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Show 2 COMMENTARY TIMES May 5, 2011 \s Are you using your time, opportunities, talents and gifts? Olj BY COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SGT. ANTHONY BRINKLEY TIM Weekly Since 1948 Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter ... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Editor Anne Morrison Hilltop Times Writer Hilltop Times Krista Starker Correspondent Ryan Larsen 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 hilltoptimes@standard.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 Corp., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hill Air Force Base. 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Call 801-625-4273 with story ideas or comments, or contact the editor, Mary Lou Gorny, at mgorny@standard.net . Call 801-6254300 for Classified Advertising or 801-6254388 for Retail Advertising. I THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2011 DUIs: 14 Hill's Last DUI: 'Mae/ Unit Involved: 3,F,Ft4 Naiateociace Sguaditopt 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. ence that set her on a familysupport journey that continues today. This past decade of war, in particular, with its frequent and well-being. and lengthy deployments, has She also will pass on the latpresented challenges that will est information regarding supresonate for years to come, port programs and resources. she said. Dwell time, which is the "I have a number of ideas I time at home between deploythink will span a lot of issues," she said. ments, is still a "very significant problem," Mullen said. Her first post, "Family Forum: Supporting military fami"I know services are worklies year round," was featured ing hard to increase the dwell May 3 on American Forces time, but it's still not where it Press Service's Family Matters needs to be," she said. "Service Blog. members, particularly in a unit with multiple deployments, Along the way, Mullen said have been gone for a significant she hopes to elicit comments from family members to gain amount of the last 10 years. an even greater insight into the Families need to have a true reintegration of the family unit." challenges they face, buildMilitary spouses also need ing on knowledge she acquired access to stigma-free psychofirsthand as a Navy wife and from speaking with military logical health care, Mullen said. families around the world. "The symptoms they're experiencing, it's affecting them and Mullen was a young Navy spouse when she first decided to affecting their children, and advocate on families' behalf. they need to get help," she said. Thirty years ago, she said, "We don't know what the cumuher husband was assigned to lative effects of these deployserve as the executive officer ments will be on these families. of a ship. The families of the "We've been at war for 10 ship's sailors were dealing with years and we have a generation of children who have known a significant number of chalonly war, only worry and fear," lenges and she decided to step in to help. she added. "I realized at that moment Mullen also touched on that there are challenges and spouse employment. Spouses difficulties that I may not realoften have trouble transferize, that I may not be experiring licenses and certifications encing, but someone else is," between states. States need to Mullen said about that experiwork together to decrease the Wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen talks on resiliency, jobs, health BY ELAINE SANCHEZ American Forces Press Service W HAWC Nest Tired of smoking but do not have the money to quit? Twelve weeks of free medication will be provided to eligible Hill Air Force Base Department of Defense federal employees who participate in the tobacco cessation class series at the Health and Wellness Center (HAWC). Call (801) 777-1215. J OINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — As we maintain an unrivaled defense of America ... it dawned on me that we aren't given second chances to get our mission done right. As American military service members, we have one chance at life and what life holds for us. So, my challenge to you, as well as for myself, is to not function as though our life is a dry run. Those around the world who are waiting for our support are counting on us and are taking our mission seriously. We must apply our training, focus and resources they have not utilized time and opportunity to the greatest extent. Each one of us has gifts and talents, that if maximized, can benefit our workplace, families, and communities. This is not a dry run. One of our core values, "Excellence in all We Do," demands that we attack each day as a chance to grow and improve. Are we exhibiting excellence in all we do? The first place to check is in the mirror in the morning. Consider how physically, mentally and spiritually fit you are. To live your life in an exceptional way requires you not to take a single day for granted. To continue to be the best balanced Air Force in the world, our military, civilians and families must understand that this is not a dry run. Deborah Mullen spotlights family issues in new blog rol Fltnaras Tip from the Health and Wellness Cantor 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews command chief master sergeant to ensure that when called we respond with pinpoint precision. This life is not a dry run. In your lives, do you apply this mindset, or do you function as though you will be able to go back and start over again? Beyond our viChief Master Sgt. tal mission, are you Brinkley living your life as though this is your only opportunity to maximize your potential? I sometimes reflect on people who become frustrated because they wake up and realize that ASHINGTON — Building resilience and providing long-term support are keys to strengthening military families and better equipping them to weather the frequent, multiple deployments so prevalent in this decade of war, the wife of the nation's top military officer said. "We've never asked a generation of families to do what this one has done," said Deborah Mullen, the wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen. "We need to make sure they know we care about them, we care about their service, and we will be with them for the long haul." This message of assistance and support is one Mullen is working to pass on to as many service members, veterans and their families she can reach, whether it's on a trip across the nation with her husband, a tweet sent out on Twitter, or in her most recent social media venture, a blog. Through her new "Family Forum" blog, Mullen said she plans to write on a wide range of family-related topics, including resilience, veteran and spouse employment and education, and psychological health ILLq=0i 1.1.011 777-7000 action.line.pa@hill.af.mil 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 opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling the Action Line. This will help me better serve your interests. 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This national initiative aims to raise awareness of military families and then call on Americans to step up and support them, she said. She also highlighted her husband's "Conversation with the Country," an initiative to raise awareness in U.S. communities about the value of veterans and their families. Mullen said she hopes these efforts will continue to grow over time, and that communities will reach out to military families, whether active duty, Guard, Reserve or veteran, in their neighborhoods, schools and jobs to ensure they receive the support they need and deserve. "Military families are in communities across the nation," she said. "We just need to try and find out who they are, thank them for their service and then find out what we can do as a community to support them." AIRMAN T AIRMAN Senior Airman Brian Carmichael 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Phone numbers — The base agencies listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: Security Forces 24-hr. Crisis Information Force Support Squadron Base Restaurants Retirement/Compensation Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife, Deborah 586-9300 777-1985 777-1964 777-3257 777-1852 777-3090 Where are you from? Great Falls, S.0 What is your favorite quote? "Everything works out in the end, if it hasn't worked out then it's not the end." — Unknown What is your favorite part about being in the Air Force? Drumming and listening to music. you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? I would go to If Scotland because that's where my family is from and I have never been. Meeting new people. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends? Cook- If you were not in the Air Force, what would you want to be? A drummer or music pro- outs. ducer. To get a music business degree and open my own music studio. What is your favorite type of music? Metal. What are your hobbies? What are your future goals? What is your favorite childhood memory? Meeting the Dallas Cowboys. |