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Show plume 3 Number 7 PUBLISHED FOR THE HILL AIR FORCE BASE, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1950 lB.G. IS' Named To Comma raid OAMA i - . . Airmen Begin Barracks Renovation Hill AFD Receives Praise From CAP By A. L. Hamblin At an aviation orientation conference held at Weber high school last Friday, high praise was given to Hill AFB and to Colonel James S. Sutton, Hill's commanding officer, for cooperation in making supplies and equipment available to the Civil Air Patrol. Major General Lucas V. Beau, national commander of the CAP and other military and educational officials attended the conference. It was held to stress the importance of aeronautical subjects in high schools through the Civil Air Patrol cadet training program. General Beau told of the necessity of preparedness and the importance of the cadet training program. Cadets of Weber high school aviademonstrated how tion courses and frequent orientation flights in CAP planes increased their interest in mathematics, geogr raphy and physics because of the opportunity to make practical application of these subjects. - Hill AFB personnel who are members, o fthe CAP, and who attended the conference are Robert E. Memmott, and A. L. Hamblin, production inspection, Wayne Cash- more, MATS; J. Carl Phillips, Sup ply and Gene Ryan, Operations. pre-flig- I Photo by " Airmen K i il TSgt. M. O. Hancock with the "Air Installations squadron of the 25th Air Depot Wing are shown remodeling a mess hall to be used when the entire .'wing arrives. Sgt. Frank Vodka, from Cleveland, Ohio, (center) is . ' shown nailing new material on the walls of the building. Pfc. Carey A. McKinney, Wilmington, Ohio (left) and Pfc. Charles E. Allison ; from Westville, Oklahoma are uncrating a new steam table to be installed in the mess hall. W Former AMC Inspector General To Assume Command April 10 A Brigadier General has been named by the Air Force as commander of Utah's huge Hill Air Force base near Ogden, according to word received by Colonel James S. Sutton, acting commanding officer of the base. The new commander will be Brig. General Norris B. Harbold. He is scheduled to assume command on about April 10. General Harbold is a native of Niobrara, Nebraska, and a graduate of the U. S. Military Academy. He graduated from the Air Forces advance flying school at Kelly Field, Texas, in 1929. For approximately 6 months ini was com- Pacific theater of 1944 General Harbold operations, reof 80th officer the Flying turning to the mainland early in manding training wing at San Marcos, Texas, 1946 tp become chief of the Air Intelligence section at Air Force headquarters in Washington, D. C. The general is also a recent graduate of the National War College. Since June 1948, he has been Inspector General of the Air Materiel Com- mand at Dayton, Ohio. General Harbold wears the Air Medal, American Defense medal, Distinguished service medal, and a decoration from the British gov- ht ernment. ' He is married and has a son and twin daughters. ' - PROJECT VISE IS J SQUADRON OF AIR WING FEDERAL JOBS BRIG. GENERAL HARBOLD Examinations for several types of pressmen and bindery helpers to and late in 1944 went to Europe to RAKES ITS ARRIVAL AT HILL work in federal printing offices become commanding general for were announced today by the civil headquarters, 3rd Air Division. x of 25th of airmen the Seventy-siAir Air Installations squadron the i Information is While in Europe he flew combat Depot Wing have arrived at Hill Air Force base to renovate barracks and service commission. and mess halls for the rest of the wing which is expected to arrive at this available at the office of Clarence missions in . In July 1945, he transferred to the base in the near future, acccording to Colonel James S. Sutton, acting D. Gabardi, Ogden post office. commanding officer. .The rest of the Air Installations squadron, which will be 133 strong, are expected to arrive within the week. Easter Preview 4 The Air Depot Wing, which has an authorized strength of 1989 officers and airmen, is being transferred from Kelly AFB, San Antonio, Texas, for training at Hill AFB. Personnel of the wing will be trained in It depot operating procedures so they will be available as replace- be only two bunks to each section. ments at other Air Force depots if Complete remodeling of the entire t w are required They will also barracks area is expected to take l p with the additional workload about 150 days according to Major . pected at Hill AFB. The wing Richard G. Graeser, air installawUl receive training tions officer. This work is being fr3m skilled civilian employees and done in cooperation with civilian vffl also receive special schooling air installations workers. in various trades. -? jYiintary personnel oi tne wing v J not be used to replace or take 5 o' er jobs now held by civilian em-- r 1950 Civilian Welfare yees," Colonel Sutton said. "The V Ag is here for training by our Program Planned ally cl.llian workers." :or The 25th Air The Civilian Welfare Council re Depot wing will be made up a list of plans which cently of the following groups: avy composed 42 officers and will benefit Hill AFB employees I'tintenance group, tion C i airmen; Supply group 35 of- during the year 1950, according to Clair E. Singleton, publicity chair jrry ficers and 388 airmen; Air Base man of the council. intalof consists air troup .(which "The for 1950 was program ldtions, communications, air police, to enhance the peace of planned 18 r5tor vehicle, food service) 37 morale of the mind and improve 694 airmen; Hq and Hq Hillfielders financial help, through stuadron 34 officers and 64 airmen ; recreation, health programs and ftd the Medical group 5 officers other services," Singleton said. "We and 39 airmen. The ammunition are also trying to sell each Hill "supply squadron, which has 142 fielder a positive attitude about our mtn, will probably be utilized at mission in the Air Force and our Tepele Ordance Depot. responsibility to the public," he . The Air Installation squadron, added. The following projects will be wljich consists of carpenters, paintert, electricians, plumbers etc., be sponsored by the CWA during the immediately to renovate the coming year: f'ji X'io. that will be needed to house 1. Small emergency loan fund. C entire wing. Remodeling re 2. $5.00 floral piece to deceased and painting will be neces employees. tiring Photo by Lorraine Ford halls, irty on 36 barracks, 4 mess 3. A Hill AFB picnic, planned A pretty girl, a happy boy, and pink-eare- d rabbits a perfect comIt squadron supply rooms, 5 orderly for late summer. for an EASTER picture. The girl Gwen, the boy Brent, rms 1 service club and a Post 4. Athletic equipment for lunch bination AND the rabbits all belong to Ralph Clark, supervisor in engine I tehange building. The barracks C ) repair machine shop. (See story on page 3.) (Continued on Page 3, Col. 4) being remodeled so there will B-1- on-the-j- ob , of-'f.je- rs, tpr; - - F-51- 's. FINISHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Project Wise, scheduled to be lompleted the first of May, was finished March 15 forty-si- x days ahead of schedule, according to Warrant Officer Cassida Hughes, project officer. Completion of this project achieves 100 per cent mechanization of property accounting it Hill AFB. Hill Air Force base is the sec- Dnd air materiel area in the United States to complete this nrotect. Brookley Air Force base, Mobile, aiaoama, wnere F roject Wise was first service tested, completed the project iirst. They had, also besrun mechanization four months before Hill AFB. Proiect Wise (World-wid- e Im plementation Supply Economy) is a new system to keep track of about 200 thousand items of supplies, parts, ana equipment. Before the nroler-- r was started, all property accounting was aone oy hand; the streamlined, . modern machine method saves a. lot of time and money, ' as well as furnishing a complete listing of Air rorce supplies at an times. "It was only throusrh cnmnler cooperation of many groups on the field that we were able to complete this project in such a hurry", Mr. nugnes said, "i would like to thank all those Who have helnori " .Qnooiol praise was given to Don Stoddard ana nase A. Brian, assistant Project Wise Officer. Bert F! Mar tin, William Hansen and Robert jviciuarie, who did the coordination between StOCk control BPnHnn anf statistical control. Statistical services section, which operates the electrical accounting the training section machines, which helped train the operators, manufacture and repair section of maintenance, which manufactured special desks and necessary filing equipment, air installations, who constructed a special office, and all offices in supply drew praise from Mr. Hughes for their help. |