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Show I 2 r.eee,BM9 klflm noflnnfgf Enemy Kaaar neip edWinW hI at the field to invest! gate every suggested and possible means, of disrupting the enemy's radar system. In June, 1943, there were four different RCM sets available in limited quantities for overseas use. One year later, this number had mounted to 30, some of which were in mass production; and another 20 were under development. By V- -J Day, approximately 40 different types totaling more than 60,000 individual sets had been furnished overseas commanders. ATSC- expenditures for engineering and procurement of the equipment had grown from in 1943 to $891000,0000 in 1945. During the first six months of 1945, another $55,000,000 was spent for RCM gear. Two Types Used In explaining the principles and techniques of radar countermeasures, General Rives said the equipment includes search and intercept receivers for hunting out tthe enemy radar, and analyzers for defining the pulse frequency rate and determining what type of jamming transmission can be used against it. Two types of jamming systems are employed, spot jamming for disrupting particular received frequencies, and barrage jamming for jamming an entire frequency, band, In addition, these same countermeasures devices can be used to deceive or confuse the enemy by radiating sufficient jamming signals to mislead the enemy as to the area of attack. Deception countermeasures were employed in the North Sea area to direct German defenses away from the Beachheads of Northe mandy, thus minimizing enemy air opposition. One of the most interesting of all the countermeasures devices used, however, was the shredded aluminum foil known as "window," "chaff," and "rope." This foil was dropped from bombers De to reflect enemy radar pulses screened from enemy operaWorkers at Hill Field desiring and tors information as to the height, and insurance covering accidents, and expenses, hospital surgical should make application for this The before January 1 to receive immediate coverage, it was announced this week. After that date a waiting period will go into effect for all expenses except those resulting from accidental injury. The policy being sold at Hill Field has been carefully investigated by the Civilian Welfare association and approved by them. It offers a very comprehensive low-co- st coverage on accidental death and expenses for operations and hospital care. Forms have been distributed to supervisors in many of the units on the field to find what percentage of the employes carry this type of insurance. Sections not having . received these. as vet zti iDe win contacted soon. Any supervisor will accept the worker's application for this FIELD, Ohio Engineered in secrecy and in haste, equipradar counter-measurment (RCM) used by the army air forces rendered German and practically Japanese valueless during the latter stages of World War II, Brig. Gen. Tom C. Rives stated today in disclosing the activities of the EngiElectronic neering Division, Air Technical Service Command, in the AAF's wartime countermeasures program. "In defeating the enemy on the electronic battlefront," General Electronic Rives, chief of the "we saved said, Subdivision, thousands of. lives, hundreds of aircraft and speeded the war's end by many months. a bomb"By giving a pilot onblack box a little mission ing which could be turned on at the crucial moment or aluminum foil to be thrown out over, enemy equipped our fliers territory, we time with a means for the first the of fighting back against enemy deadly fire." ft . Realizing early in the war that the enemy would probably put radar to the same tactical use as the allies, the general said priority attention was given by the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) and the armed services to the design and deof adequate elecvelopment and intronic counter-weapoof corporation features in our own radar equipment. New Group Formed After the first radar jamming transmitter ever developed in this country was brought to Wright Field and successfully demonstrated in the Fall of 1942 before British and American a military and naval officials, new engineering group was or- WRIGHT Ogden Air Technical Service Command Brig. Gen. Ray G. Harris, Commanding General Capt. Betty Richardson, Public Relations Officer ' EDITORIAL, STAFF Editor . . . Ivan M. Draper ..... Editor . Associate , Pauline McQuown Staff Artist Ptc Lee Teaford maintenance publications-reproductio- n section, Photography by division; Lt Madison Geddes, photographic officer. Kditorn are Invited to uxi any mat it la I in the Hillflelder except that which iiiiilieil hi toy tamp Newspaper Service I'lif Hillfielder in published weekly m the interests of the military anil oivman Air Technical Service Command, Hill Field. Utah, in personnel or the Oeden Branch of Personnel services Section. cooperation with the Information-EducatioIt m distributed free each Wednesday. It is printed with the facilities and through News of The Deseiet the Opinions expressed by individual writers do not necessarily reflect the attitude of the Army or of the Commanding General. The Hilllinlder receives material supplied by Camp Newspaper Service, .War Department, 205 East 42nd Street. N. Y. C. Credited material may not be published wiihout from Camp Newspaper Service. Fund's for this publication are derived from the Hill Field Welfare from the Hill Field Central post fund. RNo,'itinn. one-han one-ha- lf lf LatestOnFacts Workers Win Post Movies In a monthly award ceremonial presided over by Brig. Gen. Ray G. Harris, commanding general, ten Hill Field employes yesterday morning received suggestion cash awards ranging from $10 to $250 for ideas which will result in an estimated annual savings of $17,700, Don H. Johnson, executive secretary of the suggestions award committee revealed. cash Employes who merited ' awards are: Lowe'l Anderson Utah) fLayton, rhaiiKe of procedure for 0081111? extractions on "material unable to supply." Gcnrse A. Bauer (Delta, Colo.?,. Rol-li- n ('. Scoville (Salt Lake City) device for loidinp and unloading gas cylinders. 4"h:'e A. Biisii (Ogden) of OATSC form No. Marvjn Brown (I.ayton, Utah) pad-d- i of intra-depflats. Raymond Eaton t Kansas City. Mo.) sc'tiiiK device for propellers. Jrna V. Hansen (Ogden) revision of li m filing system in training aids by elimination of OATSC file numbers. Oliver O. C. Lester tSalt Lake City) solenoid governor plunger pioitl.'er cpriivr resilience tester. R. Olson (Ogden) program .lock. Alvin S. Sanders (Layton. Utah) socking device for propellers. WEDNESDAY December l! Evening 7 and 9 '"Vacation from Marriage" Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr THURSDAY-FRIDA- - SATURDAY December 22 Matinee 1 ' Evening ,7 aiid 9:15 (Double Feature "Along the Navajo Trail" Roy Rogers, Dale Evans "The Woman Who Came Back" Nancy Kelly, John .oiler I 23-2- 4 TUESDAY December 25 Matinee 1 Evening 7 and 9 "Shadow of a Woman" Andrea King, Helmut Dentine WEDNESDAY December 2(! Evening 7 and 9 "House of Draciila" Lon Chaney, John Carradine 7 SINGING IN JAPAN (CNS) Two songs,, roughly equivalent to "Home Sweet Home" and "Old Black Joe," have been banned in Japan by Allied headquarters. "Moonlight on a Ruined Castle" was banned because it mentions a castle and is considered "too f e u d a 1." "Chinese Night" got the red light because it was considered "too popular." Jap authorities tried to stamp it out during the war because it was "too languid." A GIFT OR A JOB? (ALNS) Responsibility for maintaining the Alcan Highway will pass to the Canadian Army on April 1, 1946, it was announced in the capital city of Canada. No decision has been made as to possible civilian use of the road. O I1 WHY, I Two holiday dances, guaranteed to give the right fillip to anyone's Christmas spirits, will be held Friday, Dec. 21 and Saturday Dec. 28 in the Ogden USO ball room, Ted Olson, recreation director, announces. Featuring the music of local I&U eATB"'J C radar Sub-divisi- J WAS ItA LACE...I JHT UP FOZ. LOW t M, XII' "IS nr If! uiinr tvifcc ANP OOT ZEPUNEP ) M TVn 1 vjci man -- v 2125 "e Ulted Stat i" a,., , uuiunp nuumyiK,.,. bombers tan . 1 $1,-900,0- 00 anr,,jr" at d,ne "FMtUAlIIUTQIv ( WtVB the total penditures of the oeen returned in c air fnrn : a, me ruling ance Division T- ", l duS saved . months nnon; -riauun in une X -. war, the Ma tion operation, maintaj modification more than 50 different ; w2z RCM gear, 3 l totaling mately 60,000 sets used AAF in the various the! More than fiflfln uiaiauauoan together with field insW vvclc assemDiea the Eighth Air installation in bomber assigned ns and shiprf Force ate) 1 pvm to that W In addition, personnel Engineering Division and tenance Division sunervw ng c conversion of bombers a number into of virtual countermeasures laboratori various ATSC depots. 1W Known as .... "Ferrets"' crait, riea vast 5 quantities of equipment, and were used cate, analyze and furnish i gence information on enemi dar stations. Each aircraft quired more than hours to reconvert for 91 Insurance Should Obtained Now pose, and, in one instance, Ferrets were completed days time at one Api Mr meet an operationeiir deadline. r Wolf 90-d- . aft Z. ed anti-jammi- )) fire missions during from September qL" to 1945. wa normal because - t in by Sansr U ay "I bandsmen Fred Wold and Elmer Weller, both dances will be complete with floor shows, refreshments, and favors. Jointly sponsored by the recreation units of Hill Field and the Army Service Forces Depot, these dances are open to both civilian and military personnel. 1 by Milton Caniff , creator of "Terry and the Pirates" A1B anti-aircr- on, , tfENKALTcAN y'gEAT HEARP yoU I HAP" A PATE a IMITU TlIC A lin vnveness Workers Invited To Two Dances AAale Call iTjf Y December Matinee 2 Evenings 7 and 9:15 Were "They Expendable" Robert Montgomery. John Wayne t. 4 Y' 1 December , Matinee 1 7 and 9 Evenings "Getting Gertie's Garter" Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald . SUNDAY-MONDA- V es radar-direct- Members of the armed forces who performed May 1, 1940, may now accept civilian employment with the government while on terminal leave, under provisions of a law passed recently. Pending separation, these men will receive pay .for such leave in addition to that of the civilian position. Where such personnel have been serving the government in a civilian position without pay because they have been on terminal leave pay status, claims for the civilian pay may now be made with the general accounting office and payment will be made in a lump sum. No waiver previously executed will bar payment of any amount otherwise due under this act. Suggestion Cash Awards ganized. anti-aircra- Discharges and Reenlistments active service after ( , AAF Equipment for Confusfc ' jTfb he mimeiuerv OF THIN6S.' I'M COIN' FOfZ. ALL EI6HT NOW V'" v i WLL,WWy pipnt yoo "I'm really sorry ' - I kept you waiting!" : I No Halfway Measure, V. ' |