Team 19! - Eighth Army - U.S. Army

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KATUSA Soldiers appreciated for their service
Photo by Pfc. Lee Jun-ho
Evangelist Park Jae-kyung, USAG Daegu, celebrates
the KATUSA appreciation day at Camp Henry,
Henry’s Place, Dec. 16.
By Pfc. Lee Jun-ho
19th ESC Public Affairs Office
The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Chaplain’s
Office hosted a party with help from the USAG Daegu
Chaplain to give credit to the KATUSA Soldiers of Area IV
for their services at Camp Henry, Henry’s Place, Dec. 16.
MSC-K Conducts ADSO safety training for safety
Sgt. Lee Jae-won
19th ESC Public Affairs Office
CAMP CARROLL, KOREA--Materiel Support Center-
Korea conducted a three-day training for an Additional
Duty Safety Officer course for the first time in the unit,
Dec. 8-10. In an effort to promote the “Safety first” motto
of the unit, the ADSO course was offered to officers and
non-commissioned officers, Staff Sergeant or above, from
various units across the peninsula.
The ADSO program is designed to help the unit to sustain
a safe environment for all Soldiers and civilians. The
primary goal of the program is to identify potential hazards
and get them corrected before an accident can occur that
may result in injury.
Pursuant to Army Regulation AR 385-10, commanders are
required to appoint, in writing, at least one individual to
perform additional duty safety functions at company and
battalion levels.
Throughout the course, ADSO candidates learn different
aspects on safety issues and take classes on several
subjects such as range safety, tactical safety, accident
reporting procedures, portable heater, electrical safety,
fire prevention, fire protection programs, ammunition and
The evening’s guest speaker, Col. Richard A. Bezold, 19th
ESC Chief of Staff, praised the KATUSA Soldiers.
“You are chosen Soldiers because of your discipline, intelligence,
and hard work. If you weren’t here working with
us, we could not accomplish our mission to the level we
can,” said Bezold. “I appreciate your work, and am proud
to have you as part of the U.S. Army.”
Lt. Col. Song Soo-yong, Area IV ROKA Support Group
commander, also thanked the KATUSAs, mentioning not
only services in their routine work, but local community
service and the Korean language class which they devoted
themselves to.
“The activities will not only serve your successful military
life, but also serve as a significant foundation of your life
after you move out,” said Song.
“I believe that your conducting of physical training and
Taekwondo training with fellow U.S. Soldiers and building
camaraderie with them will contribute greatly to ROK-U.S.
alliance fortification,” added Song.
Evangelist Park Jae-kyung wished the attendees a happy
holiday and urged them to be thankful at all times.
“Promise me to give a nice hug to your family when you
go home, and thank them for all they have done for you,”
said Park.
explosives safety, radiation safety, composite risk management.
Candidates take a written test and ADSO certificate
is given only to those who pass the exam.
According to James Kang, MSC-K Safety Director, this
three-day course was possible because of the strong support
from Col. Philip A. Mead, MSC-K Commander.
While a lot of Army trainings are done via online courses
and internet classes, Kang stresses the importance of
physically-attending classes.
In August 2009, MSC-K received the Safety Achievement
Award from the Eighth U.S. Army for far exceeding the
Army level Safety standards.
All companies and detachments under MSC-K achieved
this for the first time in the history of the United States
Forces in Korea.
“The whole purpose of the course is to achieve the level
of a ‘fight tonight’ mentality to carry on the mission,” said
Kang. “Safety is the key to accomplish the wartime and
peacetime mission.”
The ADSO course will take place twice a year, and anyone
can participate with unit commander approval. Additionally,
a civilians’ safety course is scheduled February
2010.
Team 19! Newsletter 12 Dec. 18, 2009