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Show riEUri i- S!JSJ iwm ' - L.i miriil ' O Hill AFB, Utah ! 1 January 21, 1999 Vol. 54 No. 3, 84056-582- 4 oiiedl Property shipi ping change by Steven R. Ford Hilltop Times INSIDE: Museum plans new hanger Page 2 Preferred Plus plan tested Page 5 Military Traffic Management Command, the Department of Defense branch that handles all military shipping, is studying one possible program to change the current Personal Property Shipping system. This program is being tested on an estimated 18,500 shipments originating from Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina to all points in the continental U.S., and may affect those personnel moving to Hill AFB. Page 6 Scholarships available Page 8 Per diem changes Page12 Employee compensation rules updated 14 Page f changes will be made in nearly every facet of moving procedures, from procurement of to greater member involvement and changes in s, Fighter Country Page A-- C City-bas- e r concept detailed 15 Page " est -- - - f - , t l is ! Ms M t U I The survey, conducted among movtheir feelings concerning Army junior enlisted personnel, What they indicated that several problems ing experiences. found was that the member is exist in the current relocation not receiving the best value movsystem: 29 percent of those sur was It available. veyed wouldn't use the same oriing service movtheir determination that the gin service provider again and cus22 percent of personnel would-- , ing industry's corporate tomers receive better service n't use the same destination serwith regard to pick up and deliv- -' vice provider again. 60 percent ery dates, overall customer sat- of shipments suffer some form isfaction, and loss andor damage of loss or damage, and of those, than do similar customers mov- 23 percent of the shippers file ing through the Department of claims. By comparison, just 14 Defense. percent of the moving industry's "What we really want is to get corporate customers file claims. the service level of the best cor- The survey also indicated that Chief of Staff, Quality. "The DOD is the largest moving contractor in the U.S., and we think we deserve that level of service." just 7.2 percent of shipments were delivered after the Required Date of Delivery and just 10.4 percent were delivered after the arranged time. However, MTMC said that in those cases, "good is not good enough." "The DOD customer has confirmed that the present DOD Personal Property Program is 'broken,'" MTMC wrote in their conclusions of the survey findings. With this in mind, U.S. Trans- Page 16 Warriors ready for tournament Page 18 ! by Mary Galbraith I . portation Command directed MTMC to reengineer the existing DOD Personal Property Shipping program, under which all military personnel currently relocate. The test system will be managed by a revolutionary, interactive World Wide Web page. Pick up and delivery dates and times will be scheduled on a tentative basis by the Transportation Management Offices. Then the military member and the contracting carrier will be given the freedom to arrange suitable pick up and delivery dates that may or may not correspond with those dates arranged by the TMO. The carrier will pro- vide a moving counselor at orito give the military members gin who will work with the military more hands-o- control over their members to arrange the schedown shipments," said Lynette ule as needed, as.well as eduWojciechowski, Chief of Hill's cate the members as to their Traf fi c Manageme nt Flight. 'rights and responsibilities. Enti-"The members have wanted this B See Moving page 2 "It pilot program is designed n "-' r ITT T" ally $12 (depending on the Vehicle) , combined with i safety check ifs $20. Then i 1 , ,S I' for the salute. Drive on. It's the familiar routine h.P 1 j are some restrictions - They're unable to test 199( "vehicles and 1997 or newei US vehicles. Testing is don by appointment. Call Ext for more details. The Pass and Registra tion Section, Bldg. 1219 and the South Gate Visi base personnel go through each time they enter the base providing they have a current decal. Employees with decals that have a 1998 date need to renew their base vehi- 76 cle registration. Decal expi- f ration dates can vary said one- - and ht1pvvivw.hill.af.mil f 1 Vehicle decal enforcement increased Karen Stratton, team leader for the Pass and Registration Section of the 75th Security Forces Squadron. Visit our web site! i fit-- ' r for years." Slow down to a roll Watch Suggestion vers Photos by Steven R. Ford Industrial of Operations position, Lt. Col. John Thompson, who will be taking over the vacant Deputy Commander movers Ban unioaas. Kea of American Chris as off his Long checks shipment claim filing. MTMC conducted a satisfaction survey in early 1997 to determine the U.S. military member's Hilltop Times Staff earns $10,000 I J i . m vf A 1 I f-- -f I MTMC's Deputy, Assistant Deputy 388th Fighter Wing VUU ' ri "i-- Under the pilot program, con-tract- ' . porate client," said Phyllis Broz, A flJ I Similar tests are being conducted on different systems by the Army and Navy. . Martin Luther King honored staff two-ye- ar Temporary, permits are issued. Personnel who don't have a decal will now be tick- eted. Stratton said gate guards have already started ticketing individuals who do not have their vehicle Photo by Bill Orndorff A1C Gregory Simpson, 75th Security Forces Squadron, checks decals on vehicles as they enter the West Gate. will be more personnel who live in counon base. registration registered Col. Timothy Hardy, com-mand- er of the Security Forces Squadron, said Secu- rity Forces has always required decals but because of slow gate traffic and congestion, caused in part by vehicles without decals, strictly enforced. "People have been violating the rules and were not going to continue allow-in-g them to do it," said Hardy. Car registration, proof of an, emissions test (even for ties where ifs not required) , military identification, proof of insurance and a drivers license are required for base vehicle registration. The Hill Auto Hobby Shop, Bldg. 534, provides emission testing. Testing is usu tor Center issue decals Once a decal is issued i must be placed in the toi middle part of the wind shield. "Having decals in the cen ter means they're in easj sight for the guards anc makes it very visible," saic Stratton. "Bumpers get cov ered with snow." For more information oi base decals, call the Pas; and Registration Section Ext. |