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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 16 June 17, 1977 from prom rited to There were 25 names from Hill AFB included in the 2,830 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, Aug., 1, 1977 through July 1, 1978, as announced by Air Force Military Personnel Center. Hill AFB CBPO announced local selectees as follows: 4754 RADES: Cook, James A. Morris, Mark M. showed TFW Espinosa, Otaviano 388 MMS Asmus, David E. Dodd, Gerald E. Hatten, Harry J. military An analysis of the selectees formal education shows 27 have a master's degree; 206, a bachelor's; 70 are registered nurses or have at least an associate degree; another 1,677 have some college but no degree. ..It is interesting to note that all selectees had at least a high school diploma or GED certificate. WASTE HOT Ml! LIGHT 3506 USAFRG Ventura, Guy T. HEAT MATERIEL By Capt. Gary J. Dreier FMS Information Officer The Field Maintenance Squadron (FMS) within the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing has a new First Sergeant. MSgt. Ronald F. Burk took over as "first shirt" in early May, after completing First Sergeant Academy courses at Keesler AFB, Miss. Although this is his initial assignment as Eight Senior Airmen of the Fighter Wing wer e appointed to the rank of Sergeant on June 1. Col. Robert L. Rodee, Wing Commander, presented each new sergeant with promotion orders and a certificate while CMSgt. Richard N. Kelly, a first sergeant, he comes well prepared. "I always knew what the general responsibilities of a first sergeant are from my experiences working in unit orderly rooms. Before I retrained into the field, I was NCOIC of wing administration for the 35th Tractical Fighter Wing at George AFB, Calif.," he said. Wing Senior Enlisted Advisor, read the promotion citation. Those promoted are: Sgt. Quinton R. Tanner, Sgt. Rey F. Hernandez, Sgt. Laura Stroup, Sgt. Mark B. Folsom, Sgt. Carol A. Johnson, Sgt. Janice W. Allton, Sgt. William D. Bond and Sgt. Steven A. "I enjoy working in the 388th," he said, "and just as important, my family likes the area and the people we meet." Baslet. Colonel Rodee commented on the promotions, "These young men and women are the first sergeants to be appointed under the Air Force's Senior Airman Program. They worked hard for it and we're proud of them," he said.. i Hi s - 2849th enlisted personnel to the noncommissioned officer (NCO) grades. However, on June 1, there were 28 senior airmen at Hill AFB's 2849th ABG appointed to the rank of Sergeant. In order for them to attain the grade, they have completed one year in grade as a senior airman, attended the 18 hour course in PMEI and were ' ' I mm . Logistics '.'. H n. . wi.'n MTtttuttt NEW CHEVRONS mini "mrf if nitriwinwirirriifwii v- utwmmitummmiiUMtntnmmni riWrtiinrffi'iYMfmrfirri -- ' 'ft wttmm niWrtHMiiiirrtrTfiifirrl'fnrinii rrri New sergeants within the F. Hernandez, Sgt. Carol A. Johnson, Sgt. 388th TFW were presented promotion orders William D. Bond and Sgt. Janice W. Allton. and citations by Col. Robert L. Rodee, wingi(U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt. Larry commander (center). They are: ) Sgt. Harrington) R. Quinton Tanner, Sgt. Laura Stroup, Sgt. Rey (I-r- JlOftJtOiUH' Jr. Irene M. Dunn Michael Espiritu afetyim Lee J. Farster Dennis A. Foresaan William J. Johnston Jr. Jacob F. Lee Jr. Karen Lesperance Sherry K. Loveless Wayne R. Loveless Sharon D. Merrill J. Paul Lynda J. Tooley Gregory Lorenzo R. Reid 2849th ABG Take stock in America. Robert M. Bahrs Jr. Buy US. Savings Bonds. The hole in the Air Force star By SrA. Mike Devine Wurtsmith AFB, Mich. Many people sit around day after day wondering why some things are the way they are, and never do anything about it. However, some and eventually people ask an This is one answer. get such story. It all began one afternoon - worn by Air However, it was soon to be found, the answer was not so ! I Kevin R. Zbrojewski are: sergeants in the Force enlisted personnel?" It was a simple, direct question and deserved a direct answer. simple, I James A. Corbin Jr. Center, when a noncommissioned officer called my office and asked a simple question: "Why is there a hole in the - William Wright Markus Schlicht Vance A. Sol so easy X their by Roger L. Brackenbury presented the 18 new NCOs with their certificate of appointment and a set of "Sergeant" stripes. Others were presented their stripes and certificates by their respective commanders. New star on the stripes I ABG honors new NCO's For the past year, the Air Force has not promoted any Air Sergeant Burk likes to hunt and fish. It was these hobbies, and Utah's close proximity to his home, Grand Junction, Colo., that prompted him to Hill AFB for request assignment. r ""if I f. NEW SERGEANTS Posing with the Sergeants Star are 18 of the new NCOs of the 2849th AUG who recently attained the grade after having completed one year in grade as a senior airman, attended the 18 hour course in PMEI and were recommended by their supervisors and commanders to be NCOs. (U.S. Air Force Photo) supervisors and commanders to be NCOs. Maj. Gen. Edmund A. Rafalko, commander, Ogden Eight earn sergeant chevrons in 388th 388th Tactical 1 recommended shirt comes to 383th FMS New first f's V highest Thornhill, William Test Sq. Abbott, Byron R. Cribbs, John R. Hilton, James I. Holley, Elvin E. Johnson, Gerald Presley, Sidney A. Teaney, William V. Weber, Leroy G. f of these courses. were made known by the Central Evaluation - WAPS Board. The average selectee, for example, had 4.7 years in grade as a master sergeant. He had 20 years service and is 39.2 years old. The average 6514 f) Academy graduates, 112 NCO Academy graduates, 7 NCO Leadership Course graduates, and only 22 not attending any concerning this year's senior Det CU Warner Robins ALC: f education levels reached were: 2,689 Senior NCO master sergeant selectees Ogden ALC: Clingan, Reno T. Grissom, Walter M. Guin, Alfred R. Helwig, Frank J. their professional Flaiz, Jon D. Gransden, Jerry P. Vandervort, Gary A. pit 4 HI USAFSE score was 71.6. Statistics on the selectees Some interesting statistics Olive, Robert N.t Stenstrom, John H. nil A (Hi 1365 AVS 388 j to find. The search took me through a series of phone calls to the wing historian, the con- solidated base personnel office, Eighth Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Lai, and to the Military Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Tex. A master sergeant at one office tried to explain "that's the way it has always been." But the question remained: "Why was it there in the first place?" My search continued through the Military Specifications Design Unit at Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio, to the heart of the United States military the Pentagon. After two Pentagon calls, I dialed still another phone number. This eighth phone call went to the Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army, in Washington, D.C. The science of heraldry is that of being - able to interpret various By this science a person may find out why some family crests have castles while others have lions or tigers, etc. coats-of-arm- s. Up to this point, I had heard explanations ranging from "who cares" to "I think it was used on World War II Army Air Forces aircraft." One of the most believable answers was provided by our own secretary who said, "I think that when the Air Force was first forming and they were putting up the recruiting posters, that's where they put the thumb tacks." Everyone in the office laughed . . . until they realized she might be right. Two came by way of J.D. Thomlinson, engineer and technician at the Institute of Heraldry . He explained that the World ExWar I American peditionary Force used a white star on a blue circle. To keep the colors of the American flag, a red circle was placed inside the star. It remained that way until World War II, when U.S. aircraft flew in the Pacific. The symbol on Japanese aircraft was the Rising Sun or a large, red circle. When U.S. aircraft returned from a mission, ground forces occasionally saw only the red center of the star and opened fire. The red center was soon eliminated. . . for obvious reasons. Exactly why the red center was not reinstated after the war days and numerous unclear. However, the stripes of enlisted personnel carry on the tradition of the original design, if not the coloration. According to the Institute of Heraldry there are a number of commands still using the white star on a red-centere- phone calls later, the answer remains d, blue background in their command logos. |