-- .TIlE ROCKETEER FeIJruuy 10, . - C()afentine YOu1[ (J'cdI GIn Sl,OW with Qlhese Swedfteari ~l)e~ctcI WOW! This Price Includes e Complete Professional ommunications System for Windows or Mac! Black Screen Technol .25mm, 1152x870, Also Includes: The Disney ScreenSaver! • p 60 Mhz INTEL Peatium Black Tower Case 250 Watt Power Supply YES" Loeal Bus Motllerboard Keyboard, L44 dri¥e, 240Mh HD I ·Serial & 2 ParaHel Ports TJ.e F..ted PC. Ever!. Ridgecrest Towne Centre Next to Mervyn's & Stater Bros. Included With this Unit: Your Choice Custom Ball! Includes Two Year Warranty & the Energizer ScreenSaver hJclud_BMbH~o. BoardEtheraet,6IIIUO-33 Proe or,3.5"L44Mb FDHD,Bullt-hJ YldeolMJJ, 3JVuIIm;;Ports,JlDB,aad m~ob._mucIJ more. VISAIMasterCard Discover , ," . THE ROCKETEER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1994 NAVAl AIR WfNONS STAllON, CHINA lAKE Margie Hammon, TID EARTHQUAKE REUEF provisions were looded into a Novy pickup by RM 1 Dove DoInics (left)ond George Chlfo of the US. Navy R eserve at the All F aith Chapel. Dolnics later tronsported the cargo to Point Mugu. New payroll system gets the new year blues over locality pay, W-2s and CFC By Barry McDonald tdib contact for the Manpower and Personnel Data Systems Division. "As a result, the program that was written to show the increase in the interface between OCPOS and ~ e tbe initial switchover to the new payroll OCPS could not be thoroughly tested. We have identi- system at Defense Finance and Accounting fied about 400 employees who were affected from our Service (OFAS), Denver, Colo., in October side in DePOS and have manually adjusted tbeir records 1993 went fairly well, problems associated with the cen- and the amount they should be paid. Others may yet be tralized system cropped up in the first pay check of 1994 discovered on the OCPS side at Denver, but we have nOl and in erroneous entries on W-2 forms for 1993. heard of any." A locality pay increase of 3.09 percent was 10 have Summer went on to say that, for those roughly 400 been included in most China Lake employees' pay for people, tomorrow's pay should include the corrected the tll'St full period in 1994. Due 10 a "communication" amount and that the correction will be retroactive to problem between the Defense Civilian Personnel Data "make sure everyone gels what they're entitled 10." System (DePDS) used by the Human Resources Depart- Erroneous W-2 entries ment and tbe Defense Civilian Payroll System (OCPS) By now most employees should have received a letter used by DFAS, some 400 employees did not receive the from OFAS explaining 10 them that they would soon be increase. receiving a corrected "Form W-2, Wage and Tax State- "The decision as to who was to get the increase came men!." All of the 63,600 employees, who had been in late in the year;' said Don Summer, China Lake point of other pay systems before the October 1993 consolidation ...--__________-..Pleose see PAYROll. Page 10 Black History Month observance GPS mini-conference set for Feb. 16-17 Health alert: viral activity very high VeA.. 50, No.3 NAWCWPNS sites respond to call for earthquake relief ffi ponse to tbe call for donations for earthquake relief for the city of Fillmore was so great the hina Lake-Point Mugu shuttle could nOl safely transport the goods aod a load of passengers. So, Capt. Charles A. Stevenson, NAWS commanding officer, authorized tbe use of a Navy pickup truck from the C- pool to haul the donations to Point Mugu. The initial call for assistance for Fillmore was for zip- per-type plastic storage bags, which were needed for dividing bulk foods for distribution to quake victims. Loads of five 10 ten boxes at a time were sent over on several shuttle flights initially. Then the call went out for bread, canned meats and other goods, and the donations began stacking up attbe NAWS Quarterdeck in the Administration Building and tbe All Faith Chapel. Wben it became apparent tbe shut- tle couldn't safely handle the load, Administrative Offi- cer U . Laura Yambrick received authorization to use the pickup truck and found a willing volunteer driver in RM I Dave Dolnies, of the Naval Telecommunications Center. ,He detivered the cargo to the NAWS Point Mugu Public Affairs Office, which later transported it to the Fillmore Disaster Assistance Center. Other activities respond Besides the local effort, which will continue, Navy people throughout the Southern California region have assumed the traditional role of "ambassadors of good- will." Some ninety 400-gal1on water tanks have been deployed throughout the quake zone by Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 from Port Hueneme and Construction Battalion Units 409 and 405 from Long Beach and Miramar, respectively. And, like China Lake, various commands have sponsored donation drives 10 aid victims. Perhaps the largest joint civilian-Navy post-quake effort was the construction of the Vincent Hal train sta- '. tion near the junction of Highway 14 and Interstate 5. Los Angeles public works engineers and 20 members of NMCB 40 broke ground for a Metrolink platform and five-acre parking lot on Jan. 24, and it was operational last week. "This is not unusual;' said SWC (SW) Paul Hoffman, who headed the Seabee team. "We'll go anywhere and build anything." Within days of President Clinton's executive order requesting personnel from L.A. area military activities 10 be assigned to assist the Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency, some 400 civilian and active-duty Navy Please see REUEF, Page 10 Fish & Game conducts big hom sheep survey The role 01 Blacks in the mililary; BHM luncheon planned Technology Advancement Group hosts first confab on system RSV poses exceptionolthreot to infants and toddlers EPO's Campbell assists in slalus check 01 reintroduced animols 5 6 7 16 , OCR Text: -- .TIlE ROCKETEER FeIJruuy 10, . - C()afentine YOu1[ (J'cdI GIn Sl,OW with Qlhese Swedfteari ~l)e~ctcI WOW! This Price Includes e Complete Professional ommunications System for Windows or Mac! Black Screen Technol .25mm, 1152x870, Also Includes: The Disney ScreenSaver! • p 60 Mhz INTEL Peatium Black Tower Case 250 Watt Power Supply YES" Loeal Bus Motllerboard Keyboard, L44 dri¥e, 240Mh HD I ·Serial & 2 ParaHel Ports TJ.e F..ted PC. Ever!. Ridgecrest Towne Centre Next to Mervyn's & Stater Bros. Included With this Unit: Your Choice Custom Ball! Includes Two Year Warranty & the Energizer ScreenSaver hJclud_BMbH~o. BoardEtheraet,6IIIUO-33 Proe or,3.5"L44Mb FDHD,Bullt-hJ YldeolMJJ, 3JVuIIm;;Ports,JlDB,aad m~ob._mucIJ more. VISAIMasterCard Discover , ," . THE ROCKETEER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1994 NAVAl AIR WfNONS STAllON, CHINA lAKE Margie Hammon, TID EARTHQUAKE REUEF provisions were looded into a Novy pickup by RM 1 Dove DoInics (left)ond George Chlfo of the US. Navy R eserve at the All F aith Chapel. Dolnics later tronsported the cargo to Point Mugu. New payroll system gets the new year blues over locality pay, W-2s and CFC By Barry McDonald tdib contact for the Manpower and Personnel Data Systems Division. "As a result, the program that was written to show the increase in the interface between OCPOS and ~ e tbe initial switchover to the new payroll OCPS could not be thoroughly tested. We have identi- system at Defense Finance and Accounting fied about 400 employees who were affected from our Service (OFAS), Denver, Colo., in October side in DePOS and have manually adjusted tbeir records 1993 went fairly well, problems associated with the cen- and the amount they should be paid. Others may yet be tralized system cropped up in the first pay check of 1994 discovered on the OCPS side at Denver, but we have nOl and in erroneous entries on W-2 forms for 1993. heard of any." A locality pay increase of 3.09 percent was 10 have Summer went on to say that, for those roughly 400 been included in most China Lake employees' pay for people, tomorrow's pay should include the corrected the tll'St full period in 1994. Due 10 a "communication" amount and that the correction will be retroactive to problem between the Defense Civilian Personnel Data "make sure everyone gels what they're entitled 10." System (DePDS) used by the Human Resources Depart- Erroneous W-2 entries ment and tbe Defense Civilian Payroll System (OCPS) By now most employees should have received a letter used by DFAS, some 400 employees did not receive the from OFAS explaining 10 them that they would soon be increase. receiving a corrected "Form W-2, Wage and Tax State- "The decision as to who was to get the increase came men!." All of the 63,600 employees, who had been in late in the year;' said Don Summer, China Lake point of other pay systems before the October 1993 consolidation ...--__________-..Pleose see PAYROll. Page 10 Black History Month observance GPS mini-conference set for Feb. 16-17 Health alert: viral activity very high VeA.. 50, No.3 NAWCWPNS sites respond to call for earthquake relief ffi ponse to tbe call for donations for earthquake relief for the city of Fillmore was so great the hina Lake-Point Mugu shuttle could nOl safely transport the goods aod a load of passengers. So, Capt. Charles A. Stevenson, NAWS commanding officer, authorized tbe use of a Navy pickup truck from the C- pool to haul the donations to Point Mugu. The initial call for assistance for Fillmore was for zip- per-type plastic storage bags, which were needed for dividing bulk foods for distribution to quake victims. Loads of five 10 ten boxes at a time were sent over on several shuttle flights initially. Then the call went out for bread, canned meats and other goods, and the donations began stacking up attbe NAWS Quarterdeck in the Administration Building and tbe All Faith Chapel. Wben it became apparent tbe shut- tle couldn't safely handle the load, Administrative Offi- cer U . Laura Yambrick received authorization to use the pickup truck and found a willing volunteer driver in RM I Dave Dolnies, of the Naval Telecommunications Center. ,He detivered the cargo to the NAWS Point Mugu Public Affairs Office, which later transported it to the Fillmore Disaster Assistance Center. Other activities respond Besides the local effort, which will continue, Navy people throughout the Southern California region have assumed the traditional role of "ambassadors of good- will." Some ninety 400-gal1on water tanks have been deployed throughout the quake zone by Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 from Port Hueneme and Construction Battalion Units 409 and 405 from Long Beach and Miramar, respectively. And, like China Lake, various commands have sponsored donation drives 10 aid victims. Perhaps the largest joint civilian-Navy post-quake effort was the construction of the Vincent Hal train sta- '. tion near the junction of Highway 14 and Interstate 5. Los Angeles public works engineers and 20 members of NMCB 40 broke ground for a Metrolink platform and five-acre parking lot on Jan. 24, and it was operational last week. "This is not unusual;' said SWC (SW) Paul Hoffman, who headed the Seabee team. "We'll go anywhere and build anything." Within days of President Clinton's executive order requesting personnel from L.A. area military activities 10 be assigned to assist the Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency, some 400 civilian and active-duty Navy Please see REUEF, Page 10 Fish & Game conducts big hom sheep survey The role 01 Blacks in the mililary; BHM luncheon planned Technology Advancement Group hosts first confab on system RSV poses exceptionolthreot to infants and toddlers EPO's Campbell assists in slalus check 01 reintroduced animols 5 6 7 16 , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1990s,Rocketeer 1994,Rktr2.10.1994.pdf,Rktr2.10.1994.pdf Page 1, Rktr2.10.1994.pdf Page 1