Kwajalein HourglassTuesdayJuly 9, 2002

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THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASSVolume 42, Number 54 Tuesday, July 9, 2002

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

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

By Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

A routine sweep through the Kwa-jalein Post Office by a K-9 unit lastmonth found a package containingover a pound of suspected mari-juana, according to a KwajaleinPolice Department investigator.

Sgt. Kevin Ferguson and K-9Tanja were doing their routinecheck of Tuesday’s bulk mail deliv-ery June 11 when the drug-sniffingdog alerted to a package, said KPDinvestigator Moses Moreno. Tanjawas able to sniff out the narcoticthrough several layers of packing,plastic, coffee grounds and evenfragrant dryer sheets, Moreno said.

“The good thing is that the dogalerted on the package,” he said.The package had been addressed toan adult male living on Kwaj,Moreno said. The individual wascontacted but declined any knowl-edge of the package or its contents,and refused to give police permis-sion to open it, Moreno said. Asearch warrant was obtained andthe package was opened June 12.

Inside was one pound and oneounce of what police say was mari-juana. Moreno said he couldn’t puta value on the drug at this time.

A criminal investigation teamfrom Schofield Barracks in Hawaiiarrived that week to take posses-sion of the drug and to furtherinvestigate the matter, Morenosaid. They will also determinewhether the return address is bo-gus or leads to the source of thedrug, he said.

The addressee has been chargedwith simple possession of a con-trolled substance, according toMoreno, but the case is still underinvestigation. Moreno said it isunknown at this time if there wasany intent to distribute, or deal,the drugs.

There are five dogs in the K-9unit, three drug dogs and two bomb-

K-9 unit sniffs outpot at post office

(See DOGS, page 3)

(Photo by Peter Rejcek)

The Joint Venture High Speed Vessel — in layman’s terms, a really fast catamaranoperated jointly by all branches of the military — prepares to enter the harbor Saturdayafternoon.

Getting there on the double

High-speed catamaran latestpiece in military transformationBy Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

One of the military’s latest examplesof going to a lighter, faster force spedthrough South Pass at somewherearound 30 knots Saturday afternoon.

The Joint Venture HSV-X1, short forhigh-speed vessel, spent the night atEcho Pier after a seven-day trip fromSingapore, returning from missionsassociated with Operation: EnduringFreedom, according to CW2 TimSchauwecker, second mate. The shipwas originally scheduled to return toCONUS via Guam, but was diverted toKwajalein because of Typhoon Chataan,the same storm that kicked up west-erly swells here last week and killedmore than a score of people in Chuuk.

The high-speed, wave-piercing catwas designed and built by Australianshipbuilders. Ironically, it was pickedup from Tasmania, Australia, by a jointcrew of Navy and Army personnel onSept. 10, the day before the infamousterrorist attacks of 9/11.

“About 10 hours after they set out,

the attacks happened,” Schauweckersaid. “It was brought in on the testingphase on a hop.”

There’s 36 people aboard the cata-maran now, mostly Army personnelwho have been testing the ship’s abili-ties since beginning their voyage inMarch, literally crisscrossing Europe,the Middle East and Asia.

The 313-foot vessel still retains itsplush interior from the days that itserved as a ferry between Tasmaniaand mainland Australia, as well asbetween the north and south islands ofNew Zealand.

But she’s got a few twists.Modifications include the building

and installation of a helicopter padsuitable for large military helicopterssuch as the SH-60 Seahawk and theCH-46 Sea Knight. But the cat’s clawsnot only reach to the air. A two-part,hydraulically-operated ramp allowsrapid loading and unloading of vehiclesfrom the stern or alongside it. There’senough room to accommodate a Brad-

(See CATAMARAN, page 3)

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Commanding Officer...Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr.Public Affairs Officer..........LuAnne FantasiaEditor..........................................Jim BennettAssociate Editor...............................Peter RejcekFeature Writers....................Barbara Johnson KWHillisGraphics Designer ...........................Dan Adler

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Editorial

About a week or so ago I pontificatedon the puzzling parcels and people thatpopulate and perforate our daily liveshere at the Hourglass. And as if to drivehome the point, we received a submis-sion of sorts from one R. Doc Calladinejust a few days ago.

Mr. Calladine, a former Kwajer living inAustralia, sent along a clipped newsarticle that he suggested we might re-print in the Hourglass. While were notnormally in the habit of reprinting articlesin that manner (admittedly, it would giveme much more time to increase my divetotal), the research cited does seemwritten with our audience in mind.

The article is about scientist GaryCarlos intriguing left-brained theory:

An excerpt from Melbournes Herald Sun:After examining the footwear drifting

onto Queenslands north coast, theTownsville-based researcher offered anexplanation.

My proposal is that right-footedthongs will be separated from left-footedthongs as they drift down the oceancurrents, Mr Carlos said.

So in theory, left-footed thongs shouldbe pushed to the outside of the SouthPacific, and right-footed thongs shouldbe pushed to the centre of the SouthPacific.

The separated thong theory is basedon ocean currents and the fact that right-

and left-foot thongs are asymmetric.According to the hypothesis,

Australias east coast and countries onSouth Americas west coast, such asPeru, would have a left-foot bias.

But the island nations right in thecentre of the Pacif ic l ike FrenchPolynesia, maybe Samoa, they wouldhave a heap of right-foot thongs, MrCarlos said.

The countries in between would havea bit of a mix.

A number of questions immediatelyleap to mind with this sort of a scientificbreakthrough: 1) Is the beach on thenorth side of Bigej Island a left-footedbeach, a right-footed beach or mixed?The article only refers to the South Pa-cific. 2) Could this theory explain whathappened to my cut-off shorts with thelonger right leg? 3) What sort of drugsare plentiful in Townsville, Australia? 4)Did someone actually pay for this re-search? 5) If they did, boy do I have sometheories for you.

But thats not the end of the story. Aquick Internet search found a longerversion of the article in the Sydney Morn-ing News, picking up where the other leftoff:

Thongs dominate the footwear thatwashes up on Australias north coast,thanks largely to their popularity in thetropics.

But in the northern hemisphere, allsorts of things turn up on beaches andislands due to crates falling overboardduring storms, Mr Carlos said.

And you thought figuring out your right foot from left was hard

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Items believed to be floating in theworlds oceans include 29,000 rubberducks and five million lego pieces,[Carlos] said.

In 1990, 80,000 Nike (runners) wentover the side in the North Pacific, andtheyve been turning up on the beachesfrom Canada to Mexico.

These additional facts raise even morequestions, like 1) Why is my rubberduckie in Tahiti without me? 2) Does thismean that my lego castle could be con-fused with the lost underwater city ofAtlantis? 3) What do you call 80,000colorful Nike running shoes in the ocean?(Answer to this one: Rainbow runners;OK, that was bad.)

Seriously (if thats even possible atthis point), how does one estimate thenumber of lego pieces or rubber ducks inthe ocean? I cant even figure out howmany sharks hang out at Troys CoralHead, and Ive been there a score ormore times. Does one take a specialitycalculus class in college or have wegrown so specialized that theres actu-ally a research vessel like NOAAsKaimimoana that cuts through the sevenseas looking for lost rubber ducks?Maybe theyll find that dive knife I lost onthe west reef about a year ago ...

But if we are to really get serious abouttropical island research, then I proposethe following projects:

How many coconuts fall from coco-nuts trees per day? A related question:If no one is there to hear them fall, dothey make that satisfying thud sound?

Why does the grass grow better onthe roof than on the ground?

How come I see so many tiger cow-ries in the Micronesian Handicraft storebut cant find one in the ocean? Wait, Ithink I just answered that one.

Well, Mr. Calladine, thanks for yourinput in this issue. I think we got off to theright foot.

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By Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

Engine replacement is the reasonthe ATI aircraft will not make its usualvisit to Kwajalein today or Thursday,according to a USAKA transportationofficial.

CW3 Ron Kurth, USAKA Marineperformance evaluator, said Saturdaythat flights are scheduled to begrounded this week only.

But that announcement had travelagents scrambling to find seats forpassengers. The ATI is configured with32 seats.

Gina Sansone, lead Travel coordina-tor, said 29 Raytheon employees wereaffected by the cancellations. As of Satur-day morning, however, all of them founda place on a commercial flight, she said.

“Everybody does have a seat,” shesaid. “We’re in good shape now.”

The middle of summer travel is prob-ably the worst time to lose seats,Sansone noted, adding that there arefew if any left this week.

“If you don’t have a seat ticket offisland, you probably won’t be goinganywhere,” she said.

A few passengers, however, are notso lucky.

“Anyone who is going Space-A maytake a hit,” Kurth said.

Those passengers were trying to beaccommodated on Sunday’s C-141, ac-cording to Jennifer Schneider, AMCpassenger representative. The AMCflight was originally scheduled to ar-rive Saturday.

Kurth said supplies such as freshproduce and dairy will be shipped in onnon-passenger cargo planes.

And, yes, those Amazon.com orderswill also be aboard.

“Mail will be coming on the supplyruns,” Kurth added.

Engine replacementgrounds ATI airplane

sniffing canines, according to Moreno.When a dog alerts to a package, it willsit and wait to be praised, he explained.The dogs are able to detect prescrip-tion medicines, such as those contain-ing codeine, and have even alerted onpackages containing tea from Pohnpei,Moreno said.

“The dogs are capable of doing theirjob. This is what they’re trained for.”

Dogs get job done ...(From page 1)

Another is supplying transportationfor employees to get to and fromwork in the morning, at lunch timeand at the end of each work day.

Besides the airport shuttle and thework buses, Automotive’s CentralMotor Pool runs buses and shuttlesfor base support functions like theSunday chapel servcies and ChildDevelopment Center activities, aswell as for official events, he said.For a fee, Automotive will run busesfor private functions.

Private individuals or groups cansubmit a form to Automotive re-questing a bus or shuttle service fora function, Smith said.

The department can also helpindividuals with medical needs.

“We will use the shuttle to takethem from home to the hospital andback again, but not from home to thesnack bar or Surfway,” said MauriceMullen, Central Motor Pool supervi-sor, adding that residents should callat least a half-hour before the ap-pointment.

On Roi-Namur, there is both awork bus and a second bus that goesaround for general public transport,Smith said.

In the past shuttle buses used torun around Kwajalein all day long,but the number of riders did notmerit the cost, Smith said.

In an average month, the airportshuttle transports 1,800 pieces ofluggage and 1,600 passengers,Mullen said. Residents who want toride the shuttle to the airport needto call the Central Motor Pool at53341 or the Shuttle Service at 58294to be picked up.

The work bus makes an average of2,500 trips a month, Mullen added.In all, Automotive shuttles anaverage of 14,000 riders per monthon both Kwajalein and Roi for alltypes of functions.

The work bus schedules are beingposted at all the bus stops and Macy’sporch, Smith said. The schedules arealso on the public folders on the KLSnetwork.

But there are other ways to catchthe bus, even if not at a bus stop.

“The bus will stop for anyone on itsroute if they flag it down,” Mullen said.“But the bus cannot change its route.”

Although the drivers will try tokeep the buses on schedule, theremay be a traffic problem that dis-rupts the schedule, Smith said.

ley Fighting Vehicle, which is about 20feet long and 10 feet wide.

The idea behind the vessel,Schauwecker explained, is to offerhigher load capacity than an airplanebut at a much faster speed than theArmy’s current Logistics Support Ves-sels, like the Great Bridge.

“It’s very similar to an aircraft,” he

Public transport available for medical,work, community and travel purposes ...(From page 8)

Catamaran can do 48 knots with light load ...

Joint Venture HSV-X1

•Length: 313 feet•Beam: 87.4 feet•Speed: 38 knots (operational) 48 knots (lightship)•Deadweight: 740 tons•Seating capacity: 363 passengers and crew•Main engines: Four 10,000hp Caterpillar marine diesel engines

(From page 1) said.Though sleek, crew members said

she rides a little rough when hittinghead waves.

“They call it the never-ending trainwreck,” Schauwecker said.

The ship’s final destination is SanDiego via Hawaii, which it can make inabout three days, according toSchauwecker.

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(Photos by KW Hillis and Peter Rejcek)

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Classified Ads and Community Notices

Macy’s and Macy’s Westwill be closed for inventory

July 18-20.The stores will reopen

July 22.

Bravo!

HELP WANTEDThe following on-island positions are open withRaytheon. For more information or to submit aresumé or application, call HR employment, JackRiordan, 54916, unless otherwise noted.

DOCUMENTATION LIBRARIAN, Kwajalein High School.Work with guidance counselor. Knowledge ofMicrosoft Office; strong organizational skills; abilityto work with teachers, parents, students and staff; beable to multi-task and prioritize and good commu-nication skills needed. A criminal history back-ground check is required. Call Lynn Malone, 52011.

HR ASSISTANT, RSE HR Dept. Good people skills,computer literate, day-to-day assistance on em-ployee relations, benefits issues and other HR-related matters. One to three years of HR experiencepreferred. Call Anne Louise Jeffrey, 52710.

SECRETARY, Safety and Industrial Hygiene Dept.Seeking individual experienced in office administra-tion with proficient skills in MS Word, Outlook andExcel. Require excellent English written and verbalskills, as well as the ability to prioritize and performmultiple tasks.

PIANO PLAYER, Yuk Club. Casual for Thursday throughSaturday evenings. Call Andrea, 58909.

SECRETARY, Education Dept. Part time—35 hours perweek. Responsible for maintaining attendance andrecords, preparing correspondence and assisting theteaching staff. Must have knowledge of Windows, MSWord and databases. Selected individual will berequired to undergo a criminal history backgroundcheck.

APPLIANCE TECHNICIAN. Full time. Five years expe-rience in appliance repair. Call Paul Fritz, 53379.

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, Kwajalein Hospital Phar-macy. Full time. Looking for an experienced phar-macy tech to assist with filling medical prescriptionsand doses as directed by a physician. Duties includemaintaining patient medication profile records incomputer database and monitoring drug and supplyinventories. Must possess strong communication,customer service and organizational skills. Computerliteracy required. Criminal history background checkrequired.

RECREATION COORDINATOR, Community ActivitiesDept. Full time. Responsible for managing poolsand beaches and the skate park. Criminal historybackground check is required.

DENTAL ASSISTANT, Dental Clinic. Casual. Crimi-nal history background check required.

Raytheon off-island positions are updated weeklyin the Career Opportunities Book at the HR counter,Bldg. 700.

USAKA currently has the following job vacancies.

For application information and announcementpaperwork, call Cris Foster, 54417.

MAIL CLERK, Post Office, GS-05 (two vacancies).Temporary, one year. Final closeout Aug. 7.

LOSTWHITE RAINCOAT with black and white checkedlining at Oceanview Club June 29. Call 51003.

GREEN PACTEK raincoat at Emon Beach July 4. Call53733H or 56409W.

WOMEN’S 26" BIKE, goldish tan, two rear baskets,from Qtrs. 497-B June 30. Return to residence, or call58954 and leave a message.

BOOGIE BOARD with Reynolds written on bottom,July 1 at Emon Beach. Call 51114.

FOR SALEKIRSCH 8' wood drapery poles, $25 each; wood rings;children’s videos, $5 each; area rugs and runners, $5-$10; aluminum and glass patio table, excellentcondition, has never been outside, $150; new CubScout shorts, size 10, $30; bike locks; picnic basket.Call Linda, 52310, days.

17’ NACRA catamaran, new mylar sails used twice,extra accessories and everything needed to sailincluding race harnesses, $4,500 or best offer. Alloffers considered. Call Jason, 52166W.

WETSUIT, 5mm torso, 3mm arms and legs, black andcharcoal, size medium/large for person approxi-mately 5’ 10”, 180 lbs., 41” chest, 36” waist, 39”hips, never used, paid $180, will sell for $150 or bestoffer. Call 52370 and leave a message.

WOMEN’S SEA QUEST top-of-the-line Diva LX, inte-grated weight system BCD, $300; Atomic AquaticsTia/Bl regulator with Mares Guardian computer andaccessories, $350; 2' x 4' aluminum trailer with 28"wheels, great for dive gear, $150. Call Lisa, 53663.

24" GIRL'S Huffy MT Echo 18-speed mountain bike,excellent condition, only two months old, $65. Call52450.

LA-Z-BOY rocker/recliner, aqua, $50 or best offer;Huffy men’s bike, $25; digital answering machine,

Small Arms Range Notice

The small arms range will be in opera-tion tomorrow 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Avoid thehazard area shown below.

All watercraft must observe the redflags on the southwest end of the island.

new, $35; cordless phone, $25; twin-sheet set, $10;beach chairs, $2; coffeemaker, $10. Call 52913.

18' BOAT, 70hp Yamaha; Kawasaki 1100ZXI andYamaha 1200GP jets skis; 20-gallon fish tank, fullyloaded, $100; new Fluval filter 303, never used; Trek1200 aluminum road bike, excellent condition,$300; prom dresses, sizes 5-7, $35-$50. Call 52637,anytime.

PENN SENATOR 9.0 with Penn Tunastick rod; ShimanoTLD-2, 3.0 reel with Fenwick rod; Rydoi SL3 spinningreel with Shakespeare ugly stick; Daiwa J4000 spin-ning reel with Sam Scott rod; 55-gallon glass aquariumwith accessories. Call Dale, 52609.

SOFA BED and matching loveseat, black with darkblue highlights, $250 for set; window A/C unit,$200; Maytag dishwasher, excellent condition, $250.Call 54579, or leave a message at 57175.

COMMUNITY NOTICESPCS PARTY for Steve, Jeanne, Sean and MeghanCummings is July 13, 6 p.m., at Emon Beach mainpavilion. It will be potluck. To coordinate and helpwith culinary needs, call Tom, 50163.

SUBMIT A team now for the Summer Fun BasketballLeague scheduled to run July 30-Aug. 24. To registera team, bring your $10 fee and a roster to themandatory managers’ meeting July 19, 5:30 p.m., at

Ordnance Buoy Notice

Safety Zone

The unexploded ordnance buoy marking the west reef was lost in

the recent storm. A new safetyzone has been established fromthe Shark Pit north to the middle of the recycle area. All boaters

anchoring on the west reefshould observe this new

safety zone. The new zone willremain in place until a new

buoy is installed or the NavyEOD team renders the UXOsafe. Questions? Call 54250.

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Classified Ads and Community Notices

Registration for Session II for grades K-10 is throughJuly 13 at Community Activities. Register early. SessionII runs July 23-Aug. 10. Questions? Call Erika, 53331.

Handicraft demonstrationswill be given Mondays,

4-6 p.m.

Monday........ 1-3 p.m.Wednesday ..5-7 p.m.Thursday ..... 1-3 p.m.Saturday...... 1-3 p.m.

Donations alwayswelcome and will be

picked up on Mondays.For pickup, call 53686

before 1 p.m.

The Bargain Bazaar

We can use your plastic andbrown paper bags.

Volunteers are needed1-3 p.m., Mondays or Thursdays.

Call Starr, 54691 or 53686.

the CRC Room 6. Questions? Call Scott, 53331.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL office will be open 8:30-11:30a.m., July 11-26. Normal hours will resume July 27.

USAKA PLCO officer is off island for a month. Duringhis absence, the Disposal and Reutilization (DCCB)will not accept unsolicited bids until further notice.For more information, call 51770.

THE HOURGLASS is a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded command newspaper. DOD-funded newspa-pers are prohibited from carrying commercial adver-tising (AR 360-81). As a service to its community, aDOD-funded newspaper may carry non-paid listings(classified ads) of personal items for sale by membersof the command. Such listings may not be used asa method to advertise new merchandise being soldby persons holding commercial activities licenses.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets on Kwajalein Wednes-days and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m., at Bldg. 932. If youhave a desire to quit drinking, call 51143 and leavea message. We will get back to you.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets on Roi-Namur Tues-days and Fridays, 7 p.m., at Tr. 8311. If you have adesire to quit drinking, call 56292 and leave amessage. We will get back to you.

OPSEC REMINDER: Providing our military forces withuncompromised defense systems is necessary tominimize risks and enhance our potential for thesuccessful termination of a conflict. Apply OPSEC.

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See you at the movies!Friday

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, PG)Ground-breaking film featuring a mix of liveaction and animation. A luckless privateeye tries to help cartoon character RogerRabbit prove that hes innocent of murder.Features cameos by cartoon charactersappearing as they did in 1947, when themovie takes place. (Bob Hoskins, Christo-pher Lloyd) (103 minutes)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

SaturdayCrossroads (2002, PG-13)Britney Spears stars in this movie aboutthree high school students on a road tripto L.A. (138 minutes)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.Resident Evil (2002, R)An experiment by an evil corporation goesawry, turning the employees into an armyof zombies ruled by a super computer. Itsup to a group of commandos to save theworld from a similar fate.Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m.

SundayWho Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, PG)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.Resident Evil (2002, R)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 9:30 p.m.Crossroads (2002, PG-13)Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m.

MondayResident Evil (2002, R)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide

Sun • Moon • Tides

Marshallese Wordof the Day

Lomalo/malo = Lagoon.

WEATHERCourtesy of Aeromet

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with widely scat-tered showers.Winds: Variable at less than 10 knots.Tomorrow: Partly sunny with widelyscattered showers.Winds: Variable at less than 10 knots.Temperature: Tonights low 78°

Tomorrows high 85°July rain total: 11.43"Annual rain total: 52.78"Annual deviation: 11.05"

Call 54700 for continuously updated forecastsand sea conditions.

By KW HillisFeature Writer

After lunch on Saturday, a fewpeople huddled expectantly in thedripping rain while others waited onMacy’s porch for the bus to takethem back to jobs at the Photo Lab,Building 1010 and other buildingsnear the west end of the island. Assoon as driver Eonpelon Korokbrought the bus to a stop, the work-ers quickly boarded the air-condi-tioned bus and sank into the blue-cushioned seats instead of pedaling

through the rain to their jobs.“I ride my bike to work in the

morning, take the bus at lunchtimeand then ride home after work,” saidNeil Dye, who works at the Commu-nication Center.

There is a public transportationsystem on Kwajalein, but it haslimited applications, according toPhillip “Smitty” Smith, Automotivesupervisor. One focus is gettingpeople to and from the airportterminal for all international flights.

(Photo by KW Hillis)

Christine Gregoire, followed by Joanne Garland and Neil Dye, board the work bus infront of Macy’s after lunch on a rainy Saturday. The work bus transports employeesfrom home to work in the morning and afternoon and at lunch time.

Getting around: Public transport does exist

(See PUBLIC, page 3)