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Show WIGMTER (HO 388th Fighter Wing June 1993 Supplement to Hilltop Times Sabre Spirit defending champs carry ACC banner to Korea - . . - - , . . 13$-- - Air Base Wing from Andersen and the ROKAF team took second. "It was a good competition," said 1st. Lt. David H. e. Goretzka, 388th FW Sabre Spirit "Elmendorf put on a really good show and deserved to win." Goretzka went on to say that the competition was exciting and for most of the competition, the tors were so close in standings that no one knew who would come out as the overall champions. Both the combat aircraft servicing team and the combat ammunition production teams from the 388th FW showed their grit and detenrtination in their events. The combat aircraft servicing team's three integrated combat turns were worth 7,000 points each. Their scores for each ICT were 6,950, 6,730 and 6,920 for a combined score of 20,600. The CAP team's three competition areas the AIM-9Sidewinder missile build, the MK-8- 2 bomb build, and the Rapid Assemblies Munitions Systems build were also worth 7,000 points each. The 388th scored values of 6,750, 6,846 and 6,850 points for a total score of 20,446. "I believe the return of a 388th team this year drove all the participants to unusually high levels of performance," said Col. James E. Sandstrom, 388th FW commander. "In fact, we saw two perfect ICTs this time. "That's what competition is all about we all get better at our wartime mission." officer-in-charg- 'M-; V- V", S - d - - ' !' A' i aI x fct tar . r To fl sl fv Hi i k-- ; fvrJ j iSi Sgt. Bret A. Thompson, munitions systems specialists for the combat Sidewinder missiles to support sets during the missile build ammunition production team, secure AIM-9'93 Sabre of the Spirit competition. (Photo by SrA. Robert Crenshaw) portion AIC Gared M. Ewen (left) and M By SrA. Bob Crenshaw 388th FW Public Affairs Office The 3 8 8th Fighter Wing did not retain their title as the Sabre Spirit champs as anticipated, after being the first Air Forces unit to capture the coveted maintenance award in 1992, but did return with more knowledge and prowess in their ammunition building and loading skills. The team, representing Air Combat Command in the 1 1993 Sabre Spirit Competition, returned May 27 from Osan non-Pacif- ic Rams deploy for AB, Korea. The 388th finished in third place in the overall event. Eight other teams competed: Elmendorf and Eielson AFBs, Alaska; Osan and Kunsan ABs, Korea; Kadena AB and Misawa AB, Japan; Andersen AFB, Guam, and Republic of Korea Air Forces (ROKAF), Korea. The 3rd Wing team from Elmendorf was the overall champion of this year's Sabre Spirit. Ahead of the 388th FW by a mere 39 points, the combined team of the 633rd r v" !v.,...v 500-pou- M nd ; . Coronet Mustang, exercise with Ecuadorian Air Force Lt. Michael I. Garcia Chief of Public Affairs By 1st. Half a world away, from the Wasatch Front to the equator, the 34th Fighter Squadron wrapped up one more deployment May 22. Coronet Mustang, the exercise's nickname, put every aspect of fighter operations and support to the test. "When you go to Latin America, there is no U.S. base. You come as close to bare base as it gets," said Lt. Col. Bruce Allen, 388 FW plans officer. "It takes a lot of detailed " planning to do it right. No detail is too small. Everything from plaques, to buses, to water, to wall plugs, to vehicles, to billeting; the kind of electricity, weather, diplomatic clearances and navigation aids and dozens of other potential have to be worked months before the first 6 touches down, said Allen. Along with those little details, there were some rather large ones that had to be choreographed into the performance. Twelve personnel and equipment from the 34th FS show-stoppe- rs, F-1- F-1- 6s, 34th Fighter Squadron members participate in the closing ceremony for Coronet Mustang at TauraAB, Ecuador. The unit deployed to exercise with the Ecuadorian Air Force which uses dissimilar aircraft, such as Kfir, Mirage 1 s and Jaguars. (Photo by I st. Lt. Michael I. Garcia) received support from tankers and airlift belonging to AMC. Twelfth Air Force provided an observer and a contractor. The Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB completed the team with security police, a weather forecaster and a flight surgeon. The388th's Redeployment Assistance Team made sure the equipment arrived in good condition. Even with the support from all over the Air Force, the job would have been impossible without the help and hospitality of the Ecuadorian hosts. The hosts really bent over backwards to provide everything we needed, Allen said. "Overall, Coronet Mustang was an outstanding deployment experience for the Rams," Lt. Col. James Corrigan, 34th FS commander, said. "The opportunity to deploy to a South American 'bare base' location provided outstanding learning opportunities. The Rams were able to make this an outstanding deployment due to intense preparation, sound maintenance and focus on safety in all aspects of flying ops." This involved flying and training with the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana flying as often as two times a day, practicing ground attacks and aerial combat. "The opportunity to fly against and with pilots flying aircraft such as the Kfir, Mirage F- -l and Jaguar, allowed us to learn how our neighbors to the south do business, and learn once again the awesome capabilities of the 6 Falcon," said Corrigan. As a result, the goal of the exercise was met; that being an interchange of ideas about tactics between two air forces. "I think it's an important political contact," Allen said. 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