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Show AIR FORCE RESERVE Supplement to the Hilltop Timet ClearVis Dress .rehearsal tail on mn)bif has ever experienced. Challenge after challenge was met, however, and it has all come together as those who have endured and were here during July drill by Brig. Gen. F.S. Winebarger Commander, 419th TFW July's reserve weekend was long and hot. The sun will attest. is beat down relentlessly on the tarmac at the 419th The wing at its peak and ready to go for the Sep: as temperatures broke records. F-- 4s and F-1- 8s screamed above the ramp as ground burst simulators and smoke bombs exploded. There, in the midst of it all, were men and women of the Air Force Reserve's premier fighter wing doairing what they do best their job, keeping borne, and keeping the world free. A bit melodramatic? Perhaps, but what it all comes down to is keeping the Fighting Falcon in the air. The past year has been one of the hardest our wing F-1- 6s tember Operational Readiness Inspection. We flew more than 80 sorties in a day and a half. Our improvements in the ability to survive and operate area are striking. Back in October we were still trying to figure out whether or not to put the gloves or the mask on first. Remember when the rubbery smell of the gas mask made us nauseous? Those days are long gone. This exercise was evaluated by 35 members of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. They watched ever so closely and didn't pull punches. Truthfully, they did find a few areas where improvements can and will be made. Operations took the hardest hits. They need to improve briefing techniques and information 5 flow. I U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt. Bruce. Hills Buddy care Skousen, left, chief, Social Actions, helps Sgt. Michael Romero, 419th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, put on his chemical warfare gear at the Base Operational Readiness Training Area redonning area. Lt. Col. Mike 6 7tf h s pops Ed ea dd its by SrA. Jill Titensor - 67th APS UPAR Maintenance had a few minor areas of concern such as integrated combat turn standardization and foreign object damage. (What are we going to do with all those pop cans?) ' But overall, the wing put on a solid performance. The Base Operational Readiness Training Area was outstanding, and is certain to be a nominee for "best seen to date." Aircraft battle damage repair is also in great shape and sure to get kudos. Two areas which are paricularly difficult to orchestrate are operation security and communication "7 security. These involve every individual in the wing. More than 20 telephone calls seeking unauthorized information from members of the wing were made. Only one netted any information at all. Our security police flight was successful in repelforces. ling several attacks by commando-typ- e All the good performances notwithstanding and all the preparation to date alone will not get us through the September inspection. There is still some work, to do and plenty of sweating remains. But no one can say we didn't prepare and give it our best. Let's give ourselves a well deserved pat on the back and play hard during the family day festivities tomorrow. When September's annual tour arrives, dig in and do what we do best... keep the Fighting Falcon fighting. d i c a jp pe d by students ages A recent visitor during the squadron's commander's call, Mr. Wilden explained the purpose of the class was to teach handicapped children functional skills such as cooking, shopping, making change and assembly line work to train for jobs. The 67th has sponsored the class for three years, e contributing toward a new television, 11-1- - Reservists assigned to the 67th Aerial Port Squadron recently contributed $200 to help a handicapped class in Ogden purchase a new learning tool: a large parachute with handles. Jerome Wilden, class director, Mound Fort Middle School, said the coordination builder will be used video-cassett- recorder and Special Olympics uniforms. Cose derails e mm p I oyer A court case in Ohio last year serves to the point that a Reservist must provide the employer with reasonable notice of scheduled military duty in order to preserve rights under the Vietnam Era Veterans'' Readjustment Assistance Act. In that court case, an Ohio National Guardsman was on active duty for two weeks at the end of June. During that time, he was offered the opportunity to volunteer for three weeks of additional duty to begin July 9. He returned to work after his active duty, but did not notify his employer that he would be leaving for the additional three weeks until 15 minutes before quitting time on July 8. Upon his tour of duty on Aug. 1, return from the three-wee- k he fired. was told that he was The Guardsman argued that he was protected from termination by VEVRAA. The court found that he was not, because his request for a leave of 4. nnofice tour of absence to serve the additional three-wee- k circumof the in not reasonable was both light duty stances under which the request was made and the reqirements of his employer. The court said the VEVRAA provides no protection to a Reservist who "deliberately disregards the needs of the employer by giving only 15 minutes notice prior to an imminent three-wee- k leave, particulary when such short notice could easily have been avoided." The moral to this story is that leaves of absence to attend unit training assemblies and active duty tours should be requested of the employer at the earliest possible time after learning of the military duty requirement. The courts will not protect the Reservist who waits until the last minute to notify the employer when such late notice was within the power of the reservist to avoid. (Staff Judge Advocate, 932nd Aeromedical Airlift Group, Scott AFB, 111.) Guardsmen aid in crash About 200 Iowa Air National Guardsmen providcrash and rescue support when a United ed Airlines DC-1- 0 carrying more than 290 people crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, July 19. The 185th Tactical Fighter Group at Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, had advance warning of the emergency landing and immediately dispatched fire equipment and rescue vehicles to the airport. Col. Romaine Bendixen, 185th TFG Clinic commander, was the first physician on the scene and was n medical people from the 185th joined by a TFG Clinic. As many as, 186 people survived the .:. .crash. on-sce- ne half-doze- '..: " -- , Reservists fight fires Air Force from Reserve's the transports 953rd Tactical Airlift Group at March AFB, Calif., helped the U.S. Forest Service control fires in Arizona last month. were equipped with the ModuTwo of the lar Airborne Fire Fighting System, a portable unit , designed to allow transports to drop fire retardants. A third provided backup support. Operating under the direction of the Forest Service, the three, and five Air National Guard flew a total of 42 sorties and dropped 123,000 gallons of fire retardant on two major fires. C-1- 30 C-13- 0s C-1- 30 C-13- D Family 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. 9:30 a.m, 9:45 a.m. 10 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m 12:50 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3 p.m. Day Aug. 12 419th Hangar F16 photo static Fire department demonstration Blood pressure check, first aid center Thunderbirds film Safety belt ride Retiree registration 419th history display Combat turn demonstration Security police dog demo south of hangar) machine gun demo south end of hangar) Mass and officer oath of office (Carroll Room) M-6- 0 Thunderbird Park Chili cook-of- f, pie bake-of- f Singing entertainment Picnic Dunk tank Kids games AquaShot Volleyball tournament Volleyball playoff Door prize drawing Trophy presentations Clean-u- p Contact lenses approved for TAC While approval has not yet been given for Reserve air crews to wear contact lenses, the Air Force has given its OK for Tactical Air Command air crews to wear the special lenses. Some 30 percent of TAC pilots wear eyeglasses and, while the Federal Aviation Administration approved contact lenses for all air crew members, historically, Department of Defense air crew members were restricted from wearing contact lenses. The new ruling follows a year-lon-g study which indicated the use of contact lenses would be beneficial to air crews. Reserve medics train Air Force Reservists at Columbus, Ohio; Seattle-TacomWash.; and Milwaukee, Wis., are taking a in joint test to see if resources and personnel part can be snared to enhance wartime medical skills. The program involves separate courses in combat critical tasks unique to each service, Lt. CoL Pat AFRES nursing administrator, said. "We chose these three areas because of the high concentrations of Air Force, Army and Navy Reservists," Colonel Atkinson said. The test program continues until September 1990. Other sites are under consideration. a, Ad-kinso- n, 3 hcadsllpthe 41 9th Tactical and Editorial conUnt Is edited, prepared provided by Fighter Wing Public fairs Office. DEADLINE for submission of articles is 10 working days before each scheduled wing line. on a unit training assembly. Articles should be typed, double-space- d ' Public v Affairs ; v 419th call the ;, For more information, Office, Af- ter 777-271- 3. : Brig. Gen. Forrest S. Winebarger Barbara Ann Vessels Mai. Len Barry; TSgt. Bruce Hills SrA. Anne Yelderman V..V..Y....' SSgt. Heidi Koford 419th TFW STAFF 419th TFW Commander Chief, Public Affairs .Public Affairs Officer Editor, NCOIC, Public Affairs Staff Writer Administrative Specialist .y.i |