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Show Hilltop lines • Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.pa@hill.af.mil Vol. 63 No. 36, September 16, 2004 • INSIDE: Hill, other AF loggies make success of 'eLog21' "Through our work in eLog21, we will Force Base, Utah, workflow days have Airmen those tools, General Wetekam for the first time have a fully integrated been reduced from 64 to 27 days, and on- said. enterprise view of our logistic processes," time delivery has improved by 67 per"We've been using Lean, particularly the general said. "Our enterprise approachcent Also, C-5 Galaxy depot maintenance in Air Force Materiel Command, with links our supply, maintenance and trans- at the Warner Robins ALC at Robins AFB, significant results," he said. "We're just Ga., has been cut from 339 days to the starting to scratch the surface. The good portation processes to truly focus our WASHINGTON — In less than 18 support to an expeditionary force." low 200s, while workers at the Oklahoma news is we have a structure, (with) sevmonths, Air Force officials are seeing City ALC at Tinker AFB, Okla., have cut eral pilot (programs) to expand it. The General Wetekam said logisticians will the benefits of "eLog21," the service's KC435 Stratotanker flow days from morechallenge... is hitting the right balance use state-of-the-art technologies to replace logistics plan for the new century. than 400 days to about 200. — you need to build momentum and "We've only just begun, and we've madeoutdated systems and will use "Lean" process improvements to eliminate waste. "I'm a process guy," General Wetekam have successes, but you don't want to great progress thus far," said Lt Gen. Donald J. Wetekam, deputy chief of staff "ELog21 is not about new technology, said. "When you look at how we expend outstrip your capability11to manage change. while that is certainly a critical enabler," resources ... there is a much larger "Ifs a tough balance, he said. for installations and logistics. "We're "It is about new ways we recognize. Thaf s the general said. amount of waste than Besides improving logistics processes, more into it; there is more meat on the for some people to accept... but to conduct business and, more imporhard a key part of eLog21 is leveraging bone, relative to structure." tantly, the way we think about work." the truth is, after 30 years in this busiinformation technology through the Expeditionary Logistics for the 21s ness, I've come to realize it's true. It's Expeditionary Combat Support System. The Air Force is already seeing sigCentury — eLog21 — was introduced "ECSS is an enterprise resource planat the February 2003 Corona meeting of nificant in-depot and phase-maintenance because we haven't given our people the tools to identify the waste and then tell efforts. tool that will update many of our old ning Air Force senior leaders. It outlines the to get rid of it." them how At the Ogden Air Logistics Center's Flogistics community's plan for supportM See Lean, page 2 16 Fighting Falcon wing shop at Hill Air The Lean portion of eLog21 will give ing the warfighter. programs improvment for service, ALCs Annual campaign starts Oct. 6 Page 2 Passing the reins at Hill Air Force marks 57th year Page 3 Chief addresses suicide, abuse by Staff Sgt. Melanie Streeter Air Force News Service NCO Academy graduates 22 from Hill Page 4 419th Fighter Wing Heads Up Pages A-D ^"' WASHINGTON —The top generals in the Air Force addressed the Air Force Association's 2004 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Tuesday, taking time to share their views and answer audience questions. "It is a privilege to sit here in a leadership position in the greatest Air Force on the planet," s.aid Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper. "It is also a point of pride with me that each Airman understands how important (his or her) job is to the nation. What you do is vitally important." However, two current issues trouble the chief of staff. One Photo by Airman 1st Class Mlcah Garbarlno Col. Sharon Dunbar, 75th Air Base Wing commander, addresses Cot. Seb Romano, former commander of the 75th ABW, during her speech at theis the rising suicide rate, and the other is sexual abuse in change of command ceremony at Centennial Park here Sept. 9. the force. "(There is) growing alarm over young Airmen taking their own lives," General of an officer more prepared to take over at Hill," Colonel Dunbar said. by Airman 1st Class Micah Jumper said. 'This year alone the 75th ABW at this point in time," said Change is good. Change is what the Air there have been 48 suicides, Garbarino Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, Force and the military do to be as comwhere last year it was 23. Hilltop Times staff Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, during the cer- petitive as possible and to survive, Colonel Young people are finding a Duringachange of command ceremony emony. . Dunbar said. Two changes she made at permanent solution to temat Centennial Park Sept 9, Col. Seb Romano Before being assigned here, she heard Lackland spawned more change across the porary problems." passed the reins to Col. Sharon Dunbar great things about Utah, Hill AFB, the sur- Air Force, and both give insight into her While senior leaders are who now commands the 75th Air Base Wingrounding community, the mission and those leadership. well aware of and concerned and comes here with an optimistic attitude who carry it out. Since she has been here, The revamping of fitness standards at about this trend, there is only for Hill and the Air Force. Colonel Dunbar has had an opportunity to basic training raised the bar substanso much they can do, the genAn Academy graduate and 22-year vet- witness these things first hand. tially. A.tough physical regimen, done eral said. eran of the Air Force, Colonel Dunbar's six-days-a-week, puts Airmen in "phe"I am very impressed with what I see. . "Leaders can only do so last position was one of the most visible a There is tremendous pride on this base, nomenal shape" by the time they leave. It much," he said. "It's the peocommander could have—the 737th Train- whether it is in the 75th ABW, the ALC or all culminates shortly before graduation, ple who are best friends, who ing Group at liackland AFB, Texas, where other tenant wings and organizations. There during a two-and-a-half mile run in forma- are intimate, who know when she was directly responsible for the Air is a lot of innovation taking place, and lead- tion for family and friends to see that the the problem reaches a critForce's entire Basic Military Training pro- ership here supports innovation and change. Air Force is now, more than ever, a physiical stage. What we have to gram. We have superb talent coming into the Air cally fit force. do is make sure our processes, "Colonel Dunbar brings a great depth of Force, and it's appropriate that they are "Basic training isn't what it was five or 10 procedures and programs experience. She is a proven commander at empowered to do things and take initiative. increase our awareness of the squadron and group level. I can't think I think thaf s one of the greatest strengths M See Wing, page 2 one another so intervention can happen at the right time." As for recent revelations about sexual assault in the Air Force, General Jumper by John Banuslewicz said the service has to take American Forces Press Service a stance of zero tolerance. "We thought we were betWASHINGTON—With Hurricane Ivan ter than we are," he said. "We threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast, military took a look, and indeed, there units are taking action to protect their peois much room for improveple and aircraft and to ease the effects of ment, from the way we the storm's inevitable aftermath. respond initially ... all the Officials at Eglin AFB, on Florida's Panway to how we follow through handle near Fort Walton Beach and Deswith victims as they cope." tin, issued an evacuation order at 6 a.m. While the Air Force does Tuesday. All military and civilian worknot quite face the sexualers not in "mission critical" positions at the assault problems of society sprawling base were placed on adminisat large, the force is held trative leave. They were to be gone by 4 a higher standard, Gento p.m., must have been at least 100 miles eral Jumper said. . away by 10 a.m. Wednesday, and may stay "It's the ethos of the wingwhere they choose, said Capt Kristi Beckman, where we have to depend man, public affairs officer for the 33rd* on each other," the general Fighter Wing at Eglin. said. "No assault of any kind Shelters are available at Robins AFB and jf ;' Photo by Airman 1st Class KImberly Gllllgan is toleratejj, one Airman to Fort Benning in Georgia, she said, for Eglin Tech. Sgt. t*aiil McAllister marshals an AC-130U gunshlp at tfurlburt Field, Fla., Monday. The MSee Hurricane, page 2 plane was evacuating because of Hurricane Ivan. M See Chief, page 8 Col. Dunbar takes command of 75th ABW Lieutenant tries marathon Page 9 Bases evacuated as Hurricane Ivan approaches Employee reaches 50th year Page 12 TO n in n IF X V September 16,2004 .•% |