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Show Hilltop 4 TIMES Nov. 14, 2013 HILLTOP TIMES Lt. Col. (Ret.) Richard "Dick" E. Cole give the last and final toast Nov. 9 in Dayton, Ohio. Cole was the copilot of Aircraft No. 1. From page 1 DESIREE N. PALACIOS U.S. Air Force DOOLITTLE From page 3 stand on your shoulders and hope to live to your example. Airpower ... the raiders showed us the way," he said. Fanning and Welsh presented the Doolittle Raiders with an Eagle as a token of their appreciation and gratitude. Cole was then asked to open the 1896 Cognac and give a toast. The year of the bottle of cognac is Doolittle's birth year. "Gentlemen, I propose a toast," Cole said. "To the gentlemen we lost on the mission and those who have passed away since. at the close of the event. This is a rare opportunity for the workforce to submit their concerns and suggestions directly to the THJFC. The issues collected help guide the TH-JFC to present future speaker series topics relevant to the workforce and their concerns. The TH-JFC's primary objective is to help make a positive impact through employee feedback; they ask everyone to share their concerns to help ensure a prosperous, cooperative future for Hill AFB. A release letter has been issued authorizing attendance during duty hours, workload permitting. Please visit the THJFC Share Point site at: https://cs.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/894/ default.aspx to view more information about Col.Kolbe's presentation and the release letter. The Team Hill Junior Force Council looks forward to seeing you there. For more information, contact J. Myles Powell at 801-586-3212. TALK "Thank you very much and may they rest in peace," he ended. The 80 silver goblets in the ceremony were presented to the Raiders in 1959 by the city of Tucson, Ariz. The Raiders' names are engraved twice, the second upside-down. During the ceremony, white-gloved cadets poured cognac into the participants' goblets. Those of the deceased were turned upside-down. The Doolittle Raiders received a standing ovation from the crowd, but before closing the ceremony retired Col. Carroll "C.V" Glines, the historian for the Doolittle Raiders and a distinguished author, said, "This concludes the ceremony and also completes a mission." served as Legislative Fellow to the U.S. Senate and served as Chief of Basing, Facilities and Environmental Division, U.S. Forces- Iraq J7 in Baghdad, Iraq. She has served as commander of the 75th ABW since January 2013. Her wide range of experiences working as a leader of military and civilian personnel gives her a unique perspective. Col. Kolbe will also open up the floor for a question and answer session at the end of the presentation. The plan is to have an opportunity for participants to step up to the microphone and ask their questions directly or text them in via cell phone. 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One ment of Defense and the Department day prior to launch, the launch team of Energy, to ensure that the readiness, conducted a Launch Readiness Review, reliability, and accuracy capabilities of Go/No-Go Briefing, and a Weather Call, the ICBM force are being met and/or which led to the Launch Window opening exceeded. at 3:31 a.m. (PST) on Sept. 26. During "The sortie performed flawlessly; the missile's flight, the Mod 7 Wafer deguaranteeing the nuclear deterrence livered a telemetry stream, in real-time, requirements for this nation are met. which contained flight performance The sustained excellence of the ICBM data to be observed by flight assessment weapon system is made possible by the engineers at the Telemetry Integration efforts of Team ICBM at Hill Air Force Processing System Quick-Look Data Base. It's an honor to be a part of this Area. During the flight, an operational team," states Col. Ryan L. 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