Hilltop Times – Hill Air Force Base Weekly Newspaper Since 1948

The early summer months have finally arrived. With warmer weather, now is the time to make an extra effort to look closely for motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians.

Drivers will begin seeing many more of them on the roads in the next few weeks.

This time of year four-wheel vehicle drivers are generally not used to seeing the smaller traffic out there on the commute. Very soon there will be thousands of motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians on the roads with drivers everywhere they go.

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko, Deputy Commanding General for military and international operations at the headquarters of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, visited Team Hill on March 2.

The purpose of his visit was to meet with Team Hill project leaders and workers and to see the constructions sites that are being worked on and developed.

"Our relationship with Hill Air Force Base is really good, and this is a great opportunity for me to come out here and meet with our partners and customers," Dorko said.

The snow has almost melted and spring is right around the corner, a time when many will roll out their two-wheeled "Deployment Specials" and look for a sunny day to check out the top end of their freedom machines.

Those first few rides of the year are when too many of our Wingmen crash and burn by either being hit by an automobile, or pushing the top speed and riding faster than they are capable of handling.

Allan Woods, Motorcycle Safety Program Manager, reminds riders that the Hill Riders Association and 75th Air Base Wing Safety personnel will be hosting the Mandatory Annual/Preseason Motorcycle Safety Briefings on March 30 and April 7. Briefings each day will be 6 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

"Military personnel and Department of Defense civilians will need to schedule their briefing times and dates through their training manager in the TSS system prior to attendance," Woods said. "That attendance will be tracked in the TSS system.

According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, few aspects of our society are as safe as the U.S. Mail.

Did you know that roughly 60 percent of violent crimes in the U.S. are witnessed by a bystander? What percentage of the time do you think a bystander does something to assist the victim of the crime? Sadly, only around 10 percent to 15 percent of the time does a bystander intervene.

Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, Air Force District of Washington, officially released a message for the implementation of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Bystander Intervention Training.

Questar Gas Co. has a gasline replacement project that will affect Browning Street near the intersection with Foulois Road requiring excavation and repair of asphalt.

Continuing through April 5, Browning Street near the intersection with Foulois Road will be closed intermittently for construction. The contractor will close the road for 15 minute to 20 minute intervals. Flaggers will be directing traffic during construction.

For information, contact Christen Glarborg, at (801) 586-2537 or (801) 430-5034.

A power outage has been set to allow work on electrical cables and to permanently connect power to Building 245. The outage will affect multiple buildings on Sunday, March 21, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will affect the following facilities:

Buildings 245, 252, 240, 249 and 243.

For questions or concerns contact Richard Nehring at (801) 775-3369.

Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time as the Traffic Safety Working Group will be implementing the following changes on Monday, March 22:

• 4th Street between "E" Avenue and "D" Avenue will be one-way eastbound.

Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time as the Traffic Safety Working Group will be implementing the following changes on March 22:

• 4th Street between "E" Avenue and "D" Avenue will be one-way eastbound.