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Show HU fOT TIMES Friday, March 13, news IttT "If they have flown against us, they have seen the 'enemy,' " members of a rather unique Air Force unit like to say. The words are typical of the elite gressive" behavior to the aircrews of the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Fuujins." Members of the 65th Aggressor Squadron travel nationwide to; provide realistic training to Tactical Air Command aircrews. Squadron aircrews fly against base units, simulating the aerial tactics of enemy air training squadron stationed at Nellis AFB, Nev., who were 'on Hill AFB March demonstrating their "ag- 2-- 6 enemy "aggressive" behavior. According to Major Baker, when combined, these elements prove to be very realistic. is comparable in size and "The to the earlier version of performace Soviet-buiMiG aircraft," he the said. "With the training we undergo, we feel we gave the 4th aircrews valuS able experience in flying against America's adversaries." For added training realism, the 65th's aircraft are painted in the colors of some Warsaw Pact countries. F-5- E lt forces. r In this case, the "enemy" were six '.' ' . aggressor pilots, two aggressor weapons controllers and approximately 20 maintainers and support personnel. Flying the Air Force's TJger comII, aircrews simulated F-5- E air-to-a- bat against the 4th's ir is valuable because it provides dissimilar air combat training to aircrews against fighter aircraft unlike any other the Air Force currently uses," the mainr said. Fighting F-1- 6 aircrews. The 65th AS detachment commander, Maj. John Baker, said what his squadron does "is as close to the enemy as it gets. "Our job is to study Soviet fighter techniques, tactics and maneuvers-f- ly them and also provide academic training to those pilots and weapons controllers we face," he said. What 4th TFS pilots faced was the mid-60- s technology of the jet aircraft in simulated combat. In the cockpit was another Air Force pilot, but trained in the late '80s mind-se- t of Falcon-equippe- d JSft','iii'JWij.miju ': .mn,tn-. u.wwwmwiMimo,, ...... : "That's the biggest advantage," Major Baker said. "Our training is unique, not only in the tactics we use, but also in the aircraft in which we do it. Our mission is unique because we teach other fighter pilots how to win in a 'dogfight' against us. "When we do our job right, the aggressors lose the battle and the United States wins the war, " the major said. F-5- E (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Jerome Reed) V Aggressor aircrews marshal in on of their F-- II Tiger 5E jets. . maintainers in two Florida exercises aircrews, Fighterthe 34th squadron Tactical From March tested 34th TFS and and Members of Fighter Squadron and maintainers from the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, gave true meaning to the March cliche "in like a lion." Men and women from the organizations started the month with two deployments to southern bases, according to 388th Tactical Fighter Wing officials. THE GOOD NEWS IS SMITH-CORON- A IN' 75.000 DICTIONARY IS NOW 2 through today, aircrews F-1- AMU people in weapons systems effectiveness. Monday, aircrews return to Hill AFB. AMU members stayed on, traveling up the highway to Eglin AFB, Fla., for exercise Combat Hammer. This time, weapons delivery and evaluation is the challenge for unit personnel. Combat Hammer ends March 20. air-to-a- ap- proximately 80 support and maintenance personnel and eight 6 Fighting Falcons deployed to Tyn-daAFB, in the Florida panhandle, for a Combat Archer exercise. ll J y SI AUTOSPELL. "remembers" the , Combat Archer, a Tactical Air Command-sponsore- d weapons system evaluation program, Japanese and Volkswagen typing I mistakes you make most J often. Displays a choice of correct spellings. . 1CK MEMORY , 00 I ft K I If J l ' on the line. vSZ-"-'- 3 . y eJsjy , B ' CJy j X X fSaotSie VI y Vff Jf j Ut . . tmmjj VI. V rONTIAC n ii i j ' LAYTON. UTAH 5 3 " ai WOV, , 1 , I ""''' 1 LATE NIGHT TACO FIESTA All You Can Eat Taco Bar Buffet and All You Can Drink ' Margaritas and Specialty Drinks non-alcohol- ic THUCKS 544-344- vesta: jfpgst: El PONTIACCADILLACOMCTTIUCK 570 NORTH MAIN or 5:30 Monday thru Friday 9:00 to 1 :00 on Saturdays to 'jr J U. tX 8:30 Auo. 303-031- 2 OSS MiyjO Tij j Hours: is " UiljJIi ." 3200 Grcnt 302-020- 1 Mi DY THE FOOL YOU!" It . ' CX I I !$ I "IS I :S -- CALL FOR BROCHURE AND ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED CARDS ACCEPTED B Sfl()a t lilT 7 T5 "PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFICE" 437-C31- 3 SO. State CLC.UT. 84115 ifr I t-e- sBse me I ---M -.- - uiiin ll anyvvhere Auto Parts - -- F I FIND" I Unas your error(s) 1 . air-to-grou- nd MODEL XD-80ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER WITH BUILT- ON CSA CONTRACT. BEST OF ALL ITS AMERICAN MADE WITH SUPERIOR AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY. AND ITS GSA PRICE OF $386.89 BEATS THE PANTS OFF THE , IMPORTS IN QUALITY AND PRICE. , . t Trtosp ir -)- Jus $4.99 Monday thru Thursday Friday and Saturday )) tfr' 1075 N. Hill VV : I 9 pm till Clos 10 pm till Cloaa Hold Boad ' (LoytOIl HlllS Mall) LaytOIl j |