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Show 2 Hilltop Times June 10, 1993 VlnssnDe Continued from Page 1 "I'm positive they don't know the answer to that. We just know we presented them with information to show that we are so uniquely capable that, in terms of the tactical missile workload, we can take -- on all of the work they're considering consolidating," . Lyles said. Is it possible for Hill to lose its tactical missile . work? - Any thing's possible, Lyles said, but added, "One Air-Launch- ed B Maverick B Sidewinder B Advanced Cruise High Speed Missile (ACM) Harpoon Have Nap Hawk Missile Missile (ALCM) B Short Range Attack Hellfire Missile (SRAM) Advanced Medium Patriot Range Air-to-A- Phoenix Mis- ir sile (AMRAAM) Army Tactical Missile (ATACM) Chaparral Dragon Shillelagh Sparrow Standard Stinger Tomahawk Tube-Launch- Wire-Guide- I Brig. Gen. Lester L. Lyles ready to tackle DOD's entire tactical missile workload. The general said much of the work done at other facilities is exactly like the work currently done at Hill. The base is ready now to take on all that workload. "We have the capacity to take on a great deal more workload than we currently have. We can, just Repaired at Anti-Radiati- (HARM) B Air Launched Cruise of the messages we need to carry to our workers who are worried about the negative aspects is to point out to them their capabilities. "I don't think our own workers realize how capable they are, compared to the rest of the DOD tactical missile activities," Lyles said. The staffers did say it was a good sign for Hill to have a visit from them rather than commission members. Commission-membe- r visits are generally reserved for those areas that face impending cuts, the staffers said. Hill, with a team of about 140 employees, currently performs 71 percent of the tactical missile repair work for the Air Force, which amounts to. $15 million worth of work annually on the Maverick, the Sidewinder, the Advanced Cruise Missile, the Cruise Missile and the Short-Rang- e Attack Missile. The other facilities that have DOD tactical missile workload are Navy stations in Alameda, Calif, and Norfolk, Va., and Army depots in Letterkenny, Pa.; Anniston, Ala.; and Red River, Texas. Alameda, Norfolk and Letterkenny all appear on the base realignment and closure study list. That is one reason Hill officials said they were r Optic (TOW) d Hill AFB by adding another shift, more than double what we do today, so that's quite significant," Lyles said. With a little planning, Hill would be able to take on the rest of DOD's current workload, which is similar to the work Hill now does. The commission's recommendations won't be made public until the commission releases its report, which is due on July 15. From there the recommendations will go to the president and Congress for review. Final decisions are expected in September. Workers exercise skills in earthquake drill B Erecting 1,080 tents; Approximately 25 Hill AFB people and another DCO, he could find himself responding to disasters Department-associate- d B Constructing four life support centers that anywhere covered by the Federal people are parEmergency Manticipating at Camp Williams this week in "Response provided mass care for an average of 2,400 disaster agement Agency's Region VIII. '93." victims per day; and, "It's very important for us to exercise together," B Repairing 98 schools. Response '93 is the latest and largest in a series Anderson said. "We gain experience that we can fall of earthquake preparedness training exercises back Hill on in the event of a real disaster." AFB's Gen. is Anderson. Brig. Boyd serving designed to test the Federal Response Plan, which as Defense for Officer DOD the effort. Anderson said that experience and the coordinaCoordinating guides federal assistance after a catastrophic dis- DOD representatives serve on all emergency sup- tion going on in the exercise is critical. aster or emergency. The DOD effort is part of the "The state sets the priorities," he said. "We want overall federal response to a disaster like the earth- port functions and participate in all aspects of the disaster exercise. When local and state officials ex- the in scenario this week's exercise. quake right help going to the right place. We hope to A DOD response in catastrophic disasters was ceed their resources, DOD, with its resources, can maximize our efforts to save lives." be called upon to meet the needs of disaster victims. DOD participation in the exercise, Anderson says, particularly visible during Hurricane Andrew in Florida. During Andrew alone, DOD assisted local is just a way of being a good neighbor. "DOD has a large and capable force to help in disand state officials by: "We're very serious about making sure our parasters," Anderson said. "This system allows D Serving 899,897 meals; resources to flow to those in need." works," he said.."We hope everyone will ticipation B Providing medical care to more than 67,000 Anderson said this week's exercise allows him to see a new DOD face that they're not used to seeing civilian patients; meet and work with those people he would need to that of a concerned neighbor who's a part of this B Removing 6.2 million cubic yards of debris; know if an actual event were ever to occur. As a state and country." 25 Defense Recacflniraess Continued from Page 1 signs," Aspin said. "We're taking a mittee on defense that the lack of number of steps to attract and keep compensation was one of the biggest we the need." people The steps include spending more money on advertising and efforts to reach high school and college students, and using bonuses and to retain special pay people with key technical and professional skills. "In the Air Force, for example, we've asked for more than $240 million next year to encourage the most highly trained people to stay in uniform," Aspin said. Last month the services senior enlisted advisors told a Senate subcom- - , reasons people leave the military. They defined compensation as basic pay and allowances, housing and education benefits, and health care. Aspin said maintaining quality people is a challenge for the Department of Defense in light of the "turbulence" caused by the drawdown and social and cultural changes such as the problems of sexual harassment, the debate over allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military and the increased roles of women in uniform. He said there also is the challenge of sustaining the training, maintenance and other activities essential to a mis-sio- n ready force. "But here, too, we're starting to get some early warning signs," said Aspin. "The time it takes to get replacement parts from our supply system is rising. So are our maintenance backlogs." To fix these problems, he said, DOD is asking for a 1 percent increase in the operations and maintenance accounts for 1994 and creating a separate fund for peacekeeping activities, which traditionally have been funded from the operations and maintenance account. 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