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Show XLCPA Ogei HHi UT 85 AF3, Jl COfciAT rtfCTM (.g? Or f f t i i mipn- TNtOUG Q r--jrr IOCiTXS ) Happy Tl1 1 0 Day, Feb, 14 " 7 Vol. 45 No. 5 Mtfks H;tl AFB, Utoh ftL 0 f(dl(oy ylr Ftb. 8, 1991 f spraifDini g a IF by Debbie Christiansen Hilltop Times staff writer Eight hundred and thirty-thre- I OOALCPA II AFB, UT M056-599- 3 fk Third Class Serials Order Deportment University of Utoh libraries Salt Lake City, UT 841 1J Ogden Air Logis- e ' 1 tics Center employees will receive separation letters today, but the number who actually lose their jobs will be less than that after vacancies on hand have been filled, said officials in the Human Resources Directorate. By using these vacancies, approximately 149 employees will be retained, thereby reducing the number to be separated to about 684. In addition, there are 18 employees that were placed in a non-pastatus in October 1990 who should receive separation letters today as well, said Beth Corliss, chief of civilian personnel. Notices will also be sent out to 1,013 other workacers who will be affected by the reduction-in-forc- e tions through displacing, bumping and retreating processes, she said. Bumping is an employee's right to displace an employee in a lower subgroup. Bumping can occur at the same grade or up to three grades lower at the same grade or up to three grades lower. Retreating is an employee's right to a position formerly held. In retreating, a person can displace another person with a lower service computation date. Bumping and retreating are based on tenure (veteran's preference, career or status) and RIF service computation date. Employees must be qualified for the position in order to exercise bump or retreat. They must have a current performance rating of fully successful or higher. on-ca- ll y career-condition- D See ill Herculean effort Brent Dille, a fuel systems mechanic in the Aircraft C-13- C-13- ..... al Notices, Directorate's unit, is dwarfed beneath the big Hercules. The unit has accelerated maintenance on several aircraft belonging to organizations with obligations in Operation Desert Storm. -- Jv!k 0 0 See story, Page 8. U.S. Air Force Photo by Ralph leu Page 2, please. ' aD0D0CDD03 protect America's interest with fewer resources. ff(B WASHINGTON (AFNS and AFLC News Service) The Air Force announced plans Feb. 4 to reduce the staff of its corporate headquarters, those of major air commands, and remove layers of management actions which are expected to help trim manpower by more than 130,000 people over the next five years. Secretary of the Air Force Donald B. Rice and Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak directed the organizational review last fall that resulted in specific streamlining decisions. "We face a new strategic environment and sharply reduced budgets," Secretary Rice said. "The Air Force's challenge is to sustain a capability to "As we reduce the overall force, we can't afford the size of today's management and support functions and still maintain a viable fighting force. So we are going to protect the viable fighting force." At Air Force Logistics Command bases, a reduction of 601 military and 3,268 civilian manpower authorizations was announced by Headquarters Air Force. At each base, the change in authorizations was not broken down by major command or other tenant units. Local ly, some 53 military and 345 civilian authorizations were announced for reduction by the end of fiscal 1992. "It's important to note this an- nouncement is for spaces, not faces." said Maj. Gen. Edward Bracken, AFLC chief of staff. "These reductions are for authorizations only and may not actually depict the number of people that will be affected." AFLC officials are in the process of determining how the command is impacted by the latest announcement. "We understand people's concern about how these force structure See Plans, Page 2, please. defense releases budget proposed Pentagon cutting force structure rather than trying to would drop by 193,000 over that time. by SSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service WASHINGTON The Pentagon released its defense budget of $278 billion for fiscal 1992, a figure that includes more funding for the B-- stealth bomber and the Strategic Defense Initiative, but reflects a cut of 1.5 million people in troop strength over the next five years. "In order to avoid going back to the hollow force of the 1970s, we've emphasized the importance of 2 preserve a hollow force," said Defense Secretary Dick Cheney in announcing the budget Feb. 4. "It is an extremely difficult and complicated task, but if we're going to operate at these levels of funding, there is absolutely no way we can preserve force structure and maintain the quality force that we think is essential," the secretary said. The services would lose about 521,000 people in the next five years while the reserves would be decreased by 245,000. The civilian work force also This funding level will bring down Air Force manpower by 72,000 military and 28,000 civilians from 1991-93- , and also reflects $38 billion less from the new Air Force budget. In addition, the Air Force's strategic bomber fleet and tactical fighter wings will be reduced. The number of strategic bombers will decrease from 268 in fiscal 1991 to 171 in fiscal 1993 as older are are transferred to tactical use. retired and FB-lll- s B-5- See Budget, 2s Page 3, please. r 1 After the Storm Logistics role will be vital O Desert Storm Details of latest gulf events Quclity Directorate celebrates quality work |