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DECEMBER 23, 2011
DECEMBER 23, 2011 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea
Sights & Sounds
P03
Command Perspective
P04
Photo Feature Page
P16USFK News P02USAG Red Cloud P05USAG Casey P05USAG Yongsan P09USAG Humphreys P21USAG Daegu P25
 
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2-1 ADASoldier takesthe cakePage 23The floodand othermemoriesPage 5AFTB celebrates17 years ofsupporting familiesPage 21
 
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Volume 10, Issue 12
Hills takes runner-up prize
Kristine May Hills sings “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” during the 2011 OperationRising Star finals at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre, San Antonio, Texas.
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U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
Humphreys choicefinishes second inRising Star contest 
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By Steven Hoover
 steve.hoover@us.army.mil
CAMP HUMPHREYS
— Family member Kristine May Hills, rep-
resenting Camp Humphreys, n
-ished second in the 2011 OperationRising Star – the military’s equiva-lent of American Idol – Dec. 17,in the Fort Sam Houston Theatre,San Antonio, Texas.The overall winner was MelissaNeal, a spouse representing U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, Germany.Kristine, the spouse of Spc. Sa-lomon Hills, previously assignedto 348th Quartermaster Company,194th Combat Sustainment Sup-port Battalion, was the winner of the 2011 Camp Humphreys Rising
Star competition, after nishing
second in the Humphreys 2010competition.Kristine, a singer who special-izes in Pop, Rhythm and Blues, HipHop and Christian music, said that“music is important in every aspectof her life.” She has been singingsince she was seven years old andlists Beyonce’s “Listen” as her favor-ite song.The competition, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, wasbroadcast on the Pentagon Chan-nel and streamed online at www.OpRisingStar.com. Much like American Idol, home audienceparticipation helped decide the winner. After each airing, viewerscould vote for their favorite risingstar.“I have been fortunate enough to judge this competition, and every  year it gets better and better,” said12th Sgt. Major of the Army (Ret.) Jack Tilley. “With the deploymentand stress on the military, I thinkit’s important to get family mem-bers involved in the contest andshowcase their talents. I’m alwaysamazed at the quality of the perfor-mances we see.”The panel was made up of Tilley, who was judging the event for theseventh time, country music’s Mi-chael Peterson and Debra Byrd, a vocal coach and arranger for Amer-ican Idol, both appearing for their
fth season, along with Simone, a
Broadway actress and singer whohas released two solo albums, were very complimentary of Kristineduring each elimination round.
During the nals, Tilley went so
far as to ask Kristine to please send
him tickets to her rst concert.
Military personnel from allbranches and family members sang
their way into the nals at local
competitions, hosted by military installations around the world. Thecompetition was whittled down
to a nal 12, representing some of 
the best vocal talent in the ArmedForces. The biographies and per-formance videos of all contestants were placed online.The winner received an all-ex-pense-paid recording package inLos Angeles, valued at more than$18,000, courtesy of EMI Music –owner of Capitol Records, VirginRecords, Blue Note, Manhattan Re-cords and Chordant.Each night, special musicalguests like Virgin Records art-ists Adelitas Way and Capitol/IRSRecords artist Foxy Shazam, per-formed during the show.For more information, visit www.OpRisingStar.com.(Editor's Note: Some of the in-formation for this story was provid-ed by Bill Bradner, U.S. Army In-stallation Management Command
Public Aairs.)
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NEWS • PAGE 2
THE MORNING CALM
NEWS
The Morning Calm
Published byInstallation Management Command Pacic
USAG-RED CLOUDCommander: Col. Hank DodgePublic Affairs Ofcer: Kevin JacksonWriter/Editor: Franklin FisherStaff Writers: Spc. Mardicio Barrot, Pfc. Lee, Jae-gwang USAG-YONGSANCommander:
Col. William P. Huber
Public Affairs Ofcer: Mark Abueg Command Information Ofcer: Jane LeeLayout Editor: Sgt. Hong Moo-sunStaff Writers: Staff Sgt. Cody Harding, Pfc. ChoiSung-il, Pfc. Han Samuel,USAG-HUMPHREYSCommander: Col. Joseph P. MoorePublic Affairs Ofcer: Ed JohnsonCommand Information Ofcer: Steven HooverWriter/Editor: Wayne MarlowStaff Writer: Pfc. Han Jae-hoUSAG-DAEGUCommander: Col. Kathleen A. GavlePublic Affairs Ofcer: Philip MolterCommand Information Ofcer: Mary GrimesStaff Writers: Pvt. Bang Bong-joo, Sgt. Kim Min-jaeInterns: Park Min-jin, Lee Sae-mi,, Lee Seung-bin,Raven Calloway
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By Kevin Robinson
Defense Commissary Agency 
FORT LEE, VA.
— This holiday sea-son, the Defense Commissary Agency and the Department of Defense-fund-ed program Military Pathways havepartnered to help military families em-brace a healthier lifestyle and highlightthe important relationship betweenphysical and psychological health. As part of this partnership, 10 large,stateside commissaries are distribut-ing free Military Pathways eco-friendly grocery bags to customers throughoutDecember. The bags display the mes-sage, “Good for your body, good for your mind, good for your wallet,” andpromote the use of the commissary as well as Military Pathways’ online men-tal health screenings at http://www.MilitaryMentalHealth.org. Military Pathways is a voluntary, anonymousmental health and alcohol education
and screening program oered to mili
-tary personnel and their families inall branches, including the NationalGuard and Reserve.The commissaries participatingin this holiday initiative include: Na- val Base San Diego, Calif.; Fort BraggSouth, N.C.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Lang-ley Commissary at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.; Little Creek Commissary at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va.; Naval Air Station Jack-sonville, Fla.; Marine Corps Base CampPendleton, Calif.; Fort Bliss, Texas;McGuire Commissary at Joint BaseMcGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; and Fort Jackson, S.C.“We can’t think of a more naturalpartnership than this one,” said ChrisBurns, DeCA’s director of sales. “Bothour missions stress the importanceof health: healthy eating, healthy spending and a healthy mind throughscreening and education. Plus, thesame people eligible for a Military Pathways screening are eligible for
commissary benets.”
The DeCA-Military Pathways initia-tive stemmed from the concept that,during the holidays, increased excite-ment, stress and anxiety can cause peo-ple to make unhealthy food choices,Burns said. These unhealthy choices
can not only aect their waistline, butcan have a negative eect on nances,
mood and emotional well-being.Tips for staying healthy during theholidays include the following:
•Use alcohol moderately: Instead
of including alcohol on your holiday shopping list, try stocking up on non-
alcoholic beer, decaeinated coee,
tea or juice.
•Eat right and nurture your body:
Fill your commissary bag with freshfruits, vegetables, dairy products,meats and natural foods. Try to get atleast eight hours of sleep per night andexercise for at least 30 minutes a day.
•Learn to identify your moods: The
holiday blues are a common responseto a stressful season. However, if feel-ings of hopelessness and anxiety per-sist for longer than two weeks and in-terfere with your normal, daily routine,seek professional help.
•Set a holiday budget: Overspend
-ing during the season can lead to stressand anxiety. Spend wisely and remem-ber it is the thought that counts.
This is not the rst time the two
organizations have teamed up to pro-mote physical and emotional well-being. In May 2008, for Mental HealthMonth, DeCA distributed Military Pathways grocery bags and refrigeratormagnets to more than 200 commissar-ies worldwide.This awareness campaign remindedthousands in the military community that a healthy diet helps you stay emo-
tionally t. In addition, it resulted in
more than 2,500 people visiting theMilitary Pathways screening website(www.MilitaryMentalHealth.org) andchecking up on their emotional well-being.For more information regardingMilitary Pathways, please call 781-591-
5228 or email Ktzgerald@mental
-healthscreening.org.
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DeCA, DoD team up for health
By Nanette Tamura
Defense Logistics Agency 
 YONGSAN
— Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Document Services,formerly called Defense Automationand Production Services (DAPS), hasbeen serving the Department of De-fense for over 62 years.
Our oces in Korea are located
at Camp Casey (Building S2317, 730-4739); Camp Walker (Building 313,764-5158); Osan Air Base (Building806, 784-5518) and Yongsan Garrison(Building 1190, 724-3022).DLA Document Services is so muchmore than just DoD’s printer. It has amajor role in serving as the documentsolution provider for the Departmentof Defense. Aligned with the Agency’s Infor-mation Operations J6 directorate,DLA Document Services provide highspeed, high volume printing and du-plication of hard copy documents. Inkeeping with its DLA J6 heritage, theman focus of its mission is to moveDoD toward the use of digital docu-ments and document automation.DLA Document Services provides afull portfolio of best value document
services ranging from traditional oset
printing, through on-demand output,to online document services. We area catalyst for document automation inDoD by actively functioning as a trans-formation agent to move the depart-ment toward the use of online docu-ments and services.The multitude of DLA DocumentServices include building of librar-ies of digital documents allowing foronline access, the provision of mul-tifunctional devices (that print fromnetwork, copy, fax, and scan) in cus-tomer workspaces, and the conversionof paper documents to standard digitalformats. Online document services arenow the largest part of our business. An example is the Electronic Docu-ment Management Service (EDMS)to assist the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Center in electronically capturing, processing, managing andstoring millions of documents usedin supplying US military units world- wide.DLA Document Services helpsmanage more than 21 million pagesannually of documentation such as in- voices, packing lists and bills of ladingthat identify receipt, transportation,and inventory transactions from its 26distribution sites worldwide.DLA Document Services’ capabili-ties include:
•DLA Document Services Online
(DSO) – a web based eCommerce ac-cess to allow the customers to shopand order online from their desktop.
•Our new and improved fast, ac
-cessible, and easy online service athttps://www.DSO.DocumentServices.dla.mil.
•Electronic Document Manage
-ment (EDM) – a service to build com-plex digital libraries of documents with online access. A digital library can enhance a customer’s business
by providing discipline and workow
functionality for its daily processes.
•Distribute and Print Services – dis
-tribution of standard digital document
les to any of the DLA Document Ser
- vices’ 175 worldwide production facili-ties.
•Equipment Management Solutions
(EMS) – with over than 44,000 unitsin place today, DLA Document Ser- vices is one of the government’s larg-est providers of best output and scan-ning equipment directly into customer workspaces.
•Document conversion services –
 with nearly half a billion pages con- verted in the past years, DLA Docu-ment Services is the leader in thefederal government.
•Document assessments – oce
copiers, printer, faxes and scannersare low cost items and often are per-ceived as a cost driver. DLA DocumentServices conducts objectives analysis which provides an inventory of theseitems in the customer workspace de-termines the current cost and makessolid recommendations to save dollars. As a service business, DLA docu-ment Services knows the value of customer relationship managementin living by the mottos, “We exist forthe convenience of the customer” and“Can do right now”.DLA realizes customer service andresponsiveness are the crucial ele-ments to being the DoD’s best valueprovider.Further information about DLA Document Service can be found on its web site at http://www.documentser- vices.dla.mil.
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DLA: More than just printing
Agency alsoprovides rangeof service for alldocument needs
 
DECEMBER 23, 2011
CULTURE
NEWS • PAGE 3
Police Blotter
The following entries were ex-cerpted from the police blottersthe previous week. These entriesmay be incomplete and do notimply guilt or innocence.
 Area ILarceny of Private Prop-erty.
Subject(s), by unknownmeans, removed the victim’slaptop which was unsecured andunattended. There were no signsof forced entry. Cost of loss is
unknown. This is a nal report.
 Area IIUnderage drinking; curfew violation.
Subjects one and two
 were identied through their
active duty ID cards as being in violation of the USFK curfew
at an o-post establishment.
Investigation revealed subjectone was under the legal age toconsume alcohol. Both parties were searched, apprehendedand transported to the Provost
Marshal Oce. Subject one was
transported to Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, where he was administered ablood alcohol test, with resultspending. He was advised of hislegal rights, which he waivedand verbally admitted to the of-fense. Subject two was advisedof his legal rights, which he in- voked. They were processed andreleased to their units. This is a
nal report.
 Area IIILarceny of private prop-erty.
Subject(s) removed the victim’s bicycle, which was leftunsecured and unattended.
Unknown person(s) then ed
the scene. The victim rendereda written sworn statement at-testing to the incident. Cost of 
loss is unknown. This is a nal
report.
 Area IV 
Trac accident without
injuries; damage to govern-ment property; damage toprivate property; opening
door to the ow of trac.
Thesubject, while operating a gov-ernment vehicle, stopped on aroadway on Camp Carroll andopened the left front door of the vehicle. The victim, operating aprivately owned vehicle, struckthe subject’s vehicle. Damage tothe subject’s vehicle consisted of dents, scratches, and a detachedleft front door. Damage to the victim’s vehicle consisted of scratches to the right front bum-per. Both parties reported usingtheir seatbelts. Cost of damage isunknown. 
 Area V Curfew violation.
Subjectsone and two were observed vio-lating the USFK curfew policy atthe Main Gate of Osan Air Base.Their unit was contacted and re-sponded to accept custody of the
subjects. This is a nal report.
 SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Off–post events and activities
Source: http://www.seoulselection.com; www.korea.net, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net — No endorsement implied.
Maeju: A sensory delight
 This is a display of what Koreans call Maeju, blocks of ground beans and other spices usually hung up over a period for afermentation process. The end result is called Daenjang, a tasty bean paste with a distinctive scent, used in a wide variety of Korean dishes. Perhaps one of the most popular dishes made from Maeju is called Daengjang Chigae, a hot soup usually served with kimchi or tofu. The fermented beans make for a healthy and low-fat dish that is just as satisfying as it is nutri-tious. These days people usually buy Daenjang from stores, but in some rural areas, people still make it through the formaltraditional process.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Park Kab-rock 
 Jjimjilbang
No trip to Seoul would be complete without a trip to one of its hundredsof public bathhouses and jjimjilbang-Korean-style saunas. Self-contained worlds of steam, running water andheat that can swallow up the visitor fordays and nights at a time, jjimjilbangsplay an important role in Korean cul-ture. Seoul lets you in on the Koreanarts of abrasive ablution and self-steaming.
Korea’s love aair with bathing goes
back many centuries. Silla, one of thethree kingdoms that occupied the Ko-
rean Peninsula for much of the rst
millennium A.D., developed a cultureof bathing for purposes of ritual puri-
cation. Bathing remained important
through the subsequent Goryeo (918-1392) and Joseon (1392-1910) eras, when
those that could aord it took baths ininfusions of ginseng, iris, peach ow
-ers or leaves, or even garlic, in order tomake their skin whiter.Today, jjimjilbangs remain favoriteplaces to relax and socialize for Koreanfriends and families.Korea Tourism Organization has alist of 50 major hot springs, bath hous-es, spas and jjimjilbangs in the coun-try, where most top Seoul spas and jj-imjilbang can be found: http://tinyurl.com/jjimjilbang.Personal recommendations from
Seoul sta and contributors tend to
include Yongsan’s Dragon Hill Spa (02-792-0001) and Silloam FirePot Sauna(02-364-3945;www.silloamsauna.com)
Tips
- Drink plenty of water while at a jj-imjilbang — you will be losing a lot by sweating.- Bring something good to read.This is handy for when everyone elsefalls asleep.- Spend the night. The other big ad- vantage of jjimjilbangs is that most areopen for 24 hours, allowing a night’ssleep in the lounge or sleeping room.
COEX 
The COEX building serves as the World Trade Center Seoul that in-cludes a convention center, an exhibi-tion hall, and a mall for shopping.It is a place for international con-ferences and cultural events. It consti-tutes 12 exhibition halls, and a conven-tion hall that has a capacity of 7,000people and 61 conference rooms as aconvention center.It has successfully held the third ASEM, the Noble Peace Prize, OECDinternational workshop, and other in-ternational conferences. It has morethan 200 exhibitions and over 2,000international conferences and eventsannually.COEX mall constitutes many oth-er leisure places such as Aquarium,
Megabox Movie Theater, Kimchi eld
museum, event court, and food court.
The Aquarium has 40,000 sh of 600
species and dozens of large sharks. 
 Website /www.coexmall.com/eng/index.asp (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese).
 Address
—
Samseong 1-dong,Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea Exhibi-tion Center.
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