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Show 2 COMMENTARY I IiIltop TIMES Dec. 27, 2012 s Hilltop v TIMES Don't you forget —there IS an 'I' in team BY WAYNE AMANN service academy bragging rights, the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy, emblematic of gridiron supremacy among the three academies (Air Force being the third) was at stake, so the game meant something besides its traditional pageantry. The Midshipmen were going for their 11th straight win in the rivalry and were leading the cadets from West Point, 17-13, in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. Army had the ball and was marching down the field for an apparent winning touchdown when the handoff between quarterback Trent Steelman and one of his running backs was fumbled near the Navy goal line. The Middies recovered, won the game and dashed Army's hopes of salvaging something positive from a dismal 2-9 season. As expected, the CBS television cameras showed an exuberant Navy squad, then honed in on Steelman, for what seemed like an extraordinarily long time. The senior signal caller was visibly distraught, holding his head in his hands on the bench. This was the fourth straight year his team lost to Navy with him at the proverbial controls. During those heartbreaking moments for Steelman, the Bowling Green, Ky., na- Air Force ISR Agency Public Affairs Weekly Since 1941 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. 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Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Standard-Examiner, 332 Standard Way, Ogden, Utah, 84404. Additional editorial content is provided by various military and civilian wire services and Hill Air Force Base public affairs departments. 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. J OINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - LACKLAND, Texas — Contrary to popular belief or conventional wisdom or even the cliché, there IS an I in team. The I is you, the I is me. The I represents all the "I"ndividuals who make up a team. And nowhere is that more meaningful than in the United States military. Our Armed Forces is a microcosm of Americans — individuals drawn from across our great land who bring to the fight unique backgrounds, strengths and talents, and who adhere to certain core values governing the military. That combination of people and purpose provides the backbone of the military team concept, regardless of service branch, which leads me to why I'm writing this opinion. During my 20-year active duty Air Force career, my subsequent time as a military contractor and my current civil service stint, I've always subscribed to the team first mindset. I was, and still am, proud to be part of something bigger than myself. I found that sense of belonging rekindled recently when I was watching this year's Army-Navy football game. Besides MEMO From page 1 ig gecember 2012 XK 4- "'miermoomain ' '"`'" combined federal Compalun GIBE warp KO A tor. `CFC nvo 8 061,103 IROINNWVif MIND MEV la --- rxu , ydea .011,00-2%.4,,Qi ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force (Left to right) Hill CFC 2012 Chairman Scott Johnson, 75th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Sarah Zabel, Intermountain CFC Executive Director Bruce Jacobs and Team Hill CFC 2012 Vice Chairman Tim Rudolph pose with the check noting the present total Hill had currently gathered in pledges and donations on Dec. 18 for the campaign. HAWC Nest Fitness Tip 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: 20 tive earned my respect. I can only imagine what was going through his mind at that time, but his post-game reaction reinforced my faith in individual responsibility and accountability. Granted, in the overall scheme of things a football game doesn't really matter. That's exactly why Steelman's emotional display impressed me. Here's a young man, who is so passionate about team success, he exhibits accountability through his body language. If he places that much importance on a football game as a quarterback, I have no doubt he'll bring that type of leadership to the battlefield as an officer. In the military, as in football, individual actions have a domino effect on the team. Each individual is responsible to themselves and their teammates. For Air Force folks, being a good Wingman is a lot like that. Each Airman, including civilians, looks out for each other, in part, by taking care of their individual responsibilities. Collectively, their accountability ensures mission accomplishment for all bluesuiters. My bottom line is: it takes all the I's working in unison toward the same goal to make an effective team. For acronym fans TEAM can stand for: Togetherness Epitomizes America's Military. CFC From page 1 3,000 eligible charities such as Habitat for Humanity and national and local ones, such as soup kitchens around Utah. "Seeing the email from the general pushing the CFC made me and my buddy step up and decide to do it. We just went around talking to everybody and trying to gather donors," said Russell Cox, volunteer. The CFC holds a fair to kick off the campaign and give its organizations a chance to promote themselves each year. The breakfast concludes the year's efforts during the holiday season. "One of our key players behind the work of the CFC is actually a young man, and we like to see the young folks step out to support CFC. We've had a lot of people who retire at senior grades and have faithfully contributed to CFC for years and now, with the current state of the economy it is difficult to attract young donors. If they just learn by giving a couple of dollars at a time, when they reach the senior grades in their careers they'll be giving more than they realize. We appreciate everyone's efforts at the base," said Larry Lemon, who works with the Financial Management Directorate at Hill AFB. The breakfast concluded with a speech from the incoming Team Hill 2013 Chairman Tom Randolph, and the presentation of plaques and medals to the volunteers who supported the 2012 Team Hill CFC Campaign. "If it occurs, sequestration will reduce our budgetary resources for the remainder of the fiscal year," the memo says. "These cuts, while significant and harmful to our collective mission as an agency, would not necessarily require immediate reductions in spending." There is no threat of a government shutdown because of sequestration, Panetta said in the memo. "Everyone will show up for work on January 3, 2013, and continue to drive on," said Army Lt. Col. Elizabeth Robbins, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The memo states that there will be no immediate civilian personnel actions such as furloughs. "Should we have to operate under reduced funding levels for an extended period of time, we may have to consider furloughs or other actions in the future," Panetta said in the memo. "But let me assure you that we will carefully examine other options to reduce costs within the agency before taking such actions." If the department does need to take these actions, affected employees will receive all appropriate notifications, the secretary noted. The Defense Department is already reducing its budget by $487 billion over 10 years. The Budget Control Act calls for a further $500 billion in cuts at DoD unless Congress and the administration pass a new law averting it. "Sequestration was never intended to be implemented and there is no reason why both sides should not be able to come together and prevent this scenario," Panetta wrote. 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