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Show HILLTOP TIMES TIMES 5 March 11,2010 -ALC Yearly Winners at event BY'MARY LOU GORNY Hi|ltejp Times editor fi\ he Ogden Air Logistics Center award win[; - ners for 2009 were recognized March 4 at L: Club Hill as 46 award winners from each Tech. Sgt. Wilhelm Senior Master Sgt. Burroughs Senior Airman Crosley r o£ ffe wings and directorates at Hill Air Force Base, received medallions as honored guests or representatives standing in for them. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was the Adjutant General, Utah National Guard, Maj. Gen. Brian Tarbet Those taking top honors at the OO-ALC level were given their awards by Maj. Gen. Andrew Busch, commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center. They are: Ogden Air Logistics Center Airman of the Year — Senior Airman Tchaikovsky Crosley, 75th Air Base Wing Ogden Air Logistics Center Noncommissioned Officer of the Year — Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilhelm, 75th Air Base Wing Ogden Air Logistics Center Senior Noncommissioned Office of the Year — Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Burroughs, 75th Air Base Wing Ogden Air Logistics Center Company Grade Capt. Cooley Staff Sgt. Stanford Pasco Officer of the Year — Capt. Nathan M. Coyle, 75th Air Base Wing (not pictured) Ogden Air Logistics Center First Sergeant of the Year — Master Sgt. John Deegan, 75th Air Base Wing Ogden Air Logistics Center Volunteer of the Year — Staff Sgt. April Stanford, 75th Air Base WingIndividual Mobilization Augmentee Officer of ;tfie Year — Capt. Richard Cooley, 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing Enlisted individual Mobilization Augmentee of the Year — Master Sgt. Darrell Hunt, 84th Combat Sustainment and 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wings (not pictured) Ogden Air Logistics Center Civilian of the Year, Category I — Darrin Pasco, 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing Ogden Air Logistics Center Civilian of the Salt Snee Ceverlng Year, Category II — Christopher Hill, 75th Air Base Wing Ogden Air Logistics Center Civilian of the Ogden Air Logistics Center Civilian of ; Ogden Air Logistics Center Civilian of the Year, Category IV — William Cevering, 75th the Year, Category V — Steve Snee, 75th Year, Category m — John Salt, 309th MainteAir Base Wing Air Base Wing nance Wing Master Sgt. Deegan Team Hill Quarterly Winners Fourth quarter winners for 2010: Airman of the Quarter — Airman 1st Class Kyle Lunter, 388th Fighter Wing Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter — Tech. Sgt. Luciano Carrasquillo, 388th Fighter Wing' Senior Noncomissioned Officer of the Quarter — Senior Master Sgt. Jon Vela, 388th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officer of the Quarter — 1st Li. Benjamin Schumacher Civilian of the Quarter, Category I — Nicole Thompson, 75th Medical Support Squadron Civilian of the Quarter, Category II — Lisa Buckley, 508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing Civilian of the Quarter, Category III — Gregory Player, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron Civilian of the Quarter, Category IV — Richard Kuykendall, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Wing Civilian of the Quarter, Category V — Clarence Holmes, 416th, Supply Chain Management Squadron Hubbard Memorial Golf Course program takes top Air Force level honor tournaments including the Air Force Association Tournament. Sandbaggers events Hilltop Times editor and other senior Air Force staff visits added to the positive feedback the course has re[^| he Hubbard Memorial Golf Course proceived. gram is the Air Force Golf Program of Hubbard Memorial also hosted the Utah the Year 2010. The program was con5-A level high school tournament, the PGA sidered for this honor as a result of taking the McGladrey Championship and the Hill Amatop spot at the Air Force Materiel Command teur. for the fiscal year 2009 level after a 75th Force Support Squadron nomination from Hill Air With distinguished visitors among its most Force Base. vocal fans, several senior staff events and more than 125 golf tournaments, staffers at ; ; This is the first time the program has won the course worked hard contacting 48 units at the Air Force level, said golf pro and Course to book future events. Manager Tony Angelico, who has been affiliDuring the winter, the Club House providated with the program for the past four years. ed space for such functions as Thanksgiving :"The best thing about the golf course is the Day parties, luncheons, weddings and other : ; condition of the squadron events. golf course," An;i NEW FEATURE Among other accolades the program has gelico said. U.S. Air Force recently received, the course was recognized Hubbard i ; the course added a ; 'jncLeq.gotf simulator in by the National Golf Foundation in 2009 in While the conditions of the greens and the condition of Hubbard received high "December which analyzes the value category for highest customer loypraise in custom- Memorial Golf Course receive high praise the program itself and services Apfeyer's swing as they alty for courses $40 and less. er feedb.ack for are what helped score the program a top Air Force level award. , jBjke-on the links at Pebble ;*fjeacri, Tournament Players The course, built in 1961, was designed by "the best condi•£lu6;Or Spy Glass courses, a Civil Engineer employee at Hill AFB with tioned course in 3&t 6?iample. Players use Northern Utah," accordto Golf,'" he said. "We also do a junior clinic called (Golf volunteer workers supplying the labor and under the 3f)eir:own golf clubs and direction and input provided by Lee Stottern, a certified ing to the nomination for Kids' that's an Air Force-sponsored program." l^JIs as each takes a swing ;Hrjifarn and the balls hit a golf course designer. The course now features five sets package as more than 900 Angelico also cites the two Women's Associations 2vjdeo screen. A sensor projof tees for all levels of play, the only course to do so in comments were received and the Men's Association as another strong reason -:obts the player's shot onto the AFMC. about the condition or the why the program enjoys so much success. The Men's Zifje screen and shows where ;-t£e ball would have landed, quality of the greens as The course has an outstanding safety record with no Association, at 238 members, leads the AFMC for par-'^provides good analysis compared to other coursincidents reported for the nomination period in question. ticipants. - feedback including the • es in Utah. All in all, Angelico finds his job satisfying as he gets Angelico points out that while the program has I player's swing and such atto provide an enjoyable experience to Department of always offered instruction and mini camps for youth The great conditions l tributes as club head speed, -tfelLspeed, swing path, club Defense workers, active duty and retired military perplayers it recently added a family play price last sumat the course help the •ftjcq angle at impact and just sonnel and their dependents. "I grew up a military brat. mer at a very discounted cost so Air Force families program out by bringing "exactly where the bail hits I'm unique in that I've operated military golf courses could play together, parents and kids, on certain days. in prestigious players, by nfie club face—whether it's ; oh the toe, on the heel or the throughout my career. This is my nineteenth year workThere are plans to offer another family program this raising the level of play, ; copier. It costs a $20 flat rate year to coordinate with the focus on the Year of the Air ing for the military. It's gratifying providing a sport and and by attracting large -fOr-one hour. So two players Force Family and continue that support. In addition, Air supporting those guys who are out there putting their numbers of golfers. "PeoiMjduIti play for $10 each if lives on the line, supporting our country overseas for ple want to come out here Force DePLAYment Tags will give Air Force families ;th$y took the same session: and play due to the course with deployed members the opportunity for free golf of our freedom. conditions/' Angelico said. up to four players April through July. Families are ad"Every day is different. I don't like sitting at a desk "But your award is not vised to call two days in advance to schedule tee times. for eight hours a day, and I get a chance to wear a multitude of hats — I'm in charge of marketing, a merchanAmong some of the more prestigious events for the how good your course is," he pointed out. "It's diser, a food and beverage guy, a maintenance emnomination period, two PGA players offered clinics or fc&Jed on the program — on 'what do you guys do?'" he ployee, a custodial employee, a catering manager, and I demonstrations and six Nationwide Tour players were safer: involved in instructional clinics, five of whom ended up teach lessons. I ^Program-wise what we're doing now — we've got a "A lot of people think they would want my job, but it qualifying for their PGA cards. More than 200 golf fans pretty, good instructional program where we offer juattended those events. The clinics were held in associadoes involve a lot of things." So does the Hubbard Menlg^linics, adult clinics, individual lessons, and group morial Golf Course program. acBfltiiessions that we call 'Get Golf Ready' or 'Link Up tion with the Commander's Cup and other prestigious BY; MABY LOU GORNY |