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14 7TH FIG1i"l'!R lN'l:'P..CEP'IOR GltOOP (TNG) 11 TEXAS AIR ll1AtiONAL GUARD ... I I I •

for tbe period ending 1 Sep~ember 1972 - 28 February 1973

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S.ctiot. '. REQU1REO DATA 1. 1 U"IT AMO l.DCA"r10N a. NAME!'. AND G.lil.aD!f: OF 1;01.04..\NDER !47th Fighter Interceptor Croup(Tng) Ellington AFB, Texas BOBBY W. HODGES , Colonel, 'tez.ANG l. CHI\IN OF COMitAfoiD (Sus:~•rlct f:cll•l""•l

-The Adjutant Gena~al'a Depart~At of rezas(AGlEX), Austin, l'ezas The National Guard Bureau, tlashington, D.c. ' Air Defense lleapc;n:3~ Cencer, Tyndall ,\Fn 1 Florida Aerospace lJefause Coll!ZDaDd. '.EDt ArB, Colorado North ~r1caR Air Defense Co~d ' . 20th AiT Di\l'ision. Fort Lea US, Virsinia .

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lllth Pight~r Intercepcor Squadron 147th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squaclro~ . 147th Combat Support Squadron ·. 147th USAF Dispensary 147th Supply Squadrou 147th Civil Ecgi~eeriQ& Flight

Command and staff supervision. adlnird&tl:'ative and logistical support to:

lllth Weather Flighe (AilG), Ellingeo~ AlB, Texas 272d E. I. Squdrcm (ANG). LaPorte, Texas 273d E.I .. Squadron (AltG) , Nederland, l:e:xa.s

5, MISSION (GI"• ~lltl'loli'IIJ> l>nd brJof "'•••m•nl ot p-,m.,f:l' "''••IOta) Active Ai~ Defe~se Alert: ~o maintain on 5~nuce alar~ atacus at all times jet fighter interceptor a~r~raft and aircrews for air defense of the souehern bound-ary of the Uuited States. Co~bat Crew Traiuins Mission: to traiu bo~h newly qualified a~d experieneed pilot$ in opera~ion of P-101/F-102 aircraft through the ageney of formal cour~es of varying leng~hs :~ many of liPhich aQJ}Iprise periods of bot:h c;assroom BDd fly:f..Dg irtatructions. . I~ Wartime Mission: to provide trained crewe and units t:o the Aerospace Defense Co~ndiNorth ~ricaR Air Defense Co~nd in defense of the u.s. ~d Canad~.·

6, PERSONNEL

l,t~,:!:fJ.~~~~'"'''< i't:':i~ OFF!CEFIS AIRMEN MIL TOTAL AI* TECH

AUTHCIRIZim 126 901 1027 401

.t.S:SIGNaD 111 828 939 347

1. EQUIPMENr ((;n•e clf1.:u•l nom•nclalun:t and qu

S.ctian 1~. COMMENTARY (Ct:JmiruU!!tl} • PART B1 Ttus pqrt llbauld illc:lude a Ust ol kay S~eraonne1 and infoPJ!IIIllCJn aft! (1) cammunity relation•; 2) •••tda IUill de=ratuma: (3) mor•le: {4) afty othe.- sl.lbJcot• !h~ ccmmantler may WJidl to lnclvde. •

1) List of Key Pers~nne~;

Col Bobby W. Bodgas Lt Col Gage ~. Mersereau l.t: Col Leroy Thompsou Lt r~1 Robert J. Slissard Lt. C&l David K. Bamell Lt Col Jerry B. Xillia:a Lt Cal Edgar J. l!Dl t Lt Col R..ichaxcl D. Via Y~j Vincent P. Cexisauo Maj Rufus C. Martin Capt James !. Anderson Lc Col Dean T. Landon Ca~t Herbert P. To~sky cuo-Y3 I. J. Stepchiaski

.Maj A.M. Stepchinski Haj James W. Thol'ILBs Maj W1ll:Lalzl I. Pullen Ha1 WU11a J. Hooper, Jr. Capt U. L, Stoumbaugh Lt Col Hubert n. Strode,Jr. Maj Jerry C~ Hareoutell Maj !mm.eo F • Lau1:el Lt Col 0, b, Cliuton, Jr. Maj lCeD.Dech :0. Arl.deuon

2) Community Re1at1ons:

M111tar;t Aspt Grou.p CoJD~~ZS.nder Air Force Advisor Executive Officer Director af Operatic~s Oirectar of Logistics Camdr, lll~h F.I.Sq. Safety Off:lcezo Opex~tions Officer Stan/Eval Officer Personnel Staff Officer Aectg/Ffn Staff Officer Camclr • !47th C.Al5RON CA&E Officer nd Maint Officer C'J.v Engl' Scaff Off Comdr, 147eb Supply Sq Supply Officer BEMO Direction Cntr Supv Co.=dr. 147eh Cmbt Spt Sq Comdr ~ l47th USAF D1sp. Colllptro\ler Civ !agr Flt Commander Comclr, lllth Wea Plt

Admin/Pera Officer Chf , Acaciem.tca Sec't. Chf • Ma:b:l tenm:r.re Operat10GB Office~ Safety Off1ce1:' Flying T:mg !Dstruecor ny:ing T-Ag IAscructor fersonnel Off1c&r Compt-roller Comm/!lect Officer Haiut Control Officer Ac:ft Ka1J:lt Offke:r Civil Enginee:r Chf, Supply/Services Support HS=t Office~ EMO Direction Center Supv

(a) tours and Briefings: Tours and briefings for visiting dignitaries and ucerested citizens vere conducted by key personnel of the 147th on the usual

itiausly large scale £rom September 1972 ~brau.gh Pebruary 1973. The visitors ~ Ellington Who ~ro in s~ way rela~ed to the military at Larse ra~sed fro~ tha sietanc Secre~ary of the Air Foree (21 Nov 72) to Civil Air Patrol eadeta. Ia

ddition, a great number of tours and briefings were giv~ for the benefit of a de array of civic leaders, school classes, S~OQCs. com=unity oxgaaizatious. anG teresced 1ud1vidua1s, ·

(b) Community Benefacc~on: On 10 September 1972, in response to a plsa fro he Houseon Medical eom=uaity for additional whole blood* 110 members of the· !47th oluateered to donate blood a~ lea Taub Hospital. lQ keepiug vith its traditiaa f supplying bountiful Christmas packagee co needy families in the Houston area. be !47th collected from its membere coys~ clothin;, ~ed soods, and ~ney uough to provide on 21 December 1972 twePty families Vi~h substantial Cbrist=as ackages, each of which included a Christmas turkey and ather food, clocbing, toys,

Attach·any simtif:icant photos or news clippings.

BOBBY ll. HOllGES ~ Colonel, TaxANG

Ss!ion II. COMMENTARY

PART A. 11th f!Prt .sho1.1ld conraal\ !ll&ndu::aftt information rel11tinc to yo1u un~t'& mu;l!uan porfom•nce, Some ~Sic: Sv!loJ• lc;> mchu:le .atel Cl) operauons and. tnnnmg, (2) chantes Ill pr•msry equtpmetll s1.1ch as racliiii'S, alrctafl, etc.; (3) equi:~• ru:r(orm~Jnce; (4) fuc111hes1 (S) ma1ntonanc::e and !1\\pply problems; (H) personnel mutters .aUectinlil die lblSDla:n: (7) any oil• subJeCts beanns on muunon performanee

(1) Bterations and Training:

(a) Alert MissioD.: ln add:l.tiou tQ its wartime and combat czoeY tra'il:aiug s&ians~ the l47th Fighter Interceptor Group(tng) assumed on 6 October 1972 a

4-hour •ctive a1~rt ~ssion to safeguard against surprise attack through air ep1 ver the southern boundary of che United States. The 147th performs this ~sai~ ~d~r the joint authority of the Aerospace Defen3e CommaDd and Federal Aviation minis~Tation. The southetn def2nse plan is predicaeed upou the effaeei98 oper~

ion of a bank of interlocked radar units positioned at key loca~ous ta eouchen ta~es and upon fighter in~erceptor aircraft on continuous alert at selected· outheru ba&es; Ell1n8ton ia one of these bases and the 147th Fighter ~~ercept03 raup(tQg) fulfilled its portion of the Southe~ Air Defense Plan from 6 October 972 through the date of th1s Teport by holdiDg on :OS minute alert status ~~ 11-weather F-102 fighter interceptor airctaft. On 20 February 1973, the 20th~~ 1vision conducted aa UQaunounced Alert Force Capability T~st (AlCT) of the our:bem Air J)efer.tse Alert l>etac.bment of the 147r:h. An. eserpt froa che summdry c: esults reada: "Intercepts suc.t!essful - 4 (100% eueeesa rate); WSEMS suc~essful 1~0% success rate); Positioning succes~ rate- l00%(630th Radar S4uadrca). eBtiRg: Aircrevs (2) - 94%(GXI) 1 100%(BBPT)t Controllers (3) - 99%(GX7). Per-

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Aircraft li'-101 F/TF-102 T .... 33 C-54

Time (R:rs) 811 • .3

2.362 • .3 1,548.7

214.6

¥nd'inss 715

l,S60 9SS 131

(c) ln~ercepts Cou~rolled by Ra4a% Operations Section:

Sep 860

Oct lll

Dec 1174

.Jan lll

Feb 1ill

Sort:ie.s 612

l,S.$9 912 108

e 147th has controlled .34,729 iatereepts since 1970. Three ~eapons cou~roll~~ f the l47th were ranked during the period of th~s report o~e. &wa aad cbree ~ ir Porce, bo~h active aDd reserve~ for the most live intercepts. For ~re detH o~r:ernJ.:ag these three c:ODtrolle:rs, see 11Disrinctio'Qs and AJiiards11 paragraphs.

(d) Combat Crew Irain~s School (CCTS) Acc1vtcy: Studeu~s enrolled in fi tb course from Sep 72 thru Feb 73: 21. Seudents gracluatecl from fiVe-11!10tlth

course from Sep 72 thru Feb 73: 17. Total number of 'tQde'QCS sraduateq to da~ 98. To cal ccnapletiug checkout cziirn1ns: F-101,. ~; 'f'-102 i .!1· total cOlllple~ ground schaol only: F-101. 86; P-102, 49. - -

(e) MObilization Exercises: The 147th ccndu~c~cl d~r~g the per1ocl of !~1 report a number of practice ~bilixat~on exe~c~ses, patterned 1D detail afeer ~ proviaiona of College fANC directives. The performance of each subord1Da~e uc1 of the 147~h, 1~ support: of zapid mobilization, was closely MOnitored during e~ practice session by qualified abaerver• and subsequently reported upon orally a

etiurz of all concerned suuervisors and in written re"Dr;n:ta t.o tha Commander of (It MOJ'f! spsce Is needed, c:ontJnuc en !:JUnk sheetll, :sur: 8 :t f~i~. num'1ierr:d ·and !kcurely a\ta~heQnerelo ) .

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the l47~h. Notable improvements in efficieney and rapidity cf mabilizaeion. ver~ realized.

(f) New Air Advisor! During the period of ebis report, the 147th benefice~ from the services of a uewly a$signed Air Foree Adv~$0r1 Lt Col. Gage. M. Mersereau, USAF Commaud 'Pilot. Le Col Mersereau replaeed Lc Col Philip a. nannemaa,, nov reti~ed.

(g) Weapons firing Deployment: The 147th deployed a conttageat·of men and aircraf~ to the Air Defense Yeapons Center at Tyndall APB, Florida to participate during the per~od 12-17 Novem~er 1972 in weapoRS firing ezerc1ses Unde~ a system of rotation. teu aircrews and their respective air~raft addressed the~sel~es to ~viug targets by way of air-to-air weapons. ~e piloc of one of the first two aircraft ~loft pursued and doWfted handily his asQisned target 1 a liACE missile, and so e8tabl1ehed from the outset ~hac patterB of accurate weapons amployment wh~ch cl"racteriaed througpout the exercise che perfo~ce of the aircrews tha~ formed the weapons siring conting~t of the 147:h.

(h) .t'I.X:r Paas!ns P.a.te; Percentages of those passing three-level Appren-cice ~owledge Tests (AKrs) wi~hfn the 9ubord~ate un~ts of the 147th for calendar year 1972 ~ere computed in January 1973 and read as follows:

147th Combat Support Squadron ---------------------- 90% l47th Consolida~ed Aircraft Maineenance Sq -- 88% 147~h Supply Squadrou. ------------------------------- 100% l47th Civil I!ngiuaet:ins Flight: ________ ,.. ____ 100% lllr:h Fighter Interceptor Squadron -·--------------~ 100%

(2) Changes in Frima;z Equipvu:D;,t: No signific:.aru: changes 1:n radar &CJuipment, aircraft, or other primary equipment oc:.curred during the period of this report.

(3) E,.s.;ui;e~~ Performanc:.e: The perfo:rmanc:e of t:he pr:lmary mission equipment of the 147th~ its fighter-interceptor aircraft and related weapons delivery systems, functioned vall in the November 1972 Weapons Firing »eplaymeu~ to Tyndall AFB. No insr:anc:.es cf sig:aificaut malfuac~ion of primat'J equipmeut. cec~rred during the reporting period. ln early February 1973, a temporary accounting ~function threatened a delay in processing ~he payroll for all me~ers of tl1e 147th, but the problem(whieh ~s later satisfactorily remedied) was ~ireumvented a~ the time by delivery of both payroll data and Data Autcmatiu• Section NCO via T-33 to Kelly AFB, where payroll data was rapidly processed.

(4) Facilitie~: rne estimated eomple~ion date of the Squadron Operations Uuilding was rede~ignated during this reporting period as 30 April 1973. The fo~ing and aandblast.ing of t.he concrete tilt-up panels. which constituce the e~ter1or of the $347,370.00 one-s~ory structure, vhich encompasses 11,088 sq. ft has been fully ac:.eompliahed, as vell as the construction of masc of the iaterior partitions. Other proposed ~onstruc:.tion projeees made headway during th• period of this report. Ar~hitectural/engineering designs and spec~fications were completed aud a conerac~ awarded for construc~ion of a Weapons Calibration Shelter, e.ooo sq. ft. 1n area, construction ~ost of which is set at ~212,600.00 We also undertook and brought to a state of 60% comp1etion(with 100% completion projected for 15 April 1973) design of an Engine Inspection aad Repsi~ Shop of 12,000 sq. ft. and an estimat~d construction cast of $325,000.00. The uame firm

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a~c:epted the assi~ment ~o degign an Aviouics Sho~ ~h~ch carries an ~stimated c:ons~ruction cost of 9351,000.00 ~d vill comprise au area of 10.000 sq. fe.» most. of which is to be devoted t:c t-1ork. related co radar I.Ul:lt:s • aur.omntic fli~ht c:oncrol aystema, inst~~nta, and airbo~e c~unica~ions/uavtaacian eH;u1pmant. ~raover, plans are presently under design for twa joiDt. A"'AG/ A:l Re~t! construction projects; namely,. a POL., Vehicle Refueling a~~d Ha.intam~ce Building, 6.400 sq. fc., co~struc:tio~ cost of ~310.000.00 (20% of whiCh is ~be A...'lG' s share) and au Auto ~inr:enance CorDpound.ll the co;:npOtlel:ltS of wh,;.c:h a!:& to enc:ompa~s a combined area oi 24,890 sq. ft • ., and the estimat.ed ~oustruction cost of Which is oct at $882,000.00 (15~ of 'Whie1h is to be bom.a by the ANG).

(5) Uaintennnce a:d Supply Problems:

(a} Shor~ages and Delay~: Lack of serviceable engines affected aircraft in .tB.Atl. PE, liPO:. and unscheduled naa.:l.nt:enance throughout the 1:eporting periad. Lack of parts from the Depa.::; =aiuten&Dce backlog, and l:fJd.ted fac:Uie1ee c:our::ributed to this problem. .Probletlls for Supply .m:u! :ta:!:ztteAauce were covrpou..T'!de,., somstmat dtJring December 197:! a.ud Ja:nzary 1973 by t.emporary bal.ts io the 'QOrmal O()eration of both the 1050-II computer at the Co~ucer Suppot:t .Base (!ugland A.FB, La.) and one of the ~10 remgtes (KSR35) at Ellington.

(b) Inspections: From 27 November 1972 to 1 December 1972. r.ha USP&PO functions of the 147th '!/ere .subjected to an Ai>C/Lilnited IG lxlspectioP.. The results T4C'J:e very good. During the period of 2~-26 JanuaJ;y 1973, au. A:DC Co=nand Equip~nt Manazement Tea~ (CEMT) effected a cborougb equipweQt utili~a.::ion su't'Vey of t-he 14 7t.h and pt"e.sem:ed tl1e1:r findings iu :an instJ:uc1;1ve. ll:ritr:en repol!'t.

(6) Personnel Matters Affect~ the Mission:

(a) Conversion in Perso~el Sys~em: The Personnel Section of the 147t.h Combat Support. Squadron vas con~rted co the Bsee Level Military Pe~souae1 System (BLMPS} during the period of this report. The new syscem makes use of a !urroughs 3500 eomputer at Englaad APB by way of re~te consoles located vith the l47th at Ellington AFB. Conversion to BL~S ealled for a ~omplete reorgatlizatian a£ the 1.4 7th 1 s Personnel Section, and this r:eorgani:uu:ion eagether vit~ related retraining of section personnel ~as duly acco=plishe4.

(b) Rc.cruir::u:.ent:: I.u the latter part of 1972. rbe 147th through BD ac.tive effort to interest qualified ~men in ¢areers of part-time service vith the Air Guard,. elll.isted its fi:tsc black WILl, Wilma Faye Pressley, vha served o!!l UTA ~ekends as a Clerk-Typis~ through the ~emainder of this reporting period. Prom September 1972 through February 1973. cbe l47th felt the ta~g!ble effects of the Recruiting Office established 1 August 1972 under the leaderahip af ~Sgt Briggs • who de'VOted a goad partio'T.l of his t.itr~e to briefings =d public appearances before high school classes and other community groups.

(7) qther Subjac~s: Aid to Air Perce - Related Activiries. Whenever possible, the l47th exte~ded sup~ort. to other units or to those involved iD Air Force-related activ1tie~. Cases in point were the 16 February 1973 C-54 airlift af the Haxwell AFB Baa.d to Tyndall AFB for change of command cerBJDOnies; the 14 October 1972 Missing Man Fo~tiQQ flowa over the Freedom Iree Ceremany at Nederland, Texas 1a ha~or of Prisoners of War; statie di~playa of aircraft

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at various locations in Septembe~ 1972 in eelebraeion of the 2Seh Aanive~sary of the Air Force; and. during the early part of this reportiua period, the delivery to Texas Air Guard Beadquarte~s of $560.00 collected in behalf of Gua~ds~D vho were flood vicEims in South Dakota and Tezae -- a s~ ~de up of vcluntary contr1butious of money froM mare ~ban seven ouc of e~ery cea G~d~n of the 147tb.

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for each child in the family and other assorted gifts~ '

(3) Distinctions and Awards~

(a) AECT Teet; A~ suted ira the "Operations and. Tra1ui'D.g11 aec:.t1on o£ ~his repc~t. the 147th ~as credited with performing tD a supe~o~ fashion on the Alert Force Capability Test of 20 February 1973~

(b) Highly Rated Co~~rollers: Ihree we4pons controll~zs of the 147th we:te :tanked du:ting this report.ing per:Lod one, t"'o11 and three in tbe A:J.r ll'orce .. both active and reserve, for the most live intercepts controlled. ~ptaius David !>. Gibson, Marlt .J. Olsen and Boy C. Chase all l1ave live :Ultercept records in excess of 7,000 each.

(c) :Individual AYards: Sece)Jid Lieutenant Carl E .. Flmmagan of the !47th's lllt:h Figbcer Int12rceptor Squadron was awarded as the outst&Dcl:f.:as graduating marober of Navisator Class 72-03 at Mather AFB 2 California, the llusik Ueuu:rrial TTO'l'JhY fat' E!'t.Cellenc::.e 1u :flying. ~st.at: Set"geai:U:. Joe a .. Briggs of the 147th's nawly established Reerui~ins Office was designated as l!Dncr Graduate of the. lil' Guard Recruiting Course.

(4) ~1D:r:ale: During t:ha period of this report:, members of' tha 147t:b 1rere actively e:ngsged in preparaticus for t:he Juo.a 1973 cala~~tlt:lon of t:he 147w:h 1 s Fiftieth Anniversary. Planners workad upon a wide variety of proposed accivi-ties (including an OpeQ House, Barbeque. and Dinnar/Dance)s arra:agEMeCts for a display of old aireraft. desiga and sale of co~e~rat:1ve gold rings, gold pendants, and 147t:h emblems, the contacting of all former ~ers of the unlt~ especially these st:ill living. and research for and compilation of a si2eable Fiftieth ~~iversary commemorative val~ replet:e with old a:ad ne~ photographs and written his~ories of all t:he iD~ortant periods in t:he long life span o! the 147t:h.

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HISTORICAL REUORD

AGTEX .. ANG Fonn 16 Oct 67

of tbe l47th FIGHTER GROUP (AD)

for tke period ending

. 31 AUGUST 1968

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Section:. REQUIRED DATA

I. UNIT AND L.QC:ATION

147th Fighter Group(AO) Ellington AFB, Texas Col Walter B. Staudt

3. C:HAIN OP' C:CNJoi.-NC/ (Sup

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Section I. 3. Chain of Command (Continued).

Brig Gen I. G. Brown - Chief~ NGB for Air Maj Gen Thomas S. Bishop - Adjutant General of Texas Brig Gen James M. Rose - Asst Adjutant General - Air Brig Gen Robert l. Pou, Jr. - Chief of Staff fer Air, Texas Brig Gen Marvel M. Taylor - Commanders 144th Air Def. Wing Col Walter B. Staudt ~ Commande~, l47th FTR GP (AD)

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S~;...,::on II. COMMENTARY

PART A Thsa pan &bould contaLn sLgnlhc~nt an[o•n•maUon relaung to your unlt'a maszuon pt.:rfarmonce. Some bolhc:: subJIIc:;H; to anc:lude arc. (1) operatlon& and Ulun.ng, (2) changes 1n prlmllt)' equlpment a1.11::h as rliildRrS., olrcrsft, tttc.~ (3) cq~lgmenl p

(1) The ope~ational responsibility of the 147th FTR GP (AD) is to augment the United States military forces. Operational control of the unit is exercised by the Commander, lOth Fir Force through the 31st A;r o,vision/ NORAD D1vis1on.

The aircraft home base is Eilington AFB! Texas with a classified initial dispersal base and others as directed by battle situation.

The 747th AC & W Sq at Ellington and Houston Departure - Houston Center are the primary control authorities and Ft. Worth Center is uti-lized when work1ng 11 Linden 11 {Texarkana). Other Control authorities are:

Air Divisfon: 31st Air Division/NORAD NCC: Perrin Complex (Martha) Air Forces: lOth Ai~ Force/CHR Alert requirements in support of Air Defense Mission are performed

on a 24·hour, 365 days a year basis from home base insta11at1on. · This unit has partic1pated fn all live exercises in whith 31 AD or

14th Air Farce participated. We normally provide two Chaff T~33's and two chaff F-102s for targets and ten fighter interceptors for each exer-cise.

FACTORS AFFECTING OPERATIONS AND TRAINING:

Readiness Training:

(1) TOTAL TACTICAL AIRCREWS 0/R ~ 35

Aircrew Status Auth Asgd 0/R

Primary Duty 29 zs Z6 Supervisor (Gp} 7 a 7 Supervisor (CAMRON) 1 2 z

(2) FACTORS AFFECTING AIRCREW ASSIGNED:

2 Pilots awaiting discharge.

1 Pi1ot awaiting transfer.

(3) PILOT QUALIFICATIONS:

Ski11 Ratins: FIS GP CAMRON CMBT SPT

Expert 11 5 0 0

Skil7ed 8 3 2 0

Qualified 9 a a 0 Training 0 0 0 0

Non-Tact1cal Asgd 0 0 0 3

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Scuaiah ••• COMNEN1'.lRY (Cotuinued} PART B: This p•tt •hcudd 1nclu.d., • Uet of key perqcmncl ~md anformatlol'l on; (l) cornml.lllUy r•laticna; (2) aQfarda •nd decotatlci'IS; (3) mcu•lc:: (4) l.n)' othor PllbJecla the c:otnmandar moy Wllllh to 1nclu~e.

KEY PERSONNEL

Air Yechnic1an Ass1gnment

Base Detachment Commander

Adm1n1strat1Ve/Personne1 Officer

Operations Officer

Safety Officer

Flying Training Instructor

Fly1ng Trafn1ng Instructor

P.ersonnel/Tra1ning Supervisor

Education Supervisor

Comntroller

Chief of Maintenance

Communications/Electronics Officer

Maintenance Control supervisor

Base Engineer

Chief af Supply/Services

Support Management Officer

BEr~o

Name

Colonel Walter 8. Staudt

f1a,jor" Lrroy Thompson

lt Col Bobby W. Hodges

Major Edgar J. Halt

naJ or Jerry B . K1111 an

Major Richard 0. Via

Captain Rufus G. ~art1n

cwo ... wJ W1111am K. StQckVIell Captain Romeo F. Laurel

Lt Cal David K. Barnell

Major Dean T. Landon

CWfl-\~3 Iqnat1 us J. Stepch1 nski

Captain Aloysius ~. Stepchinski

~·a 1or James ~1. Thomas

Captain ~flliam T. Pullen

Major Willie J. Hooper, Jr.

(1) An active program of community relations 1s conducted by this unit averaging three tours or briefings per week for various civ1c organizations. The briefings are slide/lecture presentations showing the ANG and ADC/NORAD s~~- .

Colonel Staudt and other staff officers and members of the 147th FTR GP are active 1n many local e1vic and business clubs and con~tibute time and energy ta the growth and prosperity of the area. Such partfc1patton well represents the quali~v of Air National Guard personnel and h~s done much to increase the stature of the unit fn the community.

Attach any $ignifican t photos or news clippm£s.

Col Walter B. Staudt

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Section II. Part A (Continued)

(4) WEAPONS FIRING: Of aircrews assigned, 32 Have fired the

primary weapon.

Eva1uations:

(1) ORI:

(2) Tactical Evaluation:

2-3 Deeember 1967

7-10 October 1966

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Flying, Munitions & Ground Safety: A comprehensive safety program

is in effect with1n the group. The last four Munit1ons Safety Surveys

were conducted:

(1) Z5-27 October 1965 by Lt Col L. S. Ty1erJ Directorate of

Aerospace Safety) Norton AFB, Cal.

{2) 18-29 July 1966 by Mr. G. A. Hill, Munitions Safety Expert,

14th Afr Force.

(3} 3·9 October 1966 by 14th Air F.orce Safety Survey Team.

(4) 2-5 November 1967 by 14th Air Force Safety survey Team.

On-the Job Training (OJTj:

274 Airmen in OJT, 319 Officers and Airmen in CDC.

83.1% SKT Passing Rate. CY67 (158 of 190 tested).

87.3% SKT Passing Rate, CY68 (180 of 206 tested).

85.3% SKT Passing Rate, FY68 (226 of 266 tested).

90.0% SKT Passing Rate~ FY69 (36 of 40 tested).

Retention Rate - CY67 • 46.2%

Retention Rate - FY68 = 50.4% (2) Some mission equipment modifications were performed during the period covered by this report$ but there were no major equipment changes

Weapons System Status:

MG-10/AT-AWCS is configuration 10 in accordance with T.O.

1F-102-90Bs dated 15 Jan 66 (Non-IR equipped) .

. weapons Status: Classified.

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Section II. Part A (Continued)

(3) There were no major problems in aircraft or other equipment formance during this period.

(4) The facilities under the control of this unit are sufficient for mission performance~ although several projects for updating and enlarging are in planning stages.

Facilities: Sg. Ft. Cost Value

... Constructed from Guard Funds (75% Federal, 25% State) 110,679 $1,099,897.95

leased from Base 20 2122 199,657.12

TOTAL: 130 ~BOl $1~219"555.07

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Land License= 33.6 acres of land valued at $6,000 per acre.

(5) There were no major supply or ma1ntenance problems during the period covered by this report. Maintenance and Supply support was as follows:

OR Trend - F/TF-102A:

JUN JUL AUG 6 MOS AVG

80.2~ 78.3% 67.6% 75.5%

NORS and NORM Trends - F/TF .. 102A:

JUN JUL AUG

NORS 1.9 1.0 2.1

NORMS 17. g 20.7 30.1

Rail/Rack gualif1cation Trend:

6 f.tos Avg

WSEMS WSEMS QUAL. POSS.

581 960

Bench Stock Empty Bin Trend:

Average less than 10%.

Current Fill Rate is 93.0~.

Total Bench Stock Items ~ 7703

6 MOS AVG

2.1

22.4

RAILS RAILS -~% QUAL. POSS. __!

60.5% 79211 21648 88.7%

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Section II. Part A (Continued)

This unit conducted a very successful Field Training Exercise at the Air National Guard Training Site. Ellington AFB, Texas during the period of 15 July 1968 thru 19 July 1968. The five day exercise was conducted back to back with the July drill weekend fer a total of seven consecutive . days of training. The additional 10 days of Field Training for each mem-ber will be performed an an individual basis during FV69 as the needs of the unit direct.

This unit has contributed several pilots to the "Palace Alert 11 program on a volunteer basis. All pilots who volunteered have been accepted for 90 day tours of active duty. lt Col Bobby W. Hodges-SEA, Capt Douglas W. Solberg-Germany and Major William D. Harris-Netherlands left on 90 day tours during the period covered hereby and four others are scheduled for such tours.

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Section II. Part B (Continued)

(3) During the period covered hereby. th1s unit received the NGB-OJT award as well as other awards and recognitions for individual unit members. However .. the receipt of the Aerospace Defense Command "A 11 Award for outstanding operational read1ness during the period covered hereby, was the highpoint of this period.

The presentation of the award was made by Lt Gen Arthur C. Agan, commander ADC 2 and included the usual drill and ceremonies. Immediate~ ly following the presentation a reception was held in the hangar of the 147th FTR GP. which was attended by many military dignitaries and business leaders of our community.

(3) The annual 147th FTR GP (AD) Barbeque was held during the week of summer field training (15-19 July) and contributed greatly to the morale of the unit.

The morale of the personnel of 147th FTR GP (AD} remains at a high level with active participation on the part of all personnel to maintain this unit as 11The World's Greatest Fighter Group. 11