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Show TIMES April 10, 2007 fliVIES \\W-!;U SIIKI Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lre Carter... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Interim editor Deadlines: Editorial and news items ore due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday print date. To submit news items e-mail hilltoptimes&itandard.nDtorcall 629-4273. For Classified Advertising, call 625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call 625-4383. The Hilltop Times is published by Ogden Publishing Corporation, a private firm in noway connected with the U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hill Air Force Base. The content of the Hilltop Times does not neccessarily represent the views of, nor is it endorsed by) the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force or Hill Air Force Base (collectively, the Government). 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COMMENTARY Appropriate leadership deserves consideration COMMENTARY BY SENIOR MASTER SGT. SCOTT MARTIN 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron A s we each travel through our own personal and professional journey most of us (myself included) would wish that words like inspirational, charismatic, ingenious, unique or innovative would be used by others to describe our leadership style. I have found that striving to be described by another less colorful term can be a lifelong quest for excellence in leadership. The word is simply "appropriate." Appropriate can be defined as "suitable, fitting or proper for a particular person, place, condition or occasion." This short definition encompasses all the variables and yet describes an action that is proper and fitting considering all things. Appropriate is not one of those buzz words we see in OPRs and EPRs that are used to describe exceptional or superlative leadership abilities. Appropriate may even have a neutral or humdrum connotation to many. I would venture to say however that if a leader can find their communications and actions "appropriate" for each person, place, condition and occasion that they have dealt with (especially in hindsight) then that leader truly has exhibited exceptional and superlative leadership abilities. As enlisted, and through professional military education, we have studied the various styles and nuances of leadership since we were senior airmen. From the indirect and laissez fair to the direct and in-our-face styles one quickly realizes that no one leadership style is appropriate for every person, place or situation. Most of us have worked for someone in our past that used the same style no matter what. Maybe Senior Master Sgt. everything was priority Scott Martin one and in their mind the free'world as we know it depended on each task no matter how small. Conversely we may have worked for those that kept their laid-back leadership style and had little to no reaction even to important and obvious mission failures or work center injustices. Following one leadership style is an easy trap to fall into; especially when a certain style may have worked for us successfully in the past. I try to ask for things from those I work with by starting with, "Can you do me a favor?" or "Do you have a second to help me?" In most situations, I try to be respectful and polite and to say please and thank you. Sometimes we in military supervision, however, are intentionally not polite and raise our voices, yell, evoke fear and even use scare tactics. While this may sound lowbrow or distasteful, in those situations of life or death like combat preparations, technical order adherence or not driving after drinking, it may very well be the appropriate • style to use and it may very well save a life. Other times we need to take the current problem or challenge and put it in perspective relative to past history before we decide an appropriate leadership response. It's only natural that our current challenges seem large and require a decisive response; they are after all "right in our face," but comparing our current challenges to historical data may help put the current situation in perspective and temper — or at least tailor — our response. Many times we simply need to listen more, tune in and ask questions to better understand a person or situation. Then we can better decide on the appropriate response, which may be no response at all other than the listening. We crave firm guidance; a go/no-go checklist if you will. "If this happens, do this to fix it," but until we quantify all the variables (people being the most complicated variable) of a new situation we cannot choose the appropriate model to apply. If we do however take the time to analyze a given person, group and situation and then use the appropriate style of leadership we can grow and produce results not only for ourselves but also for the people we interact with. ; As I look back over my career I know I was not always charismatic or inspirational, and I was probably never once ingenious; but I think most of us should consider ourselves a success if our peers, supervisors and subordinates described even the majority of our leadership actions as simply "appropriate." 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil Can a crosswalk be installed on M Avenue since there is a new restaurant opening soon next to the shopette? This would allow a safe crossing area for workers in the 1200 area to walk to/from this new establishment. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and I agree that safe access to the new restaurant is needed. I'm proud that on this installation we have a robust Traffic Safety Working Group titat looks at specific issues such as this. So, I will ensure the TSWG gets your proposal, reviezvs it appropriately and provides a recommendation to me. For crosswalk issues, the TSWG makes recommendations proposing exact locations of new crosswalks, looks at minimizing traffic impact while at the same time ensuring pedestrian safety. I am positive that the TSWG will come up xvith a solution which I can implement in a timely manner. Thank you for your suggestion! SENIOR AIRMAN CLAY MURRAY/US. Air Force When you call or send an e-mail, your comments will be re- The potential for a crosswalk is a concern for many as a new corded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. restaurant is scheduled to be opened soon at Hill Air Force Base. The Please give your supervisor and chain of command the op- restaurant's site is near the shopette. portunity to work with you in answering questions and solvReport suspicious activity via the AFOSI EAGLE EYES program ing problems before calling the Action Line. This will help me better serve your interests. Items of basewide interest will be Dial; 777-5056 / 3057/ 3508. Watch - Report - Protect published in the Hilltop Times. Force Protection is OUY Business - Everyone is a Sensor Phone numbers—The Security Forces 777-5550 24-hr. Crisis Information .777-3056 base agencies listed can .., Services 777-4134 be contacted directly if Base Restaurants 777-2043 you have a complaint or a Retirement/Compensation 777-6142 (civilian) problem with their services: Social Actions 777-3516 Employer Relations 777-7129 - Military Pay 777-1851 Civilian Pay 777-6246 Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 Program 1G Complaints 777-5305 (for appointment) IC Complaints 777-5361 (after hours) .^.. j-.iy^^,^. Fraud, Waste or Abuse 777-5361 . (recording) 75th Medical Croup 777-4918 Civil Engineering 777-1856 Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs 777-5201 Public Affairs Information 777-9696 ,*_;:, Control Une^,,.^,,.^^^^-^ Military Housing 777-2963 Maintenance Safety Office 777-3333 Union „ 777-3257 AFOSI Narcotics Hotline..777-1852 Family Assistance Center 777-3090 (when activated) € Nest FitntsiTlptfcm ih« Haatihand Wellnsii Center The American Heart Association recommends eating at least two servings of fish per week to keep your heart healthy. Salmon is a great source of protein and omega3 fatty acids. If you are concerned about farmed salmon, choose wild salmon. THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2008 DUIs: 12 Hill's Last DUI: Unit Involved: Airmen Against Drinking and Driving provide rides when designated drivers are unavailable. \ Call 777-1111 any time to request a ride. Hill Air Force Base doubled in size in 1955 BY DAVE KENDZIORA Ogden Air Logistics Center Historian T his military installation has beginnings in 1920 when the Army Ordnance Department obtained land here for an Ogden Arsenal to store munitions left over from World War I. Ogden Arsenal would store and manufacture munitions before becoming a part of this base in 1955. On April 1,1955, the Department of Defense officially transferred Ogden Arsenal from the Army to the Air Force and Hill AFB, doubling the size of the base from about 3,000 to 6;000 acres. The former Ogden Arsenal began, and continues, to be referred to as An aerial photo of Hill Air Force Base taken in the mid-1950s shows a somewhat visual runway the "West Area" of the base. pattern from the the base's original 1940 design. Today's main runway would be built in 1957. Hill AFB's original and current host command, called the Ogden Air Materiel Area from 1946 until 1974 the Air Force's lead depot for "airmunisupport of air ordnance and explosives. (when it was renamed as the Ogden Air tions." Many of the Army ordnance functions Logistics Center), began to use the newly Previously, the Air Force relied alof Ogden Arsenal were relocated to the acquired land and facilities to establish most entirely on the Army for depot-level Tboele Army Depot. |