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Show Supplement to the Hilltop Times 419th Fighter Wing Mission: To Fly, Fight and Win! Hill AFB, Utah 84056-541- 0 Volume 16 Number 1, January 27, 2000 n Special delivery Newsline; t - 3 White House Fellowship Program t VVing those All U. S. Citizens-(excepfederally to are civilians) employed eligible apply for the White House Fellowship Program. There are no restrictions for age, sex, race, grade, or physical requirements. This program seeks to draw exceptionally promising people from throughout the nation, providing them firsthand experience in the process of governing our nation. Annually, 11 to 19 U. S. citizens are for 1 year as selected to work full-tispecial assistants to senior executives in cabinet-levagencies or in the executive office of the president. Military personnel are encouraged to apply as this program does enhance executive development. Contact the 419th MPF customer service 3 for more information. office at gives to need in Master Sgt. Brian Garrett, 466th Fighter Squadron, donates groceries on behalf of the wing to Ms. Sally of Willard Family in Connection Layton. The agency is one of several non-prof- it organizations in the local area who received food, clothes and toys from members of the 419th Fighter Wing over the holidays. el 777-002- Dental care Prevention and periodic exams are the best defense to maintain a deployable force. The militaiy provides periodic dental exams as part of your physical. Proper brushing and flossing are activities you can do to maintain your dental health and sparkling smile. During recent deployments, some 419th Fighter Wing members reported dental problems and expected them to be resolved by the deployed unit. Current directives will not allow reserve members to deploy with unresolved dental conditions. Dental care is an individual responsibility for all reserve members. For information on dental insurance for reservists, call Vehicle registration decals As a courtesy for reservists, the base has allowed the 419th Security Forces Squadron, building 513 to issue base registration decals for vehicles. The following information must be provided: - Current vehicle registration - Proof of insurance' - Current Reserve Military ID - Current decal number on the vehicle to be registered if just getting the year sticker. For more information call the 419th SFS, at 777-258- 5. Photo by CapL James R. Wilson New year brings in new commander for 419th Maintenance Squadron : by A1C Nicholas Ferre 419th FW Public Affairs Office ge q A familiar face took the reins of the 419th Maintenance Squadron d ceremony January 8, 2000 in the main hangar. wings Major Lynne Hull succeeds Lt. Col. Stephen Hepburn, who retired after 32 years of military service. Colonel Hepburn plans to remain in the local area. Major Hull comes from the 466th Fighter Squadron Maintenance Unit. There she has been a part of what she calls a large extended family for the past six years. Members of the maintenance squadron should not expect sweeping changes with the result of the change in leadership however. According to Major Hull good leaders allow members of their teams to do their jobs. I will never tell the maintenance crews how to do their jobs. They are the experts in their field and do not need another mother in an watching over them, said Major Hull. those under Although Major Hull does not intend to micro-manaher command, she does however expect them to do their job and never lose sight of their mission. I expect maintenance members to always remember that our mission is the airplanes whether we own them or not they should still be our main focus, said Major Hull. While eager to establish herself within the maintenance squadron, she also acknowledges her appreciation for the countless sacrifices of those she leaves behind. The men and women of the FSM have allowed me to be the trainee, mother hen and friend. I cant tell you how much I have learned and been shaped by the men and women who get out there on the pointy end of the spear and do what needs to be done to get those planes and pilots off the ground, back down safely and ready for another go at it, said Major Hull. assumption-of-comman- See COMMANDER, Page C Landmark reform to address inequity in Air Force pay table by Capt. James to the proposed 4.8 percent R. Wilson 419th FW Public Affairs Office s one-tim- concerning the equity of pay tables. To fully appreciate the value of pay table reform, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael E. Ryan said you have to look e modification to the pay table. a at it for what it is have to look at it for e what it is ... a modification tothe pay: table. You one-tim- ' ; -- Gen. Michael E. Ryan, Force Chief of Staff 7-- Air one-tim- adjustments rd pay raise all military members received Jan. 1 . rs of the enlisted Ultimately, more than force and half of the officer corps will see some level of pay increase under the reform. General Ryan said although not everyone will see an immediate pay increase July 1, the career earnings of all Air Force members wilL increase as a result of the pay table reform: He emphasized a key consideration was to ensure no one, three-quarte- A proposal to update military pay tables for the first time in more than 50 years could put more money in the pockets of military members if approved by the President. The change is the result of a Pay Table Reform which will increase pay for 82 percent of the enlisted force and. 57 percent of the officers. The reform is not intended as an. e fb to longstanding-problemannual pay raise, but rather a The across-the-boa- are the outcome of years of comprehensive analysis of the current pay table, which had been essentially unchanged since 1949. If adopted, the changes will go into effect throughout the Department of Defense July 1 . According to Air Force Personnel Center officials, the. reform was a result of a growing concern over whether the current pay table provided an adequate framework to attract and retain servicemembers through the 990s and beyond.-'- . The current proposal attempts to make pay increases for promotions more meaningful than corresponding increases based on an individuals longevity. At the same time, it also seeks to provide uniform and consistent longevity raises. Consequently, pay table reform targets specific pay grades with varying percentage of pay increases to overcome the gap between promotion and longevity. This increase is in addition 1 in any branch of service, lost money due to the reform- - . The combined 4.8 percent pay raise and pay table reform generate an average pay increase of 6.21 percent for enlisted members and 6.17 percent for officers, said General Ryan. At the same time, its important for members to look beyond their current pay cell and look at the increased earnings they will realize in future pay cells throughout their career and into retirement. Congress has pledged to fund future raises that will gradually narrow the pay gap between military and private-sectwages. Best estimates are that pay raises will be in the neighborhood of 4.4 percent annually or through 2006. of the Department Unless otherwise indicated, all photos are U.S. Air Force photos. Advertisements contained herein do not constitute an endorsement by the Department Defense, user or patron. of the Air Force or Hill AFB, Utah. 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