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Show Jun Aw bow trafffi c I Come early, follow the signs, be patient Inviting the general public onto the base brings where will the estimated 200,000 up a question visitors park? Parking areas will be marked along main routes into the base M Street and Wardleigh Road from the west, and South Gate Avenue from the south and 75th Security Forces personnel will direct traffic. The first arrivals will be directed to the 388th Fighter Wing aircraft parking ramp west of the run- way, then to parking areas further away as the lots fill, according to Staff Sgt. Chris Cook, 75th SFS Plans and Programs NCOIC. "Shuttle bus service will be available for parking lots further out before and after the show," Cook said. "We will also operate shuttle buses in the base housing areas for the convenience of residents." To 7. 2C01 Ogden Roy Gat 341" Hoy Ej Gate at 650 North in Clearfield; or Exit 34 1 for the Roy Gate at 5600 South in Roy. The Truck Gate will be open only for base residents and for Commissary and BX patrons. No air show traffic will be allowed in or out of that gate, I Force Base Hill Air West Gat Ealt 338 Clarfiek- SiWMl Cook said. Handicapped parking spaces will be available to the west and south of Bldg. 1 A. Vehicles identified with the handicapped symbol on license plates or mirror signs will be directed to this area. feETf Southwest Gate (Base DecaJ wvww only) 4 I- y "Civil Engineers are mowing the grassy area on the south side of Wardleigh Road near the base marquee sign for parking," Cook said. "We used this area for parking during the last air show and were able to fit in almost 600 cars." Sputh Gale Exrt 336 Clearfield HHFWd n1 To Salt Lake Inbound traffic won't be allowed through the Roy Gate after 2:30 p.m., and following the Thunder-birdperformance, Wardleigh Road's four lanes y will be heading west to accommodate traffic leaving the base. s' Traffic patterns have been designed so that visitors will enter and exit the base by the same gates. Visitors arriving from the south should nse the South Gate. Take Exit 334, the Layton Hills Mall and Hill Field Road exit; Exit 335, Antelope Drive eastbound to Hill Field Road; or Exit 336, State Road 193 eastbound to the South Gate. Visitors coming from the north should use the Exit 338 for the West Roy or West Gates. Take 1-- S" one-wa- Exit 334 Layton "Drivers in the left two lanes will be required to exit onto M Avenue and out the West Gate," Cook said. "The two right lanes will be directed out the Visitors to Saturday's air show will have three ways to get on base the Roy Gate, the West Gate and the South Gate. The Southwest, or Truck Gate, will be open only for base residents and Commissary or BX patrons. Security Forces personnel will direct vehicles to parking areas along Wardleigh Road and South Gate Avenue. Visitors are asked to enter and exit the base through the same gate. Roy Gate." Visitors should expect some delays getting off the base after the air show. Thunderbirds inspire crowds with aerial precision Thunderbird pilots have been inspiring the young, instilling confidence in the old and making Americans proud Academy class of 1990. Before his assignment to the team, Pederson was an flight commander, instructor pilot, and flight examiner with the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Pederson has logged and more than 1,400 hours in the F-15- E of their Air Force since the first demonstration began 48 years ago. The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstra- F-15- E tion Squadron is an Air Combat Command unit comprised of eight pilots six are demonstration pilots four D. Maj. Glen K. Lawson, Operations Officer. Lawson, 39, in his first support officers, four civilians and more than 120 enlisted in 27 career season with the squadron, flies the No. 7 jet as the team's operations offi- fields. cer. He also serves as safety observer and evaluator for each air demonstration and flies orientation flights. The No. 7 jet is used as the primary spare for all air demonstrations. Law-so- n entered the Air Force in 1987 The program is a mix of six red, white and blue aircraft performing formation flying and solo routines that demonstrate the skills and techniques demanded of every Air Force fighter pilot. This ranges from basic loops, rolls and formation flying taught in initial flight training, to the more advanced air com- through the University of Florida Reserve Officer Training Corps. Before his assignment to the team, Major Law-so-n bat techniques. instructor pilot and assistant operations officer for the was a The Thunderbirds' performance will was an flight evaluator, instruc-- , assignment to the team, he was an pilot and flight commanderibr the - 15C flight commander, instructor pilot begin Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with an Formal Training Unit, 56th Oper-- and flight examiner for the l 5C enlistment ceremony, followed by a maneu30 Group, Luke Air force Base, mal Training Unit, 1st Fighter Squadron, display of approximately Ariz. He has logged more than 2,000 Tyndall AFB, Fla. He has logged more air show. vers in a Uian 2,000 hours in the hours in the F:16CD and AT-3and Pilots scheduled to perform Saturday are: Maj. Jonathan J. Greene, right : Maj.; Kevin Mastin, lead solo, wing. Greene, 35, in his second sea- - ' Mastin, 37, flies the No. 5 jet as the Lt. Col. John R. Venable, comm- son with the Thuriderhtrds, flies the lead solo pilot. Mastin ealisted in the ander-leader Venable, 41, flies the No. 3 jet a$ right wing in fhe diamond WVir Force in lf82 as a missile No 1 jet, leading all air demonstraequipmeMspeclalist and was thejrfrgnic a in 1988 Force from the jJniversity-otions and commands the assigned to the 92nd Munitions Reserve OfficiXrainkg Corpse "tenance Squadron, Fairchild AFB, squadron. Venable entered the Air Force in 1981 from the Ohio Univer- Before hjs assignment to the team, he Wash. In 1988, he received his com- sity Reserve Officer Training Corps. was an instructorpilot and wing weapons mission through the Air Force Reserve Before his assignment to the team, he officer, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Officer Training Corps at Washington served as operations officer with the Ariz. From September 1993 to June State University. Before his assign 549th Combat Training Squadron at 1996, he was a flight commander, flight ment to the team, Mastin was an Nellis AFB, Nev. He is a Fighter Weapons examiner, for the 34th Fighter Squadron flight commander, instructor pilot, School graduate with more than 3,200 at Hill AFB. A graduate of the Fighter and flight examiner with the 95th Weapons School, Greene has logged Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force hours in the OV-1- 0 and more then 2,700 hour in the Base, Fla. Mastin has logged more "2fei than I left N. X 3,500 hours "in the wing. Larson, Maj. Douglas V H. with Richard the V Boutwell, slotand Capt. Larson, 37 in his first season ' in & Thunderbirds, flies the No. 2 jet as left Boutwell, 34, his second season; with wing in the diamond formation. Lar- the Thunderbirds, flies the No. 4 jet"" Maj. Shawn D. Xederson, oppos-a- s slot pilot in the diamond formation, ing soloPederson, 32, in his first son, from Ephraim, Utah, entered the Boutwell entered the Air Force in 1991 season withthe Thunderbirds, flies Air Force in 1989 from the University the from Troy State University Reserve ' the No. 6 jet as the opposing solo pilot. of Utah Reserve Officer Training Corps. Before his assignment to the team, he Of ficer Training Corps. Before his Pederson is a graduate of the Air Force F-t- or F-16- C F-- F-16- C For-atio- ns T-3- 7 80th Hying Training Squadron at Shep-par- d AFB, Texas. He has logged more than 2,600 hours in the T-37- B and D. 75-minu- te 8. 140-pers- . F-15- , r on Main-Florid- F-15- C. C. T-3- 7, F-16- C; 'vV C, C Capt. Jeffrey I. Wood, advance pilot and narrator. Wood, 37, in his first season with the Thunderbirds, flies the No. 8 jet as the team's advance pilot and narrator. Arriving at each air demonstration site in advance of the main contingent, Wood ensures all performance arrangements are complete, then narrates each demon- stration. He also flies orientation flights in his No. 8 jet, a two-sewhich at F-16- the team uses as a secondary spare for all air demonstrations. Wood enlisted in the Indiana Air National Guard in 1988 after completing undergraduate studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduate school at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He received his commission from the Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson ANGB,Tenn. He joined the Active Duty Air Force in 1996. He joins the team from the 414th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev., and has logged more than 1,700 hours in the D. |