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Show Hilltop TIMES Weekly Since 1948 J.AFB, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 67 No. 43f October 25, 20 IN THE KNOW Blood donors wanted for drive There will be two more base blood drives this month. From 8 a.m. to 11 ;30 a.m. Oct. 26, there will be a blood drive in Building 568. Another drive will be held 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, Building 150. Those interested in donating can make an appointment by calling Mountainstar Donor Services at 479-2389. Walk-ins are also welcome. For more information, call Master Sgt. Margaret E. Santamaria at 777-1147. Wing commander announced Col. Linda Medler, 75th Air Base Wing vice commander, was recently selected to become the 75th Air Base Wing commander for Hill AFB. The selection is due to the current wing commander's, Col. Scott Chambers, selection to the Pentagon. A change of command ceremony is slated for Jan. 4. Halloween hours on base housing Trick or treating will be held on Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. That is for all Boyer Hill Military Housing areas. Exercise a Total Force success "It appeared that it was a cohesive team. Everyone seemed to complement each other. You couldn't see the unit patch underneath their chem gear anyway." 419th, 388th simulated deployment shows strength CHIEF MASTER SGT. ELIZABETH ATISME, 419th Flight Wing command chief By 419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Staff M id-October marked another milestone in the Total Force Integration of the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings as personnel from both units donned their chem gear for their first-ever, joint Operational Readiness Exercise. The Phase-2 ORE kicked off on Oct. 11, continued through the 419th FWs Unit Training Assembly weekend and ended Oct. 14. The ORE, which took about six months to plan, was designed to simulate operations at a deployed location, but its primary focus was to test how both units worked together under stressful circumstances. The wings have been functionally integrated for a little more than three months and the ORE marked the first time many of the wing's 1,200 reservists had the opportunity to work side-by-side with personnel from the 388th FW. 'This exercise was designed with the primary objective being to learn how each other operates, to see how we would work together under the pressure of an exercise," said Lt. Col. Rudy See JOINT ! page 8 STAFF SGT. NATHAN GREER/U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brandon Goodwin, part of the Exercise Evaluation Team for the Operational Readiness Exercise, inspects Tech. Sgt. Matthew Bennato's face mask during a simulated chemical attack. Utah senator now on USAFA board WASHINGTON, D.C. — Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, has been sworn in as a member of the Air Force Board of Visitors, associated with the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. "It is an honor to serve with my colleagues. I look forward to the opportunity of helping make sure the Air Force Academy runs efficiently and continues its reputation as one of our country's finest military academies," he said. The board oversees the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipOment, fiscal affairs and academics relating to the USAFA. The board meets at least four times a year, with at least two meetings at the Colorado Springs campus and prepares recommendations for the president, secretary of defense, secretary of the Air Force and the Senate and House of Representatives. Davis voting Web site created "Davis Votes —Each Vote Counts," a campaign aimed at encouraging voters to get out and vote, has been announced by the Davis Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee. A Web site has been created to disseminate information at www.davisvotes.com. "We wanted to keep the Web site simple, so we created a clearinghouse where information related to. voting can be found in one place," said Barbara Riddle, committee chairwoman. Brain injuries seen more often in Iraq war wounds DOWN BY MITCH SHAW Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau mishaw@standard.net L Accident rate rises for Air Force workhorse; official cites pilot error Failed fighters start the engine failed. Having exhausted their 'he dreaded BANG! options, the pilot and his student bailed out, paracame from deep chuting to safety before within the F-16's the plane slammed into lone engine, shaking the warplane as it made the Sonoran Desert, a passes over an Arizona $21 million loss for taxbombing range last De- payers. • :; Not all F-16 pilots • cember. Then came the alarming loss of thrust. have been so lucky re- . Tyyo attempts to re; See F-16 I page 5 ,.i. BY SCOTT UNDLAW The Associated Press \ .-,,. ., U.S. forces have had 128 major mishaps involving the F-16 fighter jet since 1995. F-16 fighter Class A* mishaps, U.S. lorces, 1995-2007 20 15 10 - 0 •95 97 *99 '01 :03 :05 '07 "Loss of lite, an aircraft or more than S1 million in damage SOURCE: Department of Oelense ^^itfU/,? AP AYTON — A growing number of U.S. troops are suffering from what experts call "the signature wound of the Iraq war." Jennifer Romesser, a psychologist from the Salt Lake City Veterans Association Medical Center, spoke Friday at the Davis Conference Center as part of the Brain Injury Association of Utah's two-day Family and Professionals Conference. Romesser addressed health care professionals, as well as combat veterans and their families, about the latest developments in traumatic brain injuries sustained during combat. "A blast is the most common way soldiers are injured in conflicts today," See BRAIN I page 8 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for... Base Theater Free Movies Friday, 7 p.m. and Saturday, noon - "Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End"(PG-13) Saturday, 7 p.m.-"1408" (PG-13) Taking 30-year-later Around Hill the wheel cleanup Turkey Day, Christmas plans Leadership classes sharpen workers' skills See page 9 F-4 crash site holds 2 tonsaround the comer, plus plenty of fell classes of debris on reservation See page 6 See pages 8-11 |