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Show Toft QjJ Hilltop B INSIDE: Hill AFB, Utah 84056-582- 4 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.pahill.af.mil Vol. 59 No. 2, January 16, 2003 B Martin Luther King observance lives' still 'dream how details Speaker Hilltop Times staff risvi chief arrives Page 2 OSI rcsrcltto zssnts Page 2 Drunk drlv!"3 solLtlcns Page 3 Prcrrca rcwcrds vsn.csr p:: Page 4 . Page 5 Approximately 350 members of the Hill community gathered Tuesday at the Base Chapel to celebrate the legacy and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaking to the group was the Rev. Samuel Kyles, who was an instrumental participant in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in America. A friend to Dr. King, Kyles has been an active pastor at the Monumental Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., since 1959. "I want to share with you the power of a dream. We all have " i ,i is. r A JLi ft 1 dreams. Some we have realized, some we have not But if s our dream; your dream and my dream and no one can take that away from you. The dreamers are the ones who make the world go round," Kyles said. "But watch out for the dream busters, they don't have dreams so they'll try to bust your dreams. The dreamers make the world interesting, challenging. They're not always accepted, but may I tell you that Dr. King's dream was foreign to people. "He was dreaming the dream at a time when he couldn't take his children to an amusement park in Atlanta. He was dreaming the dream when he couldn't stay in a motel, or go to the opera, or use the library, or sit at the front of the bus. He was dreaming the dream when it was foreign to those around him. Yet he had the audacity to hold on to his dream. He held so tight that now young people all over the world have committed his 'I Have a Dream' speech to memory." Born in the south, Kyles was raised in Chicago. As the civil rights movement began he moved to Memphis to take part, never once thinking how much of a part of it he would become. "When I got to Memphis everything was segregated from the cradle to the grave," Kyles said. "I never could understand why dead people should be able cemeteries had to be segregated to get along." As events began to unfold, the South was forced to desegre- gate, but integrating institutions didn't mean people changed. As schools integrated mobs protested, shouting obscenities and threatening violence. Within this maelstrom children were taken to schools, escorted by armed guards who were not always empa-theti-c to the changes occurring around them. "My oldest daughter at five years old was one of 13 children to integrate Memphis public schools. The morning of integration two police officers came to escort her. I went to school with my daughter for two to three months with police protection, not because she didn't want to hurt the teachshe wanted to cause damage the students other ers or just so she could get an education," said. to "When we Kyles got the school that morning with police school surrounded to protect us from the howlthe was protection, no was but there mob, howling mob. When I got out of the ing car and was introduced to the policeman in charge, I put my hand out to shake his hand, he looked at my hand as if I had leprosy. He was there to protect my daughter and he wouldn't even shake See J rt i 1 by Gary Boyle . .""s'-- 4'"' 9 . ' f i 0 h r. S3 2lJ1 Photos by Gary Boyle witness to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Samuel Kyles, who was with the civil rights leader in his last hour of life, spoke before an assembled group at the Base Chapel and then answered questions about his involvement in the civil rights movement and its legacy after a luncheon at Club Hill. A 1 o Q. Dream, page 2 Program offers civilian workers free counseling ? Air Force Materiel Command has partnered with Federal Occupational Health to provide DoD civilian employees with counseling services. The Employee Assistance Program offers e licensed counselors and help with difficult personal issues that include, but are not limited to emotional, family and relationship, financial and legal problems. Hill's counselor is Mickey Williams, a licensed marriage and family therapist who has practiced in the Ogden area for more than 12 years. He does individual, marital and family counseling. Appointments are made by calling (800) for the or (888) paired around the clock, anytime, including weekends and holidays. Immediate assistance is also available. Employment Assistance Program services no-co- Ammo i3vns one-on-on- CLSS Page 7 Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Lohr crews view damage to a Piper Seneca aircraft after an emergency landing. The two pilots, flying from Woods Cross Sky Park airport, hit power lines due to dense fog and found a safe place to land at Hill after losing their front landing gear. Hill Recognizing exceptional family members Page 9 Hill helps damaged plane by MaJ. Shawn Mecham Director, Public Affairs Two local pilots, flying a Piper Seneca aircraft, made an emergency landing on the Hill AFB runway Jan. 8 and walked away safely from a dangerous situation. The pilots, based out of Woods Cross Sky Park airport, hit power lines due to dense fog in the Bountiful area and were directed by the Federal Aviation Administration in Salt Lake City to divert to Hill AFB. "It was a textbook operation," said Lt Col. David Lucia, 75th Operations Support Squadron commander. "The aircraft was initially vectored to Ogden's airport but because Hill AFB has the necessary emergency equipment ready and available, our control tower worked its magic with the FAA and the plane diverted here." e The small plane lost its front landing gear when it hit the power lines and had to make an emergency landing at approximately 8:55 p.m. The control tower helped the pilots on approach while simutaneously coordinating with base operations, fire two-engin- (Coming soon) ropv st department, security forces, transient alert and the command post to prepare for this emergency landing, according to the OSS commander. Tech. Sgt Robert Cox, Staff Sgt Paul King and Airman 1st Class Krystal Tussing performed an outstanding job in the control tower. They took control of the situation and vectored the pilots in on their final approach and landing," Lucia said. The pilots did a fine job landing the damaged aircraft and maintaining the aircraft on the center of the runway. The pilots were then given the Hill 'red car pet treatment by airfield manager, Brian Watson; Chris Green and Steven Ames in base ops, Transient Alert's Ken Grandbouche and Rick Sukalski and the fire department and security forces were all to respond if the situation got ugly." When the control tower received notification from the pilots that they were in an emergency situation, the control tower closed Hill's runway to all arriving and departing aircraft, according to Col. Seb Romano, 75th Air Base Wing commander. Six from the 388th Fighter Wing were diverted to Salt I.ake City and Ogden Airports. The runway was closed until 11 p.m. "If s standard procedure in an emergency situation to divert all arriving aircraft to the nearest airports," Romano said. The runway was closed for approximately 2 12 hours while we coordinated with the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board. There was miraculously very minimal damage to the runway and due to the late hour, the diverted aircraft stayed the night at the Ogden and Salt Lake airports, and proceeded home the next day." The NTSB and FAA immediately initiated an investigation to the cause of the incident. The aircraft did sustain structural damage during the emergency landing and the FAA later determined that the aircraft couldn't be flown off the base. The aircraft was removed from the runway and crews dismantled it so it could be transported by truck for repairs. "Everything was under control from the get go," Lucia said. There was great cooperation between all parties involved. Their quick thinking and professionalism resolved this potentially dangerous situation with confidence." on-han- d F-1- 222-036- 4 262-784- 8 hearing-im- with the Organizational Health are Center in Bldg. 1102. After Feb. 1, Employee Assistance and Organizational Health will move to Bldg. 150, the former Officers' Club. Employee Assistance services are confi- dential within the guidelines of the law and participation is voluntary for all DoD civilian employees and their family members. Manager can also call to receive an orientation of the services available or to consult with a counselor about referring an employee. The AFMC-wid- e program has an Employee Assistance Office on all the major AFMC bases. The program is arranged through Federal Occupational Health, who in turn contracts counselors through Magellan Health Services. The Employee Assistance Program is a prepaid benefit offered by DoD. The counselor may refer patients that have needs beyond the scope of the program to another resource. The employee is responsible for any fees associated with the use of additional resources outside the program. For more details, check the Federal Occupational Health Web site at www.foh.dhhs.gov, then click on "What We Do" and "Employee Assistance Program." f |