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Show Dozens of local guardsmen will soon move to new home tions countermeasures support to the United States and allied forces. The unit members fly on U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard aircraft air-craft and conduct defensive studies of U.S. communications. They develop de-velop and apply techniques and materials ma-terials designed to ensure that U.S. communications are protected from hostile countermeasures. ' Major General John L. Matthews, Adjutant General for the Utah National Guard, who presided over the ground breaking ceremony, said that the establishment of the 169th in Utah represented a "coup" for the state. "Since the unit can recruit only-the highest caliber men and women, the. fact that Utah was chosen reflects the high quality of our population," he noted. . i' , When fully staffed, the 169th will have approximately 100 full and part-time personnel. Since the unit is new, it is now only partly staffed and the number of people is still changing. Most of the staff will be part-time traditional guard positions. By CHERIE HUBER Several dozen Davis County Air National Guardsmen will soon have a new home away from home. Ground breaking ceremonies were held June 5 for a new unit operations opera-tions facility. for the 169th Electronic Elec-tronic Security Squadron at the Utah Air National Guard Base east of the Salt Lake International Airport. Air-port. The 169th is the newest unit in the Utah Air National Guard and was chosen to be located in Utah because of the large number of residents with foreign language skills. The new 12,000 square foot ; facility will house approximately 100 guardsmen, all members of the ; 169th Electronic Security Squadron. Scheduled completion date for the new facility is mid-1990. mid-1990. Activated in 1987, the 169th Electronic Security. Squadron is the only unit of its type in the Air National Guard. The 169th is a I "high tech" unit that provides command, control and communica- |