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Show HILL TOP TIMES A8 November READY FOR LAUNCH How to teach a Minuteman missile to behave quickly and accurately has been the worldwide responsibility of the Missile Assembly and Maintenance Shops (MAMS) at the Ogden Air Materiel Area since 1959. The Minuteman, a three-stag- e IC6M v which defensively sits rarin' to go at five strategically located launch sites across the nation, is initially assembled at AF Plant 77 (Boeing) at Hill AFB and MAMS is responsible for repair of the entire weapon vehicle and except the guidance control units. re-ent- eiwiny attack. 1906th Communications Plays Vital The invisible but vital be ween the Control Towe M r Hill Air Force Base's Z and a pilot flying blind throj one of Utah's snowstorms is one of several communication systems maintained hv m vilian and military technician of the 1906th Communication Squadron. 2 ry While waiting for the "go" signal in its launch silo, the Minuteman is watched over by a host of technicians who continuously monitor the internal missile systems. Some systems are "on" all the time, MISSILE MOTOR REPAIR Technicians in the Missile Assembly and Maintenance Shops others are periodically switched on for inspection. at Hill AFB overhaul a Minuteman motor. If any missile component fails The electrical assemblies and of life, comparative thrust, The unit, belonging to to respond or suddenly goes and 2705th deterioration the amount of Airmunitions Wing, ground equipment are "out", the entire missile is re aerospace is dust-frein case of the world's commerthree one of firing. to largest sent reliability placed by a twin and the deThis information tells missile cially available unit of its kind. fective missile is returned to humidity - controlledcost "clean $300,-00- 0 technicians a of at what rooms" built humidity, It produces 24 million electron-voltMAMS where it undergoes "re test- temperature, and other storage with each and equipped The cycling", the process of disas devices worth $2 to $3 mil- factors are necessary to keep unit is ing check the for sembly, failure, unique in that such mathe Minuteman in ready-to-g- o repair, and final reassembly for lion. chines are usually used only for return to the site. The filtering system in these condition. After all missile , parts have research and experimentation, The first step in recycling is rooms is so sensitive that a hubeen checked and the faulty sys- not in production lines. disarming the missile so it will man hair reduced to three-tenttem replaced, the three stages would be safe to work on. It is then of its original diameter After final reassembly back at are. for weaknesses, MAMS, the entire mifesile is checked for visible defects, not pass through the filters. and its various parts cracks, or pressure lines which solid section the In another are not visible to the eye but again tested then returned to the sent to special repair shops where they are further broken fuel propellent undergoes an- could cause malfunction or throw launch site or put in storage down and tested. awaiting its turn on the line alysis to determine its length the missile x-r- ay All x-ra- dis-assemb- off-cours- ROY in ArttftA-fttfAl-flm- 'ample rAMcmo w ou 4tutH ft 9s' lot HOt TOI Prescriptions Carefully Compounded by Registered Pharmacist . . Veterinary Supplies FORT LANE SHOPPING CENTER 3 1900 WEST ROY PHONE 773-076- 7 SILVER ANNIVERSARY Roy Hatch LAYTON DRUG COMPANY Sundries 5387 SOUTH We Salute Hill Air Force Base A.F.B. CONGRATULATIONS From 376-347- communication JiTULI SILVER ANNIVERSARY . . 9:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OPEN rot) YOUR PLEASURE I MO AM o 3'OOAM rnfeya turdr II JO AM to 1 J0AM Wmter tundir HILL Phone as well as pr- SILVER ANNIVERSARY OPEN 10 A.M. TILL r3H3S3-0- 3 2783 Washington Drugs transactions ogram the type of systems needed. I 5V rm e. card-typ- taste good f 572Mn telephone switchboards, handle all Hill AFB messages and ON YOUR UTAH Always control tower equipment installed at the base. Its personnel operate the cryptographic circuits, man the HILL AIR FORCE BASE ruTJmnjiriruTJirinjirirLn Layton. Utah friendly owner Roy's Auto Repair 417 MORGAN STREET Complete Service LAYTON, UTAH FOR YOUR CAR Anything Your Car Needs We Can Do It . . . Dody Repair n e, CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations from s Hill Keepers of the communis life-linthe 1906th operates and maintains landing and navigational aids, telephone, teletype, ground radio, precision approach radar, and tion x-r- ay hs landing at Sec-tio- s. ng aircraft AFB take their instructions from the Flight Facilities of the 1906th which also acts as the final landing.Q MgVUVJ for an aircraft coming in on e, I Role Paint Front End Alignment Glass Gen. Repairs We take a personal interest In you and your car jib 7? e |