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Show GENERAL Rafalko graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1945 after completing an accelerated three-yea- r program. He graduated as a second lieutenant with a pilot's rating and a bachelor of science degree. He also lettered in football, basketball and baseball while at the academy. Beginning in 1963, he served a four-yea- r assignment as director of athletics at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. The new commander received his bachelor of arts degree in business administration from the University of Omaha in 1964 and a master of science degree in interna- MAJ. GENERAL EDMUND A. RAFALKO colorful A JAMES P. MULLINS at stationed ceremony marked the end of a military career for Maj. Gen. headquarters at 35-ye- AFLC Wright-Pat-terso- n AFB, Ohio. Edmund A. Rafalko, commander of the Ogden Air GENERAL as Ogden Logistics Center. Mullins served ALC vice com-jnand- er from June 15, 1973 to April 1, 1975, prior to his asn signment at MORE THAN 100 officers and enlisted men witnessed the retirement at Hill Air Force Base, August 25, 1977. At the same time, the Ogden ALC command was passed.onto Maj. Gen. James P. Mullins. He previously was deputy chief of staff for plans and programs for the AFLC who had spent 15 days on maneuvers in tional affairs from George Washington University three years later. Wright-Patterso- AFB. Music at the ceremony was' presented by the 560th Air Force Band of the Washington Air National Guard from Spokane. A reception followed the ceremony. HE ENLISTED in the U.S. Air Force in 1946 and in 1949 was commissioned a second lieutenant as an aviation cadet. He has since been a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with an oak leaf cluster, and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon. grb Germany. By GARY R. BLODGETT Imagine the mental and physical pressures of being strapped into a cockpit of an F-- jet fighter for nearly 13 consecutive hours? 4 'THE FIRST couple of hours are the worst," said Lt. Col. Henry M. (Monty) Crook, "after that, you become numb to most feelings. And boredom is not as bad as you might think because you are too busy refueling and just plain flying the aircraft." Colonel Crook didnt look too bad for wear when he flight stepped from his F-- 4 after a from Nordholz, Germany, to Hill Air Force Base. IN FACT, he greeted military officials and newsmen with a big smile and talked freely of his experiences to and from Germany as well as the missions they performed in eastern Europe just a few miles from com- munist territory. "It was fantastic, the entire mission went just great, he told Brig. Gen. Robert W. Clemments, vice commander of the 12th Air Force immediately upon arriving back home. - COLONEL CROOK and 27 other officers from the 421st Tactical Air Command Fighter Squadron stationed at Hill had just completed the longest (in flight) military deployment on record. And for most, it was the first deployment where U.S. military personnel team up with forces of other allied countries for military maneuvers. "IN MY book, it was the most super deployment possible, everything went almost perfect, said Colonel Crook, commander of the 421st TAC, 388th TAC Fighter mission. Wing, and leader of the We were grounded for only one and one-hadays because of inclement weather and we never lost any time, not one minute, because of mechanical failure. Our maintenance crews did one whale of a job. y lf HE EXPLAINED that it took 295 support personnel, including 13 women, to keep the planes in the air and the missions running smoothly. "And they put out 150 percent to make it possible. Without them, we couldnt have gotten off the ground. I cant say enough about the great work of every one of these people." HE SAID all 18 F-that left Hill arrived safely in Germany and all departed together. However, two planes developed mechanical problems hydraulic failure in one and inability to take on fuel in the other and those two planes, along with two support planes, were returned to England while enroute home. Colonel Crook explained that the primary mission of the deployment was to have our personnel and fighter pilots team up with German pilots and ground crews to practice combat manuevers in the airspace they would have to defend in the event of a war in eastern Europe. ILaijtm The Layton City Council report for the month August 1977 of is as follows: BUILDING permits issued: 43, dwellings, multiple 2, dwellings, 2 1, single $2,095,923; $152,434; commercial, new, commercial, $83,712; remodeling, 2, $5,200; remodeling, dwelling, 21, $63,724. Also garages, residential, 3, fencing, 7, no value; no value; other, 18, 2, signs, $13,100; total, 99, $2,422,476. UMDlleilmii ALSO tabled Fairfield Annexation, granted lien waiver for Heber O. Langford, granted occupancy and building permits for Utah Land & Home and Cutrubus Motors, tabled Tri Oaks Sub final and Oak Forest No. 9 preliminary, gave final approval of Country Oaks Condos No. 4 and 5 "BUT JUST as important, he said, "the exercise was also designed to create a closer tie and better understanding between our country and units of NATO final, recommended denial of Fairfield Annexation. Action is pending on the following: He said the Germans welcomed us with open DEPTH OF corner lots as they relate to the Ordinance, review of natural waterways, special tax assessment, review of C3 regulations, Bamberger right-of-wa- curb and gutter. Board of adjustments: cases presented, 2; cases resolved, 1; inspections called, 300; business license received, 37. $8,383; PLANNING commission action was taken on the following: Approved Meadowbrook sub. preliminary subject to approval of rezone, approved Church Hill preliminary, rescheduled yearly review for Boyer Co., granted occupancy to House of Specialties, requested opinion from City Attorney re: Haven J. Barlow Apts, on Fairfield, granted occupancy to Pastor Livingston in old Noodle Parlor building, approved building permit for G&H Auto Sales. House guests for three days of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McAllister and family were Mrs. Bea her sister-in-laBlack and son Elder Rick Black. Elder Black has served a LDS Mission to Japan recently and some of his Japanese family had come to the U.S. to visit. His guests were Shigeo Misu, Mrs. Saeko Muramoto and daughter Ayako from Hacheoje. Tokyo, Japan. It was a fun and exciting experience for the McAllister family to have Mrs. Black and Rick and his Japanese friends as house guests for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott .Killgrow have been vacation- ing at Lake Powell for one week. arms. They (citizens) were a little apprehensive at first, but when we left they were there to wish us well and thanked us for our mission in their country," he said. COLONEL CROOK said the refueled nine times on their return flight. "We were kept busy, but it's still quite a physical and mental strain on any pilot not in top condition," he said. "But believe me, we were ready for this mission physically and mentally." F-- THEN HE explained the 24 hours prior to takeoff. Crews were kept awake all night prior to the flight in an effort to get the men "dog tired" so they could sleep well just before departing. IT STARTED with a late evening dinner (Saturday about 10:30 p.m.). This was followed by a movie and several hours (through the night) of strenuous exercise volleyball, basketball, track, swimming, water polo, etc. The crew then ate a breakfast of steak and eggs at 5 a.m. on Sunday. This was followed by about ten hours of sleep by the weary crewmen. - THE CREW then left Hill AFB about 1 a.m. Monday and arrived in Germany 10' hours later. "it was a similar training program as we prepared to return home except the evening meal consisted of cold cuts and hard boiled eggs and the breakfast was of ham and eggs, the Colonel said. Base. The zoning request asked the zone be changed from A- to 3 to allow industrial development in that area. DURING THE course of the Tuesday meeting, Commissioner Wendall Zaugg made several tentative suggestions that the zone change be denied under the condition that if Mr. Smedley can provide adequate fire protection, water, sewer and storm drainage to the area, that the county reconsider the zoning change. But this move to deny the zone change was not completed and the commission agreed to Commissioner Glen Flints suggestion they table the matter. ByROSELYNKIRK A C-- -l rezoning of property in the unincorporated area near Layton, that has been pending since March, was tabled again Tuesday after county commissioners said they will not settle the matter until they talk with Dale Smedley, property owner, who has requested the rezoning. DAVIS County commissioners, environmental health officials, Glen Austin, county engineer, Davis County planning officials, and Tom Winegar, Layton planning commissioner, discussed the rezoning matter for over an hour, waiting for Mr. Smedley to keep his appointment with the commission. The meeting had been set up after a lengthy discussion last week when county commissioners decided not to make a decision on whether to rezone 17 acres on the north side of State Road 193 between Fair-fiel- d Road and Hill Air Force WHEN MR. Smedley had met with the county commission in March to request the rezoning to construct industrial buildings in that area, the commission sent him to the Layton planning commission to ask that the property be annexed to Layton. That way the city could provide fire protection, sewer, water and storm drainage. Tuesday, Mr. Winegar told the county commission that although Layton held a public hearing on June 28, Mr. Smedley's position was that he wanted to stay in the county." Mr, Winegar said that seven people who lived in the same area and petitioned Layton to annex, withdrew their petitions. The matter has now been tabled by the city, Mr. Winegar said. COMMISSIONER C.E. said the county would have rezoned the property earlier if Layton had not opposed that rezoning. The city wrote a letter to the county commission indicating that if the area were rezoned, the city would consider cancelling fire protection to the unincorporated area. Commissioner Moss said again Tuesday, "If they say they can't serve the area we'll have to forget the Moss rezoning. Richard Harvey, adminis- trator of environmental health, said The area is WE ALSO kept a close tab on all the mens personal and emotional feelings for a week or so before leaving Hill. We couldnt afford to have anyone along that had any serious problems because it might affect the entire crew. Enroute, the crewmen ate cheese sandwiches, apples, candy and other snacks. They also drank two or three bottles of water each. WE WERE kept pretty busy, especially across the ocean, he said. "Most of the refuelings were over water because we had to maintain a near-ful- l tank at all times in the event of an emergency. The jets were refueled by the Air Forces huge Stratatankers three each that flew west from London, England, and three that met the planes by flying east from Boston. KC-13- 5 SEARCH AND rescue planes, which routinely patrol the North Atlantic, also dropped in for a visit but no assistance was needed. "We flew the northern route to be close to land as much as possible because of our limited range but fortunately none of us had to detour or return from our scheduled mission. Everything went just perfect." THE COLONEL noted that midway over the ocean the planes were met for refueling and then less than a half hour later refueled again. "We took every precaution possible and it paid off," he said. Colonel Crook said the weather was bad nearly every day while in Germany, but not bad enough to reschedule missions. The crew flew 170 sorties, an average of ten per aircraft, and not one mission was missed because of mechanical failure. IN FACT, there was only one and one-hadays that the planes couldnt fly. "We flew primarily low-rubombing and straffing missions," he said. The object was to acquaint us with the terrain in that area and more important to work with the German people and pilots," he said. It was a great experience for us and our German allies." lf n ASKED HOW far from the communist border they flew their sorties, the Colonel replied, Not very far. He emphasized that nothing was dropped or fired from the jets while on these training missions. BUT WE knew we were on target because we flew directly over our designated sites right on time," he said. The Colonel indicated that he's ready to go again not right now. but IT'S GOOD to be home and Im pleased because 1 know the deployment was a complete success," he concluded. growing like a weed. He said that if the county commission rezones, that will create too many problems that cant be solved. He advised the commission to deny the rezoning petition, forcing the issue back to the Davis Planning Commission. MR. AUSTIN said there was no storm drainage in the area. He said the engineering office had recommended a detention pond. An agreement on this basis had been drawn up, but Mr. Smedley never signed the agreement, Mr. Austin said. He said that Mr. Smedley had suggested the pond be moved to an area near Hill Air Force Base, but officials there said they did not want any more surface water in that area. At the present time there is no storm drain outlet in the area, he said. Storm drain water is eliminated only through infiltration. COMMISSIONER Glen Flint said he felt the county owed some consideration to Mr. Smedley since they had agreed to rezone some of the area when he lost land to industrial use when Hill Air Force Base established the clear zone. County planner Albert Cole said, "Mr. Smedley has been compensated greatly for that loss. RON LAYTON, environ mental health inspector, saic Mr. Smedley plans to con-- , 10 to 12 industrial buildings in the area. The county fears high industrial usage in the unincorporated area would not be wise, but tabled the decision until Mr. Smedley is available. On another zoning matter the commission rezoned property at 4123 South Orchard Drive from Rl-- to R2-to allow the construction of a duplex. The request made was by Dick Gledhill, approved as there was no opposition to the zone change. struct |