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Show R. t 9 jgilfantT ; .in. in. , 0 Hill Ogden ALC commander, will discuss the Aerospace Expeditionary Force. : Sessions are at 8 am., 10 am INSIDE: i 0, increased quality, obtain a properly sized infrastructure, reduce cost and improve financial management "During the past 10 years, the Air Force has not J I i "JiWrw ""1 K J". 2004-202- N aircraft through the depot process quicker with it v . J mi.,, mmwmmmmmmmmnwmmmmnmmmmmmmmm ii.miii.iim.ti invested adequately in maintaining the basic infrastructure of the depots: the physical facilities, machin- ery, equipment, training and development of its personnel," said Nelson Gibbs, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics. "So, they have not kept pace with advances that occurred in the commercial sector of the business." , depot strategy will help rectify the situation, said Gen. Lester Lyles, commander of Air Force Materiel Command. ,' The strategy is a means to focus the Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command on how to retain these as viable depots and effectively and efficiently support the war fighter," he said. With that focus in mind, Lyles said implementing Long-rang- e the strategy will require the overall depot investment level to increase to nearly $150 million a year for This calls for a total new $900 million investment above that previously planned. "The commitment of the Air Force senior leadership to provide the funds needed for investment in the depots indicates how important they are and how strong support for them is," Lyles said. According to Gibbs, the new investment wont come out of the money major commands pay to get maintenance work done. "It's coming as a direct investment into the depots," Gibbs said. "It's not related to a particular job, so the engine in to be overguy who's sending his hauled isn't paying for this in the price. Whether See Depot, page 2 2004-200- 9. F-1- Ah, wilderness J7V -- vi , nam www.hilltoptimes.com hiIltop.pahiil.af.mil Vol. 58 No. 37, September 19, 2002 84056-582- 4 public-privat- and 3:30 p.m. 2 JLL - AFB, Ohio (AFMCNS) -Air Force officials recently announced their Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan for the years charting a new course for how the service's three air logistics centers will support America's war fighters. The strategy calls for increased investment in both the depot infrastructure and the organic depot worke partnerforce, increased reliance on business in and ing process improvements depot practices. The strategy's goals are for the Air Force to maintain a highly qualified depot workforce, get WRIGHT-PATTERSO- Commander's call for military only wiD be Sept 30 in the base theater. Maj. Gen. Scott Bergren, 7 " Depot maintenance strategy announce Commander's call Sept 30 IV AFB, Utah lme oiltop I i 'Hip y f .'lit STY KftiJti." rM? 5 O Photo by Airman Mlcah Garbarino Jay Gourtey, 383th Operations Support Squadron, quietly waits on the bank of Mirror Lake after casting her fishing line in the water. Gour-le- y and six others embarked on a wilderness survival trip earlier this month to the Uinta Mountains near Kamas, conducted by Outdoor Recreation. See the story and more photos on page 9. Maj. air f 7 : i A. . t mi ' 1iiK....-nT-i- n ,i. .m by 2nd Lt. Gaityn Whitman AFMC Public Affairs AFB, Ohio Air Force Materiel Command undergoes a wing reorganization Oct 1, but changes will be limited since the command's centers are the primary mission organizations rather than standard wings. The change is part of the Combat Wing Reorganization that culmiAir Force Chief of nates a year-lon- g Staff Logistics Review. The review determined that a base level logistics process change was necessary to meet customer needs and improve Air Expeditionary Forces readiness and deployWRIGHT-PATTERSO- N (AFMCNS) ment lit. "L, w w-n- e r w n ; Gen. John Jumper, Air Force chief of staff, approved the AFMC wing reorganization June 20. Initial operating capabilities must be achieved by Oct 1, and full operating capabilities must be achieved by Sept 30, 2003. AFMC experts said they plan on achieving full operating capability well in advance of the Sept 30 date. The new organization, according to Bob Hostler, AFMC Plans and Programs Directorate organizational analyst will include: An operations group organized to operate air and space weapons systems, ' H- - jilffllrM'HM -, i.ll ... mdHk 'A Wings reorganizing i M iiiii..iM..i..S,..- ummmmmmiml'J&mmimm 1 A- - jit, s&m jEZ I Will WM,) MMUMlMMUMMIMBIlWITllIIWnM Li COPY! J A maintenance group organized to maintain these complex weapons systems, and A mission support group organized to enhance direct mission support for expeditionary, rapid reaction and contiforces. ngency-based The Combat Wing Organization will be reorganized to align the groups and squadrons with the Air Force core competencies," Jumper said. He said each wing would continue to have a medical group that won't be reorganized, but will continue with its mission to maintain a fit and ready force. The impact of the Combat Wing Reorganization at AFMC centers will be minimal except for test wings at Eglin AFB, Fla., Edwards AFB, Calif., and air base wings at Kir tland AFB, N.M., and Hill AFB, Utah. These will see a significant change as each wing will stand up a new maintenance group, Hostler said. Functionally led groups such as com- munications and civil engineering groups which exist at some AFMC installations where 6 or MEO activA-7- has occurred, will remain unchanged, Hostler said. "All wing maintenance functions will be organized under the newly formed maintenance group, while all wing supity ply,, transportation, ii r 'i s contracting and aerial port functions will be organized under the newly formed mission support group," Jumper said. AFMC air base wings that currently have maintenance functions located in a logistics group will stand up the new maintenance group, Hostler said. Air base wings that currently have support groups will be redesignated as mission support groups. In addition, review experts recommended that wing-levmaterial manel agement processes be integrated under a single authority responsible for base-levsupply and transportation func- el tions and designated as lostks readiness squadrons or division, aligned under the mission support group. A logistics readiness squadron or division will stand up at every center to perform the transportation, supply and logistics planning mission Hostler said. Although some reorganization will take place in the command, Hostler said die new CWO reorganization wouldn't result in any lost jobs. A recent memorandum of agreement reached with the American Federation of Government Employees Union Council 214 establishes that no reduction in force will occur due to the reorganization. The agreement notes the possibility of minor changes in job description, but job responsibilities will remain essentially unchanged, Hostler said. The new structure of the logistics readiness squadron or division will result in new career paths and training opportunities for civilian employees within the organization, he said. ( if Photo by Senior Airman Tina Rivera Airman 1st Class Con- ner Maher, left, and Col. Gregory Hide cut cakes at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Wednesday in celebration of the Air Force's 55th birth-daMaher, 20, the most junior airman y. at Bagram, was selected to partici- pate in the ceremony with Ihde, the senior Air Force officer. Happy Birthday to us! by Dr. James G. Roche Secretary of the Air Force and Gen. John P. Jumper Air Force Chief of Staff years ago, President Harry Truman, with a visionary stroke of his pen, established the U.S. Air Force as a separate armed service. Since then, we have revolutionized the nature of warfare and enabled a new universe of discovery and operations in space. With its attributes of speed, range, stealth, awareness Fifty-fiv- e and precision, our nation's outstanding Air Force will continue to deliver global reconnaissance and air dominance, as well as the great deterrent power those capabilities make possible. From the days of providing humanitarian relief during the Berlin Airlift to the historic display of airpower during operations Desert Storm and Allied Force, and now in the war on terrorism, our airmen have served with extraordinary integrity, self- - lessness and dedication. Across the spectrum of operations, whether standing guard for deterrence, conducting joint combat operations, ful- filling our global expeditionary commitments, or defending the homeland, our Air Force has answered its nation's call. However, we cannot rest on our past successes. We must renew our commitment to adapt our current systems, modernize our force, and transform our air and space strategy to the challenges of this new era. At the dawn of the 21st century, the importance of air and space dominance to the joint warfighter is clear. We owe much to the legends of air-pow- er whose determination and vision resulted in an independent Air Force. Today we celebrate our heritage and look forward to a bright future thanks to airmen across the globe: active duty, civilian, Guard, Reserve, retirees, veterans and their families. Happy Birthday to the world's premier air and space force, the U.S. Air Force! 'I |