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Show 1 u. s. a a n a IKK AIR FORCE r tr. m B i r '-- GUARDIANFTREEDOM a- i J .a v Tr ( Observes 20th Birthday AACS r November 15 Hill AFB's 1900th Airways and Air Communications Service (AACS) Squadron will join sister units throughout the world in celebrating the 20th birthday of AACS on Nov. 15, according to Maj. W. O. Nordenstron, 1000th commander. Global in operations, AACS is a function of the Military Air Trans port Service (MATS). AACS is staffed by 30,000 members operat ing from 30!) sites around the free world, providing airways communications, navigational aids facilities and air traffic control for the AF and other military and non- military users. AACS activities at Hill AFB date back to 1941. Strength of Hie squadron today is approximately four officers and 75 airmen which includes two control tower units, one at Dugway Proving Grounds and the other at Wendover AFB. The last 12 months was significant for the 1900th due to the opening of a new control tower at Hill AFB in December of last . Published by Inland Print.-..n own and are not to be considered an . i?H?t0" VOL. 11 d0fl8 is "ot , endoSnt ntute nfticia, NO. 22 newspaper of pul)1'8hed th. . r the publisher, and writer, are th.lr f the Air Force" The of advertUement. the Air Force of the product, or .errieM In Friday the inerest of personnel at Hill AFB. Utah. m,0n8 kT'.,. wr.-- . Patment De"ar"et ' .Z other T PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE, UTAH ad.rd. NOVEMBER 14, 1953 fca'd Sciile. Too ' Victor U Anderson, deputy commander, is after b recently flew jj,,,! S'g Li "Star Fighter He may now Utlr claim the title of the Lest man at HUT and per-- f aaa F-1- .Edia AFB. is , trea in AMC The I, bray from the World War the JK4 Jenny", in which Cfrel started his flying career 1B7, and had a top speed of ' wad 90 miles an hour. Colonel F-1- 04 Air Reservists Set Conference all (isVaoa has been flying not ftMof jeta since 1946, n tag ago broke the sound and B-5- B-5- 7's Cash Awards At Utah Campus the first time in an for fetier An "old friend" to Utah skies arrived at Hill AFB this week, the first of 53 7 "Night Intruder" light jet bomb ers slated for modification and face lifting. The twin engine jet was flown here from Andrews AFB, year. Md. ,It is a sister ship of the operated by the 461st bombardment wing when it was stationed at Hill from Jan. 1955 to April 1956. ' Five to eight aircraft each month will be sent to Hill Sory Smith, until the nroiect is completed about June of next year. The Major General Fourth Air Force commander, and project will not require additional Off Major: General Orvil Anderson hiring of personnel. Instead, oth- versatile explosive punch, includ(Ret.) will be key speakers at a er aircraft schedules at Hill will ing machine guns, rockets, napalm Utah Air Reserve conference at be adjusted to handle the new tanks, and explosive bombs. Orson Spencer Hall on the Uni workload. (See photo on Page 6) versity of Utah campus 8 a.m. Work to be done will vary ac nnrnremr iiwvi wan v Goto Workers tomorrow. iters BegirGG to commands using the From OOAMA will be Colonel cordingSome of the aircraft will B-5- 7. N. G. Mehaffey and George Cornish from the Plans and Program ming office. Both will outline new weapons systems concepts for some 400 Air Force reservists ex, pected to attend, of the confab is to keep Would you like a Purpose college degree? reservists up to date on Air Force Military personnel at Hill AFB policy and operations. ay be closer to a college degree All reserve officers are invited. they think, according to lirles Metzlaar, base education pportunity has Be a University discovered offers exceptional nities for military opportu- personnel to a degree and urges those tested to investigate it fur ..... w It A group of OOAMA staff officers recently returned from a tour of BOMARC and SAGE facilities at Hurlburt, Efelin and Maguire AFB's, as well as New York City. A pictorial review of the trip and what the group saw B-5- Omaha is the this special of the most roosters of Air Force edu- Tm the country, Metzlaar is one Motion Picture Crew Film Production Line Maintenance's Aircraft produc- tion line briefly took on a look last week. A contract motion picture film carriers. crew was engaged in the shooting Mr. Wayment recommended that Air Ma- oversized of scenes for a carriers from which the teriel Command film, "AMC Force pits could not be removed without area. for Space," in the exceeding maximum tolerances be The film, which is in color, will held in "special status" pending be shot at several Air Materiel authority to further oversize to "Hol-lywoodis- h" F-8- 26-min- F-1- 01 Areas, and in industrial plants turninir out latest type aircraft The opening narration will be by the AMC Commander. Gen. E. W. Rawlings. It is anticipated that final shoot miles. (Continued on Page 8) a carries The "Night Intruder" will be presented in the next issue of HILL TOP TIMES. At present there are over Force personnel complet--n their ; degree requirements un- - J Air Provisions fcwm ww of "Final Semester for this unusual num- tt- -j - Particinantfl liberal accreditation 2"forverymilitary personneL The CED J 5 of for S4 semester hours a colleM worn ' the coUeg - 'urthermore, of if they do not Parts, they can re- completion ' Z,Jur in.. otmued l wu on jmea Page IN THIS ISSUE: x I Vcxldvrido wman, OOAMA t Informa-k$Zl??t0- ta tells the story liTJ .Perts stationed around W?.RU)WIDE to be we dU-of November hir wis Wn t:iki tiffs? Airmunitioiis Explosive week remove the defects. Upon receipt of the authority to machine an additional .010 inch from the brake cavity, the carriers, which would otherwise have been condemned and disposed of, were reworked and returned to service. This created an estimated first year savings of $4,417.00 for the Air Force. Also receiving recognition and payment for their "good ideas' were: Salt Lake City: Richard O. Berg Wallace it. Ketnei, sio; man, Alfred A. Chiono, $25: Vernell P. Foy, $10; Keith E. Hancock, $25; Edwin F. Jaeger, $55; Shirt B. Olson, $25; J. R. Smith, $15; and Thowald P. Thorkildsen, $10. Ogden: LaMar P. Barnes, $10; L. Dalrymple, $10; Josephine George F. Kershaw,. $5; David J. Rogers, $5; Gordon Q. Jones, $15; Cecil P. Long, $25; Dale E. Owen, (Continued on Page 16) 84 wry Featured ,AMC JJ Certificates and cash awards' amounting to $1125 have been presented to 52 Hill employees during the past month for their ideas to '' improve - Air Force'" operations. High award of $140 went to Clair T. Wayment, 820 Carne Street, Ogden, Maintenance, for a suggestion which permitted the rework and saving of a large 0 number of aircraft brake " 7,-2- 00 " - University of ww which offer tportunity. Following the face lifting process in the Paint and Cleaning hangar, the bombers will be set up on the dock system in Bldg 270, old Flight Test hangar, for modernization modifications. is rated at speeds of The 7 more than COO miles per hour and engines, is powered by two 5 eaching turning up more than a pounds of thrust. It has feet ceiling of more than 45,000 2,000 than more of and a range Coming Attraction kith Itein : officer. Krices be stripped of their black coat of paint and returned to their original shiny aluminum state. Others will have their black paint retouched and undergo various modifications. A few will have their inpaint removed and calendar aircraft. the on spections "pulled" $1125 No Mistakes- .- annual birthday Hinrichs, base Williamson, Bern! "'" r " . h- A- Merit Promotion Plan Simulated 'Alert' iiryr 4 g out a Dirmaay cane cnamoer The Ogden rrpresaiwu General Robey a bouquet ot io rows symv w invited them to luncn K Bernard (Dutch) L. 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