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Show mwiwm mm mm j r. 1 1"" .v ilinp.lMHM Hill AFB, Utah Vol. 54 No. 38, 84056-582- 4 September 30, 1 999 SWIM ' ( OA f'V '" Currently, Hill employs about 20,000 people military, civilians, Reservists and contractors. By the end of 2000, Roellig said he expects the total will rise to nearly 23,000 - and he by Frances Kosakowsky S4 Ogden ALC Public Affairs INSIDE: Honor Guard support increases Page .'''7 2 Advice and help were solicited from Northern Utah minority leaders and government representatives who attended a Sept. 23 luncheon at the Hill AFB Officers Club. The luncheon was hosted by Maj. Gen. Rich Roellig, Ogden Air Logistics Center comman- asked luncheon attendees for their ideas on how to hire qualified minority workers. Following the luncheon, short briefings describing the various workloads coming to Hill were given by Stan Geniusz, Plans and Programs director and Lt. Col. Andy Busch, Contract Workload director. Andy Flowers, Civilian Personnel director, described the hiring process and Air Force internal and external recruitment efforts to date. He answered questions about who can apply and what applicants can do to be better qualified. Addressing questions about minority in professional and white-colla- r ranks, Flowers said the base has an active recruitment program at predominantly black colleges for black engineers. He added that the base is creating opportunities for college students to work at Hill in coop jobs. The student goes to school a semester and works for the base for a semester so that at the end of the process, the student has experience and e a possible job. Outstanding scholars are also der, and discussion topics included new workload arrivals, New aircraft directorate starts Page 5 Cancer screening ' Saturday Page 7 the kinds of jobs available and the federal hiring process. "We are in the midst of a significant growth at Hill Air Force Base," Roellig told the audience. "Those of you who have lived in the community have probably known that for seven out of the last eight years we have had reductions in force here at Hill Air Force Base. We have actually 'pink slipped' a total of about 6,000 people over that time period." He said that Hill's situation had turned around due to the scheduled closure of two Air under-representati- Force Materiel Command logis- Pay table reform Page 8 Volunteers paint center Page 12 tics centers, additional aircraft being added to the 388th Fighter Wing, and workloads won by competition with other bidders. As a result, nearly 2,700 jobs are expected to move to Ogden ALC in the next 2 12 years. (See the chart for the kinds of job skills the base is seeking.) on full-tim- of Jobs lypes Maintenance Depot (Repair) Electrical technicians Machinist Toolmaker Electroplater Air conditioning mechanics Painters Heavy equipment mechanics Engine mechanics Pneudraulic hydraulic mechanics Work involves power systems, including engine starter systems, fuel systems, secondary power systems, drive gear boxes and gas turbine engines; vehicle repair; and shelters. re-entr- y Materiel Management Inventory managers Program managers Engineering data specialists Budget analysts Work involves space systems; Mature and Proven Aircraft, tems, software and composites. Engineers Safety specialists A-1- re-ent- ry 0 Computer specialists Contract negotiators Program management, vehicle power sys- being hired through the Air testing date has been changed Force Palace Acquire program for entry-leve- l administrative positions. The qualification requirements for this program are a 3.45 or better grade point average or have graduated in the upper 10 percent of a graduating class. For trainee-leve- l positions, a trades helper's test that will be used to rank job applicants for Hill jobs was announced. Hill officials expected 2,500 responses but were surprised when nearly e 8,000 applicants called the number. As a result, the toll-fre- because the testing center wasn't large enough to handle the large number of applicants. To streamline the hiring process, applicants can contact Hill personnel officials at the Clearfield Workforce Services Office, 1350 E. 1450 South, from noon-- 4 p.m. Tuesday-ThursdaFor information about job openings at Hill, applicants can call the hot line numor access ber at the Federal Job Opportunities y. 24-ho- ur 801-777-37- Board at Internet address www.usajobs.opm.gov. ' Annual campaign kiskoff luncheon iuesday by Maj. Gen. Richard Roellig Enlisted structure change Page 14 388th Fighter Wing Fighter Country Pages A-- C Ogden ALC Commander This century's last Combined Federal Campaign will be Oct. 12, and Tom Miner, our executive director, leads this year's campaign for the entire 12-No- v. ' state. Together with NealScheel, Hill Air Force Base's 1999 CFC Project Officer, we cordially invite you to our kickoff luncheon Tuesday at the Officers' Club. Guest speakers for the luncheon are Gary and Joy Lund-berwho host the weekly radio g, Divorce process explained Page 15 talk show "Morning Break with the Lundbergs." Gary is a former Air Force fighter pilot and together with Joy, comprise a g team of authors of books, magazine articles, and posters on family themes. They are the parents of five adopted children and 10 grandprize-winnin- Lizards defeat Dazed Page 17 Hilltop Times online www.hilltoptimes.com children. Roger Arnold, a former Ogden Air Logistics Center civilian employee and powerful singer, will also perform. Other upcoming events to benefit the CFC include a Golf Tournament here, a 5K RunWalk at Sugarhouse. Park in Salt Lake City on Oct. 23, and a Utah Grizzlies Hockey Game. Contact your unit's CFC arranged visits to a numbered boring communities the best details. I encourage you to participate in one or more events and give generously to this very worthwhile drive. This year's CFC theme is "Choose a Cause, Make a Difference." There are literally hundreds of causes to choose from as you will see when you receive this year's booklet of approved charitable organiza- seeing firsthand how our key worker for tickets and them for anyone interested jri' life has to offer. CFC is tions. Our committee has count. con-tributio- ns a sin- gular opportunity to continue this proud heritage. This week the Pregnancy Care Our goal is to give every Center of Ogden, American Red i employee an opportunity to parCross, Child Abuse Protection ticipate and, hopefully, together contribute more than half a milCenter, and Ogden Nature Cenlion dollars. We have averaged ter host some of your to show them the difference that amount during the last 10 CFC contributions make in the years with last year's $595,158 lives of some of our neighbors a near record. Let's make this year-rounyear's expression of the difSince our earliest days, we ference we make even more have shared with all of our neigh- - resounding! co-work- d. |