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Show Gen. Cornelius Nugteren, commander, 86th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is being reassigned to Hill AFB to become vice commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center. He will replace Brig. Gen. George L. Schulstad, current Ogden ALC vice commander, who will retire from the Air Force, effective Sept. 1. A native of Colton, S.D., Brig. General Nugteren received a bachelor of arts degree in education from Central College, Pella, Iowa, in 1951. He enlisted in the Air Force in January 1952 and received his commission as a second lieutenant in March 1953 through the aviation cadet program. He was awarded his pilot wings after completing advanced flying training at Williams AFB, Ariz. In September 1953, he was Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base. He returned to the U.S. in Gen. Nugteren named neii vice commander assigned to the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, Germany, where he flew 6 and aircraft. He returned to the United States in December 1956 and was assigned to Seymour- F-8- and served at bases until transeveral air sferred to the U.S. Air Force Advisory Group in the Republic of Vietnam in October 1970. There he served as senior aircraft maintenance and material advisor until November 1971. He returned to Germany where he served as deputy commander, Maintenance, for August Johnson AFB, N.C. and later to the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo. General Nugteren returned to Germany in August 1960 as chief, field maintenance for F-10- the 49th Tactical Fighter 1964 People Line.... Page 2 J Father's Day fol nl i- - 1 I J J i mm LxJ yiimim fLtl U L I- - 1 H. A. 3B J Page 6 -- 030 of construction bill military authorizing $3.5 billion for service use, of which $18.8 million is earmarked for Hill AFB. Mr. Robert McKenzie of Civil Engineering Division told "The Times" that the money covers six projects for the base and six for the of the new 6 "bedding-down- " fighter aircraft. The Senate passed its military construction bill in May and authorized $3.7 billion for FY 78. Conferees from the House and Senate must now meet to iron out the differences between the two F-1- bills. Hill projects Among the projects are: Fuel Hill systems AFB main- tenance facility. Small missile Fuel systems main- tenance facility. Small missile service shop. Jet fuel storage facility. Hazardous material storage facility. Two airmen dormitories, 180-me- n each. Composite recreational facility at range. Squadron operations facility. Field training facility. Aircraft maintenance Aircraft maintenance (sound-suppressin- This should not be considered an erosion of benefits, Rep. Lucien Nedzi said when he presented the bill to the house. "The service family would be entitled to these utilities, but no longer could enjoy any g) Housing meters The House bill includes $161 million for individual utility meters in military family housing. The bill also authorizes $5.56 million for improvements to Air Force family housing and $24.5 million in construction on bachelor The housing. authorizations for bachelor housing include $11.2 million for construction of 732 new spaces at five locations and $13.3 million for moder- h.) excessive use of energy without having to pay for it," he explained. Rep. Nedzi said the House committee estimates consumption in metering would reduce energy military ; N 1 17, 1977 The House authorized an energy conservation program in which the Department of James A. Berg Each year military hospitals are called upon to do more and more with fewer resources. USAF Hospital Hill has now reached this stage where our physician resources are diminishing. The hospital is losing several physicians and nurse practitioners. The General Therapy (Primary Care) Clinic will be most affected. The purpose of this letter is to petition your cooperation, understanding and support. There are many ways our patient population can support its hospital in the above regard. The most important is "for each patient to use the appointment system for all medical care except emergency and acute needs. Given a shortage of physicians, the appointment system is the best tool we can use to provide good quality medical care to the greatest numbers. The primary effect of the above will be a longer waiting time for patients, as it will be increasingly difficult to "work" walk-i- n patients into the schedule. It is best to call the central appointments desk at extension 3033, 1248, 1249 and obtain an appointment. addition, rather than putting in all family units, the meters New watering policy The watering policy previously announced for base residents and those with garden plots is being changed effective immediately, said Col. LeRoy C. Porter, Jr., Base Civil Engineer. "Beginning today," Colonel Porter said, "we are going to put base residents strictly on the honor system. We ask that they water any night, the later the better to reduce evaporation, but still limit watering to a total of eight hours per week." The old policy of every other housing resident watering on a specified day resulted in low pressure problems, the colonel explained, adding that it created particular pressure reductions in Areas D, E, and F because of the 270 new units which have been added in Area F. "The main point I would like to make to all concerned," Colonel Porter declared, "is to avoid any watering during the daytime when industrial usage is required by the nization of 2,354 existing spaces at five locations. By Capt. ed June Kingdom, and $4.7 million for work on the dental clinic at House Appropriations Lackland AFB, Tex. A number of bases in the Committee has proposed a test program. continental United States be resolved soon or could take If a test program is decided were authorized funds, with some a are time. There quite upon, DOD would put meters Tinker ($12,3 million) and number of factors to be in selected housing complexes Edwards AFB, Calif. ($11.75 considered and a number of at bases in different million$), as well as Hill AFB, legislative processes to be geographical and climatic getting the larger of the zones. The information from specified amounts. completed. In the Pacific, Kaderia AB, the test would be used to Test program determine whether all family Japan, and Andersen AFB, units should be metered. Guam, were authorized $1.58 For example, the Senate bill and $1.9 million, respectively. Other items in bill did not contain proposals for Specific locations weren't for Europe, but apthe and listed House and Dental care facilities meters, Senate must come to an received special attention in proximately $16. 1 million was agreement on the basic issue the bill, with $37 million being authorized for Germany; $8.85 of whether to put meters in authorized for DOD use. million for the United In House units. The authorized $8.8 Kingdom, and $97.8 million military family million for new construction was authorized for various on existing medical and dental locations. The bill construction facilities at Tinker AFB, authorized million $37.3 the for for million the $7.3 Okla.; Air Guard National and and $10.1 dental facility dispensary at RAF Bent waters, United for the Air Force Reserve. by 23 percent ansave DOD $93 and nually million per year. Air Force officials say the matter of utility meters could housing excess of DOD rates. (D-Mic- shops. Avionics shop. control facility. Aircraft "run-up- " facility. Defense is to install meters on all family housing units and set reasonable limits on utilities use. Members would pay for utilities they use in Hospital losing doctors; asks patient cooperation non-appoint- Page 10 New Sergeants Page 14 construction Represen1978 ....... ,,t,Aa UK conference next ouse House 77i i TAIL Liberty Days J i... . The daughters. ... Page 8 Page 4 tatives has passed its FY Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein Main Air Base, then transferred to his present position at Ramstein Air Base. General Nugteren is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. The general and his wife, Liane, are parents of two Top Cops Safety Corner Senate-Hous- e the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn Air Base; vice wing commander and later, 322nd wing commander, base" lJSJwL To .,..,1- retire Col. Kenneth V. Wilson, deputy Hill AFB commander, will retire from the Air Force at the end of the month. He has been at Hill since October, 1976. During his 22 years of military service, the colonel graduated from the U.S. The Hill Top Times is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It is published by Mor Media Sales, Inc., 1150 West Riverdale Rd, Ogden, Utah 84403, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers are -,- Military Academy at West Point in with degree and earned a 1955 a B.S. master's from degree George Washington University in 1967. He is rated as a com- mand pilot. The colonel and his wife, Helen, are parents of seven children. The colonel said that his people have noted that a few family housing residents have been violating policy by watering in the daytime. He pointed out that this greatly wastes water because of the high evaporation rate from the sun. He said that the new honor system will be given a fair trial, but warned that if residents do not cooperate in the night watering, it will be necessary to return to the previously imposed watering hours. The same policy of a maximum of eight hours of watering in the evenings will apply to those people who have garden plots on base. their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Air Force. 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