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Show Figh ten Airmen Defending our Nation at Home and Abroad. Liberty or Death! Thursday, October 28, 2004 Twice Monthly 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times "Top Wheels" inspects wing vehicles Maintenance awards to be held Nov. 5 The Maintenance Professional Awards Banquet will be held Nov. 5 at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Utah. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The annual banquet recognizes the 388th Fighter Wing's outstanding maintenance performers in various categories. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez will be the guest speaker, and will present the Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez awards, named in his honor. The awards recognize maintenance operations in the categories of Aircraft, Munitions/Missile and Communications-Electronics Maintenance, and are presented to maintainers who have demonstrated the highest degree of sustained job performance, job efficiency and results, job knowledge, and direct sortie generation involvement. Ticket prices are $10 for E-4 and below, $15 for E-5-E6, $21 for E-7-E9 and $25 for all' officers. The last day to purchase tickets for the banquet is Monday. Contact 1st Lt. Tonya Andrews at Ext. 6-6050 for additional information. First Sergeant Vacancy for the 307th Fighter Squadron The 307th Fighter Squadron, a diverse organization at the forefront of the Fighter Associate Program, is accepting applications for a First Sergeant in the grade of E-7. This vacancy is a Category "A" Traditional Reservist position and is open to current master sergeants and technical sergeants who are eligible for promotion to master sergeant. All applicants must have completed the command NCO Academy course in residence or by correspondence prior to application. The individual selected must complete the AFRC First Sergeant Academy within one year of assignment. Specific standards, duties, and responsibilities are contained in AF Instruction 36-2113. The First Sergeant for the 307 FS will be assigned to Langley AFB, Virginia, but will be subject to frequent travel as the squadron has oversight of detachments at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, Hill AFB, Utah, Nellis AFB, Nevada, and Eglin AFB, Florida. Interested individuals should call SMSgt Scolt Fletcher at DSN 575-8773 or Commercial (757) 225-8773, or e-mail 307fs@langley.af.mil to inquire about application procedures. Reflector belts mandatory Reflector belts must be worn during hours of darkness and inclement weather, hi accordance with AFOSH-STD 91100,1.2.8.1. ACC sets record year for safety By Tech. Sgt. Patrick Murphy Air Combat Command Public Affairs Photo by Staff Sgt. Nakita Carlisle Staff Sgt Sean McKenzle, 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance manager goes over a check list at the "Top Wheels" inspection, Oct. 14. Airmen from the vehicle maintenance shop inspected more than 70 vehicles from throughout the wing to check the overall appearance and condition of the vehicles. to keep Senior leaders winter^ safety in mind By Col. Charlie Lyon 388th Fighter Wing commander Utah and the surrounding states have a lot of great recreational activities to offer our folks during the upcoming winter season. With those opportunities comes certain risks-whether you plan to take a drive through the mountains, ride a snowmobile, ski or snowboard or just go hiking to find that perfect Christmas tree-have a plan to do it safely and think before you act. Beyond the off-duty activities, there are also increased safety hazards in the work place. We're entering the "dark ages" this time of year. Reduced hours of sunlight and typically overcast winter skies pose additional challenges to mission accomplishment. Remember to wear reflective belts and dress to guard against exposure to the outdoor elements. As we prepare to deploy and get ready to fight our nation's wars, we must conduct safe operations to preserve our most precious resources-our Airmen. During winter there are many ways for accidents to happen. Being aware and using common sense are important considerations with regard to winter safety because a lot of mishaps come from trips, slips and falls because driveways or parking lots weren't cleared or salted. Here are ways to reduce risks of injury during winter; See Winter Page B File Photo LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Air Combat Command set a new command flying safety record and reduced the number of serious injuries to a five-year low, making fiscal year 2004 one of the safest the command has ever seen. The command saw reductions in three key areas - flight mishap rate, number of injuries reported, and number of active duty deaths, according to statistics released by the ACC Directorate of Safety. While ACC leaders laud the efforts to reduce mishaps and injuries, they stress there is still room to improve in efforts to protect the command's most valuable resource - its people. "People are the command's number one resource." said Gen. Hal Homburg, ACC commander. "The loss of even one individual has an impact on our morale, readiness and warfighting capability. So the ultimate goal is to have zero mishaps. We can't accomplish the mission without taking care of our people." In flying operations, ACC's Flight Safety Office lauded fiscal 2004 as the safest in the command's history. The com- , mand had only five class A' mishaps, yielding a rate of 1.34 per 100,000 flying hours. The previous year had seen 12 class A flight mishaps for a rate of 3.23 per 100,000 flying hours. Command safety officials said the 58 percent reduction demonstrates ACC supervisors and aircrews are very serious about safety. See Safety Page C Outstanding Airmen recognized during CC Call, third quarter awards ceremony The 388th Fighter Wing announced William Bazzell, 388th Equipment ter were Capt Lindsay Droz, 388th The quarterly award winners will be its third quarter award winners October Maintenance Squadron; Staff Sgt. April AMXS; CaptStephane Wolfgeher421st eligible to compete at the annual awards 15 in the civilian, airman, non-commis- Chesley, 388th RANS; Staff Sgt. Fighter Squadron. held in January 2005. sioned officer, senior non-commisBridget Milliner sioned officer and company grade offi- 388th- ' Operations Civilian of the Quarter, Civilian of the Quarter, Civilian of the Quarter, cer categories. Support Squadron. Category I Category II Category V Awards are handed out at the The nominees for squadron level, then taken to either the the category Senior 388th Operations Group or 388th Noncommissioned Maintenance Group level, depending on Officer of the quarthe squadron. ter were Master Sgt. Michael Barr 388th Once awards are given to the group EMS; Master Sgt. winners, the names are forwarded as Keith Miner 729th nominees for the 388th Fighter Wing ACS; Master Sgt. quarterly awards. Mark Deluze 388th The nominees for the category FW. Civilian of the quarter were Ms. Kimberly Harames, 4th Fighter The nominees for Squadron; Mrs. Lisa Smith, 34th the category Fighter Squadron; Mr. Bryce Billings, Company Grade Ms. Lisa Smith, Mr. Frank Trent, Mr. Ray Kaighn, 388th Range Squadron; Mr. Natu Patel, Officer of the quar34th FS 388th RANS 388th RANS 388th RANS; Mr Frank Trent, 388th RANS; Mr. Ray Kaighn, 388th RANS; Mr. Airman of the Quarter NCO of the Quarter SNCO of the Quarter CGO of the Quarter Michael Crudele 388th Fighter Wing; Mr. Allen Dennis 729th Air Control Squadron. The nominees for the category Airman of the quarter were Senior Airman Roderick Green, 729th ACS; Airman 1st Class Nickolas Greising, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The nominees for the category Noncommissioned Officer of the quarter were A1C Nickolas Griesing, Tech. Sgt. Michael Master Sgt. Michael Barr, Capt. Lindsay Droz, Tech. Sgt. Michael Murphy, 388th AMXS Murphy, 388th FW 388th EMS 388th AMXS 388th FW; Staff Sgt. |