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Show C5 HilltopTimes November 26. 2003 HillAFB weather outlook 5-d- ay www.airfield-ops- Remember freedoms during celebration 1 rv.Crit'Af mmrm r , ' TV - i I ' ! by Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan On Thursday, we will once again take time to count our blessings and give thanks as we observe the official start of our holiday season with a day of Thanksgiving. But this year, as Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, and the War on Terror continue. Thanksgiving takes on i 36 High 24 Low Chance of morning snow then mostly cloudy clearer focus as we think about the freedoms we so often take for granted. This holiday season, let us give thanks for family, friends and the liberty our forefathers bestowed upon us. Let us give a special thanks to all the commanders, first sergeants and families who have made arrange- ments to invite single airmen f ; - IMSV " added significance. Many of us have friends and family in harms way, and the true meaning of the holiday comes into V :J and families of deployed members to join them for a meal and fellowship. Taking care of our 'CZcfc 38 High 25 Low Partly cloudy ft - Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Center . hill.af.miloswweather menu ; AJ Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan own is such a great part of our Air Force heritage. Last, but not least, please be careful as you travel and celebrate during this busiest of weekends. June and I wish you a safe and happy holiday and we look forward to a day filled with family, friends, and fun for all of Team Hill. It or Ticket' enforced by Master Sgt. Mark A. Borgerding 75th Security Forces Squadron The 75th Security Forces Squadron is joining more than other law enforcement agencies in a nationwide crackdown against seat belt violators. During the national Click It or Ticket mobilization, security forces will intensify enforcement of child passenger safety laws, seat belt laws and impaired driving laws by setting up checkpoints and saturation patrols. Drivers failing to restrain themselves and their child passengers will be ticketed according to the law. The 75th SFS is doing everything possible to get the word out to those who face the greatest risk. While our armed forces will do everything they can to protect families from unpredictable threats, the SFS must address the most predictable and leading risk our families and military face every day - traffic crashes. The SFS doesn't enjoy writing tickets, but they will do it to save lives. 42 High 27 Low Partly, to mostly cloudy with chance of afternoon snow. - t V - ; J? .'..' 12,000 , ' I. - tT' mf I 'Iff 1 ' iv" L " ' -- .r s ' 4 ' j Bamm W LjLtMliii - Photos by Beth Young Darlene Taylor, left, and Lucile Garrett, right. Thrift Shop volunteers, prepare shelves of holiday decorations and shoes on sale at the store. The store gives thousands of dollars annually to various military and local organizations including the Life Skills Center. Thrift Shop relies on donations, volunteers by 1st Lt. Sean Carter Hilltop Times staff Unless you were looking for it, you probably wouldn't know it was there. But aren't most treasures? Located in Bldg. 308, the Hill Thrift Shop could be the treasure chest that holds the special item you have been looking for. The shop sells everything from clothing to furniture, pottery to pictures and magazines to This organization acquires its sale items through donation and consignment and donates its money to many base functions. This year the shop donated $1,000 to the Base Chapel, which helped purchase new lights for the base's Christmas tree. They also gave $3,000 to the Family Support Center, which supported military family and knick-knack- s. non-prof- it volunteer recognition events to include National Military Family Week. Besides base organizations, the shop also donates funds to others such as the Ronald h McDonald House, Vista Hospice and the Foundation. "I attribute the success of the Hill Thrift Shop to the over 45 volunteers, their dedication, endless hours of work, the donations, consignments and last but not least the customers for their continued support," says Tilly J. Dean, Thrift Shop manager. "Endless hours" is an understatement In September and October, the Thrift Shop volunteers logged more than 2,200 hours. To see the fruit of this labor and to discover Make-A-Wis- some treasures of your own, stop by the Thrift Shop. Their hours are Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-- 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-p.m. The shop will be closed today and Thursday due to the holiday. To donate or consign items, or volunteer call the Thrift Shop at 5 Light work t! .r ff I 36 High 24 Low .3 Mostly cloudy with a chance of rainsnow mix i if j 1 if Photo by Beth Young Eugene Diego, left, places the star on top of the Base Christmas Tree with the help of Scott Ware, while a crew from the 75th Civil Engineer Group attaches lights. The tree will be lighted during a ceremony on Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. in front of the Base Chapel. 45 High 30 Low Mostly cloudy with a chance of rainsnow mix Saturday auto shop hours change Starting Dec., the Auto Skills Center in Bldg. 534 will open at 9 a.m. on Saturdays. The early opening is part of a 60 day test program to track customer participation and equipment use. Center hours are Tuesday-T- 11 a.m.-- 7 hursday p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-- 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-- 6 p.m., and Sunday 6 p.m. For more details, call Ext 1-- Force Development important to Team Hill by 1st Lt. Sean Carter Hilltop Times staff Officers from Team Hill received an initial briefing Nov. 20 about the new Force Development initiative being implemented Air Force wide. The program takes a more deliberate approach to how an Air Force career is planned out. It's all about putting the right person at the right time in the right place in their career. This initiative has begun in the officer corps and will eventually be used for the Total Force to include enlisted members, civilians, reservists and guards- men. "The foundational doctrine for Force Development is based on what we need our people to know, when we want them to know it, and what they must be able to do with that information," says Brig. Gen. Richard S. Hassan, the Air Force's senior lead- ership management office director. The most immediate change is to the former preference worksheet that is used by service members to state their desire in the assignment process. Officer worksheets have been replaced with Officer Development Plans that allow officers and their supervisors to state, confirm and analyze long-tercareer goals. Instead of going straight to the of ficer's assignment team, a new step has been added where plans are reviewed by an Air Force Specialty Codfc spe m cific development team. This team is made of Air Force and major command officials who provide an institutional view of career development. They recommend a vector to the officer's assignment team and feedback to the officer and their commander on the officer's career goals. Assignments are not the only part of the doctrine. Overall development of the officer is also heavily stressed. Under FD doctrine, development is looked at in three grade appropriate levels. Junior officers, lieutenants and captains, go through tactical level development. Majors and lieutenant colonels go through operational level development. Senior officers go though strategic level development. Each stage looks at suitable leadership and job skill development at the right time. These levels are mirrored in the education process. Professional military education is evolving to developmental education, which has three types: basic, intermediate and senior. Education preferences will soon be indicated on the officer's development plans. The end goal is that an officer will be designated and selected for the appropriate school at the right time in their career. To replace the career pyramid, which has become a staple in an officer's career design process, a career planning diagram has been introduced that more accurately aligns an officer's development and military education. One of the most interesting items to local offi cers was that the system allows for the end of the "square filling" mentality of the military. As with all new initiatives, this change won't happen overnight, however some Team Hill members feel that change is unfeasible. "No matter what, the square-fillin- g mentality will still be there," says Maj. Joselito Delarosa, Munitions Directorate, "it is going to take a long time to change it." "I'm happy to see that the Air Force is trying to get away from the square-fillinmentality. It's a very aggressive undertaking and will take time to complete," said Capt. Brett W. Paradis, 649th Comg bat Logistics Support Squadron. Locally, lieutenants and junior captains are not feeling the change as much as their senior captain, major and lieutenant colonel counterparts. The introduction of IDE and the changes to the Air Command and Staff College, which include the introduction of a three module residence course and a newly reduced 50 lesson distance learning course, drastically change the existing system and are cause for criticism. Most younger officers like 1st Lt. Courtney Canadeo, 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, are optimistic about the change. "It seems like a good vision," he said, "It makes sense for us young guys." The Air Force offers two Web sites to explain the Force Development process, http:www.dp.hq.af.mil afslmofJ and http:www.afpc.randolph.af.miiafas. |