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Show COMBAT STRENGTH THROUGH LOGISTICS Child abuse nurse practitioner speaks Hill Page 14, please. Vol. 43 No. 14 H Hill AFB, Utah, D April 14, 1989 : SPECIAL onii rpTirMf by Gary Hatch Hilltop Times staff writer When someone needs help, Hill AFB people respond. Last month the Air Force Assistance Fund conducted its annual campaign. The base was given a goal of $16,684 in accordance within Air Forcewide formula. Hill delivered more than threefold. fund-raisin- g The base raised a whopping $58,789.31 for the month, 352 percent of the goal tops in the command on both counts. That's almost double what Hill raised last year, about $30,000. "Once again the Hill community showed overwhelming generosity and support for a very worthwhile cause," Brig. Gen. Charles E. Fox, Jr., Ogden Air Logistics Center vice command, said. I ':-- "This demonstrates the quality of the people, both military and civilian, assigned here at Hill. These people 0Cq?7 and Captain Calloway. "I predicted we'd reach 58 or 59 thousand on March 3," Captain Calloway said with a smile. "It was really a team effort. People really beat the bushes for donations," he said. Major Aylor and Captain Calloway worked directly with some 40 people, who coordinated efforts in their various organizations. "This effort sums up the overall atmosphere of excellence here," the major said. Widespread participation was the care about other people," Maj. Steve Ay lor, one of the two installation ' project officers, said. "The figures say it all," Capt. Steve Calloway, the other project officer for the base, said. Those figures also left project officers from other bases aghast with .key.::y "All the base organizations did an disbelief. But it didn't surprise Major Aylor excellent job of working together," g3 Major Aylor said. "And there was a lot of support from the civilians this year, too," Captain Calloway added. As evidence of the widespread participation, the two offered several exg activities from amples of organizations. One organization held a month-lon- g runathon; another sold root beer floats and Easter lollipops; one held a chili cook-ofanother sold cinnamon rolls. The Utah chapter of the Air Force Association, the Black History Month Committee, the Chiefs' group and the Thrift Shop also made sizable donaBowl-a-tho- n tions. The two-wee- k raised $2,700. v fund-raisin- f; Hill physician will serve ifi; mm Whife House job X - MS V J' - N 7H.; r Internal medicine chief named vice president's personal physician by Debbie Christiansen Hilltop Times staff writer The chief of internal medicine at U.S. Air Force Hospital, Hill, has been selected to serve as the personal physician of - Dan Vice-Preside- Quayle. "I am excited about it. It is a regular Air Force assignment that comes up about every two years," Maj. Michael U.S. Air Force Photo fay Ralph LeuS Hero's an idoa Annette Howell, Directorate of Maintenance protocol officer, explains to MSgt. Whit Freund, 84th Rades, how volunteer photographers wili shoot maintenance operations. Smmib: pEnovos fl be shf miext week Hill AFB has been selected as a star in the "A Week Around the Air Force" photo project announced in the April 7th issue of Hilltop Times. The diversity of Air Force missions and lifestyles is staggering. But a worldwide effort is planned the week of April 17 to capture all of these activities on film. Hill is one of nine bases selected to receive coverage by the Air Force AudioVisual Service and Air Force Now. The purpose of the project is to update local, Air Force and Department of Defense photo files to reflect equipment, various missions and activities and Air Force lifestyle. There will be about 30 professional and amateur Acphotographers snapping photos basewide.have cording to base public affairs officials, units assigned project officers who have identified var state-of-the-a-rt ious mission photos to be taken throughout the week. Amateur shutterbugs can be part of this project. Base military, civilian and contractor employees and their family mem- history-makin- g bers are encouraged to submit 35mm colored y activities. All slides that reflect their Exevents must take place between April 17-2amples include family activities, sporting events, off-dut- 3. ";vr;;' Slides submitted by amateur photographers become the property of the U.S. government. All slides must be labeled with the photographer's etc' :.r "' name, phone number, date and time. Photos must be submitted to the Hilltop Times office, Bldg. 1102, by May 10. Questions about the project should be addressed to Marilu Trainor, project officer, or call Ext. 77321. Nash said. Major Nash said he was contacted by the Air u.s. Air Force Photo Force in January, in- he was formed being Major (Dr.) Nash considered for the position and asked if he was interested. He was, and traveled to Washington, D.C. in early March for an interview with White House physicians. He said the position became his officially about two weeks ago and he is scheduled to leave for Washington June 1. "I've never lived in Washington, D.C; so I don't know the area that well, but I'm excited about the opportunity to travel," Major Nash said. "I was pleased to accept the assignment." Originally from Mineapolis, Minn., Major Nash graduated from the University of Minnesota medical school in 1981, where he was on an Air Force scholarship. Following medical school, Major Nash spent three years at David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, vrx? is " Calif. He then went to Yokota AFB, Japan, and spent three years at the base hospital there. From Japan, Major Nash said he came to Hill, where he has been chief of internal medicine since July 1987. E Dill of Rights Commander outlines involvement Quality Tourmobile gets people moving 12 D Federal women Class schedule available 15 |