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Show nr LTU n Hill AFB, Utah 84056-582- 4 Vol. 52 No. 21, May 28, 1998 Satellite problems silence pagers INSIDE: A ti fill by Lisa Ryan Be wary of Hilltop Times staff mosquitos! fitr- -. A A relatively small num- Page 5 ber of Hill AFB organi- Air Force One makes final zations were affected by the breakdown of the Galaxy 4 satellite last week. Most problems had to do with pagers, in particular, those Hill cus- tomers serviced by flight PageNet of Utah. Page 6 PageNet of Utah serves approximately 100 customers on Hill AFB. As of May 21, all service to PageNet customers on base was restored, accord-in- g to Kent Burbidge, PageNet Utah branch .. , manager. "We had to switch over Lisa Ryan to another satellite and by Times staff Hilltop reposition our transmitA foot mural depicting the history of ICBMs said. ters," Burbidge Individuals on the base was unveiled Tuesday at the Hill Aerospace Museum paging system weren't by U.S. Representative Jim Hansen and Dr. Robert Strickler, vice president and general manager of affected, said SrA. Robert Causer of the 75th Com- TRW's ICBM Prime Team. The new permanent exhibit was a gift to the museum munications Squadron. "The base paging sys- and the Air Force by TRW Inc., on behalf of the tem wasn't interrupted Prime Team to commemorate Hill AFB's major because we don't use a responsibility for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missatellite," Causer said. sile Program since 1959. The reception was attended by local TRW employ"We have what's called Air Force members, Utah Heritage Foundation s on the ees, repeaters up that transmit the members and community members. TRW employee Phil Weisgerber painted Long-timsignals." One unit most affected the mural which depicts the development of the was the 75th Medical U.S. ballistic missile force from the simple rockets and Group. When pagers went of the 1930's to Germany's World War II, rockets to the U.S.'s early Atlas, Thor and Titan out. Hospital Commander Col. John Reyburn Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to today's Minmade the decision to put uteman and Peacekeeper ICBMs. Weisgerber's senior hospital staff and aerospace artwork can be found in collections all over the world. providers on telephone See Mural, page 2 See Satellite, page 2 . V. ,v Missile history detailed in mural Photos by MSgt Nell Werenskjold The foot mural, which hangs in the southeast side of the Hill Aerospace Museum hangar, above, shows the development of the U.S. ballistic missile force from the simple rockets of the 1930 s to Germany's World War II 1 and 2 rockets to the U.S.'s early Atlas, Thor and Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to today's Minuteman and Peacekeeper ICBMs. U.S. Representative Jim Hansen, below foreground, and Dr. Robert L. Strickler, vice president and general manager of TRW's ICBM Prime Team, unveil the painting to the audience. V-- v-- 14-by- -7 J&-2Employee enjoys ' 40-ye- ar career Page 7 moun-tain- e Bus route changes V-- 1 planned Page 8 V-- 2 Base electrical system improved Page 20 , Bill Orndorff Hilltop Times editor by Survey studies fitness facilities Page 21 Outsourcing, privatization impact significant : Visit our web site! Outsourcing and privatization is one of the most significant issues facing the Air Force today. It represents a fundamental change in how the Air Force provides essential services and how it performs key mission support tasks. This change in the way of doing things has caused some apprehension. In a letter to commanders, Gen. Michael Ryan, Air Force chief of staff, states "our people must understand provided an explanation of the process, as well as answers to frequently asked questions (See pages 3 and 5). "Over the past several years, we've worked hard to streamline our combat forces. Now is the time identify and free up excess resources committed to our support functions," Ryan said in a narrative provided for commanders. "The Air Force must become more efficient to afford capabilities to support today's military requirements and to provide adequate investments for the future. The means to do this is through the O&P process." Outsourcing, Ryan explained, isn't about eliminating a service function. It's about finding the most effective way to get that service such as housing management or aircraft maintenance through a competition open to both private contractors and poorcopy r gov- ernment employees. The government continues to control delivery of the service, whether it is provided by a contractor or government employees. Pride in Mill9 'Take - httpwww.hill.af.mil u- r O&P, why it is important to the Air Force and how it will affect the workplace and jobs." He Has Privatization is a slightly different concept The Air Force goal in privatization is to get out of the business of performing a particular function. The Air Force looks for a private contractor to perform specific tasks. The contractor owns, operates and maintains the resources needed to get the job done. "O&P is necessary to free up critical dollars to modernize our forces and maintain our combat superiority," Ryan said. He explained the Air Force budget has been reduced by 50 percent since fiscal year 1985, and See Outsourcing, page 2 2E$j |