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Show Page HILLTOP TIMES 10 Wednesday, November 24, 1982 S up I " By Lucinda Schuft Public Affairs Office . Handymen are people capable of fixing anything, anytime. In the Air Force Logistics Command, handymen come in the form of Combat Logistics Supon batport Squadrons which provide quick s tle damaged aircraft vital to our nation's defense. fix-up- A TIip 2959nH f!T.fiS tv m I f Mf i t Ml - Hi My v yh 41 !5fw 5 , I , - 1 of fivP - goal, according to Capt. Gary Blaszkiewicz of the 2952nd CLSS, "is to ready the planes for at least one more mission." He said this elite unit, distinguished by the blue i fatigues, is selectively manned and the members serve on a special duty assignment.. Time restrictions and lack of adequate facilities near a battle front demand these members be prepared for almost any situation and that they rely on their own ingenuity to repair the planes andget them back in the air, utilizing engineering- j approved repairs from special, technical ordes. They have specially designed ABDR kits with equipment and supplies essential in the field situation. Any thing they don't have in these kits has to be invented or manufactured on the spot. VS I Will AFR is on 1' conflict. The ABDR a uiWIiMltfo', at specially trained AFLC teams prepared for the rapid Aircraft Battle Damage Repair and the Combat Packaging and Supply Operations which are essential if America's Air Force is called into armed fl JrT u id 03 CO)lf - Last week members of the 2952nd CLSS participated in a training exercise which simulated a wartime scenario using a still operational Voodoo located in the training area on the east side of the base. Salvaged aircraft are used by the CLSS to" provide the team members with realistic hands-otraining. To bring a heightened reality to this exercise, members of Civil Engineering's Prime BEEF team posed as the "enemy" and provided simulated , booby traps, sniper attacks, and conventional aggression during the exercise. Simulated gas attacks were provided by the CLSS evaluators, who pitched F-10- 1 n IIIIIIIIIN III NIIINKH I. lit ll Hl . - Specially trained damage assessors are the first CLSS members to approach the plane. Carefully they examine the plane and surrounding area for possible explosives or unexploded ordnances that may have been placed by the enemy. . A number of mock booby traps were discovered during the exercise and the team pulled out to wait .while Explosive Ordnance Disposal people cleared the area. Then the work began. Assessors with Technical Orders on the plane in hand and fully briefed by the - (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lucinda Schuft) SMSgt. James Wiltsie traces a trip wire connected to a simulated booby trap discovered during last week's 2952nd Combat Logistics Support Squadron exercise. In the background is the operational ' used for the repair practice. F-10- 1 - S .... .a Aillllllllllll mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmgmmmmmmmmmmmmmim . 1. is, II llllillil ''':':!J ,.'ASVA,Mhw.'.'.,.v.v.-.'Av.s:.- JB : S!':S, 1 I wi' j A. ;:;:X;X:;x;x:::: '...vx" :;; xi-- " f hs,iw f R J The buddy system is used by CLSS personnel in the photo to the left in get-their chemical warfare gear into place. This ensures that each member " ''SS-,:V- ; . X ' xxx:xx:;lxx:xxx.:,.x ,v.. r , x . Hv (U.S. Air Fore Photoa by Ludnda Schuft) techni-tin- g is properly dressed in the event of a chemical war environment Above, a dan continues his work in his chemical warfare gear. v..,.- - |