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Show Robot delivers mail . . . . . . .page 10 NCO handles cargo with care . . .page 12 Blue Two involvement .page 14 & Special annes COLLECTION Vol. 40 No. 32 A Hill AFB, Utah Quality of Life Friday, August 15, 1986 ' jjj I J l 1 Teams to arrive Evaluation teams from Air Force Logistics Command headquarters, Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio, will be visiting all of the command's installations in August and September, The evaluations will determine the winners of the second Commander's Annual Facility Excellence Awards. The headquarters teams will be composed of representatives from most major functional areas. Their job will be to decide which bases have done the most to improve the work environment during the past year. ' , Capt. Scott Lewis, AFLC Engineering and Services project officer, said the headquarters is better "equipped than ever" to conduct the evaluations. "We have a good baseline of data from k last year's evaluations and many of the members from last year's teams will be with the teams again. We have a good feeling for the strengths and challenges at each location and are looking for a really competitive evaluation," he said. This year's evaluation efforts parallel the fiscal 1985 competition, which was won by Ogden Air Logistics Center and the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at n AFB, Ariz. Team posters have been formed and schedules established. Col. Roger Walters, assistant deputy chief of staff for en. Davis-Montha- ; gineering and services at AFLC headquarters, will lead the large team, while Col. John Wood, assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel, will lead the small team. Gen. Earl T. O' Loughlin, AFLC commander, will present the winners from the "Large Base" and "Small Unit" categories with the ' il I , ' .xss. '" W m. IM f X' , ' - ' ' " '' i . V' v " K .. " (U.S. Air Force Photo) Awards evaluation. Features include a system tied into the court recorder. padded-hardwoo- year's Commander's Annual Facilities Excellence d furniture system and an audio sound me gears up fr eolyafemi ALC Public Affairs Office Wright-Patterso- last year. : s$Sest . ' ' The new courtroom will be showcased during this ties Excellence Awards evaluation scheduled for Aug. 21. A team from Air Force Logistics Command headn AFB, Ohio, will be here quarters, first-hand look at improvements since then-visi- t for a Cleanup program - r No doubt about it! Officials expect Hill AFB will be a strong contender in this year's Commander's Annual Facili- (AFNS) s?r t ' i V Y Ogden Com- Everyone's participation and support can improve the base image. We want to have our best foot forward when the Commander's Annual Facilities Excellence Award evaluators arrive from headquarters Air Force Logistics Command Wednesday. The Quality of. Life base-wid- e cleanup should be conducted similar to the spring and fall base cleanup. Each organization is responsible for sending a representative to building 26, Civil Engineering Grounds and Maintenance Office, on Monday to ob-- ; tain plastic litter bags. Disposing of the filled bags will be discussed along with maps showing areas of responsibilities at that time. For additional information, the civil engineering representative is Clark DeMilla, Ext. 73997. 51 f! By Charles Freeman mander's trophies in November. A base-wid- e cleanup program is for scheduled Tuesday (Wednesday as an alternate in case of bad weather). a I . The focus of the awards program is to recognize excellence in improving and maintaining AFLC fap cilities through Quality of Life upgrades and programs. Concern for the base, and the atmosphere it presents to its thousands of employees, didn't just begin with the start of the awards program. An attitude of quality of life for base personnel was initiated in 1982 under the direction of Maj. Gen. Leo Marquez, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander at that time. When Maj. Gen. Charles McCausland took command of the Ogden ALC in 1984, quality of life was and his commitment to the program was stepped-u- p evidenced last year when the base was presented the trophy for the first Commander's Annual Facilities Excellence Awards. According to Col. Lloyd H. McCoin Jr., base commander, "This year Hill has furthered its commitment to improving the quality of life in the work place by expending more than $25 million to make improvements to facilities or build new ones. While our efforts were helping to increase productivity in the work place and to improve the appearance of the base, this effort also established us as the leader in the command for the quality of life program." Evaluation teams have identified approximately self-hel- 125 facilities at every ALC base they visit, all of which will get a close examination. In addition, bases are to identify 25 facilities that best showcase their efforts to improve the quality of life. Topping Hill's list of "25 best" is the new courtroom facility located in building 1278. Personnel in the Staff Judge Advocate's office consider it to be the finest in the Air Force. Other projects being showcased include: warehouse to office conversion and systems furniture in building 1254; systems furniture, remodeled offices and a mural, all in building 849; repair of the swimming pool and deck at building 461; landscaping of building 915; and painting of the hangar doors and the interior facility of building 225. Frank McFarland, deputy base civil engineer, says he's pleased with the enthusiasm base personp imnel have displayed in the area of provements. Project officer for the awards program, 1st Lt. Ron Kruse, stressed that the evaluation isn't limited to certain buildings. "Just because a team has identified specific facilities to be evaluated, it doesn't mean they're not going to stop if something else catches their eye,',' he said. Lieutenant Kruse also pointed out the concern for quality of life extends far beyond this year's awards evaluation. "We are already looking at projects which we'll be starting or completing in the year to come." Future improvements for the base include renovated bath houses for the two outdoor pools, a new facelift for the base restaurant (building 230), a new indoor sports complex and building 180 is scheduled for interior remodeling. The evaluation will only last one day, "but the first impressions will be most important," said Mike Jusko, contract programming chief for the Civil Engineering Squadron. self-hel- |