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Show Hilltop TIMES Weekly Since 1948 nt Around the Hill il«enter named b«t In AF Recognizes achievements Base happenings Pages A-D Pages 5-6 , Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.times@hill.af.mil Vol. 66 No. 18, May 4, 2006v IN THE KNOW East Gate construction starts Friday HELPING HANDS Construction for the new east gate will start on Friday and will continue through Nov. 10. The contractor will be permanently closing part of the Wherry Lane just south and north of 6th Street. This will not affect the temporary East Gate traffic. During a two to four week period during the contruction, there will be only one-way traffic on Foulois Road (west end of 6th Street). For further information, contact Steve McFarland, the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron project manager, at 777-4287. BY KATHLEEN A. K. LOPEZ Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFMCNS) — Hill Clinic closes early Friday The Hill Clinic will close at 3 p.m. Friday. For after-hours guidance on care, patients can call 777-5285 to reach an oncall Primary Care Manager. In the event of an emergency, Patients can call 911 or go to the nearest civilian emergency room. Professional organization luncheon scheduled Don Cazel, Ogden Air Logistics Center executive director, will be the featured guest speaker at The Value of Professional Organizations Luncheon. The luncheon will be held Monday, 11-12:30 p.m. at the Club Hill ballroom. For more information contact Richard Duarte at 775-2168. Hill celebrates nursing profession Family Advocacy presents seminar Youth are at great risk of communicating with "strangers" on the internet and a seminar for adults only will be held Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m. in Bldg. 546. For more information or to register contact Julie Pinchak at 775-4657. Photos by Beth Young Staff Sgt. Celia Lewis (above), part of the 75th Medical Group pediatric nursing staff gives 7-month-old William Robson his Immunizations. After his shots, his grandmother, Karen (left), gives him a comforting kiss. Causing a little discomfort for better health is just one of the many challenges nurses face on a day-to-day basis. That is one reason why this profession will be celebrated May 6-12 at the Hill Clinic during National Nurses Week, see full story on page 4. Commissary case lot sale May 12-13 The Hill Commissary plans a case lot sale 9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 12-13. The sale offers shoppers the chance to buy bulk quantities of products at savings of up to 50 percent or more depending on locality. The Hill Commissary, part of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), holds case lot sales in May and September every year. To learn more about commissary lot sales • around the world, visit DeCA's Web site at http://www.commissaries.com. Base Theater Movies Friday, 7 p.m. "Glory Road," -PG Saturday, Noon "Mulan," - G Saturday, 7 p.m. "Big Momma's House 2," -PG-13 AFMC Wellness and Safety Campaign debuts Monday New bollards improve security BY BETH YOUNG _ Hilltop Times staff Rows of dark brown posts have recently been installed in parking lots across the base as part of a project to increase antiterrorism security. These bollards, as they are officially called, prevent trucks, cars or other vehicles with explosives from getting near buildings, "From an antiterrorism standpoint they will increase standoff distance and mitigate damage from vehicleborne improvised explosive devises," said Master Sgt. Steven Nutt, 75th Security Forces antiterrorism force protection superintendent. The bollards, and in some areas large boulders, have been placed near security critical facilities such as any headquarter buildings, the command post and security forces. As directed by the Department of Defense, they are placed a minimum of 82 feet away from these facilities. "These where installed around security priority facilities to protect our high value assets," said See Bollards, 3 Photo by Beth Young Bollards, such as these In the parking lot of Bldg. 891, have been installed across the base to increase antiterrorism security by preventing vehicles that might be carrying improvised explosive devises from getting close critical buildings. "Wellness is an Attitude!" If Air Force Materiel Command leadership has its way, those words will become more than just a slogan for the command's new wellness and safety campaign; it will become a way of life. Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, identified wellness and safety of the command's military and civilian work force as one of his top three priorities shortly after assuming command in August 2005. "Our work force is our only appreciable asset," General Carlson said. "Our success in AFMC depends on our work force — one that is healthy, safe, motivated, excited, interested and whole in terms of its overall wellness. Our efforts will help our people gain value, improve their quality of life and help them become even more productive over time." To facilitate this cultural transition, a team representing all aspects of wellness and safety, led by Brig. Gen. (Dr.) William Germann, AFMC command surgeon, has defined and set the course for AFMC's Wellness and Safety Campaign, or WASC. The campaign debuts officially Monday, the kick-off for AFMC's second-quarter Wingman Week. "Our goal is to create an environment within AFMC that takes a holistic approach to the . overall wellness and safety of our people," Dr. Germann said. "But See AFMC, 7 Survey gathers information on state of wellness WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFMCNS) — In conjunction with the Monday debut of the Air Force Materiel Command Wellness and Safety Campaign, command officials are launching a voluntary Wingman Day Wellness Survey. "Historically, we have collected metrics on incidents after they have occurred, for example counting the number of DUIs for the past month or the number of abuses reported," said Col. William B. Martin, individual mobilization augmentee to the AFMC command surgeon's behavioral health chief. "With this survey, we want to shift from an 'after-thefact' information-collection mindset to one that gathers information early and focuses on what's happening in units and on bases." The survey is voluntary, anonymous and available to the active-duty, civilian, Reserve and contractor AKMC work force. Answering the survey takes an average of five minutes. To access the site, log onto https:// survey.afms.mil/wwsO6. The survey will be activated for two weeks. Afterward, the data will be analyzed by the AFMC Command Surgeon Office and provided to Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander. Information will then be provided to the command. |