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Show Hilltop TIMES AIR FORCI^ Weekly Since 1948 Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 70 No. 21, May 27, 2010 IN THE KNOW AMMO squadron function aims big The 649th Munitions Squadron is organizing what it hopes to be the largest AMMO call in the history of the military, set for May 27 in Building 1621, at 3 p.m. Along with all other munitions and ordnance squadrons and wings — including guard and Reserves — at Hill, retirees who worked in the career field are also invited. Munitions and ordnance personnel who are fulfilling special duties in Utah are also encouraged to attend. For information, contact Staff Sgt. Jason Newton at (801) 5867591. Warrior Chefs battle for top chef title < Ready your seasonings and prepare for a cook-off! Club Hill will be hosting a Warrior Chef competition Tuesday, June 1, from noon to 1 p.m. Each contestant will prepare an entree and two side dishes ahead of time and present them to the judges. Each dish will be scored for taste, plating design and originality. The top two finalists chosen at this cook-off will go on to compete in the Hill's Kitchen competition on June 11. Hill's Kitchen will be open to all who wish to enjoy a gourmet meal and entertainment, and the meal will cost $29.95 for Club Hill members and $34.95 for nonmembers. The contest is open to all base pass holders. For more information on the Warrior Chef competition or to reserve a seat for Hill's Kitchen, please contact Theresa Hewston at (801) 777-3841 or theresa.hewston@hill.af.mil. New policy grants permissive leave for returning Airmen BY MARY LOU GORNY Hilltop Times editor A change in the leave policy for Airmen returning from deployments in the Area of Responsibility has been clarified recently. The policy which curtailed returning troops from stopping off to visit friends and family on the way back to home stations while within the continental United States has been lifted. In a memo from Air Force Material Command headquarters dated May 12 and signed by Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, AFMC vice commander, the new policy points out the benefits to Airmen — raising the quality of life and lowering the costs of traveling to visit their friends and family. The leave allowed is for 14 days only. See LEAVE I page 6 CHEERING THE RUNNERS ON: See more photos of half marathon Page gets special invite to HANNspree BY MARY LOU GORNY Hilltop Times editor M emorial Day activities connected with the Lucas Oil Utah USA Round of the FIM Superbike Championship presented by HANNspree will kick off Friday, May 28, with Gov. Gary Herbert opening the ceremonies on the steps of the Utah Capitol Building. Racers will then lead a parade of motorcycles to the See HANNspree I page 6 SPLASH PAD OPENS Hannah and Noah Higby, children of Col. Patrick Higby, 75th Air Base Wing commander, play in the Splash Pad on May 21 after the opening ceremonies for the new water feature at Centennial Park. Food Pantry seeks volunteers for move The Food Pantry, which is currently located at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, will be moving to the Airman's Attic in Building 150 on June 8. Due to the new location, the Food Pantry will now be open during Airman's Attic business hours, which are Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, 10 am. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed June 4, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to help move. The Food Pantry is a resource for those ranked E-6 and below who are struggling financially and in need of food. Others will be considered case by case. Donations are welcome during business hours or place items in a donation box located near the Commissary exit. To volunteer, please contact Colette Geiss at (801) 586-2697. KIM COOK U.S. Air Force ill museum to host 2 ceremonies on Memorial Day Hall of Fame induction for Utah pilot and 'Fields of Valor' BY MARY LOU GORNY Hilltop Times editor Base Theater Free Movies Friday, 7 p.m. - "Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp)" (PG) Saturday, 1 p.m. - "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (PG) Saturday, 6 p.m. - "Invictus" (PG-13) Sunday, 2 p.m. - "The Spy Next Door" (PG) M emorial Day ceremonies at Hill Aerospace Museum will feature two very different opportunities to remember those who gave their lives in the service of their country. The Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Utah will conduct a formal induction into the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame at 9:30 a.m. in the museum, and at 11 a.m., a chapter of the Daedalian Society will hold a memorial service in the historic Museum Chapel. This year's program, "Fields of Valor." will look at the 24 American Battlefield Monuments in countries around the world. It will include a reading of Sen. Orrin Hatch's background information on his composition "Arlington at Dawn," which will be read by the senator's aide Sandy Kester. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) will speak briefly at both events. A flyover by the 388th Fighter Wing and Taps will follow the one-hour ceremony at the chapel as everyone gathers on the lawn. In the earlier ceremony, Lt. Col. Paul A. Blomquist, a medical evacuation helicopter pilot who served in South Korea in the '50s and early '60s and then in Vietnam in 1964-65, will have his portrait added formally to the museum's collection of aviators on its wall of fame there. Blomquist died in one of the first bombing attacks by the Bader-Meinhoff Gang in Frankfurt, Germany, in May 1972. The Red Army terror group claimed responsibility for the attack on a building used by American troops which killed Blomquist just as he entered the Officers Club there. The Orem man served with j distinction earning four Distinguished Flying Crosses, 37 Air j Medals and three Purple Hearts \ as a medevac pilot. One of the •'• citations indicated that although j Blomquist was wounded him- ; self he continued flying for j nearly 13 hours during which he > rescued many casualties while \ under heavy fire. Upon being wounded, "he ignored his own ' injury and landed the helicop- ter in the middle of the battle-s; field," said the citation. "Despite exposure to multiple weapons *\ fire, he bravely remained on 2'1, MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT I OFF I BOWL FOR MORE INFORMATION ^ CALL 801 777 3525 # See MUSEUM I page 6 UTRH |