Hilltop Times – Hill Air Force Base Weekly Newspaper Since 1948

All military and on-duty civilian employees at the Ogden Air Logistics Center have been given the opportunity (mission requirements permitting) to voluntarily participate Monday, June 10, in an airfield foreign object damage prevention walk, more commonly known as a FOD Walk for Fiscal Year 2013. Historically an estimated two thousand individuals have turned out for this event.

Jaynie Hirschi (left), an archaeologist with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, applies a rock art tattoo to a participant at the State Historic Preservation Office’s 25th annual Archaeology Open House in Salt Lake City on May 4. A Hill AFB cultural resources group offered rock art stenciling and rubber stamping, helped participants make Fremont figurines and provided a take-home

Civilian Health Promotion Services continues a variety of activities in May including:

• "From Garden to Table, Eating Seasonal Foods," Thursday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to noon, Building 533, Health and Wellness Center — Bring your garden to the table this summer. CHPS is excited to partner up with a local gardening expert to bring you information on basic gardening tips and techniques. You will learn about growing and making your own fresh, delicious, healthy food.

The 367th Training Support Squadron, "The Griffin," recently announced the release of "Maintenance Operations Management," an Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) course for maintenance managers.

The course, Maintenance Operations Management (MOM), has been uploaded to the Aeronautical Data Link System. With over 8,000 hours of production, contributions from 12 subject matter experts from multiple major commands, and a great amount of ingenuity, the course is now available.

National Police Week activities at Hill AFB included the official launch of the Special Olympics Torch Run in Utah on May 14 with several local law enforcement agencies participating.

In the spirit of remembering and honoring the efforts of security forces efforts, activities for National Police Week, will continue through Friday.

Thursday, May 16, a Police Week Endurance Fitness Challenge will be held at the Warrior Fitness Center Track Parking Lot at 9 a.m.

Four person teams will compete various tasks, in an Air Force Rodeo.

There will be a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle pull, a tug of war and various team challenges.

The Armed Forces Indoor Volleyball Tournament concluded with its last two matches on Sunday afternoon with strong showings in the men’s and women’s division by Army teams who took gold.

The Army women defeated the Air Force women’s team after losing the first set, 19-25, by changing the momentum in the second set, 25-15, and taking a win after hard-fought lengthy plan in the third, 25-20, and settling it once and for all, 25-17 in the fourth.

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.

Here is the text of the memo in its entirety:

This memo directs defense managers to prepare to furlough most Department of Defense (DoD) civilians for up to 11 days.

WASHINGTON — In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department’s civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO RANDOLPH, Texas — One of the great things about the American people is their ability to rally and even sacrifice in a crisis. When it comes to energy conservation, there have been several notable periods in American history when the American people willingly incorporated small daily changes into their lives to preserve resources for the greater good. For instance during World War II, fuel and even food was rationed. And during the oil crisis of 1973 and again in 1979, people adjusted thermostats and slowed down to lower driving speeds to conserve energy.