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Locals rally,march to honorDr. Martin LutherKing Jr.Story by MC2 Kim WilliamsNAVSTA Public Affairs

See 'KING' page 3

He was a man ofmany words and ofeven more mean-

ingful actions. He championedequal rights for all people,and was one of the nation’smost influential Civil Rightsactivists.

His call-to-action to thenation shaped the aftermathof the Civil Rights move-ment which opened oncelocked doors for manypeople. The GuantanamoBay (GTMO) communityunited Jan. 21 to honor hislegacy—that of Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.

Residents gathered for aMLK commemoration cer-emony at the WindjammerBallroom at 6 p.m. and foran hour and a half, rejoicedin the goodness that Kingbrought to our world.

The event, sponsored bythe GTMO African-Ameri-can Association (GAAA),fea tured Naval Sta t ionGuantanamo Bay (NAVSTA)Executive Officer Cmdr.Sylves ter Moore as theguest speaker and Lt. DavidMowbray as the chaplainfor the event.

During his speech, Moore

stated that Dr. King’s visionof unity is evident in themilitary and urged GTMO’sdiverse community to con-tinue to align itself with thisvision of togetherness.

“Today we honor thememory of this very specialman who brought inspira-tion to so many with hisselfless dedication and com-mitment to equal rights foreveryone ,” sa id Moore .“Now as we consider ourGuantanamo Bay commu-nity; we are comprised ofdifferent races, languages,cus toms, re l ig ions andlifestyles. Yet I ask thatthose differences be used tounite, rather than divide,”said Moore. “We can andshould use our differencesto expand and not restrictour existence together. Dr.King urged us to celebrate,not condemn such differ-ences. America’s militarygot this message long agoand have given opportunityfor all people to join theranks of dedicated soldiers,mar ines , a i rmen cos tguardsmen and Sailors,”Moore added.

GAAA president Maurice

Elkins stated that the orga-nization, which includesmembers of all races, em-bodies King’s vision of unitythrough diversity.

“We [GAAA] understandthat the African-Americanculture is so diverse in itsthinking and has grown to-gether as a people, but [wealso understand that] theonly way we can grow fur-ther [as a community] is byencompassing the thoughtsand ideas of other culturesinto our own thinking,” saidElkins.

The celebration consistedof a brief speech at the startof the program, followed bya uni ty march f rom the

Windjammer to the basechapel.

As NAVSTA security ve-hicles led the way, base resi-dents sang songs of peace,unity and prosperity includ-ing ‘Lean on Me’, ‘We ShallOvercome’ , ‘This Li t t leLight of Mine’ and ‘Lift Ev-ery Voice and Sing’.

“Today’s event replicatesone of the symbol icmarches King made. It is amarch to signify [that] wehave never forgotten as apeople the importance ofsuch a great man and hisvision,” said Elkins. “[It isgreat that] a communitysuch as GTMO can come

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Commanding Officer.....................................................................................Capt. Mark M. LearyExecutive Officer..........................................................................................Cmdr. Sylvester MooreCommand Master Chief...............................................................CMDCM(SW/AW) Keith CarlsonPublic Affairs Officer......................................................................................................Bruce LloydMass Communication Specialist/LPO...........................................................MC1 Robert lambMass Communication Specialist/Editor.................................................MC2 Kimberly Williams

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Adm. William James Crowe Jr.

President of the United States George W. Bush

What is your greatestaccomplishment in life to date?

"My promotion to theNCO ranks andsubsequent promotionto SSgt of Marines. Ihave the privilege oftraining and developing[servicemembers] ."

SSGT Albert PegueroNAVSTA Intel

"To have maintainedgreat health and tohave achieved variousacademic goals withinthe GTMO firedepartment ."

Terrence BellGTMO Fire Dept.

"Having my family."

BM2 Mintrell SpeightNAVSTA Port Services

"Having graduatedfrom college."

Paige DurrettJTF Badging Office

News From the Fleet

DAKAR, Senegal (NNS) —An Africa Partnership Station(APS) initiative to support theNational Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration’s(NOAA) oceans and climateresearch and data collectionefforts kicked off Jan. 18-21when the crew of High SpeedVessel 2 Swift deployed fivesurface drifting buoys at seaduring a transit from Rota,Spain to Dakar.

Drifter buoys move withocean currents and collect datasuch as sea surface tempera-ture. Data is transmitted viasatellite and distributed to me-teorological services and madeavailable to researchers world-wide.

The Global Drifter Programis managed by NOAA’s Atlan-tic Oceanographic and Meteo-rological Laboratory (AOML),which worked closely withSwift to provide training priorto the ship’s deployment Jan.

4 to join APS.“After learning how vital the

drifter data is in Africa andaround the world, it’s a goodfeeling to help,” said Mineman2nd Class Matthew Rishovd, aSwift (Blue) crew memberwho visited AOML’s Miamifacility in December for train-ing.

Rishovd is now trainingother crew members and over-seeing the four-month project.

Drifters consist of a surfacefloat and a 15-meter drogue, orsea anchor attached by a thintether. The first large-scale de-ployments of modern drifterstook place in 1988, in the Pa-cific, according to informationavailable on the AOML Website. The effort was extendedworldwide and made it to thetropical and South AtlanticOcean by 2004. Drifters can

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Swift Supports EnvironmentalResearch During AfricaPartnership StationBy High Speed Vessel 2 Swift, AfricaPartnership Station Public Affairs

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CatholicDaily Catholic Mass Mon. - Fri.5:30 p.m. (Main Chapel)Vigil Mass, Sat. 5 p.m. (MainChapel)Sun. Mass, 7:30 a.m. (JTF-TroopersChapel)Sun. 9 a.m. Mass (Main Chapel)Protestant (GTMO Chapel)Sat. 11 a.m. Seventh Day AdventistService (Room B)Sun. 7 p.m. Filipino ChristianFellowship (Room A)8 a.m. Pentecostal Gospel Temple(Room D)9 a.m. LDS Service (Room A)10 a.m. Liturgical Service (Room B)11 a.m. General Prot. Service11 a.m. United JamaicanFellowship (Bldg 1036)1 p.m. Gospel Service7 p.m. Iglesia Ni Cristo (FellowshipHall)Friday Religious Services1:15 p.m. Islamic Service (Room C)7 p.m. Jewish Service (FMI call2628)

Religious Services/JTF Troopers Chapel

Catholic ServicesWed. 11 a.m. Spanish Mass (New)Sat. 6:30 p.m. Vigil Mass (PPIChapel)Sun. 7:30 a.m. Sunday Mass (New)Protestant (GTMO Chapel)Sat. 11 a.m. Seventh Day AdventistService (Room B)Sun. 5:30 Filipino ChristianFellowship (Room A)8 a.m. Pentecostal Gospel Temple(Room D)9 a.m. LDS Service (Room A)10 a.m. Liturgical Service (Room B011 a.m. General Prot. Service11 a.m. United Jamaican Fellowship(Bldg 1036)1 p.m. Gospel service8 p.m. Iglesia Ni Cristo (Room B)

Religious Services/Base Chapel

'KING' from page 1

Army SFC Shaun Cokeralong with several otherGTMO residents, marchesdown Magazine Rd.

together and realize [that]the efforts of King and theCivil Rights movement haveshaped a brighter and bet-ter future for all of our chil-dren,” Elkins added.

The event concluded atthe base chapel wi th aspeech and a candle light-ing vigil honoring King and

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From left to right: HN Cordaro Jones, HM3 April Hambrick,HM3 Rodney Holman, HM2 Courtney Crawford sing 'Let itshine' during the candlelight vigile portion of the MLK Daycelebration Jan. 21 at the Base Chapel.

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his plight for peace.GAAA President Elkins

had one wish for all in at-tendance at the ceremony:

“I hope everyone a ttoday’s event will take awaythe memories of a greatleader; a person who foughtnot for individualism, but abrighter future for all Ameri-

cans.”The GAAA has meetings

every Wednesday at 6:30p.m. at the Windjammerconference room on thesecond deck. For more in-formation about how to jointhis organization, contactTerry Johnson at 9782.

Photo by MC2 Kim Williams

Photo by MC2 Kim Williams

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News

Individual Augmentee deployments: Are YOU prepared?Story by MC1 Robert LambNAVSTA Public Affairs

Navy officials have tried tokeep Sailors informed aboutthe many changes regardingindividual augmentees (IA).The ultimate goal is for Sailorsto be well informed before anassignment is offered or beforea particular Sailor is being toldhe or she has to go.

The Navy has offered Sail-ors incentives in the past to fillIA positions. They’ve offeredsea-duty credit, advancementpoints and follow-on coastduty for their next assign-ments.

The Navy has transitionedfrom individual augmentee (IA)assignments to Global War onTerrorism (GWOT) SupportAssignments (GSA). Thismeans you have the opportu-nity to negotiate orders to aparticular area of operation.

“Through GSA detailing wewill improve the predictabilityof GWOT assignments for ourSailors and their families, bet-

ter enable volunteerism, im-prove manning stability at theunit level and add detailer in-volvement for professional de-velopment and career progres-sion,” said Rear Adm. SonnyMasso, Deputy Chief of NavalPersonnel.

GSA detailing increases pre-dictability by allowing Sailorsto negotiate eight or 14-monthPCS orders to an Expedition-ary Combat Readiness Center(ECRC) for a follow-on as-signment in support of GWOT.GSA folds the GWOT require-ments into the normal PCS dis-tribution process so the Navycan avoid pulling a Sailor in themiddle of their tour.

Naval Station GuantanamoBay has not been an exceptionwhen it comes to IA’s either.In most cases, Sailors volun-teer for IA duty, but one Sailor,Intelligence Specialist 2ndClass Ben Kongesor, NAVSTAINTEL, who returned from

Afghanistan last spring, wastold that he had been selectedfor the duty.

These are Sailors like ChiefFire Controllman RandyJakobitz, NAVSTA BRIG, whovolunteered last summer, andBoatswain's Mate 2nd ClassLeslie Allen Hudson, NAVSTAPort Services, who just re-turned from serving at CampBucca, Iraq.

“The training was good, butit’s not for everyone,” saidHudson. “I learned a lot ofNavy lessons while being sta-tioned over there, but for themost part I really believe thatPCSing is better than beingTAD,” he added.

The Global War on Terror-

ism (GWOT) Support Assign-ments (GSA) will probably al-ways need volunteers, so re-member to be prepared and tokeep up with all the changesthat the Navy comes up with.

Unique advancement ideasfor Sailors serving in particu-lar regions, automatic E-7 se-lection board eligibility or earn-ing extra points for advance-ment and special pay whileserving on an IA or GSA canonly help if you’re informedand ready. To learn more boutGSA, check out NAVADMINs002/08 Individual AugmenteeManpower Management Busi-ness Rules and 003/08 GSADetailing Business Rules atwww.navy.mil .

“I learned a lot of Navy lessons whilebeing stationed over there [in Iraq] ,"

BM2 Leslie Allen Hudson

Senate passes defense authorization billBy Anne Flaherty - AP

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tues-day to approve a revised defense bill authorizinga 3.5 percent pay raise for troops while sidestep-ping a veto showdown with President Bush.

The 91-3 vote sends the $696 billion measureto Bush for his expected signature.

The president had rejected an earlier versionof the bill because of a provision that would haveguaranteed that victims of state-sponsored abusecan sue foreign governments in court and col-lect judgments by seizing its assets inside theUnited States. Bush said that would have exposedIraq to high-dollar lawsuits over abuse during theSaddam Hussein era at a time when the countryis struggling to rebuild its infrastructure.

The administration estimated that Iraq had morethan $25 billion of assets invested in the U.S. thatcould be tied up in litigation.

Democrats reluctantly revised the measure toallow Bush to grant immunity to Iraq, so long ashe determines that doing so promotes Iraqi re-construction and that Baghdad remains a “reli-able ally” in the war on terror.

The House passed the new bill last week by a369-46 vote.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who spon-sored the provision on abuse lawsuits, said thefinal bill still achieved his goal of “providing jus-tice for American victims of terrorism at the handsof terrorist states like Iran and Libya.”

“I will not rest until all American victims ofterrorism get the justice they deserve,” he added.

The revised bill also makes the 3.5 percentpay raise retroactive to Jan. 1.

The decision to change the bill without tryingto challenge Bush’s rejection reflects the diffi-culty Democrats have had in challenging the presi-dent on even minor issues. Democrats lack thetwo-thirds majority needed to override a presi-dential veto.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Bush’sveto was a “terrible mistake” because it delayedimplementation of the various benefit programs

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Lilly Lee, member of TeamXXX, completes her portion ofthe eight mile kayak during the2008 GTMO Extreme. Theteam members were excited tohave completed the racewithout prior training.

Story, photos by MC1 Robert Lamb,NAVSTA Public Affairs

The heart of a champion: Underdogteam completes 'Extreme' competition

Many people take on challenges in theirlives, especially if they’re a military mem-ber serving in an arduous location.Whether it’s physical or mental, beingprepared can only help.

On Jan. 19 and 20, six teams of threeput their bodies and minds through somemental and physical challenges that canonly be described as extreme.

The Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) Ex-treme Adventure Competition gatherssome of the most physically fit people inGTMO together in search of a team torepresent GTMO later on this year at aregional competition.

Participants kayaked eight miles, bi-cycled 11 miles and ran 12 miles on thefirst day alone. A day or so before theevents started, Intelligence Specialist 1st

Class Eduardo Rueda, teamed up withQuartermaster 2nd Class Rosa Potts andLilly Lee, talked about kayaking in the bayand how much effort his team had putinto training for this rigorous weekend.

“QM2 Potts and I started training abouta week ago. Lilly Lee I think has beentraining for awhile. I’m looking forwardto the Kayak competition because it lookslike a lot of fun,” Rueda said.

And as for the rest of the team:“Rueda and I ran one day the week

before just to see if we could run the whole12 miles but otherwise, we didn’t do anytraining,” said Potts.

So much for training. Just minutes af-ter kayaking from the Morale, Welfare andRecreation (MWR) Marina around Hos-pital Kay and back Rueda said, “I thought

it would be easy, it looked so easy on tele-vision. I’m not looking forward to any ofthe other competitions, because it’s allgoing to hurt.”

Potts replied: “I knew it would endsometime, but overall I think we were justhappy that we did stick with it.”

Together as a team they managed andwilled themselves into finishing with atime of just more than 12 hours, whichincluded Saturday’s events and then Sun-day, they all had to conquer a 1 mile swim,a GEO exercise and an obstacle course.

“I knew I had the physical stamina tofinish it,” Lee said. “The challenge for mewas psychological. My goal was to com-

See 'RUN' page 8

Team XXX:

Lilly LeeQM2 Rosa Potts

IS1 Eduardo Rueda

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GTMO 'essence' inspires former residentStory , photo by MC2 Kim WilliamsNAVSTA Public Affairs

Photo by MC1 Igo Wordu“The base isn’t just a base,

but a character itself. It is aliving, breathing thing that’sthe center of all of our livesand each of us [base residents]leave part of ourselves here

[when we leave],” said ‘TheGhosts of Guantanamo Bay’author K.R. Jones, a formerGuantanamo Bay (GTMO)resident.

Jones recently stopped bythe NEX to promote her newbook which tells a tale of Cu-ban casino owners whostashed their money in GTMOto keep it from Cuban dictatorFidel Castro just before hetook over mainland Cuba.

The author, whose husbandwas stationed here with theMarine Corps from 1999-2001, said the book’s title is ametaphor symbolizing the spiritor essence of GTMO and notthe supernatural meaning asmany people believe on a firstglance at the book’s cover.

“I started writing the bookwithin the first few weeks Iwas here,” said Jones. “It wasvery intriguing to me to seehow so many people lived onsuch a small area,” said Jones.

Jones stated that she wovetogether the ideas about thebase’s character and residentto size ratio to find her start-ing point for the book. Havingalways been a fan of politicalthrillers and military mystery,the genre of ‘Ghosts’, as sherefers to her work, came natu-rally; but gaining acceptancein the literary world as awoman writing in this genreis not always easy, so Jonescame up with a solution.

“Women have always beenput into a romance or tea cupmystery role. To write a mili-tary mystery is unique for awoman, but sometimes it’sharder for men to follow awoman’s lead, so I write un-der [the pen name] K.R. Jonesbecause it’s harder to discernif I am male or female,” saidJones.

Jones began writing her firstnovel, ‘Song of the Carib-bean,’ at age 14, but says it

wasn’t until later that she trulyfelt like a writer.

“You need perspective to bea good writer. You need to beable to understand what everycharacter would say, and thatcomes with life experience,”said Jones.

Some ongoing projects forJones, who sees writing as ahobby rather than a job, in-clude a March 2008 releasetitled ‘Face behind the Wall’and 2009 release titled ‘ColdLake’.

To all aspiring writers oranyone embarking upon a newcareer, Jones has a small pieceof advice:

“With hard work and deter-mination, you can make adream come true. Never giveup!”

Copies of ‘The Ghosts ofGuantanamo can be purchasedat the Navy Exchange or onthe author’s website http://www.krjones.net/.

K.R. Jones.

The word aroundGuantanamo Bay(GTMO) in the past fewweeks was that another80’s rock band was go-ing to perform for resi-dents at the DowntownLyceum, and some ofthe cynics among usmight have been sayingthat they were a one hitwonder trying to re-kindle their careers in

Rock 'N' Roll still alive in America, GTMOStory, photo by MC1 Robert Lamb,NAVSTA Public Affairs

music.But after listening to

the band Jan. 21, thosethoughts went out thewindow.

Night Ranger per-formed for about 300familiar and not so fa-miliar fans of hard rockor glam metal of theearly 1980’s. After the

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group was introduced by part time radio DJand Naval Station Public Works Officer,Cmdr. Jeff Johnston, the songs soon startedto sound strangely familiar to most listeners.Deep Purple, the Beatles and AC/DC wereamong the bands that Night Ranger coveredin their 60 plus minute concert. Whether youremember the band Night Ranger or maybejust the song “Sister Christian” from 1984,the concert was a huge success.

The five member band, originally from SanFrancisco, took many audience members ona retrospective of their school days. Back to atime well before they were transferred toGTMO.

“I went through high school listening tothis band. I have two of their records onvinyl back at my mom’s place,” said Lt. Cmdr.Eileen D’Andrea.

The band played many songs that madeyou sit back and say, “I remember that”.

GTMO is not so isolated that residents can’tkeep up with today’s most popular music,but to hear live ‘Rock and Roll’ is somethingspecial.

Morale, Welfare and Recreation along withArmed Forces Entertainment tries to keep theflow of musical talent coming and going outof GTMO on a regular basis. Many bandsoffer to entertain the Armed Forces in orderto get their music out to the masses, or tojump start their fading careers, but NightRanger expressed their own desire to giveback. Give back to those who defend theirfreedom. As they all said repeatedly, theywanted to support the military and wishedthat other musicians would do the same.

Their GTMO trip started with a conversa-

tion that Jack Blades, Night Ranger lead vo-calist, had with Ted Nugent, whose concertwas rained and blown out last October by apassing tropical storm. According to Blades,Nugent mentioned GTMO and I said “Wewant to go there.”

“I wanted to come down here, I wantedto play for these people here, I wanted themto know that Americans believe in whatthey’re doing,” Blades said. “It’s our way ofthanking them for keeping us safe, so when Igo to bed at night I feel a measure of safetyand it’s because of what’s going on here. Ihave a lot of strong views about America anda lot of my musician friends believe the polaropposite of what I believe.”

“I’m thankful that we have a great militaryand I’m thankful for everything they do. I’dlike to take the band over to Afghanistan, Iraqor to Kuwait, because I really feel it’s impor-tant that the servicemembers know that weare thinking about them. They’re doing theirpart so maybe I can do mine,” he added.

“It was an amazing show,” said Johnston.“It’s always great to see a band that’s nottrying to sell a new CD, or push some otheragenda, but just hits the stage to put on thebest show possible. It was really a night toremember.”

Soon after arriving in GTMO the bandtoured the Northeast gate and was escortedthrough the detention facility for about fourhours.

“It was an amazing experience,” saidBlades. “I felt a lot of emotions walkingthrough the camp. I was very interested inseeing the camp first hand.”

“This place is nothing like I expected, It’s

amazing and I’m just honored to be here,”said Christian Cullen, keyboard player. “Thisis one of those rare opportunities. It’s a oncein a lifetime experience and I’ll remember itforever.”

The band mentioned more than once thatthis concert was all about the servicemembersand everyone who resided here supportingthe war on terror.

“We’re eager to entertain and support thepeople stationed down here,” said JoelHoekstra, lead & rhythm guitar. That wasthe consensus among the band all night long.When asked about other entertainers comingto GTMO Blades said, “I don’t understandwhy we don’t have anyone standing up likeBob Hope did or Johnny Grant. This countryis lacking bands and comedians doing a twohour variety show for the troops. We needan individual like Bob Hope again. We justneed to find a person like Jay Leno or some-one.”

This was the first time that Night Rangerever played for troops overseas, but I think thatthe bands heart was in the right direction andthey expressed their eagerness to entertain othertroops around the world in the future..

“This is what we can do. I’m not in themilitary, but we can sing, we can play and wecan travel. This is what we can do. We'regoing to spread the word, believe me we'regoing to spread the word to a lot of people. Itwas a great turnout tonight and I think moreguys have to come down here and see what’sreally going on. I really believe that we hadmore fun than the audience did. I was upthere just having a ball. It was just fun.” Theyknow who Night Ranger is now!, said Blades.

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for troops included in the bill, in-cluding the pay raise.

The bill does not include a provi-sion to bring troops home, as Demo-crats want. But they say they willtry again this year with legislationaimed at giving soldiers and Marinesmore rest between combat tours,as well as measures intended to curbcontracting abuse.

“Most Republicans chose to stickwith the president on Iraq, and it

[has] devastated our armed forces,”said Reid, D-Nev.

Senate Republican leader MitchMcConnell said he hopes Demo-crats will give up trying to bringtroops home by a certain date.

“It was wrong to tempt fatewhen our progress in Iraq was un-certain,” said McConnell, R-Ky. “Itwould be foolish to do so whenprogress is undeniable.”

White House spokesman TonyFratto said Bush is expected to signthe revised measure.

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plete it! I wasn’t worried aboutbeing the last one. I knew thatI had to find that extra reserveof energy, guts or determina-tion and tap into it to conquerthis challenge. It’s such a‘high’ and euphoric feeling thatis psychologically and physi-cally rewarding when you areable to face and conquer fearand that was my mission.”

After seeing and talking tothese fine athletes, trainingclearly helps, the physicalstamina is good, but having theheart to compete and the forti-tude to finish is the best re-ward after it’s over.

“The key is to have the con-fidence that you can do eachevent—kayak, mountain bike,swim, etc.,” said another ath-lete, Mellisa Bellemen.

Some athletes find ways toovercome their lack of physi-cal endurance and their pos-sible lack of training. They fearfailure.

“Fear goes away when youstand up to it,” said Lee. “Noway was I quitting! I could notstand the idea of quitting andnot standing up to my ownfear. Quitting was not an op-tion. I have no time for fear.Then just like that, it was over.I don’t have the words to ex-press the sweet, euphoric feel-ing of victory. I can say thisthough, this feeling is some-thing you can’t get at your lo-cal grocery store or buy itonline. Victory is priceless.”

When people who don’tnormally participate in suchextreme events like triathlonsand long distance marathonsfinish, it’s a win, win everytime, even though during thisparticular weekend the bestteam turned out to be ‘TeamShock’, which consisted of

Bellemen, Equipment Operator2nd Class Mario Perez andChief Hospital Corpsman(FMF/DV) Everett Hairston.

“I think the most impressiveteam out there was petty of-ficer Potts, Rueda and Mrs.Lee. At the end of the first daywith a 10-12 mile run aheadof them in the hot mid day sun.“I think it would have been soeasy for them to give up, but

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they kept truckin, said EverettHairston.

Hairston’s team finishedwith a total time of just underseven hours, more than fivehours before Rueda’s team.

“I think that it was a goodexperience, especially just tobe able to say that I did it,”Potts concluded.

Marine Corps Commanding Officer Major GeorgeNunez cycles and smiles during the 2008 GTMOExtreme.

Heart attacks,cold water

For those who like todrink cold water,

this article is applicable toyou. It is nice to have acup of cold drink after ameal. However, the coldwater will solidify the oilystuff that you have justconsumed.

It will slow down thedigestion. Once this'sludge' reacts with theacid, it will break down andbe absorbed by the intes-tine faster than the solidfood. It will line the intes-tine . Very soon, this willturn into fats and lead tocancer .

It is best to drink hotsoup or warm water aftera meal.

A serious note aboutheart attacks - You shouldknow that not every heartattack symptom is goingto be the left arm hurting.Be aware of intense painin the jaw line.

You may never have thefirst chest pain during thecourse of a heart attack.Nausea and intense sweat-ing are also commonsymptoms.

Sixty percent of peoplewho have a heart attackwhile they are asleep donot wake up. Pain in thejaw can wake you from asound sleep. Let’s be care-ful and be aware. Themore we know, the betterchance we could survive.

A cardiologist says ifeveryone who reads thismessage sends it to 10people, you can be surethat we’ll save at least onelife.

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GTMO unclaimed vehicle listingPer NAVSTAGTMO 11200.1, the security department can only hold vehicles for 120 days. The cars listed below are

approaching or past this deadline. Unclaimed vehicles will be turned over to Bremcor per NAVBASEGTMO 4500.3F.Only the registered owner or his agent may claim a vehicle. These are not for sale. For more information, contactChief Craig Thomas at 4325, Monday — Friday, 7:30 a.m. — 4 p.m. or email thomascs@usnbgtmo.navy.mil.

last and transmit data for years.In addition to improving

short-term weather forecastsin the region, data collectedfrom drifters can assist withlonger term forecasts ofdroughts and floods, accord-ing to Rick Lumpkin, an AOMLresearch scientist.

Swift is carrying a total of70 drifting buoys and 10 Argofloats, which also collect andtransmit data such as tempera-ture and salinity. Swift crewwill deploy the drifters andfloats at AOML-provided po-sitions as the ship transits tovarious APS ports in West andCentral Africa.

Dedicated time has also beenbuilt into the APS schedule forSwift to support AOML in spe-cific areas of the Gulf ofGuinea where little data is rou-tinely available. The first fiveAPS buoys were deployedwhen Swift crossed latitudes33, 25, 22, 19 and 17 degreesnorth while transiting to Dakar.

“I volunteered because it

seemed interesting andsounded like it could be fun,”Rishovd said.

After having overseen thefirst buoy deployments duringAPS and based on what helearned during his visit withAOML in Miami, Rishovd ac-knowledged the fun factorwhile recognizing the signifi-cance of what he’s doing.

“The data is important andaffects people,” he said.

During an upcoming APSvisit to Ghana, Swift will hosta four-day AOML-led trainingseminar for regional re-searches in buoy deploymentand data usage that includestime at sea for practical dem-onstrations.

The ultimate goal is to gen-erate regional partners in vari-ous African countries who cancontinue to deploy drifters asgaps develop, Lumpkin noted.

“The upwelling regions offAfrica’s west coast, particu-larly off Senegal and in the Gulfof Guinea (eastern sides of the

North and South Tropical At-lantic) are persistently undersampled,” Lumpkin said. “Weare encouraged by any effortsto help generate partnershipsin this region, and excited toreopen collaboration with theU.S. Navy.”

During APS, Swift is sup-porting several APS initiativesin partnership with NOAA.These include serving as a

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training venue for the NationalMarine Fisheries Service andits fisheries observer course forGhana’s Fisheries Ministry, aswell as conducting mainte-nance on moored ocean buoysin the Gulf of Guinea on be-half of the Pacific Marine En-vironmental Laboratory.

For more news from HighSpeed Vessel 2 Swift, visitwww.navy.mil/local/HSV2/.

Official U.S. Navy photo of HSV 2 Swift.

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LIBERTY JANUARY EVENTS

Jan 26th Getaway on the Queen 0900 at theBayview.

Jan 30th Liberty at the Lanes 1800 at theBowling Center.

Jan 31st last Buck Party 1900 All Centers.

Feb 1st Feista Cruise GTMO Queen 1900 atthe Bayview.

Feb 3rd Day Fishing 0800 at the Marina.

Feb 6th Liberty at the Lanes 1800 at theBowling Center.

Feb 7th Night Fishing 1900 at the Marina,

Feb 9th Barracks Bash 1400 at WindmillBeach.

Feb 11th Halo3 Tournament 1900 at MarineHill Liberty Ctr.

Feb 13th Liberty at the Lanes 1800 at theBowling Center.

Feb 14th Valentines Day Cruise 1900 at theBayview. FMI Call 2010

WOMEN’S FASTPITCH SOFTBALLLEAGUE

All Females interested in starting up afastpitch league need to meet at Zaiser Fieldon January 26th at 1400 to attend the free 2

hour clinic. FMI Call Karissa at 77262 orsandstromka@usnbgtmo.navy.mil

MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATREPRESENTS... ROBIN HOOD

Feb 7th & 8th, 1800 at the Windjammer

Singles Tennis Tourney

February 9th at 1800 At the Deer PointTennis Courts Sign up at the Gym by

February 7th. FMI Call Audrey at 75576

Valentines Day Healing Heart 5K

Sign up at Denich Gym by Feb 8th Runbegins and ends at Denich Gym. Prizes for

Best Heart and Healthy Heart Costumes.FMI Call Audrey at 7557.

HOME CARE PROVIDERS NEEDED

Child Development Homes is looking forhome care providers for infants up to school

age care. FMI Call Nancy at 3665

Friday, Jan 25Alvin & theChipmunks7 p.m., PG, 88 min.The Golden Compass9 p.m., PG13, 100 min.

Saturday, Jan 26August Rush7 p.m., PG, 113 min.The Bucket List9 p.m., PG13, 98 min.

Sunday, Jan 27The Mist7 p.m., R, 127 min.

Monday, Jan 28Hitman7 p.m., R, 93 min.

Tuesday, Jan 29Charlie Wilsons War7 p.m., R, 97 min.

Wednesday, Jan 30The Bucket List7 p.m., PG13, 98 min.

Thursday, Jan 31The Mist7 p.m., R, 127 min.

The Mist: R, 127 min.Following a violent thunderstorm, a

small town community comes under vi-cious attack from creatures prowling in athick and unnatural mist. Local rumorspoint to an experiment called “The Arrow-head Project” conducted at a nearby top-secret military base, but questions as tothe origins of the deadly vapor are sec-ondary to the group’s overall chances forsurvival.

The Bucket List: PG-13, 98 min.Blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers

(Morgan Freeman) and billionaire hospi-tal magnate Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson)meet for the first time in the hospital afterboth being diagnosed with cancer. Theybecome friends as they undergo their re-spective treatments

11Friday, Jan. 25, 2008

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For Sale(2)56 inch TV, 2,000, leather couchset, $1500, glass dinning room tablewith 4 chairs, $200, glass coffee tablew/2 end tables, $100, outsidescreened gazebo, $500, refrigerator,$75, real wood TV ent. cen, $150,wooden yard table, $40, outsideround table and 4 chairs, $300, largetv stand and matching stereo standFMI 77010, 77633, or 90082.(2)Wooden bunk bed with mattresses,like new, $275. Portable DVD playerwith case and remote, hardly used, likenew $60, Female 21 speed bicycle, faircondition, rides good, $50 Call ext. 5027and ask for SSgt. Fellows. Calls arewelcome all hours of the day and night.(2)Washer & Dryer excellentcondition$300. FMI call 77988 or 9798.(2) Maytag washer & dryer both for$150, tel 4519-W or 78690-H.(2) Plants large $10, small $3; blender$10, wine/ water drinking glasses, $10.FMI 78456 or 3292.(2) Washer and dryer good condition,both for only $90.00. FMI call 77120.Whirlpool Washer and Dryer, fiveyears old, for $75 for both. FMI call79599.(2) Large oak entertainment center fits27” TV Good condition $275FMI call 79528.(2) Plants; Chest freezer, $40; 6’ Satellitedish w/ receiver and 13 “TV, $600; 27 “TV, $25; Wrought Iron Patio table w/ 4chairs, chaises lounge and umbrellastand, $75; Dressing table w/ stool, $25;Patio blinds, 3 sizes; Bench swing w/frame, $100; Pond, $75; TV stand, $15;Wood blinds, $20/ea. Call Drew orSandy at 75599 after 1700.(2) Complete bed room set, 5 piecesqueen size, mattress and box excellentcondition, $500 OB. FMI call 79555.(2) Uniden Marine Radio with mount$50. Pioneer CD/MP3 Player withMarine Box and mount - $50. LowranceX136DF Fish/Depth/ Speed/ Tempstill in box $300. Penn Casting R/R- $40Assorted Fishing R/R - $15 ea. Tackle-BO, 2 JBL 44 Elite Spear guns $150 ea,Mares jacket inflate BCD Medium-$100. Reversible Boat Chair- $20, Flare,First Aid kit and Fire Extinguisher- $20.2 Bilge pumps- $10 for both. 1- Marine12 volt battery- $20. FMI 78718.(2) Bicycle- Trek 1500 w/ new punctureresistant Hard Case tires, cat eye, andsize 11 cycling shoes. Comfortable,Lightweight, Handles Well, GreatComponents. $ 500 OBO. FMI 79170.(2) Whole house full of furniture, toinclude one king size bedroom set, one

living room set, love seat, couch, andchair, tan leather good shape. Coffeetable, two end tables, computer desk,entertainment center with 20inch T.V.w/DVD/VCR Dinning room table andsix chairs, washer, dryer, Two sets ofdishes, flat ware, pots pans, two ironingboards, two irons, patio table and fourchairs, $300. FMI 77523 or 90302.(2) Large outdoor plants $35-$40.Adjustable basketball Goal $50. Variousarea rugs $15-$30. Tan recliner $20. Freeextra long couch. FMI call 72052 or77487.(2) New Bunk Bed (neutral color - $125),Dining Room Table w/ 4 chairs ($50),TV Stand ($40). FMI call 74181.(1) Sailboard. Includes all equipment towindsurf- sail, boom, board. Greatboard for GTMO, ready to go. $300OBO. FMI call 9810.(1) Free Pool 8ft Fast Set, with filter andpump, come get it NH 26A. FMI 75609.(1) 17 IN HP Notebook PC, VISTA DV9310US 6 months old. Fully loaded.$950 OBO FMI 74389.(1) Plants large $10, small $3blender $10, wine / water drinkingglasses $10 , all kind magazines $1.5. FMI 78456.(1) Entertainment center. Includescenter TV stand, 2 7 ft. lightedupright cases, overhead lighting.$450. FMI: 72848 or 77169.(1) Queen size bed with framewith a night stand asking$600OBO only 4 months old. FMI74227.(1) 1 Kenmore washer; 1Whirlpool washer for sale, tradeor best offer. Both work. Freedryer does not work. FMI 75725.(1) 1997 GMC P/U, V-6, 5-Speed,AC, AM/FM/CD, asking $3200.Contact 77351 if interested.(1) 27" Sharp TV, $100. Call Craig , 4325 / 84175.

(2) 1998 Ford Escort SE, 4dr, AutomaticTransmission, Power Doors, PowerWindows, A/C, Cruise Control, PowerSteering, Rear Window Defroster, AM/FM/Cassette Stereo Radio. GreatGTMO Transportation maintained upto date. Available mid-February. $4900OBO. FMI 4513 DWH or 75873 AWH.(2) 1993 Geo Tracker, very clean,excellent GTMO car; 5 speed; good A/C, R-134 system; comes with two tops,hard and soft; good gas mileage; andtinted windows, $4600; 1996 Geo Metro,very clean, automatic; good A/C; goodgas mileage; and tinted windows,$3200. Call Drew or Sandy at 75599 after1700 or 4843.

(2) 1993 Geo Metro Convertible, decentcondition, excellent GTMO car;automatic; good gas mileage, $2800.Call Jeremi at 75599 after 1700. (2) 1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Baueredition, 5.0L V-8, full-time AWD,automatic. 5-disc CD changer, Runsgreat, cold AC, Low Miles. $6,000 OBO.FMI call 72156 and leave a message.(2) 1994 GMC C1500 pick-up truck 65Kmiles, good condition, runs very well,$2,700 OBO. FMI call 75676, after 6 p.m.(2) 1997 Toyota Tacoma king cab 4x4,V6 Auto 136K miles, A/C, CD player,new tires, excellent condition. $8500OBO. FMI call 79555.(2) Recently built V-Hull Trailer withnew tires $500. 1984 19’ Wellcraft Hull$500 OBO As Is. 78718(2) 17 1/2” Larson Boat, V- Hull, 150 hpJohnson OB Great for skiing or fishing. Outof Bounds certified. $6,000. FMI 77487, 4050.(1) 1986 Black Porsche 944. Runs well.$4,000 OBO. FMI 77707.(2) 3)Minnkota Endura 30 electrictrolling motor, $50 OBO, Wakeboard$40, Kneeboard w/retractable fins, $30.Call 8188 DWH OR 77788 AWH.(2) 14ft Fiberglass boat w/2005 Mercuryoutboard engine. Great bay boat for inshorefishing and diving. Well maintained. $3200.00 OBO. Call 8188 77788.(2) Fiberglass center console boatcustom built for fishing. Fully loadedturn-key w/2006 Yamaha 40 hp OB. $6,500.00 OBO. Call 84040 FMI.(2) Yamaha Wave Runner III Jet Skiwith Shorelandr Trailer. Runs greatand in very good condition. $3000.00. Call 8188 DWH OR 77788 AWH.(1) 1995 Ford Ranger, excellentMechanical condition Automatic,many new parts $1,600 OBO. FMI75609 or 3395.(1) 1995 Dodge Caravan. Very goodcondition. AC/great engine. FMI call77758 or 4222.(1) 1989 Toyota Carina. $2500. FMI call4165 or 75837.(1) EZGO Golf Cart, runs well, completew/charger. $500. FMI call 77563 or 90376.

(2) CACI International has an opening foran Electronics Technician with experiencein the areas of installation, testing andtroubleshooting Land Mobile Radiosystems. Candidate should also befamiliar with wiring schematics, radiofrequency propagation andprogramming. For further informationcall 4839.(2) Community Bank is looking for amotivated, energetic person to join ourwinning team here in GTMO. Teller

Position available. To apply, visitwww.DODcommunitybank.com/careers or contact the local office at75116.(1) CACI International has an openingfor an Senior Level AdministrativeAssistance at their Key West facility.Qualification Requirements: Must have3 years senior level administrativeassistance experience and must haveTS/SCI clearance level. FMI call GuyTate @ 305-293-5540 or DSN 483-5540.(1) PRACTICAL NURSE , LGS-0620 05/06ANNOUNCEMENT # FN08-003, USNaval Hospital. FMI call CNRSE ForwardDeployed Detachment Office 4441.

(2) MWR will provide an instructor-led 15-day training with a MicrosoftCertified trainer from a well known,accredited Microsoft training outfitfor Microsoft Certified SystemsEngineer Certification; all requiredbooks; Microsoft Vouchers for sevenexaminations and test administrationafter the training. Anticipating about15-20 participants to make this happen. FMI contact Ms. Pamela Reed at 79556or pjpreed_mwr@yahoo.com. (2) Two-year old, 3 bedroom rancherfor rent in Macclenny, Fla. 2200 sq. ftincluding 2 car garage and screened inporch. Master bath has garden tub. Wiredfor internet and cable. Quiet country livinga short drive from JAX. $1200 a month.Please contact JoAnn King atphiliseddi@hotmail.com.

(1) Wanted: Outdoor Telescope - call 77351.(1) Lost: Black Samsung digital cameraat the Comminuty Center Jan. 12.Offering reward. Please call 77000.(1) Found: Men's wedding ring foundin water near Phillips Park. To claim,contact 4503.(1) Found: Men's ringat Camp Delta. CallValeria 9815 with description to claim item.(1)Lost: Perscription eyeglasses, gold frame,tinted bronze lens. Lost near the FamilyHousing Office. If found please contactLennette Hill at 5135 or 75591.

Jan. 26, Caribbean Circle 27B, 7 a.m.Jan. 26 & 27, Nob Hill 14A,7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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GTMO Happenings

BARNACLES NO MORE — NDC JoseCastilla (DSW) isn’t hiding from the rest ofthe Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA),he is cleaning barnacles off the hull of apontoon boat. The CPOA scraped andcleaned the barnacles off of seven boats Jan.19, at the MWR Marina, as part of a CPOAfundraiser.

CO's CALL —NAVSTACommanding Officer Capt.Mark Leary addresses E-3 andbelow Sailors assigned toNAVSTA during a Captain'sCall held Jan. 22 at theBulkeley Hall Auditorium.Sailors in paygrades E-4 & E-5will have their opportunity tomeet with the Captain Jan. 29 at3 p.m. and Jan 31 at 7 a.m. Therest of the schedule is as follows:E-6 Sailors will meet Feb. 5 at 3p.m. and Feb. 7 at 7a.m., Feb. 123 p.m., E7-E9, Feb. 15 3 p.m.civilian non dept. heads, Feb. 1810 a.m. civilian dept heads, Feb.19 7 a.m. officers.

(Left) SURVIVAL TRAINING— The US NavalSea Cadet Corps GTMO Division crash landed atWindmill Beach, at least that was the scenario for theirweekend Survival Camp Jan. 18-20 . They learned life-saving techniques that could be used in emergencysituations including making a fire with just amagnifying glass and some kindling material. The'survival' rate was 100 percent and the cadets were'rescued' by their parents the morning of Jan. 20.

Photo by MC2 Kim Williams

Photo by MC1 Robert Lamb

Photo contributed by Jennifer Botkins