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Show Hilltop TIMES U.S. AIR FOUCE Weekly Since 1948 III AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 68 No. 45, November^ IN THE KNOW OPERATION READINESS Vote for the Military Spouse of the Year Voting for Military Spouse of the Year is now open with Hill Air Force Base's own Myong Czop as a finalist. To place a vote, visit http://msoy milspouse.com/vhome.aspx and follow the instructions. Voting will continue through noon, Dec. 24. The winners representing each branch will be announced on the Web site Jan. 22 and will be voted on through March 4. The national 2009 Military Spouse of the Year wilt be announced May 7, the week of Military Spouse Appreciation Day. BY SENIOR AIRMAN JASON BURTON 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs A Health Fair today and December 2-4 The 2008 Federal Benefits Open Season Health Fair is today from 8 am. to 4 p.m. at Club Hill and will be held again Dec. 2,3 and 4 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Building 150. Get information on health insurance, dental and vision insurance and flexible spending accounts. Brochures and information on 2009 premiums are available only at the Health Fair or at the Web site of the Office of Personnel Management at www.opm.gov/insure/. Passenger travel, Travco offices move The Passenger Travel Office and the Travco Office will move from Building 1289 to Building 430 (the old Base Exchange) Nov. 18. - Hill personnel are advised to process all airline reservations, orders and tickets in advance. The Passenger Travel Office phone number will remain 777-4247. The Travco Office phone number will also remain the same, 777-4677. If you have emergency travel and require assistance from the Passenger Travel Office on Nov. 18, and 7774247 is not in service, then and only then, call 777-6462 for assistance. Wingman Winter Recreation Expo Information, Tickets & Travel is sponsoring a Wingman Winter Recreation & Travel Expo on Thursday, Nov. 13,11 am. to 5 p.m., at the Warrior Fitness Center Check out ski resorts, snowcat skiing, cruises, snowmobile adventures, hotels, heli skiing, ski and board lessons plus information on many services on base. JAMES ARROWOOD/U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Moralez, 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, launches an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an operational readiness exercise Oct. 30. An ORE tests the ability of units to survive and operate in a deployed environment. See more on page 5. 7 'Grab 'n Go breakfast at Fitness Center Hill OSC cookbook now for sale To-go meals soon for meal cardholders The Hill Officers Spouses' Club has collected 450 of its members' best recipes and compiled them into an attractive keepsake cookbook titled "Cooking for Our Heroes." They are being sold for $15 and may be purchased by contacting cookbook committee chairwoman Eileen Carmer at 825-3811 or hilloso@gmail.com. BY LEE ANNE HENSLEY Base Theater Free Movies Friday, 7 p.m. - "Step Brothers" (R) Saturday, noon - "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" (PG) Saturday, 7 p.m. - "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" (PG-13) Sunday, 1 p.m.-"Evan Almighty" (PG) For review see page 1 Medical clinic goes 'under the knife' Hilltop Times staff A ir Force Meal Cardholders who are skipping breakfast in order to get their physical training time in before their workday may be practicing in an exercise in futility. Skipping breakfast can significantly slow metabolism and may in turn lead to higher ca- loric intake at subsequent meals, according to the 2008 Food & Health Survey conducted by the International Food Information Council. This makes reaching personal fitness goals much harder than it needs to be. Thankfully, Hill Air Force Base meal cardholders have the Hillcrest Dining Facility and the Warrior Fitness and Wellness Center looking out for them. Starting Nov. 17, the Warrior Fitness and Wellness Center will offer s part of a renovation and expansion project, the 75th Medical Group clinic will be undergoing construction with phase one of the project scheduled for completion in the late spring of 2009. The phase one construction project, which started Oct. 28, will consist of expanding the physical therapy clinic, modernizing the radiology department, reorganizing office space for more efficient use of space, and aesthetically enhancing the clinic's de"cor by bringing it to a more modern standard. , "This building was constructed in the mid 70s and we have continued to evolve how we provide services to our patients since then," said Col Matthew Chini, 75th Medical Group commander. "In order for us to continue improving our services, we need to enhance space where patient care is delivered." While there are several projects combined in the $1 million first phase of construction, the largest project — both in dollar amount and complexity — will be the expansion of the physical therapy clinic, which is slated to start, in January. Chini said physical therapy is a growing service and in order to meet the needs of the patients, the clinic has hired a new physical therapist and two new technicians. "They will just be too cramped where they are," Chini said. "So we will be increasing the physical therapy section by almost 60 percent." Lt. Col. Christopher Dun, 75th Medical Support Squadron commander, added that the physical therapy expansion is one aspect of the phase one construction that will directly address patient care needs. By increasing the staff and size of the physical therapy section, the clinic will be able to offer better service to our beneficiaries. Another improvement in patient care will be achieved with a revamp of the radiology department. "We are going to renovate some space in radiology to ac- See BREAKFAST I page 4 See CLINIC I page 6 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for... sergeant Hairy sight Team Hi throws one over Strange creature Find out who was competition hones skills See page 8 seen in Building 1200 area honored, who re-e Seepage 8 See pages9-10 |