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ARMY
Base facilities reopened
Most facilities have been reopened on Army installations, although extra security measures are being enforced.
Maj. Gen. James M. Dubik, commander of the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and U.S. Army Hawai'i, has asked personnel to "think OPSEC, or operational security."
McNair Gate, Schofield Barracks is open for cars with three or more passengers from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m., and is also open for exit traffic.
Foote Gate, Schofield Barracks is open for entry only from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., and for exit only from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Foote Gate will be closed on weekends and holidays.
The Army has asked that any suspicious activities be reported to military police at 655-0911. This includes carrying suitcases or large containers, leaving parcels unattended, or observing, photographing or asking questions about operations or security.
Military Police units reorganize
The Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter Military Police Companies have been deactivated and reorganized into the 13th and 39th Military Police Detachments.
The detachments continue to provide law enforcement services in support of the Provost Marshal, but their mission has expanded, and may include deployments as military police teams.
AIR FORCE
Hickam visitors day canceled
Because of disruptions caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and concerns for public safety, the Friends and Neighbors Day scheduled for Oct. 27 at Hickam Air Force Base has been canceled.
The Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team also has canceled its 2001 Pacific Tour.
ARMED SERVICES
House passes projects bill
The House last week approved a $365 million package of military construction projects.
Multiple Hawai'i projects were included in the fiscal year 2002 defense authorization bill, passed by the House on Sept. 25, said U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawai'i.
Among the projects at Pearl Harbor are a shipping operations building, $11.8 million; a drydock support facility, $7.9 million; electrical distribution system work, $12.1 million; wastewater system improvements, $16.9 million; improvements to bachelor's enlisted quarters, $17.3 million and $23.3 million; and replacement family housing, $16.8 million.
Also, a command building at Puhakuloa Training Area, $5.1 million, a barracks complex at Schofield Barracks, $23 million, and a barracks complex at Wheeler Army Airfield, $50 million, are also part of the bill, as is the third increment of CINCPAC headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, $37.6 million.
Also, bachelor enlisted quarters at Marine Corps Base Kane'ohe, $24.9 million, and replacing family housing at Kane'ohe, $47 million, are also on the list.
Replacing family housing at Hickam Air Force Base, $25 million, and replacing a hydrant fuel system at Hickam, $29 million, are also included, as is an ammunition wharf shore power project at Lualualei, $6 million.
