“Just in case you find any mistakes, please remember

they were put there for a

purpose. We try to offer

something for everyone.

Some people are always look-

ing for mistakes and we did-

n’t want to disappoint you!”

Special points of

interest:

◊ Calendar ◊ Colonel’s Comments p. 1 ◊ MCSCG Bytes p. 3-16

Important Dates:

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Happy Holidays, MCSCG Friends and Families, Another busy, but fun, quarter under our belts. It has been great beginning to meet many of you over the many social events of the past couple of months. It was fun to see the MCSCG Marines and family get their "Halloween Freak" on during our Halloween Party. You'll see lots of photos of this event in the newslet-ter. The Spouses' International Coffee of November was also great fun and we will continue it during the next quarter. Our 240th Birthday was another great evening and our command family photo looks great. Finally, the Christmas Party seemed to be a great success, however, there was too much food. By the way, Capt Jurmu see the FRO for your Dollar Shave Kit from the Christmas give away. In spite of all the fun we did manage to get a little work done. Our regional CLATTs continue to be engaged all over the world, with the Europe team in Ukraine and Poland; the Africa team in Cameroon and Senegal; the Southern team conducting visits to Belize, Honduras and El Salvador; the Pacific team roaming Okinawa and Hawaii; and Central Command team traveling to the UAE. The Training Instructor Group trained the MARFOR South Security Cooperation team and the II MEF Advise and Assist Team. As usual our staff continued their outstanding support. They will tell more about these events and their activities in the next few pages. The next quarter (January - March 2016) will be a busy time of the year with a good portion of the command in Germany to support the Georgian Deploy-ment Program or in 29 Palms California to train some of our forward deploying teams. However, I want to highlight one social event for you. The next Spouses' International Coffee event will go on 28 Jan 16. Africa will be the region we introduce. The following Coffee will go the first week of April. Mark your calendars and make sure your spouses keep you up to date with the details. One final note for everyone, we will conduct a post and relief for Sgt Maj Leggett on 11 March 2016. He has been a great leader, mentor and advisor to the command. He will be greatly missed.

Semper Fi, Col Schaar

Marines, Families, and Friends,

These last couple of months have been a very busy time for all of us here. I would like thank those who attended the Halloween party, the Marine Corps Birthday Ball celebration, the PACOM International Coffee gathering, and lastly our Christmas party. As we approach Christmas, the Marines will enjoy a much needed time off during Christmas and then another break for the New Year. At the beginning of next year, the Marines here will be busy either with the Mission Re-hearsal Exercise (MRE) in Hohenfels, Germany in January; running classes in 29 Palms, CA in February; or maintaining the operational commitments here at Fort-Story. My wife Romona and I have really enjoyed our time here, as this is truly one of the best kept secrets, here in Virginia Beach. However, the Corps has given me orders to Tampa, FL and we are looking forward to the next chapter in our life. SgtMaj Andrew Lucky will be posted as the Group SgtMaj in March, and I'm sure he will enjoy this place as much as I have.

Semper Fidelis,

Derek Leggett Sergeant Major

U.S. Marine Corps

MCSCG COMMANDING OFFICER

MCSCG SERGEANT MAJOR

HALLOWEEN PARTY SNAPSHOTSHALLOWEEN PARTY SNAPSHOTS

The Lauer family’s “Dead End Drive-In” display won the

Trunk-or-Treat Contest

The Howard family took the top honors with their family costume

and Trunk-or-Treat display. Sgt Salisbury manned the potions and

chemicals table (or beverages) and

managed the operating table as well.

Greetings Families and Friends,

T'was the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, in a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone. I had come down the chimney with presents to give, and to see just who in this home did live. Looked all about, a strange sight I did see, no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree. No stocking by mantle, just boots filled with sand, on the wall hung pic-tures of far distant lands. With medals and badges, awards of all kinds, a sober thought came through my mind. For this house was different, it was dark and dreary; I found the home of a Marine, once I could see clearly. The Marine lay sleeping, silent, alone, curled up on the floor in this one bedroom home. The face was so gentle, the room in such disorder, not how I pictured a United States Marine. Was this the hero of whom I'd just read? Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed? I realized the families that I saw this night, owed their lives to these Ma-rines who were willing to fight. Soon round the world, the children would play, and grownups would cele-brate a bright Christmas day. They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year, because of the Ma-

rines, like the one lying here. I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone, on a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home. The very thought brought a tear to my eye, I dropped to my knees and started to cry. The Marine awakened and I heard a rough voice, "Santa don't cry, this life is my choice; I fight for freedom; I don't ask for more, my life is my god, my country, my corps." The Marine rolled over and soon drifted to sleep, I couldn't control it, I continued to weep. I kept watch for hours, so silent and still and we both shivered from the cold night's chill. I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark, night, this guardian of honor so willing to fight. Then the Marine rolled over, with a voice soft and pure, whispered, "Carry on Santa, its Christmas day, all is secure." One look at my watch, and I knew he was right. "Merry Christmas my friend, and to all a good night." From the Marines of MCSCG S-3, Semper Fi and Merry Christmas

Stewart A. Stout

Master Gunnery Sergeant U. S. Marine Corps

MCSCG SMCSCG S--3 OPERATIONS3 OPERATIONS

MCSCG SMCSCG S--6 COMMUNICATIONS6 COMMUNICATIONS

Greetings Families and Friends,

These winter months have been very eventful for the Communication Marines. In October, Sgt Nigro, Sgt Hutchinson, and Cpl Oehlerich participated in the command’s haunted house. They spent countless hours setting up, scaring, and cleaning up afterwards. Cpl Austria attended the Maintenance Supervisor Course where he learned to execute the responsibilities of a Maintenance Chief. The skills that he learned will benefit him and the communication shop and will keep him competitive against his peers. Sgt Ferguson attended the Marine Advisor Course held by the Training Instructor Group and attended the Auxiliary Securi-ty Forces course. In November, SSgt Hollins, Sgt Walker, and Sgt Nigro attended a Harris Radio class where they learned how to create an ANW2 (Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform) network. They also learned internet proto-col (IP), voice over IP, and how to use these skills in a real-world scenario. Octo-ber was a busy month for the Cyber section as they completed a tech refresh of many of the command’s computers, closed out nearly 20 problem tickets, and answered 142 documented trouble calls covering multiple issues. To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, we had a potluck lunch with S-4 to celebrate the things we are thankful for. In December, Cpl “Nikki” Austria was promoted to Ser-geant and awarded for being the Marine Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter. This month we built shop cohesion by doing lunch at Route 58 Delica-tessen. To finish the year off right, SSgt Hollins and Sgt Nigro helped transform the Army Reserve Center into a Winter Wonderland for the Holiday Party where Cpl Oehlerich was Santa’s little helper and handed out toys to the chil-dren of the MCSCG family.   

Dana Neal Master Sergeant

U. S. Marine Corps

Greetings,

The past few months have been rather busy for the S-2. Whether assist-ing training teams aboard Fort Story, attending training or seminars, mak-ing trips at home and abroad, or being impressed into service for some of our Family Day activities, the Marines of the S-2 have had their hands (and schedules) full. Gunny Oman and I recently made our second trip to the Republic of Georgia for a training mission. Georgia is a fascinating country with a rich history and its people embody that heritage of hospi-tality. If you ever get the opportunity to check out that part of the world, it’s definitely worth a visit.

In other news, I've kidnapped our own SSgt Roe to help with some of the Family Readiness activities (or "FROtivities"). In fact, the decorations you saw at the Halloween Party and Holiday Party were the product of his creative imagination and construction know-how. You might also have recognized Santa Claus as Gunny Wallman who offered his services as St. Nick despite not really having the right build for the job. Be sure to thank these two for making these parties the successes that they were. Lastly, I wish you all happy holidays, a merry Christmas, and happy New Year! And if you can’t contact us on Thursday, 17 December, I’m not saying it’s because we’re all out watching Star Wars, but...

David Brennan Captain

U. S. Marine Corps

MCSCG SMCSCG S--2 Intelligence2 Intelligence

FRO Note: Special thanks to Sgt Nigro whose help at both the Halloween Party

and Holiday party was invaluable.

MORE PIX FROM THE HALLOWEEN PARTYMORE PIX FROM THE HALLOWEEN PARTY

MCSCG COMPTROLLERMCSCG COMPTROLLER

Greetings MCSCG Families and Friends,

Cpl Gonzalez and LCpl Rios completed the Virginia Law Enforce‐ment (VALE) instructors’ pistol course in November.  LCpl Ramela, LCpl Rios, Cpl Gonzalez, and I volunteered for the Halloween Par‐ty, facilita ng a successful evening of fun had by all.  LCpl Ramela and Cpl Gonzalez also assisted with the Holiday Party.    In December, the Shop picked up PFC Callahan from the Financial Management Resource Analysis School as its newest member to the team.  We are also losing two members of our team to PCS: Cpl Gonzalez will be PCSing to Chemical Biological Incident Re‐sponse Force (CBIRF) located in Maryland;  LCpl Ramela will head  3rd MLG in Camp Kinser, Okinawa.  We wish them fair winds and following seas.  Our Captain Sullivan, promoted on 1 November,  is currently a ending the Security Coopera on Planners Course un l 18 December.  

Kirk C. Hudson Staff Sergeant

U. S. Marine Corps

 

Greetings Family and Friends,

‘Tis the season to be jolly (or so they say) and ‘tis the season also in the world of support for MCSCG. The S4 section has been busier than a platoon full of elves providing continuous service to the command. We have been engaged in receiving, planning, and supporting missions across the entire command and for its visitors.

We begin with the hard work of the supply Marines GySgt Timchom, Sgt Rettberg, Sgt Snyder, and LCpl Sauer who prepared the account for a new year of spending and finished the quarter strong with the annual wall-to-wall inventory. This group of “silent professionals” work many extended and late night (and the occasional weekend) hours to ensure the job gets done. Whether offering their warehouse to con-duct live immersive language environment training for the TIG or the careful unloading and storage of freight and materials, the supply section does much of the heavy lifting for the command (no pun intended) and you never hear them complain!

Our Armory brings many behind the scenes successes as well. GySgt Lennan and his team of Sgt Carpenter, Sgt Ojeda, and Cpl Nix maintain the cleanest and most organized Armory I have seen in my 24 years in the Corps and keep every weap-on in pristine condition in form and function. Whether working a Saturday or Sunday to receive incoming weapons for visiting teams or waking at the crack-of-dawn to open the Armory for a live-fire range, this group of top-notch profession-

als are unsung heroes in my eyes and I am proud to have them on our team! S4 proper is near and dear to us all and MCSCG benefits from the day-to-day efforts of GySgt Fejka who literally performs miracles inside 728A! The S4 Logis-tics section NEVER stops providing quality service. Sgt Logue of our vehicle sec-tion maintains and issues vehicles from sun up to sun down and does it to perfec-tion. The facilities section comprised of SSgt Constable and LCpl Terry are simply unstoppable. If America “runs on Dunkin’,” then literally MCSCG runs on the “S4 Facilities.” Our Ammo Technicians SSgt James and Sgt Beach order, escort, and return the “bullets” for the seemingly never ending live-fire ranges. They work some long days as well, providing this very important service to MCSCG and its training teams. Administratively, the one-man-show SSgt Shaw, Cpl Gonzalez, and Sgt Torreslopez ensure operations run smoothly and put the finishing details on every task. Lastly, let’s not forget the barracks manager Cpl Vogdes. He is our “utility” man who does it all! There isn’t anything this talented NCO can’t handle. Again, I want to say to all the members of MCSCG, their families, and the Ma-rines and families of S4, Merry Christ-mas and Happy New Year. I am excited and look forward to the year to come!

Joseph A. Yacovone

Captain

MCSCG SMCSCG S--44

S4 “Naughty Santa 2014”. And yes, there will be a 2015 version as well!

GySgt Fejka, Cpl Gonzalez and crew at the VA beach ugly sweater run 2015.

Don’t hate on the Charlie Brown Christmas tree! We adapt and overcome at the “4”

S-6 Marines have been learning their trade this quarter. Pictured: Mostly magic only Comm Marines under-stand.

The CO and SgtMaj got

into the Halloween spirit,

dressing as Quint from

Jaws and a classic, non-

sparkly Dracula.

FRO Note: SSgt Hudson is being modest; he lent us a significant number of

decorations for the Halloween Party. Without his help, the Terror Trailer

would’ve been lame.

Greetings Family and Friends,

I hope this letter finds you well and that you are enjoying your holiday season.

The TIG remained busy this during the last few months, maintaining a high pace of

training operations, instructor development, and official formalization of its core

course, the Marine Advisor Course.

Gunnery Sergeant Haines, his wife Holly, and kids Addison and Ainsley joined us in

December. We welcome them to Virginia Beach and to the command. We

would also like to welcome some newborns to the MCSCG/TIG family. Sgt. To-

boy's family welcomed a baby boy, Trevor Richard Toboy, who was born on 07

November. GySgt Dilsa’s family welcomed a baby boy, Damian Osmani Disla,

who was born on 10 November.

Captain Anderson, Gunnery Sergeant Chapman, Gunnery Sergeant Carle returned

from an assessment in Jordan. Gunnery Sergeant Morrison completed a site sur-

vey in preparations for training teams in 29 Palms, California in mid-February.

GySgt Worley was promoted on October 1st. Master Sergeant Godfrey, Gun-

nery Sergeant Davis and Sergeant Rockwell were promoted November 1st. We

would like to congratulate them all on a promotion well deserved.

The Marines of the Training Instructor Group cannot be successful without your support. I am honored to work with such fine men and their wonderful families. I thank all of you for your continued support.

Roberto Martinez Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Marine Corps

Training Instructor Group (TIG) Training Instructor Group (TIG)

Greetings to all of the Family and Friends,

The Security Assistance Branch plans and manages all international

students attending training at Marine Corps schools. Approximately 1200

international partners, from 75 countries participate in this training. Stu-

dents represent paygrades from Corporal to Brigadier General. The Secu-

rity Assistance Branch works closely with other MCSCG elements to iden-

tify training requirements and to ensure all efforts to support a partner

nation are coordinated.

One interesting program we worked on this quarter saw 87 cadets and their instructors from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in Bergen, Norway, begin a four-day training program at Officer Candidates School. The Norwegian cadets arrived in the US after crossing the Atlan-tic in a 101-year-old, three-masted steel bark known as the "Statsraad Lehmkuhl." Throughout their four days at OCS, Norwegian LCDR Sindre Lid commented that, “there is a different focus on discipline and details, and we hope our squads will develop some of that." From the Marines’ vantage point, this visit provides an important opportunity to operate with a like force, exchange training ideas, and pick up some of the intricate de-tails that make the Norwegians successful.

SA Branch stayed busy this quarter, attending the Taiwan Blue Sea

Executive Steering Group and Pacific Command Capabilities Development

Working Group meetings with the Pacific Command CLATT in Honolulu,

HI. The goal for both meetings was to synchronize engagements with

partnered nations throughout the AO. In company with the European

Command CLATT, we attended the European Strategy Implementation

Conference in Stuttgart, Germany where we met with representatives

from all European countries to discuss future engagements and training.

Of note, we also participated in the initial meeting with the Polish Ministry

of Defense to discuss the potential Foreign Military Sales of AH-1Z

(VIPER) helicopters. Finally, with the Southern Command CLATT, we

participated in the Marine Forces South, Chile Operational Naval Infantry

Committee conference. This meeting developed an achievable and effec-

tive five-year engagement plan between the Marine Corps and the Chile

Naval Infantry.

Finally, we welcomed our newest branch member, Mr. Spencer Mallard. Spencer comes to MCSCG from Africa Command. He will assume the duties of European Command and Africa Command program manager. Please give him a warm welcome when you see him around.

Doug Howard Branch Manager

SECURITY ASSISTANCE BRANCHSECURITY ASSISTANCE BRANCH

CELEBRATING 240 YEARS OF PRIDE,CELEBRATING 240 YEARS OF PRIDE,

TRADITION, TRADITION,

AND AND

THE BEST LOOKING UNIFORMS OF AMERICA’S ARMED FORCESTHE BEST LOOKING UNIFORMS OF AMERICA’S ARMED FORCES

Greetings to all of the Family and Friends,

The AFRICOM CLATT continues to maintain their busy schedule building

plans across Africa and preparing to train the next Special Purpose Marine

Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) deploying to engage with African Mili-

taries. In Oct, ACLATT conduct initial OE MTT in Twenty-nine Palm, CA

with 1/8 Marines in preparation for their Theater Security Cooperation

engagements.

In November, AFRICOM CLATT conducted Mission Rehearsal Exer-cise with SPMAGTF 16.1 at Camp Lejune, NC with additional in-depth planning for their upcoming engage-ments in Africa. This consisted of three days of team leaders and chiefs conducting real-time planning of their phased approach to con-ducting Theater Security Coopera-tion mission.

GySgt Irons and GySgt Schemenauer from 3-8 Dec 2015, supported a Maritime Security Force Assistance (M-SFA) Pre-deployment Site Survey (PDSS) near Limbe, Cameroon to assist MFE/A and SPMAGTF-16.1 during the engagement that advances the relationship and access required to achieve MFE/A maritime security objectives in the GoG.

Majors Steve Karabin and Dan O'Reilly supported MARFOREUR/AF by serving as combat arms SMEs to the Polish AGI providing an overview of current USMC Air Ground Integration topics and issues. Topics covered ranged from Ground Commanders’ Perspective, Artillery, Recon and JTAC/Air. From 3–9 December, Captain McGough led a Pre-Deployment Site Survey for the incoming SPMAGTF 16.1 to the country of Senegal. Captain McGough accompanied the next rotation to Dakar, Thies, and Toubacou-ta, Senegal, where the Marines from SPMAGTF 16.1 will be doing training with the Senegalese Marines in the spring.

Robert B. Rehder Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Marine Corps

AFRICA Coordination Liaison, AFRICA Coordination Liaison,

Assessment, and Training Section Assessment, and Training Section

Greetings Family and Friends,

The EUCOM Team has been ex-tremely busy during this holiday season. Georgia Deployment Program-Resolute Support Mission Rotation 3 hit the ground running at the Krtsanisi National Training Area in Tbilisi, Geor-gia in October to begin their 6 month Pre-Deployment Training Package (PTP) with a Georgian Light Infantry Battalion. As ROTO 3 begins their training in Georgia, the GLT from Rotation 2 (including Capt Paluta from MCSCG) continues to conduct combat operations in Afghanistan. We wish the Georgian Soldiers and those Marines of Rotation 2 a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a speedy return to their families. Novem-ber and December’s schedule has been very busy, as the EUCOM CLATS will be traveling to North Carolina, Germany, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia in support of the Georgian Deploy-

ment Program, Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2, and the Polish Air/Ground Integration. In addition, the EUCOM CLAT unfor-tunately lost Lt. Burgett to the AFRI-COM CLAT. We wish her the best of luck in her new assignment! From all of us at the EUCOM CLATS, we wish all of you a wonderful holiday season!

William D. Shannon Lieutenant Colonel

EUROPE Coordination Liaison, EUROPE Coordination Liaison,

Assessment, and Training Section Assessment, and Training Section

Captain McGough at the Senegalese Joint-Combined Training Facility in Thies, where U.S. Marines and Senegalese Marines conduct training.

  The S-6 made sure

to use of the Selfie-

Station at the Holi-

day Party. Did

you?

CENTRAL Coordination Liaison, CENTRAL Coordination Liaison,

Assessment, and Training Section Assessment, and Training Section

MCSCG Marines and Families,

The Middle East and Muslims make up the majority of the Central Com-

mand (CENTCOM) geography and population. Recently the news has been

focused on Syria, Iraq, ISIS/ISIL and Islam, but the region covered by

CENTCOM is much more expansive and diverse than headlines may lead

us to believe. The CENTCOM area of responsibility, which is larger than

the continental United States, is comprised of 20 countries, over 522 mil-

lion people, 7 major languages and more than 12 major religions. It has a

rich history and has contributed much to our modern way of life.

That said, there is no doubt that the horrific attacks in Paris and San Ber-

nardino have sparked the debate over just who the enemy is in the ongo-

ing Global War on Terror. Muslims and Middle Easterners seem to be in

the crosshairs as a result.

Most of the Marines and Sailors assigned to MCSCG have firsthand experi-

ence in this War and most of them will agree that the enemy is not Islam

or Muslims (or Arabs or Persians or Afghans…). Our enemy is not con-

fined to a single religion or a single nationality or a single race. It is not

bounded by national borders or confined to a single continent. Nor can it

be easily labeled “foreign” or “domestic.”

The enemy in the Global War on Terror is “terror,” violence that is com-

mitted by a person, group, or government in order to frighten people and

achieve a political goal. Terror has been used by many throughout history

to impose their will on others. Some notable examples include: the Cru-

sades sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, the forced

resettlement of Native Americans in the US in the 19th century, and the

Nazi quest for Aryan racial supremacy in the last century.

At the time, the furor surrounding each of these actions garnered mass

followings within “civilized society” and led to some of worst atrocities

mankind has known. In the end, however, they were all stopped by people

who recognized that the “self-evident truths” ar-

ticulated in our Declaration of Independence are,

in fact, universal and to be applied to all.

Ironically, the “self-evident truths” are not evident

to everyone. They must be declared and a people,

like the citizens of the United States, must pledge

to guarantee them by their words and deeds in

order to prevent terror from eclipsing the truths

and allow them to be evident.

Moving off the soap box, the CENTCOM Team

has been focused on three things since the last

update. First, we celebrated the Marine Corps.

Maj Blanford, Maj Howard, Capt Whalen, and

GySgt Ambrose paid homage to the Marine Corps

by attending the Birthday Ball in Dubai, UAE. Capt

Scaljon, Capt Robinson, and I celebrated with

many of you at the Ball in Virginia Beach.

We also began

celebrating the

holidays. The holi-

day season kicked

off a little early with

the MCSCG Hal-

loween Party. Capt

Scaljon and Capt

Whalen scared a lot

of kids (and adults)

with

their…”costumes.”

We continued the

celebrations with

friends and family

with a Thanksgiving

96 and the MCSCG

Holiday Party.

Finally, we continue

to try to find a date for Capt Whalen. This is proving to be a challenge

given his undergraduate education at CSU and fondness for belting out

Mariah Carey songs in the locker room. He does have some redeeming

qualities: he is a fan of the Broncos; he no longer has training wheels on his

bike; and, with Capt Scaljon’s help, he has mastered the Whip and Nae-Nae.

If you have a date for him or just want to see his dance moves, just contact

him directly (and take pictures).

Respectfully,

LtCol C. J. Lauer

Capt Nick Scaljon and a young LtCol

Bobby Rehder (Capt Dan Whelan)

SPOUSES’ INTERNATIONAL TEA: PACIFICSPOUSES’ INTERNATIONAL TEA: PACIFIC

Families and Friends,

This fall began with Maj Johnessee and Capt O’Mahoney attending the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) Mid Planning Conference at Marine Forces South (MARFORSOTH), to conduct mid-term planning for SPMAGTF-SC 2016. Immediately after the conference Maj Johnessee, Capt O’Mahoney, Capt Silva, Capt Benitez, and GySgt Ruiz traveled to Central America to con-duct Engagement Execution and Lifecycle Support on current security cooperation engagement plans in Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize. Fur-thermore, the trip served to enhance understanding of the current opera-tional situation in order to better inform future iterations of MAR-FORSOUTH Security Cooperation Teams and SPMAGTF-SC during their pre-deployment training at MCSCG.

In October, Maj Johnessee and GySgt Ruiz travelled to MARFORSOUTH Headquarters in Doral, Florida, to participate in the Chile Operational Naval Infantry Committee (ONIC) with representatives of the Chilean Marine Corps. The ONIC provides a framework for planning that allows for the direction, development and supervision of the execution of actions in the form of Cooperation Initiatives. From October through December, the MARFORNORTH and MAR-FORSOUTH Security Cooperation Teams attended the Marine Advisor Course, held at MCSCG, as part of their pre-deployment training. The MARFORNORTH team will deploy to Mexico to conduct unit-level train-ing with the Mexican Marine Corps. The MARFORSOUTH team is sched-uled to deploy to Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Belize. In December, Maj Dirkes and GySgt Ruiz visited the Mexican Marine Corps Junior Officer Development/Advance Course held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. This quarter we said farewell to Capt Kruse who executed orders to Oki-nawa, Japan, and SSgt Caro who executed orders to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. They will be greatly missed.

Robert J. Johnessee Major

U. S. Marine Corps

PACIFIC Coordination Liaison, PACIFIC Coordination Liaison,

Assessment, and Training Section Assessment, and Training Section

NORTH/SOUTH Coordination Liaison, NORTH/SOUTH Coordination Liaison,

Assessment, and Training Section Assessment, and Training Section

MCSCG Marines and Families,

During the last quarter of 2015, MCSCG’s PACLAT Section has been busy sup-porting Marine Forces Pacific operations in Oceania, providing training and educa-tion here at home station and in Okinawa, and attending Advisor Development Program courses at various locations.

Throughout most of this quarter, First Lieutenant Heeter was deployed as Op-erations Officer of Task Force KOA MOANA 15.3. KOA MOANA is a Marine Forces Pacific program which makes use of Maritime Prepositioning Force shipping to conduct small-scale Security Cooperation exercises throughout the Asia-Pacific region. First Lieutenant Heeter led and planned operations for a 95-man Task Force as they conducted successful exercises and engagements with five partner nation forces in Oceania and the South Pacific, including French Polynesia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Timor-Leste. She returned home in early December with a wealth of memorable experiences. Highlights of her deployment including jungle training with the Fiji Military Force, and training with the Kiribati Police Forces on multiple missions, such as combat lifesaving, area searches, and site exploitation. Additionally, she had the opportunity to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 240th Birth-day on the historic island of Tarawa. In October, the PACOM CLATS conducted a series of Operational Environment and Basic Engagement Skills Mobile Training Teams for 3 different units in III Ma-rine Expeditionary Force. Lieutenant Colonel Baseel, Major Pagador, Gunnery Sergeant Wingfield and Gunnery Sergeant Salinas provided training for 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okina-

wa, Japan, and 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment in Kaneohe Bay HI CA. In early November, Lieutenant Colonel Baseel and Major Pagador supported Marine Forc-es Pacific staff at the US Pacific Command Capabilities Development Working Group, helping to outline Marine Security Cooperation efforts in Asia over the next two years. In November the PACOM CLATS hosted the first MCSCG’s International Teas. This family readiness event was a lot of fun to plan and conduct, and was well-received by all who attended.

In December, Majors Pagador and Hemphill completed the Defense Institute for Security Assistance Management Action Officer Course, and all members of the section completed the Basic Engagement Skills Train the Trainer Course here at Ft Story. Also in December, Lieutenant Colonel Baseel and Gunnery Sergeant Wing-field served as primary instructors at Security Cooperation Planners Course 16-1. Finally, Captain Paluta remains deployed as an Advisor with the Georgian Liaison Team in Afghanistan, and will re-turn home next spring.

John M. Baseel

Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Marine Corps

Maj Dirkes addresses Mexican Marine Officers during the Jun-ior Officer Development Course Camp Shelby, Mississippi

MCSCG MEDICALMCSCG MEDICAL

Remarks by HM1 Cangemi 

Hypothermia- A condition in which your body loses more heat

than it produces resulting in a body temperature less than 95

degrees. This often occurs after prolonged exposure to cold tem-

perature.

Early symptoms Shivering  

Fa gue 

Loss of coordina on 

Confusion 

Late symptoms No shivering 

Blue skin 

Dilated pupils 

Slow pulses and breathing 

First Aid Request immediate medical assistance 

Move vic m into a warm environment 

Warm the center of their body first (using an electric 

blanket or skin to skin contact under loose, dry 

layers of blankets, clothing, or towels) 

If conscious, Use warm beverages 

Once temperatures increase keep them dry and 

wrapped in warm blankets  

Frostbite- A freezing injury to the body. This often affects the nose, ears, chin ,

fingers , or toes.

Symptoms Numbness 

Aching 

Tingling or s nging sensa on 

Bluish or pale color 

First Aid Move into a warm environment 

Immerse the affected area in warm (not hot) water or warm the 

affected area using body heat.  

Do not use hea ng pads, a fireplace, or radiator for warming. 

Do not massage the frostbi en area. This may cause more damage 

Trench Foot-An injury to the feet resulting from prolonged exposure to wet and

cold conditions

Symptoms Redness of the skin 

Numbness 

Leg cramps 

Swelling 

Tingling pain 

Blisters or Ulcers 

Gangrene(foot may turn dark purple, blue, or gray) 

First Aid Remove shoes/boots and wet socks Dry feet Avoid walking  

Protecting yourself from cold stress

Wear appropriate clothing; protecting ears, face, hands, and feet

Wear several layers of loose clothing (avoid tight clothing)

Carry extra socks, gloves, hats, jackets and blankets

Move into a warm location during breaks; limiting the amount of time outside

Include chemical hot packs in your first aid kit

Avoid touching cold metal surfaces with bare skin

Protect yourself and your family from cold stress and injuries as you work and play this winter

Medical played a key

role in the Halloween

Party by decorating and

running the Operating

Room in one of the

more terrifying displays

of the night.

GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRITGETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Safety FAQs Question:

What is policy on base for using cell phones? I keep hearing (no pun in-

tended) different requirements.

Answer:

All motor vehicle operators on Na-vy installations and operators of govern-

ment-owned and leased vehicles (including rental cars while on temporary

additional duty) on and off Navy installations SHALL NOT use cell phones or

other hand-held electronic devices unless the vehicle is safely parked. Addi-

tionally, the wearing portable headphones, earbuds, or other listening devices

(other than hearing aids), while operat-ing a motor vehicle or while jogging,

walking, bicycling or skating on Naval Base roadways is prohibited. Military

and civilian per-sonnel who operate personal motor vehicles off base shall

com-ply with host nation, State, and local laws. All personnel are en-couraged

to refrain from any activity that may be a distraction while driving and lead to

traffic mishaps (e.g., eating, texting, ad-justing the radio or CD player, shaving,

applying make-up, reading maps, newspapers, magazines, books, etc.). per

OPNAVINST 5100.12

NEW YEARS SAFETY TIPS 

Chaplains Corner

Healthy Dating Workshop

24 November 1300-1600 (TBD)

22 December 1300-1600 (TBD)

Marriage Enrichment Workshop

13 November 0900– 1600 (SDA)

11 December 0900-1600 (SDA)

8 January 0900-1600 (SDA)

Marriage Enrichment Retreat

4-6 December (Call CREDO for details)

8-10 January (Call CREDO for details)

5-7 February (Call CREDO for details)

Pre-Marital Workshop

18 November 0900-1600 (JEBLC)

16 December 0900-1600 (JEBLC)

Call CREDO for details & to register:

757-444-7654

Department of Veterans Affairs

20-22 November (From Warrior to Soulmate)

757-722-9961 x3991 or E-mail: Laura.Quintero@va.gov

Regional Duty Chaplain

757-438-3822

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS, IDEAS, OR MAYBE YOUR FAVORITE

RECIPE.

Just think how much more awesome this newsletter or eMarine would be if it

contained one of your photos or maybe an idea you had. We will do our best

to get them into the newsletter or on the eMarine site and if we do, you’ll get

the credit. If you have any ideas, questions, comments, or suggestions...

PLEASE drop us a line or give us a call!

Capt. Brennan:

(757) 962-4430 x2401

david.brennan@usmc.mil

GySgt Perez:

(757) 422-7319

osvaldo.perez@usmc.mil

IMPORTANT INFORMATION MCSCG COMMAND INFORMATION & REFERRAL 

   

BILLET  NAME  WORK #  CELL #  E‐MAIL COMMANDING OFFICER  COLONEL JOHN SCHAAR  757‐962‐4430 EXT. 2225  757‐639‐7146  JOHN.SCHAAR@USMC.MIL 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER  LTCOL GERT DE WET  757‐962‐4430 EXT. 2222  757‐746‐0401  GERT.DEWET@USMC.MIL 

SERGEANT MAJOR  SGTMAJ DEREK LEGGETT  757‐962‐4430 EXT. 2223  757‐272‐9072  DEREK.LEGGETT@USMC.MIL 

CHIEF OF STAFF  MR. ROBERT RABUSE  757‐962‐4430 EXT. 2224  757‐672‐1637  ROBERT.RABUSE@USMC.MIL 

TRAINING INSTRUCTOR GROUP  LTCOL ROBERTO MARTINEZ 

757‐962‐4430 EXT. 2336  757‐675‐8625  ROBERTO.MARTINEZ@USMC.MIL 

NORTH/SOUTHCOM CLAT SECTION  MAJ ROBERT JOHNESSEE  757‐962‐4133  757‐639‐6729  ROBERT.JOHNESSEE@USMC.MIL 

EUCOM CLAT SECTION  LTCOL WILLIAM SHANNON 

757‐962‐4120  757‐652‐5052  WILLIAM.SHANNON@USMC.MIL 

AFRICOM CLAT SECTION  LTCOL BOBBY REHDER  757‐962‐4122  757‐663‐1476  ROBERT.REHDER@USMC.MIL 

PACOM CLAT SECTION  LTCOL JOHN BASEEL  757‐962‐4151  757‐652‐0295  JOHN.BASEEL@USMC.MIL 

CENTCOM CLAT SECTION  LTCOL CHRISTOPHER LAUER 

757‐962‐4157  757‐652‐7514  CHRIS.LAUER@USMC.MIL 

MEDICAL OFFICER  CHIEF  ERIC BLAKE  757‐510‐9516    ERIC.BLAKE@USMC.MIL 

FAMILY READINESS OFFICER  CAPT DAVID BRENNAN  757‐962‐4430 EXT. 2401  757‐642‐3269  DAVID.BRENNAN@USMC.MIL 

DEPUTY FAMILY READINESS OFFICER 

GYSGT OSVALDO PEREZ   757‐962‐4176  757‐646‐9072  OSVALDO.PEREZ@USMC.MIL 

FAMILY READINESS ASSISTANT  AMBER HEYMAN  757‐333‐4922  808‐927‐0344  JSANDME@HOTMAIL.COM 

 

Marine Corps Family Team Building (MCFTB)

MCFTB Trainer: Tracy Fearon

Marine Corps Community Services

1251 Yalu Street

Norfolk, VA 23515-4693

E-mail to: fearontl@usmc-mccs.org

Web Site: http://www.mccscampallen.com

Fleet & Family Support Center Several locations available in the Hampton Roads area:

Fleet and Family Support Center

FFSC Little Creek………………462-7563

FFSC Newport News.....................688-NAVY

FFSC Norfolk....................................444-2102

FFSC Northwest..............................421-8770

FFSC Oceana....................................433-2912

FFSC Yorktown...............................887-4606

New Parent Support Program.....462-7563

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

1481 D Street, Suite 103

Virginia Beach, VA 23459-8403

Phone: (757) 462-1596

Web: www.nmcrs.org

Hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600

The CO addresses the spouses at our first Spouses’ International Tea, hosted

by the Pacific team. Our next Tea is on January 28th, so mark your calendars!