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Show TP5"" p it. t r 7 f 7 - Twice Monthly 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times Thursday, August 23, 2001 4FS soars to the skies with 'Radar' Hpi scores The following people scored 90 percent or higher cn their career dev elopment course tests: 34th Fighter Squadron Airmen st Class Jeb A. Fach; Kaeleb W. Skaggs, and Robert C. Kuhn 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Airman st Class Scott M. Campeau 388th Component Repair Squadron Airman 1 st Class Thomas K. Arita 421st Fighter Squadron ' Airmen st Class Ronald G. Lebeau II and Philip J. Daigle and Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Hahm 729th Air Control Squadron Airmen 1st Class Sean Arce and Shawn P. Hutchinson. se By CapL Angie Chang 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 1 e A PGA Tour winner roared into the northern Utah skies for the flight of his life time Aug. 15. Mike Reid. know n as 'Radar for his accuracy off the tee, touched off the runway w ith Capt. Julian "Debo" Pacheco. 4th Fighter Squadron pilot, as his family waved him off from the flightline for his Fighting Falcon orientation flight. The golfer's flight capped two extensive of days preparation and training with the 4th FS, which included a flight physical examination, egress and harness training, simulator time and briefings. "What an extraordinary experience," the Provo, Utah, resident said after landing. "It (the flight) felt like I was on a roller coaster with 27,000 pounds of thrust, ready to fly off the rails." He complimented the 388th Fighter Wing pilots for their sharp flying skills and dedication in defending the country. two-tim- 1 1 D te Bible study on the flightline A flightline Bible study group meets at 1 1:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the logistics group conference room in Building 41. Lunch will be served to attendees. For more informa9 or tion, contact Chaplain (Capt.) Rick Harvey at the base chapel at 775-351- 777-210- 6. U.S. warplanes WASHINGTON - hit Iraqi site 6 Fighting Falcon jets attacked an Iraqi missile site Aug. 14, Defense Department officials -- F-- 1 said. The raid "struck a surface-to-ai- r missile site near An Nasiriyah ... about 175 miles southeast of Baghdad," Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. Craig Quigley said. The attack occurred at about 8: 15 a.m. Eastern time, and did not involve warplanes from England, Admiral Quigley said. A target damage assessment was underway. The target was "another element in the Iraqi integrated air defense system that had been very active" in threatening coalition aircrews. Admiral Quigley said. "We reserve the right to strike back and to minimize the risk to coalition aircrews," he said. About 20 U.S. and British aircraft hit several Iraqi radar and surface-to-amissile sites Aug. 1 0. Air Force Print News) (Courtesy What's an orientation flight? Orientation flights are used to ensure understanding of the roles and mission of the Air Force for U.S. citizens, who because of position and contact with various publics, can make positive contributions to the public's understanding of the Air Force. Air Force regulations are strict on who may have an orientation flight. Iraq threatens coalition aircraft N. numerous airmen who prepared him to make his flight a reality. "The people here have been so professional and kind to me and my family," Reid said. "We're grateful for this great opportunity to be here." Prior to his flight, Reid attended the 3rd By Tech. Sgt. Sonja C.R. Whittington 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs anti-aircra- Coalition aircraft were also tafgeted by Iraqi radar while zone. conducting routine enforcement of the northern no-fl- y Coalition aircraft responded to the Iraqi attacks by delivering ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense It's a new way to do business but to most people, it will be transparent. That's the way Capt. John R. Fountain described the Chief of Staff Logistics Review test program. The 388th Fighter Wing was selected to conduct a test of the system. All coalition aircraft departed the area safely. Coalition aircraft have been enforcing the northern no-fl- y zone for more than 10 years. Officials at U.S. European Command said that since Dec. 28, 1998, Saddam Hussein has opted to challenge this enforcemisment by Firing at coalition aircraft with surface-to-a- ir ft siles and and them with artillery by targeting radar. Operation Northern Watch aircraft respond in to these threats, while continuing to enforce the no-fl- y zone, officials said. (Courtesy Air Force Print News) Annual Commander's Cup Golf Tournament at the Hubbard Memo- rial Golf Course on base and offered golf D Hogan Utah Classic, the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, the 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic, Las Vegas Invitational and the Utah Open Champion. include the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, the Greater Milwaukee Open, the 1 990 Ben sortie production and fleet health recommendations based on the logistics review. "In the end, this should increase the number of aircraft available and improve combat capability," Captain Fountain said. The impact expected from all of the CLR test initiatives around the Air Force is a 10 percent decrease in capable for maintenance rates by the year 2004. func- - along with organiza- tional and management change than a complete day-to-d- business change," Captain Fountain explained. "This realignment will include a long term effort to rewrite the gov- allow the LG to focus more on the long term erning Air Force instructions and policy directives to include more specifics and details on requirements and processes; becoming integrated into a Regionalized Supply Squadron, which is a centralized supply system based in Langley AFB, Va.; creating a logistics schoolhouse offering a health of the fleet." !" 1 - r , i - tal test navigatorengineer course; however, all students attend the same academic classes involving more than 520 hours of flight-teacademics, officials said. The two courses are highly integrated to foster cooperation and understanding among all test team members. Applicants need to be preparing their application packages now, said Col. George Ka'iliwai, the school's commandant. "Our goal at the USAF Test Pilot School is to take the world's best pilots, navigators, and engineers, and produce the world's best experimental test pilots, flight test navigast V n : w-- - I of the high caliber of the students entering TPS, almost 200 of our graduates have gone on to the stars, either as astronauts or general officers." For more information on the school visit http:www.edwards.af.miltps (Courtesy Air Force Print News) -- A i "It will also allow the wing to organize in peacetime as we would be organized if we were to go to war." The functions moving for the test period include the maintenance operations cen- ytS Photo by Tech Sgt. Sonja C.R. Whittington by the experiment of Defense, the U.S. Alt Fore, of H AFB Everything .overused svailaNe without regard to race, color, religion, lieutenants and captains separate then will combine when attaining the rank of major; moving the logistics plans officers and NCOs scheduling, phase, and analysis and maintenance dataAnother function being affected is quality assurance. Traditionally, both the operations group and from base level plans offices and placing them into the logistics plans offices at the LG level; and combining the supply and transportation squadrons into a Logistics Readiness Squadron. "We've taken the agencies that review and maintain the aircraft and put them under the control of the logistics group," said Master Sgt. Douglas Doughty, supervisor for wing plans and scheduling. "This lets the OG focus on flying and the LG focus on maintenance." A k spin-u- p began Aug. 1 3; the test officially begins Sept. 1 and will be completed Feb 28. "The whole goal is to try to be smarter when we schedule things and in the end improve the number of aircraft available, improve our EAF readiness and increase our wartime capabilities," Captain Foun- the logistics group have QA shops. For the test, the two sep- me logistics group commander. These changes have created the mainte- Senior Airman Jason Wondra Installs a stabilizer transducer in an nance operations diviIn what was the 34th phase dock. Under the Chief of Staff Logistics sion under the logistics Review test plan, phase and several other functions are being transferred from the operations group to the logistics group to streamline group. Captain Founfunctions and allow the logistics group to focus on the long-terhealth tain is the maintenance of the fleet. operations officer in F-- rigorous training program for selected logistics officers at Nellis AFB, N V; refining the logistics officer career path that will keep ter, wing plans and arate shops will merge I and report directly to -- test Equipment Maintenance Squadron. "Hopefully these changes will be transparent to the technician on the flightline," Captain Fountain said. Tech Sgt. Michael Corrigeux, chief of the maintenance operations center, echoes this sentiment. "We will not be changing the way we do business," he said. "The only change people may see is in the number of questions we ask about the status of aircraft." The intent from everyone's aspect is to get a better grasp on the status of aircraft and improve maintenance repair procedures where possible, as we continue to report to the headquarters, he explained. "Now we will be reporting to the LG side as well as the OG side," he said. Other changes resulting from the CLR operations group to the logistics group. "The CLR is more of a refocus on how we manage our fleet 0 nth function moving from the fighter squadrons to the maintenance flight under the 388th In-pa- rt, to reach this goal, several maintenance 6-mo- charge of the new division. Another portion of the test has the phase non-missi- EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif: The deadline is drawing near for people planning on applying for a position at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here. Training at the school lasts 48 weeks, and recent graduates walked away with 1,200 sorties in more than 38 different types of U.S. and foreign fighter, trainer and transport air. craft. For those interested in the daily and often hourly challenges of the flight test world, the school's selection board is accepting applications for classes beginning in July 2002 and January 2003. Applications must reach the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, no later than Sept. 2 1 to meet the next selection board convening Nov. 5. Both experienced pilots and engineers are eligible to apply for what some call the ride of their lives training in the latest methods of flight testing and systems evaluation. Depending on their background, students graduate from either the experimental test pilot course or the experimen- do not constitute endoreermmt e tions are being realigned from the Test Pilot School application deadline draws near contamd h. Two-tim- Reid won the 1987 Fighter Squadron. Seiko Tucson Open and the 1990 Casio World Open. Other tournament victories self-defen- se AdvMnw Photo by Airman 1st Class NaMa Carlisle PGA winner Mike Reid climbs into the back seat of an tips to participants Aug. Aug. 15 while his pilot, Capt. Julian Pacheco, and crew chief, Airman 1st Class Carl Barnard, wait. Reid flew an orientation flight with the 4th 13. anti-aircra- tors, and flight test engineers," Colonel Ka'iliwai said."Because 1 y Wing reorganizes select maintenance functions for - Germany Iraqi forces ened Operation Northern Watch coalition aircraft Aug. 17 ft by firing artillery from sites north of Mosul. STUTTGART-VAIHINGE- 24-ye- golf veteran to a group of pilots in the 4 FS lounge following his flight. He was equally impressed with the Logistics review ir - "In golf, the PGA has a motto, 'these guys are good," but the motto may be in the w rong place because you guys are great," said the ar two-wee- tain said. or other nonmertl tactor of the purchase, urn, or patron |