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Show Page December HILL TOP TIMES 2 1, 1978 rn Doc. Dec. 1-- 7 1-- 7 namod "CAP VJWt" will be celebrated as Civil Air Patrol week in many cities to honor the creation of the patrol 37 years ago Dec. 1. For Sent qIuqo conduct Mai iioog I Volunteer Air Force elves from Detachment 2, 11 Weather Squadron, will again conduct their Santa's Mailbag program this year to send letters from Santa Claus to children throughout the world. People who would like a child to receive a letter from Santa, postmarked from the North Pole , should first write the letter they want the child to receive from Santa Claus. Then, the letter, including a stamped envelope addressed to the youngster, should be mailed to: Det. 2, 11 Weather Sq., Santa's Mailbag, Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702. (AFPS) Liipfiiim to host U.S. Air Force at Base Leipheim will be the second forward operating location (FOL) in the Federal Republic of Germany for U.S. Air Force aircraft. A-1- Bentwaters - Woodbridge, United Kingdom, and by 1980, will operate routinely from FOLs on the continent to place them closer to NATO forward defense positions. (AFPS) 0 Sembach Air Base was the first base selected. Lev; eatStss ismuik3 Ept--d MP lawO If you want time off from work for religious reasons, a new law gives you the choice of working overtime to make up for the missed hours, instead of having to use annual leave or losing pay. UNDER THE FEDERAL Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act of 1978, you will be allowed to work overtime hours equal to the time you took off from your normal work schedule. "At Hill AFB, we of the Civilian Personnel Branch currently are working on implementing the provisions of this act at the local level. We will publish implementing instructions following completion of coordination with all concerned organizations," Jack Wecker, chief of the Civilian Personnel Branch, said. to CHAMPUS and has not done so, the beneficiary should remind the provider about the deadline. The deadline for submitting a CHAMPUS claim is the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which a service or supply was provided. It is recommended, however, as soon as possible after the that claims be filed promptly service or supply is provided. r ''' s J . ' i s Starting at ' v 1, 79 inio Pec. 4f Nil The Atlantic Fleet is conducting a joint service, bilateral training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwestern Caribbean, underway from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4, involving "IN THE MEANTIME," he continued, "if an employee desires to arrange for time off from work for religious reasons, he should contact his immediate supervisor for interim instructions prior to DPC publication of guidance." The compensatory overtime could be worked either before or after the time off, but it would have to be completed within a reasonable period. more than 20,000 personnel. the maneuver includes some 36 ships from the U.S. Navy, the Coast Guard, and the British Navy. U.S. Air Force planes are participating in the major missions of carrier air strikes, dissimilar aerial combat training, and antisubmarine and surface warfare, bringing total airpower up to 300 planes. CALLED OPERATION GULF THERE IS NO RESTRICTION about the kind of religious holiday or observance the law would apply to. Any personal religious belief would allow an employee to ask for time off and the opportunity to make it up in overtime. EX-7- 9, ROYAL NAVY participation includes a a nuclear cruiser, six destroyers-frigatesubmarine and several power auxiliary craft. The law also contains a provision, however, that an agency may deny a request for time off for religious observances if it interfered with the agency's ability "to efficiently carry out the mission of the agency." s, The U.S. Navy contingent, led by the carrier USS EISENHOWER, includes nuclear-powere- d cruisers, guided missile frigates, destroyers, and a nuclear-powere- d IHAfJlPU Sin variety of other ships. December 31, 1978, is the deadline for submitting 1977 claims under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Any claim for care received between Jan. 1, and Dec. 31, 1977, that is not submitted by the deadline cannot be paid. i cont'd. CHAMPUS, IFcifard psHsy, G3 Earlier it was announced that a wing of 0 aircraft will be based at RAF The German A-1- A-1- UorBovs AIR FORCE UNITS involved in the maneuver are from the Eighth, Ninth, and Twelfth Air Forces, as well as the Air National Guard. 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