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Show Hilltop TIMES IM.AIR Weekly Since 1948 AFBf Uta^84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 68 No. 42, October? IN THE KNOW Hill Trick or Treat hours announced Trick or Treat hours on base will be 5 pm-8 p.m. Those excused from the exercise per Commander approval may leave from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to take their kids trick or treating. D Street to close for a week of roadwork The 75th Communications Squadron announces that D Street, running parallel to Building 525, Hill Air Force Base Bowling Alley, which closed Oct. 15, is to reopen Tuesday, Oct. 20. Completion should be sooner but weather could influence completion. Communication duct banks and cable are being installed for Building 525. For more information, call 586-5961. Military dependents may get flu shots Starting Monday, Oct 20, the Hill Air Force Base 75th Medical Group Immunizations Clinic is opening flu shot availability to dependents. Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m.4:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and on Wednesday 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Flu Mist™ nasal vaccine is available to patients ages 2 to 49 years old without any symptoms of heart disease, kidney disease, asthma or diabetes. If you have an egg allergy, neither the flu shot nor Flu Mist'" is recommended. Breast Cancer Awareness event Join the 75th Medical Group in the second annual Hill AFB Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon. Speakers will be Dr. Cynthia Babcook, McKay-Dee Hospital radiologist, and Dr. Carl Gray, Utah Hematology and Oncology Group. The Oct. 21 Club Hill lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., will cost $9.95 for members, nonclub members $11.95 For tickets, contact: Helen Cordero, 777-0635, Carole Beasley, 775-5487, or Hofli Kembel, 586-9551; APECS jacket policy announced In a Sept. 30 memo to Team Hill commanders and directors, Col. Linda Medler, 75th Air Base Wing commander issued an extension of policy on the wearing of jackets with uniforms. Due to the lack of All Purpose Environmental Clothing System jacket availability, the wear of Battle Dress Uniform Gore-Tex and Reid Jackets with Airman Battle Uniforms is authorized through April 30. Use is limited to those personnel whose duties require them to spend long periods of time outside in cold termperatures. Those who have ample supplies of the BDU and authorized outer garments should wear that in the place of the ABU as much as possible to prevent mix-and-match wear. For information, contact Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Candler at 777-5567. JAMES ARR0W00D/U.S. Air Force Dignitaries lift shovelfuls of dirt to commemorate the groundbreaking for the Falcon Hill Aerospace Development Park; from left to right, they are: Developer Jeff Woodbury, Utah Department of Transportation Commission Chairman Stuart Adams, Rep. Brad Dee (R-Ogden), Sen. Sheldon Killpack (R-Syracuse), Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Gov. Jon Huntsman, Ogden Air Logistics Center Commander Maj. Gen. Kathleen Close, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Clearfield Mayor Don Wood, Sunset Mayor Dan Gotchy, Riverdale Mayor Bruce Burrows, Roy Mayor Joe Ritchie, 75th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Linda Medler, Asset Management and Operations Division Deputy Chief Robert Moore, and Enhanced Use Lease Office Chief Bruce Evans. Air Force, officials break ground at Falcon Hill Aerospace Research Park Investigations. The Missile Park will be BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS BROK MCCARTHY 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office C onstruction of the largest Enhanced Use Lease project in the history of the Department of the Air Force officially began Oct. 10 with a ground breaking ceremony held at the Hill Aerospace Museum. Local dignitaries Gov. Jon Huntsman, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Rep. Rob Bishop, state Sen. Sheldon Killpack, local mayors and other community leaders assisted Maj. Gen. Kathleen Close, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, in turning dirt for the 550-acre Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park. "This event culminates many years of hard work and some pretty intense planning and unprecedented cooperation between the United States government, the state of Utah and our surrounding commu- 'We want our children to have moved to a new location yet to be deterworthwhile jobs in this state, andmined. Although the new structures will be ..this is ^^opportunityJor the pn-r built on non-excess land owned by the '* vate sector to invest in the United States Air Force, the buildings will be owned by the developers and the facilihumanity of this state." ties will not resemble the standard subJEFF WOODBURY managing partner for dued military design. The buildings will be Sunset Ridge Development Partners LLC world-class design facilities that are envi- nities," Close said. The general also outlined the next phases of construction that will happen at Hill Air Force Base in the upcoming weeks. A new West Gate will be among the first structures to be built, located further east to accommodate the Falcon Hill project. Several new roads will also be built throughout the fall and winter. New buildings will be erected shortly for the Security Forces Squadron and Office of Special ronmentally-friendly, Close said. Civilian workers in these leased buildings will not have access to Hill AFB. A new access road will be laid near the West Gate to allow public access to the new structures, but the new West Gate location will prevent public access into Hill AFB. It is estimated that 15,000 new aerospace industry jobs and approximately 60,000 additional jobs will be generated by See EULI page 6 Dorm Bash to feature B-ball, Guitar Hero 'title' up for grabs and family for the first time," said Senior Airman Mitchell Creech, Hill Dorm Council president. "So the Hill Chaplains organization 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs have put this bash together to get the Airmen out of the dorms, free Dorm Bash is scheduled Oct.18 to offer an opportuand it gives our hosts the chance to show what a big family the Air nity for the dorm residents to experience all the Junior Force really is." Enlisted Center has to offer. Many live bands from the local area will perform giving dorm The event is being sponsored by the Dorm Council and Chap- Airmen the chance to connect, relax and enjoy a latte said Chaplains. lain (Capt.) David Haltom, 75th Air Base Wing. For those who think This event is open to all dorm residents and their friends who relaxation is overated — they can get pumped up watching college would like an opportunity to get out of the dormitories to enjoy free football on the big screens, or take a crack at winning $100 in a variety food, live music, games and a day of football as well as relaxing and of tournaments both outside and inside. meeting new people. , "The majority of the dorm residents are often away from home ;i See BASH I page 8 BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS ROBBY HEDRICK A Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for.. Base Theater Free Movies Friday, 7 p.m. - "Get Smart" (PG-13) Saturday, noon - "Treasure Planet" (G) Saturday, 7 p.m. - "Wanted" (R) Sunday, 1 p.m. "Pinocchio" (G) For review see page 9 Saving water New column Hot topic Xeriscaping project ribbon-cutting SARKS Remarks gives readers chance to answer scenario Great essays make students Firefighters forttie Day See page 5 See page 6 See page 11 |