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Show news A OH All military and civilian employees of Hill AFB are getting ready to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 18 and 19. Although the public will not be invited to many of the activities, they can participate in some. Officials say this is primarily for employees of the Air .Force. ,' ' seDebraifcin) woM lhiiniir Aw Force wevswy In) On Sept. 18, festivities will begin with a missing-maformation fly-bfor the benefit of all base employees. At 10 a.m. a military parade will be held. This will not be the usual parade as the general public knows it. Rather than floats, horses, etc. it will be almost 600 military personnel parading in review. Reviewing officials will n y, HILL TOP TIMES August 21, 1987 be key officials of the base and invited community leaders. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. all military and civilian employees will be served a birthday lunch. All dining facilities will serve the same menu and the cost will be $2.50 per person. For civilian employees, one hour of official leave will be given, to be used in conjunc- tion with their regular 30-minu- share of activity. There will be softball games, with teams of military and in the 419th TFW hangarAttendance at this event is by ticket only. Cost is $13 each for individuals up to and including the rank of captain. For those te lunch period, to participate in this luncheon. Tickets will be on sale to organizations within the next few days. Due to the large numbers of employees anticipated to attend the luncheon, staggered lunch periods will be in effect. , At 6 p.m. that evening a combined OfficerNCO Dining Out will be held : . civilian personnel. There will be refreshments for the specpay-as-you-- go tators. above cost is $13.25. Tickets are now available from all first sergeants. On Sept. 19, the celebration will start at 8 a.m. with a Heritage Fun Run, beginning at the Hill AFB Museum. This event is open to the public. At 10:30 a.m. a golf tournament will be held at the Hill AFB Golf Course. However, this event is by invitation only and the public is not invited. Following the fun run, a model airplane demonstration will be held on the south side of the museum. This event is open to the public. The ball fields will also see their Children of military personnel can also participate in the birthday celebration. Activities such as kite flying, races, etc. are being planned for . the youngsters. And so as not to forget the purpose of the celebration, a special Air Force Now film depicting 40 years of Air Force history will be shown at intervals in the base theater all day. For more information on activities for the base population, read future issues of the Hill Top Times. Health credits altered for future payments By Ernie Ogden J. Shannon ALC Public Affairs Office Office of Personnel Management officials are proposing to disallow the crediting of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services enrollment toward participation in the Federal Employees Health Benefits plan upon retirement. (While not. effective until Jan. 1, 1993, the change would affect those leaving federal service on or after that date, OPM officials said. According, to Mary Revoir, health-benefitofficer, Personnel Division, HUl AFB, the plan, if approved, will require minimum enrollment in s inmir- , f Intensive training . - - ; ll, itminn-iM- x (U.S. Air Force Photo '. the FEHB program. "An employee, at the time of his or her retire-men- t, must be enrolled in a FEHB plan for at five least years immediately preceding retirement fdlhfcire of iil)period of time FEHB coverage is available if enrolled for less than five years," she ti bRotdrCilqruen;: Schoolmates Lqnnie Marohey, an electroplater, and Dixie Donofw,M quality assurance specialist, concentrate on lesson plans taught during an MRP II course in the Directorate of Maintenance. Accidbmrt todies life otf connfrocfor said. here J. Shannon ; Pug G Continued from Pago 1 Depending on the severity of the drug offense, military members apprehended can lose their job status, especially if they handle confidential information or operate critical Air Force equipment. On the civilian side, personnel cannot be prosecuted on base. However, because of the military connection, the JDET often conducts investigations with local enforcement agencies. The information resulting from the inves To date in 1987, the JDET has conducted 16 substantive narcotic cases, identifying 17 civilians and five U.S. Air Force active duty members as users andor distributors of narcotics. In a major case last year in July, eight civilian workers lost their jobs and were permanently barred from base after they were arrested on flytag The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing will conduct, night flying operations starting Monday and continuing through Wednesday. According to wing scheduling officials, each evening from 8 until midFighting Falcons will be practicing night, 34 night time flight maneuvers'. Regular flying sched: ules resume Aug.27; 16 - ::-- ;' -- afaflc civilian arrests for drugs don't go unnoticed. JDET members, Off-bas- e " who are strictly investigatory, do find out and pass the information on to the Civilian Personnel office, which is in charge of hiring and firing. JDET members have a hard time understanding why people get involved with drugs when they jeopardize careers, personal health and the safety of others. "The funny part is that people do take the chance. They think it's the next guy who will be caught and don't realize how thorough we are in our investigations," they said. 3 Credo OfHcors Company Due to a conflict, the Hill AFB '. . . ... . news-;"- sports , around the y substances." inside comments action line '" mm :::::::y::w:::::::::::: F-- off-dut- loss.' C UZZlz' charges ot distributing controlled subtime. stances during their Lt. Gen. Charles McCausland, former Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, held the position that, "All available measures .such as criminal prosecution and severe administrative discipline, including removal, will be invoked against personnel who use, any illegal drugs or possess, or sell ' tigation is turned over to federal, state or county prosecutors. An arrest and conviction often results in job . agency, the Civil Service Commission, counted CHAMPUS coverage toward FEHB participation after retirement. At a minimum, the retiring employee had to be enrolled in an FEHB plan at the time" of his or her retirement in order to continue his enrollment, personnel officials said. However, according to OPM people, "There is simply no legal basis for continuing this practice and no overriding need to seek legislative authority to continue the practice. "Government officials chose the 1993 date in order to allow individuals planning to retire in five years or shortly thereafter to meet the minimum five years in FEHB." 37-year-o- ld o " "This includes time covered as a family member under another's enrollment." For many years, the OPM and its predecessor Mr. McGibbon entered the ditch to rectify the problem. While there, a section of the wall collapsed Ogden ALC Public Affoirt Office 'onto the supervisor, causing extensive injuries; A Ogden man died Tuesday afternoon Hill, at Hill AFB after part of a wall in a ditch in which; . He, was taken, to U.S. Air Force Hospital,intermassive revealed where exploratory surgery he was working broke loose, '''pinning him. surgeon responded to Scott McGibbon, an employee of O & M Plumbing nal bleeding. A McKay-De- e and Heating Co., of Harrisville, was working on a a call to evaluate the situation, but despite all efMr. McGibbon died at 5:38 p.m., according project to install a water pipe in connection with the forts, to officials. base exchange renovation project. During the course of excavating a trench for the pipeline, an An investigation is under way by the Occupationline in and al water broke employees brought Safety and Health Administration. The Utah existing a pump to clear the water. When the pump failed, State Medical Examiner was to perform an autopsy, By Ernie . . hill ... ; . . scheduling Page 6 .Page 7 Page 10 Paiges, 32-3- 5 Pages; 38-4- 0 Compa- ny Grade Officer of the Quarter award ceremony has been rescheduled for Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge at the Officers' Club. Maj. Gen. Robert P. McCoy will announce the recipient. All officers are invited to attend. Uniform of the day is appropriate- - For more information contact 2nd Michael Henderson Ext. 76680. Lt. |