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 JANUARY 13, 2012
JANUARY 13, 2012 Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea
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Volume 10, Issue 13
Firefighters train to keep us safe
By Mary Grimes
mary.b.grimes.civ@mail.mil
CAMP WALKER 
— Any time re preventionfails, whether at home or in the work place, thecall goes out. That call makes its way throughan automatic re alarm system or a call to 911. At near lightening speed reghters are on thescene to stop res and save lives. To do this, they train the same way they work.Camp Walker residents may have seen re
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ghters in action this week, not in an emergen
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cy status, but in a training mode, just across thestreet from the base chapel.Busting open doors, pulling down ceilings,breaking through walls, punching through roof 
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tops, and breaking windows are skills every re
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ghter must possess. As if that challenge isn’tdemanding enough, they wear protective gear,and a self-contained breathing apparatus in thedark and deal with thick smoke and tempera
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tures beyond anything an oven can reach. According to Andrew M. Allen, deputy rechief, USAG Daegu, DES, F&ES, the live train
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ing opportunity was welcomed.“Like the Soldier who gets to hone his skillsduring a live re exercise, this training for thereghters allowed them a wonderful opportu
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nity to get their hands dirty while focusing ontheir specic skill sets,” he said.The deputy re chief further explained howimportant this training was.“Among the required skills, breaking througha reinforced concrete wall is not something wecan train on regularly,” he said. “Yet, in a build
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ing collapse, we would have to do this to get vic
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tims out.“So, during the course of the training, thereghters busted through some walls. We haveto be able to break into a weak point and leavethe structural integrity intact so that the entire
Firefighters with United States Army Garrison-Daegu Department of Emergency Services chop their way through aroof during training on Camp Walker.
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U.S. Army photo by Jeong, Hyuk Soo
 wall does not collapse, not an easy task. Pullinga ceiling down is another skill that if not doneright can spell disaster. This would not be badif it was only lightweight tiles, but it rarely is.Light xtures, insulation, ductwork, and any 
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thing else up there, can crash down in the blinkof an eye, injuring a reghter,” he added.Pointing out other opportunities the trainingaorded, Allen said, “The crews also practicedputting holes in the roof. We call it ventilation.This is a skill that is needed fast on any workingre, so reghters can get into a building andrescue victims. Without ventilation the build
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ing holds in re, heat and smoke.“Fireghters do love to train, and this sortof training is very valuable to us,” Allen added.“However, we reghters ask you to preventres from starting, so we do not have to cometo your home or oce. Fires cost a lot of money and lives are forever changed or destroyed.”
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NEWS • PAGE 2
THE MORNING CALM
NEWS
The Morning Calm
Published byInstallation Management Command Pacic
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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 Walter T. Ham IV 
Eighth Army Public Affairs
 YONGSAN GARRISON
— TheRepublic of Korea-United States JointInvestigation Team announced that itdiscovered no evidence of Agent Or
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ange during its probe into claims thatthe toxic defoliant was buried on CampCarroll.Led by Pokyong National Univer
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sity Chief Professor, Gon Ok, and U.S.Forces Korea engineer, Col. Joseph F.Birchmeier, the team concluded itseight-month investigation Dec. 29.The investigation began in May 2011following a report on KPHO TV, inPhoenix, where U.S. veterans claimedthey buried Agent Orange on CampCarroll in 1978.Birchmeier said the bilateral inves
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tigation found no evidence that AgentOrange was buried on Camp Carrolland discovered no risk to public healthon the U.S. Army post.
No evidence of Agent Orange at Carroll
By Lt. Col. Douglas Owens
106th Medical Detachment 
 YONGSAN GARRISON
— Pets arean extension of the family, so keep inmind food safety risks for our animalsfriends. While risks are higher duringthe holiday season, there are precau
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tions that should be followed year-round.Dogs tend to be aected more thancats because they usually eat thingsimmediately dropped on the oor orfrom the trash when we are not look
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ing. Acute gastritis can occur in a pet“I want you to know that we havefound no denitive evidence that Agent Orange was buried or stored atCamp Carroll,” said Birchmeier, thelead U.S. investigator.During the investigation, the teaminterviewed 172 former Korean civilianemployees and United States Soldiers,and worked with 32 dierent govern
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ment agencies. A document review revealed that all380 barrels of Agent Orange broughtinto South Korea in 1968 were usedby the ROK Army to reduce areas forenemy concealment inside the KoreanDemilitarized Zone that same year.The team also conducted an exhaus
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tive geophysical survey with groundpenetrating radar, electrical resistivity and magnetometers of the area wherethe Agent Orange was allegedly buried.Based on the results of the geophysi
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cal survey, water and soil samples weretaken to check for the compounds of  Agent Orange and its specic dioxinbyproducts. All samples were tested by SouthKorean and U.S. scientists. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East Dis
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trict veried the U.S. analytical resultsand Seoul National University, PohangUniversity of Science and Technology and Pukyong University, analyzed thesamples.The investigation was conducted inconsultation with the Status of Forces Agreement Environmental Subcom
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mittee and future environmental is
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sues will be handled by the subcom
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mittee.“Nothing is more important thanthe health and safety of our people andour Korean neighbors in the surround
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ing communities,” said Eighth Army Deputy Commander, Brig. Gen. David J. Conboy. “This joint investigation wasthorough, scientic and complete andI’m happy to report that there is no ev 
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idence that Agent Orange was buriedon the post.”
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Lead South Korean investigator, Dr. Gon Ok (left), and lead U.S. investigator, Col. Joseph F. Birchmeier, listen to a question during a press conference at the Chilgok County Office.
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U.S. Army photo by Walter T. Ham IV
after eating undercooked or spoiledfood, garbage, bones, plastic, or toxicplants. Another condition is acutepancreatitis which is an inamma
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tion of the pancreas, which can followingestion of leftovers of an especially fatty nature. Also, food poisoning canoccur from ingestion of bacteria or tox
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in from contaminated, improperly pre
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pared, or temperature abused foods.To minimize the risk, follow theseguidelines:1. Never allow pets to eat fatty foodsor have access to garbage or carrion.2. Cover and refrigerate unused por
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tions of wet or moist food.3. If the temperature is greater than50 degrees, discard uneaten wet ormoist food within four hours.4. Use stainless steel bowls andutensils and clean them after each use.5. If cooking pet food, use only hu
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man grade ingredients that look un
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spoiled and unblemished. Cook allfoods to a measured temperature of 180 degrees for at least 10 minutes.6. Be vigilant for the presence of molds in dry foods.7. Store dry foods in a cool dry loca
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tion free of pests.
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Food safety will help to protect pets
 
 JANUARY 13, 2012
CULTURE
NEWS • PAGE 3
Police Blotter
The following entries were ex
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cerpted from the police blottersthe previous week. These entriesmay be incomplete and do notimply guilt or innocence.
 Area IDrunk and Disorderly con-duct, communicating a threat;assault on Military Police,disrespect to an NCO.
 Whilein an o-post establishment,the subject’s left elbow brushedagainst an unknown person dueto the heavily crowded area. Theunknown person became visibly agitated, at which time witnessNo. 1 instructed him to walk outof the club in order to diusethe situation. As witness No. 1 was escorting the unknown per
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son out of the club, the subjectblocked the exit. Witness No. 1and witness No. 2 instructed thesubject to clear the exit multipletimes but he did not comply. Witness No. 1 advised the sub
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 ject that if he did not comply  with MP’s instruction, he wouldbe arrested. The subject becamebelligerent, shouting obscene words and making inappropri
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ate statements directed at theMilitary Police. Witness No. 1and MP No. 1 secured the sub
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 ject’s arms and positioned himagainst a wall. The subject re
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sisted apprehension and contin
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ued shouted words. While con
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ducting a search of the subject,he kicked MP No. 2 in the chest with his left foot and threat
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ened him again. The subject wastransported to the Provost Mar
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shal’s Oce, where he was givenan blood alcohol test, with a re
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sult of 0.179 percent. The subject was released to his unit with in
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structions to report to the PMOat a later time. At that time, thesubject was advised of his legalrights, which he invoked.
 Area IICurfew violation, failure toidentify.
The subject refused tosurrender his military identi
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cation card to Korean NationalPolice, stating he was a schoolteacher and a shop owner of ano-post establishment. The sub
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 ject was unable to produce any documentation of this and wasapprehended and transported tothe Yongsan KNP Station wherea search revealed an active duty military ID card. The subject wastransported to the PMO wherehe was advised of his legal rights, which he invoked.
 Area III Assaulted consummatedby battery.
The subject and vic
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tim were involved in a verbal al
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tercation which turned physical when the subject struck the vic
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tim in the face. The subject wasapprehended and transported tothe PMO. He was given a bloodalcohol test, with a result of 0.173percent. The subject was admin
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istered a DD Form 1920 and wasnot advised of his legal right dueto his level of intoxication.
 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.
Sangam Gallery:The future of Seoul
Sangam Digital Media City, a.k.a.DMC, is a state-of-the-art digital me
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dia entertainment cluster located in western Seoul’s Sangam-dong on thenorthern bank of the Hangang River.Due for completion in 2014, DMC isdescribed by Seoul Metropolitan Gov 
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ernment (SMG) as “the city of futurein harmony with the environment.” It will, says SMG, be “the rst place inthe world where state-of-the art digi
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tal technologies exist with the naturalenvironment.” It is a city within a city, abrave new leap into the future.The DMC Gallery gives visitors ataste of what life will be like in Seoulin the future. New features include a12-meter media tunnel and a 3-D mov 
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ie theater, as well as IP-Intelights, InfoBooths, and e-board information ter
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minals like those that will be installedon DMC’s agship Digital Media Street(DMS) when it is completed in 2012. At the 3-D movie theater, visitorscan enjoy an animation piece in whichan orange creature by the name of “Haechi” ies around a representationof the DMS explaining its revolution
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ary high-tech digital features. 3-D ani
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mations are available in Korean, Eng
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lish, and Chinese.The DMC area is fairly expansive,all the more so if you’re exploring thenearby World Cup Stadium, Pyeong
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hwa Peace Park, Haneul Park, NoeulPark, and Nanji Hangang RiversidePark. To make getting around easierand more enjoyable, SMG has pro
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 vided 20 bicycles that can be borrowedfor free from the DMC Gallery. The city has also devised three cycling coursesaround the area
Saturday Performances
The long-beloved Saturday Regu
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lar Performance of the National Cen
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ter for Korean Traditional Performing Arts has been renewed and renamedthe Saturday Premium Performanceand made more fascinating and di
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 verse. The performance oers a rangeof Korean traditional music and danceperformances every Saturday at 4 p.m.Every rst, third and fth week,a comprehensive program of sing
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ing, dancing and music is held. Theprogram encompasses court music,dance, samulnori (traditional percus
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sion quartet), fan dance, jangu dance(traditional double sided drum), folksongs, and pansori (traditional Ko
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rean opera). Every second week, per
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formances by maestros designatedas intangible cultural assets are bepresented and in fourth week, worldrenowned cultural performances of Korea including Jongmyojeryeoak,Ganggangsule, and Gangryeung Dan
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oje will be held.The Saturday Premium Perfor
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mance leaves a deep impression oninternational visitors by introducingthem to a range of traditional Koreanart performances. Performances willbe held at Seoul-si Seocho-gu Seocho-dong. To get there take the subway Line 3 to Nambu Bus Terminal, andtake Exit 5. For more information call2580-3300.
Subway Stations: Find the Art in Architecture
 This image is taken from the first level of the four-level Noksapyung Subway Station right outside of Yongsan Garrison’s gate4. The station is cylindrical in shape and demonstrates the vast amount of underground construction necessary to build thestructure. A large dome, which is only a fraction of the building, can be seen from above ground just as if it were an iceberg. The subway cars and rails are found at the lowest level, but there is much more to this station than its promise of transporta-tion. There are multiple shops, creative seasonal decorations and a scaled-down model of the station itself. Noksapyung isn’t the only subway station in Korea built with creativity. If you find a station that appeals to you, submit your photos to morning-calmweekly@us.army.mil.
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U.S. Army photo by Gary Cashman
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