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Show PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE RASR ' . international w bv Q i Top-ranki- ng officer of the , and Air Commu- - service AFB vn.t. station more than the highest number of recorded by any other sta Hill United States, Major number of 3242 steers was to aircraft during the month The highest number rec- - in the The unusually reported. set heretofore was 1616, by fchell AFB, New York. lie direction finding station AFB, as well as similar stations id at Brig. General Adlai H. Gilkeson (left) is shown with rnlnnnl C. R. Root immediately following assumption of command ceremonies held last week. At the ceremonies, General Gilkeson accepted the guidon of the 25th Air Depot Wing from Colonel Root and officially assumed command of Hill Air Force Base. the country, provides information as to their directions or headings. As is pilots get within 100 miles AFB they can call in to the itation and find out their head- be instructed as to a safe alti-t- o Messages home may be relayed by-fly and receive other per military personnel through the milinformation. itary amateur radio service (MARS) assistance is of great value at Hill AFB, according to Captain in normal flying and is a Shepherd L. Schulz, base commu ver" to pilots who are lost, nications officer. r Ormsby said. Instructions Radio operators at the local to a lost pilot by the radio MARS station have been very suctioi cai direct him straight to cessful in contacting "ham" radio iding at Hill AFB. r enthusiasts in various states, Capt. establish this national rec-- it Schulz said. Through these conwas necessary for the Hill tacts, messages can be relayed to operators to answer over three friends and relatives of military calls from pilots, personnel, and arrangements can Cud sometimes be made for conversa to list the total that each direction tions with folks at home. Use of the military amateur radio station in the United States Srs was is free to military personnel. service AACS instigated by to send messages iquarfers last December. This Those who wish home may do so by contacting the (done to encourage ., radio give them more incen- - MARS station, ext. 557. Messages Ho practice giving information calls. . m flight. "We have received many 'jor. Ormsby stated he that remarks from local and UKe to give special thanks' to radio. Malad Cirv rnHin th transient pilots that our operators AFB tower and nil C A A radins have been doing an excellent job," area. '"These npnnlfi have the Major said. Host COODerativp in rnuHn? The Hill AFB station, known as he said. "When they "Hill DF Homer" is operated 24 ? in contact with a plane they hours a day. The six operators wno uis Diane tn nail h TTill piled up the record .number of va Set. Wallace Souter, Sgt. By this manner, our a crroot John Flanders, Sgt. Gerald Wykoff, repivfH Mc- it of practice and have grown not Gerald Grand. Cpl. Richard Porter. Anderson Proficient in these Cullum ,and Cpl. hout with MARS Relays Messages il ;s u , num-"steer- s" op-asa- ZTTHZTTTTZ i uuiucr Id At impressive ceremonies staged on the lawn in front of headquarters building last week, Brig. General Adlai H. Gilkeson officially became the new commander of Ogden Air Materiel Area and the 25th Air Depot Wing. staff officers, the 549th Air Force band, an honor guard and color guard were assembled on the lawn to pay tribute to the General during assumption of command ceremonies. At a press conference immediately following the ceremonies, General Gilkeson revealed that he plans no immediate change in the present operation at Hill AFB. The- general stated that Hill AFB had , Colonel William H. Monay and expanded over 100 percent in the Colonel Loyd C. Smith. They are last six months and that the vital scheduled to return the first part projects assigned to the base were of the week. being carried through in good order. In expressing his pleasure in his given to radio operators, by to Major Alonzo M. Airways Ions in" record was direction in fli&W commanding 101 iKui Brig. General A. H. Gilkeson Assumes Command of Hill Air Force Base In Official Ceremonies Held Last Week members of tne station at iiin number of "steers" Ljjng ih Commander and Deputy Finding Action iitmr w. j ' nd a for Military f may be relayed to the following states: Mississippi, Missouri, Virginia, Louisiana, Washington (State), Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky, New York, Indiana, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Kansas, Florida, Tennessee, California, Nevada Ohio, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan. new command, General Gilkeson said, "I am very glad to be here in this part of the world. I have never been stationed in the rocky mountain area before." General Gilkeson is one of the original 60 officers who began what later developed into the United States Air Force. "When I began flying we had a total of three training planes," General Gilkeson said. "That was back in 1916 when I was stationed at San Diego, California with the Aviation section of the Signal Corps. I have seen the Air Force grow from nothing at all to maximum strength." General Gilkeson left last Sunday for Headquarters Air Materiel Command to attend an AMC commander's conference. He was accompanied by Colonel C. B. Root, Two Hill Field Radio Programs Are Broadcast Each Saturday Afternoon .wc handling "nmtx-- inn Fast Operators - v 'f i nil Added to Veeldy Schedule Airlift flights passing through Hill Air Force Base have been increased to haul 120,000 additional pounds of freight each week, according to Barrett F. Pulham, supervisor of air terminal branch. This raises the number of scheduled flights arriving and departing Hill from 30 to 36, Pulham said. Now approximately 320,000 pounds of freight will be airlifted to and from Hill AFB each week. This cargo includes almost 750 passengers each week in addition to supplies needed by the Air Force. The new airlifts consist of two scheduled flights each week by 7 cargo planes to Travis AFB and Westover AFB; two flights weekly alternating between Kelly AFB, McClellan AFB and Norton AFB in a and weekend flights of 7 aircraft being ferried from Boeing plant in Washington to Kelly AFB. In addition to the above scheduled flights, all available 4 and 7 type aircraft being ferried from points in California to Kelly AFB and Westover AFB and also from eastern points to the west coast will be routed through Hill AFB for cargo. C-9- Every Saturday afternoon two Hill AFB radio shows are broadcast over local radio stations. One program is broadcast over KLO from 5 to 5:30 p. m. and another is released over KMUR from 5:30 to 6 p. m. n pastime of flyboys shooting the "Hangar Flying" that around the while breeze hangar Is the name of the new Hill they hang AFB radio show broadcast over KLO at 5 Saturday afternoon. This half-hoshow tells what is happening at Hill AFB with a sprinkling of lively music tossed in for good measure. Each week the show them and about them. The programs are written and recorded refeatures of the activities of major ports tape recorded by members of the week. The lighter part of the show Public Information Office. is a recorded interview with half a dozen Hill workers who give their On answers to the question of the week. half-hoa is broadcast KMUR The show entitled "Hill Top Time." This show, which goes on the air at 5:30 on Saturday afternoons, is ft a report to the public of interesting Hill. at activities projects and All Hilmeiaers are urgeu ay run il AFB officials to tune in and catch the shows . written especially lor well-know- com-nliment- op-ha- ve Six Airlift Flights ur C-4- C-5- the Air! Defense Course Scheduled P yf r J -- i fpKV x Kef.? ri - "! international rec rfM are shown who helped estawisn . t h toalrcra f "steers" $&lhLn"mr given .11 at i HHkV me wirentinn iinuing station > Gerald Wykoff and Sgt. John Flanders. ioot.i -.-- w, - l mb TV' I C-9- ur A-Bo- -- 6; C-9- it v look now. but there s a visitor at Hill AFB. Mr Atom, the man of the century, is here at this vital base. Although will present in spirit only the atom soon have a definite effect on civil- ian workers, officers, and airmen alike. Captain John E. Dayhuff, mill fnrv trainine section, has just re turned from San Francisco where he mmnleted a six weeks course in Radiological Defense. Captain Day-hu- ff will be Radiological Defense Officer for Hill AFB. pinna are being made to orient all civilian and military personnel thp hase. There will be one hour r wnire eriven. A film will also Ka hown. The lecture is scheduled tn rive information on Atomic connected with nrnhlems I IMCVIJ, Atomic radiation and self preserva tion during an A bomb attack. , X ivr . 'if . , i I $3 ; : ifh in d iiihw iii (center) one of the announcers of the two Hill AFB m tmmm mi i mi C3 Buddy Edwards, at work in the direction finding station at Hill AFB. They are (left about activities in the engine repair section. At lower right is A. Wayne Baker, public information office, operating the tape recordinterviews for broadcast ing machine that records the at a later time. on-the-s- |