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Show Hilltog TIMES Award,SuppSemer Weekly Since 1948 Mew acldflt Achievements recoginecl AFMC Wellness and Saftey Campaign Pages A-D Page 6 , Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.times@hill.af.mil Vol. 66 No. 22, June 1, 200ffl| IN THE KNOW Blood drive takes place Friday A base blood drive is planned 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday in the Family Support Center (Bldg. 150). If you would like to make an appointment, please call Master Sgt. Margaret Santamaria at 777-1147. Air Show uniform wear set The uniform of the day for military members working at the Hill Air Show June 10-11 and for the pre-show June 9 will be BDUs or flight suits. Desert BDUs are not authorized for wear. For more information, contact Maj. Cameron Gilbert at 777-3522. New store gives customers options BYBETHYOUNG _ ______ Hilltop Times staff Today, Team Hill members have a new place to get what they need to do their job with the opening of the new Base Supply Store. "The store will provide a safe and secure environment for military and civil service Government Purchase Card shoppers and government contractors to purchase high quality, Government autho- rized Skillcraft Brand office products and janitorial items," said Thomas Boyer, Base Supply Stores Operations vice president. The new facility is located behind the Base Exchange at 5840 F Ave, Bldg. 2470, and will stock everything from pencils and pens to cleaning supplies and military clothing. "The store will also take over the responsibility of ers will be able to try on the Individual Equipment and military clothing for fit and Military Clothing Issue," Mr. comfort." Boyer said. "Customers can expect to see a much larger seNEW BASE SUPPLY STORE lection of miliOPENING TODAY tary individual equipment with Hours: Monday - Friday brand names 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. such as BlackAlso open on Reservist weekends: hawk, Belleville, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dakota, Gerber and Oregon Located at 5840 F Ave., Bldg. 2470 Aero. Custom- SHARING HORSES Road work begins Beat the back to school rush for physicals Gate closures Beginning Monday, Hill's East Gate entrance will be closed indefinitely, while the West Gate will be closed on weekends. The gate closures come as a result of heavy rush hour traffic Monday through Friday and a disproportionate allocation of security forces and contractor manpower to keep the East Gate open mornings and the West Gate open on weekends. The South and Roy Gates will remain open 24 hours per day, seven days a week, so there are still reasonable access points in and out of the base at all times. Base Theater Movies Friday, 7 p.m. "When a Stranger Calls,"-PG-13 Saturday, noon "Because of Winn Dixie,"-PG Saturday, 7 p.m. "Grandma's Boy,"-R Plan ahead for gate entry during Hill Air Show BY BARBARA FISHER Hilltop Times editor A contractor will be removing the train track crossings on 6th street and Wardleigh Road and then repaving the street through June 9. Work will start on removing the train track crossing on 6th street located south of Bldg. 843 and north of Bldg. 820. During the demolition and road repair, the road will be restricted to one lane on either side. When work is completed on 6th street the contractor will move down to remove the track crossings on Wardleigh Road east of Bldg. 891. Again, during demolition and repair, the road will be limited to one lane of travel in each direction. For more information on the project, contact Tavis Moshier, the Hill project manager, at 777-7280. Beat the back to school rush and make an appointment now for children starting kindergarten, participating in scouts or playing organized sports. Children should get a physical yearly. To schedule an appointment now call 728-2600. Having a store on base will offer Team Hill members the convenience of being able to buy what they need in person. "The customer wants to go in there and see exactly what they are getting," said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Schultz, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual equipment noncommissioned officer in charge. "Sometimes See Store, 4 Photos by Beth Young Shelley Youler laughs as she gets a friendly nuzzle from Fury, who Is not living up to his name. Shelley is one of the local students that participated In Fun Day at the Stables last week, hosted by the Hill Riding Club. See story on page 3. Inviting a few friends over for the day means, maybe, some minor traffic and parking shuffling. But when you invite hundreds of thousands over for the day as Hill has done for the 2006 Air Show, June 10-11, traffic and parking can escalate from minor to major irritants quickly. To make what will be a major traffic orchestration flow smoothly the two days of the air show. Hills security coordinator for the event, 1st Lt. James Hagemier, 75th Security Forces Squadron, began talking with local law enforcement agencies months ago. The end goal is to get people on the base, parked, through security checkpoints and to the show as quickly as possible. "We want the day to be enjoyable for everyone," Lieutenant Hagemier said. To that end, there will be no "reserved parking" as normal for base employees the two days of the air show. Beginning close of business Friday, barricades will be used to block access to many buildings and other areas not open to the public. "We intend to park air show visitors in nearly every parking lot on the base." Lieutenant Hagemier said. He asks those with assigned parking on the base to not count on using it those two days. "Please be patient and work with us," he said. "We plan to offer what limited parking we have available to our guests." On both air show days, the gates to the base will open to the public at 9 a.m. Flying events will start at 10 a.m. Lieutenant Hagemier offers the following tips for getting onto and off the base as quickly as possible. • There will be inbound traffic only at the West, Roy and South Gates during the peak arrival hours, approximately 9 a.m.-noon. • Traffic entering through the Roy and West Gates will be shepherded onto a section of the aircraft parking ramp that has been designated for automobile parking. Those entering the South Gate Will be parked in all of the small vehicle parking lots on the south side of the base. "If one is looking for an angle to get on the installation and park the quickest, their best bet is to come in either the Roy See Gates and parking, 4 Team Hill spirit shown in tank disposal project BY MITCH SHAW Hilltop Times Staff In an effort to reduce potential environmental and safety hazards, and save money, a team of reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees has been removing hundreds of unserviceable fuel tanks at the O-3 storage lot. Over the past quarter century, more than 800 wing fuel tanks have accumulated and been deposited in the O-3 lot Over time, many of these tanks, belonging to a variety of F-16, F-15, F-lll, and B-52 aircraft have become structurally unstable. "In terms of safety concerns, both deteriorating tank composition and the shipping crates in which the tanks have been stored, presented potential environmental and safety hazards," said Staff Sgt. Gary Cole, Air Force Tanks, Racks, Adapters, and Pile-on superintendent. "We had tanks stacked up on top of each other, teetering on old wooden crates. Also, residual fuel or purging fluid had the potential to cause a significant environmental hazard as the seals continued to deteriorate." So far, 628 unserviceable external fuel tanks from the O-3 lot have been disposed of. The tanks were taken down from their rack and inspected by the teamoflMAs. If the tanks were wet with fuel, they were transported to the 388th Fighter Wing and purged of all their fluids. The empty fuel tanks were then taken to an off base aluminum contractor, where the aluminum was recycled. "Each one of those tanks cost a certain amountto store," Sergeant Cole said. "By doing this we have averted $80,000 per year in storage fees to the government. Also, while we were working, a request came from the 388th Fighter Wing for some 300 gallon F-16 fuel tanks. We found 7 tanks that were immediately reutilized and in turn saved $112,000 in replacement costs." The tank disposal project has involved a lot of man-hours and a lot of grueling work, but according to Sergeant Cole, the results of the project epitomize the "Team Hill" concept. "We are extremely proud of the individuals working out there in the yard," Sergeant Cole said. "It has been a real Photo by Milch Shaw Tech. Sgt. Ben Fiske drives a forklift in the O-3 storage lot where a crew of IMA's are removing unserviceable aircraft fuel tanks. team effort throughout. We've had a lot of organizations from Hill involved in the project. The 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 649th Munitions Squadron, 419th and 388th Fighter Wings, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, and of course, our IMA's. 'The work being done in the 0-3 lot is another great example of how our IMAs can organize and accomplish an important project for the Center to keep us moving forward," said Col. Dale Wise, 784th Combat Sustainment Group. "This project is working so well we've been tasked to inspect and transport the 0-3 ammunition containers. Once both projects are completed, our IMAs will go back to their civilian jobs all over the U.S. The dedication and hard work this team provides is a perfect example of unique manpower capability of the Air See Tank disposal, 4 |