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Show HILLTOP TIMES 6 TIMES December 31, 2009 YEAR From page 5 tflook event, additional showings were added at the planetarium. The film was also shown June 4-5 at Thanksgiving Point. Lunch with Leo On June 3, a group of interested participants gathered in Salt Lake City on The Leonardo's fourth floor to hear the latest on the use of synthetic fuels by the Air Force. Col. Jack Kelley, Ogden Air Logistics Center mobilization assistant to the commander, and Dr. Jeffrey Muhs, Utah State University Energy Lab executive director, talked about possible future technological applications including the possible use of algae-based fuels, a renewable resource, and the current use of coal-based synthetic jet fuel which meets most of the requirements of the Air Force except carries a substantially larger carbon footprint than fossil fuels. Rob Simmons, a fossil fuel employee with the Utah Science and Technology Research Initiative, or USTAR, pointed out some of the complexities involved in moving from fossil fuel to other technologies. The Lunch with Leo quarterly lunchtime discussions bring together local researchers, business and opinion leaders, policy makers and public administrators. In a ceremoy July 2 in angar 204, Maj. Gen. Kathleen D. Close relinquished command of the Ogden Air Logis. tics Center to Maj. Gen. Andrew Busch. Busch came to Hill Air Force. Base from Richmond, Maj. Gen. Busch Va., where he commanded the Defense Supply Center Richmond. In the change of command ceremony July 2, Busch said he planned to reinvigorate the nuclear enterprise and create a "more efficient and effective Air Logistics Center here within the next couple of years" by enlisting the support of both military and civilian industries. OO-ALC gets a vice commander After nearly two years of vacancy, the Ogden Air Logistics Center vice commander position was filled Aug. 11 by Col. Scott W. Jansson, upon his relinquishing command of the 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing and the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing. As vice commander of the OO-ALC, Jansson supports Maj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, OO-ALC commander, in his direction of the center. He also works with the center's executive director, Mark Johnson, in promoting and executing the center's priorities and providing leadership and direction to help the center accomplish its mission. Musical events The Air Force Academy Concert Band, the Falconnaires, the U.S. Air Force ensemble band, Max Impact, and Tops in Blue, a premier touring musical entertainment group composed of active duty Air Force members were separately featured in a series of concerts at various venues throughout the area as far south as Eagle Mountain and as far north as Ogden. The concerts were well-received and mostly standing room only. Lunchtime venues, while receiving lighter attendance, carried the Air Force message to those . present with enthusiasm and reached out to passersby with serenades and some sidewalk performances. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir combined with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Band gave a concert prior to the week's events and on June 4 presented a salute to the Air Force in conjunction with the Orchestra at Temple Square. Tops in Blue performed at the Open House and Air Show and some of its members toured Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City on June 5. The Tops in Blue members sang impromptu renditions of their repertoire to various patients including a last minute request for a birthday song. A music therapist, who accompanied the group through the hospital pointed out the therapeutic benefits later to the entertainers and highlighted the qualifications and the need for trained music therapists in such settings. Other Tops in Blue members performed the same day at the George H. Wahlen Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City in a more traditional group setting. Hill AFB Open House and Air Show The 2009 Hill Air Force Base Open House and Air Show, held June 6-7, drew 290,000 spectators at the Saturday open house and about half that amount on Sunday, due to inclement weather. The theme, "Past, present and future," featured aircraft from all eras, military forces and civilian aerobatic planes. Hill's own civilian, David Erickson, of the 517th Software Maintenance Squadron, provided .aerobatic demonstrations in his De Haviland Super Chipmunk and the Viper West F-16 Demonstration Team got to provide its high energy show in its own hometown. There were approximately 100 different aircraft on static display and many interactive expos to entertain guests. Website A Web site was set up in April to promote Air Force Week Salt Lake City by Staff Sgt. Jason Burton, of the 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office, who added extra features with Macromedia Flash. Rhonda Elmore set up the basic framework of the site. The Web site, http://www.airforceweek.af.mil/, gave specific times, dates and places for anticipated events. Phone hotlines were also made available. Maj. Gen. Busch takes command of OO-ALC Joint command for 508th ASW, 84th CSW Col. Scott Stapp took command of the 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing and the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing during a ceremony Aug. 11. Stapp came to Hill Air .Force Base from Washington, D.C., after serving there for seven years in various positions. Stapp said his top priority as joint commander 75th ABW change of command Col. Linda Medler relinquished command of the . 75th Air Base Wing to Col. Patrick Higby in a cer- •emony April 20 held in Hangar 37. Higby came to, .Hill Air Force Base from Robins AFB, Ga., where he was commander of the 78th Mission Support Group. As the 75th ABW commander, Higby oversees about24,000 active duty, civilian and contractor personnel; During the change of command ceremony, Higby *. said his biggest challenge will be to maintain Hill's "deployment machine" during wartime. Former 388th FW pilot returns to take command Col. Scott Zobrist assumed command of the 388th Fighter Wing from Col. Scott Dennis during a ceremony June 30 in Hangar 37. Zobrist once commanded the wing's 421st Fighter Squadron from September 2000 until July 2003. Zobrist came to Hill Air Force Base from Yokota Air Base, Japan, where he served as the Director of Operations for the U.S. Forces Japan joint staff. New AFMC vice commander Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger was nominated to become vice commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, by President Barack Obama in November. Wolfenbarger succeeded Lt. Gen. Terry L. Gabreski as AFMC vice commander after Gabreski retired Nov. 20 after 35 years of Air Force service. New AFMC command chief Chief Master Sgt. Eric R. Jaren will become the command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, replacing Chief William C. Gurney as AFMC's top enlisted member. Jaren comes to Headquarters AFMC from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where he served as the command chief for the Air Force Flight Test Center and 95th Air Base Wing since August 2008. An F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft banks over the flight line at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23. SENIOR AIRMAN JULIANNE SHOWALTER U.S. Air Force APPLIANCE REPAIR EAGLE APPLIANCE REPAIR 801-792-3054 Air Force Base on site list for F-35 basing consideration Air Force officials announced Oct. 29 that Hill Air Force Base had made the candidate list of basing locations for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. The base was among 11 other sites under consideration after looking at criteria such as airspace, flight training ranges, weather, support facilities, runways, taxi ramps and environmental concerns, and military judgment factors such as combatant commander requirements, aircraft retirements and delivery schedules, aircraft maintenance and logistics support and integration with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. A formal environmental impact analysis process and site assessments were expected to follow allowing input from nearby communities into the process. A final decision is expected late spring of 2010. SeeYEAR I page 9 Web site gallery A Web site was set up some time later after the week of events to allow access to photos taken by Hill Air Force Base Multimedia photographers. 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