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Show NEWS June 21. 1991 Hilltop Trr,es a n iia ft e ta V! dti co Continued from Pogt 1 to do...not because we had an abun- dance of resources or because w e were lucky. It is because you are good. "The theme throughout the entire award document is quality and the results of your quality efforts. That ties into your dedication to combat support, which is called combat capability ...and that's what we're all about When you look at mission capability and s and surge rates rates of of aircraft (in Desert Shield and Desert Storm), nobody does it better," Colonel Smith added. "This award goes to the people who implement things the doers the people that came up with the ideas... These are the men and women in the arena...the ones with the scars on their armsand the mud on their faces. Unfortunately, sometimes, those are the people we don't recognize," Colonel Smith said. Maj. Gen. Dale VV. Thompson Jr., Ogden ALC commander, added his congratulations, saying, "I want to thank you, the maintainers, who won this award...by your performance, by your effectiveness and the quality of the product you put out. I am truly proud to be your commander because you are such great people." Some of the considerations for receiving the award include mission, number of personnel assigned, accomplishments, effective use of mainF-1- 6s C-13- "" AFLC stands for quality Gen. Charles C. McDonald and his wife, Lucile, display the 1991 President's Award for Quality at a re- cent ceremony I ..t out- side the Air Force Logistics Command headquarters building at Wright-Patterso- 4 g n J ? ay. AFB, V Ohio. General McDonald, AFLC commander, praised the command for its dedication to total quality management principles. U.S. Air Force Photo Continued from Page 1 knew was that another man, named Floyd, and I were standing about five feet from the car," he said. Both men came upon the scene at the same time but couldn't see anyone near the car and realized that the officer must still be inside. "The vehicle was engulfed in smoke. I used my handkerchief to open the car's door," said Mr. Veibell. "The officer seemed dazed but responded when I spoke to him," he said. Mr. Veibell said, "I opened the door and the officer was slumped forward. I grabbed his arm and spoke to him. He said something, but I couldn't make out what he said." Meanwhile, Mr. Bryson told the officer his vehicle was on fire. Mr. Veibell pulled on the officer's arm. The injured officer swung his feet out of the car and stood up. "He staggered and fell face forward at my feet. I didn't know what the officer's condition was at that time," said Mr. Bryson. "I reached down to turn him over and saw blood on his arm and side where his gun was still in its holster. We rolled him over to see where he was hurt and Floyd said, 'He's been shot.' " They opened the officer's shirt to see where he was wounded. Behind them, the car burst into bigger flames. During this timing, emotions were split-secon- d Biq tertainment. The festivities are being sponsored by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation 0 day-to-da- y tenance resources and innovative management actions. Ogden ALC experienced a busy year running high. More vehicles were beginning to stop and offers of help began to pour in. "We knew we had to move him before the car ex" ploded. We yelled, 'We've got to get out of here,' said Mr. Bryson. Grant Rid-do- n Mr. Veibell, his son Bryan, and Mr. Bryson picked up Officer Hobbs and took him to the other side of the freeway. All this happened within the first minute they were on the scene. "We determined that he had four bullet holes. One was in his upper left chest, another under his right arm, and another that went through his arm and out the other side," he said. After about 40 minutes of trying every available means to summon help, those at the scene loaded the officer into a passing fifth-whetrailer and drove into Snowville, a small town in Utah's Box Elder County. The convoy arrived at the town about 9:45 p.m. A helicopter came some 40 minutes after that to a truck stop parking lot where the group had formed a large circle with cars and trucks, shining their lights, and clearing debris from the area. An emergency medical technician who joined the efforts on rescue effort earlier continued the officer before the helicopter arrived. Officer Hobbs was transported to McKay-De- e Hospital in Ogden, where he was treated for his son-in-la- w el Life-Flig- ht life-savi- bash planned for July 4 A welcome home bash is planned for the 4 th of July at Centennial Park. Everything is free: fun, food and en F-4- Division to celebrate both the 4th of July and the return of the troops from Desert Storm. The bash is open to all military and Hill AFB civilians and their immediate families. Hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages ng . in 1990, accelerating delivery of items in support of Operation Desert Shield. It also hosted the 1990 Department of Defense Worldwide Maintenance Seminar in Salt Lake City. The Landing Gear Division was selected as the Air Force's prototype center for development of the Depot Maintenance Management Information System, which replaced 26 computer batch systems, interfaced with 34 other systems and validated savings of more than $705 million. Throughout 1990, the Directorate of Maintenance commitment to quality was reflected in its stated goal, "To have a total quality management program that exceeds our customer's expectations by providing quality products, on time, at the right price, in peace and war." Ogden ALC's customers include all of the operational units in the Air Force which use the systems for which it provides logistics support. Ogden ALC's Aircraft Division is the free world's largest aircraft industrial repair facility. A total of 318 aircraft underwent major repair and modification in 1990, representing 2.4 million man hours. Other responsibilities within the Directorate of Maintenance included the repair, overhaul, maintenance, analysis and technical development of small missiles, armament, landing gear, wheels and brakes, training and simulator devices, photographic equipment, navigational accessories and electrical and mechanical instruments. wounds. He remains in stable but serious condition. "As we were completing reports, the police told us that the suspect fled the scene after shooting the patrolman and then abandoned his car in a nearby rest stop. He fled on foot through the desert," said Mr. Bryson. The suspect, Shawn Kerrigan, 23, of Wisconsin, was caught Sunday by Idaho officials and charged with attempted murder. Reflecting on the incident, Mr. Bryson said he didn't worry about being injured himself from a possible explosion of the vehicle. "At a time like this, you do what is instinctive." He said that the combined efforts of many people came together to help the officer. They were John Cook, the EMT from Boise, who took over first aid responsibilities; a truck driver who put his load in jeopardy to shield those assisting the downed officer; Gerald Jeppson, a Thiokol employee, and his wife Jacque, a hospital employee, from Malad, Idatrailer to ho, who used their truck and fifth-whemove the victim to Snowville. They also cited several unidentified people who directed traffic. Mr. Veibell's daughter, Sherri, held the officer's head, offered constant reassurance and encouragement and applied resuscitation when the officer quit breathing. "It just seemed we had the right people at the right time for the situation," said Mr. Bryson. "We were lucky." el mouth-to-mout- m be h 1 Entertainment is scheduled as follows: MUSIC Noon-- 4 12:30-2:32:45-3:1- 5 3:15-- 4 0 o.m. 10- - 11 p.m. Northstor Disco bond p.m.-Potp- ourri p.m. Stuart Family Performers p.m. Echo Mountain Cloggers GAMES 8 a.m. 5K prediction run 11 - noon Noon-- 4 Noon-- 4 12:15-12:4- 5 12:45-1:1- 5 1:15-1:4- 5 Youth pitch', hit and run Chiefs vs. Eagles Softball game p.m. Volleyball tournament p.m. Horseshoe tournament p.m. Moola hoop contest p.m. p.m. Egg toss race 1:45-2:1- 5 2:15-2:4- 5 2:45-3:1- 5 p.m. Wheelbarrow race p.m. Balloon toss p.m. Frisbee contest MISCELLANEOUS p.m. FiFi the Clown (free balloons) p.m. Cartoon caricatures 1:30-p.m. Face painting 3 4 3 Combat Strength Through Logistics 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. 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