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Show inside... delivers for Colombian 1 CFC Success! Depot 5 AF season is on its way AF Quality Symposium draws 2,000 Hennessy Award Family Support Center seminars 101 $477,775 so far Hill AFB, Utah 419th Fighter Wing supplement. ..14-1- 5 See pullouf 18 Firearms on Hill AFB Vol. 48 No. 44 JheadlsiSp? 8 9 12 Flu Nov. 3, 1994 Lyles thanks workers for support AFB, Ohio. by TSgt. Barbara Fisher Ogden ALC Public Affairs "Thanks." but most sincere, is this Simple and last message to Hill workers from outgoing commander Maj. Gen. Lester L. Lyles. It will most assuredly be part of the farewell remarks he delivers at the Ogden Air Logistics Center change of command, 2 p.m. Friday in Hangar 206. Lyles leaves Hill for a promotion to lieutenant general and command of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. Taking com-- . Lyles said he didn't really appreciate what was ahead. "Until you've actually sat in the chair and had the opportunity to understand the issues and the complications, the problems and the jcb, you're not quite sure of what you're getting into as commander." mand of the Ogden ALC will be Maj. Gen. Stephen Lyles has been a little different from his predecesP. Condon, who comes to Hill from Headquarters sors. When he took over at Hill, he was a B Please see Lyles, page 2. Air Force Materiel Command, non-rate- d Wright-Patterso- n v Plowing looked like winter Wednesday as everyone headed to work during the season's firs.t snowfall. The six inches of snow that came down on Hill covered trees and roadways that still carried hints of fall. Rakes were replaced with snow shovels and ice scrapers. The storm that came into Utah overnight caused some aircraft delays on the Hill airfield and caused one plane to just fly over and go on to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. As of press time Wednesday, there was only one minor traffic accident as drivers adjusted to the change in season. For more on Hill's first taste of winter, please turn to page 7. After nearly 18 months as commander, Lyles said this, his first command, was more than he expected. Despite spending 10 months or so as vice commander here before taking over the No. 1 position, Ogden ALC Change of Command 2 p.m., Friday Hangar 206 v It i ' - V "&m ,.(--wS- " '- ' ""V l- - U mm jv ;i M y - "W.- - S 11117 , ' j. ft I vat - 1 7i ' " ; : I - 7: - - . iV-- U! - , , - : w . 7 Photo by Lt. Col. Frank Urbon - This WASHINGTON (AFNS) Force Air new from the is message chief of staff, Gen. Ronald R. Fogle-mato all Air Force members: n, r t s my tenure as your chief of staff begins, I want to jLjI. tell you how excited and honored Miss Jane and I are to represent everyone in the United States Air Force. We look forward to the privilege of serving you and our a - AV nation. "The purpose of this message is tq let you know where I'm coming from and what you can expect in the days ahead. As we face the future, we should be guided by four basic thoughts. I plan to say more about these in a series of follow-omessages n and when I meet personally with you; but, let me put them on the table up New chief sends message to troops the case. In my view, our Air Force is on the right course. Following the coalition's victory in the Cold War, the Air Force entered a period of dramatic and rapid change. We drew down our our force structure, moveinitiated a organization, quality ment, defined a mission and vision statement to guide us. We owe a debt of gratitude to our former chief of ... staff, General McPeak, for leading us those turbulent times and the case. through is making us the best Air Force in the world. Our challenge now is to build on course. the is foundation we've already the Gn Ronald R. FogUman laid.strong same time, we need to prothe At Air fore. Chwf of Staff vide our people greater stability. While there's always room for continuous imany adjustments in the lation that, as I take charge, I'll slam provement, near-terwill be relatively small on the brakes and steer us in an entire-l- y Please see Fogleman, page 10. new direction. That simply is not "There has been some speculation that slam on the brakes.... That simply not In my view, our Air Force on right front. "The first thought concerns the pace of change. There has been some specu I'll " m |