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Show TIMES November 19, 2009 Hilltop K TIMES Weekly Suu-c 19-18 I ^Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: ; Lee Carter... Standard-Examiner publisher ;• Mary Lou Gorhy. Hilltop Times Editor :• Lee Anne Hcnstey Hilltop Times, Writer Catherine McNally Hilltop Times Correspondent ' Deadlines: Editorial and news items are due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday prir\t date. To submit news Items e-mail hilltoptimesOstandard.net or call : (801) 625-4273. For Classified Advertising, "call (SOI) 625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call (801) 525-4388. k The Hilltop Times is published by Ogden Publishing -Corporation, a private firm in no way connected with the. U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hill, Air Force Base. 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Additional editorial content is provided by various military and civilian wire services and Hill Air Force Base public affairs departments. ;• Call (801) 625-4273 with Story ideas or comments, or contact the editor, Mary Lou Gorny, at mgomy@standard. net. : Call (801) 625-4300 for Classified Advertising or (801) 625^388 for Retail Advertising. COMMENTARY Lead with integrity because it is the right thing to dq' L^L^LHi^^LBH ers accountable to must hold ersthem accountable accountable to formust theirhold them accountable for their actions rather than looking the other %: that same standard, 508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing Financial Management Office way because it is easier to do so. Lead-''; is what's expected ing with integrity means not surrenderfrom leaders. As a f you were to look in your car, home, leader, you are obli- ing when under pressure from others, or other locations outside of the not pressuring others to compromise gated to understand work place, how many pens or other their integrity and having the courage tb the rules, comply office supplies would you find that were make unpopular decisions. .... with the rules and taken from your work place to be used Not every decision is black and white^ enforce the rules. for personal reasons? Why? You know When faced with making decisions that]; Leaders must be you did not buy them, and you know it is fall in the gray area, it is normal to de- ' fair, consistent and not right. Integrity is "Doing the Right fault to our personal moral compass as objective. People Gllchrest Thing" because it is the right thing to our guide. Everyone's moral compass is . know. People see. do. The best way I'd describe "integtypically driven by your personal expePeople talk. If you rity" to my elementary-aged children riences and knowledge base, and values fail to do the right thing, your creditwould be "integrity is doing the right instilled by your parents and/or guardability will be compromised, and your thing when no one is watching," then ians. Leaders must be able and willing to morals will be questioned by those who follow-up with the oldie but goodie, stand behind their fact-based decisions' work for you, as well as by your super"never do anything you wouldn't want using their moral compass and integrity. visors. Throughout your career, you will on the front cover of the newspaper" Our decisions must be able to withbe put in uncomfortable positions where (or in their case, shown on the Disney stand the test of scrutiny, if necessary, your integrity is tested. However, you Channel). No matter what position one and you must be willing to defend your must have the courage to do the right holds, having integrity is an essential position. If it doesn't feel right, it prob- " thing because it's the right thing to do. element. Undoubtedly it is the reason ably isn't. We must take responsibility You must comply with regulation and it's the first Air Force Core Value. For for our good and bad decisions, but our*, policy, and not interpret them loosely those in leadership positions, integrity is for personal convenience. You must give integrity must never be blemished. absolutely critical because of the impact At the end of each day we must be honest feedback and appraisals to allow our decisions have on the organization, able to look in the mirror and know, your employees an opportunity to better especially the people. without a shadow of a doubt, that we themselves and not overlook their true truly put "Integrity First." Leading by example, and holding othperformance or show favoritism. You COMMENTARY BY TAMI GILCHHEST I 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil Report suspicious activity via When you call or send an e-mail,nity to work with you in answeryour comments will be recorded ing questions and solving problems the AFOS! EAGLE EYES program and staffed through the agency re-before calling the Action Line. This Dial: 777-3056/5057/3058. Watch - Report - Protect will help me better serve your intersponsible for action. Please give your supervisor andests. Items of basewide interest will Force Protection is Our Business - Everyone is a Sensor chain of command the opportu- be published in the Hilltop Times. Phone numbers — The base agencies listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with thein services: '• Civilian Pay 777-6246 Security Forces 777-3056 24-hr. Crisis Information .777-3056 Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 Force Support Squadron ..777-4134 Program Base Restaurants 777-2043 Hill Straight Talk 777-9696 Retirement/Compensation .7 7 7-6142 IG Complaints 777-5305 (civilian) (for appointment) •Social Actions 777-3516 IG Complaints 777-5361 Employer Relations 777-7129 (after hours) ... , •-> .. .. Military Pay..... 777-1851 Fraud, Waste or Abuse 777-5361 (recording) Loud Noise 1-877-885-9595 (complaints) 75th Medical Group 777-4918 Civil Engineering v...777-1856 Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs 777-5333 Military Housing 825-9392 Maintenance Safety Office 777-3333 Safety Office Hotline 586-9300 Union 777-3257 AFOSI Narcotics Hotline..777-1852 Family Assistance Center 777-3090. .^.^when activated), B-57 Canberra et aircraft were requent fliers at BY AMY KEMP BUTLER Ogden Air Logistics History Office B Join others at the Health and Wellness Center for a Lunch and Learn on Dec. 1,11 a.m.-noon, on "Success Achievement" Learn how to focus on the things that are the most important to you so that you can achieve your goals and use nine steps that will change your life forever. Call the center, at 777-1215 to reserve your spot in the class. THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2009 DUIs: 36 Hill's Last DUI: Oct. tZ Unit Involved: Airmen Against Drinking and Driving provide rides when designated drivers sre unavailable. Call 777-1111 eny time to request a ride. -57 Canberra jet aircraft became a familiar sight at Hill Air Force Base during the mid- and late 1950s. Two of the base's early associate flying units were equipped with them; namely, Tactical Air Command's 461st Bombardment Wing (Light), and Air Defense Command's 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron. Both units were assigned here initially in late 1953. Upon their arrival, both flew World War II vintage propeller-driven aircraft: the 461st with twin-engine B-26s and the 4677th with four-engine RB-29s. On Nov. 19,1954, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, or TAC, announced that the 461st Bombardment Wing would convert from the B-26 to the B-57. Later, the 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron converted from the RB-29 to the RB-57. After training, in part, from this base, both units provided B-57 capabilities in air combat operations throughout Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. Within the U.S. Air Force, the Korean Conflict and shortcomings of the weary B-26 accounted for the urgent procurement of a light tactical bomber. The new bomber became the Martin B-57, a by-product of the English Electric Canberra, the first British-built jet bomber, initially flown in 1949. Manufactured by the Glen L. Martin Company, the B-57 air-to-ground combat series, also called "Night Intruder," could fly up to 500 knots, had a range of 2,000 miles, and a service ceiling of 42,000 feet. Each of the plane's twin engines had Courtesy illustration A B-57 is shown in this illustration at Hill Air Force Base in the 1950s. The black smoke is from a gunpowder cartridge that was used routinely to start engines. a thrust of 7,200 pounds. The B-57 Night Intruder was 64 feet long with a wing span of 65 feet. One of several American additions was a rotary bomb door instead of the British clam-shell door, which enabled quicker bomb release at high speed and in extreme maneuvers. • Other U.S. Air Force additions to the original B-57 included eight 50-caliber machine guns mounted along the wings and the capability to carry five-inch rockets and napalm tanks under the wings. The cockpit and canopy were also redesigned for more flight visibility for the pilot. These and other features, such as the addition of speed breaks on both sides of the aircraft, made this light bomber superior to prior models of similar planes. Production of the B-57 occurred from 1953 to 1957 with a total of 403 built. They were operated by the Air Force, NASA, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Commerce Department, the Pakistan air force and the Republic of China air force. Of the 403 B-57s built, only two remain in flying condition, with NASA. The B-57 is displayed in museums throughout the United States. In April of 1968, a photo reconnaissance B-57 was delivered to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. In 1982, it was transferred to the Hill Aerospace Museum where it commemorates our rich lineage and heritage in service to the country. |