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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 10 14, i Support Important at Minuteman launch Sites A AAA Ogden February By MURRAY M. MOLER , Associate Editor, Ogden y Standard-Examin- er MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. The men of America's rapidly growing Minuteman missile wings owe a lot to Utah and freely admit it. nuclear-tippe- d They realize that their slender, solid-fue- l, g missile is assembled at the Air plant 77 at Hill Base. Air Force tels or rooming houses during They know that many of the their comparatively sparse off n a j o r components of their hours. But most of their waking Thiokol's first stage time is spent at the sites or in "bird" and Hercules' second stage in the support facilities 'at Malm-stroare manufactured particular AFB. in Utah plants. Typical of the temporary And they are fully aware that duty parties was the group that they can call on a corps of high- boarded an Air Force C54 at ly - skilled Utah - based techni- Hill AFB on a recent cold, cians when their help is neces- windy Monday morning. The six men had a variety of sary to keep their complex three to modify launching and control facilities assignments condition. in an electric motor generator inAs a result of these close stallation at a control capsule links between Utah and the Min- site, two to improve capsule air uteman bases, there is a steady conditioning and the sixth to fiow of men and material be- modify signal coding equipment. HELP FROM HILL AFB Checking over air conditioning equipment at Alpha Control i tween the Ogden area and the In the group were Billy Liles, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, are three technicians from Ogden AMA on tempo, air bases where the "Instant 70 North Terrace Dr., ClearICBM" is already operational field; Robert Moore, 2185 W. rary duty. Workers are (left to right) Garth Rohde, Myron Adair, and Billy liles. 5075 South, Roy; Loyal C. Lay-toor being installed. You could tell from the friend"We couldn't get better supColonel Henney's been around 5082 S. 550 West, WashingFirst Detachment the of out Air than of we ly, eager port get greetings Ogden, the Air Force quite a while. So The first Minuteman detach- ton Terrace; Garth Rohde, 3430 Force technicians that the visit- is the way Colonel Henney puts he Adair, Myron Quincy, MisOgden; speaks from experience ment, the 341st Strategic ing Utahns were more than we- it "This applies not only to sile Wing of the Strategic Air 701 Sterling Dr., Salt Lake City, lcomeboth as colleagues and the still talking about when, support we expect to get Command, became operational and Albert Rohrbach, 2108 W. friends and as the men who from the command but also to help from the Ogden a little over a year ago at Malm- 3825 South, Roy. Mr. Adair, Mr. Rohrbach and could improve the base's opera- the individuals sent up here to Air Materiel Area, he added, strom Air Force Base just outwork." "I've never seen any better!" Mr. Rohde work in Materiel tional effectiveness. l. side Great Falls in afternoon after first Their Hill Management directorate at Montana. AFB. The rest are Maintenance arrival was spent talking 150 have The wing's missiles with the Malmstrom officers employees. been fully ready since last July directorate ' All had made Montana trips and men, getting the jobs 3 and the civilian contractors ' knew about the lined up. who' built the launcher silos, in before. They and had the clothing in Early the next morning, derndcrground control capsules weather to prove their knowledge. spite a blowing snowstorm on and associated installations hand also had packages and the Montana prairie, five of They have moved on to other bases. kits of instruments for the jobs them were at Alpha 1, the The second launch control site about 35 had to do. wing is at Ellsworth AFB, they 2'4-hoeast of Great Falls where On miles northbound the Rapid City, S.D., also equipped to work on the motor were men of the they with 150 Minuteman missiles. plane trip, a couple One read books or generator or air conditioner. magazines. Tjvo flights of 10 missiles The sixth, Mr. Layton, stayed at he recovered until each have officially been report- catnapped in base to modernize coding of from the an airsickness attack THEY SING ed operational at Minot AFB in over the test Conti the air gear. equipment bumpy Dakota. North IN A SMART NEW WAYS When the tasks were completwill Vn fnriniiH vaa.. wini'c vaaaa.a nf nental Divide. fy Missile But 341st were the all ed, the time, they Strategic Grand Forks, N.D., Air Base, Whvteman AFB near Sedalia, talking about their assignments 'Wing was a notch more capable conferring informally about jof carrying out its deterrent Mo. and Warren AFB at Chey the problems ahead and dis- - functions of being ready to fire enne, Wj'o, u new or better ways of its Minuteman missiles should cussinir ,.. :. audi at: 1 tittauc ,1 h in Liic,.nnna.4;An. correcting the problems they'd tms become necessary in de- fense of our country. between the 341st at Malmstrom been called to curb. Are (he Hill AFB workers from Maintenance personnel and' the support personnel and Make the most of the 3 list Wing met them at appreciated? Ask Col. Max 'the facilities centered around Utah's plane-sid- e fair weather ahead by outfitting Y. llenney, wing vice when the C54 pulled Hiill AFB, h ome of the Ogden a Malmstrom at ramp. Akirj Materitv Area, are many up yourself with a pair or two anu; close. of these beautifully made Missiles thai need overhauling are returned to Hill from luxuriously comfortable Malmstrom, as they are or shoes! Do it today! will be from the other five 2001 Utah North Main, Sunset, banes. 4 PHONE But in addition to basic mis7 A.M. to 8 P.M. Closed Sundays Open Daily sile! support, both Malmstrom $Wc ond Twm Wing Tf and Ellsworth depend upon Ogin Imported Celhkin BARGAINS MEAT techden Air Materiel Area for nical support. 34 IB Meat As a result, almost every day technif the year at least one 9 lb Beef Steak 8 lb Ground Ilcef from cian usually several 5 lb Pork Steak lb lieef Itoasls 6 Hill AFB is on temporary duty 3 lb :i lb Short Ribs Sausage at the Great Falls base or in one of the 165 holes the 150 launchFREEZER SPECIAL er silos and 15 control capsules 1 67 tjiat dot the terrain weft, V2 GRAIN FED BEEF . Malmstrom. north and cast of Force-Boein- m i ' war-readine- ss n, Malm-Strom- 's : north-centra- fully-operation- al ur north-centr- PRIWGJ al 1 ma a 11 a v mj J ' i, I .11111-- ' hIA AG1G i "SfJy.J sis 1 OSJ'S MEATS 825-837- of $23" - for $16 16 j Some TDY Trips are for assignments only a day, giving special advice or making repairs beyond thej capability of the 341st Wing's own military crews. Other j'TDYV temporary duties last a month or six weeks. Sometimes the Utah technicians and engineers drive to Montana from Utah, particularly If the task is lengthy. On other occasions they f ly in commercial or Air Force planes. They stay in Great Falls bo- - Cut, Wrapped and Frozen 1 HINMlUAKTEIt OF GRAIN FEB BEEF Cut, Wrapped and Frozen MEAT LOAF SPECIAL 4 LC GKOUHD AND 3 LB C Bos. 3-E- . MOC. YE $20'5 . Ml47 per Month for 6 moa. $189 o::f PQ3K Ground Beef . STEAK BtoLh for per 4 Round IB Jj) 100 (fit 2444 Washington Blvd. Open Friday Nights Till 9 TOE |