Volume 12, Issue 04 Friday, January 14, 2011

Sgt. Maj. of the Army

 visits GTMO

Hand-to-hand combat

Skills for a lifetime

Tournament kicks off

soccer season

Around the

JTF

A Sailor salutes a Trooper as he enters a Sally 

Port gate in Camp Delta, Jan 6. — photo by Mass 

Communication Specialist 1st Class David P. Coleman

Spc. Thomas Johnson inspects newly delivered 

boxes containing fresh fruit and vegetables 

for safety, Jan. 11. Johnson is assigned to 

Guantanamo Bay, Veterinary Treatment Facility, 

which provides prevention of zoonotic diseases 

and food borne illness to servicemembers and 

detainees. — photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd 

Class Elisha Dawkins

Engineering Aide 3rd Class Roger Alexander looks 

through a transit surveyor for the installation of 

new bollards at Cable Beach, Jan. 12. — photo by 

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan J. Miller
The Wire | Page 2

Trooper to Trooper

featuring

The WIRE is the official news magazine of Joint Task Force 

Guantanamo. It is produced by the JTF Public Affairs Office to 

inform and educate the Troopers of JTF Guantanamo through 

news, features, command guidance, sports and entertainment. 

The WIRE seeks to provide maximum disclosure with minimum 

delay with regard to security, accuracy, propriety and policy. 

This DoD news magazine is an authorized publication for the 

members of the Department of Defense. Contents of The WIRE 

are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the 

U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or Joint Task 

Force Guantanamo. It is printed by the Document Automation & 

Production Service with a circulation of 1,000.

Non-commissioned-officer-in-charge, JIG

Trooper to Trooper | Friday, Jan. 14, 2011

Commander

Navy Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harbeson

Command Master Chief

Navy Master Chief Petty Officer

Scott A. Fleming

Office of Public Affairs Director

Navy Cmdr. Tamsen Reese: 9928

Deputy Director

Air Force Lt. Col. Don Langley: 9927

Operations Officer

CW2 Raymond Chapman: 3649

Supervisor

Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Leonhard: 3649

 

Executive Editor

Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cossel: 3499

Assistant Editor

Spc. Meredith Vincent

Photojournalists:

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class

David P. Coleman

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class

Elisha Dawkins

Army Sgt. Mathieu Perry

Air Force Senior Airman Gino Reyes

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Master Chief Petty Officer

Evan Cutler

Back Cover: The sun rises on one of the Camp Four guard towers, Jan.5. – photo by Senior Airman Gino Reyes

COVER: Army 2nd Lt. Shawn Pierce practices his holds during Army combative training, Jan. 6. Pierce is attached to the 525th 

Military Police Company. –photo by Senior Airman Gino Reyes

Over 200 years ago, our forefathers decided they had had enough of King George’s policies 

and submitted an act of independence. While there were many ideals and reasons to declare 

independence, submission to the crown was one of the main reason for a British military response. The British believed this act of defiance was a direct attack on the King. Through voting processes and mutual interest, a singular identity was born: the United States of America. 

This single voice, from people who declared loyalty to their newfound country, was heard 

throughout the old world. People spread across the 13 colonies came out to express loyalty 

to their new government. 

This tradition continues today. The reason why it has continued is because servicemembers throughout our country raised their hands, swore to defend our great nation and the 

citizens who reside in it. From the day we declared independence and through the wars 

since, heroic citizens of this great country volunteered to fight for the rights and spirit of 

freedom given by the Constitution of the United States. 

Through every campaign were men and women who understood the importance of our 

country and believed their lives were a small price to pay for the promise of freedom. Their 

loyalty is beyond reproach. We must remember these sacrifices. We must remember why 

these American patriots and heroes gave their time, their service and their lives. In addition, 

we must remember the sacrifice of the families who served with them from home. And 

above all, we must remember why they did it. We must remain loyal to our people because 

of those who came before.

Our oath is our declaration of loyalty. Every one of us stood in front of an official and 

swore that we would freely give up our lives to our country. We now carry that responsibility 

and our loyalty is how we do it. While we find ourselves in cultural design of expressions of 

loyalty, such as an Army tradition, or Navy ceremony, expressing loyalty is a personal decision. 

We find ourselves at the extreme end of pride and ownership after we’ve declared ourselves to 

a level of loyalty that could cost us our lives. We promised to dedicate ourselves completely to 

the tasks given to us. It is the only way for us, as Americans, to express our loyalty. We show 

off who we are, and what we represent, because we know we stand for the American people. 

Only by our loyalty can our country remain strong and give proper respect for those who came 

before us. I recommend that the next time you walk past our flag waving in the air in front of 

the headqaurters building, on John Paul Jones Hill, or Camp Delta, look at it again. See it for 

what it represents and remember why you are doing the professional jobs you are doing, as 

warriors for the people of the United States of America. 

JTF Guantanamo The Wire Contact us

Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 | news you can use The Wire | Page 3

On the eve of the one-year anniversary 

of the earthquake that leveled Haiti, 

President Barack Obama yesterday 

honored the memory of the 250,000 

Haitian people who died in the disaster, 

and highlighted relief and recovery 

efforts.

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake set into 

motion “one of the largest humanitarian 

efforts ever attempted,” Obama said.

Noting that 100 Americans also 

perished that day and an estimated 1 

million people remain missing, Obama 

added that countless lives were saved in 

the earthquake’s aftermath, and Haitians 

now have better access to food, water 

and health care than they did before the 

disaster.

But the impoverished nation is not out 

of the woods, he said.

“Too much rubble continues to clog 

the streets, too many people are still 

living in tents, and for so many Haitians, 

progress has not come fast enough,” 

the president said. “As we have said all 

along, helping the poorest nation in the 

Western Hemisphere recover from one 

of the worst natural disasters ever to 

strike our hemisphere will take years, if 

not decades.”

When the earthquake struck the small 

island country Jan. 12, 2010, near its 

capital of Port-au-Prince, the Defense 

Department coordinated with the State 

Department to respond with life-saving 

assistance. U.S. Southern Command, 

the U.S. Agency for International 

Development and other agencies 

coordinated their efforts to assess the 

earthquake’s massive damage.

Obama Honors Haiti Earthquake 

Victims, Notes Relief Efforts

Terri Moon Cronk

American Forces Press Service

Gates Stresses Need to Prevent North Korean Provocations

Jim Garamone

American Forces Press Service

Preventing another North Korea 

provocation of South Korea is in everyone’s 

interest, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates 

said Wednesday at a conference in Tokyo.

In the past year, North Korea torpedoed 

the South Korean ship Cheonan, killing 46 

sailors, and shelled the island of Yeongpeong, 

killing two civilians and two South Korean 

servicemembers.

“Every country has the right to protect 

itself and defend itself against an unprovoked 

attack,” Gates said during a news conference 

at the Japanese defense ministry. “I think the 

key on the Korean peninsula, as I discussed in 

China and here in Japan, is to prevent another 

provocation from happening.”

The danger of escalation of force exists, 

the secretary said, and the United States, 

Japan, China and South Korea must work 

together to ensure stability and peace on the 

Korean peninsula.

North Korea has said it is willing to 

negotiate with South, Gates noted, but he 

added that the Pyongyang government must 

demonstrate it will change its behavior.

“This requires that the North cease its 

belligerent behavior, and its provocations that 

have killed innocent victims, both military 

and civilian, in Korea,” Gates said. “We are 

supportive of negotiations and engagement 

between North and South but there must be 

concrete evidence on the part of the North that 

they are serious about these negotiations.”

Gates has spoken with Chinese leaders 

about the situation on the peninsula, and his 

meetings today examined the subject. He 

will visit Seoul tomorrow to talk with South 

Korean leaders on the way ahead.

“All four countries have a common 

interest in a peaceful outcome and stability on 

the peninsula, and in each place we’ve talked 

about how to pursue that,” he said.

The secretary said he wants to break the 

cycle of North Korean violence followed by 

crocodile tears.

“We have seen this cycle over and over again, 

and I think the objective we all have in common 

is how to prevent another provocation from 

taking place. How do we move the process 

forward on the peninsula in a way that shows the 

North Koreans are serious about engagement, 

serious about negotiations and that this is not 

just a repeat of what we have seen so often in 

the past after a provocation of trying to re-set 

the clock back to what it was before?” he said.

In China, he called for concrete North 

Korean steps, suggesting that a moratorium on 

nuclear and missile work would be a good place 

to start.

Gates met with Japanese Prime Minister 

Naoto Kan, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara 

and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa. In 

addition to North Korea, Gates briefed the 

men on his visit to Beijing and meetings with 

Chinese leaders.

He also discussed the challenges associated 

with China’s growing military strength, the 

U.S.-Japanese collaboration on ballistic missile 

defense and in furthering U.S.-Japanese 

cooperation in areas such as counterpiracy, 

peacekeeping disaster response, humanitarian 

assistance and other important multinational 

efforts. These efforts include Japan’s substantial 

A North Korean Soldier looks in through the window of the T2 building as Secretary of State Hillary 

Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tour the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea, July 21, 

2010. - Defense Department photo by Cherie Cullen 

financial contributions to Afghanistan.

The meetings also covered a discussion on 

new Japanese defense program guidelines. He 

called the study “a forward-thinking document 

that reaffirms the importance of our alliance, 

including the U.S. military presence, to Japan’s 

defense.”

The leaders also discussed the U.S.-Japan 

alliance and its new vision statement.

“It has been about five years since the 

last vision statement, and the world and 

circumstances in Northeast Asia have evolved 

a good deal since then,” Gates said. “So it is 

appropriate to update our alliance at this time.”

The U.S. and Japanese leaders also discussed 

the relocation of U.S. forces in Okinawa.

Gates is scheduled to make a major speech 

tomorrow on the U.S-Japanese alliance at Keio 

University before flying to South Korea.
News from the Bay

525th launches first

MJK Jr. 5k run

Troopers from all around Joint Task Force 

Guantanamo gathered in a small classroom 

Monday morning at the Chapel Annex to 

begin their Equal Opportunity Leadership 

class.

The course is spread over six days, during 

which students learn the value of respect, 

dignity and personal relationships.

The training is about “better understanding 

people,” said instructor Sgt. 1st Class Edward 

Wilhite. “It’s about listening to other people’s 

issues without bringing your own personal 

feelings into it.”

Participants, who must be E5 or above 

and promotable, were nominated by their 

individual leaderships to attend the course.

“There are two things all people deserve,” 

said Brig. Gen. Samuel Nichols, JTF deputy 

commander, who was a guest speaker 

during the first morning. “The first is good 

leadership. The second is dignity and respect. 

That’s why you’re here.”

Wilhite explained the course is divided 

into sections, including conflict management, 

discrimination and power, racism and sexism 

and the prevention of sexual harassment. 

Students can expect quizzes, exercises, a 

final exam and an 8-12 minute presentation 

about a randomly assigned historical figure. 

Equal Opportunity course 

begins at Chapel Annex

The Wire | Page 4 News from the Bay | Friday, Jan. 14, 2011

The first Martin Luther King Jr. 5K fun 

run, sponsored by Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 525th Military Police 

Battalion, is scheduled for the morning of 

Jan. 15.

Runners will take off at 6:30 a.m. from 

Derich Gym, said Staff Sgt. Kitisha Hayward, 

human resource sergeant for the HHC, and 

end at the same spot five kilometers later. 

An awards ceremony will follow the run, 

with trophys being given in six different age 

groups. T-shirts and other prizes will also be 

handed out. 

“I was tasked to come up with an idea for 

the holiday,” said Hayward, on why she chose 

a fun run. “I just thought it was a good idea.”

Registration for upcoming college courses 

at Columbia College will begin next month 

at the Navy College Office. 

The NCO offers educational programs 

and advice for servicemembers seeking 

opportunities to earn a college degree.

“The mission of NCO is to provide 

guidance and counseling to Sailors and 

Marines in order for them to develop an 

educational plan,” said Candice Rice, director 

of NCO.

Active-duty Sailors assigned to Joint Task 

Force Guantanamo can use the Navy’s tuition 

assistance program to help pay for courses. 

Regardless of the uniform a Trooper wears, 

all are welcome at the college.

“Any servicemember can come in and 

become a student of Columbia College,” 

said enrollment assistant Tania Dunbar. 

“They can pursue an associate, bachelor’s or 

master’s degree and complete certifications 

within their career field.” 

One of the benefits of Columbia College 

is the flexibility of online classes.

“You can start a degree program here 

even if you relocate somewhere else because 

all the classes are online,” said Faries McCree, 

academic advisor.

Columbia College, one of the many 

colleges to partner with the Navy, offers 19 

different degree programs and 400 online 

courses.

“There are two classes starting Jan. 10: 

Intro to Computer Information Systems and 

Spanish II,” said Dunbar.

Rice, who also is an NCO counselor, 

works with servicemembers to review 

credits hours earned from previous colleges. 

She reviews the individual Sailor/Marine 

American Council on Education Registry 

Transcript, which tracks military training and 

occupational experience.

“Servicemembers will receive two 

additional points with an associate degree 

and four points with a bachelor’s or 

master’s degree once added to their SMART 

transcript,” added Rice. “Last year I updated 

two individual SMART transcripts and they 

were promoted.”

The office also works with detainee 

guards through the United Services Military 

Apprenticeship Program. 

Columbia college

begins registration

This program is designed to award 

servicemembers work experience while on 

active duty in areas of law enforcement and 

antiterrorism.

“It’s a very good program for any detainee 

guard to earn 2000 training hours for a 

Correction Officer Certificate of completion 

from the Department of Labor,” said Rice.

While on active duty, there are many 

educational resources and opportunities 

to available for career advancement and 

personal enhancement.

“It’s never too late or too early to explore 

educational opportunities,” added McCree.

Those interested in the programs can stop 

by the NCO, located on Naval Station Chapel 

Hill, Room 11, can call the office at 011-399-

2227, or visit http://www.navycollege.navy.

mil or www.ccis.edu/guantanamo.

Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class 

Elisha Dawkins

Students are asked to sit next to a different 

person everyday, to promote teamwork and 

unity and are also discouraged from using 

rank as a tool. 

“You’re all starting at the same level,” 

Wilhite warned the class. “Everyone is equal 

in this room.”

Spc. Meredith Vincent

Spc. Meredith Vincent

JSMART joins forces with 

RADIO GTMO for live show

The Joint Stress Mitigation and 

Restoration Team will introduce a live radio 

program on RADIO GTMO begining Jan. 

21. The program will run from noon to 2 

p.m. on Fridays and will cater to those with 

mental health related questions. 

“It’s about reaching out and addressing 

issues before they become real problems,” 

said Navy Lt. Jason Duff, officer in charge 

for JSMART. “We realized if we did a radio 

show every week, we might be able to reach 

a larger audience.”

The program will include special guest 

speakers, questions from e-mails and, of 

course, live calls from listeners. To send 

a question for the upcoming show, email 

jsmartradio@gmail.com 

Spc. Meredith Vincent

Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 | news The Wire | Page 5

Troopers welcome Sergeant Major of the Army

Story by Army Sgt. Mathieu Perry

Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kennth O. Preston addresses a crowded room at the Windjammer during his visit to Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 5. After promoting 

six Soldiers, Preston spoke to a mostly Army crowd and thanked them for their dedication to the Joint Task Force mission.

During his fourth visit to Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba, Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army 

Kenneth O. Preston spoke with Soldiers during 

an all-hands call, Jan. 5.

Preston began the briefing by promoting six 

Soldiers, including Sgt. Madison K. Hayes.

“It was a great honor to be promoted into 

the NCO Corps by the highest ranking NCO 

in the Army,” Hayes said adding, “it was an 

amazing opportunity and a-once-in-a-life-time 

experience that I will remember for the rest of 

my military career and beyond.”

Preston continued by commending the room 

of servicemembers for their hard work.

“I just wanted to say thank you,” said Preston. 

“This is a very sensitive mission, a mission that is 

constantly in the news.”

Preston also addressed the group about 

the guide for physical fitness. He said Soldiers 

should take the time to go online and become 

familiar with the new training.

“What I want you to take away from the 

manual is this is about core strength,” said 

Preston. “It’s from that core strength that you 

improve your aerobic fitness and endurance and 

it affects all three of the current events in the 

PT test.”

Preston said a new PT test is being researched 

and hinted Soldiers might not recognize it.

“Now, as we look to the future, one of the 

things we are looking into is a PT test that you 

can’t train for,” Preston said. “It’s a PT test 

designed around core strength. Imagine if I told 

everyone that we are having a PT test tomorrow 

morning and you don’t know what the PT test 

events are going to be until you show up.”

The Army’s exercise routine wasn’t the only 

item Preston spoke about. He also said the Army’s 

Green to Gold program is a great opportunity 

for Soldiers to pursue their dreams and move up 

to positions of greater responsibility. 

Green to Gold is a program that allows 

qualified enlisted Soldiers to return to college, 

attain their bachelor’s degree and earn a 

commission as an Army officer.

“We have to be able to look out through 

the ranks and identify those Soldiers who are 

very sharp and have that potential to move up 

to the positions of increased responsibilities 

and to serve in those command positions,” said 

Preston.

Preston said the Army has partnered with 

civilian universities during the last two years to 

 see SMA, pg. 15 Photo by Army Sgt. Mathieu Perry

Photo by Spc. Meredith Vincent
The Wire | Page 6 Feature | Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, 2011

A symphony in three parts:

radio gtmo

Story and photos by Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cossel

For more than 60 years, personalities 

have come, personalities have gone. The call 

letters are now different and the station has 

seen several format changes as it works to 

keep pace with its ever-changing audience. 

But through the years, one thing has never 

changed at Radio GTMO: day-in, day-out 

the DJs of the station are on-hand ensuring 

music, information and plenty of everything 

in between gets out over the airwaves and is 

heard by the Guantanamo Bay community.

First Movement 

The year is 1947; memories of World War 

II are beginning to ease into the recesses of 

the American psyche. The post-war economy 

is roaring along at hyper speed. Nearly every 

day some new, must-have gadget is rolled 

on to the shelf. Just as quickly, refrigerators, 

televisions and cars are gobbled up by a 

population heady with a new-found economic 

freedom. 

The music of Count Basie, Perry Como 

and Frank Sinatra dominate the airwaves but 

it’s a relatively obscure Ted Weems with his 

single “Heartaches” who stays on the top of 

the charts for 12 weeks — the longest charttopper that year. At a small little naval station 

on the southern corner of Cuba, a switch is 

flipped and WGBY comes to life. A legacy 

begins.

“The original station was under the control 

of Armed Forces Radio and Television 

Service,” explained the station’s acting 

officer in charge, Interior Communications 

Electrician 1st class Norman Corliss.

Hurricane Flora made the original studio 

inoperable when it tore through the island 

in 1963, flooding the building. More than 

$150,000 was used to remodel the interior 

of the Morin Center, what would become 

the new home of the station. During 

the remodeling, new radio and television 

equipment — including transmitters, 

antennas, TV camera and FM broadcasting 

gear — was added to the new facilities. On 

Thanksgiving Day, 1964 the staff of the 

naval station’s newspaper, television and 

radio operations began production at the 

new building.

In his “Radio-TV Journal” blog, former 

WGBY personality Larry Miller said 

following the souring of relations between 

governments of Cuba and the United States, 

the radio and television station took on an 

unspoken role.

“There was another ‘shadow audience’ 

that we served, too,” Miller said. “Cuban 

citizens on the ‘other side of the fence,’ who 

were curious about the United States and 

who likely enjoyed some of the programs 

they heard.”

Bridge

When the station first went on the 

air, music, news and other broadcast 

pieces arrived on vinyl records. Today, 

the station receives its materials from 

the Defense Media Agency in the 

form of CDs. Music is placed into a 

central computer where DJs can select 

them as they build their prerecorded 

and live programs. The programs 

themselves are mixed and voiced 

with commercial software; the entire 

process is nearly 100 percent digital. 

But Radio GTMO holds a distinct 

asterisk in all of the Department of 

Defense’s broadcast outlets.

“We are the last radio station in all 

of DoD still capable of broadcasting 

off the record player,” said Mass 

Communication Specialist 2nd Class 

Justin “Dr. J.” Ailes.

The station maintains a library of 

nearly 10,000 records covering music 

from the 1950’s into the 1980’s.

“Everything began switching 

to CDs in early 1990’s,” explained 

Corliss.

But for every Sailor working at the 

station, the records are a source of pride and 

wonder.

“I’ve gone back through some of those 

records and just been amazed at what I’ve 

found,” Ailes said.

Second Movement and Finale

“We’re not under the jurisdiction of 

the FCC,” said Corliss explaining why the 

station once known as WGBY became Radio 

GTMO. “Typically, when we operate outside 

the United States, we fall under the rules of 

the host country ...” Corliss let the words 

drift off, a silent acknowledgment of a radio 

station operating in a country with no formal 

relations between the two governments.

Serving the Guantanamo Bay community, 

seven Sailors head to work every morning 

at Radio GTMO. Of 

Corliss’ staff, three are 

broadcasters, four serve 

as technicians. The station 

is designated a Radioplus. Corliss said with the 

plus designation, not only 

Miller went on 

to say, “Maybe they 

were trying to learn 

English, or perhaps 

just eavesdropping on 

a bit of U.S. culture by 

tuning in to the Tonight

Show with Johnny 

Carson on WGBY 

Radio. In any event, 

we acknowledged the 

Cuban audience and 

provided them with 

‘Noticias en Espanol.’”

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class 

Justin Ailes, known to Radio GTMO listeners 

as Dr. J. works in one of the two production 

studios available to the four DJs at the station. 

Radio GTMO provides a dynamic range of 

music to the residents of Guantanamo Bay 

in addition to serving its primary command 

information mission.

Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 | Feature The Wire | Page 7

does his staff work the radio side of things; 

they also handle the satellite feeds used for 

local television broadcast.

“I’m pretty proud of my staff,” Corliss 

said. “We do so much with such a small staff 

and have a large impact on our community.”

Making sure the machine that is Radio 

GTMO continues to broadcast on its three 

radio stations and four television channels 

are the technicians of the building.

“Being a tech at Radio GTMO is a very 

small part of what an IC on a ship would 

be expected to do,” Corliss explained. “This 

really is a dream job.”

While the techs keep everything operational, 

it is the three DJs of the station who are the 

most well-known of the Sailors. Corliss said 

his DJs do five live shows a week and record 

16 shows for playback at set times to cover the 

station’s eight hours per day of local content.

Radio GTMO personality DJ Stacks, aka Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi 

McCormick, pieces together her classic rock radio program, Jan. 10. McCormick is one of 

four DJs at the station who put together a total 21 (five live, 16 prerecorded) local shows for 

the Guantanamo Bay community.

 see RADIO, pg.15 
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Cover Story | 

Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 

Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Woods performs a clinch on Army combative instructor 

Master Sgt. Brian Stuckey during Army combative training, Jan. 6.

 Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 

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CoverStoryThe Wire | page 9

Two fighters look at each other from 

across the mat. Soon they will be punching, 

kicking and grappling. This is you or him, life 

or death. This is what close hand-to-hand 

combat is all about.

The 525th Military Police Company 

conducted their first level-1 combative 

training course Jan. 3 through 7. The oneweek, 40-hour course teaches students basic 

moves to defend themselves in hand-to-hand 

combat.

“The course is completely voluntary,” 

said combative instructor Army Master 

Sgt. Brian Stuckey. “Basically it gives these 

individuals confidence in their ability to 

defend themselves no matter what your size 

or gender may be.”

When students reach the end of the 

course, they are evaluated individually. If they 

show an understanding of the techniques, 

they are awarded a level-1 certification in 

combative skills.

“I am glad its coming to an end,” said 2nd 

Lt. Jennifer Silver, 1st platoon leader of the 

193rd Military Police Company. “My body 

definitely hurts and I am extremely exhausted, 

but feel a sense of accomplishment.”

Completing the different levels of the 

course allows individuals to instruct classes 

of their own as long as the level they are 

teaching is below what the individual is 

certified at.

“Being an instructor is fulfilling,” said 

Stuckey. “You are able to teach somebody 

a skill they are going to use in their future 

endeavors.”

Combative training courses are a good way 

for individuals to advance self confidence 

and progress in their military careers.

“This is a fighting course, hands down,” 

said Stuckey. “These skills will help these 

Troopers if they find themselves in a life or 

death situation.”

Life

a

orDeath

SITUATIONStory and photos by Senior Airman Gino Reyes

Army Sgt. Joseph Hansen recovers from a bloody nose after 

completing the day’s tasks during Army Combative Training.
Photo by Spc. Meredith Vincent

Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 | Mind, Body, Soul The Wire | Page 11

GTMO Religious Services

Daily Catholic Mass

Mon. - Fri. 5:30 p.m.

Main Chapel

Vigil Mass

Saturday 5 p.m.

Main Chapel

Mass

Sunday 9 a.m.

Main Chapel

Catholic Mass

Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Troopers’ Chapel

Sunday 7:30 a.m.

Troopers’ Chapel

Seventh Day Adventist

Saturday 11 a.m.

Room B

Iglesia Ni Christo

Sunday 5:30 a.m.

Room A

Pentecostal Gospel

Sunday 8 a.m.

Room D

LDS Service

Sunday 10 a.m.

Room A

Liturgical Service

Sunday 10 a.m.

Room B

General Protestant

Sunday 11 a.m.

Main Chapel

United Jamaican

Fellowship

Sunday 11 a.m.

Building 1036

Gospel Service

Sunday 1 p.m.

Main Chapel

GTMO Bay Christian 

Fellowship

Sunday 6 p.m.

Main Chapel

Bible Study

Wednesday 7 p.m.

Troopers’ Chapel

The Truth Project

Bible study

Sunday 6 p.m.

Troopers’ Chapel

Protestant Worship

Sunday 9 a.m.

Troopers’ Chapel

Islamic Service

Friday 1:15 p.m.

Room C

Jewish Service

FMI call 2628

LORIMI Gospel

Sunday 8 a.m.

Room D

Church of Christ

Sunday 10 a.m.

Chapel Annex

Room 17

Legacies are intentional by design. 

This statement is especially true when 

reflecting on the life and work—the 

legacy—of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

On the surface it may seem as if Dr. King rose 

from obscurity to national prominence because 

of his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in the 

summer of 1963. However, a closer look at Dr. 

King’s life points to his intense struggle to live 

according to his sense of purpose. 

Dr. King’s legacy did not begin with his 

speech at the march on Washington, D.C. Rather, 

it began when he developed an awareness of 

injustices among marginalized people in the 

United States and abroad. It was this awareness 

that ignited Dr. King’s passion and compelled 

him to be a champion for freedom and liberty. 

All legacies, of course, have a medium by 

which the purpose of the movement is fulfilled. 

For Dr. King, his vehicle for accomplishing 

his quest for liberation was the “dream.” As 

a pastor of a baptist church and philosopher, 

King utilized biblical imagery to cast his own 

vision of a nation — and a world — free from 

discrimination and inequality. He equated his 

vision with the new heaven and earth John wrote 

about while exiled on the island of Patmos. To 

balance his vision, Dr. King embraced an ethos 

of love that overcomes hatred and the most 

horrid conditions in life. And finally, he adopted 

Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent strategy as a form 

of social resistance. 

Indeed, each step in King’s development is 

like a building block reaching toward new heights 

and cultivating a deeper awareness of injustice. 

To combat the injustices outlined by Dr. King in 

a variety of written and spoken venues, he needed 

an all encompassing dream that highlighted the 

indignities of those looked down upon while 

inspiring social change in America. 

What I believe may be the hallmark of Dr. 

King’s legacy for freedom and liberation is his 

dream for America. In King’s “I Have a Dream” 

speech, he noted that his dream is “deeply rooted 

in the American dream.” Therefore, King’s 

dream is not a culturally specific dream; it is an 

American dream. Said differently, it is a dream 

for America. Sure, many other orators have 

mentioned their dreams for America, but no one 

captured the hearts and minds of the world like 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His love ethos and 

demand for freedom punctuated every sentence 

of his speeches. 

Monday, Jan. 17, is the national observance 

of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. 

Communities and cities throughout the country 

will honor Dr. King’s legacy in a variety of ways. 

As I reflect on Dr. King, I am reminded that his 

dream is active and alive, but not fulfilled yet. 

There is much work to do in our country and 

throughout the world to ensure every human 

being is guaranteed freedom and liberty from 

oppression. Dr. King’s dream embodies the 

tenets of what it means to be an American in 

the 21st Century. 

As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s 

birthday, I would like for us to pick up the 

mantle and live out that dream Dr. King saw 

for America. Keep his dream alive by being a 

champion for freedom and liberty. As long as 

injustice and inequality exists, we need the dream. 

And one day, I believe, we will accomplish Dr. 

King’s dream for America. 

Mind, Body & Soul

Air Force Lt. Col. Marvin Williams

JTF-GTMO Command Chaplain

Martin Luther King’s 

Dream for America
Soccer season kicks off

United beats Angels 5-0 in preseason tournament championship

Story and photos by Army Sgt. Mathieu Perry

 The GTMO United women’s soccer team 

walked away from Cooper field after winning 

the preseason tournament championship 5-0 

against the GTMO Angels, Jan. 9.

“It was great!” said Air Force Capt. 

Danielle Wren, future operations officer 

in charge, J6. “The first game was more 

tentative, we didn’t really know each other 

or how we would play, but this last game we 

really came together.”

Manley McLean, coach of GTMO 

United, credited the win to the team’s ability 

to stay focused and on target.

“They kept the ball as we had planned, 

they made controlled passes, they stuck to 

the game plan and were able to execute,” the 

coach said.

In addition to helping individuals develop 

the basics and learn to work together as a 

group, the preseason also helps blow off 

steam and tension built up from working 

hard during the week, said Wren.

“To be able to come out here on the 

weekend and relieve a little stress is huge,” 

said Wren. “Soccer is definitely a stress relief. 

It’s really good to go to work with a clear 

head and positive mental attitude.” 

McLean said soccer is more than a way 

to relax; it also helps his team stay in shape 

and boost their morale through bonding and 

friendship.

“We have people from all walks of life,” 

said McLean. “We have military members, 

civilians and government civilians on the 

team. We are one family, GTMO United!”

Regular season games begin Jan. 31.

(right) Players fight for the 

ball during Sunday night’s 

tournament championship 

game. The weekendlong tournament was an 

introduction into the regular 

season, beginning Jan. 31. 

(below) A member of the GTMO 

Angels attempts to drive the 

ball down the field. The Angels 

lost to GTMO United 5-0.

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There’s a hole in the beach!

Builder 2nd Class Corey Lawlis (right) and Utilitiesman 1st Class Kevin Geegan, observe an auger dumping dirt in preparation 

for bollard installation at Cable Beach, Jan. 12. – photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Miller

View Askew – Petty Officer 2nd Class John Skrzyniarz

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Army Spc. Meredith Vincent 

Movie Review

Robert Downey Jr. is at the top of his 

game. The man has become the kind of 

movie star that legends are made of. Zack 

Galifianakis is the main reason why “The 

Hangover” was the biggest hit of last 

summer and is on his way to becoming one 

of Hollywood’s most wanted comedians. So 

joining their forces for pretty much a remake 

of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” should 

be a no-brainer, right? 

Well, yes and no.

It is true that Downey is remarkable to 

watch. He plays Peter Highman, a cocky, 

pretentious architect on his way home from 

Atlanta to Los Angeles for the birth of his 

first baby. Downey could do this part in his 

sleep, but to his credit he brings real depth, 

sincerity -- and at critical moments, rage -- to 

the man. 

Now, his partner in crime and adventure 

is a different story. Galifianakis became a 

household name with his pee-in-your-pants 

hilarious turn as Alan in last year’s “The 

Hangover.” The trouble is, Galifianakis 

plays aspiring actor Ethan Trembley as a 

close cousin to Alan, never straying too far 

away from the role that made him famous. 

Alan was a man-child who sashayed around 

with a “satchel” and a baby. Ethan is a manchild who sashays around with a perm and a 

pug. The two characters’ dialogue is actually 

interchangeable and Galifianakis delivers 

them with the same deadpan innocence in 

each movie. So really, if you were hoping for 

an Alan spin-off while you were watching 

“The Hangover,” this is your movie.

That’s not to say it isn’t funny. After an 

airplane incident (caused by Ethan) leaves 

him with no luggage, no money, no ID and a 

choice spot on TSA’s “no fly” list, Peter 

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Yogi Bear

(PG) 7 p.m. 

For Colored girls

(PG13) 9 p.m. 

Morning Glory

(PG) 7 p.m.

Hereafter

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Last Showing

Conviction

(R) 7 p.m.

Last Showing

Skyline

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Little Fockers

(PG13) 

7 p.m.

Morning Glory

(PG13) 8 p.m. .

Skyline

(PG13) 10 p.m. 

Conviction 

(R) 8 p.m.

Last Showing

Little Fockers

(PG13) 8 p.m.

Tron Legacy

(PG) 8 p.m.

For Colored 

Girls

(R) 8 p.m.

Unstoppable

(PG13) 8 p.m.

Last Showing

True Grit

(PG13) 10 p.m.

Hereafter

(PG13) 8 p.m.

Last Showing

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Lyceum

Camp 

Bulkeley

Clipper 

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Other 

Events

Liberty Events

Paintball & Pizza

Ping Pong Tourney

MLK 5k

Denich Gym, 6:30 

a.m.

Megamind

(PG) 7 p.m.

True Grit 

(R) 9 p.m.

Big Game 

Sunday Paintball 

Paintball Field, 

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Scenic Bike 

Ride

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Rating:

Boots on the Ground

Who is the most interesting famous person you have met?

“Brett Micheals and Eva 

Longoria.”

-Air Force Staff Sgt. 

Zahi Abi Chaker

“Dick Cheney. Does he 

count?”

“William Shatner. I used to 

run a paintball park and he’s 

a big paintball fan.”

“Bob Barker from ‘The Price 

is Right.’ I was on the show 

in 1996.”

-Army Staff Sgt.

Katherine White

-Lance Cpl. 

Martin Deschepper

-Air Force Tech Sgt. 

Michelle Miller

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“Each of the DJs has their 

own niche they play to,” said 

Corliss. “We try to play a mix of music with 

each of the different shows. You’re not going to 

please everyone but we do try.” 

When the station isn’t running one of its 

local talents, Corliss has 14 satellite radio feeds 

to choose from. The civilian contracted feeds 

are provided to Radio GTMO through DMARiverside, who reviews the program material 

before making it available.

Local talent, Dr. J. – the aforementioned 

Ailes – takes to the air with a heavy metal show. 

“I was born to do this job,” Ailes said as a broad 

smile spread across his face.

“What could be better than telling the 

servicemembers’ story and to know I’m reaching 

out and someone is listening,” he asks, then 

answers his own question. “That’s pretty cool.”

Sometimes lost in the mix of format and 

personalities is the primary mission of the radio 

station.

“First and foremost, our job is command 

information,” Corliss said.

The crew accomplishes their mission with 

the use of spot pieces in the form of public 

services announcements in between the music 

Corliss explained.

“I know some people out there may think 

some of those spots are stupid,” Corliss said. 

“But if you remember the message, we’ve done 

our job.”

Ailes said the spots also have the effect of 

permanently identifying him.

“So many people come up to me and they 

don’t think of me as Dr. J.,” he said. “They 

always come up to me and say ‘Hey! You’re the 

talking iguana on the radio’ and yes ... yes I am.”

RADIO cont., 

apply college credit toward those 

military schools currently being 

taught.

“We have over 700,000 Soldiers who are taking 

some kind of school or educational opportunity,” 

said Preston. “Through guided and structured self 

development, we can guide all Soldiers through 

their careers.”

Preston finished the briefing by handing 

out coins of excellence to Soldiers identified as 

deserving by their leadership.

“It was great knowing that my leadership 

recognized my effort,” said Pfc. Amanda Russell, 

an Army broadcast specialist with the Joint Task 

Force Public Affairs Operations. “It’s so early in my 

military career. It’s a moment that I won’t forget.”

Preston concluded the briefing by reiterating 

servicemembers here should be proud of the 

mission they are serving.

“When each of you walk away from here, you 

can be proud of your contributions to what you 

have done for the global war on terror and the 

things you have done for the nation,” said Preston. 

“You can be very proud that you are part of a 

time honored tradition of service, sacrifice and 

professionalism.”

 SMA cont., 

begrudgingly 

accepts a ride with 

the worst road trip partner 

of all time. Ethan’s antics will 

make you squirm, squeal and 

squeak, and he does them all in 

such a matter-of-fact, natural 

way that you almost feel bad 

for being so horrified. And 

while Peter does his best to 

hold it together so he may get 

back home to his expectant 

wife, the audience knows that 

it’s only a matter of time until 

the bomb explodes. 

But before it can, director 

Todd Philips (who also directed 

“The Hangover” — surprise!) 

leads us further and further from 

reality. About three fourths of 

the way in, the movie becomes 

so trippy (pun intended) that 

we start to lose our connection 

to the characters. It was about 

the time when Ethan steals a 

Mexican border police that I 

 MOVIE cont., started to lose base. And trust 

me when I say, that ain’t the half 

of it.

Peppered throughout are 

faces and names you will surely 

recognize; most of them just 

probably stopped by to say hello 

to their buddy director and he 

wrangled them into a scene or 

two. My personal favorite was 

Danny McBride’s Lonnie. For 

those of you who see the movie, 

you’ll know exactly why. 

“Due Date” didn’t live up to 

my expectations. I’m a die hard 

Downey fan and couldn’t get 

enough of “The Hangover,” so 

this less original, tempered version 

left me feeling underwhelmed. 

However, I did choke on my 

popcorn from laughing several 

times, and it’ll be a while before I 

look at a cup of coffee the same 

way. I give it a solid three and a 

half banana rats, because I’m 

feeling generous.

“You can be proud of your contributions to what you have done for 

the global war on terror and the things you have done for the nation.”

— Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston