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PAGE 10 <strong>WINGTIPS</strong> <strong>PLUS</strong> MAY 2002<br />
North Hennepin Hangar Gets Upgrades With<br />
USAF Reserve Help<br />
North Hennepin Squadron completed Phase I of a three phase building renovation in May 2002. With the<br />
increase in membership over the last calendar year, the unit had to make renovations to accommodate the<br />
traffic flow. Phase I consisted of rebuilding the supply room, creating a senior administration room, and<br />
adding an external door. The 934th Air Reserve <strong>Wing</strong> completed the major elements of the construction,<br />
while members of the squadron provided the finishing touches and moved both furniture and supplies.<br />
Several plans were discussed<br />
for four months with Lt Col<br />
Stanley Thompson of the 934th<br />
Air Reserve <strong>Wing</strong>, which is<br />
based out of the Twin Cities Air<br />
Force Reserve Base. The Air<br />
Force provided consulting and<br />
the manpower to implement<br />
the decisions on which the<br />
command staff, Capt Marcel<br />
Derosier and Capt Roderic<br />
Broome, and Project and Logistics<br />
Officer, 2d Lt Joel Stepanek,<br />
decided. The project<br />
was divided into phases to accommodate<br />
the work schedule<br />
of the 934th as well as the<br />
unit's budget.<br />
Members of the 934th completed<br />
the work of installing the<br />
supply room door and external in one day, but not without hours of preparation on the part of 2d Lt Stepanek<br />
and his team. The 934th saved the unit hundreds of dollars and provided professional service unmatched<br />
by contractors. Several weeks of work remained before the supply room was ready. 2d Lt Stepanek<br />
enlisted the help of the logistics team, 2d Lt Jeffrey LaBerge and SM David Rovka, who worked towards<br />
the deadline of the impending Air Force inspection that was planned for 7 May 2002. Cadets and<br />
seniors alike, who, together, beat the deadline by four days, supplemented the team.<br />
"This is the next Red <strong>Wing</strong>," said Stepanek, as he gave a walkthrough of the supply room and administration<br />
facilities. "We hope other squadrons will look to us to meet some of their supply needs." The next<br />
phase will begin after the unit completes its current fund raising drive.<br />
The North Hennepin Squadron has a large supply of old style service coats, pants, and flight suits that can<br />
be requisitioned through channels.<br />
Pictured: 2d Lt Joel Stepanek, Squadron Logistics Officer assists Cadet Airman Garrett Braaten select<br />
the appropriate clothing item from North Hennepin Squadron's new supply room.
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