European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 St a r s and strip e s saturday March 24 2007 1200 marines to stay in Pacific longer by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes Arlington a the Marine corps has extended about 1200 marines and sailors temporarily attached to the Okina abased 31st Marine expedition Ary unit corps officials said thursday the marines and sailors will stay in the Pacific to give other Marine units the time they need in the United states to train for Iraq the affected troops had been expected to return Home in a gust but now will be extended five months until january officials said the following units have been extended 2nd battalion 1st Marine regiment based in Camp Pendle ton Calif Battery e 2nd battalion Lith Marine regiment based in Camp Pendleton 2nd platoon company c 3rd Light armoured reconnaissance battalion from Twenty nine Palms Calif 4th platoon company a 3rd amphibious assault battalion from Camp Pendleton Marine attack Squadron 214 Cindy and stripes Lance Cpl Sean Omara 20 from Albuquerque no provides Security with a 240g machine gun at the Edge of combat town in the Central training area last month some 1200 marines with the 31st Marine expeditionary unit will have their attachment extended by five months based in Yuma Ariz detachment Marine heavy helicopter Squadron 462 from Miramar Calif detachment Marine Light attack Squadron 267 from Camp Pendleton by keeping these marines in the Pacific longer other marines who had been slated to replace them will now have the requisite time they need to train for Iraq and will not have to break dwell time or the time service members spend at their Home bases Between combat Tours corps officials said currently Marine units spend seven months in combat and seven months at Home but corps commandant Gen James con Way has said he wants to expand the corps to give marines 14 months off Between Tours the Extension is separate from the corps ongoing review of whether marines should be permanently stationed on Okinawa in oneyear unaccompanied Tours corps officials said extending the marines for five months essentially skips a Rota Tion to Okinawa said capt Bur Rell Pannier a spokesman for the 31st Meu Farmer said he did not know if the marines will get any bonuses or other form of compensation for being extended the extended marines who Are now training in South Korea were informed a few Days ago that their stay in the Pacific would be longer than expected he said Pannier called the Extension a morale Booster saying when marines anywhere get extended they get excited email Jeff Schogol at no charges yet in Guam Sailor shootings by Vince Little stars and stripes a us Sailor being held in connection with last weeks shooting of two others in his unit has not been charged but the investigation is continuing a us naval base Guam spokes Man said thursday one Sailor was killed while another was in stable condition after surgery at us naval Hospital Guam All three were members of naval Mobile construction battalion 74 a sea Bee unit deployed from Gulfport miss it Donnell Evans said the naval criminal investigative service is conducting its investigation and As of right now no formal charges have been filed the suspect who Hast been identified remained in custody in the Brig at Andersen air Force base Guam once formal charges Are filed that when i can release the name of the Sailor in custody Evans said acis is trying to figure out what the facts Are in this Case As they continue the investigation he said Petty officer 2nd class Jared Krutke 25 of Sheboygan wis was shot and later died following the March 15 incident which occurred at about am at Camp coving ton a military area inside us naval base Guam in Santa Rita the Navy has tentative plans to Fly his body Back to the United states on monday the wounded sailors name also Hast been released out of privacy concerns for that service member Evans said adding he could not discuss the nature of his injuries Evans declined to provide any More details or circumstances about the shooting citing the ongoing investigation the construction battalion dispatched to Guam in october is scheduled to leave in april the Pacific daily news reported the Seabee provide military construction support to the Navy Marine corps and other forces in times of emergency the battalion conducts disaster control and recovery operations the Navy said email Vince Little at Yokosuka civilian pleads guilty in death of japanese Man by Allison Batdorff and Hana Kusumoto stars and stripes Yokosuka naval base Japan Robert Burns Nolan pleaded guilty to All of the prosecutors findings thursday but disputed the allegation that he forcefully shoved a 70yearold japanese Man who later died of his injuries Nolan director of commander naval forces japans human re sources office is charged with bodily injury resulting in death in a nov 2 incident in which Nolan said he pushed Katsumi Nakagawa outside a bar located a few blocks from Yokosuka naval base Nakagawa Lay bleeding on the sidewalk until a passerby called an ambulance he died four Days later at a Yokosuka Hospital from a brain contusion Nolan first Day of trial thurs Day at Yokosuka District court lasted four hours and included statements from both sides and testimony from a live bar Buzz bartender and the victims brother Nolan was an owner and investor in live bar Buzz where the incident occurred according to court documents and testimony Nolan told the three judges that words like firmly and strongly didst accurately describe How he pushed Nakagawa i didst push him strongly but All the other facts Are Correct Nolan said defense attorney Midori Tanaka maintained that Nolan was not trying to confront Nakagawa but trying to avoid him because of an illness she said his Nolan blood Doest coagulate he feared the victims violent actions Tanaka said in her opening statement adding that Nakagawa attacked Nolan bartender Sayuri Ishii de scribed Nakagawa As being a Well known drunk in the area and said he was causing a disturbance that night but she said she didst see him attack Nolan Nolan however weighed 260 pounds at the time compared to Nakagawa 154 pounds and his height May have obscured her View she said she said she did clearly hear Nolan say Here is my bar get out neither Ishii nor Nolan called emergency services after Nakagawa fell on the sidewalk outside the bar because they thought he was just unconscious they said this oversight said Naka galas younger brother was unforgivable As a quicker emergency Call could have saved Naka galas life he said the family would not accept Nolan offer of a 1 million yen about pay ment and asked the court to give Nolan the severest punishment possible Nakagawa brother spoke to Nolan in angry English in the courtroom you look Down on Japan and japanese he said i want my brother Back right now Nolan 54 lives off base with his japanese wife he was re leased feb 20 from japanese Cus Tody on a 3 million yen about Bond a conviction of bodily injury resulting in death carries a prison term of a mini mum of three years and a Maxi mum of 20 years the trial is set to continue May 10 email Allison Batdorff at email Hana Kusumoto at us military taking part in australian air show us military aircraft and personnel from Japan Okinawa and Hawaii Are part of the american exposition this week at the 2007 australian International air show according to a 13th air Force news release issued thurs Day the six Day event at Avalon Airport in Southern Australia is the country largest air show Gen Paul v Hester the Pacific air forces commander took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony wednesday to open the us exhibit members of the army Navy air Force and marines will appear before an audience of australian and Pacific Region defense leaders government officials and the Public the release stated the show features displays showcasing air Force history and capabilities aircraft from several Pacific command bases also have been rolled out they include f16s from Misawa air base Japan f15s and an e3 from Kadena air base Okinawa a c17 from Hickam air Force base Hawaii and from Carrier air Wing 5 at naval air facility Atsu i Japan Guam water Plant to close for upgrades the Navy has scheduled an 18hour shutdown of its water treatment Plant for system up grades starting at 7 am Satur Day the villages of Agat and Santa Rita will be affected the Navy will require its hous ing residents and other users to adhere to strict water conserva Tion measures Navy to hold hearing on wharf upgrade Impact the Navy will hold a Public hearing wednesday on a draft environmental Impact statement re Garding the proposed Extension and upgrades to kilo wharf in apra Harbor to accommodate a new class of Navy combat Logis tics Force ships the hearing which starts at 6 pm at the Hyatt Regency Guam in Timon Bay also will consider alternatives the Navy said in a news release the wharf proposal is to accommodate new take class dry cargo and ammunition ships which will replace existing Tae class ammunition ships now for War deployed to the apra har Bor naval Complex kilo wharf built in 1989 is the defense departments Only am munition wharf in the Region according to the release from staff reports get a payday loan of up to come to our office on 2281 Chuo Okinawa City Orinza 2f visit wwwv1financecom to pickup your qui Cash or Call 921 0907