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Show Page Hill Top Times 4 Air Force CURRENTPOUfy nn my report Personnel Data computerized editorial Offin Offlco of Information, Bldg. Offlco Salt Lak; Advrthlng 277-69J- 1 202 But. 732 I, 520 1 102. Room MorModla Salot, Inc. 354 North Main, Lofton, Utah. 376-551- System to enhance the overall management of its people. Key elements of information vital to the control and assignment of human resources at the highest echelons of command were reported through electronic channels to the decision-makin- g authority. The system since has been greatly improved and now encompasses a broad range of personnel information from which Air Pnrrtt nnsrlmrt nf rtafanta fleeting them. For detail tee AF Policy Leu., I Ail w 'w mp UD (u, . . (An AFNSFeature) a How important is airpower in achieving U.S. objectives i It is too early to assess fully the value of ' ne current the war, but some facts from the war f pha , observations by journalists are worth reviewing. uraig K. wnitney wrote trom Saigon on May 18 in a Mmi, Vnrlr Timoc- rePrt to the S have been credited in to hold off determined enemy attacks not only on An I 2 ut3 missions were flown on May 11 to repel a North ViPt'm, miles north of Saigon, but in Kontum Province in thP hS fe push6 "glands and near Hue as well-- on all three fronts. "Last month, they flew on two raids near Haiphong Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam, the deepest inside the North thS, if Mar gone. A 2 strike just this last Tuesday near An Loc kilie 400 North Vietnamese soldiers,, destrovpd a tank tnm Lvu ai iniery unA two antiaircraft guns, the United States command reported uJL lma3. V onor "Woll r,mr half tho nnrnl: reported v. since fhp of March have been credited to American and Tl began at the end Vietnamese airpower, and the 2 has accounted for a maior "Jnareol these, according to senior officers here." Robert B. Hotz, Aviation Week and Space TechnnW observed on May 22: "The escalation of the war by North Vietnam new phase of sophistication with weapons has product an unexpected counter by U,S. airpower with a degree of effectives that must be a surprise to the enemy. Since last Easter Sunday Vietnam became a different war fought with new weapons and tactics The results may eventually prove to be equally surprising to the pundits who fail to of rri S 'B-52- B-5- Force management can render personnel decisions. Emphasis has been on an increased capability to arrive at the best possible decision based upon current and timely information related to each individual. The computer, per se, has always been considered as a tool of management. As such, it provides managers with a rapid method of screening the total force structure to determine which individuals best meet the select criteria. The manager then reviews the total record of individuals and carefully New weapons and tactics resulting from the accelerated air war have applies human judgement factors significance not only in this war but in evaluations of strategy to be used to arrive at his decision. The Air elsewhere in the future. The unprecedented or accuracy of Force is constantly refining and "smart" bombs and airborne sensors now being used by U S improving upon its automated aircraft is making interdiction far more effective than before. ECX1 Perosonnel Data System. (electronic countermeasures) equipment is proving highly effective The inclusion of even more against densely placed Soviet-mad- e air defense systems-- a fact of advanced and sophisticated significance to proponents of strategic manned bombers. Introduction by computer techniques within the the North Vietnamese of the Soviet infrared-seekinshoulder-fireU.S. to missile management decision-makin- g similar the makes a front line Strela, Redeye launcher, structure is underway. During the Communist infantryman a match for slower close support aircraft and development of advanced per- helicopters. It can affect decisions on the selection and use of U S. aisonnel data systems, Air Force Will rcraft in the future. continue to exploit those features An official spokesman at the Pentagon said on May 23 that pilots were of electronic technology which will pleased with the success of guided weapons they have been maximize our opportunity to on some of the railroad bridges which are very difficult service people. (AFNS) targets. They did utilize one of those on the fuel dumps the other day in which they were specifically interested in hitting some specific fuel tanks. They are continuing their efforts on all of the transportation system and they are continuing their efforts on the fuel facilities, pipeline and storage areas. They will be hitting some of the other targets such as the powerplants, and some of the industrial facilities that support provide South. Those into the of North powerplants the effort military for power for the air defense system and for the communication system, areas things like railroad yards and transhipment points and warehouse and army barracks, etc. This effort will continue in a major way." Earlier in the campaign, Fred S. Hoffman, Associated Press military writer, quoted an Air Force general who cautioned against making hasty campaign. He judgments on the effectiveness of airpower in the current said the answers may come only "after the battle has reached its decisive Safe, sure pay HQ AFLC - Vacation time? While you are away, will you worry about your paycheck lying unprotected in the mailbox at home? Will you cut your trip short and rush back to make sure your paycheck falls into just the right hands - namely yours? Recent figures show that a little more than 50 per cent of Air Force Logistics Command personnel could be concerned about their paychecks when they go on vacation. That's how many haven't taken time to protect their pay be having it sent directly to a financial inst iitution by composite check. This method is simple and safe, and it eliminates the inconvenience and concern when your check doesn't arrive on time. If it is late, you must wait until the next mail to see if the delay is only temporary. If the check doesn't arrive then, you must go to the Accounting and Finance Office notice before a substitute check can be and prepare a issued. Days of delay can result before you get your check under these circumstances. Why chance it? The financial institution receives the composite check before the normal pay day, and your pay is guaranteed to be in your account on pay day. All types of financial institutions - credit unions, savings and loan associations, banks - participate. In AFLC, figures indicate that Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area at Tinker AFB, Okla., will have the most carefree vacationers; 57 per cent of the installation's total population have taken advantage of the program. San Antonio Air Materiel Area at Kelly AFB, Tex., and the n 2750th Air Base Wing at AFB, Ohio, each have half of toral their population participating. Have a carefree vacation! Make arrangements now to have your pay mailed to a financial institution. Just get a DD Form 1560 from your pay office, fill it out, sign it and send it back. That's all it takes. ( AFLCNS) nt Wright-Patterso- Capsule law The fact that you are a member of the military service on active duty does not mean that you can move and break a lease whenever you feel so inclined. Many servicemen find themselves in a real bind when they present permanent change of station orders to their landlords. PCS orders and a military clause in your rental agreement may mean an easier time of things when you do have to make a move. Be sure that your lease contains a "military clause" you sign it! Don't expect every landlord to be reasonable when you get a tgransfer. He stands to lose income when you move. When you sign a lease you are entitled only to those things which are contained in it.What the landlord said he might do doesn't count. What is in writing is what counts! ( AFNS) CHAPLAIN'S B-5- . f, Soviet-supplie- d laser-guide- TV-guid- wl THE TOPSIf l JUNE stage." "It is fair to say that 11 I if it . 1 na s.':-u- What's your moral code? carry your moral code within you. You have built it up through the of years your development in your family and among your friends. Out of all that you have learned is good or bad, right or wrong, you have fashioned a set of limits for yourself that is known as your conscience. Your conscience lets you depart only slightly from appropriate conduct before it pulls you up short with its "Still, small voice" within you. You feel a nagging sense of unworthiness when you behave in ways that deep within yourself you do not approve. Or you halt yourself at the brink of temptation with the realization, "My conscience won't let me do it." These built in restrictions are absolutely necessary, not only for the well being of society, but for the emotional stability of the individual himself. It is the sense of sin and guilt that plunges us into the kind of emotional illness that is our own personal "hell on earth." brakes. In its positive aspects, it Conscience is more than built-iof wheel It guides you safely dow n the your personality. steering becomes the road that leads to the kind of lifeyou want to have. It frees you to become your own true self by setting boundaries for free wheeling con- n d hadn't been for airpower Hue would have fallen by now, or at least there would have been fighting ins'JJf to blunt already," he said. "It is safe to say airpower did serve it canrw ground, hold cannot Vietnamese attacks earlier. Airpower enemy the move in and capture ground. All it can do is wear away to oouat time supplies, limit his mobility and affect his morale. It takes suppi. to gather especially in a situation where the enemy has been able and troops for quite some time in a sanctuary above the DMZ. and bombers h Airpower is, of course, much more than fighters cargo-aw and eludes the very essential air transport of people LL .i, reconnaissance, air rescue, aeromedical evacuation and the aeaa. refueling spotter aircraft, psychological warfare, C-- l 19s. and Force gunships converted from all in its forms for tneuiuew 1972 in will be judged Airpower contributions to an acceptable settlement in Southeast Asia. lia SI CORNER You d ed g, By Chaplain (Maj.) Kenan Morris r - . editor-in-chie- s .. contt. iVf2 vunimiAii. B-5- 9 ADVERTISING fOlfCY tvorythlng advrtlfd In this publication mutt bo mod. avallablo for purchato, uto or patronago without ngard to tho roc, crood, color, national origin or ton of tho purchator, utor, or patron. A conflrmod violation or rcNon of thli policy of equal opportunlHo$ by an advrHtor will rotult In tho rofusal to print odvorHiIng from thai sourc. stop-payme- u U 11 QUESTION: Does the Air Force manage its people by computer? ANSWER: No, but in October 1963, Air Force implemented a duct. Within the limits of acceptable bounds, you become free to express to be. yourself, and to become the person you envisage yourself Conscience allows you to move freely among olncrs' ccfP,mn. acceptable because you can be trusted. The unrestrainedbounos oyspT. taneously acting out his impulses is forcibly kept within i parents. They keep him in his play pen, or remove him boauj control to 'm": Only when he learns danger with a quick "No-No.- " v he free from this constant supervision. So it is as you mature. mn) are ready to assume responsibility for your own behavior, you are i live your own life without too many externally imposed restrictions, guidelines are within yourself - in the form of your conscience. noiier Goodness consists not in moral perfection, nor in being iLiicvCS thou." The religious individual tries, sometimes sometimes incompletely, to live up to his moral standards. He oi i that there are rules to the game of life that stem from the nature a u itself. He calls these eternal truths the will of God. He finds the n'g . . meaningful satisfaction in attempting to live up to has ooa. of child a as that belief his that he knows. His faith rests upon a future worth strving toward, so long as he lives. .......... j j j j |