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Show U. S. AIR FORCE AEROSPACE POWER FOR PEACE Published by Inland Printing Company, private firm. Opinions xpremd herein by Hit publiahera and writers tra thtlr wn and are not to b considered am official expression bj the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the Department of the Air Force of the products or services advertised, fne Hill Top Times is an anofficial newspaper published every other Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill AFB, Utah. VOL. 13 JU ,tj VT NO. 11 Ogden Col. E. B. Gentry, Ogden AMA maintenance director, Memorial Day Tribute were closed this week The books the Falcon Stadium drive and campaign labeled a huge success with $13,G04.G7 contributed. on the Raymond W. Cassell, project officer for the campaign, was high in his praise of the outstanding response of Ogden AMA people in helping to build a suitable stadium Col. to house the iron power. nation's newest grid organizations listed 100 participation. An rd outstanding reco- was reported by Col. Frank L. Tenney's procurement and product- ion directorate. Including the Og- field offices, a total of procurement donors contributed for a pro-rat- a share of $i7.-- per person. Materiel Management was the first organization in the campaign to come through with a 100 percent participation. Final figures show that their 1,350 people donated $J,4 10.4.1 for a per capita den AMA 0, of $1.07. The largest organization on base, Maintenance, contributed the $4,-K3.cr- the cause with an individ- - Houghton Named v Vv jf Rt-- 4; complex near Francis E. Warren AFB, Cheyenne, Wyo. The team will spend about days inspecting and repairing electrical power generating equipment used on the missiles. The workload at the sites, said Col. Gentry, consists of checking, replacing and some repair of component parts of the huge "birds", ual average donation of $.09 for such as the guidance systems, entheir 5,093 workers. gines, and computers; repair and overhaul of site facilities, such as Highest per capita donation was powered ground equipment, air turned in by the Judge Advocate compressors, diesel engines, liquid with their 13 workers donating oxygen equipment and heating and $58.50 or an average of $4.50 each. air conditioning equipment ana This was followed by the Inspec- calibration "checkout" test equiptor General's office with an av ment. erage of $.'!.!!) turned in by their Other teams are planned by the 34 people, amounting to $135.50. Ogden AMA to service the misSupply reported 100 participa- sile sites. The teams will be rotattion with their 2,114 workers con- ed from base to base accomplishing scheduled maintenance work. tributing $130.01 at $.87 each. conThe teams will require many Airmunitions, another 100 tributor, turned in $001.70 for their different skills to do the job. Team members will be working with 432 employees at $1.12 a head. fuels and propelOther contributions included lents. Other training will be needQuality, 100, ?2G.r.O, $l.$9 per ed to supplement available skills in electronics, powered ground capita; Office of Information, l, 100, $2.30 per capita; 100, equipment, air conditioning and $2.87 per capita; Comptroller, heating. .m average; Personnel, 10005.. Most of the training for the new $175 average: ana uase um- workload will be done at Hill AFB. mander, contributing $1,001.50 The training will be par class room instruction, plus some their 2,000 workers at 0 ticipation at $1.01 average dona training at factories producing the tion. two missiles. $57.'J0 included Finnl rnort also Ogden AMA will accomplish the Red with personnel now asworkload $", RBS Squadron; from Wea signed at Hill. No new hiring of Cross; $36, Res Auditor; $7.',, a workers is anticipated. ther Dugway; and $100.75 from (See Photo on Page 3) dance. Completed highly-explosi- ve G-- 05. fr Benefit To TSgt Lee W. Houghton, Hq has been selected as aen AMA s "Outstanding 0r Consideration fn Og- - Airman" Command at the Air Association convention to w held at San Francisco, Calif., 21-2- 3. Sgt. Houghton will now compete ith nominees from 17 AMC or- its Each major command of the Air has been asked to select weir Outstanding Airman. Those nosen will renresent their com mands at the convention and be """ored.guesU of.the.AFA, together with their wiv. A main vent will be a special luncheon officials of the IL A'r Force. Force ng Houe-hta- n tm en Suggestion Queen Contest Brightens Idea Month' The most successful Suggestion history of Hill AFB has resulted in a deluge of suggestions that not only reached the dougoal of XK) ideas but almost bled it, according to Ray S. Odd, the committee's executive secreMonth in the tary. At the close of business yestersuggestions had day over been registered and clerical personnel were "up to their ears" in suggestion forms. "However, every effort is being put forth to process the windfall m as rapidly as possible and keep the suggestors informed of the status of their ideas," Mr. Odd said. It is anticipated that many thousands of dollars will be saved for the Air Force as a result of Suggestion Month 1000. One of tho highlights of the campaign has been the Suggestion Queen contest. From April 35 through May IS, every employee who submitted a suggestion had an opportunity to nominate a (Continued on Page .1) even-da- y Air Force ganizations. AMC will select 'epresentative by June 1. Ogden commander, recently E. Anderson, Minuteman progress briefing, including a for an tour of the mobile test train. Shown here with Col. Anderson, Ojf-dAMA deputy commander, General Anderson was accompanied by Brig. Gen. E. B. Cassady, director of personnel and support operations; Brig. Gen. K. C. Kockwood, deputy supply director; Brig. Gen. W. K. Graalman, deputy for procurement; Brig. Gen. F. Bell, deputy fbr maintenance engineering and Col. J. E. Miller, deputy chief of staff, among others from AMC headquarters. Successful In Recent Flights Within a OO-AM- ronntnf i , . . iaieriel Ttlinuteman Briefing for Gen. Anderson AMA visited AMC Gen. S. Six Bomarcs Compete For A MC Honor Sgt. U Generous $15,604 Vith high-ranki- f 15 Stadium Orive Sept. Vt 1 said that the first team from 1 Hill AFB will leave early in June to go to an Atlas missile Brian Hutchinson is ready with his bouquet of Memorial flowers symbolic of floral tributes and loving thoughts a nation will bestow on departed ones Monday. Brian is the son of EvaluatMaj. John J. Hutchinson, commander of the 4754th Radar ion Squadron. (Photo by A2C Stewart Bloom.) Four-year-o- ld I 1! I Materiel Area. amount 1JMJ0 AG9A- Strategic Air Command Atlas and Titan missile bases in the Western U. S. has been assigned to the Ogden Air ?1,-.20.- MAY 27, Begins Meu tttorfdoad Of Support to SAC .Missile Bases C"'?r A new workload to support! Most UTAH PUBLISHED AT KAYSV1LLE, m ""missioned officer with broad (Continued on page .) period, maue success! ui mgnis over in Kglin Gulf Test Ilange off the Florida coast. This good news was greeted with enthusiasm by Ogden AMA which has logistic support of the IM-i- 0 Bomarc. The importance of these Bomarc was underlined by testi- -. firings . i. t. - rx. L!. i oi oiaii uenerai inomas u. wniie lefore the U.S. Senate Committee on appropriations. General White said that an cs Hcntial part of the Air Force' Air Defense system involved use of Bomarc Missile Squadrons. He . .. . means a vote lor t.mi EMh suggestion submitted told the congressional committee BMl1Son Queen candidates are (left to right) Karen Kruitbosch. that "continuous technical evahuf your OTn'"l,s Adams, Maintenance; Janet Jarvls, Personnel fCofrtinned d Plan- - and M.n.feme.t. Page ?) C.-..i .- i mmm'-"-'"- ROYALTY - If 1'" SSef'M.Sment; MX a Administration; ano yNft,X'.f :t |