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Show .1 1-5- iinteir SslteM 2 T At cm Monday Lmi The largest bomber aircraft in the Air Force inventory is, scheduled to visit the Ogden Air Materiel Area headquarters Monday afternoon. Expected to arrive at the Utah base about 2 p. m., is the latest intercontinental bomber. version of the Strategic Air Command's B-Strato- Piloting the eight-je- t fortress will be Col. Loran D. gear. Briggs, a native of Bountiful. Col. can be All models of the 2 Briggs is commander of the 28th refueled in the Air using tankers Bomb Wing (Heavy) from SAC's such as the 5 jet powered Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. which visited Hill AFB last week. The veteran pilot will bring the its mission of supportgiant 2 to Hill AFB on a three- ingThrough all SAC bases in the eight-stat- e fold mission. First, the aircraft Ogden Air Materiel Area, will be over Utah on a routine air Hill AFB with both deals crew training flight. In addition, the 2 and its directly companion the arrival of the T2 first aircraft Because of the importance of the of its size ever to land in Utah, SAC support job, OOAMA officwill test the 13,r00 foot base run- ials said they welcome the arrival way and taxi strips plus offering of command aircraft as a valuable an opportunity for aircraft servof essential training for Ogpart first-hand the den personnel. icing crews to learn techniques of handling the most Si B-5- KC-13- B-5- KC-13- 5. B-5- A 2 bomber No. 1 in Strategic Air Command's lineup is scheduled to COMING ATTRACTION Base afternoon. This will be the first time an aircraft of this type Air Force Hill Monday at stop has a wing span of 185 feet, is 156 feet long and is over 48' feet high. has landed at Hill. The 2 jet engines each producing 10,000 pounds thrust. The 400,000 pound giant is powered by eight 7 B-5- modern jet bombers. Number one in the SAC line 2 has a top speed up, the of 650 miles an hour at altitudes above 50,000 feet. Range is over 6,000 miles. More than 20,000 pounds of bombs can B-5- J-5- Experienced pilots say the B-5- "handles like a fighter." 2 U. S. AIR FORCE GUARDIAN OF FREEDOM be With Thiokol 2 d J-5- B-5- NO. '4 LetsContract carried. Releasable statistics show the has a wing span of 185 feet. It is 156 feet long and is over 48 feet high. The 400,000 pound gi ant is powei-eiet by eitrht 7 engines each producing 10,000 pounds thrust. Experienced pi lots say the 2 "handles like a B-"- VOL. 11 Ogden AMA B-5- The Air Force announced this week that Ogden Air Materiel Area will administer a contract for the research and development of large solid propellent engines for Thio- kol Chemical Corporation. fighter." Col. Briggs, son of the late Mr. A contract for $1,500,000 has and Mrs. Loran Briggs, graduat- been by Headquarters ed from Davis high school in 1035 AMC approved is and that the March 7, 1958 and the Utah State University in total figureit of expected the contract will j jm'j. tie accepted a commission be $14,000,000, according following graduation and received to roughly M. K. Olsen, Administrative his Air Corps wings at Kelly Field, Contracting Officer, Directorate xexas. of Procurement and Production, During World War II. Col who will administer the contract PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE, UTAH " . , from Guam and with Thiokol. Briggs flew other Pacific Theater bases. The contract was let to the Utah Latest of the Division of Thiokol. Most of the the aircraft arriving at Hill is the work will be performed at Thio-kol- 's "D" model. It differs from Brigham City plant but porearlier versions by carrying tions will be done elsewhere. This external fuel tanks to stretch is the fourth contract with Thiokol operating range and also utilCompany to be administered by the izes the cross-win- d landing Ogden Air Materiel Area. B-2- -- " 's, Mir $w liipposimn St -- srViednleH for March 28 and 29 will feature addresses by top defense Pnwoi- - Rvmnnisiiim. tv,0 a commander of Air Materiel Command. experts of the United States including General E. W. Rawlings, Luncheon to be held March 29 at the General Rawlings will be the key speaker at the Airpower v, t- will be "Problems of TTaVi address Rawlines' General T3nnf Wftoi Thomp w vw cl y l lc uauivum cv uic . Era." Missile in the Logistics uenerai Kawnngs visit to utau has a two-fol- d purpose. He also intends- - to review the progress OOAMA is making in it's missile WONDER - PayGtoeb Stage Effoetivo Today '--' ABOUT TDY FUNDS assignment. Oil INCOME TAX? Should you add your TDY refund to your income in filing your Federal Income Tax? That has been a question that manv Hill workers who go on detached service have been wondering. ruling on this very question has been requested by the A Civilian Personnel Division at Hill AFB from the District Director- of Internal Revenue. , - Inclusion in gross income of "per diem" and other reimbursement received when traveling in an official capacity has been required of employees of Hill AFB since 1955. However, certain items recently appearing in local newspapers have indicated a possibility that taxpayers would not be required to include these items when filing their 1957 returns. While it appears that the exception granted by the In- ternal Revenue leader in business management. Another key speaker set for the symposium is Dr. Walter R. Dorn- berger, doctor of engineering, wno is presently a technical missile consultant with the Bell Aircraft Company. Dr. Dornberger was a former general in tne uerman Army and was largely' responsible for the V-- 2 rocket. Dr Dornberger will speak at the Airpower Symposium Kickoff luncheon to bo held Friday, March 28, at noon at the Hotel Utah. He will answer the question, "Have We Lost Technologiscal Superior- half-ho- . ity?" Other speakers distinguished Gen. E. W. Rawlings, AMC Commander, will speak at who will be on hand include Lt. Gen. J. H. Atkinson, commander of Air Defense Command; Maj. Gen David Wade, Commander, First Missile Division, Strategic Air Command; Dr. Richard S. Technical Ravmond, Manager, ElecGeneral Planning, Military J. Schenk, Peter and tric Company; President of the Air Force Service applies to "expense accounts" only, and not to "travel expenses" as defined in the Internal Revenue Service's instruction booklet, the written ruling has been requested to insure receipt of any benefits possible for Hill AFB employees. The ruling on this matter' will be printed in the next issue of the NEWSLETTER, the Civilian Personnel Division publication in the near future. The symposium, change in the distribution of paychecks to civilian personnel will effect today. Today and in the future, checks will be delivered durintr the last of the shift. Previously, workers had been given their checks A go into General Rawlings, at 49, became one of the AF's youngest full generals. He is recognized throughout the world as an outstanding sponsored by the Utah Wing of the Air Force Association, will get underway nntli n crflnd onenine of the missile exhibit at 12 noon on Thursday, March 27. The exhibit is housed in the Hotel Utah Motor Lodge, Salt Lake City, according to James Bonner, program chairman. An airpower awards banquet and an Airpower Ball will climax event. At the dance the two-da- y at the Rainbow Randeuv, the coronation of Utah's Miss Missile will take place. There will also be the of dollars awarding of thousands worth of prizes which include a 1958 Renault Automobile and a RCA color Television set. S BKm IIL t II llllf "" Y- ' - I Dr. Walter Dornberger, for- mer German General and V-- 2 eenius. scheduled for address. ur before lunchtime on paydays. In adopting the new time for delivery of checks and bonds, Hill AFB follows the lead of Headquarters AMC and several other AMA's where similar procedures have already been placed in opera tion and are proving their effectiveness by "decreasing the official lost time spent to transact personal business." Several other factors have also contributed to this installation's decision to put the new system into effect. Among them is the practice of "group cashing" of several checks at one time by a single individual. Employees on swing, graveyard and "irregular" shifts will continue to recsive, their checks and bonds at the same times as previ ously, and the time for delivery to the various directorates and staff offices by the Accounting and Finance Division has not been changed. Check distributors will there fore be in a position to release checks to those individuals who have applied for leave or who, for lustifiable reasons, find It im possible to be at their customary worK location auring me iasi nau.' hour of the shift. Colonel Harris Presented Award The second oak leaf cluster to the Commendation Ribbon was presented to Col. Clyde Harris, Jr., OOAMA. Inspector General, at ceremonies held today in the office of Maj. Gen. P. H. Robey, OOAMA Commander. Col. Harris was cited for ' "me ritorious service" as OOAMA Inspector General from Aug. 1, 19o3 to Feb. 24, 1958. The citation accompanying the award reported that Col. Harris' end thusiasm instilled in his subordinates a desire to do an outstanding job. "His personal concern in the welfare of airmen, and his able di rection of provost marshal activi ties resulted in an extraordinary decrease in the disciplinary rate and an outstanding reduction in the number of offenses of military personnel," the citation stated. Col. Harris reported to Hn OOAMA as Inspector General in Aug. m from an assignment in It is expected that employees the Philippines. will experience little or no diffi culty in cashing their checks be IN THIS ISSUE: cause banks in Davis County. Og Editorials O and den. Salt Lake City vicinity O First Ramjet En- remain open until 6 p. m. each 3 gines Friday. . 4 O Bom arc Missile To accommodate employees who 6 O On the Hill regularly transact business at the O New Jet Engine Hill AFB branch of the First Se Test Stand ...10 curity Bank, the bank has agreed O Sports to remain open until 5 p. m. this O Hill Gets Whirly .11 evening on a trial basis. birds .16 O Beauty Contest (Continued on Page 16) "bold, tenacious, open-minde- |