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Show HILLTOP TIMES Hit! i 6 TIMES May 28, 2009 Mark Johnson, Ogden Air Logistics *• Center executive "' director, presents Staff v < Sgt. James :• Plankinton, .,, of the 367th ^ Training * Support * Squadron, with a certificate and fcthe first Sprit *\-: Pin off the ;assembly line on May 19. "• Plankinton Won the Spirit ? Pin design ^competition. rf -*1 1=1 ALEX R. LLOYD U.S. Air Force Base irit Pin design born from honoring home, past !*•*! insignia. BY CATHERINE CORNETT Hilltop Times corresponden T his year's Spirit Pin Design award winner pays tribute to both the state Hill Air Force Base calls home as well as the Air Eorce's past. The pin, which was designed by Staff Sgt. James Plankinton of the 367th Training Support Squadron, s a 1940s-era aircraft insignia a white star on a blue background. The insignia rests on a background in the shape of Utah. "I just like the old-style Air Force," Plankinton replied when asked why he picked the 1940s-era The state of Utah also features rivets, which make the state's silhouette look like an aircraft panel, Plankinton said. The Spirit Pin has been redesigned every year for more than 10 years, and each year the judges are tasked with choosing a winner out of several worthy entries. "This year we had 42 entries^' said Mark Johnson, the executive director of the Ogden Air Logistics Center. Staff Sgt. Plankinton may have had a head start over the other contestants this year. His job at the 367th Training Support Squadron calls for him to design graphics for training products that are used to teach aircraft maintainers. He also has had an interest in art and design since he was younger. Still, it was a challenge for Plankinton to narrow down his ideas to one that worked. Creating a design for the Spirit Pin is extra challenging as the pin itself is only 1 inch by 1 inch. "In the end, I went with something simple and it seemed to work," Plankinton said. It proved to be a good choice, and the staff sergeant now has the honor of wearing his very own, personallydesigned version of the Spirit Pin. NdTRSttff Day* T his year, for the first time, the Department of De fense is endorsing the observance of World No Tabacco Day by encouraging service members to participate. The effort is part of DoD's multiyear tobacco cessation campaign, Quit Tabacco — Make Everyone Proud. World No Tobacco Day, Sunday, May 31, is sponsored by the World Health Organization. DoD officials believe that this is a great opportunity BEREAN BAPTJST AcAdEiviy 5846 McksoN AVENUE: JN OqdEN 801-599-5855 for servicemen and women to connect to others on their installation, across the country and around the globe in a worldwide event to take a public stand and make a personal commitment in the fight against tobacco. More information and high-tech suggestions to help in the efforts to quit tobacco are available at the event's campaign headquarters at http://www.ucanquit2.org. Local resources are also available to all Hill Air Force Base employees. Tobacco users are encouraged to contact the Health and Wellness Center, Building 533, to sign up for tobacco cessation classes or to pick up a quit kit. Team Hill federal employees may be eligible for up to 12 weeks of free tobacco cessation medication. For more information, contact Pat Cerone at (801) 777-1215. A CIASSJCAI ANCI CrmisTiAN School USE MORE THAN 1 COUPON FOR EVEN T o avoid traffic congestion while traveling to the Hill Air Force Base Open House and Air Show, UTA is providing a shuttle service from the Clearfield City FrontRunner Station Park-and-Ride lot, 1250 S. State St., to Hill Air Force Base. Cost for the service to and from the base is $2 per person, roundtrip. 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This was always done with the right hand, the left being used to hold the reins. It was a significant gesture of friendship and confidence, since it exposed the features and also removed the right hand from the vicinity of a weapon (sword). Regardless of its origin, the salute is a symbol of greeting, of mutual respect, trust and confidence initiated by the junior in rank, with no loss of dignity on either side. Salutes are exchanged upon recognition between officers or warrant officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces when they are in uniform. Saluting outdoors means salutes are exchanged when the persons involved are outside of a building. This applies both on and off military installations. The junior member should initiate the salute in time to allow the senior officer to return it. Superiors carrying articles in both hands need not return the salute, but should nod in return or verbally acknowledge the salute. 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