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Show Vol. 48 No. 17 D Hill AFB, Utah B April 28, 1994 ii.j ..J.1.UMU111 114411 ii r u by . no ? - J: U0IIGD TODD0ir(oU O WflOSSOOGD 7l:o r.'hsxng TCt, Csrla J. Ernst 1 3S3th Fighter Wing Public Affairs I : ' r. For some members of the 388th Fighter Wing, Wednesday's funeral service for former President : Richard M. Nixon was especially memorable I from the ' they were part of it- - Twenty-on- e 1 3S3th fly-b-y for the ceremony, which performed the i was held in the former president's birthplace of Yor-- l ba Linda, Calif. Nixon died April 22, four days after suffering a I stroke. He was 81. ! flew over the Richard Nixon library The , in five four-shiformations, with the 21st plane the others and performing the "missing trailing : man" profile, climbing vertically out of sight to sig-nify the missing man. Lt. Col. Tim Brown of the ; 34th Fighter Squadron flew the trailing plane. "What I'm excited about is the opportunity to f honor former president Nixon by participating in the ceremony," Brown said Monday, the same day : the wing learned of the fly-bApproximately 120 maintainers and pilots left Hill AFB Tuesday enroute to March AFB, Calif, to support the mission. They were scheduled for d rehearsal Tuesday afternoon, flying the funeral mission Wednesday and are expected to return home ,,.,,.,,...., today. "Although it was a sad occasion, I feel honored ? that the 388th was a part of the ceremony," said cscnwaD, a puoc irom me m rignier iapt. isrucewho flew in the ceremony. "Occasions CirtJrcn T like come thi&Hra't up all the time," he said, prior Hill. Ua. "Muting That same attitude seemed to permeate the main-- ; tenance side of the house, too, according to MSgt. Shane Rice, production supervisor in the 4 th. ' "Everyone is motivated and ready to go," he said Monday. It's something you never think about do-- : ing as part of the mission; it's exciting." Col. James Sandstrom, wing commander, sees "the wing's participation as another opportunity for the 388th to represent the Air Force while ' "at the sameproudly time, prove our ability to deploy a large number of people and aircraft anywhere, at a moment's notice. "It was an honor for the wing to take part in the r tribute to our former commander-in-chie- J B ; F-1- 6s F-1- 6s p . y. .' oneer newspaper in 1931. The I anicie aescnoea tne ounai ot Charles W. "Speed" Holman, aviation pioneer and operations manager of Northwest Airways, I fc - Inc. . fly-b- y "customary blank file." - eral Women's Program luncheon held Wednesday. She emphasized that the closure of Hill is not a "done deal'.' in spite of the feeling by some that closing Hill is inevitable. She said that in many respects the picture is brighter now than it was this time last year due to activities on the part of the state, 2k 3 information for this article was 1 obtained from the Air Force f Historical Research Agency, I Maxwell AFB, Ala. I Utah's congressional delegation, and Defense Depot Ogden. It is a the HillDDO . '9.5 committee. McCall said the committee has made tremendous progress in its bid to organize community help for northern Utah's military installations. The in- stallations provide jobs for many Utahns and are the economic mainstay of northern Utah counties. The HillDDO '95 committee is a group comprised of local citizens. whose mission is to promote the eco-nomic growth and welfare of the Utah Wasatch Front by supporting the continuing prosperity of Hill AFB and . non-politica- autonomous organization A. atp-m- s County residents. D In addition to direct payroll Please see McCall, Richard M. Nixon. (Demi) ffKH? g 6ttfct unite off? ,,, tV gxviix-- J flKillilliri) 7Tl3i& GtHEmrr CQglttPW (jXHP QQGID ... d . , , , , SO We l, formed for the specific purpose of doing everything possible to preserve Hill and DDO. And there are compelling reasons for the state and local businesses to work to preserve the military facilities located in Utah, she said: The Hill AFB annual payroll of -f o n iii. a u consuLui-e3o million percent oi the incomes of Davis and Weber dol-- D Page 2. Wednesday, Hill AFB commemorated the death of former president It's Arbor Day tomorrow. Have you hugged a tree lately? dition, of course, they hope to provide Americans with the opportunity to better learn of the importance of trees to our way of life." Besides, Aoril 29. they say, is a good planting date for many states throughout the country. s the Air Corps. The formation was i referred to in an article as the McCall tells audience, 'It isn't over 'til it's over' The Committee for National Arbor Day is hoping all states will permanently observe the last Friday in April as the unified Arbor Day date. So far, more than half do. In ad- , . 1 f. tive and competent," said Vicki McCall, chairman of the HillDDO '95 Committee and. keynote speaker for the Ogden Air Logistics Center's Fed .. . . ': "Take serious heed of your job and do everything you can to be competi- - ."During the services in the temple, a broken formation of four 1 09th Air Squadron planes ' kept vigil from above. As they droned high, they kept a gap in the flight. The vacant place was t for 'Speed,' " the article said. B In 1 938, the first reference J to an Air Corps ceremony using the Missing Man Formation was t recorded. The was per- formed for the funeral of Moj. J Gen. Oscar Westover, chief of 2 ':. Hilltop Times staff in I ? ...... by Valerie Chavez have been used Fly-b- ceremonies since at least 1913, when the earliest known refer- ence to a fly-b- y was cited in The 1 London Times newspaper. The i article claimed that "it was the first occasion on which flying past has been introduced into a t ceremonial..." referring to the use of aircraft in a ceremonial j parade on the Salisbury Plain. : B The "Missing Man Forma-- 1 tion" is often flown at funeral! services of fallen comrades or as a tribute to someone who has 1 made significant contributions to the country. In this formation, four planes fly over the service, ) ' with one plane pulling up out of I the formation, climbing vertically I until it is out of sight; The remain- ing planes fly on with an obvi-- 1 ous gap in the formation, signifying the missing man. " B The earliest known refer- ence to the use of the Missing I Man Formation for a funeral ap- peared in the St. Paul, Minn., Pi-- 1 s , " O salute you, sir. Richard M. Nixon, 37th president of the United States e( Amorirn. rliorl Aoril 22. 1994. at age 81. I I) |