Show t t 11Po ' t 1 - : ' - - t gr I r'''Ir"K' '' 1 7 : : (4 t 1 k 1 t f i t ' I 1 li 1 i f '' i 1 t i t I I( k 1 I ' 1 - L I 1 Irons 1 i 1 It i - I J I i 1 I ? Trons pointed out s t e ' silt ' '' - ' '' ' : ' - - i - 420— t f 4 1 I I ' - i - - - - I ' ' — k - I I ! 1 5 1 t 1 1 I 1 I 1 I it ' - - ' ! t 1 t I Li ) ! i i - t 1 - - - 1 - —--- ' - I- ' 1 t : ' I '' t t - i 1 t i i x --- J s ''''' f 4 A -' --)-- 1 ) --' begins directing fighter squadrons and simullated missile frings Computers record the acton and det- guys" of 1 i the counterattack with ground radar units detected ermine who wins It's a serious game of war these men play — and the "bad 1 : ' - : - - ' the 4677th are experts and experienced in the pilots and EWOs simulated invasions are veterans of action in Vietnam "In fact" Col Irons noted "records show that our squad- - ! utinteit minostthedecAoi Force" Awards earned by his men inDistclude three Silver Siars7-4ingished Flying Crosses five Bronze Stars approximately 300 Air Medals and 45 Commendation Medals as well as seven Purple Hearts The number of awards for gallantry in action is not too surprising when you consider that veterans the Vietnam have more than 6700 combat missions to their credit the commander added a FOUR UTAIINS attached to squadron can Claim their share of the action and the awards The four — Maj Keenan C Bone Ogden Maj Lynn M John Layton and Maj F IL "Nails" Nelson and Capt Jack A Martirws both of Salt Lake City — have all been cited for bravery s Pilots of the 4677th aren't cast in the role of the villain however One phase of the squadron's mission is to train B57 pilots for action in Southeast Asia The pilot training program at the Utah base is the only source of supply for qualified 1357 pilots in Vietnam trainers Three are utilized for the 4677th DSES Southeast Asia Phase I training program which produces four or five trained pilots each month Col Irons explained at-way- dual-contr- ol ONLY FLYING instruction Is give at Hill AM Combat techniques — Phase II of the pilot training program — are taught at Clark AFB in the Philippines Islands Some 375 Air Force officers electronics warfare officers and airmen are attached to the Utah-basesquadron pilots d 1 4 — - 1 4 i 1 i fi 1 I I I ' 6 1 ( -- t 4 -' ---- - 1 41-i -1 I I I j ' 1t arras lis I ' rroantedisspzsiihdley v I r -- 1 ' - ‘ ( - it -- -- —-) I ' t i I r - ' 1 jobs - fi i e - 1 1 ' t 11 '"' 1 ' j ) 14 i 0 - - ' screen as the plane The defenders don't score if they shoot the chaff instead of the bomber Once the invaders have been - 0 :fr k " - ' --t t 7 4 -- fly - - -- - '°''' -- I - I! "4 41-'- 4wt- t ) A ''' 1 L t - 4 4 ' "CHAFF" is one device used by the invaders to scramble de- fense systems A bundle of small bits of metal — usually aluminum — dropped from the aircraft will "blossom" making the same image on a radar t ''"' i i N" - I 4 ) t '' ' ! i 4 1 I t ' t4 t t :''''''''k- -' ''- I I - - i I ' - - t )1 1 1 'i 1 ' out-'Sid- e —- - i i ' AGGRESSIVE 1 t6 d" ''''''''--- - - 1 "fto - L Jr - 1 i 14'-- ' ' —--- - :'''f V'' ! -with takeoffs scheduled at 2 or 3 t tint The 1357 bombers fly the US: defeike perimeter— I a --''- -then turn back and attempt to 1 ''' penetrate the radar warning 4 network s'l An electronics warfare officer (EWO) aboard each craft i 4 i '''''' 'i" 1 operates the intricate electronic i t countermeasures equipment de) signed to jam search radar '' ' ' ' ' ' 1 "t 1 i 4 r Nike missiles heght finders and "t communications systems 1 -"We're the brains behind the whole operation and the ones Mai Rick Doran Flight A commander 4677th DSES returns from who do the work" the EW0s penetration mission These men do their best to sift through contend "The pilot is just the the nation's defenses but are glad when "shot down" taxi driver" "ITS OUR JOB to keep defense systems crews on their ip— - i 1 ' operation usually Is launched in the dark attack t t s - ' P environment) computers and the machines determine the results The signal "dead duck" means a plane has been "shot down" according to the computer and is therefore out of action On a typical mission the squadron deploys one or several planes to a base near the invasion site — usually a day ahead of the planned attack Maintenance crews are flown to the same base aboard a CI19 or a C118 "Our maintenance men do a great job — we couldn't fly these missions without them" 'FILE '' - grotit-i- commander squadron Coll t (Semi-automate- lated invasion "we try every trick we know to win but we don't mind losing the battle" Col Irons declared Flying B57 Canberra twin-Je- t planes equipped with highly specialized radar devices crews of the Hill AFB squadron become an "enemy" bomber force attempting to penetrate the US defense perimeter Primary purpose of the mission is to exercise all systems and components of ground and air defense systems to determine their effectiveness in event of a real t I i N - - ' "We simulate the attack — they simulate the defense" All action during an attack is recorded SAGE d by When the 4677th stages a simu- 1 o foes" - "IF WE'RE intercepted it means there are no holes in our national defensewarning system" explained Col S W - ' Ii - e DEAD DUCK" snaps the voice on the radio and another plane goes out of action — shot down by a computer With missiles ground radar units and fighter squads the men who man the United States perimeter defense systems combat an attack by an aggressor force But the aggressors are friendly enemies The "bad guys" in the battle are members of the 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron based at Hill ALr Force Base and they don't mind being shot down—it's part of their Job They play the role of the villain in a drama staged to test our nation's defense systems and they prefer to lose Otherwise their lives as well as the lives of countless other Americans might be in danger i - "'C''o'''"4?"1Olk '''''''' V 1 1 ' - ' IL 7 1 '''' 1 1 1 '''''''''''-qf:311111- I 0 "1""1 jv 1 1 I i L4 ' ' 14' 4 4 Capt Peter Krooz left and Mai F B "Nails" Nelson a native of Salt Lake City man flight operations at Hill Air Force Base during a penetration mission by the squadron 5 Salt Lake City Utah October 22 1967 t £ N |