From: bergman@afnews.pa.af.mil (CMSgt Mike Bergman)
Newsgroups: soc.veterans
Subject: AF News Svc 09/11/92
Date: 11 Sep 92 23:30:23 GMT
Organization: Hq Air Force News Agency/SCC


720.  Car seat warning
721.  Evacuee assignments
722.  Ph.D. opportunity
723.  D.C. Guard openings
724.  Computer contract
725.  Aviation award
726.  Best commissaries
727.  Women's softball
728.  Men's softball
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720.  Car seat warning
     DALLAS (AFNS) -- Fisher Price has issued a warning that some of its car
seats built in 1991 and 1992 have belts which can become unfastened behind the
seat, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service said.
     Customers who purchased Fisher Price car seat models 9100 and 9101 are
being asked to contact the manufacturer for free parts that will make those
models safer.
     About 472,000 car seats made between Feb. 8, 1991, and Jan. 24, 1992, are
affected.  The manufacture date is located on a small white label on the upper
back of the seat.
     Also, some safety shields on seats built between May 1, 1987, and Oct.
30, 1989, have defective buckles that make the shields difficult to latch.
     Fisher Price officials urge customers with defective safety shields to
make sure the buckle is securely latched each time it is used, by listening
for a click and pulling on the shield.
     No injuries have resulted from the defective seats, and officials said
customers can continue to use the seats while waiting for the replacement
parts.
     The free replacement parts can be ordered by calling 1-800-332-3457. In
areas where 1-800 service is not available, customers may write to: Consumer
Affairs; Fisher Price; 636 Girard Ave.; East Aurora, N.Y., 14052.
     Fisher Price recommends calling or writing rather than returning the seat
to the point of purchase.


721.  Evacuee assignments
by TSgt. Sarah L. Hood
Air Force News Service
     WASHINGTON -- Almost all of the nearly 4,000 Homestead-based airmen
displaced by Hurricane Andrew have new assignments, just two weeks after their
lives were turned upside down by the storm.
     The massive storm hit southern Florida Aug. 24, and left an estimated $20
billion to $30 billion in damages in its wake, making it one of the costliest
storms in U.S. history.  All Homestead people have been accounted for.
     Assignment teams from the Air Combat Command and Air Force Military
Personnel Center set up shop at Patrick AFB, MacDill AFB and Homestead AFB
Aug. 30 and were doling out assignments the next day.
     "The rapid response and obvious success of the assignment teams is an
outstanding achievement for any large organization," Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles,
Air Force deputy chief of staff for personnel, said.
     "Our people at Homestead have suffered significant loss of property as
well as personal stress.  It was paramount that we move swiftly and assist
each affected person re-establish their lives," Boles said.
     On that first day, team members worked 75 officer and 574 enlisted
assignments.  By the end of the week, more than 3,000 assignments had been
completed, a clear case of "Air Force people taking care of their own, putting
the needs of the evacuees above all else," Boles said.
     Smaller teams were also placed at Shaw AFB, S.C., and Moody AFB, Ga., to
handle assignments for evacuees who had taken refuge there.
     As of Sept. 10, 3,779 of the 3,887 Homestead people needing new
assignments had either received orders, or orders were being worked for them.
     Except for people involved in unit moves, the assignment teams have been
able to provide most individuals their base of choice, said Lt. Col. Ed
Kringer, support officer management branch chief at the Air Force Military
Personnel Center.
     People assigned to a unit being relocated under unit moves are being
reassigned to that unit's new location.
     "The policy has been to allow individuals to go to the base of choice if
their AFSCs are authorized at that base," Kringer said.
     Twenty-seven officers who already had assignments now have the option to
ask for diversion to other locations.  The personnel center is diverting 38
officers and 712 enlisted people who were inbound to Homestead.
     Team members instituted a very liberal assignment policy to fill
requests.
     To pull off the monumental task of rapidly reassigning an entire military
population, team members drew on experience gained in the evacuation of Clark
AB in the Philippines, following the Mount Pinatubo eruption last June.
     "Of course, they've also gotten used to the assignment team pressures
because of all the base closures," Kringer said.  "They would go into a base
and rapidly work everybody's assignments."
     Between Mount Pinatubo and base closures, they've been building a strong
data base for handling unique situations, he said.
     While the circumstances were somewhat different, mostly due to a lack of
personnel records, the Military Personnel Center has been building on the
concept of sending a team in for rapid reassignment of individuals during the
last few years.
     Because of the unique circumstances surrounding the reassignments,
personnel people have worked with other agencies, such as household goods
handlers and finance, to ensure special consideration when processing these
people, Kringer said.
     "Most of them are still trying to salvage something from their on- or
off-base homes, determining what can be packed up and kept, and working with
the claims folks so they can get some reimbursement for their losses."
     Homestead military evacuees have until Nov. 30 to report to their new
location.
     Assignment orders authorize a seven-day delay en route to their new
assignment.  Individuals also have the option of taking time for house hunting
once they report to their new assignment, Kringer said.
     Once the assignment is issued, servicemen and women can take up to three
months of advance pay, which is considered a permanent change of station
advance and must be repaid.
     Assignments for Homestead evacuees not located at one of the five
locations served by the assignment teams are being worked through the local
personnel offices.  Individuals can also call their job specialty personnel
manager at AFMPC.
     Civilian employees at Homestead are still on administrative leave.  Even
though the president announced that the base would be rebuilt, reconstruction
details are not yet available.
     Pending those decisions, a team of civilian personnel specialists is at
Homestead to augment the base civilian personnel office.  The team is
providing placement counseling to those requesting it, allowing local
officials to provide civilians with full operational support.


722.  Ph.D. opportunity
     WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Officers are being recruited for sponsorship in a
three-year study program leading to a Ph.D. through the Air Force Institute of
Technology.
     Following the award of the degree, officers will pull subsequent duty on
the AFIT faculty.
     AFIT's school of logistics and acquisition management is seeking captains
with experience in logistics management, information resource management and
acquisition management.
     In addition to experience in these field, officers must have outstanding
military and academic records with a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for
their master's degree, a minimum graduate admission test score of 600 or a
graduate record examination score of 1250.
     Application deadline is Oct. 15.  More information is available by
writing to Graduate Recruitment Committee, AFIT/LAS, ATTN: Maj. Kevin Grant,
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-6583, or calling DSN 785-4845 or commercial
(513) 255-4845.


723.  D.C. Guard openings
     WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The 113th Tactical Fighter Wing of the District of
Columbia Air National Guard has part-time openings for people leaving active
duty.
     Vacancies exist in a number of maintenance and support Air Force
specialties.
     There are also openings for nurses at the unit's hospital.
     More information is available by calling DSN 858-2820. Nursing
information is available by calling 858-5858.


724.  Computer contract
     WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force has awarded a $740 million contract to
Zenith Data Systems for the purchase of approximately 300,000 Desktop IV
personal computers.
     The systems will be used within the Department of Defense and other
government agencies worldwide, the Pentagon said in announcing the contract.
     The contract was awarded to purchase the personal computers for one year
with a two-year option.


725.  Aviation award
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- The National Aeronautic Association has
announced the winners of its 1992 Elder Statesman of Aviation awards.
     The awards were established in 1954 to honor outstanding Americans, 60
years old or older, who have made significant contributions to aeronautics
over the years.
     The recipients are:
     -- C. Alfred Anderson, the first black air transport pilot in the United
States and former chief pilot for the civilian pilot training program at
Tuskegee Institute.
     -- Alexander H. Flax, a participant in the aerospace research,
development and acquisition program that led to the evolution of the Air Force
from World War II to the present.
     -- Jack S. Parker, former vice chairman of General Electric.
     -- Courtland D. Perkins, a member of the aerospace community for the past
50 years.
     -- Richard W. Taylor, test pilot and flight engineer.
     -- Clifton Von Rann, former president of the National Aeronautic
Association and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
     -- W. Dillard Walker, sole surviving charter member of the Civil Air
Patrol.
     Winners will receive their awards at the Aero Club of Washington D.C.
Nov. 10.


726.  Best commissaries
     FORT LEE, Va. (AFNS) -- The Defense Commissary Agency announced the
winners of the 1992 Best Commissaries awards.
     Air Force installation winners are Eglin AFB, Fla., the Bill Nichols
Award for best large continental U.S. commissary, and Soesterberg AB,
Netherlands, the L. Mendel Rivers Award for best small overseas commissary.
     Other award winners include Fort Monroe, Va., Richard M. Paget Award for
best small stateside commissary; and Fuerth, Germany, Dan Daniel Award for
best large overseas commissary.
     The award names were carried over from the services' individual programs.
     This is the first competition under DeCA.  Previously, each service held
an independent awards program.  There was no competition last year because of
the deactivation of the old commissary systems and the activation of the new
consolidated organization.


727.  Women's softball
     LITTLE CREEK, Va. (AFNS) -- The women's armed forces select softball
team, featuring six Air Force players, ended the 1992 National American
Softball Association Women's Slowpitch Softball Championship with a 3-2
record, earning them seventh place.
     Twenty-nine teams competed in the major division competition Sept. 4-7 at
Fort Payne, Ala.
     Representing the Air Force on the armed forces team were Corinne Y.
Alvord, McGuire AFB, N.J.; Bridgette I. Beavers, Carswell AFB, Texas; Leann M.
Hebert, Kadena AB, Japan; Robie V. Hughes, Eglin AFB, Fla.; Raynette M. Oyama,
Altus AFB, Okla.; and Susan N. Saulnier, Hahn AB, Germany.
     Prior to the national championship, the Air Force women's softball team
downed the Navy and Marine Corps to capture runner-up honors at the 1992 Armed
Forces Women's Softball Championships Aug. 16-21.
     The Army team took first place for the seventh consecutive year.  Navy
came in third while the Marine Corps placed fourth.
     Air Force team members were:
     -- Alvord.
     -- Rhonda Barfield, Ramstein AB, Germany.
     -- Beavers.
     -- Tonya Chamberlain, Beale AFB, Calif.
     -- Hebert.
     -- Hughes.
     -- Theresa Larson, Rhein Main AB, Germany.
     -- Oyama.
     -- Cindy Raab, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
     -- Alicia Rizzi, Hill AFB, Calif.
     -- Christy Rowzee, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
     -- Saulnier.
     -- Cheryl Trapnell, Beale.
     -- Cynthia Wichman, Eglin AFB, Fla.
     -- Marita Woods, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
     Jack Hayes, Randolph AFB, Texas, coached the team and Dennis Stotler,
Keesler AFB, Miss., was the trainer.


728.  Men's softball
     LITTLE CREEK, Va. (AFNS) -- The men's armed forces select softball team,
featuring 10 Air Force members, ended the 1992 Men's American Softball
Association Slow Pitch National Championship with a 3-2 record, earning
seventh place.
     Twenty-two teams competed in the competition at Jacksonville, Fla., Sept.
4-7.
     Representing the Air Force on the armed forces team were Donald Bradham,
Lackland AFB, Texas; Dennis R. Fair, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; Brian Keiser,
Aviano AB, Italy; Jackie H. Mills, Warren AFB, Wyo.; Joel R. Obman, Ramstein
AB, Germany; Donald Patrick, Ramstein; Ricky Rider, Rhein-Main AB, Germany;
Richard Smith, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; and Mark A. Webb, New Boston, N.H.
     Ronald F. Simpson, Peterson AFB, Colo., was selected to coach.
     Prior to the national championship, the Air Force men's softball team
crushed the competitors with five wins and only one loss to earn first-place
honors at the 1992 Armed Forces Men's Slowpitch Softball Championship Aug.
16-21.
     Taking the runner-up position with three wins and three losses was Army,
followed by Navy with two wins and three losses.  The Marine Corps team took
fourth with one win and four losses.
     Air Force team members were:
     -- Bradham.
     -- Donald R. Brown, Ramstein.
     -- Mark Davis, Ramstein.
     -- Tobias M. Dillard, Misawa AB, Japan.
     -- Fair.
     -- Mike Friedman, Hurlburt Field.
     -- Erick C. Gilbert, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
     -- William C. Hardy, Ramstein.
     -- Keiser.
     -- Mills.
     -- Obman.
     -- Patrick.
     -- Rider.
     -- Smith.
     -- Webb.
     Simpson was coach and James M. Stanfield, Ramstein, was assistant coach.

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