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August 27, 2010 Volume 8, Issue 45 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea http://imcom.korea.army.mil

Main: 1st Lt. Rene Rodriguez, 36th Signal Battalion, validates the apex tting and sling legs that will carry a

3,400-pound transformer to the Salem Defense Communication System to restore lost power after lightning

damage on Aug. 2. Inset: Chang Chu Hwan, with Daegu Department of Public Works, receives and positions

the transformer on Salem remote site Aug. 17. U.S. Army photos by Pvt. Anthony Downing.

Mission Accomplished.Critical remote communications restored

See page 2 for full story

ENDEX: UFG wraps up, see Page 14

Army girls school Navy, see Page 18

See how Trans is helping you, Page 14

Are your eggsSafe? Find out: Page 13

Region News P02USAG Red Cloud P05USAG Casey P05USAG Yongsan P09USAG Humphreys P21USAG Daegu P25

EUSA UFG P02

Sights & Sounds P03

Command Perspective P04

Chaplain Page P15

Photo Feature Page P16Customer Service P18

GARRISONS OVERVIEW


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

From 36th Signal Battalion and

USAG Daegu Public Affairs

Te 36th Signal Battalion, 563rd MedicalLogistics Company and 2nd Combat AviationBrigade conducted air mobile operationsto restore a critical, mountain-top remotemicrowave communications site rom Aug. 17to Wednesday. Te operation was coordinatedby U.S. Army Garrison Daegu DPMS andDPW.

On Aug. 2, the Salem Deense CommunicationSystem remote mountain-top communication sitelost commercial power as a result o a lightningstorm that overloaded the sites transormer.

Because o this, operation United Dragon wasconceived to unite inrastructure and logisticalsubject matter experts rom various organizationsto rapidly restore the communications capability

at the site.Te 36th Signal Bn. Assistant Operations

Oicer, 1st Lt. Rene Rodriguez, along withReynaldo Garcia, quality assurance/qualitycontrol manager or 36th Signal Bn., requestedassistance rom the USAG Daegu Directorate oPlans, raining, Mobilization and Security andDepartment o Public Works to plan, engineerand install a replacement transormer, as well asreuel emergency power generators.

In turn, USAG Daegu DPMS enlisted the

Joint effort restores Comm site

expertise o the 2nd CAB and 563rd MedicalLogistics Co. to acilitate air mobile operations.

During this mission, Sta Sgt. Robert

Esterbrook, load master or 563rd MedicalLogistics Co., led his team to saely rig andcertiy three separate sling-load packages. Tepackages consisted o a 3,400 pound transormer,three 55-gallon drums o uel and specialtools or working with high voltage electricalequipment.

Te 563rd Medical Logistics Co. not onlyassisted USAG Daegu DPW workers and signalSoldiers on a critical mission but were able to putpractice into practical application.

Esterbrook said, Tis operation was a greatopportunity or my Soldiers to conduct a realworld sling load and apply what they havelearned. Tey enjoyed being a part o it.

Electricians rom USAG Daegu DPW

worked tirelessly to install the new transormerand re-position the inactive commercial powerline rom the ruined transormers to the new one,ably assisted by communications personnel rom36th Signal Bn.

It was a unique and successul collaborationbetween the two.

his was a tremendous eort rom myDPW team, said James Hamilton, USAGDaegu director o public works. Led by myacting Operations and Maintenance Chie,

Chang U-sok, and with help rom all the unitsinvolved, our crew made an eective repair and,as soon as the weather permitted, got the power

restored to the site. Its just another example ohow DPW spares no eort in ensuring that ourcustomers, whether on top o a mountain or righton Camp Walker, are provided with the qualityinrastructure and support they deserve.

Te entire event was an amazing opportunityto have multiple organizations working togetheras a team in order to solve a common problem,said Garcia. I have not participated in an eventlike this since I retired rom the U.S. Army.

Saturday, ater more than our days oinclement weather, air operations nally cametogether with three successul sling-load missionsto Salem.

Sgt. 1st Class Robert Bryant, USAG DaeguDPMS aireld noncommissioned ocer-in-

charge said, Tis mission was very important. We continued to make progress, as weatherallowed, until the power was restored.

Te 36th Signal Bn. Has a 24 hour-a-day,seven day-a-week, and 365 days-a-year missionto operate, maintain and deend the DCSnetwork.

Tis includes the Deense Switched Network,as well as transmission mediums carrying digitaltrac supporting a geographical battle space inthe lower two-thirds o the Korean peninsula.

Lightning strike takes down power, United Dragon makes repairs

NEWS BRIEFSCorrection from Aug. 20 issue

In our story IMCOM Korea commander nabs irststar (Page 1, Aug. 20) we said that Brig. Gen. David Fox,Installation Mangement Command commander, was promotedahead o his peers with a retroactive date o July 1.

In act, Fox was promoted with his peers retroactive toJuly 2 during a ceremony here Aug. 13.

Enjoy snow skiing? Ski patrollers neededhe U.S. Ski Patrol Asia is accepting candidates or ski

patrollers in Korea. hey are looking or people who havemoderate to advanced skills in snow skiing, enjoy helpingpeople and have an interest in medical training.

People interested are invited to the Candidate Intro Meetingscheduled Sep t. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in U.S. Army Garrison Yongsans1st Replacement Centers training room (next to Harveys).For more inormation visit the U.S. Ski Patrol Asia website at

http://www.usskipatrolasia.com. (his website may not beaccessible rom computers on the garrisons).

All retirees in Korea need to know:here will be a Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 30 in

Yongsans Seoul American High School gymnasium. Lookor more inormation in upcoming issues o the MorningCalm.

United States Forces Korea has two authorized RetirementServices Oicers serving the retiree community on thepeninsula. Mark Wade, the RSO or Areas I and II and canbe reached at DSN 730-4133. Rey Esguerra, the RSO orAreas III and IV and can be reached at 753-2872.

RSOs are a direct link between active duty commands andthe retiree community and provide numerous services orretirees and annuitants such as assistance with iling Social

Security and Veterans Aairs beneits, reporting survivorsbeneits claims to Deense Finance and Accounting Services,assisting with immigration issues and more.

RSO can help establish a amily protection plan and makea dierence in improving the quality o lie or the retireecommunity. hey are available to help all retired militarymembers residing on the Korean peninsula.

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. CardenAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGON, Pentagon ocials today mailed out 150,000 newDont Ask, Dont ell surveys, this time seeking input rom militaryspouses about the potential repeal o the law that bars gay men and lesbiansrom serving openly, ocials said.

We understand the inextricable link between the amilies, servicemembersand readiness, and this survey is a way to try to better understand that,Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army Europe commander, said in a recentPentagon Channel interview.

Ham and Jeh C. Johnson, the Pentagons top lawyer, were appointedby Deense Secretary Robert M. Gates to head a special review panel thats

studying the possible implications on the military should Congress decideto repeal the current Dont Ask, Dont ell law and allow gays and lesbiansto serve openly.

What were trying to gauge is an assessment that i this law is repealed,and this Dont Ask, Dont ell policy i s changed, what will that mean toour amilies? Ham said. By better understanding the impacts o possiblerepeal, well be able to crat policies, procedures, education and trainingto address those issues.

Te group has been meeting with troops and amily members sinceFebruary. Te surveys are important to the panels research, Ham added,because time and inancial constraints preclude meeting with everyservicemember and spouse.

Te surveys give the panel a baseline o inormation that best representsthe militarys 2.2 million servicemembers and their amilies, the generalsaid. Last month, 400,000 surveys were e-mailed to active duty and reserve-component troops throughout the orce. Te deadline or their response

was Aug. 15.Te spouse survey is somewhat dierent rom the one taken by theservicemembers, Ham said, noting the spouse survey is not as lengthy orcomprehensive, and it zeroes in on amily readiness.

Also, he added, the spouse survey is a hard-copy orm, rather than thedigital e-mail orm troops received. It should take spouses about 15 to 20minutes to complete, he said.

Dont Ask, Dont Tell

feedback sought from

military spouses

See DADT, Page 4


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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Offpost event s and a c t ivi t ies

Te ollowing entries were excerptedrom the military police blotters. Teseentries may be incomplete and do notimply guilt or innocence.

USAG Red CloudFailure to Obey an Order or Regulation

(O-Limits Area); Subject was observedby Ms in the Second Market Red LightDistrict (urkey Farm), Dongducheon, aposted o limits area. When MP madecontact with Subject, he was identied as asoldier and apprehended or violating theo limits order. MP detected an odor oalcoholic beverages emitting rom Subject.Subject was apprehended and transportedto the USAG-Casey PMO where he wasadministered a Portable Breathalizer est,with a result o 0.148% Blood AlcoholContent.

USAG YongsanFailure to Pay Just Debt; Unlawul

Entry; Subject and an unknown personstole a key to RM #605 o local Hotel, inSeoul. Tey then entered the room andlater lied to the House Keeping Employeestating that they had registered the roomunder their names. Te hotel managerlater requested or them to pay or theroom, but they reused. KNP was thensummoned to the scene. Subject andthe unknown person were arrested andcharged under ROK. Criminal Code#212 (respassing into a Structure andFraud). Subject was released into MPcustody and then transported to the

USAG-Yongsan PMO where he wasadministered a Portable Breathe est, with a result o 0.115% BAC. Subject was later placed on International Holdpending disposition o the incident bythe Korean Government.

USAG HumphreysUnder Age Drinking; Subject while

entering the Pedestrian Gate o USAG-Humphreys, was identiied as beingunder the infuence o alcohol. A checko Subjects ID card revealed that he wasunder the legal age to consume alcoholicbeverages. Subject was detained by MPand was administered a standardizedField Sobriety est, which he ailed.Subject was then administered a PortableBreathalyzer est, with a result o 0.089%Blood Alcohol Content. Subject wasapprehended and transported to theUSAG-Humphreys PMO or urtherprocessing.

USAG DaeguFailure to Obey General Order

(Wrongul Possession o a Prohibited Weapon); Subject #1 and Subject #2 while using an Airsot Pellet Pistol onthe third loor o Private Location,USAG-Daegu (Carroll), activated theire alarm and sprinkler system. heywere apprehended and transported to the

USAG-Daegu (Walker) PMO where theywere advised o their legal rights, whichthey waived. Subject #1 and Subject #2later provided sworn statements admittingto the oense.

Also, trac accident without injuries;caused damage to government and privateproperty; ollowing too closely.

MP Blot t er

This view can be found by looking directly upward while standing between the 118 meter tall Busan Tower and the

Museum of Musical Instruments of the World in Busan, Korea, at Yongdusan park. Busan Tower offers some of

the best views of the city to be found anywhere in the city. Yongdusan park is located near the popular Jagalchi

Fish Market and the Nampodong shopping district. U.S. Army photo by R. Slade Walters

Busan Tower: a Yongdusan attraction

Dream ForrestDream Forest, a massive green park located innorthern Seoul, is the 4th largest park in the citybeore Seoul Forest, Olympic Park, and WorldCup Park. Neighboring with 6 surroundingdistricts including Gangbuk-gu, Seongbuk-gu,and Dobong-gu, the park was built on the land

where Dreamland ormerly existed. Surroundedby densely orested mountains o Byeokosan andOpesan, Dream Forest provides diverse attractionsto visitors, together with an abundant amount onatural vegetation. Te Cherry Blossom Path inspring or the Maple ree Forest in all is merelya glimpse o the amazing beauty the park oers.Visitors will nd that the landscaping works,such as Wolyeongji (Moon Refecting Pond)and the Wolgwang Falls (Moonlight Falls), weredesigned ater traditional architecture o Korea.At the top o the 49.7m tall observatory, visitorsare treated with a panoramic view o the wholepark and the view o Mt. Bukhan, Mt. Dobong ,and Mt. Surak. Dream Forest was also built toaccommodate various cultural venues. Dream

Forest Arts Center, Concert Hall, Dream ForestMuseum o Art, Restaurants, are all convenientlylocated within the park, making Dream Forestone o the most accessible cultural venues inSeoul. Te city o Seoul invites you to the DreamForest, the park made o dreams! Entrance i s reehowever ees may be required or Dream Forest

Art Center, Observatory and other acilities.

Guemsan Ginseng FestivalGuemsan, in Southern Chungcheong-doProvince, will be holding the 30th GeumsanGinseng Festival rom Sep. 3-12 to celebratethe health benets o Ginseng, a product or

which the area is well known. Festivities willtake place in Guemsan Ginseng Square andalong the Ginseng and Medicinal Herb Streetsin Geumsan-eup Joongdo-ri, and will includea number o programs that will allow gueststo experience the whole ginseng process romcultivation to harvest and trade. Last year, theGinseng Medicinal Herb Health House wasespecially popular among visitors and has sincebeen upgraded and renamed A House Fullo Energy, where visitors can experience thephysical benets o ginseng through the vesenses. Scheduled events include a GinsengFashion Show, Ginseng Cocktail Show andactivities using Ddukme, a mallet used whenmaking rice cakes and ginseng. Visitors will have

the opportunity to enjoy a variety o activitiessuch as weighing ginseng with traditional scales,peeling ginseng, selecting ginseng seeds, makingginseng wine and chopping medicinal herbs.

Koreas Water ParksTe sweltering heat creeps up on us quickly here

in Korea and there is always a need to keep cool.Going to a water park in Korea is one o the mostun things to do to cool o in the summer. Ocourse, things like wave pools that replicate anocean o rolling waves; slides with a thrill actoron par with roller coasters; and a wide selectiono swimming pools await visitors. But something

special about Koreas water parks is that manyo them also have hot spring spas including aKorean style sauna, allowing you to relax andrecharge ater a un-packed day.

All Aboard!Haerang is a train thats part hotel, partobservatory, part entertainment acility, and100% un. On the outside, the train is a strikingblue with a gold phoenix emblem; on the inside,its ull o clean and modern accommodationsand conveniences, ensuring visitors a sae andpleasant travel experience. he luxury traintakes passengers to major tourist destinations inKoreas southwest, southeast, and eastern regionsas part o a one-night, two-day or two-night,

three-day program. rain are is inclusive o allservices and travel ees. ravelers move rom onedestination to another by train or by bus andvisit amous local restaurants to east on regionalspecialties like hanjeongsik, raw sh, and hanubee. Haerangs guest rooms range rom standardrooms and amily rooms to deluxe rooms.

Source: www.korea.net, www.seoulselection.com, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net No endorsement implied.


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DADT from Page 2

We know theres a very real connectionbetween amily readiness and military readiness,Ham said. We want to make sure we understandwhat that dynamic might be i the Dont Ask,Dont ell policy were to change.

Te spouse survey responses, like those othe servicemembers survey, are condential,the general said.

Ham emphasized that the surveys andresponses or both groups cant be traced. Tecompany managing the survey distribution andresults-gathering is not a Deense Departmentorganization and does not have access topersonally identiable inormation to militarymembers, he explained.

Feedback rom military spouses is animportant aspect in the review, Ham said. Tepanel wants to know i spouses will be less likelyto support their servicemember continuing hisservice i the law changes, Ham said.

We know or our married servicemembers,the most important infuence on whether ornot that servicemember decides to continue hisservice is his spouse, he said. So we need to

know what the eects would be i the law waschanged.Te spouse surveys were mailed to 80,000

reserve-component and 70,000 active dutyspouses. Te spouses will have a little more than30 days to complete and return their surveys,Ham said.

For spouses who werent selected, but wantto oer their opinion on the potential impact orepeal, Ham suggested using the online inboxat http://www.deense.gov/dadt. Te site is notcondential and requires a military commonaccess card to log on. Te online inbox willbe available until Aug. 30. Tis tool will allowanyone who didnt receive the survey to oereedback and remain anonymous.

W e k n o w t h a t o r o u r m a r r i e dservicemembers, their spouses views, the spousessatisaction with the quality o service and theamily readiness directly attributes to militaryreadiness, the general said. Secretary Gates wasocused at the very start to make sure that weunderstood what impact a possible repeal wouldmean to our amily members.

By Col. Joseph P. Moore

Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys

On Monday, children across the peninsulahead back to school. For some this is an excitingtime and will be the rst time theyve gone toclass, but or others this will be their nal yearo school. Regardless o the case, I ask that allstudents, parents and teachers keep back-to-school saety at the oreront o their minds.

Tere will be increased pedestrian tracaround schools and housing areas and motoristsneed to pay special attention while driving. Atthe same time, children need to cross streetsin designated crosswalks and i available, letcrossing guards help them.

A lot o children rely on the bus ortransportation to and rom school and I cantstress the importance o bus saety enough.Both parents and children need to understandand abide by the bus rules. Pay extra attentionat those o-post bus stops.

Each new school year presents manyopportunities or our students academically,culturally and athletically. Lets all work togetherto make the 2010/2011 school year a successul

one.In addition to students heading back toschool, our Family and Morale Welare andRecreation organization is gearing up or theall sports season, oering youth soccer andbowling. Additionally, the Road Runner youthrunning club always welcomes new members.

Tere are many opportunities at Humphreysor youth and I encourage kids to get out andtry a new sport, visit the een Center to checkout activities oered or get a job with FMWRsHIRED! program.

Te start o school unocially marks theend o summer and so does Labor Day. Ours is

a close knit community and as we take time oto enjoy amily and riends, please be mindulo the men and women who work diligentlythroughout the peninsula to ensure stability inKorea.

Please also remember all o our deployedArmy team, especially those in harms way.

Back to school safety is priority

for students and motorists

Col. Joseph P. Moore - U.S. Army photo


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www.imcom.korea.army.milUSAG RED CLOUD

By Kevin JacksonRed Cloud Garrison Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON When the CaseyElementary School warning bell rings orthe very rst time at 7:55 a.m. Monday,Principal Shelly Kennedy will have alreadymet her students at the entrance o the newbuilding, and a new era will have begun inWarrior Country.

Im going to be thinking this is myschool and these are my children, Kennedysaid May 20 ater a visit to the Casey schoolconstruction site with Department oDeense Education Activity Pacic ocials.

Im just really excited. his is anopportunity o a lietime or everybody: orthe children to be able to open a school, orthe teachers to be able to open a school, or

the base to be able to open a school. Its notmany times in your lie that you get to dothis. Its a once in a lietime opportunity ina unique location.

On the rontline o the demilitarizedzone, Warrior Country had traditionallybeen considered a dependent restricted touro duty. Tat changed Dec. 10, 2008 whenU.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. WalterSharp announced that 2,100 Soldiers at RedCloud Garrison could get two-year commandsponsored positions a step in what themilitary calls tour normalization.

Te intent to build a school at CaseyGarrison was announced the ollowingAugust and ground was broken in February2010. Brent Abare, deputy to the CaseyGarrison commander, said the challenge toopening the school or pre-kindergarten our-year-olds through eighth grade students orthe coming year was nding a contractor inKorea who could meet the short suspense.

While the new school was underconstruction, Kennedy began attendingamily readiness group and communitymeetings to talk to amilies. During a townhall meeting at Casey Garrison May 7, theormer assistant principal rom Nile C.Kinnick High School in Yokosuka, Japan,

DoDEA to open frst-ever Warrior Country schoolPrincipal eager for opportunity of a lifetime as tour normalization takes major leap forward

told amilies that their children will decidethe colors and mascot or the irst-everDepartment o Deense school in WarriorCountry.

We are going to start new traditions,Kennedy said. Were not going to have anyold ideas that are already there. Were goingto have resh ideas. Were going to have aclean slate.

Te clean slate began with hiring 29teachers, 14 o which came rom DODEAschools in Germany, Guam, Italy, Japan andKorea, and ve are local hires. Kennedy saidshes already talked to some teachers about theneed to be exible the rst year and whileshes keeping an open mind, there are somethings shes not willing to compromise.

[eachers] need to know the standardsare high here and we are going to meet thoseand get the children ready or whateverschool they will attend in ninth and 10th

grade, the Ponca City, Okla. native said.o do that, Kennedy advocates strong

parental involvement, which she said isvital to the education process.

Parents are the ultimate role modelsor their children so the emphasis placed athome on education will be ollowed throughat school, she said. By the same token we

need it to go the other way, too. Its apartnership. At the core o the matter is Kennedys

intent to provide students an enrichingeducational experience at the new schoolthat will open a second wing and more thandouble its capacity in August 2011.

What I really want people to know is Ihave their childs best educational interests atheart. Te education o every child is whatsgoing to drive every decision o the school,said the career educator who taught inBahrain, Germany and England or DoDEA

beore becoming an assistant principal.Kennedy anticipated an enrollment o

about 250 students when the doors openedbut its increased to slightly more than 300.She likes the small town environment,which she ondly reers to as Mayberry asmall ctional community in North Carolinamade popular by the sitcom, Te Andy

Griith Show, that aired between 1960and 1968.he Oklahoma State University and

University o Cincinnati alumnae alsorecognizes the school built on the installation,home to many elements o the 2nd InantryDivision, will make a signicant contributionto tour normalization or amilies. She hashigh hopes or the school.

I we all work together we can make th isthe best school in DoDDS, Kennedy saidwith an air o condence.

Dingdingdingding.

Casey Elementary School Principal Shelly Kennedy examines cushion mats that kindergarten students will use when the first-everDepartment of Defense Education Activity school opens at in Warrior Country. U.S. Army photo by Kevin Jackson

Garrison honorsemployee for nearlyhalf century ofservice to U.S. Army

Na Yong-i, an architect in the USAGRed Cloud Directorate of Public WorksEngineering Division, poses with Col. HankDodge, USAG Red Cloud commander, andCommand Sgt. Maj. Nidal Saeed, USAGRed Cloud command sergeant major, duringan awards presentation ceremony at RedCloud Garrisons Mitchell Club Aug. 20. Nawas recognized for 45 years of service. U.S. Army photo by Robert Haynes


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Camp Stanley Power Outage

A power outage is scheduled from 7 to 11a.m., Saturday across Camp Stanley, withthe exception of the lower Army HoldingArea to overhaul the switching station. Formore information, call 732-6584.

Red Cloud Garrison Power Outage

There will be a power outage across RedCloud Garrison from 7:30 to 7:35 a.m.,Sunday, and an outage at select locationsfrom 3:30 to 3:35 p.m. the same day topermit the Directorate of Public Worksto relocate high voltage power lines. Theeight hour outage will affect administrativebuildings 702, 712, 808, 809, 827;Community Bank, bldg. 817; TransportationMotor Pool, bldg. 708; gas station, bldg.719; Self-Help Shop, bldg. 819; KATUSASnack Bar, bldg. 806; and bldg. 805. Formore information, call 732-9079.

Labor Day Festival

USAG Red Cloud will host a Labor DayOpen Post Festival from 3 p.m. to 1a.m., Sept. 3 at Casey Garrison. For moreinformation, pick up the August edition of Inthe Zone magazine.

BOSS Golf Scramble

Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers willhold a golf scramble beginning at 8 a.m.,Sept. 7 at the Red Cloud Garrison GolfCourse. The event is open to the rst 14

four-member teams that register beforeSept. 5. Team members must be Americanidentication cardholders. The registration

fee is $100 per team and must be paid in theRed Cloud Garrison Arts and Crafts Shop,bldg. S-912, at the time of registration. Formore information, call Spc. Juan Castelan

at 732-9190 or 010-3037-1830 or JayUnderwood at 010-3184-3503.

School Lunches

Machines are currently available in thepost exchanges at Camp Stanley, CaseyGarrison and Red Cloud Garrison forparents to deposit money in a meal accountto pay for their childs lunches at CaseyElementary School. For more information,call 732-6263.

Table Tennis

A table tennis tournament will be held forUSFK identication cardholders from noon

to 6 p.m., Saturday in Casey GarrisonsCommunity Activities Center. Sign up at theCasey Garrison or Camp Hovey community

activities center no later than Aug. 26. Formore information, call 730-4601.

Credit Reports

Army Community Service is hosting aclass that will help participants learn abouthow to monitor and review their creditreport from 9 to 10 a.m., Monday in CaseyGarrisons ACS classroom, bldg. 2317.The class will help consumers understandhow their credit score is computed and howto contest mistakes. For more informationand to register, call ACS at 732-7779.

Identity Theft

Army Community Service is holding a classto help people learn how to deter identifytheft from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Monday in

Casey Garrisons ACS classroom, bldg.2317. Identity theft occurs when someoneuses your name, social security number, orcredit card number without your permissionto commit fraud or other crimes. For moreinformation and to register, call ACS at732-7779.

By Abigail Haney

USAG Red Cloud CustomerManagement Services

RED CLOUD GARRISON U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud is asking itscustomers to rate and rank its services byproviding eedback via the onl ine CustomerService Assessment beginning Monday.

Te CSA is part o an annual surveyconducted by the Installation Management

Command. Responses provided to thesurvey help garrisons worldwide adjust theirservices to improve perormance. Te surveycan be accessed at www.mymilitaryvoice.orgthrough Sept. 26.

Anyone who uses garrison servicesis eligible to take the CSA. Tat meansUSAG Red Cloud wants to hear romSoldiers, civilians, amily members, retirees,

Red Cloud Garrison solicits customer feedbackcontractors, leaders and anyone else whoworks, lives or plays on Warrior Countryinstallations. Customers only need about15 minutes to take the survey.

Te results afect how services are undedand what changes will be made. In short,customers comments are important to thegarrison because directly afect the decisionsthat are made about services.

In addition, the survey allows IMCOMto analyze the voice o the customer by

constituent groups, region and garrison toidentiy trends and proactively adjust servicesto meet customers needs worldwide.

Courteous customer service is somethingthat can quickly change a patrons opinionand can oten be more important than otheractors in determining the overall satisactionlevel associated with their experience.

I a customer is dining out and experiences

a delay in getting their ood, but the waiteris riendly and inormative, and the oodis satisactory the patron is more likelyto give their experience a positive rating.Conversely, i the waiter was rude, neglectulor did not explain the delay the rating willnot be positive. Te waiters behavior is justone aspect o service.

Having someone politely, patiently andaccurately explain the process or a customerto ship their household goods is another

example o a service. However, there aremany aspects o each service and some maydeserve a higher or lower rating than others.Just because one aspect o the service mayhave been poor doesnt mean the entireexperience deserves a negative rating.

For more inormation on the CSA,contact Abby Haney at 732-6788 or viae-mail at [email protected].

By Pfc. Jin Choi

USAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON Soldiers rom

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S.

Army Garrison Red Cloud and Headquartersand Headquarters Detachment, USAG Casey

gathered or the 16th Semiannual New Horizons

Day a series o briengs to help them better

understand each other July 29 at the theater

here.

Te purpose o the New Horizons Day, which

originated in 2002 as saety stand-down training,

is to increase Soldiers knowledge cultural

diferences and improve their understanding

o current Army policies and regulations. Te

three-hour session covered equal opportunity

programs, prostitution and human tracking

awareness and the KAUSA program.

Lt. Gen. Joseph Fil, 8th U.S. Army

commanding general, gave the opening remarks

in a video clip in which he emphasized theimportance o the Republic o Korea and United

States alliance.

Te theme or todays New Horizons day

is Woo Ri Nun Hana or We Are the One,

he said. Its important to remember that U.S.

and KAUSA Soldiers have served together in

Korea and other parts o the world shoulder and

shoulder or more than 60 years.

New Horizons training is mandatory or all

Solders assigned to Warrior Country.

Te training began with a series o videos

about Korean culture and the history o the

ROK-U.S. al liance.

Sta Sgt. Patricia Wortherly-Foye, equal

opportunity advisor, talked about sexual assault

Warriors stand down for New Horizons Day

Cpl. Lee Joon-hee, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud,gives his opinion during the New Horizons Day training July 29 in the Casey Garrison theater.

U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi

prevention. She also talked about prostitution

and human tracking awareness, and how it

relates to Army values.

Sgt. 1st Class Natasha Hall, USAG Casey

saety specialist or HHD Casey, lectured about

heat and summer saety.

Saety is not just a slogan, but a condition

that individuals should be aware o, she said

while explaining sways to prevent summer

hazards. Drink water! o avoid dehydration,

keep drinking enough water. Accident prevention

is everybodys job.

Pc. Lee Eui-kyoon, HHC orderly room

assistant, talked to garrison Soldiers about the

history o the Korean Augmentee to the United

States Army.

KAUSAs are unique because they only

exist in Korea, he said. You will not see a

Japanese or German Augmentee to the United

States Army. It signies the special relationship

between the Republic o Korea and the United

States. KAUSAs exist or the interests o both

countries.

Capt. David Hong, HHC commander, told

the troops to take the training seriously.

Remember what we learned today and live

up to our Army values, he said.

Training teacheslifesaving methodsStudents practice mouth to mouthresusci ta t ion at the Fi rst Aid andCardiopulmonary Resuscitation classoffered by the American Red Cross at theRed Cloud Garrison Education Center Aug.11. The training is offered monthly at CaseyGarrison or Red Cloud Garrison and is justone of several types of training offered bythe American Red Cross in Warrior Country. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi


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By Erica Hogle

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Far EastDistrict

SEOUL A bright red re truck parkedin the motor pool recently caused a bit ocuriosity and concern or Far East Districtemployees. However, there was no realemergency other than the truck itsel.

U.S. Army Garrison Red Clouds Rescue7 had broken down at Red Cloud Garrisonand the only place on the Korean peninsulato have it repaired was at FED.

FED has the only specialized mechanics

capable o diagnosing and repairing mosto the International trucks still in service inKorea according to Ken Pickler, chie o theransportation Branch or the District.

Currently, the FED mechanics are theonly mechanics in Korea who are certiedand know how to work on electronicallycontrolled big trucks, especially theInternational 4900s, Pickler said.

Over the past ive to seven years theDistrict has sent its mechanics to the UnitedStates and aiwan to receive specializedactory training on the Internationals.

Among all the ransportation MotorPools in Korea our mechanics are the onlyones who can accurately troubleshoot theproblems with these vehicles using moderntest equipment along with their incredibleskills as mechanics, Pickler said.

Because o an area recovery and areasupport agreement, this was not the rst timeFEDs mechanics had helped with vehicularproblems rom other bases. Te area recoveryand area support agreement basically statesthat i a vehicle rom another area breaks

Far East District performs re truck rescue mission

down in this area, we support them.I one o our vehicles breaks down in

another area, theyll support us i they can.So, we try to work with each other and helpeach other out, Pickler said.

Although Rescue 7 had to be towedto the FED Compound in Seoul it stillell under the support agreement addedPickler. Likewise our mechanics haveprovided support to Osan Air Base and other

garrisons.According to one o the mechanics that

worked on the vehicle it wasnt a simple x. Ater several hours o troubleshooting theFED team identied the problems.

We had to change the camshat positionsensor, and both the positive and negativeterminal cable connectors, said O Se-hwan, manager o the Motor Pool. Boththe negative terminal and the negative cable

An International Fire truck from U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud opens its hood for examination at the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Far EastDisricts motor pool. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District photo by Erica Hogle

connector deal with the electronics andafect the computer; whereas, the camshatposition sensor helps read the camshat speedand position.

Ater just a ew days in the motor pool,the truck rolled smoothly out o the parkinglot to continue with it lies aving mission atUSAG Red Cloud, thanks to FEDs certiedmechanics.

Above, Sarah Stahl from Headquarters and Services Company, 602nd Aviation Battalion, Humphrey Garrison, makes her waythrough the 40-kilometer bike race segment of the 2010 Incheon Asian Continental Cup Triathlon Aug. 22 at Songdo CentralPark in Incheon. Stahl nished rst in the womens 18-29 year old division in 3 hours, 5 minutes and 45 seconds. Right, StaciGash, spouse of Maj. Richard Gash, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Teams Brigade Special Troops Battalion at Camp Hovey and2010 8th Army triathlon mens senior division champion, makes her way toward the end of the 10-kilometer run. Staci nished

second in the womens 30-39-year-old division in 2:51:22. Other triathles afliated with the U.S. Army completed the Olympic

course that included a 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run events. Jeffrey River courtesy photos

American women capture Incheon triathlon gold, silver medals

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Depar t m en t o f De fense new t eache r or i ent a t i onBy Sgt. Opal VaughnUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON As the new school year

approaches students and parents prime their minds, bodiesand wallets or going back to school. Te monotonouscharade o getting up early in the morning, grabbing abite or breakast, rushing to catch the bus and meetingnew and old riends a ritual students are all too eager torepeat even i they do not admit to it.But preparing or the school year is not just or students

and parents; teachers too must orientate themselves as well. In preparation or the school year Department oDeense teachers new to the Korean peninsula attendedan orientation in the Naija Ballroom at the Dragon HillLodge Aug. 20.

Tis class gives the teachers a bit o exposure to howthe DoDDS processes travel orders, travel vouchers andsome o the nancial transactions that we do at the districtlevel, said Human Resources Specialist Ken French. Well,a lot o times agency to agency have dierent proceduresregarding travel orders, travel vouchers and a lot o it isbroken down by agency. Coming rom a dierent agencyto a new agency without actually knowing that sometimescan be stressul so we try to give them an idea o whoto contact.

Tese teachers are new to the government system soterminology, acronyms, it can be a bit overwhelming.Getting them used to some o the government procedures,I think it helps them out a little, smiled French. Its allabout the teachers. Teyre providing a great service to thecommunity. Children are our uture and we try to do ourbest or the teachers or the sake o the schools.Tis week the students will meet with their teachers and

be issued class schedules Sept. 27. Tis event will givestudents and parents the opportunity to meet the newteachers, administrators and the Distr ict Superintendents

Ken French briefs Department of Defense teachers, new to the area, about all things nancial at the Naija Ballroom, DragonHill Lodge Aug. 20. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn

I n t e r na t i ona l Spous es Suppo r t Gr oup v i s i t s Con t em po r a r y A r t M us eum

International Spouses Support Group members enjoy pictures in the exhibition, while a curator at the Contemporary ArtMuseum provides explanations Aug. 17. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Hong Moo-sun

By Pvt. Hong Moo-sunUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON More than 50 InternationalSpouses Support Group members visited the Contemporary ArtMuseum to see On the Line, an exhibition commemoratingthe 60th anniversary o the Korean War August 17.

Te International Spouses Support Group is a programthat Army Community Services has implemented to provide

support to oreign born spouses. ACS Outreach Programis responsible or identiying oreign born spouses andcoordinating monthly meetings where oreign born spouseslearn about their new culture, share their own, network,make riends, nd inormation that they need and shareexperiences. Tis program is open to all US ID cardholders

who are oreign born spouses.People were divided into two groups o children and adults.

oce sta.Tis group o teachers is rom all over the United States,

said Amina Hamilton, Human Resources Specialist or theKorean District, out o Okinawa, Japan. Te next session

were going to have are people coming rom dierentregions like Europe and dierent parts o the Pacic,mainly Okinawa, Japan.

United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. WalterSharp, Deputy Chie o Sta or the United NationsCommand and USFK Air Force Maj. Gen. Lawrence

Wells and Installation Management Command KoreaCommander Brig. Gen. David Fox also stopped by theorientation, to welcome the new teachers.Garrison Yongsan is dedicated to developing a healthy,

well-balanced, multi-skilled workorce, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. Our workorce is behindthe scenes every day making sure our community runsproperly. Tey do a tremendous job.

Just a reminder, school starts on Monday Aug. 30.Kindergarten starts on uesday Sept. 7.

Each group enjoyed the exhibition with explanations providedby curators. Te exhibition included pictures o ten amousKorean photographers expressing the Korean War throughtheir own point o views.

I personally loved the exhibition. I am very curious toknow some pieces o history that we are related, said ArmyCommunity Services Outreach Coordinator Rosa Peralta.We lost lots o Soldiers here and we are here right now. Wehave a connection between the Republic o Korea and theUnited States. o take part in the exhibition, I also got toknow those wonderul photographers.

We appreciate all the international spouses that came outand supported the program. We have grown tremendously.

We have lots o amilies that have connected with each other.Tey are going along with their lives. Tat is the purpose othe Outreach Program to help amilies connect and havenormal lives here in Korea, she added.

Garrison Yongsan and the Installation ManagementCommunity supports all Soldiers, Families and ArmyCivilians with quality programs and sae communities thatmeet their needs, said Garrison Commander Col. Bill Huber.We are keeping our promise to make Yongsan a place wherecommunity members can thrive.

Te exhibition was very interesting. I had a good time,said Perla Garcia, an International Spouses Support Groupmember. I joined the International Spouses Support Groupby suggestion rom Peralta and the group helps me a lot to

adjust my lie in Korea. I met a lot o new people and havenew riends. Everything is better.

For more inormation about the International SpousesSupport Group, contact the Outreach Program at 738-7123.


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For a complete list of community

information news and notes, visit the

USAG Yongsan Facebook page at

http://www.facebook.com/youryongsan

8th Army IA Training Workshop8th Army IA Training Workshop will be held

to provide 8th Army and USFK IA personnel

informational briefings and to provide

training on IA technical and management

requirements within the theater Sep. 14-16

from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Main Post Club.For more information, call 723-2948 or email

[email protected].

Be a member of the US Ski Patrol AsiaIf you enjoy snow skiing, caring for others

and having fun, then the Ski Patrol is for you.

Join us for our Candidate Orientation session

Sep. 15 at 6:30pm in the 1st Replacement

Centers Training Room (next to Harveys)

on Yongsan. Candidate Schedule begins

Sep. 28 from 1830-2100 hrs on Tuesday &

Thursdays thru December, when we hit the

ski slopes for On-The-Hill Training. See you

on the 15th. Visit www.usskipatrolasia.com

for more info.

Walker Center ReservationsReservations are required to stay at the

Walker Center. Please email walkercenter@

korea.army.mil for the required reservation

form.

Become a Facebook FanThe American Red Cross at USAG Yongsan

now has its own Facebook page. Become a

fan today and learn about upcoming events,

find volunteer opportunities, view photos, and

post your own comments. Just search for

American Red Cross USAG Yongsan.

Healthcare Advisory CouncilPlease join us the 3rd Wednesday of every

month to discuss how we can improve health

care. The meeting is held at Brian Allgood

Army Community Hospital CommandConference Room. For information, call

737-3045.

Bowling Laser Light ShowThe show is on Friday, 9:30 p.m. - midnight

and Saturday, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. with live DJ on

Saturday 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 CollierField House, and Monday and Wednesday -

6 p.m. at Hannam Gym. For information, call

736-4588.

Free Pilate ClassesThe classes are on every Monday,

Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Trent

Gym. For information, call 724-8466.

Club BeyondClub Beyond meets every Tuesday night

from 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.

Tricare OnlineBeneficiaries living in Korea should verify their

enrollment in TRICARE Overseas ProgramPrime. Log onto www.tricareonline.com. For

information, call 736-7236.

Seoul Am er ic an Midd le School r enovat ionsBy Pfc. Choe Yong-joo nUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Mold resistantfoors and walls. A huge air lter with cooling

and heating capabilities. A bright airyclassroom packed with brand new urniture.Improvements, inside and out. Tis is whatawaits students at the newly renovated SeoulAmerican Middle School.

hanks to inancial support rom theDepartment o Deense Education Activity,a $600,000 remodel or six deterioratingbuildings commonly reerred to as the hutswas completed just in time or the new schoolyear.

As o right now, we dont have any ratproblem nor mold and the stinky sewage itscompletely gone rom the school, said SAMSPrincipal David Dinges. Beore summer,there was mold all over the wall and foorwhich was our biggest issue, but its beeneradicated rom our school and we put in

new tiles and repainted the walls.An air conditioner, an air lter and new

lights were installed in every classroom. Inaddition, students will study at new desks andchairs, complete with shelving and a sectionto store their backpacks, Dinges added.

Besides the six huts, once barracks orSoldiers in the 1970s, the renovation projectspruced up 13 other classrooms, the library,the computer lab and two bathrooms. Andaccording to Richard Dye, a Public AairsOcer and Language Arts eacher or SAMS,

As a part of the recent Seoul American Middle School renovations, the ramps in front ofeach classroom have been built to ease access for students as a replacement of steep stairs

Aug. 25. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Choe Yong-joon

the remodel also targeted three big saetyconcerns:- Ramps with railing replaced steep stairsin ront o each classroom to ease access orstudents.- Sae marble sidewalks replaced unevenbroken concrete roads.- And permanent basketball posts replacedportable basketball ones responsible orcausing many injuries.

For overcrowding problems, the schooldecided to put clear guidance on howthey determine and monitor the categoryenrollment. Tat approach, in conjunctionwith the renovated classrooms, solved thecapacity issue.

Everything has been decided through theSchool Advisory Committee, with students,parents and teachers gathering together todiscuss and address the issues, so all o us

Movies w i t h a Message : t each ing t eenagers abou t l i f eBy Spc. Rick CanfeldUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Parents arealways looking or wholesome un and greateducation or their children. Tis summer,Movies with a Message oered parents

just what they were looking or - a un wayto teach children lie lessons. Te movieeatured on August 11 was Post Grad.Starring Alexis Bledel, Post Grad is a storyabout lie plans and how sometimes theychange no matter how hard you prepareand that its not always about what you doin lie, but who you do it with.

Movies with a Message was a summermatinee program oered by AdolescentSubstance Abuse Counseling Services

(ASACS) and AAFES. Ater each movie,

counselors opened up a question and answersession to dicuss what students saw on the

screen, and how it related to teen lie. opicsincluded overcoming adversity, dealing withloss, amily responsibilities, accepting othersand reaching your goals.

One o ASACSs goals is prevention,getting adolescents to ocus on potentialrisk actors that might lead to negativebehavior, said Maninder B. Sharma,

ASACS Counselor. We decided to go wherethe teens were; at the movies. Nowadaysmovies are a great venue to talk about sometough topics, it creates a sae environmentto address some harsh issues.

Garrison Yongsan and the InstallationManagement Community supports allSoldiers, Families, and Army Civilians with

quality programs and sae communities

that meet their needs, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. We are

keeping our promise to make Yongsana place where community members canthrive.

I thought this was a pretty cute movie.Its about a girl that nished college and hadbig plans and thought she knew what she

was going to be doing and it didnt work outquite the way she wanted it too. It endedup being better, said Mackenzie Donoghue,15-year-old Seoul American High Schoolstudent.I dont have anything set in stone in my lie

yet. I am not sure exactly what I am going todo in the uture, Donoghue added. I thinkplans fuctuate, so you can never be sure ohow things will end up. I would recommend

this movie to pre-teens and up.

Teens pose in front of the movie screen at the on-post Korea Capitol Movie Theater after attending Movies with a Message hosted by AdoloescentSubstance Abuse Counseling Service with Support from the Army Air Force Exchance Services Aug 11. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rick Canfeld


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Water fa l l on Je ju Is land show s beauty o f nat ure

Dan Wells visits a waterfall on Jeju Island. The photo was posted August 4. Courtesy photo by Dan Wells

See yourself in the Morning Calm when you become a USAG Yongsan Facebook Fan. Just post your travel photos to our page with a

quick description covering who, what, when, where and why and well see you in the paper. - Your Yongsan PAO team

By Cpl. Kim Hyung-joon

USAG Yongsan Public Affairs

Tips for the rst

day of school

With school starting on August 30, how do you prepare

your child for back to school? Any special traditions like a

particular breakfast? Any tips for calming first day of school

jitters? Find out what more than 3,800 Yongsan community

members are talking about by becoming a USAG Yongsan

Facebook Fan at facebook.com/youryongsan! (Commentsare kept in their original form)

Lisa Poplawski

Facebook Fan

We just do the traditional supply and clothes shop-

ping, evil mom makes them clean their rooms before

school starts because youll be so busy afterward

and you dont want to worry about it. My tradition

is to take a picture before they leave on the first

day. Afterward, Im there to ask questions and hear

all about who did what, who was wearing what and

what is okay.

By Spc. Rick CanfeldUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Te Provost Marshals Oceis reaching out to the community with Bike Patrols. A teamtakes to the streets daily to patrol the community and basehousing areas. Te primary tools or crime deterrent arehandshakes and riendly police presence.

We put a ace to someone that is accessible to thecommunity, someone that you can wave down and talkto about your concerns. Tese will be the same ocersconsistently, they will get to know the communitypersonally, said Sta Sgt. Nathaniel Gonzales, ProvostMarshals Oce, 142nd Military Police Company, 94th

Military Police Battalion. We encourage the community toactively engage our patrols and talk to us about what is goingon in the area. We want our Bike Patrols to be approachableto oster community saety.

At Garrison Yongsan, we put saety rst, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. Tat means looking outor amily and riends, planning ahead, and developingsituational awareness. hat is something we can all

accomplish.In a demonstration o goodwill, Monica Russell, wie o

Marine Lt. Col. Joe Russell, Command Initiative Group U.S.Forces Korea, received a welcoming handshake and smile

Members of Yongsans Bike Patrol pose with Pool Manager Albert Looney during a community safety patrol August19. Pictured from left to right are Pvt. Joshua Wiliams, Looney and Spc. Robert Hall, 142nd Military Police Company,94th Military Police Battalion. U.S. Army photo bySpc. Rick Canfeld

JoLinda

Flemister

Facebook Fan

Their Dad is the one who gets them up in the morn-

ings for school. I think they will be glad to have that

little bit of man time back. All the usual school

preparations are being put to use - bed time, clothes,

and supplies in order. Now to get them to wake up to

an alarm clock.

See BIKE PATROL, Page12

Angie EvansCampbell

Facebook Fan

I let my girls stay up as late as they want for one week,

then it is back to 8:30, this year a week, before school

starts.

Stacie PottsHusak

Facebook Fan

Usually we make a big deal out of choosing their

school supplies and they all get exactly what they

want. Even if its just a regular box of crayons theyget to be the one to pick it out. Thats gotten more dif-

ficult the last few years because in so many schools

all of their special stuff goes into classroom sets. If

I remember correctly they did get to keep it here last

year but the excitement has worn off. Whether they

can use it in class or not, they still get to pick a folder

with their favorite picture.

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from Page 10

BIKE PATROL from Page 11

with introductions while movers unloadedher household goods.

Te patrols are acting as role modelsby being proactive in the community anddemonstrating saety by wearing appropriatebike saety gear, said Gonzales. When

there are a lot o people outside and there arechildren out playing, thats when we wantto be present in the community.Contact the PMO at 724-6695 or dial 911

on-post or emergencies.

TRICARE Overs eas Pro gr amBy 65th Medical BrigadeBrian Allgood Army Community Hospital

YONGSAN GARRISON By now, youmay have received notication about the new

RICARE Overseas Program that will begin01 September 2010. Your local RICAREOces listed below and International SOS will partner to provide beneciary servicesincluding enrollment, claims processing,customer service, and RICARE education,regardless o your location within Korea.ogether, we will also help coordinateappointments at local hospitals or clinicswhen you receive consults or specialty care.International SOS will also maintain callcenters 24 hours a day, seven days a weekwith extensive translation capabilities to assistyou. Please visit www.tricare-overseas.comor additional inormation on the RICAREOverseas Program.RICARE beneciaries should ensure their

address is current in DEERS to ensure theycontinue to receive important RICAREinormation. Tere are several methods oupdating DEERS inormation. Beneciariescan visit their local ID Card issuing acilityor visit www.tricare.mil/DEERS or moreinormation about updating DEERSinormation.

RICARE Overseas Program beneciarieswill not see changes to eligibility, cost orcoverage. here may be minor changesto your local Military reatment Facilitysreerral and authorization process but the sta

members at your local RICARE Oce willand serve you. As always, we are committedto providing patient riendly access to highquality healthcare, on and o post.

Area I Bldg 807USAG-Casey730-4695

Area II BLDG 7005Room 1150Yongsan, Korea(Br ian Al lgood Army Community Hospital)736-7236

Area III BLDG 555USAG Humphreys, KoreaLocated inside the US Army Health Clinic753-7708

Area IVBldg S-221USAG Daegu, Camp Walker(Located inside the Wood Clinic)764-4683

RENOVATIONS from Page 10

are happy and excited about the new SAMSclassrooms, said Dinges, concluding themeaning o the renovation. Everything thatneeded to be addressed and needed to berenovated has been renovated as ar as thisrst phase!

Garrison Yongsan and the Installation

Management Community supports allSoldiers, Families and Army Civilians withquality programs and sae communities that

meet their needs, said Garrison CommanderCol. Bill Huber. We are keeping our promiseto make Yongsan a place where communitymembers can thrive.

For more inormation about theSAMS renovations, contact SAMS at736-7364/7337.


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Defense Commissary Agency

FOR LEE, Va. DeCA ood saety reportsconrmed military commissaries are not aectedby the massive Wright County Egg voluntaryrecall Aug. 13-18.

Although the commissaries may carry someo the brands such as Hillandale and Sunshinethat were mentioned in the Aug. 13 recallaction, the cartons o eggs sold in militarystores are not part o those linked to salmonellacontamination, ofcials said.

Commissary customers can check the statuso their eggs at home by looking or the Juliandate and plant code stamped on the end o eachegg carton. Te plant number begins with theletter P, ollowed by a number. Te Julian dateollows the plant number. Example: P-1946223. (A Julian date is the three digit daterepresenting days in the year. For example, aJan. 1 Julian date is 001, and a Dec. 31 Juliandate is 365.)

Te initial Wright County Egg recallannouncement involved more than 228 millionshell eggs. On Aug. 18, the recall expandedto more than 380 million eggs sold in cartonso six, 12 or 18 eggs. Te recall applied to theollowing brand names, plant codes and dates:

Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy,Ralphs, Boomsmas, Sunshine, Hillandale,rafcanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund,Dutch Farms and Kemps; plant numbers 1026,1413 and 1946; Julian dates o 136 to 225.

Te Aug. 18 recall o cartons o six, 12 and18 eggs applied to the ollowing brand names,plant codes and Julian dates:

Albertsons, Mountain Dairy, Glenview,Ralphs, Boomsmas, Sunshine, Pacic Coast,

Commissary eggs unaffected by recall

Farm Fresh, Lund and Kemps; plant numbers1720 and 1942; Julian dates o 136 to 229.

o date, the recalled eggs are known to havebeen distributed to stores nationwide, accordingto the Food and Drug Administrations recallalert sent Aug. 13. Illnesses relating to theshell eggs have been conrmed, and tracebackinvestigations are ongoing, the FDA statementsaid.

Te salmonella organism can cause serious

and sometimes atal inections in youngchildren, rail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy peopleinected with salmonella oten experience ever,diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.In rare circumstances, inection with salmonellacan result in the organism getting into thebloodstream and producing more severeillnesses such as arterial inections, endocarditisor arthritis.

A dozen eggs from the Yongsan Commisary. U.S. Army photo by Russell Wicke

Poster contest:

FOR LEE, Va. Military

commissaries worldwide are encouragingyouth in grades K-12, includinghomeschoolers, to take part in the 2010Constitution Day Poster Contest.

Te contest is designed to highlightConstitution Day, Sept. 17, and raiseawareness among children about theConstitution, the Bill o Rights, votingrights and the need to preserve liberties.Children can participate in the contestby designing a poster showing how theyeel they benet rom the reedomsembodied in the U.S. Constitution.

Entries must be postmarked byOct. 1. Details, resources and entryorms also are available at the GovDoc

Kids Group wiki, http://www.govdocs4children.pbwiki.com and the FDLPCommunity at http://community.dlp.gov/govdockidsgroup. Inormationon contest requirements and thesubmission deadline also can be oundby going to http://www.ConstitutionFacts.com. Winning students will receivetwo copies o their posters. Contestwinners will be posted on the GovDocKids Group wiki on Election Day, Nov.2. Te rst 100 entrants will receivea copy o Te U.S. Constitution &Fascinating Facts About It a pocket-size guide to the Constitution providedby ConstitutionFacts.com.

Commisaries worldwide

encourage youth to submit

for Constitution Day


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Eighth Army Soldiers participate in Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2010, the largest

annual command post exercise in the world. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. SongChang-do, 8th U.S. Army Public Affairs.

By Walter T. Ham IV8th U.S. Army Publi c Affairs

COMMAND POS OSCAR, Korea woweeks o intense, realistic training came to a closeTursday as the computer-simulated exercise,Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2010, wrapped upoperations.

Te exercise involved commanders and staat all levels.

he training is led by the Republic oKorea-U.S. Combined Forces Command. Tecommand post exercise is held every summer tone tune the combined and joint warghtingskills o ROK-U.S. Alliance.

Tis exercise once again conrms that weare ready to ght and win tonight, said Lt. Gen.Joseph F. Fil, Jr., 8th Army commanding general.

As history has repeatedly demonstrated, beingready is the key to deterring, and i necessary,

Intense realistic annual command post trainingdesigned to simulate Korea defense strategies

prevailing in conict.Fil said the exercise conrmed that the ROK-

U.S. Alliance is agile and adaptive enough toconront and deeat current and uture threats tothe Republic o Korea and to maintain stabilitythroughout Northeast Asia.

he 8th Army commanding general alsosaid that exercises like UFG are a testament toAmericas enduring commitment to the Republico Korea.

It is an honor to uphold the legacy o theAmerican Soldiers who have served in Korea orthe past 60 years, said Fil. We proudly deendthe hard-earned reedom that they ought toachieve.

UFG is the largest annual command postexercise in the world. Te second o two annualexercises in South Korea, UFG ollows exercise

Key Resolve/Foal Eagle, which occurs earlyevery Spring.

Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise wraps up Thursday

Free rides available to outbound travelersPatriot Express shuttle now includes bus routes from Yongsan to Osan, with more to come

An Airman marshals a Patriot Express aircraft at Ramstein AirBase, Germany. The Patriot Express provides service at Osan

and Kunsan Air Bases. Shuttles to and from those bases areprovided. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jonathan Friedman

By Russell Wicke

IMCOM Korea Public Affairs

Tere are now ree shuttle servicesoered rom U.S. Army GarrisonYongsan to Osan Air Base departingat 2 p.m. rom the 1st ReplacementCompany parking lot.

Te shuttle runs on Mondays and Wednesdays or people who havebooked seats on the Patriot Expressaircrat service.

Tis service is oered to all ser-vice members and their amilies whoare traveling on a space-required orspace-available status. ravel time isapproximately one hour. Shuttles arescheduled to be available at the 1RCparking lot across rom the Dragon

Hill Lodge one hour beore departureto Osan so travelers have time to loadtheir luggage and board.

Previously ree shuttle rides wereonly oered rom Osan to Yongsanto coincide with incoming PatriotExpress passengers. Air Force Maj.Ida Flores, United State Forces Korea

ransportation ofcer, said the newshuttle routes were added in eortto increase customer service to out-bound personnel not just incomingservice members. Were all a amily,she said, and we dont want to ne-glect any part o that amily. Flores

also mentioned they plan to add evenmore shuttle routes to Osan romother locations by November. Servicemembers can soon expect a shuttlerom U.S. Army Garrison Casey toOsan and another route rom theDaegu area. Te Daegu shuttle route

will begin at Camp Walker and makestops at Camp Carrol and CampHenry along the way. Another route

rom USAG Red Cloud is also beingconsidered and the exact departurelocations are being worked.

Flores said the added shuttle ser-vices are a result o the resumption othe Patriot Express missions in April.Te Patriot Express was discontin-ued in 2005 but Gen. Walter Sharp,USFK commander, reinstituted themission in eort to support a broaderinitiative o transitioning Korean as-signments rom a dependant restrict-ed tour to a amily accompanied tour.Tis initiative not only makes Koreamore amily riendly, but it also ex-tends dwell times.

In a USFK memorandum, Sharpwrote that the Patriot Express sup-plements other USFK quality o lieinitiatives associated with tour nor-malizations and an increase in thenumber o amily members in theRepublic o Korea.

During the past two years the

Army has been taking steps to makeKorea the assignment o choice, witha goal o making every installation in

Korea a place where service membershave the option to bring along amilymembers.

Te Patriot Express missions, andconnected shuttle routes, are onesmall part o that initiative.

Te Patriot Express arrives anddeparts rom both Osan and KunsanAir Bases.

Te USFK website touts the shut-tles provide an excellent means orall service members and their amiliesto travel to and rom their tours inKorea. Te Patriot Express aircratarrives on the peninsula Mondaysand Wednesdays and departs ues-

days and Tursdays.Visit the USFK website at http://www.usk.mil/usk/ and click on Pa-triot Express or more inormation.Service members can also contacttheir garrison Commercial ravel O-ce or inormation on ofcial andSpace A travel.

By Tammy Melvin

Special Operations Command Korea Public Affairs

CAMP KIM, Korea More than 100 augmentees joinedSpecial Operations Command Korea, or SOCKOR, to partici-pate in the South Korean and U.S. military joint exercise UlchiFreedom Guardian with the Republic o Korea Special WarareCommand.

UFG is a computer based exercise that uses computer-sim-ulated scenarios to test the capabilities o both South Korea

and United States orces to respond to contingencies on thepeninsula.

During crises SOCKOR combines with ROK Special War-are Command to or, the Combined Unconventional askForce. During the exercise, CUWF ocuses on masteringtheir strategic, operational, and tactical roles. Tis exercise al-lows U.S. Special Operations Forces to share in Irregular War-are training with their ROK counterparts.

Augmentees are able to contribute their expertise and talentswith CUWF in order to support operational capacity. Manyo the augmentees are guardsmen and reservists who use thisexercise or an opportunity to complete their annual trainingrequirement.

Because SOCKOR is a small headquarters, we rely heav-

ily on our augmentees to support our requirements duringthe exercise in the sta sections, said Lt. Col. Greg Larson,Deputy Operations Ofcer or CUWF.

SOCKOR routinely conducts training and activities thatinclude combined exercises, security assistance training andworkshops, which assist in strengthening their capabilitiesand building a stronger alliance between both nations.

I have the opportunity to complete my annual train-ing time while here during the exercise and it gives me theopportunity to work with the ROK military and the U.S.

joint orces, said Shaun Kerwin, J-6 ech controller and AirForce reservist. I also get a broader aspect o what I wouldnormally work compared to completing annual trainingback in the states.

At the end o the week, the augmentees will participatein a victory party hosted by CUWF. Te party representsthe end o the UFG exercise and the augmentees will thenreturn back to their home station.

Augmentees participate in special ops during Ulchi Freedom guardian

It gives me the opportunityto work with the ROK militaryand the U.S. joint forces.

Shaun Kerwin, J-6 Tech contr oller


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IMCOM-K PAGE 15http://imcom.korea.army.milCHAPLAIN

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

The Command Chaplains Ofce is here to perform, provide, or coordinate total

religious 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

Nondenominational

Sunday 11 a.m. South Post ChapelGospel Sunday 12:30 p.m. South Post Chapel

Mision Pentecostal HispanaSunday 2:30 p.m. South Post Chapel

United PentecostalSunday 1:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

KATUSA Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

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

Episcopal Sunday 10 a.m. Memorial Chapel

Catholic Services

Catholic MassSaturday 5 p.m. Memorial ChapelSunday 8 a.m. South Post Chapel

Sunday 11:30 a.m. Memorial Chapel

M, W, T, F 11:45 a.m. Memorial Chapel1st Sat. 9 a.m. Memorial Chapel

JewishFriday 7 p.m. South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 11 a.m. Freedom ChapelGospel 1 p.m. Freedom ChapelContemporary 5 p.m. Freedom Chapel

Church of Christ 5 p.m. Freedom Chapel

KATUSATuesday 7 p.m. Freedom Chapel

KoreanWednesday 7:30 p.m. Freedom Chapel

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

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 10 a.m. Camp Carroll

10:30 a.m. Camp WalkerChurch of Christ 5 p.m. Camp WalkerGospel 12:15 a.m. Camp Walker

ContemporaryWednesday 7 p.m. Camp CarrollFriday 7 p.m. Camp Walker

KATUSATuesday 7 p.m. Camp CarrollTuesday 6:30 p.m. Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMassSunday 9 a.m. Camp Walker

11:45 a.m. Camp Carroll

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 10 a.m. Stone Chapel

Sunday 10 a.m. Stanley Chapel

Sunday 10 a.m. West Casey ChapelSunday 11 a.m. Warrior Chapel

Sunday 11 a.m. Crusader ChapelSunday 11 a.m. Hovey Chapel

Gospel

Sunday 11 a.m. Memorial Chapel, Casey12:30 p.m. Camp Stanley Chapel

COGICSunday 12:30 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSASunday 7 p.m. CRC Warrior Chapel

Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Casey Memorial Chapel

Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Camp Hovey Chapel

Catholic Services/Mass

Sunday 9 a.m. CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 12 p.m. West Casey Chapel

Sunday 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:[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

Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule


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Phuket, Thailand: One traveler tells all

By Jane LeeYongsan Public Affairs

PHUKE, Tailand We ewthrough a typhoon. Tat should havebeen my irst clue that the weathermay dampen our vacation plans. ButI am not that smart. So, with the rainbeating down on the tarmac and theCathay Pacic crew hurriedly handingout disposable raincoats, we braved the

storm to board the nal leg o our ightrom Hong Kong to Phuket.

Ater all, we knew ull well when webooked this vacation it would be duringmonsoon season. But we gured so whati we get drenched rom the water allingrom the sky? Wed already be wet in thepool. All we wanted to do was spend timetogether as a amily; swim, relax, and eatwell. And boy, did we.

Because o the time o year (itstechnically the low season in Phuket),we got a pretty sweet deal at the SheratonGrande Laguna Hotel. Airport transer,very substantial breakast bufet, and aFamily Room with a comy king size bed

all or just $135 a night.And there really was no backing

out since we had talked up the babyelephants to our little girl. Apparentlythe hotels in the Laguna Phuket complexall have baby elephants that make therounds, greeting guests, giving kids ridesand posing or pictures. Lilly and Luckywere a huge hit with our baby bear. Everymorning at breakast, she would grab asmany bananas as her little hands couldto save them or her elephants. Lillyand Lucky, in turn, would trumpet theirthanks ater scarng the bananas down,peel and all.

o our surprise and delight, we

stepped o the plane into brilliantsunshine. urns out though, it would bethe rst o only two sunny days duringour entire 10-day vacation. Even withthe torrential downpours, the trip wastotally worth it.

Lilly, one of two baby elephants stands with Baby Bear, who fed her bannanas, peels and all, at the SheratonGrande Laguna Hotel in Phuket, Thailand July 22. U.S. Army photo by Jane Lee

Crab sauted in black pepper and garlic, or spring onions and

ginger is only one of many ne cuisines found in Phuket, Thailand.

U.S. Army photo by Jane Lee

yphoons, crabsand Tai dance

all fnd commonground in a singleamily vacation

hai people are so warm andaccommodating. One day, we took thehotels shuttle bus to Patong Beach orsome sightseeing. Te mountain road was very winding and our baby bear

became carsick. Te driver quickly pulledover to a sae spot on the side o the road,whipped out a towel and a bottle o coldwater, and picked our little girl a beautiulower growing nearby to help make hereel a little better. iger made a big

impression on our daughter, and she wasvery disappointed when another drivershowed up to take us back to the hotelthat aternoon.

Te waitresses at breakast were

so charmed by our daughter, they tookit upon themselves to teach her Taidancing. Every morning, a lovely ladyin traditional dress came and playedthe khim, while we ate. he khimis a wooden instrument with brassstrings played with two bamboo sticks.Originally rom China, the khim hasbeen adapted to emit a soter sound, akinto a harp. Our daughter was so enthralledwith this womans dress and the music,she would climb up on stage with her.Te waitresses noticed our little girlsinterest and patiently showed her how tomove her hands and arms graceully tothe music; or as graceully as a 4-year-old

can possibly manage.Because the Sheraton caters to aninternational clientele, their breakastbufet eatured oods rom all aroundthe world. Te lavish spread includedyour traditional pancakes, bacon, cereals,pastries, yogurt and ruit. But alsoeatured really spicy delicious currieswith naan, miso soup, ried rice, sauted

noodles, dim sum and sushi. o wash itall down, there were all manners o teaand cofee drinks, and my avorite, reshguava or pineapple juice.

Speaking o ood, the ood in

Phuket is amazing! We had lavish seaooddinners every night and didnt pay morethan $60, and thats including drinks.Im talking crab sauted in black pepperand garlic, or spring onions and ginger;sea bass, steamed or ried, according toour mood that night; green curries, redcurries - you name it. It was all topped ofwith our daughters avorite: mango andsticky rice with coconut sauce. Heavenly.Our avorite restaurant Lotus was justa short stroll down the beach rom thehotel; great opportunity or splashing inthe waves and looking or seashells, i youask our daughter.

At Lotus, we picked out our live

seaood every night. Choosing the crabwent o without a hitch. Our littlegirl watched with great interest as thewaiter netted two crabs, weighed them,and whisked them of to the kitchento be wok-ried. Catching sea bassunortunately turned out to be the polaropposite. Instead o being ascinated,our daughter reaked out because the

sh ought being taken out o the tank.Apparently, the ood chain is still a littletoo traumatic or our baby bear.

Because o the climate, orchidsare everywhere. Everyone, rom thehotel staf to restaurant waiters, handedout orchid owers like they are candy.Orchids adorned our pillows at turn-down every night, orchids adorned ourtropical drinks - you get the picture. Mydaughter absolutely loved it. We endedup decorating her hairstyle every nightwith beautiul orchids.

he one other sunny day, wedecided to indulge our daughter andtake her to Splash Jungle, which justopened in January. Tanks to it being thelow season, what is billed as Tailandslargest water park was nearly desertedwhen we went. Tere were absolutely

no waiting in lines or crowds. Baby bearwas earless and had a blast going downthe Boomerango and the Super Bowl.Over and over and over again. SplashJungle is about a 30-45 minute ride romBang ao Beach, and ofers somethingor everyone, rom the beginner to thethrill seeker.

Te only downside o going duringmonsoon season was that we did not getto go to Phi Phi Islands. Images o jaggedrock ormations rising out o crystal bluewaters is what I had in mind, when Ipictured Phuket. urns out, those arePhi Phi Islands (made amous by themovie Te Beach starring Leonardo

DiCaprio). We asked the conciergeabout speedboat tours every day, but theseas were just too rough. Dont get mewrong, there were numerous companiesofering tours daily, but the rains wouldhave made the hour-long speedboat tripjust too much or my weak stomach andthe waters too cloudy and choppy orany good snorkeling. Oh well, gives us areason to go back to paradise!

I You Go:Both Korean Air and Asiana oernonstop ights to Phuket

Where to Stay go too:www.lagunaphuket.com

Where to Eat go toowww.lotusphuket.com

Tings to Do check out:www.splashjunglephuket.com, andwww.simbaseatrips.com

(External hyperlinks do not constituteendorsement by the U.S. Army orDefense Department.)

This image was taken at theSheraton Grande Laguna Hotel

lobby, Phuket, Thailand July 22. U.S. Army photo by Jane Lee


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http://imcom.korea.army.mil THE MORNING CALMNEWS

By Tim HippsFMWRC Public A ffairs

JOIN BASE FOR MYER-HENDERSONHALL, Va. April Cromartie-Golden had 17points and eight rebounds to lead All-Army toa 56-53 victory over All-Navy in the womensinale o the 2010 Armed Forces BasketballChampionships on Aug. 22 at the Fort MyerFitness Center.

Dionne Brown made a 15-oot jumper ora 54-53 lead with 17.9 seconds remaining andadded two ree throws with 3.2 seconds let tosecure the gold medal. Brown was 0-or-9 romthe eld beore hitting the game-winner.

I couldnt hit a shot, said Brown, a 28-year-

old medic at ripler Army Medical Center inHonolulu. But you know what my dad alwayssaid: Its not how many you make, its whenyou make it.

Having played our seasons at exas echand Baylor Universities and another with theSeattle Storm in the WNBA, Brown knows aboutclutch shots.

Tat shot right there is worth every 20-pointgame Ive ever had in my lie, she said. Terewas a big pick set by [omorro] Newton and Ijust came of and did the best I could and put itin. Just give it your best shot.

Te All-Army women withstood the bestshots rom their sister services during a weeklongtournament in which they played six games in

seven days. Several o the players were selectedor the team rom U.S. Army Garrisons inKorea, including All Army Coach ony Reedand Aquanita Burris. Tey opened Monday witha 72-61 loss to All-Navy and dropped a 68-66decision to All-Air Force on Wednesday. Teteams settled into a double-elimination ormaton Tursday with All-Army seeded third.

We werent really too worried about the rstthree days, Reed said. Were probably the onlyteam that started everybody and let everybodyplay. So the rst three days was about gettingthat All-Army experience, but that ourth daywe had to go to work.

Come Tursday, we went with a seven-manrotation all the way through. Its almost like three

ree scrimmages, and then you can hit it hard.Tats the way we approached it.His players bought into the approach, which

paid dividends in their third meeting o the weekwith All-Navy.

Tat was an eye-opener on Monday, saidAquanita Burras o Yongsan, Korea. Wednesdayalso was an eye-opener. We knew in those rstthree games where we were and where we neededto be coming into Tursdays game, and webrought it.

Army trumps Navy in basketballWomens team secures victory in 2010Armed Forces Basketball Championship

Cromartie-Golden had her way in the paintduring the rst hal in the championships gameon Sunday, but All-Navy throttled the All-Armycenter in the second and took a 43-36 leadon Seaman Shardae Jones layup with 10:45remaining.

Ater Jen Schumachers jumper gave All-Navya 47-42 lead with 7:40 let, Reed sent disruptiveorce Sgt. Shamyra Lil Bit Daigle into the gameand applied ull-court pressure.

I think they werent expecting that ull-courtpress, Reed said. We showed it Monday anduesday then we kind o put it away and didntshow it until today.

Daigle orced a turnover and hit a 3-pointerrom the corner that pulled All-Army to 47-45

with 6:30 let.She came in and gave us a spark, Reed sai

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