Last Friday, Hill Air Force Base got its chance to hear about the Air Force Acquisition Improvement Plan as Lt. Gen. Mark Shackelford brought his roadshow briefing to the Base Theater.

The military deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., laid out the plan brought about after many internal assessments and an outside assessment provided by the Center for Naval Analysis. He pointed out that while many great ideas have been generated in the past it's been tough to get the traction necessary for implementation.

Recent events have reinforced the need for additional attention to the Self Inspection Program. According to an Air Force Press News account, during the recent inspection of a wing at Minot Air Force Base, S.D., multiple deficiencies including a rating of "not ready" in the nuclear arena were identified.

Since the new Web site has gone up, the Health and Wellness Center participation rate for activities and classes has risen, says Patricia Cerone, Team Hill's Health and Wellness Specialist.

All base personnel who have access to the Hill Air Force Base Web site at www.hill.af.mil can click on the Health and Wellness Center logo in the center of the Web site, scroll down, and review three months of HAWC calendars, events, activities, and classes.

An environment where adults set up conditions so that youth can make critical decisions and learn about skills, thus helping them to gain a sense of confidence and self presence ...

Tiffany Meyer, a military spouse associated with Hill Air Force Base, knows what that brought to her own life and would like to pass the tradition on with a 4-H horse club for active military youth and their friends, an Outdoor Recreation club, and even possibly a garden plot club.

Meyer knows from her own experience that as young participants demonstrate their knowledge and share their talents,