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Show Wednesday, November 24, 1982 - 388f to Teadical Fighter Wing successfully completes ORI - By 1st Lt. Patricia Rogers "This was and Sgt. Ruth Trump 388th TFW Public Affairs Office "Your attitude and performance show you know how to go to war," said Brig. Gen. Russell L. Violett to members of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and Ogden Air . Logistics Center. : - Kempf, 388th TFW commander. "And I guarantee you, we have gotten absolutely the best support from the Ogden Air Logistics Center and 2849th Air Base Group that I have seen anywhere." The ORI began early Thursday morning with a telephone recall of all participating personnel and ended about 50 hours later when the last of was judged ready to deploy 23 the inspection team. by F-1- 6s The combined efforts of base and wing mobility people ' moved all deploying personnel through the mobility line smoothly and quickly. 3r - A time, which helped keep the overall process running smoothly." Although the inspectors tasked the unit with 14 aircraft loads of cargo and personnel, by noon Friday, 16 loads had been successfully completed. "When the inspection began we had three 4th TFS aircraft on our phase dock," explained Sgt. James Rich. ce 'There is no doubt in my mind that the 388th is the finest TAC wing in the Air Force," said Col. Peter T. , the most efficient mobil- palletization , Page 3 p "Things were so right at Hill that you are probably "the best in the Air Force," the general said. . HILL TOP TIMES f assistant mobility . NCO for palletization, commented that there were no problems in the " area either. "All the pallet build-utrucks cargo supplied by the base transportation control unit were on 0. The phase of the wing's ORI tested the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, its Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and base support unit abilities to mobilize people and equipment and to generate aircraft. The same units successfully completed the combat scenario portion of the ORI last exercise. September in a week-lon- g ' - Rodriguez-Rosa- s, no-noti- ce no-noti- - T - completion time. TSgt. Daniel The Tactical Air Command Inspector General made his comments during the outbrief on the wing's Operational Readiness Inspec18-2- - I have ever worked on," commented MSgt. Richard A. Kalm from the wing mobility office. In the pallet marshalling area on the flightline, all pallet checks were completed IVz hours ahead of the assigned ity line - tion (ORI) Nov. - . -i--? . .. ,. - r,. n rit m ix't ffi'iWrtmmimmM (U.S. Force Photo by Susan Hawn) tie-dow- operational readiness inspection. Militory Kempf. planned: Shrimp cocktail with lemon wedges and crackers, roast turkey with cornbread dressing and giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, baked ham with spicy apple slices, buttered mashed potatoes, broccoli parmesan, F-1- Air A1C Jeff Hamaker, a crew chief in the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, secures a n strap on a pallet during last week's "Everybody in the inspection section worked together and we were able to get those planes out on the line and ready to generate." At noon Friday the mobility phase of the inspection concluded and the generation phase began. The snow had not waited that long. Base Civil Engineer snow removal, teams worked Thursday night and into Friday morning clearing snow from the runway, taxiways and ramp. Maintenance troops loaded center-lin-e and wing tip fuel tanks and ECM throughout Fripods onto their o planes were day night. Twenty-twgenerated in 16 hours and a green pitot tube cover, signifying a loaded, inspected and accepted aircraft, was slipped on the 23rd and final 6 at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The previous night's snowfall was then cleared off the aircraft as the crews prepared them for flight. "All 23 aircraft flew as a final test of our combat readiness," said Colonel F-1- 6s rt will erajjoy UrodDirioDiical o Dim me ir Even though many of the military men and women on Hill AFB will not be home to enjoy their Thanksgiving Day dinner with loved ones, the Airmen's Dining Hall will be serving a festive meal from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Immediate members of the family and not more than two guests of . enlisted military personnel and authorized officers are invited to attend. The following menu has been . candied sweet potatoes, buttered French cut green beans with almonds, seasoned green peas with pearl onions, tossed green salad with choice of dressing, assorted relishes and fresh fruit, hot cluster rolls and butter, hot mincemeat or apple pie, pumpkin pie , with topping, fruitcake, assorted dies and nuts and beverages. can- Basic fixed meal rates are no longer applicable. Under the ala carte system, each menu item is individually priced, with an additional surcharge for officers, dependents and guests. Surcharge, in addition to the food cost is: Adults, $2.05, plus food cost; Children under 12 years, $1.25, plus food cost; and persons receiving per diem, $3.40, plus food cost. New eonHrad" signed foir base fcursnily housiinicjj The Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing awarded the family housing maintenance contract to Reese Goodrich Construction Company of Sandy, Utah. The contract goes into effect Wednesday and provides for maintenance and repair of all military family housing units on base. Mr. Goodrich,- - owner of the construction company, stated: "I am very a ww(A-t:xM(- ft v mmHtHtF mi mm iiiiw ! mmmi ? ::: s 11 i ' is Dtmrnt - -- . (U.S. Air Force Photo) Reese Goodrich signs the new Housing Maintenance contract for Hill AFB. Witnessing the event are Bob Waite, housing officer; Ray Trewet, contract negotiator supervisor; Aleta Mills, contract negotiator; and Col. Alan R. Williamson, Director, Contracting and Manufacturing. excited about this contract. I have been involved with the tenants on base while working on the swamp coolers and was impressed by their pride and responsibility with their homes. These occupants are our customers and our objective and obligation is to serve them. We plan to fulfill this obligation to the best of our ability.'' "The current contractor, Adam II, has served the Hill AFB tenants very . well," said Robert Waite, housing officer, "and every effort will be made to make this a smooth transition to the new contract. We are confident that the same quality of maintenance will be available to the residents." CoL Alan R. Williamson, Director, Contracting and Manufacturing, said, "This is one of our most important contracts. It deals with the 1,145 residents on base and it is our responsibility to make sure they are comfortable and well taken care of." If residents encounter any problems, they may call Base Housing, Ext. 63963 and fast, courteous and immediate attention will be given. Service calls should still be placed on 773-596- 3. . Housing area residents will receive a newsletter regarding 7 contract. the new 'That American military professionals are warmongers is a myth ironically perpetuated by the 200 years of relative peace and stability these 'warmongers' 1 Commander 's Quote: r ? f- '' have provided.'' General James P. Mullins Commander, Air Force Logistics Command |