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Show JJ7IGHTER (TOUNTRY Twice Monthly 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times Jan. 25, 1996 Briefly Annual awards banquet s It's the time of year for the 388th Fighter Wing to recognize its outstanding performers for 1995. . The 388th FW's Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards Banquet will be held Friday at the Officers' Club,: with the social beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30. The guest speaker will be OlSgt Frederick "Jim" Finch, senior enlisted advisor for Air Combat " i Ivy I f. . Command. "We're looking forward to an evening of good food and a great program,'' said CMSgt. Mike Paltarozzi, senior enlisted advisor for the 388th FW. tat Science Fair Judges Science Fair Judges are needed from the 388th Fighter Wing. During the past several years, Hill AFB has provided judges for local area science fairs. Participation in science fairs demonstrates 388th in- volvcmcnt in research and development and also pro-vides means of Air Force participation in the local community.. Most of the science fairs at the local schools will be held during February. People who would like to volunteer should contact SrA, Aimee Grobcn, at for more details. . 777-32- 00 Support Bosnian troops - Air Force RAMSTEIN AB, Germany (AFNS) members deployed to support the peace implementation effort may now begin address- -, ing their mail with the ZIP Code of their deployed location, according to postal officials. Following is the list of ZIP Codes for Operations Joint Endeavor and Determined Effort. Postal officials added that airman should not use ZIP Codes established by the U.S. Army, unless there is no Air Forcc ZIP Code for their deployed site. They are: -Zagreb- - APO AE 09779; Sarajevo - 09780; Split Taszar-097909788 and Tuzla 09781; Kiseljac 09782; i r: V) - I . 1. 1. r'rrnyrr' r Photo by TSgL Darl J. Ernst other children wait in line, Chris Morris of the Utah Jazz gives some Amy Lano, daughter of TSgt. Arnold Lano, 4th Fighter training to Squadron, and wife Sharlene. Morris visited the Youth Center Jan. 1 7 to the delight of Hill AFB children who play in the Junior Jazz Basketball Program. of a gym-fu- ll Morris talked to the youths about the importance of school and listening to their parents. He then challenged the whole place to a shooting contest. As one-on-o- ne Bosnia-Herzegovi- na 4, - ' This address format should be used: Any Servicemenber Operation Determined Effort or- -- Operation Joint Endeavor , I This exercise, like others planned, is designed to mirror the upcoming Air Combat Command Inspector General Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled for sometime in 1996. "This is our walk exercise," said Nielsea "We crawled through the last couple of exercises. This one we want to walk through using caution and ensuring everything gets done the right way. We still need to show a sense of urgency without skipping any steps or compromising safety." Safety is always a concern. "A sense of urgency doesn't mean throwing safety to the wind or taking shortcuts," said Col. Bentley Raybum, 388th FW commander. "It means giving your best to the task at hand and doing things properly while following all the regulations and technical orders. "If anyone sees an unsafe practice or situation, from the newest airman to the most senior leader, they should By SrA. J.C. Woodring Editor, Fighter Country Setting the mobility wheels into motion, the 388th Fighter Wing will have the year's first Phase I exercise Tuesday and Wednesday. This one will be different than the last couple," said CMSgt. Tom Nielsen, superintendent of wing plans and exercises for the 388th FW. "Well be running a Checkered Flag scenario." During a Checkered Flag, the wing gets 72 hours warning of deffoyment from higher headquarters, simulated by the exercise evaluation team. The last two exercises were Coronet Lightening scenarios where no notice is given. "It's really an eight-da- y process,' said Nielsen. "For the exercise, well get a warning Friday. The evaluation team will meet for a formal inbrief Monday, and the exercise will be Tuesday and Wednesday. The EET writes up the final report and outbriefs the commander Feb. 2." -- APO AE 09 XXX Pilots needed "The 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office is looking for pilots to volunteer to speak to local school children. Interested pilots should call SrA. Aimee . . 0. Groben at 777-320- Phase set for Tuesday See Exercise, Page 3A Rams join coalition forces at Red Flag By SrA, J.C. Woodring Editor, Fighter Country members of the 34th Fighter Squadroa joined coalition forces from around the world for a desert deployment Sataniay. f This wasal another trip to the Middle East for the Rams, bat a trip to the smaller Ninety-thre- e desert cNelhs AFB. Nev., where marc than 100 iaaeiaational ataaafl gathered to skills im aa exercise tice their called Red Flag. The 388th Fighter Wiag scads a aoA toRed Flag for two of the five, plaaaed Red Flags each year. ' In this exenase,ainm from marc man 15 amts ia the United Stales, France, Aus war-fighti- . battle in a 300 seat auditorium after the are schedNevada desert, each of their mission. comuled to fly 15 hours of The RFMDS displays the mission's bat training. That amounts to two daily movie piicnK ctwfiiHng nptn 100 aircraft one events on a computer-generate- d, This screen-sizsysone system. projection and night flight. day tem allows aircrews to watch computerized Like all 388th FW training, this exerversions of their aircraft fighting the "encise helps get the wing ready for emy" over the desert and mountains of the deployments. . to be win "Tins great training help preficer. ' At Red Flag, the enemy in the air is a One ofthe wain objectives of Red Flag pare as for oar scheduled Southwest Asia from the 414th Traiming of Greene. said ia group is to get aircrews 10 athanas of realistic deployment lane," While the training is done ia the air. Squadron, who ase enemy fighter manea-ve- rs combat training, both frying and plaimiag, and serve as the aggressors. most of the learning is done on the ground. before they ever fly ia a battle zone, accordas Rams' Red misthe Red Flag, to Dflxflo, Daring Flig ing SSgt George The next time the Rams deploy to the well as other deployed fighter aircraft, are SKMI Support De-hrduert of Southwest Asia,.the enemy Red wkS Miirarnaacc bigger equipped "With each two-wee- k Fmg phase, pilots Red System tracking pods.'These pods let win be real Thanks to training hke should reach the 10 missions," he said. w ir wjfrtnilt of me Fhg, they'll be ready. . i f the to war aadcwiadi Rams the pilots Daring tralia and Great Britak , m eaame the Ncfli Range Complex during a three-par- t, sixweek, mock war The 34th FS is expected to return home Feb. 3. This is a great opportunity for both our maintainers and pilots to train in a combat scenario with coalition faces," said Capt Joa Greene, 34th FS Red Flag project of- -- 6s multi-nation- al, ed nad-wor- id ' F-1- ief two-wee- k |