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Show t 1 B inside: Hill AFB, Utah topiimea Rhem American Forces Press Service Man coming Page 2 T. WASHINGTON The arrest in Pakistan of a senior at Qaeda leader "struck a serious blow" to the terrorist group. President Bush said Tuesday. Pakistani officials over the weekend reported the arrest of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a (opal Qaeda leader, during March raid in Rawalpindi. attacks "The man who masterminded the Sept. is no longer a threat to the United States of America," Hush said today to cheers and applause at a conference of the American Medical Association in a Washington hotel. He called Mohammed "(tie top operational planner (and) the top killer of the al Qaeda network." The president told the group the war against ter a 1 1 1 Survey measures Services Pago 2 March 6, 2003 to Anre$ is 'serious blow by Kethleen DICE Vol. 59 No. 10, www.hilltoptimes.com hilltop.pahill.af.mil 84056-582- 4 A ,i he ing to use them, and "he can't stand Ann can't stand our friends, lie can't stand our aliu s " Hush said the United States has worked with allies and international organizations in the war against terrorists and will continue to do so in di aling with Iraq. "(America) went and got another resolution almost four months ago, unanimously approved by the (1 I.N ) Security Council, which said clearly: 'Sad dam, you must disarm,'" he said The president has said often, and said again today: The choice between war and peaee is Saddam Ins sein's to make. "It's his choice whether to listen to the demands of the free world," Hush said. "Hut no matter what his choice may be, for the sake of peace, for the sake of freedom, for the sake of security of our people, Saddam Hussein will be disarmed." rorism is different from previous wars and that it requires patience and focus. "It's a war in which we will hunt down those who hate America one person at a time. The terrorists are learning there is no safe place for them in the world," lie said. "They're discovering that justice can arrive by different means, at any hour of the i day and night." The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America changed ttiis country in ways far beyond the deaths of 3,000 people. "We learned a harsh lesson, and that is oceans can no longer protect us from those wtio hate America and what we stand for," Hush said. He noted America is committed to "dealing with Iraq" because that country's dictator lias weapons of mass destruction, he's demonstrated he's will i I Guardsmen guard gates IM'MMi HI HIM I'.I"III1HM ilHWUM MUM MMIW yi H ll1 I'll JHWIH H MINIM HI Remembering common courtesy K 4 Pago 3 Don't miss I trash pickup Pago 4 ft 'At 'u- - V ( P Specialist Photo by Gary Boyle Dee Hunzeker, left, and Senior Airman Jeft Taylor keep watch and check IDs at the West Gate. Hunzeker Is one of 35 Idaho Army National uriwMMwuwwifcM. Divestiture streamlines process Pago 5 inin mil Guards-me- n temporarily stationed at Hill working alongside 75th Air Base Wing Security Forces airmen. The Army National Guard is deploying up to 10.000 soldiers to help secure Air Force Installations worldwide. Wing upgrade adds 8,000 flying hours to A-1- J 0 by Gary Boyle Hilltop Times staff Hill's langer One could easily be the biggest hog pen in the Air Force, as the 110(1 UP team continues to modify America's front line aerial anti-tanweapon, (lie ATO Thunderbolt II, also known as the "Warthog." team undertook lite task of douStarting in VM), the I tog-Ubling the Warthog's life span and keeping it aloft, low and slow over the battlefield until 2028. A modified wing with structural upgrades will add 8,000 flying hours to 24!) Thunderbolts at a cost of less than a million dollars each, according to Mature and Proven Aircraft Directorate pro1 k p P fleets (lew historic mission Pago 6 D gram director I )ennis Peters. "We started with an idea and a pica of paper in V.W, then put a team together with engineering, technical and finance people at McClellan and the depot folks at Hill. We put a plan togethet for a prototype and for production together and brought the first wing up to Hill in January 2000," said Peters, who came to Hill from McClellan AFB in Sacramento, Calif. "Our first Hog-Uwing is being fatigue tested. We'll put the equivalent of 8.000 hours on it in five months, then we'll send the wing to New York where it'll be completely disassembled and put through tests and we'll find out exactly what the upgrade did. The needs of the Air Force dictated that we go from prototype to first production, which this wing, No. 2(i!), is." r Hie first Hog-Uaircraft, one wing will go onto a in of the most flown the fleet. Refurbished wings, which provide an additional l.tiOO hours, according to Peters, have been going on Thunderbolts. These wings have been worked on at I lill using a rotating fixture specially designed for the job. "We went to engineering for a design and Norlhnip (!ruman built the pi'ototyK and a local contractor, Valdcz Machining, built the six we now have. At full speed it completes a full rotation in about one minute. It's helped our production time and is ergononi-icallIn'tterfor the mechanic." said Mike Moonen, an aircraft shirt metal mechanic front the wing shop. "There is also an installation fixture that hangs from the bottom of the wing and locates four fittings so we can hang the wing from any 11ierewillbe,r)()A-l(wings brought to Hill from Thunderbolts stored at Davis Mouthan AFB, Ariz., according to 1st U. Brett Paradis, assistant Hog Up program manager. These wings are brought up to current standards and iivcive any mressary rcairs. The I log I 'p wing consists of recurs to where the wing attaches to the fuselage and consists of various straps and new aft attach fittings and modified forward attach fittings. Hie seven straps are six to seven feet long," said Moonen. I log Up is more than just the wing and other repairs have been incorporated into the program's $()()() million budget, according to Peters, "We have found corrosion in the fuel tanks and we're repairing those. We've added repairs and retrofits to beef tip areas known for cracking, We're being proactive as we go along and find areas we didn't think would be a problem by taking the initiative to make the same repairs to every wing," said Peters. Hog-Uwork Is being done across base with help from private contractors and with the help of American allies Korea and Belgium, the Thunderbolt is being prepared to keep the enemy scared and ground troops protected. 1 p Avoiding workplace violence Pages 8 Lady Warriors ready for tournsy Pago 9 i 5 O.OOO-hou- p 0 cllf i 1 Photoi by Gary Boyl Crewmen work on an Inside Hanger 1. The Thunderbolt was built to last 8.000 flying hours and without requiring depot maintenance. The Hog-Uprogram Is 0 ? i"iw : i - j y repairing and upgrading the A-1- 0 "Wnrthogs" and with the addition of a new wing will double the aircraft's original flight time. A rotating wing fixture, left, allows technicians to roach any part of the wing quickly. The Installation fixture locates four fittings, ensuring any'wlng can go on to any Thunderbolt In the fleet. ) , Honors Pago 11 ' p '33? t 1 ww- - |