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Aug. 23, 2005
Story and photosby Pfc. Vincent C. Fusco20th Public Affairs Detachment
Special to the Outlook 
FORWARD OPERATING BASEHARRIMAN, Afghanistan – In an effort to bolster security while training Afghan National Army soldiers, the Soldiers of 1stBattalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), are performing joint known area of interest,(referred to as NAI) patrols outside the base.The purpose of the NAI patrols is to look for fixed and rocket positions in any area thatcan see the base from high ground, said Staff Sgt. Eric Cross, 2nd Squad leader, 3rd Platoon,A Company, 1-508th Inf (Abn).“Basicially, we go up and clear the hill,”said Cross. NAI patrols are done on a daily basis byalternating squads, said Sgt. Oscar Torres, ATeam leader, with the same unit. The areasare cleared via vehicle patrols, sometimes byhelicopter.“If anything happens nearby, werespond,” said Torres. “The immediatereaction force also responds – just in case.”ANA soldiers joined the patrols in June,when Soldiers of the 1-508th Inf (Abn)returned to the area, said Torres.The same paratroopers also have selectdays when they train the ANA.The patrols give both forces a chance to bond and learn from each other; and if nocontact takes place, a little chance to relax.“The plan is, we get them to fight for their own country,” said Torres. “We get themtrained up so the next unit won’t really needto [train them].”While working to build the ANAsconfidence and knowledge is not always aneasy thing to do, the 1-508th Inf (Abn)Soldiers teach with patience.“We’re patient with them, and we treat the people well,” said Torres.With parliamentary elections taking placein September, the ANA’s progress has been promising and instilled confidence in their teachers.“The ANA has been doing well,” saidTorres. “In a few months or so, they’ll really be on line.”It is the hope that these joint patrolsand training will prove to be well worththe effort in September, when Coalition andANA forces will step up to keep theelections secure.“Nobody’s ever done this before,” saidTorres. “[Their proficiency] all depends onthe intensity of the deployment.”
Joint patrols help secure area, train up Afghan military
Staff Sgt. Eric Cross, 2nd Squad leader, 3rd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 508thParachute Infantry Regiment, guides an known area of interest patrol through the areasurrounding Forward Operating Base Harriman July 27.A squad of Afghan National Army soldiers follow an NAI patrol through the areasurrounding Forward Operating Base Harriman July 27.Children participate in a tug-of-war match before the Vicenza FullGospel Pentecostal Servicevolunteers handed out free schoolsupplies Saturday at the Back toSchool Barbecue. Children alsoparticipated in other fun activitiessuch as a 3-on-3 basketballtournament, fast pace kickball, andface painting.This is the fourth year for thebarbecue, said Mikaela Cade,pastor of the Full Gospel Servicewho coordinated the event.This year, teachers also receivedbags to show we appreciate all thework they do, said Cade.The Full Gospel Pentecostal Serviceprovided about 175 bags of schoolsupplies for students in gradeskindergarten to 12 at the barbecue.For more information about the FullGospel Pentecostal group, contactthe post chapel at 634-7719. (Photoby Laura Kreider, Outlook staff)
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SETAF Commander 
Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya 
SETAF Rear Commander 
Maj. Gen. David T. Zabecki
22nd ASG Commander/Publisher 
Col. Virgil S. L. Williams
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Admission: Adults age 12 and over $4, children $2.The Ederle Theatre box office opens one hour prior to show time. Tickets toblockbuster shows are presold at Baskin Robbins.
Caserma Ederle Theater Camp Darby Theater 
Aug. 26
Herbie: Fully Loaded (PG13) 7 p.m.
Aug. 27
The Perfect Man (PG) 7 p.m.
Movie Synopsis
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS -
 Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrara.
Four best friends, Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of variousshapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. To keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through whileapart.
CINDERELLA MAN -
 Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
In the middle of the GreatDepression, there came along a most unlikely hero, James J. Braddock, a.k.a. the“Cinderella Man,” who had crowds cheering on their feet-as he proved just how harda man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself. Then, finally,comes the match of Braddock’s life, as he boldly agrees to face off against worldheavyweight champ Max Baer, a cocky powerhouse of a fighter with a punch so lethalhe has already killed two men in the ring. Some say that Braddock will never evensurvive the match.
MADAGASCAR -
 Ben Stiller, Chris Rock 
. Four residents of the New York’s CentralPark Zoo - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo, havespent their whole lives living happily in a zoo. Then Marty falls in with a crowd of devious penguins, who bring him along in their escape attempt. When Alex realizes hisfriend is missing, he leads a company of critters on a search that takes them all outsidethe zoo for the first time. But before they know it, they’re captured, crated, and put ona ship traveling to Africa. An accident at sea, however, strands them on the shore of Madagascar. Having had humans take care of them their entire life, the four knownothing of surviving in the wild, or that one of them, the lion, is genetically predisposedto eat his three best friends.
MR & MRS SMITH -
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt. John and Jane are an ordinarysuburban couple with an ordinary, lifeless suburban marriage. But each of them has asecret — they are actually both legendary assassins working for competingorganizations. When the truth comes out, John and Jane end up in each other’s cross-hairs.
THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL -
Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley. Ten-year-old Max is an outcast who has become lost in his own fantasy worldin an attempt to escape the everyday worries of dealing with parents, school bulliesand no-fun summer vacations. But when Max realizes the characters and adventures inhis imagination might be more real than anyone else believes, his whole world changes. Now, Max is blasting off on a mission to Planet Drool where his superhero friendsSharkboy and Lavagirl live, and where the evil Mr. Electric threatens to do away with alldreams forever.
WAR OF THE WORLDS -
Tom Cruise, Miranda Otto. Ray is a working class manliving in New Jersey. He’s estranged from his family, his life isn’t in order, and he’s toocaught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens tohim in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Martians which have come enmasse to destroy Earth.
THE HONEYMOONERS -
Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps. New York City busdriver Ralph and his feisty wife Alice, struggle to make ends meet. Despite Ralph’smany get-rich-quick schemes/motivational speaker tape series, they’ve managed tosave some money and, along with their best friends Ed and Trixie, they seem to havealmost enough money for a down payment on a Brooklyn duplex. However, whenRalph decides to try to impress Alice by making up what he’s lost and augmenting their savings with another of his crazy schemes, he winds up losing all their money and hismarriage to boot and it takes all his determination and love for Alice to get things ontrack again.
THE PERFECT MAN -
Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear. Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man – an imaginary secret admirer who will romance her mother Jean and boost her shaky self-esteem. When the virtual relationship takes off, Hollyfinds herself having to produce the suitor, borrowing her friend’s charming andhandsome Uncle Ben as the face behind the e-mails, notes and gifts. Holly must resortto increasingly desperate measures to keep the ruse alive and protect her mom’snewfound happiness, almost missing the real perfect man when he does come along.
Aug. 23
CLOSED
Aug. 24
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (PG) 5 p.m.Cinderella Man (PG13) 7 p.m.
Aug. 25
Madagascar (PG) 7 p.m.
Aug. 26
War of the Worlds (PG13) 7 p.m.Mr. & Mrs. Smith (PG-13) 10 p.m.
Aug. 27
The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl (PG)2 p.m.The Honeymooners (PG13) 7 p.m.War of the Worlds (PG13) 10 p.m.
Aug. 28
War of the World (PG-13) 2 p.m.Mr. & Mrs. Smith (PG13) 7 p.m.
Aug. 29
CLOSED
Aug. 30
The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl (PG) 5 p.m.
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U.S. Army Health Clinic-Vicenza
 Press Release
The Vicenza Health Clinic is announcingits new easy-to-use AudioCare Call-in RefillMedication service.This is an automated system that allowsyou to use your telephone keypad to call inyour prescription refills 24 hours a day, 7 daysa week for pick up during normal pharmacyhours.Since it is a centralized system, you canalso select a different pick-up location if youare traveling, or TDY in Europe, allowing youto pick up prescriptions at any Air Force pharmacy in Germany, or any Army pharmacyin Germany, Belgium or Italy.Here are the easy-to-follow instructionson how to use the automated system.Have the last four digits of the sponsor’sSocial Security number and the numerical portion of the prescription numbers ready(these are found in the upper right portionon the prescription label), and follow thesesteps:
Improved pharmacy call-in refill service
Step 1: Call 634-7590 or 0444-71-7590.Step 2: Select your ‘Footprint:’ Chooseoption #1 for Landstuhl Footprint (Vicenza isa Landstuhl Footprint pharmacy)Step 3: Select your pharmacy. Chooseoption #3 to to pick up prescriptions at theVicenza Health Clinic pharmacy.Step 4: Pick an option for the pharmacyselected. At this step you can request a refillor inquire as to the status of a prescription.You will be asked to enter your SocialSecurity number and prescription numbersusing the keypad.Other options give the pharmacy hoursof operation, instructions on using thesystem, opportunity to select a different pick-up location, or allow you to speak directly with a pharmacy representative.Calling in refills allows the pharmacy to prepare your prescriptions in advance,saving time and helping improve services for everyone.For information contact Rebecca Viola,Vicenza Health Clinic pharmacist at 634-7596,or off post at 0444-71-7596.When former U.S. Ambassador to SpainGeorge Argyros, and his wife Julia, visitedwounded U.S. troops in a temporary hospitalat Rota Spain, he was so inspired that hewanted to do something for U.S. troops whoserve in Iraq and Afghanistan.Through their family foundation, theArgyros donated $5 million to launch theHoratio Alger Military Veterans Scholarship,open to any service member who serves inthe Iraq or Afghanistan theaters.The effort is an offshoot of Argyos’ work with the Horatio Alger Association, which provides scholarship assistance to young people who demonstrated integrity anddetermination in overcoming adversity.The military scholarships are $5,000, paidto the veteran’s school over the course of his or her education, according to Patrick Burns, the military scholarship coordinator for the association.Deadline to apply for the scholarship for the fall semester is Sept. 1, and criteriaincludes:
Veterans must be U.S. citizens or in the process of becoming citizens to qualify.
Have served in the Iraq and/or Afghanistan theaters of operation sinceSeptember 2001, with a Defense DepartmentForm 214 to prove it.
Intend to pursue a bachelor’s degree atan accredited four-year U.S. school.
Show proof of financial need; thethreshold is $50,000 a year in householdincome.Applications and details are online at
www.horatioalger.org.
Scholarships for veterans available
 
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Aug. 23, 2005
Story and photosBy Pfc. Vincent C. Fusco20th Public Affairs Detachment
Special to the Outlook 
CHARABARAN DISTRICT,Afghanistan – A group of Afghanchildren gather around a truck  parked in the Charabaran DistrictCenter. A Soldier hands a bag of clothes and school supplies to thefirst child: a very young girl whohas no shoes on her feet. She willget her shoes, too, soon.The Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, ACompany, 1st Battalion, 508thInfantry (Airborne) give out thesesupplies during a humanitarian aid
1-508th performs small mission, with big results
Children benefit from donations
mission as part of full-spectrumoperations July 30.“We have a lot of Adopt-A-Mosque programs and singleSoldiers donating thing to us,” saidSgt. 1st Class Tony L. Nathan, 2ndPlt. sergeant. “We compile all thestuff from [A Company] and thechapel and go out and donate it tothe people.”This humanitarian aid missionwas part of a leaders engagementmission, which includes medicalassistance and civil affairs missionsas well as combat operations, said2nd Lt. Chané R. Jackson, 2nd Plt.leader. The Soldiers of A Co., 1-508th Inf (Abn) are never doing onething at a time, said Jackson.“We do this about twice a week when we perform full-spectrumoperations,” said Jackson.The school supplies handed outare normally provided by outsidesources or purchased by the unitcommander. However, Jackson, Nathan and their Soldiers regularlytake it upon themselves to givesomething to the people in their area of operations.“Other places aren’t as poor asthe places here in Paktika Province,”said Jackson.The Soldiers handed out paper,coloring books, paint, markers, pens, rulers, pencils andsharpeners. The Adopt-a-Mosque program donated clothes, shoes,and a copy of the Koran that waslater given to the local mosque.“The schools are alwaysrunning out of paper, pencils and pens, so we always try tohand these things outwhen we’re doingassessments,” said Nathan.The girl who receivedthe first donations wasvery reluctant to approachthe Soldiers at first, butafter hearing kind wordsfrom a linguist, she wentup to them and was givenclothes, art supplies andshoes.“She was all byherself,” said Nathan.“We liked to do that because some of them arehomeless and don’t get achance to get out to the bazaar. We’re not just hereto help some of the people. We’re here for allAfghans.”
Top right: An Afghan girl shows the clothes donated to her by the Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1stBattalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during a humanitarian aid mission at the Charabaran DistrictCenter July 30.Above: Sgt. 1st Class Tony L. Nathan, 2nd Plt. sergeant puts new shoes on the feet of an Afghan girl duringa humanitarian aid mission July 30.Left: The Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment hand outschool supplies during a humanitarian aid mission July 30.
Sports Briefs
SETAF Community-LevelSoccer: Ongoing try-outs and practices are Tuesdays andThursdays at 7 p.m. next to thehelicopter pad on the North 40.Summer Basketball League:Results from Aug. 9-11 games:Unfuquitable (58) vs Feelings(59); Rude boyz (58) vs Dental C(47); Dental C (41) vs Feelings(57); Unfuquitable (78) vs Rude boyz (49).22nd ASG/SETAF Summer League Basketball Championshipheld Saturday and Sunday:22nd ASG/SETAF Unit andRecreational Flag Football coachesmeeting is Wednesday at 3 p.m.at the Fitness Center.22nd ASG/SETAF Unit andRecreational Flag Football preseason tournament is Fridaythrough Sunday. Sign your yeamup!Ultimate Frisbee Tournament,is Friday through Sunday. Signyour team up!Ultimate Frisbee coachesmeeting is Wednesday at 4 p.m.in the Fitness Center.SETAF Community-LevelBoxing team has ongoing try-outsand practices. Contact the SportsOffice at 634-7009 if interested.
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