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9th  Strategic  Reconnaissance  Wing  HJ" 
JANUARY 
DATE     EVENT 
-  The  9  SRW  received  the  Air  Force  Outstanding  Unit  Award  for  the 
period  1  July  to  30  June  1984. x 
2     -  Detachment  2  relinquished  Bulidirg  712  at  Osan  AB,  Korea,  to 
the  Base  Billeting  Office.  The  facility  had  previously  been 
used  to  house  temporary  duty  people  assigned  to  the  Detachment. 
The  change  became  necessary  due  to  the  scheduled  demolition 
of  the  building  in  July  1985. 
Chief  Master  Sergeant  Joseph  A.  L 
Senior  Enlisted  Advisor. 
Arel  took  over  as  Wina 
3  -  Wing  officials  conducted  a  major  accident  response  exercise. 
Overall  rating  -  Satisfactory. 
4  -  A  KC-135Q  tanker  had  a  flight  incident  in  the  local  traffic 
pattern  when  it  encounter^  several  birds  (starlings).  Jhe 
biro's  struck  the  number  two  engine  ring  causing  damage.3 
7-11   -  Chief  Master  Sergeant  Jan  C.  Boyd,  SAC  Senior  Enlisted 
Advisor,  toured  the  base. 
14     -  A  U-2R  aircraft  experienced  a  flameout  while  in  a  descent  to 
landing.  The  engine  was  restored  inflight  and  the  aircraft 
made  an  uneventful  landing. 
14-18  -  The  14th  Air  Division  conducted  a  Staff  Assistance  Visit  to 
the  Wing. 
2^-25  -  General  Bennie  Davis,  Commander-in-Chief,  SAC,  completed  a 
two  day   visit  of  the  Wing.  qIncluding  tours  of  the  maintenance 
and  intelligence  complexed." 
?8     -  Colonel  David  H.  Pinsky  assumed  command  of  the  9SRW.  Colonel 
Robert  B.  McConnell,  former  9SRW  Deputy  Commander  for  Intelli- 
gence, assumed  duty  as  9SRW  Vice  Commander  on  the  same  day. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Edwin  Siers  became  the  acting  Deputy  Com- 
mander for  Intelligence.
CHRONOLOGY  (Cont) 
JANUARY 
DATE     EVENT 
29     -  A  Beale  SR-71A  aircraft   had  foreign  object  damage  (FOD) 
to  the  number  one  engine.  During  a  post-flight  inspec- 
tion, a  maintenance  team  discovered  damage  to  the  first 
stage  compressor  blades.  .The  crew  did  not  experience 
flying  problems  inflight. 
31     -  A  U-2CT  trainer  v/ent  off  the  runway  at  Beale  due  to  tail 
wheel  materielfailure.  Minor  damace  occurred. 
FEBRUARY 
The  Blue  Ribbon  ^ane!  completed  its  investigation  of  recent  U-2/ 
TR-1  accidents. 
The  contractor  remained  approximately  14  weeks  behind  schedule 
on  the  block  renovation  of  the  living  quarters  at  Detach- 
ment 3,  Akrotiri  SBA,  Cyprus.  Progress  on  the  Operations 
and  Administration  Building  remained  dormant  because  of 
incompletion  of  the  interior. 
A  T-?8  jet  aircraft  assigned  to  Beale  experienced  a  flame- 
out  of  its  number  one  enaine  shortly  after  nornal  engine 
-r,  " .  .15 
start.   'he  mission  was  aoorteci. 
Wing  officials  conducted  a  major^accident  response  exercise. 
Overall  rating  -  Satisfactory. 
in 
3     -  A  Beale  T-38A  aircraft  was  on  a  touch-and-go  landing  when 
'it  experienced  a  compression,  stall  on  the  number  two  engine. 
Inspection. revealed  damaae  to  the  compressor  due  to  bird 
•  -   .  •   1  / 
mjestion. 
10  -  Brigadier  General  Keith  Nelson,  SAC  Staff  Judge  Advocate, 
came  to  Beale.  The  General, Received  an  orientation  briefing 
on  the  9SRW  legal  program. 
11  -  A'TR-IB  aircraft  dep!oye<^iQto  RAF  Alconbury,  United  Kingdom, 
via  a  Busy  Relay  Sortie.  '"" 
14-15  -  Chief  Master  Sergeant  of  the  Air  Force,  Sam  E.  Parish,  visited 
the  9SRW.   He  spoke  with  people  about  present  Air  Force 
policies  and  initiatives.'"'
CHRONOLOGY  (Cont) 
FEBRUARY 
oate   EVENT 
28   -  Base  officials  discovered  a  leaking  fuel  line  near  the  Lockheed 
Gate.    The  incident  did  not  require  reporting  under  current 
environmental  or  regulatory  agency  criteria. 
n  General  Oarn.es   E.  Light,  Fifteenth  Air  Force  Contender,  announced 
that  the  9SRW  Safety  Office  had  won  the  Fifteenth  Air  Force 
Safety   Award  for  1984." 
21   -  A  physiological  incident  occurred  when  a  U-2R  pilot  experienced 
hot  flashes  and  a  tingling  of  the  skin  (six  hours   intoa  mis- 
sion) which  he  interpreted  as  possible  hypoxia.  The  mission  was 
aborted  a,nd  a  descent  began.  The  symptoms  disappaerred  upon 
descent." 
28   -  Base  officials  found  a  transformer  leak  in  the  military  family 
housing  area.  No  PCB  contaminants  were  found  and  the  incident 
did  not  require  reposing  under  current  environmental  or 
regulatory  criteria. 
MARCH 
1-2  -  Brigadier  General  Elmer  T.  Brooks,  Assistant  Deputy  Under- 
Secretary  for  Strategic  and  Theater  Mud  ear  Forces  ca^  to 
Beale.  The  General  spoke  at  a  Black  Heritage  Dinner. 
4-^  -  VHng  Officials  conducted  a  major  accident  response  exercise 
(MARE)  inconiunction  with  a  local  Short  Sprint  Exercise. 
Overall  rating  for  the  HARE  -  Satisfactory.  All  other  major 
ar^as  of  the  Short  Sprint  were  rated  satisfactory  with  the  ex- 
ception of  aircraf ^generation  (Outstanding) 
' and  personnel 
recall  (Marginal). 
11   -  Beale  Served  as  a  stating  area  for  an  operation   known  as 
Coronet  West  Voodoo. 
15-16-  Vice-  Admiral  Hunington  Hardesty,  United  States  Nav^,  received 
an  orientaf'on  on  9SRW  reconnaissance  activities.
CHRONOLOGY 
MARCH 
DATE     EVENT 
20-25  -  Inspectors  from  the  SAC  Chief  of  Security  Police  Office 
performed  a  Wing  Security  Evaluation  (WSE).  Overall 
rating  -  Excellent. 
25    -  Congressman  Anthony  C.  Beilenson,  Democratic  Represen- 
tative of  California,  toured  Beale. 
29-lApr  -Congressman  Robert  Stump,  Republican  from  Arizona,  visited 
Beale  and^received  an  orientation  flight  in  an  SR-71 
aircraft. 
1     -  Contracting  finished  five  facility  projects  totalling 
$1,145,390.  Work  continued  on  14  additional  qqntracts,  with 
four  listed  between  96  -  99  percent  complete 
APRIL 
I  -  Colonel  John  Fuller  assumed  duty  as  Deputy  Commander  for 
Maintenance;  and  Colonel  John  A.  Anderson  became  the  new 
Hospital  Commander. 
II  -  A  KC-135Q  experienced  a  bird  strike  approximately  three 
miles  out  on  final  approach  to  Beale.  The  damage  was  con- 
fined to  the  number  two  engine  ring  cowl  which  suffered  a 
three  to  four  inch  dent. 
22     -  Major  J.C.  Ripko  assumed  command  of  the  9th  Combat  Support 
Group  Headquarters  Squadron  Section.' 
24-25  -  Members  of  the  wing  participated  in  a  contingency  exercise. 
All  aspects  of  the  SAC  operational  plan  1003-81  were  eval- 
uated, along  with  the  response  to  a  simulated  nuclear  disaster. 
Basically,  the  exercise  tested  the  readiness  status  and  evalua- 
ted the  contingency  capability  of  the  wing.  Overall  wing  per- 
sonnel demonstrated  an  excellent  capability  tjp  complete 
required  actions  under  the  operationa  plan.  "  ' 
24     -  The  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA)  conducted  an 
inspection  of  base  facilities.  The  agency  was  generally 
pleased  with  base  efforts  in  managing  hazardous  waste  at 
Beale.  The  most  significant  problem  was  the  absence  of 
monitoring  wells  in  the  photowaste  sludge  ponds.  ' 
25-26  -  Mr.  Martin  Hurwitz,  Director:  of  General  Defense  Intelligence 
Proa ram  visited  Beale  AFB.
CHRONOLOGY 
APRIL 
DATE      EVENT 
29     -  A  Beale  T-38  jet  experienced  a  bird  strike  while  flying 
transition  sorties  in  the  McClellan  AFB  traffic  pattern. 
During  a  touch-and-go  landing  the  number  two  engine  comp- 
ressor stalled  and  the  planned  take-off  was  aborted.  An 
inspection  revealed  the  number  two  engine  was  damaged 
beyond  local  Repair.  Blood  stains  were  found  on  the  inlet 
guide  vanes.' 
-  Officials  at  Detachment  1  solicited  bids  for  a  contract 
to  modify  the  electrical  power  distribution  system  in  the 
hangars.  Construction  was  projected  to  start  in  late 
June  or  early  July. 
3-4 
MAY 
-  Lieutenant  General  Williams,  Director  of  the  Defence  Intel- 
ligence Agency  toured  facilities  of  the  9th  SRW. 
8-9    -  General  John  Vessey,  Jr.  .^Chairman  of  the  Joint  Chiefs  of 
Staff  visited  Beale  AFB.  ~ 
13     -  The  new  Child  Development  Center  officially  opened  its 
doors  with  a  capacity  of  118. 
17     -  The  9th  SRW  maintenance  complex  received  the  Pratt  and  Whitney 
Award  during  ceremonies  at  the  Blackbird  Reunion  in  Reno, 
Nevada.  The  award  honors  units  that  have  made  a  significant 
contribution  to  the^R-71  and  U-2/TR-1  maintenance  and 
Logistics  programs.  ' 
20     -  While  returning  from  a  night  operational  sortie  at  an  over 
seas  detachment,  and  SR-71  crew  allowed  their  airspeed  to  bleed 
off  during  the  descent  until  both  engines  flamed-out.  The 
engines  re-started  and  the  aircraft  made  an  uneventful 
landing. 
22     -  The  9th  SRW/CVI  conducted  an  exercise  which  simulated  the  crash 
of  a  KC-135Q  tinker.  Officials  graded  the  exercise  as 
satisfactory.  "w" 
27     -  Colonel  David  H.  Pinsky,  9th  SRW  Commander,  presided  ovejj7 
ceremonies  which  renamed  6th  Street  Gavin  Mandery  Drive. 
31     -  Colonel  Gerald  West  replaced  Colonel  Adolphus  Bledsoe  as 
9th  SRW  deputy   Commander  for  Operations.  Colonel  Bledsoe 
retired  from  active  duty  on  this  date.
CHRONOLOGY  (Cont) 
MAY 
DATE      EVENT 
.  Military  Family  Housing  (MFH)  Contract  bids  opened  in 
May  with  the  low  bid  going  to  Allied  Painting  and 
Decorating  of  Denver,  Colorado.  The  new  contract,  scheduled  to 
go  into  effect  1  July,  contained  an  additional  provision 
for  repairing  dry  rot.  An  on-going  survey  of   Capehart  housing 
for  dry  rot  indicated  that  approximately  fifty  percent  of  the 
houses  surveyed  had  been  affected. 
.  Th*  Wing  received  its  first  Fuel  Savings  Advisory/Cockpit 
Avionics  System  (FSA/CSA)  modified  aircraft5jn  late  May.  The 
second  aircraft  was  picked  up  in  late  June." 
-  The  KC-135Q  aircraft  finished  the  month  of  May  with  a  63 
percent  fully   mission  capable  rate,  the  second  highest  in 
two  years.  ^ 
1      -  The  Commander  of  Detachment  3  accepted  the  new  administrative 
building.^ 
2-8    -  A  nine-man  team  conducted  a  SAC  Site  survey  at  Detachment  1. 
The  purpose  ot  the  survey  was  to  plan  adequate  facilities  to 
house  and  operated  the  SR-71  ASARS-1  Intelligence  Ground 
Support  Segment  (GSS)  at  the  Detachment.  Additional  space 
was  provided  for  Van  additions  and  ASARS-1  sensor  planning. 
The  Resulting  plan  provided  for  building  a  Sensitive  Com- 
partmented  Information  Facility  (SCIF)  and  a  butler  building 
to  house  Mobile  Processing  Center  (MPC)  vans. 
4      -  All  fojr  wells  at  the  photo  waste  plant  were  installed  in 
May  ard  the  first  set  of  samples  were  collected  on  4  June. 
There  were  no  signs  of  contamination  during  well  drilling, 
but  environmental  engineering  could  not  be  sure  until  the 
sample  results  were  received.  Monitoring  also  continued 
on^the  wells  for  the  sludge  ponds.  Initial  samples  indicated 
no  contamination  present  in  the  groundwater. 
12-19   -  The  9th  SRW  participated  in  Global  Shield  '85.  This  Joint 
Chiefs  of  Staff  di>ectgd  exercise  tested  the  readiness  of  the 
Strategic  Air  Command. 
17      .  The  Wing  held  its  third  MARE  of  the  quarter.  Base  units  res- 
ponded to  a  stimulated  weapons  handljgg  accident.  Evaluators 
rated  the  exercise  as  satisfactory.
CHRONOLOGY  (Cont) 
JUNE 
DATE      EVENT 
19     -  Mr.  John  McMahon,  Deputy  Director  of  the  Central  Intel- 
ligence Agency  visited  the  9th  SRW.  At  Beale  Mr.  McMahon 
receivedj-an  orientation  flight  in  a  TR-1B  reconnaissance 
trainer.*' 
21     -  Lieutenant  Colonel  George  P..  Hindmarsh  took  command  of  the 
350th  Air  Refueling  Squadron.  He  replaced  Lieutenant 
Colonel  William  P.  Cobb,  whe  went  to  Headquarters  SAC, 
Offutt  AFB,  Nebraska. 
30     -  The  average  occupancy  rate  for  military  family  housing 
increased  from  97.8  to  98.9  percent  due  to  reduced  turn- 
around time  and  fewer  vacant  units.  Repair  of  dry  rot 
continued  as  the  primary  reason  for  placing  units  on  tne 
inactive  list. 
30     -  The  U-2  and  TR-1  mission  capable  pilot  manning  reached  the 
25  man  minimum  required  level.  Manning  was  expected  tp  in- 
crease by  late  summer  as  students  graduated. 
30     -  Base  contractors  had  completed^!  ever,  construction  projects 
at  Beale  totalling  $6,112,856. 
—  _  t./orkers  finished  the  operations  Building  Rehabilitation  Pro- 
ject at  Detachment  1.  Tran^tion  to  the  new  facility  was 
completed  without  incident. 
—  -  A  KY-8  Secure  Ground  System  was  installed  at  Detachment  5;63 
however,  problems  with  the  equipment  precluded  acceptance. 
JULY 
I  -  A  new  contractor  assumed^responsibil  ">ty  for  maintenance  of 
military  family  housing. 
3      -  Lieutenant  Colonel  Jimmy  L.  McLean  assumed  command  of  9SRW 
Detachment  ?\   and  Lieutenant  Colonel  John  F.  Swanson  took 
command  of  9SRW  Detachment  3.c? 
8-10    -  General  Bennie  L.  Davis,  Cpwrnander- in-Chief  of  SAC  (CINCSAC) 
visited  9SP.W  Detachment  ].  ^ 
II  -  General  Bennie  L.  Davis,  CINCSAC;  Major  General  Robert  D. 
Beckel,  Hq  SAC/DO;  Major  General  John  J.  Dornan  Jr.,  Hq  SAC/LG; 
Brigadier  General  Keith  E.  Nelson,  Hq  5AC/JA;  and  CMSGT 
Jan  C.  Boyd,  SAC  Senior  Enlisted  Advisor,  visited  9SRW 
Detachment  2.
CHRONOLOGY  (Cont) 
JULY 
DATE      EVENT 
11-18   -  Headquarters  Fifteenth  Air  Force  conducted  a  Staff  Assistance 
Visit  foec9SRW  Detachment  1.  Overall  results  -  Satis- 
factory. 
1?     -  Captain  Frank  B.  Richardson  assumed  command  of  the  1833 
ISS.  y 
15     -  Colonel  James  En  Wilson  assumed  command  of  the  9th  Combat 
Support  Group.  * 
15-25   -  Aircrews  from  the  wing  were  inspected  by  the  1st  Combat 
Evaluation  Group  (CEVG).  Based  on  the  ratings  of  aircrew 
performance  and  programs  and  aircrew  mission  effectiveness, 
the  wing  received  an  overall  unit  rating  of  excellent.' 
Contractors  finished  the  Phase  II  refurbishment  of  the  opera- 
tions building  at  9SRW  Detachment  1. 
17     -  The  wing  conducted  a  major  accident^esponse  exercise 
(HARE).  Overall  rating  -  Marginal.  6 
26     -  The  new7Lockheed  Gate  (main  flightline  entrance)  officially 
opened. 
Brigadier  General  Henry  Vicellia,  Vice  Commander,  San  An- 
tonio Logistics  Center,  visited  Beale. 
30     -  Colonel  Royce  C.  Mathews,  former  Commander  of  t^g  9th 
Combat  Support  Group,  retired  from  active  duty. 
AUGUST 
_  The  9th  SRW  Safety  Office  received  the?Award  of  Merit  for 
1984  from  the  National  Safety  Council. 
?  -  Lieutenant  Colonel  Joseph  C.  Kinego  replaced  Lieute^nt 
Colonel  Alan  B.  Cirino  as  Commander  of  the  1st  SRS. 
7      -  The  Commander  of  9SRW  Detachment  4  formally  accepted  the  7g 
new  consolidated  maintenance  facility  from  the  contractor. 
15     -  The  wing  conducted  the^econd  MARE  of  the  quarter.  Overall 
rating  -  satisfactory. 
20-21   -  Brigadier  General  R^cha»-d  L.  S toner,  Hq  USAF,  Director  of 
Maintenance  and  Supply  visited  Beale..  He  briefgo"  wing  agen- 
cies on  the  Air  Force  Combat  Ammunition  Center.
CHRONOLOGY  (Cont) 
AUGUST 
DATE      EVENT 
2? 
o 
iu 
The  9th  SRW  Fuels  Branch  received  an  award  for  "Be^t 
Fuels  Branch  in  SAC. 
23  -  Major  General  Richard  T.  Trundy  and  Brigadier  General  David 
S.  Watrous,  Hfl-PACAF,  Operations  Division,  visited  QSRW 
Detachment  1. 
27     -  General  Keitaro  Watanabe,  Chairman  of  the  JCS,  JASSF; 
Lieutenant  General  Edward  L.  Tixier,  USFJ,  15AF/CC-"  Major 
General  John  Phillips,  USFJ/COFS;  and  Brigadier  General 
Donald  Snyder,  313  AD/CC,  visited  9SRW  Detachment  1. 
A  KC-135A  jet  tanker  from  the  93rd  Bomb  Wing 
California,  crashed  at  Beale  AFB.  b 
,  Castle  AFB, 
28-30   -  Brigadier  General  Anthony  J.  Farrington,  Commander,  Logis- 
tics Operations  Center,  Air  Force  Logistics  Command  (AR.C) 
briefed  the  wing  staff  on   Beale1 s  support  for  the  Air  Force 
Combat  Ammunition  Center. 
Major  General  Perrots,  Director  of  the  Dsfense  Int^llige" 
Agency  (DIA),  visited  9SRW  Detachment  5. 
ce 
SEPTEMBER 
Brigadier  General  David  C.  Morehouse,  SAC  Judge  Advocate, 0 
visited  Beale.  He  observed  the  on-base  legal "operations. 
Beale  held  its  annual  Guest  Day.89 
£-15    -  The  Headquarters  SAC  Maintenance  Standardization  and  Eval- 
uation Team  (MSET)  conducted  an  inspection  of  the  9th  SRW 
Maintenance  complex.  The  team  completed  422  personnel 
evaluations,  474  technical  inspections  and  checked  th«  „ 
-„..., -J.- j...           «  w  90 
quality  assurance  program.  Overall  rating  -  Excellent. 
Majors  Donald  D.  Tabor  and  Robert  F.  Behler,  of  the  1st 
SRS,  received  the  Jerome  F.  O'Malley  award/  This  award 
recognized  the  best  reconnaissance  crew  in  f-he  Air  Force.91
SEPTEMBER  (Cont) 
19-21  -  Mr.  Ernest  K.  Gann,  a  well  known  aviation  writer,  visited 
Beale.  He  received  a  TR-1B  orientation  flight  andqserved 
as  guest  speaker  at  the  wing's  dining-in  ceremony. 
20  -  The  9th  SRW  conducted  the  third  Major  Accident  Response 
Exerciseq£MARE)  for  the  quarter.  Overall  rating  -  Satis- 
factory. 
21  -  The  wing  held  its  annual  dining-in  ceremony. 
30     -  Contractors  completed  nine  repair  and  construction  pro- 
jects totalling  $1,258,935.  Five  additional  projects 
continued  in  various  stages  of  completion. 
OCTOBFR 
2-5     -  Beale  AFB  tankers  flew  refueling  support  for  the  quarter's 
-  Beale  AFB  tankers  flew  refueling  supcprt 
first  BUSINESS  EFFORT  85-1  missions. 
9-11    -  An  augmented  force  of  two  KC-135Q  from  the  9SRW  and  seven 
KC-135As  from  Eighth  Air  Force  units,  all  operating  from 
Beale  AFB,  participate  in  a  USCENTAF  exercise  (QUICK 
FORCE  86-1. 
10-11   -  Lieutenant  General  James  E.  Light  Jr.,  Fifteenth  Air  Force 
Commander,  visited  Beale  A~B,  During  his  visit  he  presented 
the  9th  Supply  Squadron  wijh  an  award  for  "Best  Fuels 
Management  Branch  in  SAC.  " 
11     -  A  Beale  assigned  T-38  suffered  a  flameout  on  the  number  one 
engine  during  a  routine  training  mission.  The  crew  was 
able  to  restart  the  engine*  diverted  to  March  AFB  and  landed 
without  further  incident." 
16-17   -  Beale  AFB  along  with  Mather  AFB,  McClellan  AFB,  Lincoln 
Communications  Site,  Lincoln  Fire  and  Police  Department:, 
Placer  County  Sheriff  and  Coroner  and  the  California 
Highway  Patrol  conducted  an  exercise  of  the  Regional  Res- 
ponse Force.  The  simulation  was  a  T-37  and  C- 141  mid-air 
collision  and, involved  nuclear  material.  Exercise  was  rated 
SATISFACTORY. iU0 
1-25   -  Fifteenth  Air  Force  Staff  Assistance  (SAV)  team  visits  Beale 
AFB.  According  to  Colonel  David  H.  Pinsky,  9SR'/J  Commander, 
"overall,  they  jucgednthe  'health*  and  morale  of  the  wing 
(to  be)  very  good. "
OCTOBER  (CONT) 
DATE      EVENT 
22     -  A  maintenance  worker  discovered  FOD  damage  to  the  first 
three  states  of  the  Nl  compressoc^rotor  and  stator  blades 
on  an  engine  of  a  9SRW  KC-I35Q. 
31      -  The  Miller  Lake  Dam  repair  project  was  completed  at  a  cost 
of  $3,450in^Miller  Lake  is  one  of  five  lakes  located  on 
the  base.' 
NOVEMBER 
6-7     -  The  wing  conducted  the  quarterly  Senior  Staff  Orientation 
Course  which  is  designed  to  give  attendees  a  better  under- 
standing of  the  SR-71  and  U-2/TR-1  reconnaissance  prog- 
rams. 
7  -  A  single  KC-135Q  from  the  9  SRW  refueled  an  F-4,and  F-15 
in  support  of  a  DOD  anti-satellite  (ASAT)  test.D 
8  -  A  T-38  assigned  to  Beale  AFB  sustained  extensive  FOD  damage 
(more  than  $26,000)  when  a  "pip  pin"  worded  loose  from  an 
Inlet  Guide  Vane  inspection  panel  and  was  sucked  into  the 
engine. 
18-21   -  A  United  States  Air  Force  Civil  Engineering  and  Services 
Management  Team  (CESMET)  conducted  an  inspection  of  the  9th 
Civil  Engineering  and  9th  Services  Squadrons.  Overall 
evaluation  of  base  programs  was  EXCELLENT. 
25-26  -  An  evaluation  (SHORT  SPRINT)  of  the  Battle  Staff  and  Base 
Fire  Department  was  rated  Satisfactory.  The  exercise  was 
conducted  to  detennine  agency  response  to  a  large,  fast 
moving  grass  fire  which,  during  the  simulation  threatened 
the  fuel  storagenarea,  flightline,  PAVE  PAWS  and  military 
family  housing. 
30       A  new  Softball  complex  with  two  fields  was  completed  near 
the  intersection  of  C  Street  and  Doolittle  Drive.  Cost  was 
$252,484. 
DECEMBER 
2-5     -  9th  SRW  tankers  and  crews  participated  in  theic  second 
BUSINESS  EFFORT  86-1  mission  of  the  quarter.
DECEMBER  (Cont) 
DATE      EVENT 
13     -  SMSgt  James  D.  Thompson,  9  AMS  was  selected  as  the  14th 
Air  Division  First  Sergeant  of  the  Year.1 
14-29   -  All  Beale  flying  operations  were  suspended  due  to  extremely 
dense  fog  throughout  the  Sacramento  Valley.  A. total  of 
200  sorties  were  cancelled  during  this  period. 
17     -  A  Major  Accident  Response  Exercise  (MARE)  was  conducted 
simulating  an  attack  by  terrorists.  The  group  penetrated 
the  base  with  a  make-shift  nuclear  device  and  took  hostages. 
Negotiations  failed  and  response  forces  had  to  deal  with 
a  high  explosive  detonation  which  destroyed  two  jet  fuel    ,,3 
storage  tanks  (simulated).  Overall  rating  was  SATISFACTORY.
CHRONOLOGY  FOOTNOTES 
1.  Extract  (U),  "9th  SRW  CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  31  March  85. 
2.  Rpts  (S/DECL  OADR),"Detachment  History,"  Det  2  to  9SRW/CC,  Jan- 
March  85. 
3.  List  (U),  "9th  SRW  Roster  of  Key  Personnel,"  as  of  31  Mar  85. 
4.  Rpt  (U), "Major  Accident  Response  Exercise",  3  Jan  35,  9SRW/CV  to 
14AD/CC,  et  al . 
. 
5.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SE,  Jan  -  Mar  85. 
6.  Extract  (U),  "9th  SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  31  Mar  85. 
7.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SE,  Jan  -  Mar  85. 
8.  Rpt  (U)  14th  AD  Staff  Assistance  Visit,"  l*th  AD/CC  to  9SRW/CC, 
Jan  85. 
9.  Extract  (U),  "9th  SRW/CCE  Visitors  Files,"  as  of  31  Mar  35. 
10.  S.O.  (U),  S.O.  G-13,  HQ  15th  AF/HQ,  21  Jan  35. 
11.  List  (U), "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SEF,  Jan-Mar  85. 
12.  Ibid. 
13.  Rpt  (S/SC/SY/DECL  OADR),  "Review  Group  Report,  SR-71/U-2/TR-1  Program 
Review,"  February  85. 
14.  Rpts  (U),  "14AD  Monthly  Report,"  9SRW/CC,  Jan  -  Mar  85. 
15.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SEF,  Jan  -  Mar  85. 
16.  Rpt  (U),  "Major  Accident  Response  Exercise,  5  Feb  85,"  9SRW/CV 
to  14AD/CC  et  al . . 
17.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SEF,  Jan  -  Mar  85. 
18.  Extract"  (U),"9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  31  March  85. 
19   Schedule  (U),  60-9  Annotated  Weekly  Flying  Schedule,"  9SRW/D0TK, 
Jan-Mar  85;  Ltrs  (S/SC/SY/DECL  OADR),  9SRW/D0M  to  9SRW/D0/D0N  Monthly 
Histories. 
20.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  31  Jan  86. 
21.  Minutes  (U),  "  Environmental  Protection  Committee  Meetings," 
9CSG/DEEV,  25  Apr  85. 
22.  Ltr  (U),  "Fifteenth  Air  Force  Ground  Safety  Award,"  15AF/CC  to 
14AD/CC,  21  Feb  85;  Beale  Space  Sentinel,  1  Mar  85,  page  5.
CHRONOLOGY  FOOTNOTES  (Cont) 
23.  List  (U) ,"F1 ight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SEF,  Jan  -  Mar   85. 
24.  Minutes  (U),  "Enviro.nmantal  Protection  Committee  Meetina," 
9  CSG/DEEV,  25  Apr  85. 
25.  Extract  (U),  "9  SRW/CCE  Visitors  Files,"  as  of   31  Mar  85. 
26.  Rpt  (U),  "Short  Sprint  Exercise— 9SRW,"  9SRW/CVI,  undated. 
27.  Ltrs  (S/SY/SC/DECL  OADR),  9SRW/D0N  to  9SRW/D0,  "DON  Monthly- 
Histories,"  Jan-Mar  85. 
28.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitors  Files,"  as  of  31  Mar  85. 
29.  Rpt  (PV),  "Wing  Security  Evaluation  Report— 20-25  Mar  85," 
HQ  SAC/SP  to  9SRW/CC. 
30.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  31  Mar  85. 
31.   Ibid 
32.  Rpts  (U),  "Construction  Status  Reports,"  9CSG/DEEC,  Jan  -  Mar  85. 
33.  List  (U),  "9th  SRW  Roster  of  Key  Personnel,"  as  of  30  June  85. 
3*.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/3E,  Apr  -  Jun  85. 
35.  S.O.  (U)  S.O.  G-38,  22  April  85. 
36.  Rpt  (U),  "Short  Sprint  Exercise,  9SRW,"  9SRW/CVI,  undated. 
37.  Minutes  (U),  "Beale  AFB  Hazardous  Waste  Oversight  Committee," 
USAF  Hosp/SGPB,  Apr  -  Jun  85. 
38.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of   30  June  85/ 
39.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SE,  Apr  -  Jun  85. 
40.  Rpts  (S/OECL  OADR),  "Detachment  Histories,  Apr  -  Jun  85,"  9SRW/Det  1, 
to  9SRW/CC. 
41.  Extract  (U),  "9SP.W/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  30  Jun  85 
42.  Ibid. 
43.  Rpts  (U),  "14th  AD  Monthly  Reports,"  9SRW/CC  to  l^AD/CC,  Apr-Jun  85. 
44.  Beale  Soace  Sentinel,  24  May  85,  page  1.
CHRONOLOGY  FOOTNOTES  (Cont) 
45.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SE,  Apr  -  Jun  85. 
46.  Rpt  (If),  "Major  Accident  Response  Exercise,  22  May  85,"  9SRW/CVI 
to  9CSG/DW,  et  al.,  5  June  85. 
47.  Beale  Space  Sentinel ,  31  May  85,  pp.  1  and  3. 
48.  List  (U),  "9SRW  Roster  of  Key   Personnel,"  as  of   30  June  85. 
49.  Rpts  (U),  "14th  AO  Monthly  Reports,"  9SRW/CC,  Apr  -  Jun  85. 
50.  Ibid. 
51.  Ibid. 
52.  Rpt  (S/NOFORN/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  3 
to  9SRW/CC,  June  85. 
53.  Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  i  to 
9SRW/CC,  June  85. 
54.  Minutes  (U),  "Beale  AFB  Hazardous  Waste  Oversight  Committee," 
USAF  Hosp/SGPB,  Apr  -  Jun  85;  Minutes  (U),  "Environmental  Protec- 
tion Committee  Meetings,"  9CSG/DEEV,  Apr  -  Jun  35. 
55.  Files  (S/DECL  OADR),  "9SRW/CVI  Files, "June  85. 
56.  Rpt  (U),  "Major   Accident  Response  Exercise,  17  June  85,"  9SRW/CVI 
to  9CSG/DW,  et  al.,  8  Jul  85. 
57.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of   30  June  85. 
58.  S.O.  (U)  S.O.   G-57,  undated. 
59.  Rpt  (U),  "  Monthly  Occupancy  and  Renovation  Data,  RCS:  SAC  DEH 
(M)  7401,"  9CSG/DEH,  Apr  -  Jun  85;  Ltr  (U),  9SRW/CC  to  15*F/CS,  "Beal 
Military  Family  Housing  Maintenance  Contract,"  5  Apr  85;  Memo  for 
Record  (U),  9CSG/JA  to  9CSG/CC,  "Option  Exercise,  Military  Family 
Housing  Area ^Contract,"  16  Apr  85. 
60.  Rpt  (U),  "14th  AD  Monthly  Reports,"  9  SRW/CC,  June  85. 
61.  Rpts(U),  "Construction  Status  Reports,"  9CSG/DEEC,  Apr-Jim  85. 
62.  Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  1  to 
9SRW/CC,  June  85. 
63.  Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  5  to 
9SRW/CC,  Jun  85. 
64.  Rpts  (U),  "  Monthly  Occupancy  and  Renovation  Data,  RCS:  SAC 
DEH  (M)  7401,"  9CSG/DEH,  Jul  -  Sep  85. 
e
CHRONOLOGY  FOOTNOTES  (Cont) 
65.  List  (U),  "9SRW  Roster  of  Key  Personnel,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
66.  Rpt  'S/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  I 
to  9SRW/CC,  July  35 
67.  Rpt (S/DECL  OADR),  "  Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  2 
to  9SRW/CC,  July  35. 
68.  Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/0et  1 
to  9SRW/CC,  July  85. 
59.  List  (U),  "9SRW  Roster  of  Key  Personnel,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
70.  List  (U),  "9SRW  Roster  of  Key  Personnel,"  as  of  30   Sep  85;  S.O. 
(U),  S.O.  G-77,  15  Jul  85. 
71.  Rpt  (U),  "Evaluation  Report— 9SRW,"  1  CEVG,  16  Aug  85. 
72.  Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Detachment  Monthly  History,"  9SRW/Det  1  to 
9SRW/CC,  July  85. 
73.  Rpt  (U),  "Major  Accident  Response  Exercise,  17  July  85,"  9SRW/CVI 
to  9CSG/DW,  et  al.,  26  Jul  85. 
7/1 
Beale  Space  Sentinel »  5  Jul  85,  page  £. 
Extract  (U),  "  9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
List  (U),  "9SRW  Roster  of  Key  Personnel,"  as  of  30  Sep  35. 
Beale  Space  Sentinel ,  6  Sep  85,  page  7. 
Rpt  (U),  "14th  AD  Monthly  Report,"  9SRW/CC,  August  85. 
Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Detachment  Monthly  History,"  9SRW/Det  4 
to  9SRW/CC,  Aug  85 
80.  RDt  (U),  "Major  Accident  Response  Exercise,  15  Aug  85,"  9SRW/CVI 
to  9CSG/DW,  et  al.,  3  Sep  85. 
81.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
82.  Msg  (U),  222150Z  Aug  85,  CINCSAC  to  15AF/CC,"  1985  American 
Petroleum  Institute  Award  Nominee  (II);"  Beale  Space  Sentinel ,  6  Sep  85, 
page  7. 
83.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visiter  Files,"  as  of  30  Sep  85.
CHRONOLOGY  FOOTNOTES  (Cont) 
84.  Rpt  (S/DECL  OADR),  "Monthly  Detachment  History,"  9SRW/Det  1  to 
9SRW/CC,  Aug  85. 
85.  List  (U),  "Flight  Safety  Records,"  9SRW/SE,  Jul  -  Sep  85;  Msqs 
(U/FOUO),  070500Z  and  181700Z  Sep  85,  15AF/SIB  to  HQ  USAF/IG,  et  al. , 
"Class  A  Inflight  Mishap  Reports." 
86.  Extract  (U),  "  9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
37.   Ibid. 
88 .  Ibid. 
89.  Beale  Space  Sentinel ,  23  Aug  85,  page  1;  Beale  Space  Sentinel , 
30  Aug  85,  page  1;  Staff  Meetings,  9SRW,  Jul  -  Sep  85,  historian  in 
attendance. 
90.  Rpt  (U),  "  Headquarters  SAC  Logistics  Readiness  Team  Inspection 
Report,  9-13  Sep  85,"  HQ  SAC/LGMT,  undated. 
91.  Seale  Space  Sentinel ,  27  Sep  85,  page  1. 
92.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
93.  Rpt  (U),  "Major  Accident  Response  Exercise,  26  Sep  85,"  9SRW/CVI 
to  9CSG/DW,  et  al. ,  undated. 
94.  Extract  (U),  "9SRW/CCE  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  30  Sep  85. 
95.  Rpts  (U),  "Construction  Status  Reports, "  9CSG/DEEC,  Jul  -  Sep  85. 
96.  Msg  (U),  272325Z  Sep  85,  15AF/D0T0  to  AIG  721/DO,  "15AF  Business 
Effort  Schedule  for  FY  86/1." 
97.  Msg  (IJ),  272035Z  Aug  85,  15AF/D0  to  9SRW/D0,  "Preliminary  Tasking 
For  Quick  Force  86-1  (9-11  Oct  85)." 
98.  Extract  (U),  "9SRVI/CCF.  Visitor  Files,"  as  of  31  Dec  85. 
99.  SSS  (U)\  9SRW/SE,  "Class  C  Flight  Mishap  Report,"  5  Nov  85; 
Msg  (FOUO)  081700Z  Nov  85,  9SRW/SE,  "Class  C  Flight  Mishap  Final 
Report." 
100.  Rpt  (U),  "Combined  Regional  Response  Force  Exercise,"  9SRW/CVI, 
16-17  Oct  85. 
101.  Meetings (L'),  "9SRW  Staff  Meetings,"  Historian  in  attendance, 
Oct-Dec  85;  Rpt  (U),  "15AF  Staff  Assistance  Visit  Report,"  15AF/CSI 
to  9SRW/CC,  8  Nov  85.
CHRONOLOGY  FOOTNOTES  (Cont) 
102.  Msg  (FOL'O),  231600Z  Oct  85,  9SRW/SE,  "Class  C  Flight  Mishap 
Final  Report." 
103.  Rpts  (U),  "Construction  Status  Reports,"  9CSG/DEEC,  25  Oct  85, 
31  Oct  85,  12  Dec  35,  2  Jan  86. 
104.  Ltr  (U),  9SRW/CC,  "Senior  Staff  Orientation  Course,"  5  Nov  85. 
105.  Msg  (U),  022905Z  Nov  85,  15  AF/DOTO  to  9SRW/D0/MA,  et  al.  , 
"4.SAT  Tanker  Support." 
106.  SSS  (U),  9  SRW/SE,  "Class  C  Flight  Mishap  Report,"  21  Nov  36; 
Msg  (FOUO),  221730Z  Nov  85,  9  SRW/SE,  "Class  C  Flight  Mishap  Final 
Report. " 
107.  Rot  (U),  "HQ  USAF  CESMET,  13-21  Nov  85." 
108.  Rpt  (U),  "Contingency  Mobility  Exercise,"  9SRW/CVI,  25-26  Nov  85. 
109.  Rpts  fU),  "Construction  Status  Reports,"  9CSG/DEED,  25  Oct  35, 
31  Oct  35,  12   Dec  85,  2  Jan  86. 
110.  Msg  272325Z  Sep  85,15  AF/DOTO  to  AIC  721/00,  15  AF  Business  Effort 
Schedule  for  FY  86-1." 
111.  Beale  Space  Sentinel  ,  20  Dec  85,  Dage  3. 
112.  Rpts  (U),  "60-9Weekly  Annotated  Flying  Schedules /'December  1935. 
113.  Rpt  (U),  n^ajor   Accident  Response  Exercise,"  9SRW/CVI,  20  Jan  36.