The Morning Calm Korea Weekly - Nov. 28, 2008

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November 28, 2008 • Volume 7, Issue 9

Secretary of the Army Pete Geren (left, in sport coat) visited U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys Nov. 23. During his visit he toured the Family Housing Towers and spoke with a few of the young people using the gym equipment outside of Building 512. Shown here with Geren are: (left) Andrei Townley, his dad Maj. Bruce Townley (behind Geren), Alison Townley, Crystal Ambersley, Zhenya Townley and Danielle Ambersley. Download this photo at www.flickr.com/imcomkorea — U.S. Army photo by Bob McElroy

Geren meets ‘Army Family’ in Korea Sec. Army, SMA visit USAG-Humphreys

By Bob McElroy USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs

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Two of the top-three leaders in the Army visited U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys this week to meet with Soldiers and Family Members and view the progress of the installation’s transformation. On Sunday, Pete Geren, the 20th Secretary of the Army, visited Humphreys and on Tuesday Sergeant Major of the

Army Kenneth O. Preston, the 13th Sergeant Major of the Army, toured the installation and held a town hall meeting for Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers from all units assigned here. Both leaders focused on quality of life issues relevant to Soldiers and their Families while they were here. Geren’s visit began at the garrison headquarters where garrison commander Col. John E. Dumoulin, Jr. briefed him on the Humphreys Transformation plan. Following the Transformation briefing Geren viewed the construction of new Soldier

barracks on Parcel One, the newest land at Humphreys, toured the Community Fitness Center and spoke with about a dozen Soldiers playing basketball there. Geren asked a few of the Soldiers how they liked serving and living in Korea, focusing on quality of life issues. Each Soldier replied that he enjoyed living and working here because of the quality of housing, support and recreational facilities available to them, especially the new gyms. Geren also visited the Family Housing Towers and the new Single Soldier barracks at Zoekler Station. During his visit to Family Housing, Geren spent a few minutes

with a group of youngsters who were at the playground next to Building 512. Geren asked the young people how they liked living at Humphreys and in Korea. All responded that they enjoyed living here. Geren wrapped up his tour of Humphreys at one of the newly-opened single Soldier barracks at Zoekler Station. While there Geren discussed quality of life issues with Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence G. Hoke, command sergeant major for 527th Military Intelligence Battalion and Staff Sgt. Arthur M. Cardona, one of Hoke’s Soldiers.

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Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) Utility Survey

whose utilities are included in their rent are not The Annual Overseas Housing Allowance required to report the actual monthly average (OHA) Utility Survey for Korea will run from 1 of utility bills because a monthly flat rate utility December 2008 to 16 January 2009. supplement is already included in their OHA. Annually, the Per Diem Travel and Transportation OHA utility allowance is a valuable entitlement Allowance Committee (PDTATAC) conducts a for Service members stationed overseas. The time survey to collect utility and recurring maintenance spent answering the survey questions enable the expense data from Service members who receive DoD to set equitable OHA utility rates. Leaders OHA. This data is used to compute OHA Utility must continue to emphasize the importance and Recurring Maintenance Allowances for Service of this survey throughout their organizations, members worldwide. which is critical to help ensure that our Service All Service members in Korea who reside offmembers continue to get the OHA they need post and receive OHA may access the survey on 1 and deserve. I applaud your efforts to ensure that December at https://www.perdiem.osd.mil/oha/ Gen. Walter L. Sharp this allowance accurately reflects today’s overseas survey/novoha.html or at http://175fmc.korea. living environment. army.mil/. The 175th FMC website has a sample survey. WALTER L. SHARP We Go Together! To complete the survey, respondents should review bills of General, US Army their utility and maintenance expenses for the last twelve months. Commander A monthly average for each expense will be required. Respondents

Army Secretary tours peninsula, supports high-quality of life By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

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ecretary of the U.S. Army, the Honorable Pete Geren, toured U.S. Forces Korea Nov. 23-25 for a three-day orientation visit to the region. A primary focus during Geren's visit was tour normalization. One key Army goal in Korea is to continue increasing command sponsorship in order to move towards tour normalization. Normalization is a process that will make it possible for Soldiers serving in the Republic of Korea to live like they would at stateside garrison establishments. “I feel confident we are going to head toward normalization in the not too distant future,” Geren said during an interview with the American Forces Network-Korea while visiting USAG-Yongsan. “Camp Humphreys has a $12.9 billion investment that is underway to have high-quality quarters there for Families and single Soldiers.” The cost is higher than stateside garrisons implementations because the majority of the work in Korea is “fresh, from the ground

up.” This will require a key expansion to the USAG-Humphreys location, officials briefed the secretary. Geren toured the progress at USAGHumphreys where the majority of USAG-

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Secretary of the Army Pete Geren tours U.S. Army facilities in the Republic of Korea Nov. 23. View more photos from this event at www.flickr.com/usag-yongsan. — U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

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Heritage awakens: Gyeongi tour, Korean Folk Village

The following entries were excerpted from the military police blotters. These entries may be incomplete and do not imply guilt or innocence. AREA I: Assault Consummated by a battery; Under Age Drinking; Subject #1 and Subject #2 were involved in a verbal altercation, which turned physical when Subject #1 struck Subject #2 in the head with a closed fist. Subject #2 sustained minor injuries. Subject #1 was apprehended by MP and transported to the USAG-Casey PMO, where MP detected an odor of an alcohol beverage emitting from Subject #1’s person. Subject #1 was administered a PBT, with a result of 0.160% BAC. A check of Subject #1’s ID card revealed he is under the legal age to consume alcohol. Subject #1 was processed and released to his unit due to his level of intoxication. At 1710 Hrs, 16 NOV 08, Subject #1 reported to the USAG-Casey PMO, where he was advised of his legal rights, which he invoked. Subject #1 was processed and released to his unit. This is a final report. AREA I: Traffic Accident Without Injuries; Damage to Government Property; Failure to Maintain Control; Operating an Unsafe Vehicle; Subject #1, operating a GOV, was attempting to tow Subject #2’s GOV into a parking spot. Subject #2’s GOV began to roll backwards off of a ledge and into Site #4 storage building causing damages to the southern wall. Subject #2’s vehicle was determined to be totaled. Subject #1’s GOV sustained no visible damages. Damages to the storage building consisted of a damaged wall and roof. Subject #1 was charged with Traffic Accident resulting in Damage to Government Property. Subject #2 was charged with Traffic Accident resulting in Damage to Government Property, Operating an Unsafe Vehicle and Failure to Maintain Control. All parties reported their utilization of seatbelts. ECOD is unknown. Final report. AREA II: Traffic Accident Without Injuries; Failure to Yield the Right of Way to a Pedestrian; Subject #1, operating a POV, failed to yield the right of way and struck Victim #1, a pedestrian, who was crossing the street with no crosswalk present. Victim #1 was transported to JoongAng University Hospital, where he was treated and released for injuries consisting of a laceration to his head requiring six stitches, an abrasion to his right elbow and bruising to his right hip. Subject #1 sustained no visible injuries. Subject #1’s vehicle sustained no visible damages. Victim #1 declined to render a written statement. Subject #1 reported to the USAG-Yongsan PMO, where he rendered a written statement admitting to the offenses. Subject #1 was processed and released to his supervisor. Subject #1 reported utilization of his seatbelt. This is a final report. AREA II: Assault Consummated by a Battery; Subject #1 and Subject #2, were involved in a verbal altercation, which turned physical when Subject #1 shoved Subject #2. Subject #2 shoved back and struck Subject #1 in the facial area with a closed fist. Subject #1 sustained injuries consisting of laceration to his lip and abrasion to his left cheek, but he stated he would seek medical attention at a later time. Subject #2 sustained injuries consisting of abrasions to his hands. Subject #1 and Subject #2 were apprehended by MP and transported to the USAG-Yongsan PMO, where Subject #1 and Subject #2 were advised of their legal rights, which they waived rendering written sworn statements admitting to the offense. Subject #1 and Subject #2 were issued order to show cause memorandum. Subject #1 and Subject #2 were processed and released to their sponsors. This is a final report.

Actors perform various horse riding tricks at the Korean Folk Village on the Gyeongi Cultural and Industrial tour. At the Folk Village, visitors can experience how people lived during the Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910). The village is very similar to Renaissance Festivals in the States. They have music, entertainment and food reminiscent of years past. Shows include horseback riding tricks, seesaw jumping, and tightrope acrobatics. To view this photo, visit www.flickr.com/imcomkorea. — U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scott Kim

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off-post events and activities Cheese Village (Jeollabuk-do) The citizens of the Imsil Cheese Village, located in the province of Jeollabuk-do, personally manage a cheese-making experience program for guests. The village offers one-day programs for individuals, and two-day programs are available for groups of twenty or more. Lunch and other optional experience programs are available depending on the time of visit. The programs last between three and three and a half hours. In order to provide a more complete farming village experience, visitors may choose one or two optional experience programs (maximum of two) to accompany the basic program. Optional programs include feeding milk to calves or harvesting various seasonal vegetables. Fees for the optional experience programs are not included in the basic package prices, but are only 3,0004,000 won per program. (Grassland Sledding / Calf Milk-Feeding / Mill Experience / Goat milk Soap Making, and more). Reservations are required. For more information, visit www. tour2korea.com Glass Castle (Jeju) The newly-opened Jeju Glass Castle displays all types of glass artwork, the production process, and the history of the world’s glass arts. This glass art theme park is the first of its kind in Korea, and offers a glass arts exhibition that has more than 250 glass works from around the world on display, along with a garden, a labyrinth, and walls that have been entirely made out of glass. Visitors can see a glass tree, glass flowerers, and glass lake. The theme park also presents pieces by internationally-famed glass artists including the Czech Republic’s “Bohemia Glass” and Italy’s

“Venezia Glass”. The park contains the world’s first all-glass labyrinth, the world’s largest glass ball, and a large glass diamond. Visitors can make and take home glass jewels, balloons, and bottles. Exhibition hours are from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., year-round. Call +82-64-1330 (English, Japanese, Chinese) or visit www.tour2korea.com for information. Performance by top Korean artists Myeongin Myeongchang performances are staged every evening at 7p.m. at the Korean House in Junggu, Seoul. They are the only performances in Korea featuring top Korean artists designated as Important Intangible Assets of Korea. The show starts with a Bongsan Mask Dance, followed by traditional music and Pansori, and drum dance. Korea House is planning to invite all of the nation’s Important Intangible Assets to stage a performance every year. Korea House also offers hands-on traditional culture programs and operates a Korean restaurant serving traditional royal cuisine. To get there, simply take subway line 3 or 4 and get off at Chungmuro Station. Take exit 3 or 4, walk up the hill to the left for about 5 minutes, and you will find Korea House in a hanok building. For more information, visit www.koreahouse.or.kr or www.tour2korea.com Hands-on Taekwondo Korea’s Taekwondo is an internationally known martial art being taught in 181 countries worldwide, and has a following of more than 70,000,000. At Gyeonghuigung, Taekwondo culture performances are held twice a week (Wednesdays and Saturdays). The cultural performances present Taekwondo with classical Korean music, along with Samullori (a traditional Korean percussion quartet), under the subtitle “Taekwondo, Riding the Melodies of Classical Korean Music”. Also included is Kukkiwon’s traditional Taekwondo performance.

There is a Taekwondo hands-on program aimed for foreigners as well labeled ‘Yap!Taekwon’. For those interested, participants will learn how to wear a Taekwondo uniform, practice meditation, practice Taekwondo’s basic forms, learn the art of self-defense, and board-breaking. When completing this course, participants will receive completion badges with the president’s name of Kukkiwon on them. Aside from this, the dynamic Taekwondo program will allow guests to take pictures in their Taekwondo uniforms. Get off at Seodaemun Station (Seoul Subway Line 5), and go out of Exit #4. Walk straight for 150m, and then make a right at the Naeil Sinmoon side street (a 10 minute walk) Schedule: (Monday off), Three times a day (10:30 a.m.- noon; 1-2:30 p.m. ; 3:30 -5 p.m.). Visit www.kukkiwon. or.kr(Korean, English) or www.tour2korea.com for more information. Dance musical: ‘Sa.Choom’ “Sa.Choom” is a nonverbal dance musical that can be appreciated by all generations from all countries, as it presents a simple plot full of various dance genres including hip-hop, jazz, contemporary dance, break dancing, and more. Performances open at 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays; 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays; 4 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. The nonverbal performance projects subtitling in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese for foreigners to enjoy. After the musical, audience members can spend time with the performers at the stage lobby. Performances are for people 7-years-old and the above. The dance musical will be performed at the newly built Sa.Choom theater, and is easily accessible by taking Subway Line 5 to Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station Exit #5 (1 minute walk).

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Unit puts ‘safety day’ into its Soldiers hands By Christopher Gorman HHD 524th Military Intelligence Battalion The command and staff of the 524th Military Intelligence Battalion decided to shake up the way their Soldiers conduct safety. During a recent safety day, “Silent Vigilance,” Soldiers participated in a fourstation safety course designed to inform them of winter hazards, alcohol awareness and fire safety. The training was not performed in an auditorium with photographs, videos and power point presentations, but rather with hands-on training and live-action examples of different scenarios. Members of Alpha Company and Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment were broken down into four groups and sent to individual stations. Soldiers from the Battalion’s motor pool taught classes at two different stations, while members of Alpha Company taught the other two. First, Soldiers were taught how to put tire chains on tactical and non-tactical vehicles. Every person present was required to install and remove the chains from both

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for winter driving. “We expect them to conduct a full PMCS before rolling out every time, but there are just things you need to pay closer attention to during the winter months,” said Sgt. Murphy, one of the senior non-commissioned officers in HHD’s motor pool. Soldiers then moved to the next station where they were instructed on safe winter driving in Korea. “They (the Soldiers) need to take extra precautions to deal with inclement weather,” said Sgt. Jenkins of Alpha Company’s Seoul MI Detachment. After learning about driving safety and winter road conditions the Soldiers then moved over to the next station where Alpha Company’s Sgt. Covarrubias instructed Soldiers on the proper wear and use of the Army’s new Generation III extreme cold weather system. Sergeant Covarrubias used two Soldiers as examples to instruct the team on proper wear for each layer of the seven layer system. After completing all four stations, Soldiers were given a fire safety demonstration by the Yongsan fire department. The fire officials set a grease fire in a controlled environment

Soldiers from the 524th Military Intelligence Battalion simulate extinguishing a grease fire under the supervision of the Yongsan Fire Department. View or download a high-resolution version of this photo at www.flickr.com/imcomkorea.— Photo courtesy of the 524th MI and after explaining the difference between grease fires and other fires, allowed multiple Soldiers to extinguish the fire with approved fire extinguishers. Finally, Soldiers of the 524th were –See SAFETY DAY, Page 13–

GEREN VISIT facilities and other amenities to ensure that our Soldiers have the quality of life that they deserve,” Geren said. During the AFN interview, Geren explained the vital role of the U.S. military presence in the Republic of Korea. “The alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea is a strategic alliance for the United States and it's a strategic alliance for the world,” Geren said. "The 21st century is becoming increasingly a century of the Pacific, and this alliance gives us an opportunity to stabilize a role in the key region of the world. Geren also toured several other locations on the peninsula, meeting with commanding officials and supporting troops. No one went unnoticed as he stopped to speak with anyone in his path and some



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slightly outside his path. The Secretary visited 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers near the Demilitarized Zone, toured Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area and even went down into the North Korean infiltration tunnels. While touring Brian Allgood Hospital at Yongsan Garrison, Geren spoke to hospitalized Soldiers and Family Members to make sure they felt they were receiving the best possible care. While meeting with community members, Geren emphasized some of the key points of the Army Family Covenant. “We are committed to a quality of life that is equal to the quality of extraordinary service of our men and women in uniform,” Geren said.

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types of vehicles, insuring that all members of the Battalion would be able to do so in the event of a winter emergency. Soldiers then proceeded to the next station which emphasized primar y maintenance, checks and services on tactical vehicles, with specific considerations

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Delegates in workgroup two demonstrate the issue of food quality in FMWR restaurants during their skit about how food is cooked and how FMWR can improve the level of skill cooks use in preparing food for their customers during the AFAP conference held in the Digital Conference Center on USAG-Casey Thursday, Nov. 20. — U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

Delegates recommend improvements in AFAP conference by Jim Cunningham USAG-RC Public Affairs CASEY GARRISON — Support for the Army Family may improve if the delegates representing Soldiers, Civilians, and their Family members have their way. Delegates gathered in the Digital Conference Center Nov. 20 to discuss what improvements should be made to the Army’s quality of life in USAG-Red Cloud and USAG-Casey in support of the Army Family Covenant. “AFAP is about Soldiers and Families telling leadership what is working and what is not,” said Maj. Gen. John W. Morgan III, 2nd Infantry Division commander. “This is the deliberate process we go through to work your issues. Message received, got it. Thank you for bringing forth your energy, drive and passion to find solutions allowing us to fix some of these problems. What I commit to you and what we are all focused on is working through this process for success in fixing things that are not working.” “We should give thanks to our 48 delegates,” said Col. Larry ‘Pepper’ Jackson, USAG-RC garrison commander. “Our subject matter experts did an outstanding job. I have stressed from day one we should have subject matter experts to lead and steer this committee.” Subject matter experts gathered for the conference from all local directorates in the garrison to provide information to delegates when needed. “Our volunteers are always the ones to step up to the plate when we do these conferences,” Jackson said. “We appreciate our sponsors, American Forces’ Spouses’ Club, Chosun Gift Shop, Family,

Morale, Welfare and Recreation, and the American Women’s Club of Korea Thrift Shop Association. “We owe all of the delegates a lot of gratitude. As a team, you are truly the force behind the force, and the voice bringing the issues to the garrison so we can make the right changes. Last year we had 133 issues; we were able to resolve 132.” “As I stated at the beginning of the conference, it is about change,” said Lt. Col. Donald Meisler, USAG-Casey garrison commander. “Change is like an automobile, you have an accelerator to push to go forward, but without a steering wheel you will eventually crash. That is what AFAP is all about- trying to steer change in the right direction” Delegates selected four critical and valuable services they feel the Army should fund and continue to improve due to their importance to Army quality of life. The four selected are Medical, Family Morale, Welfare, and Recreation along with its subsidiary Army Community Services, Defense Commissary Agency, and Housing. These four services are critical for Soldiers and Civilians in Area I, said Charles Lyons, USAG-RC ACS Army Family Action Plan convention coordinator. The delegates designated these services as most important. Six critical AFAP issues were selected from a long list of issues identified in Family Readiness Group meetings held before the conference began. The first issue is to allow Soldiers with at least 10 years of service to transfer their Montgomery GI Bill benefits to their dependents.

Second, is to increase the Clothing Replacement Allowance to allow for semiannual replacement of running shoes. Third, is to eliminate the expiration date for Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits. The problem continues to be the termination of the Bill 10 years after the Expiration Term of Service or retirement. Fourth, is to allow in-state tuition rates for military Family members who reside in a state on military orders, and allow Family members to retain in-state status once established. Fifth, is to authorize chiropractic services for all TRICARE beneficiaries. Sixth, award contracts for household goods shipments to moving companies based on performance and claims history as well as cost. Four working groups chose issues they decided most important and made recommendations to improve existing situations. Workgroup one tackled issues dealing with force support and entitlements. The first issue dealt with healthy alternatives to fast food restaurants found in Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Because food courts offer only fast food such as hamburgers, French fries, pizza, tacos and other foods containing a lot of grease and are high in calories and cholesterol, they have a bad effect on Soldier’s fighting ability. They cause weight gain, high cholesterol, and poor physical condition. The group recommended AAFES sign contracts with health food franchises rather than the common fast food enterprises. AAFES also should offer healthy alternatives in all Food Courts as well as post nutrition

charts in front of each restaurant. Workgroup two chose to work on medical, dental and Family community services issues. Their primary issues were the quality of food offered in FMWR restaurants. The food issue has three parts: menus do not have enough variety; cooks do not have adequate skills to prepare food to customer’s tastes, which causes a loss of — See AFAP Page 7 —

Col. Larry ‘Pepper’ Jackson, USAG-RC garrison commander, addresses the delegates to the AFAP Conference during the outbrief held in the Digital Conference Center on USAG-Casey Thursday, Nov. 20. — U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

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News & Notes Victim Advocate Hot Line USAG-RC Victim Advocate Hot Line is 0119187-2001. Take a stand against domestic violence. Victim Advocate Coordinator USAG-Casey ACS, Building 2603. For more information call 730-3494. Daily Mass at USAG-RC Join us for daily Mass 11:30 to 11:50 a.m. Mon-Fri in USAG-RC Warrior Chapel. For more information call 732-6404. USAG-RC Gas Station Hours USAG-RC gas station will be closed for lunch from 1:30-2:30 p.m. daily. For more information call: 732-7167 Delux Taxi Ariport Service A new taxi contract has began at USAGCasey, Camp Stanley, Camp Hovey and Red Cloud. Customers wishing transportation to the airport can call 1544-9080 and request a taxi be dispatched to their desired location. Customers can reserve taxis in advance for trips to the airport. The FTNH cabs will be larger vehicles, mostly mini vans, allowing for ample luggage space. Passengers can expect to pay 4,500 won for the first three kilometers and 1,220 won per kilometer thereafter plus road tolls. Traffic conditions may increase the fare, as 100 won is added for each 35 seconds the taxi is stopped or traveling less than 15 kilometers per hour. Become an Inspector General The 8th Army Inspector General has immediate openings for officers and NCOs. For more information call: 725-6739. Korean-American Holiday Concert The 2nd Infantry Division will host the Korean-American Holiday Concert Dec. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the Uijeongbu Arts Center. For more information call: 732-8856. Ethics Training mandated All DA military and civilian personnel assigned to USAG-RC/Casey must attend face-to-face ethics training no later than Dec. 31. Community Bank Closure In order to complete the Model Bank Lite remodeling of USAG-Red Cloud Community Bank, it will be closed on normal hours Dec. 2 and open as normal Dec. 9. Effected closure dates for sustomer service will be from Dec. 3 to Dec. 8. The bank will closed Dec. 17 to Dec. 22. After completion of the project, the bank can provide world class customer service to our Soldiers and their families in USAG-RC. For more information call: 730-3375. Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies The USAG-Casey Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. near the Gate 1 water fountain. USAG-Red Cloud Chritmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place Dec. 3 in front of Freeman Hall. The Camp Stanley Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place in front of the post Chapel Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. Holiday Special Sunday Brunch A Holiday Special Sunday Brunch will be offered at USAG-Casey Warrior’s Club Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The USAGRC Holiday Special Sunday Brunch will be offered in Mitchell’s Club Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call the Warrior’s Club at 730-2195 and Mitchell’s Club at 732-8189.

Sheila Brownlee, Family Readiness Center assistant, slices off a piece of cake for Maya Guerrero, daughter of PFC Tomas and Mieshea Guerrero, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Nov. 20 at Camp Stanley to officially open the 304th Signal Battalion’s Family Readiness Center. — U.S. Army photo by Jack Loudermilk

Stanley opens Family Readiness Center by Jack Loudermilk USAG-RC Public Affairs CAMP STANLEY — Soldiers, Families, civilian employees and guests gathered outside a small, remodeled building on Camp Stanley Nov. 20 to witness yet another demonstration of command commitment in support of the Army Family Covenant. The covenant, signed Nov. 8, 2007, at USAG-Casey during the annual Army Family Action Plan conference, is an Army-wide commitment to develop and foster effective community partnerships to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their Families, both at their current duty stations and as they transfer to other locations. The 304th Signal Battalion provides Family support out of their Headquarters building but, with the cut of a ribbon at the entrance of Building S-2508, they marked the grand opening of the area’s newest Family Readiness Center. During opening remarks, Lt. Col. Alfred Francis, commander of the 304th, explained, while the FRC is for Battalionlevel support of Family Readiness Group requirements, ‘it’s actually available for the entire Camp Stanley family.’ “We are blessed – definitely – to have this opportunity. As we all know, at some point, we are probably going to be moving this battalion down south in the future but, as a start, we have a Readiness Center I would encourage each and every one of you to take advantage of,” Francis said. The FRC is located a short distance inside Stanley’s main gate to make it easily accessible to the area’s Family members, said Sheila Brownlee, former Family Readiness Program assistant for the 304th; now serving in the 41st Signal

Battalion’s FRC in Yongsan. In his remarks at the ribbon-cutting, Francis first recognized Brownlee’s support to 304th Families and Soldiers with the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service. Francis credited Brownlee for being the conduit to getting the Family Readiness Center to its present state and new location. “Before, when we operated out of the Headquarters building, some of the spouses were a little intimidated about coming in to ask for help,” Brownlee explained. “By being in our own building and near the main gate, we hope to bring in more spouses.” Each FRC facility is intended to support Family Readiness Group leaders and battalion Families to conduct FRG related work, and as an initial place for Families to receive assistance and information. Should 304th Soldiers deploy, the FRC becomes part of the rear detachment’s footprint. Opening the center not only follows the signing of the Army Family Covenant, in which the Army’s leadership recognizes

the commitment and increasing sacrifices Families make every day, it represents a $1.4 billion commitment in 2008 to improve quality of life for Army Families. Army leadership is working to include a similar level in the budget for the next five years. In the last two to three years alone, the Army has privatized and improved almost 80,000 homes on 36 installations and opened 40 new child care centers, with another 22 on the way, Army News reports say. The Army also recently spent $50 million to hire new health care providers for Soldiers and their Families, and is working with lawmakers to help Army spouses gain priority for civil service jobs. Also, there are now paid Family Readiness Support assistants at the battalion level. Part of the ceremony included a cakecutting and open house to showcase the several amenities and services offered; including a play area for children, desktop computers with Internet connections for parents, and a small conference room.

With a simple snip, a new Family Readiness Center opens at Camp Stanley Thursday, Nov. 20. Cutting the ceremonial ribbon are (from left) CSM Bobby Williams, 304th Sig. Bn.; Frankie Washington, 1st Sig. Bde. Family Readiness Group; LTC Alfred Francis, 304th commander; and Sheila Brownlee, former 304th Family Readiness Center assistant now with the 41st Sig. Bn. — U.S. Army photo by Jack Loudermilk

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Karen Preston visits Area I PBCs

Command Sgt. Major’s wife accompanies husband on tour of Korea Karen Preston, wife of Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, (left - standing) visited the USAG-Red Cloud Pear Blossom Cottage and USAGCasey PBC Thursday, Nov. 24 as part of her and her husband’s tour of Korea Nov. 23-28. Denise James, Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation director; Natasha Levtchenko, USAG-RC PBC manager, and Aundrea Witt, wife of Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Witt, Installation Management Command-Korea, discuss child care issues with Rachelle Lanone and her newborn baby, Vivian at the Red Cloud PBC.—U.S. Army photo by Margaret Banish-Donaldson

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Fifteen employees from the Directorate of Logistics visited Naruter Home for the mentally challenged in Yangju Thursday, Nov. 20 as part of their community outreach program. Kaye Cabbagestalk presented a check to Father Yi, Sang-Yun for 3,370,850 won as well as boxes of rice cakes and fruit. Forty-three percent of the DOL employees donated. The idea to support this home came from Yi, Chesil, a DOL employee who use to volunteer at the home, which has 32 residents and 12 workers.—U.S. Army photo by Margaret Banish-Donaldson

AFAP customers to FMWR restaurants. The group recommended FMWR create a training program to increase culinary skills of their cooks, require higher standards of quality control before food is served, and expand the variety of dishes offered to customers. The child care issue has three parts: There are no U.S. child care facilities with more than 400 children in the area. Soldiers and spouses are less able to carry out their mission and are less likely to stay in the Army. The group recommended three fixes to the issue: Expand current Volunteer Child Care in Unit Setting program availability, require ACS to maintain a list of quality and affordable off post child care facilities, establish a child care provider training program for in-home child care. Workgroup three dealt with issues of relocation, housing, and employment. Their

Continued from Page 5 first issue of off-post housing inspectors has three parts: USAG-RC housing offices have no qualified off-post housing inspectors while all other areas in Korea have offpost housing inspectors. Since there is an increased command emphasis on supporting Families there is a lack of off-post housing inspectors, which causes Soldiers and their Families to continue to reside in substandard housing. The workgroup’s solution is to fund housing offices to provide qualified off-post housing inspectors. The second issue dealt with Soldiers living in private barracks rooms as authorized by current Army standards. The scope of the issue is some Soldiers live in private rooms while others have to share. The group found there are currently enough rooms available for all Soldiers to have their own rooms; failure to provide private rooms is contrary to

Army standards and does not support the storage needs or space requirements of today’s Soldier. The group recommended command establish a policy to provide each Soldier his own barracks room. Workgroup four scrutinized issues dealing with single and Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army Soldiers. They found two important issues: Library hours and KATUSA Soldiers clothing allowance. The library hours at Camps Hovey, Stanley and Red Cloud are too short for Soldiers. The average Soldiers workday ends at 5 p.m. Current library hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The group suggested FMWR change library hours to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and standardize all library hours. The group found the scope of the clothing allowance for KATUSA Soldiers is insufficient to maintain their uniforms and equipment. The current monthly allowance is $7.26 per month. Since the costs far exceed the current allowance, the group recommends 8th Army increase the

current monthly credit to a more reasonable level and change the funds based on yearly inflation rates. The next AFAP conference will be held April 15-17, 2009.

Charles Lyons, AFAP Conference coordinator, delivers the closing remarks after the conference outbrief Thursday Nov. 20.—U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

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Garrison gets set for winter weather USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON — Black ice appeared on Yongsan roads just before Thanksgiving, prompting the community to prepare for winter weather. The U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan Safety Office urges community members to prepare for winter driving. “You need to prepare your vehicle, which means tuneup for the cold weather,” said Russell Obey, U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan safety manager. “Always carry your snow chains, have all-season tires, and check the windshield blades and the anti-freeze fluid.” Russell also said black ice is one of the most dangerous winter hazards. “Black ice is called black ice because it can’t be seen,” he said. “Slow down when ice is suspected and avoid being over-confident of your driving skills. Always wear seatbelts, too. They only work when you wear them.” When weather conditions affect traffic or force closures or delays, community members have several methods to get up-to-date information: nAFN Radio at 102.7 FM for the Yongsan area; for emergency situations, AFN will broadcast an announcement on the over-to-air Prime TV channel. nCall 738-ROAD, the road conditions hotline. nCommanders Access Channel (MWR Channel 3) for

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announcements. nThe USAG-Yongsan web site at http://yongsan.korea. army.mil nThe USFK web site at www. usfk.mil; road condition information is located under the Safety tab. nCall 24-hours a day for up-to-the-minute Road Condition information In case of severe weather, road crews from nVisit the Garrison web site: http://yongsan.korea.army.mil the Directorate of Public nListen to AFN Korea radio at 102.7 FM Works are on-call. The crews immediately go into action nWatch the Commander’s Access Channel on MWR Channel 3 to clear snow and ice from main roads and access control points. Workers use calcium chloride to melt icy roads. The crews ensure roads are passable boxes are loaded with sandbags. with municipal tractors and sweeper attachments. “Yongsan is very hilly, and when it snows a lot, people can Hazardous roads, like those on MP Hill and Camp Coiner start sliding around,” said Enrique Blanco, chief of the DPW Hill, are given priority. Key roads necessary for operations are Roads and Lands Branch. “The sand gives traction.” cleared immediately. Blanco said the crews do their best to clear snow and ice The Korean Service Corps Mobile Force will clear off the road before people begin driving on it, but drivers secondary roads and sidewalks. can still find themselves stuck at the bottom of a hill. At known hazardous areas, drivers who need traction “Sand should be scattered in front of all four wheels of a during icy road conditions can get help. Yongsan Garrison car,” Blanco said. “Each container has several bags of sand in has 98 sand containers at the foot of steep hills. The reddish it. People are free to use it whenever they have a need.”

While autumn leaves are beautiful to see, they can turn dangerous when they ultimately fall from the branches and clutter the streets and sidewalks. — U.S. Army photo by Steve Morgan

Above: USAG-Yongsan Safety Manager Russell Obey explains the unit’s “People First, Safety Always” motto. Left: Safety Specialist Juan Vazquez briefs garrison employees on winter driving hazards Nov. 21 at Balboni Theater. — U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Lee Min-hwi

Safety officials warn about driving on leaves By Steven Morgan USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON — Autumn is one of the more beautiful times of the year with leaves turning multiple colors ranging from yellow to red; it is also a time when drivers need to be more careful. While autumn leaves are beautiful to see, they can turn dangerous when they ultimately fall from the branches and clutter the streets and sidewalks. “Leaves are very slippery when wet and can cause a motorist to spin out of control as if their car drove through a pool of standing water,” said Juan Vazquez, USAGYongsan safety specialist. “Motorists are not expecting leaves on the road to be as slippery as wet pavement so they don't see the danger until they start sliding around.” “A single layer of wet leaves can make braking, steering and stopping difficult, especially for inexperienced –See LEAVES, Page 12–

Officials: It’s time to prepare for winter driving By Cpl. Lee Min-hwi USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON — Garrison officials conducted Winter Safety Training for nearly 350 Civilian Employees during two sessions Nov. 21 at Balboni Theater. Garrison Safety Manager Russell Obey and Safety Specialist Chong Chae-uk welcomed the groups and explained the importance of special attention for winter safety. The training began with a 15-minute video clip about prevention skills for winter driving, carbon monoxide poisoning and more. “Many safety hazards are seasonal in nature and can best be safeguarded against with a systematic, seasonally oriented approach,” Obey said.

Winter Safety Training is an annual requirement for all USAG-Yongsan Civilian Employees. “It is always important to maintain defensive driving techniques,” Obey said. “Drive more slowly and use your turn signals longer for more reaction time to prevent from sliding into others.” “Driving in Korea means heavy traffic congestion,” said Juan Vazquez, the USAG-Yongsan safety specialist. “In winter, it can become a challenge to maintain greater distances, so it needs extra attention when driving.” Obey explained that carbon monoxide poisoning is a kind of incident often neglected by drivers. “Each year, 1,500 people die in the U.S. by carbon monoxide poisoning,

approximately 900 of whom die in their homes,” Obey said. “You should avoid sleeping in a car while the engine is running in order to keep the heater going.” Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas can cause nausea, dizziness, and drowsiness and even death. Check mufflers regularly for leaks and install carbon monoxide monitors at home, Obey said. At the end of each session, safety officials presented a short video clip about a family who suffered a loss of their son by drinking and driving. “Don’t drink and drive. This is a wrong answer for your families and those who care about you,” Obey said. A Fall and Winter Safety Guide booklet is available for download online at http:// yongsan.korea.army.mil.

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Army Secretary Pete Geren visits Yongsan

Harlem Globetrotters Navy Entertainment and Armed Forces Entertainment present the Harlem Globetrotters 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Collier Field House. Everyone is invited to this free, family-fun event. For information, call 738-8608. Yongsan Tree Lighting Join the community 5 p.m. Dec. 2 to officially light the Yongsan Holiday Tree next to the South Post Fire Station. Santa will arrive on a fire engine for photos with the kids. Listen to special carols from Yongsan community members. Officials will also light “Winter Wonderland,” a spectacular lighting display all down 8th Army Drive from the Dragon Hill Lodge to Gate 17. For information, call 738-5254. K-16 Air Base Tree Lighting Join the K-16 community 5 p.m. Dec. 5 to officially light the Holiday Tree in front of the Community Activites Center. For information, call 738-5254. Hannam Village Tree Lighting Join Hannam Village residents 6 p.m. Dec. 8 to officially light the Holiday Tree at the Hannam Village Front Gate Circle. For information, call 738-5254. The Christmas Toyshop Check out the Christmas Toyshop 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 12 and 13 and 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Moyer Theatre. For information, call 723-3346. 3rd Annual Commissary Idol Competition Audition at the Yongsan Commissary from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 to see who will be the third Commissary Idol. Competition is open to any Servicemember E1-E6. Sing your favorite tune to win a chance at the $200 Grand Prize. Contestant winners from the audition will compete in the final on Dec. 20. For information, call 736-7070. Digital Photography Contest Submit your best work now through Dec. 7 online at https://artscrafts.fmwrc.army.mil. For information, call 738-4750. Holiday Party Special Troops Battalion-Korea is having a holiday party 5-10 p.m. Dec. 12 at Naija Ballroom in the Dragon Hill Lodge. For information, call 723-8322. 8th U.S. Army Holiday Concert The 8th U.S. Army invites you to a special holiday concert 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. The concert is free of charge and open to all U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. and ROK Servicemembers, Family Members, U.S. and Korean Civilian Employees, Good Neighbor partners and civic leaders. For information, call 723-3034. New Year’s Eve Family Bowling Party Yongsan Lanes is sponsoring a New Year’s Even bowling party for families. Tickets are on sale starting Nov. 1 at Yongsan Lanes. For information, call 723-7830. 3-6-9 Turkey Shoot Yongsan Lanes sponsors 3-6-9 turkey shoot in November and December. Roll a Strike during any league and win a free frozen turkey. An entry fee of $3 is required. For information, call 723-7830. For a complete list of community information news and notes, visit the USAG-Yongsan official web site at http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

Army Secretary Pete Geren speaks to 8th U.S. Army Commander Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil (center), 65th Medical Brigade Commander Col. Jeffrey Clark, (right) and 18th Medical Command Commander Col. Ronald Smith (left) Sunday outside the Brian Allgood Community Hospital at Yongsan Garrison. The Secretary is touring various facilities throughout 8th Army during a three-day orientation visit. — U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

Girl Scouts work together to feed homeless By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON — Yongsan Girl Scouts gathered with their Korean counterparts Nov. 22 at the Seoul American Middle School cafeteria for a joint project to help feed the homeless. The group assembled and delivered lunch bags containing a sandwich, juice, dessert and chips Sunday to the homeless at Yongsan Station. There were enough bags to give about 60 homeless people two bags each. More than 150 girls scouts participated in the project, with half the group from the base and the other half from Seoul. The Korean counterparts have been cooperating with the Yongsan Girl Scouts for five years. “This is an exciting opportunity for our girls,” said Jung Sun-kyo, Board member and Training Committee vice-chairperson. “A lot of the Korean cadets are eager to come join the American scouts at Yongsan. They want to experience American culture and see what it is like inside the base.” The Lady Baden-Powell award is given in recognition for girl scouts that have displayed outstanding qualities in what is called the 5 C’s. nCommunity service nCraft nCulture nCommunication nCamping Jung said the joint event covered four of the five C’s. “We are also crafting, exchanging cultural experiences with each other and communicating at the same time,” she said. “It’s really a wonderful event.” Many of the scouts seemed to agree.

Yongsan Girl Scout Hadassah Hampton (right) gets to know her Korean counterpart, Kim Ji-woo as they work together Nov. 22 on a project to feed the homeless. — U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo

“This is my first time playing with foreign students,” said Kim Ji-woo from Dongsin Elementary School. “There are two foreign students in my school, but I’ve never had the opportunity to speak to them. Coming here today and participating in activities together was very fun.” Ashley Lim, a senior cadet, who has been a girl scout for four years, said joint events help cadets to exchange cultural exchanges. “Sometimes communication can be a little bit of a problem since very few Korean students speak English and vice versa,” Lim said. “But, there isn’t a big wall between us. Sometimes a few words are enough and we

can understand each other.” When it came time to deliver the food to the homeless everyone in the group was touched. “The experience was truly humbling for all of the adults and the girl scouts,” Susan Patten, Yongsan Girl Scouts Overseas Committee Chairperson. “Through this project, I hope that the girls will take away with them that life is not always good all around – life can indeed be hard for some people.” The Yongsan Girl Scouts will meet the Korean counterparts again next spring to complete the last C, camping, at Camp Market.

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Americans experience Korean music By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON — Nearly 150 Yongsan community members attended a Korean music and dance performance Nov. 19 at Seoul American High School auditorium. The Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Korean American Friendship Association sponsored the special Thanksgiving concert. “We present concerts to foster friendship between Americans and Koreans,” said Cho Chin-young, KCHF team manager. “It demonstrates what Korean culture is all about.” Cho said opportunities to understand traditional Korean culture are rare for foreigners. “It means a lot to us to do this,” he said. This year, the free show featured much more than just traditional Korean music. “Last year, we only brought the original form of traditional Korean culture,” Cho said. “However, this year we tried to stage modern Korean music as well as traditional ones to show how Korean culture has developed over time.” Easternox, one of the groups that performed, played a fusion style of Korean and western music. “This performance was special because we visited Yongsan Garrison for the convenience of our audience,” said Lee Suk-jin, Easternox leader. “I hope to get more chances to show the world how dynamic Korean culture is.” Lee said his band showed a wide range of traditional Korean music and its development into modern day. “Despite the cultural difference, a connection was built with the audience through music,” he said. The audience showed spirit and appreciation to the visiting performers.. “It was fantastic,” said Nancy Elizabeth. “I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Elizabeth said is was difficult to pick her favorite performance of the night. “But the instruments, especially the drums, were great,” she said. “I believe events like this help acquaint people to Korean culture. I’d like to see much more of these performances.”

Easternox, a fusion style Korean band, performs Nov. 19 at Seoul American High School as part of a Good Neighbor Program friendship event. — U.S. Army photos by Pvt. Hwang Joon-hyun Korean musicians showcase their unique culture and talents during the free good neighbor concert Nov. 19 at Seoul American High School Auditorium. Look for more photographs of this event online at http://flickr.com/ usag-yongsan.

Korean dancers perform the traditional “Fan Dance.”

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Rocio Crumley is a dedicated volunteer who spends her time managing other volunteers and helps community members through the Army Family Team Building Program. What does she do? Rocio manages over 20 volunteers who come together to educate and train community members to be self-sufficient leaders within the community during monthly classes. She volunteers each Tuesday and Thursday, and effectively manages the daily running of the program with oversight of the marketing, steering Committee, updated publications, certificates, program materials and professional development of volunteers. Rocio has contributed over 100 hours to the AFTB program. Rocio also volunteers twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays at Red Cross, assisting as a Station Chair, participating, directing and guiding Red Cross activities. What impact does this volunteer have? Rocio has a huge impact on the AFTB program, reaching out to the community to ensure that spouses, Soldiers and Family Members know about AFTB and how beneficial and rewarding the program is. Where does she work? ACS as the Army Family Team Building Volunteer Program Manager.

Rocio Crumley gets a certificate from Deputy Garrison Commander Don Moses.

How many hours per week? 25-35 What impact does she have? Rocio has a huge impact on the AFTB program, reaching out to the community to ensure that spouses, Soldiers and Family Members know about AFTB and how beneficial and rewarding the program is. Why does she volunteer? Rocio volunteers because she loves to help people in the community, and to connect with military families through a wide range of activities. She is extremely dedicated, hardworking and highly organized. If you would like to learn more about volunteer opportunities at Yongsan, call the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan volunteer coordinator at 738-7510 or the American Red Cross at 738-3670.

Wayne Minnich (left) gets a new ration control card from Kim Un-chong Monday at a new, convenient location inside the Yongsan Readiness Center. — U.S. Army photo by David McNally

Ration Control Office settles in at new location USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON — Yongsan community members are finding that getting a new or renewed ration card is more convenient these days. Nov. 4, the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan Ration Control Office moved from the Garrison

headquarters building to the Yongsan Readiness Center. The office is co-located with the ID Office and installation inprocessing center, making the process into a “one-stop” shop. For information about hours and what to bring to process a request for a card, call 738-4612.

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t’s been nearly a year since we gathered at Yongsan to sign the Army Family Covenant. It’s a good time to look at our pledge of support to develop and improve family programs at U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan. The Army Family Covenant is our commitment to deliver a quality of life commensurate to our Soldiers’ service. How have we delivered thus far? I think the answer lies in the quality of life improvements we’ve made around the Garrison. This year, we built new classrooms in a temporary building on the Falcon Gymnasium parking lot. This project made room for an 144 middle school students, and in turn, opened up space for more elementary school students. We also renovated the school cafeteria to allow for 120 more students. Hundreds of new parking spaces are now in use on both Main and South Post. With 17,000 vehicles authorized to be on the installation at any one time, this is a welcome addition. We also spearheaded the “Kiss-n-Drop” lanes at the Seoul American Elementary School to allow for speedy and safe drop off of students. The Garrison opened a running and walking track on South Post, next to the heliport. We’re also moving forward with our plan to bring a family park near the Driving Range, and our dog run adjacent to the Pet Care Center is almost complete. We’re committed to providing a strong supportive environment where families thrive. As we said when the Army Family

LEAVES drivers,” Vazquez said. Leaves can present a danger particularly at intersections and at downhill stop signs. Even when the leaves are dry, piles of leaves can obscure potholes, curbs and street markings. “Pedestrians and cyclists should be careful of leaves as well,” Vazquez said. “A few scattered wet leaves on the sidewalk are all it would take to cause a slippery accident.” Situations like auto accidents or slipping

Covenant took shape, we recognize what it takes to be an Army Family, and that our Soldiers draw great strength from our Families. You know, we eliminated initial registration fees for child care, extended hours for respite care and extended-duty child care, and expanded programs for teens and after-school care, including youth sports. We’r e r e a l l y e x c i t e d a b o u t t h e Covenant. I expect USAG-Yongsan will continue to receive funding for our family programs. We also have $750,000 of Army Communities of Excellence money that we expect to receive early next year. It is my intent to directly reinvest this into the community. But it’s not just at Yongsan. It’s across the Army. Wherever you go, this promise, this commitment, will follow you. In fact, the Army has made great strides in enhancing family programs over the past few years: nPrivatized and improved almost 80,000 homes on 36 installations nOpened 40 childcare centers, with 22 more in progress. nSpent $50 million to hire new health care providers n Worked closely with lawmakers to help Army spouses gain priority for civil service jobs. In summary, the readiness of our allvolunteer force depends on the health of our Families. At USAG-Yongsan, we continue to take this covenant seriously … you can hold us to it.

from Page 9 and falling can result in injuries, property damage or worse. Whether it’s walking or driving, recognizing leaves as a possible hazard can save a person from a situation that is best avoided. “It pays to slow down and make sure you are aware of the potential danger that autumn leaves can present,” Vazquez said. “As the saying goes; let’s make sure we drive to arrive.”

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Yongsan ‘Commissary Idol’ Audition at the Yongsan Commissary from 2-3 p.m. Dec. 6 and 13 to see who will be the third Commissary Idol. Competition is open to any Servicemember E1-E6. Sing your favorite tune to win a chance at the $200 Grand Prize. Contestant winners from the audition will compete in the Final on Dec. 20.

Prizes 1st Place $200 Shopping Spree 2nd Place $100 Shopping Spree 3rd Place $50 Shopping Spree

2008 Eighth Army holds GNP Holiday Concert

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Servicemembers and Families/Good Neighbor Partners/KATUSA/ROK MIL and Civic Leaders/Korean National Employees and families are invited to attend the 2008 GNP Holiday Concert Dec. 2, 8-10 p.m. at Seoul National Art Center (Yesul ei Jun-dang). The concert is being held to engage the Korean community and strengthen the US-ROK Alliance Contact Capt. Danny Chang, 723-4886, for information - Transportation will be provided to and from at Yongsan Bus Terminal - Uniform: Dress Blue / Class A (Civilian: Business Casual with tie and coat) - Age limit: Concert is open for ages 10 and above. Featuring: Park, Jung-Won, Soprano; Kim, Dong-Kyu, Baritone; and the Eighth United States Army Band

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a demonstration in order to make them aware of alcohol safety. Soldiers were given the opportunity to wear goggles that distorted their vision and made it difficult for them judge distance and then were allowed to walk though a course littered with road cones. The Soldiers found that it was very difficult to navigate the course with their decreased perception, and most of them walked into or tripped over the road cones that littered the parking lot. A few Soldiers were even given the opportunity to try driving a golf cart through the course.

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None of the Soldiers that participated were able to navigate the course without running into the cones. After the success of the safety stand down day, the command and staff of the 524th intends to focus more on a hands-on style of training rather than the standard classes and presentations. The impression around the Battalion was that every body learned something and stayed motivated while doing it. “I actually had a good time doing this,” said Pfc. Solia of HHD’s supply room. “I’m kind of looking forward to the next safety day.”

A number of top musical acts want to thank Servicemembers for their service and sacrifices made for our country with the release of a new “For the Troops II” CD. The CD is available now for free download at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service website at www.aafes.com. Active-duty Servicemembers and veterans can use a valid military ID to access the site. Artists on the CD “For the Troops II” are 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Five for Fighting, Good Charlotte, Gretchen Wilson, Isaac Hayes, Joe Perry, Josh Groban, Jude, Keith Urban, Maroon 5, Roy Orbison, Alan and Jackson Trace Adkins. Visit www.cdforthetroops.com for details.

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World AIDS Day calls for ‘leadership’ By Marianne Campano 65th Medical Brigade December 1, marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. The first anniversary of this tribute dates back to 1988, when the World Summit of Health Ministers on AIDS called for improved information sharing and a new spirit of social tolerance. World AIDS Day strives to strengthen global efforts to address the AIDS pandemic. Worldwide, 33 million people are living with HIV, with nearly 7,500 new infections occurring every day. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that in the U.S., approximately 55,000-58,500 people become infected with HIV each year. Of those infected, one in five is unaware of his or her infection, and may be unknowingly transmitting the virus to others. CDC recommends that adults and adolescents between the ages of 13 and 64 years of age are routinely screened for HIV infection in a healthcare setting. This year, leadership is the theme for World AIDS Day, promoted with the

slogan, “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.” The theme of leadership encourages leaders to stop AIDS and address the discrepancy between the commitments made to halt the spread of AIDS, and the actions taken thus far. Today, nearly all countries have national policies on HIV, yet most of the policies have not been fully implemented, and many lack funding allocations. Over the last 20 years, treatment for HIV and AIDS has improved and become more widespread, but many still lack access to treatment. According to the WAD campaign, in 2007 only 31percent of those in low to middleincome countries who needed treatment received it. The number of countries protecting people with HIV is increasing, yet one third of countries still lack legal protections, and stigma and discrimination continue to be a major health threat. Visit http://worldaidscampaign.org for information on WAD For additional information on WAD, or for STD/ HIV education, please contact Marianne Campano at DCS Force Health Protection at DSN 315-736-6693.

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USAG-Yongsan holiday religious services & programs Catholic Advent Community Penance Service Christmas Eve Family Mass Christmas Carols & Midnight Mass Christmas Day Mass (One Mass only) Mary Mother of God Mass New Year’s Day Mass

Date/Time Dec. 17 1730-2100 Dec. 24 1600-1730 Dec. 24 2300-0130 Dec. 25 1130-1230 Dec. 31 1730-1900 Jan. 1, 1130-1230

Location Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel

Episcopal Christmas Holy Eucharist

Dec. 24 1900-2000

Memorial Chapel

Jewish Hanukkah Celebration

Dec. 21 1530-1800

South Post Chapel

Protestant 2008 KATUSA Praise & Worship Dec. 5 0900-1700 Christmas Play (Gospel) Dec. 7 1200-1300 Christmas Cantata Dec. 14 1000-1100 Christmas Musical Program Dec. 14 1000-1100 Christmas Eve/Day Caroling/Fellowship Dec. 24 1800-2100 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24 1830-1930 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24 1900-2000 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24 1900-2000 Christmas Day Community-Wide Service Dec. 25 1500-1630 (AIM-Korea – Busses depart South Post Chapel at 1400) Watchnight Service Dec. 31 2000-0030 Watchnight Service Dec. 31 2200-2400

South Post Chapel South Post Chapel South Post Chapel South Post Theater Allgood Hospital Chapel Hannam Village Chapel South Post Chapel K-16 Chapel Yong Nak Church Hannam Village Chapel South Post Chapel

For more information, call 738-3011

Yongsan Outlying Health Clinic stops walk-in immunizations Effective Dec. 1 Yongsan Health Clinic will stop doing walk-in immunizations to increase staff support for PHAs and routine appointments The 1-RC Medical Readiness Team at DSN 723-5779 can be contacted for walk-in immunizations and in-processing new Soldiers. MRT staff will ensure MEDPROS is accurately updated. Regular Hours of Operation are: 7:30-11:30 a.m. Monday – Friday, except Thursdays due to Sergeants Time. Walk-In Immunizations Procedures: Simply walk in, no records required. Your medical records will be reviewed for any other immunizations you need. Blood draws are also done for annual HIV tests & DNA

Combined Federal Campaign continues in Korea United States Forces Korea has extended the Combined Federal Campaign through Dec. 15. Contact your organization’s CFC representative for more information or to donate to CFC.

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4

LOCATION

Today

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

CASEY 730-7354

College (R) 6:30 p.m. Miracle at St. Anna (R) 8:30 p.m.

Mirrors (R) 6:30 p.m. College (R) 8:30 p.m.

The Rocker (PG13) 6:30 p.m. Righteous Kills (R) 8:30 p.m.

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7:30 p.m.

No Show

Igor (PG) 7:30 p.m.

No Show

HENRY 768-7724

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7 p.m.

Madagascar 2 (G) 1, 7 p.m.

Madagascar 2 (G) 3 p.m. Ghost Town (PG13) 7 p.m.

Traitor (PG13) 7 p.m.

No Show

No Show

No Show

HUMPHREYS 753-7716

Quantum of Solace (PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Longshots (G) 3:30 p.m. Quantum of Solace (PG13) 6:30 / 9:30 p.m.

Longshots (G) 3:30 p.m. Quantum of Solace (PG13) 6:30 / 9:30 p.m.

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

My Best Friend’s Girl (R) 7 p.m.

Miracle at St. Anna (R) 7 p.m.

No Show

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7 p.m.

No Show

Igor (PG) 7 p.m.

High School Musical 3 (G) 6 p.m. Burn After Reading (R) 8:30 p.m.

My Best Friend’s Girl (R) 6 p.m. Burn After Reading (R) 8:30 p.m.

No Show

No Show

No Show

Igor (PG) 6 p.m.

Bolt (PG) 1 / 3:30 p.m. Eagle Eye (PG13) 7 p.m. Quarantine (R) 9:30 p.m.

Bolt (PG) 1 / 3:30 p.m. Eagle Eye (PG13) 7 p.m. Body of Lies (R) 9:30 p.m.

Bolt (PG) 1 / 3:30 p.m. Eagle Eye (PG13) 6 p.m. Body of Lies (R) 8:30 p.m.

Disaster Movie (PG13) 4 / 7 p.m.

Disaster Movie (PG13) 4 / 7 p.m.

Miracle at St. Anna (R) 7 p.m.

Miracle at St. Anna (R) 7 p.m.

RED CLOUD 732-6620

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7 p.m. Burn After Reading (R) 9 p.m.

Miracle at St. Anna (R) 7 p.m.

Ghost Town (PG13) 7 p.m.

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7 p.m.

Ghost Town (PG13) 7 p.m.

No Show

Quantum of Solace (PG13) 7 p.m.

STANLEY 732-5565

Burn After Reading (R) 7 p.m. My Best Friend’s Girl (R) 9 p.m.

Ghost Town (PG13) 7 p.m. Burn After Reading (R) 9 p.m.

Miracle at St. Anna (R) 7 p.m.

Traitor (R) 7 p.m.

No Show

Babylon A.D. (PG13) 7 p.m. Righteous Kills (R) 9 p.m.

YONGSAN 738-7389

Bolt (PG) 4 / 7 p.m. My Best Friend’s Girl (R) 3 / 5:30 p.m.

Bolt (PG) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m. Righteous Kills (R) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m. Burn After Reading (R) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Igor (PG) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m. Righteous Kills (R) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m. Burn After Reading (R) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7 p.m. Miracle at St. Anna (R) 6 p.m. My Best Friend’s Girl (PG13) 6 p.m.

Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 7 p.m. Miracle at St. Anna (R) 6 p.m. My Best Friend’s Girl (PG13) 6 p.m.

Ghost Town (PG13) 7 p.m. Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 6 p.m. The Women (PG13) 6 p.m.

HOVEY 730-5412 KUNSAN 782-4987 OSAN 784-4930

Mirrors (PG13) 7 p.m.

Miracle at St. Anna (R) 11:30 p.m.

Thursday

College (R) 7 p.m.

Ghost Town (PG13) 7 p.m. Nights in Rodanth (PG13) 6 p.m. The Women (PG13) 6 p.m.

CHAPLAIN

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

Area I Worship Schedule Protestant Services Collective Sunday 1000 Sunday 1000 Sunday 1030 Sunday 1100 Sunday 1100 Sunday 1100 Sunday 1100 Wednesday 1130 Gospel Sunday 1100 1230 Wednesday 1800 Thurday 1900 COGIC Sunday 1230 KATUSA Sunday 1930 Sunday 1300 Tuesday 1900 Tuesday 1840 Tuesday 1800 Tuesday 1830 Tuesday 1830 Thursday 1830

Catholic Mass Sunday 1130 Sunday 0900 Sunday 1215 Sunday 0930 Orthodox Service 1st and 2nd Sundays 1000 Later Day Saints Sunday 1400 Jewish

Friday

Stone Chapel Stanley Chapel West Casey Chapel Protestant Sunday School-Coffee House Warrior Chapel Crusader Chapel Hovey Chapel Bible Study-Coffee House Casey Memorial Chapel Camp Stanley Chapel Gospel Bible Study Stanley Chapel Gospel Practice Stanley Chapel CRC Warrior Chapel CRC Warrior Chapel Jackson Auditorium Camp Stanley Chapel Casey Stone Chapel Camp Castle Chapel Casey Memorial Chapel Camp Hovey Chapel West Casey Chapel

Camp Stanley Chapel CRC Warrior Chapel West Casey Chapel Camp Hovey Chapel Old Hovey Chapel West Casey Chapel

Collective Sunday Contemporary Sunday

South Post Chapel (Liturgical) Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel Hannam Village Chapel (Korean) South Post Chapel K-16 Chapel Hannam Village Chapel

1000

Multi Purpose Training Facility

Gospel 1200 Seventh-Day Adventist Saturday 0930 United Pentecostal (UPCI) Sunday 1330

West Casey Chapel

South Post Chapel Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel Memorial Chapel

KATUSA Thursday

1830

Memorial Chapel

Episcopal Sunday

1000

Memorial Chapel

Friday

1900

1100 1100 1100 1300 1800

Freedom Chapel Suwon Air Base Chapel Camp Eagle Chapel Freedom Chapel Freedom Chapel

KATUSA Tuesday

1900

Freedom Chapel

Korean Wednesday 1730 Wednesday 1900

Freedom Chapel Freedom Chapel (Bible Study)

Catholic Services

Jewish

1145 0930 1700 1700

Freedom Chapel Freedom Chapel Camp Eagle Chapel Suwaon Air Base Chapel

Collective Protestant Sunday Church of Christ Gospel Contemporary Friday Korean Tuesday Wednesday

1000 1030 1700 1215 1300

Camp Carroll Camp Walker Camp Walker Camp Walker Camp Carroll

1900

Camp Walker

1900 1830

Camp Carroll Camp Walker

0900 1130 1700

Camp Walker Camp Carroll Camp Walker

Catholic Services Mass Sunday Saturday

Jewish

For information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea. army.mil, 723-6707

For information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea. army.mil, 723-6707

Catholic Services

Mass Sunday 0800 1130 Saturday 1700 Mon/Thur/Fri 1205 Tues/Wed 1205 1st Sat. 0900

Collective Protestant Sunday Gospel Contemporary

Mass Daily Sunday

Area IV Worship Schedule Protestant Services

Protestant Services

0800 0930 0930 1000 1030 1100

Jewish Services

1830

Area III Worship Schedule

Area II Worship Schedule Protestant Services

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Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Memorial Chapel Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel Memorial Chapel South Post Chapel



The Command Chaplain’s Office is here to perform, provide, or coordinate total religious support to the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Army Servicemembers, their families and authorized civilians across the full spectrum of operations from armistice to war. Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at: www.usfk.mil/org/FKCH/Index.html?/org/FKCH/Contents/mission.htm for helpful links and information

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact USAG-Yongsan Chaplains

USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

USAG-Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary: [email protected], 738-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.: [email protected], 753-7274

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

Chaplain (Maj.) Eddie Kinley: [email protected], 764-5455

Chaplain (Maj.) Adolph G. DuBose: [email protected], 738-4043

Chaplain (Maj.) James E. O’Neal: [email protected] , 753-7276

Red Cloud Chaplain (Maj.) Fredrick Garcia: [email protected], 732-6169

Chaplain (Maj.) Edward Martin: [email protected], 765-8004

Chaplain (Maj.) Leo Mora Jr.: [email protected], 736-3018

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores: [email protected], 753-7042

Red Cloud Chaplain (Capt.) Mario Rosario: [email protected],

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FEATURE

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Daegu’s Fall/Winter Fashion Show Child, Youth & School Services students team with AAFES/Keimyung University

Photos by Kwon, Min-seok USAG-Daegu Public Affairs (Clockwise from top left) Keimyung University Beauty Coordination major Sun-ha Lee brushes Devan Carden’s hair before Carden’s debut at the 2008 Child, Youth and School Services/Keimyung University/AAFES Fall/Winter Fashion Show. Sebastian Spore (left) and Erin Carter walk hand-in-hand down the runway, dazzling the crowd with their combination of fashion sense and the ‘cute factor’. Prior to the show, Keimyung student Min-jeong Park touches up Joelle Jang’s cheeks at Camp Walker’s Middle School and Teen Center. Alicia Davenport exhibits poise, beauty, grace and the latest AAFES fashions as she makes the runway hers. See story, photo on Page 26.

NEWS

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FOCUS ON FITNESS Harlem Globetrotters to visit Korea ‘Spinning the Globe’ World Tour:

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FITNESS CORNER

With Randy Behr

The importance of dynamic movements By Randy Behr FMWR

Schedule for performances in Korea: Dec. 1

USAG-Yongsan, Collier Field House

7 p.m.

Dec. 2

Camp Walker, Kelly Fitness Center

7 p.m.

Dec. 3

Osan Air Base, Fitness Center

6 p.m.

Zumba Fitness classes available at Trent gym

Zumba Fitness is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Trent Gym (by the PX), upstairs. For information, contact Shelton Coonfield, Fitness Instructor, at 010-2041-7546 or via e-mail at [email protected]

Upcoming MWR events in Korea

Christmas with The Embers

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Dec. 25 - 31 (Times and Locations TBD)

Dec. 17-20 (Times and Locations TBD)

Christmas with The Embers is a delightful and engaging experience that will leave you with that wistful warm and cozy Christmas feeling through theater and song. Superlative costume changes and theatrical props will keep you intrigued along with original presentations of your favorite Christmas classics and brand new Embers originals sure to set deep in your heart.

and incorporate everyday activities. It is also sometimes called “functional training”. The premise of the training Fitness continues to be is to train movements, not of major importance to muscles. In fact, these the armed Servicemembers movements have shown to and has received increased improve fitness performance attention in recent years. by up to 30 percent. Beyond emphasizing Specific dynamic accountability for fitness movements include soldier standards, the Army is marches, A-Skips, B-Skips, committed to hiring civilian Randy Behr ‘froggies’ and the scorpion, fitness professionals to write to name a few. By not performing dynamic exercise curriculums for their programs. Change and progression is inevitable and movements, your program isn’t properly the Army has shown this. The fitness world warming up your body to prepare for exercise, which ultimately increases the within the Army has also changed. The Army has made a commitment chance of injury. Personally, I have used forms of dynamic toward a comprehensive fitness program to improve the readiness of the Soldier. Since movements for approximately 20 years Soldiers spend much of their time in combat and have completely focused on dynamic it is crucial that they stay in “fighting” shape, movements the last few years. As a result I have better workouts and my flexibility so to speak. Not only has the Army changed, but has increased substantially. In addition, so has fitness. One of these changes is the my recovery time has been much quicker shift from static stretching to dynamic as well. With today’s demanding schedules movements. In the past, static stretching had been used prior to most workouts. This Soldier’s face, we must have more effective has changed as most people have stopped exercise programs that allow personnel the performing static stretching as part of a most efficient workout, preserves safety and provides a quick recovery period. pre-workout. Various research has also shown that Understand this. I am not saying static stretching is ‘bad’, but there is a time and static stretching increases the chances of place for it. The time and place is at the dislocating joints because it creates an end of a workout or on recovery days. overstretched feeling in the muscle, which Most people in the sports and fitness field allows the muscle to become too relaxed and agree that static stretching should not be produces too large of a range of motion. It used prior to working out or performing also typically causes fatigue and lethargic athletic events as it hasn’t proven to increase physical activity. This change has also been endorsed by performance nor proven to decrease athletic other credible sources, such as the National injuries, much to most people’s disbelief. We must still warm-up, but warming Strength and Conditioning Organization up and stretching are two different things. as well as most strength and conditioning Warming up prepares the body both coaches in the field of sports medicine. We must focus on dynamic movements physically and neurologically. Dynamic movements increase blood flow, increase core if we want to prepare our Soldiers for every temperature, mimic everyday movements, situation that he or she may encounter. It’s increase athletic performance, increase time to take our Soldier’s to a new level as recovery, recruit fast-twitch muscle fibers they deserve the best technologies, fitness and stimulate your central nervous system, equipment and training techniques. And by the looks of it, dynamic to name a few benefits. Dynamic movements, are activities movements are gaining ground. that involve multiple muscles or joints

The name itself brings to each of us images of an American icon. The Cheerleaders, the DOD and the USO have teamed up an unprecedented 49 times to boost the morale of the men and women of our U.S. military at hundreds of bases and outposts around the world. The ladies have their meals in the mess halls and share in conversations about the Cowboys, happenings in the States and loved ones at home.

U.S. Army file photos

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SMA Preston, wife visit Humphreys, Osan

(Left to right) Karen Preston spends a moment with Kaitlin Cardinale, age 1, during her visit to USAG-Humphreys’ Child Development Center on Tuesday; Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston talks to more than 850 Humphreys Soldiers during a town hall meeting at the Super Gym, Nov. 25. — U.S. Army photos by Lori Yerdon and Ken Hall By Ken Hall and Lori Yerdon USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs U S A G - humphreys — Accountability of the noncommissioned officer corps, efforts to streamline deployment downtimes and the progress made toward quality of life for Soldiers and their Families were some of the issues Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston addressed during a tour of U.S. Army Forces Korea installations this week. During a 35th Air Defense Artillery NCO Induction Ceremony at Osan Air Base, Preston talked about the importance of the NCO Corps and accountability for the safety of Soldiers. “I charge the noncommissioned officers here today to not only know what the standards are, but to enforce them,” Preston

said. “As noncommissioned officers, you can make on-the-spot corrections, and there may be times when on-the-spot corrections may not be appreciated. It’s important that we as noncommissioned officers enforce those standards because that’s what builds the discipline within our organization.” Preston also hosted a town hall meeting at the Humphreys Super Gym for more than 850 Soldiers assigned here. Preston talked about progress of American forces worldwide, future modular brigades, relocations of future forces and the current challenges faced by the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. Preston answered questions about future pay raises for Soldiers and Retirees, uniform changes, economic impact on Soldier quality of life and promotion opportunities for Soldiers. “Secretary Geren and I have toured Korea

this week – and also the world – and we have more than 250,000 Soldiers deployed to 80 countries and they are all doing a phenomenal job,” he said. One of the Soldiers who attended the town hall, Staff Sgt. Dianne Smith, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade enjoyed seeing Preston interact with the Soldiers. Smith first entered active duty as a Soldier in 1978, left the service after a few years and returned to active duty earlier this year to complete 20 years of active service. “I still see some of the leadership style in today’s Soldiers that was there when I began 30 years ago but we are developing new leaders now. Soldiers are coming in bettereducated and many with college education and we all are evolving as the Army evolves,” she said. As Preston hosted the town hall in

the Super Gym, his wife Karen joined Humphreys Garrison spouses Jean Dumoulin and Anna Kim and Donna Winzenried, wife of Eighth Army command sergeant major Robert A. Winzenried, on a tour of the installation. Tour locations included the Child Development Center, the Super Gym, the new Family Readiness Center, Army Community Service, Alaska Mining Company and Family housing. “Korea is the best kept secret in the Army,” said Karen Preston. ”The (USAGHumphreys) facilities are so nice.” Du r i n g Tu e s d a y’s t o u r, Do n n a Winzenried said she’s already making plans to come back and spend another day of recreation at USAG-Humphreys. She also wants to try out some of the new facilities for herself.

4-58th AOB Soldiers bring in ROK aircraft

By Ken Hall USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs

U S AG - H U M P H R EY S — Mo re than 100 Soldiers from 4-58th Airfield Operations Battalion and Republic of Korea troops from units across Area I participated in Operation Guardian Frost, a week-long aviation field training exercise in Pocheon City, Nov. 17-21. The main focus of the exercise was developing, streamlining and improving interoperability techniques between American and Korean air traffic controllers and support teams – and also to develop common language terms between U.S. and ROK air traffic controllers. “Whenever the ROK pilots talk, it’s been a challenge to get their words translated quickly so we can deliver timely commands,” said Spc. Myranda Chaddick, 4-58th AOB. “If there were American pilots flying, they would automatically understand what we’re saying but here the reaction is delayed – but we’re gaining many common language terms with the ROK ATC’s.”

During Operation Guardian Frost, 4-58th AOB Soldiers gained valuable training in ROK ATC procedures and ways to troubleshoot equipment glitches in a mobile field environment. “It’s been a challenge getting a couple of the heaters up and running,” said Sgt. Darin Manley, 4-58th AOB, “but we’re all working to get each other motivated and accomplish the mission here. It’s a pleasure for us to be out here and we’ve been able to get everything running smooth.” Korean Augmentee to the U.S. Army soldier Pfc. Sohn, J. Y., a member of 4-58th AOB found himself in a job not normally assigned to him. “I was interested in helping to fix something and I helped fix a generator,” he said Sohn’s regular job is in the Battalion’s supply section. In spite of delayed equipment start-ups, software and hardware challenges 4-58th Soldiers were able to adapt and provide command and control support to the ROK ATC team in the air field tower, said 4-58th AOB commander Lt. Col. Joel Kain.

“When our field system became operational, we were able to talk ROK helicopters down from 3,000 feet on a precision approach and this is the type of performance result that gains their confidence in us while conducting emergency and recovery approaches,” said Kain. “We go out to different locations and build the confidence of the ROK ATC’s and eventually we control ROK aircraft and have close coordination with them,” he said. During the initial phase of the training, 4-58th AOB Soldiers and tactical equipment were positioned across the airfield and throughout the surrounding hills. Freezing temperatures and threat of snowfall were additional challenges they faced to bring in ROK helicopters for touch-and-go landing approaches to and from the ROK airfield. Operation Guardian Frost also allowed participating ROK troops to train effectively with their American counterparts in planning, coordinating and executing operations in a joint-force environment. “I’m really glad we’ve had this opportunity to train with American Soldiers,” said Master

Sgt. Lee, Dong suk, G217 Airfield Chief Air Traffic Controller, 15th ROK Aviation Group. “It’s good that the 4-58 Soldiers came out to train with us so they can get the experience of working with ROK troops in our airfield operations areas.” Lee said 4-58 air traffic controllers were able to bring in ROK aircraft and it was a good opportunity for ROK troops to see how Americans train. “The more opportunities we have to train with Americans, the better off we all are,” he said. “I wish we could have more opportunities to train like this.” Kain said although some equipment malfunctions tested mission readiness, the set-backs were only temporary. “Today we struggled with technology but it’s not for lack of effort,” he said. “We’ll get all the systems up and running or at least identify the parts we need to have it all ready for the next mission.” Soldiers from 4-58th AOB regularly conduct exercises and evaluate lessons learned as a means of maintaining interoperability readiness with ROK forces.

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News & Notes Operation Santa Claus Area III Post Offices will hold Operation Santa Claus, a second mail call held only on Christmas Eve, on Dec. 24 tentatively at 4 p.m. Mail Clerks and Postal Officers will be notified via cell phone on Dec. 24 when the actual time for Operation Santa Claus has been determined. Units must ensure that the main APO has all current contact names and cell phone numbers of Unit Mail Clerks and Postal Officers no later than Dec. 10. For additional information contact Lt. Pelly at 753-6056.

AREA III

Stomp and Romp USAG-Humphreys’ style

Combined Federal Campaign Extended The 2008 Combined Federal Campaign–Overseas has been extended to Dec. 15. See a CFC representative or visit www.cfcoverseas.org to make a charitable contribution. Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan The FEHB Program’s annual Open Season begins Nov. 10 and continues through Dec. 8. During this period, if you are eligible for government benefits, you may enroll, change plans or options, change from self-only to family or from family to self-only, cancel enrollments, and change your premium conversion option. After Open Season, these options will only be available under limited situations. Open Season requests will be effective Jan. 4, 2009. For more information visit www.opm.gov/insure Free Tour of Jeonju City Jeonju City is sponsoring a one-day free tour to the City, home of the Royal Family of the Chosun Dynasty. The trip will take place from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. For U.S. Soldiers, Civilians, and Family Members. All costs will be covered courtesy of Jeonju City and Korean Royal Family Culture Foundation, including transportation, meals, souvenirs, and activities. Sign up no later than Dec. 8 by contacting Ms. Chong at the Public Affairs Office via DSN 7546130 or [email protected]. Homeschooling Spouses Holiday Get-together Homeschooling Spouses will gather on Monday, Dec. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Bldg. 510, Apt. 108. Bring something from your home you just can’t seem to get rid of to donate to someone. It’s the re-gift party! Also bring a story to share of the funniest, weirdest, or wildest Christmas present you have ever received. Come ready to laugh with us! Contact Elisabeth Townley at 0103144-0352 or [email protected].

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One year-old Riley Nager enjoys herself during a Stomp and Romp class at the USAGHumphreys Super Gym Nov. 20. The class is designed to help children develop their gross motor skills by encouraging them to jump, skip, hop, run and throw and also affords parents the opportunity to get out of the house and socialize. — U.S. Army photo by Lori Yerdon By Lori Yerdon USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs USAG-HUMPHREYS — Twenty U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys’ children jumped, skipped, hopped and ran during a new, free class called Stomp and Romp at the MP Hill gym recently. Stomp and Romp is an interactive class that encourages parents and children to be creative while working fine motor skills at the same time. “I find that parents are enthusiastic and teach each other creative ways to play with their children during the class,” said Tricia

Buchholz, USAG-Humphreys’ new parent support and home visiting nurse. “They enhance positive ways to play and interact with children.” The class provides an opportunity for experienced parents to share ideas with new parents. “It’s (Stomp and Romp) a good alternative to playing in the house,” said Sarah Quiroz, who brought daughters Haley, five and Kylie, five months, to the class. “I love it.” Held every Thursday, the class is part of the New Parent Support program and allows parents to get out of the house and socialize while their kids are safely playing

and interacting with their peers. “This is my first time coming and so far, it’s pretty interesting,” said Seneca Fairley. “It’s nice to let them run around and not be outside, especially when it’s cold. I wish they could do it more often during the week.” Having lived on USAG-Humphreys for 13 months, Fairley said it is nice to see these activities being offered. The MP Hill gym provides the kids with more space for activities that otherwise, they would not be able to do within the confines of their homes. “The class is open to children ages birth to six and it’s important for kids to get an early-age development of their gross motor skills,” said Buchholz. “Gross motor skills are needed to develop fine motor skills such as writing and coloring.” The New Parent Support program is an initiative focusing on going into the home, teaching, mentoring and educating parents and preparing them for deployments. The program ensures they have the support they need to be successful in a military community – especially living in Korea. “We don’t want parents to feel like they are isolated while living in Korea,” said Buchholz. “Through this program, we can provide parents with support and let them know that the Army is concerned with meeting their needs.” Additional New Parent Support program classes held on USAG-Humphreys are: home visits during pregnancy and after delivery, playgroups, kids art classes, tummy time and single-parent networking. For more information, contact Tricia Buchholz at 753-6287.

Smokeout highlights dangers of smoking

New Humphreys Flickr Website Want to get copies of photos of a community event? It’s easy now that U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys has its own Flickr photo-sharing webpage. To view or download your own high-resolution images of community events go to: www.flickr.com/usaghumphreys. USAGHumphreys Public Affairs Office will post images weekly so check back often. Call 754-8598 for more information. Office 2007 Training The AREA III DOIM is offering classes on MS Office 2007. The course, offered in English and Korean, will feature the Getting Started Tutorials, basic changes, and links to other training websites. The training will familiarize functional users with MS Office 2007. Where: Bldg. 1272 DOIM Class Room When: Mon-Fri 1-3 p.m. POC: Will Murdock at 754-3608 or [email protected]

We Want Your Stories!

We want to publish your stories and photos in The Morning Calm Weekly and on the USAG-H Command Channel. Please send any information and products to Ken Hall at the USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs Office at [email protected] or call 754-8598.

USAG-HUMPHREYS — Jean Dumoulin (right), the Area III health promotion coordinator, signs Pfc. Manuel Gonzalez (left) and Pvt. Stephan Battaglia (middle) up for the next USAG-Humphreys tobacco cessation class here, Nov. 20 during the Great American Smokeout. After a short health screening process, Gonzalez and Battaglia received Nicorette gum and literature on giving up tobacco. Dumoulin and Capt. Michelle Ambersley, USAG-Humphreys public health nurse, handed out a number of items aimed at educating individuals on the hazards of tobacco such as Nicorette gum, kick the habit kits and information on free smoking cessation classes. Visit www.ucanquit2.org for more information on giving up tobacco and call 753-7657 for tobacco cessation class information. — U.S. Army photo by Lori Yerdon

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35th ADA Brigade convoy live-fire training

‘You’re the last one Soldier … what are you going to do?’ By Sgt. Gretchen N. Goodrich HHB 35th ADA BDE

OSAN AIR BASE — Real-world experience of Veterans of the War on Terror took center stage during the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade’s convoy live fire training exercise at Warrior Base recently. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 2nd ADA trained and executed convoy live fire operations while performing their basic Soldiering tasks – from treating and evacuating casualties to engaging and destroying the enemy. “The convoy live-fire exercise trained Soldiers whose day-to-day jobs don’t necessarily involve infantry battle drills,” said Maj. James Clarke, executive officer 35th ADA Bde. They could be shooting down missiles today and might be on a convoy mission tomorrow in Iraq. This is the baseline training that every Soldier should know.” During one simulated battle, Pfc. Starchell Alten grabbed his weapon, jumped out of a HUMVEE and raced to the front of the convoy. As another Soldier shouted from a convoy vehicle near the rear “they’re shooting at us,” Alten surveyed the situation he ran into: injured Soldiers slowly crawling along the ground back to their HUMVEEs while others lay lifeless. “You’re the last one Soldier … what are

Soldiers with 3-2 ADA provide security during the convoy live fire exercise. Photos available online at www.flickr.com/imcomkorea. — U.S. Army photo by Capt. Christopher Clemente you going to do?” shouted 35th ADA Bde training,” said Pfc. Ashley Phillips, HHB operations Sergeant Maj. Michael Leach. 35th ADA Bde. Phillips said the better part Having no immediate answer for Leach, of the training was the instructors who had Alten paused, shook his head and glanced Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom experience to share with to the ground. As that portion of the training came to newly-enlisted Soldiers. “Having experienced instructors who a pause, Soldiers sprawled on the ground along the convoy stood up and dusted actually knew what they were teaching really helped,” he said. themselves off. Instructors coached the air defenders “The training was great since I actually got to do everything that I learned in basic in how to enter and exit a convoy vehicle

properly and immediately provide cover from enemy fire if necessary. Everyone had a specific task during the convoy, whether it was clearing the road ahead, being part of an aid and litter team or being a part of an assault team. The highlight of the event was when Soldiers used live ammo to shoot from their moving vehicles at targets. “I’ve never fired from a convoy before so this training taught me a lot and it was a lot of fun,” said Alten. The air defenders also completed other basic Soldier tasks as well. During the weeks leading up to the event, HHB 3-2 ADA Soldiers trained in their chemical gear by going through the gas chamber, weapons qualification, combat life saving skills, learned how to give reports on the radio and how to properly shoot from a moving vehicle. “In order to reach a certain standard, you have to train and the training for this event was the most important part,” said Clarke. “Convoy live fires are a culmination of all the training the Soldiers have done beforehand and without such training, it wouldn’t have turned out as well as it did. “Our Soldiers now have the confidence that all Soldiers should have and in certain situations, they will know how to react and survive,” Clarke said. “Overall, the training was very-realistic and very well-managed and executed.”

Humphreys men’s basketball teams start season 2-0 By Sgt. 1st Class Krishna M. Gamble 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs USAG-HUMPHREYS — The Camp Humphreys Dawgs defeated Daegu in back-to-back games to start the Area III basketball season at the USAG-Humphreys Community Fitness Center or “Super Gym” Nov. 15-16. “We came out flat and we were not playing defense, but we started breaking down their defenses and played as a team,” said Humphreys Dawgs team captain Lorenzo Thompson, 194th Command Sustainment Support Battalion. Humphreys Dawgs coach Jerome V. Washington, Jr., 194th CSSB, said the Dawgs had a lack of execution and didn’t penetrate in the first half, but the win was good and still something to build on. USAG-Humphreys commander Col. John E. Dumoulin, Jr. watched the games and was impressed with the Dawgs’ play. “They’re doing great,” Dumoulin said. “They seem to be in better shape this year than they were last year, and if they continue to work hard and be competitive, I think it will be a great season.” Daegu came out strong with a series of three-point shots and four consecutive blocked shots that only allowed the Dawgs a five point lead at half time. Another set-back for the Dawgs was the loss of two points when Demarkus McNabb, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, received a technical foul for a slam dunk.

“I could have done better, but the ‘No dunking rule’ took my motivation away with and that’s a big part of my game … so I wasn’t as hyped,” said McNabb. Humphreys sports director Lonnie Herring explained that the referee misunderstood the rule and that dunking was allowed; hanging on the rim is not allowed nor is excessive force because the goals are not bolted down. But the Dawgs still barked on to a 78-66 victory in game one. “We must have more movement on offense and play better defense,” said Daegu team captain Charles Jones. “It’s our first game together and we need to gel more.” And, after 24 hours it seemed as though they had; Daegu stepped up their game as they took the lead and maintained control for the first half. “We are doing a lot better today than yesterday,” said Gerald Mosley, Daegu assistant coach. “They are listening and playing their game.” Daegu led most of the second game as the Dawgs failed to rebound and missed jump shots. Washington’s strong coaching experience motivated the Dawg players to stay in the fight. “Coach always yells at us in practice, at games – at everybody, and there’s no discrimination,” said Isaac Washington, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion, 2nd General Support Aviation Regiment, 2nd CAB. “They play better when I yell at them.

They need to swing the ball quickly and attack,” said Coach Washington. Washington played basketball in high school and on various Army teams throughout his career. He also coached Humphreys during the 2008 Martin Luther King Tournament in Okinawa, Japan earlier this year. “Humphreys has two of the best guards on the peninsula in Thompson and Washington,” said Tyler Martin, Area III official and summer league coach for

USAG-Humphreys. “They have all-around ball handling capabilities and they are very smart basketball players.” And it was the ball handling skills and smart decisions Thompson and Washington made that led the Dawgs to defeat Daegu 76-66 in the second and final game. “They played a very organized game and showed great teamwork to pull away for a win,” said Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Isom, 194th CSSB, who came out to watch coworkers play.

Humphreys Dawgs player Chris Williams going up for a lay-up during early season action at the USAG-Humphreys Super Gym Nov. 15-16. To download this photo and find more, visit www. flickr.com/imcomkorea. — U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Krishna Gamble

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Daegu community applauds efforts of volunteers at recognition ceremony By Kim, Keun-kyo USAG-Daegu Public Affairs CAMP HENRY — More than 100 members of the USAG-Daegu community gathered at Camp Henry’s Army Community Service Nov. 21 for the garrison’s semiannual volunteer recognition ceremony. “This event is [held] to honor all the outstanding volunteers in the community,” said USAG-Daegu’s Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator, LaVita Vincent. According to Vincent, the garrison honors outstanding volunteers who unselfishly devote their time, efforts and talent, and don’t ask for anything in return. The ceremony is just one small way that the community can thank them for the many hours they spend to help various organizations throughout USAG-Daegu complete their missions. “I think that the volunteer spirit is a very important component of community life, especially here in a military environment and in the city of Daegu,” said Vice President, International Affairs, Kyungpook National University, Lorne Hwang. “Recognizing, giving public recognition, is important because it’s a small way of giving back to the people who give so much to this community and actually make it work.” “It’s very special for our family,” said 19th ESC’s MSCK, 25th Transportation Bn Chaplain, (Capt.) William E. Graham of his family’s selection as outstanding military family volunteers. “It’s really (wife) Robyn and my kids, they’re the ones that help the community, mostly with kids, but in other ways, also.” Since the Graham family’s arrival in Daegu they’ve performed a variety of volunteer work with the Family Readiness and Protestant Women of the Chapel groups. “I don’t feel like we do enough, or very much, in the community, but my kids and I enjoy helping others and doing what we can, so it was just a great honor to be chosen today,” Robyn Graham said.

As 19th ESC Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Xavier P. Lobeto looks on, Stacey Neubig receives a certificate of appreciation from USAG-Daegu Garrison Commander, Col. Michael P. Saulnier during the latest Volunteer Recognition Ceremony held at Camp Henry’s ACS, Nov. 21. — U.S. Army photo by Kim, Keun-kyo “Daegu is a community because the people within it care enough and look out after each other enough, that it just naturally comes together as a community,” said 19th ESC Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Xavier P. Lobeto. “We don’t need special programs…it just does it naturally. Of the many places I have been stationed, (Daegu) is the only place where I’ve seen that. It’s a credit to our centerpiece – Soldiers, their families, Department of the Army Civilians and their families - and the total good that comes out of (Daegu) every year” December is Volunteer Registration Drive Month. To make a positive difference in the Daegu community, go to www. myarmylifetoo.com to register as a volunteer, or contact LaVita Vincent at 768-8126 or [email protected].

List of Outstanding Organizational Volunteers Apple Tree Gift & Thrift Shop (Delinda Norris-Brown, Irma Gurak) Army Community Service (Jesus Tapia) Boy Scouts (Patrick Lee) Child, Youth & School Services Middle School/Teen (Russel & Ronald Midomaru) Chaplain/Red Cross and 36th Signal (Capt. Ed Cho) Community Recreation Division (Mr. Ha Byong Jae) Daegu American School (1st Lt. Marni Green) Hangook Spouses Association (Eun Young Rentas, Yehui Carr) 36th Signal – PWOC – PTO (Stacey Neubig) HHC 501st STB (Amy Carden) 25th Transportation BN (Danielle Fleming, Angela Hansa, Shereece Payton, Cherilyn Padget, Robyn Graham) Camp Carroll (Kenneth Reed) Carroll ACS (Donald Wilson) Camp Carroll Apple Blossom Cottage (Earlene Moss, Kelli Geesman) Child, Youth and School Services (Jee Hyun Moon)

Camp George & Camp Carroll Gate Construction Notice Camp George’s Gate #3 and Camp Carroll’s Gate #1 are scheduled for construction to upgrade Access Control Point procedures beginning Dec.15, and lasting for the next eight months. These gate modernization projects fulfill security and uniformed construction criteria requirements. When completed, they will significantly increase the security of our installations for our community residents and workforce. The construction of Camp George’s Gate #3 is conducted lane by lane (in- and out-lane). Therefore, pedestrians and vehicles are allowed to use Gate #3 during the construction period. All personnel requiring access to Camp George’s Gate #3 are advised to take cautions withthe following issues: Community residents and employees can anticipate traffic congestion during the construction period. Accordingly, everyone entering Camp George’s Gate #3 in the morning is advised to arrive 20-30 minutes earlier than usual. All drivers using gates should pay full attention and use safe driving practices. Lane-by-lane upgrade construction of Gate #3 will be conducted while the gate is used for entering traffic, as usual. Camp Carroll will close Gate #1 beginning at 10 a.m., Dec. 15 for construction. Gate #2 will open prior to Gate #1 on the morning of the same day, Dec. 15, making the closing and opening times overlap each other. Community residents and employees will use Gate #2 until the construction is completed in August, 2009. If you have any questions about the security process, contact Directorate of Emergency Services, Robert F. Nelson, at 764-4106 or 010-9261-2006, or email: Robert.f.nelson@ korea.army.mil. For any questions about gate construction, contact the Contracting Officer’s Representative, Kim, Jong D., at 768-7541 or [email protected].

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Bowling Bucks Earn New Year’s Bowling Bucks. Every time you bowl three games or buy a combo meal through Dec. 31, you can earn Bowling Bucks that can be used at the big New Year’s Eve party auction! Call Camp Walker’s Bowling Center at 764-4334. CYS Services Parent Advisory Council Meeting Join us Dec. 10 from 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. at Camp Walker’s School Age Services Bldg. #257 to make a difference in helping to improve the quality of Child, Youth and School Services programs. Participants will enjoy a free spaghetti dinner, and will also receive a coupon for five percent off full-day child care fees. For more information, contact Marie Johnson at 764-5467. Camps Walker, Carroll Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies Start the holiday season off right with Christmas Tree Lighting ceremonies at Camp Walker’s Chapel on Dec. 1 and Camp Carroll’s Community Activities Center, Dec. 3. Both ceremonies start at 6 p.m. For more information, call the Camp Walker Chapel at 764-4498 or the Camp Carroll Chapel at 7658417. 2008 Camp Carroll Children’s Christmas Party Children of all Camp Carroll employees and Servicemembers are invited to meet Santa Claus and have fun with him Dec. 13 from 1 - 5 p.m. at Camp Carroll’s Crown Jewel Fitness Center. The Happy Valley Train, driven by Santa’s Helpers, will be provided from Bldg. 530 to the Fitness Center. The cost is $1 / 1,000 Won per child and $2 / 2,000 Won per adult. Tickets are available at Bldg. #388, Room 232. Buy your tickets no later than 4 p.m., Dec. 5. For more information, call Ms. Hwang at 765-8470 or Ms. Song at 765-8540. Harlem Globetrotters Everyone is welcome! There will be an exhibition game followed by an autograph-signing session. The show is free at Camp Walker’s Kelly Fitness Center at 7 p.m., Dec. 2. For more information, call 764-4440. Annual Post Children’s Christmas Party Daegu’s VFW Post 10033 will hold its Annual Post Children’s Christmas Party Dec. 20, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A Christmas movie, food and fun, clowns and a magic show, as well as a special appearance by you-know-who, are planned. RSVP by Dec.17, or contact Ralph Connor at 765-8856 for more information. visit www.flickr.com/imcomkorea to download high-resolution versions of the photos featured in the USAG-Daegu section of the Morning Calm.

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CYS Services students, Keimyung University & AAFES hold fall/winter fashion show By Kwon, Min-seok USAG-Daegu Public Affairs CAMP WALKER — Child, Youth and School Services students held a Fall & Winter Fashion show at Camp Walker’s PX Nov. 22, with help from volunteers at Keimyung University and AAFES. The event was designed to develop participants’ self-confidence and poise, while teaching them about what it takes to conduct a successful public event. The idea for the show came from Daegu American School middle school and high school students and the CYSS staff, led by Middle School and Teen Program Director, Dong-hee Kelley. AAFES provided the location and wardrobe for the show, Keimyung University students majoring in Beauty Coordination prepared CYSS students for the show and a professional model taught 16 student models the skills they needed to walk the runway with confidence and dazzle the crowd during the fashion show. The Keimyung students provided time, effort and talent in makeup (Lee, Ju-hee, Lee, Bo-bae, Park, Min-seon, Lee, Eun-a, Gu, So-jeong and Park, Min-jeong) and hairdo (Seo, Eun-kyong), and professional model Lee, Yu-mi taught CYSS students modeling skills at the Middle School and Teen Center the week before the show. Nov. 22, Keimyung and CYSS students gathered at the Middle School and Teen Center at 11 a.m. to prepare makeup, hair and wardrobe for the show, which began at the PX at 2 p.m. Lee, Sun-ha, who has 12 years of experience as a makeup artist, led the volunteers in their effort to conduct a successful fashion show. “It was a great opportunity for us to have a role in a kind of cultural exchange between

Joseph Hilton(left) and Cynthya Walker pose in front of the camera during the CYS Services Fall & Winter fashion show held in coordination with AAFES and Keimyung University student volunteers at Camp Walker’s Post Exchange, Nov. 22. — U.S. Army Photo by Kwon, Min-seok. Korean and American people,” said Lee of and having fun. Even though the 16 young the event. “I felt happy and had so much models were new at walking and posing, fun …during the setup period and fashion they seemed to enjoy the thrilling new show itself, seeing the children enjoy being situation in which they needed to satisfy the in the spotlight. I will be there with an open audience with their own posture, full of selfmind and do my part whenever there is this confidence. Every moment before, during kind of volunteer opportunity for kids,” and after the show made the students, she added. volunteers and community audience feel A crowd of approximately 100 people like winners. gathered to watch the show, which lasted “I think this is a win-win situation for one hour. The students were excited and for everyone,” Kelley emphasized. “CYSS proud of themselves, walking the runway and AAFES help each other, the kids can with poise in the spotlight. Every time they explore (fashion) culture, and the Keimyung posed on the stage after walking the runway, students can get practical experience related the audience cheered, responding happily to what they are studying.”

Constituent feedback - ‘Make a Difference’ By Robert Bridgewater USAG-Daegu Plans, Analysis & Integration Office Customer Management Services has completed the first three focus groups as part of the Community FIRST Program. Doing the focus groups is one thing, but what we do with the issues that are brought forward is another. All issues from the Soldier, Teen and Family Member focus groups have been sent to the Service Providers, who are tasked with resolving each issue. There may be some issues, which can be fixed within a matter of hours just by picking up the phone, while other issues may take more time to resolve. On the other hand, there may be some issues which just can’t be resolved due to the nature of the issue or by regulation. No matter what the case may be, the community will know the status of every issue that comes up. All issues and their current status have been placed on the USAG-Daegu Customer Management Services website for everyone to see. This is a ‘living document’, which means as the

status of each issue changes, the issues will reflect the new status as we move along in resolving each issue. Just go to the USAGDaegu Customer Management Services website at http://ima.korea.army.mil/ areaIV/sites/local/PAGES/CMS/CMS. HTML to view every issue that has been brought forward. Our Customers are all members of one Constituent Group or another. The old saying “We can accomplish more as a team than individually” is very true. The focus group concept is a very powerful method of identifying issues that are important to the community, which are then used to fix problems and resolve issues. The Community FIRST Program is designed to do just that, but in addition to that, we take it one step further in that we provide status back to the community and to the Constituent Groups involved who have a vested interest in each issue. We continually update the constituent groups with status of every issue and place the Issue lists on our CMS website for everyone who is interested to see. Does constituent feedback make a

difference? Absolutely. As an example, during our Soldier focus group, it was identified that Soldiers were concerned that they could not control heating and cooling in their individual rooms in the barracks. Because of that feedback, our Public Works Department then suspended contract work on barracks construction, pending potential redesigns that may be able to be worked into the contract. Another example from our (BOSS) Soldier focus group is that Soldiers were concerned about the washers and dryers in the barracks not working properly. From that feedback, washers and dryers were replaced within one day of completing a work order through DPW. These are perfect examples of how Constituent feedback can make a difference! As we continue developing the Customer Management Services Program, everyone is encouraged to participate in the process. Your feedback can make a difference, so use the Interactive Customer Evaluation system and participate in focus groups when you can. You absolutely can ‘Make a Difference’ !

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It’s never too soon to prepare for PCS By Capt. Cynthia Marshall Casey Legal Center Get in the habit of keeping receipts for all your major purchases. Receipts, like photos or videos taken shortly before your move, help prove your ownership and the value of your property. Then, if the movers damage or lose items when you PCS, you will be prepared to file a claim for reimbursement of lost or damaged items. Other steps to set yourself up for a successful PCS include preparing your own inventory before the movers arrive, noting serial numbers of expensive items like stereos, camcorders, and bicycles. Also, take photos or videos of electronic equipment, like your television, while in use to show that it works properly. It is also helpful if the photos or videos indicate the date taken. When the movers come, keep your important documents (including the receipts and photos of your property) and small valuable items that you should hand carry (such as your camera, laptop, and jewelry) in a place where they won’t be stolen. If you have lots of CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, or computer games, have the movers list the quantity on their inventory. If they won’t do this, you should write the quantity in at the bottom of the mover’s inventory in the “remarks/exception” block, such as, “line 88 contains 54 CDs.” Try to get the movers to list the serial numbers of items they pack on the mover’s inventory. Movers aren’t required to list the serial numbers, so if they refuse, you should write them in the “remarks/exceptions” block. Once the movers have packed your

property, they will give you the Household Goods Descriptive Inventory to sign. Review this carefully to make sure it lists every box packed. If the movers have exaggerated the existing damage of an item, state your opinion in the “remarks/exceptions” block at the bottom of the form. When your household good shipment is delivered, have the Household Goods Descriptive Inventory handy. Match each item delivered with the Inventory, to determine if any of your items are missing. The movers will give you the pink DD Form 1840. While the movers are still present, use the front of this form to note any missing items and describe in detail any damages. If you discover missing or damaged items after the movers leave, note these items on the back of DD Form 1840 - which is DD Form 1840/R. To use the Army’s Full Value Replacement program for any missing or damaged items, you have 75 days from the date of delivery to get DD From 1840/1840 R to your mover, preferably by certified mail. Or you can give your DD Form 1840/1840 R to your Army Claims Office within 70 days of the date of delivery, and the Claims Office will notify your mover. You then have nine months from the date of delivery to file a claim. Contact your Army Claims Office to assist you with filing the claim. If you have saved your receipts and taken photos of your personal property, you will be well on your way to being fully compensated for any damage done during your move. For more information, please contact the Camp Henry Client Service Office, 768-6631.

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Safety Corner Extension Cords 101: Do’s and Dont’s If an extension cord is not marked for outdoor use, use it indoors only. The UL label will tell you if it is OK for outdoor use. Inspect the cord before you use it. Look for areas that are cracked or frayed. If you find any, dispose of the cord. The appliance or tool that you are using the cord with will have a wattage rating on it. Match this up with your extension cord. Don’t use a cord that has a lower rating. Don’t run extension cords through doorways, or through holes in ceilings, walls or floors. Make sure the appliance or tool is off before you plug it into the cord. Make sure the plug is fully inserted in the outlet. Don’t remove, bend or modify any of the metal parts of the cord’s plug. Don’t plug a three-prong plug into a two-hole cord. You shouldn’t have to force a plug into an outlet. If the plug is too loose in the outlet, the outlet may be too old and needs to be replaced. Some cords are polarized; one hole

on the plug is larger than the other. Match up the outlet and the cord. During use: Keep away from water. Don’t use it when it is wet. Keep it away from children and pets. Don’t plug one extension cord into another. Don’t overheat the cord. Uncoil it, and don’t cover it with anything. Don’t drive over the cord. Don’t drag it on lay anything on it. Don’t walk on it. After use: Remove it from an outlet by pulling on the plug, not the cord. Store it indoors. Unplug it when not in use.

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This week’s USAG-Daegu job profile: Community Relations Officer Editor’s Note: Beginning with this edition, job opportunities within Area IV will be advertised each week. We will also profile a different employee and occupation each week, to show how they help USAG-Daegu to complete its mission.

Chong, Yong Kon USAG-Daegu Community Relations Officer

How do you help USAG-Daegu to accomplish its mission? As a community relations officer, I have a role in connecting the local Korean and United States Army Garrison Daegu communities. I research, propose, organize, conduct and report on programs in support of USFK’s Good Neighbor Program, which promotes friendly relations between the people of Korea and the United States. I act as a liaison between the local community and the garrison to address any concerns or needs either side may have, and advise the Public Affairs Officer and Commander on those issues. Often, there is a popular misconception

of the U.S. Army and Soldiers, and we invite local students and education officials, fire and police officers, clergy, government officials and industry leaders in Daegu to tour our installations and engage with us in Good Neighbor programs so they can see that we are members of the community, just like them. What skills or qualities does your job require? Since I have to transmit both sides’ communication to one another, English is necessary. Furthermore, it is important to be familiar with Korean culture and historical background to transfer that knowledge to the commander and him/her to understand

the local community. Although I am Korean, because I interact with both communities, responsibility, objectivity and neutrality are essential on a daily basis. What do you like most about your job? I am especially proud of my role in assisting the local community, representing the U.S. Army and diligently working to improve our already strong relationship even more. What is one thing about your job that most people don’t know? This position requires constant studies and research. In order to perform the job well, one has to responsibly engage the community and be a good listener.

AREA IV Job Opportunities ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER

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DPW Clinic, Cp. Walker MMA, Duty Cp. Carroll DCMA, Busan

CYS Program Associate Technology Lab

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CYS2, Cp. Walker SAS

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NAF KN & 3RD COUNTRY FAMILY MEMBERS SN-09-0041T Recreation Aid SN-09-0039T Waiter/Waitress

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