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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 28 February 7 TAKE TRAINING AT HILL AFB Fo ireogim AFOffocers Enjoy Utah Tour By Virginia C. Strong contributed a great slogan in "Bonito!" "Bir Bahargunu!" And beautiful it was, with Imp the sky a technicolor blue above the dazzling white of Timpano- gas lying in effigy. The three Air Force men from Turkey, Venezuela and Chile, who were standing on the steps of Brigham Young University's Administ ration building had been given a rare brilliant winter day for their tour of "the different world of Utah." Capt. Gungor Tuncel, a supply officer with the Turkish Air Force at Istanboul, TSgt. Oscar Montenegro from Mara-caVenezuela, and Sergeant Luis Nunez Araya from Santiago, Chile, are three of the approximately 300 foreign personnel who have been assigned to Hill AFB for training under the Military Assistance program in the last nine years. y, GUESTS FROM THREE COUNTRIES Fitz Chalmers, Military Personnel Foreign Training Officer, briefs foreign Air Force personnel trained at Hill AFB, before the day-lon- g tour starts for Utah points of interest. Trainees are (left to right), Sgt. Luis Nunez Araya, Chile; TSgt. Oscar Montenegro, Venezuela; and Capt. Bungor Tuncel, Turkey. From 22 Countries The men have come from 22 traincountries for tours or orientation ing lasting from eight to 12 weeks. Fitz Chalmers, Military Personnel's Foreign Training Officer, has seen that these visitors have their technical training larded with informal visits on-the-jo- his comment on Hill operations. It was: "For one dollar much Air Force." Sergeant Nunez, also an man, trains in precision measuring equipment, as does Sergeant Montenegro. The former described himself as "a happy bachelor", but he was counting off the days till he would be back home. Lucky Sergeant Montenegro had brought his wife and three children to the United States, and they are waiting for him in Denver where the three men all had training sessions at Lowery AFB. 11-ye- ar Years Service Sergeant Montenegro is an instructor in radio operation with 14 years on his Air Force career. All three are serious about their jobs, and all three expressed appreciation for the friendly attitude of the Hill workers in helping them to learn the operation. At the Capitol, the first stop 14 day-to-d- ay on this typical tour Mr Donald introduced the vWtlt to J. Dean Hill, the Repub representative from Mr. Hill took time tween committee meeting 7n explain briefly the history of Utah's statehood and the pro. cess of law as it works in thP legislature. Next was the visit to 3,000.student Utah Technic! College. President Jay L Nel son gave the Hill AFB party a quick survey of the 22 areas of training that are given in the institution. He described the college as having a two-fol- d purpose: to teach new skills for business and industry, and those already learned. state-operat- ed up-grad- e Visit College In the beautiful new at modern 4600 S. Redwood Road, the party were shown by complex Walter White, printing instruc-tor- , and Willoughby Heyward, (Continued on Page 29) b . Pf m 1 yyryy- ' I .," to homes, schools, news mediums, sports events, farming and industrial areas and local t vA I -- ( s ': o jsJill y,?- 1 - & fie-- . ))) OFFSET PRINTING AT UTAH TECH Walter White (sec-on- d from left), printing instructor at Utah Technical College, explains the new Royal Zenith 23 press to Air Force visitors. Willoughby Heyward, student printer, assists. i J V lLJ I tjJ ON B.Y.U. CAMPUS Captain Tuncel and Sergeants from South America explore the campus as guests of the school's tour guide, Collin Allen. Here 57 countries have students enrolled. government facilities. The Foreign Training Office plans the above activities as well as the housing, pay and technical training and their welfare in general. Marilyn J. Cordon handles the myriad of administrative details in the office that are related to the students' activities while they are on the base. Train at Hill The foreign officers' work is mainly in the fields of supply and in precision calibration techniques at Hill AFB. They will return home and pass on their new knowledge to their own Air Force personnel.. The day tours, which go out to northern Utah points of in terest with each new group of students, cover a variety of things, some unique to the region, of which Utahns are very proud. Guide for the tours is the genial and entertaining Russell McDonald, Special Education Officer of Utah Technical College under contract with the Air Force for the service. The tour that hfe conducted last Friday was blessed with a brilliant sunshine obviously appreciated by the foreigners from warmer climes. Captain Tuncel, who has 11 years with the Turkish Air Force, has been impressed with Hill's Supply systems, and is almost reverent in his regard for the funding scheme known as "Prime GO". Y y w ' r ... .,.,..,.r 1 w i. - a j 1 y i 7 1 TYPICAL TOURISTS The three foreign officers take pictures for the folks back home at the Utah State Capitol grounds. C Fast Information He said that the computerized methods of getting "much fast information" is something he hopes to see installed throughout the Turkish Air Force. Inadvertently Captain Tuncel AT TEMPLE SQUARE Russell McDonald, (second frJJ snuriM duration officer conducted the day-lon- g concludes it with a visit to tour, Mormon Tabernacle. His tourists pause respectfully before left) Utah world-famou- s TM-hni'r- CoIIpcto Tabernacle organ. |