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Show 0 liiikN crew describes air strike B1 Voluntary thanks HillAFB weather outlook 5-d- ay www.airfield-ops- . WASHINGTON Community offers support to families by 2nd NO SEMIS ALLOWED! Caroline Wellman Lt. VEMICXESMUSTMAV PrtONEtson Hilltop Tmes stdff mil real world situation placing additional stress on m vh ci in n and their families, the outpouring of support from tin hasc and local communities for military families has increased. The f amily Support Center notes that all military families are allcclcd liv the conflicts, nut just those families with a member who is deployed. At home, service members often work longer hours while icsei vists are called to active duty to fill positions led empty by l hose who are deployed, or to deploy themselves. "We've seen an incredible amount of interest in assistance from the community lot military families. But regulations prohibit us 1mm referring services ottered by individuals and businesses to military families Contacting established volunteer and assistance organizations is the best way to support our military families," said l'h His Wolfe, tin 'Family Support Center's Information and K'elei ral spec lalist. To o! ler support and assistance, consider I lonaling money to the Waiting Families Fund, an Air Force Assi k ialion sponsored program designed to help families through one time urgent child care assistance and family activities during he absence ol the deployed military member. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Kevin Padbergat Fxt. I )onaling money lot )peration Warm Heart, a program administered by the base's first sergeants to assist young airmen and their tainilics. For more information, contact Senior Master Sgt. CollctleCeissat Fxt. IhaialinginoiieytoiheAirForce Aid Society. Call (800) 769-N'.or visit www.alas.org. 0 Donating blood. Contact the American Red Cross at or, for those with access to Hill AFB, contact Essie Nurse at Ext. Willi ilu Mostly sunny i Mostly sjnny wyHl A'tX my 1 , " V? 1 J in i I 74 High 45 Low nflC 4P1UTS If1 dMM (letting involved with the Air Force Association, an organization that promotes public understanding of aerospace power. Contact the president of the local chapter, Wycliffe McFarlane at wycliffe. mcfarlane " siinet.trw.com. or visit www.usafree-doincorps.go- v Volunteering. Call (877) locally, volunteer information is available from the Red Cross or the Volunteer Center of Davis County at 497- USA-CORP- S tl.Mf). 70' High 47 Low Partly cloudy Sending an electronic message to deployed troops. Visit http:anyserviceineniber.navy.mil to send message to troops from any service or visit http:defendamerica.milnmam.html to sign an online thank you card for troops. Contributing to the purchase of care package items. The United Service Organization (USO) has organized Operation I !SA Care Package to forward sunscreen, cameras, calling cards and toiletries to lepk yed trcx )s. Visit http:vww.usorares.orghome for more information. ( Easter services set by Kari Tilton Hilltop Times assistant editor 60 High 40 Low Mostly cloudy Faster, celebrated April 20 this year, is an ancient Christian festival celebrating of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. "Faster is the principle event of the church year as the Resurrection is the foundation for Christian religion and faith it is a celebration of new life that if available to all people," said Hill AFB Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick Harris. The Base Chapel is offering Protestant and Catholic Easter services. Protestant All night prayer vigil April 17, 9 p.m. to 11:30 a.m., April 18 (iood Friday service April 18, 11:30 a.m. Faster Morning Sunrise service April 20, 8 a.m. Faster Morning Fellowship breakfast April 20, 9:30 a.m., Base Chapel Annex Combined Faster service April 20, 11 a.m. Catholic 62 High 42" Low Mostly cloudy showers with isolated Reconcilliation April 15, 7 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass April 17, 7 p.m. Adoration April 17,9 p.m. to 11:30 a.m., April 18 (ood Friday service April 18. 3 p.m. Holy Saturday Vigil Mass April 19, 8 p.m. Easier Mass April 20, 9:30 a.m., Base Chapel Easier Mass April 20, 9:45 a.m.. Thornton Community Center For additional information, call the Base Chapel at Ext. Response fixes F-1- from filler I 6 software engineers and technicians quickly completed the design and coding lor the new software, MAS ( lest engineers here loaded it into laboratory lesi stands to simulate JDAM drops. Following the initial testing, the engineers initiated a more realistic set of analysis with the support of the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center. Tucson, Ariz., the 4 19th Fighter Wing here, and the 4 Kith Might Testing Squadron at Edwards AFB. Calif. The Tucson AN( i test center sent an and a flight test engineer to Hill, where 419th FW members provided aircraft support and equipment while the combined group of engineers conducted simulated lest drops in a hanger. Simultaneously, with a sense of urgency, the 416th FITS dropped two live JDAMs at China hike Naval Weapons Station, Calif., relying on ground support Irom the range control center there. "It was absolutely amazing how much we got accomplished in such a short period of time," F-- F-l- t I said 416th project pilot Maj. Nate Smith. "The same effort normally takes weeks." Hill engineers worked into the night, and after 10 simulated releases they were more than satisfied with the results. The next mornflew to California ing, the Arizona test where the 4 Kith FLTS would oversee the final testing phase as the dropped four more, live JDAM rounds. I 'pon completion of the live testing, the results SPO and the Wright were reviewed by Hills Patterson AFB SPO. During a teleconference, the two organizations approved the new software before it was sent to Air Combat Command for final release. Although the technicians and engineers here are required by regulation to complete emergency (askings within 72 hours, they did it in a remarkable 30 hours. Hill the new softpersonnel ware via a classified link to the theater and loaded it on a classified Web site as a backup. "Everybody did what it took to make this hapF-1- F-1- 6 6 F-1- 6 F-1- 6 6 pen." Rogers said. "This just proves what the U.S. Air Force can do when they put their mind to it and when everyone buys in to the 'we're going to get this done mindset'." Iraqi leadership meeting Monday. 'There wasn't a lot of time for reflection," Lt. Col. Fred Swan told Pentagon reporters via telephone from his deployed location. Swan is a B-- l Lancerweapons systems officer assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing. According to Swan, the B-- l was engaged in midair refueling when a call came from an airborne control aircraft telling them "this is the big one" and directing them to the new priority target. "I knew it was important, so it really doesn't matter who was meetattending the high-lev"We've to said. got get ing," he the bombs on target, and we've got 10 minutes to do it. 'There are four crew members on the l and we all have separate jobs to do, but we have to work in concert to make it hapel q i Photo by 2nd Lt. Caroline Wellman Hill AFB retiree Blaine "Dee" Gledhill shows his support for the military and his patriotism outside of the Roy Gate. "I want the military to know that I appreciate them and their efforts. I'm thankful for what they do for each of us," he said. "But mostly, I do it because I'm an American and I'm thankful for my Constitutional rights. I don't know of too many countries where you can do this sort of thing." Having been outside of the Roy Gate since Monday, he plans to continue showing his support outside Hill's gates every morning. B-- pen." Swan said. That coordination included locating the target, planning an escape route, checking out enemy air defenses, staying in contact with airborne and ground controllers, selecting the appropriate weapons, and "dialing in" the target coordinates, Swan said. "The key is not what the target is, but making sure we are accurate with the proper weapon and our coordinates are right" said Capt Chris Wachter, the pilot of the strike aircraft, who was also interviewed. "And, we're going into an area where we're going to get shot at, so we want to make sure we have a way to protect ourselves." While the desired effect of the mission was to destroy the building, Swan said the target's suburban location made preventing collateral damage a primary concern. To reduce the danger to innocent people and nearby facilities, mission planners chose the "Version 3" of the GBU-3-1 Joint Direct Attack Munition. 100-perce- 627-000- )!,Ull'""lIIILliJW,UMUlUl An Air Force l lancer crew rode an "adrenaline rush" as they prepared to strike a recently discovered target of opportunity believed to be the site of a high-lev- hill.af.miloswweather 72 High 43 Low (AFPN) B-- Iraqi regime in disarray by Kathleen T. Rhem American Forces Press Service Saddam Hussein's regime is in "disarWASHINGTON of much and Iraq is free from years of oppression," a U.S. ray, Central Command spokesman said Wednesday. "Televisions across the world today are filled with images of jubilant Iraqis who know the regime is coming to an end," CENTCOM spokesman Army Brig. Gen. Vince Brooks said in a press briefing a( forward headquarters in Qatar. Operationally, coalition aircraft have attacked five airfields north of Baghdad and continue to target "regime leadership complexes and capabilities," Brooks said. Special operations forces are working deliberately and effectively throughout the country. In the past day they have coordinated an attack on a Ba'ath Party headquarters near the city of al Qaim in far western Iraq and, working with Kurdish fighters, seized a small town about 25 kilometers north of Mosul, where they captured roughly 200 enemy troops. Army 5th Corps troops continue to operate in Baghdad. They have increased security west of the city's rivers and are beginning to transition to humanitarian operations in those areas, Brooks said. In Karbala, soldiers from the Army's 101st Airborne Division discovered "weapons caches of varying sizes," many inside schools, he said. The 1st Marines Expeditionary Force continues operations inside Baghdad and its attack near al Amarah. Brooks described "minimal resistance" from the two Iraqi divisions near al Amarah. "The divisions had already abandoned their weapons and departed the battlefield after a period of air attacks, leaflet drops and also following the liberation of Basra," he said. Farther south in Basra, coalition forces began their transition from combat operations to "security and stability efforts," Brooks said. They continue to expand this influence north toward Baghdad. In areas that are already free of regime influence, coalition forces are beginning to concentrate on humanitarian operations. Ships carrying humanitarian supplies from the United Kingdom, Australia and Spain have arrived in Umm Qasr. "There are large volumes of humanitarian supplies that are beginning to flow now for the Iraqi people," Brooks said. Also in liberated areas, a "determined effort" is under way to restore function to civilian medical facilities. Throughout Iraq, coalition forces are finding medical facilities that were destroyed or rendered unusable when Iraqi forces used them for military operations. Whenever possible, coalition military medical personnel are treating Iraqi civilians, Brooks said. Such efforts are further along in southern areas of the country than closer to Baghdad. "We're not quite at the same (level of humanitarian assistance) at the front end of the spear as we are on the long handle of the spear that leads back down to the Kuwaiti border," the general said. He noted that a Spanish field hospital should arrive by ship "sometime later today" at the port of Umm Qasr. "That will also significantly increase the medical support that's available in southern Iraq," he said. Many areas in Baghdad and parts of southern Iraq are clearly " supportive of coalition forces. (The troops') encounters with the Iraqi population have been positive and receptive, and this is particularly in Shia areas that had been the most suppressed by the regime's security organizations," Brooks said. "And there are even messages of support being broadcast from mosques from the area of Saddam City on the northeast corner of Baghdad." The civilian response in other areas "that the regime may still have influence, either physically or just by lingering senses of intimidation or potential retribution" has been more subdued, he said. t ID cards improve security B from page 1 user's workstation to allow the computer to read the encryption certificates. 'This is being done to improve Internet and computer security," Golde said. "It will control computer network and systems access in addition to being a standard ID card." It won't replace line badges, which require additional security information. The identity certificate will be used to digitally sign documents and to authenticate (log on) to secure networks and web sites. The email signature certificate will be used to digitally sign and the encryption certificate will allow users to encrypt and decrypt The magnetic strip on the back of the Common Access Card may also be used for building access. Card readers have been installed in the 75th Communications Squadron, and are being set up in the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings. Installation at other organizations will follow.Military and DoD civilians must bring current government issued IDs to the MPF to be issued the new card. In addition, each personnel should determine a personal identification number before arriving at the MPF. PINs should be six to eight digits no alpha or special characters and not be the date of birth, teleplione number, address or other numbers easily asso- ciated with the user. For more information about CAC issuance, contact Golde, 75th CSSCXP at lois.goldehill.af.mil. Detailed information about PKI is found at https:afpki.lackland.af.mil. .POOR |