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Show The Deseret Sampler, Friday, Sept. 13, 1974 K. Christensen Assumes Duties ' With Personnel 5 Command Announces Plans For Environment Program ABERDEEN GROUND, Md. PROVING A new ap- proach to protection of the environment is being mapped out by the US Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM) and its 14 proving grounds, service test boards and environmental test centers. Achievement of environmental quality objectives is an increasingly important part of the TECOM mission, according to COL George F. Carroll, TECOM environmental quality SPECIAL INCENTIVE AWARD coordinator. Lent a J. Hebert, a Registered Nurse at the Chief Outpatient Clinic, U.S. Army Hospital here, receives a special incentive award from CPT Howard T. Brock Jr., an outpatient physician at the Clinic. The award commends Mrs. Brock for exceptional and indispensable service. VIETNAMESE AWARD Harold Yerke id the Quality Assurance Office is presented with a Certificate of Meritorious Achievement from the Republic of South Vietnam. Presenting the certificate is LTC Andrew J. Armstrong. Mr. Yerke, who served in ..Vietnam from February 2 to August 2 of this year, was stationed at Long Binh Depots Quality Assurance Office. The award officially commended Mr. Yerke for distinguished service in connection with the Technical Assistance Operations he performed during his tour of dutv. TECOM Lists Title Changes, New Arrivals THE PROGRAM reflects the provisions of the National Act Environmental Policy KEITH CHRISTENSEN (NEPA) of 1969. At the operating level it is keyed to the protection and Keith B. Christensen, a na- preservation, the quality of of enhancement tive of Rexlmrg, Idaho, and a environment. the graduate of Brigham Young University, has assumed his new assignment as a personnel management specialist at Dugway. He is with the Management-Relations Employee Branch of Civilian Personnel Division, PT & FD Directorate. CHRISTENSEN came to Dugway from Phoenix, Ariz., where he was a personnel specialist with the Veterans Administration. Before gping to Arizona he was with the VA in Biloxi, Miss. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1957, assigned as a radio maintenance technician and instructor. From 1958 to 1980 he was on an LDS Church mission in Michigan and Indiana. Christensen attended BYU from 1980 to 1963 and received a R.S. degree in sociology. He entered government service with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1984, assigned first in Brigham City, Utah, and then in Alaska CHRISTENSEN was employed at Hill Air Force Base He was with the in 1967-68- . BIA again from 1970 to 1972, before transferring to the VA in Mississippi. He is the son of Mrs. Carl E. (Ravola) Parker, now of Camarillo, Calif. Christensens wife, formerly of Eugene, Oregon, is the former Donna Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Christensen are living at Dugway with their three sons: Jeffrey, 8; Jimmie, 18 months, and Joey, 5 months. The environmental W. M. RILEY conse- quences of any proposed action, says Army Regulation' 200-1- , will be considered durthe planning process and ing will be evaluated along with the technical and economic factors in the decision-makin- g process. The environmental impact statement (EIS), prepared in accordance with NEPA guidelines, is just one of the tools provided for preserving and protecting the quality of the environment. An EIS is required when a proposed action is likely to affect the quality of the en- vironment, is highly controversial, or is likely to evoke litiga: tion. THE EIS calls for specific comments on air, water, soil and cultural factors involved in the study as well as a consideration of other environmental pollutant hazards, such as electromagnetic radiation, noise and shock waves. The statement immediately becomes a basic tool in the planning and decision- JOHNNY HORIZON 76 Looking over a Johnny Horizon 76 sponsor kit during a meeting at the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command are MAJ Robert Clearwater, TROSCOM environmental quality coordinator; COL George F. Carroll, center, TECOM environmental quality coordinator; and Mrs. Mary JoAnn Carroll, TECOM environmental scientist. The Johnny Horizon program, initiated by the Department of the Interior, is aimed at cleaning up and beautifying America for the Bicentennial observance in 1976, and thereafter. (U.S. ARMY PHOTO by Gene Pondo) Comments From The Craft Shop . By Michele McDowell CERAMICS - THE TITLE deputy commanding general chief of staff, for Brigadier General 01 in E. Smith, has Iieen changed to deputy commanding general. Three other titles, deputy chief of staff for support (Colon Robert E. Dingeman), that for analysis (Dr. Edward II. Gamble), and that for testing (Colonel Lewington S. Ponder), have been changed to chief of staff, deputy to the commanding general for analysis and that for testing, respectively. Officials stressed that the supervisory and managerial relationships lietween deputies for analysis and testing with command directorates will remain intact. COMMENDATION MEDAL SGT Arnold D. Phillips, right, of the 65th Military Police Platoon, is awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his exceptionally meritorious service while assigned at Dugway. Making the presentation is LTC Henry F. Kale Jr., chief of the Security Office. (Photo by SP5 Greg Grosvenor) Among new arrivals is (Lionel William H. Tucker, Jr., who reported from duty with the U.S. Mission to NATO, Brussels, Belgium. He succeedS. ed colonel Lewington who retired last Ponder, week, as deputy for testing. mold-pourin- A. JACOB Tenure arrived from Honolulu, Hawaii. He became comptroller in place of Colonel William C. F. Mullen, who retired. Colonel Douglas A. Huff, post commander at Wildflecken Training Area, Germany, for the past four years, assumed the office of inspector general upon the retirement of Colonel Edward A. Carrigo Jr. Colonel Gerald W. Bilder-bacl- c, formerly, assigned at the Pentagon, is scheduled to lie director of Personnel, Training and Force Development. He will succeed James P. Jordan of Bel Air, who is on leave pending LTC Leon B. Turner, USMC, (ret) receives a Meritorious Service Medal from LTC Andrew Armstrong. Turner, who works in the USN, Navy Liason office, received the honor for Meritorious performance of his duties. Observing is LCDR Archie D. Smith, also with the Navy Liason retirement. office. TURNER RECEIVES MSM th Leathercraft Class Planned Sep-temli- er veterans (service since Aug. 4, 1984) is nearly double the 14.1 permit ralclmr WW II Cl Bill trainees, and si ilistantial ly aliove the 21 Xi percent rate qnder til Korean Conflict Bill. Your Dugway comptroller, Wm. M. Riley, is a Penasylvan-ia- n who tasted the Utah dust in 1950 and has since lieat an upward path from clerk to comptroller thru much dedication, hard work, study, and gumption. And having risen by his lwotstraps, he has a great compassion for those who are likewise attempting to better themselves as civil servants. The course included instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, first aid, military justice, Army history and Army traditions. A physical training program was included. PVT Stark, 18, Is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Stark, 520-Bonafin Drive, Dugway. B com- An extremely liusy administrator, he keeps his office door open at all times and is an interested listener who becomes involved in the problems of his associates and who gives that extra measure to provide assis- pouring, here is a short explanation. processes. First you buy a gallon of While almost every action clay body (or slip), which costs taken in research and develop- 80 cents, then you choose a ment testing and evaluation mold. The mold is made of sub-- 1 impinges on die environment to plaster which is a porous some degree, COL Carroll said, stance. You then check- - and the extent is sometimes difficult clean the inside of the mold, to measure. Pending an assess- never putting your fingers inment of the pollution levels, side it for the oil from your TECOM directives do not re- fingers will clog the moisture-absorbin- g pores. quire that test plaas or reports address the matter of impact THEN YOU fill it with slip, statements or the environmental for it to dry to wait impact of testing. of an inch thickness, and pour THE TECO M organization out the excess slip (which is for implementing the program reusable). At this point you let starts with the Environmental the mold drain upside down Quality Control Office in the until it is leather hard and starts Nuclear Biological Chemical to pull away from the sides. Materiel Testing Directorate, Then you pull the mold apart which is headed by COL and have a lovely piece of grem Carroll. The office is authorized ware. a lieutenant colonel, an enviThis is left to dry and it is ronmental scientist and an as- fired in a kiln (that means it is sistant. It maintains an environ- baked at a very high temperamental quality library. ture. Once fired your piece is The office exercises over-a- ll extremely hard and called all of and control coordination You may now paint it with TECOM programs pertaining to the quality of the human any glaze you choose. Many environment. It will serve as the glazes are available in the Craft TECOM focal point for all en- Store at prices ranging from 44 cents to $1.05 per bottle. vironmental quality actions. ONCE GLAZED it is fired again. At this point the glaze, which consists of liquid colored glass, melts and then hardens as it cools. You now have a finished piece which is called a An introductory class in ceramic. leathercraft work will lie held The Craft Shop has ceramic at 7 p.m. Wednesday, qualifying classes about once a 18, in the Post Craft month. The last one was held Shop. the first Wednesday in SepJohn Leach, a representa- tember. Check with the Craft tive of the Tandy leather Shop to find out when the next Company, will serve as guest one will lie held. I hope you will instructor. He will demonstrate come to this class and learn a leather tooling and dyeing very inexpensive and satisfying techniques and exhibit a art. numlier of examples of leathercraft projects. There will lie no admission charge. Additional classes will lie scheduled each week. Interested persons are asked to register for the class liy calling the PVT Kelly P. Stark, of Craft Shop, extension 2709. Dugway, recently completed eight weeks of liasic training at the U.S. Army Training Center at Ft. Ord, Calif. Y'ietnam-er- a bad! possible. -making GREATER PARTICIPATION The current bill has outstripped other GI Bills in college iartiriputioi rate. At 27.4 percent, the current rate for Riley sporting a name tag can't lie all Murphy Any passion goes a willingness to help others to the fullest degree g. Stark Completes Basie Training COLONEL By Jonnie Johnson ALONG WITH that Probably the most popular and easiest craft at the Craft We have Shop is about 700 molds which vary from complete sets of dishes to figurines and chess sets. For those not familiar with mold- one-eigh- PROVING ABERDEEN Officials at Md. GROUND, the U.S. ARniy Test and EvaluCommand ation (TECOM) headquarters announced four redesignations of titles within the command group and listed arrival of several key staff personnel. Tribute: Bill Riley , Comptroller A -- tance. WORKSHOP GRADUATES Three, men employed in Logistics Directorate display certificates received from the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center upon completion of the centers Commercial and Industrial Workshop. The course was conducted here by Mako Ilideshima of the Management Review and Analysis Division, Comptroller Office. Left to right: Jay Sagers, Services Division; Lamar Bowers, Office of the Director, and Willard Sagers, Facilities Engineering Division. WITH Mister Bill" at the helm, the Dugway financial organization practiced equality" and Womens' Lib long before it liecame fashionable to do so. Believing that gender Is secondary to ability, Mr. Riley and his suliordinate supervisors consistently maintain a workforce with a ratio approximating 1 to and the grade structure indi- More to his credit, the Comptroller shop is comprised of employes of long standing, evidence that Those Who Gray Together Stay To1, cates a like ratio. gether! Utah Rivers Suggested For Wild Rivers System Sections of four rivers in Utah have Iieen suggested liy Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton for study to determine their suitability for addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Paul L. Howard. Bureau of Land Management state director for Utah, said Secretary Morton asked Congress to authorize the study of 32 rivers in 24 states. Included would be: The entire Green River liclow Flaming Gorge Reservoir, except from the Dinosaur National Monument to tlie town of Jensen. The entire White River in Utah and Colorado. The Colorado River from the confluence of the Gunnison River in Goloradn to the confluence of the Dolores River in Utah. The Dolores River below ' the proposed McFhce Dam but excluding the segment from one mile alxivc High wav 90 to the confluence of the Sam Miguel River in Colorado. He's a rarity Dugway 's all the richer for having this Fighting Irishman! nic recreational, geologic, fish A GOOD INVESTMENT and wildlife, historic and ciiltur.il Based on the estimate that values. To qualify, a river must a male will, graduate meet certain criteria and lie clashis lifetime, earn and pay during sified as one or more of the folincome taxes on alxmt a lowing: Wild River Area (primidollars tive and generally inaccessible except by trail); Scenic River Area more than a high school graduate it is that the $29 (largely undcveln)cd but accessible bv road); and Recreational billion cost of three Cl Bills has River Area (where shorelines may Iieen repaid manv times overby have some development and lie (he 5.9 million veterans who accessible bv road). trained at college level. quartcr-of-a-milliu- R o ii Meet Bob Heneger i mm D D D m D recomMortons Secretary mendation to Congress is liased on efforts of an Intcnleparl mental Study Group to identify rivers which appear to have outstandingly remarkable" qualities. The 0 D New Asst. Manager at Wild und Scenic Rivers System was established to protect rivers see- for their outstanding D ( Teddy Bears Restaurant Q iJ Bob invites you to bring n Jfl your family out to try our hbw salad bar and enjoy jj J dining at its finest. D Dugway Rowley Jet. D BEAUTY ...I like to think Plato and Aristotle might have appreciated the witty and sarcastic rejoindr which the English winter Whistler once made to a woman to whom lie was showing . his paintings. When site complained: "I have never seen a sunset that looked like that," he replied: Don't you wish you could? J. Glenn Gray, The Claims of Beauty," Virginia QHy Review 1-- d 80 naS a aeaE!l -- |