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Show t Warriors over the Wasatch Open House and Air Show May 26-27 itopm Weekly Since 1948 MINN IE Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 72 No. 14, April 5, 2012 111= 11.1111 AFMC leaders plan toward summer stand-up of new centers Caring for People needs you April 11 The Hill Integrated Delivery Service (IDS) team is looking for military members, civilians, spouses and retirees to join in discussion groups organized to hear issues or concerns important to you. The Caring for People Forum will be Wednesday, April 11, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel Annex. If you have an idea on policy items that could be changed or quality of life services that could be improved upon, either on Hill or in the Air Force in general, this is your opportunity to share and potentially generate change. Discussion groups for participation include: Family Support, Spouse Communication, Health and Wellness, Single Airmen Support and Deployment Support. Forum working groups will be led by trained facilitators. Discussions will be open and participants are encouraged to bring their ideas about improving Air Force quality of life programs and activities for all Airmen and their family members. Register to be a member of a working group at the Caring for People Forum by contacting the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 801-777-4681. BY RON FRY Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs W RIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Implementation details of the Air Force Materiel Command's restructure were refined when commanders and senior civilians from across AFMC gathered at Wright-Patterson for their annual Senior Leader Conference March 27 to 29. The focus of the conference was detailed planning on the command initiative to reduce its number of centers from 12 to five. The restructure was announced in November 2011 as a major part of AFMC's response to a Department of Defense challenge to find efficiencies and save tax dollars. Leaders discussed everything from standup of new centers this summer to how vari- ous support functions such as contracting, financial management and personnel services will be aligned to center and non-center locations. "Last year at this time, we held a historic meeting that resulted in the decision to restructure," said Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of AFMC. "Following Secretary See CENTERS I page 4 April 12, 'Can I Kiss You?' event April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month BY MARY Hilltop Times editor S LRS Combat Truckers Warrior Call focus On April 20, Master Sgt. Nicky Burres, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron, will speak on "LRS Combat Truckers." Those interested who have base access are invited to The Landing at 4 p.m. Holocaust Memorial Week events planned The week of April 15-22 is designated as the "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust." It is important to remember the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust for several reasons: to honor the victims and keep their memory alive through stories of their lives, to raise awareness, to learn about our history and to keep such a thing from happening again. The Hill AFB Holocaust Memorial Committee will host the annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. The theme designated for this year is "Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue." The events are as follows: • April 17: 5K run/walk beginning at 8 a.m. at the Warrior Fitness Center • April 17: A film screening of "Defiance" at the Base Theater beginning at 6 p.m. • April 18: Memorial to be held at the Hill AFB Chapel, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The guest speaker for the event is former U.S. Ambassador John Price. Military members are highly encouraged to participate. Family members and friends with access to the base are welcome. Civilian employees wishing to attend the event may be released for up to two hours without charge of leave as time and mission requirements permit. For questions, call Staff Sgt. Kenneth Beach, HC president at 775-4910 or Capt. Adam Zimmer HC vice president at 7755993. For information about the Holocaust visit: www.ushmm.org/ for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Lou GORNY ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Army Col. James Kinkade, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Ogden commander, holds a T-38 shoulder pin in a Hill landing gear area, as a team from Tooele Army Depot visits the base. Steve Smith, Tooele, points at the item as they ask questions. Breck Baker (second from left), 532nd Commodities Maintenance Squadron director, assisted with the tour in his area. Also present were Tooele's Gary Holewinski (center), and Bipin Ghandi. DLA Ogden, Tooele Depot team up Excess production capacity at Tooele and absent DLA Ogden parts provide problem-solving opportunities BY MARY Lou GORNY Hilltop Times editor D efense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation of Ogden hosted a tour of landing gear and other 309th Maintenance Wing facilities at Hill taken by Tooele Army Depot commander Col. Christopher Mohan. The visit brought Tooele Army Depot engineering and other production experts together March 28 to consider further developments in a joint effort already under way for supporting the war-fighter by the two Department of Defense organizations. Mohan expressed optimism that their efforts would bring about the desired results. "An Air Force installation and an Army installation working together to support the war-fighter no matter who (the end product) is for and combining our capabilities to put out a quality product is exciting," he said. See TOUR I page 4 West Gate to close soon for four Fridays BY MARY Lou GORNY Hilltop Times editor N ow that entry control has moved to the new West Gate, work remains to be done as the old "M" Street is reconfigured and clean up of the old gate area is completed. The former visitor center will remain open until the the new visitor center parking lot paving is complete. Safety experts at Hill Air Force Base strongly urge caution throughout the West Gate area and the Building 1200 series as motorists and pedestrians become accustomed to the new traffic patterns. West Gate closures will be implemented on the following Fridays: April 13, April 20, April 27 and May 4. The closures will start Thursdays at 8 p.m and last through Monday morning at 4 a.m. The Friday closures will allow the contractor to be able to work without traffic on three consecutive days each of these four weekends. Please note that while originally traffic was going to be limited to one direction in the morning and evening, the contractor has indicated there will be four lanes (two each direction) open exual Assault Awareness Month kicked off with a 5K run/1 mile walk for Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness Walk on April 4. Next Thursday, April 12, "Can I Kiss You?" presented by Mike Domitrz, will be onstage three times, 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Base Theater. All active duty and interested Team Hill members are invited to attend. Domitrz became interested in the topic some time ago upon learning See CONSENT I page 5 Tammy Custer gets Air Force Technician of the Year honor BY MARY Lou GORNY Hilltop Times editor T ammy Custer, Exceptional Military Family Program - Family Support specialist, has been selected as Air Force Technician of the Year. Custer, a 26-year military spouse prior to her husband's retirement now serves as EMFP-FS specialist after a separate stint as a 360 Project navigator. She has had extensive experience in how to ferret out resources for her own family's special needs. The Custer family had been See GATE I page 3 See HONOR I page 6 Bldg 568 blood drive There will be a blood drive at Building 568 on Friday, April 6, 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Please request supervisor approval if during duty hours. For questions contact Lt. Leonil Cruz, DSN 775-3137 or Lt. Ricardo Basora, DSN 777-4909. Base Theater Free Movies Saturday, noon — "Hop" (PG) Saturday, 3 p.m. — "The Devil Inside" (R) Saturday, 6 p.m. — "Underworld Awakening" (R) Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for • • • Gen. Hoffman visits the AOR HopeKids surpasses numbers expected AFMC CC gives his take on war-fighter input 75th Medical Support Squadron finds inspiration in service See page 9 See page 7 |