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those events are outlined in

this newsletter, to include aChristmas Party and a Dining

In. I encourage everyone’s

attendance and participation.

From what I have seen in the

past, these events are always

looked back on by those who

attended as a good time; a

great opportunity to meet

other people within our battal-

ion; and a great way to be in-

formed.

As always, it is an honor to be

the CO of this great battalion. Ilook forward to seeing you all

again now that we are back.

Take care and God bless.

Sincerely,

LtCol Will Arick

Dear CLB-31 Families and

Friends,

We started this deployment

with great anticipation for

what was to come—exciting

exercises, potential real-world

operations, certifications, sepa-ration from our families and

friends, and port visits. Now

we can look back and say we

did it… and did it well! The

best way to start this letter is

to say thank you to the Ma-

rines, Sailors, families, and

friends of CLB-31. We are all a

part of an amazing battalion

that provides a wide range of

logistics support, while de-

ployed aboard ship and in for-

eign countries. Our success isall possible because of the

dedication of the people in our

unit and, just as importantly,

the support you all give to us.

Since our last newsletter our

major events included support

to President Obama’s visit to

Indonesia, port visits to Singa-

pore and Hong Kong, and a

ship swap from the Harpers

Ferry to the Tortuga. Probably

the best news of this part of

the deployment was the

change to our schedule thatbrought us home before

Thanksgiving!

Now that we are back, we are

already looking towards our

next patrol and making the

proper preparations. With

each new deployment, we are

faced with changing over about

one half of our personnel.

Changing over personnel brings

mixed emotions, as we will be

sad to see part of our family

leave and excited to meet newpeople.

Over the next couple of

months we have some events

scheduled that are designed

for us to have fun, be in-

formed, and integrate us to-

gether as one team. Some of

Happy Holidays! I hope you all

had success with Black Friday and

Cyber-Monday shopping . I’m a

bargain shopper and like to make

sure I have a little money leftover

in the days following Thanksgiv-

ing.

In this issue of the CLB-31 news-

letter I wanted to focus on two

separate subjects. Saving money

and family time. Page 3 in this

issue has information on a local

coupon program, budgeting

classes and a preschool story

time - FUN!

Even though “Tis the season to

shop”, I always try and remem-

ber what the holiday season is

really about - FAMILY- our time

together and moments shared.

Whether your moment is shared

in person, over the phone, via

Skpe, or through a card, letter or

email - make time for each other

this holiday season. I’ll be waiting

for my special phone call on

Christmas Day!

May all your holiday wishes come

true!

Cindy Reiter

Commander’s Corner

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Chaplains

Corner 2

*Story Time

*Saving $$

*Budget Help

3

Brunch w/ Santa

VOTE!!

4

Platoon

Updates

5-8

Awards and

Promotions

9

Misc.

Save the Date

10

11

Events 12

Family Readiness Officer

Combat Logistics Battalion - 31D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 0V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 4

Ready - Reliable - Responsive



P A G E 2

Chaplain’s Corner

Sergeant Major’s Message

Hello again Fellow Marines, Sail-

ors, family and friends.We have reached the end of our

deployment and the Marines andSailors have done an outstanding

job. We did some outstandingtraining while underway workingon MCMAP training, IndividualTraining and preparing for inspec-

tions once we return to Okinawa.

We did get to enjoy a few daysoff in Singapore and Hong

Kong. The Marines and Sailorsaboard all ships have worked wellwith their Navy brothers and

Sssters. The Marines and Sail-ors, while on board the USS Harp-ers Ferry, were able to enjoy somefellowship and camaraderie withthe celebration of the 235th Marine

Corps Birthday with a cake cut-ting ceremony.

It has been a tradition while

underway. Even though we can not

conduct a Birthday Ball with ourspouses or significant others, we

traditionally do a cake cuttingceremony. The cake cutting cere-mony includes the reading of TheCommandants Birthday Message

and the cake is shared and passedfrom the oldest Marine to theyoungest Marine. These traditionshave been passed along and some

of the Marines and Sailors saw forthe first time a cake cutting cere-mony and there were some whowatched their last.

As we got closer to being back in

Okinawa, Marines and Sailorsconducted a “hull swap” from the

USS Harpers Ferry(LSD49) to theUSS Tortuga(LSD46). They con-ducted the hull swap and transferof ships with out any problems

demonstrating the professionalismthey have.

I am looking forward to gettingback on deck in Okinawa andpulling the Marines, Sailors,family, and friends back to-

gether.

In closing I would like to letyou know from the Marines

and Sailors, that all are in greatspirits and you are in our

thoughts.

Semper Fi,SgtMaj A.P. Goss

cluded you’re looking at aboutthree hours. We only have

room for 8-10 volunteers, so if

you’d like to volunteer, please

contact my wife, Jandra soon!

Her e-mail address is:

[email protected].

This fall while we’ve beengone, some of the spouses

have spent time volunteering

at Onna Kindergarten. Onna is

located on the opposite side of

the island from Camp Hansen.

The class has 28 5 year olds, a

teacher and two assistants.

Some of our RBE (Remain Be-

hind Element) have also been

able to participate. Our next

visit to Onna will be in Decem-

ber. We’re working on some-

thing special to help the chil-

dren get a peak at Christmas

American style! For those who

have small children still at

home, you’re invited to bring

them with you. The morning

usually begins at 1000 and

we’re walking out the door

about 1100. Drive time, in-

Important Numbers

American Red Cross

645-3800

From US: (toll-free)

1 (877) 272-7337

Emergency

911 on base 911

911 off base 098-893-7911

Naval Hospital ER

645-7338

ER from off base

098-893-1984

Poison Control 643-7700

Domestic Violence

634-4357

Spouse Abuse 634-3123

Suicide Hotline 634-4357

Family Services

Childcare – call Resourceand Referral 645-4117

WIC - 645-9302

Marine Corps Family TeamBuilding 645-3689

Personal Service Centers:

Courtney 622-7332/9754

Foster 645-2104/2106

Hansen 623-2622/2646

Kinser 637-2815/1628

Schwab 625-2622/2646

Counseling Services

Counseling & Advocacy

645-2915/2916/2918

MFLAC – 623-3050

Military OneSource

OCONUS dial 145 from anyDSN line

US dial 1-800-342-9647

Base

Pass & ID 645-4038

Base Legal 645-7144/1037

Housing Kadena

634-4008

Auto Towing

645-7441

After hours 090-3794-2556

PICTURED—Spouses Carrie Smith

(wife of GySgt Benjamin Smith),

Melba Bailey (wife of CDR Ray

Bailey), and Jandra Beasley (my

wife!) along with CLB-31 Marines

Cpl Walter Castillo, LCpl Andrew

Whitaker, and LCpl Ivan Khoe

during October’s visit to Onna

Kindergarten.

mailto:[email protected]





Story Time at the Librabry...

P A G E 3V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 4

Preschool Story Time

Three, four, and five-year olds andcaregivers are invited to Story Time

at the family libraries. The half-

hour Story Time sessions will in-

clude age appropriate songs, story-

telling, flannel board stories, finger-plays and other activities to pro-

mote a love of books, reading and

language. Preschool Story Time is

held weekly except for the first

week of January, the last three

weeks of August and the last week

of December. Preschool Story Time

is not held on Federal Holidays.

Specific guidelines for this program

is available at the library.

Dates and TimesCAMP KINSER MONDAYS 1100

CAMP FOSTER TUESDAYS 1100CAMP COURTNEY THURDAYS

AT 1100

LibrariesFoster Library, Bldg. 5679 645-7178

Mon-Thu~ 0900-2100;

Fri ~ 0900-1900;

Sat-Sun/Hol~ 1000-1900

Courtney Library, Bldg. 4453 622-9280

Daily ~1000-1900

Futenma Library, Bldg. 403 636-3946 Daily ~1100-2000

Hansen Library, Bldg. 2339 623-7372

Daily ~1100-2200

Kinser Library, Bldg. 1311 637-1039

Daily ~1000-1900

Schwab Library, Bldg. 3429 625-2518

Daily ~1100-2000

Money Management Workshop

This hands on workshop will enable attendees to prepare a financial statement, develop a budget, establish a savingsplan and build/rebuild a good credit record.

Please bring the following to class: Current LES, bank statements, investment statements and statements of debt/

obligation.

06 DECEMBER, MONDAY, 0830-1130, HANSEN PSC

07 DECEMBER, TUESDAY, 0830-1130, SCHWAB PSC

15 DECEMBER, WEDNESDAY, 0830-1130, FUTENMA ED. CTR. (BLDG. 407)

through the mail from

independent organizations

stateside who care about the

military community and sup-

port their popular Coupon Pro-

gram. Stop by any PSC to

pickup a coupon package, asthey can be used up to 6

months after the expiration

date.

Camp Courtney PSC

622-7332

Camp Foster PSC

645-2104/2106

Camp Hansen PSC

623-4522Camp Kinser PSC

637-2815

Camp Schwab PSC

625-2622

DID YOU KNOW….?

The Personal Service Centers

aboard each base offer a

COUPON PROGRAM!

AND...expired coupons can be

used up to 6 months after their expiration date on Okinawa!

Coupon ProgramOn a weekly basis, the PSC’sreceive thousands of coupons

Coupons!! Coupons!! Coupons!!

Need Help Budgeting for the Holidays?



P A G E 4

C O M B A T L O G I S T I C S B A T T A L I O N - 3 1

Did you know for most states you have to reregister every year to vote with an absentee ballot?

In order to ensure you receive your ballot ,you should register every January 15th

and July 15th

of

every even numbered year. You can do this with the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). Usu-ally you can get them from the Unit Voting Assistant Officer; however they are on order right

now. Nevertheless, you can use the following link to print the required paperwork

http://www.fvap.gov/FPCA/fpcachoice.html , it will walk you through step by step on how to fill

out the FPCA. For any and all questions relating to voting, please contact WO Leiper at 623-3137

or email [email protected].

http://www.fvap.gov/FPCA/fpcachoice.html








Headquarters Platoon


The Marines of HQ platoon fi-

nally see the light at the end of

the tunnel. We have enduredlong hours and gained valuable

experience. Most importantly,

we have grown and gotten to

know each other a little better.

We have definitely developed a

sense of trust for each other

which helped us work quickly

and efficiently. I know some of

you were concerned about our

welfare. Rest assured that Ma-

rines take care of each other

and we were all safe during this

deployment. We worked as a

team in order to get the mis-

sion accomplished. We safelyset up and tore down camps.

This deployment has enriched

our lives as we experienced the

cultures of the Philippines and

Singapore.

Ship life wasn’t that bad, and

neither was the food. The fit-

ness centers, leadership classes

and the picnics on the ship; to

include the rocking of the ship

was awesome. We all also

learned that the more you go

north in Japan the colder it

gets, definitely bringing a smallcoat for the next deployment.

SSgt Casas

CLB-31 personnel onboard USS

Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

celebrated the Marine Corps

235th birthday. The Hospital

Corpsman of Health Service

Support Platoon participated in

the ceremony with their

brother Marines. Hospital

Corpsman have served with

U.S. Marines since the creation

of the Hospital Corps in 1898.

Since then, thousands have

walked where the Marines

walked, ate what they ate, slept

where they slept, got wet when

they got wet, shot at when they

were shot at, cried when they

cried and laughed when they

laughed. Generally, Corpsmanare Marines with medical skills.

For that reason, Hospital Corps-

man celebrate November 10th

as if it were their own birthday.

HM1 Silva, H.J.

Health Service Support Platoon

“Haze Gray and Underway”



P A G E 6

The mission of

Combat Logistics

Battalion 31 is to

provide ground

combat service

support to the 31st

Marine Expeditionary

Unit, to conduct

special operations as

directed, and to act asthe nucleus for

expanded combat

service support

operations

Engineer Platoon

Communications Platoon

This month has had its pluses and

minuses for Comm Platoon. Time

went by somewhat slow in the

beginning and then started to pick

up speed at the end. Almost the

whole month of October, due to

weather issues. we were stuck onship. It wasn’t until the 25

ththat

we finally got a well deserved half

day of liberty in the Philippines.

Being able to finally set foot on

solid ground again, eat Filipino

food, drink an adult beverage of

our choice and be able to be out of

our daily uniform was a nice break.

We all enjoyed those few hours we

got to spend off ship.

After that, it was back on ship by

midnight and back into our daily

tasks like radio watch and vehicle

start ups. Halloween came and

went on ship, with a little gather-

ing in the mess hall to celebrate. A

few people dressed up for our

costume contest which proved to

be very entertaining, with cake

afterwards. We then patiently

awaited our arrival to Singapore

for another liberty port. This port

consisted of 4 days- of well de-

served free time. There was Uni-

versal Studios, the zoo, China

Town, shopping at one of the vast

amounts of malls they had, going

round and round on the world’s

largest Ferris wheel, and spending

blue chips in a casino on a boat

on top of 3 buildings. I think youget the idea. We had to sign out

in groups of at least 3 but even

then, Comm Platoon was pretty

much spread out. Singapore was

EXTREMELY expensive though,

being one of the nicest ports we

stopped at but, at least for some,

it was well worth it. With as many

rules as there were to break in

Singapore, we considered our-

selves lucky that we got by un-

scathed and un-caned. Overall, it

was an extremely fun port and

we look forward to the next time

we go there.

October has come and gone and

now we are looking forward to

November, lots more to come!

Ooh Rah Comm Plt!

Stay safe, Semper Fi and all that

motivational stuff.

wog, and those who have

crossed, a Shellback. Only one

member of the Platoon on the

ESSEX was already a Shellback,

so the majority of the platoon

had a great time going through

the ceremony.

At the end of the month, the

USS HARPERS FERRY did a hull

swap with the USS TORTUGA,

moving all personnel and gear

from one ship to the other inSasebo, Japan. The USS ESSEX

also enjoyed another liberty port

in Hong Kong. Several Marines

from the platoon participated in

MWR tours to get a better ex-

perience of the area.

Greetings Family and friends of

CLB-31!

November was spent onboard

the USS ESSEX and USS HARPERS

FERRY. We had a great liberty

port in Singapore for a few days,

and enjoyed it. The middle of the month saw business as usual

on ship, and a Crossing of the

Line (Equator) Ceremony. Until a

service member crosses the

equator embarked on a

ship, they are known as a Polly-

Semper Fidelis,

1st Lt Robert Jankowski

Engineer Platoon Commander




Motor Transport Platoon


After Phiblex, Motor Transport stood

by to help in any way possible with

Humanitarian Assistance Disaster

Relief (HADR) missions in northern

Philippines. We transported trucks

from the lower V hull storage area to

the hanger bay and back on several

occasions. When the HADR missions

were completed, we traveled back to

Subic Bay where we were able to

take a day of liberty to explore the

area.

Motor T enjoyed some of the local

foods and time off ship to stretch our

legs and relax. From there we trav-

eled to Singapore where we had an-

other liberty port. We spent five

days in Singapore getting to learn

about the local culture. Motor T

visited many of the local attractions

such as the zoo, Universal Studios

and the shopping districts. Motor T is

very grateful for having the opportu-

nity to travel throughout South East

Asia to see the culture of several

countries.

The Marines finally got to see Sin-

gapore and explore its economy and

city. My thought’s along with othermarines in Motor T were that it was

one of the best experiences we’ve

encounter in our life - the shopping,

eating out, and sight seeing. Four

Marines in the platoon got an invita-

tion from an American family to see

and explore what Singapore was

really like.

The month of November was not

only a fun experience for sightseeing.

We celebrated the Marine Corps

birthday, honored Veterans on Veter-

ans Day, and switched to another

naval ship known as the USS Tortuga.CLB conducted a cake cutting cere-

mony in honor of the Marine Corps

birthday. This cake cutting ceremony

was special because we did it at sea in

reflection of our naval traditions. On

Veterans Day, every Marine and sailor

on the Harper’s Ferry gathered in a

formation on the flight deck to hear

stories of honorable men and women

from each branch of the U.S ArmedForces and observed a moment of

silence.

As our days on the Harper’s Ferry

were coming closer to an end, we had

to off load every vehicle we had on

ship when it docked in port and load

them into the USS Tortuga. The proc-

ess of moving vehicles took hours. We

were able to stay focused because we

knew the sweet taste of liberty was

waiting for us.

We look forward to our return to

Okinawa to see you; our family and

friends.

Semper Fi,

LCpl Her, Kong and LCpl Sartin

ing in the delivering of over 122,000lbs of food, water, and other varioussupplies to the devastated Filipino

people. The Marines had the privilege

of working side by side with Philip-pine Armed Forces, and police toaccomplish this task.

Once these operations ended theMarines were in need of a well de-

served port visit. Although only oneday of “libo” in Subic Bay, Philip-

pines was allotted, just a few shortdays later they were pulling into Sin-gapore. Once arriving in beautifulSingapore the Marines had 4 days of

rest and relaxation, which I’m sureyou will hear about on our anticipatedarrival back in Okinawa, and it wastime to get underway once again.

More recently President Obamamade a trip to Asia, and along his wayhe stopped in Indonesia. The ARGsailed to Indonesia because of this

and floated nearby as a force in readi-ness in the event that somethingshould happen. While traveling toIndonesia the Marines crossed the

equator, most for the first time. Aspart of naval tradition both Marinesand Sailors who have not crossed 0⁰ latitude are nick-named “pollywogs”.

Set to take place in the near future is a

Shell backing ceremony to commemoratethis event where they will become “shell backs”.

The Marine Corps birthday was cele-brated aboard the ships with the traditional

cake cutting ceremony. In this ceremonythe birthday message, from 13th Comman-

dant of the Marine Corps General John A.Lejeune, and our current CommandantGeneral James F. Amos, are read. Once thecake is cut, the first piece of cake it given

from the oldest Marine to the youngestMarine present. This year marks 235 yearssince the creation of our beloved corps.

As this deployment nears its end, and

the arrival back in Okinawa is highly an-ticipated by the Devil Dogs and families

alike, it’s not over until it’s over. Thereare still a few more stops along our jour-

ney such as a port visit in Hong Kong, andoperations in S. Korea. Keep in mind that

we are America’s 911 force-in readinessfor the pacific and can be called elsewhere

if necessary.Semper Fidelis ,Cpl Grimes

Landing Support Platoon

The Marines of Landing SupportPlatoon have had their work cut outfor them over the past month. Early

this past month the 31st MEU sailed to

the Philippines to conduct bi-lateraltraining with the Philippine ArmedForces. Soon after the off load, and

various training had begun we en-countered yet another typhoon which

affected our missions. Due to the fastapproach of Typhoon Juan (Megi) we

were forced to retrograde back to ship just as the training got rolling. LSPlatoon along with our Embarkationteam was able to accomplish the task

of reloading the ships on an extremelyshort time line that most thoughtwould not be met.

After pulling back out to sea, after

the around the clock retrograde, theMarines rested and prepared for thepossibility of conducting Humanitar-ian Assistance / Disaster Relief (HA/

DR) operations which were likely tofollow. A Landing Support Team,comprised with Marines from theUSS Essex was tasked with establish-

ing an Arrival Airfield ControlGroup/ Departure Airfield ControlGroup or A/DACG in the northernPhilippines. This consisted of assist-

Landing Support Platoon



P A G E 8

Supply Platoon

MaintenanceFriends and family members,

How are you all? Since our last newsletter, we

have visited the historic island city of Singapore.

This was a welcome break from the underway

routine. Having never visited Singapore before, Iwas surprised to discover that this City-Country

was an ultramodern city located off the southern

tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is an exceptionally

clean city with a lot of rules and regulations that

we as Americans found strange at first but, it was

easy to fit in and feel at home.

The Marines of Maintenance Platoon were able

to take advantage of the excellent shopping and

dining experiences and many Marines went on

MWR sponsored tours such as the Zoo. The cul-

ture of this city was definably cosmopolitan, with

an international feeling to it but it was not hard to

see beyond the sky scrapers, banks and shopping

malls to see the English colonial influence of the

early 1900’s. Singapore, I also learned is theworld’s fourth leading financial center and one of

the world busiest ports. Which was self evident

when looking at the literally thousands of com-

mercial ships at anchor or underway in the bay.

After Singapore it was time once again to get

underway and standby for the next task in our Fall

Patrol. The event turned out to be supporting our

Commander in Chief as he visited Indonesia, and

took part in the G20 summit. It involved ele-

ments of the 31st

MEU which were prepared to

provide assistance should the need arise. Specifi-

cally involved were the Marines and Sailors of the

USS Essex, while the Marines of Maintenance Plt

assigned to the USS Denver stayed a couple of

extra days at Singapore and the Marines on theUSS Harpers Ferry went to Sasebo Japan to swap

ships ending up on the USS Tortuga. The notable

thing that happened to the Marines of the USS

Essex was the fact that we had the chance to

cross the Equator.

With crossing came the time honored naval tradi-

tion of the fabled Shell Back ceremony. For those

of us not familiar with this tradition it basically

involves the Marines and Sailors being divided

into 2 group’s trusty shell backs (those of us who

have crossed the equator before) and nasty slime

filled flea ridden scurvy Polly Wogs, (elements of

our Plt who had not crossed the equator before) .

Festivities began with Davey Jones himself beingpiped aboard the good ship USS Essex and he

rendered an inspection of ship and crew. He was

disgusted to find that our ship had a bad infesta-

tion of Polly Wogs and recommended that King

Neptune himself rid the Polly Wogs of Slime and

Fleas so a Shell Back Ceremony was organized for

the very next day.

The Day Began at 0500 the next day with a hearty

breakfast for the trusty Shell Backs, Polly Wogs

did not rate. Shortly thereafter Wogs reported to

their berthing areas ready to go through the

schedule of events. These events were as follows:

they were instructed to dress in uniforms back-

wards and inside out, with their green skivvy

shirts emblazoned with the word Wog or Poly

Wog this was for easy identification purposes.

Modifications to wogs hair cut were highly en-

couraged and it was not uncommon to see Mo-

hawks, or ancient Naval patterns carefully cut into

the hair of the Polly Wog. words such as “BOOT”

or “WOG”, were the phrases of the day. Next was

breakfast for the Wogs, They went from berthing

areas when called for on the speaker to the

hanger deck where a wholesome meal of burnt

sausage and toast, pink dyed scrambled egg and

mashed potatoes. Needless to say sporadic food

fights broke out by the rebelling Wogs.

This insurrection could not be allowed to stand so

it was put down with some wholesome physicaltraining which calmed the wogs down and

prompted them to the next event. Up on the

flight deck it the slime was washed off the offend-

ing Polly Wogs with the help of some fire hoses

and a dunk tank. The Wogs were then grouped

into formations and were presente

King Neptune, his Queen the Royal

and Doctor, and of course Davey Jo

himself. At this point the Royal Bab

looking for his daddy, the Royal Sur

was inspecting for fleas and ensurin

they were free of slime and Davey

was making the groups of Marines

Sailors sing the Marines Hymn or Achors Aweigh.

Needless to say, if the entertainm

lacked a certain gusto or conviction

frightened the Baby or slime and fle

were found the group was returned

the back of the flight deck for more

hosing.

All in all the Marines of Maintenanc

became Shell Backs that day and it

lot of fun. There’s a great sense of c

raderie and the freedom to create

tumes and acting the part was enco

aged regardless of rank. I recall at

0630 in the morning being on the fl

deck and looking out at the water s

fleets of Indonesian fishing boats w

ing us, the sights and sounds were a

follows, approximately 1500 people

the deck of a huge ship, spraying th

folks down with fire hoses, spewing

streams of green sea dye over the e

aft section of the ship, claxons wail

people yelling and singing and if tha

wasn’t enough to make the fisherm

think we’d went crazy there sat Ki

Neptune , his Queen Doctor, and a

Chief dresses in a diaper . Good Tim

So that pretty much brings us to th

current day where we are a day awfrom dropping anchor at Hong Kon

another few days of liberty, and the

going well, back to Okinawa.

MSgt Jones

Bottles and HMVV Starters we

don’t stop working, we striveto do our best at getting the

gear to keep everybody run-ning.We are getting ready to close

this month off. We are exitedto get back to Okinawa, but we

have a lot of work ahead of us.

We have inventories we aregoing to start when we getback, and we have a lot of our

Marines that we have to rotateout and train the new Marinesreplacing them.

Thank you for the support

during this deployment.

CLB-31 Supply has had a greatmonth. We enjoyed liberty inSingapore, some of us went to

Sasabo, and some went toHong Kong. During theseliberty ports, Supply was hard

at work tracking down gearsent to us from Okinawa. If it

was Steering Gears, Halon




November/December Awards and Promotions


To Lance Corporal - November

LCpl Matthew J Begor

LCpl Justin P Behm

LCpl Dustin S Delosh

LCpl Jesse L Doyle (for Oct 1)

LCpl Joseph Dye

LCpl Jose E Gomez

LCpl Ryan Healy (for Oct 1)

LCpl William Pi

LCpl Mark A Proney

LCpl Bradley P Roan-Eagle

LCpl Eric P Rollins

LCpl Andrew H Sewell

To Corporal - December

Cpl Michael Castro

Cpl Joseph M Conley

Cpl Stephen M Gentry

Cpl Deysi Mendoza

To Lance Corporal - December

LCpl Victoria N Bonaldo

LCpl Kenneth W Carfagno

LCpl Cesar A FloresAngulo

LCpl Hunter L Galloway

LCpl Sean M Gardner

LCpl Bryan A Granados

LCpl Michael D Harig

LCpl Kong M Her

LCpl Travis J Huskey

LCpl Austin W Johnson

LCpl Saad Masrur

LCpl James A Monroe

LCpl Sean B Putney

LCpl Andres M SanchezQuirozLCpl Evan T Shields

LCpl Alvaro Simon Jr

Navy Achievement Medal Certificate of Commendation

Sgt Brooks K Wilcox HM3 Deon E Lewis

FMF Pin

RP2 Jonathan Coreson

To Corporal - November

Cpl Casey Cerreta

Cpl Carlos Guantos

Cpl Andrew S Kempin

CONGRATULATIONS!

To Staff Sergeant - November

SSgt Carla Arana

SSgt Marvin PerezDiaz

To Gunnery Sergeant - November

GySgt Kenge Herron



Marine Corps Birthday at SeaP A G E 1 0

Marines and Sailors celebrating the 235th Birthday of the Marine Corps

aboard the USS Essex



UPCOMING BATTALION

EVENTS

20 DEC

BN CHRISTMAS PARTY

Hansen Theater 1300-1630

30 DEC

DINING IN

CAMP HANSEN—THE PALMS

Cocktail Hour 1700-1800

Dining 1800-2100

13 JAN 2011

PRE-DEPLOYMENT BRIEF

HABU PIT—MCAS FUTENMA

Cocktail Hour *1700-1800

Brief * 1800-2030

MISC...

SAVE THE DATE!!

CLB-31 DINING IN

DECEMBER 30th

CLB - 31 Web and Facebook Page

Website:

http://www.marines.mil/unit/3rdlogistics/clr37/clb31/Pages/

default.aspx

Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kin-Japan/Combat-Logistics-

Battalion-31/141423389227626?ref=s&v=wall

31st MEU Website:

3http://www.marines.mil/unit/31stmeu/Pages/default.aspx

31st MEU Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Okinawa-Japan/31st-Marine-

Expeditionary-Unit/115253045176016

P A G E 1 2

L.I.N.K.S. for Spouses

Dec. 2

8:30-1400 at Foster MCFTB

Jan 20

8:30-1400 at Foster MCFTB

Learn from experiencedspouses about: Island fun, Ser-vices for USMC families, Surviv-ing Deployments, Moving Tipsand much more!

For Reservations call 645-3698

CULTURAL EVENTS

Naha Marathon

HWY 58, Naha City 09005 DecemberPeaceful Christmas Illumination

Festival

Itoman Wine Farm (Kanko Noen)Itoman City17 December-3 January1730-2200Children/ Jr high student : FreeHigh school students & Adult: ¥200Yomitan Pottery Sale

Yomitan Community Pottery,Yomitan Village0900-1900 17, 18, 19 DecemberChristmas Illumination (Light

Show)

Okinawa Children’s Zoo

23-28 December, 1600-2145Advance ticket price: Student: ¥1000/Adult: ¥1700Gate ticket price: Student: ¥1200/Adult: ¥2000

Fire & Bell FestivalPeace Memorial Park, Itoman City31 December—1 January0900-2400 Free

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