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Show Hilltop Times Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.pa@hill.af.mil Vol. 63 No. 36, September 23, 2004 INSIDE Plane view Museum honors fe> WASPs i- It Page 2 m " "i Contemplating leadership skills ,r Page-3 , • Photos by Airman Jenny Chong Saturday visitors were given rare access to the interiors of 25 planes displayed at the Hill Aerospace Museum during the annual "Food for Life" Day. Visitors got the chance to sit at the controls of an A-10 Thunderbolt, above, or hear detailed explanations from volunteers about the history of the aircraft, including the C-140B. More than 30 cases of canned food were donated by the hundreds of visitors who came through. The food was donated to the base emergency food pantry, operated by the Family support Center. IIiliiII Fitness principles extended to civilians f: • TRICARE contract fe ^changed .^J &&*'£•'-Page 4 -p*^ X£ "'"'" I- s -• Heir Force Page 6 %. s. £ 388th Fighter Wing Fighter Country Pages A-D the end of the course that will discuss their current sonal responsibilities and activity choices," Elise fitness level and their interest infitness programs, Kidd, Civilian Personnel Division, Employee ManHilltop Times staff and ask for ideas in improving workforce fitness. agement Relations specialist said. "It is important Air Force leaders have understood the benefits of In a letter to unit commanders, Maj. Gen. Kevin for people to realize that getting out and exercising, exercise for some time now. With recent changes Sullivan, Ogden ALC commander.stressed the impor-even if it is just walking, reaps of benefits. This class is a wonderful opportunity to gain a little some fitto the physical fitness tests for military members, tance of the program. the Hess Fitness Center and the Health and Well"Many benefits can result from a fit workforce for ness knowledge and to see what the base has to offer ness Center have been inundated with patrons. both individuals and the Air Force," General Sulli- in regards to physical fitness facilities and services. The Air Force wants to extend those same bene- van said. "In recognition of this I am encouraging The survey provides an opportunity for employee fits of a healthy lifestyle to its civilian workforce too. managers and supervisors to provide civilian employ-input." The Health and Wellness Center will present a civil- ees opportunities for physical fitness activities, Hill AFB offers facilities that house cardio ian fitness education and awareness course here on which are complimentary to the duty day." equipment, weight rooms and swimming pools. Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. Sessions are at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., Civilian employees will be allowed to attend the There is an extensive intramural sports program and 4:30 p.m. on both days in the Base Theater, Bldg.class once during paid duty time. Employees who that covers basketball, softball and everything in 441. between. Trained'professionals lead classes in aerdesire work scheduling changes to participate in "The classes are is designed to educate our civil- a fitness program can review the addendum to the obics, body sculpting, Pilates and more. Anyone with a base ID card is eligible to use the facilities ian workforce on general fitness principles and to Commanders letter on Work, but need to look at scheduling options and discuss it with their super- and participate in the programs. educate them on how to put these principles into action," Maj. Shelley Cameron, HAWC Flight com- visor. Flexibilities may include a change in the start "The military members of our work force have or stop time, length of the lunch period, annual leave,already begun to reap the huge benefits of increased mander said. leave without pay and earned compensatory or physical fitness and unit fitness activities," Gen. Topics that will be discussed include starting a awarded time if the individual's workload permits. Gregory Martin, AFMC commander wrote in a physical fitness program and assessing your current status. Presenters will give information on the "It may be hard for many of our civilians to arrangememo to commanders. "Now is the time to get movfacilities and services available to Hill AFB employ- time off from work for fitness activities. Even a half. ing forward with our Air Force Civilian employees." ees. hour change in the start of the duty day can make For more details about the program, call the HAWC Participants will be asked to complete a survey at a difference depending on an individual's perat Ext. 7-1215. by Shad West Reorganization Wing-group-squadron details being established by Marilu Trainor Director, Ogden ALC Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Lodging staff tests - skills ..•.,, Page 9 Grandmother recalls POW ordeal • Page 12 Hispanic Heritage Month Setet- 15-Oct. 15 Senior military and civilian leaders at'the Ogden ALC continue to add details to plans establishing five provisional wings here by early next year. Air Force Materiel Command directed its three centers to reorganize into the Air Force's easily understood wing-group-squadron structure. Meanwhile, leaders of the new provisional wings structure here have been named, and all wings will be aligned under Ogden ALC commander, Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan. (See box.) "Each Team Hill employee should understand that no jobs will be lost as a result of the pending reorganization," General Sullivan said. "In the meantime, the majority of our employees will continue coming to work as they have day after day, noticing little change to their on-the-job responsibilities as a result of the reorganization." The plan spells out how the three AFMC Air Logistics Centers will realign into four standard Air Force wings at each base. They are initially being called provisional wings and will be named the Aircraft Sustainment, Combat Sustainment, Maintenance and Air Base Wings. At Ogden ALC, there will be a fifth organization, known as the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Wing. "We, along with the Warner Robins and Oklahoma City ALCs, are still working out many of the specific details regarding our new structures," General Sullivan said. "Our biggest challenge is determining the cfetails for the aircraft and combat sustainment wings. There are a lot of smart people here looking at this, and each center will have a chance to weigh in with their recommen- *1 dations as we progress down this realignment path in the next few months." The reorganization efforts began in February. The ALCs reached initial operational capability with the new structure on Sept. 1. From now through early January, continued planning will take place leading up to the full operational capability. A third phase will include "re-looks" at six, 12 and 18 months to see how the newly defined organizations are doing. Provisional Operations Explained While the organizational leaders are doing everything possible to ensure a smooth transition to the new wing restructure, they also caution the workforce to expect a few bumps along the way. "We've got to make this change toward a provisional wing structure simultaneously while still providing crucial support to our customers day-in and day-out," General Sullivan said. "But, I'm confident we'll be able to continue to work our customer needs and transition to the more familiar Air Force structure at the same time. We will get the job done well, as we always have, and come Jan. 1, we'll be better than ever because we've paid close attention to making the appropriate decisions to grow the new organizations. During this process, center leaders anticipate calling upon the workforce here to lend their expertise to solve some unforeseen problem areas associated with the reorganization. "I want our workforce to know that our mission and our employees are at the forefront of our thoughts and actions. We are committed to keeping them informed and answering any questions they may have during this transition," General Sullivan said. "I encourage all employees to talk to their sup^rvi• M See Details, page 2 Wing leaders Under the provisional wing operations for the next three months, key staffs of each of the new wings will often be wearing dual hats as they attend meetings representing either their wing's new mission and/or their former directorate responsibilities. Ogden ALCs new wing leaders will soon be able to sign correspondence, answer taskings for their new organizations, and are working hard to define facilities and equipment needed to begin new operations for their wings. Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan has recommended the following personnel to serve as the new provisional wing leaders at Ogden Air Logistics Center. Approval is pending at the Air Staff headquarters. Aircraft Sustainment Wing: Col. Larry Schaefer has been tapped to lead the new Aircraft Sustainment Wing which will include about 650 personnel working in the F-16 Sustainment Group, the Mature Sircraft and Simulator Sustainment Group, as well as A-10 Systems Squadron. His deputy will be Ann Mitchell. Combat Sustainment Wing: Ernie Parada will lead the Combat Sustainment Wing, which will be made up four groups and one squadron involving nearly 1,800 people who will work in such areas as commodities, space and C3I, airto-surface munitions, materiels and specialized management. The CSW will include many of the current center logistics responsibilities. His deputy will be Col. Ran Shelley. ICBM Wing: The ICBM Wing, involving nearly 475 personnel in three groups, will be led by Col. Rob Fisher. The wing will include ground systems sustainment, flight systems sustainment, as well as acquisition and mission support. Jo D. Turner will serve as the deputy. Maintenance Wing: Brig. Gen. Robert McMahon, will lead the Maintenance Wing, formerly known as the Maintenance Directorate. His deputy is Ross Marshall. It will include six different groups as well as the Flight Test Squadron. 75th Air Base Wing: Col. SharoriTCG. Dunbar, will command the 3,600-person air base wing to include installation commander responsibilities. Col. Joe Sokol is the vice commander. The ABWstructure includes the wing's staff, Civil Engineer Group, Maintenance Group, Mission Support Group, Medial Group, Operations Support and Comptroller Squadrons as well as wing staif agenctes such as the Museum, Chaplain Services, Public Af fairs?Command Post and other local resources. -.4- |