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Show 2 COMMENTARY Hill AFB Exchange benefits extend beyond your purchase Iillrop TIMES Aug. 16, 2012 TIME BY RUSSELL HINRICHS Hill Exchange General Manager C;--- 1948 Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter ... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Editor Katina L. Ventura Hilltop Times Writer Hilltop Times Krista Starker Correspondent Hilltop Times Kim Cook 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 hilltoptimes@standard.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 Corp., 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. The content of the Hilltop Times does not necessarily represent the views of, nor is it endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force or Hill Air Force Base (collectively, the Government). The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Government of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. 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 wire services and Hill Air Force Base public affairs departments. Call 801-625-4273 with story ideas or comments, or contact the editor, Mary Lou Gorny, at mgorny@standard.net . Call 801-625-4300 for Classified Advertising or 801-6254388 for Retail Advertising. T he Hill AFB Exchange is paying dividends in more ways than one as Airmen exercising their benefit by dining and shopping on base last year generated a dividend of $521,478. From February to June 2012, Hill Air Force Base has received more than $216,790 in dividends. These funds are critical to the Air Force Service's ability to enhance local programs and facilities including the Fitness Center, Auto Hobby Shop and Youth Center. Historically, roughly two-thirds of Exchange earnings are paid to morale, welfare and recreation programs with the other third used to build new stores or renovate existing facilities. As a result, authorized shoppers are essentially Fitness T101'1'0111 the Health and Wellness Center Up to 12 weeks of FREE tobacco cessation medication is available to federal employees and up to 6 months is available for active duty, dependents and retirees when attending the tobacco cessation series. Call the Health and Wellness Center at 801-777-1215 for further information. THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2012 DUIs: 10 Hill's Last DUI: fcate 30 Unit Involved: 75d t9frizeizatioad Sewent Squad/zoo Airmen Against Drinking and Driving provide rides when designated drivers are unavailable. Call 777-1111 to request a ride anytime. Hours of operation: Fridays-Saturdays 10 p.m.- 6 a.m. Sundays 9 p.m.-midnight. 10 years have provided more than $2.4 billion to military programs such as Youth Services, post functions, gyms and aquatic centers. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a joint nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense and is directed by a board of directors which is responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force through the Service Chiefs of Staff. The Exchange has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with quality merchandise and services at competitively low prices and generating nonappropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military morale, welfare and recreation programs. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent news releases please visit our Web site at . http://www.shopmyexchange.corn GLIMPLE INTO RESERVE WAY OF LIFE 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil Report suspicious activity via the AFOSI EAGLE EYES program Dial: 777-3056 / 3057/ 3058. Watch 4 Report 4 Protect Force Protection is Our Business 4 Everyone is a Sensor When you call or send an e-mail, your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity 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. Phone numbers 4The base agencies listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: HAWC Nest investing in a benefit that generates a healthy return by directly improving Air Force quality of life efforts. With a mission to provide quality goods and services at competitively low prices and generate earnings to support quality of Hinrichs life efforts, the dual benefit the Exchange provides goes far beyond the clothes, electronics and snacks on shelves. Shoppers who visit the Exchange, either online at www.shopmyexchange.com or in person here at Hill, actually help make the military community a better place to live and work. In fact, purchases made at Exchange operations in the past SENIOR AIRMAN CRYSTAL CHARRIERE/U.S. Air Force Elaine Vreeland, a manager with the University of Phoenix, tries on a 75-pound EOD bomb suit and did three push-ups while wearing the gear. "I'm so impressed with this group, and I'm very grateful that they're protecting us," Vreeland said. "I'm grateful for the sacrifice they make and the sacrifice their families make." Civilian employers of 419th Fighter Wing reservists were given an inside look at the wing and their employees' Reserve careers during Employer Appreciation Day here June 12. Employers took part in a variety of activities that displayed the wing's diverse mission. The highlight of the day was a flight aboard a KC10 Extender to observe an F-16 aerial refuel. The guests also participated in an explosive ordinance disposal demonstration where they tried on an EOD bomb suit, and handled some of the weapons used by security forces, like the M-4 and M-16. Employers also saw fighter pilot life support equipment and learned about the gear reservists use while deployed. SUICIDE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE Mental Health Clinic 777-7909 Chaplain 777-2106 Military OneSource (800) 342-9647 (800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Line TriWest Crisis Line (866) 284-3743 TriWest Behavioral (866) 651-4970 Health Contact Center EAP (800) 222-0364 Occupational Medicine 777-1163 Services Wingman Advocates 777-2255 Security Forces 24-hr. Crisis Information Force Support Squadron Base Restaurants Retirement/Compensation How many times did the 388th Fighter Wing deploy in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH? GET It liTORY A. 5 B. 22 C. 8 D. 16 777-3056 777-3056 777-4134 777-2043 777-6142 (civilian) Equal Opportunity Office Employer Relations Military Pay Civilian Pay Air Force Suggestion Program Hill Straight Talk IG Complaints 777-5455 777-7129 777-1851 777-6246 777-6901 777-9696 777-5305 (for appointment) 777-5361 IG Complaints (after hours) 777-5361 Fraud, Waste or Abuse (recording) Loud Noise 1-877-885-9595 (complaints) 75th Medical Group Civil Engineering Hill Pride Hotline Public Affairs Military Housing Maintenance Safety Office Safety Office Hotline Union AFOSI Narcotics Hotline Family Assistance Center (when activated) 777-4918 777-1856 777-7433 777-5333 825-9392 777-3333 586-9300 777-3257 777-1852 777-3090 U.S. Air Force A GLIMPSE BACK August 18, 1992 Operation SOUTHERN WATCH begins. This operation restricted Iraqi flights south of 32 degrees north latitude, with the stated purpose of ensuring Iraqi compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolution of 5 April 1991, calling for Iraq to end repression of their civilian population. ANSWER Starting with the 34 FS in 1992, and ending in 2002 with the 729 ACS, the 388 FW supported operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW) a total of 16 times. It is interesting to note that from July to October 9T *CE 1995, the 4 FS deployed for OSW and broke up operations into two separate locations, making this the first time the United States Air Force attempted this type of split operation. |