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13 July 2011

Volume 1, Issue 7 2ND SUPPLY BATTALION

PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS

NEWSLETTER

Commanding Officers Comments

Greetings,

I hope that all the families

and friends had an enjoyable 4

th

of July holiday. As we move

through the summer you’re

Marines and Sailors have

successfully concluded a

battalion level field exercise

and are preparing for the

capstone pre deployment

exercise during the month of

July at the Marine Corps Air

Ground Combat Center in Twenty

nine Palms, CA. Your loved ones

have put forth a significant

amount of hard work and

dedication, in preparing forthe upcoming deployment whether

it’s in intermediate level

supply and maintenance,

surgical, communication and

operations or tactical ground

distribution and security. This

final exercise will test the

integration of all those

functions and ensure we are

able to effectively operate

once we arrive in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, our Marines and

Sailors who will remain ingarrison are working equally as

hard to ensure 2d Supply

Battalion continues to

provide responsive support

to II MEF units. I hope you

all enjoy the remainder of

your summer and thank you

for your support.Semper Fi,

LtCol Gibbs

COMMANDING OFFICERLtCol David S. Gibbs

EXECUTIVE OFFICERMaj Daniel M. Bartos

SERGEANTS MAJORSgtMaj James P.Humphrey

CHAPLAINLCDR Marcus E.

Lawerence

FAMLIY READINESSOFFICER

Mr. James L. Stolarczyk

COMMANDING OFFICERLtCol Davis S. Gibbs



2ND SUPPLY BATTALION of 4

“I don’t need one becauseI am married, and myspouse will take care of the children during mydeployment.” Thatresponse sounds good,but is not sufficient whenplanning for theunforeseen. You mayhave peace of mindknowing that out-of-townrelatives will fill the gap,

but relatives need time totravel, and someone willneed to care for thechildren until their arrival.I posed this question tomy wife as a part of our deployment planning. Werealized that there was agap in our plan because

Chaplains Corner

my in-laws areapproximately 20 hoursfrom where we live, andthey need that travel timein order to safely gethere. I picked up aFamily Care Plan fromour FRO (he does notbite), and filled in theforms. We havewonderful neighborsdown the street who

have agreed to providecare for our children, tofill the gap, should Sandiend up being hospitalizedduring deployment, untilin-laws arrive. All of usdrove to our local NavyFederal Credit Union,and signed the

documents in front of anotary; there was nocost for notarizing thedocuments. I thenturned in a copy to our FRO.Look, any parent wholoves his/her children willensure that a plan is inplace. Your children arethe most preciousmembers of your family,

and you can’t replacethem. There is nothinglike having peace of mind in knowing thatyour children arereceiving the best carepossible by people wholove them. That is worthmore than money in thebank or winning thelottery.

MCCS LEJEUNE MCFTB JULY CALENDAR

JULY CALENDAR OF EVENTS12th & 14th LINKS Mentor Training 14th Family Readiness Officer Training 14th- 15th “Before I Do” Workshop15th Kids in the Midst Workshop 18th- 19th “Cooperative Parenting &Divorce” 19th-20th LINKS Spouses Workshop 20th Command Team/Member Training 21st Kids-N-Deployment Workshop 22nd-24th Marriage Enrichment Retreat

23rd Family Readiness Volunteer Training 23rd LINKS Spouses Workshop 25th 7 Habits for Military Families 26th LINKS Passport Workshop 26th-27th Family Readiness Volunteer Training 27th Four Lenses Coloring Your Teen 28th-29th Marriage Enrichment (PREP) Wksp

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1630

Midway Park Marine & Family Services AnnexBldg LC 4012APhone (910)451-0176

http://www.mccslejeune.com/mcftb/index.html

FAMILY CARE PLANS

LCDR Marcus Lawrence 2d Supply Battalion

Chaplain







TRAINING, TRAINING AND MORE TRAINING

PFC Isaac Owusu Mensahwas born on 10 October 1989 in the city Accra,Ghana in the West of Africa.PFC Owusu Mensahattended an Anglican school,Kumasi Anglican high school.PFC Owusu Mensahcompleted high School in

Ghana graduating as ascience student.Kwaku Agyemang Duah and

Mary Addae are the namesof his father and mother respectively. PFC OwusuMensah’s mother passedaway in Ghana on the 5th of June, 2011. PFC OwusuMensah’s father is aGhanaian born United States

citizen. His father has beenliving in the United State for the past 20 years. PFCOwusu Mensah has 8brothers and sisters. Likehis parents and siblings,PFC Owusu Mensah is aChristian, more specificallyPentecostal.

On the 4th of July 2011, PFCOwusu Mensah became a

United States Citizen. He

has been living in the United

States for the past 2 years.

As a result of his father’s

status he became a United

States resident on 28 June

2009. In his own words, this

is what becoming a United

States citizen meant to PFC

Owusu Mensah; “4th

of July

2011 was one of the greatest days in my life for

becoming an American citizen, the greatest country in the world. I love to be an

American because of its

democracy and care to the people. I joined the United States Marine Corps on the

1st

of June 2010. I join the Corps to better myself,

serve this great country o ours and help secure

democracy and freedom for the less privilege countries.I am an ambitious person

and live with honor,c ourage and commitment”.

Battalion Marine becomes a United States Citizen

“There is no militarybody in our countryof higher efficiencythan the MarineCorps. They takegreat pride in theirprofession. They

never let things slacka bit.” Rear Admiral C.M. Wilslow, U.S.Navy

More pictures available on FACEBOOK, just look for 2d

Supply Battalion




MCCS Single Marine Program Up coming Events

SINGLE MARINE PROGRAM

SMP Administrative Offices, Bldg. 564

Located next to the Barber Shop on M Street,

across from the Post Office.

Hours of Operation: Monday Friday 0800 1630, closed Holidays,

(910) 451 4642.

Celebration Station & Rihanna

Concert 16 July / Greensboro, NC

$40 / 29 seats

Frankie’s Fun Park & Rascal Flatts

Concert 30 July / Raleigh, NC

$30 / 39 seats




Resource of the Month

James L. StolarczykFamily Readiness Officer

2D Supply Battalion

PHONE:(910) 451-1405

CELL:

(910) 382-5300

E-MAIL: [email protected]

We’re on the Web!

See us at:

http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmlg/2ndsupply/Pages/default.aspx

When a military family experiences a crisis, the American Red

Cross is there to assist by providing emergency communicationstwenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Red Cross emergency

communications services keep military personnel in touch with

their families. No matter where a military member and their

family are stationed, the Red Cross will deliver their notifications in times of crisis. Even if the service member

receives notification of an emergency through an e-mail or a

phone call, Red Cross-verified information assists commanding

officers in making a decision regarding emergency leave.Without this verification, the service member may not be able to

come home during a family emergency.

How to Contact the Red Cross for Assistance

Call (877) 272-7337 (toll-free within the continental United

States)

Joint Family Support

Assistance Program (JFSAP)eNewsletter http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=JFSAP:COVER:1034622539047373::::MONTH,YEAR:May,2011

USO of North Carolina

Jacksonville Center9 Tallman Street

Jacksonville, NC 28540

Office: 910.455.3411

Cell: 407.719.0644

Fax: 910.455.1341

http://www.redcross.org/

Local Jacksonville, NC telephonenumbers for the Red Cross:

(910) 451-2182/5159 (after hours877-272-7337)

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