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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaks to U.S. Army Gen. Walter L. SkipSharp, commander of U.S. Combined Forces Command and Commander of U.S. ForcesKorea, on board a helicopter to Casey Garrison to speak with U.S. and Korean troopsfrom the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team and 210 Fires Brigade, Tuesday. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

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Gates discusses Korea tour lengths, Army deployments John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service

CASEY GARRISON our lengthsor servicemembers assigned to South Korea

and the Armys deployment cycles were onthe minds o soldiers rom the 2nd In antry Divisions 1st Heavy Brigade Combat eam when they met with De ense Secretary RobertM. Gates here uesday.

A ter making prepared remarks to about300 soldiers at this post about 20 miles romKoreas demilitarized zone, Gates opened the

oor to questions.One soldier wanted to know i the standard

tour length or unaccompanied servicemembers would be doubled to two years.

Gates replied that he approved the idea o tour normalization in South Korea a coupleo years ago. What were looking at is a two-year tour or single members o the serviceand three-year [tours] or amilies, he said.Were proceeding with the rst phase in termso amilies.

Its a long-term process, the secretary explained, partly because greater numbers o command-sponsored amilies means morein rastructure is needed to support theirneeds.

We think the circumstances are such ...that this is a place where American amilies would be com ortable and would be sa e, hesaid, and would make the service o our men

and women in uni orm more bearable or theamilies. Army Gen. Walter Skip Sharp, commander

o U.S. Forces Korea, pointed out to Gates thatthe decision has begun to have an e ect. woyears ago, about 1,600 U.S. military amilies were living in South Korea, a number that hasreached more than 4,200.

Even up here at 2nd In antry Division, they have about 600 amilies that are command-sponsored right now, Sharp said. [Were]making sure that we build the in rastructure

in order to be able to have even more amiliescome, to the point where we can eventually allow all amilies to come, to get to about14,000 amilies [in South Korea].

Another soldier wanted to know whatGates thinks about Army Chie o Sta Gen.George W. Casey Jr.s desire to reduce combatdeployments or soldiers, which now are a yearlong, to nine months.

One o the reasons that the Army has had12-month tours in Iraq and A ghanistan, incontrast to [the other services], among other

things, has just been the logistics, Gates said. rying to move as many orces as the Army had in Iraq and A ghanistan on nine-monthcenters has just been beyond our capability.

Gates said he believes Casey expectsthat as stress on the orce comes down withdrawdowns in Iraq and upon reaching theauthorized strength in A ghanistan, the Army can go to one-year combat tours ollowed by two years at home stations, and then work romthere toward a 1-to-3 ratio.

And I know that it is his goal, once werenot involved in these two wars simultaneously,to be able to get to nine-month deployments, which would obviously be a lot easier on troopsand their amilies, Gates said.

But I wont kid you, he added. I stillthink its a long ways away.

Gates, who had begun his ormal remarksby o ering his thanks to the soldiers or theirservice and to their amilies or supportingthem, took time a ter the question-and-answersession to shake hands with each soldier, pose

or pictures with them, and present them withhis commemorative coin.

he secretary later met with De enseMinister Kim ae-young in the South Koreancapital o Seoul, and tomorrow hell joinSecretary o State Hillary Rodham Clinton inKoreas demilitarized zone. Te two Cabinetofcers are visiting South Korea this week toparticipate in the rst wo-plus- wo alksbetween the long-time allies.

U.S. Korean Defense Leaders Announce Exercise Invincible Spirit By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service

SEOUL Te United States and South

Korea today announced a series o military exercises designed to send a strong, clear messageto North Korea to stop its provocative and warlike acts.

U.S. De ense Secretary Robert M. Gates andRepublic o Korea National De ense MinisterKim ae-young released a joint statement onthe exercises ollowing meetings here.

Te rst in a series is a combined maritimeand air readiness exercise named InvincibleSpirit. About 8,000 U.S. and ROK military personnel will participate. Te exercise is inresponse to the unprovoked attack on andsinking o the South Korean rigate Cheonan o the west coast o the peninsula. Forty-six SouthKorean sailors were killed in the North Korean

torpedo attack on the vessel.

Cmdr. Warren Sisson, commanding of cer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115,conducts a pre- ight safety inspection on an F/A-18E Super Hornet before launchingfrom the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas

Tis is the rst in a series o ROK-U.S.combined naval exercises that will occur inboth the East and West Seas, the two de enseministers said in their joint statement. o

Americans, the East Sea is the Yellow Sea andthe West Sea is the Sea o Japan. hese de ensive, combined exercises are

designed to send a clear message to North Koreathat its aggressive behavior must stop, and that we are committed to together enhancing ourcombined de ensive capabilities, the statementcontinued.

Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard, the commandero U.S. Paci c Command, put the exercises incontext or reporters traveling with Gates andNavy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman o the Joint Chie s o Sta . Willard said the exercise will begin at the conclusion o the wo-plus- womeetings between the U.S. and Korean ministers

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

Task Force Smith honored

South Korean and U.S. officials andservicemembers gathered July 16 to honor

the 60th anniversary of Task Force Smithat the Jukmiryeong War Monument inOsan City, south of Seoul U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Hong Yoon-ki

By Walter T. Ham IV8th U.S. Army Public Affairs

OSAN CITY

Te 60th anniversary o the rst U.S. battle o the Korean War wascommemorated July 16 in a ceremony at the Jukmiryeong War Monument here.

Held during a mid-summer monsoonaldownpour at the monument on the ridgeline where ask Force Smith made its stand, theceremony was attended by Osan City MayorKwan Sung-wook and 8th U.S. Army Deputy Commanding General Maj. Gen. Robert Williamson.

In that rst engagement between U.S. andNorth Korean orces, the American Soldiers in

ask Force Smith were outnumbered nearly 10 to 1.

Named a ter its commander, Lt. Col. CharlesB. Smith, ask Force Smith was one o the rstunits that arrived in Korea rom Japan by air.It consisted o around 500 U.S. Soldiers romthe 1st Battalion, 21st In antry and A Battery,52nd Field Artillery Battalion o the 24thIn antry Division.

his small but determined group o U.S. Soldiers went up against nearly 5,000enemy soldiers and 33 enemy tanks with alimited amount o anti-tank weaponry andmunitions.

Even though ask Force Smith eventually had to withdraw, their tenacious de ense duringthe Battle o Osan delayed enemy orces or

several hours.Tat day and the ght that ollowed were

more than just battles o armor, artillery andin antry. Tey were the opening shots o a waro ideas that exists even today, said Williamson. ask Force Smith represents the notion thatthere is no sacri ce that will not be borne by South Korea and the United States in order topreserve the political integrity and territorial

sovereignty o the Republic o Korea.Te Osan City mayor said the Korean people

will always remember the service and sacri ces

o ask Force Smith.Our people will never orget the service o the Soldiers and how they played a major role insaving our homeland, which brought this land

reedom and peace, said Kwan.In a message or the memorial ceremony,

U.S. Army Gen. Walter L. Sharp, commander o United Nations Command, Combined ForcesCommand and U.S. Forces Korea, said thatthe outnumbered task orce should always behonored but never repeated.

It is important that we continue to rememberthe heroic example o ask Force Smith: tohonor the sacri ce o its men, to re ect on itsdemonstration o commitment by the UnitedStates to the Republic o Korea and to ensurethat we never again send such an ill-prepared

orce to ght our enemies, said Sharp. Tebest way to honor these allen is to ensure thattodays servicemembers are armed with all wehave learned rom our past so that they are ready to meet the challenges o tomorrow.

oday, the orces o the ROK-U.S. Alliance,the strongest alliance in the world, stand ready to de end the Republic o Korea, at a momentsnotice, against any threat or provocation, saidSharp. While we take time today to honorthe legacy o ask Force Smith, we also remainresolved to making sure that there are no ask Force Smiths in the our uture.

New ROK JCS chairman visits Yongsan

By Pfc. Kim Kyu-ho

8th U.S. Army Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON Te top

U.S. commander in South Korea hosted thenew chairman o the Republic o Korea JointChie s o Sta and members o the ROK Ministry o National De ense July 8.

During a ceremony at Knight Field,Gen. Walter L. Sharp, commander o

Gen. Walter Sharp (center) and ROK Army Gen. Han Min-goo (right), South Koreas newly appointed Joint Chiefs chairman, review troopsduring a ceremony July 8. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kim Kyu-ho

United Nations Command, Combined

Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, welcomed Gen. Han Min-goo, the newly appointed ROK CJCS.

Te 2nd In antry Division Salute Battery red a 19-gun salute during the ceremony,

and through the smoke, the o icialparty inspected the troops. he battery commander presented the shell casings tothe ROK CJCS.

he 8th Army Band concluded the

ceremony by playing the National Anthemso both nations.Te ROK JCS chairman also met with

Combined Forces Command leaders andtook photos with them in ront o the USFK headquarters.

At the headquarters building, Han signedthe guest book and held an ofce call withCFC members.


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By Col. William P. Huber Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan

aking care o Servicemembers, Families, DODCivilians, and the community that supports them is what I enjoy most about being a Garrison Commander.Our Yongsan Families, Civilians, Contractors andGood Neighbors pull together every day to honorour men and women in uni orm. As the new YongsanGarrison Commander, I am going to work with youto build on the successes o my predecessor, Col. DaveHall, and work each day to make our services evenmore relevant and e ective. Tere is no better way tohonor your service and sacri ce here in Korea.

We all have a role to play in making Yongsan a greatplace to live. Maybe you will step up to volunteer withour youths or o er help ul tips on our Facebook page, www. acebook.com/youryongsan. Do you have someideas about how to improve a process?You are who I want to hear rom at our Community In ormationForum or on my Commanders Hotline. I need to havean ongoing conversation with the community about what we are getting right and what we are missing.

While it is true we are doing more with ewerresources, I want you to know we are quickly adjustingto make the most o our dollars we will ully support

the Army Family Covenant initiatives. During my time as commander, I am ocusing on deliveringgreater value to you our customer and workingto make your assignment to Korea a memorable andrewarding one. Tank you or your support in makingKorea the assignment o choice and your home away

rom home.

Col. William P. Huber U.S. Army photo

o de ense and oreign a airs. Willard called the attack on the Cheonan

heinous.Te exercise does include the USS George

Washington Carrier Strike Group and ROK Navy ships. Aircra t will come rom the U.S.Seventh Air Force, the George Washingtons Air Wing, the ROK air orce and ROK anti-

submarine aircra t. Te exercise will includeF-22 Raptor aircra t training or the rst timein the theater, he said.

In all, over a hundred aircra t will y inthe event, Willard said. he exercise willinclude a variety o training opportunites

ight operations rom the carrier, there willbe an air de ense exercise, strike exercises andopportunities or passing exercises.

Anti-submarine war are is also included inthe exercise with both ROK and U.S. Navy shipsand P-3 aircra t participating, he said.

At the end o the exercise, there will be acounter special orces exercise. Tese occur with some requency in both the East and WestSeas, conducted by the ROK and U.S. Navy,

Willard said.Invincible Spirit is a large-scale exercise, theadmiral stressed. Tis is intended to send asignal to North Korea with regard to what hasoccurred post-Cheonan, and it is intended tosignal to the region the resolve o this alliance andour commitment to one another and the scopeand scale o our ability to operate together,

he said.he exercise is part o a continuum o

exercises that the United States and the Republico Korea hold. Te end o Invincible Spirit willcoincide with the start o exercise FreedomsGuardian, Willard said.

he admiral said the exercises can beadjusted i North Korea agrees to stop uture

provocations.Future exercises may be in the West Sea, Willard said. Te West Sea is an international waterway, and the United States is per ectly within its rights to exercise in that body o water. Willard said he is not concerned aboutChinas eeling about U.S.-ROK naval exercisesin that area.

I I have a concern vis-a-vie China its thatChina exert itsel to in uence Pyongyang to seethat incidents like Cheonan dont occur in the

uture, he said.Deterring North Korea is problematic, said

Pentagon Press Secretary Geo Morrell. Tis is what makes North Korea so challenging and attimes, so con ounding: how do you gain leverage

with a regime that doesnt care how it is viewedby the rest o world, and doesnt care how ittreats its own people? Morrell said. At the sametime, none o us wants to ght another war onthe peninsula and clearly none o us certainly the Chinese are interested in instability on thepeninsula. So, this all combines to make this achallenge.

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By Kevin JacksonUSAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON Family members who will come to the U.S. Army Health Clinicin the months ahead may not realize it, butthey are bene ciaries o a signi cant upgradeto the ormer troop medical clinic that untilonly recently was sta solely to provide care toSoldiers.

Te addition o an estimated 1,500 amily members who are expected to arrive by the endo summer as part o U.S. Forces Koreas tournormalization plan has led to a our-phase, $4.5million clinic upgrade and an expanded accessto services needed by amilies. Te new amily member patient mission has resulted in the

ormer troop medical clinic being re-designatedas a USAHC.

Phase one a new pediatrics and obstetrics wing that includes a screening room will open

or business the rst week o August. Te new amily care wing was created in the spacepreviously occupied by behavioral health, whichmoved across the street into building 802.

Te lone amily practice physician at theclinic is currently treating about 140 womenand that number is expected in increase as morespouses arrive in Warrior Country.

We actually had a birth in the clinic acouple weeks back our very rst one andour doctors did a tremendous job, said 2nd Lt.David Preczewski, executive o cer at the Casey USAHC. hey didnt have enough time totransport [the patient], so we called our doctorsand we had a bir th in the clinic. We dont wantany more, but we handled it.

o make the acility and particularly the new wing more amily- riendly, Casey Garrisons American Red Cross has donated water dispensers,a WII, toys, coloring books and more.

Tey keep asking us what we need to helpthe community as its growing so they have beenvery supportive, Preczewski said.

o address pediatric and other medicalconcerns or the increasing number o patientsin Warrior Country, the 65th Medical Battalion

Clinic upg rade addresses fam ily c are needs

has an agreement with St. Marys Hospital inUijeongbu to provide care. Preczewski saidthe brigade is looking to possibly enter into anagreement with a acility in Dongducheon to

urther meet the increasing need or medicalcare.

Additional phase one work includes

renovation o a ter-hours care that provides24-hour care or injuries, which pose a threatto li e, limb and eyesight.

Phase two includes the expansion o X-ray and physical therapy areas, and the additiono a waiting room. Phase three will renovatethe laboratory, all primary care, patientadministration, optometry, audiology andmedical supply areas. Te nal phase will givethe lobby, pharmacy and the clinics exterior

a aceli t. All o the work is being done within the

con nes to the clinic without any expansion.Maj. Reilly was very innovative when she

sat down with [the architects] and designed aclinic able to support this growing community without expanding the walls, Preczewski

said.Parking at the clinic is also an increasingconcern. Work is currently underway to triplethe spaces to 51. Preczewski expects the work to be completed by the end o July and hehopes to urther increase the parking spacesto about 90 be ore he departs the peninsulain December.

Everything that has been done had not beendone solely by this clinic, said Maj. Barbara

Reilly, the ormer clinic o cer-in-charge who was recently reassigned to Fort Benning, Ga.It took a lot o people; in par ticular, were very appreciative o the garrison at Caseythat has worked so closely with us.

Ultimately everything being done is toimprove the quality o healthcare we give to thecommunity as a whole. I really think we can seehow invested 2ID is to make li e better not just or Soldiers, but or amily members andDepartment o De ense civilians because they realize how important it is.

Te clinic will be nished in January 2011 i all the work proceeds according to plan. It is the

rst major construct ion in the area since 1974,according to Sgt. 1st Class Vito Dichristina, theclinics noncommissioned o cer in charge.

By Grace RichardsonUSAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

RED CLOUD GARRISON WarriorCountrys new garrison chaplain has nally come home to her native land to spread thegospel to Soldiers, civilian employees and their

amily members.Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Suk-jong Lee was born

and raised in Yongsan-gu in Seoul until shemoved to New York at the age o 15 with her

amily. While its been a homecoming in some ways, its also a new experience.

Its a di erent Seoul rom what I remember,she said. When I went to Queens, N.Y., in1971 I was impressed by all the tall apartmentbuildings ,and when I came back there are morehere now than in New York.

Be ore coming to Korea earlier this month,

she served as the 49th Quartermaster Groupchaplain at Fort Lee, Va., which has theactive duty Armys only two mortuary a airscompanies assigned to it.

As she refected on her time at Fort Lee, shesaid it was a good, short one-year assignmentthat helped to prepare her to become a garrisonchaplain. Lee said she also bene ted rom thesupport and mentoring o the garrison chaplain

Warrior Country chaplain returns, ministers in homeland there.

Lee was raised in a Presbyterian environmentand has been an Army chaplain since November

1992, but she said it wasnt her rst careerchoice.God tricked me, she said with a laugh. It

was not in my plans.Prior to working as a chaplain, she was a

chemist or a tobacco-related research rm. Her journey to the pulpit began innocently enoughby attending the seminary. She opted seek thatspiritual guidance because she wanted to teachSunday school at her church.

It orced me to read the Bible or therst time rom cover to cover, she said about

seminary.Her aith has sustained her well, but its her

gusto or li e that has made other chaplainsstand up and take notice.

Shes a real hooah, hooah chaplain. Shes jumped out o helicopters and down ropes,said Chaplain (Maj.) Al red Grondski, RedCloud Garrison deputy chaplain.

While Lee has the air assault wings to proveher mettle, she ound the rigorous two-week course very challenging. o complete it, she hadto beat the pace man on a 12-mile road marchto the nish line or ail the course.

I was alling behind and my instructorcame next to me, encouraging me to nish,she said. He said, i you make it, Ill go tochurch.

She ound the strength to surge ahead andnish strong to earn her wings.

Not content to rest on her laurels, or moreappropriately her wings, she also proudly wearsa Combat Action Badge.

Sgt. Damon Rembert (left) and Capt. Brian Green move a gurney into the new family care wing that is part of the $4.5million upgrade to Casey Garrisons U.S. Army Health Clinic. U.S. Army photo by Robert Haynes

I was at Mosul in Iraq and a sniper came,she said. Although a Soldier near her wasinjured during the attack, the chaplain saidI wasnt scared or eared or my li e because Ididnt know any better.

Pro Deo et Patria or For God andCountry is the Chaplain Corps motto. It isthis commitment that led Lee back to her nativeland to serve her God and her country.

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Suk-jong Lee (right) talks to Cpl. Park Joon-yong about RedCloud Garrison religious services. U.S. Army photo by Grace Richardson


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News & Notes

Ribbon CuttingThe Casey Garrison Education Center willhold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m., today in bldg.1757. For more information, call 732-7015.

Night BusRed Cloud Garrison will provide a nightbus every Friday and Saturday until furthernotice. It will make two runs between CaseyGarrison, Red Cloud Garrison and CampStanley. The rst departs Casey Garrisonat 2:30 a.m., arrives at Red Cloud Garrisonat 3:20 a.m. and departs at 3:30 a.m., andarrives at Camp Stanley at 4 a.m. Thesecond departs Casey at 3:30 a.m., arrivesat Red Cloud at 4:20 a.m. and departs at 4:30a.m., and arrives at Camp Stanley at 5 a.m.

Friendship MeetingDongducheon Mayor Oh Sea-chang ishosting a friendship meeting from 8 to 9p.m., Monday in the Central Square of theWorld Meridian Apartment for Soldiers,civilian employees and their familiesliving there. The meeting will include atraditional Korean samulnori performance,food and conversation. The intent is tohelp Korean and American residents inthe apartment understand their culturaldifferences and make new friendships.

Employment OpportunityThe Choctaw Archiving Enterprise is lookingfor a nutritionist/dietician/nurse/homeeconomist/physician assistant to work in theWomen, Infants and Children Overseas Of ceat Casey Garrison. Applicants should havea bachelors degree in nutrition, dietetics,home economics or nursing. They must bea U.S. citizen and possess a current driverslicense. To apply, e-mail a resume and coverletter to [email protected] or fax it to (210) 525-1398.

Bicycle Lane ViolationsThe Korean National Police Agency hasannounced that it will begin issuing ticketsto people who drive automobiles or ridemotorcycles on bicycle-only lanes. Peoplewho violate the recently amended traf claw will be ned $42 and $25, respectively.The law is intended to improve safetyfor bicycle riders and will go into effectafter the changes have been publicized.

POV RegistrationEffective July 19 the Camp Kim Pass andIdenti cation Of ce began registeringprivately owned vehicles of active dutyservicemembers assigned to WarriorCountry who have a housing assignmenton Yongsan Garrison. Servicemembersmust provide veri cation of the housingassignment before they will be permittedto register their POVs at Camp Kim.

U.S. Savings Bo ndsSoldiers and civilians employees whopurchase U.S. Savings Bonds throughdirect payroll allotment need to take actionbefore the U.S. Savings Bond PayrollSavings Plan goes all-electronic by theend of August. By July 31, Soldiers mustcontact their payroll of cer to get copiesof the necessary paperwork to handlethe transition and create an account onTreasuryDirect.gov, a secure website wheresavings bonds and other U.S. Treasurysecurities can be purchased. Civilianemployees paid by the Defense Financeand Accounting Service will need to take thesame steps no later than Aug. 31. All othergovernment employees have until Sept. 30.

By Jim CunninghamUSAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

R E D C L O U D G A R R I S O N Republic o Korea Army Maj. Gen. NamGun-gyun and more than a dozen memberso his ROKA sta visited Red CloudGarrison July 8 to learn about the 2ndIn antry Divisions signal capabilities.

Te ROKA signal chie was given brie ngs

about the divisions signal operations on thepeninsula and demonstrations o varioussignal equipment.

he purpose o Gen. Nams visit isbuild and maintain a signal alliance andpartnership on the peninsula with the2ID signal Soldiers and our ROK signalcounterparts, said Lt. Col. Kim Bivin, chie o the 2nd In . Div. signal component. Weinvited them here to answer their questionsand show them how we operate.

Be ore the general and his staf movedto the demonstrations set up in the parkinglot behind the Red Cloud Garrison PhysicalFitness Center they received brie ngs aboutthe divisions signal mission, organization,

ootprint and other details about the systemsand how it operates.Te signal component, known as G6

in the division, is responsible or planning,maintaining and de ending 2nd In . Div.communications in rastructure to providesecure and non-secure voice, data and videoservices or all o its command posts andmajor subordinate commands, Bivin said.

Nam was also given a complete overview o the divisions ootprint on the peninsulato include the Casey/Hovey corridor, RedCloud Garrison, Seoul, K-16 Air Base, CampEagle, Humphreys Garrison and DaeguGarrison. Te nuts and bolts o the brie ngsand demonstrations covered the division levelsatellite network, Ku-band and extremely high requency satellite communications,and High-Capacity Line-o -Sight systems.

he divisions G6 has several ormso Line-o -Sight and Beyond Line-o -Sight transport available to make tacticalcommunications possible or maneuvercommanders. Te War ghter In ormationNetwork- actical is the primary means o

ROKA general gets 2ID signal capabilities demonstration

Lt. Col. Kim Bivin (left), 2nd Infantry Division signal chief, talks with Maj. Gen.Nam Gun-gyun, Republic of Korea Army signal chief, about the CombinedOperational Very Small Aperture Terminal Network-Korea system and otherSecond to None signal capabilities during a visit to Red Cloud Garrison July8. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

communication, Bivin explained.Diferent systems were set up so Nam andhis staf could touch and get a real eel orthe interoperability o both custom systemsmade especially or the U.S. Army and of the shel systems such as the CombinedOperational Very Small Aperture erminalNetwork-Korea system.

Bivin said one o the major challengesacing the G6 is the lack o available

bandwidth or Ku-band systems, which is acommercial system that requires signi cant

unding each year to remain operational.Te divisions satellite terminals are Ka-bandcapable, but there is currently a no hostnation agreement between the United Statesand the Republic o Korea to use it.

he ability to use Ka-band in Korea would allow the U.S. to transition romcommercial satellites back to U.S. military-controlled satellite systems. Bivin said thetransition would provide the 2nd In . Div. with more available bandwidth, thereby improving network per ormance andreducing operational costs.

We are out here to demonstratethe COVN-K systems in di erentcon igurations, said Alan Zomchek,COVN-K network engineer.

We are demonstrating two diferentantennae con igurations, one being theGround-to-Air ransmit and Receive orGA R, which olds down into a smallpackage that weighs about 225 pounds with the outdoor and indoor equipment,versus the COVN-K that weighs in at1,000 pounds o equipment. Te GA R istransportable on commercial air and easy tomove by helicopter and light aircra t.

Tis is the reason GA R is an unusualdemonstration because it can be deployedin local network operations easily andefectively, Zomchek said.

Although 2ID doesnt have the GA R in its inventory, it is available to them on acontingency basis, he said.

A ter gi t presentations, Nam and Bivinretired to a discussion on the two systemsand what the uture o signal cooperationcould bring to both military organizations.

Chairman o Joint Chie s o Staf gives view rom top

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen answers questions from a select group of 250 servicemembersduring an all hands call at Red Cloud Garrison July 21. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi


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http://yongsan.korea.army.milUSAG YONGSANSim ple energy conser vat ion t ips to save you mo

By Sgt. Opal VaughnUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON No one likespaying bills and as someone who pays billseach month, you already know the importanceo energy conservation. Every month, likeclockwork, we write checks or water, gas,and electric. But did you know making smallchanges can mean a big di erence or your

wallet?urning o the lights or changing a light bulbrom 100 watts to 14 watts are two very simple

ways o conserving, said U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan Energy Manager Lowell ravis. But i you do several things to keep the household inline with your personal energy goals, you may

nd yoursel able to save even more money. o cut energy costs you must use less energy,ravis said.Yongsan Directorate o Public Works has

already begun implementing several measuresand continues to come up with energy savingsolutions to give back to the community. ravissaid adding timers to lighting, air conditioningand heating units ensure those resources areused conservatively during the work-day andnot wasted during o -duty hours.Switching to natural gas, using solar powered

panels, walls and solar tubes are ways that Yongsan is looking at taking control o itsenergy needs.

Garrison Yongsan is constantly developing

strategies to reduce energy dependency, rompartnerships, consumption reduction, andalternative energy solutions, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. It is not only good or the community; it is good or theenvironment, too.

Other acilities like K-16 and Humphreyshave newer acilities which have betterresources to acilitate reducing energy andenergy cost e ects. Regardless, we must alldo our part.

Challenge yoursel to nd ways that youtoo can cut down on the amount o energy used. ake shorter showers; i there is a waterleak, put in a work order and have it xedimmediately; drop the temperature settingson the thermostat instead o using the airconditioner or heater; turn o computermonitors at home and work when not in use.

All o these actions a ect energy usage andby cutting back just a little, you are making ahuge di erence.

For more in ormation, contact the DPW at724-4205 or stop by Bldg. #1380 to speak

with an energy specialist.

Spc. Rick Can eld, a multi-media illustrator, Headquarters Headquarters Company, United States Army Garrison Yongsan changes out a light bulb to conserve energy as part of a post-wide community effort,July 20. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn

Spc. Rick Can eld, a multi-media illustrator, Headquarters Headquarters Company, United StatesArmy Garrison Yongsan changes out a light bulb to conserve energy as part of a post-widecommunity effort, July 20. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn


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For a complete list of communityinformation news and notes, visit theUSAG Yongsan Facebook page at

http://www.facebook.com/youryongsan

Walker Center ReservationsReservations are required to stay at theWalker Center. Please email [email protected] for the required reservationform.

Become a Facebook FanThe American Red Cross at USAG Yongsannow has its own Facebook page. Become afan today and learn about upcoming events,find volunteer opportunities, view photos, andpost your own comments. Just search for American Red Cross USAG Yongsan.

Healthcare Advisory Council Please join us the 3rd Wednesday of everymonth to discuss how we can improve healthcare. The meeting is held at Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital CommandConference Room. For information, call737-3045.

Bowling Laser Light Show

The show is on Friday, 9:30 p.m. - midnightand Saturday, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. with live DJ onSaturday at Yongsan Lanes. For information,call 723-7830.

Free Spinning Bike ClassesThe classes are on Tuesday-Thursday, 6 a.m.and Monday-Thursday, 5:15 p.m. at Collier Field House. For information, call 738-8608.

Free Yoga ClassesThe classes are on Tuesday and Thursday -8:30 a.m., 5:15 p.m. at Collier Field House/Hannam Gym, Saturday - 9 a.m. at Collier Field House, and Monday and Wednesday -6 p.m. at Hannam Gym. For information, call736-4588.

Free Pilate ClassesThe classes are on every Monday,Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 a.m. at TrentGym. For information, call 724-8466.

SAS Open RecreationOpen Recreation for only 1st-5th Graderswill be held the first Saturday of each monthat SAS, Bldg. 4211. For information, call738-3051.

Club BeyondClub Beyond meets every Tuesday nightfrom 6:30-8 p.m. in the South Post Chapel.The club is for students in 6th-12th grade.For information, call 010-5797-0631.

Live D.J. Night

The live D.J. night with Jazz and OldSchool Music is on every Thursday, 8 p.m.- 11 p.m. and Friday, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. at MainPost Club. For information, call 723-8785.

Tricare OnlineBeneficiaries living in Korea should verifytheir enrollment in TRICARE OverseasProgram Prime. Log onto www.tricareonline.com. For information, call 736-7236.

Protect Your Teen from Rx Drug Abuse According to an annual survey by thePartnership for a Drug Free America,one in five teens has abused prescriptionmedication, and one in ten has abusedover-the-counter cough medication. Needadvice about a teen who may already

be abusing meds? Call the AdolescentSubstance Abuse Counseling Services for confidential advice at 738-4579.

FMWR recognizes art istic ally gifted Comm unityBy Pfc. Choe Yong-joonUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Winners o the 2010 Korea Region Arts and Cra ts

Contest were honored at the IMCOMKorea Family and Morale, Wel are andRecreation awards ceremony June 30, at the

John Wood Memorial Teater.Contestants vied or 1st place in either

o two classes, accomplished or novice.here were nine categories Drawing,

Fibers, Metals and Jewelry, Oil BasePainting, Water Base Painting, Mixed Mediatwo-dimensional and three-dimensional,Ceramics and Wood. Judges had their work cut out or them, evaluating 69 entries.

Te Arts and Cra ts contest is one o the events that give people an opportunity to show o their talents, said USAG

Yongsan FMWR Director Paul Robinson.

Just like sports events, entertainment, andother competitions, we mainly hold this togive Military Families an outlet or theirartistry.

Along with the awards presentation by USAG Yongsan Command Sgt. Maj. RalphRusch, part o the ceremony was dedicatedto recognizing winners rom the 2009

All Army Digital Photography Contest. Winners received a check and a certi cateo excellence signed by Maj. Gen. Ruben

Jones, the FMWR Commander.Michael Neaverth, the 2nd place winner

in Color- MWR Fun! Division, sharedhow humbling it was winning the all Army

wide award.

Lt. Col. Scott Maskery (left) from Osan Air Base, United States Air Force, receives 2010 Korea RegionArts & Crafts Contest 1st Place Winner Award in Wood catergory from USAG Yongsan Command Sgt.Maj. Ralph Rusch at the John Wood Memorial Theater June 30. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Choe Yong-joon

As a novice photographer, it was extremely rewarding to participate and see all theoutstanding entries submitted at the regionlevel and then orwarded to the Departmento Army level. With such an incrediblearray o photographs, the competition waschallenging and very little separated thosethat placed in a category.

I am sure one o the actors that allowedmy photo to actually place was that I hada great subject showing passion, and the

photo was able to capture the theme o the2009 competition, MWR Fun! , Neaverthadded.

he 2010 All Army Photo contest isprojected to be held in October. For morein ormation about the competition rulesand additional details, call Yongsan Arts andCra ts Center at 738-4750.

Yongsan honors civilian em ployees w ho go above andBy Pfc. Choe Yong-joonUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Eighteenoutstanding U.S. Army Garrison Yongsanemployees were honored or their civilianservice, at a own Hall July 2.

Hosting his nal Employee In ormationForum, Outgoing Commander Col. DavidHall o cially recognized the awardees, and

welcomed new Installation ManagementCommand Korea Commander Col. David

Fox, at the USAG Yongsan Multi-Purposeraining Facility.Hall praised all the employees or their

tireless dedication to making the Garrisona great place to live and work.Im very proud o my team and what you

all have achieved with a lot o hard work,energy, passion and commitment over thepast three years, said Hall. What we aregoing to do is recognize some people as arepresentation o this great Garrison.Be ore the award ceremony began, Fox also

spoke about the critical role these employeesplayed in making Yongsan a Community o Excellence, three years in a row.What I want you to know is what you are

doing is not easy. Its hard government work. You all are working with Families, Soldiersand units, but its extremely importantyou know that the services you provide areabsolutely essential and deserved.Fox and Hall then presented each employee

with either a Commanders Award orCivilian Service, or an Achievement Medal

or Civilian Service. IMCOM Korea

Ms. Shin Doohyun from USAG Yongsan Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreationreceives Commanders Award for her excellent Civilian Service from IMCOM-Korea Commander Col.David Fox July 2. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Choe Yong-joon

Command Sgt. Maj. David Abbott andUSAG Yongsan Command Sgt. Maj. RalphRusch helped present the accolades.

In addition, Pak Chong Kuk, theLead Foreman Heating Inspector at theDirectorate o Public Works, was honored

with a 35-year Service Certi cate thanks tohis commitment to pro essionalism.

Its my great honor to receive such anaward rom the Garrison Commander andIll add a ew more years to my 28 years o service as the heating inspector. I spent my

rst seven years as a supply clerk. Dont

worry about Yongsan Garrisons heating andhot water! Pak said.

Hall then opened up the EmployeeIn ormation Forum or general questions andagain thanked all or their contributions.Teres one thing I can say, summing up, is

selfessness and thats what this work orce isall about. Tanks again or what you do andI encourage you to continue the great job,under Col. Fox and Col. Huber, and sharethe success with them, Hall added.

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YONGSAN GARRISON U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan Commander Col. William Huber meets with group of visiting Korean University studentsafter watching videotape about Republic of Korea and United States (ROK-US) alliance July 12 at Moyer Recreation Center. U.S. Army Photo by Pvt.Hong Moo-sun

Korean University st udentsm eet Garrison leaders

TOWN HALL from Page 10

KIDS ON SITE from Page 11opening, said she is very excited about theprogram.

My husband is at work so I have noother options or childcare. Tis is a greatopportunity or me to be able to come to

work out and take care o my health, sheadded.For more in ormation about Kids on Site,

contact Parent and Outreach Services at738-8122.

Commanders Award or Civilian ServiceRSO Cho Kyong-miRSO Choi Haing J.DPW Chon Un-aeRSO Kim Yong-simDPW Mun Myong-han

PAIO Gordon C. RossDFMWR Shin Doohyun L.DP MS Dennis StockwellRSO Yi Kyong-chu

Achievement Medal or Civilian Service

DPW Chang Chin-kuk DPW Kwon Mun-hongDOL Kyong Sop-pyonDFMWR Shana L. LewisRSO Jinny LopezDPW Nam Hyo-sin

DOL Yi Kyu-pok DPW Kim Sil

A 35 Year Service Certi cationPak Chong-kuk rom the Directorate o Public Works

2010 Korea Region Arts & Cra ts Contest- 1st Place Winners

Group 1 - AccomplishedDrawing: Sgt. Ryan Winch

Mixed Media 2D: Sgt. Ryan WinchFibers: Milton Smith Wood: Milton SmithMetals and Jewelry: atiana Fitzpatrick Oil Base Painting: Capt. Evelyn Aguilera

Water Base Painting: Myoung Snodgrass

Group 2 NoviceDrawing: Hyun-ji MillerFibers: An Kopitskie

Wood: Lt. Col. Scott Maskery Metals and Jewelry: Chie Warrant O cer

Richard Kopitskie Water Base Painting: Chie Warrant O cerRichard KopitskieOil Base Painting: Jeanna AnMixed Media 2D: Nanyong Weatherby Mixed Media 3D: Allison HillCeramics: P c. David Dyson


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JULY 23, 2010 NEWS IMCOM-K PAGE 13http://imcom.korea.army.milEOD teams hone skills during competition in Korea

By Pfc. Oh Chi-hyung8th U.S. Army Public Affairs

WARRIOR BASE South Korea-basedU.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposalteams competed July 12 - 16 here near theKorean Demilitarized Zone.

Sta Sgt. Brandon Santiago and P c.Mathew Milson won the competition. Insecond place was Sta Sgt. Nicholas Handsand Cpl. Houston Stoewer. Tird place wentto Sta Sgt. John Marcotte, Spc. Zackery Swindlehurst and P c. James Dipane.

Hosted by the 718th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), six teams andeight team members completed the week-longcompetition.

Te contest was the culmination o sixmonths o arduous training.

The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Competition, hosted by 718th Ordnance Company, washeld in Warrior Base in South Korea July 12 - 16. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Oh Chi-hyung

During challenging training scenarios,the teams veri ed their pro ciency and weresuccess ul in the competition in spite o thestifing summer heat and humidity.

It has been a long week, said Cpl. HoustonStoewer. I had a hard time against the weatherthis week. However, this competition mademe motivated.

Capt. Scott A. Mignot, commander o the 718th Ordnance Company (ExplosiveOrdnance Disposal), said the competitiongave both his seasoned EOD technicians andnewer team members a chance to hone theirskills.

I can see improvements in the youngmembers, said Mignot, adding that his newerEOD Soldiers could rotate to A ghanistan orIraq ollowing their assignment here. My goalis to prepare them.

Contracting Support Brigade change of command

The of cial party (left to right) Col. Frederick A. Puthoff, 411th Contracting Support Brigadeincoming commander, Col. Daniel C. Rosso, the outgoing commander and Brig. Gen. Joseph L.Bass, Expeditionary Contracting Command commander, enter the Naija Ballroom at the DragonHill Lodge during the change of command ceremony on July 15. Courtesy photo

For persons that have let their Visa expire, the Korean Ministry of Justice has a limitedtime frame program, to exempt them from nes and the customary re-entry ban.

The Korean Immigration Of ce will not impose penalties on foreigners, based on thehistory of an illegal presence in Korea, if they voluntarily apply for a new visa. Thedeadline for the program is Aug. 31, 2010.

Offenders who are discovered by the authorities will face nes, deportation and a banon re-entry.

For more information call the Retirement Services Of ce at 730-4133.

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Military Spouse shares deployment tipsBy Elaine WilsonAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHIGTON A ter nearly a decade at war, deployments have become a way o li e

or Americas military amilies. Many amilieshave had to adjust and adapt to one, two, andsometimes even more deployments.

Army spouse and mother Rebekah Sanderlinhas dealt with more than a hal -dozendeployments during her husbands career. Sheshared her lessons-learned and tips or coping with separations with Lee McMahon, who wrote Army Spouse Shares Deployment ips

or the American Forces Press Service.Sanderlin has two main tips: buy plastic sheet

protectors or documents and start planningearly.

It is absolutely essential that the spouse athome has all the important documents in one,easy-to- nd place, the 28-year-old mother o two advised.

Sanderlin said sheet protectors and athree-ring binder are use ul or storing birthcerti cates, Social Security cards, shot records,De ense Eligibility Enrollment ReportingSystem enrollment orms, physical orms, and

photocopies o passports, drivers licenses andmilitary identi cation cards.

Sheet protectors can come in handy in other ways as well. Sanderlin said she used one to covera photo o her husband. She taped it to the back o the cars ront seat so her children could seehim every day.

As or preparingor the actual move,

servicemembers shouldstart planning early,Sanderlin said.

Several monthsbe ore the deploymentSanderlin said, theS e r v i c e m e m b e r -spouse should begintransitioning chores

over to the at-homespouse. She [or he] willbe the one doing everything and its best that allthe kinks get worked out ahead o time.

It does not hurt to try and be a mind-readereither, Sanderlin said.

ry to oresee possible problems, she said.I think it would be help ul or soldiers to passa list around where they could give the names

and numbers o plumbers, electricians andhandymen that they have had good experiences

with. When its the middle o winter and the wi e comes home late at night to nd burstpipes, shes not going to have time to check there erences on a plumber.

Families also should broach the di culttopics be orehand,such as a spouses nal wishes, Sanderlinsaid.

My advice is orthe military coupleto do this packettogether; that way thespouse already knowsall the wishes, shesaid. My husband and

I managed to lightenthe mood on this a bitby discussing my wishes at the same time. Tatmade the conversation a little less awkward. We also discussed what we would want tohappen to our children in the event o both o our deaths.

As or children, parents should think about the events that will be missed, such as

birthdays, and what accommodations can bemade be orehand. Sanderlin said her son had

two birthdays in some years, with one way inadvance so his dad could attend.Deployments put huge stresses on military

amilies, Sanderlin said.She advises servicemembers: Do not lose

sight o the big picture. What really mattersis that you come home, sa e and sound, to anintact amily. Keep your eye on that prize andmake sure that all the choices you make helpyou get to that goal.

And her advice or the spouses back home?What works best, in my opinion, is or thespouse at home to look at her personality, herli estyle and her responsibilities and make thebest decision she can, Sanderlin said. Tere areno awards given to spouses and no one will think

higher o her or enduring more than she canhandle, especially i the price o that enduranceis her own sanity.

For more in ormation on preparing ordeployments, check out the American ForcesPress Service Web special report, Focus onFamily: Know Be ore You Go. o comment onthis blog, please visit the Family Matters blog athttp://a ps.dodlive.mil.

It is absolutely essentialthat the spouse at home

has all the importantdocuments in one, easy-

to- nd place.

Listening to the consumer: Korea Exchanges adjust to customers needBy Sgt. 1st Class Jon CuppAAFES Paci c Region Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) acilitiesthroughout South Korea are adjusting to meetcustomers needs through increasing stock assortments, renovating stores and expandingthe types o merchandise they carry.

AAFES associates on Camps Humphreys, Walker and Casey, and other camps, areexpanding their merchandise assortments toinclude more in ant and toddler clothing, toys,pet items, juvenile urniture and automotiveitems. Along with this, the Yongsan PX andOsan Air Base BX are expanding clothingmerchandise lines that re ect the latest ashiontrends to include Anne Klein ootwear amongother name brands.

We want our customers to understand that we know they are special, that we are taking careo their needs and that we understand cookiecutter is not always the answer, said Korea AreaManager Elizabeth Sandoe, when explaining thateach stores customers in Korea have their ownunique needs.

One o the things driving change in the way AAFES stores in Korea take care o theircustomers has been an increase in the numbero amilies moving to Korea, according to Stan Young, Yongsan general manager.

Yongsan has been pretty normalized becauseits the capital and where the headquarters is,but when you talk about [other areas in] Korea, were talking about stores that be ore three or

our years ago were set up primarily or singlemilitary service members, said Young. Tey were relatively small troop stores with youngmens clothing and heavy on electronics.

As more amilies have moved to Korea, many o the camps that once catered solely to singleservice members have begun carrying morehousehold items, childrens clothing, linens andother amily-related merchandise.

Within the past year, AAFES has spent more

than $2 million making improvements to itsacilities in Korea with another $18.9 million

planned or uture projects.Some major renovations or the year included

upgrades to the Yongsan main store and the CampCasey main store, ood court, and concessionmall. Along with this, there have been severalother projects to include renovating the BurgerKing at Camp Walker, and consolidating servicesat Camp Red Cloud PX into one location.

Even though we know that some o theinstallations where we serve our customers arenot enduring installations, AAFES is committedto staying there and taking care o our customersas long as we have customers there, said Sandoe. here ore we are accomplishing projects toupdate those acilities so we can maintain a highstandard and ofer good customer service.

But many o the improvements could nottake place without input rom the customer,according to Sandoe. Some o the ways in which AAFES receives eedback rom its customers inKorea include Soldier and Airman orums, and

amily readiness group meetings and town halls,in which AAFES senior leaders and managers visit with service members and their amilies and hearthem voice their concerns or make suggestions with regards to issues related to AAFES.

Although the nearly 1,800 AAFES associates inKorea have kept busy tackling the challenges thatcome with improvements to their merchandiseassortment or store renovations, managers saidtheir associates main ocus has always beentaking care o and building relationships withtheir customers.

We wouldnt have been doing our jobs or somany years i we didnt love our customers, said Young. Tis is a tough job, moving your amily all over the world, and I wouldnt have been doingthis i I didnt eel some loyalty to the customersI serve. I try to take care o them in every way,shape or orm that I can.

Our U.S. and Korean managers are very dedicated to our customers and the needs o our

amilies, added Sandoe. Here in Korea, we want

customers to eel that theyre at home. We wantto take such good care o them that when they go back to the U.S., they will make the choice topass by other stores and go to AAFES.

Korea-based military service members andtheir amilies can log on to the USFK Facebook page July 29 rom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or anopportunity to voice their opinions about

AAFES, address concerns or make suggestionsduring a live chat with AAFES representatives.

For more in ormation about AAFES, log onto the o cial website at www.aa es.com, visitthe O cial AAFES Facebook BX/PX page or

or news about AAFES Paci c Region, go to thePaci c website at http://odin.aa es.com/pacrim/corner/index.html.

Sales associate Seung-yon Ryu (right) assists customer, Yvette Hernandez, with ablouse in the womens clothing section of the Yongsan Post Exchange July 16. TheYongsan PX will soon be expanding its line of womens clothing with name brands thatre ect the latest fashion trends. Photo courtesy of Stan Young


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http://imcom.korea.army.milCHAPLAIN

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

The Command Chaplains Of ce is here to perform, provide, or coordinate totalreligious support to the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and EighthU.S. Army Servicemembers, their families and authorized civilians across the fullspectrum of operations from armistice to war.

Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:http://www.usfk.mil/usfk/fkch.aspxfor helpful links and information

Protestant Services

Liturgical Sunday 8 a.m. Memorial ChapelTraditional Sunday 9:30 a.m. Brian Allgood HospitalContemporary Sunday 9:30 a.m. South Post Chapel

Sunday 10:30 a.m. K-16 ChapelSunday 11 a.m. Hannam Village Chapel

Gospel Sunday 12:15 a.m. South Post ChapelMision Pentecostal Hispana

Sunday 2:30 p.m. South Post Chapel

United Pentecostal Sunday 1:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

KATUSA Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

Seventh-Day Adventist Saturday 9:30 a.m. Brian Allgood Hospital

Episcopal Sunday 10 a.m. Memorial Chapel

Nondenominational Sunday 11 a.m. South Post Chapel

Catholic Services

Catholic Mass Saturday 5 p.m. Memorial ChapelSunday 8 a.m. South Post ChapelSunday 11:30 a.m. Memorial ChapelM, W, T, F 11:45 a.m. Memorial Chapel1st Sat. 9 a.m. Memorial Chapel

Jewish Friday 7 p.m. South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective Sunday 11 a.m. Freedom Chapel Gospel 1 p.m. Freedom ChapelContemporary 5 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Church of Christ 5 p.m. Freedom Chapel

KATUSATuesday 7 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Korean Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Catholic ServicesMass M, W, T, F 11:45 a.m. Freedom ChapelSunday 9 a.m. Freedom Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective Protestant Sunday 10 a.m. Camp Carroll

10:30 a.m. Camp Walker Church of Christ 5 p.m. Camp Walker Gospel 12:15 a.m. Camp Walker Contemporary Wednesday 7 p.m. Camp CarrollFriday 7 p.m. Camp Walker KATUSATuesday 7 p.m. Camp CarrollTuesday 6:30 p.m. Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMass Sunday 9 a.m. Camp Walker

11:45 a.m. Camp Carroll

Protestant Services

Collective Sunday 10 a.m. Stone ChapelSunday 10 a.m. Stanley ChapelSunday 10 a.m. West Casey ChapelSunday 11 a.m. Warrior ChapelSunday 11 a.m. Crusader ChapelSunday 11 a.m. Hovey Chapel

Gospel Sunday 11 a.m. Memorial Chapel, Casey

12:30 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel

COGIC Sunday 12:30 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSA Sunday 7 p.m. CRC Warrior ChapelTuesday 6:30 p.m. Casey Memorial ChapelTuesday 6:30 p.m. Camp Hovey Chapel

Catholic Services/Mass

Sunday 9 a.m. CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 12 p.m. West Casey ChapelSunday 9:30 a.m. Camp Hovey Chapel

JewishFriday 6:30 p.m. West Casey Chapel

USAG Yongsan Chaplains

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

Chaplain (Maj.) Terry E. Jarvis:[email protected], 738-4043

USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) John Chun: [email protected], 75 3-7274

Chaplain (Maj.) Anthony Flores:anthony.wenceslao. [email protected], 753-7042

USAG-Red Cloud Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Suk Jong Lee:[email protected], 732-6169

Chaplain (Maj.) Alfred Grondski:[email protected], 732-6016

USAG Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Milton Johnson:[email protected], 764-5455

Chaplain (Capt.) Mike Jones:[email protected], 7 65-8991

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By Kevin JacksonUSAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON Tree novicetriathletes made a big splash in the sportprevailing in severe monsoon conditionsto claim the top prizes in the 8th Army

riathlon Championship held July 17 atHanson Field House.

Be ore this event, two o the three winners Jodi Werniko , womens division,Richard Gash, mens senior division (33years and higher) and Robert Anderson,mens junior division (32 years and under) had participated in a combined total o twotriathlons. It was Andersons rst.

Not only did the 28 triathletes competein a 400-meter swim, 20-kilometer bikerace and 5-kilometer run, they perseveredin conditions that according to the 607th Weather Squadron dumped more than 6inches o rain on Casey Garrison in twodays, including torrential rains duringthe bike and run segments that made thecourses slick.

Despite the weather, two o the winnersshattered the winning times rom the 2009triathlon. Werniko , a physicians assistant

or the 2nd Battalion, 1st Air De ense Artillery Regiment at Camp Carroll, nishedin 1:14.24 destroying the womens mark by more than 34 minutes. Anderson rom the532nd Military Intelligence Battalion atHumphreys Garrison, posted a 1:05.20eclipsing the 1:09.25 posted rom 2009.

Te runners up were: womens division Sue Jorgensen, civilian, Yongsan Garrison,1:14.46 and Sarah Stahl, HSC, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, HumphreysGarrison, 1:16.38; mens senior division Nathan Stahl, HSC, 602nd ASB, HumphreysGarrison, 1:04.49 and Mark Jorgensen, U.S.Embassy, Yongsan Garrison, 1:04.57; andmens junior division Ryan McPheeters,563rd Medical Logistics Company, CampCarroll, 1:06.10 and Christopher ung,4th Support Detachment (Rear OperationsCenter), Camp Henry, 1:08.47.

Werniko , 27, took irst place in ashorter reverse triathlon organized at

N ov i c e s e m e rg e , s h at t e r 2 0 09 t i m e s

Camp Carroll earlier this month. he

Chicago native said her biggest concern wasthe slick course.I was concerned about the turns, going

through puddles and some o the gravelcoming on the side o the road, she said.With the thin road tires, sometimes it getsa little challenging to turn.

he Warrior Country Sports team worked to minimize the potential hazards.Orange cones were placed around puddlesand in slick areas, and numerous guards wereposted at intersections to provide directionand control the trafc.

Anderson, who participated in a teamtriathlon in high school, has won ourconsecutive 5-kilometer run events onHumphreys Garrison. He also rides a bicycleto work and was eager to try a triathlon.

My goal was to keep up with the guy inront o me, he said.

He passed the leader in the run nearthe midway point o the course that took runners rom Hanson Field House to the1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regimentdining acility be ore returning to the

Monsoon conditions prove no match for determined triathletes

starting point.

Im a great downhill runner so I knew downhill was coming on the way back soI tried to conserve my energy until I wascoming back and then I dug deep, hesaid.

Anderson said he was in awe o hiscompetitors, who he credited or the help ultips they gave him be ore the event.

Tese guys are impressive athletes, hesaid. Teyre all in great shape so it wasintimidating.

Gash, who is assigned to the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat eams Brigade Specialroops Battalion, participated in last years

championship. His goal was to improve onhis third place time o 1:10.38, which hedid with a 1:04.30.

I just wanted to do better than last yearand do better in the swim, especially, saidthe 36-year-old native o Bay Village, Ohio.I did a lot better. Ive been swimming twicea week in the Camp Hovey pool all winterand it really helped.

Im very happy with how I did. I didntexpect to win.

Ryan McPheeters, 563rd Medical Logistics Company at CampCarroll, takes a quick breath during the 400-meter swim segment ofthe 8th Army Triathlon Championship at Casey Garrisons HansonField House July 17. McPheeters fnished second in the mens junior division. Photos courtesy of Jeffrey Rivers

Jodi Wernikoff (right), HHB, 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regimentfrom Camp Carroll, dashes toward the nish line in the 5-kilometer run segmentof the triathlon with Sue Jorgensen from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul in pursuit.Wernikoff and Jorgensen nished rst and second in the womens division.

Christopher Tung, 4th SupportDetachment (Rear Operations Center)at Camp Henry, bolts toward the nishline of the 20-kilometer bike segmentof the triathlon. Tung nished third inthe junior mens division.


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By Cpl. Song Chang-do8th U.S. Army Public Affairs

SUBAEK-RI, Gangwon Province U.S.Soldiers and military retirees volunteered to hold

an English Camp at Subaek Elementary Schoolhere July 3.Sponsored by the Dragon Hill Chapter o

the Noncommissioned O cer Association, thecamp was run by 35 volunteers.

Along with English lessons, the campincluded activities such as bingo and coloringt-shirts.

Korean and American volunteers dividedinto three groups, taking part in teachingkindergartners, 1-3 graders and 4-6 graders.

Parents and local residents also participatedin the event to observe the children bonding with the Soldiers.

Many o their students had their irstopportunity to experience American culture and

to talk with an American Soldier.Retired Sgt. Maj. Joseph erry, chairman o the Dragon Hill Chapter, said they picked therural location because the children in SouthKoreas northeastern Gangwon Province wouldmost likely have had little exposure to oreignculture.

Normally we would go somewhere nearby Seoul or the Yongsan area, said erry. But we

U.S. Soldiers teach English at rural elementary school

Baggers at the Yokota Commissary, Japan, load groceries into reusable grocery bags. DeCa photo by Nancy ONell

By Kay BlakleyDeCA home econom ist

FORT LEE, Va. Te popularity o reusablegrocery bags among commissary shoppers is huge.Since the bags were rst made available in 2007,there were plenty o times when almost the entireselection walked out the ront door about as astas we could get them stocked on our shelves. Tatmeans as shoppers, were a very environmentally conscious group o people, which is good. But itmay also mean were putting ourselves at risk o picking up an assortment o pretty grungy germs,some o which could potentially cause oodborneillness. And, thats not so good.

Tis is not an issue to be alarmed about its just an area that needs an application o somegood common sense. Consider the environmentcreated by a ew stray crumbs in the bottom o thereusable bag, mixed with condensation rom coldor rozen items and maybe a drip or two roma meat or poultry package. Yuk! Like any otheritem that gets plenty o wear and tear, reusable

Be Food Safe with reusable grocery bags

Students interact with U.S. Soldiers through games and English learning sessions July 3 at SubaekElementary School in Gangwon Province. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Song Chang-do

grocery bags need regular maintenance, too.* Keep your reusable grocery bags clean. Put

them in the washer with hot water and laundry detergent, i possible and hang to air dry.

* Spot-clean any bag that is not washable witha clean cloth and soap; rinse well with clear waterand dry thoroughly be ore using or storing.

* Store bags in a clean, dry location.* Dedicate certain bags or totes or groceries

only and try to designate one or produce only and another or raw meats and poultry. Useplastic bags provided in the produce aisle and atthe meat case to enclose any raw products be oreplacing them in the reusable bag.

* A ter emptying your bags at home, washof the table or counter sur ace where the bags were sitting.

For more in ormation on how to be oodsa e, visit http://www.commissaries.com http:// www.commissaries.com> , go hal way down thele t-hand corner o the site and click on FoodSa ety In ormation to review the 4 Easy Lessonsin Sa e Food Handling.

wanted to go out and give the opportunity orthe children outside the city that dont get a loto exposure to oreigners.

Choi Hae-won, the principal o the school,said the children connected with the American

Soldiers a ter the rst brie session.Te children are having so much un thatsome o their aces turned red, said Choi. Iappreciate all the volunteers coming here on the weekend and in using such positive energy inour children.

Choi also said that interacting with U.S.Soldiers was a good experience or the students.

In correlation with the 60th anniversary o the Korean War, this is also a good opportunity

or the students to meet someone rom our alliednation and get to know them, she said.

Master Sgt. Tomas Weiss, vice chairman o the Dragon Hill Chapter, says this is just one o the ways to give back to the community.

Weiss also said that working together with

Korean counterparts in these types o community projects can urther strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance.

Tis is what we hope to keep doing ormany years because its not only good or thecommunity but also good or the alliance,said Weiss. We hope this could play a part inbuilding a good impression among the Koreancommunities.

Rogue Security So tware is a seriousissue. here are several more problemsthat can be cause by this so tware. It canlure you into a raudulent transaction ( orexample, upgrading to a non-existent paidversion o a program), usesocial engineering to stealyour personal in ormation,install malware that can goundetected as it steals yourdata.

It can also launch pop-up windows with alse ormisleading alerts, slow your computer or corrupt

les. It has been known todisable Windows updates ordisable updates to legitimateantivirus so tware and evenprevent you rom visiting antivirus vendor web sites.

Rogue security so tware might alsoattempt to spoo the Microso t security

update process.Be ore you download les, help protectyour computer by veri ying the identity andsecurity o the web site. Some sites eature

Rogue security software: Part IIveri ed identity and security in ormation. When you visit a veri ed site using InternetExplorer 7, the browser address bar turnsgreen and the identity in ormation appearson the right-hand side o the address bar.

Tis makes it easy to check the identity in ormation andensure that it matches the sitethat you expected to see.

Make sure the site issecure be ore you type. InInternet Explorer, you can dothis by checking the yellow lock icon on the status bar.I the lock is closed, then thesite uses encryption.

he closed lock iconsigni es that the web site usesencryption to help protect

any sensitive, personal in ormation that youenter, such as your credit card number, SocialSecurity number, or payment details.

Next week: Te conclusion o Rogue

Security So twareNote the symbol doesnt need to appearon every page o a site, only on those pagesthat request personal in ormation.


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USAG HUMPHREYSWarhorse Challenge sharpens Soldier skills

Volunteers, community update highlights of Town Hall

By Spc. Timothy N. Oberle2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs

H U M P H R E Y S G A R R I S O N

Soldiers rom the 602nd Aviation SupportBattalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade,honed their warrior tasks and drills duringWarhorse Stakes, a three-day competition within the battalion, rom July 13-15.

During this event, the battalion broke upinto teams o 10 and competed against eachother or the best squad in the battalion. Teexercise is part o 602nds Logistic WarriorProgram, designed by Lt. Col. Julius A.Rigole, battalion commander, to enhanceesprit de corps within the battalion, as wellas build the con dence o each individualSoldier.

Exercises such as this one help Soldiersdevelop the key warrior skills and tasksneeded, to be ready to ght and survive onthe battle eld, Rigole said. We prepareduring the year-long training cycle sothat the Soldiers take a sense o pride andaccomplishment or all o the work they have completed during sergeants timetraining.

Each team was required to completea six-mile ruck march in two hours,per orm Humvee Egress Assistance raining,conduct a squad live re exercise with theEngagement Skills raining equipment,undergo chemical, biological, radiological,and nuclear training, per ect ten di erent Jujitsu moves o Modern Army Combatives,and hone various other warrior skills andtasks.

I am really proud o the Soldiers becausethey gave 110 percent despite the hot andhumid temperatures here in Korea andreally seemed eager to learn as much as they could, said 2nd Lt. Milton E. Maddox, achemical ofcer with Headquarters SupportCompany, 602nd ASB and the ofcer-in-charge or the exercise. Soldiers need tokeep their warrior tasks and drills honed,because i they dont, they will slowly orgetimportant steps.

He said that in addition to the train ingthat the Warhorse Stakes competition

Pfc. Grover McDonald, Headquarters SupportCompany, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion,practices a Combatives move on Spc. Neftali Arroyo during the Combatives portion of theWarhorse Stakes, July 13th. U.S. Army photos by Spc. Timothy N. Oberle

already tests, we would like to add a live reand convoy section to better enhance thetype o training Soldiers are getting.

Rigole added that we make the traininginto a competitive ormat because it betterprepares Soldiers to shoot, move andcommunicate on the battle eld in orderto survive. I got the idea rom the SPUR training program we used when I was in acavalry unit. I made a ew adjustments, tomake it more relevant to what is happeningin the current operational environmentthat Soldiers ind themselves in on thebattle eld. Soldiers in a logistics battaliono ten nd themselves in positions o danger when deployed, because they are the leastprotected on the roads and this trainingbetter prepares them to deal with thoseconditions.

Overall the competitive nature o theevent seemed to motivate the Soldiers themost, said Spc. Cory Campbell, romHSC, 602nd ASB. I really enjoyed thecompetition because it gives you incentiveto try harder.

When the competition was over, Bravoeam rom HSC stood tall amongst all o

the other squads as the overall winner orthe exercise. Tey received medals romRigole and Command Sgt. Maj. AntoineDuchatelier Jr., the battalion commandsergeant major.

Soldiers from 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, struggle through the heat during a six-mile ruckmarch in which they were required to carry a 35-pound sack. The Soldiers had two hours tocomplete the march, which was conducted along the perimeter of Humphreys Garrison.

Pfc. Joshua Herrin wipes his face with an RSDL individual decontamination kit following trainingin the NBC chamber. During the CBRN portion of the training, Soldiers were required to qualifyin the chamber and then conduct a detailed troop decontamination in order to receive a go for the event.

By Steven HooverUSAG-Humphreys Public Affairs

HUMPHREYS GARRISON Volunteer awards recognition and variousorganizational updates were among thehighlights at the USAG HumphreysCommunity own Hall meeting, uesday,in the Community Activity Center.

Humphreys Garrison CommanderCol. Joseph P. Moore hosted the quarterly meeting, which is conducted in apresentation and question-answer orum.It is the communities opportunity to fnd

out what is happening throughout thegarrison and to ask questions about thingsthat concern them.

o begin the evening, Moore andDenise Chappell, the Army Community Service Volunteer Corps coordinator,presented the Volunteers o the Quarter

or the third quarter o 2010. hey were: Sgt. Alma Hoppe, (Active Duty

Capt. Darrell O. Flythe, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army GarrisonHumphreys, accepts congratulations from Col. Joseph P. Moore, Humphreys Garrisoncommander, for the unit being named Unit Volunteer of the Quarter, Tuesday night, before theTown Hall meeting began. Also pictured is Sgt. Keith J. Harvey. U.S. Army photo by Steven Hoover

Soldier) or volunteer hours completed with her unit, Bravo Company, 532Military Intelligence Battalion; Sgt. Bae

Jae-won (Korean Augmentation to theU.S. Army Soldier) or volunteering asthe Korean Culture instructor or ACS;Ralph Nelson (Retiree) or his work atthe Humphreys USO; Christina Mann(Youth) or her time spent volunteering at

ACS; Michelle Florence (Family Member)or her work with the Family Readiness

Group o the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion; and Headquartersand Headquarters Company, U.S. Army

Garrison Humphreys or providing morethan 1300 volunteer hours in variousendeavors.

Te next own Hall meeting is scheduledor Oct. 19, at 6 p.m., in the CAC. As with

previous meetings, presenters slides andanswers to all submitted questions will beavailable on the garrison website, at http://humphreys.korea.army.mil/ ownhall.


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ASACS Movie Program ContinuesEach Wednesday through Aug. 11, at 3:30 p.m.,the Humphreys Adolescent Substance AbuseCounseling Services of ce and AAFES willfeature Movies with a Message, at the PostTheater. All ages are invited. There will be an

activity and discussion immediately followingthe movie for the older children and teens.Upcoming movies are: July 28 My SistersKeeper; Aug. 4 The Lovely Bones; and Aug.11 The Blind Side. For more information,contact Meg Long, at 753-3181.

Meeting Gets New NameThe Community Update Brief (CUB), formerlyknown as the Well Being Council, will be held inthe Community Activity Center, Aug. 3, startingat 1 p.m. This forum serves as the Commissaryand Post Exchange Advisory Councils, theRetiree Council and several others. For moreinformation, call 753-8401.

Visiting Family Members Rules ChangeIMCOM-Korea has approved the U.S. Army

Garrison Humphreys request to allow visitingfamily members to have access to the PostExchange and other AAFES facilities whenaccompanied by an authorized sponsor.However, visiting family members are notauthorized to make purchases. For moreinformation, visit http://humphreys.korea.army.mil/DES-PassID-AAFES or call 753-6609.

Red Cross Offers CPR CourseThe American Red Cross is offering an Adult,Child and Infant CPR and First Aid class Aug. 3,from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This course combineslectures, demonstrations and video withhands-on training and practice. Participantsin this course learn to recognize and respondto emergencies including shock, cardiac andbreathing emergencies for adults, children and

infants, heat and cold emergencies, suddenillnesses and poisonings. The cost is $45. Youcan register and pay for the course in Bldg. 752.Call 753-7172 for questions.

Primary Voting InformationMilitary and Overseas Voters, should submit their ballot request for upcoming state primaries.The following states will hold Primary Electionson the date indicated: Aug. 3: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri Aug. 5: Tennessee Aug. 10: Colorado, Connecticut Aug. 17: Washington, Wyoming Aug. 24: Alaska, Arizona, Florida Aug. 28: Louisiana (1st Party Congressional)Sept. 4: GuamSept. 11: Virgin Islands

Sept. 14: District of Columbia, Maryland,Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire,New York, Rhode Island, Vermont andWisconsinSept. 18: Hawaii All members of the U.S. Uniformed Services,their Family Members and citizens residingoutside the U.S., who are residents from theseStates and have not yet submitted a registrationand ballot request (FPCA) for the 2010 calendar year, should do so as soon as possible. Theballot application and instructions are availableat www.fvap.gov/FPCA.

OB Orientation At The Super GymCivilians and Soldiers are invited to attendthe Obstetrics (OB) Orientation held on thelast Friday of each month, in the Super Gym,

starting at 9 a.m. For information, contact Capt.Beth Brauchli at 753-8003 or Stacee Roberts, of New Family Support, at 753-6287.

We Want Your Stories!We want to publish your stories and photosin The Morning Calm Weekly. Call 754-6132for more information or e-mail [email protected].

USAG HUMPHREYSRetiree Appreciation Day providescurrent information, entertainmentBy Jessica RyanUSAG-Humphreys Public Affairs

H U M P H R E Y S G A R R I S O N Although Koreas notorious monsoonseason can put a damper on events, it didnot stop about 60 military Retirees, andtheir Families, rom attending the Retiree Appreciation Day activities held at the SuperGym, July 17.

Te event, which was put together by the Directorate o Human Resources, along with help rom the Retirement ServicesOfce, organizations on the garrison sta and the Area III Retiree Counsel, providedparticipants with ree health and dentalservices, community in ormation, a lunchand Korean entertainment.

Its (the Retiree Appreciation Day) a way or the Army to show that the retireecommunity is still part o the orce today,said Rey Esguerra, the Area III and IV Retirement Services O icer. It showsthem the appreciation the Army has ortheir service as Soldiers, Sailors, Marines,and Airmen.

Dur ing t he morn ing , va r iousorganizations set up booths and providedin ormation and services to the retirees.

Medical organizations, like the USAG-Humphreys Optometry Clinic, o eredvisual and glaucoma screenings. Te MedicalClinic tested retirees blood pressure andprovided them with health in ormation.

Te USAG-Humphreys Dental Clinic,in particular, gave ree teeth cleanings andoral cancer screenings or more than 30retirees and amily members.

Even i they didnt have any (o theiroriginal) teeth, we still scrubbed them andscreened them or oral cancer, said Sgt. Aleksandria Pavlenko, the clinic practicemanager.

Among the other organizations that

participated were: the American Red Cross,United Services Organization, Veteranso Foreign Wars, Dankook University Hospital, Military Retiree Assistance Ofce, Army Career and Alumni Program, and theDe ense Finance and Accounting Services.

Be ore lunch, Col. Joseph P. Moore,Humphreys Garrison commander, spoke o his appreciation and respect or the retirees.Being the son o a Korean War veteran,Moore acknowledged that many soldiersbe ore his time came to Korea the hard way.Moore noted that among the retirees in theroom, there were more than 700 combinedyears o Army service. He suggested thatthese retirees should share their stories with

each other. Another highlight o the event is thatRachel urk, a eld representative or DFAS,traveled rom Cleveland, Ohio to talk tothe retirees.

I was able to put aces on the accountsIm working on, said urk. I get to meetpeople, hear their stories, get an idea o whatthey have been through and thank them ortheir service.

A ter the luncheon, the attendees weretreated with dance per ormances by aKorean raditional Dance team and aPungmul team, rom the neighboring city o Cheonan.

Retiree Appreciation Day is a goodopportunity or all the retirees to come back together and celebrate and or junior Soldiersto recognize those who came be ore them,said Paul Wright, a senior network managerat Zoeckler Stations Network OperationsCenter, and a 21-year Army retiree. Itshows what retirees have established or theyounger generation. Without them, there would not be any o this.

Traditional Korean Dance teams from Cheonan performed during the afternoon portion of the RetireeAppreciation Day event, in the Super Gym, July 17. U.S. Army photo by Jessica Ryan

Dave Elger, the Area III Health Promotions Coordinator, provided blood pressure screeningsand health information durng the Retiree Appreciation Day in the Super Gym, July 17. Hisorganization was one of many that turned out to support the event. U.S. Army photo by Jessica Ryan


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CIF on Camp Carroll is committed toproviding topnotch customer service

USAG-D PAGE 25http://daegu.korea.army.milUSAG DAEGU JULY 23, 2010

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Te FMWRCExceptional Family Member Programbrought together about 100 EFMP programmanagers rom around the world to discussEFMP initiatives, receive updates and learnhow to work seamlessly with the CYSSschool liaison o cers.

Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, InstallationManagement Commands commandinggeneral, has declared July as EFMP Awareness Month.

Besides the con erences message o improving and standardizing Family andcommunity support, one message stood outabove the rest.

Te number one request I hear romEFMP Families as I travel around is or

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