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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 18 November 27, The AFLC Team Latest News m the C n Council Discusses Aliffe') ,lliwiii LjL, 111 Technical Orders WRIGHT- - PATTERSON The first meeting: of a group designed to bring about application of new technology in the Air Force technical order system was held AFB, Ohio i liife recently at Air Force Logistics Command's Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (Tinker AFB, Okla.). Over 50 members, alternates, specialists, and observers representing all of the major Air Force commands as well as Headquarters USAF attended the first sessions of the Technical Order System Council. Joseph Anderson, chief of the Technical Data Systems Division, Headquarters AFLC, presided. The council is a new and permanent organization composed of a member from each major cfommand, with AFLC as the permanent chairman. Its purpose is to recommend objectives for the technical order system, evaluate and recommend new methods and assist in policy formulation needed in furnishing technical instructions needed by Air Force personnel in and maintaining operating and equipment. systems weapon I !" I ? I f statistical information in their work on the AFLC Master Plan. (AFLC Press Service) Junior Officer Utilization Program Pays Off at AFLC AFLC PRESS SERVICE The "90 day wonder" is quickly becoming a thing of the past. The Air Force's increased emphasis on education has insured that today's lieutenant is no longer considered merely an office The lieutenant has an im- role in today's Air Force. This is especially true portant I I li? N. CSKSSS . SrS?r --5J- -L -- l- -ni I FOLKSIV EY Cl'"I.STArrYOUt SP r 5 1 ! A-H- fc u AFLC MASTER PLAN Two Hq. AFLC junior officers, 2nd Lts. Sean Tiedemann and Karl Kilpela, take time out to huddle on a set of key statistics, uoth lieutenants rely heavily on 7HE WAV NOUR OLD CAB LEAKS,) OIL VOO COULD GET A 1 GOOD CAR. FROM OUR. lOiUIV LOT THAT WOULD PAV IN 1TSELP IFOR jI J r I SCKATEOOKJ CARTOON WORTH TOWARD YOUR NIXT 1 I I I i WRIGHT- - PATTERSON AFB, Ohio Transitional appointments to Federal Civil Service positions up through GS-- 5 or its equivalent are available to Vietnam-er- a veterans under certain conditions. Transitional appointments to any position in the competitive service, GS-- 5 and below or equivalent, are an additional benefit for veterans with the greatest need. Also, such appointments accelerate the employment process and offer incentive for veterans to continue their education while holding a Federal position. Counselors in Project Transition Centers at each of Air Force Logistics C o m m ia) n d bases will have an important role in this program. Details will be explained to servicemen who are about to be released. Those interested who appear to meet the requirements will be referred to the nearest Depart- ment of Defense Civilian Personnel Office. Under recently developed in the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), which has 1,327 young officers assigned. lowing conditions after his Many of them fill higher grade military discharge: slots vacated because of the 1. Have served on active Vietnam conflict. duty with the Armed Forces on Evidence of increasing reor after Aug. 5, 1964; sponsibility for junior officers 2. Have less than one year of is apparent in AFLC head- .education beyond high school; quarters where 29 lieutenants 3. Meet requirements for the are employed. Two of them, written test if 2nd Lt. Karl Kilpela and 2nd job, including Lt. Sean Tiedemann, are filling required; 4. Enroll in a course of study slots originally designated for approved by the Veterans Admajors. ministration; and After graduating from Officer Training School in 1967, they came to Hq AFLC. Their careers started out much like any other new lieutenant's reading Air Force manuals and regulations. "I'll admit, I thought that I would be here reading manuals and regulations for four years, that I would be around to decorate the office," Lieutenant Kilpela said. However, shortly after they arrived, they were assigned to work in the DCS Plans (MCF) on the AFLC Master Plan. One of four Economic Analysts in the Air Force, Lieuten- "Financial Environment" section of the AFLC Master Plan. Lieutenant Kilpcla's job is similar to that of Lieutenant Tiedemann, except that it deals with manpower and personnel. The goals of AFLC in its ti. Transitional CS Positions Available to Recent Vets transitional appointment procedures, a Project Transition participant must meet the fol- ant Tiedemann develops the i innnnmsnmd junior officer utilization program were summed up by Lt. Col. Herman S. Solem, Chief of the Plans Integration Division: 5. Exercise the transitional Awards Manager Takes New Duty - PATTERSON Earlene Tapley, OHIO AFB, Air Force Logistics Command's WRIGHT- incentive awards program manager, is going to Honolulu on a like job with Pacific Air Forces. In this position, she will plan and develop a suggestion program involving the Air Force in eight areas: Korea, Taiwan, Hawaii, Vietnam, Thailand, JaPhilippines, Okinawa and pan. Earlene has been at Head- quarters, AFLC, for four years. Prior to that, she was in charge incentive awards at Oklaho- of ma City Air Materiel Area, Tinker AFB, Okla., for eight years. During each of those Tinker received an Air appointment privilege year after discharge To remain in within 1 rJER the veteran must cepteble standing i hisa of study and continue S dies for at least one acadet year or equivalent If then fc does not havA a i,;i. ..t diploma or its equivalent k (.uiiuuue until he does, or uuu' "c "as completed a year, whichever is 1pm he must perform his job lactoniy. The veteran miav he ed from a transitional appoint ment to career or cmHitinr,, vuui appointment after at least one year oi satisfactory ...service am ana successiui completion one to two years study equivalent. .1 Joint Facilities Studied at WRIGHT- - Meet PATTERSON' Possible joint AFB, OHIO other logand use of facilities istics support between military services and most Federal age- considered at a recent was interservice conference dquarters, Air Force ncies at HeaLogistics Command. the areas Amoncr this purpose were explored for laundry su- pport, photo processing, runway TnnrVinor. nrecision measuring and memorial services. Thepos-aihiif most of these areas Air will be forwarded to the if Staff and to Defense aupp Agency for consideration. it This discussion occurredArea the annual meeting of the Coordination Group u Retail II) of the Defense Logistic Program. Plans were the also made ati poMi' investigate Anra DllltieS 01 pruuuv... r film on retail for gistics support A tTaiDlEIS d JW mem oi n.;mu y he Richardson of g Ross Investment at Headquarters, ofAt torn named chairman tee for this activity. torate of Lightweight fct cr fj v Rudder Tested - rudder - weight tery."tested n.a frhaa rm fighter ""TfltaW fully 190 per eertrf gJaeA. years. Force certificate for sugges- Force Flight LP tiin ti j tion participation. was w. it u c l? il bery"'5 Her latest activities have in- atory, r lanre volved planning and promoting "We are endeavoring to exthe 25th anniversary program pedite the gainful utilization of of the AFLC suggestion prothese young officers in a way gram being observed this fiscal that is mutually beneficial to year. During that quarter of a the Air Force and to the grow- century, AFLC accumulated one Command. th of the individual officers." billion dollars in benefits. |