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Show Hilltop P T' M S Weekly Since 1948 U.S. AIR Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 73 No. 31, Aug. 1, 2013 THIRD BRONZE STAR Roughstock concert tickets free to Hill AFB The Hill Appreciation Night will be on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Ed Kenley Ampitheater in Layton with "Rough Stock." Team Hill members will receive 2 free general admission tickets to the concert with government ID. Additional tickets will have to be purchased. More info on how to purchase tickets and detailed info on all the concerts can be seen at the Davis Arts Council website www.davisarts. org Lt. Gen. Bruce A. Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, will speak at the Air Force 2013 Ball to be held Sept. 20. "Honoring Our Past ... Embracing Our Future," will be the theme of the event to be held in Hangar 37. Mess dress/semiformal is requested for military personnel. Formal/black tie or business attire is requested for civilians. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m., dinner will begin at 7 p.m. Prices are as follows: E1-E4, $5 E5-E6 or GS-9, WG-10, WL-9 and below, $15 E7-E9 or WG-11, WL-10, WS-7 and up, $30 01-03 or GS-11-GS-12, $30 04-05 or GS-13-GS-14, $35 06 or GS-15 and above, $45 Community, $45 Sales start Aug. 12, contact your first sergeant for tickets or for more information contact Maj. Jason Wiggins at Jason. wiggins@hill.af.mil or by phone at 801-777-9739. Complete a Lazy Man Triathlon in August A Lazy Man Ironman will be held throughout the month of August. Complete an Ironman in any order at your own pace Aug. 1 through Aug. 31. Distances include: a 2.4 mile swim, an 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. A tally board will be displayed at the fitness center and each participant marks off their distances as they go. The first 100 participants to complete all distances will receive a free T-shirt and every participant who finishes will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Sign up at the Warrior Fitness Center or call 801-7772762. Air Force implements new inspection system BY STAFF SGT. DAVID SALANITRI Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs W ASHINGTON —The Air Force recently implemented a new inspection system, aimed at giving more power to wing commanders. With the signing of Program Action Directive 13-01, Air Force inspection system Implementation Tiger Team transitions from the planning phase to the execution phase. The program, which was beta tested by United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, aims Air Force Ball Sept. 20 honors past, future at empowering wing commanders to run their wing's inspection system. By doing this, each commander will be able to focus on improving mission effectiveness every day, balancing resources and risks without the wasteful peaks and valleys of preparing for inspections. The goal of the new system is to make inspections part of the daily battle rhythm of continuous improvement. With the new AFIS, it "rebalances authority from functional staffs to commanders," said Col. See AFIS I page 3 Introducing the new 75th Medical Group Medical Card 75th Medical Group U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan Radliff (left), 419th Fighter Wing commander, presents a Bronze Star medal to Master Sgt. Stuart Wylie, 419th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, during a commander's call on July 14. The Air Force Reservist served as operations non-commissioned officer in charge of two EOD units while deployed to Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012. During that time, Wylie executed 22 combat missions as team leader and oversaw crucial upgrades of EOD equipment. His team also located and destroyed thousands of pounds of explosives and unexploded ordnance, helping secure the area surrounding Bagram Airfield. R ecently a working group composed of 75th Medical Group staff and patients completed a weeklong process improvement event to develop a solution to decreasing collections from the Other Health Insurance (OHI) program. The OHI program is a mechanism for the medical group to collect a portion of the cost for services provided from other health insurance than TriCare. The funds collected are returned back to the medical group and are used to improve the equipment and services provided to the patients we serve. Since 2011, OHI collections have decreased by $1.5 million dollars, limiting the group's ability to replace aging equipment and ultimately this year resulted in the elimination of two staff positions funded with OHI collections. The solution developed by the working group is the implementation of a 75th Medical Group Medical Card. This card will See CARD I page 3 Wide horizons, a fish on the line and some good company Hilltop Times editor T Military Appreciation Night Raptors tickets Hill Air Force Base has recently received free tickets to the Top of Utah Military Affairs/Hill Appreciation Night at Lindquist Field with the Ogden Raptors on Friday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. The Raptors will be playing the Great Falls Voyagers. This is an annual event that is graciously offered to Team Hill by the Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee and the Ogden Raptors organization to show their support for all the members of Team Hill and their families. This great family event and 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Community Outreach encourages everyone who is available to attend and support the communities who have unwaveringly supported Hill AFB throughout the years. It is suggested and encouraged that each unit or squadron appoint someone to pick up blocks of tickets and distribute them to their unit's members. Tickets can be picked up from Public Affairs in Building 1102, Room 115, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday Thursday until the event. Join together to show the TOUMAC and the Raptors that Team Hill appreciates their salute. 1111111.11111 MARY LOU CORNY/Hilltop Times Boats take to the water at the Soldier Creek Marina at Strawberry Reservoir on July 27. The Utah Disabled Veterans Fishing Day was sponsored by IM Flash and many additional sponsors and many volunteers from Hill AFB participated, both military and civilians in the effort to get veterans a chance to catch a big one. he temperatures were mild and the fishing was not. A group of 72 disabled veterans launched in 45 boats with volunteer captains and supporters on and off-shore July 27 to catch kokanee, rainbow trout and a few cut-throat trout at Strawberry Reservoir. The Utah Disabled Veterans Fishing Foundation event got under way as the sun came up, and launches set out with a few eager, early-bird veterans. The participants were assisted into boats as their number was called up to pair them with a boat captain, as the sun spread across the sky. A medical alert dog and a guide dog or two were See VETERANS I page 5 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for • • • FTAC Airmen review finances Patriot Defender ups skills Team Hill Credit scores, budgeting tips given 419th SFS personnel participate in exercise Check out who got promoted See page 4 See page 7 See page 7 |