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Show y Vol. V J The Hill Top Times is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill Air Forcfe Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It is published by Mor Media Sales, Inc., 354 North Main, Layton, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Air Force. The J 27 No. 24 appearance of advertisements, including " Ogden, Utah sup- plements and inserts, in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Air Force of products or services advertised. June 7r1974 wmmmmmmmmmam CM fl Ifi) Cfoieff DBTo ..o' WlcBrfd.new.AFLC provided the supplies which enabled the IT-t- The man who has headed Air Force Logistics Command since Sept. 1972 will retire from military service Sept. 1. Gen. Jack J. Catton will complete a distinguished military career spanning almost 35 years and turn over the reins of the Air Force logistics arm to Lt. Gen. William V. McBride. General Catton's military career has spanned three wars and the development of the U.S. Air Force from an arm of the Army to an independent fighting force charged with deterrence of nuclear conflict. He has served in positions ranging from Israelis to survive. For his command's role in the Israeli resupply effort, General Catton has recently been honored twice. decorations include the Medal twice, the Service Distinguished Legion of Merit twice, the Distinguished Flying Cross twice, four Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal and the Purple His military illiiBBl - 1 to chief of two of the Air Force's commands, AFLC and the Military Airlift Command As MAC Commander, General Catton was one of the strongest proponents of the 5 transport and as AFLC Commander, he saw the wisdom of that support fully justified. When the U.S. moved to retain the precarious balance of power in the Middle East last year, it was the 5 aircraft which native of Berkeley, Calif., General Catton is married to the former Jo Beth Nelson of Shreveport, La. They have three children: Jo Beth, married to Air Force Maj. Thomas W. Williams; Cheryl Lee King, widow of Air Force Maj. Francis E. King; and Jack Jr., a cadet at the Air Force Academy. General McBride, who now commands Air Training Command (ATC) at Randolph AFB, Tex., has been nominated for a fourth star. He will assume command of AFLC the day General Catton retires. C-- Lt. Gen. William V. McBride Gen. Jack J. Catton C-- FSlll"IP Ififil IT I (G3 U Maj. Gen. Bryce Poe II, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, has been nominated to the rank of lieutenant general and will leave Utah later this month for a new assignment. He will report to Ramstein Air Base,. Germany, where he will become vice commander-in-chie- f for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, effective July 1. The Ogden ALC commander was nominated this week by President Nixon to the rank of lieutenant general and the nomination submitted to the Senate for confirmation. General Poe was assigned as the Ogden ALC commander in Feb. 1973. Previously, he was deputy chief of staff for logistics, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. A native of Wichita, Kan., General Poe attended Colorado School of Mines, Kansas University and was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, in completed pilot training 1946. He prior to Washington D.C. in 1965. c fi mm mo mid AFB, Ohio, will be month as Commander of the reassigned this Air Center. Ogden Logistics General Rafalko will be serving his second tour in Utah. He was Vice Com- f l..a Maj. Gen. Edmund A. Wright-Patterso- n mander from June J - 1972-197- 3. native of Stoughton, Mass., General Rafalko was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. in A 1945. wnW1T Rafalko He and his wife, Kari, have three children. General Poe served in Korea during that war and flew 900 combat missions. He was first assigned to Europe in 1952 and later served a tour at Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon. He flew 213 combat missions in the Vietnam conflict. Among his awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal. ters, jmmi 8Djnsl F graduation.' General Poe received a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Omaha, Nebr. in 1964 and a Master of Science degree in international affair from University in George Washington Maj. Gen. Edmund A. Rafalko, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations at Air Force Logistics Command headquar- J Heart. A instructor pilot and squadron commander H5F2ill!k -- I Following pilot training, he was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations as a troop carrier pilot. He then was assigned to the U.S. and Spain before attending the Air War College in Maxwell AFB, Ala., in August 1968. While at Maxwell he joined the staff of the - ? Maj. Gen. Bryce Poe H gfdu Air University's Squadron Officers School and received his Master of Arts degree from George Washington University, Washington D.C, in 1962. In July 1963, he became Director of Athletics at the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs and in June 1967, was assigned at Barksdale AFB, La., as vice commander of the 2nd Bombardment Wing. In Oct. 1967 he became wing commander. Following an assignment in Thailand, he was appointed Deputy Inspector General at headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. in 1970. Prior to coming to Hill AFB in 1972, he was commander of the 2750th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio. He and his wife Kathryn have five children. |