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Show Rollin B, Moore, 349th Troop Carrier Car-rier Wing commander from Hamilton Ham-ilton AFB, Calif.; .Brig. Gen. Alma G. Winn, chief of staff, Utah Air National Guard' Brig. Gen. Frank S. Hummell, commanding com-manding general, Army 11th Corps Artillery; Col. John A. Supensky, TOD commander and other state, civic, and Air Force, Army, Navy, National Guard and Marine Ample .parking facilities are available at TOD to park more than 10,000 vistors to observe the exercise. , - - VBM Air Force To Present Mock Attack On Governor's Day Utahns will have a chance to see combined military operations of the Army, Air Force, and Utah National Guard in a mock assault planned lor Tooele Ordnance Depot on Governor's ray. June 13, The exercise will begin about 8:40 a.m. with an air drop from about 1,000 feet of 100 artillerymen artillery-men of the 101st Airborne Division from Ft. Cambell, Kentucky. Also dropped will be 50,000 pounds of heavy equipment, including five howitzers, five 34 -ton trucks and two jeeps. Airlifting men and equipment to the drop zone will be 16 Air Force reserve troop carrier C-119 "Packet" "Pac-ket" aircraft from the 733rd Troop Carrier Squadron at Hill AFB plis troop carrier squadrons from California, Oregon, and Washington. Wash-ington. The operation, called Utah Eagle Nr. 2, and open to the public, will conclude with the assault on TOD beginning at 9:40 a.m. Aggressor forces, deployed earlier on the ground, will be 16, XI Corps artillery troops of the Utah National Guard. Defending forces will be other paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who will be placed on the ground prior artillery resistance. Maj. Gen. Maxwell E. Rich, , Utah Adjutant General, said that the tactical problem concerns aggressor agg-ressor forces attempting to capture cap-ture the ordnance depot. To turn the tide, defending forces call on the C-119 to drop troops Seven C-124 "globemaster" transports will airlift the 101st troops from Fort Cambell to Hill AFB on Thursday, June 11. The troops will bivouac and spend two days getting their equipment in shape for take-off at 7:50 a.m., June 13. The exercise will end before noon. If strong winds prevent the morning jump, the operation will be postponed six hours. Dignitaries expected to observe the exercise include Utah's Governor Gover-nor George D. Clyde; Lt. Gen. C. D. Palmer, commanding general, gener-al, 6th Army; Maj. Gen. Sory Smith, 4th AF commander; Mj. ' Gen. Maxwell E. Rich; Brig. Gen. |