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Show 2 September 23, 1999 rvic comTinfs sou ghtat own Hall meeting Customers and users of base facilities and activities can express their opinions about service during an Oct. 4 Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the 75th Services Division. Representatives from AAFES, the Commissary, Family Support Center, Civil Engineering, the 75th Medical Group and the 75th Services Division will be available to discuss issues during the meeting, which begins at 5 p.m. in the Officers' Club Heritage Room, Bldg. 150. Light refreshments will be served and door prize drawings will be held. "A Services Division representative will discuss some of the main issues on base, such as the renovation of the Youth Activities Center," said Ray Parr, from the programs. While each organization obtains feedback from customers, the Town Hall meeting allows customers to directly talk with organization representatives. Previous Town Hall Meetings, held in March and May, discussed the Officers' Club, Enlisted Club, Equestrian Club, Golf Course, Rod & Gun Club, Bowling Center, Skills Development Center, Outdoor Recreation, the Fam Camp, Child Development Center, Youth Center, the Resource, Recovery, and Recycling Program and Base Restaurants. Discussions included facility renovations and timely club information. For more details, call the Services Division administrative office at Ext. Services Division marketing and publicity office, "then open the forum up to questions and comments. While each Services activity has an active customer feedback program, the Town Hall Meetings take a proactive approach, which benefits both customer and Services facility. This direct feedback to management identifies customer expectation levels, and enhances all program areas. "In the past, these meetings have helped us know the issues that concern our customers. If the issue cannot be resolved immediately, we open an ongoing dialogue to see what can be worked out." Those attending can express their concerns, recommend changes and provide suggestions for future 'Wonder Woman' featured on program Volksmarchers .1 by Mary Galbraith 41 Hilltop Times 'fr Wonder Woman is making appearances in front of local school and community groups as one of the characters in the His- panic Heritage Outreach Committee pro gram;' The committee will (mjwmw5Mj;w;w: continue performances through the middle of October using a message that encourages j i 1 staff t : "w. Photo by Steven R. Ford Participants in Saturday's Outdoor Recreation Center sponsored Volksmarch cross Sixth Street heading toward the second checkpoint on their 10K, just outside the Youth Activities Center. More than 40 people participated in the event, many of whom had become involved with such events while stationed in Germany. Hilltop Times staff Pilots who've flown the fastest and highest flying aircraft in the world will discuss the SR-7-1 the Hill Aerospace Museum Saturday. The pilot, crew and engineer briefings will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the museum classrooms. For more information call Ext For almost a quarter century during the Cold War era the SR-7-1 "Blackbird" was used to gather photographic detail during supersonic flights. Lockheed produced 32 of the aircraft that were capable of cruisand reaching a surface ing at Mach ceiling over 85,000 feet. Eldon Heslop, of St George, worked as a Lockheed engineer until he retired in 1975 and said working with the SR-7-1 was the pride and joy of his career. The project was kept so secret while Heslop was working with the aircraft, he traveled under an assumed identity and took several other precautions. "If we saw one of the fellows from the project at the grocery store they didn't know us and we didn't know them," said 3-3- .2 Heslop. "I guess everything has been uncovered as far as secrecy with the Skunk Works. I was with the project for five years and Hill AFB 5--i day weather outlook the secret base and I did go overseas with it on a couple of occasions." Retired Air Force Col. James Sullivan set the world speed record between New York and London in the SR-7He celebrated the flight's 25th anniversary on Sept. 1 of this year. Sullivan said when he set the record he was 16 miles off the ground so he didn't really get the sensation of speed but he never let his guard down. 1. 'You never relaxftying the airplane because you don't have time to make a correction because you're traveling so fast," said Sullivan "I encourage everyone to come out and see and hear about the only airplane in the world that can cruise at Mach 3. If s the fastest airplane in the world today. There has not been an airplane developed that can fly as fast...it's still leading edge technology. Alot of things they did to build that airplane were one of a kind." Retired Air Force Col. Jack Layton was one of the first pilots to fly the SR-7-1 and if s predecessors. On one training run in a YF-1- 2 (the a fuel line broke and he was forced to eject after the plane caughtfire. He was being taped with a lens and will bring the video to share with the audience. Layton said the plane is a difficult target "You're cruising along faster than a bullet and you're a very hard target to hit" pre-SR-1- 7) tele-pho- to Today it! n Friday LIIS- S- - w ::::::::::..:".: r'i dark hair and light eyes." children to stay in school and avoid drug and gang Blackbird pilots speaking Saturday was at by Mary Galbraith was Hispanic until it was suggested she portray her. "Her mom was Hispanic and her father was English and my mom is Hispanic and my father is half Hispanic and half Irish, A lot of people don't know that she's His-panic and a lot of people wonder some times if I'm Hispanic," she said. "We have a lot of the same physical attributes in common. We're both Hispanic, tall and have McCubbin uses her violence. Abase presentation will be held Oct 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Base Theater. The J. program also highlights Marian Carey, Cesar Chavez and Alehour-lon- g choreography skills from more than a decade of dance lessons to incorporate the famous "Won-de- r Woman" twirl and :'. other moves into her segment of the outreach program. She's received several compliments on jandro Fernandez. Angel McCubbin stars as Lynda Cordoba Carter (aka Wonder Woman) . McCubbin got involved her performance and her "Wonder Woman" similarities. McCubbin hopes the performance get the kids watching with the committee through her boyfriend who's also portraying a character. "This is my first year doing the outreach program and if s really neat excited about school and encourages them 1 to avoid drug and gang violence while she portrays apositive Hispanic role model. and I enjoy it," said Carter got her start McCubbin who's been performing in a pizza ahitwithboth children parlor, moving up in the and adults during peracting world as she formances. attended school focusAngel McCubbin McCubbin also has ing on acting classes. In as Lynda Carter acting aspirations and addition to the "Wonder was inspired by Carter's "Wonder Woman" Woman" series that ran for three years, Carter starred in TV specials and movies. 1 picked Carterbecauselused to watch McCubbin said one of Carter's her when I was little and would pretend I accomplishments was her portrayalgreatest of Rita was Wonder Woman . My parents even Hayworth, another famous Hispanic actress, boughtme an outfitwhenl was Me... She Carterfound several similarities between was a strong-heade- d woman. She was a Hayworth and herself and received the mentor to me and apositive role model," Hispanic Woman of the Yearawardin 1993 said McCubbin who did not know Carter for her portrayal. Saturday Sunday Monday '' I - 74Q High 73Q High 51 9 Low 51 Partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon nnw.airfield-ops.hill.af.milosou7eath- er Low Partly to mostly cloudy with isolated afternoon 80s High 76g High 50g Low U X i 53Q Low 73e High 51 9 Low Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with afternoon ' Partly cloudy . ; . thunderstorms Heicdrded weather info 777-264- 3 i |