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Show H.l AFB, UT 84DS5 rf wf :::s:::: "tssBsrtTTKin( r7r7 u CI comut rtfwsTw twhxk tocmg f.tertday f (6) To) is Memorial Day Vol. 45 No. 20 B rttl AFB, Utah B May 24, 1991 Third Class OO-ALCP- Hill AFB, UT Ur 84056-599- 0 ? p 'SS MIL'sen3 Serials Order Department University off Utah Libraries Salt Lake City, UT 84112 O T B rrl) (si r3 by SSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service WASHINGTON The challenge of an unpredictable world requires that U.S. strategic forces be technologically superior, but without the B-e bomber it would be difficult to project rapid, power for future regional contingencies, said the commander in chief of Strategic Air Command. "Without the B-- the capability of the bomber force to hedge the missile forces becomes suspect, the nuclear deterrence Triad loses its synergy, hard target kill capability is reduced and the perception of deterrence erodes," Gen. Lee Butler told the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee May 2 long-rang- 2, --- -.l 7. "The B-- is the system of choice as we enter an arms control era that emphasizes the contribution of individual weapons systems to enhancing stability," he said. He said this strategy also concludes that SAC's mission is best described today in terms of not one, but two Triads. The first is the Triad of nuclear deterrence embodied in the bomber, land and sea missile forces. The new twin Triad comprises the capabilities of SAC's conventional warfighting Triad, plus the manned bomber grouped again with tanker and strategic reconnaissance forces. "The thrust of the twin Triad concept is to refo-cu- s the unique capability of SAC weapon systems onto not one but two paths," General Butler said. "The lexicon of this twin Triad posture, of course, bomber which is able to swing beis the multi-rol- e tween a nuclear deterrent role and a conventional warfighting role according to the dictates of the unfolding national security environment." In response to questions by Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Daniel K. Inouye about what is necessary to enhance the strength of these twin Triads, the new SAC commander said the key to its credibility is modernization, and especially the 2 long-famili- . .V?, :. - 1 U,Ja l.- - U.S. Air Fort :- - Photo litvstrotion: photography by Ralph lui, graphics by Mickey Edit Teaching traditions ar (D-Hawa- ii) Dori Myers, a District 17 council member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, acquaints his grandson, Anthony Maseili, 10, with a Memorial Day tradition at the Syracuse cemetery. Mr. Myers is a member of Layton VFW Post 8307. Please see related stories, Pages 10 and B1. bomber force. D See Ba2 Page 2, please. future precedes Cooperation merger by Debbie Christiansen Hilltop Times staff writer The merger of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command has not yet taken place, but two Hill AFB units belonging to the different commands have already found a way to work together. Lidia Davidson, acting chief of the bomb and ground support unit in the Commodities Directorate's armament division, and Maj. Darryl Hardern, chief of maintenance in the 6514th Test Squadron, were talking one day in early April when they realized the solution to a problem each was facing lay within the other's organization. The 6514th, an AFSC unit, was run ning out of funds to pay its civilian engineers and was facing the possibility of eventually placing some of them on furlough, Major Hardern said. LIW, an AFLC unit, wasn't able to complete its workload because of a shortage of engineers. The organization had test support money for engineers, but the hiring freeze and reduction in force prevented hiring any new engineers, Ms. Davidson said. The proverbial lightbulb clicked. With the approval of Ramona Allison, deputy chief of the armament division, and CoL Terry Dielman, former 6545th Test Group commander, the process to loan engineers from the 6514th to LIW began. Ms. Davidson contacted AFLC officials at Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio, to see if the proposed loan was possible, while Major Hardern worked things on the AFSC end through Edwards AFB, Calif. "It just made sense," Major Hardern said. "And we could do isn't a regulation against it or anything like that. It really puts the concept of Total Quality Management to work." "Frankly, we were surprised at how simple it was, and that we could do it at all," Ms. Davidson said. to three After only weeks to work out the details, six mechanical and aerospace engineers were scheduled to go to work in LIW. it-t- here two-and-a-ha- lf Two have already started and four more should begin by the end of the month. Major Hardern and Ms. Davidson said they hope this is just the beginning of the cooperation that will take place as AFLC and AFSC merge to be come Air Force Materiel Command. "Finding this solution made us wonder how many other opportunities there are to solve problems just by talking to each other," the major said. "Cross talk is important," Ms. Davidson said. "More than ever we need to use creative management to solve problems and cross talk is an important part of that, especially at the middle management level." 3 E n pcrcdo , Utah to honor Desert Storm troops OAf ilio fop AFLC gets new vice commander AFLC Contribution to Desert Storm invaluable |