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Show WESTERN AMERICANA Vol. 27 No. 49 41ILL r 1 advertised. Utrii SERIALS ORDER WOtf!! (gfi)(g f(PW stfo winter. But, awareness is one thing, concern another. The need for energy conservation and being are not things of energy-consciothe past. us THEY ARE still very real necessities and deserve con- sideration and active support by each and every Air Force Logistics (AFLC ) employee - so says Brig. Gen. Frank G. Barnes, AFLC's deputy chief of staff for Civil Engineering. And General Barnes cites the current coal strike and natural gas shortage as prime reasons for concern and energy conservation. "Wright-Patterso- n is the only AFLC base which uses coal as a primary source of heating fuel. So, it's really the only base in the command where the coal strike has an impact," observed General Barnes. This means stringent fuel economy is necessary. "We can't afford to heat Southwestern Ohio," he said, calling for tight controls over heating levels, n open doors and windows in Wright-Patterso- AFB buildings. ANOTHER impact of coal is electrical shortages generation. While coal stocks are adequate for some electricity suppliers such in Southwestern Ohio, supplies are more marginal in some states and may result in brownouts. Coal stated that starting last week, there would be an 18 and one-ha- lf per cent curtailment for commercial, industrial and government users. Base housing and hospitals don't fall in those categories. stores more easily than oil and gas and. some firms maintain large buffer stocks. Other firms see big coal stockpiles as tied up inventory, and may not keep as much on hand. "Right now, we have enough available stores of coal on the ground here to last until Jan. 28. That's our projected burnout date. Of course, we've gone in and asked for supplemental supplies of coal, but if the strike continues, we may not get more." We have already had curtailment this year at some of our bases. Robins AFB, Ga., has already had 39 days of curtailment. 1 They had By happens if we reach the January date and do not get more coal? Gerald R. Ford the first Eagle fighter into the Air Force's operational inventory recently at Luke AFB, Ariz. Mr. Ford became the Nation's first President to visit Luke in the base's history. The official ceremony began at 12:40 p.m. with the arrival of Air Force One carrying the commander in chief. welcomed F-1- 5 high-performan- 33-ye- ar MOKE THAN 150 local and still that of the more than 350 years Mayflower is what really freedom. That ago: matters - the purpose of a journey. journey is "And, I am here today to underscore to you and the world that this great aircraft is constructed by the American people is pursuit of peace. Our only aim - with all of aircraft's manueverability, speed and power - is the defense of freedom. I would rather walk a national dignitaries, including Brig. Gen. Frank G. Barnes "This is the month of the pioneer in America. It is the month of the Mayflower and our earliest settlers. And, this is the day of a new pioneer - a pioneer of peace - the F-1- 5 fighter. There were 102 passengers on the Mayflower. The crossing from England to the New World took more than two months. And, the end of the journey is freedom. "It varies from base to base. our base Here at Wright-Pattersohousing and hospital use this type of fuel. We have been told by local suppliers that they will not curtail our supply of natural gas being used by these consumers. However, the suppliers have can fly across that "The route today in a Atlantic same The purpose of its hours. of matter 5 "Tinker AFB (Okla.) has had no curtailment to date, nor did they have any last year. We do have six days of back-u- p oil on hand there, and a contract for more, should it be necessary. "Kelly AFB (Tex) uses gas as a n, F-- Saturday at fhe movies thousand miles for peace than have to take a single step toward war. "I am here today to congratulate you: U.S. Air Force, McDonnell Douglas, Pratt & Whitney, and all of the many contractors and workers who participated in this successful effort - as well as the pilots who have so diligently flight-teste- d the 5 Eagle. pilgrims on this Earth and there is still a place for the pioneers in America. The challenges involving our country here at home and abroad are enormous. But, I am confident from the 5 and your examples here today that this" is a National of limitless horizons. There is no boundary to the energy and ingenuity of the American people." The 5 is assigned to Tactical Air Command's (TAC) 58th F-1- F-1- "All of you certainly underline my feelings that we are still F-1- If 'T ..JJIILLJ looking at the command as a whole, we're in pretty good shape to face the coming winter? "I would say a very qualified yes' on that point. As I said before, there are a lot of 'if's' involved. If the coal strike is settled quickly, and if we don't get inordinate amounts of gas curtailment days at our bases, then we should be able to continue functioning. "But, I must stress that we're not out of the woods yet. Everyone must do his part in conservation of energy. We just cannot afford to waste one bit at this point in time." ' Tactical Fighter Training Wing at AFB. IN ADDITION to other TAC bases, Luke AFB. two Langley, AFB, Va., and Holloman AFB, N.M., have been proposed as sites for 5 units. The delivery is the result of a research, development, and test program that began more than nine years ago. The McDonnell Douglas Corp. developed and produced the Eagle under the management and direction of the Air Force Systems Command. F-1- This aircraft is capable of maintaining air superiority against enemy fighters through the 1980s. It's loading and high ratio provide excellent maneuverability and speeds above Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound). Its two Pratt and turbofan engines Whitney 0 make it the first operational U.S. fighter aircraft to possess a ratio of greater than 1 to thrust-to-weig- low-win- g ht F-10- thrust-to-weig- - "" - .. ...... - I - - Discarded popcorn boxes, used paper cups and crum-plr- d candy wrappers lay scattered, par for the course after a Saturday matinee at the base theater. The clean up before the next show is just one of the many jobs for the Saturday movie crew. (L'SAF photo: 2nd Lt. K.E.H. Gonzalez) AFTERMATH 14-1- 5 primary source of heating, and we do not have a standby there. We've never been cut-of- f at Kelly, but we're in the process of designing and procuring oil storage tanks for their use. "The same story is basically true over at Newark (Air Force Station, Ohio). They have gas as a primary fuel and no standby but we're working with the AifStaf f to procure a back-u- p process. "Last year, McClellan AFB (Calif.), which also uses gas as a primary fuel source, had seven days of curtailment. They've had no curtailment days this year, and we have 22 days of fuel oil on hand there as a back-up- . into Air Force 15 I c Soo pago F-1- At Hill AFB, they haven't had any curtailment so far. Last year, they did have 44 days. We currently have 45 days of back-u- p fuel oil on hand there. we in AFLC stand on our gas resources? Gen. David C. Jones, Air Force chief of staff, and Gen. Robert J. Dixon, commander of Tactical Air Command, attended the ceremony. In his remarks, Nov. 14, President Ford explained: "Yes. They cut us off and we have to switch to our back-u- p fuel source - oil. "At Robins we have a back-u- p supply of oil. - What about the natural as gas shortage? Where do curtailment, do you TDU Then, "I would think that the strike - days last year. suppliers of natural gas completely shut off our supply? What would be settled before then, but if it's not then we'll have to work with the Defense Fuel Supply people and the Air Staff. "It's my guess that whoever has coal is going to have to help the other people in need. There are not a whole lot of bases left burning coal in the Air Force, but the ones who do may be pooling resources. "Of course, we're talking about a lot of 'if's' here, but there's one sure thing we must do conserve. 56 mean that commercial President welcomes President November 29, 1974 The Hill Top Times is an unofficial newspaper published weekly in the interest of '.personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It is published by Mor Media Sales, Inc., a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Air own SVERS1 V Forcepjpinions expressed by publishers and writers are their and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department UBRAiof the Air Force. The appearance of advertisement?, including supplements and inserts, in this publication does not constitute an en-- n C P rdorsem,ent by the Department of the Air Force of products or services W 111 o Most of us are probably aware of the current nationwide coal strike, and of the projected shortages of natural gas which may occur this Ogden, Utah ht 1. The 5 rollout was on June 25, 1972, and first flight July 27, 1972. have completed more than 3,300 hours of flight testing at Edwards AFB, Calif., and Eglin AFB., Fla. (AFNS) F-1- F-1- |