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Show 10 Hilltop Times Aug. 3, 1995 DOD recognizes 501sf Range Scj, for superior management SX Hilltop Times staff Master Master Master Master Master Master Hill AFB's 501st Range Squadron recently received the 1994 Department of Defense Superior Management for Air Force - . Bachelor Bachelor Bachelor Bachelor by Jay Joersz and Sue Berk Award . CamDUS Fall Classes Begir? pfch'Ogden J rnoenix Utah V . . (BSBM) Business Administration tfSS&AJ Accounting (BSACO Business Information Systems (BbBlS) Nursing (BSN) r, of Science of Science of Science of Science in in in in 8- - 23-9- 5 9- - 19-9- 5 of Business Administration (MBA) of .Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM) of Business in Technical Management IMBATM) aowi of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSQS) of Nursing Administration (M,A) acnw of Arts in Education (MAED) Materiel 8- - 24-9- 5 9- - 26-9- 5. Call or visit Lisa and loAnn at the Education Omce (Bldg. 383) 1 "r-.!"1Thursday's between 10 a.m. -- pm Command. John M. Hamre, undersecretary of jit Iiko Ctrrii.t3 defense for the comptroller, presented the award to 501st Commander Lt. Col. Frantz DeWillis at a ceremony held at the Pentagon in late June. The 510st was recognized for its many ac- complishments operating and managing the Utah Test and Training Range. "I was extremely pleased for the Lt. Col. Frantz DeWillis, 501st comsquadron." DeWillis said about the mander, accepts the Range Squadaward. "This was a great way to recogDOD award from John M. Hamre, ron's nize the squadron's hard work through of defense for the undersecretary these turbulent times." The range squadron, officially as- comptroller. signed to Edwards AFB. Calif., but a focus tenant at Hill, was nominated for the the squadron's award by Gen. Ronald W. Yates, form- to a plan for all er AFMC commander, for the unit's customers and systems. Established a program to help superior efforts in managing the largest air and land range in DOD. which track the unit's performance in which averages more than 20,000 training an Operations Duty Officer oversees the and 1,000 test sorties each year. range operations and Nominees for the award were judged acts as a "virtual customer," scoring on stringent criteria. Command the unit's performance from the range nominees were judged on the followusers' point of view. The squadron's redirection to ing: 1) exceptional management of a workgroups helped suplogistics or acquisition program dur- team-baseing the past calendar year; 2) out- port range customers more efficiently standing success in pursuing the than previous years. Highlights inprogram or organizational mission in cluded a previously considered imposassociation with industry, DOD and sible range configuration for a k other government agencies; 3) developweapon system evaluation ment of systems or initiatives which consisting of 166 live-fir- e launches of will improve support for operational various missiles and forces, reduce costs, or save operating bombs. Implemented a expenditures. sysSome of the unit's accomplishments tem that resulted in a 13 percent reduction in unit operating costs, a during 1994 include: H Completed a bottoms-u- p savings of S2 million. B Unit members convinced range of the unit's organization and processes to improve customer customers to automate a manual support, reduce costs and implement bomb-scorin-g range which will pay for itself in 13 months and save the Air Quality Air Force initiatives. inFormed nine Force $250,000 per year after that. d imA g teams to help tegrated product study of prove internal and external customer equipment maintenance relations and become a more "custom- resulted in a reduction of transportaer-focused" tion costs by a savings of community. schedformal cost, $80,000 per year. 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