The volunteers spent the morning planting vegitation, cutting down trees and clearing debris to create more garden areas.

Sergeant Santiago Kaites, platoon sergeant, Storage, Supply Company, Combat Service Support Group-3 points out to Lance Cpl. Andrea Vela, warehouseman, Storage, Supply Company, CSSG-3, the correct way to plant Polynesian Taro. Kaites and Vela spent the morning digging holes deep enough to plant the taro plants. Marines from Combat Service Support Group-3, Marine Forces Pacific, Veterans of Foriegn Wars post 1572, wives and girlfriends gather together to beautify the Waipahu Cultural Center Aug. 6. The volunteers spent the morning planting vegitation, cutting down trees and clearing debris to create more garden areas.

Photo Date Taken: 8/6/2005
Unit: Marine Forces Pacific
Photo ByLine: Cpl. Megan L. Stiner
Photo VRIN: Taro.jpg



"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Containers were used to build a military training facility

Military Training Facility

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

DATA AT REST ENCRYPTION FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA

Date Signed: 12/14/2007
MARADMIN Number: 732/07

UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 732/07
142229Z DEC 07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4 IA//
SUBJ/DATA AT REST ENCRYPTION FOR MOBILE COMPUTING /DEVICES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA//
REF/A/-/FIPS PUB 140-2 SEC CRYPTO MODS/-//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/DON CIO WASHINGTON DC/091256C//
NARR/REF A PROVIDES A FEDERAL STANDARD THAT SPECIFIES SECURITY REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL BE SATISFIED BY A CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE. REF B IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY GUIDANCE ON ENCRYPTION OF SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED DATA AT REST.//
POC/JOSEPH S UCHYTIL/MAJ/HQMC C4 IA/TEL: 703-693-3490/
EMAIL:JOSEPH.UCHYTIL@USMC.MIL//
POC/JOSEPH PETTO/GS14/UNIT:MCNOSC/NAME:
703-784-4156 /EMAIL:JOESEPH.PETTO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE TREND TOWARDS HIGHLY MOBILE COMPUTING AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) HAS MADE THE PROTECTION OF DATA AT REST (DAR) A TOPIC OF GREAT CONCERN.
THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROTECT SENSITIVE DATA ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA HAS SEEN INCREASED ATTENTION DUE TO COMPROMISES OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) THROUGH THE LOSS OF LAPTOPS, FLASH DRIVES AND
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (PED). DUE TO INCREASED COMPROMISE OF
PII, THE DOD ASSEMBLED ALL THE SERVICES AND AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY A SOLUTION SET OF ENCRYPTION PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE USED THROUGHOUT THE DOD TO PROTECT SENSITIVE AGENCY INFORMATION. THE GROUP WAS NAMED THE DATA AT REST TIGER TEAM (DARTT). THROUGH TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS AND POLICY REVIEW, THE DARTT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE AN APPROVED PRODUCTS LIST (APL) THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INITIATIVE (ESI) BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) FOR USE THROUGHOUT THE DOD. IAW REF B, ANY PROCURMENTS OF DAR ENCRYPTION PRODUCTS MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE DOD ESI BPA. DUE TO INTEROPERABILITY, MAINTENANCE AND PROCURMENT CONCERNS, THE MARINE CORPS WILL LOOK TO IMPLEMENT AN ENTERPRISE WIDE SOLUTION FOR DAR ENCRYPTION IAW REF B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS MARADMIN, SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED DAR IS DEFINED AS ANY INFORMATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. ADDITIONALLY, DAR IS ONLY THAT INFORMATION WHICH IS RESIDENT IN MEMORY OR STORAGE AND NOT IN TRANSIT (I.E. EMAIL). DATA IN TRANSIT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROTECTED THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) ENCRYPTION AND SECURE SOCKET LAYER (SSL) PROTOCOL, ETC., AND IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS POLICY. MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ARE DEFINED IAW REF B.
2. POLICY. IAW REF B THE BELOW REQUIREMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
A. ALL SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED DAR ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA MUST BE ENCRYPTED THROUGH CURRENTLY APPROVED METHODS. WHEN AVAILABLE, USE OF THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK
(MCEN) DAR ENCRYPTION SOLUTION WILL BE MANDATORY.
B. HOLD ALL PURCHASES OF DAR ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGIES IN ABEYANCE UNTIL A MCEN SOLUTION IS DETERMINED. SHOULD A COMMAND OR UNIT, THROUGH OPERATIONAL NECESSITY, REQUIRE A DAR ENCRYPTION SOLUTION PRIOR TO THE MCEN SOLUTION DETERMINATION, SUBMIT REQUESTS TO HQMC, C4. REQUESTS WILL BE EVALUATED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. UNTIL A MCEN SOLUTION IS DETERMINED, WINZIP 9.0, MICROSOFT ENCRYPTING FILE SYSTEM (EFS) OR ANY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PRODUCT THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGIES IAW REF A IS AUTHORIZED FOR DAR ENCRYPTION. ONCE A MCEN SOLUTION IS DETERMINED, ALL OTHER MEANS OF DAR ENCRYPTION WILL NO LONGER BE AUTHORIZED.
C. ALL NEWLY PROCURED COMPUTER ASSETS (DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, PEDS, SERVERS
ETC.) MUST INCLUDE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (TPM) VERSION
1.2 OR HIGHER, WHERE SUCH TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE.
D. COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING LOCAL PROCEDURES FOR COMPLYING WITH THIS MARADMIN. ENCRYPTION OF DAR SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE LOCAL COMMANDS FROM ESTABLISHING SECURITY POLICIES AND PROPER HANDLING PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES.
3. WHILE THE FOCUS OF THIS MARADMIN IS MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES AND
REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA, THE ULTIMATE GOAL WILL BE TO PROTECT ALL SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED DAR THROUGHOUT THE MCEN, TO INCLUDE DAR ON DESKTOPS, SERVERS AND BACKUP MEDIA ETC.
4. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR UPON DETERMINATION OF A MCEN DAR ENCRYPTION SOLUTION.
5. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G.J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS//

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Station gets new, larger vehicle storage lot

9/17/2007 By Cpl. Brandon L. Roach, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. —

In an effort to better accommodate the needs of service members on the air station, construction has begun on a new, larger vehicle storage lot.

The project first came to the station command’s attention in 2001 when a need for more vehicle storage space was identified.

“We wanted to create an RV and camping lot for service members and their families,” said Frank Guasti, project manager. “In 2006 we dropped the plan for the campground due to funding.”

When completed, the 17.5 acre lot will hold approximately 800 vehicles and was paid for by non-appropriated funds. The project was contracted out to Hal Hays Construction out of Riverside, Calif.

“We are honored and proud to work for the men and women who put their lives on the line for our freedom, said Hal Hays, CEO of Hal Hays Construction. “We are privileged to support the work at Miramar and the other military facilities we have worked at.”

The $3.8 million parking lot will include an electronic keypad gate, solar-powered lighting, an eight foot security fence, 24-hour access, a 10,000 gallon sanitary dump for recreational vehicles, security cameras, two fire water storage tanks and a direct phone line to the provost marshal’s office.

“The project will be completed in January and our 200 existing customers will be the first to move to the new lot,” said Nancy Dussault, property manager.

Personnel on the waiting list, currently comprised of 40 active-duty service members and 200 retirees, will rate first pick of the new storage spots, according to Dussault. Then it is strictly a first -come first-served basis.

Special rates apply for Marines and sailors staying at the bachelors’ enlisted quarters here.
Active-duty monthly rates begin at $20 a month with special rates available for deploying personnel.

“There will not be any maintenance or washing allowed in the lot due to environmental concerns and regulations,” said Dussault.

For more information on the services offered or to reserve a spot on the lot contact the Miramar Stables at 858-577-4139.


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Going, going,gone, but not forgotten;Deployed Marines get storage help

4/28/2003 By Cpl. John F. Silwanus, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan — Unaccompanied servicemembers preparing to deploy for more than 90 days can now leave, rest assured their possessions are in good hands. With help from their units, Marines can arrange to have their personal belongings stored at one of the Traffic Management Office warehouses on Okinawa."When units pay an outside contractor to professionally pack the belongings of their Marines, it cuts down on a lot of hassles the Marines may face later," said Chief Warrant Officer E.E. Pido Jr., officer-in-charge, Personnel, Property and Transportation Office, G-4, Marine Corps Base. "There are also several benefits besides the lack of hassles."TMO does not pack the belongings themselves, because it is not an official Permanent Change of Station move, Pido said. The servicemember should contact his command to find out if they will fund a contractor to pack his belongings. The contractors can then arrange to deliver it to the TMO warehouse. This will help eliminate confusion at the warehouse."Marines often drive to the warehouse with their gear in a five-ton and hand it to us. That creates confusion down at the warehouse," said Staff Sgt. Arnaldo Tinoco, operations chief, TMO, G-4, Marine Corps Base. "We coordinate with the movers when they bring the gear down to the warehouse and from there, we store it."The professional movers can pack the belongings with the proper materials and ensure that an inventory of items is taken. This helps the Marines with compensation in case of any broken items.Storing materials at the TMO warehouse also helps Marines because there are no storage fees for the gear, according to Tinoco. The warehouse will store the gear as long as the request is more than 90 days. "There is no cost for storage for as long as the Marine is TAD," Tinoco said. "We can store the gear for as long as needed."Tinoco also said that TMO will support individuals in any way, but in his opinion, aligning the movers makes it easier on everyone. His opinion was recently proved true when members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit worked through their unit to set up TMO for many of their unaccompanied Marines."The 31st (Marine Expeditionary Unit) had a representative contact a local mover to pack the Marines' gear and from there the movers worked it out with us," Tinoco said. "It turned out to be easier for everyone."

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Golden Boat Lifts

Golden Boat Lifts, Inc., Providing a full range of lift systems customized for powerboats, pontoon boats, sailboats, and motor yacht vehicles of all types.
www.goldenboatlifts.com/


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Human, All Too Human (BBC) - Friedrich Nietzsche: Part 1

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Do Not Want!

Oh Hai, I Upgraded UR Wardrobe

Face it -- there are so many opportunities in your life for this shirt. We made it just for you, because we feel your pain, your need to cry out, "DO NOT WANT!" to so many things. Do Not Want is part of our tribute to LOLCats. (And Backstroke of the West... you didn't think we'd forget the origin, did you? Especially if it had to do with Star Wars. Clearly you underestimate us, young Padawan.) Maybe you should get a small for your cat. Cause you know that'd be your cat's sentiment if you tried to make the cat wear it....

We predict that wearing your Do Not Want shirt will come in handy in everyday situations. Salmonella? Do Not Want. Jury summons? Do Not Want. Screaming baby in the seat next to you on the airplane? Do Not Want. Soda on your keyboard? Do Not Want!


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

When Nietzsche Wept Final Scene

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

i read your e-mail.

Privacy schmivacy

When you cannot get the attention of your peers by being the fastest at installing a new motherboard, we'll let you use this shirt as a 'scare tactic' for achieving your goals. Garnish instant respect in board meetings, or use it to get a raise and another vacation (yes, it's good to leave the office sometimes...)

In fact, we would hope that this shirt will become the official shirt for all the government folks involved with the lovely and well-adored echelon and carnivore projects - but we aren't holding our breath (on or off camera).

Don't forget to also grab the 'i read your e-mail' bumper sticker - especially if you drive through the D.C. area regularly...



"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

No, I will not fix your computer

Tell Them How You Really Feel

There is nothing more frustrating on this earth than constantly being asked to help other people with their petty computer problems. Of course if your job description dictates that you have to fix other peoples computers, then there is nothing so frustrating as being forced to do so ;)

* "Hey Mark, I don't have a modem and can't connect to the Internet, can you fix this?"

* "I removed some of the pins from my monitor cable because it didn't seem to fit right, now it's not working at all...can you fix my computer?"

* Hey Sally, Can you fix my Internet, everytime I visit a website it says my host is unknown"

"NO! NO! Now Go Away Before I Replace You With A Very Small Shell Script!" You say...




"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

RTFM

RTFM is not having to say you are sorry. RTFM is a big chromatic dragon with bloodshot beady eyes and fangs the size of oars. RTFM is me screaming at you as fireballs come out of my mouth to get off your precious no-good tush, march down to the local bookstore or MAN page repository, and get the eff off my back because I'm trying very hard to get some freakin' work done. Jeez.



"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Rationally Speaking

Rationally Speaking is a web site devoted to rational discourse on science, philosophy, social and political issues. This blog is a companion to the web site and is maintained by Massimo Pigliucci with the editorial help of Phil Pollack. Announcements concerning Rationally Speaking can be obtained by subscribing to the RS Google Group. While you are at it, you may want to check out Massimo's science site, his philosophy site, or his books. The full collection of the original Rationally Speaking columns that preceded this blog is available for download.

The central idea of this blog is that a public intellectual, in the words of Enlightenment philosopher Marquis de Condorcet, should devote him or herself to “the tracking down of prejudices in the hiding places where priests, the schools, the government and all long-established institutions had gathered and protected them.”


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Cracking the Code

How do you keep a secret? One way is esczfrs ncjaezrclasj.* If you understood that, you already may know a little about cryptography.

For more than 3,000 years, people have encrypted messages to keep their communications secret. And encryption is still used today, though it’s much more sophisticated from the simple encryption from our past.

To make a successful cipher, you need a few things: an algorithm and a key to encrypt the information and an identical key and algorithm to decrypt the information. The key is known only by the message’s originator and recipient, and must be kept secret. read more

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Tech heavyweights join OpenID Foundation board

IBM, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and VeriSign have joined the board of the OpenID Foundation, which puts consumers a little closer to being able to use a single sign-on when they surf the Web. read more


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

C.I.A. Chief Doubts Tactic to Interrogate Is Still Legal

By SCOTT SHANE
Published: February 8, 2008

WASHINGTON — Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told a Congressional committee on Thursday that waterboarding may be illegal under current law, despite assertions this week from the director of national intelligence and the White House that the harsh interrogation method may be used in the future. read more


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

'An Intolerable Fraud'

Money-grubbing veterans charities need better oversight.

Sunday, December 16, 2007; Page B06

ORGANIZATIONS that cynically exploit America's best impulses to help its wounded veterans give a perverse new meaning to the notion that charity begins at home.

Troubling activities by some of the nation's largest veterans charities were revealed by a watchdog group and were spotlighted Thursday in a congressional hearing. The American Institute of Philanthropy studied 29 groups and found 20 guilty of such shoddy practices as high overhead costs, high-priced solicitations and big salaries to leaders. Even well-established groups such as the Disabled Veterans Association, AMVETS National Service Foundation and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation got F's on the institute's report card. Help Hospitalized Veterans, The Post's Philip Rucker reported, paid its founder and wife a combined $540,000 in compensation and benefits. That some groups spend as much as 91 cents of every dollar raised on fundraising is, as Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) said, "an intolerable fraud." read more


"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Wounded warrior gets a bionic hand

Juan Arredondo is one of the first recipients of the i-Limb, a bionic hand with independently moving joints that flex and bend like natural fingers.

According to the caption, each finger has an individual motor that allows the recipient to engage in activities such as shaking hands and gripping rounded objects like door knobs.

"To have this movement, it's -- it's amazing," Arredondo tells reporters. "It just gets me more excited about now, about the future."

Arredondo, now a retired U.S. Army sergeant, lost his hand and lower arm two years ago when his patrol hit an IED in Iraq.

"As the soldiers raced to get out of the vehicle for fear of additional explosions, Sgt. Arredondo grabbed his severed hand, which was still grasping the steering wheel, and put it in his pocket while he fought to stay conscious," the company that manufactured his bionic hand says on its website. "Soon after arriving at a MASH station in Ramadi, it became clear his life would be saved and his legs healed, but that his hand was too damaged to be reattached."

The 27-year-old now works with the Wounded Warrior Project.

"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

Stephen Hawking experiences weightlessness

Apr 26, 2007, 23:44 GMT


Washington - Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking left behind his wheelchair for a zero-gravity experience Thursday.


Hawking, 65, who has been confined to his wheelchair for about four decades with a motor neurone disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), did better than expected on the commercial flight, representatives from Zero Gravity Corporation said. The tourism company organizes flights in a specially adapted passenger jet put into a steep dive to simulate zero gravity. Read More




"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."

25 Days in Iraq - Blog:

I am proud of Bob Woodruff for what he has done. I am happy for his recovery, and his new found awareness for the suffering that war brings, whether it be physical or mental. In my show 25 Days in Iraq, I say “you cannot shake what sticks to you in war.These soldiers are coming home and they are bringing it home with them”. I am just saddened that it took a celebrity journalist to get his pineapple blasted to begin to think of our soldiers. Was the four and a half years of these wars not enough suffering to warrant a hour long special to this topic? Was Britney’s rehab finally pushed to the back burner for a story of REAL human interest? Did Anna Nichole’s DNA test not interest you today?

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"Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi" Cherokee - "May the Great Spirit's blessings always be with you."