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Show Hilltop U.S AIR FOINtk;-k. Hill AFB, Utah 84056-5824 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. Free week of transit offered to Hill employees M www.hilltoptimes.com S Weekly Since 1948 hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 70 No. 1, August 14, 2014 Air Force to activate IMSC W RIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -Air Force officials have announced the activation of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (Provisional) at Joint Base Andrews, Md., and named Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter as its provisional commander. The provisional center activated Aug. 8. AFIMSC will align as a center under Air Force Materiel Command. Carter has served as the special assistant to the commander of AFMC, developing the strategy and implementation plan for the center. This location will serve as a temporary headquarters for AFIMSC(P) until the Air Force makes a basing decision and formally activates the permanent center. The Air Force will use its standard Strategic Basing Process over the next several months to evaluate potential candidate locations and select a permanent location that best serves the mission of the center. In 2013, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel directed service secretaries and chiefs to find efficiencies across their headquarters organizations that will save 20 percent in total operating budgets. Then-Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Mark A. Welsh III challenged their staffs to identify options to reduce overhead costs, increase efficiencies, eliminate redundant activities, and improve effectiveness and business processes to 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/ Class offered on Adult immunizations The Civilian Health and Promotions Service (CHPS) is offering an immunization class for adults to learn what vaccines they may need and why it is important to receive the flu shot Longestserving POW: 'Live to fight another day ' By MITCH SHAW Standard-Examiner correspondant H 388th Appreciation Day Aug. 15 Snow Basin offers season pass rate to spouses See IMSC I Page 5 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 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 so online at: http://www.hill.af.mil/ shared/media/document/ AFD-140212-016.pdf. For more information, contact the Hill Transportation Incentive Program at: Hill.TIP@us.af.mil at 801-777-6144. A Key Spouses and Family Appreciation Day with free bowling for 388th Fighter Wing personnel and their families is planned at the Hill AFB Bowling Center, 4-6:30 p.m., Aug. 15. help meet the 20 percent reduction target. AFIMSC, as the single intermediate-level staff performing major command-level installation and mission support activities, will consolidate functions now performed at 10 MAJCOMs and two direct reporting unit staffs. Also, the center will become the parent organization for several existing field operat- ROBBY LLOYD/Standard-Examiner Massachusetts Police Officer, Michael LaRiviere, and Attorney Shannon Prescott speak about the "Dynamics of Domestic Violence" to Utah law enforcement officers and local attorneys at the Domestic Violence Conference at Hill Air Force Base on Aug. 5. Hill first military base to host domestic violence conference By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examiner staff H ILL AIR FORCE BASE — Every 15 seconds across the country a woman becomes the victim of a domestic violent act -- emotionally, mentally, physically or sexually. Domestic violence crosses all socioeconomic groups, does not turn a blind eye to religion and can be found among doctors, attorneys, police officers, military personnel, politicians and every job title available, local law enforcement officers were told. A woman will try to leave her abuser on the average seven times, said Kari Kerr, a victim advocate from North Dakota. Victims do not leave the relationship for a variety of reasons, including the instinct to survive. The most dangerous time for a woman is when she leaves her home. She increases the chances of being killed by 75 percent every time she leaves the abuser. Kerr was one of three presenters at the four-day Domestic Violence Conference held at Hill Air Force Base. The conference began Aug. 5 and ran through Aug. 8. About 70 law enforcement officials, prosecutors, victim advocates and dispatchers from Utah and Wyoming joined the Air Force 75th Security Forces Squadron for the free training. The conference is covering topics such as interviewing techniques, stalking technology, investigation for prosecution and the dangers of domestic violence. Hill Air Force Base is the first military base to host the conference, said Tim Woods, See VIOLENCE I Page 5 ILL AIR FORCE BASE — When Bill Robinson left to fight in Vietnam, he didn't think his stay would last more than a few months, but cruelly, it ended up lasting seven and a half long years. Robinson spoke Aug. 8 to a group of Airmen at Hill Air Force Base, recounting his military career that was defined by his time as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. "We didn't even know exactly what we were going to be doing until we got there," Robinson said, recalling his thoughts of shipping off to East Asia "We all thought it would be a short war, if one at all." In September of 1965, Robinson was the crew chief on an Air Force Rescue helicopter that was shot down while serving a rescue mission in North Vietnam. The group was eventually captured by North Vietnamese forces in the Ha Tinh Province and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo Prison — also known as the Hanoi Hilton. Robinson and his crew had just finished extracting a fallen U.S. pilot, when "All of a sudden, all hell broke loose," Robinson said. His helicopter began taking heavy fire and eventually fell about 90 feet to the ground. The thick jungle surroundings offered just enough cushion that nobody in Robinson's crew was seriously injured. The pilot Robinson had just rescued warned the other members of the crew that they were deep in enemy territory and needed to leave the area as fast as possible. "We found a relatively comfortable place and decided to take See KNOW I Page 11 1 -- TICKET''el IL1 -----' Base Theater Free Movies Saturday, Noon — Rio 2 (G) Saturday, 3 p.m. — The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Saturday, 6 p.m. — The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13) For review see page 7 See POW I Page 5 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for • • • Raptors and Air Force Single Airmen Fxecutive Director Highlights of Military Affairs Night RecreAon events announced Mr. Allen takes over the position See page 3 See page 9 See page 9 |