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Show May 7, 1992 Watch the savings In an Action Line article in the Times it said if productivity Action Line Hilltop savings sig- nificantly affected certain workloads, we could apply to Air Force Logistics Command headquarters for a sales price adjustment in the current year. It went on to say that when workloads are competed, we can build productivity savings in the sales price without ACTION LINE is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. When you call Ext. 77000, or send on LOGDIS or OfficeVision 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 waiting for another budget cycle. In other words, our sales price for the competed workload would include the most current information we had. I have two questions concerning this. . Who actually turns HQ AFLC on if there is a large significant savings through a suggestion? If I can show through the G017C we have a savings in depreciation of more than $100,000, can I also go back to HQ AFLC and ask for an adjustment for sales prices? The process for any price reduction starts with the owning shop. If they can show a reduction due to a process improvement, price in reduction depreciation, etc., the Financial Management Directorate will process the change and the price for that item will be reduced. FM will also notify headquarters of any price LINE. Maj. Gen. Dale W. Thompson Jr. Ogden Who is paying for the ties and labor that have gone into the new corral fence at the horse barn? I understand the quality of ties that are being used on base for fences would bring from $6 to $10, rather than the $3 to $5 that was stated in the Hilltop Times a while back. It looks like a big waste of resources to me. I thought. Hill Field was fighting a tight budget. Shot in the dark small arms range on Hill AFB is jffk The manned pretty much every day from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In the past, it has been opened on Wednesdays after 4 by the Hill Rod and Gun Club for recreational shooting. They have now quit opening it because they say there is no participation. Would it be possible to have the civilians who work there keep it open at that time so it would be available for our use? M You're right, we are fighting a tight budget and the new corral at the Hill Riding Club is a good example of how we are conserving those scarce funds. The old corral was beyond repair and, in fact, horses were seriously injured because of its condition. The railroad ties used in the new fence were salvageable; however, items are only turned in for salvage as a last resort when another use is not foreseen. In fact, the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (Sales Distribution Branch) told us they must first offer salvageable materials to other federal organizations before they can be auctioned to the general public. In reference to the salvage value of railroad ties, the price is dependent on market conditions at a local sale. The price could conceivably be as high as you state, or as low as 25 cents per tie. Regardless, in this instance they provided an material to replace the old excellent, fence. As for the labor, this came from the 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron's Pavements and Equipment Section and was paid for with base funds. J I encourage the use of base facilities for y recreation whenever possible. In Rod and Gun Club had volunHill the the past, teer, certified range officials who ran the firing range for recreational shooting. Due to the lack of participation, however, the program was discontinued. Currently, the range is being upgraded to improve safety and efficiency and is closed for recreational shooting. The Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Branch will reopen the range for recreational shooting sometime after July when construction is completed. Any shooting at the range requires the presence of at least one certified range official. If you are interested in being trained, please contact the combat arms training people, Ext. They will set aside a specific night for recreational shooting if there is enough interest. off-dut- to detect illegal substances. The video tape of the search was part of my son's visual aid. The sergeant also allowed my son to interview him and gave a lot of useful, in- teresting information. The day my son's report was d(ue to be presented, he said he was allowed to have an outside speaker and would like to have a security policeman come and address the class. I told him I didn't think one could come on such short notice, but .that I would call and ask. When I called, TSgt. Danny Stoops said he would be willing to adjust his lunch hour in order to be at the school when my son needed him to make the presentation. It was very professionally delivered and the students certainly enjoyed it all because Stoops was willing to respond on such short notice. think the willingness of Smith and Stoops toy with a school Jo help a project was indicative of their professionalism and dedication. My hat's off to them! Thank you for taking the time to express your gratitude for the effort TSgt. Danny 14-year-- commander Fenced in reduction. My son decided to use military working dogs as the subject of a school report. Two members of the 2849th Security Police Squadron were instrumental in the successful accomplishment of this project. First, SSgt. Wallace Smith showed my son how a drug dog goes through a car in order ALC no-co- st Kudos N Stoops and SSgt. Wallace Smith put into your son's school project. It gives me the opportunity to express my appreciation for the impressive job the Military Working Dog Section does. Stoops, the kennel master, manages a professional and group of handlers qnd military working dogs. Smith has always provided dedicated support whenever he has been called upon. The two and other members of the .section provide a specialized dimension to police work, expanding law enforcement coverage. They are a valuable asset to this base and do an outstanding job. Thanks for the call. well-traine- d would like to commend the personnel in the Orthopedic Clinic, especially MSgt. Joel Henley, SSgt. Jeff Fields and Maj. (Dr.) Michael DiBenedetto, for the excellent care they provided my daughter whenjshe broke her knee. I would especially like to thank Dr. DiBenedetto. It is a pleasure to find a doctor who cares so much about his patients. It (s always njce to have other people confirm my opinion of the quality of our people. DiBenedetto, Henley, Fields and the rest of I Hilltop Times 11 the smoke Through There article in the 0 was an Hilltop Times from a person who was new on base who was surprised to see smoking in the dining hall. I have to agree with this person. I've never been anywhere where smoking was permitted, at least in the last five or six years. I can tell you from personal experience that there are days when those exhaust fans do not take the smoke out and I think the decision to allow smoking should be We did reconsider our position on smoking in the Hillcrest dining facility. Com manders and first sergeants were asked to get feedback from squadron members who are authorized to dine in the facility on whether they would like designated smoking areas or not. I firmly believe this was the most equitable way to decide the issue having the people who dine in the facility involved in the deciregularly sion process. When the first sergeants polled their enlisted members, the result was that the majority of people approved of the current smoking policy as it stands. This means the smoking areas will remain at the far east and west exit ways of the facility. The conference room will also be a smoking area. I appreciate your time and effort in making the enlisted dining facility a pleasant place to dine. Smokyis thesituation base policy regarding breaks? I think there is a lot of abuse of the privilege, especially in larger work areas, and it adds up to a lot of wasted time. Can't something be done to control the frequency and length of these breaks? Ml The base policy on smoke breaks is that Jr employees who opt to smoke during time devoted to work will be permitted visits to designated smoking areas to the extent their performance of work is not adversely affected. . If workload permits and the employee requests from the immediate supervisor a short unscheduled break for a smoke or some other reason, the supervisor decides whether to grant it. If any employee suspects an abuse of the privilege to take a smoke break, it should be brought to the attention of the appropriate management official. I expect each manager to take corrective action immediately if a violation is substantiated. I appreciate your concerns about too much time being devoted to unscheduled breaks for smoking. These periods are very costly in terms We all of lost production time and need to work together and get the most from QWhat man-hour- s. available resources. the orthopedics staff are very qualified and car-inindividuals. Thanks for taking the time to recognize these exceptional people. g I would like, to thank Jeanine Kitchen, who works in the medical library, for the. fine ' service she provides. She is very helpful, courteous, pleasant and easy to work with. We had been looking for certain references for some time that we had been unable to find. I called her to see if she could possibly help me and within two hours she had all the information for us that we needed. We would like to express our appreciation" to her because we think she deserves a pat on the back. We have a lot of truly caring and helpful in this center. The hosnitat has its share people andKitchen is one of those, Thafiks for the x - recognition, would like to express appreciation for the mail service we receive. Paul Tolman and Shane White deliver classified mail, plus piclc up, and they are always very courteous, helpful and accommodating. We appreciate their service and would like to thank them. Thank you for ybur comments' on the service given you by he mail system contractor. It is always good to hear nice things for a job well I done. Your comments were forwarded to the mail contract administrator for further acthn. |