16th CABINET to support Pakistan flood relief

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska-Soldiers and helicopters of the 1st Battalion,
52nd Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade 1500 are preparing
The u.s. Government in support of humanitarian aid and the rapid introduction of the
Disaster relief efforts in Pakistan.

The unit is expected to start for flood emergency aid operations in Pakistan,
year in mid-September. The aircraft is one of the 10 CH-47 Chinook and eight UH-60
Black Hawk helicopters.

2010 season floods of the Prime Minister, has exceeded the amount of all
not have the size and population of disasters
widespread damage, Pakistan's national Disaster Management
Authority.

According to the latest figures from the total number of NDMA cite affect
the population of over 17 million, with 1.2 million houses or
damaged, and the estimated 1,600 deaths.

So far, is divided into 200 million dollars to assist with the recovery and relief
support includes efforts. financial assistance and direct
necessarily delivery and services unique to US
features and resources.

Through the development of the 26 US military and the aircraft is to gather more
as a little people and delivered more than 2 million pounds for relief
deliveries.
Significant military and resource mobilization to rescue
victims of disaster and to provide the necessary supplies will continue.

The task of this unit named Denalin have unique military lift
and movement of CH-47 D Chinook and UH-60A Black Hawk
save lives and to provide humanitarian assistance to the whole helicopters
Partnership with the Government of Pakistan.

"We have to step up efforts to support Pakistan kalastuskapasiteettinsa and people"
column Robert w. Werthman, Commander, 1500 Combat Aviation Brigade said.

25 ID Band trip in China and Russia

Division band is the first United States Army band to do World Expo and in China the first cultural unit this year.

25th Infantry Division Band to perform in China, Russia

Three groups to 25th light infantry Division Band to travel to Russia and the PRC, Sept 3-13 to carry out a variety of events, and represents the United States Army.

Marssirumpuja band, brass ensemble, which reproduces in substance the pop and jazz and rock group that plays modern music run Sakhalin Island, Russia, to help celebrate the island's independence day in Japan and the 2010 World Expo, Shanghai, China in different cities.

These groups also carried out at Shanghai community International School in China as part of the band's field work programme.

"[A] the uniform of the military in standby mode, can be an intimidating thing," said the Chief Warrant Officer Joseph w. Parenteau, 25 light infantry Division Band Commander and conductor."The band is there humanize [Army], and [band] gives us the opportunity to face the music behind the uniform. is a language that does not need to be a translation, so we can bring us music from China and Russia and that we share as Americans."

"I look forward to meeting people from Russia and China," said the staff sergeant Ronald Strayhorn, percussion player, 25 Inf. div. Band. "We interact with people, one-on-one friends, American cultural exchange, relations and to build bridges. "

"Huge opportunities for Soldiers in the frequency range," said Parenteau."They have worked very hard to ensure that we are introduced to the world the best performance possible."

The band has toured throughout the Southern Pacific Realm in the past, Indonesia, Australia, Papa New Guinea, Tanga, Tanzania, India and the Island, but this is a band for the first time outside the pacific International.

In the past, this band was used mainly for public relations and strategic diplomacy tool, said the band discusses the Parenteau. Army needs in different areas, such as the moral support of forces, education outreach work, humanitarian operations and to keep people spirits: national disasters up relive an act against which an action in progress, when he continued.

"This tour is the first time you try to return to the United States Army off Island, in front of the public is the essential mission of just a few years," said Parenteau. "This journey in China and Russia put 25 Inf. Div. worldwide. "

"We have the military history of playing music and pieces of popular American songs, which easily translates their culture," said Parenteau.

"I am waiting for this journey from a stronger foreign relations by closer to Russia and China with through music," said Strayhorn.

Advance sale General hosts Town Hall, American Samoa

PAGO PAGO, Samoa — sending Us army reserve of the 9th General operation support Command hosted Sept 1 Sergeant first class of u.s. Army Reserve Center Pele Pago Pago, American Samoa Town Hall.

Brig. General Michele g. Compton met with the ninth MSC community include command Soldiers, members of the family and full-time support staff of more than 100 members.

The primary purpose of Town hall was General personally fulfils the Soldiers and their family members, thus commanding. Compton wanted to also provide a unique opportunity to expressed in any of their thoughts.

Compton shared originally slightly for himself and his family with the Soldiers.He then explains some of his top priorities to the quality of health care are available for Soldiers, families and veterans, on the island.

Compton "Brig. General Kozlov (former thus commanding general) has made in recent years, the spectacular work, and you want to continue with initiatives that he began to see the last" said.

Compton also place the command stresses family programs, and contribute to the Soldiers and family members can participate in the circulation Strong bond issue and yellow tape entries. Strong circulation bond issue is the Chaplain led command program, which contains one of the Soldiers of the weekend returns to married Soldiers and together with their spouses and banner-Paradise. Yellow program offers training for pre, Soldiers during and after deployment.

During the meeting of the armed forces and their appetite suppressors
families ask reserviläistä public the possibility of future growth Samoa forces Post Exchange parts availability vary depending on the different subjects.

Among his many replies had to get new items is PX and promote the role of the army reserve. He also stated that at present it is not currently scheduled deployments; this is known, however, can be changed.

Compton then met with the one-on-one after the Town Hall of individuals.

"I am very happy, families and Soldiers were able to participate," said Compton. "I appreciated the personally fulfils all and hear their ideas interactive, open forum. "

Expressed as a general rule, a visit to the Soldiers only.

"I think it's really great that he is," said Pvt. Mataina Customs, food service specialist 411th engineer Battalion forward support company. "It is good to know that he really cares about and that he wanted to hear from us. "

Before the airport, sending General commended the Soldiers and their families for their service.

"I've heard our American Samoa Soldiers made in support of operation Iraqi freedom and the disaster relief efforts after the phenomenal success of last year's tsunami work I am very proud about. so as to serve you in this command, and I am grateful to the service of our nation."

Double amputee ' fall ' into the TAMC

HONOLULU-If it is true, actions speak louder than words retired Sgt. 1st Class Dana Bowman, "roared" as he parachuted over Tripler Army Medical Center, rationale, development of 19 may him u.s. Commander, Captain bars and coins.

Soldiers Warrior transition Battalion, here, to prove that even becoming a Double amputee life met Bowman does not stop, but instead send a new life on the go.

Bowman's new journey began in 1994, more than a desert Yuma high Ariz., when the Army elite skydiving demonstration team, the Golden Knights was training Heart stopping Aerial maneuvers, which they've become famous for.

Bowman, special operations forces Ranger scuba diver and sniper friend and teammate yourself Sgt. Jose Aguillon intended to make the "Diamond," the two had done more than 50 times before, however, this flexibility. Feb 6 demonstration during the Bowman's life changed forever.

Instead of crossing paths flexibility during the Bowman and Aguillon collided lightning speeds. Aguillon was killed, and the effects of both legs of the Bowman's amputated, was as soon as one of the knee and the second generation.

Despite his injuries nine months after the tragedy and called for an army re-enlisted Bowman skydiving as part of the ceremony, with his commander.

"How I look at, is we all have disabilidád" Bowman said. "Your injuries are the things that can't be done. "

He will go to promote Soldier TAMC resources and served as a result of the transition warriors morale booster.Major General Percival Wolf, executive officer WTB, that he introduced Bowman on the participation of the warriors, it was only the costs of the said.

"There to help our warriors WTB-you-see change back to duty, whether the National Guard, reserve, active duty or conversion," Wolf said. "The only objective is to provide you with the care and support for achieving the objectives-to start back to the page you can choose the path of the Bowman is an example of what can be done. "

It was during his visit to assist this Bowman General Keith Gallagher, are usually Pacific Medical regional command Deputy Secretary, 1st Lt. Regina Cantyne on the promotion of the master, and he gave where to buy maqui berry Commander coins 10 staff members shall be selected on the exceptional performance of their tasks.

"U. S. military men and women in all the services, on behalf of the I submit the coin is all," said Bowman. "It describes the spade, which is also called the army, Navy, air force, Marines and Coast Guard. on the opposite side of the three shields: Port, Police Department and Fire.

"The coin and the United States flag are men and women who have sacrificed for our country," he said, his reasons, after the jump is TAMC.

Since retirement from the armed forces, Bowman has received a Bachelor's degree in commercial air North Dakota University and he has become a motivational speaker, international, working with military and non-governmental bodies to promote the idea that "does not include information about disability; it is the ability to."

Love the game of ice hockey lähettikin warriors breaks the ice

HONOLULU-it might be cold inside the Ice Palace, but the hockey players of the Navy, air force, army, Marines, and Coast Guard heated up hard ice hockey contest will benefit from the development of lähettikin warriors, 29.

Charity hockey game was the brainchild of the Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Taylor, the principal organizer of the event, who is employed in this common Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.

Taylor, Blue Team Captain "ice hockey after passion mine I was a boy, and if I was going to ever make some kind of charity event, it had to be something I enjoy doing," said."Hockey and the wounded Warrior Project quite naturally went together."

The wounded Warrior project is a general interest organization that honors and adjust lähettikin warriors awareness and enlisting the aid of citizens seriously injured service men and women according to the needs of the project will also help. these service members aid and assist each other.

"I believe that the wounded Warrior Project will affect the lives of Soldiers, sailors, Airmen, Marines and their families," Taylor said. "They have given so much to that country, and this is our thanking them. "

Taylor, which have been adopted to Iraq, the military personnel must be familiar with, in particular with a view to combating male and ranges.

Volunteers became common Base Pearl Harbor Hickam according to the first class Petty, USO Hawaii, Honolulu Police Department and staff throughout the island.

USO shall be paid to have time, posters and the players of the United States.

In person, authorised the sale of commemorative t-shirt sales and silent auction, the transaction between the raised more than $ 10,000, which goes to the wounded Warrior Project.

A silent auction featured collectible items, such as Team USA shirt shirt autographed by 2010, the Silver medal, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Team player Ryan Getzlaf, San Jose Sharks player Patrick Marleau signed shirt signed by Puck Jack Johnson and hockey stick signed by 2009-2010 Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues player signed by the wheel and the youth sized All-Star symbol.

Game pitted the Army/Air Force group, who wore white against the United States: ' Marines/Coast Guard/Navy team, who donned the blue of the United States.

Army/Air Force broke the ice by scoring the first goal during the first period. Josh James, 2nd Battalion, light infantry Regiment of their removal from, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th light infantry Division, scored the goal, to help Tom Bell, White Team captian, coming from the United States Pacific Command.

Peter Matonis, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd BCT scored the second goal, Bill Schwab, u.s. military-Pacific to another during the period.

Blue Team fought back and two-sided goals scored the second period. Rafi Steinger Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37, scored the first, help, Craig Cercone, Headquarters Bn, Marine Corps Base. Hawaii.

Matt Pothier, PACOM, scored the team's second goal with the help of his Cercone, who arrive on the territory of the second game.

2-2, the third and final 20 minutes going into liquidation, transfer linked to score White Team will help you get up to speed and three-sided obtained. Michael Knaeble 535th Airlift Squadron, common Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, twice scored help from Rob Wooley, 1400 Medical Operations Squadron and Matonis.

Ed Cueno, 58th army police company, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Welcome Command, calculate the final objective to assist with the Wooley, his second game.

Jeremy Gabbard, Pacific fleet scored the final goal, Blue Team, Pothier, help the company make a comeback with the final leaving White Team winner final result is a 5-3.

"Even if the result is not what we wanted, we are looking forward for rematch next year," Taylor said. "The success of the Event was just phenomenal, and to all who came to show their support had a lot of time. "

May brand makeover to AHFH communities services

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS BOMBING, Hawaii army Hawaii family housing development reinvented itself 30.

It was re-named "the Island Palm communities" and debuted a new logo and brand elements.

Rebranding is part of the military in residential communities, Actus Lend-lease lainasalkkuun, aiming to create a family of characters is Actus nationwide initiative.

Claire of ridding-Johnston, AHFH project leader said "we change the name of a Palm Island communities and by providing a new logo and the graphic character elements will better reflect the quality of housing, communities and military Families provides us with a partnership with the army services."

A new advertising motto, "a lifestyle you earn, you belong to, place" is associated with the rebranding.

Family-oriented neighborhoods, outstanding recreational services and activities and services that most-post communities cannot provide the new symbol of the specific objectives of better regulation in the light of the commitment to AHFH stable and secure environment for this environment offers Families. communities if they build friendships with the neighbours who have similar experiences and feel really at home, comfortable with.

"The location AHFH also allowing us to view it, how we, in the context of our current and prospective residents, in particular through the US Web site traffic," of ridding-Johnston said.

"We are carried out in about a year ago, extensive research, which included interviewing with new and existing residents, as well as gaining a better understanding of their needs and what processes and experiences they have, whether it is designed to move them, or current resident" Hawaii of ridding-Johnston said.

The result is developed and organised in such a way as to facilitate the new site information.New Web tools have been added, which facilitates the future or existing, agreed by the residents have access to information and services.

The island Palm communities to launch a new website, Facebook page
Recent launches a new name, logo, and graphical character parts the Island Palm communities also went live with a new website.

Tom Adams, Vice President, property Management "new website has been developed much feeds just arrived inhabitants and the current residents," said.

"They are two different groups of users requires very different kinds of information, so that we can share our two sections-one of the Soldiers and families inbound and one of the current inhabitants of the Earth."

Incoming Soldiers use the valuable information and resources to help make it easier to set up a family transfer, also contains information about each of the body and the amenities and services, schools and the cost of living can be found in Hawaii. all the Islands in this section dedicated to families.

"Home search engine is one of the new features on our site," Adams said. "Soldier can Select his duty station, the value and then his successors.

"The search results appear on an individual basis to what communities are apartments, in a manner which is suited to his or her profile and the military could cause the floor plans, photos, and get a personal leasing consultant," Adams on.

Current residentsmakes Web site easier for families about news, activities and services.

Individual community pages dis-play news and information on specific communitywide effect to the community.

The second feature is the online-form submission tool that makes it easier for people to do things, such as vehicles, pets or the registry to request a satellite dish installation or notify the community change.

Even if the signatures and approval markings are still needed several requests from residents of the trip will save their community center.

"We want our services available to its staff, and easily and the information and site tools help" Adams said.

Visit the website for more information about special occasions islandpalmcommunities.com.., and other information, search for Facebook "Island Palm communities."

One of the Group! the main leaders of the cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, the disaster contingencies, cooperation

HONOLULU, Hawaii, U.s. Army Pacific senior leaders met with more than 30 other army and State leaders of the Asia Pacific-leading civil Military seminar in this context, the responsibility for the development of the countries of the region of the Pacific 31 Sept 1. Focused on improving the regional disaster relief that has selected the seminar was the first of a series of annual events to bring together senior military and the leaders of the Asia-Pacific region.

Leaders, representing thus commanding USARPAC is included in the General Lt. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, Deputy Commander of the Army National Guard, major-General General Joseph j. Chaves and käyttövarantoja Command post Deputy Chief of staff, Lieutenant-Colonel Chelsea Chae.

His thoughts and observations of Chaves said, "the seminar was an excellent opportunity to develop and to exchange ideas, as it relates to humanitarian aid and disaster relief during the first 10 days of the natural disaster in Asia staff military and emergency management."

U.s. Ambassador to Nepal Scott Delisi "from the point of view of the evolution of the u.s. Government, foreign policy and humanitarian response to the three main areas are effectively well-served programs, such as in this seminar," said. He added that these all contribute to global stability, which is for all Nations, including the interest of the United States

Chaves said, "by using as the starting point for Haiti response time, the seminar, the participants referred to in the forum where you can drill down on account of the many problems and explore international and regional conflicts which have responsibility for the reconstruction of the earthquake in the Pacific. some of the best ideas and proposed solutions became partners in Asia, which deals with recurring natural disasters."

Lucke, United States Ambassador Lewis Coordinator for Haitian earthquake response of opening remarks Lt. General P.K. Keen, the u.s. military commander in southern Command with Deputy.Each joint civil-military experience will enter into force on 1 January 2010 the disaster, when they acted together.

Military and Government officials, the management of Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal and the Philippines was the participation of their counterparts with PACOM and its components, including the Special Operations command, U.s. Army, Pacific, United States air force and the US Pacific fleet.
The international humanitarian community was represented by the United Nations World Food Programme, the said Office of coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation.

General Brig. Mike Keltz, Deputy Director of Operations, plans, requirements and application perspective, said that the USPACAF US Army seminar shows how a well developed and the capacity of the international agreements.

"Often, when the US army arrives at the disaster substantially destroyed, national capacity, such as disasters But with Haiti. process such as cyclones in Bangladesh, or flooding of Malaysia, mass and is already in use or under development resolved, national, regional and international reference points," said Keltz.

"It was pleasant to see how far the Asian and Pacific countries have come and how national resources really only need to jump US Army support-started," he said.
Keltz found that partner countries ' capacity in this respect, it is particularly effective in order to be able to use its resources to the u.s. military.

ASEAN and the said began 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed that more than 230,000 life and costs 9.9 billion u.s. dollars damage, sparked the growth of disasters, which led to agreements on the coordination of military civilian administration international dialogue

"Events, such as they are extremely important because it provides a large number of people in different areas around Asia-Pacific region, which is vulnerable to catastrophe," said Lt. General Pawan Jung Thapa Nepali. He added that his country's delegation to the presence of the seminar, the top led by Ambassador Delisi, reflects the Nepal to improve national and international disaster relief.

A seminar on lessons learned and centered. main issues singled out for coordination and liaison with contracts, information sharing and distribution logistics. Despite the international and regional framework emphasizes the participants underscored that a good disaster response is initiated by the community and at national level before the regional and international frameworks come into play.

"I think ... countries should, in consultation and to develop mutual protocols to military, civilian authorities, aid, if necessary," Amit JHA joint Indian National Disaster Management Agency Secretary of State said.

"But I would like to emphasize that in the end the disaster management is the best in the field of civil and community-led effort."

Representatives Expressed hope that the dialogue, which began a seminar has suffered.

"I find this seminar can be the start of something big in the future. Ronald Flores, the Civil Defense Executive Officer Philippine national Disaster coordination Council formal grouping of high civil and military purposes managers, who are engaged in disaster relief, in my view, is the idea that it is time," He said. stated that the UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND efforts can mirror process with Disaster Management and Emergency Response is expected to become operational next year ASEAN Agreement.

-We value highly the efforts which has taken the Pacific Command this aspect, and you have it-lead is a very good but there are a lot of work that remains to be done, "said Thapa, saying that more is required for the learned, and discuss."We must be constantly communication and interaction with stakeholders, so that the issues that may affect their ability to relate to disaster relief in the future is now. "

The Center for Disaster Management and humanitarian Excellence event u. S, on behalf of the Pacific Command.

The event is part of the COE launched this year to improve civil-military disaster relief each year in the top management level, the regional series. last month, COE run similar workshop in Nepal to assemble the main South-Asian civilian and military aspects of effective revocation.