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Show JHILiJL rage lz TUf TIMES Juy 7, i9G1 g ,&4F in Europe Making Major Command Changes matters Hq. United States Air Forces in Great Britain for policy the Europe currently is making major and area support concerning U. S. other and Forces S. Air U. command changes that will place in as the past." the under operagencies all tactical wings ational control of the Seventeenth Air Force effective July 1. a' The major action in the "nvolves the transfer of tactical wings based five T Vom Third Air Force in r .ith Air Force, head- to at Itamstein, Germany. quau. Eleven Tactical Units This means that the Seventeenth will boast a strike force in England, France, Germany, Italy and Libya of 11 tactical units, including six tactical fighter wings, two tactical reconnaissance wings, a tactical bomb wing, a tactical guided missile wing, and an air defense divi- Reason Why The reorganization of USAFE has been under study since September and is part of the overall Air Force effort requested by Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, to streamline, simplify, or eliminate command functions which duplicate or overlap each other. USAFE manpower requirements at headquarters will be reduced by more than 300 military and civilian jobs. There will be no physical transfer of units involved in the command organization. sion. The reorganization will simplify Third Air Force headquarters will remain at South Ruislip, Eng- Air Force and NATO command land, "continuing to function as channels for both peace and wax-timissions. the single point of contact in reor-ganiz- . What's Cooking? me Military eooka (left to right) SSgt. Frederic L. Cook, A2C Jerry A. Farmer and A2C Kent N. Gwtrt. for Capt. Phil R. Young and Maj. Robert V. Thornblad. The occasion wu ney serve up a tasty, treat training course for cooks assigned to the Food Services Branch ii completion of the annual two-weOn "graduation day" base military personnel were invited tt conditions. field preparing meals under MM-mas visitors: meaL Results, a sample good!" reported by ek Gen. McNickle New AFLC Supply Director ' , ' -- v Has New Look The Accounting and Finance Division has taken on the appearance of a modern bank which in reality it is with a recent "face lifting." Where visitors to the division were formerly confronted by small, barred windows through which they passed their records, they are now greeted by a shining formica counter, services, and smiling clerks like Mrs. Arminta Rose, above. The division performs all services related to pay certification of travel funds, processing of travel advances and vouchers, processing of military pay records, issuance of "casual" payments, and complete paying and collecting services for the installation. open-windo- - Caught!! on to Something NEW" Major General Marvin L. McNickle, Director of Materiel for Tactical Air Command, will be come Air Force Logistics Command's Director of Supply, General McNickle succeeds Major General Frank A. Bogart, who left for Washington, D. C, April 1, to become Acting Comptroller of the Air Force. In the interval until General McNickle arrives, Brigadier General R. C. Rockwood, AFLC's Deputy Director of Supply, will be Acting Director of Sup ply. ' In his new position, General McNickle will hae responsibility for operating a world-wid-e system equipped to furnish any one or all of 1,700,000 different kinds of items to any Air Force activity in the world. AFLC's supply is the warehouse of the entire Air Force. Born at Doland, South Dakota, General McNickle received his bachelor of science in business administration from the University of South Dakota in 1936. He entered the U. S. Army's Flying Cadet program and received his , wings in 1937. , During World War II, the general served in England, Italy, North Africa and Corsica from June, 1942, to April, 1914. From 1944 to 1946 he was stationed at Washington, D. C. In 1946 he became chief of Administration and Plans in the Engineering Division at Headquarters, Air Materiel the 314th Troop Carrier Wing at at Washington, D. C, from J941. Sewart Air Force Base, Tenn., 44 with the Services of Supply, prior to being named Director of later the Army Service Forces. Materiel for TAC at Langley AFB, In November, 1944, he went t Virginia. He was promoted to the Moscow, U.S.S.R., as a logistic temporary rank of major general planner for the U. S. Military February 20, 1961. Mission. He returned to Wash, General Bogart is a native of ington in June, 1945, and served Warren, Pa., and was graduated in Alaska as J-- 4 of the Alaska from the United States Military Joint Command in 1947. He was Academy in 1931, when he was Executive Officer for the Deputy commissioned a second lieutenant Chief of Staff, Materiel, Head in the Coast Artillery. He .served quarters, U. S. Air Force, in m in the Philippines from 1932-3and until August, 1949, when be and in the Panama Canal Zone entered the National War College, from He was stationed graduting in ioo. 5, 1938-194- 0. MORGAN SPRINGS No Entrance Charge Where , Command. . to Go for (FM - In August, 1951, he went to Europe, and returned in 19.j3 to attend the Air War College, from which he was graduated. 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