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Show HILL TOP TIMES Friday, April 4, 1986 Air Force Logistics Command was well within reach of its goal for the 1986 Air Force Assistance Fund less than halfway through the campaign and Hill AFB, with pledges of about 130 percent $19,500-plu- s against a goal of some $14,800 leads the way. Figures recorded by the Personal Affairs Branch at command headAFB, quarters, Wright-PattersoOhio, show pledges of $88,800 against a goal of $95,720. That translates to 93 percent of the AFLC goal which is some $2,000 higher than it was last ek n year. Two other bases have already reached or exceeded their goals, and the others are at least 70 percent of the way there. Tinker AFB, Okla., shows pledges totaling $14,500-plu- s against a goal slightly in excess of $12,000. Robins AFB, Ga., is next at 100 percent, with pledges totaling better than $12,000. McClellan AFB, Calif., with pledges of more than $9,000 is less than 20 percent short of its goal of around $11,000. Kelly AFB, Texas, is in about the same position percent (nearly $10,000) pledged against 80-pl- us a goal of about $12,000. n AFB has received pledges of 70 percent (more than $23,000) against a goal of about $33,000. At the beginning of the campaign, W.F. (Bud) Bushnell, chief of the Personal Services Branch, said the 1986 campaign goal would be achieved easily "if we get the same strong support from commanders as we did last year. The early returns would indicate we're getting the same support," he said. "Last year AFLC activities did superbly all exceeded their respective dollar goals. We raised more than $154,000 or more than 160 percent of the goal," Mr. Bushnell said. This is the 13th year for the AFAF campaign, which continues until April O Wright-Patterso- "Commitment to Caring" is this year's campaign theme, but, as in each of the preceding 12 years, the money will go to support three charitable organiztions which receive no "tax dollar" support: the Air Force 4. Aid Society, the Air Force Village and the Air Force Enlisted Men's Widows and Dependents Home. As the official Air Force charity, AFAS helps Air Force family members active duty, retired, Air Fund run rained out Due to the inclement weather the will continue through Wednesday and yesterday, the 1986 next week and participants will conAir Force Assistance Fund tinue to collect pledges. She also said was canceled. The run will take that Brig. Gen. Daniel A. Taylor, vice commander, Ogden Air Logisplace today at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. tics Center, and chairman of this Project officer for the year's drive, will run today and has Marlene Parkinson, said she regrets challenged all base colonels to particthe inconvenience of the delay but ipate with him in this important hopes the enthusiasm generated by event. run-a-tho- n Run-a-tho- n fund-raise- r, National Guard and Reserves who are in financial distress. Last year, it served more than 40,000 people, allocating nearly $20 million for essential needs such as health care, moving expenses, rent and food. The Air Force Village is a retirement community for retired officers and retired officer dependents in San Antonio, Texas. It currently accommodates about 600 residents. A second complex which will provide 310 additional apartments and a nursing facility is planned for later this year. The Air Force Enlisted Men's 68-be- d Widows and Dependents Home currently has two facilities Teresa Village, near Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; and Bob Hope Village, near Eglin AFB, Fla. When the currently projected expansion is completed, the two complexes will have a total of nearly 400 units. Both the Air Force Village and the Enlisted Men's Widows and Dependents Home are located near Air Force bases with hospitals and other services. They permit residents to live in security and comfort near others of similar backgrounds and interest. (AFLCNS) Wing units test electronic combat tactic measures By TSgt. Terry Walker 388th Tactical Fighter Wing Electronic combat tactics and equipment have come a long way since Dec. 7, 1941, when the warning from the new and relatively primitive radar was ignored at Pearl Harbor ending in disaster for the U.S. armed forces. The reliability of electronic warfare equipment has made gigantic strides since that time and because of Tactical Air Command's Green Flag exercises, a tragedy like the attack on Pearl Harbor may not happen again. About 150 members of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing from the 4th, 16th and 34th Tactical Fight Suggestions (From page 1) "We have steady contributors to the program whose ideas continually pay for them," Ms. Gan-de- e said. "And we also take care of our people and make sure they are rewarded." The program has matured during the years. In s when Ms. Gandee first became in- the mid-1960- Published by MorMedia, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Hill AFB. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of the Hill Top Times are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or MorMedia, Inc. 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 otthe purchaser, user or patron. Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs Office of Ogden Air Logistics Center. Hill AFB Editorial Staff: Officer . Maj. Larry P. Summers Affairs Public Brent T. Aguirre . . . . Editor er Squadrons are participating in Green Flag exercises as the core unit until April 12. e Green Flag is a exercise held at Nel-li- s AFB, Nev., which focuses on practicing electronmulti-servic- ic combat measures and electronic combat countermeasures. Maj. Jim Johnson, a 16th TFS aircraft commander and squadron project officer for the deployment, said, "The training we receive at Green Flag is vital. We couldn't build an exercise of this volume at Hill due to the assets available." Pilots are not the only wing members receiving valuable training at Green Flag. A1C Marshall Boulware, an engine mechanic, who helped crew chiefs with their duties, said, "I learned how to volved, her office received an average of 5,000 ideas a year. Only about 65 percent were quality suggestions and the rest were thrown out. The; Air Force responded by streamlining the requirements for the program reducing the number of submissions to 3,000 per year. But they were quality suggestions. Since the early 1970s, the submission rate has slowly increased with an attending rise in the quality. In fiscal 1985, Ms. Gandee's office considered more than 4,500 ideas. "The majority, or 90 to 95 percent, were quality ideas," she said. Another ingredient for success is persistence. Mr. Brown's idea with the aircraft stabilator panels failed to get recognition on his first two tries. "After two times, I was ready to forget it," he said. "In fact, I threw the idea away, but my supervisor saw it in the trash, pulled it out and made me it. And the third try was a charm," he added. Sometimes, a suggestion isn't recognized for what a failed submission, pointing out it is. different aspects of the idea, will succeed once the message is more clear, Ms. Gandee commented. Although the program has been in existence for more than 40 years, it's receiving increased emphasis by the top leadership in defense. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger has identified the Suggestion Program as "one of several personnel management areas that should receive the highest priority throughout the Department of Defense." "We recognized, as the Air Force obviously does, if given the proper level of support, the Sugs that, gestion Program can be a most effective management tool and communications system for encouraging employees to participate in improving operations and services," Secretary Weinberger re-wri- Re-writi- stated. That support has filtered down the ranks to M aj . .... Chris Moenich Amn. Jay A. Joersz, Charles Freeman Deadlines: Editorial: 4 p.m. Monday week of publication "Around the Hill" items: 10 a.m. Monday weeK of publication Classified ads: 2 p.m. Wednesday week of Gen. Charles McCausland, commander, Ogden Air Staff Writers publication;.: v.:-;,:- " te !l Logistics Center. "General McCausland," according to Ms. Gandee, "has given us more support than anyone. He regularly appears around the base recognizing key con- tributions to the program." The reason for the high-level . .qupJity. suggQstipns. save f l support is simple mon.ey.,prjnarj,c.e.1.T, Br6wnV21?accepted ideas have saxd the Air Forces launch, recover and marshal aircraft on the flight-lin- e and how to help pilots do a inspection. The training I received during Green Flag was walk-aroun- d the biggest benefit to me." "I think that training was the most important aspect of this exercise also," said Sgt. Donald Lynch, an intelligence specialist. "We received a wide variety of training in our jobs we were exposed to a lot of different aspects of our duties that we can't always get at Hill. The high morale and closeness between the people on temporary duty helps a lot with the training too." The key to any exercise is providing training so that the U .S. armed forces will never he caught unaware again. - more than $355,000. One idea alone saved $128,236. In fiscal 1985, the program saved almost $70 million for the Air Force. With those kinds of savings and with the belief it's potentially the tip of the iceberg-- it's no wonder Secretary Weinberger says the Suggestion Program should receive the highest of priorities throughout the Department of Defense. But support at the managerial level may be the most crucial of all. Bill Bennett, chief, Engineering Branch, Aircraft Repair Division, Directorate of Maintenance, believes in the program and has made it a high priority among supervisors in his area. "The key to the future growth of the Suggestion Program is education," Mr. Bennett said. "It's a great program, but the biggest challenge we have is making people understand the review process." Admittedly, the review process isn't easy, according to Ms. Gandee. But that problem can be overcome, for the most part, if the suggester will put time and effort into writing the suggestion. In other words, rewrite the idea several times, being as specific as possible. Clearly point out the benefits of the idea to the Air Force. idea has a much better chance of A receiving the review it deserves than a great idea poorly presented, Mr. Bennett has even gone so far as to write a lower-leve- l supervisors training manual to help work with the suggester. "The manual not only helps the evaluator do his job, it also aids the person with the suggestion in putting it on paper. It emphasizes Air Force Regulation 900-- which is the guide for the program," Mr. Bennett said. The result of taking an idea and presenting it in manner is a suggestion more likea ly to be accepted and rewarded. Boyd Brown's effort in the program has paid well during the years. But the real motivation is not the money. In fact, a good suggestion comes not from want of money, but a desire to improve working performance or conditions. "I found the suggestion program to be the best method to get changes i&E9ugh..V.te.$r '; jirXif it's 'really "an fttrthbiight: ' , well-writte- n 4 well-thought-o- ut |