Soldiers back issues from February 1997:
Feedback
Feb 01, 1997; ... From the Editor THE much-anticipated second edition of The Soldiers Almanac has been met with great response from our readers. Replacing the standard issue of SOLDIERS in January, the almanac contains information on major Army organizations and facilities - and the Army's greatest ...
Combating sexual harassment
Feb 01, 1997; ... SOME would say the incidents of rape and sexual harassment at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., and other basic training posts are isolated cases. But the Army doesn't condone sexual harassment in any form. "We have zero tolerance for that type of thing," said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Dennis J ....
What is sexual harassment?
Feb 01, 1997; ... HERE'S a simple test for determining whether a person's behavior amounts to sexual harassment. Ask yourself the following: Is the conduct suggestive or blatantly sexual? Is it unwelcome by any person subjected to it? Does the conduct create a hostile or offensive work environment? Have sexual ...
Tips of resolving complaints
Feb 01, 1997; ... Take complaints seriously; make the complainant feel secure and welcome. Consider first the effect on the harassed person, not the intent of the harasser. Refer the harassed person to a professional for counseling, if counseling is needed. Chaplains, hospital social workers or other ...
The shame of lame excuses
Feb 01, 1997; ... If you face an issue of harassment, stand up to it. Don't let these lame excuses delay or deter you. "I don't want to hurt the other person's career"; or, "I may hurt my career." Having moral courage-doing the right thing no matter what-is one of our cherished values. Quick, decisive ...
New kit saves dollars
Feb 01, 1997; ... THE Army's CommunicationsElectronics Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J., had a budget problem. It was spending a lot of money packing and shipping tracked vehicles to train soldiers on the Advanced Field Artillery Data System at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. AFATDS ...
Illness probe widened
Feb 01, 1997; ... DEPUTY Secretary of Defense John P. White is increasing the size of the Persian Gulf illnesses investigative team from 12 to 110 people and pumping an additional $27 million into the investigation. White named Bernard Rostker as the special assistant for Gulf war illnesses to direct the ...
Army attacks sexual harassment
Feb 01, 1997; ... SECRETARY of the Army Togo D. West Jr. announced the formation of a nine-member Senior Review Panel on Sexual Harassment to examine policies on sexual harassment and current processes following recent allegations of rape, sexual misconduct and abuses of authority at several installations ....
Bataan endurance march
Feb 01, 1997; ... MILITARY members ready to test their endurance are invited to the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., April 20. The event is the largest military memorial march in the country. It recognizes the sacrifices made by thousands of U.S. and Filipino service ...
New language converter
Feb 01, 1997; ... U.S. forces in Bosnia have a new tool called FALCON to help them over the language barrier. FALCON is an acronym for Forward Area Language Converter, a laptop computer and accompanying software that enable users with no foreign language training to translate foreign language documents ...
Be a combat lifesaver
Feb 01, 1997; ... THE combat lifesaver course is a bridge between the selfaid/buddy-aid training given to soldiers during basic training and the training given to a combat medic. The combat lifesaver is a non-medical soldier trained to provide emergency care as a secondary mission. When he has no combat mission ...
Showcasing technologies
Feb 01, 1997; ... LAST year's Joint Warfighting Interoperability Demonstration showcased technologies that may be adopted by the Department of Defense as part of its quest to control tomorrow's "digital" battlefields. Sponsored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and led last year by the Army, JWID '96 was held ...
Medical screening for returning troops
Feb 01, 1997; ... MEDICAL officials in western Europe are once again reminding commanders and all U.S. personnel who deployed to support Operation Joint Endeavor that the Department of Defense requires returning personnel to undergo medical screening as they depart the OJE area and upon their return to their ...
Ranger regiment seeking soldiers
Feb 01, 1997; ... THE 75th Ranger Regiment is seeking qualified, highly motivated officers and enlisted soldiers for service in the regiment. Openings are available at regimental headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga., and at battalions located at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; Fort Lewis, Wash.; and Fort Benning ....
A look at night vision
Feb 01, 1997; ... A RECENT hands-on demonstration here of some 70 Army and NATO advanced technology night vision devices underscored that the cover of darkness, even when laced with a thick cloud of smoke, provides little chance to hide. Nine NATO nations participated in the demonstration, sponsored by ...
Superior soldiers
Feb 01, 1997; ... SECRETARY of the Army Togo D. West Jr. issued an Army Superior Unit Award to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, here recently. The award recognized the unit's peacekeeping efforts during Operation Uphold Democracy. Members of the 3rd Sqdn. were part of a multinational force ...
AMA honors medics
Feb 01, 1997; ... ARMY medics past and present were honored for more than two centuries of humanitarian service with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association. This is the first time the award has been given to a collective group. During the association's International Health and ...
New OERS coming
Feb 01, 1997; ... ARMY leaders have approved the basic concept for a new Officer Evaluation Reporting System, and the deputy chief of staff for personnel has directed Armywide staffing of a revised regulation to replace the current Army Regulation 623-105. The details of the new OERS are contained in the draft AR ...
Soldiers named 1996 Athletes of the Year
Feb 01, 1997; ... TWO Army Olympians have been named the 1996 Armed Forces Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Sgt. Theresa DeWitt and SSgt. Derrick Waldroup were honored in January at several functions including the United States Military Sports Association "Pride of the Nation" Awards Banquet and the ...
New armored ambulance
Feb 01, 1997; ... THE "armored ambulance" concept will be tested next month during Advanced Warfighting Experiment maneuvers. Late last year the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Md., received word that the ambulance, also known as an Armored Treatment and Transport ...
Team trains jumpmasters
Feb 01, 1997; ... FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska- Fifty-one soldiers, airmen and Marines attended a two-week Jumpmaster Mobile Team Training Course here recently for a chance to earn the title of jumpmaster. "Jumpmaster training is one of the most difficult two-week periods these soldiers will ever go through ...
New maintenance method
Feb 01, 1997; ... GIESSEN, Germany -- Mechanics from vehicle repair facilities throughout the 104th Area Support Group were able to hone their skills during a recent on-site training program. In two classes of 12 specialists each, the mechanics went through a program designed to provide the skills needed to ...
Army triumphs
Feb 01, 1997; ... THE dictionary defines "classic" as "an enduring experience or a traditional event." The 97th annual interservice gridiron clash between the cadets of West Point and the midshipmen of Annapolis was every bit that and more. Players and a record crowd of 69,238 braved a relentless downpour to ...
Living in paradise
Feb 01, 1997; ... WHERE else on earth could so much beauty and adventure await soldiers than in Hawaii? Mark Twain called the 132 islands and atolls stretching across 1,600 miles of ocean "the loveliest fleet of islands anchored in any ocean." Of the six inhabited islands open to tourists, Oahu is the ...
More than a craft
Feb 01, 1997; ... WHEN Sharron Cook began making her African dolls "Sista Girl" and "Brother Man," she never dreamed she would be selling them to people all over the world. The idea for creating the dolls came to the Fort Knox, Ky., resident when she decided she wanted to earn money yet be at home to ...
Recovery of Flight 800
Feb 01, 1997; ... US. Army Corps of Engineers vessels and crews were among the first to respond to the July crash of a TWA jumbo jet off Long Island APT. Thomas Dwyer and his two-man crew had just returned from dinner after a day shuttling environmentalists on a sampling trip in Moriches Inlet, a U.S ....
The Guard's disaster response
Feb 01, 1997; ... WHEN Flight 800 crashed last July, C- 130 Hercules and MH60 Pave Hawk crews from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Air Rescue Wing were flying a training mission. They saw the jetliner explode in the sky. So began the New York Guard's response to one of the United States' worst air ...
Due respects
Feb 01, 1997; ... Members of the West Point class of 1950 gathered in Korea last October to dedicate a memorial to their classmates who died in the Korean War. "Here dead we lie because we did not choose To live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose; But young ...
The badge
Feb 01, 1997; ... The 71-year-old Daniel has the distinct honor of being the first soldier awarded the prestigious tomb badge. He received the award in February of 1958. After almost 40 years, he felt it was time to return it to the soldiers who guard the tomb today. FOR some soldiers life's a circle ....
In honored glory
Feb 01, 1997; ... For three-quarters of a century one unknown soldier has represented all ... OR 75 years he has represented them all: men and women, young and old, all races, colors and creeds who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. He is the original unknown soldier of the Tomb of the ...
Fiber for fitness
Feb 01, 1997; ... Many health organizations suggest that a high-fiber diet can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and a range of other medical problems. MOST of us know that dietary fiber - a carbohydrate that absorbs water and aids in digestion-can be an excellent laxative. But it has ...
The go-betweens
Feb 01, 1997; ... If it helps foster peace and keeps Bosnia's warring factions talking instead of fighting, Army civil affairs soldiers are happy to be ... HAVING wrestled with political and logistical headaches during September's national elections in Bosnia, Maj. Dave Schimsa welcomed the chance to ...
Dealing with death
Feb 01, 1997; ... Army mortuary affairs soldiers are trained to recover, process and send home the bodies of fallen comrades. DEATH. In the Army, it's an occupational hazard. And the need for soldiers who are trained to recover, process and send home the bodies of fallen comrades is critical ....
Marriage in the military
Feb 01, 1997; ... MARRIAGE. Once the sweet surrender likely to last a lifetime, it has increasingly become a 50-50 gamble, with half of all first marriages ending in divorce. The statistics for second and third marriages are even more grim, with divorce rates reaching 60 and 70 percent, respectively, ...
Survival training for couples
Feb 01, 1997; ... "MARRIAGE is not a business contract two people sign," said Chaplain tS . (Maj.) Lawrence Krause. "It's a religious commitment not to be put easily aside." To help prepare couples for that commitment, Army chaplains conduct marriage preparation counseling as part of the Army's ambitious ...
Deep freeze soldiers
Feb 01, 1997; ... MAJ. Paul Giovino and MSgt. Joanne Moore are used to the surprised stares. As the only soldiers assigned to the U.S. Naval Antarctic Support Unit in Christchurch, New Zealand, the two are often the subject of friendly curiosity. "The first question we usually hear from new people just ...
Other soldiers, other missions
Feb 01, 1997; ... GIVEN the nature of their jobs with the Naval Antarctic Support Unit, Maj. Paul Giovino and MSgt. Joanne Moore are perhaps the most visible U.S. Army personnel in New Zealand. They are not the only members of that exclusive club, however, for there are two other American soldiers in the tiny ...
Living down under
Feb 01, 1997; ... ALL four U.S. soldiers stationed in New Zealand agree that living in the island nation is an overwhelmingly positive experience. They also agree, however, that life "Down Under" can take a little getting used to. New Zealand's positive points are easy for the soldiers and their families ...
Climbing McKinley
Feb 01, 1997; ... AN Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter dropped the climbers and their gear at 6,800 feet. At Mount McKinley's 20,320-foot summit, 100mile-per-hour winds threatened as the 13-man international team, sponsored by the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Greely, Alaska, began its climb to the peak of ...
Focus on people
Feb 01, 1997; ... "The event brought us all together, " said 2nd Lt. Crede Lyons. "The esprit de corps displayed throughout the trip was the most exciting part of the run. " EIGHTEEN military police soldiers from the 503rd MP Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C., collectively ran 555 miles to Fort McClellan, ...
A degree of doubt
Feb 01, 1997; ... "DEGREES by mail." "College Scholarships." Big bold dollar signs frame some of the newspaper and magazine ads, suggesting people who respond to them will get rich quickly and with little effort. Bogus, degree- and scholarship-offering institutions target ambitious young students and ...
Army Correspondence Courses
Feb 01, 1997; ... THE Army Correspondence Course Program is one of the best and safest places for soldiers to contact when considering enrolling in a correspondence course. Approximately 210,000 students -- among them active-duty and reserve-component enlisted soldiers and officers, and Defense Department ...
Trained and ready
Feb 01, 1997; ... AT any time of the year, the Orlando, Fla.-based 143rd Transportation Command may deploy worldwide by boat, relocate units across the country by rail or transport surplus medical supplies to American Indians by road. Yet it is not an active Army organization - the 143rd's troops are Army ...