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1 KRS phase-in process halted U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands Firing hot lead down range Protests filed on contracts By Jim Bennett Editor Northrop Grumman and Raytheon announced Thursday (Kwaj time) their intention to file protests regarding the recent award of the IRE and KLS contracts to Kwajalein Range Services. KRS officials, who began town hall meetings last week, received a stop order from the government this morning, meaning all meetings with KRS, including two set for tonight, are postponed until further notice, said Tom Gioconda, KRS Transition manager. As required by law, the SMDC contracting officer issued the stop work order; however, SMDC is asking the Department of Army for approval to override the suspension, which will allow KRS to continue performance of phase-in/transition activities pending resolution of the protests, said Penny Russell, the KLS and IRE government contracting officer s representative. Meanwhile, the 40 KRS transition team members currently on-island will remain, working on internal KRS business, Gioconda said. Russell said the command received copies of the protests in Huntsville Thursday (Kwaj time). The protests also were filed with General Accounting Office the same day. The protests will be reviewed and decided by the GAO s Office of General Counsel. Under GAO protest rules, the normal time frame for the GAO to decide a protest is 100 calendar days. The current Raytheon contract extensions expire on Dec. 31. Both contracts may be extended if the protests are not resolved by then, Russell said. Protests also could be filed in federal courts, rather than the GAO, but that s unheard of in the defense business, said Carmen Spencer, KRS president and site manager. Spencer met with Col. Jerry Brown, USAKA commander, Thursday morning to discuss protest issues. Our overriding goal is to communicate with the public because they are the ones who will be feeling the stress, Spencer said. Raytheon officials concurred. In an from Raytheon Range Technical Services Company headquarters in Reston, Va., RSE Site Manager John Wallace said, We will proceed with our support of the KRS phase-in until we receive revised directions. I remind everyone of the importance of protecting Raytheon proprietary information and data. Let s not lose our focus on mission support and continuation of services; we don t want to disappoint our customer. I will keep you informed as I receive additional information. Wallace said the decision was not an (See PROTESTS, page 3) Sgt. Chris Hansen (left), USAKA personnel sergeant, completes his annual weapons qualification with Sgt. 1st Class Travis Tikka, USAKA provost NCO. Besides their daily duties here, USAKA soldiers complete about seven quarterly or annual training and refresher requirements from law-of-war/code-ofconduct, to physical fitness, to critical combat skills. (Photo by Cpl. Shannon Burdine) Computer classes for Marshallese employees now offered on Ebeye By Barbara Johnson Feature Writer Marshallese-speaking workers on Kwaj can now upgrade their computer skills in classes taught especially for them on Ebeye. A new series of computer software classes, aimed at Marshallese-speaking employees who need to use a computer at work, started Monday at Ebeye s Queen of Peace Elementary School. The first class, Windows Fundamentals, will be held every Monday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. until Nov. 11. First priority consideration [is] offered to RMI employees with an immediate, work-related need for computer skills, said Romeo Alfred of RSE Training, in a memo to supervisors. The Training department set up the computer classes in response to a need they became aware of, Alfred said. When the training staff talked to supervisors, they identified computers as one of the programs that would most benefit their Marshallese employees. Some supervisors had sent some Marshallese-speaking employees (See SOFTWARE, page 5)

2 Editorial The Commanding Officer...Col. Jerry Brown Public Affairs Officer...LuAnne Fantasia Editor...Jim Bennett Associate Editor...Peter Rejcek Feature Writers...Barbara Johnson KW Hillis Graphics Designer...Dan Adler The Hourglass is named for the insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which liberated the island from the forces of Imperial Japan on Feb 4, The is an authorized publication for military personnel, federal employees, contractor workers and their families assigned to USAKA. Contents of the Hourglass are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army or USAKA. It is published Tuesdays and Fridays using a network printer by Raytheon Range Systems Engineering editorial staff, P.O. Box 23, APO AP Phone: Autovon ; local Printed circulation: 2,000 Letters to the Editor Keep letters to less than 300 words, and keep your comments to the issues. This would be a no-libel zone. Letters must be signed. We will edit for AP style and, if you exceed the word limit, space. Please limit yourself to one letter every 30 days to give other readers a chance to write. Send your letter to: The Hourglass, P.O. Box 23, Local; or jbennett@kls.usaka.smdc.army.mil.

3 Protests judged by GAO... By Kathleen T. Rhem American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON International terrorism is forcing the U.S. State Department to put more emphasis on how it secures its overseas facilities and, in turn, causing DoD to re-evaluate how it trains Marine embassy guards. In testimony this morning before the House Armed Services Committee s Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, a senior State Department official explained how changes in the world are affecting U.S. missions outside the United States. In the past, threats were more regional, with terrorism risks being more country-specific or based on local politics, said Ray Williams, deputy assistant secretary of state for countermeasures and information security. The State Department put considerable resources into improving physical security at such high-threat posts as Beirut, Lebanon, and Bogota, Colombia, he said. Transnational terrorism, which we re now seeing, reverses the entire matrix, Williams told the panel members. Now, Calgary to Cairo, it s a level playing field. He said about 4,000 significant threats are made each year against American missions abroad. U.S. Marines provide internal security at most overseas State Department posts. The shift in the threat to American assets overseas has forced them to shift their focus as well. The Marine Corps does recognize that U.S. embassies have and will be again the target of terrorist attacks, (From page 1) easy one for Raytheon officials. Raytheon does not protest lightly... we believe that the procurement process was fundamentally flawed. As the long-time, highly awarded incumbent, we have a lot invested in this program, and a strong desire to see that the Army does the right thing at Kwajalein, Wallace said. Meanwhile, KRS, in continuing their phase-in, had scheduled a series of focus group meetings to address issues specific to smaller organizational units rather than those issues covered in the larger town hall meetings, last week, Spencer said. Those meetings are all on hold. During town hall meetings last week, the company covered the general benefits packages, applications process and phase-in questions. KRS won the combined IRE and KLS contracts last month after a year-long proposal effort by all three competitors. The deal is valued at $626 million for four years, with the potential for up to $2.5 billion over 15 years. When the KLS contract was awarded to Raytheon in 1994, the incumbent, Johnson Controls, filed a protest that lasted six months. Marine guards adapt to War on Terror Marine Brig. Gen. Douglas O Dell told the panel. O Dell commands the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. A month and a half after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, the Marine reactivated O Dell s unit as an anti-terrorism unit and made the Marine Security Guard Battalion a major subordinate element to the 4th MEB. In doing so, the Marine Corps fully affirmed that Marine security guards are on the front line of the war on terrorism every day, O Dell said. He said the new unit s focus is to instill in the Marine guards that their sites may be targeted by terrorists no matter how remote or how benign its locale. Marines are one of four security layers protecting U.S. State Department overseas missions. Host-country security elements help identify threats and secure embassy compound perimeters, while local-national guards control access by screening vehicles and visitors, Williams explained. In recent years, the State Department has added surveillance-detection teams as an additional layer of security. Williams said the plainclothes SD teams work unobtrusively beyond the walls of the embassy. He said they re charged to detect pre-operational surveillance directed at American personnel and facilities. Marine security guards form the innermost ring of security, Williams said. They control access to sensitive areas of the embassy, safeguard classified information, and provide a last line of internal defense. CMI receives $500K grant By KW Hillis Feature Writer The Republic of the Marshall Islands approved a $500,000 Capital Improvement Program Grant last week for the College of the Marshall Islands on Gugeegue, according to Dr. Wayne Schmidt, CMI president. The CMI campus on Gugeegue closed its doors after the 2002 spring semester to allow for reorganization and new construction. Meanwhile, an alleged embezzlement of $641,000 from the school s coffers hit the school hard, as reported in the Oct. 1, 2002, Hourglass issue. This grant along with a two previous half-million dollar grants, one from the RMI and one from the Republic of China, are being used to fund construction and other improvements on the school s Gugeegue and Majuro campuses, he said. Schmidt said previously the Gugeegue campus is still on schedule to reopen by fall Cisler and Long wed Mary Cisler and Mark Long were married Aug. 31, 2002 in Pohnpei. Their daughter, MaryRuth was their flower girl.

4 Inhalents, poisonings present dangers to youth (Photo by KW Hillis) Over 1,000 common household products are are abused or can cause accidental poisonings. Kwajalein ealth Awareness By KW Hillis Feature Writer The statistics are grim. One in five students in the U.S. has used inhalants by eighth grade, according to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition. The results are even grimmer. Besides damaging the heart, liver, kidneys, brain and other organs, the user can die anytime he or she uses an inhalant even the first time. Self-induced poisoning in the form of inhalation abuse by young residents or even an unintentional ingestion of household chemicals or medicines by a small child is the focus of Kwajalein Health Awareness Committee s and NIPC s National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness campaign this month, said Kathy Campbell, committee chairperson. Kwajalein has not seen any substance abuse cases or any serious poisonings admitted to the hospital in the last three years. But that doesn t mean it can t happen, according to Dr. John Janikowski, Kwajalein Hospital acting chief medical officer. Recently, signs have been put up at Ten-Ten and Surfway restricting the sale of cough medicines and flavoring extracts, both products with an alcohol content, to adults 18 and older. Last year, signs restricting the purchase of canned whipped cream were posted at food outlets on island. When there is a community concern, we respond to it, said Lloyd Jordan, Residential Services manager. He said the signs were put up in response to calls from parents and school officials concerned about possible abuse. Education, not silence is the key to preventing substance abuse by children, said psychologist Marion Ruffing. She saw substance abuse by children in the states and by young adults on Johnston Island. Awareness is the best preventative thing we can do for the children. Not talking about an issue is not facing the issue, she said. Abusing inhalants is like playing Russian Roulette, since the person can die anytime he or she uses, the NIPC said. Even if a person doesn t suffer Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome, each time he or she sniffs, permanent damage, including memory impairment, loss of vision, learning disabilities, deafness and other nerve and organ damage, can result. The specific damage to each organ is listed along with telltale signs of inhalant abuse and information parents and children should know on NIPC s Website, Nausea, lack of appetite, weight loss, nervousness and outbursts of anger, along with a characteristic odor, can all be signs of inhalant abuse, also known as huffing, according to NIPC. Mouth sores or spots and breath that smells like chemicals are clues, especially the latter, since it takes two weeks for an inhalant to leave a person s body. Abusing products containing alcohol and other drugs is dangerous since any time someone uses mood-altering chemicals, they are losing brain cells, Ruffing said. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information agrees that the behavior is risky and can result in impaired judgment, blurred vision, slurred speech, irregular heartbeat and even death. The school system does have substance abuse education programs in place for kindergarten to 12th grade, said Karen Ammann, Kwajalein school superintendent. What we re trying to do is to teach them the dangers of using anything harmful to the body, even excess fats and sugar, she said. Every year all sixth-graders participate in an intensive 17-week program called Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., she added. The inhalant problem is so widespread in the states that some manufacturers are adding mustard to products commonly used in inhalant abuse, said Frank LaBarge, Kwajalein Hospital pharmacist. Mustard will make a person throw up. The other health focus, accidental poisonings, can happen in an instant. Where you have children, you will have accidental ingestions and poisonings, Janikowski said. Pills may look like candy. Liquid medicines or cleaning solutions may look like juice and soda. If a child does eat or drink something that is potentially dangerous, he said that the parent or adult should call the hospital if the ingested material container recommends it or if they are uncertain what the child took. We have some toxicology information available and poison center contacts, he said. If the child is not breathing or unresponsive, call 911. Ipecac, used to induce vomiting, has to be used with care, LaBarge said. It should be used only in the instance where we know exactly what was taken, he said. If there was an ingestion of gasoline or any caustic substance, then that caustic substance gets a second chance. It can burn on the way up as well as on the way down. The best precaution a parent or adult can take is to keep all cleaning materials, medications and potentially hazardous materials including some plants such as poinsettias and mistletoe out of sight and reach of small children, LaBarge said. Remember, nothing is child-proof, just child-resistant, he added. Parents and adults can help avoid accidental poisonings and substance abuse by educating themselves and their children about the dangers, NIPC said. Said Ruffing, It is always good to be vigilant about your child, even if you know they are safe.

5 Software classes result of grants, donations... (From page 1) to Information Technology for training at Kwajalein, Alfred said, but many employees became discouraged. RSE Training staff thought if they established a computer center on Ebeye, class members wouldn t have to worry about taking a late boat back from Kwaj or English comprehension problems, he said. Although the classes will cover the same material in the RSE IT classes and are taught in English, there are some important differences. The biggest difference is the pace, said Alan Taylor, manager of RMI Employee Relations, explaining that the material will be covered more slowly, at the classes pace. He added that another difference is that the class is taught in an all-marshallese environment, so students will feel more comfortable asking questions. Most of the classes taught by IT on Kwaj will be offered, such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Alfred said, and classes will be taught by different RSE employees whom they feel are skilled in software programs and also able to understand Marshallese. RSE IT employee Annie Consul is teaching the Windows Fundamentals class. She said the first class, which has 14 students, went really well. They re so excited to be able to do this, she said. She also emphasized that the class on Ebeye on Mondays allows the Marshallese students time to learn without worrying about getting home from work late or rushing for a boat. They ll be able to move forward in their jobs, she said. The first class started with the basics, she said, such as using a mouse, and even for those who are more advanced, it is important for them to learn the correct terminology in English, she said. When the training department came up with the idea for the classes, the next step was to find a place to hold them, Alfred said. We got together with Kwajalein Atoll Local Government, and they said, If we can come up with the funding, they ll provide the facility, he said. After identifying a potential facility at Queen of Peace School, they wrote up a grant request to the Work Investment Act board in Majuro, Alfred said, (Photo by Dan Adler) Annie Consul, Information Technology system operator, shows one of the software programs she is teaching Marshallese employees, Mondays on Ebeye. explaining that the U.S. allocates about $800,000 a year under the WIA to be geared toward human resources development. The RMI government administers the funds. Initially, the WIA board approved $25,000, Alfred said, and representatives of Queen of Peace School, Kwajalein Atoll Local Government and RMI Training got together to work out the details. The grant covered the cost of the Compaq computers, a printer and other equipment they needed to set up the classroom. Queen of Peace offered classroom space recently vacated by their old library when a new one was built, but it needed ceiling and wall repair and electrical work, he said. So we went back and asked for more. And they got an additional $10,000, which was used to fix up the area and buy necessary electrical equipment. Whatever we can do to ensure the computers will be used for a long period of time, Alfred said. Raytheon donated the furniture for the classroom from their proposal center in Honolulu, and Matson provided the shipping from Honolulu to Ebeye. A board formed to administer the program on Ebeye is made up of Alfred and Taylor; Jelton Anjain and Mary Patrick from Queen of Peace; and Ebeye City Manager Abon Jeadrik. The people who will take the classes, at least to begin with, are those who need a computer at work and are recommended by their supervisor, said Sandy Wells, RSE Training systems administrator. It s to enhance work skills, she said. This training offered in Ebeye is a stepping-stone for the Marshallese workforce to enhance their professional knowledge and to move forward to a better path, and I encourage other workers to attend more computer classes, Consul said. In addition to the RSE-sponsored classes, others from the Ebeye community can use the facility as well. We encourage the community on Ebeye to set up training for their staffs, Alfred said, adding that a master schedule is being set up so the use of the computers is maximized. Now that all the arrangements have been made and the class has begun, We re really excited about it, to finally get it off the ground, Taylor said. We put a lot of work into it. The waiting list for the first class was long enough to run two more classes, and more classes are being organized, Alfred said. Employees should contact their supervisors if they are interested in attending these classes.

6 5:00 Jeopardy 5:30 Headline News/Pacific Report 6:00 Bulletin Board/Window on the Atoll 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 Friends 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00 Will and Grace 8:30 Window on the Atoll 8:35 Scrubs 9:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10:00 ESPNews 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightline Up Close 8:00 Headline News 9:30 Nightly Business Report 10:00 Primetime Thursday 11:00 Good Morning America 12:30 ESPNews 1:00 Movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (PG) Big screen epic of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (Charlton Heston) 3:35 Movie: Captain January (PG) 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 The Today Show 10:00 Sesame Street 11:00 The View 12n Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 2:00 Arthur 2:30 Rocket Power 3:00 Lizzie McGuire 3:30 Bewitched 4:00 7th Heaven 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News/Pacific Report 6:00 Bulletin Board 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 King of the Hill 7:30 Malcolm in the Middle 8:00 Survivor V: Thailand 9: :00 ESPNews 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m Good Morning America (contd.) 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 Early Show 4:00 CNN 7:00 PGA: Invensys Classic (3rd round) 10:00 Headline News 10:30 NBC Nightly News 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 11:30 CBS Evening News 12n Sports to be announced 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 Larry King Live 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightline Up Close 8:00 Inside the NFL 9:00 Headline News 9:30 Nightly Business Report 10:00 CNN 12m NCAA Football: Penn St./Michigan 11:00 Dateline Friday 3:00 Sportscenter 4:00 Headline News Sunday, Oct. 13 4:30 Hour of Power 5:30 Coral Ridge Hour 6:00 Christopher Closeup 6:30 Café Video 7:00 Wishbone 7:30 Little Bill 8:00 Dora, The Explorer 8:30 Mary Kate and Ashley in Action 9:00 Fairly Odd Parents 9:30 Pokemon 10:00 Family Movie: The Rugrats Movie (PG) 11:30 Rugrats: Still Babies 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Movie: Frequency (PG) 2:30 The Twilight Zone 3:00 Motor Week 3:30 Ebert and Roeper 4:00 WWE Superstars 5:00 Andromeda 6:00 Headline News 6:30 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 7:00 Smallville 8: MTV Video Awards 10:00 Headline News 10:30 Seinfeld 11:00 Spin City 11:30 ET: Weekend Edition Tonight Monday, Oct. 14 Saturday, Oct :30 ESPNews 1:00 Movie: Crimson Tide (PG) A junior officer aboard a U.S. nuclear submarine attempts to prevent the captain from launching their missiles. (Gene Hackman) 3:05 Movie: Billy Bathgate (PG) A young man becomes involved with the Dutch Schultz gang in the 1920s. 6:00 Iron Chef 7:00 Charmed 8:00 The View 9:00 Fox News 10:00 Headline News 10:30 McLaughlin Group 11:00 Capitol Gang 12:00 Bulletin Board 12:30 Headline News 1:00 Any Day Now 2:00 WWE Smackdown 3:00 Austin City Limits 4: Centre Street 5:00 Movie: A Fish Called Wanda (PG) An ambitious con artist uses all her wiles to steal a fortune in jewels. (Jamie Lee Curtis) 7:00 My Wife and Kids 7:30 King of Queens 8:00 Enterprise 9:00 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 10:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 10:30 Saturday Night Live 12:00 Fox News 1:00 Saturday Today 3:00 Wall Street Journal 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 NCAA Football: TBA 8:00 NCAA Football: TBA 11:00 Army Newswatch 11:30 MLB: ALCS Game 4 2:30 ESPNews 3:00 Dateline International 4:00 PGA: Invensys Classic (4th round) 6:00 Sportscenter 7:00 MSNBC 8:00 Headline News 8:30 Navy/Marine Corps News 9:00 War Stories with Oliver North 10:00 Fox News 11:00 Fox News Window on the Atoll: Inside Aeromet 12m Fox News 1:00 CBS News Sunday 2:30 Face the Nation 3:00 Headline News 3:30 Navy/Marine Corps News 4:00 NFL Sunday 5:00 NFL: TBA 8:00 NFL: TBA 11:00 Headline News 11:30 NFL Primetime 12:30 NFL: Dolphins/Broncos 3:30 Sportscenter 4:30 Headline News 5:00 Window in Review 5:30 Fox News 6:00 This Week 7:00 Programming to be announced 10:00 Dateline 11:00 Good Morning America Tuesday, Oct :00 ET: Weekend Edition 12:30 America s Black Forum 1:00 PGA: Invensys Classic (final round) 3:00 Sportscenter 4:00 RPM 2Night 4:30 NHL 2Night 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Sesame Street 9:00 The Today Show 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Judge Judy 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 2:00 Zoboomafoo 2:30 SpongeBob Squarepants 3:00 Horrible Histories

7 3:30 Brothers Garcia 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:30 Batman 5:00 Jeopardy 5:30 Headline News/Pacific Report 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 JAG 9:00 The Practice 10:00 Headline News/Pacific Report 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m Good Morning America (contd.) 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 Early Show 4:00 Fox News 8:00 Access Hollywood 8:30 Headline News 9:00 Dateline Sunday 10:00 Headline News 10:30 NBC Nightly News 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 11:30 CBS Evening News 12n MLB NLCS: Cardinals/Giants (if needed) 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 Larry King Live 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightline Up Close 8:00 Army or Air Force News 8:30 Access Hollywood 9:00 Pardon the Interruption 9:30 NFL: 49ers/Seahawks Wednesday, Oct :05 The Late Show with David Letterman 12:30 ESPNews 1:00 Movie: Dr. Zhivago (PG) Sweeping story of the years before and after the Russian Revolution. (Omar Sharif) 4:30 Cinema Secrets 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Sesame Street 9:00 The Today Show 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Judge Judy 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 2:00 Disneys Mighty Ducks 2:30 Weekenders 3:00 All That 3:30 Taina 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:30 Batman 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Bulletin Board 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 Movie: Dr. Zhivago (PG) Story of the years before and after the Russian Revolution. (Omar Sharif) 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m Football (continued) 12:30 Good Morning America 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 Early Show 4:00 Baseball Tonight 5:00 Fox News 8:00 Access Hollywood 8:30 Army or Air Force News 9:00 20/20 10:00 Headline News 10:30 NBC Nightly News 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 11:30 CBS Evening News 12n Sports to be announced 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 Larry King Live 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightline Up Close 8:00 Headline News 8:30 Access Hollywood 9:00 Headline News 9:30 Nightly Business Report 10:00 Dateline Tuesday 11:00 Good Morning America Thursday, Oct :00 The Late Show with David Letterman 12:30 ESPNews 1:00 Movie: Dinosaur (PG) 2:30 Movie: Hook (PG) A grown-up Peter Pan is called back to Never Land to rescue his kids. (Robin Williams) 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Sesame Street 9:00 Today 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Judge Judy 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 2:00 Hey! Arnold 2:30 Disney s Recess 3:00 Croc Files 3:30 Standard Deviants 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:30 Batman 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News/Pacific Report 6:00 Bulletin Board 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 M*A*S*H 7:30 The Parkers 8:00 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 9:00 Boston Public 10:00 ESPNews 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m Good Morning America 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 Early Show 4:00 Baseball Tonight 5:00 Fox News 6:30 NFL s Greatest Games 8:00 Programming to be announced 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 11:30 CBS Evening News 12n Sports to be announced 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 Larry King Live 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightline Up Close 8:00 NHL: Kings/Mighty Ducks 11:00 Good Morning America 12:30 ESPNews 1:00 Movie: Interview With the Vampire (PG) A young reporter interviews a man claiming to be a 200-year-old vampire. (Brad Pitt, Christian Slater) 2:45 Movie: Parenthood (PG) A man and his wife have just a few months to avoid their son being placed in a special education class. (Steve Martin) 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Sesame Street 9:00 Today 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Judge Judy 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 2:00 Rugrats 2:30 Happily Ever After 3:00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 3:30 The Mummy 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:30 Batman 5:00 Jeopardy 5:30 Headline News/Pacific Report 6:00 Bulletin Board/Window on the Atoll 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 Friends 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00 Will and Grace 8:30 Window on the Atoll 8:35 Scrubs 9:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10:00 ESPNews 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman Friday, Oct m Good Morning America 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 The Early Show 4:00 Baseball Tonight 5:00 Fox News 7:00 PGA: Walt Disney World Classic (first) 10:00 Headline News 10:30 NBC Nightly News 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 11:30 NCAA Football: Georgia Tech/Maryland 2:30 News Night with Aaron Brown 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 Larry King Live 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightline Up Close 8:00 Headline News 8:30 Access Hollywood 9:00 Headline News 9:30 Nightly Business Report 10:00 Primetime Thursday 11:00 Good Morning America Certain AFRTS sporting events are not available on Kwajalein s DTS network.

8 Columbus Day Holiday Hours Oct. 15 (Monday, Wednesday hours normal unless otherwise noted.) KWAJALEIN Community Activities Beaches Coral Sands... Buddy system at all times Camp Hamilton... Buddy system at all times Emon a.m.-6 p.m. Bowling Center p.m. Monday p.m. CRC Gym/racquetball... Noon-9 p.m. Gear Locker... 4:30-6:30pm Golf Course... Sunrise to sunset Golf Pro Shop... 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Driving Range... Closed Hobby Shop... 12:30-6 p.m. Wednesday... Closed Ivey Gym a.m.; 2-9 p.m. Pools Adult... Buddy system at all times Family... Noon-6 p.m. Small Boat Marina... 8 a.m.-6:30p.m. ARC a.m.-10 p.m. Monday a.m.-11 p.m. Youth Center... Closed Monday p.m. Skatepark... 4:30-6:30 p.m Monday... 4:30-8 p.m. Library p.m. Wednesday... Closed Trash pickup.... Regular Hourglass.... Closed, publishes Wednesday UMUC.... Closed Food Services Yokwe Yuk Club Dining... Closed YukClub Bar... 4:30-11 p.m. Snack Bar... 4:30-8 p.m. Delivery (Mon. and Tues.)... 4:30-9 p.m. Sunrise Bakery... 6 a.m.-noon Oceanview Bar... 4:30-9 p.m. Country Club Bar... 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. DSC Snack Bar... Closed Enra Food Truck... Closed Café Pacific Breakfast a.m. Brunch... 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dinner... 4:30-7 p.m. Merchandising Macy s and Macy s West a.m.-2 p.m. Surfway... Closed Ten-Ten a.m.-7 p.m. Laundry... Closed Monday... 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Beauty/barber shops... 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday... Closed Tape Escape a.m.-8 p.m. Continental Travel Agency... Closed Monday... Closed Bank of Guam... Closed Post Office... Closed Hospital Services.... Emergencies only ROI-NAMUR Gimbel s a.m.-2 p.m. Tape Escape p.m. Community Activities Gear Locker... Call for checkout Golf Course... Sunrise to Sunset Hobby Shop... Closed Library...Closed Small Boat Marina... 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Post Office... Closed Bank of Guam... Closed Food Services Outrigger Bar p.m. Outrigger Snack Bar... 5:30-9:30 p.m. Café Roi Breakfast a.m. Brunch... 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dinner :45 p.m. Sports and Leisure By KW Hillis Feature Writer Tuesday night saw the 2002 Softball Alpha League s second place team Old, Fat and Lazy beat first place Criminals by 15 to 5 in the first game of a threegame World Series. OFL got on top of the ball and hit really well, said Scott Pratt, Community Activities Adult Athletics supervisor. The Criminal defense had some errors that cost them some runs. Both teams were very well matched, so game two will be good. As for the Beta League s first playoff game, MoFo, coming into the game at second place and behind the first four innings, overcame first-ranked HB Monin I. HB [Monin I] dropped their guard and MoFo came back in the fifth inning and scored enough runs to take the lead, Pratt said. Then they added onto the score to become victorious at 24 to 15. Alpha League s game two is scheduled tonight at 6:45 p.m., while Beta League will duke it out Thursday at 6:45 p.m. The Gamma and Omega leagues will Softball Schedule Key: BR-Brandon; RA-Ragan; DA-Dally Saturday 5:15 p.m.... Spartan I/Spartans II... RA 5:15 p.m.... Gamma WS Game 1... BR 6:45 p.m.... Omega WS Game 1... BR Tuesday 5:15 p.m Something/Spartans II... RR 6:45 p.m.... O.F.L./Criminals (WS #3)... BR Wednesday 5:15 p.m.... Omega WS Game 2... BR 6:45 p.m.... Gamma WS Game 2... BR Thursday 5:15 p.m....spartans I/Lady Doves... RA 6:45 p.m.... HB Monin I/Mo Fo (WS #2). BR Friday 5:15 p.m.... Women WS Game 1... RR 5:15 p.m.... Omega WS Game 3... BR 6:45 p.m.... Gamma WS Game 3... BR Saturday 5:15 p.m.... Women WS Game 2... RR 5:15 p.m.... HB Monin I/Mo Fo (WS #3). BR OFL, MoFo draw first blood in Series For updates on games, officials and scorekeepers, call the Sports Hotline at begin their individual three-game series tomorrow at 5:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. All games will be played on Brandon Field. Gummos and Barnacles [Gamma League] are going into the World Series both tied 8-2, Pratt said. Those two teams are very well matched. Omega played the last games of their regular season last night to determine who would take second place in the league. With a score of 21 to 14 over KPD, HB Monin III became the contender against the first place, undefeated team, Da Bomb, in the World Series. The Women s League s World Series takes place on Oct. 19. The winner in each league will be determined by a best of three games competition, Pratt said. The first place team choses whether they want to be Home or Visitor in the first game. The other team has the choice for the second game, he said. If there is a third game, a coin toss decides which team has the choice. The World Series games each last one hour and 15 minutes. All games adhere to the 2002 Fall Softball handout rules, Pratt said. Softball Standings Alpha League Criminals Old, Fat and Lazy Bojar III Ruktokleen... Forfeit Beta League HB Monin I Mo Fo Spartan I Boys VB Supply Gamma League Gummos Barnacles HB Monin II Zero Balance Tarlang G-4... Forfeit Omega League Da Bomb HB Monin III FOM Construction KPD Queen of Peace Spartan II Boys Women s League Spartan I Girls Something Lady Doves Spartan II Girls Records are as of this morning.

9 Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Tonight Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Fresh vegetable stir-fry Hungarian-style beef and noodles Seasoned roast chicken Grill: Chicken cordon bleu sandwich Baked penne pasta with chicken Grilled Mexican mahi mahi Cold deli: Roast beef on hoagie Grill: Cajun chicken sandwich or bacon double cheeseburger Sweet-and-sour chicken Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy Cold deli: Turkey club wrap Grill: Fajita chicken sandwich or Black Jack burger Braised pork chops Chicken pot pie Cold deli: Roast beef on hoagie Grill:Fajita chicken sandwich or Black Jack Burger Shrimp jambalaya Kansas City barbecued brisket Cold deli: Turkey and ham Grill: Fajita chicken sandwich or Buffalo-style burger Southern fried chicken Au gratin potatoes with ham Cold deli: Southern delight sandwich Grill: Arizona prairie chicken sandwich or Buffalo-style burger Cajun honey roasted pork loin Quatro formaggio Cold deli: Tuna sub on wheat roll Grill: Arizona prairie chicken sandwich or Buffalo-style burger Stir-fry to order Sweet-and-sour chicken Beef broccoli Pizza Ham and noodles au gratin Fajitas bar North Carolina-style BBQ pork loin Hawaiian mahi mahi Italian lasagna Hungarian goulash Roasted turkey Eggplant and zucchinni casserole Pizza bar Savannah-style meat loaf Chicago-style stuffed pizza Cashew-crusted catfish Roasted top round Classified Ads and Community Notices HELP WANTED The following on-island positions are open with Raytheon. For more information or to submit a resumé or application, call HR employment, Alan Taylor, 54916, unless otherwise noted. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, Elementary and high schools. Casual. Teaching certificate preferred, but not required. A criminal history background check is required. DENTAL ASSISTANT, Dental Clinic. Casual. Criminal history background check required. Raytheon off-island positions are updated weekly in the Career Opportunities Book at the HR counter, Bldg USAKA currently has the following job vacancy. For information and announcement paperwork, call Cris Foster, ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (General) GS-14. Closes Oct. 18. WANTED DONATIONS of soap, shampoo and lotion. Drop off at Grace Sherwood Library. RUSTMAN-STYLE racing bike to buy. Call 51950, and leave a message. LOST NEW PRESCRIPTION magnetic clip-on sunglasses in black hard case on Meck catamaran or in Ten-Ten. Call 50458H or 52953W. HANDMADE pieced purple vest, reverses to blue fall print, in the MP room Sept. 25. Call Jean, 54274W or 54833H. FOUND SILVER TIMEX watch on Ocean Road near adult pool. Call PINK baseball cap with Hello Kitty written on it at Emon Beach. Call PATIO SALES MONDAY, 7 a.m.-?, Tr All items less than $5. MONDAY, 7:30 a.m.-?, Qtrs. 210-A. Computer desk Tonight Smooth Grooves Tomorrow is Teacher's Night. Come learn a thing or two. Sunday, Chris Galloway plays more than country. and chair; cooking supplies; four-shelf bookcase; two blue blinds; fence; floor lamp; portable grill; bike trailer; two Kwaj-condition bikes, available Oct. 28; men s clothes; door ironing board; iron; hardware; two small vacuum cleaners; 9' x 6' carpet; 3' x 5' carpet; shower curtains; electric can opener; microwave. FOR SALE KENMORE ULTRA dishwasher with block top, works great, $80; large blue carpet, $25; medium-size carpet, $10; small carpet, $5. Call RACING BIKE, great for Rustman, $300; new windowmount air conditioner, $150; 18' x 24' tarp, new, still in box, with poles and fittings that need work, $100; boat lot #30A with jet skis, Yamaha 96 Waveblaster with extras and Kawasaki 90 TS 650, $4,500. Call U.S. DIVERS gear, $250; electric shark shield, $425; Riffe spear gun with extras, $700; Quasar VCR, $150; 19" Quasar TV, $150; Fender strat with hard case, $400; Les Paul studio with hard case, $850; Korg processor, $150. Call FIVE BURGUNDY blinds, 38" wide, $15 each. Call Effective Nov. 1, Kwajalein Hospital will no longer hold a sick call. Sick call will be replaced by appointments. Every attempt will be made to schedule appointments as soon as possible based on availability and severity of illness. An appointment may be available on the same day in many cases. Due to varying patient loads, patient care needs and waiting times to see a physician, it has been determined that scheduling patients would be a better way to serve the community. True medical emergencies should continue to present to the hospital at any time. Contact the hospital to make appointments: Phone: or Hospital Appointment Desk on RSE network, or hap@kls.usaka.smdc.army.mil Stop by the hospital between 0700 and 1630 to set up appointment at the clinic registration desk Treatment for all employees with minor illnesses/injuries that fall under the guidelines provided will continue to be managed through First Stop on Tuesday through Saturday from 0630 to A note from the employee supervisor is required from 0730 until 1100.

10 Classified Ads and Community Notices Photos that were submitted for the 2003 calendar can now be picked up at the Retail Office, Building 708. Tickets for the Kwaj Open will be on sale Oct. 13, 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 9-11 a.m., at the golf course. Tickets will also be available Oct. 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4, 10 a.m.-noon, at the mini-mall. For more information, call Brian or Linda, University of Maryland Term II Oct. 28-Dec. 21 BMGT 395 Customer Service Management Wednesdays and Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Instructor: Larry Ryan Registration runs through Saturday, Oct. 26, 1-5 p.m., at University of Maryland office, Building 368. Closed Tuesday for Columbus Day AQUA LUNG Titan regulator with pivot console, two years old, $175. Call SCUBA GEAR: Seaquest small BCD; U.S. Divers regulator, octopus and complete console with compass and manual; soft-pocket weight belt; underwater flashlight; knife with case; U.S. Divers gear bag; complete package, all equipment used less than 30 dives, all in excellent condition, $500 or best offer. Call 53792, days, or 53715, after 5 p.m. SEIKO PERPETUAL calendar dive watch, new, never out of the box, $400. Call 58817, and leave a message. ALESIS QS 6.1 synthesizer keyboard, paid $600, will sell for $200; electric guitar with crate amplifier, $100; Performance wetsuit, men s small, sleeveless, $20; Dell 333 Mhz tower with HP CDRW, 19" monitor, $150: Tascam four-track tape recorder, paid $250, will sell for $30; futon frame and mattress, $100; Igloo cooler with button lid, medium size, $5. Call BAYLINER 2352 Trophy Walkaround cuddy cabin with Mercruiser 5.7 liter Alpha One, Yamaha 9.9 hp four-stroke kicker, EZ Loader trailer, complete package includes boat house with attached shed and boat cover, excellent condition, low hours, see at boat lot #83, $50,000. Call John, 51546, after 5 p.m. COMMUNITY NOTICES COME TO the Hobby Shop Friday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Observe Dolita Dohrman create a piece bowl. Questions? Call Julie, ROI-NAMUR Chili Cook-off is Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Pie toss, dunking booth, crafts and more. Tickets for judging chili are $25 each and include a T-shirt or cap. T-shirts and caps are $15 each. Call Diana, 56726, Judy, 56402, or Mary, Volunteers are needed for one-hour shifts. Proceeds go to the Third Island Christmas Party. MOPS meets Thursday, 8:45-11 a.m., in the REB. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome. Kristen Reed will help us weave a simple basket. Bring scissors, tape measure and clothespins. Extras will be available to borrow. Child care provided. Questions? Call Beth, Sponsored by the Protestant Chapel. TO ORDER prescription refills, to pharmacy@kls.usaka.smdc.army.mil. Include your name, phone number and details of prescription. Questions? Call THE MILLER family s PCS party will be Sunday, 6:30 p.m., at Emon Beach pavilion #1. Come wish Bob, Dotty, Jonathan, David and Farrah good luck and farewell as they head to Huntsville. Bring a covered dish to share. Paper products, soda and water

11 Classified Ads and Community Notices has been moved up 24 hours to Monday, 6 a.m., at the Youth Center. Pre-registration by 6 p.m. tomorrow is still required. Registration forms are on the mini-mall bulletin board and can be dropped off at Qtrs. 123-C. provided. Send a photo of your family to Kris Brown, P.O. Box 1749, Local, for a photo album. Questions? Call Ellen, 54325, Kris, 53759, or Laura, KWAJALEIN ART Guild s Holiday Faire will be Nov. 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the CRC gym across from the high school. GIMBEL S will be closed for annual inventory Oct We will reopen with regular hours Oct.19. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Program psychologist is on island. Call Marion, GOLFERS: The golf course will be closed until 8 a.m. Monday in support of the Columbus Day Run. AMERICAN LEGION Post 44 reminds members that it s the time of year for membership dues for Stop by the Vets Hall or contact Tom Hall, Jim Warnke or LuAnne Fantasia. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Band and Choir Concert will be Thursday, 7 p.m., in the MP room. DUNKING on the youth basketball hoops at the CRC gym will result in a one-week suspension from the gym. Touching the rim in any way is considered a dunk. You or your family may be financially liable for damage. MASONIC FELLOWSHIP meets Wednesday, 7 p.m., in the Yokwe Yuk Club Kabua Room. All Master Masons welcome. Classified ad deadlines Tuesday issue: noon Friday Friday issue: noon Wednesday MONDAY, Oct. 28, 1-4 p.m., CRC gym Kids should come in costume, register by age group and when their group is called, parade on the stage. Everyone receives a prize. Take your child s photo in the Great Pumpkin Patch. Kids can decorate a picture frame and ice a Halloween cookie. To volunteer, call Erika,

12 Marshallese Word of the Day turon - free style diving WEATHER Courtesy of Aeromet IFT mission set for Tuesday From the Missile Defense Agency Tuesday s test will involve the launch of a target missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The target, a modified Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile, will carry a mock warhead and decoys. About 20 minutes after the target missile is launched, and about 4,800 miles away, a ground-based interceptor carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle will launch. About 10 minutes later the intercept is planned to take place at approximately 140 miles above the central Pacific Ocean during the midcourse phase of the warhead s flight. This will be an integrated system test, with all representative system elements participating: space-based missile warning sensor; ground-based From the Command Safety Office A range operation is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15. Caution times are 12:01 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. The mid-atoll corridor will be closed effective 7 a.m., Sunday, until further notice. This includes oceanside East reef, north of Bigej, to Gagan s oceanside East, out to the 12-mile territorial limit. The West reef and everywhere else oceanside is not affected. In conjunction with this operation, a caution area exists in and around Kwajalein Atoll. See the Oct. 8 Hourglass for maps. Police clearance measures will begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. tomorrow, and continue until evacuation has been accomplished. Egress of all air and sea early warning radar, the prototype X- Band radar and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense battle management, command, control and communications system located at Kwajalein Atoll and the Joint National Integration Facility in Colorado Springs, Colo. Since the system is in its research and development phase, these elements serve as either prototypes or surrogates for system elements which are in the developmental stage and have not yet been produced for actual operational use. This will be the seventh intercept test of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense element research and development program. Four of the previous six tests, including the last three, achieved a successful intercept, the most recent on March 15. Corridor closed, caution times set craft will be required when requested by authorized clearance personnel. Subsequent to lagoon clearance, the hazard area will be in effect until mission completion. In conjunction with this operation, a Kwajalein met rocket is scheduled as soon as possible after the launch from Meck Island on Tuesday, Oct. 15. For caution areas, see maps in the Oct. 8 Hourglass. In the event of a mission slip, the caution times and areas will be in effect for the following days: 12:01 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. 12:01 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Questions regarding the above safety requirements for this mission should be directed to the Command Safety Office, range safety officer, Sun Moon Tides Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide Saturday 0637/ / , 3.8' 0140, 1.5' October , 4.5' 1320, 1.8' Sunday 0637/ / 0830, 3.3' 0250, 2.0' October 13 First Qtr. 2120, 4.0' 1410, 2.3' Monday 0637/ / , 3.1' 0510, 2.3' October , 2.8' Tuesday 0637/ / , 3.5' 0720, 2.0' October , 3.5' 1920, 2.5' Wednesday 0637/ / , 4.1' 0810, 1.6' October , 4.0' 2010, 2.0'