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Show n in ' L Li L Utah Hill AFB, y r Vol. 54 No. 28, July 22, 1999 84056-582- 4 1 i j4 - V INSIDE: Space role increases Page 2 r Photos by Road to the top Page 5 Sunset kids visit Page 6 Bill Orndorff Unaware motorists got a surprise Tuesday morning when Security Forces began checking for unregistered vehicles. As of Wednesday, more than 350 drivers had been pulled .1 over and advised to register their vehicle. Extra military staff including trainees was added to the gates as well as the Pass and Registration Office to accommodate the delinquent drivers. The registration checks will continue through Friday at all base gates. Academy renovations halted 4 i f ! - M Page 7 by Libby VanHook Hard shelter workload underway Page 10 Interns sought 11 Page 388th Fighter Wing Fighter Country Page A-- C Kids learn from Link Jr. Page 15 Youth bowlers win Page 17 Hilltop Times online www.hilltoptimes.com 66 Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs AFB, Operation Allied Force provided Air Force Materiel Command's first opportunity to adapt to the Air Force's new vision of how to organize train and equip the Expediaerospace forces tionary Aerospace Force. "Operation Noble Anvil and Operation Allied Force gave us an opportunity to test some of the basic concepts of EAF logisti-cally,- " said Col. GaryT. McCoy, deputy director of Logistics. "We were able to quickly ramp up for deployment, which we'll need to do in an EAF scenario. We tested our reach-bac- k capability, quickly supplying the customers' requirements to enhance or sustain their operations." Although EAF and AEF has not officially been implemented, it is on schedule despite the Kosovo operation. "We are pressing right on," said Lt. Col. Marsha Kwolek, chief of the command's operations plan team. "It may be painful for a few months, but we are still looking at October 1 for the initial phase." Kwolek said if EAF had been in place, the sourcing process would have gone smoother during the Kosovo operation. "There would have been more stability," she said. "We kicked off in a crisis mode, as opposed to haying a major theater war plan on the shelf." WRIGHT-PATTERSO- N Ohio Surging to meet demand During Kosovo operations, is OSOQiers Operation Allied Force is a clear indication of what great teamwork, partnership and commitment to excellence can do; Ym very proud of AFMC's role, it was one of our finest hours. 99 lessons chief of staff, has tasked AFMC and other MAJCOMs to compile lessons learned to be applied to force structure, modernization and operational decisions. The chief also tasked the commands to assess the impacts of OAF on our force and develop a plan to reconstitute and get back on track with EAF implementation. AFMC officials attended the Allied Force "Quick Look" conference in Washington D.C., July to capture the major com7-- 9, mand's most critical concerns regarding this successful opera- tion. The conference was the first of a three-par- t effort to garner Col. Gary T. McCoy lessons learned during the "We must AFMC's air logistics centers performed expeditionary operations at a new level surge operations. The depots began selectively surging certain repair areas weeks before the conflict started, ensuring deployed units would have the resources they needed. "Our number one priority was to support the war fighter, at the same time continuing support of units not directly involved in the conflict," McCoy said. "We succeeded in providing a level of support where units were able to continue performing their peacetime misnon-deploy- ed sions while supporting the war-tim- e effort." As the Command transitions from surge operations back to a steady-stat- e AEF schedule, AFMC will need to restore equipment and people to readiness levels and conditions, said Kwolek. Gen. George T. Babbitt, AFMC commander, has provided guidance to the command's air logistics centers to continue surging operations through the end of the fiscal year. "The continued surge efforts will allow us to ramp up signifi- cantly," McCoy said. "These efforts ensure we can support reconstitution and recovery of forces, reduce backorders to the lowest possible level, and reduce the bow wave." On June 20, 1999, following an eleven week campaign, Operation Allied Force was officially terminated. During the final week of June, deployed AFMC troops began returning to their stations, and the Department of Defense authorized the return of more than 600 U.S. aircraft to their home stations. Lessons learned Gen. Michael E. Ryan, Air Force oper- ation. capture the Allied Force planning and execution lessons learned in order to best evaluate their full spectrum applic- ability and determine required USAF future course adjustments," said Gen. Lester Lyles, Air Force vice chief of staff, in a message to major command commanders in June. The lessons from the conference will be sent to the Joint Staff by the end of July for inclusion in an overall Defense Department report resulting from similar, initial assessments by all of the armed services. Part two of the effort, due in September, is the development of a Air Force initial report a perspective white paper on lessons learned covering all the service's core competencies. The final task is the creation of a detailed final report due in the summer of 2000 focusing on con- See Lessons, page 4 top-lev- el |