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Show ACTION LINEEXT. 77000 Civilian feels slighted f Military members have received recogni- tion for their contributions to Desert Storm in the form of parades, free dinners at the Officers Club, etc The civilian employees on this base supported Desert Storm also, from the time the military left till they came home, and received no recognition whatsoever. We were even told we couldn't participate in the Memorial Day parade. Why were we slighted? I Jffl I do not agree with you that our civilian employees have been slighted in the recognition they received from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Our military and civilian employees work side by side daily to achieve the varied Hill AFB missions. We have always recognized and articulated this important fact. Visitors to our base, articles in our newspaper, and messages from Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force officials applaud this teamwork. Especially within AFLC, the significant impact of the civilian employee contribution is always stressed in command communciations. The Hilltop Times frequently included both messages from Air Force and AFLC officials, as well as local letters from me, extrolling the virtues of our civilian employees' contribution to this important mission. In case you missed it, the Hilltop Times prepared a special supplement that devoted 16 pages to coverage of what went on at Hill during the operations. Civilian employees were featured in this supplement, along with our military. AFLC is basically a civilian command and we indeed value the important contributions each employee makes to our mission. n Civilians were invited to participate in the Homecoming Parade on May 27. Participation in the parade was restricted to military and civilian personnel who deployed andor supported Desert Shield and Desert Storm. My base parade coordinator, Lt. Col. Brad Sutton, solicited for civilian volunteers early on in the planning stages to participate in these homecoming events, to include the parade, with little or no response from the civilian work force. Civilians were also invited to attend the Patriotic Salute at the Dee Events Center. Public recognition of both military and civilians was made at the event. Detailed information on both events was published in the Hilltop Times. Additionally, the Air Force Tops in Blue were on base to do a special tribute to Desert Storm for both military and civilians. There was also a basewide picnic for the 4th of July for military and civilians. And by the way, the Officers' Club did not give free dinners to any Desert Storm Og-de- returnees. Phone books can bo recycled Would you please publish something to let people know that the old phone books on base can be recycled? Q Thank you for your interest in recycling. The Recycling people had the same idea as you and the information was published in the May 10 issue of the Hilltop Times. I encourage all base personnel to drop off their old phone books at the Recycle Center, Bldg. 1248, where US West Direct will pick them up for recycling. Additional suggestions or questions on recycling may be directed to the Resource, Recovery and Recycle Center at Ext. 79007. Question on credit cards Why do the base exchange and clothing sales store accept the Discover charge card, but Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Billeting do not? The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division credit card contract with the First National Bank of Commerce, in New Orleans, is written between Air Force Logistic Command and the bank for all air logistics centers. This contract gave exclusive rights to the bank for Visa and Mastercard only. The Discover Card charges are processed through Sears' processing center, not a bank. At the present time, our credit card terminals are programmed to transmit to our bankcard center only. The bank is investigating ways to accept other charge cards to their system. The Discover Card may be one of 1 the cards added in the future. Jul 12, 1991 Hop 11 Times deal great I read with interest the article on the Youth center has a f ACTION' LINE is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. When you call Fxt. 77000, or send on LOGDIS or OfficeVision to ID "ACTION," your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Tlease give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling 12X youth center. After checking the prices locally, I found the price at the youth center to be considerably cheaper than anywhere else in our area after taking into account meals, swimming lessons and field trips. All other day care centers charge an extra fee for swimming and field trips. Some ran as high as $70 a w eek per child including those extras. However, my concern is that now that the base is allowing shifts to start at 6 a.m., it's a real problem when we can't get our children into the youth center until 6 a.m. It would help a lot if we could get them in just five or 10 minutes earlier. Is there any chance they could open it a little earlier? Once again, thanks for the fine program and dedicated workers. ' ACTION LINE. This will help me better serve your interests through ACTION i Thank you for your comments concerning the youth center's summer day camp. I am proud of the staff at the youth center and all our Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division facilities, and I agree they provide a superb recreational and educational camp. The base commander recently approved extending the hours of operation from 6:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. If there are five parents, such as yourself, who require an earlier opening, we will consider opening at 5:45 a.m. Currently, you are the second parent requesting earlier opening. If the youth center can be of further assistance, please contact them at Ext. 72419. LINE. Moj. Gtn. Dalt W. Thompson Jr. commander ALC Ogden Kudos I would just like to place a kudos for Will Schuman who works in Bldg. 265 for the way he maintains his forklift and does extra jobs. We all appreciate the way his fork-lif- t looks. It's a credit to the Air Force and we appreciate it. Thanks for the call The employees in Bldg. 265 express appreciation for the way Mr. Schuman maintains his forklift. His extra efforts are appreciated by all who work with him. His professionalism and pride are a credit to the Aircraft Directorate and the Ogden Air Logistics Center. I would Stereos prove to be a nuisance I live in Bldg. 345 and we have a Z ball court outside the barracks. Every weekend we have people out there cranking up their car stereos while they play volleyball. Security police won't come out unless I go down there and tell them to turn it down; then if they don't I can call the SPs and have them come out here. Why should they be allowed to have their stereos up that loud? This is where I live and I don't like to have to listen to their music all the time. What ever happened to our right to peace and quiet? just like to say that Dr. Kim Slight at the base hospital has been doing an extraordinary job. After finding out I had a heart ailment, he put my mind at ease about the illness by explaining fully tht there was nothing to worry about. Doctors like him are a credit to the profession. Thank you. It is our pleasure to receive your compliments regarding the care our hospital provides. Indeed, Dr. Slight is an outstanding internist who treats his patients with compassion and dignity. Thank you. right to peace and quiet, also have an obligation to inform but you your neighbors when they are infringing on your rights. If one of your neighbors becomes too loud, a polite request for quiet will usually work. If this doesn't work, try contacting the dormitory manager. He is in a position to act on these issues. If the manager is not available and your requests have been ignored, call the security police and they will send a unit. Security police will send a patrol even if you haven't talked to the offending party, but as a general rule, it is You do have a Temperatures soar in office I'm concerned that in an effort to save dollars, we're casting aside the of our workers. Our office has been a virtual oven. When I asked civil engineering to check the air conditioning, I was told that the base was not allowing the use of air conditioners as a measure. I feel like significant physical discomfort is hurting productivity. Could we please turn on our air conditioners? Q volley-ta- well-bein- g usually better to try to settle the matter at the lowest level possible. cost-savin- g Pilots don't buzz Why is it necessary for fighter pilots to buzz the northern part of Davis County, make a big high circle over the mountain and then buzz the South Ogden and Washington Terrace area before they make their landing? Why can't they just come in and land the first time? As a taxpayer, that is a waste of our money. Q I apologize for the discomfort experienced in your work area. Civil engineering has turned on all air conditioners basewide, but with so many large air conditioners on base, not all could physically be turned on at once. It takes about 10 days to activate all air conditioners, with the more critical ones being turned on first. First let me clarify, Hill AFB fighters don't "buzz" our airfield or neighboring Who do we call about phone lines? I live in base housing and communities. Most of the training for our base's fighter pilots is conducted on the Utah Test and Training Range. However, some training must be conducted near airfields. This training includes instrument approaches, simulated flameout procedures and familiarization with traffic patterns and landing procedures. In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration procedures, the traffic patterns for Hill require that aircraft make their entryapproach over the areas you reference in your comments. The "big high circle" to which you refer is probably the pattern for practicing simulated flameout patterns and is required to ensure pilots maintain proficiency to safely recover an aircraft which may be experiencing engine malfunctions. As a taxpayer, I'm sure you agree that the Air Force must get the most training from each sortie. For that reason, our pilots practice multiple training events on each mission. They also train at other military and civilian airfields in the vicinity. Pilots practice these skills to maintain proficiency in support of their units' missions. Thank you for your concern. t it's hard to know who to call for help when there is something wrong with our phones. Since the base maintains some of the lines, we never know whether to call the base or US West. We were told by the base to drop the surcharge for maintenance, and so we need to know how to get maintenance without being charged for it when we don't know whether it's a US West line problem or a house line problem. What is the procedure we should follow? All base housing residents who experience trouble with their phone lines should call It is corthe telephone trouble desk at rect that base residents should not pay the monthly maintenance surcharge. The 1881st Communication-Compute- r Systems Group is responsible for repair and maintenance of lines and will coordinate with US West to check their lines if necessary. I hope this helps you and other base residents who Way Jbfe, having trouble. 777-111- 9. in-hou- se WiKU f fft'A.. Hi it tt!f V W IM -- . t: . |