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Marine Color Guards show pride in San Diego area Independence Day celebrations

4 Jul 2002 | Staff Sgt. Micheal Mink Marine Corps Air Station Miramar-EMS

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- The entire Nation celebrated Independence Day and the San Diego community was no different. What better way to make a Fourth of July celebration special than with a Marine Corps Color Guard to kick off the festivities.

Lance Cpl. Corey D. McCoy, a Washington D.C. native, Sgt. De'Keither A. Stamps, a Jackson, Miss., native, Cpl. James B. Bonnette, from St. Louis, Minn., and Lance Cpl. Patrick J. McMullen, a native of Lassen, Calif., members of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron's Color Guard, had their hands full this Independence Day.

"They went to three different events in one day," said Staff Sgt. Timothy D. Ingram, H&HS color guard coordinator. "They started the day at the Mira Mesa Parade, then went over to the Rancho Santa Fe Parade and ended the day in Santee at Rio Seco Elementary School."

Austin, Texas, native, Sgt. Angela Strong, also from H&HS, was on hand at the Santee's celebration to lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance and then sing the National Anthem.

"I would like to personally thank the Marines for their professionalism and dedication to this country," said City of Santee Mayor Randy Voepel. "The Marines helped to make this celebration a success."

POLICY

The most important starting point for an EMS* is the development of an environmental policy. ISO14001 requires local governments to implement their own environmental policy. The environmental policy acts as a basis for the environmental management system.

PLANNING

ISO14001 requires that an environmental management system is planned properly. It requires the organization to consider the following carefully: Environmental Aspects; Legal and Other Aspects; Objectives and Targets; and an Environmental Management Program.

IMPLEMENTATION

The two requirements for implementation of an EMS is to define, document, and communicate roles, responsibilities and authorities, and to allocate the resources needed to implement and control the EMS.

CHECKING

The key requirement in this EMS step is to regularly monitor and measure key characteristics of activities and operations that could have a significant impact on the environment. Changes to EMS procedures may become necessary in order to deal with nonconformances with the EMS, with mitigating environmental impacts, or corrective and preventive action.

REVIEW

The management review process ensure that information is collected to enable management to carry out proper review. Top management review the need for changes to policy, objectives and targets, and ensure that a commitment to continual improvement is being demonstrated.

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