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Show ALCPA Og-Je- H AF5 UT S405& i COMT $Ttf HOT THtOUCM loc.Tncs - is nn dusINK M Cnsratvfetfonf, AKUd n Fortes, IE I 1 1 n n i - en a job well dor.e Vol. 45 No. 8 B Hill AFB, Utoh B March 1, 1991 TO o n jQ GUGDDOuD 1 wog(J?w u Third Class OO-ALCP- Hill AFB, UT Serials Order Department University of Utah Libraries Allies crush Iraqis, cease-fir- e 84056-599- 0 Salt Lake City, UT : w 841 12 declared Si by MSgt. Mark Walsh and SSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service WASHINGTON Less than 100 hours after a massive allied land offensive kicked off to oust Iraq from Kuwait, President Bush declared Kuwait liberated and Saddam Hussein's military machine defeated. "Our military objectives are met," the president said in a televised address Wednesday. "Kuwait is once more in the hands of Kuwaitis, in control of their own destiny. "We share in their joy, a joy tempered only by our compassion for their ordeal." The president said the coalition forces from 33 nations would start honoring a cease-fir- e at midnight Feb. 27, but made Iraq ultimately responsible for making the suspension of fighting permanent. "This is not a time of euphoria, certainly not a time to gloat, but it is a time of pride pride in our troops, pride in our nation, and the people whose strength and resolve made victory quick, decisive and just," President Bush said. "And soon, we will open wide our arms to welcome back home to America our magnificent fighting forces." The cease-fir- e is dependent on five terms presented to the Baghdad government by the administration and coalition leaders: Iraq must immediately release all coalition prisoners of war, third country citizens and the remains of those killed. D Iraq must release all Kuwaiti detainees. Iraq must also inform the Kuwaiti authorities of the location and types of all land and sea mines. Iraq must comply fully with the 12 United Nations Security Council resolutions, including rescinding Iraq's decision to annex Kuwait and acceptance in principle of Iraq's responsibility to pay compen- - - Tactical Fighter Wing pilot deployed to the Middle East from Hill AFB quenches his thirst this sight may not be repeated soon. U.S. forces are hoping after a hot mission. Since the cease-fire- , for a swift return home. A 388th sation for the loss, damage and injury its invasion caused. The coalition calls upon Iraq's government to designate military commanders to meet within two days with coalition counterparts to arrange for further military aspects of the cease-fire- . The president said continuation of the cease-firdepends on Iraq's not firing on coalition forces in e to work. "Every one of those Iraqi 388th TFW Public Affairs troops has a bullet in his gun and a shell in his tank," Colonel Welch conThe mission of the 388th Tactical tinued, "and that means a friendly guy Fighter Wing, Provisional, did not could die if he runs into him." Colonel Welch was one of four lieuchange much with the advent of the ground war, said a deployed tactical tenant colonels interviewed. They are fighter squadron commander in a all deployed with Hill AFB's 388th teleconference interview with local me- TFW in support of Operation Desert dia Wednesday morning. Storm. Also interviewed were Lt. Col. ThoLt. Col. Mark A. Welch, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, mas G. Rackley, 421st TFS comalso said retreating Iraqi troops were mander; Lt. Col. Vaden R. Gilloth, was deputy commander for maintenance; targets before the cease-fir- e declared by President Bush at 10 p.m. and Lt. Col. Jose R. Vera, deputy commander for resource management. Wednesday. Colonel Rackley said that people "If they're in a military formation in military vehicles, they are targets as might be getting the wrong idea about far as we are concerned and we are go- allied forces dropping bombs on peoing to pound them as hard as we can." ple in their vehicles running north to This was done after communication flee. with the Army units to define objec"They are not laying down their the wanted arms and running home to mama," he tives and areas they 6s the war zone and not firing any more Scud missiles against any other Mideastern country. war The deadliest Scud attack in the came Feb. 25, when a Scud hit a military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 U.S. Army reservists. an-In the days prior to the president's cease-fir- e six-wee- B See Victory, Page 2, please. said. "Even as they are moving north, Colonel Rackley called Iraq's accuthey are continuing to fight. As long sation of allied bombing targeting as they continue to fight and remain civilian targets a "propaganda ploy." a viable military force, they represent "I can assure you that from the outa threat to our ground force and we set, we have been operating under the will not allow that to happen." strictest guidance to minimize casualScud missiles continue to be ongo- ties. I personally have brought bombs ing targets for the 388th TFW. Colonel home because I couldn't hit a specific Rackley said the capability to ac- target. We've even taken extra excurately hit a Scud missile site has im- posure to be careful. The commanders have been very judicious in which proved. "Take a look at the quality of Scuds weapon systems they put on what launched and where they are coming types of targets. Those targets that from," he said. "The area those mis- were very close to civilian populations siles have been launched from has were very strictly controlled in terms steadily moved further and further of what type of weapon and what type north toward Baghdad. Our technique of weapon system was employed." has gotten very good. We can respond Logistics support for the wing has and be on site within a matter of been extraordinary, according to minutes. To my knowledge, there has Colonel Vera. For a supply person or never been a Scud launch that has not logistician, he said this has been like been responded to in the most violent a dream come true. manner possible." See Wing, Page 3, please. E Storm novs Integration Stories highlight deployed Hill units mm k V0 U by TSgt. George A. Dedsaul Commands prepare to combine Ait Fotce Photo Chug-a-lu- g WD 00(21 F-1- I U S Club drive AFLC commander urges support |