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- 154THWING HISTORYOFFICE .- , - ILE ® ® ° © V o l ue 30 , N o . 10 Hi c k om Ai r o ce ose O c t . 21 , 1984 H ow o ii SAFETY WINNERS DIRE TOR REAPPOINTED T e 154 t hC ompos it e G roup , th e 169 th a or G enera lJ o h n B . C onaway h as b een Ai rcra f t C on t ro l an dW a i ng S qua d ron , t h e reappo i nte d as Di rec t or , Ai r N at i ona lG uar d , 199 t hW ea th er Fli g h t , an d severa l un it so f e ff ec ti ve A pr il 1 , 1985 . Li eu tenan t G enera l t h e 201 s tC om b a t Gb un i ca t i ons G roup were E nett H . W a lk er , J r ., Chi e f , N at i ona lG uar d announce d as w i nners o fN a ti ona lS a f e ty B ureau , recen tl y announce dt h at t h e S ecre - C ounc il awar d s . t ary o f th e Ai r F orce approve d t h e reappo i nt - Th e 154 t hC ompos i t e G roup cap t ure d men t o fG enera lC onaway . Th e t erm o f thi s o f t h e hi g h es t awar d s i ven b y t h e new appo i n t men ti s f our years , exp i r i ng on i ona lS a f ety C ounc il . Th e G roup re - . M arc h 31 , 1989 . t ve dt h e A war d o fM er it . Th e 169 t h AC&W S qua d ron won a N at i ona l S a f ety C ounc il C o en d a ti on A war d . 201 s t i ts cap t ure d th e same awar d . Th e un i ts i nc l u d e th e 201 st C om b a C o un i ca ti ons G roup , S qua d ron , an d Fli g h t , an d th e 202 n d C om b at C o un i cat i ons Fli g h t . T e 199th W ea th er Fli g h t , 201 st Ai r T ra ffi c C on t ro l Fli g ht , an d t h e 202 n d Ai r T ra ffi c C on t ro l Fli g h t rece i ve d t h e N a ti on - a lS a f e t y C ounc il P res id en t ' s A war dl etters . Of t h es i xteen awar d s rece i ve db y _ , Ai r N a t i ona lG uar d un i ts , n i ne were cap - •,; =- t ure db yt h e H awa ii Ai r N at i ona lG uar d . _ = - Th ese awar d s were presente dl as t wee k at t h e N a ti ona lG uar dA ssoc i ati on C on - f erence i n N ew Y or k , NY . ' ' - M r . S a d a k azu Shi n d o , D ean o f t h e J apan D e - f ense S oc i e ty an d Ch a i an o f th e Mitsu - bi s hi El ectr i c C orpora ti on , sports a ANG b ase b a ll cap d ur i ng a O c to b er 11 v i s i t . Thi rty di s t i ngu i s h e d v ii tors t h e J apa D e f ense S oc i e t y , as guests o f th e C o an - d er - i n - hi e f , P ac ifi c , were prov id e d w ith a b r i e fi ng , s t a t i c di sp l ay o f t h e F - 4C , an d toure dt h e 154 t hC ompos i t e G roup f a - c ili t i es . THIS PAGE DECLASSIFIED IAW EO12958
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T H IS PA G E D E CLA SSIFIED IAW E O 12958

- 154THWINGHISTORYOFFICE.- , -ILE

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Vol u e 30 , No . 10 Hickom Air o ce ose Oct . 21, 1984

How oii

SAFETY WINNERS DIRE TOR REAPPOINTED

T e 154th Composite Group, the 169th a or General John B. Conaway has beenAircraft Control and Wa ing Squadron , the reappointed as Director, Air National Guard,199th Weather Flight, and several units of effective April 1, 1985. Lieutenant General

the 201st Combat Gb unications Group were E nett H. Walker, Jr., Chief, National Guard

announced as winners of National Safety Bureau, recently announced that the Secre-Council awards. tary of the Air Force approved the reappoint-

The 154th Composite Group captured ment of General Conaway. The term of this

of the highest awards iven by the new appointment is four years, expiring on

ional Safety Council. The Group re- .March 31, 1989.

tved the Award of Merit.The 169th AC&W Squadron won a National

Safety Council Co endation Award. 201stits captured the same award. The units

include the 201st Comba Co unicationsGroup, Squadron, and Flight, and the 202ndCombat Co unications Flight.

T e 199th Weather Flight, 201st AirTraffic Control Flight, and the 202nd AirTraffic Control Flight received the Nation-al Safety Council President's Award letters.

Of the sixteen awards received by_,Air National Guard units, nine were cap- •,; =-

tured by the Hawaii Air National Guard. _=-

These awards were presented last weekat the National Guard Association Con-ference in New York, NY. ' ' -

Mr. Sadakazu Shindo, Dean of the Japan De-fense Society and Chai an of the Mitsu-bishi Electric Corporation , sports a ANGbaseball cap during a October 11 visit.Thirty distinguished vi itors the JapaDefense Society, as guests of the Co an-der-in- hief, Pacific, were provided with

a briefing, static display of the F-4C,and toured the 154th Composite Group fa-cilities.

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Chap er 18 of the ANGNCOA Graduates As-sociation needs your NELP and SUPPO . Theseeds have been plan ted by the Board of Di-

HICKAM CHAP L S ERYICES r e c t o r s o f Chap t e r 18 t o b e g i n wo r k on t h e"Hawaii Room" at Knoxville Tennessee. For

P ote s te nt t h o s e o f y o u wh o h av e n o t b e en t o t h e Pr o-6:30 e .m . Hickam H rbo

f e s s i on a l Mi l i t a r y Edu ca t i on Cen t e r , t he

8:30 .m . Chapel OneHawa i i Room i s t h e s e con d f l oo r da y r oom i n

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SundaySchool)been established at McG ee Tyson ANGB which

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Now , each and every HANG member canparticipate in this project. Your kokua isneeded in the following areas:

K U K AILIMO KUMEMBERS O THE KUKAtL1MOKU a . Ta l e n t o r e x p e r i e n c e i n i n t e r i o rSTAFF decorating .

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U III IIO U Oct . 21, 1984

' T H S O C I A L a C T ] O N S O f F I C E1 E s "WE GIVE A HOOT"

J - NATI O At VI SI T S OC I AL] t cS H. Hi r i t ,

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n the rnorning of Sept l th Lt. Co1.0'Day hosted ten visitors associated with

a multi-national group project on interna-tional security issues. Follow ing the 326th SOME FACTS ABOUT MARIJUANA

Air Divisi n Briefing giv n by Lt. Col.Dingman, Lt. Col. 0'Day provided tour A n w fact book on pot smoking has just

through the HIROCC.been published. The "Correlates and Conse-quences of Marijvana Use" pulls together

This group was comprised of governm ent in fo mation from 127 major studies and 135'

officials with varying back grounds in for- scientific artic es published since 1974 .eign affairs ,

journalism , nd academ ir Some of the findings of this publication are :

studies in international security issues .According to Lt. Col 0'Day the group * Pot smoked today is much more potent

thoroughly enjoyed themselves as evidenced than that smoked five years ago;by their conversations on a w ide range of * today 's marijuana impairs short-te m

topics.m emory , leading to fragm en ted speech , dis-join ted th ink ing and in ability to solve

This group was visiting Hawaii after problems;touring several facilities on the mainland * pot users have difficulty w ith time

w included iQ NORAD . The Air Force perception , reading comprehension and numbers

A emy , Fort Bliss and Northrup 's F-5* m ary jane slows and adversely affects

p - t at Haw thorne Californ ia . Sorne of the reflexes and skills needed to drive ,fly

t, countries from which these visitors and operate mach inery ;

came were Argentina, Bangladesh , India,* pot seems to reduce male sexual

Norway, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Pakistan.fertility, particularly in cutting sperm

- count and lowering testosterone levels.A R EM IN D E R

. . . . .Al t h o ugh r e s e a r c h i s s t i l l l i mi t e d , ma r i j u a n ause by pregnan t wom en appears to be associa-t e d w i t l cwe r b i r t h e i g t a n d a pa t t e r n o fb i r t de f e c t s wh i c h r e s e mb l e t ho s e o f f e t a l

alcohol syndrom e ;V n * ma r i j u a n a ma y c a u s e s ome pe r a n e n t

, W 1 t dama g e t o t h e b r a i n , a l t o u gh t h e a ns we r

N l7thwon 't be clear until m any more autopsy stud-ies can L-e done on long-term users ;

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o H o s t C o e k ta i l s mi l d a n x i e t y t o s e v e r e pa n i c r e a c t i o n s ;.n t . . . . . . 18 30 * many r e s e ar che r s and us e r s s ugge s t

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he al t h , a s we l l a s y our mi 1 i t ary ca r e r .If you want more information about

marijuana and or any drugs contact yourr it ,eti 3 i o . So c i al Ac t i ons Of f i c e . The s t af f i s t he r eCo ntact yo ur U ni R ep . t o pr ov i de as s i s t ance .

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nk ilin a u t . I , 198 e

,201st Gp team won despite e haustion toovercome 169-B in the semifinals. Our con-gratulations to this team whose captain wasJose Madrid for an outstanding effort.

Thanks and appreciation to all that

assisted in making this an enjoyab le event.Sr S There are too many names to print but a few

worthy to mention are Gen . Richardson ,Maj .

Minato, Randy Tom,Jose Madrid, rino169th A-TEAM TEI IS STATE CHAMPS Quit zol, and Randy Hiyane. Without them

By Sgt James Williamsthe tourney would not have gotten off theground. Thanks also to Mel Akamine, Kelly

By combining tireless effort and out- Akamine(mel s̀ daughter), Iris Kabazawa,standing talent, he 169th A-tearn won the Arthur Takayama , and Rose Vendiola for

A G State Tennis Tourn y. without their help the tourney could nothave flowed smoothly. Thanks to all that

The tourna ent held on Sept 29, at participated in this year's tennis tournament.Pearl Harbor Sub base courts enjoyed a good l Iturn-out. ver 60 HANG members participated !

as well as a few family embers. ' I' I -IDur i ng t he f i rs t r ound o f t he t ou ney _ ' 1

,it was evident wh ich teams to look out for . •

,Both t e 169-A and 154-A Team s ,(Se ded 1

,2 ' ;

r e s p e c t i v e l y ), a dv a n c e d t o t he s e mi f i n a l s o f 'D! '

the winner 's b racket as did th e 1S4-C and '

,150-A tea s. In the semi-finals the 169-At crusied to an easy victory of the 154-C ` =,,te and then waited to see who they would ' '

`f f or t he champi ons h i p . The 1 54- A t e a '

w not as f or t unat e . The y r an i n t o a hard ; ' ,hitting 150-A tea who forced the match to ,

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be decided in the final set. In the set the ' \154-A prevailed, but the drain of energy from '

_ .t e match left its mark; As was evident in

P''''

e ha i on-1;. !r '

the champfonship match. Dur ng th c ps ip match the 169th-A team seemed to be hit- ATTENTION B-BALL PLAYEP.S!

ting its peak. They fought off the valianteffort put up by the 154-A team. The score The HANG State Basketball Tournament

of the ch pionship match was 169th-A 4, 154 is sc eduled for 23-24 Feb 1985. The Oahu

A tea 0. M tter of fact, the 169-A team tourney is scheduled for 9-10 Feb 1985.won ll their atches 4 - 0! Our hats off All units will have the opportunity toto the 169-A team ! Gen. Richardson , Bona, represent themselves in the tourney : ButGroth , Akagi, Sunaoka, Santanna, Kato, Jay , their must be a minimum of 8 players on

and Captain Randy Tom. your team ! Nothing less.

Competion was much stiffer in the con- Unit coordinators must be immediately

solation bracket. Advancing to the finals identified. This year 's tourney is schedul-were the 201st Gp. an d MauilHilo teams. ed to be held on Maui! Only three teamsThe aui/Hilo team breezed into the finals from Oahu will make the trip. Competition

wit i pressive wins. The 201st Gp . team will be fie ce, so to insure your unit's

eased down the championship road also until part cipation 1et's organize now ! If units

ran into the 169-B team in the semi- cannot ccce up with at least 8 players,f !l ls. This was by far the most competi- then teams w ill combine as last year. Unit

' e match of the tourney . This match teams must be designated by Nov. drill!

e ,ded in a tie and a tie breaker had to beplayed. After the dus had cleared the There is no time to wast . Point of

201st Gp. team prevailed and advanced into contact is Sgt. illiams, 449-1608 or 5672.the consolation bracket finals. Here the Maui! "Wi11 your unit be ther ?. Call Now.

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% , ' ° '̀ Kukailima ung, recruiting, and retention are con-tinuinq and accelerating.

Since 1980, we have made real progress

„in restoring t e milit ry balance and

, ',

i nsur i ng det e rr i ca

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epol i cy

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deterrence base on nuclear capabilities

,both strategic and theater -- and conven-

. tional capahilities strong enough tof convince our enemies that ag ression

would be foaiish..

` • " Dur i ng t he 1960s and 1970s , t he' Sov i e t s i ncr ea s ed t he i r capa c i t y f or

/ • • nuclear attack while our ability to re-` / " ` spond became 1ess cr edi bl e. Low def ense

; :. budgets ut deterrence at risk during

these vears. owever, we are now engaged

in a concerted effort, a ong with our

ailies, to restore the strategic and

theater nucle r force balance.We have

seen significant results.Charles A. Gabr el

Ge nerai, USAF Two wee ks ago we r ol l ed out t he f i r s t

Chief oi Staff B- 1B, and devel opment of t he advancedUnited States A+r Force t echnol ogy bomber i s on t r ack.

General Cha les A.Cabriel's B-52s are being modified to carry air-

Speech t o t he 1aunc hed c r u i se mi s s i 1es , and nev of f en-Air Force Association sive avionics have improved bombing ac-19 eptember 1°84 curacy by 50°̀.

Better defensive avion-ics are also being added to increase sur-

Yesterday was also important. because vivability.he U.S.

Air Force ad another birthda .uring 37 years as a separate servic we Tan' r suppart for our orbers is get-ave mat ur ed i nt o t he gr ea t e a i r Tor c i nc much be t t e r - u+or a ded e ngi ne s wi l l

n t he wor l d . I 'm happy t a e c t t ha t add r ef ue l i r q c a pa bi l i t v t o KC- 135 ' s ,ro ress in the last few years has been 20' to the Guard and Reserve and 5C̀ tospecially good -- morale is "sky-high", the active KC-135's.ur combat readiness is much better, and

ecause of it we as a nation are safer. Our sm ll ICBM roqram is on solid

momentum has been established and we a footing.We have also improved the ac-

nation have to keep it qoirg.Winston curacy of our t"inuteman III's by nearly

hur chi l l t ol d us why t hat i s i r po r t ant . 30°' t hr oua h t he i dance upgr a de pr ogr am.lmost for y years ago he said, "I am Our big IC problem area is the Peace-onvinced that there is nothinc hc keeper missile -- the key element of the

oviets admire so much as strenath and Scowcroft Commission's recommendationshere's nothing for which the have less to maintain strong deterrent forces.espect than weakness,

" especially military Lack of su port for Peacekeeper sends

eakness. I believe Churchill's insight is the wrong message to both adversaries

s correct today as it was in 1946.and friends. Without it, we are grosslyout Unned in this cruicial leq of the

Fortunately, the American people be- triad -- and our arms reduction negoti-ieve in a strong national defense.

And ating position is weakened.:hanks to their backing, the Administra-:ion and Congress have been providinq the Last December we deployed the first

esources to ensu°e continued orogress ground-launched cruise missiles in Greattoward rebuildinc our military capabili- Britain nd the Army began putting Per.s

h-ties. Improveme ts in readiness, rain- ing II's in Germany.

In March, our sec-

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Kukailimoku t • 21, 9 pa e 9.. ..

•ond GLCM base at Comiso, ltaly became five fold and bins are being filled withoperation l, and last onth we establish- modern, effective munitions.e the h rd base at Florennes, Belgium.'s deterrent has been upgraded sub- T ese improvements mean better traineds antially by these im rovements. The and more comhat-ready forces. New fight-d •erous theater imbalance in Europe ers using improved munitions give us atf..t resulted from the Soviet Union's 34 increase in delivery accuracy.

Thisaggressive SS-20 deployments is finally was demonstrated in our most recent "shootbeing redressed, thanks to strong, cohe- -out" -- the Gunsrnoke competition.

Insive ac ion by all NATO nations.

1981, the winner flew an A-7 and droppedbornbs within 29 feet of the target.

LastWe and our allies have also improved year an F- 6 won the competition with

our conventional capabilites.On the bombs dropped within five feet of the

. . side we have ir.creased the daily target.carrying ca acity of our strategic air-lifters by 28° since 1980 -- through Even though we've been flying more and

added capacity, some modifications, and doing it more aqgressively, our safetyincreased spares. We iave stretched all record is the best in history. Last yearthe C-141's, giving them 301 more lift I told you of our unbelievably low record-capability.

The C-5A wing mod increases setting 2.33 rate in '82 - 1983 s̀ record

airframe life by 30,000 hours, and two was 1.73 accidents per 100,000 hours of

new KC-10 sauadrons have been activated, flying -- realistic training, not ust'e have also equipped five reserve squad- boring holes in the sky.

To date, ourrons with new C-130H's since 1980 and 1984 record is about the same as lastare now moving C-141's and C-5's into year's. Many of you have helped usthe Air Reserve forces. achieve this outstanding record. You

are the ones designing and building ourLast month we rolled out the first C- airplanes with safety, reliability andsmall intratheater airlift airplane. maintainability in mind.T i s syst em wi 11 add 30 more combat ` . _.: t i e s i n Europe by e xpedi t i ng par t s and • • •_.. ...engines to the bases. All these improve- •

ments are tied together b the AirliftMas t er Pl an, w i c h i de nt i f i e s a i rl i f t

. , 'needs and tells how we can best ill hem. •Clearly brought home is the need for the -C- 17 i n r eachi ng t he 66 mi l l i on t on mi l e ` `per day goal identified by the Congres-sionally mandated mobility study. Our ,. ,plan will move C-17s directly into both --the active and reserve units. =

B- 52G's now carry Harpoon mi ssi 1es . T t s l l/ h r w t /tyfnThi s new Ai r Force mar i t i me ope rat i ons : : sa ` ' ; ,.,capabi 1i ty resul ted f rom t he Oct ober 1982 '` "'Air Force-Navy memorandum of agreemen . Secretary Orr told you of our heavy

Four years ago we had about 4300 fight-commitment to improve readiness and sus-

ers in the total force -- most of them tainability.The Secretary also talked

older F-4s, A-ls, and F-106s.Today, we of how ve are improvin the way we buy

have 4800 fighters, and most are modern spares. Today, I want to stress a coupleF-15s, F-16s and A-l s. We can fly 62 of points that amplify his comments. We

e wartime sorties in Europe and our now have strong competition advocacyrews are getting 23 more flying time. programs at all air loaistics centers --

more emphasis on breakout for competi-Another key factor in our improved war- tion, value engineering in spare partsfighting posture has been the aggressive and repair kits -- along with a welcomedevelopment and procurement of modern spirit of cooperation in the contractormunitions. Munitions funding has grown community. These effort5 have already

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- - -r duced savinc o n a ly 4C)0 million tions and surveillance -- and the Sovietin cos of s are na -ts e are usinq threa highlights the need for a unified

th c savirgs to Guy more parts at lower space com and.Just as w employ our

prices.1f thes trend continue, w land, sea and air forces -- through the

c a n f i l i ou r wa r t irne r equ i r em nt y e a r u n i f i e d a nd s p c i f i e d c o r a n s t r uc t u r eahead of our curr nt. sc

h dule. -- are should have a unified space com andto exercise control of U

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ilitaryIn the co ventional forces arena, space systems.

some people are suggestinq our Air orceis not as ready and capable today as it I mentioned earli r the bombers, mis-was four years aqo. siles and other strategic systems -- our

challence is to continue the President'sCritics have focused on C-ratings in stratecic madernization program and to

rna ki ng t he i r ar au ent s . The pr obl er i s s t ay on t he pa t h cha r t ed by t he Scowc r of tthat C-ratin_

s are a JCS loqistic man- Comrission.aqement tool and offer onlv a snapshotof a unit's capability a ainst the cur- As we pursue our s.ra

tegic program we

rent goals -- they are nct an accurat must continue to he aware ofi the changinq

measure of capability over time.This threat,

the need to be sensitive to armsis because re intentionally move the reduction negotiatio s and the possibili-qoal line.

Since 1980, we've adjusted ty of strategic defensive systems in the

the ratinc system several times -- by future.Our sea-based strateqic nuclear

expandinq the areas rated and tighten- forces must also continue to be integrat-i ng t he e:r i t e r i a .

Fo r e xamp l e ,i n ' 80 ed wi t h bornbe r a nd I CEFi pr og r ams , a nd a l 1

only 67 tactical fiqhter squadrons were forces must be supported bv strategiccommitted to deploy and fight for a connectivity.period of time -- either 15 or 30 days.Today 86 scuadrons are com itted -- all Another tough challenge will be meetingof them for 30 days of combat -- spare increasing manpow r needs for the activeengi es and criticaly parts are now and air reserve forces.

Declining youth

rated -- they weren't before, and as I populat on, increased mission demands,said earlier, we're flyinq more -- crews and increased competition for availableare more proficien . 62 mor combat manpower from a robust economy requiremissions are available in Europe today that wc develop a comprehensive manpoweras well as 8 '̀:more airlift to take us plan for th future. The plan will haveto the fi ht.

Al1 this uild-up in ca- to look at all aspects of the recruitingaability, and the dramatic irn rovements d retention pict.u . as well as inno-in the effectiveness of mode n aircr ft vative appr•oaches to reduce manpowerand munitions are not considered in the requiremen s, such as better designed,C-ratings. We in te military are at morc relia le and maintainable weaponsfault for not havina a rating system systems.that Conqress and others can use totrack our ca abilities fror year to year. In the pa t, the key factors in ourThe JCS are workinc on a better way to acquisition process have been cost, sche-tell our story. We've ot to clear u dule and performance. This week Secre-the confu ion being created y the tary Drr and I signed a policy statementpresent system.

directing that supportability be thefourth leg under the acquisition stool.

In September 1947,Tooey Spatz be- Improved r liability and maintainability

came the first Air Force Chief of Staff,is a vital part of the solution.

TheWhen he took over, he taced the chalianges Air Force has 490

,O 0 enlisted people

of an uncertain future.Todav s̀ chal-

lenges are different from tho e General today. About one out of every three

Spatz had to face -- but we still must works in aircraft maintenance.Let me

deal with an uncertain future.Many compare some weapon sys e s in terms of

challenges lie ahead.maintenance man hours per flying hourand hiqhlight the importance of improve-

We depend on ;pace syst ms for strate- ments we are makin in reliability and

gic warniny, ccnnand, control, communica- maintainability.

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The F- 1 requi r e s about 1/ 2 t he mai n- Gen.Gab r sl, who f ew c ombat m

:enance manhour s per f l yi ng hour ds t he sfons In Korse and Vi tnam, checks

)1 f - 4 - - and t he F- 15 r equi r e s 1/ 3 the ontrols ot . n Ov-t0 8ronco, t ownby forward alr controllers.le han the F-4. The C-17 will r -

uire about a third at of the C-5A.-

fhc •1B wi 1- r equi r e 25 ; f ewer t hanthe ti-52.

These reduced workloads trans- ,(ate directly into manpower and cost_

'I

avings.`

-We will have to look for new opportu-ities to increase the Guard and Reserve '

_.,force contributian to the total force -- '

)s we are doing with strategic airlift

-141's and C-5's in the Reserve forces.e are pursuing more host nation support,nd increasing the use of civilians and - - _

!

utside contracting. This is a big under-taking, but we'll be hard pressed to man There is still a 1ot to do.

Fo erthe force unless we can manage these and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wasther manpower efficiencies. once asked how difficult it was to make

foreian p licy decisions.He answered

Almost 20 years a o, General John that making the decisions was nothing com-

cConnell and Army Chief of Staff Harold pared to etting them implemented.Some

Johnson sianed a landmark memorandum of of our initi tives are already being imple-understandin_

for closer rmy-Air Force mented. The best example is the recently

cooperation. It assigned fixed wing air- signed memorandum of agreement to develop

cr missions to the Air Force and ro- the C-18 as the single platform for thet wing to the A my. In May, General Joint Surveillance and Ta get Attack RadarJoh Wickham and I, work

ing with that System -- JSTARS. We will now have a com-s spirit, put together a team of our mon radar and a common platform.

A morebrightest, most objective experts - they controve°sial initiative that has met some

started out with a blank sheet of paper, resistance is the proposal to transfer ourlooked at the jobs we had to do in com- rotary wing special operations force to t eba environment, and identified areas Army. Here's the way I see it.

The Army

where we had duplication and voids. oper es mcre than 8,00helicopters and

From this list, we identified 31 initia- their tro ps conduct s ecial operations.tives, some commit the Air Force and The Air Force has only PAVE L0 helicop-Army to terminate programs where the ters capable of supporting the full range

need can be filled by other programs. of special operations.This adds up to an

For example, the Air Force has cancelled Army mission.development of its ground-based electro-nics warfare system , COMFY CHALLENGE, As e ga along, we will thoroughlybecause the Army is developin a system monitor each initiative - we're not goingthat an do that for us.

The Army has to do anything dumb -- before we transferterminated its program for an airborne missions the gaining service will be fully

radar amminq system -- the Air Force prepared and combat ready. ut I canwill provide this support. assure everyone here that John hickham and

I are committed to the fullest implementa-We are also institutionalizing cross- tion -- w won't stand for a "slow roll.

"

service participation in the developmentof our annual budgets. Service program-

are actively taking part in the other I also see possibilities for greater

s ice's review process. or clos.er co- cooperatio with the N vy.in ad itio tr

c ration in areas of mutual interest 7 the expand d AF/Navy opcrations w h<vA .y staff officers have been assigned ex- managed the last few year -- F-15's,changed duty ta the Air staff, while 7 Air AWACS and tankers to extend the outer air

Force officers work on the Army staff.battle, and B-52's with Harpoons -- theCNO, Admiral im Watk ns, will in the very

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near ut e t e l 1 us how t he Navy mi qht f i ti nt a ur r oj r t . We are aki ng good pro- COLOR TV WAiJi EGgress w these efforts to en ance thenat on' s n i 1i t ary pos t urc and f i el d t he FUR 'rOUR RECREATIUJ CENTERmost af fer dabl e rd ef fect i ve combi nedcomhat capabilit

-Meetinc these challenges -- and oppor- -

tu ities -- will take a lat of hard wark , .;;;.,and d di c at i on - - as Pre s i dent P,eagan ha s , ,; ;; I c/ ' " ,'sai d > safer wor l d - wi l l no . be real i zed "

- /simply through onorable inte tions and -_-=good avi 11 - i t recui res a dedi cat ede .

f or t t o sup or c our r i ends and de f end -- , _ __ -_ =-_ -- _-= _our i nt er e s t s . " We have t o do t hi s : E = - -- ?=T - ,

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