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Show Sptmer 6. General thanks Team Commentary by Brig. Gen. Ron Rand Director of Public Affair Thursday is a big day for our Air Force. At 9 a.m.. Gen. Michael E. Ryan, who has been our chief of staff for the past four years, will retire and Gen. John P. Jumper will become our 17th chief of staff. It's an exciting and important moment in our history the end of one era and the beginning of another. After all the farewells and thanks, General Ryan will depart, and amid all the welcomes and congrats, General Jumper will take the stick. His priorities as our top uniformed officer will be readiness, retention and transformation, and together with Dr. Jim Roche, our secretary. General Jumper will work hard to make sure we remain the world's greatest aerospace force. In one of his final media interviews, General Ryan to our families. It comes from his unshakable belief in the premise that we're an Air Force family and a family Air Force, and from his unbending commitment to the promise that we take care of own. For him, it's all about leadership. General Ryan believes leadership is a team sport, that it should not be personalized, and that good ideas are best when they don't have a single identity ... so his leadership style focuses on group ideas and team accomplishments, rather than on him. He begins meetings with a request that everyone participate, because more input will result in better decisions, and because everyone working together is better and smarter than any one could be. He encourages collaboration and cooperation in all things, and sets the exam- - Gen. Scott Bergren by "best-ever- was asked what he thought his legacy would be. In typical fashion, he The chief recognizes the importance of telling downplayed talk of his own accomplishments, to our airour story focusing on those of the men, to the media, to the Air Force team instead. public, and to Congress That's the way he is; for and he personally tackfamily-tles the big and tough comhim, the Air Force and Air Force people, come munication challenges. He also believes leadfirst, in every decision he makes and every action ership is all about comhe takes. He leads us municating, so he restored from that position, with the chain of command as clear vision for the future, the primary information source for Air Force peoabiding passion for our He has one institution, and unbriple. Ron Gen. Rand Brig. dled compassion for our rule: when telling Director of Public Affairs our story, our credibil- -' people. When he became chief ity with public and inter of staff, General Ryan nal audiences depends on openness and honesty saw a need to return to our expeditionary roots, absolute integrity and truth need to be our and embarked us on the transition to today's watchwords. Nothing more, nothing less. He expeditionary aerospace force. He knew readi- calls it, "blabbing the truth." ness and retention were our biggest near-terIn the last four years, we've become a much problems, and he set out to correct disturb- better Air Force, playing a much larger role ing downward trends in both. Most impor- on the world stage. We've built stability into tantly, he recognized that our strength is in our expeditionary operations ... arrested readiour people that the best equipment in the ness ... restored our retirement ... worked world is just machinery without bright, dediretention and recruiting hard to maintain the cated, enthusiastic, patriotic, quality of our force ... increased bonuses ... Americans to operate and maintain it. And he got pay raises ... fought for our people at every dedicated himself to making us one force, one turn ... and so much more. General Ryan would to taking care of our people. tell you that's what the Air Force leadership family It's our people he cares about the most team has been up to these past four years. That every single one of them. In every crisis, and he would say that is the unique and selfless in every decision, he makes sure our first action legacy of this airman, aviais to take care, both institutionally and pertor, leader and patriot who has spent his whole sonally, of the people affected. His interest life in the Air Force and who retires Thursday extends beyond the active duty force, to the with more than 36 years of active duty service Guard and Reserve, to our civilians and con- - to this great nation of ours General Mike tractors, to our retirees, and especially Ryan. He dedicated himself to making ." DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 22 August 2001 Major General Scott C. Bergrca Commander Ogden Air Logistic! Center HiUAFBUT 84056 pie in his teamwork with our secretary and with our sister services. And he's a great communicator. ( Dear General Bergren Thank you for hosting the "best-ever- " Commanders Conference! It was apjarent to me that you have some of the best people in the Air Force at Team Hill. The planning and execution of the conference was exceptional! The appearance of the base was beautiful. I know it took a great deal of hard work on everyone's part to accomplish this goal. You should be proud of the outstanding members of your team; they are an asset not only to you at Hill AFB, but also to the United States Air Force. us one force one o taking care of USf General. Commander our people. v SECAF says hard-and-fa- st m well-cared-f- third-generatio- n stickers save Hill AFB QTo time and inconve- nience when getting base vehicle stickers, would you required to wear reflective gear when it's dark. Housing area parkingare the on-stre- et consider changing the rules QWhat rules for base and allowing car registrations from counties that housing? parking policies require emission testing to in base housing are serve as proof of passing the addressed in the Military emission test Family Housing pamphlet. required Instead of requiring a sepa- Privately-owne- d vehicles should rate emission certificate? be parked in driveways or Good call and I A On-stre- et A Effective vehicle agree. immediately, county registrations will be accepted as proof of emission testing if the county requires the test. If you have other vehicle registration questions, call Tech. Sgt. Kent Faus, Ext. Secretary of the Air Force WASHINGTON (AFPN) The Air Force bids farewell today to a friend, an exceptional leader, and a champion of Air Force standards and quality of life. We also hailed on this day a new chief of staff, selected by President Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate, to preside over the total Air Force team as our highest uniformed leader. Gen. Michael E. Ryan dedicated more than 36 years of his life to our Air Force he sacrificed much and succeeded at all he did along the way. Our grateful nation and our superb Air Force are the beneficiaries of his exceptional leadership, his focus on improving quality of life for all airmen and their families, his innate sense of excellence, and his dedication to successfully transform us toward a fully expeditionary aerospace force. His legacy is a bright and promising future for aerospace power and all airmen on the total Air Force team, including our active duty, Air National Guard, Reserve, retirees, veterans, and families. It has been an incredible honor and a plea h, Skateboard policy A Northgate opening A damaged by vandals and is no longer in place. I can't man a convenience gate and keep everything else operational. Additionally, we're deploying more Security Force members in the near future, and it's difficult to open and close a gate randomly. There are several other reasons for not opening the North Gate. First, I need to operate the minimum number of gates necessary to support the mission. When the gate was open, less than 200 cars used this single-lan- e entry. Second, opening the North Gate takes away from our ability to pose two entry controllers at the other gates during peak traffic periods. The 75th Security Forces Squadron has temporarily extended the Roy Gate hours ACTION LINE is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. When you call Ext. or send on Outlook to "HILL ACTION LINE," your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling ACTION LINK. This will help me better serve your interests. K Items of basewide interest to the Hill work- Col. David Beecroft force will be published in the Hilltop Times. 75th ABW Commander SULrtUwLlr Hilltop Times Published by MorMedia, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Hill AFB. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. mil ail 00 Phone numbers The base agencies listed below can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: , Security Forces 24:hr. Crisis Information Services , ,. Base Restaurants RetirementCompensation (civilian) . Social Actions " Employee Relations Military Pay Civilian Pay Air Force Suggestion Program IG Complaints (for appointment) IG Complaints (after hours) Fraud, Waste or Abuse (recording). 75th Medical Group. .. Civil Engineering Hill Pride Hotline . . . Public Affairs Military Housing Maintenance Safety Office Union AFOSI Narcotics Hotiine Family Assistance Center (when activated) "Air Force people building the world's most respected Air and Space Force Quality Systems for America's Air Force sure for me to have had the opportunity to serve with Gen. Mike Ryan. To me, he epitomizes the leader's ethic: my mission; my men; and only then, myself. Gen. John P. Jumper, our new chief of staff of the Air Force, brings an impressive background and broad experience to the job of helping to lead our total Air Force team onward in this new century. Somewhat like General Ryan's, his family ties to our service extend as far back as the Army Air Corps. His experience transcends both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with more than 1,400 combat hours in two Southeast Asia tours, and two full assignments in Europe. Having already proven himself a wise counsel and superlative leader at Air Combat Command, I am truly looking forward to serving with General Jumper in the months and years ahead. Our bright future awaits. Together with everyone else on our team, General Jumper and I will work to pilot the journey that will take us there. On behalf of the total Air Force team, I bid fond farewell with profound appreciation to Gen. Mike Ryan, and congratulate and welcome Gen. John Jumper, our 17th chief of staff of the Air Force. Line- authorized parking areas only. Boats, campers and trailers may be parked in carports During November-Marcboats, campers and trailers should be parked in the base's recreational vehicles lot. If there are traffic safety concerns in the housing area, call to 6:45 p.m. Monday-Frida- y to the Security Forces Control give Hill AFB employees Center at Ext. or the greater flexibility in leaving the Housing Office at Ext, base. This will be in effect until ls there a base skate-- l the Interstate 15 project is comboarding policy? pleted in late October. The deciCurrently, roadway skatesion to leave the North Gate considered you boarders are required to QHave the North Gate closed was not made lightly. wear an approved safety helmet to alleviate some of the But, when I balanced necessity, and ride on the far right side of force protection, manpower and heavy traffic the road. In addition, I've asked the Roy Gate?coming through customer service, the results for an instruction change that Yes, we've considered it were clear. It may not be the would include skateboarders and the answer is still no. In answer you wanted to hear, but I with those people already fact, the old gate house was believe it's the right call. April-Octobe- r. hail and farewell by Dr. James G. Roche AcftDOGD Base vehicle Mill We have another opportunity to shine next week. Our new Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Qpcfen ALC commander James G. Roche, plans to visit Team HIH nveia-ber- s on Wednesday to observe firsthand th Team Hill recently hosted the Air Force important mission you do here daily. This is Materiel Command Summer Commander's the first time Dr. Roche baa visited Hill AFB Conference and it was a resounding success. since his Senate confirmation. I was exceptionally pleased with the hard work Please join me in preparing cur work cen' and dedication of each Team Hill member ters, buildings and base housing areas for his f for going the extra mile to ensure the base and visit IVe asked commanders to start the Green buildings looked great for the commanders Machine Monday to ensure the base is preand other important visitors. pared and looks its best when he arrives. Let's '" 1 also want to share a letter with all give Dr. Roche a great Team Hill welcome. you I received : from Gen. Lester Lyles, AFMC commander.. Lastly, this has been a busy summer. Pam He too was extremely pleased with the conand I are grateful for the hard work you do and ference and noted it was the This thank you for your selfless commitment and is a huge compliment to each ofyou who worked devotion to our country, the Air Force and our so hard to make the conference a success. Team Hill mission. ' The Legacy of Gen. Mike Ryan 2001 . 7-- 1 852 . 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