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Show HILL TOP TIMES Pbge30 July 11. 1980 Efficient military Effective use of military airlift for combat training and speedy delivery of supplies for contingencies overseas is vital to U.S. defense, Air Force generals told the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee. Increased peacetime use of passenger-carryin- g commercial aircraft could "damage our nation's wartime capability while increasing Department of Defense costs and wasting fuel," said Lt. Gen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr., Military commander-in-chie- Command vice Airlift Richard E. Merkling, ' vice commander of Air Force Logistics Command, said reducing airlift support will lengthen supply pipelines and increase the number of spare parts needed. "Without a Lt. Gen. massive infusion of money to buy mor.e spares, the result will be a direct and immediate degradation of first-lin- e combat units," he said. Generals Merkling and Ryan were testifying before the committee in response to the surveys and investigation staff report which recommended an increased usage of commercial airlines for cargo and increased to replace the Logair usage of the system for moving supplies. The report also called for stopping the stretch program after 113 of the 271 aircraft are modified. "The stretch or is a real airlift 1 tons said General bargain," Ryan. delivered reflect anywhere from a to a improvement with the C-1- "C-14- air-refuela- airplane." terminated The program, established., in 1954 for the purpose of aiding service members in homes, buying General Ryan said the Military Airlift Command could not survive logistically without support of the Logair-Airtran- s system. Logair is a contract service using commercial aircraft to resupply military missions not located on commercial airfreight routes. in place of Logair Using Air Force service, as recommended by the survey report, would not be practical, General Ryan indicated. "For a tactical airlifter, the least productive wartime training is flying straight airland resupply missions in and out of and that's the modern Air Force bases Logair mission. This loss of wartime training C-13- 0s progream .curt sailed loeara The Federal Housing Administration Insured Home Loan Program has been curtailed. vital "(for initio mi's defense C-1- 41 f. Home irliGfi was new for applicants when no funds were appropriated by Congress to continue the program beyond the present coverage. Under the program, service members with two years of active duty or more could qualify for an FHA home loan. The Department of Housing and Urban Development would insure lenders against loss on the member's loan, up to $67,500, with the Department of Defense paying the insurance premium on behalf of the service member. Under the FHA program, DoD will continue paying the mortgage Hatchback 0 Reviewing airlift logistics, General Merkling said, "We in the Department of Defense must best use our resources to meet a broad array of contingencies and priorities where the lack of capability or mistakes can be seriously damaging to this nation. . . . Logistics support, particularly during is an integrated contingency and wartime system in which air transport is a vital ingredient. Were this capability to be disrupted and degraded, we cannot assure you or the Air Force leadership of a capability to meet either economical and effective (AFNS) operations." day-to-d- 'Angel Dust' illegal, penalty is steep insurance premium on all Certificates of Eligibility issued on March 31, 1980 or earlier. The payments will Continue as long as the service" member remains eligible under the (AFNS) program. '79 STD. would also heavily impact the Army which normally trains with us everyday in the G130 business. Finally, if war comes, our force deploys to overseas locations." Drug: PCP (Phencyclidine), street name "Angel Dust." Developed in the 1950's as an anesthetic agent, but discontinued for human use after some patients exhibited visual disturbances and delirium. Can be made in home laboratories. Use Symptoms: Often mixed with inert substances and sold as LSD or THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. Subjects have reported sensations of depersonalization, visual-hearin- g hallucinations, and feelings of apathy or estrangement. Reports of poor concentration, difficulty in thinking, and preoccupation with death. Many users have reacted to its use with an acute psychotic episode. 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