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Show HILL TOP TP.1ES Pace 10 KcADEJNJPACE Thic is the second in a series of articles fissile and space activities during the first (EdItf tflC and space progress being - la Air ... PATTERSON AFJ3, OHIO pIGlii; . Force Logistics the weapons nn" with reliable w i piibuu s (tracts ana ,JJU (Attune, v its predecessor, was Command) S' we for ible v- Air readiness regardless re- - fcurrenuj' v.o procui to exper ..spot Lction conu.- -o AFLC . had rftanecusly, tck of creating a alined system of logistics negotiate is to a neei degree 1 1 the the had support to alicnal forces using iles. Material support L responsible to opeiui cement wcx . logistics. or wornea either ieissile Tt and there were no Lc Pliability became a Lr': The Air Force could tiffed to have a million- Uar missile misfire througn in idenced Wore of lepair ims of fee The processing of Thors to England continued, until San Bernardino AMA sent off the last of 0 of the missiles March 8, 1960. Meanwhile, a cadre of San Bernardino AMA maintenance engineering personnel moved to Vandenberg AFB Aug. 4, 1C59, in support of the First Missile Squadron. Strategic Air Com mand thanked San Bernardino AMA for its contributions after the first Atlas was launched at v andenberg a month later. ft ftrsiifW -- 4. On Feb. 24, 1960, Air Force Logistic Xommandsx missik repair activities' began when- the' first Thor rocket engine arrived atlSan Bernardino for overhaul. They started Atlas repair and 'modification in September, 1960 . missiles are stored at San until they arc needed by arc then updated to fit the to which they are assigned. SUCCESS end BEST WISHES to the j AIR FA5K skill than avan- - technical m 1111 - complicated intercalled for a greater I'd be expected to be fe at all operational r TITAN i STORAGE Titan I Bernardino Air Materiel Area Strategic Air Command. They configuratien of the complexes part. a $10 of loca- - The EDPE center for missiles was opened by San Bernardino AMA, April 2, 1953. It was connected by a highspeed communications network with all other major AFLC installations, all maior and. later .industrial facilities, . ' i j ii missne wun squuurons unai launching sites. The first missile launched from Vandenberg AFC was a Thor that went up in December, 1958. The same month, the new weapon system concept fcr mis-- . silesv had a major test. Forj week or two it seemed possible that the first Thor to go to Eng land might be out oi commis sion for parts. Before the month com- - with the of tion. - brougnt were a contract -- Air Fnvr had solved the problem. group observed by the The result: The Roval Air Force received not inst a. mis In the early days a weapon system with but sile, Command let the logistics management to keep it were produced on at "GO"! All the material needoomrjonents. ed by the first Thor squadron in xjuyianu naa oeen delivered. ended, Sctardery, Aug. 29th missile "black boxes first step for re- is. Regular testing revealed "black box" was not f unc- Isirg. It then could be re- Ttd as a unit and replaced Therefore, ts. the Lich !ie spot. PLnasement logistics sup- was aided by Man electronic watchdog. 11 for of y missiles u id data processing was installed at Bernardino Air Materiel electronic p ;em(EDPE) la k Norton AFB, b the clearing Calif. It be for all transactions keep the operational a constant state of house ptics missile Ned to fees in IN NOW! MOVE W feraitv I I carnotincr. ; . workshoP' t REPRESENTING 1 carport FOR $8,930 n-- I . .i floor coverings ir'. ffafM. Fully landscaped. in SEE IJEST BUY j (J1e . . I lorn- - ,u. "w proud of. 113,000. BERKSHIRE HOSIERY . at w Other t fil CCf t . Choi. Properties Ogden Atf. HAY, Associate Let "JAMTO" Handle All of Your Travel Needs "FLY" T? TALK TRADE.' MILITARY SPECIAL FLY 50 ON LEAVE "FLY" OR PASS 50 Check With "JAMTO" for Information on Once-a-ycar-savin- gs YOUTH FARE ... $09 - 3 12 THROUGH 21 YEARS Information pairs $3.19 TOM Reservations hill afb. ext. NYECQ Tickets Call "JAMTO" KX 4.9749 t OR PLEASURE DUS1NESS on these lovely Berkshire Stocking.. all trith the famous Kyloc AVith or without scams Run Barrier at the top and toe. Reg. $1.35 i--3 C ,,ur''ex above WORLD-YID- E AND CIVILIAN MILITARY WORLD FAMOUS Jl'ST LISTED! Blvrf AIRLINES, ALL SCHEDULED tkis3.P.R linn.- - OUR Airlines Traffic Office Area. R Lij ALL k. mill Fi Lrton. fHia, w.-- r. li!if f Two workers put finishing THOR .MAINTENANCE touches to the bottom engine section of a Thor missile Materiel undergoing maintenance at San Bernardino Air ; ;; 2594 room 126 This Office Staffed by Experienced Airline Personnel .' dldg. s-ic- o. |