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Show HILL TO? TIMES 22" Wig November INSTANT SERVICE No Worries for Military Pilots Flying Utah Skies; Super, Service Awaits Them at Hill Voodoo The pilot of an on skies Utah zooming through a mission drops down onto this airbase runway for a refueling and service stop. Even before he touches down, members of the Transient Alert Section spring into action. A "Follow-me- " truck prepares to lead him to? the transient ramp where gas trucks, oxygen and maintenance carts are waiting. F-1- cross-count- 01 ry aircraft attendant An posi- tions the aircraft and several other experienced men start to work checking oil, oxygen and hydraulic fluids. The drag chute, used to slow the aircraft as it and refuellands, is ing is completed. If no maintenance is necessary, the pilot can be back in the air in less than 40 min- utes. A considerable amount of minor, unscheduled maintenance is provided by mechanics of the Transient Alert Section. Should additional maintenance be re quired, the "bird" will be sent to the Field Maintenance Branch of the Base Aircraft Main tenance Division. Some 1,350 transient aircraft a month set down on the Hill AFB runway. These include "LOGAIR" planes under contract to the Air Force to carry cargo for the Ogden Air Materiel Area, which is commanded by Maj. Gen. T. Alan Bennett. Among the variety of propel ler and jet aircraft that came in recently for service were Canadi ants and mechanics to service a Nebraska and maintain many different an 3 jet trainers, RF-84F and kinds of airplanes. Guard Air National Marine helicopters, which were Big, fast aircraft such as the on Johnson President Starlifter and the older attending an Idaho visit. Cargomaster which fly the During that period two Air Force Minuteman. ICBM to members of the Transient silo sites from Hill AFB also Alert Section .were sent to land here for service. Pocatello, Idaho, to service The foreman also said that the the President's aircraft, "Air aircraft not handled by his sec Force One." The men are: tion are those of the 945th Troop A1C Robert Arklie and A3C Carrier Group (Reserve), 4677th Danny Porter, now assigned Defense Systems Evaluation to other duties since the secSauadron; and the 28th Military tion has changed from miliAirlift Squadron. tary to civilian personnel. In the event that a disabled There are 37 men in the sec aircraft should land on the Hill tion headed by John S. Mortnn AFR runwav. the Transient; general flight line foreman. This Alert Section would assist in section is in the Field Main clearing the runway with special t tenance Branch of the Base equipment including air inflated T-3- C-1- 41 C-1- 33 rj iiEiViviiiu lien iueivm tawrence, Transient Ai- rcraft Section mechanic, checks oil of transient jet aircraft at Hill AFB, one of the more than one thousand a month that lands on the base runway. T-3- 3 Air-craf- Maintenance Division ; lifting bags. Wood is the division R. L. Maj. Or if a jet fighter with chief. "hot" guns should land, the The word "alert" in the aircraft will be towed by TAS Transient Alert Section has an attendants to an area where important meaning, according to Mr. Morton, because these men must be wide awake physically and mentally at all times. the guns point into a hillside and can do no harm until they are "cleared." So no matter what problems face a military pilot jetting i through Utah skies he can rell knowing that he can contact tl Hill control tower and set "bird" down for service it might "They have to take the same physical examination given pilots," the foreman said. "Men working with bottled oxygen, pressurized air and high powered fuel must be in top condition." Another important requisite for these specialists is familiari ty with a large number of aircraft. It takes versatile attend- - any kind need. "tim r m KANSIENT O ALERT TOP OF THE HILL .z.,r service Three members of the Transient Alert Section give speedymechanic INSTANT SERVICE Lawrence to 3 jet trainer that dropped into Hill AFB for fuel. They are Melvin to right), at me on aircraft; Michael C. Wilmoth and Ralph Pierce, aircraft attendants (left ar-- j . T-3- rp,n Li oxygen cart. . Paid Political Adv. by Weber County Young Democrats Abbirt Abernethy Adams Addabbo Anderson, Tenn. Andrews, Glenn Andrews, N. D. Annunzio BURTON, I Bandstra Baring SPECIAL! 34 Till NOV. fort $1050 tn, lytn 376-294- Hillgat 5 Shp1nf Cirtr J lii-v'v- Belcher Bell Beffs - Bingham Blatnik B Rrum Ciil Broyhill, N.C. Broyhill, Va. employee pay "' fi&7X KEITH MELVILLE 7aJP i WILL BE THERE c ,; l WHEN YOUR ' Brock Brooks Broomfield INTERESTS vi pSSHSEGHMIfr Buchanan Burkt AUDRENE Salon of Beaity S. Baffin Beckworfh Brademas Bray S Aiidrene's 100 Bates Boggs Boland Boiling Bow FROSTIN' & STREAKIN' Reg. $16.00, now , Barrett Bennett Berry Bill 1 Baldwin John S. Morton, general flight line TOP OF THE HILL foreman of the Transient Alert Section (left) discusses an assignment with mechanic Glenn L. Jensen, as the coordinating vehicle, "Able One," stands by for immediate use at Hill AFB. OCT. (Here is the result of the House roll call vote on the federal Ashmore Ayres P AT NT House Roll Call Vote on Pay Raise Arends Ashbrook Ashley UTAH-ABSE- Enroll now in Audrene's E'cole de Beaute, 376-423- 6 Burton, Calif. Byrne, Pa. Byrnes, Wis. Cabell Cahill Callan Callaway Cameron oA pAi;Srl Ark Kv Weber County Young Democrat 7, V 6 n |