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Show Febfusfry9 Being a good neighbor by Allan Dalpias Environmental Management director Luckily, this groundwater contamination is limited to shallow ground Enviro News, is sent to over 400 recipients updating the status of restora- deeper than the contamination and are protected by a thick layer of clay. It is our responsibility to keep the public informed of results of our inves- ment of Environmental Quality to facilitate the restoration of our disposal water systems that aren't used for tion activities. Hill AFB entered into one of the first drinking water. The drinking water for the local area comes from a series agreements with the Environmental of deep wells that are significantly Protection Agency and Utah Depart- mmm tigations and proposed Allan Dalpias being actively cleaned up. Because groundwater contamination from many of these sites has spread beyond the base, we are actively involved with our neighboring communities in alleviating these problems. Just like on base, our primary concern is the health and safety of the residents affected in nearby communities. staff Of. J IF 0 'fivf lydH k'i- phy. The John L. Hennessy trophy is an award presented to the Air Force installation with the best Dining Hall program. The award is based on management effectiveness, force readiness support, food quality, employee and customer relations, resource conservation, training and safety awareness. The Hill team was selected as the number one AFMC facility and will represent the entire command in the Hennessy trophy competition. "Everybody here is excited. It's always nice to put your best foot forward," said MSgt. Al Matysiak. "The thing we're most proud of is our operational status. Financially we are outstanding." He said the team is proud to represent the command and has several people to thank for getting them to this point. "I want to make sure that all the people who do the hard work get recognized for their efforts," said Matysiak. He said support of Maj. Gen. Richard Roellig and Col. Larry Spencer has been outstanding. Steve Grandon-ico- , Dining Hall manager and especially Pat Mulstay, a former Food Service Officer, are two team members who excelled in preparing for the competition. "Without her Mulstay effort none of this would have taken place to begin with," said Matysiak. "She should get a big pat on the back for this." The dining halls focus on more than a spectacular menu. "Customer service is everything," said Matysiak. "You can serve food anywhere but without the right customer service people won't have a good dining experience." The 43rd Annual Hennessy evaluation team will be at Hill Saturday through Wednesday. Maj. Gary Handley and MSgt Efren Valdez from Services at headquarters, John Giovanni Corchiarino from the National Restaurant Association and Donald E. Mcintosh from the Inter- - V f ft jiflllill: - mm congratulates MSgt. Al Matysiak, Steve Grandonico and staff members as he presents the Col. Larry Spencer, right, AFMC Gold Plate award. national Food Service Executive Association are members of the team that will serve as base evaluators. There are two categories installations compete in. The single category consists of installations with one dining facility that serves at least three meals per day. The multiple-facilit- y category (which Hill competes with more than one primary dining in) is for bases facility. Evaluators will determine which facilities demonstrate high standards of professionalism, attitude and culinary skill. The trophy reflects dedication, pride and fel- lowship of the civilian food service industry and the Air Force in improving the Air Force way of life. The winner will be announced in March. Money won for the Gold Plate award was reinvested in equipment that included ice machines, plate heaters, a revolving pastry cabinet as well as other kitchen equipment to further improve the dinning facility on base and at the UTTR. "Air Force people building the world's most respected Air and Space Force UULJUXJU Quality Systems for America's Air Force 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. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of the Hilltop Times are sites. All restoration activities are scheduled to be in place by 2007 and will be monitored until cleanup is achieved. Interacting with each of the communities affected will continue to be our top priority. During January and February, our restoration program managers will visit each surrounding city council Additional information can be obtained and update them on the status of each investigation and cleanup. We also by calling any of our restoration prohave a Restoration Advisory Board gram managers or visiting our web made up of community representat- site, "http:137241.156.3esohindex.htm." ives, environmental interest groups, There is also an extensive information private citizens, the Environmental repository at both the Environmental Protection Agency, the Utah Depart- Management Directorate, Bldg. 5; and ment of Environmental Quality and the Layton Branch of the Davis County the Weber and Davis Health Depart- Library, 155 N. Wasatch Drive, near ments. A quarterly newsletter, the Layton High School. by Mary Galbraith After winning Air Force Materiel Command's Gold Plate competition and $50,000, the Hill and Utah Test and Training Range dining halls will compete next week in the Air Force-wid- e competition for the Hennessy Tro- actions. clean-u- p Team evaluating dining hails Hilltop Times 3 999 no s inmai task Kestnoig When you think of environmental management, you usually think of managing hazardous materials, hazardous waste, wastevater or air quality sites, or perhaps processing the paper work for environmental assessments or surveys. Although these activities are very important and must be done right, I'm going to focus on the restoration program at Hill Air Force Base. The restoration of landfills, chemical pits and other disposal sites are all a part of the restoration program. There are 84 such former disposal sites on Hill. This is no small task. Over half of the environmental budget is spent on the investigation, monitoring and clean up of these sites. Currently, 55 of these sites have been cleaned up with an additional 18 sites 1 not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or MorMedia, Inc., of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Ogden Air Logistics Center Public Affairs Office staff in Bldg. 1289, second floor. to with story ideas or comments, or send Call Ext Space, 1 each program." As the new directorate and new workload slowly move into their facilities on base, there will be new programs to manage which allow personnel the opportunity to learn different systems. There will be opportunities for lateral movement into the new directorate at different functional positions that should enhance future promotion potential. Promotion opportunities will also be available as the authorizations are transferred to the Hill AFB books around October. Parada offers the following advice for those interested in opportunities with the new directorate: Prepare a resume; make sure that your official personnel records (201 file) are updated with experience, education and official certifications; and ensure that you update your geographic availability for the career programs and central skills bank. "Start preparing for interviews as there will be many opportunities," Parada said. "We will be looking for people who have the desire to work with a wide variety of systems and learn new processes." Jo D Turner, who preceded Parada here at Hill, will be taking over the space systems division. Turner was involved in similar duties while at Peterson AFB, Colo. "The new radar site on the east side of the base is one of our interior test facilities," Turner said, "and we break ground for a second one not a thousand feet from the first Those two sites will be associated with our workload. Hie one that's up there now supports the atmospheric early warning system. The other one will support the ground theater air control system. Since the equipment is peculiar to each weapon system, we needed both sites to accomplish our goals. The first one goes online this summer." The directorate will eventually be housed in four buildings, 1206, 1207, 1228 and 1239. Building 1239 is under- going renovations to remove asbestos and reinstall cubicles and conference rooms, and buildings 1206, 1207 and 1228 are occupied with contractors supporting the missile directorate. "It's a small cadre of folks pulling together to accomplish the end goal," Parada said, "and I think that everybody will have to understand that its going to be challenging and they're going to have to step up. And I think they will. I haven't seen anybody here yet who has a negative attitude. I think its really going to work out well." Ultimately, the directorate will comprise 400 assorted positions and manage an annual budget over $1 billion. . Global Power and Reach for America. Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Maj. Gen. Rich Roellig Maj. J. Robert Ballew Bill Orndorff Mary Galbraith, Deadlines: Steven Ford Commander, Director, Public Affairs Office Editor Staff writers OO-AL- C Editorial and "Around the Hill" items, 3 p.m. Thursday, seven days before publication; sports articles, 9 a.m. Monday, week of publication; classified ads, 2 p.m. Tuesday, week of publication. For more information, call the editor, Ext. Unless otherwise indicated, all photos are U.S. Air Force photos. TO PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT, CALL from page 625-430- 0 |