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Show Ju r I I""1 r.i n D Hill AFB, Utah November 16, 2000 O Vol. 55 No. 45, 84056-582- 4 n INSIDE: New Chiefs Page 2 Unprofessional relationships Page 5 Fighter Country, Page A-- D Bone marrow drive Photo by The power of a Minuteman Page 10 III, Stage 1 motor is visible 15 seconds into the static firing test at Thiokol Propulsion, Promontory, Utah. Remanufactured Minuteman by Pat Garner Native American grandmother Page B1 Vehicle maintenance shop opens Page B9 Propulsion Replacement Program Deputy Program Manager A boom and white-ho- t flame, followed by 60 seconds of a vibrating rumble, marked another milestone in the Minuteman HI Propul- sion Replacement Program. The first production unit of the Minuteman III Stage 1 solid rocket motor, was successfully tested on Oct. 19 at Thiokol Propulsion in Promontory, Utah. This was the first motor delivered under PRPs Low Rate Initial Production contract. Under the LRIP contract with TRW, the ICBM III deliver nine full motor sets in fiscal year 2001 and 33 during fiscal year 2002 in preparation e for the upcoming production deliv2003. fiscal eries in year This successful test allows theAir Force to begin accepting Stage 1 motors to replace the aging motors in the missile force. The full-rat- Propulsion Replacement Program the Minuteman Ills Stage 1, 2, and 3 solid rocket motors. Motors are remanu- factured by Thiokol Propulsion and Pratt and Whitneys Chemical Systems Division under subcontract with TRW. Approximately 75 people from Air Force 343 new jobs transfer to Hill f 7 " : Freeman motor test successful Prime Integration Contractor, the PRP will 7 Maj. Tom . Space Command headquarters, the ICBM System Program Office, the Operational Test and Evaluation Center, the Defense Contract Management Agency, TRW, Thiokol and others watched the firing from the viewing area. There will be additional static firings through the production program (through fiscal year 2007) and the general public is invited to attend. For information on future static firings, contact Pat Garner at Ext. The Propulsion Replacement Program is one of three life extension programs managed within the ICBM System Program Office of the Ogden ALC to extend the life of the Minuteman III out to 2020. - vv V w " by George Gregory Combined Federal Campaign $794,989 as of Nov. 11 Hill AFB goal $655,000 Space -- C31 Systems Directorate Seven new and unique program divisions were recently added to Hills repertoire in a transition ceremony held here Oct. 26. The new directorate symbol is LH. Ogden Air Logistics Center and Sacramento ALC leadership were on hand for the transfer of the Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence Directorate, C3I, programs from Sacramento to Ogden. The ceremony was attended by Col. Joanne Schoonover, Space and C3I Systems Directorate; Greg Schellhase, Sacramento ALC Space and C3I Systems Directorate; Ernie Parada, Space and C3I Systems Directorate; and Anita Clevenger, Sacramento ALC Space and C3I Systems Directorate. Schoonover summarized what was accomplished during the transfer of the seven new Air Logistics Center delegation special bronze plaque brought from Sacramento by the Sacramento was presented to Maj. Gen. Scott Bergren, Ogden ALC commander, and Col. Joanne Schoonover, Ogden LH ALC Space and C3I Systems Directorate, which will be placed in a place of prominence at the C3I Greg and Systems Directorate; Directorate. From left, Anita Clevenger, Sacramento ALC Space Schoonover; and Ernie C3I ALC and Directorate; Bergren; Sacramento Systems Space Schellhase, Parada, Space and C3I Systems Directorate. civilian and military positions division. With the addition of the programs A base-realignme- coming to Hill, there are now 13,419 additional product NSNs (national stock numbers) supported in our inventory, Schoonover said. Sixteen hundred fifty contracts, 343 new C3I nt were transferred, which culminated in more than 2.25 million pounds of household goods being shipped to the Ogden area. Additionally, See New Directorate, page 4 |