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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 Volume 8, Issue 47 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea http://imcom.korea.army.mil

Sights & Sounds P03

Command Perspective P04Photo Feature Page P16IA Message P18

OVERVIEW

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

GARRISONS

New partnership means more jobsfor Spouses. Details on Page 2

Gen. Carpenter onSuicide: Page 13

Nakdong River Battlereenactment,

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USAG-RED CLOUDCommander: Col. Hank Dodge

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CI Ofcer: Kevin Jackson

Staff Writers: Pfc. Mardicio Barrot, Pfc. Jin Choe

USAG-YONGSANCommander: Col. William P. Huber

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CI Ofcer: Jane Lee

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USAG-HUMPHREYSCommander: Col. Joseph P. Moore

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CI Ofcer: Steven Hoover

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By Russell WickeIMCOM Korea Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON, Korea Multiple Korean corporations are scheduledto sign an agreement today at the DragonHill Lodge that will make them partnerscommitted to hiring Spouses o U.S.military personnel in Korea.

he oicial signing represents theinduction o Korean corporate partners intothe Army Spouse Employment Partnership a commitment that will make jobs on ando post more readily available to spouses omilitary personnel who meet proessionalqualications or available jobs.

Anthony Stamilio, Deputy AssistantSecretary o the Army or Civilian Personneland Quality o Lie, will take part in theinduction by signing the partnershipagreement. Examples o corporate entitiescommitted to hiring spouses are 3M, LG,

Hyundai, Samsung and more. Te ArmyAir Force Exchange Service and the DeenseCommissary Agency are also partners.

ASEP ocials said there are 10 potentialcandidate companies that will be inductedinto the partnership or Korea at thissigning. Korea is the rst International siteto do this, according to Margaret Merrill,chie o the Army Community Servicesprogram within Installation ManagementCommand-Korea.

Freeman Neish, Family Morale Welareand Recreation ocial or IMCOM-Korea,mentioned that spouses o all services,including civilians will benet rom theprogram. Its not just an Army benet,he said.

his induction is part o an overallArmy eort to make Korea an assignmento choice or Soldiers and Families. Anextended benet o the program is designedto not only make jobs available to spouses,

but to bring careers to spouses as well, saidMerrill.

Neish added that appropriate visascan be attained or potential candidates.

Additionally, the ASEP sta has met withAmerican Chamber o Commerce and theKorean and American Embassies to gaintheir support.

Merrill qualiied the program byreminding spouses it does not guaranteehiring. Like conventional hiring processes,applicants will be selected based on theirqualications and resumes. She said thatanyone who would be considered unqualiedor a comparable job in the United States,

would likewise not be considered in Korea.Spouses can best prepare or the job searchprocess, including resume writing, bycontacting the Employment ReadinessProgram Manager at their local ArmyCommunity Service Center.

For more inormation about theinduction, contact Merrill at DSN 723-3830 or e-mail her at [email protected]. For detailed inormation visit

www.myarmylietoo.com.

More jobs open to spousesKorean corporations committed to hiring

U.S. military dependents on peninsula

Medical Technologist Openinghere are two job openings available or a Medical

echnologist at the 95th Blood Support Detachment, oneat at Camp Humphreys and another at Camp Carroll. Teperiod o Perormance is Sept. 27, 2010 to Sept. 26 2011including our option years. For qualication requirements

see the solicitation number W81K02-10-R-0068 at https://acquisition.army.mil/as/ASFI_registration.cm. For moreinormation contact Ms. Kim, Chong-Ae at (DSN) 737-4013or e-mail [email protected].

Tourist Sign Improvement Programhe Korea ourism Organization is conducting a

campaign to eliminate oreign-language errors rom publictourist inormation signs. Reports rom citizens and oreignresidents at large are vital to this program. Te organizationrequests people to report errors on any type o touristinormation signs all around Korea. Examples include:u Signs in public acilities such as airports, ports, train

stations, bus terminals, highway rest areas, etc.u Signs at tourist attractions.Tey also request reporting o wording that is unclear

in meaning or likely to conuse visitors. Tese items can bereported by e-mail to [email protected], or by phone:02-7299-617/618. Please enclose reerence photos, whenrelevant or helpul. For more inormation visit http://english.gbmg.go.kr/open_content/tour/complaint/

Commissary Case Lot Sales Worldwide case lot sales oer massive savings in

September until the ocial season ends Nov. 30. Te DeenseCommissary Agencys worldwide case lot sale in Septembercan help with savings well beyond the agencys normal 30percent. Check the schedule or your local stores sale datesby going to the special case lot sale Web page at: http://www.commissaries.com/case_lot_sale.cm

Cub Scout EventsFor those interested in Cub Scouts there will be an ice

cream social to welcome back current Cub Scouts and theirparents and invite potential new Cub Scouts. Te event willbe held today at 7.p.m. at the Seoul American ElementarySchool Caeteria or rst through th grade boys. For moreinormation, parents can contact the Committee Chair, Mrs.Colleen Powers, at 010-8685-9266. Or Olivia Bierman atDSN 723-3742 or 010-4992-5918.

NEWS BRIEFS

WASHINGON Te Department o Deense POW/Missing

Personnel Oce recently announced that the remains o a U.S.serviceman, missing in action rom the Korean War, have beenidentied and returned to his amily or burial with ull militaryhonors.

United States Army Sgt. Charles P. Whitler was buried Sept. 2in his hometown o Cloverport, Ky.

In early November 1950, Whitler was assigned to 3rd Battalion,8th Cavalry Regiment, occupying a deensive position near thetown o Unsan by the Kuryong River known as the Camels Head.wo enemy elements attacked the U.S. orces, collapsing theirperimeter and orcing a withdrawal. Whitlers unit was involved inghting which devolved into hand-to-hand combat around the 3rdBattalions command post. Almost 400 men were reported missingor killed in action ollowing the battle.

In late November 1950, a U.S. soldier captured during thebattle o Unsan reported during his debrieng that he and nine

American soldiers were moved to a house near the battleeld. TePOWs were taken to an adjacent eld and shot. Tree o the 10

Americans survived, though one later died. Te surviving soliderprovided detailed inormation on the incident location.

Analysts rom DPMO developed case leads with inormationspanning more than 58 years. Trough interviews with eyewitnesses,experts evaluated circumstances surrounding Whitlers captivity

U.S. Soldier MIA fromKorean War Identied

See MIA, 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.

MP Blot t er

Dream Forest Art CenterSince it opened last year, Dream Forest

has provided residents o Seouls northernneighborhoods with an urban oasis to relax inand commune with the orest spirits. Tis orest,however, is more than a clump o treesitdoubles as a cultural space, with galleries,

museums and perormance halls hidden amidstits woods, hills and streams. As the parks fagshiparts venue, Dream Forest Arts Center bringstogether two catchphrases in urban designculture and eco-riendly to produce airst-class cultural space that simultaneouslyentertains, enlightens and relaxes.

Magical MungyeongDrive south rom Seoul in the direction

o Chungju and youll eventually come to thetowering peaks o the Sobaeksan Mountains.From there, climb the Ihwaryeong Pass (or passthrough the slightly less dramatic Ihwaryeongunnel) and you arrive in the magical land oMungyeong, with majestic mountains and crystal

clear rivers fowing through green valleys. For 500years the gateway to Koreas southeastern regiono Yeongnam, Mungyeong hosted travelers orgenerations: traders peddling their wares, ocialsconducting provincial inspections, and youngscholars heading to the royal capital o Seoul to

take the all-important civil service exam.Tese days, however, Mungyeong is hosting

travelers o an entirely dierent sort. Visitorscome to Mungyeong to take in its pristine naturalenvironment and tasty-yet-healthy oods. Ratherthan being just a transit point, it has become adestination in itsel -- the homeland o well-

being. Nowhere is this more apparent than inthe wide variety o wholesome agricultural goodsand oodstus the city produces. Capturing thenatural essence o the land rom which they came,Mungyeongs oods enrich both body and soul.

Great Baekje World FestivalFrom Sept. 18 to Oct. 17 the Great Baekje

will take place in Seoul. Showcasing the culturalheritage o the Baekje Dynasty, the estival is aglobal event in collaboration with China and Japan. Following are scheduled Programs andplaces:u Buyeo- Nakhwaam Rock alongside

Baekmagang Riveru Enormous perormance o 2000 actors

against the backdrop o Nakhwaam Rock,eaturing a love story and the ounding spirit othe Baekje Dynastyu Gongju- Gomanaru Ferry alongside

Geumgang River: A dynamic perormance tellingthe story o a bear in the ancient history o the

Baekje Dynasty, and various historical storiesrefecting the glory o the Ungjin Period duringthe dynastyu Special Exhibition o Baekje Relics:

Displays hidden relics o the Baekje Dynastyrefecting its rich cultural heritageu International Academic Conerence:

Discussion o historical aspects o the BaekjeDynasty by experts rom Korea, China and Japan,ocusing on the theme o World HistoricalCities and Festivals, the Ancient CulturalExchange between Korea, China, and Japan,and the Future o Cultural Exchanges o the21st Century

Seoul Design FairTe Seoul Design Fair, scheduled or Sept. 17

to Oct. 7, is the worlds comprehensive designestival and is organized by Seoul to celebrate itsdesignation as the World Design Capital andto develop as a world design culture hub. Teultimate value o design lies in its enhancement oquality o lie or humans, and the acilitation ocommunication to make the world harmonious.A universal design that all can use with ease and joy carries the philosophy o social equity andrealization o human value. It is also design aimedto be shared together, to remove barriers andwork as a social solution or communication.

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

USAG Red CloudSubject locked himsel in Barracksand struck a window with a closedist, chair and ire extinguisher.Te chair rame was bent and theire extinguisher was dischargedcausing damage to the room rom reextinguisher residue.

Upon arrival, military policedetected an odor o alcoholic beverageemitting rom the subject. Te subject

was apprehended and administereda blood-alcohol test, with a resulto 0.190% blood alcohol content.Due to his level o intoxication, thesubject was released to his unit withinstructions to report the ollowingday. Subject was then advised o hislegal rights, which he waived renderinga written sworn statement. hesubject stated he had no recollectiono the incident.

USAG YongsanLarceny o AAFES Property;

Subject No. 1, was observed via videocamera removing body jewelry andplacing it in her purse, and attemptingto exit Main PX without renderingproper payment. Subject No. 1 wasescorted to the loss prevention oceand then transported to the USAG-

Yongsan PMO where she was advised

o her legal rights, which she waivedrendering a written sworn statementadmitting to the incident. SubjectNo. 1 was issued an Order to ShowCause Memorandum, processed andreleased. Te estimated cost o thestolen items is $9.99.

USAG HumphreysFailure to Obey (Underage

Dr in k in g ) ; Di s r e sp ec t t o aCommissioned Ocer; Disobeyinga Lawul Order; Subject was observedat a command directed underagedrinking checkpoint adjacent toPedestrian Gate, USAG-Humphreys.

Subject was identiied by DBIDSto be under the age o 21. Subjectreused to present his military IDcard. Te subject was detained andlater administered a Portable Breathest, with a result o 0.085% bloodalcohol content.

Subject was apprehended andtransported to the USAG-HumphreysPMO where he was processed andreleased to his unit.

USAG Daegu Wrongul Damage to Private

Property; Subject damaged VictimsPrivately Owned Vehicle in the

parking lot adjacent to BLDG F,USAG Daegu (George). Subject was advised o his legal rights,which he waived rendering a writtensworn statement. Victim rendereda written sworn statement. Subject

was processed and released on his ownrecognizance.

This is a High Dynamic Range photo of the interior of one of the palace rooms at Changdeokgung palace in Seoul.The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its Huwon Garden a pleasure garden for the kings of Joseon is

considered one of the nest examples of Korean Garden design. Guided tours are available; English tours are 10:30

a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Admission (not including guided tours) is 3,000 won. Photo courtesy of R. Slade Walters

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MIA from Page 2

and death and researched wartimedocumentation o his loss.

In May 2004, a joint U.S.-NorthKorean team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, excavated amass grave near the Camels Head. Anelderly North Korean man reported he had

witnessed the death o seven or eight U.S.

soldiers near that location and providedthe team with a general description o theburial site.

Te excavation team recovered humanremains and other personal artiacts,ultimately leading to the identication oseven soldiers rom that site, one o whom

was Whitler.

Among other orensic identication toolsand circumstantial evidence, scientists rom

JPAC and Armed Forces DNA IdenticationLaboratory also used dental comparisonsand mitochondrial DNA - which matchedthat o Whitlers sister and niece - in theidentication.

More than 2,000 servicemen died

as prisoners o war during the KoreanWar. With this accounting, 8,022 servicemembers still remain missing rom theconfict.

For additional inormation on theDeense Departments mission to accountor missing Americans, visit the DPMO

Web site at www.dtic.mil/dpmo.

By Col. Hank Dodge

U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud Commander

RED CLOUD GARRISON Energyeiciency and security are importantbarometers o installation readiness. Energyawareness is important to creating an energy-conscious culture in our communities and italso directly supports Line o Eort 6 goalsin the IMCOM Installation ManagementCampaign Plan.

October is national Energy AwarenessMonth. Tis years theme is POWERING

AMERICA: Were on arget.Te theme depicts how across the nation,

ederal agencies continue to zero in onenergy reduction targets to stimulate theeconomy, lower operating expenses, reducegreenhouse gas emissions, and achieve long-term energy and economic security. Our

Army is no dierent.Te ederal government is the largest

consumer o energy in the United States andas employees we tend to take it or granted.Red Cloud Garrison spent an average o$2.2 million a month in the third quartero this scal year or energy at all WarriorCountry installations, which is more thanany other garrison on the peninsula.

By comparison, Yongsan Garrison spentabout $2 million monthly during the sameperiod.

Were simply not as cautious about ourenergy consumption in the workplace as

we are in our own homes and we must get

better. Some o us may be unaware o theopportunities we have to help to reduceour energy usage. rimming our energy usethrough eciency can take several ormsrelated to heating, cooling, lighting andpower sources.

An easy rst step or energy ecientis to turn o heating and cooling systems

when they are not needed. You can alsoset the thermostat lower than usual in the

winter and set the air conditioning higherthan normal in the summer. By reducingthe thermostat by 10 to 15 degrees or eighthours you can help our garrison save 5 to 15percent on its energy bills.

Another way to oset the lower and

higher temperatures or heating and airconditioning, respectively, is to make useo Mother Nature.

During the warm months, keep the blindsclosed to block out the sun and reduce the

cooling load. In the cooler months, openthe blinds or light and warmth during the

day and close them at the end o the day toreduce the loss o heat at night.One simple step we can all take is to

turn o the lights in our oices whenwe are gone or even a ew minutes. Andreplacing inecient incandescent light bulbs

with energy-ecient compact fuorescentlamp bulbs can also reduce our electricityconsumption.

Another means to manage our energyeiciency and security is to procureproducts that eiciently reduce energydemand and constructing, operating, andmaintaining high-perormance buildingsto tap the power o eciency. Leadershipin Energy and Environmental Design an internationally recognized greenbuilding certication system designed toimprove energy savings, water eciency,and improve indoor environmental quality has been implemented at ederal acilities

worldwide.Te ederal government is also replacing

outdated vehicles with uel-ecient ones an eort that will transorm the ederal feetand automotive inrastructure.

While cant live without oce automationin the 21st Century, but we can and we simplymust learn to manage it better. urningo computers, monitors, printers, copymachines, televisions and entertainmentsystems when not in use substantially reducethe amount o electricity consumed and is

an easy step that we can all take. Anotherapproach is to use power strips with a switchthat can be turned o or unplugged at theend o the day.

o help us get better at managing ourenergy consumption, we recently hiredDewey McLean, a mechanical engineer.He is accredited by the Association oEnergy Engineers as a certiied energymanager. His expertise with energyawareness, conservation, audits, projectsand procurement is an investment in ourgarrisons energy eciency and security.

Just as we careully monitor the energy weuse in our homes, we must adopt that sameenergy-conscious mindset in our workplace.

Your daily commitment to enhancing ournations energy security compliments ourcore values and supports the U.S. ArmyGarrison Red Cloud mission. Tank youor doing your part.

Individual Soldiers can make a difference!

Energy conservation:


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Casey Exchangegets renovation

Casey Garrison celebrated the grand

reopening of its Main Post Exchangefollowing a two-month long renovation

of the store Sept. 3. Cutting the ribbonfor the grand reopening are (left to right)Elizabeth Sandoe, AAFES area manager

for South Korea, Guam and Saipan; Lt.Col. Richard Fromm, Casey Garrison

commander, Gloria Cho, AAFES Warrior

Country general manager; Han Ki-Sun,Casey Garrison Main Post Exchangestore manager; Col. Hank Dodge, RedCloud Garrison commander and Brett

Buckley, AAFES Pacific vice president.

U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi

Participants indulge in a donut eating contest during the Labor Day Open Post Festival at Casey Garrison Sept. 3. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mardicio Barrot

Casey Gar r ison opens gat es for Labor Day fest i v i t ies

A Labor Day festivalgoer bounces on the

trampoline during the event at Casey Garrison.

Jeffrey Rivers courtesy photo

Above, Warrant Officer Timothy Madison

performs during the Operation Rising Starcompetition. See related story on page 7. Topmiddle, family members participate in darts

for prizes. Bottom middle, a youngster takes aseat on a mechanical bull. U.S. Army pho-

tos by Pfc. Mardicio Barrot and Pfc. Jin Choi


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News & Notes

9/11 ObservanceA 9/11 Remembrance Service will

be held at 11:30 a.m. in the WarriorChapel at Red Cloud Garrison. For

more information, call 732-6169.

USBC Winter Bowling LeagueThere will be a Winter Bowling Leagueorganizational meeting at 6 p.m.,

today. The league begins play Sept.17. Registration forms can be obtained

from the counter in Red Cloud Lanes.For more information, call 732-6930.

Power OutageA power outage across Red Cloud

Garrison will occur from 7-7:05 a.m.and 2-2:05 p.m., Saturday to relocate

high voltage lines on the installation.Additionally, some buildings will be

without power from 7 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.the same day. Those affected buildingsare 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25,

26, 28, 30, 31, 38, 40, 41, 50, 51, 56,55, 57, 58, 60, 63, 19, 112, 113, 120,

283, 284, 702, 708, 712, 719, 805,806, 807, 808, 809, 819 and 827. For

more information, call 732-9079.

Soldier Focus Group

There will be a Soldier Focus Groupfrom 9 a.m.-noon, Tuesday in the

USAG Red Cloud Directorate ofLogistics/Resource Managements

bldg. 57 on Red Cloud Garrison. Formore information, call 732-6788.

CFC TrainingCombined Federal Campaign training

is being offered for unit coordinatorsand other key personnel from 9 a.m. to

noon, Sept. 13 in the Casey GarrisonMovie Theater. For more information,call Joe Delise at 730-4457 or

Bernadette Schlueter at 730-6206.

Start Smart SoccerThe six-week Start Smart Soccer

Program for children ages 3 to 5 willrun from 3-4:30 p.m., each Wednesdaybeginning Wednesday on Red Cloud

Garrison and the same time beginningThursday each Thursday on Casey

Garrison. For more information callChild, Youth and School Services at

732-9141.

AFN Focus Group

The Casey afliate of the AmericanForces Network will conduct a focus

group for interested Soldiers at 10a.m., Thursday at Casey Garrisons

Gateway Club. For more information,contact AFN Casey at 730-4820.

EEO/POSH TrainingMake up sessions for Equal

Employment Opportunity/Preventionof Sexual Harassment training for

scal year 2010 are being held from 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday and alsofrom 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sept. 17 in

the Directorate of Family and Morale,Welfare and Recreation conference

room, bldg. S-16 on Red CloudGarrison. For more information, call

732-6273.

Garrison commander commends troops for great job, saving one life

Mi l i t a r y po l ic em en a id i n ju red So ld ie r

Patrons compete at traditional Korean game for gifts

Contestants try their hand at a popular Korean culture game, Ddakji, using specially handmade paper disks resembling Pogsduring the case lot sale at Casey Garrison Commissary Sept. 4. Using a slammer technique, the objective is for the thrower to

turn over the opponents paper disk. Gift certificates were given to the top three winners. U.S. Army photo by Kevin Jackson

By Pfc. Jin Choi

USAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON Conductingroutine patrols around USAG-Casey and

Camp Hovey may seem like mundaneoccupation to some people, but as twoMilitary Policemen discovered recently, itput them in a position to test their skills ina real world situation and help an injuredSoldier.

About 6 a.m. Aug. 14, Pvt. StevenGorman Jr. and Pc. Oh Dae-seok assignedto the 94th Military Police Battalion, 55thMilitary Police Company, were patrollingCasey Garrison in their vehicle when theyspotted an unconscious Soldier lying onthe side o the road in a remote part o thebase.

We drove the car near him and walkedtoward him, Gorman said. We noticedhe was drunk because o the strong smell oalcohol when we approached him.

Not only did they nd the Soldier, who was later identied as a noncommissionedofcer lying adjacent to a building with abroken window and glass scattered aroundhim, they discovered he was bleedingprousely rom his right orearm.

Te military policemen shook the victimseveral times until he regained consciousness.Tey sprung into action using their Armytraining to administer rst aid and buddycare by applying a gauze dressing andpressure on the wound to stop the bleeding while waiting or the ambulance they called

or rom the nearby U.S. Army Health Clinicto arrive.

He thought the building he tried to getin was his barracks, Oh said. He was sodrunk he couldnt judge right. Obviously it

was not his barracks and it was locked, so hepunched out the window.

Fortunately, the military policemen werein the right place at the right time and wereable to get the Soldier much needed medicalattention.

I it werent or the military police,the victims injury could have been moreserious, said 1st Lt. David Roman, aphysicians assistant or the 302nd BrigadeSupport Battalion, who treated the injured

noncommissioned oicer at the CaseyGarrisons U.S. Army Health Clinic.

Oh said he was just glad to help a ellowSoldier in need. He also expressed hisdesire or his comrades in arms to drinkresponsibly.

We only did what we had to do, Gormansaid. Were relieved the victim is OK.

For their response to a Soldier in need,Gorman and Oh were called in ront o theircompany and presented a coin o excellencerom Lt. Col. Richard Fromm, CaseyGarrison commander.

Im so proud o them, Fromm said. AsMP Soldiers, they knew exactly what to do

without panic in an emergency. Tey did a

great job, saving one lie. Teyre a model orevery Soldier.

Lt. Col. Richard Fromm (right), U.S. Army Garrison Casey commander, congratulates Pvt.

Steven Gorman Jr. (center), and Pfc. Oh Dae-seok from the 55th Military Police Company forcoming to the aid of an injured Soldier at Casey Garrison. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jin Choi


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55th Military Police Company quarterback Rodderick Perry eludes the grasp of an Echo Company, 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regimentdefender as Adrian Ybarra watches the action during the semifinal game of the Labor Day Flag Football Tournament at Casey Garrison Sept. 7. The

Military Police won the game 30-22. Bravo Company, 70th Brigade Support Battalion beat the 55th MP Co. 18-0 in the final. Jeffrey Rivers courtesy photo

Victory proves elusive for Echo 6-52nd ADA as MPs claim third place

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By Pfc. Mardicio BarrotUSAG Red Cloud Public Affairs

CASEY GARRISON Petite anddressed to the nines in a sparkling gown she

took the stage with grace and the presenceo a superstar, and then she dazzled theaudience with a stunning perormance oI Have Nothing.

Gayren Gimarino, wie o Spc. RonGimarino, Company B, 1st Brigade Specialroops Battalion, ollowed in the ootstepso her six-time Grammy Award winning idol

Whitney Houston during the OperationRising Star competition at the Labor DayFun Festival Sept. 3 at Casey Garrison.

Te competition, which was sponsoredby Better Opportunity or Single Soldiers,

was the nal round or Warrior Countrycontestants. It matched the competitorsagainst each other or prizes up to $500 and

a chance to represent South Korea in theArmy wide nals at Fort Belvoir, Va. Nov.6-21. Te winners were determined by votesrom the audience.

Preliminary rounds o the competitionare being held in Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan,South Korea and in the United States. Te2010 Rising Star Grand Prize winner willreceive an all expense paid trip to Los Angelesto record a three-song compact disc.

Im so happy to have the opportunity toexpress mysel while doing something that Ilove, Gimarino said. I started singing withmy dad when I was 7, but I didnt realizethat I had talent until I was 15 years old.Ever since then it has been my dream to sing

and perorm or people. Getting a chance to

Spouse rock s Operat ion Ris ing St ar c ompet i t ionperorm or the Soldiers and their Familiesis truly a dream come true.

Gimarino said she was impressed by thetalented perormers and she enjoyed theirperormances.

Tis has been my greatest experiencewith music thus ar, Gimarino said. Iwas able to experience perorming on stagein ront o a crowd and use my talents incompetition. It eels good to have the abilityto survive and win.

Some o the judges commentedGimarinos perormance was good, but thatshe was even better in earlier rounds o thecompetition. However, the audience didntconcur with the judges. Teir expressions outter amazement when she hit each o thehigh notes conveyed their approval.

Glenn Harman, U.S. Army GarrisonRed Cloud saety ofcer, served as one othe three judges. He was amazed that such

a petite woman would have such a powerulvoice.

She did such a great job, said Spc.Shanelle Moore, Company C, 302ndBrigade Support Battalion.

I wanted Chie (imothy) Madison towin because hes in my unit and he sang myavorite song, which is Cool by AnthonyHamilton, but i anybody else had to win,it should be her. She really had a greatperormance.

Jane Okabayashi, spouse o Pc. JacobOkabayashi, 1st Battalion, 72nd ArmorRegiment, received $200 or second placeand Warrant Oicer imothy Madison,Co. C, 302nd BSB, received $100 or third

place.

Gayrene Gimarino, spouse of Spc. Ron Gimarino, Company B, 1st Brigade Special TroopsBattalion, belts out her rendition of I Have Nothing during Operation Rising Star at CaseyGarrison Sept. 3. She finished first in the Warrior Country competition and will advance to

Yongsan Garrison where she will compete for the the right to represent South Korea at the

Armywide finals at Fort Belvoir, Va., Nov. 6-21. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mardicio Barrot


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Su i c i d e Pr e v e n t i o n A w a r e n e s s M o n t h : L e a d e r s h i p r o l eBy Pfc. Hong Moo-sunUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON September is National SuicidePrevention Awareness Month, and the Army Substance

Abuse Program wants to make Soldiers, civilians andcommunity members aware o this issue and let themknow that suicides can be prevented, ocusing on the roleo leaders.Many o todays young leaders were brought up in the heavy

deployment cycle o two wars. Tey have spent most o theirtime either in the eld training or deployment, deployed,or at home on leave ollowing a deployment.Tey are no longer accustomed to the processes, paperwork

and inspections that made up the preceding two decadeso garrison-oriented leadership and soldiering. Some mayhave lost those garrison leadership skills, such as healthand welare inspections, that took care o troops in thatenvironment.

During their installation visits, the task orce ound thatmany o the administrative and discipline processes in place

in garrison are not being used, due either to ignorance orchoice.For example, i a unit is readying or deployment, some

commanders are not sending their Soldiers through militarydrug programs ater testing positive or illegal drug use tomaintain troop-strength levels. Leaders are required to reerevery Soldier who has tested positive or illegal drugs, or whohas had an alcohol-related incident, to the Army Substance

Abuse Program.Te problem is partly administrative and partly that many

commanders are overwhelmed. Its just another paperworkdrill. Its just more that were putting on commanders, saidBrig. Gen. Colleen McGuire, Suicide Prevention ask Force.Some leaders are cutting Soldiers breaks, thinking they aredoing them a avor, but hurting them in the end.

Te task orce also is honing in on how isolation actorsinto suicides.

USAG Yongsan Soldiers act as each others battle buddies, a crucial step to preventing suicides. U.S. Army photo by Pfc.Choe Yong-joon

Ka l Penn , Chad Lew is t hank Se rv i c emem bers w h i l e t ou r i ng Yongsan

By Sgt. Opal VaughnUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON wo men. One tall andone o average height both plainly dressed, chit chatted asonlookers began to gather, gawking and snapping photoso the pair.Kalpen Suresh Modi better known by his stage name, Kal

Penn, actor and star o Harold and Kumar, House, M.D.and National Lampoons Van Wilder, stood ready with penin hand next to ormer National Football League player orthe Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams, Chad Lewis,each taking time out to pose or pictures, sign autographsand speak with Servicemembers and their amilies duringa tour at Yongsan, Aug. 31.Te act that you all are here and everything that you do

Air Force Staff Sgt. Charlie Malone talks with Kal Penn, star of House, M.D. and Harold and Kumar about serving in the mi litary,Yongsan Post Exchange, Aug. 31. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Opal Vaughn

is the reason we can do the things we do back home. Tis isjust a very small way o giving thanks or the stu that themen and women in service are doing or us, Penn smiledas the once small crowd o onlookers ballooned into a linestretched down the aisle o the Post Exchange (PX).

Te wait was over. Te crowd started to snap photosuriously as the line ltered by the table or their chance tostand next to Penn and Lewis.I dont think you necessarily have to be a celebrity to do

something like this. Te USO and the military outreach ingeneral - a lot o things that they do in the communities- I remember around Tanksgiving, even just things likepacking boxes or helping out with undraisers and thingslike that, said Penn. As ar as other celebrity riends whoI have, absolutely, Ive already encouraged them on witter.Ive tagged a couple o them and called them out and saidlook, were here on this base, when are you going to come?So hopeully theyll join us next time.Although Lewis has been out o the media spotlight or

some time now, Servicemembers and their dependents stilllined up at the PX to meet and greet the ormer NFL player.Ive been representing the NFL in Asia or the last severalyears, Lewis stated. Most o the people in the NFL areextremely grateul or the military. For me to come here andrepresent the NFL and just be here and to be able to thankall the roops or what theyre doing is a great honor.Even with ortune and ame, Lewis and Penn still remain

humbled by the reedoms they share. Te rst thing I

gather is just my gratitude or my reedom. It does not comeree and Im seeing that in the eyes and aces o all thesemen and women who stand on the ront lines o liberty,said Lewis. I look at my career as a ootball player andmy lie in America, its only possible because o our strongmilitary. As a ootball player one o the ways we give back

Te past 30 years have seen a shit away rom communalbarracks, where as many as 30 single Soldiers shared anopen bay. ypically, the leader lived in a room at the end othe bay. Married Soldiers lived on post in Army-providedhousing.

Now, many single Soldiers are in single or doubledormitory-style rooms. Most married Soldiers live o post.Some are isolated by duty assignment, such as recruitersstationed ar rom military installations. Other Soldiers areassigned solitary late-night shits. And some in unique jobspecialties may eel isolated even within a unit.

Tis is compounded by the act that within a ew monthso returning home, most leaders and Soldiers are transerredto other units. Soldiers who have problems oten ndthemselves without their battle buddies and the leaders

who watched over them in combat. Teir new leaders,who dont know them as well, are pushing to prepare orthe next deployment.

Many o the diagnostic programs in place now areseen simply as a block that must be checked in the pre-

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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.

Energy Cons erv a t i on : Our money i s r unn ing dow n t he d ra i n !By Spc. Rick CaneldUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON When onethinks o water conservation, usually therst thing that comes to mind is leaky wateraucets and running toilets. Tis is all trueand or good reason: oilets use up to 2.5gallons o water per fush and aucets use

up to 2.5 gallons o water per minute. Onaverage, each person uses 103 gallons o water a day. said Lowell ravis, YongsanGarrison Energy Manager. We spentapproximately $500,000 dollars last year onwater consumption.

Garrison Yongsan is constantly developingstrategies to reduce energy dependency, rompartnerships, consumption reduction, andalternative energy solutions, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. It is not onlygood or the community; it is good or theenvironment, too.Here are the op Five tips to help Yongsan

conserve water:1). I you see a leak, report it to the Directorateo Public Works or a work order.2). When shaving, use a stopper and only

turn on the aucet as needed.3). Brush your teeth then turn the water onto rinse and clean the sink.4). When bathing, shower instead o takinga bath.5). Avoid contaminating the water supply bydisposing o oil and fuids properly.

Yongsan isnt just looking at turningo aucets, ixing leaks and preventing

Yongsan Garrison spends $500,000 a year on water consumption. Reporting leaky faucets to theDirectorate of Public Works will save the community money and save water for our childrens future. Courtesy photo

contamination. Energy Management islooking at the root source: replacing xturesand aucets with lower gallon per minutewater fow. When we do replacements, weare trying to replace aucets, shower headsand toilets with 1.6 gpm and we are evenconsidering waterless urinals, said ravis.

Everyone needs to be good stewards o

water; we need to have that water or thenext generation and their children as well,added ravis. We cannot sustain this way owaste or the uture generations to come, soeverybody needs to do their part.

For more inormation, call 724-3360 orlogon to http://yongsan.korea.army.mil/dpw.asp.

Arm y Emergency Re l ie f : ass is t t hose in need

By Sgt. Opal VaughnUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Its a messagethat no one ever wants to get Im sorry tohave to tell you this but one o your amilymembers has died. Yet every year, someonehas to deliver that message and in manycases Servicemembers and their amiliesnd themselves unprepared to deal with thenancial burdens o a death.

Tere is help. Ater 68 years o helpingthe Army take care o its own, ArmyEmergency Relie continues to be a valuableasset in keeping up the morale and welare

o Soldiers.Its important or Soldiers to give because

we help our own, said Robert Chatman,

Yongsan AER Financial Readiness Specialist.Its a program where the Army helps its ownand by doing that we give into AER to giveback to our community to assist them intheir time o need.

AER is a program that was put togetherto assist active duty Soldiers, FamilyMembers, retirees, Army National Guardand Reservists, and orphans and widows othose killed while on active duty service, thathave a bonade need in time o emergency,added Chatman. Say or instance FamilyMembers that are not command sponsored,not to say that they cannot get a loan,however, it would be in the amount o a

grant. In some cases Soldiers come hereto get assistance - theyre looking or agrant and the amilies are not command

Ian and Jeri Gamoke take a stroll in the park to gure out their next step. There is help. After 68 years

of helping the Army take care of its own, Army Emergency Relief continues to be a valuable asset inkeeping up the morale and welfare of Soldiers. Courtesy photo

See EMERGENCY, Page 12

sponsored - so then we must give a loan.Chatman continued, Some other

disqualiying actors are we do not payUniorm Code o Military Justice (UCMJ).Some people that are reduced in rank, we

just do not give loans to make up the losso whatever loss o pay. However, on theother end we do give assistance to preventprivation to have toiletries and things likethat to assist them and hold them over untiltheir next payday.

AER is not a lending institution. We arehere or bonade needs and emergencies,said Chatman. AER is paid by Soldiers,retirees and anyone who works or theDepartment o Deense that wants togive to Army Emergency Relie. heycan do that through the campaign that isrun annually usually rom October toDecember - at the workplace, within theunit or organization.Because o the generous donations to Army

Emergency Relie by Soldiers and theirFamily Members, others can sleep a littlebetter and breathe a l ittle easier.I donate because I eel like it will help out

my ellow Soldier, said human resourcesspecialist Pc. Janequia Lee. Every dollarcounts.

Since the programss beginning, AER hasprovided over $1.2 billion in assistance andcontinues to nd new ways o meeting theneeds o amilies.

Garrison Yongsan and the InstallationManagement Command will ensure amiliesare prepared and supported throughouttheir tours here in Korea, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. Tis is about

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Typhoon Kom pasu s lam s Yongsan Garr ison Sept . 2

The Korean Peninsula was hit by Typhoon Kompasu, one of the biggest storms Korea has experienced in several years.

Spc. Rick Caneld, Yongsan Garrison Public Affairs, spotted one of many uprooted trees on post September 2. U.S.

Army photo by Spc. Rick Canfeld

See yourself in the Morning Calm when you become a USAG Yongsan Facebook Fan. Just post your travel photos to our page with aquick description covering who, what, when, where and why and well see you in the paper. - Your Yongsan PAO team

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t a i n w hen the

power i s ou t

Since we just went through a typhoon, what do you do to

pass the time when the power is out? Especially if you have

kids, how do you keep them entertained and fed without the

convenience of tvs and refrigerators, etc? Find out whatmore than 4,200 Yongsan community members are talk-

ing about by becoming a USAG Yongsan Facebook Fan at

facebook.com/youryongsan! (Comments are kept in theiroriginal form)

Sheri Armour

Cohen

Facebook Fan

My kids did their homework sitting near a window

for light, then helped clean up the yard. We took

them to lunch at Dragon Hill Lodge since it was air

conditioned, and later on they played football at the

baseball field across from our house.

By Pfc. Hong Moo-sunUSAG Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Eight Korean and AmericanSoldiers belonging to the 14th Military Police Detachmentvisited Haesimwon, an orphanage located in Yongsan-gu,September 4.Visiting Haesimwon is one o the unit unctions o the 14th

MP Detachment. Haesimwon accepts orphans and childrenrom broken homes to protect and raise them to grow up tobe healthy members o society. Fity children ranging in age

rom newborns to college students live there, studying hardand at the same time mastering the skills to go out into theworld.

As soon as they arrived, Soldiers started to give out presentsthey had prepared. Presents included a bundle o clothes andbooks donated rom dierent people in the United States,

various kinds o new toys, and Girl Scout cookies.Te children enjoyed their time not only with the toys

and cookies but also with the Soldiers. Initially, they hadproblems communicating because o the language barrier, butthat wasnt a problem or very long. Soldiers entertained thechildren by playing ball and wrestling with them.

I love going to see the kids. Actually, I want to adopt aKorean baby to take home, said Cpl. imothy Kendzierski,14th MP Detachment. Last time we visited was Christmaslast year. Its been quite a while since weve been there. I wouldlike to start going more, maybe every month.

It was great working with the kids, being able to play withthem and talk with them, said Sta Sgt. Ken aylor, 14thMP Detachment. Tat is what lie is all about. Giving moreo yoursel to other people.For more inormation about visiting the orphanage, contact

the 14th MP Detachment at 736-7797.

S. Rosa Ryals

Facebook Fan

Pool party on our glass-enclosed balcony with a kid-

dies pool or in the tub with scented candles for light!

At least, thats what we did to stay cool because

we were hot without air-conditions and we couldnt

open our windows because of the storm.

Jessica

Huffman

Facebook Fan

We played monopoly! I lived out in the country growing

up in Oregon and the power went out a lot, and we al-

ways played that game. So yesterday we broke it out. By

the time the game was over the power came back on.

Tammy King

Facebook Fan

My soon to be three year old was quite entertained

with just watching the trees and debris flying in our

back yard. Thats what we did. Sat on the couch at

our back window and just watched.

14th Mi l i ta r y Po l ice Detachm ent v is i t s o rphanage

Staff. Sgt. Ken Taylor, 14th Military Police Detachment, enjoys his time with children at Haesimwon, an orphanage located in Yongsan-gu,

September 4. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Hong Moo-sun


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PENN & LEWISfrom Page 9

SUICIDE PREVENTION from Page 9

deployment process, precious time tobe carved out o a hectic deploymentschedule, said McGuire. And then theresthe institutional stigma o seeking mentalhealth care. Soldiers think they shoulddeal with their problems. Leaders should

be strong, and they eel asking or help is asign o weakness.

McGuire stopped short o saying the taskorce was looking to overhaul the system. Inact, commanders oten are overwhelmed bythe number o programs the Army alreadyhas.We have existing programs that are designed

to ensure the good order and discipline othe organization, said McGuire. Lets justenorce what we currently have beore wecreate more and new programs.Te task orce is temporary, and will spend

less than a year looking or gaps in thesystem. No quick xes are expected. While

senior leadership hopes to better put itsnger on the pulse o the orce, the sad actis that those serving in the Pentagon are noton the ront lines o stopping Soldiers romtaking their own lives.Tat alls to the Soldiers leaders.

It takes getting to know your Soldiers.It takes getting to know how they live,understand their stressors, who their riendsare. Its basic leadership, she said.

Garrison Yongsan and the InstallationManagement Command will ensureSoldiers, Families and Army Civiliansare prepared and supported throughouttheir tours here in Korea, said GarrisonCommander Col. Bill Huber. Tat is mypromise to the community.

For more inormation about suicideprevention, contact the Army Substance

Abuse Program at 736-3295.

is by charity gol tournaments, but this isall together dierent. And you dont, wella lot o guys think that you have to be an

A-lister to come on a USO tour, said Lewis,in the background Penn screaming youdont look at me.

Lewis continued, laughing at Pennscomment, the roops could care less. Whatthey do care about is that you care. Kal andI have talked the whole week about what anhonor it is to be here and to see all these guysand what theyre doing. Its incredible. Eventhough we came here to give and to thank,it seems like its the other way people arethanking us and we say no we came here to

thank you. So its very cool to be here. With the possibility o being delayed

in Korea because o a possible typhoonPenn continued to show his admirationor Servicemembers. Well you know Iguess its a couple dierent things. Forone, we denitely getter a stronger senseo the sacrices that you all make romday to day and I also think it gives us anopportunity when we go home, to sharethat with people. You know I think everyoneobviously supports the troops but oten

times its harder to convey exactly what sortso sacrices you all make or riends andamily, putting yourselves in harms way.For most o us at home, its an unimaginablesacrice unless you have the chance to seeit rsthand.Shaking his head Penn continued, Lets be

honest, the media doesnt always tell thosetypes o stories so one o the things wed liketo do is go home and share it with people ininterviews like this.

Looking around there were manydisappointed aces as Penn and Lewis signedtheir last ew autographs or ans. Te paircontinued to thank Servicemembers and

their dependents as they departed the PX tohead to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

I have some very close riends who wereand are in the military so hearing theirstories about being away or long periods otime, being away in Iraq, Aghanistan or Asiaand then going home and trying to pay orcollege with the G.I Bill and trying to saveup money, these are the stories that I thinkpeople need to hear, Penn said adamantly.So its an honor or us to come out here andspend some time with you all.

EMERGENCY from Page 10Commands new Campaign Plan. A key parto this plan is supporting Soldier, Family

and Civilian readiness. Tat is my promiseto the community.I you or your amily member is interested

in making a donation please contact yourlocal AER nancial readiness specialist. For

those living in Garrison Yongsan, pleasecontact Mr. Chatman at 738-7505.


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s me the opportunityth the ROK military.S. joint orces.

By Staff Sgt. Jim GreenhillNational Guard Bureau

Editors note: September Army SuicidePrevention Month. Suicide Prevention re-mains a top priority or Army leadership. Tiscommemorative month provides a unique op-portunity to pause and reect on the increasedstress and challenges that Soldiers and Fami-lies ace, and how they can work together tohelp mitigate the efects o that stress.

AUSIN, exas More vigilant lead-ership, pre-screening recruits or compat-

ibility with military service and betterpost-deployment ollow up are amongsolutions proposed by the acting directoro the Army National Guard or stemmingsoldier suicides.

Speaking at a breakout session o 132ndgeneral conerence o the National GuardAssociation o the United States here Aug.21, Army Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Car-penter sounded the a larm about the Armyscurrent high suicide rate.

We [could] be at 100 suicides by theend o this year, said Carpenter, who pe-riodically bries Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli,the Armys vice chie o sta, on the ArmyGuards suicide rate and specifc cases.

We Can Solve Soldier suicides, general saysCarpenter emphasized that stopping

soldier suicides isnt an insolvable problem.We have an incredible amount o

brainpower to put against this, he said.We can solve this.

First, leaders at every level in the chaino command must be more vigilant aboutthe welare o soldiers, the general said.

Ive got an obligation [as a leader] ... toknow who is in my organization and whatsgoing on with them, Carpenter said.

I youre a squad leader, youre supposedto know your squad, he continued. Youneed to know whether theyre married, whether they have kids, whether theyregoing to school, whether they have a job.

In one recent suicide case, Carpenterrecalled, a person had enlisted in the activeArmy and was chaptered out during basictraining, meaning he was separated orinability to perorm, or or lack o eort,

or ailure to adapt to the military, or ordiscipline issues.

Tis person later re-enlisted in theGuard and ailed basic training again - thistime ater a fght, Carpenter said.

Carpenter said this individual enlisteda third time - again in the Guard - andcompleted basic and advanced trainingand then returned home, where he hadbehavioral problems. Personal issues thatculminated in the young soldiers suicide,he said, included an injury, prescriptiondrug and alcohol abuse, and employmentand marriage problems. Te soldier, hesaid, had never deployed.

I would not deny that young soldier

help, Carpenter said. But weve got tofgure out whether [such] people are thekind o people who are going to be able tobe soldiers in our ormations and do whatis asked o them by this country.

We as an organization should havetaken a long look at whether that young

man was compatible with military service,he continued. Tree times, and he fnallygot in.

Te issue o soldier suicides isnt adeployment problem, Carpenter said,noting that the majority o suicides arecommitted by younger soldiers.

It has to do with signifcant emotionalevents in their lives, but beyond that, ithas to do with their ability to cope, thegeneral said.

A third piece o the solution wassuggested by a second case o soldiersuicide that Carpenter said he had brieedto senior leaders. In this case, he said, thesoldier had mobilized and deployed. On

his post-deployment health assessment,the soldier said hed experienced suicidalthoughts, had possible post-traumaticstress and slept poorly. Te soldier also saidhe needed help.

Te troubled soldier met with Veterans Aairs health care providers at least once

and was prescribed medication, Carpentersaid. However, he said, the soldier haddiscouraged his wie rom talking with hisunit to seek urther help.

Te lesson is that leaders must be moreassertive and involved to help troubledsoldiers beore issues mushroom, thegeneral said.

We talk about being part o the Guardamily, Carpenter said. Were going tohave to walk the walk instead o talk thetalk. ... Te soldier is the center o gravity.

Committing suicide is not a viablealternative. ... Weve got to get to the personwho is making that decision. ... We have tomake that a priority, the general added.

Leadership, pre-screening,

post-deployment follow-ups

all proposed solutions to

mitigate loss of life

Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter

Acting Director, Army National Guard

he soldier is the center o gravity. ...Committing suicide is not a viable alterna-tive. Weve got to get to the person who ismaking that decision. We have to make thata priority.


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Kompasu causes $10M in damagesCategory 1 hurricane

sweeps over garrisons

on Korean peninsulaBy Russell Wicke

IMCOM Korea Public Aff airs

YONGSAN GARRISON, Korea Military garrisons sustained nearly $10million in damages when yphoon Kom-pasu, a Category 1 tropical cyclone that hitthe peninsula early Sept. 2 with 65-mphsustained winds.

Tere have been no reported injurieso U. S. Army personnel, but the stormcaused moderate and widespread damage.

O the our U.S. Army Garrisons on theKorean Peninsula, Yongsan Garrison took

the brunt o the storm with $7.8 million indamage to 112 buildings, and between 800and 1,000 elled trees, according to DennisStockwell, chie o plans and operations orthe USAG Yongsan Directorate o Plans,raining, Mobilization and Security.

All power is now restored, but initiallymore than hal the installation lost elec-tricity, including all o south post, CampMarket and Command Post ango. Stock-

well said crews worked diligently to restoremost o the garrisons electrical power bythe rst day.

Remaining electrical power was gradu-ally restored over a ew days and crews arenow working to repair structural damages.

All o Yongsans undamental services havebeen restored.

Although there were no power outagesat USAG Humphreys, the garrison sus-

tained $2 million in damages and morethan 200 trees were toppled. One aircrathangar lost a portion o its roo, said Lori

Yerdon, Humphreys Public Aairs Ofcer.Other structures, such as warehouses

and another hangar took moderate winddamage. Yerdon said eorts were being

made to salvage approximately 50 o thetrees that were blown down.

Osan Air Base, only a ew miles romHumphreys, also received minimal damageand brie power outages, according to Se-nior Airman Evelyn Chavez, 51st Fighter

Wing public aairs specialist.USAG Red Cloud and Casey received

a minimal $600,000 in damage and onlybrie power outages despite the loss oabout 100 trees, said Brent Abare, deputygarrison commander or USAG Casey.

In the southern part o the peninsula,USAG Daegu was unaected.

Stockwell said the main ocus is to bringthe aected garrisons, particularly Yongsan,back to a sense o normalcy.

All services such as the Commissary andArmy Air Force Exchange Service acilitiesare ully operational, but it will be some

time beore the installation will look as itdid beore the storm.

Te garrison occupants contributed toa quick recovery said Stockwell. People

were good about ollowing command di-rections and helping out where needed.Garrisons Red Cloud and Humphreys, alsoturned a quick recovery time.

Abare credited ast recovery to one im-portant actor: We were ready.

A large tree in front of the Black Angus Steakhouse on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, is shown blown over by Typhoon

Kompasu Sept. 2. Nearly 1,000 trees were blown over on Yongsan alone, and hundreds more were blown over onUSAGs Red Cloud, Casey and Humphreys, as well as Osan Air Base. U.S. Army photo by Russell Wicke.

An uprooted tree pries up a section of sidewalk on U.S. Army Garrison Yong-

san, Sept. 3. U.S. Army photo by Russell Wicke.

Spc. Tony Bordenaro, 595th Mainte-

nance Company, takes part in clean-up on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan,Sept. 3 after Typhoon hit the Korean

peninsula Sept. 2. Approximately1,000 trees fell on the garrison

U.S. Army photo by Russell Wicke.


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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 p.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

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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Power, talent found amonginternational frefghters

DAEGU GARRISON Palgong Mountain was the scene for the 11th

World Fireghters Games 2010, Daegu as reghters from around the

world climbed their way to the top as part of the Stair Run event. The

rugged and steep terrain tested the most t of the men and women

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Toolkit helps separating servicemembers land jobs

WASHINGON Te ongoing U.S.presence in Iraq is now called OperationNew Dawn, marking the transition romcombat operations to an advisory role.

Te shit in mission parallels downsiz-ing troop levels: there are currently about50,000 U.S. servicemembers in Iraq, downrom 112,000 in January.

Aligning the name change with thechange o mission sends a strong signalthat Operation Iraqi Freedom has ended

and our orces are operating under a newmission, Deense Secretary Robert Gateswrote in February.

Operation New Dawn will have threeprimary missions: advising, assisting, andtraining the Iraqi Security Forces; conduct-ing partnered counterterrorism operations;and providing support to Provincial Recon-struction eams and the Iraqi government.

Tis redoubles the eorts o the Iraq-is, White House spokesman Robert Gibbssaid in a brieng Monday. Tey will writethe next chapter in Iraqi history, and they will be principally responsible or it. Wewill be their ally, but the responsibility ocharting the uture o Iraq rst and ore-

most belongs to the Iraqis.Also, according to a United States Forc-

es-Iraq press release, the state and deensedepartments are slotted to take the leadon the U.S. presence in Iraq, turning e-orts there diplomatic rather than military-ocused.

Tis transition represents a changein the nature o U.S. commitment to thegovernment and people o Iraq, but not achange in the level o commitment, thepress release states. Since 2003, it is esti-mated that more than one million Ameri-cans have served in uniorm in Iraq.

By Lisa Daniel

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGON - Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Ma-rines separating rom the military can get extra help innding a job rom a new Deense Department resource.

Te Pentagons Wounded Warrior Care and ransitionPolicy Oce, part o the Oce o Personnel and Readi-ness, recently developed the Career Decision oolkit tohelp the 400,000-plus servicemembers who separate romthe military each year have a smoother transition into ci-vilian work, John R. Campbell, deputy undersecretary orwounded warrior care and transition policy, said in an in-terview with American Forces Press Service today.

Campbell, a Vietnam War-era Marine who joined thedepartment earlier this summer ater working or decadesin private industry, said too many civilian managers andhiring ocials today dont have enough amiliarity withthe military to know the skills developed rom a ew years

o service.

From 1st Signal Brigade IA Cell

Tese days protecting your iden-tity can be an important part o yourdaily lie as more identity thet crimesare being committed. You can protectyoursel rom identity thet by ollow-ing these simple tips.

One o the most important things

to do in protecting Personal Identi-cation Inormation is to minimize useo your social security number. Donte-mail it, reduce the number o timesyou use it online. Instead, transer theinormation by more secure means.

Dont carry it in your wallet orwrite it down somewhere that is pub-licly accessible. Another importantthing to do is monitor your nancialstatements regularly. Promptly readany account or credit card statementsor correspondence when they arrive.Make sure there are no changes ortransactions you did not initiate. Ia bill arrives unusually late or not at

all, call the company. Ask questions whenever you areasked or personal inormation thatseems inappropriate or the transac-tion. Ask how the inormation willbe used, i it will be shared, and howit will be protected. Not satisiedwith the answers? Ten do businesselsewhere. Also, be sure to monitoryour credit or inaccuracies.

As o Sept. 1, 2005, all U.S.residents are entitled to receive oneree credit report every 12 monthsrom each o the three nationwideconsumer credit reporting agencies:Equiax, Experian and ransUnion.You can request your report at An-nualCreditReport.com.

Lastly, shred oten or shred docu-ments with personally identiableinormation beore you throw themaway. Tis also includes conveniencechecks and credit card oers. Dontjust simply throw them away.

Most employers today have never served, and thatwasnt true when I got out in 1970 and entered the bank-ing industry, he said.

Tat, coupled with the bad economy ? unemploymentor people younger than 30 hovers around 15 percent na-tionally ? makes getting hired an uphill battle, especiallyor ormer servicemembers who may never have competedin the private sector market, Campbell said.

Servicemembers applying or civilian jobs need to beable to explain how their military experience translatesinto the skills needed or jobs they are applying or. Manystruggle with that, he said.

One o the things I know, because I work with young-er servicemembers, is that they dont realize how valuablethey are, Campbell said.

Servicemembers, even as young enlisted members,serve in strategically important places and have opportuni-ties and experiences beyond most o their civilian peers,Campbell said. Teyre warghters, but they also work on

civilian projects, he noted. Teyre community activists;

they meet with imams.Te toolkit helps separating servicemembers write the

narrative o their experiences, Campbell said. It includesa CD and supportive documents, its portability allows it tobe used anywhere the servicemember is located, he said.

Designed by Deense Department ocials in collabo-ration with ocials rom the Labor and the Veterans A-airs departments, the toolkit is available in the militarytransition course or separation, at ransition AssistanceProgram centers, and at soldier-and-amily and feet-and-amily support oces.

Te toolkit includes inormation on job interviews, re-sumes and cover letters, and negotiating pay and benets,among other things, Campbell said. It also has special sec-tions or wounded warriors.

We have used what we think are the best tools or civil-ians, as well as military -- the best practices out there, hesaid. And its still evolving.

More resources are expected to become available in the

all, Campbell said.

Defense Department program designed to help combatants transition into civilian workforce

SEOUL, Korea Te U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serviceswill naturalize 65 noncitizen members o the U.S. military andmilitary spouses 10 a.m. today at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan.

Te special ceremony is being held to commemorate Patriot Dayand the National Day o Service and Remembrance. U.S. Ambas-sador Kathleen Stephens is the distinguished guest speaker.

USCIS has made major strides in bringing immigration servicesto members o the U.S. military and their amily members in the

Task Force Marine Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division board a C-17 scheduled

to depart Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 23. More than 100Soldiers were part of the responsible draw down of forces to 50,000 troops by

the end of August. U.S. Defense Department photo by Sgt. Ry Norris

Enter New Dawn: Combat Ops ends in Iraq

Republic o Korea. Te strength o the USCIS - Deense Departmentpartnership has resulted in more than 183 noncitizens in uniormbecoming U.S. citizens this scal year in the Republic o Korea;more than any year since the inception o the overseas naturaliza-tion program in 2004.

Since then, USCIS has naturalized 947 members o the U.S.military and 129 military spouses during ceremonies across theRepublic o Korea.

More military become U.S. Citizens in South Korea than any other year

Identity TheftTips to avoid


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Kompasu damages

hangar, uproots trees

HUMPHREYS GARRISON TyphoonKompasu blew through here early in the

morning of Sept. 2, tearing off a portion of

a hangar roof (Bldg. S-1018, left), uprooting

more than 200 trees and causing minor

damage around the garrison. Once the

storm had passed, Directorate of PublicWorks crews quickly went to work to begin

the cleanup. U.S. Army photos by Steven

Hoover

Connement facility receives re-accreditationBy Capt. Mark Brown

Eighth Army Connement Facility

HUMPHREYS GARRISON Te

Eighth Army Connement Facility, here,was awarded re-accreditation or the thirdconsecutive time in six years at the 140thCongress o Corrections Conerence inChicago, Aug. 2.

In presenting the award, KathyBlack-Dennis, director o standards and

accreditation or the American CorrectionalAssociation, complimented the acility staon their proessional level o operation andtheir success in maintaining accreditation or

a six-year time rame.Te connement acility is one o morethan 1,600 correctional organizationscurrently involved in accreditation in themilitary and throughout the United States.

Te accreditation program is a proessionalpeer review process based on national

standards that were developed by nationalleaders rom the eld o corrections, law,architecture, health care, and other groupsthat shape sound correctional management.

he ACA standards address services,programs, and operations essential to eectivecorrectional management.

Trough accreditation, an agency is ableto maintain a balance between protecting thepublic and providing an environment thatsaeguards the lie, health, and saety o the

sta and oenders.he s tandards s e t by the ACA

relect practical, up-to-date policies andprocedures.

his accreditation award does notsignal the end o sta involvement in theaccreditation process. During the awardperiod, the sta will work to improve anydeciencies identied during the audit andmaintain continuous compliance with thestandards.

By Sylvia Bowles

Humphreys Health Clinic Group Practice Manager

HUMPHREYS GARRISON I your healthcarecoverage were with a civilian provider, such as KaiserPermanente, instead o the Military Healthcare System, youcould have a wait time longer than 45 days to see a doctoror any routine matter.

Depending where one is in the United States or whatspecialty care they require, the wait times will vary; somestates have longer waits, while some have less. Te CaliorniaDepartment o Managed Healthcare recently adopted aregulation that takes eect in January 2011 that sets thestandard o care or patient access to services such as 24-hour

Military healthcare standards require 28-day appointment windowtelephone triage, urgent care physician appointments within48 hours, primary care doctor visits within 10 business daysand specialist appointments within 15 business days.

Tis measure was taken to orce health maintenanceorganizations to meet standards o care that had taken alesser priority than prots within the organization.

Instead o being regulated on a state-by-state basis, yourMilitary Healthcare System is designed with standards o carethat must be met by all healthcare acilities worldwide.

I your symptoms involve a threat to lie, limb, oreyesight, you can go to the nearest medical acility worldwideand receive care, anytime. However, i your medicalsymptoms appear to be worsening with ever or pain, youmight have an acute condition and will be scheduled or

an appointment within 24 hours. All other conditions thathave existed or a period o time, that come-and-go, orconditions that are not escalating with ever and pain, aregenerally considered routine and an appointment to see adoctor is scheduled within 28 days.

Te next time you call the 737-CARE telephone lineto schedule an appointment and you are told the nextavailable appointment or you is beyond 28 days rom thatdate, we are adhering to the Military Healthcare Standards.We cannot schedule you beyond that 28-day window andyou will be placed on a waiting list. Should another patientcancel, you will be contacted to determine i you can meetthat next available appointment.

For more inormation, call 753-8657.


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THE MORNING CALM

Professional Bowlers To VisitProfessional bowlers Jason Belmonte, Parker

Bohn III and Sean Rash will put on twoexhibitions at the Strike Zone Bowling Center

Sept. 10. First, there will be a Youth Bowling

Clinic and trick shot exhibition from 1 to 4:30

p.m., featuring free food and bowling. Later,from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., the professionals will be

side-by-side with league bowlers during theiropening night. For more information, call 754-

5722.

Community Job Fair ScheduledThe Employment Readiness Program at Army

Community Service will host a Community Job

Fair, Sept. 17, in the Super Gym, from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. This event is free to both the recruiting

employers and potential hires. For more

information, call 753-8321.

Triathlon Set For Sept. 18Humphreys Garrison Family and Morale,

Welfare and Recreation will host a triathlon

Sept. 18, starting at 9 a.m. at the Splish and

Splash Water Park. Team and individual eventsare scheduled. For more information, call 753-

8811.

Military Family Of The Year Noms DueIn recognition of November being Month of the

Military Family, nominations for Humphreys

Garrison and Area III are being accepted by

Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation

through Sept. 25. All nominated Families will

be honored. To nominate a Family, send a 25-

word or less explanation of why they shouldbe considered, along with their name, rank,

unit to [email protected].

The person making the nomination should alsoinclude their contact information in case the

nominating panel needs to speak with them.For more information, call 754-8257.

Civilian Fitness Program EnrollmentCivilian Fitness is a six-month Army-wide

program that authorizes full-time Department

of Defense employees the opportunity to

exercise three hours per week during normal

work hours (supervisor approval required).

Medical clearance is required for men 40 years

of age and over, women 50 years of age and

over and others with cardiovascular risk factors.

Enrollment continues through September, with

the program running from Oct. 1 to March

31. For more information, contact Health

Promotion, located in the Medical Treatment

Facility (Bldg.555) at 753-3253.

Got Issues? Get Results! AFAPThe Army Family Action Plan is the Armys

grassroots effort in which members of the localArmy community, Soldiers, Civilians, Families,

and Retirees identify and elevate signicant

quality of life issues to senior leaders for action.

AFAP is also a key component of the Army

Family Covenant because it gives commanders

and other Army leaders insight into needs andexpectations of the Army Community. AFAP

allows you to communicate with senior military

and civilian leaders of the Army and Department

of Defense about issues important to the health

and well-being of Soldiers, Civilians, and Family

Members. Approximately 90 percent of the

AFAP issues are resolved at the local level and

result in community improvements. If you have

a quality of life issue to submit to the next USAG

Humphreys AFAP Conference, scheduled

for Oct. 21 and 22, please complete an AFAP

Community Issue Sheet and return it to ArmyCommunity Service, in Bldg. 311 or email it to

[email protected].

We Want Your Stories!We want to publish your stories and photosin The Morning Calm Weekly. Call 754-8847

for more information or e-mail steve.hoover@

korea.army.mil.

USAG HUMPHREYSChuseok holiday operating hours for Garrison facilitiesUSAG Humphreys Public Affairs

HUMPHREYS GARRISON Te Chuseok holiday is a Korean celebration similar to Americas Tanksgiving and Koreans, romaround the peninsula, travel to their hometowns to visit ami ly and riends. Also known as Full Moon Harvest, the history o Chuseok datesback nearly 2,000 years. o learn more about Chuseok, visit www.korea.net.

Tis year, Koreans will celebrate Chuseok Sept. 21 to 23; with Sept. 22 designated as a holiday or not only local nationals, but or U.S.

Forces Korea personnel as well.A dialing reminder: or all on-post emergencies, dial 911 or when using an o-post phone or cell phone dial 0505-753-7911. For non-

emergencies, call the Military Police desk at 753-3111 or 753-3112 or the Humphreys Community Operations Desk at 754-6111. Foradditional community updates, visit the garrison homepage at http://humphreys.korea.army.mil.

Te ollowing are adjusted hours or community services during the Chuseok holiday:Humphreys American School and Osan American High School will be closed Sept. 22.Humphreys Medical and Dental Clinics will be closed Sept. 22. For medical and dental emergencies, call the Ater Hours Clinic at

753-8111 or 0505-753-8111. Individuals can also call 119 or 02-1339 - or assistance in English - or o-post emergencies or 0505-753-911or 031-690-7911 or on-post emergencies.

Te Pass and ID card, vehicle registration sections and DBIDS will be closed Sept. 21 to 23.Te USAG Humphreys Commissarywill observe normal hours and will be closed Sept. 22.USAG Humphreys Family and Morale, Welare and Recreation acilities with adjusted hours during Chuseok:

ues., Sept. 21 Wed., Sept. 22 Tur., Sept. 23 Alaska Mining Company 6:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. CLOSED 6:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Army Community Service Regular Hours CLOSED Regular Hours

Arts and Crats CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Auto Skills Center (Inspections Only) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 9a.m.-5 p.m. 11 a.m

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