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Show Hilltop Times SeptTibr 19, 2002 HillAFB Oct. 10 fiesta weather outlook will honor 5-d- ay www.airfield-ops- Hispanic heritage . hill.af.miloswweaiher by Barbara Garcia Hispanic Heritage committee A fiesta featuring live music, folk dancers and popular food will commemorate the Hispanic Heritage Observance Month L at Hill AFB. The fiesta will be Oct. 10 in Centennial Park from 11 a.m.-- 1 p.m. 73' High 53 I Low Partly cloudy Photo by Rhonda Elmori and Beth Young Matter Sgt. Terrene 0) Dammer, above, performs Taps on his bugle at last week's Sept. 11 retreat as assembied airmen salute the flag. Command Chief Master Sgt. Deborah Brian directed the retreat as 2nd Lt Erie Bait, 2nd LL James Okillca and Airman 1 st Class j IIIMII IH II yO 1 I J - IKK PVjriW 5 Nejah Vlckers, Honor Guard members, fold the flag. Retreat recalls 76 High 55 Low Mostly sunny by Rhonda Elmore 75th Air Base Wing More than senior noncommissioned officers participated when Hill AFB paid tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a special flag retreat ceremony. The volunteers from Ogden ALC, the 75th Air Base Wing, 419th Fighter Wing and 388th Fighter Wing gathered Sept. 11 in front of Bldg. 180 for the 5 p.m. ceremony to honor those who gave their lives during the terrorist attack. No speeches were given and no VIPs 70 78 High 55' Low Clear miwuiji.jiiuiju iiBlltfi !5SSyy 1 were invited; only quiet reverence to remember the victims and heroes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the passengers of Flight 93 whojjrevented the terrorists from completing their mission, crashing into a field in Shanksville, PA. Rain drizzled while the Honor Guard raised and then lowered the flag from the flag during "The Star Spangled Banner." Senior NCOs stood at attention; the half-staf- f, salute Honor Guard folded the flag. A was followed by the haunting melody of Taps," reminding those present of lives 21-gu- 77 High 54' Low Mostly sunny Erroneous n 9-1- 1 gone forever. Master Sgt. Mark Hanrion of the 75th Security Forces Squadron, and the Hill Top Three organization arranged the program. The retreat ceremony serves a twofold purpose," Hanrion explained. "It signals the end of the official duty day and serves as a ceremony for paying respect to the U.S. flag. The flag is a reflection of every battle fought for human liberty, whether large or small, throughout the history of the United States for over 200 years. "It is to honor those citizens who gave their lives for our country and those who have served and are still serving to keep America safe, a living symbol of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights," he said. "Created in freedom, our country 'land of the free and the home of the brave' thtflag of the United States of America, will proudly wave high as a silent sentinel of freedom an ever to be known as 'Old Glory.'" J Hanrion said that when the call went out for volunteers for the retreat, he was hoping for 64 senior NCOs, but was surprised at the amount that did volunteer. "We had to expand the formation to accommodate all of the people who wanted to be in this retreat," he said. causes e-m- ail Low Mostly sunny 11 promotion at any of our local Quizno's Sub stores," Archibald said in a letter to the Hilltop Times. "Quizno's is a group of franchise purchased stores that operate under correct to of the owner Jed Archibald, According porate policies. So even though the stores Quizno's franchises in Layton, Roy and Riverdale, operate under their franchise owners' direcan unauthorized distributed on base tion, the corporate offices organize the propromised free sandwiches, chips and a drink motions." to military personnel on Sept. 11. Several milThe restaurant does offer a discount to military showed up for the offer only to find that' itary daily, Archibald said. the promotion, organized by the restaurant's "Quizno's is deeply appreciative and proud of our military and because of this have offered corporate offices, was to honor only firefighta 10 percent discount on all purchases at our ers, police officers and emergency medical technicians with the free meals on that day. Layton, Riverdale and Roy stores for quite "We want to extend our apologies to any milsome time now," the letter said. "This is not an itary personnel that were offended by the Sept. offer available to any other service group." Depot strategy focuses on efficiency from page 1 we were doing this or not, he'd pay the same price." This increase will bring investment in the depots up to the industry average of approximately 6 percent of revenue, allowing the depots to keep pace with technological advances and replace aging facilities and equipment The depots had not been provided adequate investment capital during much of the 90s and Air Force officials are now trying to get to the point it should have been, Gibbs said. "We said we should be investing at the same level that industry is. The Air Force has been investing a little less than 3 percent of its equivalent in sales," he said. "To get it up to six percent we needed about another $150 million a year." Under the strategy, workload for the Air For ce's at Robins AFB, Ga.;Tinker AFB, three depots will include core Okla.; and Hill AFB, Utah, s workload. workload and core-pluCore is work that must be maintained in Air Force depots to meet readiness and sustain- - ability requirements of contingency scenarios. s is additional workload needed to make the depots more efficient and effective. s AFMC experts said work is assigned to depots using a "best value" analysis in comparison to private sources of repair. Core-plu- s also includes capabilities that industry cannot provide because the work is old, and unprofitable. By incorporating enterprise management the depot strategy provides a way for the Air Force to manage depots as corporate assets consistent with the needs of the enterprise as a whole. Enterprise management integrates depot planning into the Air Force strategic planning and programming process and provides an inteCore-plu- core-plu- low-volu- grated approach for maintaining the Air Force depot infrastructure, equipment and workforce over the long term. This broader perspective helps promote greater commonality across weapon systems, introduce advanced technology into the depot repair processes, and reduce life cycle costs. The strategy also calls for increased partnering with industry to use the capabilities of both the public and private sectors to take advantage of what each does best. This approach, when well planned and properly leveraged, offers the Air Force improved lifetime performance and sustainment, according to strategy 75th WMMM, Bldg 1257, Ext Hope Juan Gutierrez, LGMHLH6, LGS, Bldg. 849, Ext LeRoy Martinez, MANGSE, Bldg. Bldg. 1207, Ext. Carlos Romero, WMMM, Ext. 238, Ext. and Christina Romero, Nadine Rendon, MAMBC, Ext LMCO, Bldg 1258, Ext. Anyone interested in volunteering to be on the fiesta committee is encouraged to participate by contacting Austill at or Garcia at Ext. Ext. Gallegos at Kathy Martinez at Ext. Cantu-Sanche- ITT sponsoring volkssport walk. Oktoberfest evjsnts A volkssport walk and Oktoberfest will be held Oct. 5 on base, sponsored by Information, Tickets and Travel. The activity begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. in the parking lot next to Club Hill, Bldg. 450, and the Thornton Com; munity Center, Bldg. 460. Water and restrooms are available along the route, which winds its way around the base. According to the American Volkssport Association's Web site, www.ava.org, "Volkssport" refers to "people's" sports that include walking, swimming, skiing, swimming, Walking biking and occassionaly events are commonly called a volksmarch or volkswalk, based on the original German word, "volkswanderung."; and 10K 6.2 miles Participation in the 5K 3.1 miles events is free, and the public is invited to participate. Registration forms are available in advance from nT, Bldg. 460, or can be filled out the day of the walk. Participants who don't have a base ID, must and check-i- n at either the South Gate or the West Gate visitors centers. Registration forms can be taken to the ITT office or mailed to 75 SPTGSVRET, 5731 E Avenue, Bldg for more 460, Hill AFB, UT 84056. Call ITT at Ext. er details. The event isn't sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association and no medals will be presented. Participants will receive a "Gadabout Club" stamp and a commemoraWe Remember" pin. tive ; The Oktoberfest, held after the Volkssport, includes German food, beverages, a petting zoo and "bouncy toys." For more details about the Oktoberfest, call Club Hill at Ext. ; during the next 6 months for all major acquisitions. "The direction the Air Force is headed is to partner with industry to provide the best most reliable service at the cheapest cost, and we need both the depots and industry to be able to do that more effectively from a financial point of view," Gibbs said. "We want to minimize the duplication and redundancies, so the straty egy we're following is to encourage more partnerships." The strategy also incorporates the ongoing Depot Maintenance Reengineering and Transformation effort. This has already resulted in a single organization being created at each air logistics center, focused solely on depot-leve- l maintenance. The new organization's goal is efficient, effecy depot-levtive, maintenance, AFMC depot experts said. It provides clear alignment of accountability, responsibility and authority. DMRT covers eight areas including organization structure, which led to the depot maintenance reorganization. Other areas include 24-3- depot-industr- el g. pre-regist- experts. The depot strategy involves taking steps to implement partnering agreements earlier in the planning for new systems and equipment. The objective is to plan for these agreements high-qualit- z, snow-shoein- g, restaurant misunderstanding 53' faji-ta- s, roller-skatin- A local restaurant's plan to honor local law enforcement and emergency workers resulted in a misunderstanding Sept 11, due to an incor- 76" High of day at the "Our goal is to provide a more family-typ- e a of entertainment," said the park while enjoying variety Master Sgt. Luis Pena and Tech. Sgt. event Patti Austill. "Wre hope many of the attendees will bring their families and enjoy a great day at the park." Hispanic Heritage Observance Month began on Sept. 16 and continues through Oct 15. This year's theme is "Hispanic Americans: Strength in Unity, Faith and Diversity." Fiesta entertainment includes a live band, folk dancers, and singers. El Grupo Felicidad Band is an experienced and talented musical group who delivers the best in a variety of music. They play country and western, golden oldies, pop and TejanoHispanic music. The band members are Nick Salazar, Roy Lopez, Nick Salazar Jr., Anthony Valdez and Ross Salazar and featuring Elaine Vigil. The singers and dancers are from Salt Lake City. A combination plate with a choice of chicken or beef rice, beans, tortillas, chips, salsa and a soft drink is available for $6. In addition, a drawing for door prizes will help raise funds for the scholarship program. Tickets are now available from Master Sgt. Luis Pena, Barbara Garcia, LGOO, Bldg. YPLA, Bldg 1224, Ext Tech. Patti Ext Austill, YPLA, Bldg. 1224, 1234, Sgt. Ext. LHJPA, Bldg. 1239, Ext. Kathy Martinez, Staff Sgt. Vence Hill, 75th ABWME, Bldg. 546, Ext George Gallegos, MADW, Bldg. 265, Ext. Maria Mary Quintana, MAMDR, Bldg. 1256, Ext. Ramona McCubbin, Diaz, MAMBF, Bldg. 225, Ext. workload and production, financial manage ment workforce, material support infrastructure, information technology and metrics. "Retaining the depots is not just an AFMC issue, it's an Air Force issue," Lyles said. "The strategy gives us a cohesive approach with at all levels. buy-i- n ;: "It offers a fundamental change on both indus trial and business processes. The master plan postures the Air Force depots to support new weapon system technologies, as well as aging systems." According to Gibbs, depot experts have already begun implementing some practice changes. "It's complementary to what we have in the strategy and in the master plan," Gibbs said. "So, we're already beginning to see some of the benefits of those activities." When asked what differences the operational commands will see 10 years from now, Gibbs said, "They'll say, '10 years ago when we used to send these things in, we'd get them back 270 days later. Now, we get them back in 140 days and have less squawks when we get them back. "'It's really a pleasure to do business with these guys now. We can rely on them, they give us a quality product on the date they said we were going to get it" Gibbs said. "If they can say that, then we will have achieved a primary goal." I |