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Show COMMENTARY TIMES April 19, 2007 morale and discipline." While the Air Force respects the First Amendment rights to free speech and association, these fundamental rights have limitations when they conflict with the needs of the military. Recently, Air Force leaders issued statements that Air Force Instruction 51-903, Dissident and BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS MICHAEL GADLIN active participation with hate groups and gangs Protest Activities, addresses the issue of "active 75th Air Base Wing Legal Office are not compatible with the Air Force way of life, participation" and defines it as any activity in and that violators would be punished accordingly. Gangs, hate, and supremacist groups have unfor- furtherance of the objectives of organizations or Airmen who choose to join these groups (or are algroups that attempt to create illegal discriminatunately become widespread in civilian society. tion or otherwise deprive individuals of their civil ready currently members) subject themselves to a These organizations have appeared in the Air variety of punishments to include anything from rights. This could include public demonstrations, Force as well. additional education and counseling to separation or fund raising, recruiting, organizing, leading, Air Force leadership has stepped forward and and possibly even criminal prosecution. training in support of such organizations. Addideclared that such unlawful discriminatory All Airmen should take pride in fulfilling the groups will not be tolerated and have no place in tionally, while mere membership in such groups is not prohibited, the prerequisites for memberwords of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force today's Air Force. ship in such groups could rise to the level of active Rodney McKinley, who reminds us, "We put on These groups illegally discriminate by unequal our uniform everyday and defend freedom - that treatment of individuals on the basis of race, creed, participation. means freedom for all. We have no room for disA i r Force Chief of Sta f f T. M ichael Mosley recentcolor, religion, national origin or gender. The Air crimination or racism of any kind in our Air Force. Force has had a long-standing policy prohibiting ly addressed participation in such groups, saying, "Not only does it run counter to our core values, it Every Airman should have an equal opportunity active participation in unlawful discriminatory fosters divisive behavior and destroys good order, to be successful." organizations. Gangs, other hate groups not compatible with Air Force life Hilltop ^ TfMES Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Col. Scott Chamber! 75lh Air B.iv Wing commjnde Marilu Tramor Chief, Public Affair HI LI. Genie vc David ..Chief of Intorrui Tech. Sgl. Crystal Robles Editoi Teth. Sgt. .(.lion Smith . . Asst Edito Belli Young. MiUh Show, jnd Airma ht Class Clayton Murray Staff WritL-r Lcsa Wiser Page Uyout a Design Deadlines: Editorial <)iid news ilerm, 3pm Frid.iy. Fo' more information call 777-5333 For advertising call 625-4300. Published by Publishing C orp., a pnvaic firm in no way eonneaet.! with the I'.S An [-'(.live, under L'XL-ILIMVI; wriuen eontr;iei wiih Hill Ai'B This u>inma\ nil enterprise Air lvree newspaper is an juihonzrd publication lor member^ ol ihe I .S. military servkes t onients o\ ihe l-lilluip '1 lines aiv not necessiinlv the olliual \pie\v> ol. or eiulorMxl by. the l:.S. t.ovemnient. the IVpamnent ill Pefen^e or the IVparnnent ol the Air l-orie. I he appearance ol advertisement m ihi^ publuauon. irk ludini; inserts or supplements, does not umsntuie endorsement by the IVpanmeiH ol the Air Force or (. >S;LILTI Publishing orp.. of the prodiu i> or ser\ iees ativenisetl. rverythint; advertised in this pubheation shall be made available lot purelia.se. use or patronage without rental in race, color, religion sex. national origin, a^e, marital M.nux physkiil handicap, political alfiliation or any oilier nonnunt laetorol the puivliaser. User or patron I .dilohal (.onient is edited, prepared and prouded by IIK T^tli Air Base W'mi; Public AltairMMike-rail in Rkli; H2 (. all 777-V,»1 w nh ston kleas urcommenis or >cnd c-nui! to •"hilltop tinusi" hill at.mil", t -ill C»2 v-HOO lor adwni^ini; needs L'nlcss UIIKTWISC indicated, all phtiios are V s \ir l-prcc phou>> THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2007 DUIs: 3 Hill's Last DUI: Unit Involved: Airmen Ag.ilnst Drinking and Driving provide rides when di'M^njli'd drivers arc unavailable. Call 777-1111 mm tt'tic I" Base mission vital to national defense fers I had in hopes the scenery would change soon. There was a big-name contractor on the east coast willing to pay very good money to bring me In August 2005, I sat in a oneon board; there was an Army civil bodroom apartment across from service position in Korea and two the state prison sweating profusely, courtesy of Pennsylvania's heat and other Air Force offers stateside. The east coast gig got the thumb humidity, mulling over several job offers. down, due to high-humidity and the instability of joining the contractor I remember thinking at the time ranks. Korea was axed because I althat, as bad as things were, it was nice to"know I wasn't living, say, in ready had my Soju experience in the late 80s, and Oklahoma just didn't the building opposite mine - though have access to the "great outdoors" I'm sure accommodations where that joining the Hill Air Force Base quite nice. team did. I did my best to research the job of- BYGAVOLB 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Oh, and there was one last thing that enticed me to join the Air Logistics Center. As cheesy as this is going to sound coming from a 21year public affairs veteran, it was the mission: it's diverse, global in nature, has direct impact on our troops in the air and on the ground, and we're way ahead of the ball game when it comes to Smart Ops 21 (better known as Lean in years past). In the end, the choice was actually quite simple for me. There was just too much being offered at Hill AFB both personally and professionally, to pass up even though I couldn't remember any time in the past twoplus decades of military service that I, even for a nanosecond, thought about putting in for an assignment here. In fact, like active-duty tours in Turkey, Honduras and at least one stateside assignment, I took a lot of grief from deciding to move here. But I've come to realize it might be one of those bases getting a bumrap by those who've never lived or worked here. I'm going on my second year here now, the honeymoon's well over soto-speak, and 1 still don't see why anyone wouldn't want to be a member of this dynamic mission. Hill AFB, as it turns out, is smack dab in the middle of the 21st Century warfighting business: improving processes, saving taxpayer dollars and tumingbetter quality resources back over to troops in the field quicker. Quite simply, it's a mission our national defense goalscan't be achieved without and troops on the front lines depend on. 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil When you call or send an e-mail, your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling the Action Line. This will help me better serve your interests. Items of basewide interest will be published in the Hilltop Times. Phone numbers — The base agencies listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: Security Force* 777-5550 24-hr. Criiis Information . . . 777-3056 Services 777-4134 Base Restaurants 777-2043 Retirement/Compensation.. 777-6142 (civilian) Social Actions 777-3516 Employee Relations 777-7129 Photo by Efrain Gonzalez Col. Chambers (second from left), 75th Air Base Wing commander, has his blood pressure measured as part of his Team Weigh-in participation along with Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rellly (right), 775th Civil Engineer Squadron. Patti Hancock and Teresa Hussaln, registered nurses at Hill's Health and Wellness Center provided blood pressure screenings for participants of the Team Lean Challenge Fitness Program. Military Pay 777-1851 Civilian Pay 777-6246 Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 Program IG Complaints 777-5305 (for appointment) IC Complaint! 777-5361 (after hours) Fraud, Waste or Abuse 777-5361 (recording) 75lh Medical Croup 777-4918 Civil Engineering 777-1856 Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs 777-5201 Public Affair's Information. . . 777-9696 Control Line Military Housing 777-2963 Maintenance Safely Ollice 777-3333 Union : 777-3257 AFOSI Narcotics Hotline 777-1852 Family Assistance Center .. . 775-3090 (when activated) / u n,ir. What are some Spring time hobbies you recommend for people new to the area? Curt Campbell 508th Aircraft Sustainmetit Wing "If they don't play golf or bike then they need to start. We have plenty of fishing, camping and hiking, too. Before you start any of that though, physical conditioning is critical." Jon Shields 84th Combat Sustninnient Wing "Actually there was just a tulip festival with everything in bloom. You can also go to the mountains and look at the flowers and everything while it's turning green again/' Dan Harris 526th ICBM Systems Wing "Utah landmarks are the places to hike like Antelope Island. Lots of places you can check out and hike at. For historical value there are Golden Spike Park and parts of Salt Lake City." Airman 1st Class Zach Zolnai 75th Air Base Wing "To suffice the appetite of the young Airman, I recommend the Junior Enlisted Center. The Hubbard Golf Course is the third greatest ranked golf course in all of Utah. Betty Wheeler Ogden Air Logistics Center "Camping, fishing or anything that's outdoorsy. Uintas and the Ogden and Weber canyons. A lot of people like Willard Bay for boating and stuff like that." Bob Bryant 309th Maintenance Wing "The Great Salt Lake is a great place to sail—especially in the springtime." |