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Show t July 1, 1992 15 Hilltop Times Phone numbers The base agencies listed below can be contacted if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: Action Line Action Line is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. or send on LOGDIS or When you call Ext. Office Vision to ID "ACTION," your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling ACTION LINE. This will help me better serve your interests through ACTION LINE. Items interest to the Hill work force will be published of base-wid- e in the Hilltop Times. ail I '"'.X J','MS;.:;5 Maj. Gen. Dale W. Thompson Jr. Ogden ALC commander Stopping speeders live on Yorktown and we have a I se- vere problem with people driving from one yield sign to the other as fast as they possibly can, or completely ignoring the yield signs. We have a lot of children on this street and at the park this time of year. Would it be possible to have a stop sign posted in this area? It would make it a lot safer for our children. il The base traffic engineer investigated the situation and found we can improve the safety of the intersection of Yorktown and stop Saratoga streets by installing four-wa- y of current in the place yield signs. Stop signs signs will be installed, which should help ensure the safety of small children in the area. Direct any questions to Dave Gange, Ext. Lack of support? about the lack would like to I complain of support the theater group receives from the Hilltop Times. We didn't receive any advertisement from the paper regarding our production and nobody came out to see us. Most of us involved are active duty and volunteer our time to perform for civilians on base as well as the active duty and their families. We would just appreciate a little more help advertising and, I guess, a little recognition for our efforts. We have another production coming up in the next couple of months and would like to see everyone come out and enjoy it. feel the coverage the newly formed Hill Academv of Performing Arts received in the Hilltop Times was inadequate. In I'm sorry you feature on the addition to running a new troupe and its first play, "Don't Drink the Water," the paper fully advertised all the play dates, times and location. The base newspaper began running notices soliciting support for the upcoming play in the Around the Hill section of the paper beginning with the March 6 issue and continuing through March 26. The paper also began advertising the show dates with a news brief in the April 2 issue. In the April 9 issue, half-pag- e Kudos would like to express my appreciation to the Goodrich organization. Specifically, I would like to tell you what an excellent job Glen, who is over the maintenance in our housing area, does. He is prompt, efficient, considerate and exI and commendation tremely conscientious in everything he does. He always seems to go the extra mile, making sure everything is in order. If it isn't, then he makes sure another work order is filled out. Things are always taken care of and followed up on. He is so personable that our housing area feels like we have our own personal handyman. We're fortunate to have a man like him working here at Hill. I don't have any complaints about I think Goodrich. they deserve a commendation because of their excellent service. They are there for always seem to be prompt and I us whenever we need them. appreciate that. Thank you. arn alwavs ratified when Hill tenants take the time to express their appreciation for an or-T ;TlllltigiJ ThfiMilUfiVV nf i' n "l8i article. The the Hilltop Times ran the half-pag- e first showing of the play took place in the Thornton Community Center 'April 10. The Hilltop Times ran subsequent announcements in Around the HU1 in the April 16 and 23 issues advertising the remaining play dates. The newspaper, which has many demands on its limited space, needs to be able to give all other groups similar to yours the same amount of coverage for similar events. Keeping that in mind, the paper provided as much support as possible. As for poor attendance, the play's opening night unfortunately coincided with the Black and White Ball. Avoiding such scheduling conflicts may help improve attendance in the future. Good luck! Ram bo out of control Recently there was an exercise or alert outside the credit union (Blda. 1233) that involved the security police. During this exercise, one officer, who seemed to picture himself as the "Rambo" type, was very unprofessional in his performance. "Rambo" was hiding behind his car with one hand on his gun. As customers were leaving the credit union, unaware of the exercise or alert, "Rambo" screamed at the top of his lungs and ordered the people to raise their hands above their heads and lean against the wall. He treated these people as if they were common criminals. It can only be imagined the humiliation they suffered as people passing by stopped to observe this incident. In my opinion that kind of performance was totally out of line. Would you please remind "Rambo" that this is not a police state, and as an officer of the law he should be aware of the individual rights of the people he serves? The security police had received a duress alarm from the credit union and in the interest of public and police officer safety, security police had to assume a robbery was in progress. I believe all the actions the patrolmen took at the scene were correct and I'll explain why. Upon arriving at the scene of a situation like the one described above, the security police must Jl ganization that goes the extra mile for customer satisfaction. The Goodrich organization has always been an asset to the base, and it is because of people like Glen Jenkins that they consistently maintain such high quality perfor- mance. Again, my appreciation to the Goodrich maintenance organization, and a special thanks to Mr. Jenkins. Karen Jorgenson who works in the Base Supply A&A section. She has helped us out tremendously with some supply problems we have had. She is very pleasant to I talk with and a very valuable employee. believe she deserves some recognition from her supervisors and peers for the outstanding work she does. I have a kudos for Everyone in Karen's organization is urged to be responsive to their customers' needs and to be helpful and friendly. Karen is recognized and supervisors as an by both her is truly an asset to and exceptional employee this organization. I know the entire organization feels good when one of them receives recognition. I applaud Karen and the others in her unit Thanks for taking the time to recognize her. Security Polic Morale, Welfare and Recreation Base Restaurants RetirementCompensation (civilian) Social Actions Employee Relations Military Pay Civilian Pay Air Force Suggestion Program IG Complaints (for appointment) Fraud, Waste and Abuse (recording) U.S. Air Force Hospital, Hill Civil Engineering Public Affairs Military Housing Maintenance Safety Office Union ..7-55- 50 11 42 16 28 94 94 05 05 06 01 63 33 57 place anyone exiting the facility at a disadvantage until the situation can be evaluated. That's why they detained everyone initially as they did. A security policeman then tries to make contact with facility employees to check whether or not a robbery has occurred. The patrolmen who remain outside the facility are trained to take cover and place their hands on their pistol to facilitate its immediate use if needed. Since they don't know who the perpetrator is, everyone is considered suspect and controlled by authoritative verbal commands. The security police would be the first to agree with you that this is not a police state. However, they are charged with keeping the peace and maintaining law and order. When unusual events occur (such as a duress alarm from a general public facility), they must take every precaution to protect themselves and the general public. It is their policy to keep aggressiveness to the absolute nunimum, consistent with safety and the mission. All of Hill's patrolmen have been briefed that, should such forceful action be necessary under such conditions, they should make every effort afterward to thank those affected for their cooperation and explain the necessity for the actions. Thanks for the call. Left alone Is there an Air Force regulation that covers leavina children alone in motor vehicles? I see a lot of parents leaving their kids alone in a vehicle in front of the day care and shoppette. I share your concern for the safety of our children. The base legal office tells me that although no Air Force regulation sets an age restriction on when children can be left unsupervised in a vehicle, the security police and other emergency agencies will intervene in cases where the welfare of the individual appears to be in jeopardy. This applies to anyone incapable of not just young children. If you see a situation that you believe requires an investigation, please and a patrol call the security police, Ext. will be promptly dispatched. Thanks for your self-car- e; call. one and all Congratulations last Like all of at Saturday day you, spent many our air show, I was moved by the hard work and dedication that the Hill AFB team put into making this the most successful air show in the history of Hill. This super event, which drew about 350,000 spectators, was truly an integrated basewide effort. Air shows give us the opportunity to demonstrate the Air Force mission and capabilities as well as what we do here locally. In this, you were a complete success. People came up to me all day to tell me how great the show was, how much they appreciate what we are doing and how proud they are to have Hill as a neighbor. For many thousands present Saturday, this was their only contact with Hill AFB and they were very impressed at what they saw. And that's because every one of you went the distance to make this the best and safest air show ever. To all of you who helped make our air show so successful, thank you. This means everyone, from those who worked behind the scenes and spent many hours getting the show ready to those very visible people who spent all day Saturday in the hot sun working the air snow, to the clean-u- p crews who spent many hours afterward readying the ramp for business as usual on Sunday. I'm proud we're on the same My thanks to all Dale W. Thompson Jr. team. Gen. Maj. I |