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Show HHkop TIMES April 15, 2010 COMMENTARY Accountability includes all of us, known or unknown says that it is "the acknowledgment and assumption of he story is told of an elderly womresponsibility for acan walking into the local country tions, products, decichurch, where a friendly usher sions and policies." greeted her at the door and helped her up A definition I rethe flight of steps. ally like is that given by Gen. Stephen "Where would you like to sit?" he asked Lorenz, commander politely. of Air Education "The front row please," she answered. Training Command, "You really don't want to do that," the Hansen in late 2008: "To be usher said. "The pastor is really boring." accountable is to be "Do you happen to know who I am?" subject to the consequences of our choicthe woman inquired. "No," he said. es." The choices we make daily, both on "I'm the pastor's mother," she replied and off duty, impact our personal lives, our mission and the public perception of indignantly. our Air Force. Those choices run the gam"Do you know who I am?" he asked. ut from personal wellness, to following "No," she said. regulatory guidance, to choices of per"Good," he answered, and politely exsonal and unit safety. But they are that, cused himself. personal choices — choices for which we How often are we guilty of saying, "Good," and politely excusing ourselves? must be willing to take the consequences. As I taught at the Air Force Academy, As Airmen we are held to high standards we were asked as instructors to inspect of accountability. But what does that the uniforms of the cadets on the first mean? When in doubt, research: Webday of class to ensure that all was as it ster's Dictionary doesn't list it separately, but under accountable, meaning "answer- should be. I entered the room, returned able." The all-powerful MS Office Thesau- the salute of the class lead, and asked the cadets to remain at attention as I inspectrus gives "responsibility" and "liability" ed uniforms. All went well, with a few as synonyms. And the undisputed fount admonitions of closer attention to detail: of all knowledge, Wikipedia (no really), COMMENTARY BY DAVE HANSEN Director, 309th Maintenance Support Group Weekly Since 1948 Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gomy Hilltop Times Editor Catherine McNally Hilltop Times Writer Lee Anne Hensley 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 hilhoptinnes©jtandard.net or call (801) 625-4273. For Classified Advertising, call (801) 625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call (801) 625-4388. 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Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Standard-Examiner, 332 Standard Way, Ogden, Utah, 84404. Additional editorial content is provided by various military and civilian vyjrg services and Hill Air Force Base public affairs departments. Call (801) 625^273 with story ideas or comments, or contact the editor, Mary Lou Gomy, at mgorny@standard. net. Call (801) 625^300 for Classified Advertising or (801) 625-4388 for Retail Advertising. T &§MM[yM§ 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil some poorly shined shoes, a gig line that was crooked — the usual. With that out, of the way, I proceeded on to class ad- % ministrivia when a cadet in the back of the room raised his hand and said, "Uh, sir. Your name tag is on the wrong sidei Doh! Embarrassed, I switched the tag, laughed with the cadets, and went on class, but grateful for the guts of a cad holding me accountable for what I was doing. The impact of our choices only increas es as we accept more responsibility or greater leadership challenges. As leaders, we are accountable for the actions of those we lead — which is why the personjal example we set is so important. High standards of personal and professional behavior should be the norm in all of our daily activities. We sometimes feel like; we are inspected ad nauseam, but it's j one way of policing our actions. We ne to look out for each other — when we s someone headed in the wrong directio or doing something wrong, we need to step up and correct them. Small mista lead to bigger ones and so on. Stop them before they get there. , j) As Lorenz said, "We are all accountable — always. If we ever forget that as indiwr: vidual Airmen, we're headed down a very dangerous path. If we ever forget it as a service, we're headed toward extinction;? Report suspicious activity via the AFO5I EAGLE EYES program Pial; 777-3056/3057/3058. Watch - Report - Protect Force Protection is Our Business - Everyone is a Sensor After driving 45 minutes to get to Hill's medical clinic on March 22, an Airman waves me away from the front door of the clinic. A sign is posted saying to go around to the ambulance entrance. After driving around to find parking, I'm told the clinic is closed — no admission. I came to pick up a prescription submitted March 16. Now it's 45 miles back and two hours of vacation time for nothing. No heads up, no customer service. Hoping that the Rx won't be returned to inventory before I can return and hopefully find the clinic open. We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced at the 75th Medical Group on March 22. As a veteran, you will understand the importance of training for our unique wartime missions, and we were actively involved in a basewide exercise that morning. The sign that you referenced was an MARY LOU GORN/Hilltop Times exercise message intended for simulated injured patients, and in the future we will clarify our signs to The 75th Medical Group clinic and reduce confusion. pharmacy sometimes closes for We strive to communicate any disruption of services as far in advance as possible and through a variety of venues in order to reduce inconvenience to pur customers. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us to basewide exercises. - ^ improve our service, and we welcome any ideas on how we can better advertise our future clinic closures. With our customers in mina\ beginning in late February we posted signs at the entrances and at the PharWhen you call or send an macy window detailing our closure on March 22. We had a message on the Pharmacy Information Board e-mail, your comments will be recordand clinic plasma screens, and the Pharmacy also listed the pending closure on all medication bags. Our ed and staffed through the agency "Medic Messengef newsletter included the information, and this was distributed through avarious e-mail groups. In addition, our telephone prescriptionfilling/refilling system announced the delayed opening of the responsible for action. clinic beginning Feb. 25. Please give your supervisor and If it is inconvenient for you to travel 45 miles to fill your prescriptions, there are two other TriCare options available for filling prescriptions that might better suit your personal situation. One is the TriCare mail order chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering quespharmacy which will maU your prescriptions to your door, and the other is the wide availability of network retail pharmacies. Information on these options can be found at www.tricare.mil. While the 75th Medical tions and solving problems before Group strives to provide pharmacy services for beneficiaries Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7 calling the Action Line. This will help a.m, to 5 p.m., and Wednesday from 9 am. to 5 p.m., there will be times in the future when reduced hours or me better serve your interests. Items closures occur due to our unique military mission. If you have any questions or concerns, or further feedback, please contact our 75th Medical Group Paof basewide interest will be published tient Advocate, Julie Piper, at (801) 586-9761. You matter! in the Hilltop Times. Phone numbers — The base agendes listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: •• *,,: Security Forces 777-3056 24-hr. Crisis Information 777-3056 Force Support Squadron 777-4134 Base Restaurants 777-2043 Retirement/Compensation 777-6142 (Man) Equal Opportunity Office 777-5455 Employer Relations 777-7129 Military Pay 777-1851 Gvilian Pay.......,;...'.....;. 777-6246 Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 Program Hill Straight Talk ...; 777-9696 IG Complaints 777-5305 (for appointment) IG Complaints 777-5361 Fraud, Waste or Abuse 777-5361 (recording) Loud Noise ......1-877-885-9595 (complaints) . •-. •; 75th Medical Group..... ......777-4918 Civil Engineering 777-1856 Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs 777-5333 Military Housing :825-9392 Maintenance Safety Office 777-3333 Safety Office Hotline Union AFOSI Narcotics HotlineFamily Assistance Center. (when activated) .586-9300 ..777-3257 ..777-1852 ..777-3090 Nest TIJ Iron ini1 riiul;|, jrnl L'Jt:lini-ii Who do you think will win the World Series? Learn how to get Fit at 50 and Beyond on Tuesday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to noon and again on April 27. Join this ongoing class for the last two sessions and find ways to push yourself a little more even if you lead an active lifestyle- If you stopped exercising, let us help you get started again. Call ahead as some sessions involve a walk in the park and other activities. To reserve your spot call the Health and Wellness Center, (801)777-1212. TH1IK SAFETY Hill's Total 2010 DUIs: 19 Hill's Last DUI: 3J Unit Involved: Airman 1st Class Brian Carmlchael 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron "I'm pulling for the Braves!" Airmen Against Drinking and Driving provide rides when designated driven : are unavailable. Call 777-1111 any time to request a ride. Melanie Salazar Outdoor Recreation Aid Jeff Gorton 309th Software Maintenance Group Justus Reynolds 309th Software Maintenance Group "The Boston Red Sox!" "Go Dodgers!" "New York Yankees! No. 28!" |