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Vision quest Local resident helps youth get eye operation By Barbara Johnson Feature Writer (See EBEYE, page 4) U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands www.smdc.army.mil/kwaj/hourglass/hourglass.html (Photo by Peter Rejcek) Luso Mabe uses a bobcat front-end loader to mix a pile of compost to ensure it is receiving enough oxygen as it cooks for several months. The Solid Waste Department composting program was recently recognized for its cost-cutting and conservation efforts. Composting program hits stride, wins award for innovative process By Peter Rejcek Associate Editor (See COMPOST, page 5)

Putting island etiquette through the wash cycle What to wear? The Commanding Officer...Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr. Public Affairs Officer...Preston Lockridge Editor...Jim Bennett Associate Editor...Peter Rejcek Feature Writers...Barbara Johnson Bob Fore KW Hillis Graphics Designer...Dan Adler Circulation Manager...Bobby Lamug Sr. 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, 1944. The is an authorized publication for military personnel, federal employees, contractor workers and their families assigned to USAKA/KMR. 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/KMR. It is published Tuesdays and Fridays using a network printer by Raytheon Range Systems Engineering editorial staff, P.O. Box 23, APO AP 96555. Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539. Printed circulation: 2,300 All work and no play Clean up your act Did You Know? Safety first not just words... USAKA/KMR now far exceed OSHA goals for recordable accidents. There has only been an average of 2.09 recordable accidents per 200,000 work hours this year, compared to a goal of 6.88 incidents per 200,000 hours by OSHA.

Raytheon wins Johnston Atoll support contract By Jim Bennett Editor Heart attack blamed in Kwaj man s death By Jim Bennett Editor By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service Troops tackle the lines in Idaho wildfires

Ted Korok Penny Stoddard Ebeye teen gets help from Kwajalein community... (From page 1)

Compost program saves thousands of dollars for waste disposal operations... (From page 1) Public input sought on how to spend APIC money By Peter Rejcek Associate Editor Meteor shower offers bright weekend show By Bob Carson

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New program organizers excited by adult sports By Jim Bennett Editor (Photo by Jim Bennett) In a light moment, Audra Mayhan, superintendent of recreation, left, and Ian West, adult athletics supervisor, work on teamwork and get a little exercise. Summer Fun Basketball Schedule Friday, Aug. 11 6:30 p.m.... Mandamus/Ebeye Puma... A Div 7:30 p.m.... INYAZ/HB-Monnin-Team... A Div Saturday, Aug. 12 5:30 p.m.... Prime Time/Pako-lo... A Div 6:30 p.m.... Jablur Hawks/MJ Suns... C Div Tuesday, Aug. 15 5:30 p.m.... System/Navigators... C Div 6:30 p.m.... Lik Rok/MJ Suns... C Div 7:30 p.m.... Brickdaddies/Mandamus... A Div Wednesday, Aug. 16 6:30 p.m.... Prime Time/Ebeye Puma... A Div 7:30 p.m.... INYAZ/Pako-lo... A Div Thursday, Aug. 17 5:30 p.m.... Lik Rok/Jablur Hawks... C Div 6:30 p.m.... System/MJ Suns... C Div 7:30 p.m.... Brickdaddies/HB-Monnin-Team.. A Div Friday, Aug. 18 6:30 p.m.... Mandamus/Paka-lo... A Div 7:30 p.m.... INYAZ/Ebeye Puam... A Div KRC Fun Run season starts Aug. 28 By Bob Sholar Kwajalein Running Club

Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Tonight Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Two-cheese Italian polenta Roast pork with gravy Buffalo baked chicken Grill: Jumbo chili dogs Brunch station open Slow-roasted top round Fried chicken Brunch station open Spaghetti and meat sauce Grilled pork chops Eggplant Parmesan London broil Hot dog bar Grill: Barbecued beef sandwich Top-your-own taco bar Barbecued ribs Broiled mahi steak Grill: Chicken, bacon, swiss sandwich Ravioli and garlic bread Country-fried chicken Jamaican jerk pork loin Grill: Patty melt Oriental bar Roasted top round Fish and chips Grill: Smokehouse burger Stuffed baked potato Beef noodle casserole Chicken supreme Vegetarian stuffed peppers Farmer's omelette Pizza madness Manicotti and marinara Chicken-fried steak Hamburger bar Vegetable fajita Roasted turkey Hot buffalo chicken Cauliflower marranca Barbecued brisket Beef and bean tostada Cheese enchiladas Spaghetti with meat sauce Chicken-fried steak Pasta primavera Macaroni and cheese New England broiled dinner This symbol denotes the Wellness Menu. Pizza and meal takeout/delivery available at Three Palms Snack Bar. Call 53409. Classified Ads and Community Notices Appointment of part-time U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Hawaii at Kwajalein Missile Range, July 2, 2000. Note: Law degree not required The following on-island positions are open with Raytheon. For more information or to submit a resumé or application, call HR employment, Andrea, 51296.

Classified Ads and Community Notices Friday Steve McGrew plays hits from the 70s and 80s, 8-11 p.m. Sunday CPN radio DJ Jim Muhich plays all the best alternative music, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. This week at Gilligan s Saturday CPN radio DJ Rich Feagler keeps you dancing all night long, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Classified Ads and Community Notices Learn to play the bagpipe. The Kwajalein Pipes and Drums is accepting beginning students who are interested in being part of the band. No previous musical experience necessary. Call Greg at 51464. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Finding of No Significant Impact for the Wake Island Launch Center Supplemental Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ACTION: Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact BACKGROUND: In accordance with the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1500-1508), Department of Defense Instruction 4715.9, and Army Regulation 200-2, the USASMDC has prepared on behalf of BMDO a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the potential environmental consequences of launching Liquid Propellant Target (LPT) missiles from the Wake Island Launch Center (WILC). This SEA supplements the Wake Island Environmental Assessment, January 1994, in which the environmental effects of Theater Missile Defense (TMD) launch activities, as well as other reasonably foreseeable program-related activities, were analyzed. At the time of preparation of the 1994 EA, only solid propellant target missiles were available for TMD testing. Since that time, USASMDC has expanded its inventory of target missiles to include liquid propellant missiles. The testing of these missiles will greatly enhance the understanding of TMD threats to the United States and its allies. The USASMDC would use these missiles as targets for several anti-missile interceptors. This SEA analyzes the transportation, storage, fueling and launch of these LPT missiles at WILC. PURPOSE: The purpose of the proposed Army action is to provide realistic test situations for missile defenses (acquiring, tracking and intercepting national target missiles) within a simulated theater of operations. Such missile flight tests support the development and operational effectiveness of TMD missile and sensor systems. Presently, the United States operates no functional overland ranges, and few over-water ranges, that provide realistic distances for testing within such a simulated theater of operations. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION: The proposed action would involve only minimal new site preparation activities to establish a liquid propellant missile launch capability at WILC. USASMDC proposes to fuel and launch up to 20 LPTs at WILC over a ten-year period. LPT missiles and associated components would be transported to Wake Island and would undergo final assembly and preflight testing activities on the island. The missiles would be fueled on the island. Three locations were considered for LPT propellant storage and missile fueling activities. The preferred alternative for propellant storage and the fueling site for the LPTs would be in the harbor area on Wake Island. LPT missiles would be launched from WILC to be intercepted over the broad ocean area of the Pacific by interceptor missiles launched from other locations. The target launch vehicle would most likely follow a flight trajectory from WILC approximately south-southeast toward Kwajalein Atoll. No explosives or biological or chemical simulants would be used in LPT warheads. Only instrumentation packages would be flown in the payload section of the vehicle. Radar illumination, flights and intercepts were analyzed in the 1994 Wake Island EA and the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Actions at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll prepared in 1993. Flight trajectories and any associated intercepts which do not fall under the analysis presented in those documents would be analyzed in subsequent supplemental documentation. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED: Two additional alternative propellant storage and fueling sites were considered in the SEA. One alternative locates propellant storage and missile fueling sites on Wilkes Island at an existing petroleum tank farm. This alternative was not selected due to the inherent dangers of hauling heavy equipment across the aging causeway and the relative isolation of the area. The second alternative locates propellant storage and missile fueling sites near a World War II aircraft revetment, midway between the harbor area and the Peacock Point launch areas on Wake Island. This alternative was not selected because of potential danger posed by heavy equipment to the historic aircraft revetment and the adjoining parking apron. The no action alternative is the continuation of existing program testing and evaluation activities. Under this alternative, USASMDC would not proceed with any LPT missile activity at WILC. Flight test information for LPT missiles, needed for development of TMD sensors, interceptors and technology, would not be collected from test activities at WILC. Another alternative action was examined but was not carried forward due to operational considerations. Two LPT missiles were launched from Aur Atoll in 1995, and were analyzed in the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll Temporary Extended Test Range Environmental Assessment, prepared in 1995. Although this analysis has been completed, LPT launches from Aur were not considered for this SEA because such launches would not meet the flight distance requirements, engagement geometry, instrumentation coverage and other mission needs of current test requirements. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: To assess the significance of potential environmental impacts, a list of the activities necessary to accomplish the proposed action was developed. The affected environment at Wake Atoll was then described. Next, those activities with potential for causing environmental impacts were identified. If a proposed activity was determined to cause potential environmental impact, then it was evaluated by considering the intensity and context in which the impact would occur. Twelve broad environmental resources were evaluated to determine the potential impacts of the proposed action. These resources include: air quality, airspace, biological resources, cultural resources, hazardous materials and waste, health and safety, infrastructure and transportation, land use, noise, physical resources, socioeconomics and water resources. Minimal site construction and LPT flight preparation and testing activities will result in minor impacts to resources such as air quality, airspace, biological and cultural resources, hazardous materials and waste, noise and physical resources; however, no significant impacts are expected to any of the resources analyzed in the SEA. CONCLUSION: Careful evaluation of the areas of environmental consideration for which a potential impact exists has determined that no significant impacts would occur from expanding the suite of target missiles launched and tested from WILC to include LPT missiles. Therefore, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not required. APPROVED: Ronald T. Kadish Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force Director, BMDO The SEA is available at the following locations: Alele Museum/Library Republic of the Marshall Islands Majuro, RMI 96960 Grace Sherwood Library Kwajalein Island U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll 96555 DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF WRITTEN COM- MENTS: Public comments on the SEA will be accepted through Sept. 15, 2000 and should be submitted to: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, ATTN: SMDC-EN-V (Sharon Mitchell), PO Box 1500, Huntsville, Alabama 35807-3801. Classified ad deadlines Tuesday issue: noon Friday Friday issue: noon Wednesday

WEATHER Courtesy of Aeromet (Photo by Jim Bennett) Continental pilot Capt. Buzz Patterson signs out at Bucholz Army Airfield Base Operations for the last time Saturday. Patterson, who flew the Micronesian route for 23 years, retired this week. Continental pilot lands on Kwaj for last time By Jim Bennett Editor Sun Moon Tides Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide Saturday 0642/1907 1652/0358 0246, 4.8' 0918, 1.5' August 12 1512, 4.1' 2059, 1.6' Sunday 0642/1907 1740/0447 0321, 5.2' 0948, 1.2' August 13 1544, 4.4' 2133, 1.3' Monday 0642/1907 1826/0536 0353, 5.5' 1017, 0.9' August 14 Full Moon 1614, 4.7' 2205, 1.0' Tuesday 0642/1906 1911/0625 0423, 5.7' 1044, 0.7' August 15 1643, 4.9' 2236, 0.8'