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Show u l n Space Week 16-2- 4 July (See Proclamation Page IT 'wom'WHwsm 25) OGDEN, UTAH Vol. 29 No. 28 Electrical Power Curtailment A Critical Situation At Hill Electrical power curtailment has become a critical situation at Hill AFB according to Brig. Gen. John R. Paulk, Ogden ALC vice commander. In a meeting last week on energy conservation, the general said events in the intermountain region such as the Utah Power & Light's (UP&L) loss of its Huntington plant and the July 4 power outage cutbacks. have caused the In cooperation with Lynn Foley, UP&L representative, who outlined a curtailment plan for the base in the event of additional shortages, the general asks Ogden ALC personnel to adhere to the following guidelines as energy saving measures. t Strive to reschedule peak usage of power consumption during the day. Reduce usage of personal items such as appliances and air conditioners, including those in family housing, during the JL" "V. f Il i p.m. to 3 p.m. or develop a Update contingency plan in increments of five per cent reduction up to 50 per cent curtailment. This peak period of 1 should include areas where machines and other similar mechanisms can be motors, turned off. to all areas potential power reduction. Look for Alert all organizations to potential time shortages. The general said Ogden ALC's usage of electrical power recently has "almost exceeded the amount available from the UP&L public utility." Seeking "involvement" of all Ogden ALC personnel in the energy conservation program, General Paulk called for "all conservation actions that will reduce electrical consumption especially during the great usage period of 1 p.m. to 3 p.m." "With the shortage of both money and energy, we cannot afford to be wasteful of any energy source," he said. PENDERGRAFT faLim t V fkm SCRtttimb ' '"I fftea'iaiii f band is scheduled to lead the July The Air Force Band of the Southwest from Luke AFB, Ariz., will tour Utah and Idaho July 24 through 31 with several engagements to be held in nearby communities. The marching band will open its tour by leading the Days of '47 Parade in Salt Lake City at 9 a.m. July 24. That afternoon at 1 p.m. in the Salt Palace, the group will play an hour concert. AF The 92,000 people of the United States Air Force's Air . 1 " I WJ. Dana Henderson discusses the poster advertising for the forthcoming renaergraM Mean Screening Program with Col. Howard J. Andersen. Hill AFB commander. The annual program will be conducted from Aug. 2 through 13 in the West area. Bldg. 123S and from Aug. Ifi through 31 in the Kast area, Bldg. 121. (See story on page 25) (U.S. Air Force Photo) Is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the Interest of is by Mor personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It published Air of the Force, Media Sales, Inc., a private firm, In no way connected with the Department an considered expressed by publisher and writers are their own and are not to be The Hill Opinions lop Times Admission is free. Other local concerts include Ogden, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Lester Park and 10 a.m. on the Fncrjirvmrnt in n0an and Preston, Idaho, July 31 will complete the tour. of Lay ton High School. Under the baton of 1st Lt. Roger Sebby, the band leads same day on the lawn in front Performances for planned Springville, and other are also Provo. American Fork Salt Lake appearances include a 2 p.m. performance July 27 at the (bttonwood Mall and at 7 p.m. Julv 30 at Valley Fair Mall. charged with managing only the Air Service's six supply Force Logistics Command and maintenance depots, (AFLC) are finding that July AFLC provides worldwide should be renamed the logistics support for the Air Force, supports the operations "birthday month." continued Headquartered If Concerts, Parades at Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio, today's logistics command bears little resemblance to the and maintenance "Property, cost compilation' organization established by the Army Air Service at Fairfield Air Depot, now the Ohio base, July 14, 1921. While T patriotic, community celebrations and rodeo parades throughout the Southwest. Audiences have ranged from small children to the President of the United States. Logistics Command Turns 55 uninterrupted at Hill AFB. 1 lt Days of '47 At Community business SLiuALS 24 Luke AFB Band Giving Performances Still having fond memories the gala 200th birthday celebration of the country on the 4th, AFLC marked its 55 birthday July 14. However, US Ogden-SaLake area July 24 through 31. The Parade in Salt Lake. (U.S. Air Force Photo) The Air Force Band of the Southwest will visit the of t 4. i 40-pie-ce " 16. 1976 July the 1921 unit was of the Air Force Reserve, the other services and federal agencies, and the international logistics program. The international logistics program totals about $6 $14 billion USAF-widbillion managed by AFLC last year. Its bases are unlike any other in the Air Force. Instead of a "fly and fight" atmosphere, they resemble-giant industrial complexes huge aircraft repair shops, Air National Guard, e. warehouses, "spotless" laboratories. is massive Event its work force unique in the Air Force as civilian employes outnumber military members by a ratio of 9 to 1. But whether they're flying twice the speed of sound in the dynamic 5 or cruising in a F-1- bomber, every Air Force flight crew is able to go up an stay up because of AFLC. As one AFLC veteran put it, "We buy it, supply it, transport it and maintain it".. .and AFLC docs - everything from tiny, electronic to assemblies nuclear weapons for the Air Force. Last year, about $2.5 billion in goods and services was purchased from contractors and about $460 million from small American businesses. From his headquarters at Gen. F. Michael Rogers directs a professional team of more than 92,000 personnel located B-5- 2 - micro-miniaturize- d Wright-Patterso- around n, the world. 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