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Show 1fi " " Jun 14, 2001 : 1 ' li k pv JWVfoW i7 c cr rv IT iVX ! '' ( ta m -- - -- 1 i Photo by Staff Sgt Matt Lohr. Senior Airman Russ Martin and Airman 1st Class Cory McCutchln An open aircraft window looking out onto the runway provides a vantage point for Air Show 2001 visitors. . - - L - .lJi -- Public crowds base runway for Air Show 2001 events On the ground, crowds got an look at airC-- 5 craft from the small to seaters. ranging huge single Times staff Hilltop Visitors also lined up to learn firsthand what the Air An estimated 250,000 people crowded onto Hill AFB Force is all about in the high-tecinteractive MAir to see the loops and curls of aerial acrobats at Air Force road show. Hangar 1 was filled Experience" Show 2001 Saturday. with displays that offered information about the Air The excitement in the air began as the U.S. Army Force and Hill AFB. And. more than 2,000 people visGolden Knights parachute demonstration team per- ited the Hill Museum. Aerospace formed precision aerial maneuvers falling gracefully The temperature and gentle breeze calmed out of the sky for perfect landings on Hill's flight line. the fears of air show organizers after early morning The crowd Watched in awe as aerial demonstrations winds played havoc by knocking down discontinued throughout the day, anticipating the afterplay tents and equipment. Temperatures on the flight noon performance of the Air Force's Thunderbirds. line were medical perThe popular air demonstration team flew their care- sonnel considerably higher, keeping illnesses such as busy treating fully choreographed jets at times only 18 inches apart, heat stress and exhaustion but no major medical emergiving some spectators cause to wince. resulted. Visitors gencies trying to get a break from Crowds also paused to watch the smooth and elesun hovered under aircraft wings, tents and the gant flybys of the B-- 2 Spirit Stealth Bomber - which canopies, and inside the display area. also caused some area residents to think it was either Getting to the flight line was a challenge for some a kite or an unidentified flying object. show guests. Even though traffic-floplans were in Other performances included the Constellation, place, roads coming into the base were backed up for Vampire, Jet Provost, MiG-15- , Avenger Torpedo miles and parking spaces filled up fast. Many people Bomber, motorless Airwave Glider, Warrior, walked from as far as the Layton Hills Mall - about Pitts S2-- biplane, 12th Air Force 6 demonstra- four miles making Band-Aid- s d a item, tion by Capt. Scott "Bulif Shepard from the 388th medical officials said. off base after the show Getting Fighter Wing, 1 Mustang, Edge 540, MiG-1- 7 Extra was a bit easier because Wardleigh Way was turned 300, T-- 6 Texan, and "Squirrel Cage" featurroad going west, and the Utah Highinto a four-lan-e ing Rocky Hill, Greg Poe and Ed Hamill. traffic at major intersections. directed Patrol way by Sue Berk up-clo- 0 -- gi Chief Master Sgt. Michael Mlodzik, Thunderbirds Maintenance Superintendent, speaks with the Casillas fam- ily at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center In Salt Lake City before the air show. Mlodzik and Staff Sgt. Chad Scholl, assistant crew chief, 7- their sacrifices In past conflicts are appreciated. The se Thunderbirds' precision flights were a highlight of the air show. X4 A.. h, i ...I 83-degr- ee 42-kn- ot TrniTTnnri lawn tiifUrn j MMmmum---..mmmmmJm,- A walking, talking Ricky Recruiter helped tell the Air Force story in Hangar 1 during Air Show 2001. The exhibit was one of several that explained the mission of Hill units and directorates. The hangar also housed the lost and found area and served as a shady spot for those wanting to beat the heat. The Golden Knights parachute team opened the show by presenting a baton to Maj. Gen. Scott Bergren, Ogden ALC commander, and performed again near the end. heat-relate- d w I NS- -. F-2- " C F-1- high-deman- IV P-5- C-1- thj '.nr., -- . . -- , k i. f ; r . ... - ;' ? - - :, 3 t ; 'xk ., Crews quickly repair wind damage by Ray Parr Senices Marketing and Publicity Office For a time Saturday morning, it looked like Air Show 2001 was going to be little more than flattened tents, scattered chairs and debris. Capt. Joseph Clawson, deputy director of the 75th Services Division, received a phone call from the Hill Command Post, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, reporting that high winds had flattened everything that had been.set up early contract food booths, VIP tents and debris had covered the flight line. Two microburst winds hit the Hill AFB flight line late Friday night and early Saturday morning," according to Tech. Sgt. Scott O'Brien of the 75th Operations Support Squadron's Weather Station. "The first microburst winds reported arrived at approximately 11:55 p.m. with measured wind speeds up to 35 knots. The second microburst winds hit the flight line at approximately 12:58 a.m. Saturday measuring 42 knots." O'Brien defined microburst winds as downward concentrated winds that are created from dissipating thunderstorms. Clawson, after inspecting the microburst aftermath, contacted the Services Director, Thomas Watters, who initiated the recall of the back-u- p search and recovery team comprised of all services personnel. Those assembled included 12 military members and two civilians. "Within minutes, the team had arrived and began retrieving and organizing debris from concession booths and materials including 40 large tents, food preparation appliances, tables and 30-4- 5 , " i, v"H' ' awnings," Clawson said. ; -v ' Col. Jeffery Dodson, 75th Support Group J.aJ!JltaahUo9htT. lookJnt the COCkpit of and orjen to viitnrS a MiG 15 8tatlc display during Saturday's air show- More than 50 aircraft were vis- ited veterans to let them know commander, arrived on scene shortly after the teams did and helped the recalled personnel. "About 20 alu- minum poles that measured to in diam- eter were severely bent and unusable. Although the air show conces- sionaire contractor had some replacement poles available, sufficient replacements just weren't available," said Tech. Sgt Jim Segler of the recalled team. "We bent the Vendor tents and displays show no signs of damage from the microburst winds poles as straight that flattened them as possible repair the damage. early Saturday morning. Services Division crews helped there's no pole we couldn't straighten." Two hours before the gates were scheduled to open to the public at 8 a.m., the area was back to normal. "The scattered food and beverage tents looked similar to an aftermath of a tor- nado, but by 6 a.m. Saturday morning, all ol the vendor booths and concession aumus were sei-u- p ana reaay as mey were at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon," wauers said. The air show. contractor, Umbrella Inc. spent the previous day setting up the con- cessionaire booths with personnel from a local temporary employment agency, and at d a.m couldn t feasibly muster concession enough manpower to re-saire booths. First Lt. Cindy Mesenbrink of the Com mander's Action Group, received notifi cation from the Command Post that the et Distinguished Visitor tent had been flattened. . "At 4:30 a.m. the services team arrived at my area, and by 5 a.m. everything was reset," Mesenbrink said. Recalled team members led by Watters and Clawson, were Greg Thomas Cant Kevin Strauss, 2nd Lt. William Charlton, znd Lt. Dave McCoy, Senior Master Sfft jonn nemann, Master Sgt. Keith Ander son, lech. bgt. Jim Segler, Staff Sgt Erica Shinn .Staff .o--t Wfprwjr Poo iiqi,c, Oldll OKI. Cilbiano Rivera, jvi,i Airman 1st Class Jen- nifer Smith, and Airman 1st Class Irene cfo. Hill. "It is a pleasure to work with people who make things happen for the right reasons," commented Col. David Beecroft, 75th Air Base Wine commander, in a memo thanking the services team for their quick response and efforts. |