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Show HILLTOP TIMES 1 0 'TIME S Nov. 29, 2012 TT DoD notifies of South Carolina cyber intrusions . vENTukE vintut BY NICK SIMEONE American Forces Press Service W ASHINGTON — The Defense Department and South Carolina officials are notifying military members and families who paid state income taxes there that they may have been victims of information/identity theft as a result of several recent cyber intrusions. South Carolina's Department of Revenue reported nearly four million Social Security numbers and several hundred thousand credit and debit card numbers belonging to current and former taxpayers may have been stolen during cyber intrusions in August and September. While the vast majority of the personal data is believed to have been protected by encryption, state revenue officials said about 16,000 accounts were not, and that anyone who filed a South Carolina income tax return as far back as 1998 could be affected. The intrusions were discovered last month, officials said. While South Carolina officials believe their system is now secure, Gov. Nikki Haley said the state is offering one year of free credit monitoring and identity protection to anyone who might have been exposed and applies for it. Defense officials said information usually found on the front of checks may also have been exposed. DoD personnel and family members who are current or former South Carolina taxpayers, especially those who are living abroad, are urged to visit www. ProtectMyId.com/SCDOR or contact Experian's national consumer assistance center at 1-866-578-5422 by Jan. 31, to enroll in identity threat protection. In addition, current and former South Carolina business owners may also contact Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Visit www.DandB.com/SC to initiate the registration process or call 1-800-279-9881. Clearfield High students learning plane repairs at Hill museum NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner Above, students Christian Stephens (left) and Rachelle Hough watch as Brody Sanzone removes a rudder panel. Stephens, a senior, wants to join the Air Force after high school and decided to sign up for an aeronautical mechanics course at Clearfield High. Fifteen students are learning how to repair and fabricate parts. It's a winwin situation, says their teacher, Chief Master Sgt. Darrel Gronau — the students learn career skills, and the museum receives much-needed support. Top, after being raised on a hydraulic lift Tuesday at Hill Aerospace Museum, Don Byington (left) and Clearfield High student Ryan Lowe inspect the rudder of a C-7 Caribou that was damaged in a windstorm last year. By DANA RIMINGTON Standard-Examiner correspondent C LEARFIELD — Students at Clearfield High School are getting hands-on experience in repairing airplanes at Hill Aerospace Museum as part of an aeronautical mechanics course. On Nov. 27, a small group of students lined up around a C-7 Caribou that was damaged during a windstorm last year. Using a hydraulic lift, several students were lifted to the plane's rudder to assess what tools were needed to remove it. Museum Curator Nathan Myers said the rudder was anything but stable, with countless dents and rope strapping it onto the airplane. To prepare for this week's field trip to the museum, 15 students in Chief Master Sgt. Darrel Gronau's aircraft structural repair course have spent the past three months learning about typical structural repairs, including how to work with rivets, how to repair latches and how to patch the skin on an aircraft. The students will spend a couple of days getting the tail off, then the next several months fabricating new parts, putting the rudder back together and applying a fresh coat of paint before putting it back on the plane. When Gronau was looking into adding the airplane repair class, he first talked to museum officials to see if they needed any help. "They told me we could use the museum as our laboratory. That is good because they have a lot of different types of airplanes to work on down there," Gronau said. "Not only are we helping save those vintage aircraft with our program, but if a kid makes a mistake, it won't really hurt anybody. That's pretty important when you have high school kids working on airplanes." Having the students work on the planes also benefits the museum, which counts on volunteers to help sustain it. "Our museum is a good teaching tool, because (students) get a good representation of a whole aircraft. These students could be our future workers on the next models of aircraft, and this can be their start," Myers said. Several similar programs are offered at the college and university level in Utah, but this is the first time the course material is being taught in high school, according to the Utah Department of Education. At the end of the year, the students will have had more than 170 hours of instruction and hands-on practice with aircraft structural repair. Gronau served for more than 20 years as an Air Force structural repair mechanic working on fighter jets. After retiring, Gronau came back to teach at Clearfield High School, from which he graduated in 1982. "I came back here to teach because we are in such close proximity to Hill Air Force Base," he said. "I always thought that, if I ever had a chance to teach, I would like to teach high school kids." Now he is getting that opportunity to teach students things he didn't learn until he joined the Air Force. Christian Stephens is planning to join the Air Force after high school, so the senior signed up for the class. "I'm hoping this gives me the experience to make my training easier," said Stephens, who also realizes what an honor it is to be in the class. "It's good that our teacher trusts us enough to come do this." Because it's a pilot course, Gronau felt he could only take 15 students, which meant he had to turn away several others who were interested. Next year, he plans to add a second course to accommodate all interested students. Mon. - Fri. 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Open Saturdays gtatrogozeo VOCE Most Insurance Plans Accepted. Payment Plans, Credit Cards, Military Dental Plans. EMERGENCIES WELCOME! www.laytonpediatricdentistry.com This year... More Doctors. More Hospitals. More Options. IF YOU'RE A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, SelectHealrh has health insurance plans that offer you more benefits in more places. 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