WEBVTT 00:10.750 --> 00:12.861 Hello and welcome to the Zama Pulse . 00:12.861 --> 00:15.939 I'm Captain Electra Delo . The US Army 00:15.939 --> 00:17.772 Japan change of command ceremony 00:17.772 --> 00:19.828 between incoming commander Brigadier 00:19.828 --> 00:21.883 General James K . Dugan and outgoing 00:21.883 --> 00:23.939 commander Major General David Womack 00:23.939 --> 00:26.129 was held on June 17th on Camp Sama . 00:26.620 --> 00:28.564 Major General Womack completed his 00:28.564 --> 00:30.620 two-year assignment at US Army Japan 00:30.620 --> 00:32.930 and will move on to US Forces Korea , 00:33.099 --> 00:35.099 where he will serve as the chief of 00:35.099 --> 00:37.043 staff . Brigadier General . Dougan 00:37.043 --> 00:39.099 began his military career at the 2nd 00:39.099 --> 00:40.988 Battalion 1st Armored Division in 00:40.988 --> 00:42.932 Germany . Since then , he has been 00:42.932 --> 00:44.821 assigned to numerous positions in 00:44.821 --> 00:46.710 various locations and deployed to 00:46.710 --> 00:48.710 Afghanistan in support of Operation 00:48.710 --> 00:51.125 Enduring Freedom . He also has a prior 00:51.125 --> 00:52.958 connection to Camp Zama , having 00:52.958 --> 00:55.069 graduated from what was then known as 00:55.069 --> 00:56.958 Zama High School , located on the 00:56.958 --> 01:00.220 installation . The US Army in Japan 01:00.220 --> 01:02.939 celebrated the Army's 250th birthday on 01:02.939 --> 01:05.139 June 14th . In observance of the 01:05.139 --> 01:07.379 milestone , US Army Japan hosted a week 01:07.379 --> 01:09.435 of sporting events and activities on 01:09.435 --> 01:11.657 Count Zala that included a tug of war , 01:11.657 --> 01:13.601 a soccer tournament , and officers 01:13.601 --> 01:15.601 versus enlisted softball game , and 01:15.601 --> 01:17.739 much more . To kick off the week , US 01:17.739 --> 01:20.529 Army gears in Japan hosted a 5K run 01:20.529 --> 01:22.529 which drew hundreds of participants 01:22.529 --> 01:24.862 from the community , including soldiers , 01:24.862 --> 01:26.807 civilians , family members , local 01:26.807 --> 01:29.029 national . Employees and members of the 01:29.029 --> 01:31.196 Japan Ground Self Defense Force . It's 01:31.196 --> 01:33.307 awesome . I mean , it's cool to think 01:33.307 --> 01:33.239 that the army is as old as our country 01:33.239 --> 01:35.128 and had a big role in making that 01:35.128 --> 01:37.410 happen . So I'm looking forward to 01:37.410 --> 01:39.632 trying to support and honor that legacy 01:39.632 --> 01:40.632 of service . 01:50.690 --> 01:52.857 Soldiers assigned to the 88th Military 01:52.857 --> 01:55.079 Police and the 901 Military Working Dog 01:55.079 --> 01:57.134 Detachments and members of the Japan 01:57.134 --> 01:58.912 Ground Self Defense Force's 4th 01:58.912 --> 02:00.968 Engineer group on Camp Sama recently 02:00.968 --> 02:02.579 strengthened their bilateral 02:02.579 --> 02:04.468 communication skills during joint 02:04.468 --> 02:06.690 training on hand signals . The training 02:06.690 --> 02:08.912 began with a classroom session in which 02:08.912 --> 02:11.079 the participants were brief on certain 02:11.079 --> 02:13.023 GGSDF hand signals and learned the 02:13.023 --> 02:14.912 differences between those and the 02:14.912 --> 02:16.968 signals the US Army uses . The group 02:16.968 --> 02:19.023 then moved outside and divided up to 02:19.023 --> 02:21.079 practice the hand signals together . 02:21.079 --> 02:23.301 The training culminated with the groups 02:23.301 --> 02:22.729 running through three scenarios in 02:22.729 --> 02:24.562 which they had to communicate in 02:24.562 --> 02:26.729 silence after discovering a suspicious 02:26.729 --> 02:26.559 box . 02:32.660 --> 02:33.660 Uh . 02:36.779 --> 02:37.779 So I . 02:44.869 --> 02:48.820 This . I think 02:48.820 --> 02:50.931 my biggest takeaway is how consistent 02:50.931 --> 02:54.600 we are working with JGSEF to better our 02:54.600 --> 02:56.822 relationship , especially when it comes 02:56.822 --> 02:59.160 to the high importance of any future 02:59.160 --> 03:01.327 missions that we might have , makes it 03:01.327 --> 03:04.229 for a seamless approach to the mission 03:04.229 --> 03:06.340 where we don't have to really kind of 03:06.340 --> 03:08.451 stand around and try to figure things 03:08.451 --> 03:10.507 out when things happen . The MPs and 03:10.507 --> 03:12.673 the JGSCF train together every month , 03:12.673 --> 03:14.340 giving both organizations the 03:14.340 --> 03:16.396 opportunity to enhance common skills 03:16.396 --> 03:18.396 and techniques and to gain a better 03:18.396 --> 03:20.396 understanding of how to protect the 03:20.396 --> 03:22.562 installation . US Army volunteers from 03:22.562 --> 03:24.396 Tore Station on Okinawa recently 03:24.396 --> 03:26.562 cleaned up Okinawa Peace Memorial Park 03:26.562 --> 03:28.673 alongside volunteers from the US Navy 03:28.673 --> 03:30.785 and members of the Japan Self Defense 03:30.785 --> 03:32.896 Forces . The JSDF organized the event 03:32.896 --> 03:35.062 to bring the community together and to 03:35.062 --> 03:37.062 beautify the area ahead of the 80th 03:37.062 --> 03:39.229 anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa . 03:39.229 --> 03:41.285 The Battle of Okinawa was one of the 03:41.285 --> 03:43.229 most intense and bloody battles of 03:43.229 --> 03:45.451 World War II . The fighting lasted from 03:45.451 --> 03:49.169 April 1st to June 22 , 1945 . The park 03:49.169 --> 03:51.391 is located at the site where the battle 03:51.391 --> 03:53.391 ended . It was created to mourn the 03:53.391 --> 03:55.613 loss of the nearly quarter of a million 03:55.613 --> 03:57.502 people who were killed during the 03:57.502 --> 03:59.613 fighting . The park reflects a shared 03:59.613 --> 04:01.836 desire among nations to promote peace , 04:01.836 --> 04:04.113 remembrance , and continued friendship . 04:04.113 --> 04:06.336 The cleaning ended with a flower laying 04:06.336 --> 04:08.280 ceremony in remembrance of all the 04:08.280 --> 04:11.100 lives lost during the battle . A team 04:11.100 --> 04:13.100 of volunteers with the 14th Missile 04:13.100 --> 04:14.878 Defense battery at Kyoko Misaki 04:14.878 --> 04:16.767 communication site in Koanga City 04:16.767 --> 04:18.433 recently teamed up with local 04:18.433 --> 04:20.656 volunteers and members of the Japan Air 04:20.656 --> 04:22.600 Self Defense Force's 35th Aircraft 04:22.600 --> 04:24.600 Control and Warning Squadron . They 04:24.600 --> 04:26.711 took part in a beach cleanup event at 04:26.711 --> 04:28.600 Tsuhihama in the town of Amino in 04:28.600 --> 04:31.779 Kyoanga City . Nearly 185 volunteers 04:31.779 --> 04:33.890 searched the area , picking up litter 04:33.890 --> 04:36.001 and other debris . They then took the 04:36.001 --> 04:37.835 trash to a garbage disposal site 04:37.835 --> 04:39.779 located nearby . The cleanup event 04:39.779 --> 04:42.001 began in 2020 , and this marked the 8th 04:42.001 --> 04:44.989 time it was held . Now we'd like to 04:44.989 --> 04:47.211 take a moment to spotlight our very own 04:47.211 --> 04:49.156 Zama Middle High School . For this 04:49.156 --> 04:51.378 recurring segment , we collaborate with 04:51.378 --> 04:53.545 the school's video communication class 04:53.545 --> 04:55.433 to highlight some of the school's 04:55.433 --> 04:57.600 activities and events in short student 04:57.600 --> 04:59.767 produced video segments . This month , 04:59.767 --> 05:01.878 Tomoi Douglas highlighted the JRRTC's 05:01.878 --> 05:04.045 land navigation training , and Garrett 05:04.045 --> 05:05.989 Allen produced a story on Pi Day . 05:08.079 --> 05:09.968 As the end of the 3rd quarter was 05:09.968 --> 05:12.720 coming to a close , JTC cadets of the 05:12.720 --> 05:15.480 CMHS Trojan Battalion began their land 05:15.480 --> 05:17.859 navigation training for the JRTC Cadet 05:17.859 --> 05:20.279 Leadership Challenge , or JCLC . Part 05:20.279 --> 05:22.559 of this event are the land navigation 05:22.559 --> 05:25.109 courses of Tama Hills in Dead Reckoning . 05:25.279 --> 05:28.049 To prepare for this , JTC cadets The 05:28.049 --> 05:30.160 supervision from Sergeant Major Davis 05:30.160 --> 05:32.271 went off campus to reinforce and test 05:32.271 --> 05:34.216 their knowledge through a practice 05:34.216 --> 05:36.382 course . So they know where and how to 05:36.382 --> 05:38.382 find the right points when the real 05:38.382 --> 05:40.399 event came to . We asked cadet 2nd 05:40.399 --> 05:42.621 Lieutenant Noah Singleton , what he has 05:42.621 --> 05:44.788 learned in order to have performed the 05:44.788 --> 05:47.010 tasks he was given . Uh , I learned how 05:47.010 --> 05:49.232 to read maps and identify points on the 05:49.232 --> 05:51.399 on the map . Using my pace count , and 05:51.399 --> 05:53.621 I also learned how to use compasses and 05:53.621 --> 05:55.843 find the graded mag asmuths on a map to 05:55.843 --> 05:58.079 help me find my way to those points on 05:58.079 --> 06:00.470 the map . With their know-how of maps , 06:01.320 --> 06:03.431 and pace counts , these cadets should 06:03.431 --> 06:05.376 have had an easier time navigating 06:05.376 --> 06:07.598 through the challenges faced with these 06:07.598 --> 06:09.920 areas . For ZEN , this is Tomahaki 06:09.920 --> 06:12.899 Douglas reporting . March 14th , or 06:12.899 --> 06:15.179 3/14 was a special day for students in 06:15.179 --> 06:17.739 Mr . Unger , Miss Bolster's , and Chef 06:17.739 --> 06:20.320 Moore's class . They celebrated Pi Day 06:20.320 --> 06:22.320 by integrating culinary skills with 06:22.320 --> 06:24.390 mathematical problem solving . This 06:24.390 --> 06:26.820 event fostered collaboration between 06:26.820 --> 06:28.987 culinary and math students , enhancing 06:28.987 --> 06:30.653 their understanding of Pi and 06:30.653 --> 06:32.764 demonstrating real world applications 06:32.764 --> 06:34.931 of math in everyday activities such as 06:34.931 --> 06:36.764 bake . Moore's culinary students 06:36.764 --> 06:38.987 showcased the baking skills by making a 06:38.987 --> 06:40.820 variety of delicious pies . Then 06:40.820 --> 06:42.709 geometry and precalculus students 06:42.709 --> 06:44.709 joined them together and engaged in 06:44.709 --> 06:46.820 some math problems that involved pi . 06:46.820 --> 06:48.876 These problems included calculations 06:48.876 --> 06:50.987 related to the circumference and area 06:50.987 --> 06:53.153 of circles , as well as other creative 06:53.153 --> 06:55.376 math challenges that incorporate in the 06:55.376 --> 06:57.598 concept of pi . We asked Mr . Unger how 06:57.598 --> 06:59.542 much a unique project came to be . 06:59.799 --> 07:02.200 Celebrating pie , not just the pie that 07:02.200 --> 07:04.720 we eat , but the 3.14 in mathematics 07:04.720 --> 07:07.160 geometry , we can show both the 07:07.160 --> 07:10.000 culinary and the math students how it 07:10.000 --> 07:12.111 relates to one another . Uh , so here 07:12.111 --> 07:14.278 we actually have some cross curricular 07:14.278 --> 07:16.829 between the math and the culinary . So 07:16.829 --> 07:19.070 it really , it's satisfying for the 07:19.070 --> 07:21.070 math people to do it , and the math 07:21.070 --> 07:23.070 people are showing the culinary and 07:23.070 --> 07:25.237 vice versa . It proved to be demanding 07:25.237 --> 07:27.070 and delicious activity . This is 07:27.070 --> 07:29.181 Garrett Allen for CEM . That's it for 07:29.181 --> 07:31.514 this month's edition of the Zamma Pulse . 07:31.514 --> 07:33.681 I'm Captain Eleudilo and we'll see you 07:33.681 --> 07:32.760 next month .