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Show At preas time, 3 p.m., March 26, Pretident Reagan hat not tigned the four-da- y tcork tceek. Tlie Congress has passed and sent to the President for signature Senate Bill exten2254 which is a four-monsion of the law permitting alternative work scheduling within the federal government. This bill does not give final approval for scheduling, that is expected to be passed separately before the July th weeks Where do we stand? fouar-da- y 29, 1982 deadline set by this extension. Prior to passage of SB 2254, the present law allowing the four-da- y week at Dugway was due to expire Monday, March 29, 1982. This law extends the experiment by the Office of Personnel Man, agement (OPM) into the feasibility of 3-y- ear several types of alternative work are practical for federal government applications. A major part of Dugway joined the experiment in April 1981 after negotiations with NAGE R14-- 9 and R 14-6- 2 on the installation and research into the most effective alterna- work week. schedules such as our 4-Other types of include flex, time, and others being tried at other locations. Once the extension is signed into law, the House and the Senate will 10 Many civilian corporations use alternative work schedules, however, for government employees, an exception to existing laws was necessary even to experiment with Dugways alternative work schedule. If the President signs the bill as expected there will be no change in Dugways present work schedule. have an additional four months to evaluate the results of the experiment tive schedule for this particular and decide whether these schedules mission. Dugway employees will begin work at 7 a.m and work until 3:30 p.m. with hour for lunch if the President does not sign it. Employees should report for work Monday in accordance with their normal four-da- y schedule. If no word is received by noon Monday the work day will be terminated at eight hours. A. Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground' t Dugwav, Utah ' ,-t- X- Wm vv r . v ykf' . , - ' . fir-- JUN 2 9 1982 3 .f- ' Friday. Mar. 26,' 1982 ' , 0. a T f, ter A ir 4 ' v-- r- - '$ SSSt--" r- -- lr f - o "Siv, ' y i - i - ' :jf 'V:'-- v l(! imtj --- I DUGWAYITES WATCII AS the Ground Launch Cruise Missile (GLCM) launched into its third flight. Approximately 150 people witnessed the launch which occurred yesterday. This warthe 81st test flight of the TOMAHAWK missile, which have been launched from submarines, surface shipsiircraft and ground platforms. DugwayiSes watch GLCM launch Missfle photos bv' Steven Hoover Approximately-15Dugway citizens and em- for first watched the time as the third launch ployees and flight of a U.S. Air Forces TOMAHAWK 0 Ground Launch Cruise Missile (GLCM) flew yester- day at 10:00 a.m., at the Utah Test and Training Range, located in the western Utah desert. Yester- - days test again successfully demonstrates the GLCMs weapon capability. After being launched from the first Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL), the missile transitioned from boost to cruise flight. Using the missiles TERCOM terrain following capabilities, the missile then flew a fully guided mission making two passes over a simulated ground target on the Range. After completing its second pass over the target, a parachute recovery system on the missile was activated, terminating the flight test on the Utah Test and Training Range. This was the tenth TOMAHAWK test in which the mission flight data was prepared and transmitted via the Theater Mission Planning System. This was the second launch utilizing the Common Weapon Control System used in both GLCM and the surface ship program. . The TOMAHAWK, Ground Launch Cruise s"ilar to the cruise missile. U.S. Navys Eighty-on- e ft. sea-launch- ed test flights of the Nr- - TOMAHAWK missile have been performed from submarines, surface ships, aircraft and ground platforms. Current plans call for the 1,500-mil- e range GLCM, bang developed for the Air Force by the Department of Defenses Joint Cruise Missiles Project, to be operated by the U.S. Air Forces in Western Europe. Each GLCM unit will include four TELs, each capable of launching four missiles,' and two Launch command Control Centers (LCCs) for and control of the missiles. Initial operational capability of the Ground Launch Control Missile System is scheduled for December 1983 in the United pre-laun- ch Kingdom. So that the community could have the chance to see the GLCM launch buses were provided by both the Army and Air Force. Military police were pro- vided to keep track of who was on the buses and to lso make sure each person down there had a mask. hour or members of the ASL Met EverY team would leave a weather balloon fly to keep track of the wind. n THERE IT GOES, said Rick Whitaker as he NOW THAT THE balloon has been released West is tracking while Sp4 watched the GLCM disappear over the mountains. John Panco is recording his findings. Skinner reenlists by the TEL ( f j ELECTS j ECSira ; . 'V . - TSgt. Billy J. Skinner of the Air Force GLCM team picked a unique for five years. time to weeks successful this Following Launched Cruise Ground launch of a Missile, Skinner was sworn in by LTC Lawrence. Hall, Deputy Commander for Maintenance and Operations for GLCM, while standing alonside the re-enl- ist still smoking Transport -- Erector-Launcher. . The EVERY HALF HOUR OR SO soldiers attached to the ASL MET Team let weather balloons go to help determine wind direction. Here Pfcs Jim West and Jemssy Alvarez inflate a P1BAL, getting it ready to let it go. Alvarez was re cently selected as Dugways Soldier of the Quarter. Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed b, i w .V.v 16-ye- ar veteran of the Air Force said, Ive sweated over this thing for the last two years, and there just isnt anywhere else I could think of. Skinners wife Jill looked on as her husband took the oath. by writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official A native of Yuba, Oklahoma where his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bishop, still reside. His father, Mr. Pete Skinner, lives in Pottsboro, Texas. Skinner says his favorite hobbies are golf, bowling, hunting and fishing. His 16 years in the Air Force as a missile mechanic have taken him to assignments at Okinawa and Edwards Air Force Base in California as well as his present assignement.at Hill Air Force Base. The Skinners are the parents of two Michelle and daughters, Jennifer. They reside in Utah. Layton, ex- - pression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of . 12-year-- ld adveitisementsinserts in this publication does not constitute an cndorse- mentby the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. |