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Show Supplement to the Hilltop Times Vol. 12 No. 6 NewsiBriefeil Hill AFB, Utah 84056 419th member served in Croatia T7 by Maj. Ken Warren Original member off passes away in SLC 466th One of the original members of the 466th Fighter Squadron passed away suddenly from a heart attack Nov. 17 in Salt Lake f City. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Fred A. Selle, 74, of Salt Lake City enlisted in the Army in 1940 and entered Selle Aviation Cadet Trainwith the 466th during in 1942. He flew ing World War II when the squadron was activated in 1944. He flew more than 110 He retired in 1963. and missions in and Selle helped organize attended the 466th's 50th anniversary celebration last October, where he was reunited with old friends and made several new ones. Selle is survived by his wife, Shirley; two sons, Fred A. Selle III, and Richard D. Selle; daughter-in-law- , Laurie; five grandchildren; and three sisters, Ruth, Jeanett, and Frances. Lt. Col. Wayne Conroy, current commander of the 466th, represented the 419th Fighter Wing at the funeral Nov. 21. "He was a grand person. His sense of patriotism and love of aviation was contagious to all who came in contact with him. He will be missed," said Conroy. P-4-7s P-47- s. P-3- Promotions The following 4 19th Fighter Wing personnel were promoted effective Nov. 1, 1995: To senior master sergeant: Brenda Barring-to- n and Kirby J. Stephens. To master sergeant: Roberto Cardenas, Francis James and Gordon F. Randolph. To technical sergeant: Roy D. Hale, Jr. and Gary E. Nelson. To staff sergeant: Michael W. Kerr, Holly L. Munford, David A. Neal, Robert E. Osborn. Rhonda E. Snead, Lewis A. Tracy, Jennifer B. Wagner and Robert E. Whitacre. To senior airman: Brandon S. Bigler, Robert E. Herring, Taylor Nelson. Pine M. Phillip and Paul M. Sowers. To airman first class: John N. Gardner. Those promoted to staff sergeant and above should get new identification cards as soon as possible. Applications have already been started and are available in the 419th Military Personnel Flight AFRES 419th FW Public Affairs Office second at Gunsmoke - Nev. The Reserve team scored 3,813 points overall out of a possible 6,850, compared to the front-runnePacific Air Forces, which amassed 4.203 points. 66 I didn't have the proper mother. "I really hated to miss the president's address because I feel close to the situation, but I figured Mom had to come first," quipped Turner, who usually watches television news reports about the Bosnian crisis very closely. "I also maintain a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the war. When you have personal involvement in something, you tend to become very interested," he said. Turner, of the 67th Aerial Port Squadron, recently spent 90 days near the conflict in Bosnia as a member of the United Nations peacekeeping force at Camp Pleso near the city of Zagreb, Croatia. "Camp Pleso is the U.N.'s primary logistics base for its operations in the theater. Contingents from six nations are based there, including about 350 U.S. military personnel. Most military air and ground traffic coming into the region normally transit the run base. Plus, there is a mobile hospital there that serves all U.N. perby the U.S. Air Force sonnel. It a busy location," said Turner. Turner's primary job was to serve as an air cargo specialist. He also worked as a liaison with Croatian police and customs officials to expedite smooth entry into the country for visiting military officials. Ironically, his own entry into the country was any- documentation for my M-1so the police held me at the (Zagreb) 6, Kf airport for hours. 99 Turner town about 30 miles west of Zagreb." Although Turner wasn't directly involved in combat, he did see several injured U.N. peacekeepers come to the base for treatment at the hospital. He says the worst part of his job was shipping the body parts of casualties. "You just don't know what war is all about until you have to do something like that. It's very unsettling. thing but smooth and expeditious. "There was no one to meet me at the Zagreb air"I do, however, believe in the concept of a U.N. port. And as it turned out, I didn't have the proper peacekeeping force. Just seeing members of military so the police held me forces from various nations working together in the documentation for my at the airport for hours," said Turner. name of peace is very encouraging especially the Fortunately for Turner, he saw a Canadian mil- Russians and Ukranians. A few years ago you'd itary officer who contacted security police at the never dream you'd be on the same team with them," base. They came to the airport, validated Turner's Turner said. "The most rewarding part of my job was preparidentity and his clearance to bring the weapon into the country. He was released and went on to Camp ing and loading shipments of foodstuffs, medical Pleso. supplies and other essentials that were going to the In the weeks that followed, Turner never had to refugees in Bosnia. It feels good to know I helped "I stored it in the armory after I ar- people in need. I can't say enough about the humanuse his rived on base. I figure they had us deploy with itarian aspect of what the U.N. is doing." Turner weapons so if there was a ground attack on Camp said. Pleso the security police couldn't handle, everybody Turner, a traditional reservist, expressed gratiwould have a weapon and do whatever needed to be tude to his family and civilian employer for making it without him for three months. "I really apprecidone," he said. Mountain Fuel. There were no such attacks. "We did hear gunfire ate my wife and my employer now and then outside the base, but we were told it Without their support, I wouldn't have been able to was probably some harmless type of celebration go over there to serve my country. Let's pray for with people firing into the air. The closest actual the NATO forces. They have a tough job. I hope a ground fighting while I was there took place in a peaceful resolution is in sight," he said M-1- M-1- 6, 6. Squadrons gef new commanders Ken Warren by Maj. FW Public Affairs Office With emotions running high, Lt. Col. Barney Chapman and Maj. Gerald Yearsley exchanged commands of the 67th Aerial Port and 419th Mission Support Squadons Nov. 5. "I'd be lying if I told you this wasn't tough for me," Chapman who had been an aerial porter for about 25 years theater. told the audience at the base The exchange of command ceremony seemed equally tough on Yearsley, who spoke after Chapman. He had been associated with the Support Group for nearly 30 years. He used humor to cope with the emotions of the moment. "It's tough to go last. It's tough being short." joked Yearsley, a lieutenant colonel selectee. "The absolute worst place to find yourself is following a class act." 66 if I Fd be lying . . . tOld yOU this Wasn't touch for me. y for service. To the members of the 67th, I salute you for the great people you are. Thanks." said Chapman. high-qualit- 99 -- Lt. Col. Barny CKapmon canmondw. 4i Both Yearsley and Chapman thanked their families for their ongoing support and ad- dressed the troops. "I m looking forward to working with the Mis- ?jon Support Squadron. You have a reputation mssq "Being associated with the Mission Support Squadron has been a humbling experience. Now I have the opportunity to go from one exceptional organization to another. Let's go to work!" said Yearsley. MofMncl hmmimOp Is a Raterve supplement to the Hllttop Tmea. pubilthed by contract 8C"n connected with the U.S. Air Fore a. under exclusive written uthortied ALC Public Affairs Offica. This commercial enterprise A Force newspaper a W lor Air Fore Reserve members of the U.S. military services. Contents of nac a tartly tho official views of. or endorsed by. the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense firm In no way V While millions of Americans watched President Clinton outline his Bosnian peace proposal on television Nov. 27, SSgt. Rodney Turner was at the Salt Lake City International Airport picking up his 419th The Air ROBINS AFB, Ga. (AFRESNS) Force Reserve team of fighter and bomber crews landed second place overall in the Air Force's worldwide composite force competition. Gunsmoke '95. Six major commands competed in the four-da- y contest that ended Oct. 29 at Nellis AFB. r. Dec. 7, 1995 pubM-catio- ' or the Deportment of f no Air Fore. 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