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Show Ogcbn ALCPA m AF3, UT COUT VE 4356 I'll ftitOUGM LOC!STC$ Day May 0 torn) Axis powers confirm surrender to Aliies in 1945. Vol. 45 No. 17 Hill AFB, Utah ik v v t mm Ml SPEC IVrl 1 .1 rC May 3, 1991 00 ALCPA Hill AFB, UT Third Class 84056-599- 0 Serials Order Department University of Utah Libraries Salt Lake City, UT 84112 V7 HMUM x I Set for the chase Maj. Gen. Dale -- VV. Jr., com- Thompson mander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center, receives final flight .instructions from Lt. Col. Tim Kinney, commander of the 2872nd Test Squadron, and Capt. Tim General Thompson rode in the rear seat of one of the squadron's Fighting Falcons, which acted as a chase plane to observe the functional check flight of an air defense modified bound for the New Jersey Air National Guard. The "v. f "V, "N. 1 .J .' f X. . W -- r Pearson, squadron life support officer. r f. u 4 w B w A ! r better acquainted General flight Thompson with the squadron's mission. f U S ra(ofi,lf,l(S by Capt. Jim Stratford Air Force Systems Command Office of Public Affairs DrLTQ lTLTQ ed for initial development. Co rfl process Global are the They "cradle-to-grave- " Positioning System; Life Support systems; AFB, the Missile-65- ; Ohio (AFLCNS) The cornerstone of the the Air Force Materiel Command was the FPS-12radar system; E-- 3 1 1 in a meeting that pushed AWACS; Electronic Warfare systems; set April the Integrated Weapon System LANTIRN; ICBMs; Automated Test B-and the AdManagement process into high gear. Equipment; the Gen. Charles C. McDonald, Air vanced Tactical Fighter. Force Logistics Command comThroughout the integration process, mander, and Gen. Ronald W. Yates, "IWSM has been the key portion of Air Force Systems Command com- the activities," General McDonald mander, met with senior acquisition said. "This meeting is important beleaders to set the IWSM process into cause it is the 'how to' of integrating full motion. the two commands." With this kickoff meeting, IWSM "This is a historic day," General has begun to take shape. Yates said. "Up until now we've been Sixteen programs have been select planning. Today, field people will start Joint-STAR- WRIGHT-PATTERSO- Air-to-Grou- F-1- 5; 4 F-1- 6; Coalition forces drop supplies for Kurdish refugees WASHINGTON (AFNS)-Nea- rly 7,500 tons of to Iraqi refurelief supplies have been Turkish-Iraqi as mulborder gees massed along the tinational forces completed their 19th day of relief efforts for Operation Provide Comfort, the U.S. European Command said April 26. A total of 1,542 missions had been flown as of air-dropp- ed 2; working on Air Force Materiel Command, fleshing it out." S, B-1- N j VOlUJGHdk ptfQln) F-ll- l; Concept defined Air Force pco S elements may be at several locations, but the responsibilitv never leaves the hands of the SPO. Finally, IWSM provides a "seam- Phase I defined the IWSM concept less" organization. Eight critical with three key points. First, IWTSM processes were identified to be in" provides support of tegrated across the organizations. systems developed by the command II from Milestone 1 concepts to the proPhase II is the development of the grams' retirement or cancellation. IWSM would continue to support a detailed processes that will make the system no longer in the Air Force in- IWSM concept a reality. In Total Quality Management fashion, the proventory but still used by our allies. Second, IWSM provides a single gram offices and process leaders face to the user. This means a single responsible will do the planning. This phase involves four critical System Program Office is responsible for the weapon system over its entire processes. The first was to identify life cycle. The makeup of the organicandidate programs. There are nearly zation may change over time and some See AFMC, Page 2, please. "cradle-to-grave- April 26 by American, Canadian, French, British, Italian and German aircrews. The United States alone flew 814 missions, delivering just over 4,500 tons of food, water, blankets, tents, medical supplies and other relief material needed by the refugees. Provide Comfort began April 7 to assist more than a million Kurdish citizens fleeing their native Iraq. In their trek out of Iraq, the refugees are meeting squalid conditions; and thousands of Kurds, including the very young, have reportedly died as a result of malnutrition, disease and exposure. Total coalition forces supporting Provide Comfort now number more than 8,845 military men and women from nine nations, 7,024 of whom are Americans. This figure does not reflect 4,800 Americans permanently assigned to Turkey and 6,349 aboard U.S. Navy ships supporting the operation. Three Military Sealift Command ships offloaded 5,296 tons of supplies in Turkish ports and eight ad Phase begins ditional ships were en route to Izmir and Mersin. Turkey, with more than 25,000 tons of supplies. Air Force units helping the effort include two evacuation teams from the 32nd Aeromed-ica- l Evacuation Group, one aeromedical evacuation control element from the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and six tactical aeromedical evacuation crews from the 74th AES. Forces continue to work in northern Iraq around Zakhu, where they are setting up the first of the temporary refugee centers. As of April 25, more than 600 tents have been set up and the first refugees were expected to occupy the center a few days later. Iraqi police in and around Zakhu withdrew April 26 after the United States demanded they leave; however, about 50 Iraqi police remain in the area. Coalition forces began patrolling Zakhu and set up checkpoints to ensure that humanitarian relief operations are not hindered by the Iraqis. aer-omedic- al 3 Cost cf best Custodial duties increase for workers Those returning to civilian jobs get time off Hill officials name top airmen 11 |