1  Jo^ 
Hate  (1983) 
1  Jan 
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14  Jan 
17  Jan 
1  Feb 
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4  Feb 
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CHRONOLOGY 
1983 
9TH  STRATEGIC  RECONNAISSANCE  WING 
^ 
Headauarters  SAC  activated  netacnment  ^  at 
Patrici  AFE,  Florida  (previously  fU-LF) 
A  Real?  KC-13SH  lost  an  ena-ine  Dane!  during 
a  fliaht  wit**  no  reoorted  namaae. 
Headauarters  SAC  droooed  a  proposal  to 
real  ion  the  °SRW  overseas  detachments . 
Maj  Fdwin  Siers  replaced  Maj  Fred  *'.  Jordan 
as  commander  of  the  °th  Reconnaissance 
Technical  Souadron 
Col  Richard  L.  ThomDSon  became  the  deouty 
commander  for  maintenance. 
Headauarters  SAC  instituted  a  chanae  ir.  the 
OCO!.'   rt^r  i«r\o<J  r\r\r\vo^^r\0^^1         <-3n^ki'1  ^'  f  w   /HAT  \ 
The  14th  Air  nivision  conducted  a  staff 
assistance  visit  to  the  °th  L'ing  as  a 
follow-uo  to  the  October  1QP,?  manaaement 
effectiveness  inspection. 
The  Social  Actions  Office  at  Reale  earned  tb* 
CAT  r~\rx-r       f   D  ^  -  ■«•   r--f   *kn   wp-.-  r«„   10"') 
~ne  °th  '-:inc  conducted  a  staff  assistance 
visit  to  Jetacnrrent  5  to  ensure  orooer 
',-3'*oC'jro3  for  c°rna  n°r.cv  nad  be°r  ta''°ri. 
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Headauarters  SAC  av;arced  tne  ">not.*":  Sesuritv 
Police  Souadron  tne  Col  John  R.  Luoer  Troony 
as  tne  nest  small  security  oolice  unit  in 
3AC  for  1Q-.2. 
Tbe  netachrior,.t  4  mission  at  -^r  w. ilderha"5!, 
I'.K.  chanaed  as  the  H-?0.  mission  was  ta^en 
over  by  tne  17th  Deconr!a-i usance  '-'inq  at  pAF 
;icon.Tj-v,  ''.K.   The  *:-2?   wa:  v.-itr.drawr.  from 
nr  tar  Anient  4. 
"fie  c'th  '-'inn  '  o^^-a  nder  arid  ~taff  conducted  a 
"id  j.  'j-  ,  '.orea  . 
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n:eni    1    at    i.adcna   AK,    Japan   ior   stan   assistance,     fv. 
••-.j.,1in.-o  i!-  t.-j  -h  'no 
..REKJCM  J^i;:f.  -:>:..-  ".nOM  ACT  b,  ibe 
A.ms  Ra«  «d  :««!,.:  •.■•.^r.S  H«««ch  fto|.c 
lar-tiiut-j  Iji  lolicy  Studies 
iLhsugton,  D.C. 
UNCLASSIFIED
*JNCL 
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'.        4»l) 
3    Mar 
Genera  1    fc^rnard   Can' Hon.    ("hie*    of   Staff   of 
tne   French  Air  Force  visited  fceale   for  a 
Qth   Hmq  Orientation. 
J   Mar 
A   chanqe   in   the  SR-71   mission   too''   olace  at 
Detainment   -',   RAF  Mildennall,   U.K. 
4  Mar 
A  Qth  '-h'nq  7-3S  on  a  flight  from  Peale  AFR 
injested  ice  into  its  engines  causinq  a 
minor  flioht  mishap. 
4  Mar 
7  Mar 
Maintenance  technicians  assisted   in   the 
recovery  of  an  air  aborted  SR-71   at  Lorinq 
AFP,   Maine. 
The   Qth  Loaistics     Plans,   Proarams  and 
Mobility  Oi  vision  of   Maintenance  won   the 
harry  D.    Haves  award   for  hest   in  SAf  for 
?  Var 
A  U-2R  on  a  landing  roll  at-^eale  exDerienced 
a  minor  mishaD. 
10  Mar 
The  Qth   Wing  completed  a   f easibil i ty  study 
on   the  capabilities  and  limitations  of   the 
KC-10   in   assuming  all    or  Dart  of   the  wing's 
5K-71    rfTuc'  " 
iy     kju_ia..iv*Mo. 
>•*  3 
The  Air  Fo-ce  inactivated  the  ITth  Mr 
Refuel  inc  '-'inc  ar.d   "its  associated  nase 
sucnort  units  and  consolidated  tne  missior 
!.•■»*-••      *• »-.  3  ■*•      <~.  -      'he,     O^r-      t3!.I  "no     L  i  *•      ~  ^  rT  O 
also  activated   the  °tr  f.omnat  Suoocrt   Group 
and   tne   °tr.  Services,   Transocrtation.    Suooly, 
Security   Rolice  and   Civil    Engineering   Sauaorons 
;  -     "a  r 
Tne   SR-71    aircrew  training  mission  moved   to 
the  £Q2°th  Strategic   Reconnaissance  Training 
Sauadron  from  tne   1st   SRS. 
2"-?£   f-'3r 
A    KC-10   tanker  from  the  ?nd   Bombardment  '-/inq 
at   'ar^sdale  AFR.,   Louisiana   der.'lcycd   to  R-cale 
for   refueling   tests  with   the  SR-71 . 
O^      M \ar 
"ne   -ir    Force's   first   TF-ir   trainer  model 
ar'-ived   at   f-'C-ale   to  he  used   in   the  ~0?°th 
.V'  .  2       I  »•  -  I      C   1  I   _  '  *"V-      t  '":"■  "i  ri  "•  TiC     C'"03":"G~i. 
March 
Tho     9t*">     I'.'inn     1  n  tnl  1  innn^o     rionntaf-o    i./a  c     namoH 
Outstanding   Intelligence  Unit   in  Fifteenth  Air 
Force   for   1QR?. 
UNCLASSIFIED
31    Mar  Tne   °tn   Strateaic   Reconnaissance  '-'inn  ended 
the  Quarter  with  4*0  officers,   373*  unlisted 
airmen  and   37.°.  civilians   for  a    total   of  3   072 
assioned   Dersonnel.     The  Heale  AFP-  uooulation 
inciudino   tenants,    totalled  <:,857  D^oole 
Tne   Wing   nad  sDent  S7  5.4RP.,nno  or  Si"  percent  of 
the   annual    budaed  on  16  March. 
UNCLASSfr?£D
Date (1933) 
April 
9-10 
12-13 
n 
25-29 
u 
CHRONOLOGY 
Event 
Alliance  Prooerties,  Inc  (ALLPRO)  replaced  M&M 
Services  on  the  Base  Housing  Maintenance  Con- 
tract. Legal  complications  ensued 
Speaker  of  the  US  House  of  Representatives 
Thomas  P.  "Tip"  O'Neill  toured  Beale  with  a 
congressional  delegation  of  35  persons 
Two  SR-71  search  and  rescue  sorties  scoured 
mountains  in  a  search  for  a  crashed  B-52  from 
Nell  is  AFB,  Nv. 
A  QQth  SRS  U-?  flow  a  %u*y    Playmat0  Soarrh  and 
Rescue  mission  to  look  for  a  downed  B-52. 
A  Cypriot  English  language  newspaper  erroneously 
reoorted  the  deployment  of  a  TR-1A  to  Detachment 
3  at  Akrotiri,  Cyprus. 
He3dauarters  SAC  announced  the  award  of  the 
o-inhth     £-ir»     Enr-ra    0'_r  t  S  tand"1  nn     Un^t    Award     '  A^O'.'A^ 
tooths  Pth  SRW  for  1  Jul  81-30  Jun  32. 
Beale  AFB  conducted  a  Broken  Arrow  major  acci- 
dent resoonse  exercise  (MARE)  tnat  simulated  a 
crasned  !X-C7  carrvina  a  nuclear  weapon. 
.Detachment  2  at  Osan  AB,  Korea  exo 
peculiar  eouioment  problem. 
ori  Of  "-  o 
°  r.  c  D  2  a 
A  9?th  SRS  U-2R  flew  a  SDecial  domestic  mission. 
The  Base  Environmental  Protection  Committee 
discussed  potential  chemical  pollution  on  Beale. 
The  l^th  Air  division  conducted  a  Staff  Assis- 
.  tance  Visit  (SAV)  to  the  ?th  Wing. 
■.y  Tne  Gth  Wing  Commander  and  selected  staff  members 
visited  Detachments  3  and  4  in  Europe. 
Paoe 
■  -(  V 
oc-ulfc's  7  if i  Missile  -*d  rm  rig  .'.uuacran  (I-'^.'S) 
transferred  from  SAC  to  the  now  Space  Command
May    (contd) 
14-15 
16-27 
19-23 
(INCE/'SSIFiEO 
Maj  Kenneth  L.  Stanford  became  the  first  oerma- 
nent  commander  at  Oetachment  5,  Patrick  AFB,  Fl . 
KC-135Q  ^530129  was  struck  by  lightning  on  a 
routine  flight,  but  landed  without  incident. 
Col  John  A."  Anderson  replaced  Col  John  T.  Dyer 
as  the  commander  of  the  USAF  Hospital,  Beale. 
The  9th  SR!</  sponsored  the  Blackbird  Reunion  of 
current  and  former  SR-71  and  U-2  personnel  at 
the  MGM  Grand  Hotel  in  Reno,  Nv. 
The  Deputy  Commander  for  Maintenance  conducted 
a  staff  assistance  visit  to  Detachments  1  and  2 
in  the  Pacific. 
Beale  AFB  conducted  a  MARE  involving  a  mass 
casualty  where  a  fuel  truck  collided  with  a 
loaded  passenger  bus. 
The  9th  Wing  deployed  a  KC-135Q,  SR-71  and  U-2 
to  Randolph  AFB,  Texas  for  a  static  display. 
Dei2cnment  3  flew  a  successful  Olive  Tree 
mission  following  a  succession  of  difficulties. 
The  Air  Force's  second  TR-1B,  a  two-seat  trainer 
model  arrived  at  3eale. 
Disaster   Preparedness   oersonnel    completed  an 
Qlvmoic   Race  aircraft  cecor.camination  on  a  U-2, 
The  first  use  of  a  KC-in  Extender  to  refuel 
an  operational  SR-71  reconnaissance  mission 
took  place. 
June 
Ma  j   Donald  E.    Ha  si  am  replaced  Lt  Col    Kevin  T. 
vHegarty  as   commander  of   the  9th  Organizational 
Maintenance  Sauadron. 
The  Air  Force  Audit  Aqency  comoleted  the  formal 
reDort  of  a  7-3B  operations  and  traimna  audit. 
i  r 
u- 
anti-G  suits  for  all  T-33  pilots.
June    (contd) 
23-24 
23-30 
UNCLASSIFIED 
Beale  AFB   hosted   the  annual    open  house  with   static 
displays,    bands,    refreshments   and  flybys. 
A  T-38  painting  facility  opened   in  SR-71    Shelter 
^1  26. 
A  Short  Sprint   local   exercise   took  place   in  con- 
junction with'SAC's  Exercise  Global   Shield  83. 
The  9th  SRW  and  Beale  AFB  participated   in  SAC's 
worldwide  Exercise  Global   Shield  83,     Local 
involvement  consisted  of  a   battle  staff  exercise 
with  very   limited  exercise  flying. 
Detachment  5  flew  a  Global   Shield  U-2R  sortie. 
A  wing  U-2   performed  a   flyby  of  the  Truckee, 
California   air   show. 
Col    David  H.    Pinsky  replace  Col   Lonnie  L.   Liss  as 
9SRW  vice  commander. 
A  SAC  coordinated  reconnaissance  mission   took 
place  at  Detachment  1. 
A  KC-135Q  slew  a    tire  upon  landing  but  completed 
the  roll -out  with  no  further  problems. 
Headquarters   SAC   reduced   the   KC-125Q  flying    nour 
allocation   due   to  Decreased  mission  tasking. 
'he  ?th   5?.l-.'  obligated  323,731,900  or  74   percent 
'of   the   FYS3   budget    (just  below  tne  75  percent 
ta^aet  ceiling)    to  remain   in  excellent  fiscal 
snaoe. 
3eale  AFB  had  an  assigend  total   of  553  officers 
(555  authorized),    3,803  enlisted  airmen    (3,715 
authorized)    and   554   civilians    (550  authorized) . 
i 
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CHRONOLOGY 
Date   (1983) 
JuJX 
2  Jul-19   Aug 
8-10 
9-30 
14-18 
21-22 
Event 
The  9th  SRW  deployed  a  U-2R  on  short  notice  con- 
tingency  location   in  support  of  Senior  Look   II 
tasking. 
One  wing  U-2R  and  a  supoort  KC-135Q  tanker  deploy- 
ed to  Jackson,  Mississippi  for  a  static  display  at 
an  air  show. 
The  9th   SRW  oartici Dated   ir.  the  first  ODerational 
testing  of  tne  Advanced  Aperture  Synthetic  Radar 
System" (ASARS)   at  Detachment  4. 
A  9th   SRW  T-38  on  a  normal    training  mission  exper- 
ienced a  major  accident. 
One  3R-7I   and   KC-I35Q  deoloyed  to  Payne   field, 
Washington   for  a   static  di sol  ay  at   the  Boeing 
oroduc "ion   facility. 
Paae 
A  controlled  burn  orass  fire  on  base  cot  out  of 
control.   It  cestroyec  tne  roof  structure  and 
caused  aamage  to  tne  oase  resevoir. 
Lt  Colonel  Alan  E.  Cirino  assumed  command  of  tne 
1st  Strategic  Reconnaissance  Souacron  as  Lt  Colo- 
nel El  don  W.  Joersz  was  reassigned. 
The  SAC  Inspector  General  team  conducted  a  Manage- 
ment Effectiveness  (Mil)  inspection  at  Detachment  3. 
Colonel  Thomas  S.  Pugh ,  then  the  9th  SRW  commander, 
was  reassigned  to  14th  Air  Division  and  Colonel 
David  H.  Pinsky,  then  Vice  Commander,  assumed  temp- 
orary command  of  tne  wing. 
A  civilian  protect  ai  ."reenr.am  ."ommon,  England  dur- 
ing the  International  Air  Tattoo  air  show  ended  with 
D2int  s  ?''  ?tt  e^ef1-  nr>  a  f)«T  arnn-ent  4  Sf-:-71. 
The  first  Maior  Accident  Response  Exercise  of  the 
-jL'-".-2'-'  •-"  ":■-•■■■:-:{:•:.  ■-.■■■  -'•.-•*••'-.""■  r.e  " "  "■■•: ;  a  tec  an 
explosion  and  fire  on  a  parked  KC-135Q  tanker.
Auaust 
->-0 
17-19 
?t 
Briaadier  General    (Ret)   Cnarles    "Chuck"   Veaoer, 
tne    first  man   to  Dreak   tne  sound  oarrier  visited 
beale   for  orientations   and  a  fliaht   in   tne   SR-71D. 
Colonel    George  V.    Freese  arrived  on  station   and 
assumed   command  of   the  9th  SRW  in  olace  -of  tne 
departed  Colonel   Pugh. 
A  host  -   tenant  agreement  was   finalized  between 
Detacnment  5  and  Patrick  AFC,   Florida. 
The   first  of  ten   Giant  Clipper  r.issions   launcned 
from  Beale  was   flown  successfully. 
The   first  U-2R  to  come  off  a  production  line  since 
1959  was  Delivered  to  tne  9tn  SRW. 
Lt  General    Lawrence  A.    Skantze>  Deouty  Chief  of 
Staff  USAr   for  Research  and  Development,   visited 
Beale   for  briefings  and  a  flight  in   the  SR-71B. 
House   of  Reorese,nati ves  Majority  Leader  Jim  Wright 
and  a   Congressional   delegation  visited   Beale   for 
oriefings   and  static   displays  of  wing  aircraft. 
A  U-2R   from  Beale   flew  a  mission   that   surveyed   the 
Galveston,   Texas    zrea   to  asses   the  damages    inflict- 
ed  dv   hurricane   Alicia 
~? 
The  second  Kajor  Accident  P.esconse  Exercise  of  the 
ouarter  simulated  tne  crasn  cf  a  C - 1 4 1  with  nuclear 
weaoons  onooard. 
2d  nug-2   iep 
The   9th  3RW  recieved   the   National'  Safety  Council 
kwzrt   of   Honor   for   2982. 
Tisch-Avnet  Productions,   a  movie  company  visited 
Beale   to   film  ground   and  flicht   footage   of  the  U-2s 
at   Beale   for  a   movie  entitled  "Air   Force". 
I-er-t  ember 
Tne   9  th   P?rnnn;H  t  "'Tnrp 'Technical    T-ouad^on    init- 
iated  a   new  manning  assistance  request   to  allevi- 
ate  404X0  manning   shortages. 
Colonel    David   £.    Volz   replaced  Colonel    Fred  A. 
Bissinger,  v;ho   retired,   as   the  new  Deputy  Comman- 
der  for   Resource  Management. 
NCLAS:
«  « 
t/T*7    r '— ^  /  >  *• 
ay^k^ijiri!:: 
September   (cont'd) 
20-21 
Gavin  Manderv.   a    local    civilian,   received   tne 
Exceptional    Service  Award.      This  Desteaious   hon- 
or nad  been  awarded  only  to   four  otner  individuals 
35  years. 
The  wing  deployed  a  sinale  U-2R  and  on<  KC-135Q 
with  support  equipment  to  Lanqley,  Virainia  for 
a  static  display. 
A  9th   SRW  SR-71   air  aborted  into  Fairchild  AFB, 
Washington  and  the  wing  deployed  a  KC-235Q  tanker 
with  support  Dersonnel   and  equipment  to  repair  the 
stricken  Blackbird. 
_  j 
ins  annus]   off-base  Civi.iur,  y.^jui- 
n  ri:5r,trr  exercise   took 
place  as  a  simulated  7-38  accident  tested  combined 
civilian  and  Air  force  response. 
The  final   Major  Accident  Response  Exercise  of  the 
Quarter  evaluated  the  response  to  a  simulated  air- 
craft accident  involving  nuclear  weapons. 
OHCL/iS
t!HMJ* 
Date  (1933) 
October 
24-4  Nov 
^D 
November 
NCLfiSSIHbD 
CHRONOLOGY 
Event  Page 
1  OL-AY,  Air  Force  Operations  1  Test  and 
Evaluation  Center  (AFOTEC)  activated 
at  Beale. 
3„7  Civil  Engineering  and  Services  Manage- 
ment Assistance  Team  (CESMAT)  visited 
9th  Civil  Engineering  and  9th  Services 
Squadrons. 
17-11  Nov     Tasking  increased  due  to  Urgent  Fury 
operations  in  support  of  U.S.  rescue 
mission  in  Grenada. 
20  The  first  Short  Sprint  Exercise  of  the 
quarter  tested  the  wing's  aircraft 
generation  capabilities. 
22-25        One  wing  U-2R  deployed  to  Mather  AFB, 
Ca  for  a  static  display. 
Brig  Gen  Jesse  S.  Hocker,  14th  Air  Divi- 
sion Commander  led  a  14th  AD  Staff 
Assistance  visit  to  Detacnment  4  at 
RAF  Mildenhall,  U.K. 
7.1-22  Nov     A  9th  Wing  TR-1A  deployed  to  the  17th 
ReCOnnaissance  Wing  ai  RAF  Alconbury, 
UK  to  alleviate  an  aircraft  snortage. 
The  first  major  accident  response_exer- 
cise  (MARE)  of   the  quarter  was  held. 
1_2  The  9th  Wing  held  the  Senior  Staff 
Officers  Orientation  Course  with  staff 
.  .  *      officers  and  civilian  equivalents  from 
Headaua»"ters  SAC,  Air  Force  Intelli- 
gence and  the  Defense  Intelligence 
A  r,th  i-.'irip  SP--1  at'O-ted  ir.lo  'a -on 
;(.JVsi  Kir  ..id'JCii,  Ui'Vhoa.  "nc  '••'•9 
deployed  resources  necessary  for  the 
?ICL£SS!FIED
November   (cont'd) 
UKCL1GSIFIED 
12-14 
14-18 
A  KC-135Q  tanker  crew  from  the  9th  SRW 
received  awards  as  best  Air  Force  active 
duty  refueling  unit  and  best  tanker  crew 
in  SAC  following  annual  SAC  Bombing  and 
Navigation  Competition. 
The  wing  deployed  one  SR-71  and  one 
U-2R-to  March  AFB,  CA  for  a  static 
display. 
The  14th  Air  Division  conducted  a  staff 
assistance  visit  at  Beale  AFB.  During 
the  visit,  a  Short  Sprint  Exercise  was 
conducted. 
The  second  MARE  of  the  Quarter  was  held 
in  conjunction  with  the  14AD  staff 
Ti:e  exerc.se  scenario 
consisted  of  a  bomb  threat  and  explosion 
at  the  Beale  hospital . 
21-23 
2S-8  Dec 
A  U-2R  mishap  occurred. 
Lt  Gen  James  E.   Light,   Fifteenth  Air 
Force  Commander  visited  Beale  for  an 
jr.*/  i     o •    : c •  <  »»>-.  w  .  \j 1 1 
£1 
The  1st  Combat  Evaluation  Group    (CEVG) 
inspected  wing  flying  ooerations  and 
assianed  an  overall   excellent  rating. 
December 
1-3 
The  9th  Wing  deployed  a   U-?R  and  a 
KC-1250  to  Laugh! in  AFB,  Texas  for  a 
static  display. 
Lt  Col  Edward  J.  Gaven  assumed  command 
of  the  349th  Air  Refueling  Sauadron  as 
Lt  Col   Walter  N.   Schrecker  was  reassigned 
While  on  a  Giant  Clipper  mission,   an 
SR-71   air  aborted   to  Carswell   AFB,  Tx. 
The  wing  deployed  a   tanker,   crew  and 
support  personnel    to  recover  the  SR-71. 
Trie   wing   held   the   tnird  MARE  of  the 
(HiMri  f>r .       7  t\^   cxorc  i  ^p    «» "inul  a  tf*d    thp 
midair  call  is  ion  of  a   T--52  bomber  and  a 
KC-135  Tanker  with   resultant   around 
IfiSSIFIED
UNCL^SIFED 
December   (cont'd) 
18-19         Brig  Gen  JohnStihl,  Strategic  Communi- 
cations Division  Commander,  visited  the 
1883rd  and  2156th  Communications 
Squadrons. 
22  Upon  landing  at  Beale,  a  T-38  assigned 
to  the  9SRW  blew  a  tire  causing  minor 
damages. 
27  An  SR-71  on  a  training  sortie  diverted 
to  Mather  AFB,  CA  due  to  heavy  fog  at 
Beale.  The  wing  dispatched  a  crew  to 
return  the  plane  to  Beale.
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CHRONOLOGY 
1983 
9TH  STRATEGIC  RECONNAISANCE  WING 
Date  (1983) 
1  Jan  Headquarters  SAC  activated  Detchment  5  at 
Patrick  AFB,  Florida  (previously  OL-LF) 
6  Jan  A  Beale  KC-135Q  lost  an  engine  panel  during 
during  a  flight  with  no  reported  damage. 
7  Jan         Headquarters  AC  dropped  proposal  to 
realign  the  9SRW  overseas  detachments. 
14  Jan         Maj  Edwin  Siers  replaced  Maj  Fred  N.  Jordan 
as  commander  of  the  9th  Reconnaissance 
Technical  Squadron 
17  Jan         Col  Richard  L.  Thompson  became  the  deputy 
commander  for  maintenance. 
1  Feb  Headquarters  AC  instituted  a  change  in  the 
9SRW  designed  operational  capability  (DOC) . 
1-4  Feb        The  14th  Air  Division  conducted  a  staff 
assistance  visit  to  ihe  9th  Wing  as  a 
follow-up  to  the  October  1982  management 
effectiveness  inspection. 
4  Feb  The  Social  Actions  Office  at  Beale  earned  the 
SAC  Class  I  Best  of  the  year  for  1982. 
5-7  Feb        The  9th  Wing  conducted  a  staff  assistance 
visit  to  Detachment  5  to  ensure  proper 
procedures  for  permanency  had  been  taken. 
17-20  Feb      Representative  C.W.  "Bill"  Young,  a  Florida 
Republican,  visited  Beale  for  an  SR-71 
orientation  flight. 
22  Feb         Headquarters  SAC  awarded  the  100th  Security 
Police  Squadron  the  Col  John  R.  Luper  Trophy 
as  the  best  small  security  police  unit  in 
SAC  for  1982. 
22  Feb         The  Detachment  4  mission  at  RAF  Mildenhali, 
U.K.  changed  as  the  U-2R  mission  was  taken 
over  by  the  17th  Reconnaissance  Wing  at  RAF 
Alconbury,  U.K.  the  U-2R  was  withdrawn  from 
Detachment  4 . 
23-28  Feb      The  9th  Win  Commnder  and  staff  conducted  a 
saff  assistance  visit  to  Detachment  2  at 
Osan  AB,  Korea. 
28  Feb  -2  Mar  The  commander  of  the  9th  Wing  visited  Detach- 
ment 1  at  Kadena  AB,  Japan  for  staff 
assistance.
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Mar  General  Bernard  Capillon,  Chief  of  Staff  of 
the  French  Air  visited  Beale  for  a 
9th  Wing  Orientation. 
Mar  A  change  in  the  SR-71  mission  took  place  at 
Detachment  4,  RAF  Mildennall,  U.K. 
4  Mar  A  ?th  wing  T-38  on  a  flight  from  Beale  AFB 
in jested  ice  into  its  engines  causing 
minor  flight  mishap. 
4  Mar  Maintenance  technicians  assisted  in  the 
recovery  of  an  air  aborted  SSR-71  at  Loring 
AFB,  Maine. 
7  Mar  The  9th  Logistics  Plans,  Programs  and 
Mobility  Division  of  Maintenance  won  the 
Harry  D.  Hayes  award  for  best  SAC  for 
1982. 
9  Mar  A  U72R  on  a  landing  roll  at  Beale  experienced 
a  minor  mishap. 
10  Mar         The  9th  Wing  completed  a  feasibility  study 
on  the  capabilities  and  limitations  of  the 
KC-10  in  assuming  all  or  part  of  the  wing's 
SR-71  refueling  operations. 
15  Mar         The  Air  Force  inactivated  the  100th  Air 
Refueling  Wing  and  its  associated  base 
support  units  and  consolidated  the  mission 
with  that  of  the  9th  SRW.   The  Air  Force 
also  activated  the  9th  Combat  Support  Group 
and  the  9th  Services,  Transportation,  Supply, 
Security  Police  and  Civil  Engineering  Squadrons 
15  Mar         The  SR-71  aircrew  training  mission  moved  to 
the  4029th  Strategic  Reconnaissance  Training 
Squadron  from  the  1st  SRS. 
21-24  Mar      A  KC-10  tanker  from  the  2nd  Bombardment  Wing 
at  Barksdale  AFB,  Louisiana  deployed  to  Beale 
for  refueling  tests  with  the  SR-71. 
25  Mar         The < Air  Force's  first  Tr-IB  trainer  model 
arrived  at  Beale  to  be  used  in  the  4  029th 
SRTS  TR-l  aircrew  training  program. 
March         The  9th  Wing  Intelligence  Deputate  was  named 
Outstanding  Intelligence  Unit  in  Fifteenth  Air 
Force  for  1982.
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CHRONOLOGY 
Date  C1983)  Event  Pa^e 
July 
2  Jul- 19  Aug     The  9th  SRW  deployed  a  U-2R  on  short  notice  con- 
tingency location  in  support  of  Senior  Look  II 
tasking. 
8-io  One  wing  U-2R  and  a  support  KC-13  5Q  tanker  deploy- 
ed to  Jackson,  Mississippi  for  a  static  display  at 
an  air  show. 
9-30  The  9th  SRW  participated  in  the  first  operational 
testing  of  the  Advanced  Aperture  Synthetic  Radar 
System  (ASARS)  at  Detachment  4. 
12  A  9th  SRW  T-38  on  a  normal  training  mission  exper- 
ienced a  major  accident. 
14-18  One  SR-71  and  KC-135Q  deployed  to  Payne  Field, 
Washington  for  a  static  display  at  the  Boeing 
production  facility. 
A  controlled  burn  grass  fire  on  base  got  out  of 
control.   It  destroyed  the  roof  structure  and 
caused  damage  to  the  base  reservoir. 
18  18Lt  Colonel  Alan  B  Cirino  assumed  command  of  the 
1st  Strategic  Reconnaissance  Squadron  as  Lt  Colo- 
nel Eldon  W.  Joersz  was  reassigned. 
21-22  The  SAC  Inspector  General  team  conducted  a  Manage- 
ment Effectiveness  (MEI)  inspection  at  Detachment  3. 
22  Colonel  Thomas  S.  Pugh,  then  the  9th  SRW  commander, 
was  reassigned  to  the  14th  Air  Division  and  Colonel 
David  H.  Pinsky,  then  Vice  Commander,  assumed  temp- 
orary command  of  the  wing. 
24  A  civilian  protest  at  Greenham  Common,  England  dur- 
ing the  International  Air  Tattoo  air  show  ended  with 
paint  splattered  on  a  Detachment  4  SR-71. 
27  The  first  Major  Accident  Response  Exercise  of  the 
quarter  was  conducted.   The  exercise  simulated  an 
explosion  and  fire  on  a  parked  KC-135Q  tanker.
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CHRONOLOGY 
Date(1983)  Event  Page 
April 
1  Alliance  Properties,  Inc  (ALLPRO)  replaced  M&M 
Services  on  the  Base  Housing  Maintenance  Con- 
tract.  Legal  complications  ensued. 
9-10  Speaker  of  the  US  House  of  Representatives 
Thomas  P.  "Tip"  O'Neill  toured  Beale  with  a 
congressional  delegation  of  3  5  persons 
12-13  Two  SR-71  search  and  rescue  sorties  scoured 
mountains  in  a  search  for  a  crashed  8-52  from 
Neilis  AFB,  Nv. 
13  A  99th  SRS  U-2  flew  a  Busy  Playmate  Search  and 
Rescue  mission  to  look  for  a  downed  B-52. 
17  A  Cypriot  English  language  newspaper  erroneously 
reported  the  deployment  of  a  TR-1A  to  Detachment 
3  at  Akrotiri,  Cyprus. 
18  Headquarters  SAC  announced  the  award  of  the 
eighth  Air  Force  Outstanding  Unit  Award  (AFOUA) 
to  the  9th  SRW  for  1  Jul  81-30  Jun  82. 
19  Beale  AFB  conducted  a  Broken  Arrow  major  acci- 
dent response  exercise  (MARE)  that  simulated  a 
crashed  KC-97  carrying  a  nuclear  weapon. 
19  Detachment  2  at  Osan  AB,  Korean  experienced  a 
peculiar  equipment  problem. 
20  A  99th  SRS  U-2R  flew  a  special  domestic  mission. 
25  The  Base  Environmental  Protection  Committee 
discussed  potential  chemical  pollution  on  Beale. 
25-29  The  14th  Air  Division  conducted  a  Staff  Assis- 
tance Visit  (SAV)  to  the  9th  Wing. 
25-3  May       The  9th  Wing  Commander  and  selected  staff  members 
visited  Detachments  3  and  4  in  Europe. 
May 
1  Beale'  7th  Missile  Warning  Squadron  (MWS) 
transferred  from  SAC  to  the  new  Space  Command.
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CHRONOLOGY 
Date  (1983)  Event  Page 
October 
1  OL-AY,  Air  Force  Operational  Test  and 
Evaluation  Center  (AFOTEC)  activated 
at  Beale. 
3-7  Civil  Engineering  and  Services  Manage- 
ment Assistance  Team  (CESMAT)  visited 
9th  Civil  Engineering  and  9th  Services 
Squadrons. 
17-11  Nov      Tasking  increased  due  to  Urgent  Fury 
operations  in  support  of  U.S.  rescue 
mission  in  Grenada. 
20  The  first  Short  Sprint  Exercise  of  the 
quarter  tested  the  wing's  aircraft 
generation  capabilities. 
2  2-25  One  wing  U-2R  deployed  to  Mather  AFB, 
CA  for  a  static  display. 
24-4  Nov       Brig  Gen  Jesse  Hocker,  14th  Air  Divi- 
sion Commander  led  a  14th  AD  Staff 
Assistance  visit  to  Detachment  4  at 
RAF  Mildenhall,  U.K. 
23-24  Nov      A  9th  Wing  TR-01A  deployed  to  the  17th 
Reconnaissance  Wing  at  RAF  Alconbury, 
UK  to  alleviate  an  aircraft  shortage. 
26  The  first  major  accident  response  exer- 
cise (MARE)  of  the  quarter  was  held. 
November 
1-2  The  9th  Wing  held  the  Senior  Staff 
Officer  Orientation  Course  with  staff 
officers  and  civilian  equivalents  from 
Headquarters  SAC,  Air  Force  Intelli- 
gence and  the  Defense  Intelligence 
Agency  in  attendance. 
8  A  9th  wing  SR-71  aborted  into  Fallon, 
Naval  Air  Station,  Nevada.  The  wing 
deployed  resources  necessary  for  the 
retrieval  of  the  plane.