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Show f - m 3 J J- Twice Monthly fx 3)(o)coyn) E Osssrti duty... v. n mm c 3E I H I " . 1 : i ! n n 1 $ 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times ThursdayJune 3,1999 V - ....... l ..'s".. v , V ... : w.:..w:v::::5 fm.,. '''mym:-m::-::m;m- Stp-L- o By Airmen 1st Class Cindy Huston Editor, Fighter Country Acting Secretary of the Air Force Whit Peters and Chief of Staff Gen. Michael E. Ryan announced their decision May 26 to implement Stop-Los- s, suspending normal separations in and retirements for people critical career fields effective i I s ; it?'-- Ik r .. rs s 4 ' i J ii i - J S I I June 15. ' ' i f ' i '" - f . The driving force behind the decision is the ongoing air campaign in the Balkans. "Although a large number of airmen from the 3 8 8th will be affected by Stop-LosI'm confident the Air Force leadership " f f S - i " s, will only use this measure as long as necessary to accomplish the mission," said Col. Mike Hostage, 388th FW commander. will cause some disrup"Without a doubt, Stop-Lotion in the lives of our military members and their families. However, the Air Force must maintain certain core capabilities in order to support the ongoing contengency in Kosovo" he added. ' - s j r i i ss f ; V f "I can't say I was surprised to find out my career field was affected by this," said Staff Sgt. Bret Hadley, 34th Fighter Squadron environmental and electronic specialist. Sergeant Hadley, who had planned to go on terminal leave in August, said his biggest concern is that Stop-Lohas been implemented but nobody has any answers to the important questions. "I've done everything I can do to prepare myself for getting out of the military up until this point," said Sergeant program I can't begin sendHadley "But with the Stop-Los- s ing out resumes to find a job because I can't tell my employers when I'll be available for work." Many airmen who have to extend their military career due to this program also want to know how the military is going to help them get jobs when they are able to separate. According a release put out by the Air Force Personnel Center, airmen who fall under the affected AFSCs will be given maximum amount of time to find jobs and transition to civilian life before being required to separate. The following AFSCs are affected by Stop-Los- s'- "fiii.i i v--- ISSSffflK'- . ::&f-- ss s: Officer AFSCs: fully qualified or awarded AFSC or aero rating (including all UAV operators). Where an officer is applicability: practical utility will determine Stop-Lomulti-qualifie- d, ss v a. in 9, 135,andC-137- C-1- 2, C-2- 0, 5, C-3- 2, Wing members promoted members of the 388th Fighter Wing saw their names on the promotion lists when they came out Thursday. The following airmen will 'pin on' a new rank some time within the next six to 12 months. C-3- 7, ) 12XX(navigators,except"slick"C130rgatois(12AXQ not assigned to AETC undergraduate flying training instructor . , UBX (air battle managers) 1 V! 3MX (air traffic control) 14NX (intelligence) 2 1 AX (aircraft maintenance-munition- s) ; -2 1 GX (logistics plans) t 21LX (logistician: only lieutenant colonels with core AFSC of 21 AX or 21 GX) 33SX (communications and information) Enlisted Control AFSCs: Unless specifically identified, all listed below apply, except prefixes and suffixes to the AFSCs "slick" "slick" flight engineers (1A1XX) and loadmasters (1 A2XX) refueling) 1A000 (chief enlisted manager 1A1X1B and 1A1X1C (flight engineer) 1 Al 00 (chief enlisted manager flight engineer) C-1- 30 C-1- 30 - Members of the 729th Air Control Squadron position an Environmental Control Unit for an operations module. The 729th ACS deployed March 29 in support of Operation Southern Watch and are scheduled to return home early July. During their deployment, squadron members were required to participate in a week-lon- g Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection. C-1- 30 B, rn Air Force Photo 1XX (pilots, except "slick" pilots (1 1AXK) not instructor duty, assigned to AETC undergraduate flying training C- C-- 2 1 VC-2C-EA-6, and OSA 1 Y in-flig- ht V -' See STOP Page C Adveifcements contained herein do rrtoonsStuteerdaseniertbyte Ninety-nin- e Major Joe Roh, 388th Maintenance Squadron Kenneth Madura, 4th Fighter Squadron . George Uribe, 421st FS Master Se Keith Stoughton, 34th FS Luis Pena, 34th FS Wayne Patterson, 34th FS Daniel Nunez, 34th FS William Galbraith, 34th FS Reggie Wiggins, 388th MXS Paul Smith, 34th 388th MXS James Schroeder, 388th MXS Joseph Meyer, 388th MXS William Joseph, 388th MXS Antonio Heredia, 388th MXS James Coulter, 388th MXS Reginald Anderson, 388th MXS Sidney Cole, 388th Operations Group John Howard, 388th Logistics Group David Harris, 388th LG Steven Deal, 388th Operations Support Squadron Lillie Cunningham, 388th OSS Richard Trombley, 388th Logistics Support Squadron Robert Lorenz, 388th LSS Terri Castro, 388th LSS Marco Wikstrom, 4th FS Gregory McCarron, 4th FS Ray Gaines, 4th FS " John Custer, 4th FS Timothy Brown, 4th FS ; Clayton Brase, 4th FS FS: 4th Ah Bryant Bergeson, j (:c .. Ljr. 388th Fighter; Wing vjjr! Joseph Jennings, Kevin Weltzien, 421st VSM)k Peter Ozdowski, 421st FS ml:i ; no ; David LuUy, 421st FS k : Linda Gerrish, 421st FS Salvatore Belloise, 421st FS Chris Babin, 421st FS ? Mik:r. ' ) -- Technical Sergeant John Bauder, 729th Air Control Squadron See RANK: page C |