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Show Tage HILL TOP TIMES 1 OrlolM-- r I. I!)7i MS "Fighter Country" 388th great place for 388fh Gerry Ditchfield It is unusual for a flying wing to have women officers assigned, but the 388th is twice blessed in this area. A. standards, especially the proper wear of headgear. That is, not wearing hats indoors and wearing them outside." Chief Kelley and his wife Barbara arrived at Hill AFB in October, 1975. He has been assigned as personnel sergeant major for the 2849th Air Base Group since that time. The Kelley's daughter. Base, Survival School was "a piece of cake compared to Aircrew Survival School." Before entering the Air trained as an aircraft maintenance officer," she said. "Since I couldn't meet the physical stringent requirements for pilots, I decided aircraft that commented, "and I'm happy to be working with a tactical 35-1- Phillippines. She that Jungle remarked most natural thing to do. She was very active in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) unit in her home town of Duluth, Minn., where she acquired a keen interest in aircraft and flying. "Actually, I asked to be "I still know a lot of people in the 388th TFW," he senior airman advisor. When asked what his goals as the top enlisted man in the wing were, he stated, "To make this the best tactical fighter wing in the Air Force." "I'm a believer in AFR 0 AFB, Wash, and the Jungle Survival School, Clark Air For Lieutenant Mankowski, joining the Air Force was the Rafalko, has served as first sergeant, personnel sergeant major and Survival School, Fairchild to the work force. Ogden Air Logistics Center. Chief Kelley was affiliated with the 388th while serving in a similar position for the Combat Support Group, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. unit again." Chief Kelley brings a wealth of experience in related positions to his new job. He Lieutenant Campbell has ' also attended the Aircrew have become valued additions Wing. CMSgt. Richard N. Kelley has been appointed as Senior Airman Advisor for the wing, replacing CMSgt. Jesse T. Barnett, who was named top NCO advisor to Maj. Gen. Edmund commander, . 2nd Lt. Patricia Mankowski and 1st Lt. Carol E. Campbell Ditchfield By SSgt. An old friend has returned to the 388th Tactical Fighter CMSgt. Richard N. Kelley Sonja, runs a dress shop in Deerfield, Fla. and son Stephen is in his senior year at the University of Texas. Raised and schooled in Lyons, Colo., Chief Kelley is a winter sports enthusiast, although the warmer months finds him hunting, fishing and playing an occasional round of golf. Chief Kelley maintains an "open door policy" at all times. However, a short maintenance would be the next best thing." After graduating from the aircraft maintenance officer course, Chanute AFB, 111. last April, she was assigned to the Maintenance Supervision 388th Field Section, Maintenance Squadron. in Here, she assists the total overseeing maintenance operation of the squadron and in her spare Force, Lieutenant Campbell worked as a placement 2nd Lt. Patricia Mankowski time acts as liaison officer for the local CAP unit, the Weber Minuteman Squadron. Her hobbies include flying, swimming, water skiing, snow skiing and cooking. Lieutenant Campbell is chief the of Intelligence for Wednesday, IDENTIFICATION call aim aircraft and eight crew members from the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFW) were deployed to Point Mugu Naval Air Station, Calif., where the crews will participate in calibration tests for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). AWACS is a modified Boeing 707 aircraft with an oval shaped disc mounted on top. It is capable of detecting and tracking high and low flying aircraft over all types of terrain and it can also direct and control friendly aircraft in either a tactical attack or in an air defense engagement. The 34th TFS crews will fly patterns that will enable the AWACS to test their operating capabilities. The tests will be conducted over the Pacific Missile Test Range. Pilots and weapons systems officers participating are Lt. Col. James S. Allen (flight leader), 1st Lt. Mike Caraway, 1st Lt. Gary Bundy, 1st Lt. Richard Lampright, Capt. Phil Martin, 2nd Lt. Bob Ehman, Capt. Bill Miller and 1st Lt. Ron Moore. The deployment will end today and the aircraft will be supported by Naval ground maintenance crews at Point Mugu. insuring that said. you will find in the Branch, civilian environment," she Her hobbies are scuba diving, shell collecting and a little oil painting. Both officers said they were experiencing no problems innocent, you may have CREDENTIAL. HITUW pomMTn MM ACTIVITY roaci uocisrica TO llTM OATC OP COMMAND ATTAA or OA TB MI TYPKO or TAJ NINO MO ( U MWiM toy mr9 an auOiMtrr aircraft, crew four "The Air Force offers more career opportunities to women If the stranger is not so tiinTuI support Navy operation Last joined. than intelligence officer course, Lowry AFB, Colo. After VA1KWO: TFS appreciate the opportunities for women in the Air Force and the main reason why I Target responsible pilots are properly briefed on their targets She attended the air JENT NO 34th counselor for a business school in New York. "It was there that I learned to 1st Lt. Carol E. Campbell working in a predominately male environment and were getting good response from those working for them. Both were happy in the Air Force and with their Utah assignment. There are over 75 enlisted women assigned to the 388th in all grades, all performing a number of jobs vital to the TAC mission. Beware of sframigers, check credentials for an appointment may save a long wait. His extensions are 3654 and 3656. He stresses that "no problem is too small or insignificant to bring to my attention." telephone women graduation she was stationed at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand with the 432nd TFW, then Clark Air Base, Phillippines with the 13th AF headquarters and arrived at Hill last June. By SSgt. New Chief assigned Gerry AF Ol O dun. rrnu or iiuin orrtcnt. C IKKlTgHI 4U ! M uc. . m m.) "0 N? 189745 D'Tl A"iC FO9 it. tfc IHUI 8CM. B 6S MIIOUI AFLC Form SSgt. Gerry Ditchfield What do you do if an By unfamiliar face appears in your shop? Do you smile, say good morning and go back to work? If so, you may have invited destruction or theft of government property. Every shop and hangar in the 388th TFW has some kind of expensive equipment in use. The loss of it, in most cases, could seriously affect the section's mission, as well as COITION lkk WXO. 80 M costing money. the government When you see someone in your duty section who doesn't work there, go up and ask if you can help. This will give you a chance to get the stranger's name and find out what he is doing in your area. If the stranger is innocently lost, you can probably give him directions and thus avoid him wandering through the area and by chance, causing an accident. prevented him from doing any damage because he found out he was being watched. The most frequent and least challenged new face in any shop is the Concessionaire. These people have easy access to almost every section of the wing. However, don't be bashful about going up to him and asking to see his AFLC Form 80M, Identification Credential. This is the form that gives him authorization to enter the work areas of Hill AFB. Col. Jerry M. Bullock, chief for Policy Air Tactical headquarters Security Command (TAC), states in his letter to all TAC bases, that "We are most concerned that these people are generally accepted at face value and seldom, if ever, required to or show prove their identification or employment. "We must continue to stress that damage may be inflicted to resources outside the restricted areas, perhaps with less difficulty than inside the areas." Figures for the first half of according to Capt. Larry P. Cornwell. chief of the Law 1976, Enforcement Section, headquarters TAC, show that $235,405 in personal property and $154,060 in government property were stolen throughout the command. Figures from Hill AFB show that $9,891.47 in personal property and $13,401.83 in government property were stolen from this base during the same period. "These figures can be drastically reduced if people were more conscious of who comes into the work area," stated Captain Cornwell. If you should see an unfamiliar person in your shop removing or damaging equipment, contact your supervisor immediately. If he knows nothing about the person, he should call the base Security Police, ext. 3056. The caller should give the policeman his name, building and room number, shop name and what the situation is as well as a general description of the stranger. If, after investigation, it is found you have been wrong, the only harm is a few red faces. However, if the stranger was an intruder you may have prevented damage or theft of a valuable piece of equipment and perhaps saved someone else's life. ITing has impressive history of action, plans, name changes By: Sgt. Ronald D. Ross The 388th TFW has not always been a tactical fighter wing. On Dec. 24, 1942, the 388th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated at Gowen Field, Idaho, where it first trained for combat in the Boeing Flying Fortress. On Feb. 1, 1943, the group was stationed at Wendover Field, Utah, where it trained B-1- 7 for combat duty in Europe. After completion of the training, it was assigned to Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa, where it remained until June 1943 when it was to Knottishall, action on July 17, 1943, when it attacked an aircraft factory in Amsterdam, One month later, on Aug. 17, under extremely heavy the opposition, group in a raid against participated a vital aircraft factory in deployed England. The 388th Bombardment Regensburg, Germany. For this action, the 388th Group functioned as one of the earned its first of two World 8th Air of Force key units II War II. Distinguished Unit during World War The group saw its first Citations (DUCs). The second was earned for action in the following three missions: An attack against a tire and rubber factory in Hanover on July 26, 1943; bombing of a synthetic oil refinery in Brux on May 12, 1944; and a strike against another synthetic oil refinery at Rehlord on July 21, 1944. Following World War II, the 388th Bombardment Group returned to the United States and was inactivated at Sioux Falls Army Air Base, S. Dak. On Mar. 3, 1953, the group returned to the active roll of an Air Force Tactical unit as the 388lh Fighter-DaWing. On Nov. 5, 1953 it was redesignated as a Fighter Bomber Unit and on Nov. 23 was activated at Clovis, N.M. In 1954. the 388th Fighter-Bombe- r Unit began training in y the F-8- 6 Sabre and in November of that year moved to Europe as part of the buildup of U.S. Forces under NATO agreement. During 1955 and 1957 the unit converted to F-10- 0 Super Sabres while it was stationed at Etain Rouvrcs Air Base, France. It was inactivated there on Dec. 10, 1957. Fourteen years ago today, Oct. 1, 1962, the 388lh was (Continued on Page 17) |