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Show T 4 A - f Twice Monthly Thursday, November 16, 2000 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times Thanksgiving All 388th Fighter Wing personne- l- including tary, civilians, family milimem- bers and significant others invited to attend the wings Thanksgiving meal from 4 to 7 p.m Friday at -- are Hanger 37, People from the 34th and 421st Fighter Squadrons, 388th Operations Support Squadron and the 729th Air Control Squadron are to bring dessert. People from the 388th Component Repair Squadron, 388th Equipment Mainte- nance Squadron, 388th Logis- tics Support Squadron and the 4th FS.are to bring salads. 388th FWs newest chiefs Courtesy photo Sheriff for a day Eric Best, 421st Fighter Squadron commander, fires a Remington 700 .308 caliber sniper rifle at Davis County shooting range where Davis County sheriffs qualify. The Davis County Sheriffs Office invited 388th Fighter Wing commanders to tour the sheriffs office, jail, paramedic unit and shooting Lt. Col. Congratualtions to the 388th Fighter Wings newest chief master sergeants. range. Sheriff Bud Cox said the reason for the visit was to show the 388th Fighter Wing leadership how the Davis County Sheriffs Office does business and to return previous gestures made by the fighter wing. He said in the future he hopes to invite the wing leaders for a ride along. Wing sponsors safety day Safety daysare:giveh:) because the commander cares about his people Lt. Col. Paul Strickland 388th Fighter Wing chief ofsafety 388th Operations Support Squadron operations superintendent By Airman 1st Class Cindy Huston 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Men and women from the 388th Fighter Wing participated in a wing safety day Nov. 3 in Hangar 37. Safety days are held so commanders can provide briefings from the safety office to crews from the flightline, ground weapons and weapons operations, the range and across the wing, said Lt. Col. Paul Strickland, wing chief of safety. The briefings tried to focus on winter conditions and peoples actions both on and off duty. These briefings are more than just an Air Mitchell Freeman 729th Air Control Combat Command requirement, said the colonel. Safety days are held because the wing commander cares about his people, Squadron mission systems flight superintendent said Colonel Strickland. Without people the wing cannot accomplish its mission. Although the safety day activities are structured to educate everybody in the wing, safetys target audience is the yoffner airmen. Most mishaps happen to younger airmen who havent been in the Air Force that long, said Master Sgt. Joan Behrend, 388th FW ground safety manager. We really want to focus in on our younger airmen and let them know how important it is for them to use their personal judgment, added Colonel Strickland. Safety day featured several highlights. Utah Highway Patrol and safety officers demonstrated field sobriety tests. On display was the car Utah Jazz basketball player John Stockton was driving when a drunk driver hit him. Airmen also had the opportunity to ride in the Convincer-- a ride that simulates a car crashing at approximately eight miles per hour. We wanted to plant a seed in everyones mind to make safety a habit, said Sergeant Behrend. Allen Niksich 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron first sergeant Recruiters The Air Force team will be at the Hill Air Force Base Officers Club at 9 a.m. Nov 30. Recruit-lhe-Recruit- er Advertisements contained herein do not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense the i U S Air Photo by Staff Sgt Matt Lohr Brian Carlson, a bicyclist who was struck by a drunk driver, gave a speech to the 388th Fighter Wing airmen urging them to consider the consequences of drinking and driving. Mr. Carlson was the guest speaker at the wings safety day Nov. 3 at Hangar 37. Brian Carlson was extremely moving Safety day closed with a speech from Brian Carlson, a bicyclist hit by a drunk driver while and caused people to actually stop and think, riding with several friends last spring. While said Colonel Strickland. Mr. Carlson was on the final leg of a bicycling outing, a drunk driver swerved into 45-mi- le the median hitting him from behind. To save Mr. Carlsons life, doctors had to amputate his left leg and pelvis. Mr. Carlson described the accident to the men and women of the 388th and discussed with them the potential impact of drinking and driving. Brian Carlson made an incredible and emo- tional impact on everyone in the hangar, said Colonel Strickland. He talked about how he never had a decision in what happened to him and he urged the men and women of the wing to think before drinking and driving and to really understand the gravity of their decision. He also told the wing not to be the person who forces someone elses life to change, added the colonel. victim speaks to 388th FW airmen DUI Brian Carlson, a bicyclist struck by a drunk driver, spoke to the men and women of the 388th Fighter Wing. Mr. Carlson was at the end of a le bicycle ride when he was hit from behind by a man who was arrestednine times for driving while intoxicated. Nine surgeries, more than 280 pints of blood, and the amputation of his left leg and pelvis were required to save his life. Mr. Carlsons wife witnessed the accident. The couple does not have plans to return to bicycle racing. Force of Hid AFB Everything advertised is available without regard to race color religion sex or other nonmertt factor of the purchaser 45-mi- user or patron |