Show I Richard Wixom In Alaska At Elmendorf men or Airman First Class Richard B. B Wixom has and is assigned to the Field r Maint Maintenance nalce Shop of the Weather Squadron at Elmendorf near the city city of Anchorage Anchorage Anchor Anchor- age Alaska 1 1 1 RICHARD WIXOM AmMAN AIRMAN WIXOM is a 1961 graduate of Helena Senior High School in Helena Mont Enlisting Enlisting Enlist Enlist- ing In the United States Air Force in October of 1963 he received received re- re his basIc training at Lackland in San Antonio Tex Upon completion of this training he attended the weather equIpment repairman course at atthe the USAF Technical School at Chanute Ill After graduation tion he was assigned to the Ule Air Weather Service detachment at Pain FIeld Wash Nash where he remained untIl his transfer to Alaska in February of this year The Weather Squadron with headquarters at Elmendorf Alaska is responsible for providing meteorological support support sup sup- port to the untried unified Alaskan Command Command Com Com- mand and its air force and army components The squadron operates operates op- op two major weather forecasting fore fore- I casting castin detachments at Elmen- Elmen dorf FB near Anchorage and Eielson near Fairbanks IN ADDITION it operates 11 weather observing stations located located lo- lo at remote aircraft control and warning sites throughout Alaska Airman Wixom and other technicians of the Weather Squadron Field Maintenance a n c e eShop Shop are responsible for tor keeping keeping keep keep- ing all air force equipment at these locations in good workIng order They also perform similar maintenance on other meteorological equipment equipment equip equip- ment at a number of Distant Early Warning stations along the Arctic coast of Alaska and along the Aleutian Chain IN ACCOMPLISHING th this i s function they travel thousands of miles per year from Point Barrow on the Arctic Ocean to the island of at the tip ot of the Aleutian Chain and Elmendorf Elmendorf El- El mendorf to st. st Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea Airman WIxom is the son of Mr and Mrs Wayne N N. N Hibler who reside at 1810 S S. S W W. W Bountiful |