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US Army, NMI to ink community covenant
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Posted on Jun 27 2008
The U.S. Army and local officials will formalize their support for the Commonwealth’s soldiers, other service members, and their families by signing the Army Community Covenant next week.
The Covenant is “designed to develop and foster effective government and community partnership with the Army in improving the quality of life for soldiers, other servicemembers and their families both at the current duty station and as they transfer from state to state and deployment,” according to information from the Army.
The Covenant is an Army initiative, and intended to be hosted and led by the community. It is a formal commitment of support by the sate and local community to the soldiers, other servicemembers in active duty, guard and reserve.
The document is being signed at every installation across the country.
The CNMI signing ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2008, starting at 10am, at the American Memorial Park amphitheater.
Key military officials will be present. These include Major General Stephen Tom, chief of staff of the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii; Rear Admiral William French, commander of the U.S. Forces Marianas; Brigadier General Alexander Kozlov, commander of the Army Reserve’s 9th Regional Readiness Command, and Major John Q. Lizama, Theater Support Group Commander of the 9th Regional Readiness Command.
Gov. Benigno R. Fitial, Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez, Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela, Rota Mayor Joseph S. Inos, Tinian Mayor Jose P. San Nicolas, and Northern Islands Mayor Valentin I. Taisacan are also expected to be at the ceremony.
Also invited to the signing are Jim Arenovski, Saipan Chamber of Commerce president, John Hirsh, American Red Cross-NMI Chapter executive director, Bishop Tomas Camacho, and Mariana Fajardo, commander of the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A smaller signing ceremony will also be held on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at 11am at the Army Reserve Center. The soldiers and their families, and Kozlov will be in attendance.
