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Show HEADS W JLQ Friday, July 12, 198$ u - mam n o mmmtm,r XGu' u First sergeant of the 67th Aerial Port Squadron, TSgk Danny G, Richardson, received the first l 6 txte under the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing? ' F-- Recruiting Keferrai Program. Sergeant Richardson led six new recruits to the Air Force Reserve and said he never thought he would have the top count for the quarterly tabuseries. lated "wuva-flighCol. John J. Closner, wing commander, announced the new incentive last December based on newcomers referred by reservists assigned to the 419th TFW, the 67th and 6Sth Aerial Port Squad rons and the 405th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Sergeant Richardson praised the physical stamina of the aircrew members arid said, "I have a much better appreciation for the pilots and what it takes just to fly a mission. They all have my utmost ; t' - His backseat ride was a gunnery mission with instructor pilot Capt, Ed Kosiba, 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron. TSgf, Danny G, Richardson What were his first thoughts on touchdown? madelt without getting sick," he grinned. 67 iU Aerial Port Squadron Re s&nfist A ruling upholding the reemployment rights of military reservists has been hailed by a U.S. Department of Labor official. federal The ruling, by a three-judg- e disfederal appeals panel, confirmed a trict court award of back pay to a Massachusetts aircraft fueler who, both courts said, was fired because of his reserve obligation to attend a weekend drill once a month. The deputy assistant secretary of labor for veterans' employment and training said the case adds a legal precedent protecting the rights of returning servicemen and women and reservists and National Guard members under the Veterans' Reemploy , Rl wis scores finoiDized "Top Guns and Knucklebusters" during the May Operational Readi- ness Inspection at Wendover were: Overall Top Gun: Capt. Ben Bartlett Low Angle Low Drag: Lt. Col. Carl Womack Low Angle Bomb: Col. John Closner, Maj. David PerTy, Capt. Kent Clark, Capt. Ben Bartlett, Capt. Gus Schuitz back py cwirit ease ment Rights statutes. In the case of Michael Chesna vs. International Fueling Co., Inc., the U.S. court ruled that the reservist was not a temporary employee and that an altercation in which he used profane language to his supervisor was not the real reason for his dismissal. The court also said it was not necessary to prove that reserve status was the sole reason for the firing, merely that it was a reason. Mr. Chesna went to work for International Fueling at Hanscom AFB, Mass., in May 1979. He enlisted in the reserve Sept. 19 and asked his employer for a schedule to meet his drill obligation on the ,17th. Best Bombing Aircraft: Tail No. MI According to Mr. Chesna, he was fired because of his requestAfter a number of efforts to obtain his job back from his employer, he went to rans' Reemployment Rights, then part of the Labor Management Serv- regional office in November 1979 and asked for assistance. Labor Department efforts at settlement were also unsuccessful, and the case was turned over to the Justice Department for prosecution. The case was investigated by the Labor Department's Office of Vete Employment and Training. Veterans, reservists, members of the National Guard and employers with questions about reemployment rights should contact the Office of Veterans' Reemployment Rights, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room Washington, D.C. 20210. (AFRNS) the Labor Department's Boston ices Administration. The office is now a unit of the department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' N-541- 4, For once, Maintenance got there first ii "?, r" 7 r- - tJ ' iV 7a 074, flown by Capt. Bartlett; crew chief, TSgt. Robert Aussem Integrated combat turn crew mem- bers for Aircraft 074 were TSgt. Steve Rawle, aircraft turn supervisor; MSgt. Ron Meachan, crew chief; and TSgt. Jerry McGowen, assistant crew chief. Munitions crew members for the same aircraft were SSgt. Louie Martinez, SrA. Joel Neiswender and SrA. Vince Sandoval. . Visual Level Bomb: Maj. David Perry BestQuickest Air Defense Crew: TSgts. Spanky Clayton and Ray Mas-s- Belliston ish, turn director. a, Low Angle Strafe: Capt. Vaughn crew chiefs; and MSgt. John Par- - NQTAMS AFRES commander to get NCO award Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill, chief, Air Force Reserve and AFRES commander, is scheduled to be inducted into the Order of the Sword Oct. 26 at Andrews AFB, Md. Only six other reserve general officers have been given the prestigious award which is presented by the noncommissioned officer corps. Guard teaches F-- 4 instructor course The F-- 4 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis AFB, Nev., has closed shop after 20 years. The course will still be taught, but has shifted to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Tactical Fighter Group, McConnell AFB, Kan. NewRobert commander announced the Russ leaderD. has been nominated for promotion and Lt. Gen. ship of Tactical Air Command. He will take the post formerly held by Gen. Jerome F. O'Malley, who was killed in. an aircraft accident April 20. HERE S THE BEEF! -- (U.o. Air rnolo by Ma). L.W. Barry, USAFR) TSgt. Robert Chase, 419th Civil Engineerina Sauadron. was one ot the cooks who served hamburgers and hot dogs for the wing at the base firing range during the June Unit Training Assembly. The included about 00 quarter-poun- d spread hamburgers, 200 hot dogs, 800 of 50 cups pop, pounds of potato salad, 40 pounds of chips, 24 bottles of ketchup and 16 ars each of mustard and relish. Funds were donated by 41 9th TFW reservists. Thd occasion celebrated, among other things, of the Operational Readiness Inspection at Wendover. picnic com-pleti- on |