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Show Hilltog surprising finds Annual FOD walk held TIMES "101 Days' Conservation Weekly Since 1948 Old Ways Air Force suffers 4 casualties Water use rules still apply Hill photographer makes impression with photo method Page 4 Page 5 Page 9 Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.pa@hill.af.mil Vol. 66 No. 22, June 2, 2005 • IN THE KNOW Cold showers ahead this weekend at Hess Fitness Center Cold showers are in the forecast for Hess Fitness Center patrons this weekend, as the center plans a hot water outage Saturday, Sunday and Monday. All other services will still be available. For more information about the outage, contact the center, Ext. 72761 or 7-2762. Live to train, train to live 75th ABW plans UTTR exercise BY SENIOR AIRMAN MICAHI GARBARINO Hilltop Times staff Developer picked to upgrade housing BY STAFF ________ 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 75th Air Base Wing Base officials announced began pushing forward this May 26 that Boyer Hill Miliweek with its second "detary Housing LC will be the ployment" to the Utah Test private developer who will and Training Range. take over management of , The deployment is part of Hill's 1,138 military family a wing-wide exercise that housing units. will run Monday through Boyer Hill Military Housing June 10. LC, led by The Boyer ComWednesday, a briefing was pany, is one of the largest real Defender's picnic held at the base theater for estate developers in the Interthe more than 200 players held tomorrow mountain West. They develop and support personnel who and manage for their own will participate in the exerThree thousand baby back portfolio and have holdings cise. ribs, 500 pounds of pasta, of more than $380 million in "Success doesn't hap500 pounds of potato salad Utah. pen overnight," said Col. and 3,000 pounds of waterOkland Construction will Sharon Dunbar, 75th Air melon await attendees of the construction and handle Base Wing commander. "It the "Salute to Our Nation's renovation of the housing takes training. Going to the Defenders Picnic," 3-7 p.m., units. Lehman Brothers UTTR allows us to conduct Friday at Centennial Park. will finance the project and in an intensive training The Top of Utah Military Nationwide Management environment that bears an Affairs Committee invites Corporation will provide propuncanny resemblance to all active-duty and Reserve erty management services the Southwest Asia Area of military members and their over the project's 50-year Responsibility." families to attend the anlife. Architects will be GSBS On Monday, troops will nual picnic to say "thank Architects. begin processing for their, you for all that you do." "We've been working on deployment, which will kick In addition to the food, this for years and there's a a convoy of 30-35 off with compliments of Gastronolot of joy that this is getting my Inc., there will be many vehicles scheduled to hit finalized," said Lt. Col. Pethe road very early Tuesday family friendly activities ter Sartori, the 775th Civil morning. that will also be free of Engineering Squadron comThe exercise is designed to charge. mander who is overseeing improve readiness for those the transition from Air Forcetroops who will be tasked to maintained housing to a prideploy with Air Expeditionvate developer. "We'll be able ary Force 7 and 8, said Lt. to press forward now and get Col. Robert Rocco, exerHeroes tour people better housing and an cise commander. Colonel improved quality of life." stops at Hill Rocco says the exercise is Under the contract, Boyer designed to "teach, train, this weekend Hill will demolish 120 surcritique and perfect the plus military housing units, warrior skills our airmen Anheuser-Busch's "Here's remodel or replace 1,011 will need to successfully to the Heroes Tour 2005," units and own, operate and accomplish their deployed will be making a stop at maintain 1,018 units. Seven missions." the base Saturday and of these units have recently "Weapons proficiency, Sunday as part of an Army been remodeled under the Air and Air Force Exchange Self-Aid Buddy-Care, and Force's Military Construction Service-sponsored Salute improvised explosive device Program and will be conveyed Photo by Shad West the Troops Festival. The identification top my trainto Boyer Hill as-is. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight technician, with the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, works to event will be held from ing list," Colonel Dunbar destroy unexploded ordnance at the Utah Test and Training Range during the first 75th Air Base Wing exThe project includes 23 noon to 4 p.m. on both days said. "Lives depend on getercise held there In November. The wing has another exercise scheduled to begin there Tuesday through historic units, which will be in the Base Exchange parkSee UTTR, 4 June 10. renovated and maintained in ing lot. The world famous accordance with an agreeBudweiser Clydesdales will ment with the Utah State also appear on Sunday from Historic Preservation Office. 1:30-2:30 p.m. The contract calls for all This event is free and construction, renovation and there .will be various food BYMARILUTRAINOR ______ _____ a total of 400 civilian and military jobs. demolition to be complete by Ogden ALC Public Affairs and drinks available for In the May 13 DOD announcement on proposed base August 2011. purchase. In a May 26 press release, the 2005 Base Realignment closures and realignments, DOD proposed that Hill AFB This is the 14th housing "We hope this salute will and Closure Commission announced that commissionshould realign by consolidating several functions. The privatization project that the serve as a small token of ers will visit Hill AFB Monday. The commissioners recommendation includes approximately 423 civilian poAir Force has awarded since our heartfelt appreciation are visiting major bases recommended for closure or sitions realigned while 278 military personnel would be Congress authorized the to our nation's military for realignment by the Department of Defense. added, for a net loss of approximately 145 positions. Military Housing Privatizaall the sacrifices they and The purpose of this scheduled visit is to become better The BRAC recommendations affecting Hill are part of tion Initiative in 1996. These their families make on a informed about the mission of the Ogden Air Logistics a larger effort across DOD to consolidate like functions MHPI authorities allow the daily basis," said August Center and the associate organizations on base. including operational flying, maintenance, logistics, reAir Force to eliminate inadBusch, Anheuser-Busch, The visit is part of the official schedule for the commis- search, development and test functions. and provide equate housing, Inc., president. sioners who are charged to ensure the integrity of the As directed by law, the Commission will provide an quality, affordable family The tour also features a base closure and realignment process. The commission's objective, non-partisan, and independent review and' housing and residential commobile exhibit that allows mission is to assess whether the DOD recommendations analysis of the May 13 DOD list of military installation munities. visitors to record customon closures and realignments substantially deviated recommendations. The deal includes provisions ized messages to U.S. from the Congressional criteria used to evaluate each "We are supporting the Commission's request and for modification of the scope troops serving overseas. In military base. are prepared to explain the missions of the Ogden Air of the project for mission and return, the troops overseas The fact-finding visit of the commissioners will involve Logistics Center, the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, requirements changes over will have the opportunity to briefings by base representatives as well as tours of faand our other associate organizations," said Maj. Gen. the 50-year deal, as needed. record personal messages cilities and will be conducted for the primary purpose of Kevin J. Sullivan, Hill's senior military leader and comThe project will provide of thanks to supporters at determining the military value of the installations. mander of the Ogden ALC. "We will address any issues 909 housing units for enlisted home to be played on two or questions the commissioners may ask and clarify any According to the BRAC Commissioner's news release, members and 109 units for large screens at each end of information they need about the data submitted earlier they plan to visit military installations that have been the mobile display. recommended by DOD to lose either 300 civilian jobs, or by Hill organizations." See Housing, 4 si BRAC Commissioners visit Monday "A 44 Friday 66° F 47° F Partly cloudy with showers Saturday 68° F 50° F Partly cloudy with showers Sunday 70° F 47° F Partly cloudy with showers At the movies Friday, 7 p.m. "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" -PG-13 Saturday, noon "The Tigger Movie" - G Saturday, 7 p.m. "Man of the House" - PG-13 |