European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday March 18 2007 stars and stripes pages by Jimmy norms stars and stripes 1 forces Korea is sued a warning Friday about two dissident groups that plan to physically halt or interfere with two upcoming exercises participants in the upcoming reception staging Onward move ment and integration and foal Eagle training should be wary of possible demonstrators Accord ing to a Force Protection advisory posted on us troops from Japan Okinawa and stateside bases will be in South Korea to participate in the training the Hanchong Ryun and Pyon Tongsa dissident groups will tar get the March 25 to March 31 exercises according to the advisory demonstrators Are expected outside bases and near lines of communication with the intent to halt or interfere with Ursoi activities according to the warning a South korean protester shouts a slogan during an antics rally against the annual week Keg us South Korea joint military exercise dubbed Ursoi and foal Eagle which is scheduled for later this month near the us embassy in Seoul on Friday such interference May include Large scale demonstrations and actions by people attempting to make Contact with exercise participants to gain Media attention the advisory warns command ers to avoid All Contact with pro testers up to and including temporarily halting a training event until korean authorities Are Able to maintain order All members of Usk have been urged to avoid demonstrations Ursoi is an annual command Post exercise that uses computer simulations to train members of the combined forces command to bring additional forces to the Peninsula from overseas and Inte grate them into War fighting units safety is a top priority and army Gen by Bell senior us commander in South Korea addressed it in a recent message to his troops i expect rigid enforcement of standards Bell wrote the re sult will be enhanced safety and a More disciplined Force with Pride in their unit Pride in their mis Sion and Pride in their a com email Jimmy Norris at 3rd airman jailed in Frog toss Case by Erik Slavin stars and stripes last of three air men involved in a infamous Frog tossing incident at Kunsan air base was found guilty in a court martial Friday staff sgt Herman n Elizee of the 35th aircraft maintenance unit was sentenced by military judge col Steven Hatfield to four months in jail a bad conduct Dis charge and reduction in rank to Al Elizee will server Only two months in jail according to a pre trial agreement on june 262006elizee tossed a Small Frog into an f16 Jetten Gine vortex where he knew it would be sucked into the Turbine Blades said prosecutor maj Jen Nifer Kramme earlier senior airman Welland Wilkerson tossed the Frog but missed according to court testimony the group used team Leader staff sgt Aaron f Wilsons Cam Era to film the incident the video later appeared on Wilsons my space com web Page and clearly showed the jets Kunsan air base Tail markings although the Frog age the engine by forbid any foreign objects near the engine maintainers learn that on their first of training officials said if s not up to them to pick and choose what is and int Safe and when to comply Cranfi Esaid while the engines ale a built to withstand larger Frog there is always me possibility that a Small object could damage one of the smaller internal Blades witnesses said at Wilsons bit when me video was discovered Kunsan officials grounded its 41jet Fleet to Check All engines for damage and restore Confidence in their maintainers officials said on March 2 Wilson was sentenced to three months in prison a bad conduct discharge and reduced in rank to Elas part of a plea agreement earlier this year Wilkerson was sentenced to 30 Days in jail and reduction in rank to Al for throwing the Frog at the engine Al though he missed Wilkerson sentence was commuted to reduction in rank to e2 by the Wing commander Legal officials said email Erik Slavin at 2007 eighth army indoor 1 my apr 07 at up Humphreys fitness Center for More information Contact your local sports office or or Thomas e Higgins at Korea Region sports at is no 7255064 Sawr Korea Region
