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Show November 21, People in the base Comptroller renewed old friendships recently when Mr. Kay E. Freeman returned to the base to receive the Exceptional Civilian Service Award from Maj. Gen. John J. Murphy, Ogden ALC commander. The award, signed by the Secretary of the Air Force, is the highest individual service recognition for civilian employees. Mr. Freeman retired in February after 35 years of federal service. Also cited management were his perception of needs and technical Involved were the orders validation function, the Scheduled Airline Ticket Office, pay and collecting offices and the Military Pay function. According to Air Force officials, Mr. Freeman's performance in the fields of finance and economics greatly enhanced the image of Hill AFB in the private sector and among state and local government during his tenure as deputy Comptroller. Nominated for the award before retirement, Mr. Freeman was cited for his outstanding initiative, creative thinking and progressive management ability while performing the duties of deputy Comptroller. Through his efforts, the organization was more viable, professional, and responsive to Forest Service alert y d ton "The hardest part of the mission was having to say we'd have to come back the next day," said 2nd Lt. Howard Short. Alerted by the National Forest Service of the Grand Tetons, Detachment 4 of the Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron scrambled. Three ice climbers from Pocatello, Idaho, were challenging the heights of Val Hulla Canyon in the Grand Tetons when Susan Ederick fell 500 feet down an embankment. While one campanion went for help the other two waited. When Detachment 4's helicopter came onto the scene the crew knew they were facing a difficult mission. Another helicopter had already tried and failed in their efforts to help the fallen climber. to give assistance until help arrived. With conditions getting worse, aircraft commander 1st Lt. Tom Meecham and Lieutenant Short flew into the narrow box canyon. Fighting difficult Conditions of high winds, visibility and severe turbulence, the helicopter, team made several attempts to hover over the Waiting people below. With darkness setting in and winds hitting the helicopter from different directions the low end of December, the Hill AFB will have a new system for stopping runway aircraft in an emergency. The new modified Hook Cable Support in fi if " mmm imi.hi -- ""vs 1 aM6fcWjW"T-- . t will replace the BAK-1- 2 System, Model BAK-1presently being used because the unmodified system is creating a problem with the landing and takeoff of the Air Force's 4, if ill n t kuidl 5 mi y red c! difficult decision was made to try the next day. ' " - , " n m mug "It was scary," said Lieutenant Meecham. "The winds were coming down the box canyon both ways, making it impossible to" hold the helicopter steady to complete the save." During the night as climbers and rangers waited, two feet of snow fell on the mountainside. Flying out of Jackson, Wyo., the next morning the helicopter again entered the narrow canyon. Several attempts were made to hover. Finally the decision was made to lower the litter and then move off to a safe , 5 mm beir distance until the victim was ready for transport. Fighting the high winds SSgt. James Derrick, pararescueman, with the help of flight engineer SSgt. Alan Gniot, lowered the litter to the rangers below. After the rangers had Ms. Ederick in the litter, the helicopter again moved into position to hoist the litter up to the hovering craft. . She was later flown to the hospital in Jackson for treatment of a fractured leg, . spine and chest. This was the 24th save for the rescue squadron and a well earned one. emrnergeoey sysflemni newest fighter aircraft, the . F-1- 6. Hartly Hansen, airfield pavement engineer and project engineer for the new system, said, "The BAK-1-2 system is an arresting cable system which sits above the runway on donut like rubber wheels and the aircraft rolls over the cable when landing or taking off. "The problem we're running into is due to The the flight characteristics of the cable is jumping up and slapping areas of the W -- aircraft and causing some minor structural damage, mainly to the rear speed brake." , i turn r- - presents the Exceptional Civilian Service Award to former deputy Comptroller Kay E. Freeman. The award Is the highest individual service recognition for civilian employees given by the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo) F-1- 6. ' . Ma). Gen. John J. Murphy, Ogden ALC commander, . Two para rescue rangers had also hiked in By the 1 : rescues Bse p!ps fece! oft on ' 3 competence, as well as leadership. Among his many accomplishments cited in the award were his consolidation of all functions involved in processing travel orders to one building in a common waiting area. . - Page the needs of this center and the Air Force. . mn HILL TOP TIMES 1980 , : ?o a ' i The new system will be placed underneath the surface of the runway in springloaded slots and the cable can be switched into operation when necessary. "This is the system which is going to be 6 used exclusively where there is operation," Mr. Hansen said. m F-1- pits will have to be and heaters will be installed so the emergency cable will not freeze up. Work on the project will begin Dec. 1 and the system should be fully operational of December, Mr. Hansen said. end the by Installation of the system here is the first in a series of system modifications worldwide where the 6 is being used. Work on the project will be directed by Lieutenant Colonel Caswell and his crew from the 199th Fighter Interceptor Group, North Dakota Air National Guard, and a military reserve unit from Iowa. The Red Horse Air Force Reserve Team will also help on the project. So the work can be completed, a temporary displace threshold will be used. This is a 3,000 foot space where the work will be accomplished and the runway will be kept To install the system, dug across the runway t i if7 F-1- rV-- ' " ''- SMSgf. Douglas R. MacArthur, Civil Engineering, shows Hartly Hansen, airfield pavement engineer, the tledown holding the emergency cable down on the base will soon be modified to become the runway. The present system, known as BAK-1BAK-1and placed under the ground. (U.S. Air Force Photo) 2, 4 open. The importance of the emergency system is to stop primarily F-- 4 aircraft from either direction when they have any emergency to get the aircraft stopped or get out of it or when the brakes fail and they can't stop it any other way, Mr. Hansen said. ''This new system will eliminate the problem with the F-16- ," he said. Douglas R. MacArthur, Civil Engineering, checks out the centrifugal clutch assembly attached to the present SMSgt. emergency cable system on the base runway. The system stops aircraft during emergency landings. (U.S. Air Force Photo) |