Kwajalein HourglassTuesdayJuly 22, 2003THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASSVolume 43, Number 57 Tuesday, July 22, 2003

U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands

www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html

NASA plans study at RTS

Aeromet todepart, newcontractor TBD

Off-island contractworkers to receivenew 401K benefitBy Jim BennettEditor

Contract employees with theKwajalein Range Services team —including KRS, Bechtel, Chugachand AirScan — will get a boost intheir benefits package, thanks to acontract modification providing formatching 401Ks, according toCarmen Spencer, KRS president.

“This improves our ability to re-tain and recruit exceptionally quali-fied employees,” Spencer said.

The measure takes effect duringthe first pay period of October forall off-island contract holders, andallows the employees to set asideup to 10 percent of their income intoa 401k account. The company, inturn, will match the savings at half

(See COLONEL, page 5)

By Jim BennettEditor

For 18 years, Aeromet Inc. employ-ees have kept a watchful eye onKwajalein’s weather, but that will cometo an end in the near future, as thecompany has lost its small businessclassification and hence, its USAKAcontract.

L-3 Communications, a multi-billiondollar corporation, purchased Aerometfor $20 million on May 30, making thecompany a wholly owned subsidiary.

“It’s hard to claim you’re a smallbusiness when your corporationmakes $3.8 billion a year,” said J. MarkFair, Aeromet site manager.

Add to that now Aeromet’s annualsales of $30 million, including a littleover $3 million annually from theUSAKA contract.

(See WEATHER, page 5)

By KW HillisAssociate Editor

Late next summer, luminescentclouds will periodically light up moon-less nights over the Marshall Islandsand Federated States of Micronesia.Returning to USAKA/RTS after 14years, the second set of the NationalAeronautics and Space Admin-istration’s Equatorial IonosphericStudies sounding rocket campaign willbe launched from Roi and Illeginniwith the range’s support.

“They are going to shoot a numberof rockets off of Roi and Illeginni,” saidDoug Hoskins, RTS Instrumentationengineer and co-chairman of theGround-based Midcourse Defense In-tegrated Process Team. “They will goup high and release a couple of chemi-cals that will be visible for miles.

“They have done similar tests in the

arctic … on the same particles youwould see in the Aurora Borealis,” hesaid. “The reason they want to comehere is we are close to the magneticequator. We’ll provide logistics … te-lemetry and sensors.”

NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterWallops Flight Facility, located off thecoast of Virginia has been launchingsuborbital and orbital rockets for 50years. NASA’s Sounding Rocket Pro-gram Office launches 20 to 25 mis-sions per year from WFF and every twoto three years has a mobile campaign.The last mobile campaign on Kwajaleinsuccessfully launched six missionsfrom Roi-Namur in 1990.

The mobile campaigns occur whenNASA puts out a call to universitiesand the scientific community for iono-spheric research proposals, said John

The polar region and the magnetic equator contain a lot of energy in the upperatmosphere. “The particles coming from the sun are trapped in the earth’s magneticfield,” said Dr. Miguel Larsen EQUIS II Campaign scientist. “This is the earth [left] andthese are the magnetic field lines.” The EQUIS II Campaign sponsored by NASAWallops Flight Facility will launch 14 rockets in August and September 2004 fromRTS.

(Photo courtesy of NASA)

(See NASA, page 4)

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Editorial

Commanding Officer.............Col. Jerry BrownPublic Affairs Officer..........LuAnne FantasiaEditor..........................................Jim BennettAssociate Editor.................... KW HillisGraphics Designer ...........................Dan AdlerReporter ........................................April Brown

The Kwajalein Hourglass

The Hourglass is named for the insigniaof the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, whichliberated the island from the forces of Impe-rial Japan on Feb 4, 1944.

The Kwajalein Hourglass is an autho-rized publication for military personnel, fed-eral employees, contractor workers and theirfamilies assigned to USAKA. Contents of theHourglass are not necessarily official viewsof, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government,Department of Defense, Department of theArmy or USAKA. It is published Tuesdaysand Fridays in accordance with Army Regula-tion 360-1 and using a network printer byKwajalein Range Services editorial staff, P.O.Box 23, APO AP 96555.

Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539.Printed circulation: 2,000

Marshallese Wordof the Dayiolap — middle

Buckminster and Friends By Sabrina Mumma

I love baseball. Or, I will learn to lovebaseball if I can stay with the Hourglass.

You see, the Hourglass ace, Jim Bennett,is back on island. Here is my opportunityto impress him with my stealth as a rovingreporter, my writing style, which usuallygets worked over by Karen until I soundintelligent, and my patience, which Ilearned from Dan, the graphics man. Hereis my chance, to win the boss man over soI can come back to work.

In order to do that, I have to impress him.So, how do you impress someone like JimBennett, who has never come across abuffet he didn’t like? (Editor’s note: Yes,he did, once in 1997 at Mick Hoehenweis’All-Mexican-Chinese Eatery in

Pascagoula, Miss.)Write a column about baseball. And that

is exactly what I’m doing right now. I canhear the Bronx cheer already, and yes Iwill admit it, I don’t know anything aboutbaseball. How could I have missed the les-son about America’s favorite past time? Ordid I just confuse it with lacrosse? TheAmerican public school system is surelylacking in its foundation; how else could Ihave missed that lesson?

So, I’ve taken it upon myself to learnabout baseball, because I love Kwajaleinand my job, a lot. Using www.google.com,which usually has the answers to all of myproblems, I find and click on the Web siteof choice and Web Sense comes up, totell me that this Web site falls under “en-tertainment” and should not be used dur-ing business hours.

What do I do? Do I call over to IT andtell them that visiting baseball Web sitesduring working hours is a perfectly validendeavor? Should I call Washington, D.C.and let them know that I will not allow any-

one to define what is or is not entertain-ment for me?

I do neither of these. Jim Bennett, theace, is on island, and I have to learn aboutbaseball.

I go to Karen and Jim, and I tell them ofthis dilemma. What am I supposed to do?Once they explain the work-related policyto me, it’s all OK. This is definitely workrelated. I would bet my paycheck on it;umm, never mind that.

Then Jim Bennett walks by my desk andpoints out that ESPN has the best Website for baseball. I automatically go there.It’s so colorful, so vibrant and full of life.Who knew baseball was so energetic?What was I missing?

I start reading up on the history, and Irealize that there is no way that I am goingto be able to explain all that I now knowabout baseball in less than 500 words. It’sjust not physically or mentally possible. ButI’ve got to make this a dinger (home run)of an article. So, for any of you confusedsouls, let me tell you a little bit about base-ball, some other time.

I have to go figure out my ERA, earnedrun average, my SLG, slugging percentage,and my Ks, strikeouts. Once I have thosein balance, I would love to chat with youabout America’s favorite past time.

If you write it, they will talk.(Editor’s Note: We’re definitely talking

... severance packages.)

Take me out to the online ballgame

Letters to the EditorKeep letters to less than 300 words, andkeep your comments to the issues. This

would be a no-libel zone. Letters must besigned. We will edit for AP style and, if youexceed the word limit, space. Please limityourself to one letter every 30 days to give

other readers a chance to write.Send your letter to:

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Kimij karakik tok kom is theMarshallese way to say “Welcome”; lit-erally, it means, “We make you nolonger strangers.”

Les Jones, the new USAKA/RTSDeputy Garrison commander, and hiswife Elaine recently arrived fromHuntsville, Al., where he worked at theKwajalein Support Directorate.

This is the Jones’ fourth tour atUSAKA. Previously, the couple was onKwajalein 1977-1979, 1993-1995 and1997-1999.

“It’s great to be back,” he said. “We’revery excited about seeing our friendsand making new ones.”

Wesley A. Blacketer comes toKwajalein from Fort Irwin, Calif. He isa USAKA general engineer. He is joinedby his wife, Linda, and daughter,Rachael.

Kimij karakik tok kom

Connie S. Southwell and Staff Sgt.Robert S. Guidi were married on July10, 2003, in a private ceremony per-formed by the Rev. K.C. Russ onMakapu’u Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.

The two honored guests in atten-dance were Gen. David Bramlett (ret.)and Mrs. Judi Bramlett.

A dinner at Aaron’s, atop the AlaMoana Hotel, followed the ceremony.

The bride is the contractor graphicspecialist for USAKA/RTS, employed bySAIC, and the groom is a staff sergeantin the 1-184 Infantry (Air Assault) Cali-fornia Army National Guard as well asa firefighter/EMT on Roi-Namur.

Southwell — Guidi

By April BrownReporter

If managing a retail store likeMacy’s requires an eagerness toplease and a willingness to work withpeople, Kwajalein residents will findthat with Clara Heckman, the newMacy’s man-ager.

“It’s reallyexciting towork directlywith thecustomersnow, and findout what theywant and tryand get it forthem,” shesaid.

Heckman, aWashingtonstate native, spent the past 14 yearsas vice president of a formal wearcompany based out of Washingtonwith 10 stores in three states. Usedto working behind the scenes, shelooks forward to a more hands-onapproach to her work.

“This is a great opportunity to workwith the upper management thatwants to make changes,” she said.

Retail can be fun, she said, andHeckman wants to make that idea areality. For example, she, along withthe Macy’s staff, plans on organizinga fashion show to display the waresavailable at Macy’s.

“It’s more of an entertainmentevent, and you can have a lot of funwith it,” she said.

Heckman arrived on island June15, two weeks after her husband, LesBunch, an engineer with Chugach.

A Trend Business College gradu-ate, Heckman was eager to transitionto island life with her husband. Thetwo, previously residents ofKennewick, Wash., learned ofKwajalein through friends and wereinterested immediately.

“We thought this would be a greatopportunity,” she said. “Our young-est daughter is 11 and we thoughtthis would be an educational oppor-tunity for her.”

The Heckman’s oldest two sons areboth in college and plan on visitingat the earliest opportunity. Jared, 20,attends Central Piedmont in North

Carolina while Bryson, 22, attendsPalmer Chiropractic in San Jose,N.M.

Their daughters Brandi, 17, andStephanie, 11, are stateside visitingfamily before coming to Kwajalein.

The Heckman’s transition to islandlife has gone smoothly, she said.

“I love it; I love the people,”Heckman said. “It’s so nice to get onyour bike and ride to and from workand say hi to everybody.”

The friendly atmosphere on islandisn’t the only appealing aspect forthem.

“My husband has always lovedscuba diving,” she said. “With thehistory of the islands, it’s amazing tobe in the lagoon surrounded by all ofthat history.”

They are also interested in fishingand jet skiing, and Heckman receiveda new set of golf clubs from herhusband.

“He thinks I’m going to learn howto play,” she said with a smile.

She also has enjoyed not having atelevision in the house since theirbaggage hasn’t arrived yet.

“I’ve read so many books,” shesaid. “A neighbor lent us a TV for aweek, and we only turned it ononce.”

The benefits of island life, like five-digit phone numbers and groceriesdelivered to the house, far outweighany adjustments she has made,Heckman said.

“I know its bad, but I was never abig recycler,” she said with a smile.“Now I have separate bags for every-thing.”

Heckman already has made a fewtrips to Ebeye and is excited aboutfuture visits to other islands.

“We’re really loving the experienceof learning the culture and thehistory,” she said. “I enjoy workingwith new people and they’ve all takensuch good care of me.”

Clara Heckman

Macy’s manager sets eager tone“It’s really exciting to workdirectly with the customersnow, and find out what theywant and try and get it for

them.”— Clara Heckman

Macy’s manager

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Hickman, NASA campaign manager,who was here for the 1990 tests. Aftera peer review, the best investigationsare selected.

“We will have four investigations thistime,” Hickman said. Two of the ex-periments are from Cornell, one fromClemson and the other from the NASA-Goddard Space Center. All four aredesigned to study energy disturbancesin the upper atmosphere around themagnetic equator.

There are two regions in the earth’supper atmosphere which contain a lotof energy — one is the polar region,the other, the equator, said Dr. MiguelR. Larsen, EQUIS II Campaign scien-tist.

“[At the equator] the earth’s mag-netic field has a focusing effect so itactually produces some very strongelectrical currents and some other dis-turbances,” he said.

The four investigations — E-regiongravity wave electrodynamics;Bottomside F-region electrodynam-ics, mesospheric scattering pro-cesses and nighttime electrojet elec-trodynamics — will provide researchdata that can be used in scientificefforts well into the future and alsosome practical applications rightnow, Larsen said.

Although not visible to the eye,these disturbances can be seen bypowerful, sensitive radars like ALTAIR,he said. The disturbances, whichwhen seen by radar produce charac-teristic plumes called Spread-F, iswhat the scientists will research alongwith the electrojet, a strong currentwhich occurs near the magnetic equa-tor.

“We want to study the phenomenonand try to understand it,” Larsen said.“ALTAIR, for example, they are veryaware of this because for them it isinterference. So when they are track-ing re-entry vehicles, it actually cre-ates a problem.”

The Spread-F carried along by theelectrojet structure can disrupt morethan ALTAIR.

“In addition to interrupting ALTAIR-type measurements, there are moredown to earth consequences as well,”said Dr. David Hysell, Principal inves-tigator for Spread-F experiments.”[Itcan] affect things like the Global Posi-tioning System or GPS. We all rely

upon that whether we’re hiking in themountains … or in an aircraft. Sothere are grave consequences as wellas consequences to recreation.

“A variety of communication andnavigation systems, particularly thosethat involve ground to satellite links… [experience] either separate errorsor they fail altogether when this thingcalled Spread-F phenomena occurs,”he said.

Although impossible to change thephenomena, the scientists hope theupcoming tests will help find a pat-tern in the phenomena and could pre-dict when it would happen, Hysellsaid.

“This whole topic falls under the areathat has been termed Space Weatherrecently,” he said. “Our community isborrowing a lot of the terminology andalso the tools from the meteorologicalcommunity. We’re looking at thingsthat affect people, but not quite so di-rectly or obviously as terrestrialweather.

Some of the 14 rockets launchednext year will release clouds of chemi-cals, either trimethyl aluminum traceror samarium about 60 miles above theearth’s surface while other rocketslaunched at the same time will carrysensors.

“There will be quite a light show andif you are prepared for it, it will besomething you can enjoy,” Hysell said.“If you are not prepared for it, it maycause some concerns.”

The tracer will be visible over a 300-mile area for five to 30 minutes, Larsensaid.

A concerted effort to broadcast in-formation about the launches and theresulting light show will be made be-fore the tests are started, Hickmansaid.

The tracer, which breaks down intoharmless components, such as alumi-num oxide, carbon dioxide and watervapor, will show the electrojet struc-ture, he said. Samarium, which alsobreaks down into harmless compo-nents, produces a temporary commu-nication ionization mirror.

“[The tracer] will tell you how theatmosphere is moving,” Larsen said.“It is a wind measurement 60 milesabove the earth’s surface. There isn’tmuch atmosphere so it is difficult tomeasure the wind. This is one of thefew techniques that you can use to do

that.”The following rocket will measure

other conditions such as electric fieldsand ionization, he added.

The sounding rocket campaign nextyear is just a small portion of the datastream about the ionosphere receivedevery day.

“Spacecraft in orbit are providingdata continuously,” Hysell said. “Thereare ground-based instruments provid-ing data continuously. Occasionallythese continuous efforts are punctu-ated by ... rocket investigation thattake place every few years and only afraction of those take place at theequator.

Hickman, Larsen, Hysell and ProjectEnvironmental engineer Sheri Silbertvisited the range last week to discussissues and plan logistics for an influxof up to 50 scientists and engineers,according to Hickman.

(From page 1)

Dr. David Hysell’s Spread-F tests willconsist of four chemical tracer payloadson board two-stage Terrier Orion rocketsand two instrumented payloads on thetwo-stage Terrier Malemute rockets,above.

(Photo courtesy of NASA)

NASA ionospheric studies to light up sky ...

(See STUDY, page 5)

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the percentage up to 4 percent, anumber based on an industry-widestandard, Spencer said.

For example, an employee mak-ing $50,000 a year could put up to$5,000 a year into the account, de-ducted in installments throughoutthe year from his or her paycheck.The company would put another 4percent, or $2,000 total, into theaccount.

The same employee may elect toput less into the account, say$2,000 a year, for example, or fourpercent, and the company wouldmatch that at half the rate, or twopercent, i.e. $1,000.

Exceeding industry standards,however, employees are immedi-ately vested in the program, mean-ing they earn and keep the benefitupon enrollment, rather than threeto five years, which is the industrystandard.

The company will allow qualifiedemployees to enroll in the programaround that time, Spencer said.

Spencer said he worked with Col.Jerry Brown, USAKA commander,to develop the benefit increasewhile finalizing the contract.

“It took the team to make it hap-pen,” Spencer said.

Added Brown, “I’m impressedwith the quality of the USAKAworkforce and believe it deservesthe best benefits package the mar-ket will bear.”

Brown said he was impressedwith the KRS benefit plan, but feltit would be more competitive if itincluded a 401K plan. After dis-cussing his concerns with the KRSleadership, he felt confident theywould find a way to address thoseconcerns.

“I’m not surprised,” Brownadded. “The KRS team has showna ‘can-do’ attitude in every en-deavor since they arrived on-is-land, and for their leadership tocome up with a solution to the401K is nothing less than I wouldhave expected.”

(From page 1)

Colonel: 401Kplan reflects ‘cando’ attitude ...

company described as an “engineer-ing firm specializing in test and evalu-ation of missile and space systems.Also included are modeling/simulationrange safety, debris analysis, surviv-ability, logistics and system safety,”according to the Huntsville Chamberof Commerce.

What will come of that interest is stillunknown, he added.

In the meantime, Fair said the site’s10 meteorologists and six support per-sonnel are simply sifting through therumors and waiting to find out whatwill happen next.

“It’s difficult to tell people what’s trueor not with no official word,” Fair said.

But with the cost of hiring newdegreed meteorologists and experi-enced support personnel, Fair said hefelt like a majority of employees couldroll over to the next contractor, who-ever that might be, as in the recenttransition from Raytheon Range Sys-tems Engineering to Kwajalein RangeServices.

“I have a high confidence level thatthe people will be taken care of,” Fairadded.

Aeromet won a re-competition for thelocal weather station contract in Oc-tober securing a cost-plus, fixed-feecontract for meteorological supportservices valued at $31.1 million over a10-year period.

At the time, Aeromet qualified un-der the small, minority-owned busi-ness classification. But with the L-3Corporation buy-out, Aeromet nolonger qualified for small, minority-owned business, or 8a, status, Fairsaid.

Aeromet officials applied for a waiverto continue the USAKA contract butSMDC officials denied the request, Fairsaid.

Besides mission-based meteorologi-cal support, the station offers the com-munity local weather information, aswell as conducts specific scientificstudies such as a NASA rainfall mea-surement program, for example.

One company, 3-D Research Corpo-ration, of Huntsville, Ala., has ex-pressed an interest in the contract,according to Fair.

3-D Research Corporation is an 8a

(From page 1)

Weather staff waits for contract news ...

The tests are a major opportunity forthe scientific community, Hickmansaid. Graduate students, includingHysell, who was involved in EQUIS Ias a graduate student in 1990, have achance to be part of these tests. BothLarsen, a physics professor atClemson, and Hysell, an electrical en-gineering professor at Cornell, plansto bring some of their graduate stu-dents out here next year.

This may also be an educational op-portunity for Kwajalein students,Hickman said.

“Outreach with schools is part of our

(From page 4) charter for NASA,” he said. Lecturesand tours were some of the ideas thatmay be offered to Kwajalein studentsduring NASA’s visit next year.

“We’re really excited about comingout here and working with you,”Hickman said. “All the range peoplehave already given us outstandingsupport.”

The range is looking forward to theEQUIS II missions.

“The mission statement of the rangeis to support scientific things like this,”Hoskins said. “This certainly has thepotential to help us better schedulemissions to avoid interference.”

Study might offer students opportunity ...

shoes and discarded equipment, aswell as expended ammunition androcket-propelled grenade casings,Davis said.

These follow-on patrols led to an-other limited engagement with five en-emy fighters July 20. “The special op-erations forces pursued the enemy,who broke contact,” Davis said. Af-ghan government forces operating in

the area discovered a large weaponscache and detained five people.

Nine coalition troops have been in-jured in separate incidents over thepast several days. July 20, four Ital-ian service members from Task ForceNibbio were injured when their vehicleran into a ditch because of an “impro-vised explosive device” in the roadabout 20 kilometers southeast ofGardez.

(From page 4)

Nine coalition troops wounded in action ...

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HELP WANTEDKRS has the following on-island job openings.Unless otherwise noted, call Alan Taylor, 55154.

TRANSLATOR. Full time. Provide supply training tosupply personnel. Assist the supply managementand standardization training coordinator in con-ducting formal class training sessions, as well asinformal one-on-one sessions with targeted supplypersonnel. Translate English to Marshallese bothorally and in writing of training materials. Providetranslation of material taught in classrooms forsupply personnel who desire such during formalsessions, as well as other duties.

HOUSING SPECIALIST. Full time. Individual mustbe able to communicate and deal with public daily.Must be proficient with computer and organiza-

tional skills. Experience with FoxPro database aplus.

RIGGER, Marine Dept. Full time. Must be able topass written and physical exams to operate heavyequipment. Math skills required to learn how tooperate crane, forklifts and other types of heavyequipment. Majority of work is on Kwajalein butintra-atoll outer island support may be required.Candidate must know basic safety standards.

WANTEDHOUSE TO sit for responsible ex-Kwaj residentsSept. 7-17. Call Steve or Song, 51622.

LOSTGOLD WEDDING BAND. Call 51704.

PALM PDA. Call Eric, 52935.

Small Arms Range NoticeThe Small Arms Range

is in operation tomorrow 8 a.m.- noon.

Avoid the hazard areashown below. All watercraftobserve the red flags at thesouthwest end of the island.

Clothing sale and clearanceat Macy’s and Gimbel’s

All clothing 10% offAll clearance clothing

50% off

Includes shoes, hatsand accessories

FOUNDSHIN GUARD for soccer, outside of Hobby Shop.Call 51700.

FOR SALEAQUA LUNG scuba gear, $750 for full set. Call51559.

SONY STEREO system, 160-watt, 51-CD storage,$150; Sharp VHS recorder/player, $40; VHS taperewinder, $5; Toshiba 51" TV, $900; PC with 17"monitor, printer and desk, $400. Call 53698 or51328W.

PORTABLE DISHWASHER with butcher block, excel-lent condition, $150; Burley stroller, $150. Call52276.

TOSHIBA five-disc DVD player, less than two monthsold, plays DVDs, CDs, CD-R, CD-RW and MP3s,original box, remote and manual, $150. Call 53966Wor 53396H.

MAYTAG JETCLEAN portable dishwasher with butcherblock top and connecting hardware, good condi-tion, $90. Call 52742, after 5 p.m. or leave amessage.

29" TV, $220; VCR, $50; karaoke machine, $30; faxmachine, $50. Call 59804, after 5 p.m. or leave amessage.

HP PRINTER 990 CXI, $150; 17" Sony monitor, $75;Yamaha speakers, $50; Miracle piano, $50; Kestrelroad bike, $800; plants; new Maui Jim sunglasses,

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In a continued effort to provide ourcustomers with a selection of nutritious

salads and entreés, KRS FoodServices at Café Pacific and

Café Roi will provide a weekly menuwith daily lite heart healthy selections

at each facility. Your opinionsand your suggestions are critical to

our goal of customer satisfaction. Weask you to give us your opinions on the

customer comment cards provided.Menus are subject to change

due to availabilty.

$75. Call 54630, after 5 p.m.

WINDOW SHADES for new housing including slidingglass door, neutral colors, $200 for all; 12' x 18'patio cover, $150. Call 58672 and leave a message.

MULTI-PURPOSE hardwood hobby table, 36" long,17" deep and 34" high, butcher block design withtwo press vises, Swiss-made carving tools andaccessories, swivel adjustable stool, beautiful table,possibly maple, in excellent condition, $150; twoJBL spearguns and accessories. Call 52642.

CARPET, blue, great condition, sized to fit trailerliving room. Call 52324.

FUTON COUCH with tan print mattress cover, $150.Call Ken or Jude, 54176.

1993 BAYLINER 2352 Trophy walkaround cuddycabin with Mercruiser 265 hp I/O, Yamaha 9.9 hpfour-stroke kicker, EZ Loader trailer, complete pack-age includes boathouse with attached shed, full-size chest freezer, excellent condition, at boat lot#83, $39,000. Call Bunny, 53518, before 4:30 p.m.or 52243, after 5 p.m.

COMMUNITY NOTICESTWO AIR FORCE recruiters are on island throughFriday. Call TSgt. Solomon at Kwaj Lodge, 53477.Questions? Call 54848.

Families and friends on Kwajalein and Ebeye areinvited to the Camp Adventure Dessertfest showcas-ing the talents of Kwajalein and Ebeye youth, Friday,July 25, 6 p.m., in the MP room. This event takes theplace of “Parents Presents” Saturday, July 26.

FAMILY AND ADULT pools are closed for cleaning ofsalt water intake pipes Tuesday, July 29-Aug. 3.Questions? Call 52847.

BE A BASKETBALL official. Experience a plu. If not,attend the officiating clinic Thursday, 6:30 p.m.,in CRC gym, to learn the rules of the game. Clinicmust be attended to be considered for the position.Earn some extra money and have fun too. Ques-tions? Call Kaya, 53331.

BE A BASKETBALL scorekeeper. No experienceneeded. Attend the scorekeepers’ clinic Thursday,5:30 p.m., in CRC gym, to learn the basics ofkeeping the scorebook and scoreboard. The clinicmust be attended to be considered for the position.Earn some extra money and have fun too. Ques-tions? Call Kaya, 53331.

Bring a catchy name for the flying clubto the next meeting Tuesday, July 29,

6 p.m., in Building 735 conference room.Questions? Call Lauri, 58414 or 52456.

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WEATHERCourtesy of Aeromet Sun • Moon • Tides

Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolatedshowers.Winds: Eastnorth-east at 10-16 knots,with higher gusts near showers.Tomorrow: Partly sunny with widelyscattered showers late.Winds: East-northeast to east-southeastat 8-16 knots, with gusts near showers.Temperature: Tonight’s low 79°

Tomorrow’s high 88°July rain total: 5.88"Annual rain total: 42.37"Annual deviation: -2.35"

Call 54700 for continuously up-dated forecasts and sea conditions.

See you at the movies!

Note: The Richardson Theater isclosed due to technical difficulties.

WednesdayTears of the Sun (2003, R) A commandoteam tries to save an American doctortrapped in a war zone, only to begin amass rescue of refugees. (Bruce Willis)Adult Recreation Center, 7 p.m.

FridayHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003,PG-13) A female journalist attempts towin the heart of a man, then drive himaway, while the man tries to woo thewoman for his own business reasons.(Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

SaturdayThe Hours (2002, R) Three women,separated by time, but linked to a singlenovel, struggle with suicidal issues.Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.Jungle Book 2 (2003, PG) Mowgli, the“man-cub,” returns to the jungle only tolearn that jungle life isn’t all carefree.Roi-Namur, C Building, 7 p.m.

SundayGangs of New York (2002, R) Irish im-migrants and “native Americans” fight ina 19th Century New York neighborhood.Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.Frida (2002, R) The movie recounts thetubulent life of Mexican artist Frida Kahol.(Salma Hayek)Roi-Namur, C Building, 7 p.m.

MondayThe Hours (2002, R)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

TuesdayPhone Booth (2002, PG-13) A man istrapped in a phone booth by a sniper.Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low TideTuesday 0639/1912 0047/1321 1000, 3.8' 0400, 2.3'July 22 2300, 4.0' 1620, 2.1'

Wednesday 0639/1912 0125/1406 1120, 3.5' 0530, 2.4'July 23 1730, 2.2'

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By Kathleen T. RhemAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON – Several attacks andan accident in Iraq over the past threedays have left five American soldiersdead and another six hurt.

An attack in Baghdad today killedone soldier from the 1st Armored Di-vision and wounded three others atroughly 10:30 a.m. local time. The at-tack also killed an Iraqi interpreterworking with the coalition. A U.S. Cen-tral Command news release said thetroops were in a vehicle that hit an “im-provised explosive device” in the AsSulaykh district. The soldiers thencame under small-arms fire.

A day earlier, two 101st AirborneDivision soldiers were killed and athird injured in Tal Afar when theirunit was attacked with small arms androcket- propelled grenades. They weretaken to an Army hospital, where twodied of their wounds.

Pentagon officials have identified

the soldiers who died as Sgt. JustinW. Garvey, 23, of Townsend, Mass.,and Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24, ofElba, Ala. Both were assigned toHeadquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 1st Battalion, 187th In-fantry Regiment, deployed from FortCampbell, Ky.

A vehicle accident near Baghdad In-ternational Airport July 20 killed onesoldier and injured two others,CENTCOM officials said, but did notrelease their unit name.

Yet another attack with RPGs andsmall arms killed Army 2nd Lt.Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, of Katy, Texas,at roughly 1:30 a.m. local time July19. CENTCOM officials said in a re-lease that day that he had been pro-viding “fixed-site security” at a bankwhen his unit came under attack.Rozier was assigned to Company B,2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment,of the 1st Armored Division, deployedfrom Fort Riley, Kan.

Five soldiers killed, six injured in Iraq

By Kathleen T. RhemAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON – American specialoperations forces killed roughly twodozen enemy forces after being at-tacked in Afghanistan July 19. While,elsewhere, nine coalition troops havebeen wounded in recent days.

In a statement out of Bagram thismorning, Coalition Joint Task Force180 spokesman Army Col. RodneyDavis described the fight. The engage-ment started when an “unknown-sizedelement” of enemy forces attacked atwo-vehicle American convoy near thefirebase at Spin Boldak, he said.

“The coalition forces drove throughthe ‘kill zone’, requested close-air sup-port and engaged the enemy forces,killing approximately five enemy andpursuing the remaining forces into thesurrounding hills,” Davis said. “AH-64 Apaches (helicopters) provided airsupport making several passes on thehill, killing 17-19 more (enemyforces).”

No coalition troops were killed orwounded. Operations in the regioncontinued, officials reported. Follow-up patrols found “indicators ofwounded enemy,” including clothing,

Troops engage enemy in Afghanistan

(See NINE, page 5)