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Show NEWS Publiic sees range mission at open house by Donna Davis Hilltop Times staff writer "Do not pick up any unfamiliar objects you find they might explode. Welcome to the Utah Test and Training Range," stated the instruction sheet for those attending the June 12 open house. "Everything you see done here today is part of our everyday business we don't arrange special demonstrations just for the day,' said Maj. Vince Cushing, 2849th Support Squadron commander. "In fact, there's a lot going on here that people won't see because we can't change our testing schedule by more than a few days." Attendees were able to see training runs of the 419th and 388th Tactical Fighter Wings, including the internal competition of the 388th to choose those pilots who will fly this year's Gunsmoke competition. Pilots and warplanes "These are the pilots and planes that flew in Desert Storm, flying some of the tactics used in that conflict," announced Terry Olsen, range safety officer to the crowd gathered along the fences at the Eagle Range tower. Eagle Range, one of several ranges at the UTTR, is a series of bombing targets which can be scored from the towers. t June 21, 1991 Along two sides of the target are numbered posts measuring meters out from the target. Through telescopes in two towers, scorers site the hit and call the number of meters from the target. On a graph of the target, the two measurements, viewed from different angles, are plotted. It is like finding a location on a map using the letters and numbers along the sides. The score is then recorded and called to the pilots. The score tells the pilot distance from the target and position around the target, such as "Eleven meters at 7 o'clock." 13 H.Iirop T.mes Disposal Squadron here is involved in defusing bombs. They are to defuse any bombs discovered in the community as well," said the major. Another regular activity in the west desert is the training of special forces, including the 19th Special s Forces Group of the Army National Guard. often use the UTTR as a drop zone for their on-ca- ll Para-chuter- qualifying jumps. Paratroopers During the open house, 10 jumpers performed a static line jump from 3,000 feet. "Static line jumps are a very efficient way of moving a large team, heavily loaded with equipment, out of the airplane," said former Special Forces Sgt. Frank Servey Jr. The aircraft flying away from the jumper pulls the parachute ripcord, he said. "It gets the jumpers away from the aircraft quickly, so they are less vulnerable to the enemy. It also requires less training," he said. The static line jumpers were using a newly designed parachute made for jumps in mountainous terrain or other places at high altitudes where the air is thin. The "low pervicity" chute makes efficient use of the air available by not allowing air to pass through the fabric. Tests are also being conducted on different parachute shapes and applications. "One thing learned in the Vietnam conflict was that if a pilot survived the first 10 missions, he had a good chance of surviving for the whole tour," said the major. "So aggressive training programs, such as the ones here at UTTR, were developed. We get those first 10 missions done here and many more besides and the pilot may 'die four times. But a simulated death just prepares a pilot so that actual combat is a more familiar environment." Train to fight "As you train, so you fight," said the major. The scored targets and the tactical targets in place at the range are key contributors to the readiness of the Air Force, he said. In addition to providing bombing targets for pilot training, workers at the UTTR do research in munitions shelf life and defuse bombs. "We had some missiles on the shelf since the late 1960s. Shelf life was determined at that time to be only 20 years. We burn a missile at regular intervals and if it's still good, the whole lot is left on the shelf. We've learned a lot about shelf life and storage techniques to extend the life of a missile," said the major. At the open house, several devices were exploded, including a letter bomb, a car bomb and one unfortunate dummy. "The 2701st Explosive Ordnance Free falls Free fall jumps, done from much higher altitudes, are used for specialized missions, said SMSgt. Alan Manuel, one of two paramedics jumping at the range on open house day. Some events were designed for fun and to educate the public. 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