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Show i J Twice Monthly i M X 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times Thursday, July 8,1999 D ability to face wartime challenge S i -- a Aircraft respond to Iraqi radar, AAA From chemical attacks to repairing runway craters, wing people attacked challenges set before them during phase II exercise fire U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND Between 12:30 and 2:30 pm Iraqi time Friday, Operation Northern Watch aircraft were shot at by Iraqi ft anti-aircra- artillery. e, U.S. Responding in Air Force Falcons and Fighting GBU-1Strike Eagles dropped 0 and GBU-1-2 precision-guide- d munitions on a communications site southeast of Mosul. The site is used to relay Iraqi radar information from south of the 36th parallel to target Northern Watch aircraft. Damage to Iraqi forces is being assessed. All coalition aircraft departed the area safely, self-defens- F-1- 6C F-1- 5E By Staff Sgt. Sonja C.R. Whittington 388th FW Public Affairs Office Promotces Congratulations to the following for their selection for promotion to lieutenant colonel: Chris Malloy TimVedder Frank Lara t Vr A.. 4. s rs Use or lose military leave skills." Some areas for improvement were identified but, said Lt. Col. Randy Petersen who was mission director for the exercise, these exercises are supposed to be learning experiences for everyone. "We need to prepare today for the possible tomorrow," said Maj. Dayne Jacoby, chiefof wing exercises. From damaged and destroyed buildings to the deaths of senior leaders, simulated wartime conditions covered the spectrum of events. Battle damage to the runway never stopped the aircraft from meeting the 'enemy' in the skies. "Although the final report isn't completed (as of press time), every body performed aggressively and in an excellent manner," Sergeant Burson said. A phase I operational readiness exercise is scheduled for sometime in September; the next phase II is planned for December. Accrued leave in excess of 60 days is lost at the end of each fiscal year, unless special leave accrual applies. Commanders and supervisors should encourage all members to use their excess leave before Sept 30. ACC news service Subscribe to receive the latest to news by sending an ail in the Put subscribe body of the message and leave the subject block blank. You will receive an from the list server software "majordomo" notifying you of being added to the list. ail LANGLEYAIR FORCE BASE, Va (ACCNS) - Twelve Nighthawks arrived at Langley AFB, Va., June 25 to a hero's welcome following their participation in the F-1- 17 multi-nation- al air campaign that forced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. ' After an overnight stop in Virginia, the pilots and aircraft headed to their home base at Holloman AFB, N.M. Gen. Ed Eberhart, Air Combat Command commander, welcomed each home and he acknowledged the ACC people pilot still deployed around the world supporting numerous contingencies and humanitarian efforts. The F--l 17s were part of the first increment of combat aircraft returning to their home stations. Twelve other F- -l 17 aircraft and about 300 air crew and support people remained at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and are expected to return to the United States over the next two weeks. The F-- 1 1 7 Nighthawk, exploiting low observable stealth - oortaned hereh (to not coreSti technology, delivered :8 h i. i f I if K J! 9 X. 5. . Photo by Senior Airman Sara Banda TSgt. Richard L. Wylands, contamination control area attendant, demonstrates decontamination procedures at the outprocessing area during Operational Readiness Exercise 99-3. d Earlier, two EC-- 1 30Es and one returned to J i: an Davis-Montha- I ...1 precision weapons against in Yugoslav territory during highly defended targets deep which ended June 20. Allied the NATO-le- d Force, Operation Other ACC aircraft and people returning in the first increment are: Two EC-- 1 30E Airborne Command and Control aircraft and approximately 1 5 crewmembers from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron returned to Davis-MonthAFB, Ariz., June 25 from Aviano Air Base, Italy. laser-guide- N. V begins with Kosovo m n t fro Redeployme VKertisen V The 388th Fighter Wing ended three days of conventional and chemical attacks Thursday. Operational Readiness Exercise 99-- 3 tested the wing's ability to survive and under hostile conditions. operate Starting with a conventional attack at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday, the wing survived to face even more hostile attacks when potential chemical environments were introduced into the scenario. "People were proactive to all the scenario inputs," said Master Sgt. Larry Burson, superintendent of wing exercises. "The evalu-atowere closely watching command and control and (ability o survive and operate) EC-- 1 30H and about 1 00 people n. Five E-- 3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft and about 200 people from the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla., returned June 24 from the European theater. Five B- -l Lancers and aircrews from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., returned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; June 24 from Royal Air Force Fairford, F-- 1 1 7 re t u rn s England. About 70 support personnel returned June 25. Stratofortresses and about 70 peopie Eight from the 2nd Bomb Wing returned to Barksdale AFB, La., returned June 23 from RAF Fairford. Stratofortresses and about 40 people Three from the 5th Bomb Wing returned to Minot AFB, N.D., June B-52- B-52- H H 23 from RAF Fairford. 12 Falcons and associated people from the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C., are scheduled to return from the European theater this week. Secretary of Defense William Cohen announced the redeployment of more than 300 U.S. aircraft participating in the operation June 21. CJ The first increment included 124 redeploying aircraft and is expected to take two weeks to complete. Secretary Cohen authorized the redeployment of the second increment of aircraft June 24. (Courtesy Air Combat Command News Service) |