Yokosuka security personnel want residents to be good neighbors and ‘help

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Yokosuka security personnel want residents to be good neighbors and ‘help
By Tim Wightman , Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Tuesday, December 16, 2008

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Yokosuka Command Master Chief Wayne Smith’s message to the community is threefold: notice things, report things and be an example.

His message comes in response to concerns community members have raised at recent public meetings with command leadership.

During a question-and-answer session Dec. 3 between Smith and Yokosuka enlisted sailors, many base security personnel said they wished residents would take more responsibility when they witness poor behavior and wrongdoing.

Petty Officer 1st Class A.G. Kalber, a master-at-arms with security, cited an example when he reprimanded a boy in the Negishi Housing area who was skateboarding with no helmet. When the boy’s father arrived and the two walked away, the father told his son he could continue skating without a helmet.

"It’s about the adults being adults and assuming responsibility," Kalber said Wednesday. "If you have children, be responsible for your children."


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