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Show ! Feb. 17, 1994 Hilltop Times Com mander's Ca questio ns answered 1 1 In a second follow-uto Maj. Gen. Lester L. Lyles' Jan. 21 Commander's Call, questions asked by employees during the sessions have been researched and are answered below. ; Maj. Gen. Is it if L. Lyles to true Lester are that Q they going keep only three air logistics centers open, Hill is at a disadCommander, vantage because we do not have the capability Ogden ALC to handle large airplanes as do other ALCs? Can we do anything about it? A. To accommodate any significant quantities of Hill would need a subaircraft larger than the stantial military construction investment. Ogden (Hill AFB) does have the capability and has been performing depot maintenance on Air Force Hercules aircraft since fiscal 1989 when Hill Q Can you make a comparison between became the second source of repairdepot mainten- Navy air depots and the Air Force in cost and ance for Air Force We are currently produc- quality? aircraft per fiscal ing more than 50 Air Force A. We can make a between Navy air and have transferred the Navy depots and Air Force comparison year successfully in cost, but this is a depots Standard Depot Level Maintenance Program difficult task. The two services have different acfrom Cherry Point, N.C., to Hill. Our first Navy airsystems and approaches for accumulating craft was accepted by our new Marine customers counting costs. with no discrepancies. acFor, example, the Navy uses an actual-hou- r Currently, we do not have a paint stripping capa- counting system, while Air Force uses a the bility because of environmental restrictions on standard-hou- r accounting system. Some of the costs chemical paint stripping, nor do we have a facility of a depot are paid for by other sources, aircraft. We are so operating large enough to bead blast a these costs are not easily obtained or factored in. investigating other processes for stripping aircraft Also, the items repaired are slightly different. For and are currently subcontracting the stripping reexample, the Air Force repairs intercontinental bal: : .;' : quirement. ; .' listic missiles.: y Q What was the outcome of AFMC-2- 1 for In today's competitive arena, neither the Navy other ALCs? How did Hill stack up and will two nor the Air Force readily provide their operating centers close? costs. Cursory attempts, however, to factor in all of A The Air Force Materiel Command study, the unique costs of operation at Navy and Air Force called "AFMC 21," is in still under way. depots indicate that the Air Force's costs per actuAs I've said many times before, the Air Force real- al hour is slightly less than the Navy's cost per acizes it has approximately percent overcapaci- tual hour. This became obvious when we won the 21 AFMC hi our is command's way recent FA-1its contract. depots. ty of looking at all the options to handle this overca-- : A comparison of quality work between Navy and parity, including the possible closure of one or more Air Force depots also cannot be made. There is curno decisions rently no system or standard reviews in place to depots. Since the study is still have been made. compare the quality or workmanship between each will others this and confident the that service's depots ort a I'm basis. study Hill will follow near stacks showtthat up, the, ,. Q We are currently building severalJiew surely top in areas of competitiveness, productivity, etc. ' homes on bdse for; military, family 'housings Is Q. There seems to be a lot of building construc- there any coordination between new construction 1 :" tion going on lately. Is this a strategy to add and base closure procedures?; value to the base for the base closure process? is decision A It important to remember that no A The projects that are currently under con- has been made to either close or keep open the base. struction have been programmed as necessary to Projects will continue until the decision is made. meet the mission at Hill AFB. Most have been in Congress agrees with this approach because they do the works for several years. No attempt has been not want to influence the base closure decision made to "add value" to the base to improve our process. Stopping the housing project or any others posture in regard, to ' future base closure consider- would be detrimental to the mission should the base ations. remain ppen. Q When comparing p try, can we compete? favorably with private indusHill won seven of nine competitive bids in has try. which private industry was involved, bringing in $133 million of workload. Q What is the progress on competing with pri- vate industry for other C-13- C-1- C-1- 30 : : ; do so. Q 30-4- 0 on-goin- g, - - ' Dders Briefs Air show postponed Hill AFB will not holds its biennial open house and air show this year, due primarily to nonavailability of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying demonstration team. I The Thunderbirds normally headline the air show, ?and since a mutually agreeable date was not available, it was decided to postpone the event. The team is committed to a heavy East Coast tour schedule during the summer. Base officials said they are looking toward having a show next year. Since next year's Thunderbirds schedule will not be available until January 11995, callers should wait until then to make in- ! .,.; ' quiries. I A similar situation occurred in 1987, when the show was postponed until 1988, again due to the ; 'Thunderbirds' schedule. Attention, internctioncl travelers! All international travelers must submit AFLC Form 227, "Reservations for International Travel," I before making travel reservations. The form must contain the full name of the passenger as listed on bis or her passport because no abbreviations or nicknames are accepted by international carriers. I Questions should be directed to Linda Baird, Ext. Summer employment at Hill will be acfor summer hire positions Applications Hire Outside in Office, the Employment cepted 1 14. 4 March until March from 1244, p.m. Bldg. Summer hire positions are available in the following groups.' grade 34; Group I: clerk, file and clerk, grade grade 34; GS-030- GS-032- clerk-typis- 3, t, GS-030- 5, 2, 34. Group II: general biological science worker, grades grade 4; computer clerk, environmental assistant, protection 34; grade grade 34; recreation aid (lifeguard), - GS-40- GS-033- 1, 5, GS-02- GS-18- 34. five-minu- ? The keynote speaker is Amanda Dickson, popular talk show host and public affairs director for KSL Radio. In addition to hosting her radio show, she writes and is the voice behind several television commercials and service announcements. A variety of workshops are scheduled throughout the day. Registration is at 8:15 a.m.; cost is $20. For additional information call 625-300- 1. seek volunteers Special Olympics needed for the Volunteers are upcoming Special Olympics Winter Games to be held April 9 in the Salt Lake City area. 7-- To volunteer contact TSgt. Steve Berger, Ext. 2, st te Hill service station hours I The Education Services and Military Training trainOffices, Bldg. 383, will be closed for the before 9 7:30-on the from a.m, Thursday ing down Friday. or I Employees can call the office, Ext. and leave messages on the VMX. Calls will be returned as soon as the office reopens. in-hou- se change On March 1, the Hill service station (pump island) , 4 will have the following hours of operation: Monday-Saturda6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. y: SCLI forms due March 31 is the deadline for military personnel to elect an additional $100,000 of Serviceman's Group Life Insurance coverage. The additional coverage is not automatic and requires voluntary election by the service member, and even those electing to retain their previous level of coverage are required to complete a new form by the deadline. The Customer Support Section recommends that members review their election certificate, confforonco schodulod all SGLV-828when they go the Military Personnel The 19th annual Northern Utah Women's Conferto enence is scheduled for March 12 at the Ogden Park Flight to review any other records, Bldg. 180, record. sure the correct form is on their Hotel, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year's theme is "WomFor questions, call Ext. . Issues? the. an to Woman ... What are 4 9. DCdusdlcaCrnsocSssodfcrtrclning ; , 9, grade 1. Group IV: laborer, Those applying for the recreation aid (lifeguard) positions must have a current water safety instruction card and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation card. position Applicants applying for the must have a certificate of typing proficiency dated within the last three years. A minimum of 40 words ' sample with three per minute based on a GS-3for the is errors position. or fewer acceptable be can forms requested from: Employment Attn: Summer Hire, 6063 Elm Lane, Hill AFB, UT 84056-581Questions should be Ext. directed to Tom LaRonde, clerk-typi- and separation incen- nt A. The effective date of the retirement or resignation could slip, but what that date will be depends upon when the authority is granted. Because of the tight RIF timeline, there isn't much wiggle room. Nothing will change in the processes already in progress until we have been notified that our requested effective date, Feb. 28, cannot be honored. All communication to date on this proposed window indicates that Feb. 28 will be the effective date to resign or retire. 9, -v. WG-350- early-retireme- . repair-by-repa- ir - Has tive authority been granted yet? A No, the request is still in review at Headquarters Air Force. It is anticipated it will move fairly quickly once it clears that review. Q If approval for the authority is delayed, will the early retirement window be extended, and how would this affect my retirement or resig- - 8 ! work, i.e., ut C-1- 30 " non-defen- se having the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory calibrate police radars or perform work for the FAA? A Under current laws and regulations, we are restricted from soliciting workloads from other than Department of Defense agencies. Q What is the latest on the possibility of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., coming to Hill? If this transfer occurs, what is the time frame? A Should the decision be made to close the DLI in Monterey, we will be prepared to assume host base responsibilities. A study was completed here and an unsolicited proposal was forwarded through Headquarters AFMC to Washington supporting the transfer of DLI to Hill. Q How and when will we know if the early-oincentives are approved? A Publicity will be disseminated through local media Hilltop Times, the Base Bulletin, OfficeVi-sion- ) as soon as the authority is granted. Employees who applied for the incentive by Monday will receive individual letters of approval or denial not later than Wednesday. This will allow adequate time for an employee to withdraw the application if it is denied, and if he or she desires to C-1- ; A. Yes, we compare .- C-13- 0, - us (Hill) to private indus- 8. Women's 6, V-- -. |