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Show WESTERN AMERjfiSN Oran , "Serving the personnel of the Deseret Test Center Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement bv the Department of the Army of the products or serv ices advertised. Ft. Douglas, Utah 84113 Vol. 3 No. 25 Dugway, Utah " ! 84022 . Friday, April 7, 1972 Vlluf' 64 years9 service fa DPG ceremony honors retirees Muldrow, Frye A retreat ceremony was held Brantley Field March 31 in honor of retirees Colonel Holier! Muldrow, deputy commander, Deseret Test Center, and Sergeant First Class (SFC) William on CAPTAIN STANLEY MONTUNNAS, A. Frye, Flight Operations Sergeant, Michael Armv Airfield. COL Ml'LDKOW wax an interim commander of DTC in 1968 following the reassignment of Brigadier Cencral John C. Appel, then commanding officer. USN Replaces Muldrow Montunnas Named Deputy Commander Captain Stanley Montunnas, Squadron 32. He then attended " USN, has been named Deputy tne Navy Language School in RusCommander of Deseret Test Cen- Washington, qualifying as a ter following the retirement last sian Translator and Interpreter. Week of Colonel Roliert Muldrow, During fob Korean Cohflict he USAF. served as executive officer of CAPTAIN Montunnas liecame Jet ' Fighter Squadron 22 which Director, Plans and Analysis, Saw combat action alioard foe Deseret Test Center (DTC) Lake Champlain. id August 1970. Under reorganiAfter Korea,' he conducted zation cm Jan. 9, 1972 he be- nuclear weapons delivery aircame Director, Plans and Studies craft projects and flight tests for the Naval Air Special WeaDirectorate, DTC. He was bom June 17, 1919 pons Facility (NASWF) at d in Utica, New York. He graduAFB, Albuquerque, N.M. ated from the Naval Academy lie served as project officer arid iri June 1942 and performed his chief test pilot for the Navy's first commissioned ASW Nuclear-Deliver-y service as first carrier-base- d an Ensign in the Light Cruiser Aircraft and then ' foe F31I-2Milwaukee'. Demon ' evaluation Kirt-lan- ' During World War II, Cpt. and tests. he served as In 1956-5Montunnas also served in foe Tests De Effects foe and Canberra Cruiser Head, Weapons Heavy Light Carrier Monterey iri foe Pacific, earning five' battle start. He completed Fighter Pilot Operational Training and was designated a Naval Aviator in' December 1945. ' FOLLOWING WW II, Cpt. Montiiimas served in Fighter DA io partment. In 1957, he was offi- -' and chief test for the Bureau of Aeronautics' flight test projects in OPERATION PLUMBOB, the nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site. ' then MONTUNNAS CPT served as nuclear weapons officer and assistant air striker warfare officer on the staff of commander, ' Operational and Test Evaluation Force. He was responsible for the development of nuclear weapons delivery tactics and doctrine, arid the evaluation of delivery aircraft and associated equipment. In' 1959 he resumed carrier flying as commanding officer of Attack Squadron 75 alxiard foe USS Independence. In 1962, he pilot (Continued on Page Six) return servicemen's wills The Department of the Army has announced that as of March 6 the Army discontinued foe service of providing a repository for wills of Army personnel. After careful consideration it has lieen determined that any delay in the storage, maintenance or transmittal of wills of service memliers retained by foe Department of the Army could have far reaching legal implications in the settlement of a service nieinlier's estate. All wills of service memliers presently on file at the Sixth Presidio Army Headquarters, of San Francisco, will lie returned by registered mail as soon as possible. TECOM CG tours DTC Major General Chariei P. Brown, Commanding General, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM), center, is briefed on the activities of the photographic branch at Dugway by Mr. W. Peterson, Chief of Photo, brigadier General Max Etkin, DTC Commander, accomtour. The DTC panied the general on his March 29-3- 1 tour served as an orientation visit for Maj. Gen. Brown, who became the commanding general of TECOM in Dec. 1971. Spring BYU courses offered at Dugway Congressman Lloyd Visits Dugway UJi. Congressman Sherman F. Lloyd, accompanied hy Brigadier General Max Etkin, strides from helicopter upon arrival at Dugway to begin tour of Proving Cround March 24. Congressman Lloyd received an orientation briefing and then toured the Chemical Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, and foe Meteorological Division, lie was then given an overflight of the installation. When Brigadier General Max Etkin was named commanding general on July 10. 1970, Col. Muldrow resumed his duties oi deputy eoinmander. In addition to his role as deputy commander of DTC, Col. Muldrow has served as a pilot and a wing comptroller. He held staff jolts in Headquarters, Army Air Corps, Headquarters U.S." Air Force, ail office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. He also was assigned to the Air Force Missile Development ('enter. After lieing recognized for his distinguished career. Col. Muldrow was awarded the Legion of Merit medal for "applying foresight, thoroughness, and devotion to duty in achieving reductions budget significant a judiciously applied through program of consolidation, reorganization, and personnel management" at Deseret Test Center. COL MULDROW and his wife have three children, Roliert, Lee, and Marcia. Col. Muldrow has a total of 30 years service. SFC Frye has a total of 34 years', though not all on active duty. SFC William Frye's distinguished 24 years of active service included two tours of duty in Germany, one tour in fra nee, and one tour in Vietnam. HIS Continental Army Command assignments were at Fort Leouardwood, Mo., Fort Rucker, Ala., Fort Ranks, Mass., and Fort Belvoir, Va. The Long Reach native lias lieen Flight Operations Sergeant at Michael Field, Dugway, since Sept. 16, 1971. SFC Frye and his wife Josa-fin- e plan on residing in Tolleson, Arizona. AFTER BEING read a letter of recognition at the retreat ceremony, SFC Frye was award- ed up. Army Commendation Medal (Second' Oak Leaf Cluster) for Metirorious Service at Dugpray. He was commended for assuring a smooth flow of events that contributed markedly to a record of promptness, mission accomplishment, and safety. Brigadier General Max Etkin, General, Deseret Commanding Colonel Robert Muldrow (L) and SFC William E. Frye were honored at a Retreat ceremony on the occasion of their retirement from the military service. Shown above is BG Max Etkin, DTC commanding general presenting the Army Commendation Medal 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster to Sgt. Frye. Colonel Muldrow received the Legion of Merit at foe ceremony. Also shown is CSM Harold L. Hoard. Test Center, congratulated the two men and presented their awards. guests at the Distinguished ceremony included Major General Michael Kauffman and his wife. Major General Maurice L. Watts, Utah National Guard, Brigadier General Vail Hixson, Utah National Guard, and Brigadier General Hal Taylor, Air National Guard and his wife. THE HONOR Guard, com- - prised of two platoons from Head- smoke over Brandy Field. Also a low pass at the same quarters Company, were under the command of Capt. James K. McMains. A color guard was also present. Highlighting the cereinnnies for the audience which was seated in front of the Dugway Headquarters building was a low pass liy three Army Huey helicopters in formation, each trailing red A proposed engineering refor renovation and port calling remodeling of dining facilities for Headquarters Company and foe U.S. Army hospital at Dugway have been submitted to Army Materiel Command and 6th Army for headquarters evaluation and funding. THE FLANS are in keeping with standards designated for an Army. The initial impetus for foe project came in communiques to Dugway from AMC and the 6th Army. If plans drawn up at Dugway by the Post Facilities and Engineering Office are accepted and sufficient fends are allocated for the project, actual work on the project would come in fiscal year 1974. Brigadier General Max Etkin, commanding general of the Deseret Test Center, makes the first donation to foe Army Emergency Relief fund drive. Captain John C Haley accepts the check on behalf of the AER. personal contributions. All money chapters as needed, Donations may lie made to donated to AER is pooled in foe national headquarters, and dis- - Myma Kirk in the Administrative individual Services Office. triliuted through Sick Leave It was there when needed The recent tragic accident of a DTC employee served to illustrate the wisdom in using Sick Leave prudently. Last October, Mrs. Shirley Hickman of foe DTC Administrative Office suffered a fractur- near her home. Her recuperation lasted a long arid painful five months, and it involved 841 hours of sick leave. THIS TIME could have been very costly in terms of lost salary and leave benefits. But, for Mrs. Hickman, it wasn't. Eight spring term college ed pelvis as a result of a fall courses offered hy Brigham Young University are set to run at Dugway from April 17 till June 8th. Tuition for the program is $30 course. Financial per three-hou- r assistance is available from the education office through a variety of programs. COURSES planned for foe term are: Business Management 210 - Introduction to Investments. Business Management 321 -Organizational Behavior and Administration. English 111 - Composition and Reading. CEOLOCY 104 - Environmental Geology. Graduate Education - Media Production Techniques. History '170 - The American Heritage. Law Enforcement 301 - Criminal Procedure and Investigation. PSYCHOLOGY 330 - Industrial Psychology. Civilian and military personMrs. Shirley Hickman returns to work iifler recovering from nel interested in one or more an accident The wise use of Sick Leave by Mrs. Hickman of the&e courses are asked to enabled her to he on leave for eighty four (84) days withcall the Education Office at 2887. out loss of any pay. twin U-- 8 Renovation reports submitted for HHC and Hospital AER sets fund drive A fond drive for foe Army Emergency Relief (AER) program has been slated for April 3 through May 15. DURING this period, an AER representative will contact military personnel for donations to the fund. Civilian contributions will alto lie accepted. Iri the last 12 months, AER has made no interest loans totaling over (8, (XX) to DPG servicemen in financial emergencies. Program' provisions allow loans to be made on a basis to all active duty or retired military personnel. Servicemen for years have drawn on this fund for money for emergency leave, travel expenses, and other unforeseen money needs. AER RECED ES no government funds, and must rely on annual campaign drives and time was an Army gine airplane. When asked if the project could considerable undergo is changes before final given by AMC and the 6th Army Gerald Bishop of foe facilities office said Theres a good chance of something coming out of this, but we dont know to what degree. UNDER THE plans submitted, numerous physical changes would be made to correct existing deficiencies and make foe dining facilities as a whole more appealing to the soldier. The basic renovations requested vary slightly between I1HC and the hospital. The existing suspended ceiling would lie replaced, and ad- (Cuntinued on Page Six) Liiyquist selected Soldier of Month t, Specialist 4 Donald F. 21, of Headquarters Company, has lieen named Soldier of the month for February for Dugway Proving Ground. He receives a 925 Savings Bond and a three-da- y Lilv-quis- pass. Spec 4 Liiyquist was selected from the over representatives NIP platoon, the hospital, and the Meteorological team. ton, Calif. His brother, David, has also served in the military. PRIOR TO his induction into the Army, Spec 4 Liiyquist lived in Fullerton. He aiid his wife Linda now reside at 317C West 4th Ave. in Dugway. Spec 4 Liiyquist has attend- ed Cyprus College in Cyprus. Calif., where his primary field of study was in aeronautics. SELECTION FOR the honor Through her prudent use of After attaining the rank of leave time in the past die was came from a three-ma- n Ixiard. E-4 following his advanced inable to cover the entire period Nominees were judged on the lia-sdividual training. Spec 4 Liiyof her recuperation with accrued of their appearance, knowarrived at Dugway in early quist Sick Leave. ledge of military subjects, and Xovcinlicr of last year. During her alisence, Mrs. familiarity with current events. WITH THIS selection, lie Hickman drew foil pay, includSpec 4 Liiyquist received liecomes eligible for selecnow Ft. basic at Pulk, La., training ing the pay raise in January,' and as Soldier of the (Quarter. cohtiriued to accrue both Annual and was trained as an air traf- tion Arthur J. Kingdom. (foloncl fic at tower control Leave and Sick Leave. Now die operator is back to work and still has Ft. Rucker, Ala. Dugway Prosing Ground comHe is the son of Francis G. manding officer, presented the unused Sick Leave. and June M. Liiyquist of Fuller award Mar. 14. The Sick Leave was there when I needed it," said Mrs. I don't know of any Hickriian. other job where I could have continued drawing my salary while being out sick for five months. MRS. HICKMAN'S accident was a very unfortunate and painful experience, but the whole incident does' serve to emphasize foe value of Sick Leave as a form of insurance. While her experience was the most tecerit, there have been other examples of personnel in the command who have lienefitted from wisely saving their Sick Leave. . The prudent use and saving of Sick Leave is a definite form of insurance that allows employees to" draw salary when it is required for expenses not covered by medical insurance. Unused Sick Leave also increases and then Specialist 4 Donald P. Liiyquist is congratulated by Colonel retirement annuity Arthur J. Kingdom, DPG Commander, for being selected it's it's when there again, Soldier of the Month of Dugway Prosing Ground. is |