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Show HAFB aids civilian population By JANIS STUART Clipper Correspondent While Hill Air Force Base has long been noted as a powerful military resource in the region, its impact on civilian population may go unnoticed. According to the Hill Air Force Base Economic Resource Impact Statement, 1991, "Hill Air Force Base has been a mainstay to the Wasatch Front area for more than 50 years." From contributions to preservation preser-vation of the past, Hill has had an impact on the community. com-munity. Employees at Hill have demonstrated their community com-munity concern through the sub-for-Santa program which has helped 342 families. Many Hill employees contribute numerous hours of their own off-duty time to the Scouts, little league sports, church projects, city government and other volunteer organizations. Over $590,000 in contributions was made available through the Combined Federal Campaign which gives Hill employees the opportunity to contribute to tax-exempt tax-exempt charities. An ambitious project taken on by Hill was the Hill APB Museum. Set on 40 acres in the northwest comer of the base, it is open free of charge to the public. On display at the museum are 33 aircraft and six missiles. Over 10,000 square feet of artifacts and memorabilia are also on display. A new 40,000 square foot museum facility is currently current-ly under construction. No Air Force funds will be used in the preparation of the building. As stated in the Economic Resource Impact Statement, State-ment, "Many of our civilian employees are now retired after devoting a full career to serving their nation. The military and civilian retirees living in Utah provide a substantial input to the economy. Total retirement payments in fiscal year 1990 were more than $457 million." Hill Air Force Base again brought distinction to the area during Operation Desert Shield. This operation was the largest U.S. military deployment since Vietnam. Viet-nam. Two squadrons of F-16 fighters were deployed as well as numerous personnel from many of Hill AFB's tenant organizations. Support personnel and supplies were also deployed to the Saudi Arabian Desert "The Utah economy is enhanced by the following Hill AFB expenditures for salaries, contracts, construction, construc-tion, tuition, aid to schools, health insurance payments and off-base accommodations for travelers," the report indicated. Payroll: Civilian $484,675,381 Military off-base 67,324,986 on-base 46,785,160 Non-appropriated funds 3,363,984 Total $602,149,511 Retirement Civilian $123,220,137 Military 54,161,928 Total $177,382,065 Contracts Construction $21,752,396 Services 23,533,706 other material, equip, supplies 54382,827 Total $99,668,929 Commissary $7,583,467 CHAMPUS $6,060,167 Impact Aid $2,591,211 Off-base accommodations $561,741 Tuition $33,628 Hill Air Force Base has a slogan, "People are our most important resource," The slogan becomes a reality real-ity at Hill The civilian work force is primarily recruited from the schools, colleges and available population of the Wasatch Front area, bringing stability for the present pre-sent and prospects for the future to the community. |