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Show V r .r. n r . L - Supplement to the Hilltop Times a 419th Fighter Wing Mission: To Fly, Fight and Win! Hill AFB, Utah 84056-541- 0 Volume 15 Number 11, October 21, 1999 n Newsline Continuing the tradition Wing promotions The following 419th Fighter Wing members have been promoted to the ranks indi- cated: Captain: Bradley L. Baxter, Paula M . Brown, Ty J. Campbell, Nancy X. Card, Robin L. Korogi and Max J. Stitzer. Chief Master Sergeant: John G. Parish. Senior Master Sergeant: Kerry A. Golden C. Sill, 83, administers the oath of office to his grandson Nick Sill, 17, on Sept. 30. The younger Sill is a third generation service member-h- is father David . Rob-bin- s. ,'..':.':.-:-;:;:';:".'..- . Master Sergeant: WayneE. Linder and Barry E. Engstrum. Technical Sergeant: Lindy J. Cascaddah, Michael P. Riney, Matthew W. Davis and Patricia G. Marino. i lX- - is a master sergeant in the 67th Aerial Port Squadron. A late surge by 419th recruiters resulted in another strong showing with more than 218 new members joining the wing for fiscal year 1999. High Year Tenure In April 1999, Air Force Reserve Command established a temporary exception to a policy to voluntarily suspend some High Year Tenure HYT separations projected for this calendar year. This exception was created to retain Air Force Reserve enlisted end strength and to assist in attaining the Command's mission and end strength objectives. The extension opportunity was restricted to those individuals who were currently in the selected reserve, who specifically agreed to extension, and were recommended by the wing commander. Persons could not be extended beyond age 60. I (Photo by Capt. James R. Wilson) Wing's Self procured airline tickets Recently, federal employees and military members have purchased airline tickets for official government travel using the Nations Bank Visa. This procedure is against Air Force policy and often results in the indi- F-1- by Stephanie Johns 419th FW Public Affairs Office On Oct. 23, eight 6 Fighting Falcons and approximately 80 F-1- vidual not getting reimbursed for travel expenses. Guidelines governing official travel can support and aircrew personnel from the 419th Fighter Wing will deploy to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Pilots will fly twelve lines each dissimilar air day of combat training DACT missions against the active duty's 33rd FWs 5 Eagles. "Eglin AFB has an excellent over and several interim be found in AFI 1 official message traffic. Remember, there is virtually no circumstance where a traveler should not be able to acquire airline tickets through the local travel office. For more information, call N&N Travel at 24-10- air-to-a- ir F-1- deploy to Florida 6s water range and the different environment will be challenging for us. Well have to work harder to keep our sense of direction due to the lack of visual que," said Lt. Col. Mike Brill, 466th . Fighter Squadron Operations Officer. "There's such a wide variety of terrain on our range that we often use that in our favor to hide and maneuver. We won't have that same advantage when flying over the water. Well have to utilize other tactics to exploit the F-1- 5s weaknesses." "Training against dissimilar aircraft is always a great opportunity," said Colonel Brill. "Flying in a different environment will help too as the engine performance increases when flying at a lower elevation." This will be first time the 419th FW's aerospace package has deployed to Eglin AFB for DACT training mission. The wing personnel and jets will return to Hill AFB on Nov. 5. Flight test squadron to realign under 419th FW evaluation, operational test and evaluation, and advance range instrumentation aircraft programs. Two more Reserve units will come on line starting in January to conduct functional check flight testing. The units will be at Kelly AFB, Texas, to do FCF tests 5 aircraft for Boeing Co. contractors and at on a contracting site in Mesa, Ariz., on again for ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - The 419th Fighter Wing is one of seven Air Force Reserve Command units selected to assume a new aircraft test support and functional check for Force Materiel Command. Air flights After the fiscal year 2000 National Defense Appropriations Act is signed, the 419th FW will receive funds to establish the new unit effectively replacing the mission currently performed by active-dut- y mission-perform- ing KC-13- 's, Boeing. Depending on the type of mission, the Reserve units will consist of pilots, navigators, enlisted aircrew, life support and administrative people. pilots. "These missions are ideal for the Air Force Reserve," said Lt. Col. Craig Branning, chief of tanker programs in the program execution branch of Headquarters AFRC's directorate of plans and program. "They will give our aircrews more job opportunities as the Air Force draws down its 5 fleet, and possibly provide a career for navigators whose positions are being eliminated by the Pacer CRAG conversion." e During FY 2000, the Reserve will recruit 56 members of the Active Guard and Reserve. Another 25 AGRs and 50 traditional reservists will come on board in FY 2001. A year later the Reserve will add 13 more AGRs and 28 traditional reservists. This fall the Reserve will launch flight test squadrons at Robins; Hill AFB, Utah; Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Randolph AFB, Texas, to check the flight functions on planes that have received programmed depot maintenance. At Edwards AFB, Calif., reservists will stand up an associate unit, which will integrate with the Air Force Flight Test Center. The associate unit will replace an active-dut- y squadron in carrying out test support for developmental test and C-1- 41 KC-13- full-tim- "All of these missions are good for reservists missions and, with because these are the exception of the Edwards flight test support mission, the TDYs temporary duty assignments are very limited," Colonel Branning said. "It's also good for AFMC because our people won't n moves to be subject to meet Air Force operational needs." Although the reservists will be administratively non-deployab- , le permanent-change-of-statio- assigned to AFRC, they will work operationally for Air Force Materiel Command. AFMC leaders will be in the review chain and will work closely with the units to help maintain the continuity of the missions, according to Maj. Steven D. Harbour, program manager for Headquarters AFMC's Rated n AFB, Ohio. Management at Reserve pilots will need special qualifications to assume the test support and FCF positions, said Major Harbour. For example, FCF pilots must have 1,000 hours flying time and previously have held the position of aircrew commander or fighter flight lead. Active-dut- y members already in place in the AFMC units have the option of signing up with the Reserve if they have commitment. completed enough of their active-dut- y 'Partnering with AFRC is a win for the corporate Air Force, a win for the Reserve and a win for AFMC," Major Harbour said. "It helps solve our active-dut- y pilot shortage and takes the burden off the active duty to supply AFMC with all of its pilots." AFMC formed a team to study its pilot shortage and looked at other military agencies and private contractors to perform its FCF and test pilot missions. "The Reserve came out on top as the most way to go, partly because most of our new will be at bases where we already have a units presence," explained Colonel Branning. "That gives us the needed support structure at or near these new Wright-Patterso- cost-effecti- unit locations." AFRC has flying units at Hill, Tinker, Kelly and Randolph. Another Reserve flying unit is at Luke AFB, Ariz. Unless otherwise indicated, all photos are U.S. Air Force photos. Advertisements contained herein do not constitute an endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Department it factors of the purchaser, user or patron. of the Air Force or Hill AFB, Utah. Everything advertised is available without regard to race, color, religion, sex or other non-mer- ve |