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Show Hilltop!!. August 10, 2000 'Blue' performance Friday If You Believe is the theme for the annual Tops in Blue variety show, being Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the School auditorium. Roy High said Edwards. This message is underd stood throughout the world, less of language or culture. This years team of 35 active duty military mem- bers is indeed a reflection of the best of the best. regard-performe- show features The free tile best in Air Force tal-egathered from bases worldwide. The auditorium is located at 2150 90-minu- te nt W. 4800 South in Roy. Continuing the dition of worldwide amba- ssadors, this group of talented young Air Force 'UJnE Tops In Blue 2000 will feature a variety of musical styles ranging from big band to pop, country to rhythm and blues, and contemporary Latin to nostalgic rock and roll. One of this years highlights will include music from popular animated movies. According to Tom Edwards, the shows producer and director of Air Force Entertainment, this show, through the power of music, is sure to promote the importance of believing in ones self throughout life. Music is the universal language, which transcends all generations, tra- members displays the pride, patriotism, and 1 dedication felt by all Air Force personnel around the world. The 2000 Tops In Blue schedule includes 132 performances in 20 countries around the world. Their official web site is at www-p- . afsv.af.mil and provides information about the 2000 schedule and how to join the team. Tops in Blue 2000 is sponsored by Government AT&T, Landstar-Range- r USPA&IRA. and Transportation Inc., For more information, contact the 75th Services Division Marketing Office at Ext. Fsirefiralroirs Services briefings offered on base this week Aug. 17 by Ned Champagne Chief, Civilian Personnel Division Hill AFB. The new service is possible through a computerized system that uses a call center at AFPC, the Internet and benefits counselors to assist cus- tomers. Services for Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance will transfer to the new system. In preparation for this transition, a PALACE Compass Benefits and Entitlements Service Team BEST is conducting information briefings on base through Aug. 17. Briefing dates, locations and times are: Today Bldg. 1289, PK Conference Room, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; Bldg. 100, 8 a.m., 10 a.m.; Bldg. 225, George Lepas Conference Room, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. Friday Bldg. 9, 7:30 a.m. Monday Bldg. 225, 8 a.m., 10 1 4 a.m., p.m., p.m.; Bldg. 265 conference room, 8 a.m., 10 a.m.; Bldg. 1515, Bingham Conference Room, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Tuesday Bldg. 849, Jack Price Conference Room, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; Bldg. 1289, PK Conference Room, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Wednesday Bldg. 507 confer- ence room, 8 a.m.; Bldg. 503 conference room, 10 a.m.; Bldg. 238, noon, 2 p.m.; Base Theater, Bldg. 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 441, . . M r i 1 .01.1 HiIh AFB p.m. 1 5-d- ay 939 High 62s Low Scattered afternoonevening thunderstorms Bldg. 100, Lofgreen Conference Room, 8 a.m., 10 a.m.; Base Theater, Bldg. 441, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. A video is available for those unable to attend a briefing. It is important . Starting Sunday, the Air Force Personnel Center will begin providing limited benefits and entitlements services for civilian employees at that each employee have the oppor- brieftunity to attend the one-hoor view the video. Employees ing should ask their supervisors which briefing is appropriate for them or if their supervisor plans to show the ur video. The briefings explain How the sys tem works. Basically;1 the change will result in employees being more in managing their own benself-sufficie- Tops In Blue 2000 cast members include, from left, Senior Airman Marlon Pharr, Charleston AFB, S.C.; Senior Airman April Frailing, Barksdale AFB, La.; 2nd Lt. Sarah Cantrell, Barksdale AFB; and Staff SgL James Dill, Moody AFB, Ga. The touring production will be performed Friday in the Roy High School auditorium. nt efits and entitlements. Employees will be able to transact business using a toll free phone number or by personal computer via the Internet. And, they can do so from the office or their homes. Security measures allow employees to access their accounts using their social security number and a personal identification number. The system is fast, accurate, efficient and menu driven. If the automated information is insufficient, employees can call benefits counselors at AFPC. The benefits and entitlements service applies only to TSP, FEHB and FEGLI. All other civilian service, ROBINS AFB, Ga. (AFPN) While some Air Force reservists engaged in an aerial bombing campaign in California, others transported troops and equipment to Idaho for the war against wildfires raging in the western United States. Air Force Reserve Command Starlifters from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, C-1- 41 n Calif., and 445th Airlift Wing, AFB, Ohio, joined forces 5 two active-dut- y with Aug. from the 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Wash., to shuttle firefighters and equipWright-Patterso- C-14- 1s ment to Idaho Falls, Idaho. The military and civilian firefighters and their equipment were then bused to Clear Creek, Idaho, about four hours away. Our job is easy, said Lt. Col. Steve Bastian, pilot after returning to C-1- 41 Aug. 6. Wright-Patterso- n My hats off to the firefighters on the line. Theyre doing the work. Reserve officials at Robins said theyve been asked to come up with five more to airlift 600 soldiers Aug. 13 from Fort Hood, Texas, to Missoula International Airport, Mont. Two Reserve Hercules aircraft from the 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, C-14- 1s C-1- 30 Colo., and two Air National Guard retardant as of Aug. Two other ANG units AW, the 145th Charlotte, N.C., and the 153rd Cheyenne, Wyo. operating out of Hill AFB, Utah are also flying MAFFS missions over the wildfires. (Courtesy of AFRC News Service) AW, Airmen Against Drinking and Driving . l . weather outlook 95Q High 679 Low Chance of afternoonevening mountain thunderstorms 5. Initially, their efforts focused on the PlaskettTwo fire on Californias central coast, then on the larger Manter fire. After making headway against the Manter fire, which is burning 120 miles north of Los Angeles and has blackened more than 70,000 acres, the flying fire trucks turned their attention to the King City fire just outside of Fresno. (75 ABW and 388 FW leadership will grant a one-da- y we go 45 days without a DUI.) Current as of August 8, 2000 78 itvav. airfield-op- s. 912 High 61 2 Low Chance of afternoonevening thunderstorms 586-AAD- D pass (586-223- if 3) hill, af.mil0s1717eatl1er 939 High 63Q Low Chance of afternoonevening thunderstorms C-13- 0s from the 146th AW, Channel Islands ANG Station, Calif., continued to drop fire retardant on wildfires in California. The transport aircraft are equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, which enable them to disperse 2,700 gallons of fire retardant in one mission. Since they began working with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection July 25, the two units have dropped more than 500,000 gallons of Hill AFB DUIDWI Report Date of last DUI: July 16, 2000 Days since last DUI: 25 g, 800-997-23- est to blazes including retirement, survivorship, in processing and will still be provided by the Civilian Personnel Office. After Sunday, employees may access the BEST automated system by phone at or through the web at out-processin- airlifted 90s High 65s Low Mostly cloudy |