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["—••=••• • Who: 75th Civil Engineer Squadron Electronics Flight tiTiiTiHiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMUinnnnninumuiiMiiiininniirniiiiuinrinniiMiiiiiiiiiiiiNiuimrL" What they do: if there's truly no rest for the wicked, these guys must be as bad as they come. This nine-man crew maintains the largest Monaco fire detection/reporting system in the world for more than 715 facilities, the largest Dorsett's Energy Management and Control System in the Department of Defense for over 500 facilities, the largest Vindicator Intrusion Detection System in the DOD with over 155 facilities as well as the largest Vindicator Card Access in the DOD with over 450 portals, and, they maintain the process controls, which include the hardware, firmware, and software at the industrial waste treatment plant. That'sjust at Hill. In addition to maintaining Hill's facility electronics, they also maintain the electronics systems for the Utah Test and Training Range and the Little Mountain Test Annex. "They are highly talented, motivated and multi-skilled, 'behind-the-scenes' individuals. By doing their jobs right, no one knows they exist. Butifany of these systems fail, people find us real quick," said Gary Cordon, Electronics Flight chief. :, , ..,,fv^,,^ INorriiriator: Gary Cordon w '•i'%i?J$? \ Golden Spike Gem Show 54th Annual Gem & Mineral Show March 11,12 & 13, 2005 UNION STATION 25th & Wall Ave. • Ogden, Utah •*ir%' • lififov; Compiled by Lisa Aschbrenner 75th Air Base Wing Unit Public Affairs Representative. To nominate someone for Hill's Heroes e-mail lisa. aschbrenner@hilh at mil si 3, • Friday, March 11 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. Special Education Day for Students and Scout Groups • Saturday, March 12 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. • Sunday, March 13 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. • Door Prizes • Silent Auction Children's Activities: • Grab Bags • Touch-and-See Table • Rock Painting DISPLAYS and EXHIBITS IDEA transports cash to Hill technician through door sealant WELLMAN Awareness program and received a $7,000 cash award. The sealer, an aircraft sealer, is used on other Mn employee in the 309th Missile Maintenance Group's sheet metal shop is saving doors and can withstand exposure to varythe. Air Force nearly $99,000 annually through ing climates and some chemicals, Mr. Petera suggestion to seal hardware on payload trans- son said. Before, the sealer was applied during port trailers used for nuclear warheads for the manufacturing. Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic misThe idea eliminated water damage and corsile. rosion on the doors. Bruce Peterson made the suggestion after The next time the doors come in for schedhe noticed the trailers rear doors, which come uled maintenance, they should just need repairs, here for scheduled depot maintenance every instead of being completely replaced, Mr. Peterfive years, were arriving with major corrosion, son said. sometimes affecting the trailers ability to main- To submit an idea, visit https://ipds. tain the required controlled environment. mont.disa.mil/pls/ipds/dv_new_home_page Mr. Peterson submitted the suggestion using and follow the prompts. For more* informathe Innovative Development through Employeetion, call the base's IDEA office at Ext. 7-0127. Ogden ALC Public Affairs Dealers: Fossils Faceting Rough Minerals . Jewelry Pelrified Wood Gemstones Machinery when accompanied by an adult Sponsored by the Community Health Information Center (CHIC) Carbs, Proteins or Fats. What Should you eat? Supplying your body with the right type of fuel. Most of us pay attention to the type of fuel we put in our vehicle, but do we pay as much attention to the "fuel" we supply our body? Join us for March's lite lunch lecture on fueling your body, presented by Kathleen Nielsen, RD CD. Center outlines goals BY COL.'MAQ'MAQUET Ogden Air Logistics Center Process Improvement Adults: $2.00 Students: $1.50 Children under 12: FREE Silversmithing Chainmaking Gem Faceting Lapidary Spheremaking Rock Painting Wire Wrapping Flint Knapping IHC McKay-Dee Lite Lunch Series Brand new BHAG: What's your "BHAG?" Don't have a clue to what it is? A BHAG is a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. The Lean Aerospace Initiative explained this term when they assisted the senior leadership here to initiate a Lean journey on the • Every employee should mean just the aircraft supported Ogden ALC. see the BHAG and these goals in this center, it means every system, to include aircraft and The BHAG is a specific set as stretch goals of strategic goals identified by • Every employee on the cen- ICBMs, landing gear, generators, electronic boxes, and center leadership for accom- ter should be able to. relate plishment in the next 10 years. to and accept at least one of anything else acquired, sustained, and maintained. As our senior leaders wres- the goals. tled with the BHAG monster, • Every task/job on the cen- Readiness support focuses they were told that the goals ter should be in support of on the hundreds of active-duty should be a "stretch." In other attaining these goals. and reserve warfighters who words, they should not be easy • Every manager/supervideploy from Hill every year to attain. In fact, the way to sor should be able to use these and means they will be given determine if a goal is truly a goals to communicate to their 100 percent of what they need BHAG, is that you should feel employees why they are here to do the job. that the goal has only about and how their jobs support The reduction in flow time a 50 percent chance of being these goals. says that the average of all the met in 10 years. When these • Focus on these goals should processes we improve should goals are published, there will tell the center what processes reduce flow time by at least 50 definitely be employees who should be improved. percent. Finally, the average say, "What is wrong with those reduction in cost for all the The center's BHAG is: people? There is no way we • Be America's Best! We will processes we improve should will achieve that goal." be the benchmark provider of be 25 percent or more. If you hear these comments, logistics capability sustaining Hopefully everyone can see you know you have a BHAG. our nation's warfighters. that the BHAG measurable During the enterprise value • Support system availabil- goals are stretch goals, but stream mapping effort last year ity at 90 percent or better they are also achievable. We in the center, a BHAG was iden- • Support Readiness at 100 routinely see 50-80 percent tified with four separate, mea- percent reductions in flow time in our surable goals. If the leadership • 50 percent reduction in lean events. has identified the right BHAG flow time If we stay true to these Big for this center then several • 25 percent cost reduction Audacious Goals, we things should be true: System availability does not will "Be America's Best!" Demonstrations: • Gemstones • Minerals • Rock Carvings • Fossils • Artifacts • Jewelry • Giant Gemstones Kathleen Nielsen, RD, CD Kathleen has been the Director of Food and Nutrition Services at McKay-Dee Hospital Center since 1990. Prior to that she was the Chief Clinical Dietitian and helped develop the Eating Disorders Treatment Program at McKay-Dee. Her specialties include eating disorders, weight control and general nutrition. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a B.S. degree in Medical Dietetics. Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Time: Noon-1 p.m. Location: New McKay-Dee Hospital, Education Department (Level 1) 4401 Harrison Boulevard RSVP: 387-7800 to reserve a lite lunch by Monday, March 14, $4 each; no charge for the education portion only. Upcoming McKay-Dee Lite Lunch April 13, 2005 "End of Life Care." Welcome to 21st Century Medicine; MCKAY-DEE HOSPITAL CENTER H C A Service of Intermountain Health Care |