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Show COMMENTARY Q flMES April 8, 2010 Teamwork—unexpected results from amazing people Hilltop TIMES Since HHH Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Editor Catherine McNally Hilltop Times Writer Lee Anne Hcnsley Hilltop Times Correspondent Deadlines: Editorial and news items are due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday print date. To submit news items e-mail hltttoptimesCstandard.net or call (801} 625-4273. For Classified Advertising, call (801) 625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call {801)625-4388. The Hilltop Times is published by Ogden Publishing Corporation, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hill Air Force Base. 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Call (801) 625^273 with story ideas or comments, or •contact the editor, Mary Lou ijGorny, at mgorny@standard. jfnet f Call (801) 625-4300 for [Classified Advertising or 1(801) 625-4388 for Retail lAdvertising. COMMENTAHY BY MAJ. JEFF JONES 2nd Combat Camera Squadron commander A s I sat down to write this article, I really struggled on what to write about and what was important to me. As a public affairs officer, you would think writing a commentary would just come easy and would not take any time to finish. For me, I looked long and hard at the computer screen, yet nothing. So I decided to take a walk around the 2nd Combat Camera Squadron and Hill Air Force Base and it just hit me — Teamwork. In activating a new squadron, we have been waiting for the typical things that plague every new unit — money and personnel. As the original cadre of three members of the squadron showed up, it seemed like a long and daunting task to stand up a squadron. Along each step of the way, we have added more and more folks to the squadron. These folks range from broadcasters and photographers to cyber transport craftsman. Those important budget, supply and knowledge operations personnel had to be added to the manning document and are projected to come in this summer. In the meantime, each new member has taken on a new and different role to help the squadron get to full operational capability* These Airmen — civilians, enlisted and officers — have stepped out of their normal Air Force specialties and done amazing things. These squadron members are the epitome of teamwork. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I am seeing. As the squadron stood up, a senior master sergeant, a videographer, became a personnel and manpower specialist. She be- came an expert on the Unit Manning Document and all the pieces she needed to work with the Air Force Personnel Center to get them to advertise more than 28 new positions we needed filled. She came up with the job descriptions, requirements Maj. Jones and points of contacts by just digging into the material. She did whatever needed to be done and was more than willing to take on the challenge ... Teamwork. A staff sergeant, another videographer, was picked to lead the squadron's orderly room and has become an expert in running the squadron's day-to-day operations. She has worked with the 75th Force Support Squadron, AFPC and Air Force Public Affairs Agency to track and monitor all correspondence coming through 2nd Combat Camera Squadron. She runs a front office while still being engaged with her production flight... Teamwork. A master sergeant, in maintenance, has taken over the budget process and ran with it. He has become an expert in Defense Travel System, civilian pay, Automated Business Services System, Government Purchase Card and anything else relating to money. He has been able to work with higher headquarters' budget staff to acquire our budget, create a spend plan and develop a list of future unfunded requests. He is also working to establish a five-year spend plan to ensure the squadron is set for the future ... Teamwork. These are just a few examples of Air- •"-' men who have stepped up in every phase of activating the squadron. These are all ^ amazing members who have stepped out-Q; side of their comfort zone and Air Force ' specialty code, or AFSC, to make the squadron better. No complaints, no ex- ' cuses, just amazing team members in an ' amazing squadron. They were Airmen first and foremost, then valuable 2nd Combat Camera members and then professional .••* craftsmen in their AFSCs. For a military service to succeed in today's diversified contingencies, high operations tempo and tightening budgets, we must take on this attitude of teamwork. All of these Airmen have stepped up to fulfill our combat camera mission with no degradation to the steady state of the production mission. In fact, they have helped stand up the squadron while producing five Secretary of the Air Force "In the Fight" videos, a Chief of Staff of the Air Force directed Haiti video; a CSAF "American Airman" video and an Air Force Pararescue specific recruiting video. Each team member could not have accomplished these amazing results without the outstanding support of Team Hill. The support group, the medical group, the communications directorate, our sister squadrons and the civilian personnel office are just a few examples of the outstanding support from the base. Without their teamwork and can-do attitude, we would be many months behind where we are today. These Airmen, from Team Hill and 2nd Combat Camera Squadron, live and breathe teamwork and personify two of our Air Force "Core Values" — "Service Before Self and "Excellence in All We Do." 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil When you call or send an e-mail, your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action.^- ; " - -Wt~" * ' Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opPhone numbers— The base agencies listedcan be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: portunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling the Action Line. This will help me better serve your interests. Items of basewide interest will be published in the Hilltop Times. Security Forces 777-3056 Civilian Pay ; ....;„... 777-6246" 24-hr. 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Watch i.---Report - Protect Force Protection is Our Business - Everyone is a Sensor Fraud, Waste or Abuse 777-5361 (recording) Loud Noise :.;..1-877-885-9595 (complaints) • 75th Medical Croup..i:^'..;^77-4918 Civil Engineering 777-1856 Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs 777-5333 Military Housihg....,,.:..:.™....825-9392 Maintenance • Safety Office .•..•;.„..:.; 777-3333 Safety Office Hotline .,..„..: 586-9300 Union 777-3257 AFOSI Narcotics Hotline 777-1852 Family Assistance Center .777-3090 (when activated) ".: "'•*;;••::;.'•.•_'.-'. j.;:.l J •':•:• C 3: ±''l -.''I U.S. joins World War I Allied Forces in 1917 BY AMY KEMP BUTLER Ogden Air Logistics Center History Office Check out how sleep, weight and relationships are connected in this ongoing :dass Wednesday, April 14, and April 21 at the Health and Wellness Center. Not getting a good nighfs sleep and its affecting everything in your life? Learn how a good night's sleep can affect your weight and healthy relationships. The class, 11 a.m. to noon, will teach you how to sleep your weight away and have healthier relationships. Call (801) 7771215 to sign up. THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2010 DUIs: 19 Hill's Last DUI: Unit Involved: ifleUKteHaMce SgecadnoK Airmen Against Prinking and Driving provide rides when designated drivers are unavailable. ^Call 777-1111 any time to requests ride. W orld War I, also known as the Great War, began in Europe in 1914 after a Serbian Nationalist assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife. Although many countries immediately opposed AustriaHungary and Germany, the United States remained neutral for almost three years. That was primarily because of the formal agreement America had with Germany to stay out of the war — the Sussex Pledge — which provided that Germany would not use the submarine (U-boat) against nonmilitary ships in return for the U.S. pledge to remain neutral. After Germany's violation of the agreement and the death of many American citizens at sea, the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Initially the United States sent 179 officers and 1,317 enlisted men of the Army and Navy to fight overseas in the war. About 350 aircraft were also dispatched, although U.S. pilots primarily flew British and French-made planes, such as the De Havilland DH-4. Initially the pilots used the DH-4 for mostly observation purposes to aid in the ground war. As time went on, more U.S. men and especially airplane engines — the Liberty engine — were sent out and saw combat. The first American squadron to be assigned to the WWI front was the 1st Corps Observation Squadron on April 8,1918. The next day, April 9, 1918, the 94th Pursuit Squadron, the first American fighter unit, was also assigned to the front. The 94th Pursuit Squadron originated what is now the nation's second oldest fighter squadron — today's 94th Fighter Squadron. It had been designated as the 94th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, Texas, August 20,1917. It flew primarily the Nieuport 28. The first U.S. air superiority victory of the war was won by two lieutenants, Alan Winslow and Douglas Campbell, of the 94th, as they downed an enemy Pfalz D.3 aircraft. The last one of Ihe war is also credited to the 94th when a Fokker was destroyed on Nov. 10,1918; a day before the two sides agreed to an armistice. The 94th was redesignated many times after World War 1, and continues to fly today with the U.S. Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va. Another U.S. squadron that fought in the Great War was the 139th Aero Squadron. One of the honored members of the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame was a pilot of the 139th — Lt. Col. Russell Maughan. Maughan was born and raised in Logan, Utah, where he attended Utah State Agricultural College, He graduated from Utah State College in June 1917 before enlisting in the Army. He became an. officer and, as a first lieutenant, earned the Distinguished Service Cross for heroic duty Oct. 28,1918. That day, while patrolling above Allied lines, he noticed an enemy plane below him. As he started down to attack it, he was attacked by four enemy planes from behind, which soon increased to a total of seven hostiles. With superior flying skill and daring maneuvers, he was able to Lt. Col. Russell Maughan, an honored member of the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame, was recognized for his service in World War I. escape. On the way back to his home field, he came upon another enemy plane. It began a dive to attack allied troops entrenched on the ground. Immediately he turned toward it and shot the plane down. Maughan is credited with a total of four kills during World War 1 and continued to fly through World War II. He exemplifies the pioneering and distinguished service Utahns afforded the nation's air fighters. A plaque is displayed at the Hill Aerospace Museum to commemorate his air service and recognize him as a member of the Utah Aviation Hall, of Fame. _^ I |