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Show a AIR FORCE RESERVE HEADS UP Nov. 16, 1990 SHORT BURSTS Quick hxitfs for ready-reservis- Supplement to the Hilltop Timt gain benefits Gray-reservis- ts ts Retired reservists in a non-pastatus (gray-are- a reservists) may now use exchange and morale, welfare and recreation facilities, according to Department of Defense officials. . The policy change went into effect Oct. 1. It benefits reservists who have more than 20 years of service but have not reached age 60. "The problem with this policy change is identification requirements," said Bob Burnett, chief of entitlements at Headquarters Air Force Reserve. "Air 0 Force Regulation governs the issue of ID cards. Officials at the Air Force Military Personnel Center say it will take about six to eight months to change the regulation to allow us to mark 'RET in the grade block of the red Reserve ID." In the interim, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is honoring a retiree's red ID and a copy of orders that places the reservist in the retired Wing fop airmen announced The for y candidates Airman of the Year, NCO of the Year and Senior NCO of the Year from the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing who will compete for top honors among reservists at Hill AFB are all from the wing's security police ; flight. The three are SrA. Robert Sherwood, an employee at the University of Utah Finance Department; TSgt. Lynn Vinzant, Clinton City community development director; and MSgt. Gary Dixon, a Pocatello, Idaho, policeman. ; 30-2- Look for war clause Due to Operation Desert Shield, some insurance companies have tightened rules on accepting life insurance and disability income policy applications on military people. Policies al- ready in force are not affected, Air Force Mili- tary Personnel Center officials said. Anyone who plans to upgrade or buy new insurance coverage should check the policy's provisions before buying. Look for a "war clause," which won't pay if death or disability results from hostile fire. Imminent danger pay OK'd Defense Secretary Dick Cheney approved imminent danger pay for Operation Desert Shield on Sept. 19, putting an extra $110 a month in the paychecks of qualified officers and enlisted people deployed to the Mideast. says employers cannot health plans stop reservists' cannot health care IRS coverage Employers stop for reservists called to active duty, or their families, without their consent, the Internal Revenue Service announced recently. The IRS has given notice that employers must continue coverage for called-u- p reservists and their families, if the reservist wants the coverage and is. willing to pay the premium. Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, employees who leave their jobs for any reason can continue to be covered by their health plan, at their own expense, for up to 18 months. The former employer can end coverage if the person and his or her family can begin coverage under another group health plan. But the IRS said that military health benefits, including CHAMPUS, available to the families of activated reservists are not a "group health plan" as the IRS code defines. This IRS ruling will also affect other CHAMPUS-eligibl- e people who leave their private-secto- r for any reason and who jobs want to continue being covered by their health plan. . Reserve rolls. MWR managers are working to find interim identification procedures for category C MWR facilities, which include aero clubs, recreation centers, golf courses, open messes and clubs, and skeet and trap ranges. retirees must have a "Dependents of gray-are- a service-specifi- c Reserve dependent ID card an Air Force Form 447 or a Department of Defense Form 1173-1- . If they don't have a dependent ID, then they must be accompanied by their sponsor," Mr. Burnett said. The policy change does not affect retirement pay. Reservists still must wait until age 60 to receive retirement pay. A proposal granting commissary retirees on the same basis as privileges to gray-are- a members of the participating selected Reserve is still pending legislative action. -- DDneiresises go Clhieiniey n pi pITOSDCs mm. ftflfnfil Under the authority granted to the department Defense Secretary Dick Cheney Wednesday gave the military departments authority to call up 72,500 by the president this week, members of the selectmore members of the National Guard and Reserve ed reserve may be called to active duty for a total in support of Operation Desert Shield. Added to of 180 days. The department had previously been authority already granted, this action raises to authorized a call-u- p of 90 days. The president's ex125,00 the number of Army, Navy, Air Force and ecutive order, issued Nov. 13, extends the call-u- p Marine Corps selected reservists who can be on ac- time an additional 90 days. DOD has not yet asked the president for authority to call some reserve comtive duty at the same time. call-u- p new raises the units to active duty for as long as 180 days with bat Secretary Cheney's delegation for for Air the to the the 80,000 ceiling possibility of extension for another 180 days. Army, 20,000 Force and 15,000 for the Marine Corps. The August The selected reserve includes 1.6 million ceiling of 1,250 Coast Guard reservists remains un- uniformed, trained and equipped personnel. To date, 35,562 members of the selected reserve changed. No more than 200,000 may be called up. "Today's armed forces are designed with combat have been called to active duty since Aug. 23i The support and combat service support built into the total includes 24,524 called by the Army, 4,616 by reserves. As we increase the deployment of active the Navy, 5,278 by the Air Force and 1,144 by the duty forces, we must also call upon.more members Marine Corps. The Coast Guard has called up 511 'of the National Guard and Reserve to get the sup- of its reservists under the authority granted the : Secretary of Transportation. porting forces we need," Mr. Cheney said. , . !"! j HMwwwiwqjwyp ijj 'TO n jijiihjiiu . mjmiil ATiT ju jmunw - V." I ... utMn3Hmnjfimmmm& - - 'iu.uf,,flAJUU-u- mijuiww r r's Reservists backfilling at stateside bases More than 675 Air Force reservists in aircraft maintenance have deployed to Operation Desert Shield and another 1,750 are supporting the operations at their home stations. About 170 combat logistics support reserin support of vists are performing man-day- s overseas and both the states. in operations Some 50 supply people volunteered for duty, and about 20 transportation people are working at stateside and overseas locations. Since the beginning of Operation Desert Shield, 250 reservists from civil engineering's Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, Prime More than 75 BEEF, are serving on man-daycivil from personnel engineering's Prime Readiness in Base Services, Prime RIBS, are in place at six stateside locations. One hundred thirty firefighters are supporting Operation Desert Shield with others waiting to take their place. About 150 security police have deployed in Operation Desert Shield. il o ,. - . t- s. U.S. Air Force Photo Well, I'll be ' dog-gone- d SSgt. Dale Gale, left, his daughter, Tiffany, dressed as a dog, and SSgt. Steven Yeagley entertained children recently at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. The two sergeants, reservists from the 68th Aerial Port Squadron, and their commander spent more than two hours at the hospital visiting dozens of children. headsUp Editorial content I ditcd, prepared and provided by the 419th Tactical Fightor Wing Public Affairs Office. DEADLINE for submission of articles is 10 working days before each scheduled wing line. on a unit training assembly. Articles should be typed, double-space- d For more information, call the 419th Public Affairs Office, 777-271- 3. Gen. Forrest S. Winebarger Barbara Ann Vessels Copi. Tess T. Cowan Brlfl. TSat. Bruce Hills SSat. Anne Yelderman SSgt. Nina Brown 419th WW STAFF 419th TFW Commander Chief, Public Affairs Public Affairs Officer .....Editor, NCOIC, Public Affairs Staff Writer Administrative Specialist |