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Show HILLTOP TIMES WRAP EMERSION TOUR From page 1 key to the success of any execution and close-out," said Maj. Kim Taylor, commander of the 75th Air Base Wing Comptroller Squadron. 'We've got other organizations off-site now, so that can have other ramifications if they are not obligating fast enough." "There are so many different players involved. We could be doing everything right, but if we aren't doing good coordination efforts with our DFAS partners then things will not be going as well as you originally thought. So it is a big coordination effort," Punch said. Changes in the accounting system have also factored into this year's challenges. "There have been so many changes over the year," Punch said. "Recently we have been undergoing a standardization of accounting codes so everyone on base had to change their codes." In anticipation of a leaner '09 fiscal year, much of '08 close-out spending was prioritized to buy mission-critical supplies that would benefit the organization ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Col. Calvin Williams greets Senior Airman Brok McCarthy in the 75th Public Affairs Office as he makes his initial emersion tour of the base on Sept. 23. He is the new vice commander for the 75th Air Base Wing and serves with Col. Linda Medler, 75th ABW commander. Get your flu vaccinations with Tricare BY TARA MOGAN TriWest Healthcare Alliance A flu shot is a covered preventive services benefit for all Tricare Prime, Standard and Extra beneficiaries. Flu vaccination is recommended in October or November, but may still be beneficial if received as late as December. There are two Tricare-covered options available: 1. The flu shot, which is an inactivated vaccine administered "by needle.'It is recommended for people age 6 months or older, to TIMES October 9, 2008 include people with chronic medical conditions. 2. The nasal-spray flu vaccine, made with live, weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu. This is recommended for people ages 2-49 years who are not pregnant. Where to go If you are enrolled at a military treatment facility, contact your MTF to find out if and when flu shots are offered and then obtain the vaccination from your primary care manager. If you get a flu shot from a.Tri- Golf standings care network provider, you do not need a referral or authorization from your PCM. Flu shots received from a nonnetwork provider — one who does not accept Tricare — are subject to point-of-service charges for Tricare Prime beneficiaries. Vaccines provided at civilian pharmacies and drugstores are not covered by Tricare. For more information, visit www.triwest.com, www.tricare. mil, or http://www.cdc.gov/flu/. Save upto5p% at companies such as: well into 2009. "We were looking at biggerticket items we could do, a lot of civil engineering projects with building repairs, road repairs, flightline repairs, projects that need to be done and hadn't been funded for previously," Taylor said. Fiscal year '09 has been smooth so far. "FY 09 has been set to be a real dire year budgetwise for a long time, and yet we are going into the '09 year with the budget passed even though the authorization act hasn't been passed yet by Congress," Punch said. "This is the first year I know of where the president has signed the defense budget on September 30," Taylor added. "Most of the time we operate on a Continued Resolution Authority and those can last for months, so this is the first time we've had a signed budget to start the year." The close-out process for fiscal year 2008 officially ended Oct. 6 with efficiency and success. "Not only did we obligate all the funding but we did it in a productive manner and a strategic manner," Taylor said. Hill Air Force Base Men's Golf League season results were recently announced Won Lost Mulligans 111.5 80.5 Pin Seekers 97.0 95.0 Stiff Shafts 101.0 91.0 Automates 118.5 73.5 Turf Masters 113.0 79.0 Sandbaggers 96.5 95.5 Hackers 90.0 90.0 Equalizers 75.5 116.5 Gophers 59.0 133.0 Final standing 1 •"•••"•' 2 •--. • •;3-'--:." •;•" • ; 5" ".-• ' -. 6 7 8 9 JOIN US FOR OPEN ^ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER !5TH I0AH-2PM > .COMFORT -^SUITES Preview a world of Laughing, Exploring & Learning Our open house puts you and your child face to face with all the fun activities, Imaginative games and learning from our full-day programs In one not-to-be-mlssed event. 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