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Show o(.y,p., W?-;-- ; - :5s Crew chiefs work keep hsoh the Air Force iiffti 80 porcent ccrcer course exam csorcs The following people from the 388th Fighter Wing scored 90 percent 'or Ugh er on their career dcve)opnxt coarse exams. tl3 388th Operoikata! - - By Airman Madelyn Waychoff 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs ' Select Squadron Airman 1st C3ass Angela Taft 3S8th Cemponeitf Sqoadron Staff Sgt Jason Sayre Rcpr 421st Filter Squadron Airman 1st Class Christopher Reddick Airman 1st Class Jacob Gosh Airman 1 st Class Alberto Demaggio Airman 1st Class Kenneth Tolbert 34th Fighter Squadron Airman 1st Class Tristan McCuIly 4th Fighter Squadron Gass Andrea Edmonds Commander's call The 388th Fighter Wing's quarterly awards ceremony and commander's call will be held July 12 in Hangar 37. Attendance is mandatory for military members and encouraged for civilian employees. MAC picnic The Military Affairs Committee wiii hold a welcome home receptionpicnic in honor of deployed personnel and their families at 5 pnt. July 12, at Centennial Park. Invitations will be scat out to personnel who have returned from a deployment since the lass MAC apprecir) jstkm event (Dec. 7, 2001). Those who fit in the invite category and havenY received an invitation by July S should contact Ms. Judy Letnmons at 777-255- 2. ORE brief A mandatory operational readiness exercise brief is scheduled July 8 and 10 at the base theater for all phase II play-- : ers. Briefs will be held at 10 a.nx, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Team Hill ORE takes place July 15-2- resnliotments The following wing members fur four to six years with the Air Force in May. reert-liste- d. Fighter Squadron Technical Sgt. Darvin Vettcr 3&$ta Ccsiponeiir Repair Squadrou - Master Sgt James Cooper Airman Tyler Lawrence " 3S8th Equipment Maintenance Squadron ' Air Force jets are a symbol of United States airpower and air superiority. They prove that the United States has the people and the advanced technology to protect our country and our beliefs. But there is much more behind the jets than just flying, many men and women in the Air Force spend long hours launching and recovering jets to keep them flying. "There would be no Air Force without crew chiefs " said Staff Sgt. Kenny Milliner, 421st Fighter Squadron dedicated crew chief. "We work 12 hours a day making sure the planes are kept up in the air. We're the ones who make sure that pilots are getting sent up in safe, airworthy jets." A crew chiefs' job is to make aircraft fly, according to Airman 1st Class Seth Clark, 421st FS crew chief. Crew chiefs are each assigned to one jet and they inspect, repair, and maintain that jet. ' Crew chiefs go to a two-pa- rt training school that lasts six months. They spend the fust PtKto Oy Airman maomyn Waycnott Senior Airman Drew Turner, 421st Fighter Squadron crew chief, backs an five months at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and then they are sent to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., for their final month. "My high school counselor was a crew chief in the Air Force," said Sergeant Milliner. "He would always tell me all Technical Sgt John Dehoff Staff Sgt. Randy Harrison Staff Sgt Mark Jones Staff Sgt Troy LuepKe Staff Sgt Scott Stewart 3SSth Operations Support Squadron : Senior Airman Wayne McNutt 4th Fighter Sqadroa Senior Airman Chenetta Dunlap 421s! Fighter Squadron Master Sgt Richard Degraw Staff Sgt Jerome Knights ?29th Air Cesiroi akpadrott Technical SgL Wsi&wn Lawkl: Staff Sgt. Robert McCord Senior Airman Mario Esquibel jet into a hangar for maintenance. F-- about it, and that made me want to do it." "I definitely think it's everything I hoped it would be," he added. "I think it's the best job there is, I can't imagine doing anything else. "The best thing about it is that we get to work outside with great people," Sergeant Milliner said. "There is a real sense of satisfaction in what we do. You get to see the product of your work, and see it take off. But, to do this job you really have to havethick skin, and know at least a little about See Crew chief page C Turkey Shoot competition hunts for the best By Airman 1st Class Nakita Carlisle 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs areas are the toughest I have seen since I've been with the 388th FW," said Capt. Christopher Southard, 388th Operations Support Squadron 6 pilot who won the Top Flight Lead category. Captain Southard said that this was far more difficult than the traditional turkey shoots held, where unguided bombs were used and the targets and terrain were more familiar. The main thing that made it more difficult was the pilots had one chance at targets they have only seen in photos. Also making it more difficult was not having the exact location of the targets and poor qualiF-1- The 388th Fighter Wing held a Turkey Shoot' where the three fighter squadrons were presented with a test of their skills, precision and ability to strike a variety of over the targetsover the Range June 3-- 5, 388th 'FW 34 A 388ih Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times Thursday, June 27, 2002 Twice Monthly Airman 1st - Utah Test and Training. This was the first laser guided bomb turkey shoot ever hel J by the 388th FW. Eight pilots from each fighter squadron competed over a three-da- y period, attacking six different targets, each with varying level Photo by Greg VWxom of difficulty. Col. Stephen Hoog, 388th FW commander, presents Lt Col Valentino Bagnani III, 421st FS Director of Operations, with a Turkey Shoot plaque. These competitions are used to better hone the pilot's skills with a variety of targets, terrain and situations according to Maj. Roland Wright 388th OSS chief of weapons. "1 thought it was very difficult, the target ty photos. Major Wright said that some of the targets on the UTTR were farm buildings, simulating weapons storage; tents, simulating ter See Turkey Shoot page C AFPC announces release of most AFSCs from stop loss WASHINGTON - Air Force personnel officials announced June 21 the release of most Air Force Specialty Codes from a Defense Department program designed to retain members of the armed forces beyond established dates of separation or retirement. This announcement comes as a result of the latest review of AFSCs by the major commands, Air Staff, Air Reserve Component, Secretariat and the Air Force Personnel Center, and applies across the board to both active duty and Air Reserve Component members, according to Lt. Col. Jan Middleton, chief of promotion, evaluation and separation policy at the Pentagon. The officer career fields remaining on Stop-Los-s restrictions are: Stop-Los- s, US, 12Sand31P. The enlisted career fields remaining on Stop-Los- s restrictions are: 1A1X0, 1A1X1, 1C0X0, 1C0X1, 1C0X2, 1C1X0, 1C1X1, 1N0X0, 1N0X1, 1T2X0, 1T2X1, 2P0X0, 2F0X1, 3POX0 and 3P0X1. Colonel Middleton said Air Force members with an approved date of separation or retirement in those career fields approved for release is free to separate or retire almost immediately. Officials are developing guidance for the release of all personnel remaining on Stop-Los- s and expect to make the announcement to the field within the next couple of weeks, she said. "Any released active duty or ARC member, not mobilized or deployed, with an approved expiration of term of service, date of separation or date of retirement may be allowed to separate or retire no earlier than July 1," Colonel Middleton said. Mill v&xttcimiwtnabi, Active duty and ARC members who are deployed in support of ongoing operations or are either voluntarily or involuntarily on active duty to support ongoing operations will not be released until they return from their deployments or they are demobilized. "Since Stop-Los- s was first implemented, the Air Force's exit called have for a gradual drawdown of the number of affected plans AFSCs," she explained. "We have tried to release as many AFSCs as possible after each review." Stop-Lowas not used as a manning tool. Colonel Middleton emphasized. "The determining factor for a AFSCs release was based upon the Air Force's ability to maintain sufficient forces to meet ongoing mission requirements," she said. 'To accomplish this, we review current manning and authorizations, the number of people deployed for Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom, the number of Air Reserve Component people mobilized, and the overall health of the career fields." waivers have been and still are available, However, Stop-Loand may be granted based on specific circumstances, she said. "We understand that many people and their families have had to was first implemented," said put their plans on hold since Stop-LoDr. Force James G. the Roche. "I just want everyAir of Secretary one to know that the Air Force and this nation are grateful for your service and the sacrifices you have made to keep us safe from evil." (Courtesy ofACCNews Service) ss ss ss nk&a. WLM&mn i Itter rf a, tmu. mm at fmm POOR COPY! Mime |