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Show HILLTOP TIMES TIMES March 12, 2009 5 Hoffman: Focus on commancf priorities, nuclear sustainment; on cost. Gen. Hoffman cited sev- x*i eral examples he observed during & Headquarters AFMC Public Affairs director recent trip to Southwest Asia during: OBINS AIR FORCE BASE, which he heard warfighters tell of ">c their needs. -" Ga. — From a top priority "We have to aggressively work >;" of robust nuclear sustainon meeting the warfighter's needs," ment to increased warfighter the general told his commanders. -' support and resource conserva"Everyone in this command has to-'^ tion, Gen. Donald Hoffman, comcontribute to warfighter support. .^ mander of Air Force Materiel It's our job." ^ Command, charged his center and Another priority is the sustain- 1i wing commanders along with AFMC ment of the civilian workforce. :v headquarters staff to make the command's priorities a fundamental Hoffman told his leaders to fill their civilian employee vacancies to the > part of their daily mission. maximum extent possible. He said Hoffman called for maximum a robust workforce will help AFMC " focus on the command priorities better achieve its mission. during AFMC's semi-annual senior "We must move full speed ahead leaders conference March 5 and 6 at and fill our vacancies," he said. Robins AFB. In advance of the con"And whether we're hiring from the ference, leaders formally approved outside or picking from a list of ina list of five command priorities ternal candidates, we must hire the that complement Air Force prioribest qualified people, regardless of ties. where they come from." They are: Hoffman praised his command• Reinvigorate AFMC's role in ers for making progress in energy the nuclear enterprise. and resource conservation since he • Implement effective and efficient integrated life cycle manage- took command in December 2008, but called for continued focus. "It's ment to support the warfighter. up to you to set the tone for your • Support the Air Force by repeople and treat every penny spent cruiting, training and retaining a as if it were your own," he said. high performing workforce. To emphasize the conservation •*' • Nurture and protect our people priority, the gathering heard from and families. Michael Aimone, the Assistant • Be good stewards of governDeputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, ment resources. Installations and Mission Support at AFMC's renewed role as keeper Headquarters Air Force. He dis- • of the Air Force's nuclear arsenal was highlighted as AFMC's and the cussed how the Air Force has madegreat strides in energy conservation, Air Force's most critical priority. "Everyone in AFMC has a role to over the past several years. Also, Tim Bridges, AFMC's Director of play in getting our nuclear enterCommunications, Installations and • prise where it needs to be," HoffMission Support briefed on several man said. energy conservation initiatives un- . His views were echoed by Brig. der way or planned for AFMC. ; Gen. Everett Thomas, commandConference attendees heard other er of AFMC's Air Force Nuclear updates on issues central to AFMC's. Weapons Center at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Thomas said the Air Force lost warfighter-support mission, includ-'; ing a statusj^eporj: oil thie,(JJpbal Lofocus on management of its nugistics Support Center, Centralized ;• clear weapons as the service went Asset Management and the Warner^ I through transitional periods in the mid 1990s. Two well-publicized in- Robins Air Logistics Center's initia= [ cidents in recent years highlighted tive known as high velocity mainte- • the need to regain emphasis on the nance. Command officials hope high nuclear sustainment mission. velocity maintenance will reduce * ; the time aircraft are out of service*,! "It's AFMC's mission to sustain undergoing programmed depot '! our nuclear force," Thomas said. maintenance by doing more ad- \ "It's up to us to keep it a priority and make sure we don't slip back to vance planning and finding efficien- j cies in the maintenance process. ; the days when we did not pay the proper amount of attention to our Topics relating to the command's i nuclear mission." "people" priorities included the ;i command's suicide prevention and ;j A priority almost as critical as nuclear sustainment is AFMC's role fitness programs and its Voluntary^ ji Protection Program safety initia- > •! of providing war-winning capabilities to the warfighter — on time and tives. :! BY RON FRY R Courtesy photo "Sammy the Rabbit" and children's book author Sam Renick entertain the students at Hill Field Elementary School with a presentation on learning to save. Nibbling their way into savings BY CAROLE BEASLEY Airman and Family Readiness Center director F inancial wizards can come in all sizes and age levels and Hill Field Elementary School means to get their students' attention with the latest in a series of approaches, just as you might wiggle a carrot in front of a rabbit to get it to pay attention. One such approach was used recently when the students were introduced to the concept of saving during an interactive assembly March 3. Sam Renick, aka "Sam, Sam the Money Man," and the main character from his series of books based on "Sammy the Rabbit" enthralled children with stories, and song and dance all while learning a secret that Sammy the Rabbit will never... forget, "Saving is a great habit." Among concepts presented was the notion that you can save a dime from every dollar and watch your money grow, grow, grow. All students received the musical CD "Sammy Rabbit Mission: Celebrate Savings," and several children won autographed copies of Renick's books by answering questions or offering suggestions to enhance future stories, One winner, Kristen McDaniel, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Charles McDaniel of the 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, said she thought the event was "awesome" and said she was already saving TRAINING Courtesy photo Kristen McDaniel holds a copy of a "Sammy the Rabbit" book she won as she stands alongside the author, Sam Renick, at an assembly at Hill Field Elementary School on March 3. money and planned to give it to charity. The event was funded by the Air Force Aid Society, the Air Eprce's^official char-__ ity. ~~" In 2008, AFAS helped Hill Airmen with grants, zero interest loans and nine community programs valued at more than $293,000. AFAS is one of the affiliates supported by the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign which kicks off March 23 and runs through May 1. The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Hill Air Force Base provided support for the assembly. For more information on AFAS or the Air Force Assistance Fund contact the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 777-4681. Protection of Classified and Controlled Unclassified Information explains how to identify all Privacy Act and For Official Use Only e-mail messages with the From page 1 appropriate tag or nondisclosure statement. While it's important to add appropriate tags and guidance on the proper use, security, and storage of nondisclosure statements to your e-mails to protect removable media. the right information, it's just as important NOT to add it for the wrong information. Too many users Information assurance training — add these nondisclosure statements to every e-mail, complete it today! whether or not the information truly needs to be proFriday, March 13, is the deadline for all Hill-based tected. By doing that, it reduces the effectiveness of the statements. If you say "FOUO" on a personal eAir Force military personnel, civilians and contracmail that says ,"Want to grab some lunch today?" the tors to complete the Information Protection comdesignation loses its meaningfulness. In other words, puter based training on the Advanced Distributed don't "cry wolf." Learning Services (https://golearn.csd.disa.mil/kc/ main/kc_frame.asp). Our computer network is a weapon system, and All users must renew this training annually, to we must protect it as such. When it comes to protectensure our security practices don't begin to slip. The ing information and our network, your vigilance and 75th Communications Group provides status reports help can prevent problems ranging from minor into Ogden Air Logistics Center wings and staff ofconveniences to full-blown disasters. Leadership has fices, so make sure you're current. designated today as Network Security Focus Day because current threats demand the need to heightE-mail — protect any controlled en our network security and information protection. unclassified information So charge that iPod at home, not on the network. You might just save a mission — or a life. E-mail is the most widely used method of transmitting information today. We use it more than, The three key areas discussed in this article retelephones, letters or even face-to-face chats. Unfor- flect primary focal points of interest today; additiontunately, it's also one of the least secure communica- al resources can be found at the following locations: tion methods we have. • Cyber Security Tips and Topics, It's essential to protect controlled unclassified http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ information, especially if it's in an e-mail. Therefore, • Lt. Gen. Elder Video — Foundation of Warfightwhenever you send information in an email, coning in Cyberspace (link via AF Portal), https://www. sider: my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/AFP40/d/1073755396/Images/ • Is there a safer way to send this information? video/CyberCommandSmall.wmv • Does the information really need to be sent? • AFNOC Cyber Threat Bulletin (link via AF Por• What type of information does this e-mail contal), https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/ep/ tain, and should I add a non-disclosure statement to contentView.do?contentlVpe=EDITORIAL& it? contentId=1487897&channelPageId=-2052557& The Air Force Materiel Command memorandum programld= 1487934 Mullen: Defense thumb-drive ban remains in effect BY BOB BREWIN Armed Forces Print News T! |he chairman of the Joint Chiefs of •' Staff said recently that the Defense v Department's ban on thumb drives willy; not be lifted anytime soon. ':: Adm. Mike Mullen, speaking to enlisted personnel of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., before they deployed to Afghanistan, said the Department of Defense ban on thumb drives and other removable storage media was put in place because troops violated policies regulating their use. In response to a question from a soldier about the ban, Mullen said the restriction, which was put in place in November 2008, resulted from "contamination of some of our classified networks, because we moved thumb drives illegally from our unclassified side to our classified side." . y A cyber-sawy enemy can take advantage of that mistake, he said, so adherence to security policies and practices falls on everyone in DoD, not just information technology specialists. "Everyone that has a machine, whatever (the) classification level, has got to pay more attention to this, because the enemy is watching and listening and very smart, and (poor cybersecurity) can hurt us pretty bad," Mullen told the soldiers. "I don't see any lifting of the thumb drive restriction right around the corner." I |