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Show Hilltop .000° "or , me We PlAAT f* www.hilltoptimes.com M.11 mim. Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 IN THE KNOW Blood Drive planned Friday MountainStar Health will hold a base-wide blood drive 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday in Bldg. 568 (Medical Training). Those wishing to donate can make an appointment by going to the following link: http://vols.pt/KE&Bx3 . Volunteers can choose from 15 minute time-blocks throughout the day. Donors should plan 60 minutes for the entire process. Base-wide blood drives are held each month and are sponsored by either the American Red Cross or MountainStar. The drives for the rest of the year will occur on the following Fridays: June 27, July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. HAFB fighter wings conduct night flying hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 73 No. 1, May 29, 2014 1948 11-11I Critical days of summer begin BY JAMIE LAMPROS Hilltop Times correspondent HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Memorial Day through Labor Day are the most risky days of the year when it comes to accidents and fatalities. Maj. Sean Gradney, chief of safety at Hill Air Force Base said 98 percent of all accidents are caused by human error and almost all of them are preventable. In 2012, a total of 22 off duty fatalities were reported. Some of them included driving under the influence, a plane crash, a fishing pole that came in contact with a power line, a bicyclist The 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will conduct night flying missions during a surge exercise Tuesday through June 5. Local residents may hear F-16s flying during the night hours as pilots continue to sharpen their night-time combat flying skills. The active-duty 388th FW and Reserve 419th FW are required to train at night to maintain their readiness and all-weather capabilities. A surge exercise also provides a valuable opportunity to evaluate aircraft maintenance resiliency and operational agility. The wings limit their night operations to what is required to remain proficient in nightflying training. When on the surge schedule, the wings will increase their normal day-today workload and conduct missions from approximately 6 a.m. until just before midnight. For more information, please contact Richard Essary, Hill AFB Public Affairs, at 801777-2284 or Kari Tilton, 419th FW Public Affairs, at 801-7772713. trying to beat a train and five motorcycle accidents. The base is kicking off its annual Critical Days of Summer campaign in an effort to remind everyone to practice safety during summer activities, such as swimming, driving, boating, camping, hiking, bike and motorcycle riding and alcohol consumption. "Ask yourself some easy questions. What are the hazards of this activity? Can I be injured or worse yet killed? What can I do to eliminate or reduce the risk?" Gradney said. Gradney said risks are more easily assessed and managed if you follow a five step plan that includes identifying the hazards, assessing the hazards, developing controls and making decisions, implementing controls and supervising and evaluating. For instance, before you venture out, look at weather and road conditions, be on the lookout for aggressive and impaired drivers, make sure your vehicle is in good condition and be prepared in case you are stranded somewhere. When it comes to operating a vehicle, Gradney said to always wear a seat belt, prepare your vehicle for your trip, drive defensively, watch weather reports, get plenty of rest, sleep in a hotel and not in your car, restrain your children properly and don't drink and drive. Motorcyclists should always be aware of road conditions, make sure their bikes are in good working order and avoid aggressive driving. It's also important to be well rested before you get on a motorcycle and make sure you are properly trained to operate one. If you're on a boat, Gradney said to make sure you know the rules and laws in the area you're boating. Don't overload the boat, don't drink while operating a boat, get off the lake during bad weather and be courteous to others on the water. I LUAU TIME Townhall addresses suicide prevention BY RICHARD W. ESSARY 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Group gives away $50 dinner cards As a patriotic gesture to support the military and first responders, several Bountiful/ Salt Lake Cityllooele area dealerships of the Performance Automotive Group, are giving away $50 dinner cards just for stopping by to say hello. The cards can be used at more than 18,000 participating restaurants nationwide. The dealerships are doing this in conjunction with ThanksA-Bunch for Keeping Us Safe, a non-profit 501 c3 charity (www.thanksabunch.org ). The giveaway began Friday and will last through Monday. The offer applies to active or retired military, or a police officer, firefighter or paramedic. The following car dealers are participating: Toyota Bountiful, 2380 S. Main St., Bountiful; Performance Honda Bountiful, 2215 S. 500 W, Bountiful; Performance Ford Lincoln, 1800 S. Main St., Bountiful; and, Performance Auto Mall Tooele, 1041 N. Main St., Tooele. CinrP ALEX LLOYD/Hill Air Force Base ABOVE: Women perform a Polynesian dance at the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Centennial Park on May 22. BELOW: A Taiko drum group from the Japanese Church of Christ also performs. Hill celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Month BY RACHEL J. TROTTER Hilltop Times correspondent ILL AIR FORCE BASE — Drums banged to a loud beat as service men, women and their families ate, danced and celebrated Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The celebration has been going on at the base for over two decades and this year's culminating event — an afternoon luau — did not disappoint. This year the event was organized by Kevin Moore, an independent duty medical technician on base. "I've been wanting to do it for a long time," Moore said of organizing the event. Through the Air Force he HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Suicide prevention and assisting those who have been impacted by it will be the topics at a Hill AFB suicide prevention town hall luncheon June 9. The base is partnering with several community helping agencies for the luncheon, which will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at The Landing. The event will feature guest speakers: Jamie Nagle, the former mayor of Syracuse, Dr. Craig Bryan from the University of Utah, and Dan Clark, who is a motivational speaker. Free lunch will also be provided to those who attend. Dr. Marc Ybaben, Hill AFB's Occupational Medicine Services clinical psychologist and the base Suicide Prevention Program Manager, is spearheading the event alongside a number of other base helping agencies. He said the Air Force's interest in preventing suicide and maintaining a healthy workforce is really what the service's "four dimensions of wellness" have addressed for years: a balance of the physical, spiritual, emotional, and social areas of our lives. "Hill Air Force Base is no different," Ybaben said. "We have a long list of strong helping agencies working together, and we have a See LUAU I Page 10 See LUNCHEON I Page 10 Federal Women's Lunch & Learn The Federal Women's Program will host free Lunch & Learn events June 12 and July 10 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Fellowship Hall at the Base Chapel (Bldg. 445). On June 12, Mary Ann Clare will present 'Ace the Interview." On July 10, Deb Finn-Nokes will present `TSP and Other Retirement Strategies." State recognizes military heroes SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert signed HCR1-S-01 "Call Your Military Hero Day" sponsored by Rep. Janice Fisher. The resolution designates See KNOW I Page 11 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for • • • Bronze Star Benefits Bill Promotion List Veteran helps others TRICARE Choice Act 4,000 move up in rank See page 5 See page 7 See page 9 |