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Show COMMENTARY TIMES July 15, 2010 How well do you know your neighbors? Hilltop TIMES Since Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Editor Catherine McNally Hilltop Times Writer Lee Anne Hensley Hilltop Times Correspondent Deadlines: Editorial and news items are due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday print date. To submit news items e-mail hilltoptimesCstandard.net or call (801) 625-4273. For Classified Advertising, call (801) 625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call (801) 625-4388. The Hilltop Times is published by Ogden Publishing Corporation, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding w'rth Hill Air Force Base. 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Call (801) 625-4273 with story ideas or comments, or contact the editor, Mary Lou Gomy, at mgomy@standard.net Call (801) 625-4300 for Classified Advertising or (801) 625-4388 for Retail Advertising. lip fn?m the Health .and Wttinrt Take advantage of a workshop on healthy living to help manage your chronic health condition on Tuesday, July 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have diabetes, COPD, arthritis, heart disease or f ibromyalgia, this workshop is for you! Call the Health and Welfness Center at (801) 777-1215 to reserve your spot. COMMENTARY BY MASTER SGT. JON YOUNG 367th Training Support Squadron Training Development flight Cchief O n the west end of Hill Air Force Base, wedged in between the contracting building and the Poe Conference Center, is the home of the 367th Training Support Squadron. This unique squadron has served the training needs for Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command aircraft and munitions maintenance continuation training for over two decades and is leading the way in future Air Force and Department of Defense training initiatives. The 367th TRSS began in 1986 as the 4400 Maintenance Training Flight — an organization assigned to Tactical Air Command Logistics at Hill AFB. Originally, the squadron was co-located with Detachment 8 of the 1365 Audio Visual Squadron. Throughout its 24 year history the 367th TRSS was reorganized several times; ultimately, it aligned under the 782nd Training Group at Sheppard AFB, Texas. Most recently in October 2009, the squadron's Media Production Flight was reorganized as the 2nd Combat Camera Squadron and the remaining Interactive Multimedia, Instruction flight retained the designation of the 367th TRSS. In 1986, the 367th TRSS was designing, developing and distributing videodisk training — high-tech for its time. At the turn of the century, technology enabled producing interactive training cheaper and quicker on CD-ROM and spelled the end for videodisks. Just a few years later, technology again caught up with the Air Force; the 367th TRSS responded by providing training over the Internet. Currently, all training products are available from Aeronautical Data Link System (ADLS) — specifically the A4MXTNG derivative site accessible via the ADLS gateway. Master Sgt. Young The 367th TRSS boasts many unique aspects; first and foremost are its personnel. The squadron is comprised of 20 different Air Force specialty codes — the majority of which are 2AXXX and 2WXXX. This aspect is critical to the success of its products and the accompanying analyses. As flightline maintainers themselves, the 367th TRSS personnel know just how precious time is for their target audience. They aim to keep training specific and focused on what is needed and to eliminate the fluff. What most don't know is that a large majority of training requests never make it to development because of a process called Performance Analysis (PA). One of the most important things the 367th TRSS accomplishes is during precourseware development — conducting a PA. During a PA, the 367th TRSS analysts take an impartial third-party look and break down a reported perceived performance deficiency into its root causes: environment (policies/procedures, capacity, feedback and tools/equipment), knowledge and skill (understanding and ability), incentive (rewards for good performance Chief of Staff of the Air Force releases Vector' rence, protecting networks or patrolling the skies over the Defense Media Activity-San Antonio homeland," Schwartz said. AN ANTONIO — The In his "Vector," Schwartz Air Force's senior milidiscusses continuing to tary leader released his strengthen the Air Force nuvision for the future in a reclear enterprise, partnering with the joint and coalition cent CSAF Vector 2010 that outlined five priorities and the team for today's fight, developing and caring for Airmen, "way ahead" for Airmen to maintain these priorities. modernizing inventories and training, and recapturing ac"Our Airmen are respondquisition excellence. ing to the nation's call with agility, innovation and ex"Since I became your chief peditionary presence — towe have had to make some day, nearly 40,000 American tough decisions, primarily Airmen are deployed to 263 focused on three challenges: locations across the globe," restoring credibility to our Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. nuclear enterprise, enhancNorton Schwartz said. "We've ing our contribution to today's also demonstrated that modfight and recapturing acquisiern warfighting isn't just tion excellence," he said. "As about how many are 'over demanding as we will conthere.' tinue to be in those areas, I am pleased with the progress "Our deployed-in-place we've made to date; but also Airmen are indispensable believe we must seize this to the day-to-day defense of moment and look ahead." our nation, whether they are tracking and dispatching bad To read the Vector in its actors at intercontinental entirety and other senior range, maintaining constant leader viewpoints, go to the vigilance from space, sustain- information section on the Air ing credible strategic deterForce website at www.af.mil or consequences of poor performance), j and motivation (value and expectancy) \ factors. Almost 60 percent of the time, environmental issues are responsible for the performance deficiency. The motivational factors account for about 10 percent and ' incentive for 5 percent. The remaining | 25 percent rests with knowledge and skilli issues. Once the analysis is complete, thei 367th TRSS compiles all findings into a j report that is provided to the major com-| mand functional manager; recommenda-) tions are also provided for each identified finding. j If an electronic training product is ; needed, the 367th TRSS engages and j custom builds the training in-house. In- i structional designers target the training • needed following the Air Force's instruc-' tional systems design model. Once the ! training blueprints are developed, graphic artists and Flash programmers develop , 3D and 2D graphics and animations. The resulting product is then packaged and , deployed via ADLS or other means as specifically identified during analysis. ; In addition to performing PAs and ' meeting the aircraft and munitions train-. ing needs for ACC/AMC, the 367th TRSS I is currently in the preliminary stages of ; developing a game-style training prototype for aircraft/munitions maintainers. The innovations significantly contribute to Team Hill and will lead the way in maintenance training for years to come. If your organization could benefit from a PA or is interested in 367th TRSS products, visit the 367th TRSS website (https://367trss. hill.af.mil) or stop by — they're closer than you think! • AIRMAN ™ AIRMAN How has the Air Force impacted you? The Air Force has helped me build a good foundation for life and has helped reassure me of who I am as a strong, bold individual. BY JANIE SANTOS S What is your advice for new Airmen? Never let Senior Airman Terrence Kelley 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Where are you from? My dad was in the Army, so I was a military brat growing up and we moved around a lot. What is your favorite band? Lamb of God. What are your hob- anyone make your decisions for you, everything you do, go in with a clear mindset and always make your own analysis. If you could be anything, what would it be? A famous vocalist and writer. Who is your favorite superhero? The Hulk. What do you like most about Hill Air Force bies? Working out, music Base? All the friends I and singing in my band have made. Scarred for Six. THINK SAFETY 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil Hill's Total 2010 Dills: 30 ill's Last DUI: Unit Involved: 75t& Secwtity S Airmen Against Drinking and Driving provide rides when designated drivers are unavailable. Call 777-1111 to request a ride anytime. Hours of operation: Fridays-Saturdays 10 p.m.- 6 a.m. Sundays 9 p.m.-midnight When you call or send an e-mail, your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opPhone numbers — The base agencies listed ' • can be contacted directly if you have a complaint \ or a problem with their services: Security Forces 777-3056 24-hr. Crisis Information 777-3056 Force Support Squadron 777-4134 Base Restaurants 777-2043 Retirement/Compensation .777-6142 (dvilian) Equal Oppotoity Office 777-5455 Employer Relations 777*7129 Military Pay 777-1851 Report suspicious portunity to work with you in activity via the AFOSI answering questions and solvEAGLE EYES program ing problems before calling the Pial: 777-3056/ 3057/3058. Watch Action Line. This will help me better serve your interests. Items - Report - Protect Force Protection is of basewide interest will be pubOur Business - Everyr lished in the Hilltop Times. one is 3 Sensor Civilian Pay ..777-6246 Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 Program Hill Straight Talk 777-9696 IC Complaints 777-5305 (for appointment) IC Complaints 777-5361 (after hours) Fraud, Waste or Abuse-. .....777-5361 (recording) Loud Noise 1-877-885-9595 (complaint^ 75th Medical Croup 777-4918 Ovil Engineering 777-185{L Hill Pride Hotline ,...777-743P Public Affairs ...777-5333 Military Housing 825-93921 Maintenance - : Safety Office 777-3333 Safety Office Hotline 586-9300 Union 777-3257; AFOSI Narcotics Hotline 777-1852; Family Assistance Center .777-3090 (whm activated) |