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Show Hilltog TIME > Since 1948 The V Hill Total Force Supplement Pages A~D n I! i n I ¥3 hll Hill Airman makes the cut )6 7 AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.times@hill.af.mil Vol. 66 No. 32, August 10, 2006 IN THE KNOW COMMENTARY: Vigilance necessary as summer ends BY GEN. BRUCE CARLSON Tickets still available for concert A few tickets are still available for the free concert "A Salute to the Armed Forces," planned Aug. 19. The concert, in honor of Hill military and civilian employees, will feature the 352-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 110-member Orchestra at Temple Square. The U.S. Air Force Band of the Reserve, based at Robins AFB, Ga., will be a featured performer during the two-hour concert. Organizational points of contact have tickets for the patriotic and holiday musical salute that will feature a variety of music and national-level entertainers and will be recorded for future broadcast in December to Armed Forces Radio and Television System audiences around the world. Anyone accepting tickets from their organization's allocation is expected to attend and be seated no later than 7 p.m. Military are required to wear service dress uniforms and civilians and family members are encouraged to wear appropriate Sunday-best attire for this special occasion. Each person attending must have their own ticket. Because the broadcast will be taped live, children under eight are not permitted in the Conference Center. Air Force Materiel Command commander Gen. Bruce Carlson WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFMCNS) — With three weeks to go in the 101 Critical Days of Summer, we're in the home stretch toward Labor Day. The annual safety awareness campaign began May 26, the Friday prior to Memorial Day, but the last few weeks of the 101 Critical Days historically see an increase in the accident rate as people try to squeeze in vacations, outings and other activities before summer ends and children return to school. As I write, thus far this year the Air Force has suffered 14 deaths. That's fewer than the same time period for the previous two years. Still, it is 14 deaths too many. My heart goes out to-the families and friends in our fellow commands who have lost loved ones this summer. I am thankful that in Air Force Materiel Command we have had no totally disabling accidents, categorized as class "A" mishaps. Clinic closes early The Hill Clinic and Pharmacy will be closing for an official function Friday at 1 p.m. The clinic will resume normal hours at 7 a.m. Aug. 14. For more information call 2nd Lt. Jamin Fernandez at 586-9500. 75th Comptroller Squadron plans early closure The 75th Comptroller Squadron, to include the military and civilian pay. counters, will be closed Aug. 16 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. due to a squadron activity and will resume normal business hours Aug. 17. For more information contact 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Trahan at 777-0178. Correction An error appeared in the article entitled "Services Division sends summer out with a bang" in the Hilltop Times last week. The correct date of the Cardboard Regatta is Aug. 16. See Summer, 4 309th Maintenance Wing commander pins on star BYBILLORNDORFF 309th Maintenance Wing Road closure on Wardleigh Road Wardleigh Road from G Avenue to H Avenue will be closed starting Aug. 19 at 7 a.m. through Aug. 21. The road will reopen Aug. 22 for two lane traffic. Detour route signs will be posted. Fpr more information, call Randy Johns at 430-5775. Sadly, the command has experienced its fair share of class B and C mishaps this year. Class B mishaps cause permanent partial disability and class C mishaps lead to loss of time from work. Causes of accidents have ranged from two- and four-wheel vehicle accidents to over-exertion to falling. Results of accidents range from sprained, fractured and dislocated Photo by Airman 1st Class Jenny Chong Capt. Tracy Rue, a registered nurse with the 75th Medical Operations Squadron, takes Gall Leach's blood pressure at the blood pressure screening exhibit for Retiree Appreciation Day Aug. 4. See story page 4. Nearly a year after assuming leadership of the Ogden Air Logistics Center's largest wing, Art Cameron has pinned on the rank of brigadier general. A formal promotion ceremony in his honor will take place Aug. 31 in Bldg. 204. As commander of the 309th Maintenance Wing, General Cameron ^oversees 7,500 employees in six groups that handle maintenance support as well as maintenance on aircraft, missiles, software, commodities and electronics. The electronics maintenance group even extends to the Support Center Pacific at Kadena AB, Japan. "This is my first depot assignment," the general said, "but I've been associated with the depot as a customer for the past 29 years. I can tell you the changes I've seen in the depot in the past 29 years from a customer perspective have just been amazing. "The focus now is on working towards the customers' requirements. Everything we do from the transformation perspective is to meet those customers1 needs. The ultimate goal is to ensure we have the maximum amount of iron in the warfighter's hands." General Cameron arrived at Hill in August 2005 after serving as associate director of logistics resources, deputy chief of staff for installation See General Cameron, 4 Maintenance stands improve access, speed production BYBILLORNDORFF 309th Maintenance Wing Maintaining an airplane that is roughly the length of two tennis courts and as tall as a three-story building can be difficult without the right equipment. Mechanics working on the C-130 in the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group expressed this opinion during a transformational project process improvement meeting, and the result is easy-access work stands that improve access and speed project completion. "The work stands enable mechanics with different skills to work together and there's enough space so two or three operations can be done in one area, speeding up the maintenance process," said Cory Coward, C-130 work leader. "There's open access to the aircraft, so the work is easier to do and can be accomplished quicken" Indeed, the work stands are- so large that one worker, upon seeing the proto- type, joked that it was big enough to have its own ZIP code. Before the work stands were installed, mechanics were suspended from the ceiling using a harness and cable system, used limited access mobile work stands, or had to wait in line to use a scissor lift. "No harnesses are needed now, except for the forward fuselage areas, so the mechanics have more freedom of movement," Mr. Coward said. The work stands are custom made to fit the C-130 through a Lean-cellular transformation contract with Standard Aero and prime contractor, Battelle. The Battelle-Standard Aero team designed the two aircraft cell, working with the 309 AMXG transformation team members selected from areas involved with the work including maintenance, supply and fuels. "It provides a solid work surface that is exclusive to the C-130 — it wasn't a one-size-fits-all stand," said Russell Versemann, C-130 shop mechanic and alternate to the foreman. "The stand is specifically angled the same as C-130 wings. Work stand use has also helped clean up the work areas and provide better tool control. Tool boxes and parts can now be brought closer to the aircraft and the floor space below the aircraft is less cluttered. The stands are equipped See Maintenance, 5 Photo by Tom Whitney An aerial view shows how the work stand is fitted around the C-130s wing and tall area. The black tubing above brings fresh-air heating and cooling to the work area, reducing ground clutter around the aircraft. |