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Show Hilkop Times October 27, 2005 Annual board will evaluate officers 1 Air National Guard Palace Chase RANDOLPH AFB, Texas —In an information contained in the officers' sion process that is not included in any duce the line officer corps through a effort to right size and shape the force central selection record and a Reten- other documents in the central selec- robust voluntary Force Shaping Pro- • Army Blue to Green tion record. gram. The program continues to of- Opportunities also exist for Airmen for the future, Air Force officials havetion Recommendation Form. • Retention Recommendation Form:fer interested officers the following to continue to serve their country approved an annual board that will The first O-6 or GS-15 in the officer's separation options, which may also through federal civilian employment. evaluate officers for continued service Central Selection Record Content chain of command will write a nine- include a waiver for recouping educa- These voluntary initiatives close to at their three-year point as part of the FSB eligible officers on March 1,2006 line narrative and make a recommen- tion costs: service's force management program. • Officer selection brief will review the dation. The senior rater as AFPC will no longer accept separa• Officer performance reports The first Force Shaping Board is Voluntary Separation form and either concur or non-concur tion applications from these officers. scheduled to convene here April 3, • Decorations Programs For more information about the 2006 at the Air Force Personnel Cent- • Letters of evaluation: Permanent with the initial reviewer's recomer. The board will evaluate active dutychange of station students (such as mendation. The senior rater will also • Limited Active Duty Service Com-Force Shaping Board and volunteer line officers in the 2002 and 2003 ac- those at intelligence school or attend- provide a mandatory ranking on all of- mitment waivers: This program al- separation opportunities, visit the cession year groups except those of- ing the Air Force Institute of Technol-ficers in their unit by accession year lows individuals to separate before AFPC Force Shaping Website at www. ficers who have less than two years ogy) will not have an RRF completedgroup and Air Force Specialty Code. the expiration of certain Active Duty afpc.randolph.af.mil/retsep/shape. current active service or 15 or more on them. Instead, their host wing com- A general officer is scheduled to visit Service Commitments. htm or call the Air Force Personnel years of active service as of Sept. 29, mander wil! complete a letter of evalu- nearly every base to further explain • Air Force Reserve Palace Chase Contact Center at (800) 616-3775. ation outlining the officer's training the FSB process and how it fits into 2006. the service's overall force manageQUESTIONS? The objective of the FSB is to shape program and performance. the future force by retaining the of- • Letter to the board - Board eligible ment program. Likewise, they will enFor more information locally about the annual force shaping ficers the Air Force needs to develop officers are authorized to submit a let-sure Airmen are aware of the current boards, contact Lt. Col. Chris Luedtke, at 777-3230, or Capt. Sarah as its future leaders. The board will ter to the board to provide additional voluntary separation initiatives. Bloodworth, 777-2658, with the 75th Mission Support Squadron. make its determination based on the information relevant to the board deci- Air Force leaders had hoped to re- F-16 flys again thanks to Hill group fix it since the Airmen specialize in aircraft crash damage repair. More than three years after its fuel tank over "Our wartime mission is to bring depot repressurized and ruptured, an Air Force F-16 pair capability to the warfighters," said Masis flying again, thanks in large part to techni- ter Sgt. Chad Brown, one of three 649th dock cians from the 649th Combat Logistics Sup- chiefs working on the project. "We do crash port Squadron and a decommissioned Navy damage repairs that are beyond the limits of F-16. other units. We also do aircraft battle damage The aircraft, assigned to the 301st Fighter repair -- any aircraft that have been shot up, we Squadron at Carswell Joint Reserve Base, patch them up and get them back into the war. near Fort Worth, Texas, was being refueled in "We're the only active duty unit in the Air March 2002, when the aft fuel tank on the left Force that does crash damage repair." side ruptured due to over-pressurization. Once they received the aircraft in March "The rupture blew out several aircraft panels 2004, the CLSS determined that the best and damaged ribs and the skin," said Master course of action would be to replace the aft Sgt. Clint Wyrick, lead production superinten- section instead of individual components, savdent for the 649th CLSS. "This isn't a common ing money and reducing repair time. They occurrence. There was a fuel manifold that selected a Navy F-16 from the Aerospace was moving inside the tank. Pressure and fuel Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Danormally go down that manifold, and when it vis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., as a donor aircraft to Courtesy photos moved to the top of the tank, the volume was facilitate the repair. Staff Sgt. Jimmy Reeves, 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, installs an engine bay skin on an F-16 just too great and crushed the manifold. Once "We split the aircraft from the 373 bulkhead that suffered extensive damage. Parts from a Navy F-16 was used to repair the Reserve aircraft. it occurred, (roughly the there was no rear third of the fications, even though they were produced in Wyrick said. way for the the same timeframe. jet)," Sergeant The rear of the Navy F-16 wasn't the only porfuel to trans"We found a few Navy bulkheads that had tion used by the CLSS - the nose is being used Wyrick said, fer to the next to be repaired or changed to meet current "and took the to repair a Hill F-16. tank and the same section off standards," Sergeant Brown said. "Some bulk- "The Hill F-16 had gone through the depot A-l fuel tank the AMARC air- heads were cracked or had sustained damage. line and it was being tested by the 514th Flight became overcraft and spliced We also had to merge two fuel tanks and do Test Squadron," Sergeant Brown said. "The pressurized, other work related to fuel pressurization." them together nose gear inadvertently retracted as it went causing it to The work involved about 120 squadron mem- down the runway. When we tried to put the to make one severely rupgood aircraft." bers and cost about $1.5 million - a bargain aircraft back together, the intake wouldn't line ture." considering the F-16C, Block 30 aircraft would up. The whole front of the aircraft hit the runThe splicing After the way so hard it bent. took 17 months cost $30 million to replace. damaged Fto complete and The finished aircraft was flight tested Aug. "We took the front section of the Navy air16 was taken involved a lot 25 and was found to be in Code 2 condition --craft and spliced it onto the Air Force F-16. to other reof work. First, flyable, but with minor problems. After repairs, The front end work is harder because there pair facilithe Navy F-16 the aircraft flew Code 1. "Once it comes back are many wire harnesses to deal with." ties, it was aft section had in Code 1 condition - no write ups - a final ac"Useable parts have been removed from the Crew chiefs perform a pre-fllght inspection before the good-as-new determined to be modified ceptance inspection will be performed by the damaged areas of all three aircraft, and the rethat the 649th jet Is taken for a test flight. The change in aircraft skin color indito comply with 301st, then the aircraft will be painted and remaining carcasses will be turned into DRMO," CLSS could cates where the two portions of the F-16 were connected. current speciturned it to the unit by mid-October," Sergeant Sergeant Brown said. BYBILLORNDORFF 309th Maintenance Wing BY TRENT THOLEN _____^_^__ 309th Maintenance Support Group finds ways to save energy, dollars The 309th Maintenance Wing uses approximately 50 percent of the energy Hill needs each month. For fiscal year 2005 our energy costs will exceed $12 million. A high priority in the wing is to reduce energy consumption and thereby reduce costs to the war-fighter. Thanks to a teamwork initiative between the wing, its groups and the 75th Air Base Wing Energy Management Office, the maintenance wing will jump start our energy conservation priorities and ensure that new and existing designs are energy efficient. Below are some of the proposed goals for these energy conservation efforts. • Turn off equipment when not in use (heating and air con- SUMMIT DENTAL PJIJfWWITH^njWWWIWf"^ ' . In Bldg. 220 In Bldg. variable 220frequency variable frequency drives will drives be will in: be installed ln in the paint bays and for the exhaust ducts, I|&5HIIH113I^U|1AJPKL _____ the paint bays and barriers for barriers the exhaust ditioning equipment, lights, process equipment, etc.) • Perform regular energy audits to check status/progress. • Report and repair faulty equipment. • Install/upgrade to Energy Star compliant equipment. • Install variable frequency drives where beneficial. • Upgrade lighting (controls/sensors/sources). The wing has several projects currently in progress to provide energy savings. At the fuel docks (Bldgs. 227 and 228), a motor-generator set was replaced with a solid-state more energy efficient unit, which provides an annual energy savings of $10,000. which, when completed and in use, should save more than $100,000 in annual energy costs. 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