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Show HILLTOP TIMES COURSE Senate confirms Panetta as next U.S. Defense Secretary From page 1 M. Gates. Panetta, who currently serves as CIA director, is a former American Forces Press Service congressman from California who ASHINGTON — The U.S. has worked in government for four Senate voted unanimously decades, including as President Bill this evening Clinton's budget directo confirm Leon E. tor. Panetta as the next Obama has nominatSecretary of Deed Army Gen. David fense. H. Petraeus, commandPanetta received er of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, broad bipartisan support following to replace Panetta as his June 9 confirmaCIA director. Department of Defense tion hearing before Panetta's confirmaLeon E. Panetta appears the Senate Armed tion came one day before the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of the presiServices Committee during in which he said his dent's scheduled adconfirmation hearings June 9. foremost mission as dress to the nation to defense secretary outline his plans to would be to protect the United States drawdown U.S. troops from Afghaniand ensure it has the "best-trained, stan. the best-equipped and the strongest In his hearing before the Senate military in the world." committee, Panetta called Gates "one President Barack Obama nomiof the greatest secretaries of defense nated him earlier this year to replace in our nation's history" and said he outgoing Defense Secretary Robert would carry on Gates' initiatives. BY LISA DANIEL W July 7-8, Thursday-Friday, and a Basic Rider Course 2 (BRC2/ ERC) formerly Experienced Rider Course (ERC) on July 29, Friday, just for the ladies. Both courses will be facilitated by two ladies who are certified rider coaches. These courses are approved official training for military and government civilians; however leave is required for contractors. If you are interested in learning safe riding skills, sign up for one of the free courses today. What better way to spend a working day or two? If you are a new rider, a scooter operator or a rider who hasn't ridden for a few years and you are getting back into the sport, the BRC is designed just for you. This course will start you right from the beginning and teach you the basic fundamentals of operating a motorcycle. If you ride often and you feel comfortable on your motorcycle, the BRC2 is a great refresher course for those who haven't completed a Motorcycle Safety Foundation course in a while. In order to be the best and safest at 117 1 MES June 23, 2011 what we do, we need to continue the learning process and keep our skill levels at their peak. This course will help you achieve this goal. We are never too old or talented to benefit from the learning process. To be eligible, you must be active duty military, NAF or DAF civilian employee, retiree, military reserve, military dependent or a base contractor. You will have the opportunity to learn life saving skills, street strategies and riding techniques, or simply brush up on your motorcycle skills. From a secure computer go to https://cs.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/ Safety/Hi11AFB/default.aspx to schedule your course. On the right side of the page under "Links," click on "Motorcycle Training Sign-Up." If you do not have access to a secure computer, go to www2.hill.af.mil/moto/ app/index/php to schedule your course. There are only 12 slots for each course so don't wait until the last minute or you may miss out on this great opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact the installation motorcycle safety instructor at (801) 777-3333, Ext. 2 between 6:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. WATER From page 1 Above, Marshall 0. Larsen, chairman, president and CEO of Goodrich Corp., speaks at the Focus for Defense Symposium on June 15 at the Davis Conference Center. Left, Andrew Wright of Ogden Air Logistics Center Plans and Programs, assists at the OO-ALC table at the event. OG GD IEsNin ANTE ARIR I: HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH KIM COOK/U.S. Air Force FOCUS From page 1 logistics and maintenance efficiencies that will save approximately $28 billion between 2012 and 2016. Reynolds said the servicewide goal is to save approximately $100 billion over the same time period. Reynolds said the Air Force is in the process of reviewing all of its programs. "We're taking a bottom-up approach and looking at each one of our activities to try and find areas where we can be as efficient as possible, but do that without impacting the warfighter," he said. Reynolds said Gates' call to save money directly affects Hill Air Force Base. "Hill manages a number of weapons systems, like the A-10 and the F-16, and provides maintenance for things like the C-130 and the F-22," he said. "So we're looking at the logistics work Hill performs there and how to lean it out." Reynolds said C-130 maintenance can serve as an example of how the Air Force will try to save money. "You look at something like C-130 overhaul," he said. "We look at each of the activities that make up the overhaul, and in some cases, a certain activity may never reveal any problems. Those activities would then be removed from the overhaul." Retired Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, who served as commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center from 2003 to 2007, said, "... This isn't a case of going in there willy-nilly and taking things out. It's very well thought-out." herbicides and solvents); synthetic organic chemicals (industrial solvents, paints and dyes); physical contaminants (turbidity); and radioactive contaminants. "We are held to strict drinking water standards set forth by the EPA and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality," said Staff Sgt. Korrin Wagar, bioenvironmental engineering water program manager with the 75th BEF. Drinking water sources can include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. To ensure safe tap water, the EPA limits the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The drinking water might contain small amounts of some contaminants, though the mere presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. According to the report, the Hill AFB public water system received no violations during 2010. Hill AFB serves a population of approximately 21,000 people and receives most of its drinking water from deep wells located on the base. "When demand increases in the summer, we may potentially use water from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District," Lopez said. Weber Basin gets its water from deep wells located several hundred feet below the ground surface, the Weber River and several creeks along the Wasatch Front. A copy of Hill AFB's report and Weber Basin's Water Quality Report are available for viewing at the base library (Building 440) and at Building 249. For more information, contact 75th BEF at (801) 777-4551. |