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Show By Capt. Edwin G. Andrews Each year the Air Force Communications Service (AFCS) provides new com- munications systems and facilities to support the 1881st Communications Squadron an Hill AFB. Programming, engineering, management and installation required to put new communications equipment "on air" under comes supervision of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering and Programs, AFCS and involves management of more than 5,000 military civilian engineers and and technicians. 3,000 Air National Guard technicians receive training provided by AFCS. Thus, more than 8,000 highly and technicians engineers, using a $5.5 million annual operating budget and a $28 million inventory of vehicles, tools equipment enable test and AFCS to provide fast, expert stallation of the most advanced and complex communications equipment. in- Air Force and other commands major of Defense Department this use capability, agencies which is provided by the 23 electronics installation units strategically located around the globe. ALMOST ALL But translating munications needs com- into realities is a complex process. It begins with formulating a program to acquire funds, equipment and time-phase- d manpower. A program manager oversees the entire process, coordinates all actions taken by engineers and installers and must often supervise the engineering and installation of hundreds of pieces of com- munications equipment at scores of different locations to one complex satisfy requirement. TO INSURE that this work force is trained to meet the challenge of the ever changing world of facilities, as well as developed specialized courses with Air Training Command for continuing internal training programs. Force The modern Air commodern needs V : communication, AFCS has several agreements with universities and industries to conduct short their courses through f'tv'' IX - by the 1833d Electronic stallation Squadron at the state currently replacing Korean War vintage navigational equipment with instrument new, solid-stat- e landing systems. bases are Fifty-eigprogrammed to receive this OF their present a moderinclude projects nization of the telephone exchange, cable conditioning for ALS, replacing the tower for the TACAN and cabeling the new hospital. Air National Guard forces 1 EJth 1 ft I are also frequently used at Hill AFB through services of the 130th located in Salt Lake City. AFCS is able to support them in many of their training ht new generation equipment over the next four years for a total program cost exceeding $8 million. AFCS also manages most of f Loir S fhi- requirements. The program s ' - ments under the Military Assistance Program. programs are designed and installed to upgrade the wide band communications system of some of our allied nations. ploying the most advanced the AFCS techniques, technicians face an S , . engineering and systems constitute dollar yvA effort. INSTALLERS skills are demand not only "on site," but also in areas other than :: ,ltaca (ilECKING-Sg- t. in- equipment are manhours annually for expended and pre-assemb- ly of electronic use in the field. for equipment these In addition, fabrication also perform technicians complex, &4M3BV tf&g&&M MBMt. VtVK-5mtmtmm 0tmhmmi im ifc xpSosion the Bicycle Institute of America, by the middle of 1974 one out of every Two Americans will be on wheels, or there will be 100,000,000 cyclists. The B1A records show that the bicycle outsold the automobile in 1972 for the first time since World War I. According to THE MOST startling statistic is the one which shows the tremendous increase in the number of adults now riding. Until very recently 85 per cent of the bicycles sold were bought for children. The estimated percentage of adult bike sales of total sales was 12 per cent in 1969, 50 per cent in 1972 and is 55 per cent in 1973. maintenance. For example. Aerospace Defense Command operates surveillance radars in which the large antennas rotate on a 12.5 foot diameter, 9,000 pound bearing assembly. Using special skill, equipment and procedures, AFCS technicians repair and replace these bearings at a fraction of the cost it would take to have the work done by outside in- safety measures, the federal government has alloted $120 million for the development of bikeways through 1974 adn another $5 million for a study of bicycle safety by the Department of Transportation. g rules are: Suggested safe dustry. Observe all local ordinances pertaining to bicycle Dperations. AFH. most installation work is performed At Hill iMi'ml RECOGNIZING the bike explosion and the need for bike-ridin- t Obey all applicable traffic regulations, signs, signals and markings. t ever-increasi- ng challenge. meeting this challenge, combined with the unequalled professionalism of the men involved, makes the Successfully S rt global minimal liiimnflil command's engineering and programs Jefferson Snowden and Tom Kelley monitor Autovon priority overseas in stallation. More than 750,000 Ill talis. (t'SAF photo: SSgt. Frank Garzelnick) implementation program v. ex- penditures also. Engineer-Installe- r The team is the backbone of the er of speed circuitry, satellite communications and fully automated systems em- THE FIRST phase of these programs. a definition of work involved, can cost near a quarter of a million dollars alone. Phases II and III, systems multi-millio- n teams AS THE world moves into a more complex era of high multi-phas- e implementation, manager-engineer-install- AFCS form an extremely viable unit which has and will continue to meet the needs of Air Force and Department of Defense communications. provided to foreign govern- These an AFB, Calif. munications. IN CONTINUING of the art, AFCS is In- Mc-Clell- SOME the communications services ADDITIONALLY, skilled 7. 1974 turns communications needs into realities AFCS the June HILL TOP TIMES 12 Page deputation one of the proudest members of the AFCS team. nds soffy Keep right, ride with traffic, not against it. Ride single file. Watch out for drain grates, soft shoulders and other road hazards. Watch out for car doors opening, or for cars pulling out into traffic. Don't carry passengers or packages that interfere with your vision or control. Never hitch a ride on a truck or other vehicle. Be extremely careful at all intersections, particularly when making a left turn. Use hand signals to indicate turning or stopping. t Protect and lights. yourself at night with the required reflectors Ride a safe bike. Have it inspected to make sure it is safe. Ride your bike defensively; watch out for the other guy. Weapons meet scheduled COLORADO (AFNS) Colo. American SPRINGS, - Air Nine North Defense Command (NORAD) fighter intercept er teams will compete in the 1974 William Tell Aerial Weapons Meet at Tyndall AFB, Fla.. Oct. 19 - w a s. & through Nov. 2. The competing teams in the aerial sharpshooting contest will be chosen from some 28 squadrons in NORAD's component forces: The United States Air Force Aerospace Thunderbirds' aircraft painted at McClellan The paint shop at the Sacramento (Calif.) Air logistics Center is in the process of painting eight 8 aircraft for the L'SAF Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds. The team, Phantom aircraft. The project based at Nellis AFB, Nev., had previously flown started in April and will be completed the latter part of June. (t'SAF photo) T-3- F-I- E Defense the Command, Canadian Forces Air Defence Command and the U.S. Air National Guard. Fighter interceptor pilots in these squadrons are based at scattered locations in the United States and Canada to guard the air sovereignty of North America. NORAD officials said the William Tell competition will sift out the best aerial marksman in three different classes of jet fighter inand terceptors: the 1 Voodoo. Delta Delta Dart. Dagger and Three temas will compete in each category. Besides vying for first place in each category, teams will be award looking for the F-10- CF-10- 0 F-1- F-10- 6 top-gu- n which will go to the single aircrew, regardless of type aircraft, that produces the most points during the two-wee- k competition. The top nine teams from the Canadian and U.S. air defense squadrons will be selected for William Tell competition by midsummer. Airman gets high score LACKLAND AFB, Tex. (AFNS) Amn. Cathy Smith, 20, has the highest test score average of any student who has ever passed through the Department of Cryptographic Training. In more than 35 weeks of complicated testing on electrical systems and electronics theory, the willowy, blonde airman has come within four points of a perfect test record. no That's small achievement for a person who doesn't even own a radio, mast less a television or record player. Cathy, with one year of college to her credit and no training in electronics prior to the Air Force, passess off the feat saying, "I just do well on tests-tha- t's really what I attribute my performance to." Her husband, Warren, is in the same course. entering |