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Show HILL TOP TIMES OPERATIONS BRANCH Jr., is chief of the Operation Colonel Smith's military mw" Division. Titan System Support ' ' cuusiea in th. U.S. Army Air Corps. He completed flying truing, received his commission in October, 1943 then took training in and Dur' Editor's Note: This is one of logistic planning and phasing "on location" and report to tne World War II he was a member of the 40th i f a series of articles on new documents, status of system pro Operations Branch. e r """c uc compiled 22? v. orkloads and new employees visioning, preparation of analytcombat hours, flying 14 combat missions as nu The most recent "other recently transferred to Hill ical data and systems manageduties as assigned" function aircraft commander, and squadron engineerin AFB. Today's article features ment responsibility are accomto was branch plan In 1955 he was assigned to the Air Con? this officer. of the Operations Branch, Titan plished for the total weapon sys transismooth the and phase mand and Staff College in Alabama. From tem within the operations tion of personnel and equip- System Support Division.) to 1960, he was chief of Maintenance of th nil Bernardino San branch. ment from Tactical Recon Wing at Yakota, Japan. Colone Smith Col. The Operations Branch, headA. This OAM A to AM Ogden Smith's Titan experience started in 1960 with the Ballistics ed by Lt. Col. Harry E. Smith, . development and hv without Budget was accomplished Division in Inglewood, Calif. His reassignment to AFLC in Jr., acts as the right arm of the control for the division's SSM support of 1964 at Norton AFB, Calif., was still with the Titan. He has been terruption Titan System Support Manager. needs for spares, maintenSAC. to assigned as chief of the Titan Operations Branch since September Through the efforts of the three ance and repair contracts and funcabove 1965. He is a rated command pilot and has been awarded the Air . In addition to the sections of this branch the Titan modifications are centralized System Support Manager's load within this branch. tions, the division turns to the Medal and one cluster and the Presidential Unit Citation with two is lightened by tying together Operations Branch repeatedly in-to clusters. Colonel Smith and his wife, Eloise, and son, Scott, reside ' on base. admission and logistic support reresolve problem areas that The branch also performs branch. one CUSTOMER SERVICE SECTION quirements which involve other ministrative functions for the volve more than H. branches of the division. John division covering personnel acMorgan, chief of the Customer Service Section, calls This branch also serves as the home town. With his wife, Thelma, and daughter his Los Angeles Development and preparation tions, reports control, publica t r o u b 1 organization tions and forms requirements for the division. Practically all home in Layton. A married son is stationed at and control, technical library, unusual problems and subjects Fort Lewis, Washington. John joined the Armv mail control, training programs, that require responses are chan"We Rent Most Everything etc. Air of Corps in October, 1941, and served in China, charity drives, neled to it for development At and India, and the ZI before going through engneering Customer service is also an division position papers officers cadet training. Later, as an aircraft main, function of this A - -- Z tenance officer, he attained the rank of captain. important branch. Strategic Air Command, He holds the grade of lieutenant colonel in the as the customer, is serviced LEARN TO LIVE with your Ready Air Force Reserve. He also maintains a cuLocated in Ogden through Weapon System Logistic temper. You can't get rid of it rrent private pilot's license. His first job in civil U290 Wash. Blvd. Officers (WSLOs) located at by losing it. service was at Norton AFB, Calif., in 1953 as an each operational base. Cape KenCome in or aircraft accident investigator. His Titan experMorgan Diand the Systems Space nedy to 1957 when he assisted in the establishment of back dates ience PHONE 392-484- 0 WEATHERMAN to friend: vision each have logistic officers AFLC detachments in the Titan Site Activation Task Force. All who represent the Titan Division "Good morning, possibly." three Morgans sing in the choir at the First Nazarene Church in Salt Lake City where John is soloist. PLANS, PROGRAM AND BUDGET SECTION Chief of the Plans, Program and Budget Section is Lu Ortega. He originally hails from New Mexico. Thirty-tw- o months of his Air Force service time was spent in India as a supply sergeant in an aircraft repair squadron. He started his civil service career at the Rocky Mt. Arsenal in 1945. Hickam Field, Hawaii, was his next station from 1946 to 1949. He has also served at Headquarters AFLC, Norton AFB and San Bernardina A MA. Lu's Titan experience started with the BaINSTRUMENT llistic Systems Division in 1961, changing over to AFLC liaison work through March, 1965, when lie RENTAL PLAN assumed his present duties. Ortega and his wife, No. 275 Garnet, and four children live in Sunset. His two (with purchase option) hobbies are at extreme ends of the physical scalp Ortega poker and hiking. EXAMPLE INTEGRATION SECTION an Pat affable Irish Yorker, is chief of the Powers, saniIf you rent a Integration Section. Pat, his wife, Vesta, and two daughters live we used for tized instrument $15.00, Buescher "400" Cornet in Sunset. His married daughter still lives in Calrebate the Summer Fee or Lesson ifornia. Buzz, the only son, is in Gabon, Africa with You pay us the balance. the Peace Corps. After serving in the Infantry Money No. 225 from 1940 to 1943, Pat started his Civil Service Full $15.00 applies if purchase is MS a career with 1st Army Headquarters at Governors made. used Island, N.Y. Storting in 1950, Norton AFB IM his talents in Manpower and Organization, Call now for best selection of Division Operations Branch, and his present posBand Instruments, Pianos and ition with the Titan SSM. Since transferring to Buescher "400" Trumpet Hill AFB, he and his family have taken up Accordians. which skiing. He is the owner of a motor home travts ana the family enjoys on fishing, camping, Powers EXAMPLE avid an adventures. He also is a Civil War History buff and reader. used Buescher, Olds, Roth rent a new or If Operations Branch Ties Mission and Support Requirements Together for Titan Management Lt. Col. 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