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Show When 100.000 people celebrate a birthday on the same day-that's news! THAT'S EXACTLY what will happen on July 14 when the Air Force Logistics Command Com-mand (AFLC) marks its 54th anniversary. Headquartered at Wright-Patterson Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, today's logistics command bears little lit-tle resemblance to the "Property, Maintenance and Cost Compilation" organization organiza-tion established by the Army Air Service at Fairfield Air Depot (now Wright-Patterson AFB) July 14, 1921. WHILE THE 1921 unit was charged with managing only the Air Service's six supply and maintenance depots, AFLC provides worldwide logistics support for the Air Force, supports the operations opera-tions of the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, other services and federal agencies and the Security Assistance program. AFLC activities, one of which is the Ogden Air Logistics Center, are unlike any others in the Air Force. Instead of a "Fly and Fight" atmosphere they resemble giant industrial complexes-huge complexes-huge aircraft repair shops, massive warehouses, spotless laboratories. EVEN AFLC'S workforce is unique in the Air Force as civilian employees outnumber out-number military members by a 9-r ratio. At Hill AFB, which is headquarters for Ogden ALC, there are nearly 19,000 employees. Last year they earned $254,390,294 in wages and salaries. ' OGDEN ALC major assignments assign-ments include the F-4 jet, the F-16 jet (provisional), Minu-teman Minu-teman ICBM, Titan II missile, training devices, aircraft landing gear, photographic equipment and airmunitions. Because of AFLC, every Air Force flight crew, whether in an F-16 or a B-52 bomber, is able to go up and stay up. As one AFLC veteran put it, "We buy it, supply it, transport it and maintain it." AND AFLC does-from dogs for sentry duty to nuclear weapons for the Air Force. Last year, more than two billion dollars in goods and services were purchased from contractors-$1.6 billion from large aerospace contractors and over $400 million from small American business. FROM ITS headquarters at Wright-Patterson AFB, General William V. McBride directs a professional team of more than 100,000 personnel located around the world. Besides Ogden ALC, other AFLC activities are Warner Robins ALC, Ga.; Oklahoma City ALC, Okla. ; Sacramento ALC, Calif.; and San Antonio ALC, Tex.; and three specialized organizations: THE AEROSPACE Guidance and Metrology Center at Newark Air Force Station, Ohio, the military Aircraft Storage and Distribution Dis-tribution Center at Davis-Monthan Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; and the Air Force Contract Maintenance Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Every missile and aircraft in the Air Force has a home to look to for logistics support, sup-port, such as the B-52 bomber at Oklahoma City ALC and the F-4 at Ogden. F-4 ACTIVITIES throughout the world look to Ogden for immediate service to the fleet. And they get it. In addition, Ogden is a major overhaul depot for" F-4s. Specialized mechanics and technicians overhauled more than 300 Phantom jets . during fiscal year 1975. .; KEEPING THE Air Force : flying is a big business in-.,' . volving the entire AFLC team-from engineers to laborers. Although the majority will . be on duty July 14, there will be no birthday party with cake and ice cream at Wright-Patterson or the. AFLC installations. But, if , you look closely, you may see . an extra bit of pride beaming ; from AFLC's people that day. . |