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Show Hilltop 3 TIMES HILLTOP TIMES December 31, 2014 TOP STORIES OF 2014 F-22 Raptor Depot Maintenance Team wins DoD award By RICHARD W. ESSARY 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Department of Defense officials announced today that the Ogden Air Logistics Complex's 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 Raptor Depot Maintenance Team is the winner of the 2014 Robert T. Mason Award, which recognizes excellence in depot maintenance. "This award reflects the outstanding accomplishments of every member of the 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the tremendous support from the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group," said Tom Hales, 574th AMXS director. "It's a huge accomplishment for our team to be recognized as the best maintenance depot in all of the Department of Defense." The award is presented annually and is named for Robert T. Mason, a former assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for maintenance policy, programs, and resources. Mason served as the champion of organic depot maintenance for three decades and was instrumental in transforming the department's organic depot-level operations. Hales said by creating a leadership construct where teamwork, accountability, respect, transparency, credibility and engagement were paramount, First ran year with zero defects reported by their customers. • With a dedicated workforce and game-changing leadership, the team paved the way for $41 million in savings per year and more than $747 million in savings throughout the F-22's planned life cycle in program costs by reducing the need for a duplicated facility. • Despite a challenging 32hour work week during the mandatory government furlough, the team's dedication to velocity and forward progress enabled a 109 day average per aircraft, setting a program milestone for the first six aircraft of the fiscal year and beating the contracted average by five September 2014 the 574th AMXS created an environment where they could achieve the "Art of the Possible." This resulted in an execution of $34.8 million in depot maintenance and a production increase of 12 percent from fiscal year 2012 during the award period. Other significant achievements included: • During fiscal year 2013, the team directly and significantly increased F-22 aircraft availability through the return of 11 aircraft to operating units, achieving 100 percent on time delivery by the end of the fiscal days. "Every member of the Raptor team has adapted well to the new Air Force Sustainment Center production methodology," Hales said. "The willingness to change, work towards a common goal and demonstrate leadership at all levels within the squadron resulted in this well-deserved recognition bestowed upon Team Raptor." "I couldn't be more proud to be a member of this team," Hales added. The award will be presented on Nov. 18 in the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Birmingham, Ala., during the awards ceremony that's part of the 2014 DoD Maintenance Symposium. After 20 years, UTA bus service begins at Hill AFB By DANA RIMINGTON Hilltop Times Correspondent HILL AIR FORCE BASE — It may have been a cold, dark morning at the Clearfield Frontrunner station on Monday, but it was a momentous moment for Hifi Air Force Base cornmuters. For the first time in 20 years, riders getting off the FrontRunner train had the option of hopping on one of the two Utah li-ansit Authority Hifi AFB routes to head into work. It is now a luxury John Hughes, of West Jordan, is excited about after spending the last five years riding FrontRunner, walking over to State Street, hopping onto a bus that got him to the West Gate entrance on 650 West, then spending 15 minutes walking nearly a mile to get to his work at L-3 in thell-ainer Software Support Center. "This is awesome because it drops me off 100 yards from my work," Hughes said. "I like taking the train and bus because I don't have to deal with traffic, and I can sleep, read, text or play on my tablet." UTA's new bus program heading into Hill now operates Monday through Friday with two bus routes that originate from the Clearfield FrontRunner Station, running from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. There are eight on-base stops along Route 664, the West Gate bus, and 15 on-base stops along Route 665, the South Gate bus. The new bus routes First ran April 2014 won't just help Hill employees get to work. One of the biggest complaints Clearfield Mayor Mark Shepherd hears from his residents is the traffic congestion at the West Gate entrance. "Many of the residents I've spoken to plan to take the bus (onto base) because it gives them the ability to bypass the traffic nightmare," Shepherd said. Though the FrontRunner rail network was completed in Top of Utah in 2013, UTA Regional Manager Eddy Cumins said it only works if people can get to the largest employer in Davis County. "That is what we are remedying today with our mass transit buses, making it a productive, efficient, and economically sound option for traveling to work with no cost to themselves," Cumins said. With the federal transit benefit, federal employees receive up to $130 per month used toward mass transit to and from their place of employment. This will save employees who live in Salt Lake City up to $2,000 per year, according to Col. Kathryn Kolbe, 75th Air Base Wing and Installation commander. "This is an exciting day for Hill Air Force Base as we leverage mass transit to benefit our employees. We're hopeful it will be a success," said Kolbe at the opening ceremony. "We're all looking for more time, and the use of mass trans- portation gets us that time back." Lynn and Patti Betts, of Pleasant Grove, took advantage of the first day the new bus routes were in service by hopping off the FrontRunner and walking right onto the bus taking them to the base. "This is our part helping clean the air and avoiding traffic with our car," Lynn Betts said. "I've always said, if it's convenient, I would do it because it's such a win-win situation for us." His wife, Patti agreed. "It was very relaxing this morning on the train, and even though it takes us a little more time, we will see if it works for us." When Hill AFB officials approached UTA about adding a bus route a year ago, UTA Chief Operations Officer Jerry Benson said they began looking into the option. With over 1,000 people using vanpools to get onto base, UTA officials knew adding bus service would be a viable option, but they didn't have the funds to cover the two new routes. 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