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Show F SPECIAL wanKBMa . vol. as NO. S Hill apd, Utah Jan. J. " n nasa., - Cocncnfascry COLLECTIONS eKu lllllllll HPI cm-si- s Ull. closing The Hill AFB .rfsssEESEfflEsgs Commissary is closed Tuesday, since its normal closing date falls on a holiday. is, 10OO For some it means decrease, for others increase; final rates forthcoming, adjustments being made by SSgt. Louis A. Ogden ALC Arana-Barrad- as Public Affairs Office Variable housing allowance rates at Hill AFB have been adjusted, and though servicemembers will get a 2 percent pay raise today, some may not see an increase in take home pay. There are other factors besides VHA which will impact their net pay effective Jan. 1. Federal, and some state and local, income tax and Social Security withholdings have also in- creased. "All these factors combined may have a significant impact on a take home pay," said Frank MSgt. Dye, Hill AFB AccountOffice chief of miland Finance ing serv-icemembe- r's itary pay. Some of Hill's VHA rates have been cut by percent, according to the 10-3- 0 sergeant. That means that approximately 3,000 of the base's more than 5,000 servicemembers are affected. However, in some cases, VHA went up. "How much each member's VHA payment is affected will primarily depend on their rank,'' he said,,,,.. The January Leave and Earning Statement should reflect the correct VHA rate. (Editor's note: The VHA rate may be 1 to 2 percent higher or lower than is shown in the chart on Page 3, because of adjustments which are still being made. According to Sergeant Dye, only senior master sergeants at Hill are expected to see a "slight decrease" in o U these factors combined may have a significant impact. . . on take home pay. gg MSgt. Frank Dye Chief of military pay net take home pay before federal income tax withholdings. The sergeant said the Tax Reform Act of 1986 will continue to impact changes to 1988 federal income taxes and the tax withholding which affects take home pay. "The effect of income tax changes is too complex and personal to address in general terms. Individual tax rates will vary, for example, by adding outside income, a spouse's income (if filing jointly) and the number of dependents," Sergeant Dye said. Another tax impact is an increase in Social Security (Federal Income Compensation Act, FICA) withholdings. Military and civilians will have this amount taken out of their pay. The rate increased from 7.15 percent last year to 7.51 percent in 1988. "This is collected on basic pay (not allowances or other types of pay) up to 845,000," said the sergeant. But, perhaps affecting the most significant amount of the take home pay for those on Hill is the VHA change. See Allowances, Page 3, please. releases halted, 54 jobs speared! for now n-cc- all C. Jensen by Ralph ALC Ogden Public Affairs Office More than 150 Hill AFB Directorate of Maintenance workers are breathing a sigh of relief. Their jobs have been spared for the time being, thanks to the location of additional workload requirements in the direc- torate. However, those employees may not be spared for long because workload requirements are not increasing at present, according to Tom Browning, resource management division deputy chief in the Directorate of Maintenance. Mr. Browning is cautiously optimistic, saying that 62 maintenance workers retired in December, opening that many positions for possible employment. Plus, an early out that has been requested may take place only a month down the road and Air Force Gcriy ocjffl 1,100 Hill airmen affected Logistics Command officials finally realize how serious the work situation is at Hill and possible workload is being "shoveled this way." "We have requested that the Office of Personnel Management, Washington D.C., look carefully at the early out request," said Val Buxton, chief of affirmative employment. "This has been sent to Headquarters Air Force and I understand they are looking favorably on it. OPM has final authority and they have been granting to other agencies. We're optimistic about it." According to Mr. Buxton, finding additional work has spared the more than 150 jobs. He said the loss of workload is mainly being curtailed in maintenance's sheetmetal area where work was provided on the F-- 4 Phantom aircraft, which is being phased out of the Air Force inventory. Hill s, See Page 3, please. On-call- 4 D Uniform 35-1- 0 U.S. Air Force Photo by Ralph C. Jensen Bronco busters Hiil maintenance workers check out first-arrivin- OV-1- g 0. workload boosted, base signs Bronco contract Hill by Ralph C. of nearly $650,000 to win . the workload. The first Bronco arrived at Hill Jensen Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office Finding work isn't all that easy these days, but Hill AFB Directorate of Maintenance officials have succeeded in finding some fill-i- n work for base employees. The first of 48 scheduled Air Force OV-1Bronco aircraft has arrived at Hill for a refurbishment program that maintenance officials successfully bid for and landed. According to Tom Howard, prime planner for the OV-1- 0 program in the aircraft division of the directorate, this is a five-yecontract. More than 16,000 manhours of work will be expended on the aircraft for a variety of projects, including some 0 ar modifications. "We will have three aircraft in process at one time at Hill," said Mr. Howard. "This is a contract that we went out and got. We're starting to hurt for work at Hill and I don't think it's that hard to get work if we Jan. 6, and will be the prototype of all aircraft that arrive on the base. It will be taken apart in five sections and will be on the base for 180 days for overhaul and refurbishment. According to Mr. Howard, four major types of refurbishment or A repair will be done to the OV-1full corrosion control program has been ordered for the aircraft, meaning that a new skin of sheet metal will be placed on the Bronco. The 0. will be completely rewired and repainted and get some modifiOV-1- 0 cations. "The aircraft will also receive a 100 percent flight control change," said Mr. Howard. "We are going to give this aircraft careful attention. This is a new aircraft for us, we're training on it right now. We haven't had a prop job here for many years." Once the prototype aircraft has been run through the paces of maintenance work, all other Broncos are " about 140 expected to be days. The Broncos Hill employees will pursue it. We have to understand our maintenance capabilities and then go after the work. "That's the name of the game any- service are turbo prop r more. This was originally a aircraft from Eielson AFB. Alaska; contract, but we have it George AFB, Calif.; and Patrick he said. Hill officials bid AFB, Fla. now," is a forward aircraft The OV-1against the Los Angeles, Calif., comwon contract and the control 1, Jan. pany spotter plane used to mark 1988. Hill officials submitted a bid bombing targets. chenqos revamped, new items OK'd "in-shop- twin-propelle- r, Lear-Seigle- 0 Spcto ccmora Hill crew keeps it clicking |