soldiers from the Republic of
Korea Army’s 5th Logistics Support
Command visited the U.S. Army Field
Support Battalion-Northeast Asia,
among other organizations, here Aug.
24, during an event hosted by 19th
Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary).
The focus of the AFSB-NEA visit,
from a Lean Six Sigma perspective,
was the sharing of lessons learned and
process improvements that the Daegu-
based ROK Army unit, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Kee Hoon, might want to
adapt to their own processes. The ROK
Soldiers received an overview of the
PHOTO BY YI CHIN-SANG OR CHOE HYE-CHIN
Army Prepositioned Stocks operational
area and a Lean Six Sigma briefing. Brig. Gen. Kee Hoon, commander of the Republic of Korea Army’s 5th Logistics Support Command,
Lt. Col. Karl D. Bopp, AFSB-NEA speaks with Lt. Col. Karl D. Bopp, commander, U.S. Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia.
commander, welcomed the group and APS-4 maintenance facility and test for use by the combatant commander
told them, “We consider visits like track to witness how the AFSB-NEA during contingencies or exercises.
yours an honor, as they demonstrate employees use Lean Six Sigma to The battalion provides oversight of the
the great ROK-U.S. alliance.” conduct daily operations. maintenance, supply, inventory, and
Cho Hyung-uk, commander of the They were also informed of the accountability programs executed by
36th Korean Service Corps Company, recent groundbreaking for a $9.7 8th U.S. Army, U.S. Army Pacific and
presented the overview in Korean and million, 53,000-square foot state-of- U.S. Army Japan units for these
also translated questions and answers the-art vehicle maintenance facility, critical stocks.
for Bopp. This was followed by a which is scheduled for completion in Kee and his senior officers
presentation of Lean Six Sigma basics Nov. 2007. expressed appreciation for the visit,
by George Palmer, AFSB-NEA’s The AFSB-NEA plans, manages and Bopp said, and they invited battalion
continuous improvement director. executes the storage and maintenance personnel for a visit to their facility in
The group was then escorted to the of Army Prepositioned Stocks material the future.

Great Backpack!
operate with limited staffing Sept. 11 –
13, while C Detachment, 176th Finance
Battalion, participates in a convoy live
fire exercise. For information or
assistance, call 1st Lt. Stephanie Davis
at 768-7593.

Newcomer’s
Orientation Set
Soldiers, civilian employees and family
members new to the Daegu community
are invited to attend the monthly
newcomer’s orientation 8 a.m. – noon
Sept. 12 at Henry’s Place on Camp
Henry. Representatives from
TRICARE, the Army Career and Alumni
Program and other organizations will
provide information about living and
working in Area IV. Soldiers are
reminded that attendance is required.
For information, call Roy Grant at 768-
8130.
Spouses Orientation
Slated
Spouses of Soldiers, civilians and
contract employees new to the Daegu
community are invited to attend the
monthly Spouse’s Orientation 1 – 4
p.m. Sept. 12 at Camp Walker Lodge.
Representatives from TRICARE, the
Army Career and Alumni Program and
other organizations will provide
information about living and working
in Area IV. Soldiers are reminded that GALEN PUTNAM
attendance is required. For Dr. Marguerite Green, Taegu American School assistant principal, admires a student’s new backpack as she greets students and
information, call Roy Grant at 768-8130. parents prior to classes the first day of school Tuesday at Camp George.
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Hold On Tight NEWS & NOTES
Play Slated
The Camp Walker Multicultural Gospel
Service is presenting the play “Judgment
Day Is At Hand! Will You Be Ready?”
6:30 p.m. today at Soldier Memorial
Chapel on Camp Walker. For information,
call Cicely Jackson at 011-9699-5581, or,
Carolie Lenoir at 053-475-9847.

Mime Performance
The K&K Mime duo will conduct a
workshop at the Camp Walker
Community Activities Center 8 a.m. –
noon, and will perform a show at Kelly
Fitness Center 6 p.m. Saturday.
Admission to both events, sponsored
by the Protestant Gospel Service, is
free. For information, call Wade Lopez
at 010-5539-2158.

Bodybuilding
Championship
The 2006 Mr. and Ms. Supernatural
Bodybuilding Championship will be
held at the Camp Carroll Sports and
Fitness Center Sept. 23. The event is
open to all Soldiers, KATUSAs,
Department of Defense civilian
employees, and family members. All
competitors must check-in no later
than 10 a.m. for weigh-in. There will
be a contestants’ briefing at 11 a.m.,
STEVEN HOOVER
with pre-judging beginning at noon.
Hwang Chae-hum, assisted by Sok Sang-min, both with the 32nd Korean Service Corps Company at Camp Henry, spray the Area IV Support The competition starts at 7 p.m. For
Activity Headquarters, Bldg. 1211, during a decontamination demonstration Aug. 29, during exercise Ulchi Focus Lens. Unit members demonstrated more information, call Carlos Algarin
the various uses of the Falcon Decontamination unit, including its prime mission of decontaminating roads and buildings. at 765-8118.

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Camp Carroll to host 8th Army Cross Country Championships

By Pfc. Cha Hyun-joon
Area IV Public Affairs
CAMP HENRY – The 2006 Eighth U.S. Army
Cross Country Championships will be held 8 a.m. Sept.
16 at the Crown Jewel Fitness Center on Camp Carroll.
The competition will be conducted in two divisions:
Men’s 12-kilometer and Women’s 8-kilometer. Age
categories are: Men’s and Women’s Open (29 years
of age and younger); Men’s and Women’s Seniors
(30 to 39 years of age); Men’s and Women’s Masters
(40 years of age and older). All participants must meet
their age category requirement as of Sept. 16.
All active-duty servicemembers, Department of
Defense civilians, and adult family members stationed
at 8th Army Installations are eligible to participate.
“We are looking forward to hosting this great event,
particularly because it is the first time it has ever been
held outside Camp Casey in Area I,” said Carlos
Algarin, Camp Carroll sports director.
Registration and warm up will be conducted from
6:30 – 7:15 a.m. at the gym. A participants meeting
will be held at 7:30 a.m.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in
each division and age category.
Participants are required to wear reflective gear and
are encouraged to bring their own, although a limited
supply is available for sign-out at the Crown Jewel
Fitness Center.
Personnel interested in participating are encouraged
to pre-register with their area sports director as early
as possible.
For information, call Algarin at 765-8118/8287.

Principal from Page 25

Henson anticipates learning many
things that will improve his ability as an
educator while leading his staff and
students to a successful school year.
“What I want to convey are two
things,” he said. I’m coming into the
community as a sensible person and that
I don’t want to get rid of traditions,
basically. I’m not here to change
anything that is already working for the
community. Secondly, I am constantly
going to be driven by improvement in
every area: customer service, how we
serve and interact with the kids,
communications, just as a couple of
examples. I want to do this in a logical,
sensible way – not in a radical, ‘must
change tomorrow’ way.”
Henson cited some additional goals
such as stressing continuing teacher
development, promoting student
learning and working closely with the
community, not just with parents but,
with the community as a whole.
“Any training that we offer, I invite
any parents and any community
members who would like to see what
we do to participate either as an observer
or actually participate in the training,”
he said. “We will continually work
toward getting more community
involvement in the educational decision-
making process.”
While Henson’s workload has been
lightened by an entire school, being
principal of a significantly larger school
can still be daunting. Besides day-to-day
business, long-term planning is essential
as well.
The school is in the first-year of its
Continous School Improvement
planning cycle. CSI, the progeny of
“SIP” or, School Improvement
Program, helps administrators focus on
specific goals. According to Henson,
the foremost goal at TAS remains the
same – highest student achievement.
Other areas he stressed include
manpower, efficiency, workforce
diversity, and others.
“Everything we do here with regards
to professional development fall directly
under what we need to do to meet the
needs of the (overall) Community
Strategic Plan,” he said.
Besides academics, the school faces
a number of other issues, one of which
is a lack of space for its growing
population. The new addition currently
under construction is a great step
forward according to Henson.
Extra-curricular activities are also an
important part of the overall educational
experience. With the new school year
just under way, optimism is running
high at TAS. The Warriors football
team will play its first-ever Friday night
home football game Sept. 8 under the
lights at Kelly Field on Camp Walker.
In addition, the baseball team will be
playing Korean teams this year to
extend its schedule.
“There is a lot of work to do as far
as our initiatives are concerned but
extra-curricular activities are important
as well when it comes to offering an
experience as close as possible to that
of a school in the United States,” Henson
said. “We are getting psyched up. We
are upbeat and pumped up. This is an
exciting time of year.”
Besides the school’s overarching
goal of assuring highest student
achievement, Henson pointed out one
final priority, “beating Seoul
(American High School) in every
sport possible. That would really top
things off.”

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Learn Korean Easily

The Phrase of the Week :

Week
“How long does it take from
here to Gangnam?”

Yogiso Gangnamkkaji olmana gollimnikka?

from here to Gangnam how long does it take
Vocabulary

4 o’clock ‘neshee’

5 o’clock ‘dasotshee’

6 o’clock ‘yosotshee’

Situation of the Week : Moving around Town

Week

Could you tell me where to get

Naeril koseso alnyo jushigesumnikka? off?

Where can I get a bus to

Myongdong ganun bosurul odiso Myongdong?
tamnikka?
Does this bus go to City Hall?
Ee bosu Shichong kamnikka?

At which station do I have to

Odiso garataya hamnikka? change?

When is the earliest train of

Chotchaga onje issumnikka? the day?

When does the last train

Makchaga onje issumnikka? depart?

Korean Expression of the W eek

Week

: Arms bend inward.

Paleun aneuro gupneunda.
Area I holds
English camp Charity begins at home.