10 September 2011 Volume 1, Issue 9

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PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS NEWSLETTER

Deployment Photos

COMMANDING OFFICER LtCol David S. Gibbs EXECUTIVE OFFICER Maj Daniel M. Bartos SERGEANTS MAJOR SgtMaj James P. Humphrey CHAPLAIN LCDR Marcus E. Lawerence FAMLIY READINESS OFFICER Mr. James L. Stolarczyk

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Life Skills
Life Skills if the newest section of the MCFTB umbrella. Here at Camp Lejeune we offer workshops and classes that provide foundation skills for our service members and their families. For class dates and times, call: (910) 451-0176

MCCS Lejeune MCFTB September Calendar

MARINE CORPS FAMILY TEAM BUILDING September Calendar of Events
15 -16 Before I Do Workshop 16 -18 Marriage Enrichment Retreat I 17 LINKS Kids (6-8) & Tweens (9-12) Wksp 20 Beyond the Brief Workshop (Week 3) 20 -21 LINKS Spouses Workshop 21 Command Team/Member Training 21 -22
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Office Hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1630 Midway Park Marine & Family Services Annex Bldg LC 4012A Phone (910)451-0176 http://www.mccslejeune.com/mcftb/ index.html

2ND SUPPLY BATTALION Hurricane Irene, Lessons Learned

Be sure you buy can goods that can be eaten unheated. My daughter prefers the canned ravioli and Spam. There is no accounting for a teenagers taste. Build a supply of canned foods. Try to stock up on canned foods that can be eaten unheated. Do not assume because you have cans in the cupboards that you have food. Imagine going to the cupboard and finding cream corned and lima beans. Then imagine that is all you have to eat for two days! Having both potable and bath water is important. It is likely you will not have drinking water after a hurricane. The City of Jacksonville issued a boil water alert immediately after Irene. If you are going to a shelter, do not assume they have water and food. Many shelters provide neither during the hurricane. If you go to a shelter take drinking water, food/snacks and clean clothes. If you have pets, plan ahead. There are a limited number of shelters in Onslow County that take pets. Your dog or cat must be in a kennel or gage of the appropriate size. You must bring food for your pet and to not plan on seeing them until the storm has passed. Never assume that I will be home in a few hours the dog will be OK. That is what pet owners said prior to Katrina. Over a quarter of a million pets were abandoned, without food or clean water after Katrina.

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Planning and Preparing are the keys to getting through a major hurricane. Some additional resources: http://www.redcross.org/ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ http://www.fema.gov/

Hurricane Irene struck the North Carolina Coast on 27 August 2011. Tropical Storm Lee flooded the Southwest and Northeast leaving thousands homeless. Now is the time to look at some lessons learned from these storms! Prepare, Prepare, Prepare, never procrastinate. Build a storm kit, which includes candles, battery operated lights, canned food, baby wipes, battery operated radio. Stock up on canned food and non-perishable items. Do not forget pet food!

2d Supply Battalion Family Readiness Events

Team Advisors are planning a Fun Night in October 2011. Tentative dates are 3 Oct 2011 or 10 October 2011. If you are interested in attending or helping out, please contact the Family Readiness Officer at (910) 382-5300. 2d Supply Battalion will be attending the CLR-25 Marine Corps Ball on 8 November 2011. The Ball will be held at the Greenville Convention Center. For additional details contact the Family Readiness Officer. The 2d Supply Battalion Christmas Party will be held on 9 December 2011. All of our Supply Battalion family members are invited to attend. There will be a dinner, music, prizes, free professional photographer and of course Santa will be there. The Battalion is always looking for family members to volunteer for events and assistance with planning future events. If interested contact the Family Readiness Officer.

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Marine Forces Reserves in the News

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania U.S. Marines and sailors stood alongside Romanian sailors, naval infantry and soldiers in a large formation to commemorate Black Sea Rotational Force 11s deployment in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions. The closing ceremony was attended by Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, Brig. Gen. James Lariviere, commanding general, 4th Marine Division, and Romanian Vice Adm. Aurel Popa, chief of Navy staff, as well as other officers of other nations that participated in BSRF. [The ceremony] was put together to highlight the five-and-a-half months of engagements here in the [European] theater with all these countries, said Chiarotti. We had [dignitaries] from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Ukraine present at the ceremony. They represent only a fraction who weve reached out to; there was a total of 13 countries, he added. We had [dignitaries] from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Ukraine present at the ceremony. They represent only a fraction who weve reached out to; there was a total of 13 countries, he added.

9-11. . . Remberances
Not a cloud marred the sky in the early morning hours of Sept. 11 as Darryl St. George began his commute from Northport, Long Island, N.Y., to Marymount Manhattan College. The days beauty left a lasting impression on him and he was in a great mood as he caught up on some reading during the train ride to school. His morning class was on ancient civilizations and the students were studying Mesopotamia, or modern day Iraq the irony would hit St. George years later. He arrived at school early and sat outside the elevator, continuing to read, hoping to catch up on homework. I remember the elevator doors opened and a woman exited the elevator and she was hysterically crying. It was jarring; I didnt know what to do, said St. George, a 2004 Marymount Manhattan graduate. Before I could react, a lady went to comfort her. At first it was impossible you couldnt get anything out of her; she was just crying, gasping for air like she was having difficulty breathing, hyperventilating. Eventually I could piece it together. She kept saying, A plane, a plane, and then she finally said, A plane hit the World Trade Center. I remember thinking, thats horrible, mentioned St. George. I thought it was like when the plane crashed into the Empire State Building I thought it was a small plane. I remember thinking there wasnt a cloud in the sky, how could this have happened? After that I didnt really give it another thought. St. George explained that he entered his class and after about 30 minutes, one of the administrators came into the room and said, Were under attack. You all need to get home, get back to your dorms; class is cancelled. Try and get in touch with your family and friends. The student behind St. George stood up and said, My father works in the World Trade Center. He hurried out of the room. I never saw him again, St. George said. I just remember trying to figure everything out; it was very confusing and overwhelming. The following was an excerpt from an article by Cpl Jeff Drew and can be read in its entirety at:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/76 738/ny-native-navy-corpsmanreflects-9-11#.Tms0Fl3GDh4

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Afghanistan Being there that day and seeing the things I saw left an indelible mark on my psyche, my soul; I couldnt get beyond it. The more I thought about it I realized I wanted to give back in some way; I wanted to do everything in my power to make sure something like that could never happen again.

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CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan Some fathers teach their sons how to throw a ball and others show their sons how to fish. Sgt. Maj. Ernest Hoopii, Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, taught his son how to be a Marine. Lance Cpl. Sean Hoopii, a fire team leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, is currently serving alongside his father for the second time in southern Helmand province. Sean is like my mini-me, said the elder Hoopii, a native of Maui, Hawaii. As a kid he would get dressed up in utilities and go out in the woods. I would have a vest for him and a vest for myself; and we would have canteens, a map, compasses and a GPS, and we would go patrolling in the woods. The sergeant major explained that his son is a third generation Marine on both sides of the family. Im a Marine, my father was a Marine, his moms dad was a Marine, her brother was a Marine, he said. So he was just destined to be a Marine.. Although most parents worry about sending their son or daughter into a combat zone, the father and son duo have been in this business for a while and do not share that same mentality. It is comforting for me to know my son is in my chain of command where I have some overwatch, said the sergeant major. I am luckier than most parents will ever be, you know, Im on the same battlefield with my son. As a matter of fact, we joke that we spend more time together in Afghanistan than we do at home. Levity aside, this pair of Marines has spent quite a bit of time in Afghanistan. They are each currently serving their third tour of duty in support of Operation Enduring FreedomLast year I saw him on Christmas day from about 300 meters away, the sergeant major said. He was the tallest kid round so I just knew it was him; and the next time we would see each other was at the fight for Marjah. This particular meeting during the Marine offensive in Marjah in early 2010 was chronicled by author and former Marine, Bing West, in his most recent work, The Wrong War. West was traveling with the elder Hoopii in southern Helmand province during his time as the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade sergeant major. The sergeant major and Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, 2nd MEB commanding general, were attending a shura with the new district governor of Marjah. We are all Taliban here, an elder said. You represent a corrupt and murderous government. Ill give you a chance. But if you betray me, Ill kill you and your entire family. The meeting quickly broke up and Taliban in a nearby tree line opened fire.

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As rounds pinged into the dirt, the sergeant major rushed forward, shouting and thrusting Marines into fighting positions. Suddenly, a hand grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back. Dad, Lance Cpl. Sean Hoopii said, I got it. My son is a Marine weve all got a mission to do. Hes going to do his mission, his unit is going to do its mission, thats what we do, the sergeant major said. Its a tough job for tough guys. My decisions are made for the sole purpose of accomplishing the overall mission of the Marine Corps out here. Every time I come out here my father tells me to watch my feet, watch my step, said Sean. From time to time I still notice myself looking where I walk because he taught me to. I love my family, I love my country and I love the Corps, he said. I am glad Ive got this opportunity to be back at the front with my Marines and my son. The following are excerpts from a story by SSgt Andrew Miller. You can read the article in its entirety at: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/76353/ sergeant-major-and-son-join-forcesafghanistan-secondtime#.TmtDcF3GDh4

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Shock Trauma Platoon Hits the Ground Running

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Surrounded by nothing but sand and mountains, there exists a state-of-the-art medical facility specializing in combat casualties. It has the resources and manpower to treat multiple patients with a wide range of injuries. In order to take over operations at the Shock Trauma Platoon, hospital corpsmen and varying physicians with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) are conducting their turn over with the medical staff of MSB 11.1 (FWD). The casualties that are treated at the facility have injuries ranging from gunshot wounds to loss of limbs due to improvised explosive devices. The installation is equipped to handle the majority of these injuries, whether they treat them directly or stabilize the patient in order to transfer them to another base. According to Cmdr. Christopher M. Herzer, 2nd MLG (FWD) Surgeon, the STP, as a stand-alone unit, has the capability to perform a wide range of non-surgical procedures, such as inserting intubation tubes and providing resuscitative care to patients. Since the STP has merged its capabilities with those of the Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite, they have gained the ability to perform surgeries on site. When we came in, we had multiple patients every day for the first three or four days we were here, said Capt. Andrew Johnson, an emergency medicine physician with the STP at FOB Edinburgh, originally from Austin, Texas. Instead of just talking about things, we actually got to see the other team do them, and they got to watch us. It was really the best turnover we could hope for, because it wasnt talk. It was actually putting into practice what they were teaching us. Within minutes of the medical staff landing at the base, before their bags had even been offloaded, casualties were brought into the facility and the sailors rushed to the aid of the corpsmen already in place, eager to help in any way they could. Im very proud of our unit for this, said Lt. Cmdr. James Gennari, an emergency trauma and intensive care unit Nurse Corps officer with the platoon at FOB Edinburgh. Our doctors broke off and scrubbed in. Our corpsmen came in, lined up and watched to see how they could help. We had just gotten here. Some of these guys had never seen this before. The quick reaction and efficiency of the medical staff with the oncoming unit is a result of extensive communication and training drills. The sailors pride themselves on their ability to work as one cohesive unit. Yes, we have doctors, nurses, officers and enlisted, but its one team, said Petty Officer 1st Class Leon Lewis, a hospital corpsman with the STP at FOB Edinburgh, and native of Stone Mountain, Ga. We work as one, very closely. We let the lines of communication stay open. The only time we arent talking is when we are doing patient care. Gennari, an East Chicago, Ill., native, added that its the crosstraining of the unit that allows them to act under pressure so seamlessly. We cross train for every nursing position as we also train the corpsmen in everything, he said. It is the goal of the unit to be constantly training, conducting drills when they dont have patients. It looks like mass confusion, but it is really very orchestrated, and we have our leaders to thank for that, concluded Lewis.

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Resources of the Month
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James L. Stolarczyk Family Readiness Officer 2D Supply Battalion

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Local Jacksonville, NC telephone numbers for the Red Cross: (910) 451-2182/5159 (after hours 877-272-7337)

When a military family experiences a crisis, the American Red Cross is there to assist by providing emergency communications twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Red Cross emergency communications services keep military personnel in touch with their families. No matter where a military member and their family are stationed, the Red Cross will deliver their notifications in times of crisis. Even if the service member receives notification of an emergency through an email or a phone call, Red Cross-verified information assists commanding officers in making a decision regarding emergency leave. Without this verification, the service member may not be able to come home during a family emergency. How to Contact the Red Cross for Assistance Call (877) 272-7337 (toll-free within the continental United States)