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December 4, 2009 Volume 8, Issue 9 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea http://imcom.korea.army.mil

This years nal issue of the paper will be? December 18, 2009

Videos featuring local NCOsnow available on ickr:www.ickr.com/imcomkorea

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

Installation Funding P02Independence Park P03Fallen Comrade P04TRICARE Travels P13Holiday Specials P14Korean Page P30

GARRISONS OVERVIEW

Year of the NCO

Page 16Soldiers Assist

Apple Harvest

FEATURE

Army Family Covenant

Eighth U.S. Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr. (right) joins U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys commander Col. Joseph P. Moore (center) and Command Sgt.

Maj. Jason K. Kim (left) in signing the Army Family Covenant on Thanksgiving Day in the Talon Caf dining Facility on Humphreys. U.S. Army photo by Bob McElroy


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NEWS PAGE 2http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Retiree Corner:

Surviving spouses court victory to standBy Jack Terwiel

Military Retiree Assistance Ofce

The Department of Defense (DoD) has decided not to

challenge a federal court ruling that effectively allows threesurviving spouses of deceased retired service members tocontinue collecting both Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benets, even

though they remarried after age 57.In the case, Sharp v. U.S., the U.S. Court of Appeals for theFederal Circuit in August upheld a district court decision that

determined the three women who brought the lawsuit wereentitled to both forms of compensation. Government lawyerscontended that their SPB should have been offset dollar-for-

dollar by the amount of tax-free DIC they receive from theDepartment of Veterans Affairs. Veterans and military service

organizations hailed the ruling, and DoDs decision not toappeal.

This court victory could be the rst step in an effort toeventually completely repeal the SBP/DIC offset, the Fleet

Reserve Association said in a Nov. 6 statement published onthe organizations Web site.

Reprinted with permission from Armed Forces News, Nov

13, 2009 issue

Many retirees who had the foresight and concern to enrollin SBP, to ensure their spouse would have a permanentincome, also retired with a service-connected disability

entitling them to disability pay from the Department ofVeterans Affairs. If the retirees death is determined to berelated to the VA-claimed disability, the surviving spouse is

entitled to DIC. The dollar-for-dollar offset of SBP by the DICleaves the survivors with a lower income.

Resourcing the Army Home:

Lt. Gen. Rick LynchDefender 6

Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch

WASHINGTON In recent years, the Armyand its Installations have enjoyed unprecedented

levels o unding. In scal year 2008, the Army hita high water mark in its scal history with a totalannual budget exceeding $250 billion three timesmore than FY2001 unding level.

Much o this growth is attributed to unding thewar, rebalancing our Army through investments inArmys orce structure, equipment, inrastructure,and key Soldier and Family programs.

Funding levels o this magnitude areunsustainable year ater the year, and as the countryaces some sti economic challenges, we are orcedto reduce unding and exact a greater level ostewardship over our resources.

Te Installation Management Command like other commands throughout our Army willoperate at reduced unding levels. his means

that starting in 2010, perormance levels or someinstallation services will be notably less than whatwe have had in recent years and will remain at thatlevel or the oreseeable uture.

Our challenge is to ensure those key, higherpriority programs across our installations do notsuer. We will maintain our ull support to Lie,Health and Saety programs, the Army FamilyCovenant and those services that prepare ourSoldier and their Families or deployment insupport o the Armys Force Generation model.

Tese are non-negotiables that will remain ullyunded. Tis is our commitment; we will not departrom it. However, there will be other installationservices that will clearly be reduced.

Installation funding levels on the declineWe have grown accustomed to some very

high levels o service across the board in recent

years and we all need to be orthcoming with theexpectation that things will be dierent in someareas. Help manage this expectation across yourgarrisons. Educate everyone as to which changesthey can expect to see. A simple explanation cango a long way to helping understand the changessome o our installation services will undergo.

Across the Armys installations, we can domuch to help ourselves by becoming betterstewards o our resources. It starts with theindividual; everybody has a role. Simple thingslike turning the lights o, powering down yourcomputer at night, driving tactical vehiclesinstead o MP vehicles or conducting a VCinstead o traveling to a distant site unnecessarilyall save money and no savings is too small

to orego.Commanders and leaders across the

installation have a key role and are responsibleor the ecient use o our resources. Costsshould be an inherent consideration in yourevery decision. We too oten marginalize thiskey actor in making good, resource-inormeddecisions but we can no longer aord to doso.

As I travel throughout the Army community,I carry the message that we can do businesssmarter and more eciently without sacricingthe quality o service that our Soldiers and theirFamilies so richly deserve.

I challenge everyone to do the same; to work

together to ensure that those key installation

programs that mean so much are well re-sourcedand operated; that we do away with wasteul andunnecessary spending.

Every person whether you are a Soldier,Family member, one o our great DA Civiliansor a contractor serving our Army is neededand can make a dierence.

Ask yoursel i you are doing the right thingsand then, are you doing them right. Doingthings right means doing them in the most costecient way without sacricing eectiveness.

Army Strong

New e-mail directory brings improved communication to KoreaBy Sgt. Lajuan Hickman1st Signal Brigade Public Affairs Ofce

YONGSAN GARRISON It is rustratingwhen searching or a ellow Department o Deensemember through Microsot Outlook, only to hita dead-end because that person is rom anothercommand and is not a part o your e-mail directory.Tis will soon change with the implementation othe Enterprise Directory Service Lite project.

EDS-Lite is a project that consolidates andcorrelates identity data rom Army KnowledgeOnline, Active Directory orests and the GlobalDirectory Service into one unied Army GlobalAddress List or e-mail users.

EDS-Lite is going to bring you a global e-mailaddress list. Currently, i you go on [Microsot]

Outlook and you go into the address listing,essentially you are seeing Korea [users], saidMichael Hentges, inormation technologyspecialist or the Communications EnterpriseServices Oce-Korea, 1st Signal Brigade.

What this is going to do is, give you a globalArmy address listing where you are able to havevisibility o all the personnel that are in theArmy with a @us.army.mil e-mail address.

Te benets o EDS-Lite are easy to see.Itll provide you a lot better coordination and iyou are working with olks in other commandsit will be a lot easier to build your contact listand nd the people that you need to be incontact with, said Hentges.

Users should notice very little change withthe EDS-Lite project.

For the majority o olks, it should be aseamless changeover and they shouldnt noticeany change, said Hentges.

You may see a dierence in your namingconvention, which is another benet, he said.

With EDS-Lite the display name will beshown as, Hentges, Michael J Mr CIV USANECOM or civilian employees and Chase, Welton JR COL MIL USA NECOM ormilitary members.

oday, approximately 315 thousand usersin the CONUS are on this directory, saidHentges. With the help o the 6th SignalCenter, heater Network Operations andSecurity Center, Republic o Korea users

should anticipate the EDS-Lite program to beimplemented in mid-December.


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USO Panmunjom Tour

The USO Panmunjom tour is one of the best ways

to understand the situation, the tensions, and

the reality of the North and South Korea division.

From the time you start to prepare for the trip until

your last view of the barbed wire fence that lines

the Freedom Road or Unification Road (the

highway connecting Seoul to Panmunjom), your

understanding of the recent history of Korea will take

on a new dimension. In preparing for the trip, dont

forget to follow the Dress Code for the Panmunjomtour. You can download the dress code from this

site http://afliates.uso.org/Korea/ or pick one up

at the USO. Also, very important, be sure to bring

your passport or military ID the day of the tour. The

Panmunjom tour is one of the most popular tours

the USO offers. Please make sure to make your

reservation far in advance to ensure a place.

Trip to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

The Joseon Dynasty began in 1392 and lasted for

519 years. Rarely have any of the worlds royal

dynasties lasted for over half a thousand years, but

what is even more surprising is that the tombs of all

the kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty have

been preserved until the present day. The roads

to the royal tombs lead travelers to an auspiciousplace. The sites of the royal tombs were carefully

selected by Feng Shui experts, and the landscape,

structures, and architecture surrounding the tombs

combined to produce the highest art form of the time.

Royal tomb sites are picturesque and places to relax

and escape from the bustle of the city.

Mountain Trout Ice Festival

The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival

will be taking place Jan. 9-31, 2010, in Hwacheon in

Gangwon province. This virtually untouched region is

known as the rst area in Korea that freezes over in

winter, and the river is covered with a thick layer of ice.

Visitors can try out ice shing, and those who are feeling

brave can try to catch mountain trout with their bare

hands. As well as fun activities and performances, there

is also an exhibition of ice sculptures that took 20 weeks

to prepare. Visitors can sample raw and grilled mountaintrout, both of which are delicious. To get to the festival,

take a bus from Dong Seoul terminal to the Hwacheon

bus terminal (estimated travel time of 2hrs 40min). From

the bus terminal, it will take around 10 minutes by foot to

get to the festival grounds. Detailed Info on the location

can be found at www.narafestival.com.

Satisfy the Munchies with Traditional Street Snacks

When traveling abroad, one may find unexpected

pleasures on the streets. With a unique ambience,

Insadong and Myeongdong are the most popular streets

teeming with travelers in search of shopping and dining.

In Insadong, you will be intrigued by the pushcarts of

street food, which are as unique as the areas shop

displays of traditional memorabilia. While Myeongdong

and most other streets in Seoul have street stalls sellingtteokbokki, fritters, oden, and chicken skewers, Insadong

sells traditional cookies and some street foods of the past.

Visit Insadong and Myeongdong for the joy of seeing and

eating. In Insadong a mound of hardened honey and malt

is kneaded and stretched into 16,384 strands that look

like a thin, white skein of glossy silk. Kkultarae, meaning

honey skein, is lled with a mixture of ten ingredients

such as almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, peanuts, black

beans, and black sesame seeds, and then rolled. The

candy, which was a royal Korean snack, is sweet and

delectable. Best of all, you can watch the Kkultarae-

maker as he creates his culinary work of art. On most

any corner on a cold day a ball of our or glutinous

rice dough is lled with a mixture of sugar, ground

peanuts and cinnamon powder and then pressed at

on a hot griddle. Hotteok is especially popular in the

winter season.

Ski Resorts in Korea

Most ski resorts in Korea are located in Gangwon-do

Province, as it gets the most snow, however skiers

looking for a quick and convenient weekend outing,

will be happy to know that there are resorts in the

Seoul suburbs as well. Gangwon-do is the rst area

of Korea to greet the winter, so the ski season there

starts the earliest and lasts the longest, too. There

are a number of mountains of various altitudes in the

province, offering unbeatable conditions for skiing

and snowboarding. Koreas ski resorts are an ideal

winter getaway, whether you go for the sports or just

to relax and enjoy the snowy winter panorama from

a steamy hot tub.

Sources: english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu, www.korea.

net, www.seoulselection.com, http://english.

tour2korea.com, www.vis i tseoul .net unless

otherwise indicated.

No endorsement implied.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off-post event s and ac t ivi t ies

The following entries were excerptedfrom the military police blotters.These entries may be incomplete anddo not imply guilt or innocence.

Area I: Larceny of Private Property;

Damage to Private Property; DrivingUnder the In f luence; UnderageDrinking; Failure to Obey Order orRegulation (2ID Alcohol Pol icy);Subject #1 removed Victim #1svehicle, which was legally parked,unsecured, and unattended. Subject#1, under the influence of alcohol,drove Victim #1s vehicle off theroadway into a ditch. Damage toVictim #1s vehicle consisted of dentsto the right door. Subject #1 wasapprehended and transported tothe KNP Station where Subject #1was charged by KNP. Subject #1was processed and released intoMP custody and was transportedto the PMO where Subject #1 wasadministered an intoxilyzer test, with a

result of 0.251% BAC. Due to Subject#1s level of intoxication, Subject #1was processed and released to theirunit. On Nov. 28, Subject #1 reportedto the PMO where Subject #1 wasadvised of their legal rights, which theyinvoked. This is a nal report.

Area II: Trafc Accident with Injury;Damage to Private Property; CurfewViolation; Fleeing the Scene of a TrafcAccident; Driving under the Inuence;Subject #1 failed to obey a stop signaland struck Victim #1s vehicle whichwas travelling on a green signal throughan intersection. Subject #1then edthe scene. Damages to Subject #1svehicle consisted of a detached frontbumper and a broken right headlight.Victim #1s vehicle sustained disablingdamages to the left side of the vehicle.Subject #1 was apprehended by KNPand transported to the KNP Stationwhere Subject #1 was administereda PBT, with a result of 0.117% BAC.Subject #1 was charged by KNP andwas processed and released into MPcustody. Subject #1was transportedto the PMO where Subject #1 wasadvised of their legal rights, whichSubject #1 invoked. Subject #1 wasprocessed and released to their unit.This is a nal report.

Area III: Driving Under the Inuence;Subject #1, operating a POV, wasstopped by KNP adjacent to theJongahang Elementary School ,Waegwan. Subject #1 was administered

a PBT, with a result of 0.136% BAC.Subject #1 was apprehended andtransported to the KNP Station whereSubject #1 was charged by KNP.Subject #1 was processed and releasedinto MP custody. Subject #1 wastransported to the PMO where Subject#1 was further processed and releasedto their supervisor. Investigationcontinues by TAI.

Area IV: Larceny of Private Property;Assault Consummated by Battery;Subject #1 and three unknown personswere involved in a verbal altercation,which turned physical, when one ofthe unknown persons struck Victim#1 in the face with a closed st. Theunknown persons then removed Victim#1s wallet and ed the scene of theincident. Victim #1 rendered a writtensworn statement attesting to theincident. ECOL is unknown.

These entries were excerpted fromthe military police blotters. They maybe incomplete and do not imply guiltor innocence.

MP Blot t er

This is a statue of Seo Jae-pil who in 1896, founded a newspaper called Tongnipshinmun, The Independence Report, and established IndependenceHall to ght against Japanese occupation. Seodaemun Independence Park was constructed to commemorate Seo at the site of the Seodaemun

Prison which was restored to its original state as it was in 1921. Learn more at www.visitseoul.net. Photo courtesy of Dave Palmer


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Safe home computing advice

Courtesy of 1st Signal Brigade

YONGSAN GARRISON Yourhome computer is a popular target orintruders any time o year, however with theholiday season in ull swing, cyber shoppersshould become more aware keeping theircomputers sae.

Who is an intruder? An intruder isan adversary who is conducting or hasconducted an intrusion or attack against avictim host, site, network or organization.From the victims viewpoint, an intruder isusually an entity (person or organization)that has successully attacked the victim.

Intruders want what youve stored onyour computer. Tey look or credit card

numbers, bank account inormation, andanything else they can nd. By stealing thatinormation, intruders can use your moneyto buy themselves goods and services.

Intruders also want your computersresources.

Your hard disk: A hard disk, or example,can store anywhere rom 10 megabytes to

several gigabytes o inormation.

Your ast processor: Bandwidththenumber o bits processed in a singleinstruct ion. Clock speedgiven inmegahertz, the clock speed determines howmany instructions per second the processorcan execute. In cases, the higher the value,the more powerul the central processingunit.

Your high speed Internet connection:Tey use these resources to attack othercomputers on the Internet.

Why are intruders paying attention tohome computers? Home computers aretypically not very secure and are easy tobreak into. When combined with high-speedInternet connections that are always turned

on, intruders can quickly ind and thenattack home computers.Many home computer owners dont

realize that they need to pay attention tocomputer security. he goal is to keepintruders and their programs o yourcomputer.Next week: More on home computer saety.

Fallen JSA Soldier honored at memorial ceremony

By Pvt. Kim Kyu-ho

8th U.S. Army Public Affairs

PANMUNJOM, South Korea A memorialceremony was held Nov. 23 at the Joint SecurityArea or Cpl. Jang Myong-ki, a United NationsCommand Security Battalion Soldier who dieddeending a Soviet deector.

Jang was killed during a 21-minute re-ghton Nov. 23, 1984, when a Soviet journalist raninto South Korea during a North Korean tour othe Joint Security Area. North Korean Soldierschased him across the border.

United Nations Command Security BattalionSoldiers came to the deectors rescue, outfankingand ejecting his North Korean pursuers.

Te Cpl. Jang Memorial Ceremony has takenplace annually since then.

Ceremony attendants, including Cpl. Jangsbereaved amily, oered foral tributes to themonument dedicated to Cpl. Jang.

Lt. Col. John E. Rhodes, commander oUnited Nations Command Security Battalion,and Lt. Col. Jung Hae-il, deputy commandero United Nations Command Security

United Nations Command Military Armistice

Commission Secretary Col. Kurt Taylor placesa ower at the Cpl. Jung Memorial. U.S.Army photos by Pvt. Kim Kyu-ho

Battalion, delivered the memorial addressesat the ceremony.

Te prosperity o the Republic o Korea hasonly been possible due to heroes like Cpl. Jangwho gave their lives or the reedom and peace

o this country, said Jung. It has been 25 yearssince Cpl. Jang passed away, but his name stillremains in our memory.


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Command serves Soldiers in DFAC on Turkey Day

Col. Larry Pepper Jackson (right), USAG-Red Cloud commander, his daughter Breana (second from right), and Command Sgt. Maj. Earlene Lavander (rstfrom left), USAG-Red Cloud Command Sgt. Maj., serve Thanksgiving dinners to Soldiers and others in the Kilbourne Dining Facility on Red Cloud Nov. 26.Members from garrison and 2nd Infantry Division attended to enjoy a meal with a variety of meats including two different varieties of turkey, ham and roast beef.Deserts included a variety of pies, cakes, and other delights. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jamal Walker

By Pvt. Jamal WalkerUSAG-RC Public Affairs

RED CLOUD GARRISON Better Opportunities or Single andUnaccompanied Soldiers gave WarriorCountry Soldiers a taste o Tanksgiving

by oering a ree meal or all Soldiers anda exas Holdem tournament Nov. 23 inMitchells Club on Red Cloud.

We (Area 1 BOSS program) are tryingto show Soldiers we care and will continueto hold events like this because we are hereor the Soldiers, said Sgt. Geraldo Moreno,

Warrior Country BOSS coordinator. Wework hard to hold these events, and we taketheir opinions and interest to heart whendeciding what is best.

Waiting in line beore opening remarksrom Command Sgt. Maj. Earlene Lavender,USAG-RC command sergeant major, themore than 175 Soldiers in attendancecrowded Mitchells orcing the line to go as

ar back as outside the club.he hanksgiving spread Mitchellsprovided eatured dishes similar to whatmost Soldiers would see at home. Dishessuch as turkey, ham, mashed potatoes andgravy, cornbread stung, cranberry dressingand pumpkin pie were served by ocersand non commissioned ocers in the 2ndInantry Division and USAG-Red Cloud

chain o command.Following the ree meal or all Soldiers

in attendance, the BOSS program held aexas Holdem tournament or a charge tobuy in o only $10. Te tournament, whichhad more than 100 Soldiers participate,gave away $150 and $100 git certifcates,

redeemable at any Army and Air ForceExchange Service or frst and second runnerup. A brand new Play Station 3 system wasawarded to the winner o the tournament.

Ater three hours o dealing cards andmoving rom table to table, Sgt. 1st Class

Archie Pairadee, 2nd Inantry DivisionProvost Marshalls Oice, proved hisexperience playing poker in relaxed style was

what was needed to win as he was awardedthe PlayStation 3 signiying him the winnero tournament.

Tere were a ew times when I thoughtI made a mistake and it would cost me,Pairadee said, but I remained relaxed and

watched everyone take each other out o the

game while I betted big and capitalized onit when I saw the chance.Being away rom home can be rough

and spending the holidays away rom yourloved ones makes the situation worse, saidPc. George Chandler, USAG-RC BOSSpresident. We want to hold events orSoldiers in Area I to help ease the tensionand show Soldiers that we do care.

BOSS serves Thanksgiving to Soldiers

Sgt. Geraldo Moreno, USAG-RC BOSS coordinator, serves food to Soldiers

at a free dinner that BOSS and USAG-RC Mitchells Club provided Nov. 25 .Following dinner, BOSS held a Texas Holdem tournament giving away a Play

Station 3 system and $150 and $100 gift certicates to Army and Air ForceExchange Services. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jamal Walker


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News & Notes

THE MORNING CALMAREA I

Area I Workforce TownhallThe next Garrison Area I WorkforceTown Hall Meeting is scheduled forDec. 9, USAG-Casey and USAG-

Red Cloud Theaters, 9:30-11:30a.m. Please send in any questions,concerns, or topics that you wouldlike to receive information on to thePlans, Analysis, and Integration Of-ce. For more information call: 732-6229..

AAFES Gasoline DiscountHave you ever heard of any orga-nization offering 20 cents off a gal-lon of gas? Today is the last day toget a 20 cent discount off a gallonof gas when customers use theirMilitary STAR card for gasoline pur-chases. For more information call:010-5475-2101.

Womens ProfessionalDevelopment Symposium

The Womens Professional Devel-opment Symposium will be heldin the USAG-Casey CommunityActivity Center, Bldg# 2475 Dec. 8from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For informa-tion call: 732-6273.

H1N1 Vaccineand Immunizations

Immunizations for USFK Familiesis a great opportunity for parents toaccompany children for their vac-cination at Casey. Specic times,locations and future dates are pub-lished via command and medicalchannels. For more information

call: 732-8210.

USAG-Casey CAC ClosureThe Community Activity Center onUSAG-Casey will be closed fromDec. 14-17 due to the AFAP Con-ference. CAC internet, Video GameRoom, Pool, Table Tennis and tele-vision lounge will be closed duringthis time. Signing up for tours willcontinue at the Reception Desk.For information call: 730-4602.

Area I Christmas Tree LightingCamp Stanley tree lighting will beheld Dec. 8, 5 p.m. followed bychildren having photos taken withSanta at the Community Activity

Center.

USAG-RC Mail Room HoursWeekday mail room hours havechanged from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.to 3 - 5 p.m. Saturday hours remain11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sundaysand holidays the mail room will beclosed.

USAG-Casey PBC PlaygroupThe Pear Blossom Cottage Play-group for four year old children andtheir parents will meet Dec. 8 and9 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Sew-ing class will be held from 2-4 p.m.Dec. 8 and Diaper making class willbe held at 2 p.m. Dec. 9. For more

information call: 730-3837.

USAG-RC Conference RoomThe USAG-RC Conference Roomwill be unavailable from Dec. 4 untilDec. 11. For more information call:732-8630.

President addresses troops on frst visit

President Barack Obama addresses multinational troops before his departure from Korea on the last visit of his Asia

tour on Osan Nov. 19. Sgt. Randy Gray, Co. A, BSTB, 2nd Infantry Division NCO of the year, introduced the President.He gave a speech thanking Soldiers for their service and spoke on topics such as Stop Loss, which gives more time forSoldiers to spend time with their Families between deployments and approving a temporary increase of personnel for

the Army, and more money to be spent by the military. The President spoke about taking care of Families, child care,pay increases, and applauded tour normalization in Korea. U.S. Army photo by Robert Haynes

Danny Kittrell, assistant drug testing

coordinator examines urine specimensin the Drug Testing Program Pointbefore sending them to Tripler Testing

Center in Hawaii for drug testingNov. 16. U.S. Army photo by Jim

Cunningham

Jim CunninghamUSAG-RC Public Affairs

(Editors note: Tis is part one of a two partseries about ASAP. Part two will be publishedin the Dec. 11 edition of the MCW.)

CASEY GARRISON In keepingwith the Army Family Covenant, the Armyprovides the Alcohol and Substance AbuseProgram to help Soldiers struggling with allkinds o substance abuse including alcoholand drugs, illicit and over-the-counter.here are ive components o ASAP:prevention and outreach, risk reduction,testing, treatment and rehabilitation, andsuicide prevention.

For the testing component, more than

20 Soldiers, all noncommissioned ocers,gathered in the ASAP classroom on USAG-Casey Nov. 16 to learn how to be alcoholand drug prevention noncommissionedoicers or their unit during 40 hourso instruction. Tese NCOs will be bio-chemical testers, and alcohol and drugprevention ocers responsible or providingquarterly education and training to theirunits regarding substance abuse, and giventhe title unit prevention leader.

Because the testing is supposed to berandom, we use a computer program calledDrug esting Program, said Sgt. Warren

Wilkins, new UPL. Tis program choosesSoldiers randomly by name and Social

Security No. Only the unit commanderand the UPL know when the testing willtake place. Four percent is tested every weekin all units.

When the commander tells his 1st Sgt.to test and presents the selected names, the1st Sgt. calls out the names o those to betested in ormation, Wilkins said. estersare allowed two hours to turn in their urine

analysis sample. I you allow them more, itwill give them time to contaminate or oil

the test and beat the system.Once the urine samples are collected,

they are packaged and the paperwork oreach sample is screened to eliminate clericalmistakes. Samples are sent to ripler ArmyHospital in Hawaii or analysis, said Sgt.1st Class Stephen Myers, and newly trainedUPL.

Te samples will go to riplers Forensicoxicology Drug esting Laboratory orurine analysis, Myers said.

he laboratory will test each samplethree times. Ater arrival at the lab, samplesthen undergo an initial immunoassayscreening (using the Olympus AU-800

Automated Chemistry Analyzer). hose

that test positive or the presence o drugsat this point undergo the same screen onceagain. Finally, those that come up positiveduring two screening tests are put througha much more specifc gas chromatography/mass spectrometry test. Tis test can identiyspecifc substances within the urine samples,Myers said.

Te tests are returned to the Alcohol andDrug Control Ocer, Wayne Johnson, whonotifes the commanders i there are anypositive results ound by the tests.

I a positive result is showing aprescription medication, it goes to themedical review ocer, Johnson said. Tisocer rules whether or not the drug was

issued legally. Controlled substance drugs donot require a MRO review, only prescriptiondrugs require this review.

When a Soldier is ound positive orillegal drug use, two separate things happen:a CID investigation and a reerral to ASAPor treatment. When he or she arrives atthe ASAP oce he begins evaluations todetermine the specifc treatment needed.

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Family presides over brigadier promotion on Red Cloud

By Jim CunninghamUSAG-RC Public Affairs

RED CLOUD GARRISON Morethan a dozen employees rom the governorsoce in Uijeongbu came to visit the 2nd

Inantry Division Band Nov. 24 on RedCloud or a special concert given by thebands jazz sextet. Ater the concert, theguests visited the chapel or a briefng romthe chaplains assistant, ollowed by a dinnerin Mitchells Club.

A special relationship exists between

Gyeonggi Province employees visit 2ID Band

Elliot Chodkowski (white shirt at the keyboard) and the 2nd Infantry Division Band jazz sextet perform for more than a dozen employees of the Gyeonggi Provincialgovernment. The employees are students of English taught by Chodkowski throughout the year. Their visit to the band and Red Cloud was at Chodkowskis

invitation to enhance their experience in speaking English and learning more about the American Army in Korea. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

these employees at Gyeonggi Provinceand the 2ID Band because the bandskeyboard player is the Provinces employeesEnglish instructor. Spc. Elliot Chodkowskivolunteers to teach English to a class o morethan 20 employees every week and does

so in a special classroom in the provincialoce building throughout the year. Manyo the students want to know more aboutChodkowskis duties with the band andmore about an American Soldiers lie onRed Cloud.

I wanted to do something on the

holidays or the class, Chodkowski said.I am going home or Christmas leave, so

we are going to shut classes down or sixweeks.

It would be impossible or the band toperorm or the employees in the classroom,

so Chodkowski invited them to come toUSAG-Red Cloud.

I invited the class to come to Red Cloudas a feld trip or them to enhance theirexperience with the English language, hesaid. Te 2ID Band has the most visibility

with the Korean community outside post, so

almost everything we do will get a thumbsup rom the Army.

Te sextet played six holiday standardsand some special jazz selections.

We eatured our vocalist and played sometraditional jazz standards, Chodkowski

said. Ater the concert we had dinner inMitchells Club. Im glad the 2ID Band hashad a long standing relationship with theemployees at Gyeonggi Province. I am thethird English teacher rom the band and oneday I will move on and someone else willtake up the job o teaching English there.

Brig. Gen. Terry R. Ferrell (right),his wife Robbie (center) and mother

Anna (left) smile in appreciation as

his brigadier general ag unfurls.Ferrell became a general ofcer

during a ceremony conducted theafternoon of Nov. 30 at the 2nd

Infantry Division Museum on USAG-Red Cloud. The wife and mother of

the Armys newest general ofcer joined more than 130 2nd ID key

leaders, Warriors, and distinguished

local Korean ofcials in a standing-room-only crowd assembled for theceremony. Tucker, who conductedthe promotion and presided over the

ceremony, noted that Ferrell beganhis career at USAG-Casey and

now runs USAG-Casey, provokingappreciative applause and laughter.

Ferrell said he fell more in love with

the military during his tenure with the2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regimentin the mid-1980s, thus launching hiscareer. He thanked fellow Warriors,

leaders and colleagues for theirguidance and support. U.S.

Army photo by Yu, Hu-son


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Shar p Fami ly t a lk s tur key w i t h k ids

YONGSAN GARRISON United States Forces Korea commander

Gen. Walter Sharp and his wife Joanne Sharp visited the Yongsan Libraryduring the Thanksgiving Story Hour Nov. 21 to read to children. In the

Thanksgiving spirit, they read Run, Turkey, Run by Diane Mayr and ATurkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting.

I have a great love of reading, and I want to encourage reading forothers as well, said Joanne Sharp. Its always nice to come down hereand read for children.

She stressed the importance of getting children in the habit of reading.Because its Thanksgiving, I thought the children would be more familiar

with the occasion. Its an excellent opportunity.Refreshments were served, featuring traditional Thanksgiving goodies.

U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Hwang Joon-hyun


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For a complete list of community

information news and notes, visit the

USAG-Yongsan ofcial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

Temporary 1RC Building Closure

Eighth U.S. Army has announced that the

1RC Building will be closed to all customers

on Dec. 15. Full service operation of ID

cards, ration cards, DBIDS, and limited

military personnel actions will be available

at the Army Community Service Building,

Bldg. 4106, Rm. 118. For inquiries, call

Sonja Goodman at 738-4008.

Give the Gift of Happiness

Adopt an Angel at any ACS (Yongsan,

Hannam Village, K-16). Each angel

represents a military child in our community.

The program runs until Dec. 11. Return the

angel along with two or three unwrapped

presents in a clear plastic bag no later than

Dec. 14.

Overseas Housing Allowance

Utility Survey

Protect your Overseas Housing Allowance

(OHA) now! The annual OHA Utility

Survey for Korea is until Dec. 14. All

Servicemembers in Korea who reside off-

post are highly encouraged to take the

survey at the 175th Financial Management

Center web page. We are counting on you!

For information, call 725-5202.

Volunteer at the Yongsan Tax Center

For more information and to apply for a

volunteer position, go to Army One

Source at www.myarmylifetoo.com. Click

on Be A Volunteer and search for Yongsan

Tax Center in Opportunity Locator.

Newcomers Kick Start in Korea

Get a Kick Start in Korea 11:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. every Wednesday at the Dragon Hill

Lodge. The ACS Outreach Coordinator will

answer questions and provide information

about the garrison, the community and

Korea! For information, call 738-7123.

Drivers Testing Reservation

Reservations for drivers testing must be

made at least 24 hours in advance to obtain

both a military and a civilian drivers license.

Driver Testing and License Section is currently

accepting applications.

USAG-Yongsan Fitness Groups

Do you enjoy working out with a group or

do you need the motivation of another to

get you up and moving? Currently DFMWR

Sponsored Fitness Groups are forming

now with 17 different clubs... from walking

to water fitness. Contact Tracey L. Briggs

at DSN 736-3340 or cell 010-2991-6550 formore information on how to join today!

Diagnostic Radiologist Position

Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital

is accepting applications for a contract

position. Qualifications: Doctor of Medicine

(MD) or Osteopathy (DO) board-certified or

board-elegible in Diagnostic Radiology with

three references. Call for information on

qualifications. For information, call 737-8003.

Patient Satisfaction Survey

The Brian Allgood Army Community

Hospital is asking you to please complete

the Patient Satisfaction Survey you receive

in the mail (either online or mailing back),

this directly influences the access and

quality of care you and your family receives.For information, call 737-3045.

Garrison Command serves up Thank sgiving dinner to Soldiers

By Cpl. Hwang Joon-hyunUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISONU.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan CommanderCol. Dave Hall and Command Sgt. Major Ralph Rusch serve turkeyto soldiers Nov. 27 during lunch hours at the Tree Kingdoms diningacility.Te Garrison leadership toured several dining acilities in Area II to wish

Servicemembers a happy Tanksgiving and holiday season.oday, we remain grateul to be Americans and proud o our liberties.

Freedom does not come without a price, Hall said. As we celebrate,we need to recognize the seless service and sacrice o our war-ghtersensuring our security and reedom.

Hall expressed his personal thanks to the Yongsan community orworking hard to ensure that this American tradition can be enjoyed by

so many living overseas and away rom home over the holidays.From our great dining acilities to services on the Garrison like the

Dragon Hill Lodge, Main Post Club, and Commissary, our partnershave presented a wide range o convenient Tanksgiving services. As aCommunity o Excellence, Yongsan wants to ensure that our communityhas every opportunity to enjoy the holidays on a level similar to that theywould nd in the States.

Many community members and invited guests agreed.Matthew Gambatese, an American teaching English overseas, ew all

the way rom Beijing, China to experience an authentic Tanksgiving

with military riends stationed at the Garrison.Tis has to be one o the most memorable Tanksgivings I have ever

experienced, he said at the Navy Club. Being here on Yongsan is reallylike being in America or the holidays - even the ood is like somethingI would have at home. Im glad I was in town or this.

Christmas tree safety key to preventing res

Christmas trees like the one pictured here at the Dragon Hill Lodge add much to the festive atmosphereof many homes, but also add some re risks. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kim Hyung-joon

By Pfc. Kim Hyung-joonUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON h eholiday season is here, when we brightenour homes and yards with ornate, blinkinglights. Although decorating trees withelectric lighting helps us create a cheeryatmosphere, it also creates an increasedrisk o re.

rimming the tree ater Tanksgiving isa traditional holiday pastime. However, ithey are not properly cared or, Christmastrees can pose a serious danger. We recentlytalked with U.S. Army Garrison-YongsanSaety Manager Mike Evans about exactly

what community members can do toreduce risks.

When buying a live tree, look at theneedles. I they are brown or break easily,choose another tree.

est or reshness by bending a ewneedles in hal. I the needles snap in two,the tree is dry. Look or a tree with needlesthat spring back to their original shape,

he said. When you take your tree home,put it in a sturdy, non-tip stand lled withwater. And give the tree plenty o water.Dry trees can catch on re easily.

Evans added that owners should makesure the tree is at least three eet awayrom any ame or heat source. Never put

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The Garrison leadership, including U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan Commander Col. Dave Hall and Command Sgt. Major Ralph Rusch serve turkey to soldiers Nov.27 at the Three Kingdoms dining facility.U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Hwang Joon-hyun


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By Dan Thompson

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Ater a year and a hal odistinguished service to U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan,staf and community members bid Garrison Chaplain(Lt. Col.) David Crary and his wie Robin arewell at agathering at the Navy Club Nov. 25.

Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hall thanked Chap-lain Crary or his seless service and dedication.

What Chaplain Crary has done or this communityis nothing short o extraordinary, he said. As the Re-

ligious Retreat Center director, he completely trans-ormed it and the entire religious services program intoa community-ocused service. We now have, more thanever in our more than 50 year history, more religiousprograms, volunteer events, and high-quality acili-ties.

Hall presented Chaplain Crary with the prestigiousMeritorious Service Medal signed by Installation Man-agement Command-Korea Commander Brig. Gen.John Uberti.

Yongsan Garrison Commander Col. Dave Hall (right to left) stands with Robin Crary and her husband Garrison Chaplain(Lt. Col.) David Crary shortly after both of them were recognized for superior service Nov. 25 at a Navy Club reception.

U.S. Army photo by Dan Thompson

Garrison chaplain, spouse thanked for service

By Katie Hussey-Sloniker

USAG-Yongsan Army Community Service

YONGSAN GARRISON Preparing for the season of giving, Maddie Sloniker and Kimberly Kuhn

(front) assist Yongsans Army Community Service with setting up the Community of Sharing AngelTree last week. Angels on the tree represent military children living in U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsanwho need some assistance realizing a happy holiday season. Angels may be adopted at any local

Garrison ACS at K-16, Hannam Village, or South Post. The adoption dealine is Dec. 11. For information,call DSN 738-7505. Courtesy photo by Katie Hussey-Sloniker

Yongsan look ing for angels

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Arlyn Agasen

Facebook Fan

Relaxing with my family and watching my youngest child

enjoy her first taste of a solid Thanksgiving meal insteadof mushy baby food.

Sarah Beth Rivera

Facebook Fan

All of the great family time we had after my husband being

gone a lot for work. We got to hang out as a family and just

relax. Plus, getting to celebrate with five other families and a

few single soldiers.

Cynthia Pride-Brown

Facebook Fan

My favorite part of this Thanksgiving weekend was having

two Korean soldiers whom I work with spend the day with my

family and watching them taste cranberry sauce. To share

our American tradition with them was a step forward in bridg-

ing our cultures.

By Cpl. Hwang Joon-hyunUSAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

Thanksgiving

rocks!

What was your favorite part of this Thanksgiving weekend andwhy? USAG-Yongsan Facebook fans share their thoughts. Find

out what more than 1300 Yongsan community members are

talking about by becoming a USAG-Yongsan Facebook Fan at

facebook.com/youryongsan!

Sara Turner Potter

Facebook Fan

Being together with several other families who are away

from home, sharing our potlucked feast, and having a

chance to relax, laugh, and talk together.

Kimberly Nagy

Facebook Fan

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving as a complete fam-

ily, with my husband back home safely from Iraq!


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Hall also recognized Robin Crary orher many hours o volunteer service toYongsan.

Beside every great man stands a great woman, and this is especially true o

Robin, who has not only supported herhusband during very challenging dutiesthat go with being a chaplain, but also asa community volunteer. She epitomizesthe volunteer spirit and has signicantlycontributed to this Garrison being able tokeep the Army Family Covenant strong.Hall presented her with a Commanders

Award or Public Service, which includeda certicate and medal.

Tis has been a wonderul place tolive, and my wie and I have enjoyed it- despite the challenges - very much. I

have always elt that this Garrison caresabout me and my amily, so I would liketo thank you all or the opportunity toserve with you, Chaplain Crary said.Te Crarys will next be stationed in Ha-

waii, but only ater spending the comingweeks visiting their grandchildren acrossthe United States.

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candles on or near your tree.Once consumers are ready to put the

lights on the tree, they should look at everybulb, Evans said. I the string o lights doesnot look perect, throw the lights away andget new ones.

Lights do not last long, he said.Replace your lights as soon as you seeany signs o damage. And do not orget tolook on the box or a mark that says EL,UL or CSA, which means the lights havebeen tested or saety.

In addit ion, Evans encouragedcommunity members to check smokealarms and re extinguishers, and makesure their amily knows what to do to exitsaely in a re.

More than 3,500 Americans die eachyear in res and approximately 19,000are injured, he said. An overwhelmingnumber o res occur in the home. Tere

are ways to prevent a re that have beenproven very eective over the years.Having a sae house is not a matter o luck.Its a matter o planning ahead.

When selecting and caring or yourChristmas trees this holiday season,remember ollowing tips:

Read the directions. Only use as manystrings o lights as it says is sae to use.

When decorating indoors, use onlythose lights listed or indoor use. Unplugall lights, inside and out, beore going to

bed or leaving home.Saely get rid o your tree when it begins

dropping needles. Dried-out trees areammable. Tey should not be let insidethe home or garage, or placed against thehouse.

For questions concerning your home orofces saety, contact the Garrison SaetyOfce at 738-4643.

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YONGSAN GARRISON Seoul American Elementary School student Julimari

Mendoza Igarta poses with her handmade American ag while waiting for

President Barack Obamas motorcade to pass on Yongsan Nov. 19. She wasone of more than 3,000 people waiting to catch a glimpse of the Commander-in-Chief.

Im excited because I love him so much and I want to be President, too!she exclaimed while waiting.

Her mom, Marinol Igarta, said that Julimari was a little disappointed not tosee the President because of the large crowds, but she said she still had fun

because she got to experience the welcoming of the President on Yongsan. U.S. Army photo by Jane Lee

Proud t o be an American


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No End orsement ImpliedNo Endorse ment Implied

2nd ID debuts simulation system in Korea

By Walter T. Ham IV

8th U.S. Army Public Affairs

CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea Te 2nd Inantry Division recently becamethe irst U.S. Army division to use the

Warghters Simulation system during acommand post exercise in South Korea.

raining with other units rom the 8thU.S. Army and Republic o Korea Army, the2nd ID used the WARSIM system duringWarpath II/III Oct. 5 16 and Nov. 6 19,respectively.

he division was chosen, irst andoremost, because Korea is one o thepremier locations where we ocus on ullspectrum operations, said Lt. Col. IrvinPete, exercise chie or 8th Armys rainingand Exercises directorate. Integration osimulations into our training plan is notonly a good idea, but has always been anecessary tool used to drive both joint and

Army command post exercises.During the exercise, the WARSIM system

was distributed to the Camp Casey Warriorraining Center rom Fort Leavenworth,Kan., and Fort Lee, Va.

he WARSIM system was developed

to train Army and joint commanders andtheir battle stas or operations during war,conict and peacetime.

WARSIM is designed to support theull spectrum o conict, rom low-intensityirregular warare capabilities through high-level intensity heavy metal combat, saidMike Haddad, assistant project manageror WARSIM at the Armys ProgramExecutive Ofce or Simulation, rainingand Instrumentation in Orlando, Fla.

As the rst division to use WARSIM, the2nd ID was able to evaluate the system andmake suggestions to enhance it. Accordingto Pete, the process will help to driveimprovements in the system.

Traveling Soon?Make sure to stop by yourTRICARE Service Center

before you leave to pick up travel information!

- Information on how to access care while away f rom your duty station

- Contact numbers for TRICARE and International SOS

- Information about filing claims

TRICARE Koreawww.korea.amedd.army.mil

Area I, USAG Red Cloud730-4695

Area II, USAG Yongsan736-8071

Area III, USAG Humphreys753-7708

Area IV, USAG Daegu764-4683

An extremely large amount o eort went into improving WARSIM ater theinitial validation or version 5.5 in May2009 at Fort Leavenworth, said Pete,originally rom Lake Charles, La. WarpathII/III was the driving orce behind gettingimprovements completed.

Pioneers in innovative training methods,the 8th U.S. Army and 2nd InantryDivision oten employ live, virtual andconstructive training methods to ensuretheir Soldiers stay ready to ght and win.

Since they ace an enemy across the worlds most militarized border, 2nd ID

Operations Ofcer Lt. Col. Richard Creedsaid the division always welcomes theopportunity to train its Soldiers in a varietyo challenging scenarios.

Having a reliable and realistic simulationthat supports our training or major combatoperations is critically important to ourdivisions war-ighting readiness, saidCreed, a native o Arlington, Va. Anytimewe get the opportunity to exercise our battlecommand unctions with our subordinateunits, as we have during the Warpath IIIexercise, we come out more capable to ghttonight.


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2009 US Army Garrison-Yongsan/Area II

Holiday Religious Services & Programs

Catholic Date/Time Location

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8, 11:45 a.m. Memorial Chapel

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

Advent Community Penance Service Dec. 23, 6-9 p.m. Memorial Chapel

Christmas Eve Family Mass Dec. 24, 4-5:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

Christmas Carols & Midnight Mass Dec. 24, 9:30-11:30 p.m. Memorial Chapel

Christmas Day Mass (One Mass ) Dec. 25, 1130-1230 Memorial Chapel

New Years Day Mass Jan. 1, 1130-1230 Memorial Chapel

Episcopal

Christmas Holy Eucharist Dec. 24, 7-8 p.m. Memorial Chapel

Jewish

Hanukkah Celebration Dec. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. So. Post Chapel

Protestant

Christmas Party (R.O.C.K Service) Dec. 12, 5-9 p.m. So. Post Chapel

Christmas Cantata Dec. 13, 8-9 a.m. Memorial Chapel

Christmas Cantata Dec. 13, 11-12 p.m. So. Post Chapel

Christmas Eve Caroling/Fellowship Dec. 24, 6-9 p.m. Allgood Chapel

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24, 6-7 p.m. Hannam Chapel

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24, 7-8 p.m. So. Post Chapel

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24, 7-8 p.m. K-16 Chapel

Christmas Day Community Service Dec. 25, 3-4:30 p.m. YoungNak Church(AIM-Korea Busses depart South Post Chapel at 2 p.m.)

Joint Watchnight Service Dec. 31,10:30-11:30 p.m. Hannam Chapel

Watchnight Service Dec. 31, 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. So. Post Chapel

For more information call 738-3011.

DARPA Launches Network Challenge Competition

Holiday schedule for stateside bound mail

Priority Mail Dec. 7, 2009Letter/First Class Mail Dec. 7, 2009

Express Mail (EMMS) Dec. 14, 2009

By Donna Miles

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON Te Deense Advanced Research Projects Agency will take the Internettechnology it helped create 40 years ago a step arther this weekend with a contest aimed at bringingpeople together to solve tough problems.

And the agency has sweetened the DARPA Network Challenge with a $40,000 cash prize.Te competition kicks o Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard ime, when DARPA will display

10 8-oot, red weather balloons at undisclosed, publicly accessible sites around the continentalUnited States. Te balloons will remain at their locations throughout the day, until sunset.

Te rst person to identiy the precise latitudes and longitudes o all 10 balloons will win thekitty.

Norman Whitaker, deputy director o DARPAs transormational convergence technology ofce,conceded that it would be nearly impossible or any one person to pinpoint every balloon withinthe designated timerame. But i the competitors worked together as teams using social networkingorums made possible through the Internet it is possible, he said.

Nobody knows where the balloons are, Whitaker said. But we will give people a little morethan a week to contact their riends and talk to other people and scheme and plan and wheedle anddeedle and gure out how they can get the inormation or the balloons they did not see themselves,and be the rst to send the answers in to DARPA.

Whitaker admits that the challenge is tough, really tough, but said hes optimistic that at leastone contestant will be able to solve it.

How long that will take is anyones guess. I someone does it in the rst ve minutes, we areprepared to announce it right then, he said.

On the other hand, i no one has yet identied all 10 weather balloons ater a week, DARPA isprepared to reward any contestant who pinpoints at least hal o them. I the most anybody gotwas ve, we would consider that a win and award the prize, Whitaker said.

Tats because DARPAs Network Challenge isnt out to identiy the answers, but rather, howcompetitors arrive at them. We are not interested in the balloons. We already know where thoseare, Whitaker said. Its the techniques people use to solve the challenge were ocused on. We havepeople who are going to be actively watching rom the sidelines to see how this plays out.

Contestants could employ several methods to entice supporters, Whitaker said. For example,he said, they could use a Web site to oer a portion o the prize money to anyone who contributesinormation about the balloons locations. Contestants also could work with a charity, he continued,and donate winnings to its cause. Asking or help through Facebook, I-phone or other Web-based applications might also be easible, he said. Te eort, he said, will give insight into therole the Internet and social networking can play in promoting team-building, collaboration andcommunication needed to solve broad, time-critical, real-lie problems.

Toys for Tots collecting until Dec. 20

On behalf of the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Program, Marines in Korea

are collecting unwrapped new toys for underprivileged children.

Drop boxes are located at the Osan, Yongsan and Daegu Exchanges, and at theU.S. Embassy in Seoul. Toys will be collected until Dec. 20.

Phone 723-7085 if you have questions about Toys for Tots.

2009 OHA Survey underway

The annual Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) Utility survey forServicemembers living on the economy and authorized OHA is here.

All Service members, that reside off-post and receive OHA, should take thesurvey via https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/oha/survey/novoha.html.To complete the survey respondents should review actual bills or recordsof their utilities and maintenance expenses for the last 12 months.A by month average for the utility and maintenance portion is required

unlessutilitiesareincludedintheirrent.Ifthisisthecaseamonthlyatrate utility supplement is already included in their OHA.

The survey stays open until Dec. 14.

Santas Mail Bag

Send a postage paid self-addressed envelope with each childs letter to;

Attn: 354 OSS/OSW

1215 Flightline Ave.

Eielson AFB, AK 99702


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No

EndorsementImplied

USAG-Yongsan Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Terry E. Jarvis:[email protected], 738-3917

Chaplain (Maj.) Daniel E. Husak:[email protected], 7 36-3018

USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:[email protected], 753-7274

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores:[email protected],

753-7042

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jonathan Gibbs:[email protected], 7 32-7998

Red Cloud Chaplain (Lt. Col) David Acuff:[email protected], 732-6169

USAG-Daegu Chaplains

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kwon Pyo:[email protected], 764-5455

Chaplain (Capt.) Billy Graham:[email protected], 765-8991

Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

Te Command Chaplains Ofce is here to perorm, provide, or coordinate total religious support to the UnitedNations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Army Servicemembers, their amilies and authorizedcivilians across the ull spectrum o operations rom armistice to war.

Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support site at:

http://www.usk.mil/usk/kch.aspx or helpul links and inormation.

Protestant Services

Collective Sunday 0930 Brian Allgood HospitalSunday 1030 K-16 Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hannam Village Chapel

Liturgical Sunday 0800 Memorial ChapelContemporarySunday 0930 South Post Chapel

Traditional Sunday 1100 South Post ChapelGospel Sunday 1230 South Post ChapelMision Pentecostal Hispana

Sunday 1430 South Post ChapelKorean Sunday 0910 Hannam Village Chapel

United PentecostalSunday 1330 Memorial Chapel

KATUSA Tuesday 1830 Memorial Chapel

Seventh-Day AdventistSaturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital

Early Morning Service(Korean) Mon-Sat 0510 South Post Chapel

Episcopal Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

Catholic Services

Catholic MassSaturday 1700 Memorial ChapelSunday 0800 South Post Chapel

Sunday 1130 Memorial ChapelMon/Wed/Thur/Fri 1145 Memorial Chapel

1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

JewishFriday 1830 South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 1100 Freedom Chapel

1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel

Gospel 1300 Freedom Chapel

Contemporary 1700 Freedom Chapel

KATUSATuesday 1900 Freedom Chapel

KoreanWednesday 1930 Freedom Chapel

Catholic ServicesMassDaily 1145 Annex 2 Chapel

Sunday 0900 Freedom Chapel0900 Suwon Air Base Chapel

JewishEvery 2nd Friday 1830 Annex 2 Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1030 Camp WalkerChurch of Christ 1700 Camp WalkerGospel 1215 Camp Walker

ContemporaryWednesday 1900 Camp CarrollFriday 1900 Camp Walker

KoreanTuesday 1900 Camp Carroll

Wednesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMassSunday 0900 Camp Walker

1145 Camp CarrollSaturday 1700 Camp Walker

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 1000 Stone Chapel

Sunday 1000 Stanley Chapel

Sunday 1000 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1100 Crusader Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

GospelSunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel

1230 Camp Stanley Chapel

COGICSunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSASunday 1900 CRC Warrior ChapelTuesday 1900 Camp Stanley Chapel

Tuesday 1800 Camp Castle Chapel

Tuesday 1830 Casey Memorial ChapelTuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel

Catholic Services/Mass

Sunday 1130 Camp Stanley ChapelSunday 0900 CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1200 West Casey Chapel

Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

JewishFriday 1830 West Casey Chapel


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UI-SEONG, Republic of Korea Despiteliving in Korea or a year or longer, U.S. Soldiersdont always take advantage o oreign livingand Korean way o lie. Interacting with peopleoutside the garrison and seeing how they liveis one way to learn about the country and thecommunity.

Area IV Soldiers had an opportunity to

integrate with the local community. Tevolunteers visited the town o Ok-san, Ui-seong county in Kyungpook province, to lenda hand harvesting apples. Te U.S. Area IV Army Garrison Daegu Chaplain ofce andthe Republic o Korea Army Support Groupcoordinated with U.S. and KAUSA Soldiersto harvest the Ui-seong apples.

More than 30 U.S. and KAUSA Soldiersrom the Area IV units, including 19thExpeditionary Sustainment Command, 501stSustainment Brigade, and 168th MedicalBattalion, along with Lt. Col. Song, Soo Yong, Area IV ROKA Support Group Commander,and Command Sgt. Maj. Choi, Jong Joon, 19thESC RSG, participated in the event.

Te Soldiers moved rom tree-to-tree,picking apples rom the high branches. Telocals were grateul or the extra help, since theywere shorthanded or the harvest.Most o the armers living in suburban areas areusually in their old ages. Te harvesting periodis tough or them, and we really appreciatethe help rom the U.S. and KUSA Soldiers,said Pastor Park, Jae Kyung, USAG-Daegu

Soldiers lend hand harvesting apples

Pfc. Lee, Jun Ho

19th ESC Public Affairs

Cpl. Mi Reuk Park (right), 19th ESC SPO, picks and examines the famous apples of Ok-san town with Spc. Anthony B. Sayeg, 19th ESC SPO. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lee, Jun Ho

Command Sgt. Maj. Choi, Jong Joon (left photo), 19th ESC RSG, participates in helping the local farmers in harvesting apples at Ok-san

town, Kyungpook province. In the photo on the right Sgt. Chin Khap (ladder), 19th ESC SPO, picks an apple with help from Sgt. Jae Han

Jang, 19th ESC G-9, at Ok-san town orchard, Kyungpook province. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lee, Jun Ho

Chaplains ofce.o help strengthen the relationship between

the U.S. Army and the local community, theChaplains ofce and RSG are working to makethe harvest an annual event.

aking part in local events as well aspreparing or a battle is important or a Soldierto contribute to the country. A U.S. Soldier whohas a good understanding o Korean society maybe very helpul in the Army. Im also glad that alot o KAUSA Soldiers volunteered to help thelocal armers too, said Park.

I thought the apple harvest would be andinteresting experience that I would never had iI just stayed in the ofce, said Cpl. Kim, SungSoo, 19th ESC G-1. Farmers could have hadtrouble picking the apples, because we knowthey are shorthanded during the harvest time.I am proud that I was able to help them in thebusy season, said Kim.


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Afghanistan, Iraq Drive Landmark Defense ReviewBy Donna Miles


NEW YORK he QuadrennialDeense Review under way within the DeenseDepartment will be unlike any other: the rstto be driven by current wartime requirements,to balance conventional and nonconventionalcapabilities, and to embrace a whole ogovernment approach to national security,Deputy Deense Secretary William J. Lynn IIIsaid Dec.2.

his is a landmark QDR, Lynn toldaerospace executives at the Aerospace andDeense Conerence. And it comes at a timewhen the nature o war is changing in waysthat we need to adapt to. ... Te QDR seeks toidentiy these changes and the challenges theypresent to our security.

Te scal 2010 budget provided an importantrunning start to the QDR, Lynn said. Dicult

unding decisions made during the budgetprocess reect President Barack Obamas andDeense Secretary Robert M. Gates strategicpriorities, he said, and the QDR will build onthis as it projects the way ahead.

Unlike previous QDRs, the current reviewputs the conicts in Aghanistan and Iraq rontand center, Lynn said.

Secretary Gates has made clear that the

conicts were in should be at the very oreronto our agenda, and set the priorities, Lynn toldthe executives. He wants to make sure werenot giving up capabilities needed now or thoseneeded or some unknown uture conict. He wants to make sure the Pentagon is truly onwar ooting.

Te upcoming QDR also will reect thechanging nature o war and the threats theUnited States aces, he said.

Lethality no longer is directly related to apotential adversarys capabilities, Lynn said.Insurgents and nonstate actors pose a threatonce considered possible only at the highestends o the lethality spectrum. Te lines betweenconventional and conventional threats becomeincreasingly blurred, Lynn said, as low-end actorsgain access to high-end capabilities.

hat demands that U.S. orces be agileenough to respond to low- and high-end as well as hybrid threats, he said. hey need

what Secretary Gates has called the portolio omilitary capabilities, with maximum versatilityacross the widest spectrum o conict, he said.his includes the ability to ight irregularconicts.

So the upcoming QDR will seek toinstitutionalize both irregular warare capabilityand an ability to stand up to other newand emerging threats, Lynn said, including

cyber-threats, anti-satellite technologies andother asymmetric tactics that challenge U.S.conventional dominance.

With some 15,000 computer systemsand 7 million computer devices, the DeenseDepartment makes a tempting target to cyber-terrorists and more than 100 oreign intelligenceorganizations to hack into them, Lynn said.

Tis is not an emerging theat. Its not auture threat. Te cyber threat is here today,he said.

In response, Lynn said the QDR willaddress better ways to deter attacks on DeenseDepartment systems while promoting aninternal culture o responsibility that helps tosaeguard inormation technology.

Meanwhile, Lynn said, the upcomingQDR will be linked to an unprecedenteddegree to a Quadrennial Diplomacy andDevelopment Review under way within theState Department and the U.S. Agency or

International Development.Tat review takes a hard look at the role o

civilian instruments in our oreign policy, Lynnsaid, and has big implications or the DeenseDepartment.

How we enroll all dimensions o ournational power to avoid military action, or toensure its success, are vital questions -- questionswith both policy and institutional ramications,

he explained. Conducting the two reviews inconcert will provide the administration morepowerul, better coordinated interagency toolsand approaches, he said.

For the Deense Department to adapt tobe ready to respond to the broad range opotential threats requires a hard look at xingshortcomings in its acquisition system, Lynn toldthe group. Tats particularly true with multiplecompeting unding priorities during a time oconstrained resources.

A modern, eective acquisition systemshould deliver savings and speed: savings totaxpayers, speed or warghters, he said. Andas we all know, todays acquisition system otendoes neither.

Lynn expressed condence that an overhaulalready under way, and to be an important parto the upcoming QDR, will accomplish whatcountless past eforts havent. Gates has madeacquisition reorm a top priority. Te president

has rmly, and publicly, supported the efort.Congress passed landmark acquisition reormlegislation. And change is taking place withinthe Deense Department to bring more expertise,discipline and constraint to the process.

For the rst time in decades, the politicaland economic stars are aligned or a undamentaloverhaul o the way the Pentagon does business,Lynn said.

Gates Gives More Details of Afghan Transition StrategyBy Jim Garamone


WASHINGTON raining Aghanorces to take security responsibility or theirown country is the transition strategy or U.S.orces in the country, Deense Secretary RobertM. Gates told the Senate Armed ServicesCommittee Dec. 2.

Gates said accelerating the growth andcapability o Aghan orces is vitally important.He also explained that July 2011 is when American orces will begin to withdraw romAghanistan.

About 30,000 U.S. orces will deploy toAghanistan in the rst six months o 2010, thesecretary said. In announcing his new strategylast night, President Barack Obama said orces will begin to redeploy out o the countrybeginning in July 2011.

Te plan clearly is that we will not transitionsecurity responsibility to the Aghans until the Aghans have the capacity, in that district orthat province, to be able to manage the securitysituation on their own, with us and our alliesinitially in a tactical overwatch, and then astrategic overwatch, situation, the secretary said

during todays hearing.Commanders will look at the situation on

the ground just as commanders in Iraq did,Gates said, and will assess security district bydistrict and province by province. So the abilityo the Aghans to take this on will depend onthe circumstances in each o these areas, heexplained.

Aghan orces will need additional trainingand then will deploy as partners with U.S. andNAO orces. One o the purposes o the U.S.going in with additional orces is not just topartner with the Aghans and not just to trainthe Aghans, but [also] to degrade the capabilities

o the aliban, the secretary said.July 2011 is the beginning, not the end, o

the process o U.S. orces coming home, Gatessaid, noting that any transition will be based onconditions on the ground.

But by the same token, we want tocommunicate to the Aghans this is not an open-ended commitment on the part o the Americanpeople and our allies around the world, becausewe have to build a re under them, rankly, to getthem to do the kind o recruitment, retention,training and so on or their orces that allow usto make this transition, Gates said.

he centerpiece o U.S. debates on thestrategy was how to get the Aghans to step upand take responsibility or their own uture ina way that allows us to have condence that theywill not once again become the sae haven oral-Qaida Gates said.

Improving governance in Aghanistan isimportant to the strategy, Gates said, and itcalls or U.S. and NAO leaders to ocus notonly on the national government in Kabul, butalso on provincial and district ocials and triballeaders. Te key here is community securityorganizations that are willing to work with thegovernment in Kabul and that do not become

the militias or warlords, the secretary told thesenators.

Much work remains, Gates said. U.S.Ambassador to Aghanistan Karl W. Eikenberryand Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, thecommander in Aghanistan, are working on the joint civil-military campaign plan. Tat planwill establish the base or transition to Aghansecurity orces.

One obstacle he sees, Gates told the senators,is that the State Department seems to lack thekind o exibility and agility it needs to spendmoney and make commitments quickly, citing

restrictions and processes State Departmentocials must to go through with respect totheir unds.

Te end state in Aghanistan will look a lotlike what has happened in Iraq, Gates said, witha gradual transer o responsibility to indigenousorces and the government.

Gates said he has received commitments romallies or more military orces. We have receivedprivate commitments rom some countries, butbecause they have not yet announced themat home, were not in a position to make thatannouncement or them, he said. I will justgive you an example. I made two telephone

calls [the] day beore yesterday, and ... I receivedthe assurances o between 1,800 and 2,000troops.

Even ater the withdrawal that begins in2011, the United States will have a small,residual military training and equipping rolewith Aghanistan, Gates said.

We must not repeat the mistake o 1989,and turn our backs on these olks, he said.And when weve got the security situation withthem under control, then the civilian and thedevelopment part must be the preponderant parto our relationship ar into the uture.

Notice to determine the existence of local debt;

If anyone has a claim against the estate of Cpl. Kris Patrick Jones, please contact 1st Lt. Leonard Blue at [email protected] or call DSN 753-8422.


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Enhanced Quality of CYS Programs

Eliminated CYS registration fees

Increased Respite Child Care

Improved Medical Care

Created Army OneSource website to provide support for

geographically dispersed youth

Created tools to help fund off-post housing during transition and/or

separation periods

Established improved Deployment Cycle Support

Increased construction of new CYS facilities

Mitigates effects of deployment on children

THE ARMY FAMILY COVENANT:

WHAT IT MEANS TO SINGLE PARENTS


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Induction Ceremony: 21 Soldiers join the NCO corpsBy 1st Lt. Paul Yoon

6-52 Air and Missile Defense Battalion PublicAffairs Ofce

SUWON AIR BASE wenty one

Soldiers rom 6-52 Air and Missile DeenseBattalion were inducted into the NCOcorps during a ceremony Nov. 25 in thebase theater, here.

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Winzenried,the U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Armycommand sergeant major, his wie Donnaand other distinguished guests were in theaudience as the ceremony began.

During the ceremony, several othe inductees recited poems and otherreadings signiying the importance o theNoncommissioned Ocer corps.

A video presentation or the ceremonyhighlighting Noncommissioned Ocersand their roles, in not only the 6-52 AMD

Battalion but in the Army was prepared bySpc. Ronald E. Jost, o Headquarters and

Headquarters Battery.

Command Sgt. Maj. imothy D.Hockenberry, 6-52 AMD Battalion

command sergeant major then led the new

Noncommissioned Ocers in a recitationo the NCO creed.

Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy D. Hockenberry, 6-52 AMD Battalion command sergeant major, leadsnew Noncommissioned Ofcers in the NCO Creed.U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Paul Yoon

Winzenried addressed the NCOs givinghis thoughts about the NCO Corps andoered words o encouragement to them.

He emphasized several times theimportance o NCO presence and leadershipand the crucial role that NCOs play in theArmy. He said that each NCO must set theexample and lead by example so that theirSoldiers may ollow in their ootsteps.

Hockenberry oered some nal thoughtsas the ceremony ended.

First o all, I would like to thankCommand Sergeant Major Winzenried oraccepting the invitation o guest speaker, without a moment o hesitation, andsecondly I am very proud o all the NCOsthat made this ceremony possible, saidHockenberry.

he entire ceremony was planned,prepared, and executed by NCOs and I amonce again reminded how proud I am to be

part o this great Army and this great Corps,the NCO Corps.

History and hiking

abundant in SeoulCommentary by Lori Yerdon

USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs Ofce

SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA A ew monthsago, my husband, our two teenagers and I visited Seoullooking or adventure and thanks to our Lonely Planet Seoul

city guide we ound it and then some.My husband is a voracious reader and always ensures we

make the most o our time when we visit places. On this trip,he chose Seodaemun Prison and the Inwangsan ShamanistHillside or our excursion.

Te night beore our trip, we stayed at the Dragon HillLodge on Yongsan so we could get an early start.

Around 9 a.m. we grabbed Subway or lunch, packed itaway in our backpacks and o we went on our big adventurein a cab. I know, not exactly adventurous! We like to thinkwere practical olks and the cab ride to the SeodaemunPrison cost about 5,000 Won or the our o us.

I hadnt read anything about the prison so I wasnt quitesure what to expect but when we reached the entrance, Irealized it was a solemn and special place.

Our guide book explained that during the Japanese

colonial rule rom 1910 until 1945, Korean independenceghters were sent to Seodaemun Prison or opposing andchallenging the Japanese.

Te prison is meant to serve as a stark reminder o thesuering they endured; 40,000 reedom ghters passedthrough the entrance gate o the prison and at least 400people perished within the connes o the prison.

We toured the grounds moving rom building tobuilding, trying to grasp the pain and anguish the reedomghters undoubtedly suered.

Te exhibits in the buildings were very realistic andIm grateul we didnt have our 6 year old with us. Temannequins in the torture chambers made us all cringe but,just about all o the displays had English translations andwe were able to read the history o the prison.

Te most memorable moment o our tour here in theRepublic o Korea happened at Seodaemun Prison that day an older Korean gentleman, probably 90 years old stoppedmy husband and bowed. Ten, he shook his hand andgrasped my husbands arms in a way thats hard to explainbut it was an unspoken thank you. It was a respectul andgenuine thank you. Te gentleman didnt speak English butwe knew it was an extraordinary moment. His wie stoodnext to me and reached or my arm she too wanted tothank us. Im thankul our children witnessed that moment

with us; we all realized how special it was and I had to chokeback a ew tears.

Ater our moment with the Korean couple, we made ourway to the exit. Our visit to Seodaemun Prison taught usabout Korean history and made us proud to be Americansstationed in Korea.

Not one to rest on his laurels, my husband had usmarching towards the Inwangsan Shamanist Hillside. Tewalk wasnt bad at all as it is located only a ew blocks romthe prison and the weather was nice.

Te entrance to the hillside is tricky to nd but therewere plenty o good Samaritans pointing us in the rightdirection and showing us the way.

Tere are two options or this jaunt: an hour-long, two-kilometer hike or a three hour, ve-kilometer hike includinga stop at Seouls most amous shamanist shrine. We optedor the quick and easy option. Easynot so much!

Te best way to summarize the hike up the Inwangsan

Shamanist Hillside is that it was steep and rewarding. Wewere there early and it wasnt too crowdedwhich was a goodthing considering the vertical grades o the hillside.

All o us had good sturdy, shoes and plenty o water orthe trek and stopped a ew times to soak up the scenery.

It took us about 45 minutes to reach the top and oncewe got there, wow! Te view o Seoul was breathtaking; thevisibility was incredible and we were able to see a majorityo the city.

Ater we snapped a ew photos, we ound a boulder toperch on and had our Subway lunch.

I think our 6 year old is tough but Im relieved she satthis one out. I dont recommend small children attempt thishike and people denitely need to wear the right equipment.Dont orget water either.

We had a blast exploring Seoul and would recommendvisiting Seodaemun Prison and the Inwangsan ShamanistHillside to anyone wanting to trek o the beaten path.

A hike up Inwangsan Shamanist Hillside offers breathtaking views of Seoul. A two-kilometer hike takes approximately 45 minutesand a ve-kilometer hike, three hours.U.S. Army photo by Lori Yerdon


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALMAREA III

Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Social

The Humphreys Community will welcomethe holidays with a Christmas Tree lightingceremony Dec. 7 at Transformation Park.The activities will begin at sunset. After theceremony, the Community Activity Center is

hosting a Holiday Social. For more information,call 754-8257.

Newcomers and Spouses

Orientation briefs

The Super Gym is hosting DecembersNewcomers and Spouses orientation briefsDec. 8 starting at 8 a.m. These briefs areboth great opportunities to learn about theHumphreys community and receive vitalinformation from agencies on post. Call ArmyCommunity Services at 753-8401 for moreinformation.

Basics of Asthma class

Army Community Services is hosting a Basicsof Asthma class Dec. 10 from 9 10:30 a.m. inbuilding 311. For more information or to learn

more about the class, call 753-3271.

Photography 101 Class

Learn basic photography and how to get themost out of your digital camera Dec. 12 at theCAC from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Call 753-8825 formore information.

Letters from Santa

All children living in Area III can receive aletter from Santa and gifts from HumphreysFamily and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.Send your childs name, address and age [email protected] 754-8257 for more information.

Combined Federal Campaign update

As of week eight, the Area III Combined

Federal Campaign has collected $123,063.20from donors. $3986 of the donations wentdirectly back to Humphreys through theFamily Services Youth Program. If interestedin contributing or for more information on theCombined Federal Campaign, call 753-7327.The CFC season ends Dec. 15.

Post Ofce mailing deadlines

To make sure packages arrive on time, followthe 2009 Christmas mailing deadline forstateside-bound mail:Priority Mail Dec. 7Letter/First Class Mail Dec. 7Express Mail (EMMS) Dec. 14The Post Ofce is extending its hours ofoperation Nov. 30 to Dec. 18.New hours are:

Monday Friday: 9:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.Saturday and Training holidays:9 a.m. 2 p.m.For more information, call the Post Ofce at753-6563.

Overseas Housing Allowance Utility survey

All servicemembers in Korea who reside off postand receive Overseas Housing Allowance areencouraged to take the OHA utility survey. OHAis a valuable entitlement for servicemembersstatio

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