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Show I , COMMENTARY ,,„, TIME S 2 Oct. 11, 2012 THilirm - ES 1 941 Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Lee Carter ... Standard-Examiner publisher Mary Lou Gorny Hilltop Times Editor Mikayla Beyer Hilltop Times Writer Hilltop Times Krista Starker Correspondent Hilltop Times Kim Cook Correspondent Deadlines: Editorial and news items are due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday print Aug. 30, 2012. 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 801-625-4300 for Classified Advertising or 801-6254388 for Retail Advertising. Team Hill financial planners, leaders make fiscally responsible choices BY MAJ. DON TASKER 75th Comptroller Squadron, commander F ormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Al Flowers, used to profess that remaining calm through fiscal and financial uncertainty will allow leaders around our service to clearly identify the best way to continue mission success through tough times. Quite often we hear the equivalent of "the sky is falling," in reference to Continuing Resolutions, reductions in Overseas Contingency Operations (formerly Global War on Terrorism) funding, or now the potential for sequestration if a balanced national budget is not in place by the turn of the new calendar year. In times like these it is more important than ever that we focus the precious taxpayer dollars made available to our installation on key mission impact areas. Gone are the days of yesteryear when frivolous spending at the end of the fiscal year brought nice-to-have items into each work-center while we could be confident the mission would be funded in the fiscal year starting the following Oct. 1. As Fiscal Year 2012 came to a close, the Air Base Wing Financial Management Working Group and Financial Management Board diligently worked to prioritize more than $18 million worth of unfunded by funding, among many other things, explosive detection devices at the gates, upgraded fingerprinting equipment, ice awnings for winter weather protection and a replacement tank for one of our fire trucks. The list of items funded to improve mission readiness and fix inspection-identified shortfalls is too long to include, but on it you would find critically important requirements such as repairs to several airfield pavements needed to launch and recover aircraft, replacement of failing roof structures, Individual First Aid Kits to replenish deployment readiness kits, and Life Packs at the Utah Test and Training Range. When all was said and done, more than $7 million will be invested in the mission and people of Team Hill at the end of this fiscal year thanks to professionals at all levels recognizing and justifying critical value-added requirements. Just as General Flowers would recommend, I urge members at all levels on Team Hill to remain calm through upcoming fiscal uncertainty. If the "sky is falling," the financial professionals representing Team Hill will catch it and help provide critical decision support to commanders across the installation to ensure resources are available for mission success and spent in a way the U.S. taxpayers will consider fiscally responsible. requirements. Priorities brought forward and justified by leadership across the wing were based on critical safety need, mission requirements shortfalls, quality of life requirements for Team Hill Airmen and families, Consolidated Unit Inspection identified shortfalls, and fiscal year 2013 buy-downs that would reduce risk heading into budget uncertainty next year. Outstanding planning and presentation of these requirements from affected members on Team Hill afforded us the opportunity to favorably compete for available funding from Air Force Sustainment Command, Air Force Materiel Command, and Headquarters Air Force. As senior leadership level councils at each of the aforementioned headquarters met to consider the Team Hill needs brought forward, quite often they voted in our favor. During the month of September, your leadership's diligent efforts earned funding for programs and projects you will soon see across our installation. Quality of Life funding supported new mattresses, washers and dryers and security cameras in the Airmen's dorms, as well as dome security cameras in the Youth Centers, awnings to protect children at the CDC and fitness equipment repairs in multiple fitness centers accessible to all of Team Hill. Safety and security was improved across the installation Eventually, after rigorous testing, the U.S. Army bought a Wright Brothers aircraft, the1908 Wright Model A, in July 1909. How much did the Army pay for the Model A, the U.S. military's first airplane? A. $155,000 B. $95,000 C. $30,000 D. $110,000 A GLIMPSE BACK Oct. 9, 1905 The Wright Brothers offered the War Department and the U.S. Army their airplane for purchase. The Board of Ordnance and Fortification misunderstood their offer as a request for money to conduct invention research and subsequently rejected the offer. ANSWER HAWC Nest Fitness Tlp from the Health and Wellness Center Up to 12 weeks of FREE tobacco cessation medication is available to federal employees and up to 6 months is available for active duty, dependents and retirees when attending the tobacco cessation series. Call the Health and Wellness Center at 801-777-1215 for further information. THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2012 DUIs: 10 Hill's Last DUI: puce 30 Unit Involved: 75e 0frizeizateek44 Courtesy photo Wilbur Wright is shown flying a plane in this photo taken at Fort Meyer, July 27, 1909. Pa0 ILIA! 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. Scroevre Sfaxtel,topt 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. Phone numbers — The base agencies listed can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: Program Report suspicious activity via the AFOSI EAGLE EYES program Dial: 777-3056 / 3057/ 3058. Watch — Report — Protect Force Protection is Our Business — Everyone is a Sensor Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before 777-9696 777-3056 Hill Straight Talk Security Forces 777-5305 24-hr. Crisis Information ...... __777-3056 IG Complaints 777-4134 (for appointment) Force Support Squadron Base Restaurants 777-2043 IG Complaints 777-5361 Retirement/Compensation ......... (after hours) (civilian) 777-5361 Fraud, Waste or Abuse 777-5455 Equal Opportunity Office Employer Relations 777-7129 (recording) Military Pay 777-1851 Loud Noise ............ ___..1-877-885-9595 Civilian Pay 777-6246 (complaints) 777-4918 Air Force Suggestion 777-6901 75th Medical Group Civil Engineering 777-1856 000`0£8 After meeting and exceeding requirements, the Army purchased the Model A for $30,000 from the Wright Brothers; this number included the $5,000 bonus awarded because it exceeded the speed requirement of 40 mph. Today, this contract amounts to roughly $775,000. calling the Action Line. This will help me better serve your interests. Items of basewide interest will be published in the Hilltop Times. Hill Pride Hotline 777-7433 Public Affairs 777-5333 Military Housing . 825-9392 Maintenance Safety Office 777-3333 Safety Office Hotline 586-9300 Sexual Assault Response __....... 777-1985 Coordinator (or) 777- 1964 Union 777-3257 AFOSI Narcotics Hotline___ 777-1852 Family Assistance Center____ 777-3090 (when activated) SUICIDE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE Mental Health Clinic 777- 7909 Chaplain 777-2106 Military OneSource (800) 342 - 9647 National Suicide (800) 273-8255 Prevention Line TriWest Crisis Line (866) 284 3743 TriWest Behavioral (866) 651 - 4970 Health Contact Center EAP (800) 222 0364 Occupational Medicine 777-1163 Services Wingman Advocates 777-2255 - - |