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Show i 1 1967 July 28, HILL TOP TIMES & Cuts USAF Vietnam Battle Report Cargo Time Preassembled loading of a unitization plan go under delwhich may revolutionize to Vietnam, ivery of material at Army Sharp is underway the with coordination Depot in Command. Military Airlift car- plan involves preparatof cargoloads in accordaion nce with aircraft schedules at Travis AFB, Calif., so that loads arriving the from Army depot, one of main the supply depots on the West Coast, had to be sorted and rehandled for shipment to Southeast Asia. Previously, Save Life F-4- Donnell wiri- ng at Takhli AB, Thailand. When the airmen from the 355th Tactical Dispensary ar rived, the victim had stopped breathing and showed no heart beat. External heart massage was started immediately by Sergeant Coyne while Sergeant applied Phantoms D The first squadron of McPhantom aircraft has been deployed to Southeast Asia. The unit, from the 83rd Tactical Fighter Wing workman after his near Cantu Task Force at Bien Hoa. Instant first aid by Staff Sergeants Alfonso Cantu and James W. Coyne saved the life faulty period we handled more than 65,000 tons of munitions, sometimes as much as 1,400 tons in one day," said Major Novikoff. h F-4- D of the Phantom. The College Eye Task Force which flies the Lockhead Constellation aircraft has EC-121- D Refugee centers in Bien Hoa Province will benefit as the re- -, suit of a drive started more than eight months ago by students of Southern Methodist College in Orangeburg, S.C. More than 2,000 pounds of shoes and clothing were collected and sent to the 3rd Field Maintenance Squadron at Bien Hoa AB. The students were assisted by the coordinated efforts of Catholic Relief Services and the Civic Action Office cut carsay the new plan could to as hours go layover from 48 little as 2 or 3 hours. electrocution from at Eglin AFB, Fla., is at Ubon AB, Thailand, with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. The is the latest model Refugee Gifts trucks arriving at the base will carry loads already palletized for available planes. Officials of a headache when we have to get bombs ready for a mission." Safety plays a major role in the accomplishment of the daily mission of the 412th. "In a three-mont- The Airmen Page 39 F-4- D resuscitation. A Eye sortie frelasts up to 16 hours. quently A normal crew consists of about 20 men, all on temporary duty from the 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control College Wing at McClellan AFB, Calif. Set Record Launch of 1,500 consecutive aircraft without an abort has been logged by the 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Saigon. The unit flies Cessna Bird Dogs for forward e. air control and aerial 0-- 1F photore-connaissanc- MAINTENANCE CHECK AIC D. A. Clogdo, a McDonnell Phantom crew chief assigned to the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang AB, Vietnam, checks the intricately packed underbelly of the aircraft. (AFNS) USAF PHOTO F-- 4C TpJ mouth-to-mou- th a unique mission in Southeast Asia. College Eye is the nickname for the Air Defense Command unit that provides airborne radar coverage for other aircraft flying combat missions. Squadron chief of maintenance Maj. Ulysses A. Comeau said maintenance for the effort could not have been accomplished without the excellent supply support and cooperation given by the 56th Air Commando Wing host unit. Combat Missions When a McDonnell F-- 4 Phantom pilot logs 100 missions over North Vietnam, it is usually the end of his tour in Vietnam. For Maj. Kenneth R. Hughey, 34, of Dyersburg, Tenn., it is the beginning of a third tour. His 100th mission north gave the Da Nang AB major a total of 560 combat mission in Vietnam, more than 1,000 flying hours. "Actually, I'm not starting a third tour," Major Hughey said. "I've just extended for six months." He is with the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron. New Exchange dial telephone been has opened at exchange Bien Hoa AB. The exchange, maintained by the 1 8 7 7th Communications Squadron, replaces a combinaA 1,500-lin- e e e dial and tion installed was manual system. It by a team from the 485th Group Electronics Engineering Installation Agency Squadron 300-lin- 400-lm- at Cam Ranh Bay AB. j victim was revived in than a minute. The less Sergeant Coyne formerly assigned to the 551st USAF Hospital at Otis AFB, was Sergeant Cantu arrived Mas3. at Takhli from Lackland AFB, Tex. Enlisted WAF The first five enlisted Wom- en in the Air Force to serve in Southeast Asia have arrived at Tan Son Nhut AB. Assigned to Detachment 11, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, in Saigon, they are: SSgt. Barbara J. Snavely, of Flint, Mich., from Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Airmen First Class Eva M. Nordstrom, of Yatolt, Wash., from Boiling AFB, D.C.; Shirley J. Brown, of Miami, Fla., from Charleston AFB, S.C., and Carol Hornick, of St. Charles, and Rita Ml 1 Mich., Pitcock, of Miami, Fla., both from Travis AFB, Calif. M. Hot Items Members of the 412th Munit- ions Maintenance Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay AB handle the hottest items in the Air Force inventory with kid gloves. The 200 men assigned to the squadron transport, store and Prepare munitions "om ranging bullets to 3,000-Poubombs for the 12th Fighter Wing. Fighting the elements is one the biggest problems encountered by the squadron. Maj. Eugene Novikoff, 38, East Chicago, Ind., main-anc- e , supervisor, said, "Not y does the weather affect 2T e(JuiPment, but the mon-!o- n ran3 give the revetment areas a real workout. 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