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Show "IHiljliwliccl in tlie Interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground BduM time I saw that bird, itdidnt really mean a thing, he admitted, explaining: It was just another test until that son of a gun came into view and then everybody got excited and that by Connie L. Rupp Ive never had an experience - like it never had the sensation 1 felt then. I couldn't relax, tny hands were fumbling as I adjusted the binoculars and my knees were even shaking. recalled Mr. Carmie Zaccardi, Chief of s included me. Everybody was hollering and clapping - it was fantastic! There was such a gaggle of peo- you wouldnt believe, he there ple Dug-way- 6501st Range Squadron. It was by chance that I got the After the. Columbia landed, FROM OUR position hear there was a short delay. Zaccardi re- .NASA headquarters we had a full called, They were supposed to de- view of everything going on, he compress or to suck out all the poi- said. Ive never seen so many chopsonous vapors in about 20 minutes. pers in the sky - they were everyInstead with all the precautions it where. Helicopters, F4s, T38s - they took over an hour so that it created were taking off every minute. -- fAnelw tfMTIA ITtMvulwwItf tima Ivutniv DsnmdlDini) At tne landing, omciais were and Independent Agencies, 5121 handing out a flyer which encour- Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510. aged citizens to send a thank-yo- u note to Washington for its Wire messages can besent to support of the space shuttle pro- Washington by calling Western y gram. Citizens can send letters to: Union (3411 or during President Ronald Reagan, The hours They have 1 AAA n U7L .al U non-dut- 1 In the papers they continued, called it Columbia City. Behind us, in the general viewing area, it just looked like it was layers and layers of trailers and campers and grandstands as far as you could see. I don't know how they managed to handle all those people, but they sure did a great job. Zaccardi said. opportunity to watch the space shuttle land, he continued, I was at Edwards Air Force base on vacation son, introducing my work area. former to my Stephan, We were staying with my daughter. Melody Childress who works for NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center near Edwards; and she got us the passes. So we decided to stay for the landing, he concluded. a special Personal Opinion Message (POM) rate which allows citizens to wire political opinions to Washington officials for $3.20 for a message. The cost of the wire can be. charged to your phone bill.15-wo- rd - WITH THE special pass we had, our viewing area was about a mile from the Columbia when it landed, he said. The T38 escort planes were just like splinters in the sky. They were dwarfed by the shuttle, he recalled. It was about two minutes after we heard the sonic booms that the shuttle came into view, he Said and AFTER WORKING at Edwards Air Force base for 28 years in both a military and civilian capacity.Zac-card- i didn't really expect to be that impressed with Columbias landing. I've seen the fiixt take-of- f and landing of every 'X (experimental) model aircraft in the Air Force from the X- to the XB-7- 0 during my tenure with Edwards, he said. Zaccardi explained that at first he stayed more for Stephan's benefit than anything else. Up until the added: It behaved just like theyd landed it a thousand times. It looked as though the craft landed and then they painted the stripes on the runway because the aircraft nose was right on the center stripe of the runway. It couldnt have be$n any bet-- , -l ter. First Landing of The Space Shuttle o fw fmig IUASV 25'i'r The Columbia came in with a perfect landing on April 12, 1981 beginning a new era in space traveL This badge permitted Mr. Zaccardi and son, Stephan, to get within one mile of the space shuttle when it landed. Dugway honors the GSs General Safety program seeks support Dugway employees are known for getting the job done - even when confronted with personnel shortages and deadlines. It might be said that our employees break their backs to finish a task. Unfortunately, the breaking of backs is becoming a literal confirmation with four civilian back injuries this year. Back injuries are at times difficult to understand, but at other times employees try to lift a heavier object then they should. ADMITTEDLY, there are occasions when it seems more expeditious to lift andmove objects yourself, rather than look for workers to help you. That rationale fails however when one considers the possibility of a lifelong injury resulting from an effort to save three or four minutes. Mr. Lee Lamb, Safety Office representative, said: We set goals to reduce our accident record by five percent over last years record. If we dont have any more accidents for the rest of the fiscal year, we may meet that goal - but we are at that level now. According to Lamb, back injur- ies have accounted for about 90 d acciof Dugway s dents over the last three years. In some cases employees have not used correct lifting procedures so work-relate- were trying to remedy that through supervisor briefings and added emphasis on safety, Lamb explained. WEVE BEEN encouraging people to be more observant in their work areas and look for unsafe conditibns and then if they find any, they are supposed to notify their supervisor, he said. If employees notice an unsafe or unhealtnful condition, they should report the condition in the following order of priority: 1. Oral report supervisor. directly to the first-lin- e 2. Oral report ' IN. MAKING the announcement about his death. Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh said, General Bradleys passing is a loss hot to the Division or Branch Supervisor. 3. Oral report to the Installation Office. 4. Written report on DA Form 4755 (Employee Report of Alleged Unsafe or Unhealthful Working Conditions). WHEN using DA Form 4755, employees should submit the form to the Safety Office - anonymously if preferred. It the originator is known, the Safety Office will notify himher with a response within 10 working days after re- ceiving the report. If the originator is dissatisfied with the response, the originator may appeal to the Installation Commander. To encourage greater emphasis only for this nation but for all freedom-lovin- g people of the world. His service exemplified our nations highest standard of leadership. He takes his place in history as a great patriot, a t peerless leader, and an individual dedi cated to the cause of peace in the world. In honor of his memory, the national flag at all installations, activities and vessels of the Deunpartment of Defense was flown at half-statil last Tuesday. The Friday after his death Dugway honored this great man with a 19 gun salute. ON TUESDAY a memorial, ceremony was held in front of the Headquarters building where Post Commander Col. Charles H. Bay said a few words about General Bradley. , ff . He called Bradley on safety, a safety awards program started on Jan. 1, 1980 which auth- orized prizes, for employees with accident-fre- e work areas. All offices were divided into three categories with Category I - offices with extensive manual labor. Category II - offices with some-manual labor, and Category III offices with little manual labor. All offices have qualified, for the initial accident-fre- e period and will be given an Award of Merit. The next higher award is. the Award of Honor which required accident-fre- e time in Cat. I of 12 months. Cat. II of 18 months, and . Gat. Ill of 24 months. THE ULTIMATE award will be the Commanders Special Award ($10 value) presented in Cat. I after 18 months. Cat. II after 30 months, and Cat. Ill after 36 months. The theme of the safety program carries a message for all em- to keep in mind, Ufe is Handle with care. . w Published by the Transcript Bulletin Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with tne Department of the Army. Opinions expressed -- Last Tuesday approximately 400 men, women and children paid tribute to the GIs General, General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, at a memorial ceremony. Bradley died April 8th at 7:30 p.m. (EST) from cardiac arrest in New York City. t one of this centuries great- est military leaders. He also referred to two quotes for Bradley which he felt were appropriate, and that should be examined by todays soldiers. . In todays Army, it is not enought that a man be sturdily equipped and skullfully trained to make him a good soldier. To show the strong heart that comes from deep rooted convictions, the soldier must know and understand the greatness of this democracy and grasp the important role he fills as part of its armed forces. The other quote was, The nation today needs men who think in terms of service to their country and not in terms of their countrys debt to them. FOLLOWING Col. Bays speech the benediction was read by Chaplain (Capt.) Harvey Doyer. After the benediction the High School Band led by Leroy Neilson played the song Ceremonial. Followed by Sp5 Randy Blackburn playing taps. The ceremony ended with a final tribute to the GIs General. 19-gu- n "The nation today need men who think in terms of service to their country and not in terms of their country debt to them. General of the Army Omar N. Bradley. t salute, a official by writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an ise-advert of expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance mentsinserts in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. |