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Show Hilltop TIMES Weekly Since 1948 Women3! Hill Total Force Supplement Pages A-D Recognizes Federal Women's Program sponsors seminars Page 7 Pages 9-10 |FB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.times@hill.af.mil Vol. 66 No. 10, March 9, 2006• IN THE KNOW YCC seeks nominations for annual award Your Community Connection of Ogden/Northern Utah is seeking nominations for the 2006 Mattie Wattis Harris "Spirit of the American Woman" Awards. These awards are given to recognize the talents and abilities of Utah's men and women. Entries for the awards must be received at YCC no later than March 20. Recipients of the awards are selected based on the ability to be a role model to others, community involvement, barriers overcome, personal achievements and similar criteria. Nominees must be Utah residents who either work or reside within a 50-mile radius ofOgden. Military or similar civilian employees working in the Northern Utah area qualify as Utah residents. For a nomination form, contact Valerie Burke, 777-7400 or e-mail Valerie.Burke@hill. af.mil, or Raquel Lee, YCC Community Resource Manager, at 689-1706. Forms may also be obtained at YCC's front desk, located inside the lobby at 2261 Adams Ave., Ogden. Junior Force Council plans career day A Career Paths and Progression Day, hosted by the Team Hill Junior Force Council, is scheduled March 16 at the Base Chapel Annex (Bldg. 445) from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Don Cazel, Ogden Air Logistics Center executive director, will be the keynote speaker and discuss career opportunities. Throughout the day there will be an open house to meet with representatives of several universities, civilian and military tuition assistance programs, local associations and councils. Topics include: • Engineering Job Opportunities • Interviewing Skills • Internal Civilian Placement/Merit Promotion • External Civilian Placement • National Security Personnel System • Helpful Career Hints and Resources • Military Career Advisory Services For more information about the event, call Kristen Nalette at 775-4790 or Staff Sgt. Sherry McMasters at 777-5111. Course helps civilians learn Air Force ways WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFMCNS) — Air Force Materiel Command goal days have been suspended on all AFMC bases - including Hill — until the command is able to ensure that the goal day program is in compliance with Department of Defense and Air Force guidance. This suspension affects the potential May 26 and Nov. 24 goal days for Ogden Air Logistics Center civilians and military members announced earlier this year by Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, Ogden ALC commander. "These Goal Days must be suspended until we get further guidance from AFMC," General Sullivan said. Goal Days are an authorized pass without charge to leave for military members and a time-off award for civilian employees. General Sullivan's policy is to award goal days based on how well the center meets goals in four categories: mission performance, combat readiness, professional behavior Photo by Airman 1st Class Jenny Chong and administrative timeliMa]. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, prepares to present Ernest Parada, 84th Combat Sustalnment Wing direcness. tor, with the new Air Force civilian pin Friday. Cindy Vigil, Ogden Aif Logistics Center protocol.officer (left); assists with the presentation. "We will continue collecting data for our metrics, BYCAPT. PAUL D.BALDWIN modules are taught online and can be velopment for AFMC Headquarters Per- should we get updated guidAir Force Maleriel Command Public Affairs and ance prior to our first potenviewed from a computer with Internet sonnel Directorate, which spearheaded AIRMANJST CLASSJENNY CHONGi_ tial goal day in May," Genthe course's development. "But, it will access. Hilltop Times staff eral Sullivan said. Together, the five modules make up also be available to the current work During an Air Force-wide Air Force Materiel Command civilian part one of the course, or Spiral l.The force as well." review of civilian personnel Jim Sutton, director of Plans and Proprofessional development took a leap for-modules are: Air Force Heritage and policies, the Office of Perward when Barbara A. Westgate, AFMC Today, AFMC Heritage and Today, Air grams for the Ogden ALC, said that the sonnel Management and training is beneficial to understanding executive director, unveiled the AFMC Force Customs and Courtesies, Air the Department of Defense Orientation Course during a video tele- Force Core Values and Air Force Core more about the Air Force. Inspector General felt that conference from Tinker AFB, Okla., Fri- Competencies. "When civilians have come to their some Air Force commandday. The course will take about eight hours jobs, many don't know anything about ers were creating "base the Air Force," Mr. Sutton said. "Some Ogden Air Logistics Center comto complete, including the classroom closure days," or holidays, nothing about it other than 'it's a mander Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan and portion. The course is significant for know 1 the use of timethrough several of Hill's senior civilians attended AFMC because its work force is nearly job. The reality of it is that being in the off awards. This lead to military and doing public service is not the VTC here. Later, General Sullivan 70 percent Air Force civilians, Mrs. suspension of AFMC Goal like any other job." had the senior civilian leaders reaffirm Westgate said. Days. their oath of office and presented each "Our military colleagues have always Civilians will be awarded the new Air AFMC commander Gen. of them the new Air Force civilian pin had this experience in Basic Military Force civilian pin upon completion of the for completing or graduating from the Training or commissioning sources, but first five modules of the course. The pin Bruce Carlson said he reexecutive session of the new AFMC Ori- our civilian hires were left on their own is about the size of a nickel, pewter in mains steadfast in coming entation Course. to learn as they went," Mrs. Westgate color, and is dominated by the Air Force up with a policy that will recognize the outstanding said. "Now, our civilian work force will symbol. The course made its debut at headwork accomplished every quarters at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, have this same opportunity." "The pin is less important than the day by the civilian and miliin August 2005 in a test phase of one of The civilian orientation course will be training that we intend to give them," tary members of AFMC. its modules. Module 4, Air Force Core offered to all AFMC civilians. "The tar- General Sullivan said. "The pin is simValues, is the only section of the course get audience is new civilian hires," said See Civilian Pin, 4 See Goal Days, 4 taught in a classroom. The other four Sherre Collier, chief of Leadership De- Putting on Air Show takes Policy on cell phone aircraft, hamburgers, toilets... use in cars under way and a sense of humor BY JENNIFER MOORE the driving force behind this edge and expertise at his year's air show planning mo- disposal. So what does it take to turn mentum. "It's impossible for any one 96,000 gallons of fuel, 20,000 Laughter is what helps person to micro-manage an hamburgers, 10,000 feet of committee members stay en- event of this size," Colonel rope, 7,000 polish sausages, gaged during the 1%-hour- Reedy said. "I rely on the ex210 portable toilets, 57 static long air show meetings that perts on my team to coordidisplay aircraft and 20 aerial will eventually become two nate their individual specific demonstration performances and three hour meetings as air show functions, push releinto one seamless two-day the show approaches. vant information back to me, event? and address potential issues "Colonel Reedy's got a Teamwork. unique brand of humor laced with the air show committee Preparation. with wit and tact," Mr. Watson at large." "And an air show coordi- said. "It makes for a relaxed The committee, which nator with a great sense of atmosphere where members consists of approximately humor," said Brian Watson, of the air show planning 40 members from various 75th Air Base Wing airfield committee feel comfortable Team Hill agencies, meets manager and veteran air enough to provide insight on a bi-weekly basis to flesh show committee member. and new ideas." out big picture requirements A coordinator like Lt. Col. The second part of Colonel ranging from aerial demonGlenn Reedy, 75th Air Base Reedy's formula for air show stration team hangar space Wing Operations Support success is simple — capitalSquadron commander, and ize on the myriad of knowlSee Air Show, 4 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs • Base Theater Movies Friday, 7 p.m. "Wallace & Gromit; Curse of WereRabbit," - G Saturday, Noon "Wallace & Gromit: Curse of Were-Rabbit," - G Saturday, 7 p.m. "History of Violence," - R AFMC suspends goal days WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFMCNS) — New cell phone restrictions for drivers on Air Force installations will not be enforced at Air Force Materiel Command installations — and Hill — until union bargaining obligations have been satisfied, according to personnel and security forces staff at command headquarters. The Department of Defense recently published changes to the Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, that prohibit using cell phones while driving on DOD installations unless they are using a hands-free device. The changes are posted in the new DOD Joint Traffic Guidance and became effective Feb. 27. AFMC installations, however, aren't expected to begin enforcement earlier than March 28, according to headquarters staff. AFMC installations will be notified once all union coordination is complete. Under the new regulation, drivers are not allowed to talk on their cell phones while driving on Air Force installations unless using a hands-free device. This restriction also applies to all government-owned vehicles, or GOVs, at all times. "This is really a cooperative effort for everyone from the base populace to the base leaders," said Master Sgt. Gloria Ornelas, the superintendent of law enforcement at the Air Force Security Forces Center. MI think it is long See Cell Phone, 4 |