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Show 419th Fighter Wing Mission: To Fly, Fight and Win! j Newsline j Wing Christmas Party operational readiness exercise 20. The Christmas luncheon is scheduled for 12:00-- 1 :30 p.m. All full-tim- e wing members and traditional reservists who are on orders for that day are invited to attend. Santa Clause will arrive at 2:30 p.m. for the children. If you would like Santa to pass out a gift to your child, bring a wrapped gift labeled with your childs full name. Volunteers are needed to help cook and decorate for the Christmas party. If you would like to volunteer to help, call Master Sgt. Kim Luckart at saw a lot of teamwork across the board in the exercise. Sgt. Gary Pilgrim, Exercise Evaluation Team member. by Capt. James R. Wilson 419th FW Public Affairs Office The 419th Fighter Wing conducted a Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise here Nov. 4-- 5 giving more than 1,000 5. Reservists yet another opportunity to demonstrate their wartime capabilities. When the smoke cleared, exer- Promotions The following wing members have been promoted to the rank indicated: Chief master sergeant: Danny D. Cannon, Ronald D. Christensen, Linda L. Engle and Kathy Farmer. Senior master sergeant: Donna J. Chappell, Dean H. Fischer and Kenneth L. Payne. Master sergeant: Karen E. Carter, Jess S. Ellis, Charles Freeman, Edward cise evaluators declared the unit battle tested and ready for combat. This ORE demonstrated how we in the 419th generate combat sorties, said Lt. Col. George Muller, 419th Exercise Evaluation Team member. This was a total team effort. Every member of the unit played a critical role in contributing to the overall exercise objectives. A team of approximately 30 evaluators assessed the wing in such areas as combat employment, mission support, and the ability to survive and operate in a combat environment. The support functions included civil engineers and combat logistics support squadron members among others. The engineers simulated repairing runway damage from enemy attacks while logistics experts repaired damage sustained to 419th jets throughout the exercise. These and many other support functions enabled the fighter squadron to attack ground targets and emerge victorious over enemy forces. The 466th Fighter Squadron flew sorties in the two-da- y approximately exercise, said Colonel Muller. The squadron also flew several night missions which was a first during a 419th B. Kinsey, Wade E. Lowry, Richard Phillips and Gary L. Polen. Technical sergeant: David G. Graham, Shawn A. Jubeck, Grant W. Minson, Michael J. Parsons and Robert B. Peck. Staff sergeant: David S. Bone, Sammie D. Brown, Todd E. Girot, Gary L. Kendall, Allen J. Mills, Alan K. Mirly, Andrew R. Moore and Lawrence D. Wilbur. ! Senior airman: Timothy M. Anglin, Kevin C. Bell, Wesley W. Caldwell, III, Benjamin Cook, Tracy L. Harris, Raven V. Jackson and Geoffrey D. W. Samples. Airman first class: Terina L. Ballard and Alane C. Radzinski. Operation Warm Heart The 4 1 9th Fighter Wing Christmas support project is underway. Donations of childrens clothing, toys and canned food will be collected at the unit orderly rooms during the December 2 and 3 unit training assembly. Any items brought in after the UTA can be dropped off with Command Chief Master Sgt. Marva Harper. Please make sure all toys and clothing are clean and in good repair. ORE. The weather, which was forecasted to include snow and ice throughout the weekend, was cold but otherwise had very little impact overall on the exercise. While there were a few shortcomings, evaluators were careful in annotating Donations will be accepted through Dec. Individuals may also make monetary donations in support of Operation Warm Heart. 15. areas that needed improvement for future exercises. The wartime training is especially important considering that a number of 419th members at any given time have never been through a readiness exercise here. 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The publication, Screen- Volume 16 Number 12, November 22, 2000 84056-541- 0 Wing gets high marks during recent I The 4 1 9th Fighter Wing annual Christmas party will be held in the hangar, Dec. 777-262- afB, Utah - , those who had participated in 419th OREs , 1 before more than willing to lend a hand. I saw a lot of teamwork across the board in the exercise, said Master. Sgt. Gary Rilgrim, Exercise Evaluation Team member. (The natural tendency is to take care of yourself (in a ing situation. However, we noted on life-threate- -- f n-' numerous occasions where members were working together to get things done under some very stressful conditions. A good Photo by Capt James R Wilson Often (left), 466th Fighter Squadron, gets a hand from Senior Airman in donning protective footwear during the 419th Figher Wings Operational Readiness Exercise earlier this month. Maj. Tyler Jason Sphar, 466th FS, example of this teamwork was the practice of each others chemical warfare gear to make sure it was donned properly. While there were a few shortcomings, evaluators were careful in annotating properly within nine seconds. One the individual has a good seal, he or she has an additional six seconds to get the hood of the mask in place before helping others. The general sense was that people were able to respond within these exercises. As with every ORE, officials introduced scenarios which were intended to test the awareness and response of exercise participants. Evaluators, for exam- cross-checki- ng areas that needed improvement for future It was important to EET members that we not scrutinize people to the extent that they became discouraged, said Sergeant Pilgrim. Generally speaking, the team was looking at peoples atti- tude and how they were playing the game. Most everyone we observed exhibited a positive attitude and a measured approach to the problems we gave them. According to Sergeant Pilgrim, several of the evaluators were also pleased with the sense of urgency wing members showed in getting into the proper MOPP Mission Oriented Protective Posture levels. MOPP levels have to be met within a certain time limit explained Sergeant Pilgrim. Ideally, a person should be able to get the gas mask on and sealed time-frame- ples, placed infiltrators in areas without the proper identification and outfitted ensemwith the wrong chemical warfare ' ' ' ble. The infiltrators caused some confu- sion among the participants initially, said Seregant Pilgrim. However, as the exercise progressed, people identified the individual as an intruder and responded accordingly. The 419th is required to conduct one ORE each fiscal year. The exercise that was completed earlier this month will fulfill the units requirement for FY 200 . 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