JBLM Soldier killed in Afghanistan

28 Pages·2017·49.5 MB·English

GUARDIAN WEEKEND
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AuthorizednewspaperofJointBaseLewis-McChord,Washington • November3,2017
4THBATTALION,160THSPECIALOPERATIONS AVIATIONREGIMENT
JBLM Soldier killed in Afghanistan
Black Hawk helicopter crash still creedthatfewunderstandand N.C.,asacombat PlatooninAprilof2014.Hewas
evenfewerembody.Hewillnot engineer. assignedtoAlphaCompany,4th
under investigation, officials say
beforgottenandhislegacywill Aftersuccessful Battalion,160thSpecialOper-
endurethroughhisfamily, selectionand ationsAviationRegiment(Air-
friendsandfellowNightstalkers. completionof borne),onJBLM.
ArmyNewsService ghanistanflyinginsupportof Youhaveourunwaveringsup- WarrantOfficer Heservedasafullymission
FORTBRAGG,N.C.—Chief OperationFreedom’sSentinel. portandalwayshaveawelcome FlightTraining, qualifiedMH-47Gpilot-in-com-
WarrantOfficer2JacobM. Theincidentisunderinvesti- placeamongtheNightStalker Sims Simswasas- mandandcompanyaviation
Sims,36,fromthe4thBattalion, gation. family.” signedtoFort safetyofficer.
160thSpecialOperationsAvia- “Onbehalfofthe160thSpe- Sims,fromJuneau,Alaska, Wainwright,Alas- SimswasaveteranofOper-
tionRegimentatJointBase cialOperationsAviationRegi- wasborninOklahomaonAug. ka,asaUH-60BlackHawk ationJointGuardian,inKosovo;
Lewis-McChord,diedOct.27in ment,Iwouldliketoextendmy 13,1981.Heenlistedinthe helicopterpilot. numeroustoursinsupportof
LogarProvince,Afghanistan,as mostsincerecondolencestothe ArmyAug.12,1999.Aftercom- Simsvolunteeredtoservein OperationIraqiFreedom,in
aresultofwoundssustained familyofCW2JacobSims,”said pletingbasictrainingandad- the160thSpecialOperations Iraq;andOperationsEnduring
whenhewasinvolvedinahel- Col.PhilipRyan,160thSOAR vancedindividualtraining,Sims AviationRegiment(Airborne)
icoptercrash.HewasinAf- commander.“Jacoblivedbya wasassignedtoFortBragg, andgraduatedOfficerGreen SEECRASH,10A
GOODIES FOR GHOSTS AND GOBLINS NORTHCLEARZONE
Airmen
support
cleanup
efforts
Workers help
improve base
BYDEANSIEMON
NorthwestGuardian
LAKEWOOD—Sixtymem-
bersofthe627thCivilEngineer
SquadronfromJointBaseLewis-
McChordarrivedatMcChord
Field’sNorthClearZonein
Lakewood
Tuesdayat8
MOREINSIDE
a.m.aspartof
the2017 Programtargets
JBLMFall illegaldumping
Installation oninstallation,8A
Cleanup
week.Theweeklongcleaning
effortbeganMondayandcon-
tinuedthroughouttheweekas
unitslikethe627thCESworked
SCOTTHANSENNorthwestGuardian toimprovetheinstallation.
Sgt.RobBraholli,left,ofthe508thMilitaryPoliceBattalion,42ndMilitaryPoliceBrigade,andhisson,Noah,middle,handoutcandyto Asaformernoncommissioned
trick-or-treaterBristolLoyd,9,duringHalloweenfestivitiesintheOlympicGrovehousingareaonMcChordFieldTuesday. officerintheArmy,GregMa-
son,JBLM’senvironmental
investigatorforJBLM’sDirecto-
rateofPublicWorks,knowshow
importanthavinganenviron-
mentally-healthyinstallationis
forthemilitary.
“Whenitcomestotrash,not
onlyisitaneyesore,itcancre-
ateanunhealthyandhazardous
environmentforthosewhouse
theinstallation,”Masonsaid,a
formerArmystaffsergeantwho
firstcametoJBLMin1990.“I
wantthebest,safesttraining
landspossibleso(allservices)
cangetthequalitytrainingthey
need.”
The627thCESAirmen
formedalinewithgarbagebags
SEEAIRMEN,10A
Pvt.CooperCreech,middleleft,ofthe504thMilitaryPolice
Battalion,42ndMilitaryPoliceBrigade,andSgt.MathewKeene,left,
ofthe627thSecurityForcesSquadron,handoutglowstickstoTech
Sgt.EhrenFridrichandhiswife,Kayla,andtheirchildrenEmily,3, ValerieCambron,right,handsoutcandytoneighborhoodtrick-or IN THE NEWS
andAmelia,1,duringHalloweenfestivitiesintheOlympicGrove -treatersduringHalloweenfestivitiesintheEvergreenhousingarea
housingareaonMcChordFieldTuesday. onLewisMainTuesday.
AHAUNTING EXPERIENCE
Volunteers add to Halloween fun on JBLM
BYRUTHKINGSLAND Park,”theannualHalloween Britney
NorthwestGuardian hauntthat’sbeenpartofthe Henkel,left, DEANSIEMONNorthwestGuardian
SergeantRebekkaBurgos, installationforatleast40years. Angelina Cpl.VictorGarciabenchpresses
applieddeepredtheatrical ThedarkwalkopenedFriday Marx,9, hisbodyweightcompetingto
bloodonthefaceofPvt.Nakao- the13thand,afterclosingfor middle,and becomeanIronBayonetWarrior.
biBrewster,2ndBattalion,17th damageduetobadweatherthe VickyMarx,
FieldArtilleryRegiment,2nd secondweekend,reopenedOct. right,allof
InfantryDivisionArtillery,inthe 26toSaturday. Spanaway, ANDTHENTHEREWASONE
makeupareaofabuildingat Asomewhatsimilar,scary entertheFun StaffSgt.JaimeMartinezand
ShorelineParkOct.26. decades-oldJBLMevent, Houseduring Cpl.VictorGarciawerethefirst
Burgoscreatedseveralzom- “NightmareonBarnesBoule- “AWalkin tocompeteinthe7thInf.Div.’s
bies,clowns,preachersand vard,”onMcChordField,also theDark”at BayonetWarriorAthletePro-
satanistsasabout20volunteers ranseveralweekendsinOcto- Shoreline gram’sCruciblecoursetotryand
becamescarycreaturesfor“A ParkOct.26. earnthetitleofIronBayonet
WalkintheDarkatShoreline SEEFUN,10A SCOTTHANSENNorthwestGuardian WarriorOct.27.Seestory,6A
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RECRUITMILITARYJOBFAIR NEWS IN BRIEF
Job seekers sort through
Free pampering going on for
options at recruiting fair spouses at Operation Care Fair
Servicemembersormilitaryspousesfeelingfrazzledand
lookingforawaytoinexpensivelygetawayfromtheeveryday
routine,ormomslookingforawaytorelaxawayfromthekids
Event supports andhaveafree“spaday,”needlooknofurtherthantheup-
comingOperationCareFair.
service members
Thefree,annualeventwilltakeplaceatatAmericanLake
ConferenceCenter,8085NCOBeachRoad,onLewisNorth
Saturdayfrom10a.m.to2p.m.
BYRUTHKINGSLAND OperationCareFairalsooffersrespitefordadswhomight
NorthwestGuardian wanttobringtheirdaughteralongtogethernailsdone,ac-
Whetheramilitaryfamily cordingtoeventcoordinatorGloriaTomczewskiwithJBLM’s
member,anactresslookingfora FamilyandMorale,WelfareandRecreation.
dayjob,oraservicemember Therewon’tbebloodpressuremonitoring,diabetestesting
lookingtotransitionoutofthe orflushots.Instead,therewillbeahairandnailsalon,afew
military,jobseekersfoundmore massagetherapists,aswellasamobilemassageandflower
thanafewoptionsatthe shopboothsprovidedbytheArmyandAirForceExchange
RecruitMilitaryJobFairat Service.GNCvitaminshopalsowillhaveaboothattheevent.
AmericanLakeConference It’sadaytogetoutofthehousewithyourfriendsandenjoy
CenteronLewisNorthOct.25. somecarefreepampering,Tomczewskisaid.Musiconthe
TheRecruitMilitaryevent event’smainstagewillbeprovidedbyJahBreezeRhythms,a
takesplacethreetimeseach Caribbeansteelband.TherealsowillbeaZumbaperform-
yearattheinstallationandpro- RUTHKINGSLANDNorthwestGuardian anceforpeopletoparticipateinorjustwatch.
videspotentialemployeesalook CloverParkSchoolDistrictstaffersshareinformationwithAndrea “Everythingisbychoice,”Tomczewskisaid.“Theydon’t
ateverythingfromtruckdriving, Gordon,left,militaryfamilymember,duringtheRecruitMilitaryJob havetoparticipateortheycaniftheywantto.”
commercialfishingandlaw FairattheAmericanLakeConferenceCenterOct.25. Refreshmentswillbeprovidedfreeofcharge,andmimosas
enforcementtoeducational, willbeavailableforpurchase.
entrepreneurial,janitorialand “It’sgoingtobealotoffun,”Tomczewskisaid.“Therealso
otherworkforcepositions. Soldiersheworkswith. ers.Thetwowomenpromoted willbedoorprizes,andit’sfree,soeveryoneshouldcomeout
ThiswasthefirsttimeRua “I’mnotlookingforajob thatoptionatthejobfairwith forafreedayoffun.”
ResslerandRuthieAnderson, myself,buttherearealotof militaryfamilymember,Andrea —RUTHKINGSLAND,NORTHWESTGUARDIAN
humanresourcesstaffersfrom (servicemembers)whoare,and Gordon.
AleutianSprayFisheries,Inc., Igotsomegoodleadsandop- Gordon,agraduateofOlym-
JBLM education fair highlights
haveattendedtheeventon tionsforthem,”hesaid. piaHighSchoolwhoearnedher
behalfoftheSeattle-basedand MasterSergeantShaunFeero, bachelor’sdegreeintheater
American Education Week
family-ownedfishery. anAirForceReservistandfirst fromtheUniversityofHawaiiin
ResslerlivesinFederalWay sergeantwiththe446thForce 2016,iscurrentlyperformingin
andhasworkedforthecompany SupportSquadron,saidhe’sglad ashowwiththeLakewood NationalAmericanEducationWeekwilltakeplaceatStone
for21years.Shestartedout themilitaryprovidesjobfairs Playhouse.She’slookingfora EducationCenteronJointBaseLewis-McChordNov.13-15,
processingfishonaboatoutof andprogramsforservicemem- jobthatwouldallowhertocon- highlightedbyaneducationfairatthecenterNov.14from9
Alaska.Andersonhasworked berstransitioningoutofthe tinuepursuingherartisticpas- a.m.to2p.m.ThecenterwillalsohosttheannualCouncilof
forAleutianfor13years,always military. sionintheeveningsandweek- MilitaryEducatorsofWashingtonStateconferenceNov.13
inadeskjob,exceptwhenshe “Therearealotofmilitary ends. from8a.m.to4:30p.m.
spentafewweeksonaboatto whodon’tknowwhattodo HantzandAndersonsuggest- Thefairwillincludemorethan30statecolleges,universi-
seewhatitwasallabout,she whentheygetout,”hesaid.“It edGordoncheckintosubstitute ties,trainingprogramsandservicesavailabletoJBLMactive-
said. wasdifferentformebecauseI teachingandparaeducatorjobs, duty,guardsmen,reservists,veterans,spousesandfamily
“It’sagoodjobforsomeone alwaysknewIwantedtobea bothpositionsthedistrictis members.Themajorityofrepresentativesattendingthefair
gettingoutofthemilitarybe- policeofficer.” currentlylookingtofill. arefromcollegesanduniversitiesthatprovidedegreepro-
causeyougetroomandboard Feerotransitionedfromac- “Wehavealotofjobsopen, grams.
ontheboatandworkthree tive-dutyU.S.AirForceserving andwehirealotoffamilymem- ParticipatingschoolsincludeallJBLMresidentssuchas
monthandgettwomonthsoff,” inBelgiumtoanofficerwiththe bersandveterans,”Anderson CentralWashingtonUniversityandPierceCollege,aswellas
shesaid. AuburnPoliceDepartment— said,listingsomeadditional largerschoolsliketheUniversityofWashingtonandWashing-
Shesaidtheaveragefisher- whichiswhathewaspromoting openpositions:busdrivers, tonStateUniversity.
manmakes$50,000ayearand attheevent—inadditiontohis foodservice,teachersandjan- Theconferenceprovidesvaluablenetworkingopportunities
hastogetusedtothesmellof AirForceReserveduty. itors. fortheStoneEducationCenter’sgoalsofinformingthemil-
fishandworking16-hour-a-day “Auburn(PoliceDepartment) ThisisAnderson’sfirstduty itarycommunityofallavailabletransitionoptions.
shifts. isagoodplacetowork,andI’d stationwithherhusbandof11 Formoreinformation,call253-967-2126or253-966-8433.
Anotherdecent-payingjobis highlyrecommendlawenforce- months,Sgt.WesleySlauson, —DEANSIEMON,NORTHWESTGUARDIAN
truckdriving,accordingtoAllen mentforotherveterans,”Feero 56thMultifunctionalMedical
Foster,driveremploymentspe- said. Battalion,62ndMedicalBri-
627th ABG Airmen help clean up
cialistwithROEHLTransport, Oneeasyandnearbytransi- gade.Andersonsaidthereare
Inc.,basedinMarshfield,Wis. tionforserviceandfamilymem- severalreasonsaservicemem-
Thurston County Fairgrounds
Duringthejobfair,Fosterspent bersatJointBaseLewis- berwouldfeelcomfortabletran-
sometimesharinginformation McChordisajobwiththeClo- sitioningintoaschooldistrict
withCapt.DavidHarris,Head- verParkSchoolDistrict,accord- job. The627thAirBaseGrouppartneredwithThurstonCounty
quartersSupportCompany,7th ingtoRobynAndersonand “It’sstillagovernmentjob, Oct.19forthefourthannualThurstonCountyDayofService.
InfantryDivision,whoattended DanielleHantz,bothmilitary andtherearegoodbenefits,” TheChaplainCorpsprovidedbreakfastandcoffeeforthe120
theeventtobringbackideasfor spousesandschooldistrictstaff- shesaid. AirmenandfamilymemberswhogatheredattheThurston
CountyFairgroundstosupporttheircommunity.
ColonelWilliamPercival,627thABGcommander,andre-
tiredLt.Col.BudBlake,ThurstonCountycommissioner,pro-
videdopeningremarks.Bothleadersthankedtheservice
NATIONALMAKEADIFFERENCEDAY membersandtheirfamiliesfortheoutstandingsupportthat
theyprovideeachyear.
Volunteers work to protect preserve
Membersvolunteeredfromeightgovernmentagencies,
nonprofitsandcharitableorganizationsacrossThurston.Air-
menworkedonvariousprojectssuchassportscomplexresto-
ration,painting,andlandscaping.Tothankthemenandwo-
BYRUTHKINGSLAND menfortheirhardwork,FormaConstructionandtheWash-
NorthwestGuardian ingtonStateEmployeeCreditUnionprovidedlunchforthe
Portionsofa10.5-acreparcel volunteers.
oflandonLewisMainknownas Despitethecoldweatherandrain,thevolunteersprovided
thePrairieOakPreservegot about840hoursofserviceandsavedthecounty$17,500in
sprucedupSaturdayasafew laborcosts.
dozenvolunteersgotdownand —627THAIRBASEGROUP
dirtyattheannualNational
MakeADifferenceDay.The
AAFES opens its online shopping
observanceisadayforvolun-
teersacrossthecountrytogive to U.S. veterans on Veterans Day
timeandenergytomakeadif-
ferenceintheircommunity.
MakeADifferenceDay—the Withlessthanamonthuntilthemuch-anticipatedofficial
fourthSaturdayofOctober— launchoftheveteransonlineshoppingbenefit,morethan
wascreatedin1992byPointsof 225,000honorablydischargedveteranshavealreadybeen
Light,anorganizationfounded verifiedtoshopatonlinemilitaryexchangewebsiteswhenthe
byformerPresidentGeorge sitesopentoveteransNov.11.
H.W.Bush.Ithassinceevolved SCOTTHANSENNorthwestGuardian TheArmyandAirForceExchangeServiceonlineshopping
intooneofthelargestsingle StaffSgt.SandyBrainard,right,ofHeadquartersandHeadquarters benefitisthefirstmilitaryexchangebenefitsexpansionin
daysofvolunteerserviceinthe Company,4thSquadron,160thSpecialOperationsAviationRegiment, nearly30years.BeginningonVeteransDay,America’s18.5
nation,withtensofthousandsof andhiswife,Melissa,uprootnon-nativeScotchBroomatthePrairie millionveteranswillbeabletoshoponlineatthemilitary
peopleparticipatingeachyear. OakReserveonLewisMainduringNationalMakeADifferenceDay exchangewebsites:ShopMyExchange.com,shopcgx.com,
TheJBLMevent,nowinits Saturday. mymcx.comandmynavyexchange.com.
17thyear,wasorganizedbyLori Shoppingthemilitaryexchangesonlineprovidesveteransan
Parker,JBLMInstallationVolun- opportunitytoreconnectwiththeirmilitarycommunity,allow-
teerCorpsprogrammanager, Melissasaidshelikesthename watchingastheplantsgrow ingtheseveteranstosavemoneywithtax-freeshoppingand
ArmedForcesCommunityServ- fleabanebecauseshehasdogs acrossthestreetfromhisschool. militaryexclusivepricingwhilealsosupportingcriticalmilitary
ice,inpartnershipwiththeDi- andhatesfleas. “Therearealotofwormsin quality-of-lifeprograms.
rectorateofPublicWorks. “Anythingthathelpsgetridof theground,sotheplantswill Exchangesalesfromthisnewlyauthorizedcustomerbase
Atthepreserve,acrossthe fleasisgoodbyme,”shesaid. grow(well),”hesaid. areexpectedtobeapproximately$200millionannually,with
streetfromEvergreenElemen- “Naturalplantsareusuallybet- JeffFoster,anecologistwith $10millionindividendsannuallyforquality-of-lifeprograms
tarySchool,about20volunteers teratthatthanus.” JBLM’sEnvironmentalDivision suchasArmyChildDevelopmentCenters,youthprograms
pulledCytisusscoparius,also Alsoworkingtofillinlinesof ofDPW,showedthevolunteers andfitnesscenters,AirForceOutdoorRecreation,affordable
knownasScotchBroom.The plugsinthedark,richsoilwas howtouseadibble—adigging schoollunchesforoverseasstudents,belowcostcombatuni-
plantislistedontheWashington 6-year-oldSeanAlexanderTa- tool—andplanteachplugso formsalesandmore.
StateNoxiousWeedControl piaandhismom,JessicaTapia, therootsgoundergroundand AllhonorablydischargedveteranscangotoShopMyEx-
Board.Volunteersplantedhun- amilitaryspouse.SeanAlexan- theupperportionoftheplantis change.comnowtoverifytheireligibilitytoshoptheirmilitary
dredsofplugsofnativeplants, derisaTigerScoutinJBLM’s levelwiththesurfaceofthesoil. exchanges.
suchas:Elymustrachycaulus, PackNo.461.Byvolunteeringat Fostersaidit’simportantthe —ARMYANDAIRFORCEEXCHANGESERVICE
slenderwheatgrass;and,Phila- theevent,heearnedhisback volunteershelpridtheareaof
delphiafleabane,anastor-like yardjunglebadgeandcommu- thenon-nativeScotchBroom—
DOD releases budget figure for
floweringplant. nityservicebadge. whichisnativetoEnglandand
“Ireallylikethenameflea- “Wejustfinished;thereare NorthernEurope—andreturn Military Intelligence Program
bane,”saidMelissaBrainard,of 96(plugs)inoneofthese,”Sean theareatonativeplantsthat
Puyallup,assheandherhus- Alexandersaidasheheldupan localanimals,suchastheWest-
band,StaffSgt.SandyBrainard, emptyflat. erngraysquirrel,useforhabitat. TheDepartmentofDefensereleasedtheMilitaryIntelli-
4thBattalion,160thSpecial Tapiasaidshe’dlikelyhave “SincetheEuropeanscame genceProgramappropriatedtoplinebudgetforfiscal2017
OperationsAviationRegiment, participatedinthevolunteer (totheNorthwest),alotofthe Monday.ThetotalMIPbudget,whichincludedboththebase
plantedthesmallplugs. eventevenifhersonwasn’t nativeplantsandoaktreeswere budgetandOverseasContingencyOperationsappropriations,
Thecouplesaidtheyarevery lookingtoearnmoreTigerScout losttoagricultureandurban was$18.4billion.
environmentally-consciousand badges. developmentandhereonJBLM Thedepartmenthasdeterminedthatreleasingthistopline
enjoyvolunteeringwhenand “We’realwayslookingfor fortrainingpurposes,”hesaid. figuredoesnotjeopardizeanyclassifiedactivitieswithinthe
wheretheycan.Melissaisinher adventurestotakeon,”shesaid. “We’retryingtoprotecttheoak MIP.NootherMIPbudgetfiguresorprogramdetailswillbe
finalquarterattheUniversityof SeanAlexander,afirst-grader treesandnativeplants,sohav- released,astheyremainclassifiedfornationalsecurity.
Washington-Tacomacampus atEvergreenElementarySchool, ingvolunteershelpushelpsa —DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSENEWSSERVICE
studyingenvironmentalscience. saidhe’slookingforwardto lot.”
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK ALSO INSIDE NWGUARDIAN.COM
“TheDefenseLogisticsAgency AArmyEmergencyRelief:
hasprovidedmillionsofgallons Nineweeksago,HurricaneHar-
offuel,over850generators,100 veymadelandfallinTexas,the
millionmealsandmillionsofliters firstofthreedevastatingstorms
ofwaterandlifesustainingcom- towreakhavocontheUnited
modities(toPuertoRicoandthe Statesanditsterritories.Army
U.S.VirginIslands).TheU.S.Army EmergencyReliefhasbeenready
CorpsofEngineersconducted tohelpSoldiersaffectedbythose
floodmitigationoperationsin storms.AERcanassistupto
HoustonandPuertoRico,con- $4,000,forinstance,ifthecostto
ductedmaritimeportsurveysand repairaflood-damagedvehicle
openingsalongwiththeU.S. exceedsthevalueofthevehicle. seriesofhurricanesthisyear.
CoastGuard,installedtemporary Already,AERhasprovided HurricanesHarvey,Irmaand
roofstoenablepeopletostayin $380,000worthofassistanceto Mariaputtremendousstrainon
theirhomes,providedtemporary 540qualifiedrecipientsinTexas, governmentandservicemembers
emergencypowertoover550 Georgia,FloridaandPuertoRico. andcomponentstryingtosave
criticalfacilities.” AAlargeimpact:Defense lives,restorecriticalservicesand
Departmentofficialstoldthe helpthoseaffectedtransitionto
RobertSalesses SenateHomelandSecurityand recovery,accordingtothedeputy
Deputyassistantsecretaryof GovernmentalAffairsCommittee assistantsecretaryofdefensefor
defenseforhomelanddefense DEANSIEMONNorthwestGuardian TuesdayhowDODhassupported homelanddefenseintegration
integrationanddefensesupport BOWLING:TheJBLMTigersbroughthome22medalsduringtheSpe- federal,stateandlocalofficialsin anddefensesupportofcivilian
ofcivilianagencies cialOlympicsWashingtonCapitalBowlingTournament.Seestory,1B respondingtotheunprecedented agencies.
555TH ENGINEERBRIGADE
Training to save American lives
Unit receives ....................................................................
“Thisfacilitytrulyenablesa
unique exercise
wide-varietyofdifferent
at nuclear plant complexproblemstheyhave
tousetheirproblemsolving
skillstoidentifythebestway
torescuethecasualtyand
BYSTAFFSGT.
MICHAELSELVAGE getthemtothesafearea.”
7thInfantryDivision
1stSgt.DonaldSalladay
PublicAffairs
Soldiersfrom22ndEngineer Firstsergeant,22ndEngineer
ClearanceCompany,864th ClearanceCompany,864th
EngineerBattalion,555thEngi- EngineerBattalion,555th
neerBrigadetrainedtosave EngineerBrigade
AmericanlivesattheSatsop ...................................................................
BusinessParkinElma,Wash.,
Oct.16to26. matterexpertiseforourSol-
TheSoldiersarepartofthe diers.”
UnitedStatesNorthernCom- Thenumberofassetstheunit
mandDefenseChemical,Bi- hadattheirdisposalwasin-
ological,RadiologicalandNu- credible,countingmorethan14
clearDefenseResponseForce contractorstoensuretasksare
andarecurrentlyonanactive performedsafelyandprovide
missionincasethereisaCBRN correctionandguidancewhen-
attackthatrequirestheirserv- evernecessary.
ices. Insearchandrescuethereare
Thecompanyhadanopportu- twoteams,areconnaissance
nityaffordedtothemthat teamandtherescueteam.
mostfirefightersandsearch “I’mpartofthereconteam,
andrescueteamswouldlove sowegoandestablishtheentry
tohavetrainingatSatsop, pointandequipmentdrop,”said
neartheSatsopNuclearPower Spc.LaththuwahandiDeSilva,a
Plant. Soldierassignedto3rdPlatoon,
Thetrainingwascomprisedof STAFFSGT.MICHAELSELVAGE7thInfantryDivisionPublicAffairs 22ndECCo.“Onceinside,we
manydifferentaspectsofsearch Soldiersfrom22ndEngineerClearanceCompany,864thEngineerBattalion,555thEngineerBrigadetrain helpidentifyvictimsandtryto
andrescueincludingstructural tobreakthroughwallsattheSatsopBusinessParkinElma,Wash.,Oct.24. findvictimswecantakeout
collapsetrainingwhichinvolves rightaway.Thenweletoper-
breaching,breakingandlifting. Soldiersfrom22nd ationsknowwhattypeofequip-
Italsoencompassedtechnical EngineerClearance mentneededwhatkindofres-
rescuedrills,hazardsmaterial Company,864th cueitisgoingtobe.”
decontaminationprocedures, EngineerBattalion, Hewentontoexplainhow
commandandcontrolprocesses 555thEngineer themostchallengingpartof
andmedicaltreatmentofcasu- Brigadetrainto beingonthereconteamisfind-
alties. rescueinjured ingallofthevictimsandhow
“TheSoldiersaredoingvery workersatSatsop histeampaintsthepicturefor
well,theyarepresentedwith BusinessParkin therestoftheteambeforethey
somereallydifficultchalleng- Elma,Wash.,Oct.24. goin.
es,”said1stSgt.DonaldSalla- Withamissionaslargeasthe
day,22ndECCo.firstsergeant. onethe22ndECCo.hason
“Thisfacilitytrulyenablesa theirhands,mostwouldsay
wide-varietyofdifferentcom- theyhavetoremainflexibleto
plexproblemstheyhavetouse accomplishanymissionthrown
theirproblemsolvingskillsto theirway.
identifythebestwaytorescue “It’sreallybeenagrowing
thecasualtyandgetthemtothe experienceforme,alwaysbeing
safearea.” readybecausewecanbecalled
Within10days,allthree555th “Wedothingslikethisfor willcomedownandassistus,” theurbansearchandrescue uponatanytimeandweare
EngineerBrigadeplatoonscom- Sergeants’TimeTraining,and Salladaysaid.“Theyare schoolsandtheycomedown constantlytraining,”DeSilva
pletedtherequiredtraining. thenonceaquarterArmyNorth equippedwithfirefightersfrom heretoprovidethatsubject said.
201STEXPEDITIONARYMILITARYINTELLIGENCEBRIGADE
Brigade opens Soldier and family center
BYSTAFFSGT. 201stExpeditionary theSoldierfeelsupported,and
CHRISMCCULLOUGH MilitaryIntelligence that’swhatwehopedto
201stExpeditionaryMilitary BrigadeSoldiersare achieveheretoday(byintro-
IntelligenceBrigadePublic servedhotdogsas ducingtheresiliencycenter)is
Affairs partofafreelunch showthemtheyhavesupport.
Soldiersfromthe201stExpe- offeredduringthe There’salwaysasolution.They
ditionaryMilitaryIntelligence openingceremony neverneedtodespair.Weare
Brigadeweretreatedtoafree forthebrigade’snew here;that’swhyweexist—to
lunchaspartoftheofficial SoldierandFamily supporttheSoldier,towinthe
openingofthebrigade’snew ResilienceCenteron fight.Wewilldoeverythingto
consolidatedSoldierandFam- JointBaseLewis- helpmakethatSoldiermore
ilyResilienceCenterFriday McChordOct.27. resilient.”
Oct.27. The201stSoldierandFamily
Theideabehindthecenteris ResilienceCentercanbefound
“ifsomeonehasanissueor onthefirstfloorinBuilding
concern,theycanjustwalkin 3373—theGryphonBrigade
hereandtheyhaveallthese CentralOperationsFacility—
optionsavailableinthesame onJointBaseLewis-McChord.
corridor,”saidChaplain(Maj.) Staffmembersareavailable
HenrySoussan,withthebri- weekdaysfrom9a.m.to5
gade’sunitministryteam. p.m.
Thecenterwillactasaone- “What’simportantisthat
stopconsolidationofseveral STAFFSGT.CHRISMCCULLOUGH201stExpeditionaryMilitaryIntelligenceBrigadePublicAffairs everyoneshouldknowthat
Soldierandfamilyservicesinto we’recompletelyconfidential,”
asingleconsolidatedfacility.It supportthem,theirfamilies, thesamehallwayhereatthe brigade’sSoldiers. Soussansaid.“Justbecausethe
willallowSoldiersfromthe andeachotherinthemost (centraloperationsfacility).If “Soalltheagenciesthatare unitministryteamislocated
201stEMIBde.tofindunit professionalmannerpossible. someonehasanissueorcon- herearepartofthe201st,and heredoesn’tmeanwetalk
ministry,behavioralhealth, “Thegreatthingaboutthe cern,theycanjustwalkinhere they’reheretohelpourSol- aboutreligionalways.Eighty-
militaryandfamilylifeconsul- resiliencecenterisnowwe’re andtheyhavealltheseoptions dierswiththeirday-to-day fivepercentoftheissuesSol-
tant,SexualHarassment/As- allcollocated,”Soussansaid. availableinthesamecorridor.” concerns,”Soussansaid,of diersbringtousarenotreli-
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andequalopportunitymembers entoffices;youhadtolookand thebrigade’sexcitementabout processforSoldierslookingfor family,financesoreven
andadvocatesinonelocation findwhereeveryonewaslocat- theconsolidationofsupport support.“Everyoneherehas (UniformCodeofMilitaryJus-
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First Iron Bayonet Warrior named
BYDEANSIEMON wherewelookedtocrownfirst,
NorthwestGuardian secondandthird(besttimes)
Oct.27wasalongdayfor weremeanttodrivemaximum
StaffSgt.JaimeMartinez,who participation,”saidMaj.Jason
wokeupat1a.m.togooutto Yellman,7thInf.Div.deputy
therangetoearnanightqual- surgeon.“Itgives(Soldiers)an
ificationformarksmanship. outlettoexercisetheirfitness
Intheearlyafternoon,hewas goals.”
insidethe7thInfantryDivision Inadditiontofitnesscompe-
Headquarters’parkinglot,at- titionsthroughouttheyear,
temptingtoearnthetitleof portablegyms,nicknamed
IronBayonetWarrior.Thiswas BWAPboxes,weredeliveredto
donethroughaseriesofexer- eachbattalionunderthedivi-
cisesdesignedbythestaffof sion.Theseboxeshaveoften
theBayonetWarriorAthlete beenbroughtalongtotripsat
ProgramcalledtheCrucible. theYakimaTrainingCenter
“I’mjustherelookingfora andtheNationalTrainingCen-
goodworkout,”Martinezsaid terinFortIrwin,Calif.
abouthalfanhourbeforethe Theyhaveevenbeentaken
event. withotherunitequipmentdur-
MartinezandCpl.Victor ingvariousdeploymentsin
Garcia—bothfrom864thEngi- 2017.Yellmansaidthedivision
neerBattalion,555thEngineer hasreceivedpositivefeedback
Brigade—weregiventhetask ontheprogramandthepor-
tocompletetheBWAPCruci- tablefitnesscenters.
ble,a10-exerciseobstacle “Itincreasestheir(fitness
course,withinonehour.This leaders’)accessibilitytothe
included10repetitionsonthe DEANSIEMONNorthwestGuardian equipmentsotheycantailor
ropeclimb,15repsbenchpress- StaffSgt.JaimeMartinez,center,flipsoveramediumtacticalvehicletire,withrim,asjudgeswatchhis theirfitnessprogramstotheir
ingtheirbodyweight,15reps formaspartoftheBayonetWarriorAthleteProgram’sCruciblecourseOct.27. ownsmallunitorganizations,”
squattingtheirbodyweight,10 Yellmansaid.
pull-ups,20dipsand100sit- Cpl.Victor Inadditiontohisarmsget- Aftertheevent,Martinezand
ups. Garciapushes tingfatigued,henotedthe Garciastoodinfrontofthe
Thentheyhadtomoveonto togetthrough crowdofservicemembersfrom crowdasLt.Col.ScotTebo,
theskeddrag,weighing180 anotherbench thedivisionwatchingasasmall divisionsurgeonfor7thInf.
pounds,whichwasmoved100 pressliftofhis distraction. Div.,applaudedbothmenfor
metersroundtrip. bodyweight “Inthegym,it’sjustyou, settingthestandardfortherest
“Tobehonest,Ithinkthe earlyinthe yourliftingpartnerandthe ofthedivision.Healsoawarded
skeddrag(wasthetoughest) BWAPCrucible equipment,”Garciasaid. GarciaanArmyAchievement
afterthesquats,”Martinezsaid. course, “You’reinyourcomfortzone.” Medalforbeingthefirstservice
Nextwascarryingtwo,five- attemptingto Twostrictprerequisiteswere membertocompletetheCruci-
gallonwatercansfor200me- becomean requiredtoparticipateinthe ble.
ters.Thiswasfollowedbyflip- IronBayonet event.First,aparticipanthadto RegardlessofhowMartinez
pingamediumtacticalvehicle Warrior. reachanArmyPhysicalFitness andGarciafinished,theywere
tire,withrim,14times. Testscoreof300within90 congratulatedformakinga
Thefinalstretchwasinthe daysoftheevent.Secondly, completeeffortbyCol.Otto
formofahighcrawlof100 causeIthoughtIhadtogoback todoall15repsinoneset. athleteshadtocompletea4- Liller,7thInf.Div.deputycom-
meterstocompletethegrueling outagain,”Martinezsaid. Takinghistimeinbetween milerunin30minutesorless manderforoperations.
course.Althoughheseemingly Garciadidnothavethesame sets,Garciadid11,14and13 withinthesame90days. “Evenbeforetheystart,they
breezedthroughthefirstnine easeashehitaroadblockdur- repsinthreemoreattempts.At UnlikeotherpreviousBWAP areabsolutelysettingtheexam-
portionsoftheevent,Martinez ingthebenchpressstation. 46minutes,hethrewinthe events,thiswasmeanttohigh- plefortheirunit,”Lillersaid.
wasmovingalittleslowerdur- Afterbeinghalfarepaway towelknowingtherewasn’t lightthefittestofthefitwithin
ingthe100-metercrawl. fromfinishingonhisfirstat- enoughtimeforhimtocom- theBayonetDivision. DeanSiemon:253-477-0235,
“Iwastakingmytimebe- tempt,therulesstatedhehad pletetherestofthecourse. “Theothercompetitions @deansiemon
7THINFANTRYDIVISION
7th Inf. Div. names Culinary NCO, Soldier of the Year
BYSGT.BRIANSTEPHENSON leadershipbasedontheirdaily MilitaryOccupationSpecialty-
7thInfantryDivision performance,potential,spiritto relatedsubjects.Inadditionto
PublicAffairs achieve,dedicationtodutyand this,theyhadtosingtheArmy
Aftertwodaysoftestingand motivationtheydisplayedwith- SongandrecitetheNCOand
selection,thewinnersofthe7th intheirunitsandthe16th Soldier’sCreed.
InfantryDivision’sCulinary CAB’sRaptorDiningFacility, “Theseboardsareusedto
NoncommissionedOfficerand wheretheybothwork.The selectthebestNCOandSoldier
SoldieroftheYearcompetition competitionincludedseveral tobecalledthe7thInf.Div.
wereannouncedOct.13atJoint eventseachday. NCOorSoldiersoftheQuarter
BaseLewis-McChord. Dayoneconsistedofthe orYear,”Chamberssaid.“Not
“Soldiersenteringthesecom- physicalfitnesschallenge, everyculinaryspecialisthasthe
petitionsbenefitbygaining knowledgebowlandacook- discipline,motivation,tech-
knowledge,discipline,hands off.Daytwoconsistedofthe nicalandtacticalskillstobe
onexperienceandbybeingin board. knownasthebestculinary
anenvironmentthatforces Thephysicalfitnesschal- NCOorSoldierwithin(the
themtobecomecreativeand lengetestedtheSoldiers’abil- division).”
criticalthinkers,”saidSgt.Maj. itytofunctionefficientlyand Thewinnersoftheboard
KeysaChambers,chiefculinary effectivelyintheever-changing attendedtheICorpsCulinary
managementnoncommis- operationalenvironment— SGT.BRIANSTEPHENSON7thInfantryDivisionPublicAffairs NCOandSoldieroftheYear
sionedofficerfor7thInf.Div. whetheringarrisonorcombat. StaffSgt.DineoJimmy-Moyopreparesherporktenderloinatthe7th boardOct.19and20.Jimmy-
“Additionally,itallowsthe Candidateshadtocomplete12 InfantryDivision’sCulinaryNoncommissionedOfficerandSoldierof MoyowonICorps’Culinary
Soldierstoshowoffsomeof exercisesintheshortesttime theYearcompetitionOct.12. NCOtitle,andJimenezwonI
theirhiddentalents.” possibletoreceivethehighest Corps’CulinarySoliderofthe
StaffSergeantDineoJimmy- points. using12criteria. maketheproductsinthetime Yeartitle.
MoyoandPfc.JCjonahthanjohn Theknowledgebowland “Inmycountry,Botswana,it allowed,usinghisimagination TheSoldierswillreceivean
“JC”Jimenez,bothSoldiers cook-offassessedtheSoldiers’ island-lockedandwedonotdo topresentatastefulandskillful ArmyAchievementMedalor
with2ndAssaultHelicopter leveloftechnicalskillsandwas muchseafood,thereforeIhad dish. ArmyCommendationMedal
Battalion,158thAviationRegi- usedtoevaluatetheirlearning tocomeupwithsomethingthat Andfinallycametheboard, fortheiraccomplishments.In
ment,16thCombatAviation capacity,skilllevelgrowthand wouldbeappealingtoseafood whichtestedtheSoldiers’level additiontoaplaque,theSol-
Brigade,werenamedthe7th understandingofculinary lovers,”saidJimmy-Moyo, ofconfidence,disciplineand dierswillreceiveanArmyand
Inf.Div.CulinaryNCOand skills.Forthecook-off,Soldiers referringtoherfroglegdish. performanceunderpressure. AirForceExchangeServicegift
Soldieroftheyearrespectively. hadtoprepareaplatedmeal Jimenezsaidhehadadiffer- Soldierswereaskedseveral certificateandhavetheirpic-
TheSoldierswereselected fromamysterybasketofin- entapproachtothedish.He questionsfrom15subjects tureplacedonthewalloftheir
forthecompetitionbytheir gredientsthatwaslaterjudged usedtheingredientsgivento withinmilitaryregulationand assignedDFAC.
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JBLMDIRECTORATEOFPUBLICWORKS
Getting ahead on illegal dumping
BYCATHY MOREINSIDE
HAMILTON-WISSMER
DirectorateofPublicWorks The627thCivilEngineerSquadron
JointBaseLewis-McChord servicemembershelpsupportJBLM
spendsanestimated$500,000 FallInstallationCleanupweek,1A
ayearthrowingawayother
people’strash.Inordertocom- revenuefortheJBLMQualified
batthisongoingproblem,JBLM RecyclingProgramwhichgoes
DirectorateofPublicWorks directlytosupportingqualityof
implementedanillegaldump- lifeprogramsforservicemem-
ingprogramin2005. bersandfamilies.
Sincethen,morethan14,000 ThestaffattheLewisMain
siteshavebeeninvestigated, andMcChordFieldrecycling
accordingtoGregMason, centerscananswerrecycling
JBLM’senvironmentalinvesti- questionsandprovideaddition-
gator. aloptionstocurbsiderecycling.
Therearetwowaysillegal Fluorescentlighttubes,bat-
dumpingoccursonbase— teries,tonercartridges,cooking
dumpinginthetrainingareas oil,glassandyardwasteare
anddumpingincantonment amongthemanythingsthe
areadumpsters. recyclingcenteraccepts.Repur-
Peopledumplargeamounts posinganitemisalwaysbetter
oftrashinthetrainingareas— thanrecyclingitsotheLeMay
washeranddryers,leftovers Refusestaffdisplayitems,such
fromconstructionprojectsor aslawnmowers,furnitureor
bagsofpersonaltrash.Inthe movingboxes,attheentrance
cantonmentareaunitdump- oftherecyclecenterforothers.
sters,illegaldumpingincludes Theyalsocollectreusableshoes
randomhouseholdtrash,yard andclothingfordonationtothe
wasteorleaves,brokenfurni- JBLMthriftstores.
tureandmattresses. “Ifit’ssomethingwethink
Evenasmallbagofpersonal thetroopsmightwant,wekeep
trashcanresultinaheftyfine. itupfront,puta‘Takeme
Inbothinstances,areceipt, home’stickeronit,anditjust
pieceofmailoraphotoare CATHYHAMILTON-WISSMERDirectorateofPublicWorks fliesaway,”saidSteveZipsnis,
oftenoverlookedbythepeople aLeMayRefuseemployee.
illegallydisposingofbelongings ABOVE:SteveZipsnis,left,and Thereareotheroptionsbe-
andcanprovidetheevidence RandyHeick,LeMayRefuse sidestherecyclingcenter.Ifa
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“Amonetaryclaimissuedby recyclingcenteronLewisMain itemsintheirbarracksor
theOfficeofJudicialAssistance Oct.3. dorms,JBLMRecyclingOut-
ClaimsOfficeisleviedagainsta reachcanhelpgetthoseitems
dumpertocoveralladminis- LEFT:SteveZipsnis,left,LeMay recycledorreused.Housing
trativeandcleanupcosts,”Ma- Refuseemployee,assistsAllyson residentscancontacttheir
sonsaid.“Over1,200cases Kihn,aJointBaseLewis-McChord housingrepresentativesfor
havebeenfiledsince2005.All housingresident,assheunloads informationonrecyclingop-
sitesareultimatelycleanedup hercardboardrecyclablesOct.3. tionsandlargeitemorbulk
duringthefallandspringclean- trashpickup.
up.” TheJBLMEnvironmental
Thefallcleanupstarted Guidebookisalsogoodre-
MondayandrunsthroughFri- sourcetofindrecyclingloca-
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FUN
ber,butconcludedwithafinal
scareforguestsHalloween
night.
BillStrock,BetterOpportuni-
tiesforSingleServiceMembers
adviserforJointBaseLewis-
McChord’sFamilyandMorale,
WelfareandRecreation,saidthe
ShorelineParkeventannually
raisesabout$1,800forthe
BOSSprogram.He’snotexpect-
ingahugeshortfall,evenwith
fewerdaysthisyear.
“It’saworthwhileendeavor
andalotoffun,”Strocksaid.
Andpartofthefunisallofthe
behind-the-scenesworkthat
goesintotheshow.
“Gogetsomeripped,tattered
clothes,”BurgostoldSpc.Jac-
quelineCandelario,504thMil-
itaryPoliceBattalion,42nd
MilitaryPoliceBrigade,after
addingpalewhitefacemakeup
anddarkcirclesaroundCande-
lario’seyes.“Youjusthaveto
lookdead;rightnowyoulook
fashionablydead.”
ThiswasCandelario’sfirst
timetoparticipateinaHallo-
weenevent.Sheandotherzom-
bieswerepartofascenewitha
voodoodoctor,portrayedby
Spc.EugeneTrapp,2-17FA. SCOTTHANSENNorthwestGuardian
Eeriemusicplayedandfog T.K.Patarozzi,12,middleleft,hersisterJamie,14,middleright,andfriendErickaPrante,13,allofGigHarbor,maketheirwaypastazombiewhile
trickledinthroughanearby passingthroughTheCemeteryduringan“AWalkintheDark”performanceatShorelineParkonLewisNorthOct.26.
fenceasTrapptalkedwiththe
guests.
“Tonightwedineonyour ATLEFT:TheRingmaster,left,
soul,”Trappsaid,withalaugh. playedbyPfc.TravisElgin,of2nd
“Rise,mychildren,rise.” Battalion,17thFieldArtillery
Zombiescrawledoutofthe Regiment,2ndInfantryDivision
hillonwhichhestood,seeming- Artillery,TheApeMan,middle,
lyfrombeneaththeearth. playedbyAirman1stClass
Althoughtherewereplentyof AndrewPeckham,of627th
frightfulcharacters,thescariest CommunicationsSquadron,and
for14-year-oldJamiePatarozzi, TheCrazyClown,playedbySpc.
afreshmanatPeninsulaHigh RyanFailor,of504thMilitary
SchoolinGigHarbor,werethe PoliceBattalion,42ndMilitary
clowns. PoliceBrigade,awaittheirnext
Afunhousefeaturedseveral victimsintheFunHouseduring
clownsandcaged“animals.” an“AWalkintheDark”
Pennywise,theevil,dancing performanceatShorelineParkon
clownfromtheStephenKing LewisNorthOct.26.
classichorrorbookandfilm,
“It,”wasportrayedbySpc.Ryan BELOW:SeniorAirmanEric
Failor,504thMPBn.. Geldmacher,627thCivilEngineer
“I’mafraidofclowns,and(my Squadron,getsascarefroman
friends)keptpushingmetoward evilEasterBunny,portrayedby
them,”Jamiesaid. SeniorAirmanJoshuaWatson,
ClownsandanevilEaster 627thCES,at“Nightmareon
bunnywerethescariestcrea- BarnesBoulevard”onMcChord
turesformanywhoattended FieldonHalloweenTuesday.
NightmareonBarnesBoulevard,
whichincludedeighttentswith
separatethemesofhorror.
SeniorAirmanEricGeld-
macher,627thCivilEngineer .................................................................... shehasattended.
Squadron,eventcoordinator, “I’m afraid of clowns, “I’vegottowalkthrough,
who’ssquadronhosted“Night- becauseIpromisedmyfriendsI
and (my friends) kept
mareonBarnesBoulevard,” would,butIdon’tdoclowns,”
saidtheeventwasattendedby pushing me toward shesaid.“There’ssomething
450guestsbeforeHalloween abouttheirsmiles.Theyare
them.”
nightandhadalreadyraised alwayshappy;theygivemethe
$3,000forthesquadron.Fifty heebie-jeebies.”
JamiePatarozzi,14,ofGig
volunteersworkedtomakethe Inadditiontoclowns,spiders
Harbor,onherwalkthrougha
eventasuccess. andchainsaw-wieldingzombies,
funhouseduring“AWalkinthe
“It’salotoffunscaringpeo- anevilEasterbunny—por-
Dark”performanceatShoreline
ple,”Geldmachersaid.“Anyone trayedbySeniorAirmanJoshua
Park.
canscareakid,butyouhavea Watson,627thCES—caused
bettertimescaringa35-year- ................................................................... hairtostanduponthebackof
old.” thenecksofmanyguests.
ArmyspouseSabrinaBoyd,of Watsonhasbeenavolunteer
FederalWay,andherchildren, attheeventforthepastthree
Josiah,2;Judaqus,3;Jaziel,5; attemptedtoavoidfakespiders years,andhesaidheespecially
andJordan,6,waitedinlinefor droppingdownatthemand likedhisrolethisyear.
theirturntotourtheterrifying colorfulribbonshangingfrom “Everyyear,Ibuyadifferent
tents. theceilingintheclowntent. RUTHKINGSLANDNorthwestGuardian maskandkeepthemhangingon
“I’mnotscared,butIdon’t Therapidmovementsofall mywallafterIusethem,”he
likeclownsorspiders,”Jaziel thingsscarycausedthechildren tour,towhichsheagreedtodo. Sheandherhusband,Senior said.“Thisyearisthebestbe-
said. toimploretheirmothertotake AirForcespouseCyeraMor- AirmanDerekMorgan,627th causetherabbitscaresalotof
Thechildheldtightlytoher themhometoeatHalloween ganworkedattheevent,but CES,havebeenatJBLMforfive people,includingmyroommate.
momassheandhersiblings candyafterthefirsthalfofthe alsoplannedtotakethetour. years,butthisisthefirsttime That’salotoffun.”
FROMPAGE1A wanttobegoodstewardsofthe “Theirwillingnesstohelpus
AIRMEN AirForce,butwewanttogive withtheseprojectsmakesabig
backtothecommunityaswell.” differenceingettingthejob
Thesquadronfoundempty done,”Martinsaid.
foodcontainers,beerbottles, Similarcleanupeffortswere
inglovedhandsandwalkedina mattressesanddiapersforboth doneatvariouspointsoffocus
lineacrosstheentireclearzone childrenandadults.Twocon- throughouttheinstallation.
area. structionbucketswerefoundto Severalunitslikethe1st
Theprocess,calledaforeign beusedasmakeshifttoilets. SpecialForcesGroup(Airborne)
objectdebriswalk,issomething “Iactuallyhadalittlebitof and2ndBattalion,75thRanger
Airmencommonlydoalongthe breakfastcomeup,”saidSenior Regiment,wentoutintovarious
flightline. AirmanForestWagner.“Iadmit trainingareasandranges.
TheAirmenthenmadetheir thatIdonothaveamanlytum- Thefallcleanuphostedatthe
waytoanareabetweencom- my.” beginningofNovember,aswell
mercialbuildingsalong34th Airman1stClassJoshuaHites- asthespringcleanupinearly
AvenueSouthtocleanupanarea mandroveafront-endloaderto May,notonlyhelpremovetrash
wherehomelesspeoplehad collectthepilesofdebrisand intrainingareas,buthelpskeep
resided.Inadditiontoaddress- garbageanddepositintothree homelesspeople,whosome-
ingsafetyconcerns,theAirmen containersdeliveredtothesite DEANSIEMONNorthwestGuardian timesresidethere,awayfrom
alsohelpedimproveapartofa byLeMayRefuse.LeMaypro- SeniorAirmanJoshuaWatsonof627thCivilEngineerSquadron areaswithhighlevelsoftraining
neighboringcommunityinLake- vided15trashcontainersatthe standsbyasafront-endloaderapproachestheaccumulatedpilesof activity.
wood. beginningoftheweektobe garbagenearMcChordField’sNorthClearZoneinLakewood “Becauseoftheheavymilitary
“Asabase,wereceivealotof usedfortheJBLMFallInstalla- Tuesday. equipment,it’sdangerousfor
support,”saidCapt.Marie tionCleanupweek. (thehomeless)tobeoutthere,”
Harnly,operationsflightmanag- Inadditiontothecollabora- Masonsaid.
erforthe627thCESandchief tionsofJBLMDPW,the MobilizationandSecurity,the tothefallcleanup,accordingto
ofoperationsandmaintenance environmentaldivisionandthe supportfromLeMayRefusewas SheilaMartin,recyclingout- DeanSiemon:253-477-0235,
forDPW.“Weknowthatwe DirectorateofPlans,Training, consideredextremelyvaluable reachcoordinatorforDPW. @deansiemon