European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 23 2007 stars and stripes pages f Neil of the us army workers strip Asphalt from the Desiderio army Airfield runway at Camp Humpreys in South Korea As part of a runway resurfacing project runway repairs under Way at Busy Humphreys Airfield by Franklin Fisher stars and stripes a Yongtaek South Korea some military flights that nor Mally would use Camp Humphreys Are being routed to Osan air base and other airfields while the army busiest overseas air Field undergoes weeks of runway repairs work began earlier this week to resurface Desiderio army air Fields 8000foot runway and one of four taxiways said Airfield manager John Albonetti the project is expected to finish in late april he said until then fixed Wing aircraft Are using Osan air base or any one of several South korean Mili tary airfields in the area he said helicopters making liftoff or touchdowns will continue to use Humphreys Albonetti said but training flights that Call for a larger space will be slated for Osan or South korean Fields until the projects done once workers repave the sur faces  paint the markings required by Federal regulations for leading aircraft visually to the touchdown Point Albonetti said Desiderios air traffic control lers have extensive experience dealing with helicopter operations and the Airfield is the a mys Premier facility for helicopter training missions that require pilots to Fly on instruments it supports All army aviation on the Peninsula Albonetti said when folks at Seoul air base or any other location want to prac Tice any kind of different helicopter Maneu vers they really want to come to Here and use Camp Humphreys email Franklin Fisher at talks extended on us beef Export to s Korea by Kelly Olsen the associated press Seoul South Korea and the United states plan to hold an extra Day of talks on resuming Trade in american beef and other agriculture issues an official said wednesday negotiators were to finish three Days of talks on wednesday but made no major Progress and planned another session thurs Day said Yoon Younggon an agriculture and forestry ministry official the talks Are aimed at bridging gaps in the agricultural Compo nent of ongoing free Trade talks Between the two countries As Well As Over us beef which has been absent from South korean markets for More than three years correction a March 18 Story about the Thrift savings plan should have said that tsp contributions Are open to government employees and servicemen Bers in an Active pay status South Korea banned its import after mad cow disease was discovered in the United states in de Cember 2003 efforts to restart imports were stymied by the discovery of prohibited Bone fragments in three shipments last year South Korea agreed to resume limited imports of us beef last year but stipulated that Only Boneless beef from cows under 30 months of age be allowed meat from older cows along with Bones especially from the spinal area Are believed to be at greater risk for mad cow disease eating meat contaminated with the illness is linked to variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease a rare but deadly human nerve disorder the ban on us beef Over mad cow fears is technically not part of the free Trade negotiations us lawmakers however have said it will be difficult for a free Trade agreement to win legislative approval if the beef Issue remains unresolved the two countries Are trying to wrap up an agreement by March 31 because of the approaching expiration of president Bush authority to Send Trade agreements to Congress for straight yes Orno votes without amendments army Huv by Jennifer h Svan stars and stripes Misawa air base Japan dependents at us army bases in the Pacific Are among the first in the Region to have the option of getting a controversial vaccine touted for its effective Ness against cervical cancer the leg Crawford f Sams us army health clinic at Camp Zama has administered about 23 doses of the human Pap Illo tavirus vaccine or Huv since receiving an initial ship ment in february according to de Roper director of Host nation relations and Public affairs for us army Garrison Japan the medical clinic has about 40 doses on hand with More in route sold by Merck and co under the Trade name Gar Dasil the vac Cine protects against four of the major types of Huv including two strains that cause 70 percent of cervical cancers and nearly All that cause genital warts according to the National centers for disease control and Preven Tion in South Korea us army 18th medical command clinics should receive the vaccine by the end of the month according to it col Eric t Lund 18th medical command preventive Medicine consultant in an email response to questions Lund called Huv a great new vaccine which can prevent most cases of cervical cancer at most us forces Korea clinics beneficiaries will be Able to walk in to the immunization clinics to receive Huv Lund wrote adding this is a Caseb Case basis for clinics so it is important that beneficiaries Check with their clinics before walking in for immunizations the cd recommends the vac Cine for 11to 12yearold girls though it indicates that these Ries can be started in girls As Young As 9 a catchup vaccination is recommended for females Ages 13 to 26 who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the full vaccine series the vaccine consists of an intramuscular injection of three doses spaced Over six months while the air Force follows cd guidelines Pacific air forces medical facilities Are still awaiting funding for the new vac Cine according to maj Heather Zwicker a Acaf spokeswoman adding she expects Money to be made available soon officials at us naval Hospi Tal Okinawa said they Are currently awaiting Navy Medicine guidance for administering the Huv vaccination program we will make a Public announce ment when procedural guide lines Are in place and we Are ready to distribute the vaccine said Hospital spokesman Brian Davis in a written response information on the status of the vaccine was not available wednesday from Yokosuka naval Hospital or us naval Hospital Guam Huv has already sparked heated controversy in the states where at least 21 states have introduced Bills to mandate Huv vaccinations for school age girls and three new Jersey and new Mexico have passed them Texas governor is sued an executive order requiring the vaccine for girls entering sixth Grade in 2008 proponents say the vaccine to be effective has to be issued Young before girls Are sexually Active but some parents Are in easy about vaccinating 11and 12yearolds against sexually transmitted diseases saying they want to explain std to their daughters on their own timetable according to the associated press at Camp Zama and army med ical clinics in South Korea Chil Dren under 18 years of age re quire parental permission for the vaccine officials said Huv vaccination is a Tri car covered Benefit for a Tiv duty personnel and their de Pendents military officials said email Jennifer h Svan at one dose of the vaccine Gar Dasil developed by Merck co a More about Huv vaccine what is it the vaccine Garda Sii is the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due top a who should have it the vaccine is recommended for 11to 12yearold girls and can be Given to girls As Young As 9 Safe the federally approved vaccine has been tested in 11000 women with no serious Side effects reported the most common Side effect is Brief soreness at the injection site there is no thimerosal or Mercury in the vaccine Protection the vaccine guards against four strains of Huv so it prevents about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases and about 90 percent of genital warts cases prevalence about one in four women in the United states Ages 14 to 59 Are infected with the sexually transmitted Huv the major cause of cervical cancer in women in about 90 percent of cases Huv infections Clear up with in two years about 9600 us women develop cervical can cer each year and about 3700 will die from the disease source centers for disease control and prevention get summer hire registrations in the area i 2007 youth summer hire program will begin in May for College students and june for High school students the area i civilian personnel advisory Center announced wednesday the program introduces eligible area 1 family members to Federal employment students will be paid per hour the College student session runs from May 14 to aug 17 there will be two sessions for the High school students from june 25 to july 20 and july 23 to aug 17 participants must be military or civilian family members living in area 1 and be eligible for status of forces agreement support they also must have a valid social Security number the registration deadline is april 19 a detailed Job announcement and application forms Are available at from staff reports