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Show Ogata luVA H.I AFB, SPECIAL UT S4D56 r 7 COMUT rttNST TutOUG lOGfSTvCS 1 Inciivmv nemo v ' I ZJ i Vol. 45 No. 9 C(6)f6 JL J Hill AFB, Utah B March 8, 1991 Third Class OO-ALCP- Hill AFB, UT 84056-599- 0 Serials Order Department University of Utah Libraries Salt Lake City, UT 84112 . ' Special delivery MSgt. Jerry D. Stiles and his wife, Janice, talk with a reporter at the Salt Lake International Airport Wednesday. The two are miliiiiininra """" ""Pf WW f flanked by daughters Jennifer, left, and Latisha. A throng of hundreds, many carrying banners and waving U.S. flags, crowded the concourse to greet the first Hill members returning from deploying in support of Operation Desert Storm. These first returning members are part of some 15,000 to be redeployed this week. While this scene will be repeated many times over the coming months, these celebrations of the initial 4 returnees represent a celebration for the return of the entire force. Base officials are also preparing a flight-linreception center to help welcome and receive Air Force members returning directly to the base. e ' 1 - "5! Tfi ' I U.S. Air Force Photo by Rolph leu? nn (Oj by Hilltop Times staff and Air Force News Service a Shortly after allied military leaders brought Iraqi generals to the negotiating tables to arrange the permanent cease-fire- , Iraq began releasing American and coalition prisoners of war. Six of the 10 prisoners released are Americans, including the only women captured during the month-lon- g war. "I am very happy to tell you that we agreed on all matters," allied commander Army Gen. H. Nor- man Schwarzkopf said March 3 after the meeting in Iraq. "I think we made a major step forward in the cause of peace." The most important point discussed was the immediate release of all prisoners of war, and General Schwarzkopf said that this release should be immediate. Allied officials also gave the Iraqis names of all the missing in action, and asked for as much information as possible concerning those MIAs and the names of anyone who may have died while in their custody. The Pentagon has affirmed, however, that the war will not be over until there is a full accounting for all American POWs and MIAs. Now that the United Nations resolutions have been accepted by Iraq, the POW issue is the next step toward a full ceasefire agreement with the Iraqis, General Schwarzkopf said. we will start "As soon as we have a cease-fire-, withdrawing forces from Iraq. I'm sure the president of the United States made it very clear the Heserf Storm Workers react to allied victory ted 7ctr " .v,heenamplyae-r" " . Your pan to this - - fi;orm is - t supp ...ii m APR Employees.near wnen But . Operation No one hopes iu like you- --- e a help..LWntrv, our troops vf Ry V4 ' 1. orh of you Went into tne v - vr'lZZ: yreUSnds 1 1 rq , t0 bring a W generous - wg- JBtient ws,PleaTnhen have - the comi? rounding HlUof love and support stretcnmen touch the expressions tne fighting ...or nround waj Utah wno women vv uu. goes: dom in the ir nl effort tnav our sUpport ' been patient with pat.ent you've been mandsyour supervisors u the .. To AH " P-- the our su on which lnS Station Desert Storm '""Mai. C". asuu...-y0U- W- - I Th0mPSn i7r LoflWics teme. app cw other night that he is going to try and get U.S. forces home as rapidly as possible." Hill AFB's first contingent of people returned Vying for award Qcscuo Hill helicopters aid from the theater of operations Wednesday at 6 p.m. A throng of hundreds crowded onto a concourse fl Please see Storm, Page 2, please. search Quality panel visits command |