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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 14 fills sots Betty Needleman Brig. Gen. Charles B. Jiggetts came to Hill AFB on General Jiggetts.' presented the 1881st with the -- "1976 Tower of the Year Award." The squadron was selected as having the most outstanding air traffic services out of 47 units. Among the most notable competitors were Travis AFB, Calif, and McGuire AFB, N.J. Selection was based on transition from helicopter to fighter aircraft in a unique and complex air traffic environment. By isit the April 27, to 1881st Communications Squadron and present several awards. General Jiggetts is the Northern commander, Communications Area (NCA), one of six Air Force Communications Service (AFCS) and sub-comman- has responsibility for over 8,000 in five communications groups and 23 squadrons, one of them being personnel NCA Headquarters is Grif fis AFB, N.Y. K- t(iVt i runway five miles to the east and the Great Salt Lake 10 miles west creates a funneling effect of all air traffic into a corridor narrow, north-soutfield. the over air directly Further, air traffic control is also complicated by the proximity of Ogden Municipal Airport and Salt Lake International with their some 350,000 aircraft operations per year. Despite these comments from the 388th s I .,.lMfflirawi Tactical Fighter Wing and 508th Tactical Fighter Group commanders and Federal "saves" than any other controller in AFCS history. General Jiggetts stated, "The transition in aircraft, without incident, in this challenging environment was quite remarkable and in- dicative , of the traditional outstanding efforts of the A1C Vic E. Bentley and SSgt. Tony S. REPAIR Gutierrez repair a cryptographic device in the Hill consolidated command post. (U.S. Air Force Photo) (1-- r) ' 1. r'v. f 1 '';''':: -- - ' " 1 - SSgt. Gary A. Moon gazes into the precision ap- proach radar (PAR) scope like the one he was working when he averted a near mid-ai- r collision between a 3 aircraft and an unidentified civil aircraft. Sergeant Moon was awarded his eighth aircraft "save" for his effort. (U.S. Air Force Photo) T-3- vi I V ' - " - Air Traffic Controllers (I-TOWER OF THE YEAR AWARD Sgt. Paul English, A1C Mark Kimbell, AlC Diane Clough and AlC Michael Sterner take a break in their duties between takeoffs and arrivals on the base runways. The tower was named the 1976 Tower of the Year for its transition from helicopter to fighter aircraft in a unique and complex air traffic environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo) 1976 networks, installation of a new Hill Consolidated Command Post and administrative and and command control telephone requirements over utilizing 12,000 manhours. The award also noted the squadron built a navigational-ai- d maintenance shelter basis completely on a at a documented savings of over $10,000 and lauded ouself-hel- p Air Force Maintenance Award the cost-effectiv- el two runway supervisory units, radios, hot lines for a supervisor of flying radio (SOF), five inter-bas- e networks, I nikowski; Airman: AlC Susan SRA Baker, runnerup: Gregory Harvey Administration runnerup: TSgt. Phillip Manno; Airman: SRA Wayne Kijanowski, runnerup: AlC Kim Cooper; Civilian: Walter Bielik, runnerup: Mark Acker Flight Facilities: NCO: SSgt. Laurie Ross, runnerup: Ravmond TSgt. runnerup: Shearer; Airman: AlC Joyce AlC Hudson, runnerup: Michael Neeley; Civilian: Betty Needleman; runners up: Kathy Coy, Janet Smith Bart- - I - P tr Jit-- : it j) I William R. Nelson, Air Staff director of Maintenance; Maj. Gen. Rupert H. Burris, commander, AFCS, and Col. James L. Hodge, deputy chief of staff, Logistics. Air Force Logistics Command. General Jiggetts this James TSgt. e Range Complex. Laudatory comments were also received from Maj. Gen. "Winning Branch: NCO: SSgt. Ronald Tommer, award said, , 'J idenCom- tifies the 1881st munications Squadron as most the having outstanding maintenance section in AFCS during 1976. I am very proud of every member of the 1881st and fully realize that such does as this recognition not come without long hours of dedicated service." - r.v - - SMSgt. Jerry D. Shawhan accepts the award him Controller of the Year from Brig. Gen. Charles B. naming Jiggetts during his April visit to the 1881st Comm. Sq. AWARD Individual awards General Jiggetts and Capt. G. Bradbury, com- Byron mander, 1881st Com- munications Squadron also presented the following individual awards: Meritorious (Air r Service Medal Traffic Controller): k-U- pud 'hU MSgt. Gerald G. Zabcl fT . ! ' fi - if fi 1 Meritorious Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster) (Training Administrator): MSgt. James D. Mathews Air Force Commendation rt I r) Leland Davis. Operations Branch: NCO: SSgt. Kenneth Ferguson, communications support of The squadron was also presented a plaque signifying NCA and AFCS selection as the "1976 Air Force Maintenance Award" of over 500 worldwide units. Two major projects cited for the award were the communications support for the materiel processing building (Bldg. 849) and beddown of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. Communications support for the materiel processing building consisted of 635 cable pair miles of sheathed cable and over 125,000 wire terminations for over 750 telephones and hot lines. Installation was a voluntary overtime effort consisting of over 1,800 manhours. Beddown of the 388th Tactical Wing Fighter the following required be systems planned, programmed and installed: two UHF radios, Tactical Air Command and 12th Air Force alert ? - Medal (Chief Air Traffic Control Operations): Capt. James M. Allen Controller of the Year (Air Traffic Controller): SMSgt. -.- r M v ;?;t D. Shawhan Awards were also presented to Squadron - i ) If Jerry - rl .1. - v 5J4-- - tstanding, :.., ! r?J?- . , 1881st." multi-chann- SAVF3S ta-- !vi services received laudatory Aviation Agency (FA A) officials from Hill and Salt Lake City. During this period, one air traffic controller, SSgt. Gary A. Moon, was awarded an Aircraft Save (his eighth) and recognized as having more " v complex Utahs' 10,000 foot mountain range parallelling the base - P h Environment ? " individual honor conditions, not one hazard or incident report was generated during the period and ATC the 1881st. ft May 6. 1977 -- '?W,V' who personnel recognized as 1881st Airman, NCO and Civilian of the Year in each branch. Recognized were: Maintenance Branch: NCO: Sgt. Timothy Lawhead, runnerup: Sgt. Eddy Bigelow; Airman: SUA Robert Hahrs. runnerup SRA Carlo Ardito; were -- rt- v" - NAVIGATIONAL AID .MAINTENANCE SHELTER - lXSlst Communications Squadron personnel complete a self help installation of this shelter resulting in a savings of more than $10,000. The shelter provides communications support between Dugway and Air Force Photo) Range Complex. (U.S. -- Hill-Wendov- Civilian: Harold Aikens, runners up: Edwin Lowe and "iTTT WIRING -- L J Til" i"'lhH' Tl " mfl k (JibHanna (seated) and Jack Edsinger wire the air to ground radio capability into a new consolidated command post. (U.S. Air Force Photo) ! |