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Show April 20, (rft70 SO Ibodls 21 Hilltop Times f 19 i 66 Today Hill AFB bids farewell to Col. Gib Fox, director of the Directorate of 990 II by David W. Harris Hilltop Times staff writer 1 We have accomplished a tremendous number of good things while I have been here. We have done things no other center Communications and Computer Systems. After four and one-hayears of disservice at Hill, Colonel Fox tinguished will take his skills back to his native Texas to work with Air Force Recruiting Command at Randolph AFB in lf San Antonio. Colonel Fox has worked with recruiting before and said he feels comfortable going back. "I'll have a chance to combine my computer skills with my recruiting experience to develop a nationwide recruiting information system for the Air Force," Colonel Fox said of his new assignment. "And I'll be going home to Texas." While at Hill, Colonel Fox has wit- has done. 99 Col. Gib Fox ' Director, Directorate of Communications and Computer Systems work with excellent people," he said. "The people of Utah have a terrific work ethic. Because of this, we have been able to handle an increased workload with less people and still receive excellent ratings in our evaluations. " Colonel Fox also played a key role in constructing and moving into the new Logistics Systems Operations Center, Bldg. 891. He said because of extensive planning and preparation, the data center was moved from Bldg. 100 without any major problems, "Moving a data center is a huge operation," he said. "It's not like moving furniture or file cabinets. We had to remove tens of thousands of miles of cable from the old center and reconnect it at the new center," he said. nessed major changes in the directorate and at the base. He said his greatest accomplishment was the development of an integrated computer service which allows customers to link with other computers that may not necessarily be of the same type. As a result, base computer users can now - access computers all over the world. "We have accomplished a tremendous number of good things while I have been here," he said. "We have done things no other center has done. Colonel Fox, however, refused to take credit for the work done here. "I U.S. Air Force Photo by Donna Brown So long Col. Gib Fox, director of Hill AFB's Directorate of Communica- tions and Computer Systems bids farewell to the base today. ter a short time in the area, the avid outdoor sman said he fell in love. "We love the mountains here," Colonel Fox said. "My family and I have spent a lot of time camping in them. We will miss them when we go." system users. Colonel Fox said he has really liked Colonel Fox's replacement is Col. it here in Utah and will hate to leave. Richard Trainor, resource managehe said ment division chief, Directorate of When he first came he didn't know what to expect. But af Materiel Management. He said planning began two years before anything was moved. Because of the efforts of his people, he said the move was accomplished with no inconvenience or downtime to computer to-Utah- ; , ARTHRITIS discriminates against women 3 That's right Arthritis strikes women twice as often as men. Almost 25 million American women have arthritis. It can change a woman's life e and ability style, to work. Get the facts from your nearest Arthritis Foundation chapter. 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