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Show Hilltop Times May 1, 1997 Thursday, Celebrating 50 years in the 'Wild Blue Yonder!" Looking Back 1947 Eh SQIDE0 U.S. AIR FORCE - 2586 N. 400 E. Ogden 4 - 3585 Harrison Ogden 9 Roy - 5317 S. 1900 W.- West Roy - 3484 W. 4800 S. N. 1200 W. Layton - 1868 Farmington- - 1335 N. Hwy 89 No. 782-540- 0 731-556- 0 F7 Video Transfers 394-922- 776-555- 773-713- and "7Duplicationsr 0 451-299- 2 0 Jtl kmSii - x to to felMP if 0) CD V) O UHTD t ! CO o ! . Photo courtesy History Office The first Phantom aircraft, tail number was completed, Sept. Wild modification. Weasel was one of 116 includThis 1977 under 28, project d of the Ogden ALC's Directorate ed in the program which comprised of Maintenance 4 depot repair workload for 1978-198F-4- G 69-726- 3, one-thir- F-- 0. 1977: 33 o SPs move to Bldg. 1219, Minuteman II production halted; first 6 arrives at Hill CO 30 CD V CD F-1- Chief of Internal Information January was slightly chilly as Hill AFB thermostats were kept at 65 degrees to comply with National Emergency on Energy Conservation standards. Weber State College opened an office in Room 4, Bldg. 368, to allow base personnel information on education programs which ' they offered. The University of Utah had a coordinator in the same building. Hill Consolidated The Command Post began operating Feb. 15, and moved from Bldg. 1102 to Bldg. 120. The 2849th Air Base Group Security Police Division moved into its new facility in Bldg. 1219, from Bldgs. 397, 549 and 550. This consolidated the organization, a rarity ment among Air Force Logistics Command The first 6 Lightweight fighter to land Security Police functions. Completed during the year were the at Hill AFB arrived June 15 from Edwards 280,213 square-foo- t Landing Gear AFB, Calif. The aircraft was displayed the Overhaul Facility, Bldg. 507; the Aerospace next day for 1300 private pilots. The aircraft Ground Equipment facility, Bldg. 847; an was also of prime concern for the 388th eight-lan- e addition to the bowling alley; the Tactical Fighter Wing, which changed General Purpose Aircraft Shop, Bldg. 597; from the F4 to the 6 in January 1979. and an open storage facility for the 508th Hill AFB turned over most of the Tactical Fighter Group (Air Force Wendover Air Force Auxiliary Field propReserve). erty to the town of Wendover, Utah. Hill The Ogden Air Logistics Center successretained 164 of the 2,017 acres for a radar of the site. The town's portion included the runfully implemented Department Uniform Cost ways, taxiways, hangars, hospital complex directed Defense and several warehouses. Accounting System. This provided a standard baseline for accumulating and reportThe Base Thrift Shop, Bldg. 336, began ing costs of depot maintenance. opening one Saturday a month to accomIn May, the Department of Defense modate patrons who had valid access. announced continuation of Minuteman II Proceeds from the shop were used to benmissile production. However, seven efit military personnel. months later. President Jimmy Carter Ogden ALC won the AFLC Maintenance ordered Minuteman missile production Award for 1977. gives appointment priority to Prime CAME enrollees by Maj. Michael DeLong 75th Medical Group One of the important access standards under TRICARE deals with the ability of Prime enrollees to obtain apj)ointments with their iVimary Care Managers (TCMs) in a timely manner. The base hosptal is currently implementing this standard for hs three PCMs. The process will start first for the Family iVactice ICM (Blue and Gold Teams). As of April 21, patients who are enrolled in TRICARE lYime and have a base hospital tx tx tx tx tx & & 33 up to -- 7 t 2nxn) on a F-1- PCM will have first priority access to appointments in the Family Practice Clinic. All other beneficiaries will have access to the Family Practice Clinic on a space available basis. Same-daspace available appointments for any particular duty day in the Family Practice Ginic, Monday through Friday, except for holidays, will be made available after 9 am. on that day. This access standard for care at the base hospital is being phased in to provide military beneficiaries not enrolled in TRICARE IYime the opportunity to continue to utilize this facility as much as possible. Because the primary focus of the base hospital is to care for those patients assigned to it first priority access to the base hosjiital will eventually be for those beneficiaries who are enrolled in Prime and assigned to the facility. i Any "Ole" Dan Can Borrow! F-1- Family Practice i: Ix advadjc trni w AIDE S EASY hot-tan- d i CD B-1- newly-organize- ji j halted and the assembly line dismantled. He did authorize 10 spares to be built, mostly from materials on hand. The monument honoring Maj. Ployer R Hill, namesake for Hill AFB, was moved to the South Gate. The monument, which includes a model of a was originally located near Bldg. 3 where official groundbreaking ceremonies for the base were held Jan. 12, 1940. k A large containing cellulose acetate butyrate masking wax burst into flames as it was being drained in the Metals Processing Facility, Bldg. 505. The fire burned the tank, the exhaust ventilation duct, and associated scrub mist eliminators, blowers and heat recovery coils. 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