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Show Hilltop ¥ P T' .h U.S. AIR FO Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 Memo prepares workers for shutdown BY JIM GARAMONE American Forces Press Service W ASHINGTON — Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce Sept. 23. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30, and Congress has not passed a budget. If Congress does not approve a budget or pass On Saturday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m., the Weber State football team will be playing Sacramento State for a Homecoming and Hill Appreciation Game. Free ticket vouchers are available for pick-up from the 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, Building 1102, Room 115, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 pm. The vouchers can be exchanged at the ticket booths at Stewart Stadium on game day for free general admission seating or you can upgrade to reserved seating for a nominal fee. This is an annual event that is graciously offered to Team Hill by Weber State University to show its support for all the members of Team Hill and their families. CFC Kick-Off Event at the Landing Oct. 2 More than 50 charities and nonprofits will be present at the kick-off event for the Combined Federal Campaign. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2. The event will award prizes, publicize choices through popcorn ads 4 or skits 4 and offer federal employees a chance to ask questions and meet with representatives. The goal this year is $1 million and 3,500 donors. For as little as $1 a pay period, it's possible for federal employees to support a good cause of their choosing. Join new professional group, WISE, Oct. 1 A new professional group is organizing on base. The Women in Science and Engineering professional organization, or WISE, will hold an inaugural meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. at the Base Theater. If you are a woman who works in a science or engineering profession at Hill AFB, then you are invited. The purpose of this group is to support and mentor each other through professional development and technical training as well as inspire girls to enter careers in science and engineering. Base Theater Free Movies Saturday, noon 4 "Air Bud" (PG) Saturday, 3 p.m. 4 "R.I.P.D." (PG-13) Saturday, 6 p.m. 4 "The Hangover Part 3" (R) www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 73 No. 39, Sept. 26, 2013 Hill Air Force Base welcomes F-35 workload c BY MARY Lou CORNY Hilltop Times editor 66 an you feel hearts are beating pretty fast and pretty hard?" asked Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, to a hangar full of people awaiting the sight of the first F-35 Lightning II here. "This truly is the start of something good," he said. Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker Sr., Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, directed the doors to open and the 21-foot jet was greeted with applause as the mostly seated crowd jumped to its feet at the sight of the sleek, gray fighter. The unveiling was part of a celebration held to mark the beginning of the sustainment and maintenance of the F-35 at the OO-ALC. Representatives from the Pentagon, AFSC, Lockheed Martin, the OO-ALC and community were present to laud the continuation of a long relationship See F-35 I page 5 See SHUTDOWN I page 4 Appreciation Night with WSU football E S Weekly Since 1948 ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Dignitaries and employees at Hill Air Force Base get their first look at the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Sept. 20. Hill, Lockheed Martin, Utah elected officials and community members gathered for a ceremony to commemorate the beginning of F-35 depot maintenance at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex. Davis County Health Department to offer flu shots at Hill AFB HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AIR FORCE BY RICHARD W. ESSARY 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs B ase officials are partnering with the Davis County Health Department to make it easier for Hill's civilians to receive the flu vaccine this year. The health department will offer insurance billed flu vaccinations to Hill's non-Tricare beneficiary civilian employees during a series of on-base clinics held in October and November. "The best protection from influenza is to get a flu shot," said Dr. Chris Kleinsmith, Chief of Occupational Medicine Services. "By partnering with the Davis County Health Department we are encouraging the base's civilian employees to get the flu vaccine by making the vaccine more easily accessible." Air Force Materiel Command, the parent command for Hill AFB, made free flu vaccine available for its civilian employees the past two years, but made the hard decision not to offer the vaccine for free this year because of current fiscal constraints. The flu vaccination is a covered benefit by most health insurance plans offered to Hill's civilian employees. Those insurance plans include PEHP, Select Health, Altius, United Health, Educator's Mutual, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and MHBP. These plans will cover the cost of the vaccine given during the on-base clinics offered by the health department. The Davis County Public Health Department will hold 11 flu vaccination clinics. Blood pressure and cholesterol screenings will also be offered during many of the clinics. ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ginnethon Pa'u'ulu, 75th Logistic Readiness Squadron, and Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, both the junior and the senior person at the Air Force Ball, cut the Air Force's birthday cake in a traditional celebration of the 66th year of the service's existence at Hill AFB. See pg. 5. See SHOTS I page 3 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for • • • 2 Hill Airmen help AFMC win challenge Air Force Marathon hosts enthusiastic crowds, runners See page 7 367th TRSS releases new problem-solving app The Griffin works AFS021 techniques into stp-by-stp process for Airmen's use See page 11 |