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Show April 15, 1993 Base Decoders fo.asf besft , mi oi mm e 992 flop en isfted iHiH High Flyer Awards Tl The aircraft maintenance unit announced its High Flyer award for February: Aircraft: 051 Crew chief: SSgt Wallace D. Raitt Assistant crew chiefs: MSgt. David J. Piatt, SSgt. Jeffery L. Wright and Sgt. David M. Pherson Number of sorties: 25 Number of flying hours: 29.3 Aircraft mission capable rate: 96.6 Number of sorties without a major malfunction: 24 Family Day 1 II Utah State University. by SSgt. Jay Joersz 419th FW Public Affairs Office Hill AFB leaders gathered March 12 at the NCO Club to honor the top base Reserve and active duty airmen, NCOs and senior NCOs for 1992. Toasts were raised to the best the 419th Fighter Wing had to offer the Air Force Reserve at the Annual Hill Enlisted Recognition Banquet. Dinner was served and the Air Force Strolling Strings delighted the audience with a splendid mix of music before the winners were announced. The top enlisted of the 419th FW for 1992 are: 993 Family Day will be celebrated at the 419th Fighter Wing July 10. Events currently sched- Senior NCO uled include the 5K walkrun, booth games for children, amateur hour, volleyball and tours of the Air Force museum. There will also be live entertainment and a variety of demonstrations, including an integrated combat turn demonstration. Contact your Wing Advisory Council SMSgt. Danny G. Richardson is the NCO in charge of standardization evaluation and quality control in the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron. He was born in Og-deUtah, and holds a representative for more information. rank - WASHINGTON (AFNS) The return of sleeve chevrons and collar insignia to battle dress uniforms has been approved by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force personnel officials said. Gen. Merrill A. McPeak has given the go-ahead for. service members to sew stripes bakr4-uf6n BDU sleeves or put officer rank back on the collar, but retain the aircrew-styl- e patch with rank designator. The mandatory date for adding the rank insignia is Oct. 1, 1995. Names, numbers change ROBINS AFB, Ga. (AFRESNS) A lot has happened in the Air Force Reserve since 1968, One thing including more people and missions. ' the number 'tif has remained constant AFRES installations but that too may change. Twenty-fiv- e years ago, the Reserve had real estate claim to 10 installations. Some 43,000 reservists contributed to the command's airlift and rescue flying missions. Today, the Reserve has the same number of installations, but nearly twice as many reservists. In addition to airlift and rescue, they are involved in air refueling, special operations, fighter, weather reconnaissance and space missions. Seven of the bases have remained constant over the years, while three of the original bases Bakalar AFB, Ind.; Ellingson AFB, Texas; and Clinton County AFB, Ohio have passed on to the AFRES historical files. For the sake of numbers, those bases have been replaced by Westover ARB, Mass.; Richards-Gebau- r AFB, Mo.; and Niagara Falls IAP ARS, N.Y. " - Inspection frequency changes ROBINS AFB, Ga. The Air Force Reserve will now conduct quality Air Force assesse-ment- s every four years instead of every three years. AFRES officials decided to reduce the frequency of management inspections because of an increased workload and funding limitations, said Lt. Col. John A. Blackburn, chief of the AFRES Inspectors General Operations ( Richardson University in Ogden. Richardson began his military career with four years in the Army Reserve and 4wo years' active with the Army. He then returned to the Army cy Reserve for another seven years before transferring to the Air Force Reserve as an air cargo technician with the 67th. For his leadership and efforts to expedite hazardous materials through Hill's air terminal during Operations Desert Shield and Storm, Richardson received a certificate of recognition from the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Merrill A. McPeak. Richardson .was also deployed to McChord AFB, ' Wash.'jto'as.sist in scheduling personnel and workload units in support of the evacuation of United ; States dependents from Clark AB Philippines, during Operation Fiery Vigil in June 1992. Richardson is a civilian federal service employee at Hill as chief of the ICBM ground electronics section in the Ogden Air Logistics Center ICBM System Program Office. He and his wife, Brenda, reside in Clinton, Utah. v Silo-base- d NCO TSgt. Brent R. Boehme is the NCO in charge of the education and GI Bill program in the 419th's Mission Support Squadron. . He Tvas born in Montpelier," Idaho, and holds a bachelor's degree in industrial technology and a master's degree in instructional technology from technician, training Boehme has developed several training guides dealing with course exam testing, profes - vL .) Boehme sional military education Bill GI and opportunites, requirements and benefits to provide program knowledge and insight for gram facilitator to instruct at the AFRES First Sergeant's Conference and travel across the nation representing AFRES. As a civilian, he is media director at Evanston High School, Evanston, Wyo. He also serves on the Wyoming State Long Range Library Relations Board and the Wyoming State Teachers Certification Standards Committee. Boehme and his wife, Sandra, have six children. Airman SrA. James D. Brown is an air transportation specialist in the 67th APS. Born in Makison, Fla., he joined the Air Force Reserve in May 1991 and after technical school was assigned to the 67th. Brown was .hand-picke- d to be d chief Brown medical supplies loading headed for Saudi Arabia through HiUVair terminal. He was also a member of a crew from the squadron deployed to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., in June and October 1992 to assist in the recovery and Globemaster for the Hill transportation of a AFB Museum. Brown's positive attitude about the Air Force Reserve has also resulted in his corporation becoming an outstanding supporter of the Reserve program. He is currently manager of a Hardee's restaurant in Riverton, Utah. Brown is heavily involved with the Utah Special Olympics and the Hardee's Torch Run for the handicapped. He also owns and operates a restaurant consulting firm. He resides in West Jordan, Utah. co-loa- C-1- 419th changes structure Statements describe unit missions Change is inevitable. And the structure in the 419th Fighter Wing is no exception to the rule. For example, within the last two years, the name has changed from "Tactical Fighter Wing" to "Fighter Wing," and the 419th has welcomed the aerial port squadrons as part of the wing. New commands were introduced and squadrons were restructed to "groups." The following is a brief synopsis with mission published by MorMedia, Inc., a privata headaUp is a Reserve supplement to the Hilltop Times, exclusive written contract with the Ogden connected with the U.S. Air Force, under ALC Public Affairs Office. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for Air Force Reserve members of the U.S. military services. Contents of headaUp are not of Defense necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department firm In no way equipment repairman. As a wing Boehme has also been selected by headquarters Air Force Reserve as a leadership development pro- bachelor's degree in logistics management from Weber State ,. weather reservists. n, BDU He is currently an adjunct professor at USU. He served nine and a half years' active duty in the Air Force as a statements from some of the restructured units that reflect the direction in which today's 419th is headed. 419th Fighter Wing: Trains and equips three squadrons to be capable of worldwide mobilito perform a wide variety of fighter missions, ty and both Provides entire support packages including maintenance, civil security, supply, transportation, communications, and mission support. Units that fall under direct support of the 419th commander include: Quality Central, Air Force Ad- F-1- 6 air-to-a- ir d. See Structure, Page 3a, please. or the Department of the Air Force. Unless otherwise Indicated, all photos are U.S. Air Force photos. 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