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Show Hilltop TIMES Preserve funeral dignity 5 Weekly Since 1948 Hill Hockey Team loses, still playoff bound Page 11 Bans are coming Paqe 9 Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.times@hill.af.mil Vol. 67 No. 19, May 10, IN THE KNOW ID a Kid The 75th Security Forces Squadron is holding its ID a Kid program May 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at both entrances of the Hill Air Force Base BX. Security forces members will be on hand to create a 75 SFS ID Kit for children that will include a photograph, fingerprints and a list of characteristics. The ID Kit is then sent home with the parent. Should a child go missing, parents will have all of the child's current information readily available to assist authorities. In addition to the ID Kit creation, 75 SFS members will be handing out pens, pencils, squishy bears, stickers and key chains. Also, there are K-9 demonstrations scheduled for 1.1 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more information, contact Investigator Jeff Dye or Beth Ingalls at 777-7891.' Police Week Monday through May 19 is observed as National Police Week. In addition to the ID a Kid program, the 75 SFS has several events planned to promote and recognize law enforcement officers' roles as public servants. On Monday, 75 SFS members will place 154 miniature American flags near the South Gate representing fallen comrades. Security Forces vehicles will be decorated with blue ribbons all week. Security forces members will also wear a single piece of black tape over their badges. Annual Heritage Luau All Team Hill members are invited to the Asian American/Pacific Islander Annual Heritage Luau, May 23 at Centennial Park, 11 a.m.-l p.m. Food, including fried rice, barbecue pork stick, pancit noodles, lumpia, and drinks will be served. Tickets are $9 in advance or $11 at the door. To purchase tickets contact any of the following: Capt. Jennifer Baker at 775-5599; 1st. Lt. Francine Barley at 777-1354; Tech. Sgt. Colleen Walker at 777-3663; Staff Sgt. Hideo Mera at 7772502; Staff Sgt. Camille Watley at 775-5256; Jojo Gamboa at 777-4978 or 775-3411; Ben Querubin at 586-4681; or Joann Holt at 777-6275. Base Theater Free Movies Friday, 7 p.m. - "Stomp the Yard"(PG-13) Saturday, noon ~"ET the Extra Terrestrial" (PG) Saturday, 7 p.m. - "Code Name: The Cleaner" (PG-13) Hill general nominated for his third star BY MARILU TRAINOR 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced Tuesday that the President has nominated Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan, commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center here, for the rank of lieutenant general and to become the Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations, Logistics, and Mission Support, at. Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. General Sullivan will require U.S. Senate confirmation for the promotion. Once confirmed, he will succeed retiring Lt. Gen. Donald J. General Wetekam. No date has been set for the promotion or new reporting date to the Pentagon. After learning of his nomination, General Sul- livan said, "It is an honor for me to receive this nomination and, when confirmed, I look forward to continuing to serve my country and the Air Force in this new capacity. I appreciate the confidence the president, secretary of defense, secretary of the Air Force and Air Force chief of staff have expressed in my abilities as an officer." General Sullivan has been commander of the Ogden ALC since July 2003.'The ALC is located on Hill Air Force Base, the largest single site employer in Utah with more than 23,000 people and local economic impact amounting to more than $3-billion annually. The mission of the Center includes depot maintenance, purchasing and supply chain management, weapons system See Commander new job, 4 Reevaluate fire safety this spring BY MITCH SHAW 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs materials can be vital. Mr. Cochran said to pay special attention to the space around the furnace, hot water tank, fireplace, space heaters and dryer. 'These tips are very simple and easy to follow, but I promise you, they will make your home a lot safer," Mr. Cochran said. Another step Mr. Cochran urges people to take in the spring is to make sure their smoke detectors are reliable and in working order. "Smoke detectors save countless lives every year," he said. "No community can put a firefighter on every street corner, but See Fire safety, 3 While many Americans find that thespring season is the best time to clean, the U.S. Fire Administration says it is also a good time for families to think about fire safety. This season, spring-cleaning can take on another meaning. According to the USFA, it's the perfect time to check homes and yards for dangerous materials and unsafe conditions, and to spend the time to protect families and homes. "The spring is an ideal time to reevaluate fire-safety," said Willia m Cochran, 775th Civil Engineer Squadron fire specialist. "As you clean in and around your house, you should also make sure your home is as safe from fires as it can possibly be." Mr. Cochran said removing any debris like leaves, woodpiles and branches is a good way to make the perimeter of your home safer. As for Courtesy photo the inside of your home, According to the U.S. Fire Administration, spring is the best time to removing any stored reevaluate fire safety. Removing loose debris inside and outside of papers, magazines and your home, checking batteries on smoke detectors, and developing a any other combustible fire evacuation plan are ways to improve fire safety. Art at work MaMtenance employee swaps wrench for airbrush Aircraft repaired, ready to fly After investing two years of maintenance work and $1.1 million to repair a crash-damaged F-16, maintainers from the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron returned the aircraft to its owner, the 388th Fighter Wing, during a ceremony here Monday. The returned aircraft is one of two F-16s belonging to the 388 FW's 421st Fighter Squadron that were damaged during a 2003 deployment. After losing hydraulic pressure and control, the first aircraft impacted a parked aircraft on the tarmac of an air base in southwest Asia. 'At $30 million a copy per F-16, this has been an exceptional return on investment for the Air Force," said Lt. Col. Dan Sny, commander of the 309th Maintenance Wing's 649 CLSS. "It's a great investment on an aircraft that would otherwise be retired." Brig. Gen. Art Cameron, 309th Maintenance Wing commander, and Col. Robert Beletic, 388 FW commander, marked the aircraft's return with a formal signing-over ceremony "The 309 MXW is all about increasing combat capability," said General Cameron. "What we're doing here today is helping increase the lethality of the 388 FW by giving them back iron." "The 388 FW's mission to train, deploy, and execute for the nation could not happen without the work of its Air Force Material Command counterparts at Hill AFB/' said Colonel Beletic. "This single F-16 will provide an average 18.4 sorties each month, from now until the 421 FS deploys, in essential training for our pilots and maintainers." The return of the damaged jet will greatly benefit the 421 See Repaired aircraft, 3 Viper Out Honors past, present, future The 419th Fighter Wing will host a "Viper Out" celebration June 8-10 to pay tribute to the past, present, and future of the unit while honoring alumni members who built a strong foundation for the wing's success. The wing's alumni committee is helping organize a weekend full of activities including a golf tournament evening Courtesy photo. Jasey Colunga, machinist with the 530th Commodities Maintenance Squadron, leans on social, barbecue, unit tours, his most recently completed artwork at Hill Air Force Base. This Is the single largest work an F-16 capabilities demo, of art Mr. Colunga has completed. The entire mural spans 170 feet by 35 feet and Is too wide to capture in a single photo. Drafts for the mural began with roadmaps from Texas to a Viper Out banquet and Utah representing the connection the unit has had with Texas In the past. Those drafts weremuch more. All current and tossed aside, however, and replaced with an all encompassing picture of Utah. The mural former wing members are depicts southern Utah on the left and northern Utah on the right side. "The mural Is really just to boost morale in our building," said Mr. Colunga. "It turns our Industrial workplace invited to attend. into an interesting shop that people remember." The celebration kicks off with the golf tournament at the base's Hubbard Golf Course, June 8. The fourman, best ball scramble tournament begins at 1 p.m. and will host 36 teams. Sign-up is first-come, first-served and ends Tuesday. The cost is $50 per person. This fee also includes admittance to the evening Icebreaker. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team, winning blind draw team, longest drive (men and women) and closest to pin (men and women). The See Viper out, 4 |