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Show "Peace and victory are not achieved by weakness. race, but it would be a means of catching up in a Saturday night. We will retain our freedom only as long as the Soviets survival situation." He added that the U.S. is behind the power curve believe an attack on this nation carries a great risk for That is what about 1 ,500 community leaders, base and faced with the Soviet Onion which has constantly them." officials and members of the Utah Air Force been building up their military forces. "To help correct the situation, if only a five percent Association and Federal Managers Association heard "If they chose to show their force, I do not believe 'real' increase. . . not a cost of living increase. . .just from Air Force retired general Russell E. Dougherty we could win because we have been drifting too a 'real increase were approved, it would not win the when he talked about the "Balance of Power" here long. Even though our defense budget is large, it still falls short. ' "The type of force we have today will not deter for : I a .- .long. It's like a gambler in a poker game. The person with the biggest purse controls the game, either from openers or to the final raise. Regardless of the cards dealt, the game makes no difference unless you control it." The general said that military forces in the Soviet Union cannot be ignored. The imbalance is there and U U if things don't change, the U.S. could be in a situation where if they raised, we could not call. mm He noted that such a situation is being seen by mm ' If many. The U.S. is being threatened and we may not be able to react. Vol. 35 No. 4 January 30, 1981 OGDEN, UTAH CO (Continued on page 8) v 5; - . pi mm mm I 1 hL 0 a q y(oidlirini (HI 1L irsto7 t The 2849th Security Police Squadron has won the 1980 Air Force Logistics Command Security Police Outstanding Large Unit Award. Six members of the squadron were individual award winners for 1980. and They are: 2nd Lt. Matthew P. Branigan, Outstanding Security Police Company squadron won the award because, in answer to a challenge issued by Maj. Gen . John J. Murphy, Ogden ALC Security Police Senior NCO; A1C Wayne Graham, Outstanding Security Police First Term Airman, Security worked hard and was recognized as the outstanding large security police unit in AFLC for 1980. Our people have Grade Officer; MSgt. Thomas W, Allen, Outstanding Specialty A1C Catherine L. Davis, Outstanding Security Police First Term Airman, Law Enforcement Specialty; Dwayrie E. Zimmer, Outstanding Civilian Security Specialist . f OutBlaine D. Greenhalgh, standing Civilian Police Officer. The security police section is a vital part of the Air Force organization and Lt: Col. Donald E. Trombley, com- MM mander, 2849th Security Police Squadron, said he believes the commander, worked hard "The squadron has and deserve the afforded them by being recognition individual awards." for the picked A feature on the individual award winners will be published next week. 1 L Looking over the 2849th Security Police Squadron's Outstanding Large Unit Award with Lt. Col. Donald E. Trombley, squadron commander (second from left), are three of the six individual award winners, Dwayne E. Zimmer (1), 2nd Lt. Matthew P. Branigan and Blaine D. Greenhalgh. (U.S. Air Force Photo) House bums m (Si boy serf's fire DD Mileage co owQiinice euro h f moire up The Accounting and Finance Branch received a message last week from the Per Diem Travel and Transportation Committee which contained good news for military members. The message announced a change in the monetary allowance in lieu of transportation rate from seven cents per mile to 1 6 cents per mile, to be effective Jan. 13. The rate applies to reimbursement for using a privately dloubD owned vehicle to travel to and from a TDY station or public transportation terminal such as the airport while, performing official government business. It does not affect permanent change of station mileage rates. rate will be paid automatically for travel performed on or after Jan. 13. For further information contact the Travel Unit, Ext. 7656. The new The Hill Top Times is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It is published by MorMedia Sales, Inc., 1 152 West Riverdale Road, Ogden, Gtah 84403, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers are their own and are Board has concluded that a fire in the base housing area last week. was caused by a small boy playing with a candle in the living room. The board convened Jan. 20 to The sitter smelled smoke and noticed it coming out from beneath the couch. After an attempt to extinguish the fire with water failed, she notified conduct a technical investigation of circumstances surrounding the fire which caused more than $55,000 damage to a family housing unit. The board members' report stated that a girl was babysitting her brothers in the family residence during the time the fire broke out. She and her brother were watching television in her bedroom while her other brother, age four, was playing in the living room. department, another attempted to fight the fire with a garden hose but a sudden rush of flame engulfed the entrance and prevented him from A Fire Investigation 16-year-o- ld six-year-o- ld her neighbors. While one neighbor called the fire continuing. During this time the young girl broke out her bedroom window with a tricycle to rescue her brother who was still in the bedroom. Approximately 13 minutes after the fire was first noticed, units from the (Continued on page 8) not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Air Force, The appearance of advertisements, including supplements and inserts, in this publication, does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Air Force of products or services advertised, |