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Show COLLECTIONS COtelAI S'BEixGTM ThJOuG OX LOG St(C$ Happy 44th Birthday t) n i U.S. Air Force! fs r CI n r I I nil (u) ; 1 ).-DK- i n n if ey i Hill AFB, Utah B Sept. 20, 1991 Vol. 45 No. 37 OO-ALCP- Third Class Hill AFB, UT 84056-599- 0 Serials Order Department University of Utah Libraries Salt lake City, UT 841 12 Gas n' go J '' . .i ... " mmv.m 5 , . . , W --- w.. sww - v rvwM- 1 -S A ':' .. - "iMIWIHWBiMM- President George Bush's support aircraft rests on the Hill AFB flightline after its arrival Wednesday. President Bush visited Salt Lake City this week and the aircraft sysbrought back-utem support for his visit. As the closest military base, Hill got p involved by assisting the aircraft's crew with everything from security and refueling to communications. Ihw IF ITS & TD LTD () Defense Depot Commander briefs (LP LrQ ii ram(con)(o it WASHINGTON (AFNS)-- In a move that rivals the founding of the Air Force in 1947, three major commands will be combined into two as the Air Force continues to assess its requirements in terms of their contributions to global missions. Air Force Secretary Donald B. Rice announced plans Sept. 17 to restructure the Tactical Air Command, Strategic Air Command and the Military Airlift Command into two new commands one to provide worldwide airlift and tanker support and the other to project aerial firepower, where and when needed. "Global !"" Reach-Globaii. imiui.i -- -- -- - - mi Power reflects a renaissance l l .1 nn.mm,,,m.mnmmum. - -- ft airpOWCr u;nunnanf u. - gan at the end of 66 The restructure Will the Cold War, tri- umphed in the strengthen the Airef fi- Force's peacetime ciency and wartime clout. 99 Gulf war, and day," Rice told a luncheon au- - cUenceooooat tne annual A"" t orce Association convention. "It Donald B. Rice Secretary of the Air Force makes r irom sense, Weighting and management standpoints, to assess our requirements, programs, resource allocation, training, operations and organization in terms of what they contribute to global reach and global power missions," Rice said. Made public on the eve of the Air Force's 44th Anniversary, the restructuring of SAC, TAC and MAC is the most dramatic and sweeping change in the service's history. "The restructure will strengthen the Air Force's peacetime efficiency and wartime clout," Rice said. The latest reshuffling of people and equipment is rooted in the Pentagon's current defense budget request calling for a smaller military in the 1990s and beyond. Additionally, restructuring is needed to counter a changing international environment, esreforms underway in the pecially the Soviet Union. Aside from the major command restructuring, other changes in store for the Air Force include cutting headquarters staffs, eliminating air divisions, and a major overhaul of the way Air Force wings do business. "We're going to reduce headquarters everywhere. You can take that to the bank," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak said at a press confar-reachi- ference following the announcement. "It's started already. We are beginning to already move forces around in a way that is consistent with the secretary's (Rice) vision of creating a global reach command and a global power command," McPeak said. Although the two new commands have yet to be named, the Air Force is referring to them as the Air Mobility Command and the Air Combat Command. Air Mobility Command will be assigned global reach missions while deterrence, air superiority and global power taskings will be carried out by the Air Combat Command. SAC and TAC resources, including fighters, bombers, ICBMs, reconnaissance aircraft and some See Campaign Icicles off Combined Federal Campaign begins Changes, Page 2. please Acquisition career briefing New rules for acquisition program managers Hill personne The commander of Defense Depot Ogden Utah visited with 670 Ogden Air Logistics Center people at Hill AFB this week to welcome them to the Defense Logistics Agency. DDOU has been tasked to consolidate certain distribution functions now being done at into DLA. The effective date for the transfer is Oct. 13. Capt. C. David Correll, Supply Corps., U.S. Navy, met with more than 12 groups of supervisors and employees at Hill AFB to explain the transition to DLA. He'll meet with more employees again next OO-AL- C week. Almost all of the transferred personnel will continue their work in the same locations on Hill AFB. This reassignment action is part of a Defense Department initiative to save money by developing a centralized defense distribution system. Similar consolidations are planned at all other air logistics centers, and at other Army and Navy distribution sites across the country. DLA has been assigned to coordinate distribution functions throughout the Defense Department. Correll told the transferring personnel, "You are joining a superb team at DDOU that has a fine reputation for outstanding performance throughout the Department of Defense just like the superb team I think you will find our and reputation of people very friendly and our organization one you will be proud to join." Other key DDOU personnel accompanied Correll and gave an orientation briefing to each group. The orientation included information on such things as payroll, personnel services, security, and a DDOU OO-AL- mission description. Gunsmofce contest The 388th TFW goes for second title |