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Show HILLTOP TIMES MES November 4, 2010 649th MUNS excels during ORI inspection Airman 1st Class Ana Astrologo, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Senior Airman Jason Crowther, 649th Munitions Squadron, load a K-Loader during the recent Standard Air Munitions Package inspection. 41M Packaging pallets of war-ready materials crucial to the fight BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS MELISSA DEARSTONE 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs T he 649th Munitions Squadron had its Standard Air Munitions Package (STAMP) inspection Oct. 27-29. The inspection is designed to test the 649th MUNS ability to conduct a safe and efficient munitions operation. "Since we train like we fight, we handle enormous amounts of explosives during our STAMP operations, so safety is paramount," said Chief Antonio Johnson, 649th MUNS maintenance superintendent. "Our technical accuracy when building STAMP pallets and having the proper documentation validated by the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron joint inspection team is equally critical as well." There are good reasons why Hill Air Force Base conducts STAMP operations. Chief Johnson said that since Hill Air Force Base is the Air Force's main depot for munitions with strategic airlift capacity and is in close proximity to Army munitions depots, it makes it the most logical choice to conduct STAMP operations. STAMP are war reserve material assets that are prepared for strategic airlift to meet immediate requirements in any theater of operations and would normally run concurrently with any possible deployment for an actual real world contingency. Courtesy photos Top, Airmen 1st Class Marco Dansberry and Chad Timmerman, both of the 649th Munitions Squadron, work on the Standard Tanks Adapters and Pylon Packages during the STAMP inspection. Above, an upload operation is conducted during the inspection. Chief Johnson said that the inspection went very well. "Our Airmen's performance was outstanding with zero safety or explosive incidents," said Chief Johnson. "Our training and preparation of our AMMO warriors in the 649th MUNS is totally unmatched." "Since we train like we fight, we handle enormous amounts of explosives during our STAMP operations, so safety is paramount. Our technical accuracy when building STAMP pallets and having the proper documentation validated by the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron joint inspection team is equally critical as well." CHIEF ANTONIO JOHNSON, 649th MUNS maintenance superintendent. CEREMONY From page 1 Hatch said in agreement. "We are not only breaking ground on the Northrop Grumman office building, but we are ushering in a new era for Hill Air Force Base." The Falcon Hill aerospace research park is set to provide new facilities for about six thousand base employees and improve mission effectiveness by bringing related organizations together in one facility. First to break ground The first tenant and one such organization is Northrop Grumman's ICBM Prime Integration office building, which will be located much closer to the 526th ICBM Systems Group once the new building is completed. The new location will allow the two organizations to conduct business together on base, rather than having to travel off base to reach the ICBM Prime Integration office building. The Falcon Hill project is ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Gov. Gary Herbert addresses those gathered at the Falcon Hill groundbreaking Oct. 27 in the entrance to an outdoor tent at the site of construction for the new commercial building. also notable due to its being the first major enhanced use lease in Air Force history. The enhanced use lease will allow funding for the Falcon Hill construction on base property by allowing Sunset Ridge Development Partners, a private developer, to lease the property and pay rent by building the Falcon Hill research aerospace park. Taking shape "This enhanced use lease project is the model for showing how the federal government, state and local governments and the private sector can all join together in a win-win situation that benefits everyone, so I'm glad we are finally seeing this innovative project take shape and become a reality," Bishop said in a news release issued in September. The groundbreaking event was a step toward the positive impact the Falcon Hill development will have, not only by providing upgraded, modern facilities but also by enhancing mission effectiveness. "Projects such as Falcon Hill demonstrate the benefits that public-private partnerships can have in fostering economic growth and promoting efficiencies for the military, helping the war fighter in the field and protecting families at home," said Sen. Bob Bennett (RUtah), who was a key player in the success of the Falcon Hill project but unable to attend the groundbreaking, in a September news release. |