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Show HILL TOP TIMES 3, 1972 Page iSovei Zwe abiryc ken ft Alaska 23 o Materiel Management gives worldwide support to Air Force combat aircraft for Iran, Korea. Israel, Spain, Greece, Australia and Turkey. During the l0s, Voodoo was the mainstay of the Air Force air defense forces. It is still used bv Air Force, ADC and ANG and is extensively employed by Canada. Invader is The has division also management responsibility for silver recovery, gold flow, general defense intelligence and chairmanship of the Photographic and Reconnaissance Equipment Advisory Group. Specialized support is also given to the National Aeronautical Space Agency, Department of the In- currently Its combat tradition goes back to the early World War II days. It was used in Korea and terior Southeast Asia. Some are maintained in flyable storage in Arizona. The last United States Air Force was delivered to the Smithsonian Institute for permanent display. Some are still used by Latin American air forces. B-2- (! Sensors Reconnaissance and Photographic Equipment Item Management Division has the record for the most moves; from Aerospace facilities (Iving 4 I r. n n At. V n ! 1aia0 a nin In m a may ui nil jiauuuai uuara Iiarivg Jiwica a and organizations. ANG flys 28 types of aircraft and has 4 units and 12 units flying ii. - Jeantieiie jVC F-- ft " F-10- 1. n r. IOrion serves as ucjjuij director for logistics, Minuteman A SC. He aiso System Program. AFLC Minuteman represents the on logistics System Manager ' i mfn 45 3( Mrt Experiences torn F Invif.r RF-- 4 and Voodoo Phan- A B-2- 6 i- -. m-cui- (ADC). The power and maneuverability of the Phantom was the basis of its selection by the I nunderDirds, trie Air Force demonstration team, In addition, it is the primary 1 I :0SlWt ' AFB, Ohio, to Brookley AFB, Ala., in 1951; from Brookley to Olmsted AFB, Penn., in 1961;' and from Olmsted to Hill AFB in 15. Some of the most exotic sensor devices are found in the division's inventory. These, in use or under development, include lasers and infrared, television and viewfin-ders- , Wright-Patterso- Ihn ih. nr iooii u win pm i ui become Aerospace ueiense tommana Aircraft aircraft - F RF-10- 1 n ro m irnnn mi. uwu&vu Kir Aircraft division. uver z.uuu rnanioms arc in operation by TAC, Alaskan Air Command, Air Force, ANG, Pacific Air Forces, AFSC and gained inrougn mis arrangement have principles within the Department for all weapons of Defense sterns, Three 1 , n Environmental and Protection Agency. $2.5 billion inventory Ammunitions manages and gives logistic support on all ammunitions used in Air Force weapons systems. non-nucle- This includes ar computing requirements for Air Force, other Department of Defense activities and the International Logistics Program. The division arranges for storage and distribution of munitions in quantities necessary to meet and maintain established stock levels. A worldwide inventory valued at about $2.5 billion with an annual buy of about $1 billion is kept. the airmunitions are controlled - mi throughout development, procurement, production, maintenance and supply. This includes Safety and Explosive Ordnance Disposal management. Tests are constantly being conducted on all conventional munitions from the common .22 caliber cartridge to the 15,000 pound bomb. These range in size from the "thumb-nail- " squibs to "tank-car- " Minuteman motors. About 375 munition tests are made each year to cut the cost of For Air Force expenditures. over saved motor testing example, $700 million in the Minuteman missile program. Focal point Expending an annual budget of $53 million, Landing Gear Training Equipment is the logistic focal point for training equipment items, for aircraft tires and tubes including selected items for Army and Navy usage, and for all lanand ding gear except C-5- OV-10- A-7- D . The range of training equipment (Continued on p. 21) i. image intensifiers, target signature evaluators, sidelooking radar mappers, moving target indicators and other sensors. Presently, the division has about 18,000 active items. immmm-- - CONFERENCE Capt. Michael Saitta (right). Col. William M. Harris IV. and Capt. Robert Shinpaugh review the Joint Conventional Ammunition Production plan. r r r- itaSLix rtMER - Tauline L if --' - l Lindley John. Phylls Allred. Barbara Seymour, Darlene Pearce (back row left to right). and Carnlvn Call. Data Product Division, route communications traffic. My role as Director of Materiel Management is enhanced Accuse of the calibre of personnel who di'ectorote's dero to comprise the r' workforce. Their professional knowledge, personal excel, and themfar ab0Vo ft dedication to the Air Force mission place the average group of employees. -- Col. Bill - Beatie A Minuteman missile is launched at Vandenberg AFB, AIRBORNE Calif. Ogden AMA Detachment 41 (AFLC Support Group) will use data obtained in this launch to improve support of the Minuteman program. |