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Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters, answered questions and reviewed Air Force priorities during a Wasatch Warrior talk at Club Hill on Sept. 14 to a group of logisticians.

The Logistics Officers Association meeting set the forum for Reno to briefly answer some of the concerns of the logistics leaders about the challenges faced by the Air Force.

"We need to think about the changes that we are doing and do them well," said

A portable milling tool, designed by a 309th Maintenance Wing employee, is helping extend the life and safety of A-10 wings, and at the same time is saving the Air Force thousands of dollars.

Tommy Rollins, a machinist with the 577th Commodities Reclamation Squadron, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, worked for about three years to perfect what is now called the A-10 Wing Station 110 Milling Tool. He recently brought the third version of the tool to the A-10 Wing Shop, 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (Technical Repair) for use at Hill.

A new era in the Hill Air Force Base operator support is set to kick off Oct. 1 when the 75th Air Base Wing Communications and Information Directorate will cut over to a new Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. The IVR system is a speech-enabled call routing system allowing callers to speak the name of the individual or organization they wish to contact. IVR provides improved call recognition technology previously unavailable for a more reliable, user-friendly caller experience.

Marathon

Mens

Richard Barber, Layton, 3:14.28; Michael Mclaughlin, Pleasant View, 3:24.52; Thomas Smith, Hill AFB, 3:48.34; Louie Hamner, Saratoga Springs, 4:13.29; Blaine Phillips, West Valley City, 4:30.34; Kyle Palmateer, Clearfield, 4:33.33; Josh Reno, West Point, 4:34.12; Keith Bollinger, Syracuse, 4:49.52; Russell Warr, St. George, 4:56.38; Alan Cunningham, Layton, 5:58.42; Wayne Warr, Fairview, 6:16.42

Womens

To some, the 15th annual United States Air Force Marathon is similar to other running events with a variety of weekend events including a 5K, individual and team 10K, half-marathon and wheelchair marathon.

But to members of the 388th Fighter Wing, the marathon held Sept. 17 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, commemorated a personal best in their Air Force career.

September is Fruit and Veggies More Matters Month, Civilian Health Promotion Services continues to emphasize.

The Ogden Air Logistics Center Career Programs Office will be conducting a Seminar Formation/Planning Meeting for beginning Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) Seminar groups on Oct. 5 or Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. in Building 1289, Bill Ernst (PK) Conference Room on the second floor.

All eligible employees interested in forming and joining an ACSC Seminar are welcome to attend the meeting which usually lasts 1.5 hours.

Why did you join the Reserve? After four years of active duty, I wanted to come home to Utah and go to school.

Is there one decision you made in your life that you would never change? I don't think there's one specific thing. I don't think I'd change anything I've done because you learn and grow from each moment.

Who was your childhood hero? It's always been my grandpa. He grew up during the Depression and is real resilient. My grandpa is real positive and always has a joke. He has always influenced me.

The annual Team Hill Spouses Round-Up fundraiser came to a close with a bang, raising a total of $36,000 in total for Hill Airmen and their families. The Round-Up is one of the largest fundraisers for Hill's quality-of-life programs, with funds going to the Utah Military Family Association to support up to 15 programs. Some of these programs include Heart-Link, Key Spouses, Airmen Against Drunk Driving, Hill Heroes and the Wolf Creek Retreats. The event sold about 260 tickets and the event's chairwoman, Jackie Thies, said it was a successful event. "We're very happy with it," she said.