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Show Hilltop PT' M U.S. Air-7! Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 SWeekly Since 1948 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 73 No. 1, August 7, 2014 111M11111. Changes to enlisted evaluations, promotions Correction In the July 31 Hilltop Times, the name of the artist teaching the Creative Canvases with Carri event at The Landing was misspelled. Her name is Carri Schmidt. The first Creative Canvases with Carri event will be Aug. 16 and doors will open at 6 p.m., with painting beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the cashier cage at the Landing or through any outdoor recreation associate at Outdoor Recreation, Tickets and Travel. Seating is limited to 40. Sports physicals offered on two Saturdays The 75th Medical Group will offer sports physicals 8 a.m.noon, on two Saturdays — Aug. 23 and Sept. 13. Appointments for the physicals can be made by calling 801-728-2600. Walkin appointments will be available on a first-come, firstserved basis, but those with appointments will take priority based on their appointment time. Patients must bring completed TSWF worksheet as well as sports physical paperwork to the appointment. These appointments are for sports physicals only and children and parents will not be seen for any medical conditions or concerns other than physicals. Air Force changes evaluations and promotion systems to increase performance WASHINGTON - Air Force officials announced a series of sweeping changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System July 31. The changes are intended to ensure the Air Force truly makes job performance the driving factor and will be implemented incrementally beginning in August 2014 and continuing through early 2016. Additional information and in-depth articles will be made available for each of the major program changes, prior to implementation, ensuring Airmen are knowledgeable of and ready for the changes. "What gets measured gets done," said Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. "We want to make sure performance is the most important thing in every aspect of an Airman's career, so the evaluation process is going to measure performance, and the promotion system is going to emphasize performance." plans to make several modifications to the Weighted Airman Promotion System. The current WAPS calculation using the last five enlisted performance reports will be replaced by a model using a maximum of the last three EPRs, placing increased emphasis on an Airman's most recent duty performance. Overall EPR points for WAPS will increase while Weighted Airman Promotion System To do this, the Air Force PIRATES ON THE HILL See PROMOTIONS I Page 4 ..New Hill commander looks to efficiencies Snow Basin offers season pass rate to spouses Snow Basin Ski Resort is offering a series of 2014-2015 season pass products and prices through Sept. 1 for skiers of all ages. The Military Premier Pass is also available for active duty or retired military and spouses, with proof of active duty or retired status. For more information, visit: http://www.snowbasin.com/ tickets-passes/winter-rates/#/ passes/ Free week of transit offered to Hill employees The Utah Transit Authority will offer a free week of transit to Hill Air Force Base employees Sept. 8-12. The offer is valid only on FrontRunner and bus routes 664 and 665 to and from the Clearfield FrontRunner Station and Hill AFB. To ride free, employees will need to show their government-issued ID. For more information, contact Eddy Cumins at: dcumins@rideuta.com . Hill employees wanting to apply for the Federal Transportation Benefit Program can do online at: http://www.hill.af.mil/shared/ media/document/AFD-140212016.pdf. For more information, contact the Hill Transportation Incentive Program at: Hill.TIP@ us.af.mil at 801-777-6144. See KNOW I Page 11 SARAH STOLL/Hilltop Times ABOVE: Families pitched tents together in Centennial Park on Aug. 1 for the annual Hill AFB Family Camp-Out. This year's themewas "Pirates on the Hill." BELOW: Children enjoyed pirate crafts, games, and entertainment at the camp-out. ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Col. Ronald Jolly, 75th Air Base Wing commander. By MITCH SHAW Hilltop Times correspondant Hill AFB Family Camp-Out HILL AIR FORCE BASE — As a lifelong military man, Col. Ronald Jolly usually doesn't like to stay in the same place for too long. But it came as a pleasant surprise when he found out he'd been assigned to command Hill Air Force Base's 75th Air Base Wing and as a result, extend his stay in the Top of Utah. Jolly was selected as the new commander of the wing in July, replacing the freshly retired Kathryn Kolbe. Prior to his new assignment, Jolly worked for a year as the deputy commander of maintenance for Hill's Ogden Air Logistics Center. The colonel said he naturally assumed his next transition would take him away from Hill. "It was unexpected," he said of being informed of his new position. "But it was truly nice because my family, we're used to moving about By SARAH STOLL Hilltop Times correspondant A rm ug. 1, families gath- ered in the Hill Air Force Base Centennial Park for the annual Hill Family Camp-Out. This was the sixth year for this event, and while the last three years had "western" themes, this year's theme was "Pirates on the Hill." "The annual family campout is one of my favorite activities because it encapsulates so many of the things I love about Utah," said John Cullinane, director, 75th Force Support Squadron. "It's a great opportunity See CAMP OUT I Page 5 See COMMANDER I Page 5 - Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for • • • Base Theater Free Movies Saturday, Noon — Bears (G) Saturday, 3 p.m. — Muppets Most Wanted (PG) Saturday, 6 p.m. — The Goonies (PG) For review see page 7 Disabled Vets Fishing Military Mock Trial Evaluation Begins Veterans giving back to other veterans Airmen get an inside look of court Weapons evaluation exercise See page 3 See page 7 See page 9 |