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Show 8 O Hilltop Times February 19, 2004 Command study looks at morale, retention by Karl Tllton Hilltop Times assistant editor More than 100 young personnel from Hill AFB were asked to give some advice to Gen. Greg Martin, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, as part of a headquary held here Feb. 11. ters The group, made up of young officers, enlisted and civilians, about age 30 or younger, comsurvey and were asked to pleted a rate AFMC on its performance related to the force-stud- 10-pa- ge issues and concerns affecting them, per "It seems like General Martin has a good feel for what people throughout AFMC are experiencing, and that he really wants us to have productive, meaningful careers," she added. The anonymous study was carried out by The Pelletier Group, a consulting agency that proclaims itself "America's business attitude coach." TPG will visit each base within AFMC and will complete the study by the end of March. The group will work with the command to develop recommendations and action plans based on the results. 1st Lt. Nicole Lucas, the base's Military sonally, as junior members of the command. The study was commissioned by headquarters to look at morale, retention, growth and development issues, and to establish some principles, within the command, to help guide its junior force, according to a memorandum sent out by General Martin in January. Hill's study participants were split into several focus groups, enlisted, officer and civilian, before completing the lengthy, detailed survey. They also participated in a brief discussion period and were encouraged to be open and honest about their concerns, said Personnel Flight's chief of customer service. Lucas, who's been on active duty for nearly three years, helped organize the study and also participated as a focus group member. "The study gave me insight into how AFMC works, and showed me that General Martin is actually interested in making a better, stronger junior force," she said. The lieutenant also says she was surprised by how "on target" many of the survey questions were, relating to her own set of issues and eoncerns. Jumper outlines warfighting improvements changes may reduce identity theft LE5 by Tech. Sgt. David A. Jablonskl Air Force Print News Leave and earning stateARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) ments for all servicemembers and Defense Department civilians, and paychecks for military retirees will soon have more identity theft protection. Over the next several weeks, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will drop the first five digits of a person's Social Security number from all pay statements and checks to guard against identity theft. "The changes apply to everyone," said Patrick Shine, acting director of DFAS. The proposal "originated internally and will be phased in over the next couple of pay periods." Reports of identity theft have substantially increased in recent years, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which monitors the issue. This change is to be for all hard copy leave and earning statements. This does not apply to electronic copies of statements found on myPay, the online system for access and control of customers personal pay information. Five years ago, the number of identity theft complaints to the FTC was roughly 23,400. By 2001, the rate had more than tripled to about 86,200. Based on figures released in January, the number of complaints of identity theft nearly topped 215,000 for 2003. The Social Security Administration also has taken the same step of eliminating the first five Social Security numbers on the millions of checks it issues. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John WASHINGTON Jumper outlined new ways to make 21st century airmen faster, more efficient warfighters. General Jumper spoke at the Air Force Association's 2004 Air Warfare Symposium in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Feb. P. 12. 7-27- micro-satellit- 7-46- es 24-hou- rs in-tu- long-rang- Dale Hibbert, Pediatrics Steve Hibbert, Family 61 7-77- machine-to-machin- The general's key point in addressing future capabilities centered on exercising air and ground forces together in ways that ensure Army leaders know what air and space The general also discussed joint warfighting space. power can do for them. "What the (secretary of defense) told us to do is work this This concept suggests that military organizations with notion of a standing joint force headquarters," he said. "One space capabilities can develop the ability to rapidly launch with specific areas of the initiatives that we'll roll out is the future force strucrocket payloads, such as ture, a structure designed to put our numbered air forces of operation for communication, or other sensors. "Networked properly with national security space, this directly in the planning process of the joint forces commanders on a daily basis using our air operations center will continue to leverage our space capabilities to the advanset up around the world, weapon system to network tage of the joint force commander," General Jumper said. a day, seven days a week in close coordination. "This operationalizes space power with features we value "It would be set up so that when we deploy forces it would most speed and responsiveness." be these AOCs that monitor the deployment of air expediThe general also said the Air Force wants to take a look tionary forces into the (area of responsibility) just like they at the kinetic capability of these rapidly launchable rockwould if they were in combat," General Jumper said. "We ets. He described a conventional capability that will be don't have to set our combat command and control systems focused on getting warheads on targets halfway around the aside until it's time to go to war." globe in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. GenIn the proposed new structure, the units would report eral Jumper also said that capability blends into the area of e strikes. to the numbered air forces who would report directly objectives that deal with Hess Fitness Center, Bldg. 520 Issue Desk: Ext. Intramurals: Ext. Aquatics: Ext. to the major command. The NAF could concentrate solely on its wartime missions. General Jumper said the Air Force can put together a suite of capabilities that would be the lynchpin in bringing together the command and control and the battle management that e can link AOCs to get rapid decisions in the interfaces. global networking "In the future we will make this AOC weapon system smaller and lighter until we get to the point that when we deploy an AOC, it's a bunch of people getting on an airliner with laptops under their arms," General Jumper said. "They can go set up virtually anywhere." 3,000 REASONS TO VISIT YOUR ne com m urn m wu at n m um ntt cwjua um k m mmaa mm. torn STATE FARM AGENT Bret Sorensen, Pediatrics Leland Pack, Orthodontist 72 17 BEFORE APRIL 15TH. WE LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE. Accepts Military Insurance Latest Technology In Painless Dentistry ,. 1 iff Wi ' sLr' l r I. i Jino 1 Under 2 Years Arcade Games ti ki investing $3,000 in a State Farm IRA. 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