oO Ip oA mM - fn) bt I et tes 22 , coe “ 75 and . ¥ Obtained throu hi the : af - ; - 2 up ~»©6FREECORM OF PP ORI ASL IN ACT by the 5 Arms Raca end Navi): caona Research Pro: cs Insitute for Tulicy Studies Wastiagton, D.C. CHRONOLOGY ~- | 484 OCTOBER aug 10 88 | EVENT PAGE A KC-135 Q from Beale made an emergency landing on a dry 74 lake bed at Edwards AFB, California. Brigadier General Young from Headquarters NORAD visited 39 Beale. The president of Hero Inc. ( the Housing Maintenance Con- 132 tractor)met base officials to discuss problems with con- tract performance. After the meetings, the contractor hired seven additional personne}. w ize) The annual Beale Guest Day was held. Atl activities were successful. Base Afficials estimated attendance at 25,000 people. & U-2R incident occurred at Detachment 2, Osan AB, Korea. 74 Sheryl M. Davis assumed command of the 2th Combat 45 Caatein Supoort Group “sadauercters Squadron. Salonel { Brigadier General selectee) Jonr BR. Farrington =ssumed commang of tne i4th Air Division. He came cs zexje from Grissom SF2. indiana wnere ne was commander oF ~ne 305tn bir efueling king. 4s fs a commane eilot with 15é combat missions in 2 variety oT aircraft. in adeizion to U.S. military decorézions, he was awarded the rating o7 pilot in the tugosiav Air Force. He received his regular commission in July 1°59 as a distinquishec qraduate of tne Sir Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. igrk on the new administrative building at Detacnment 3, 131 nirotiri SBA, Cyprus, was placed on hold pencing the dur- cnase of tne building's interior. hoproximateiy three galions of 1.2 dichlorobenzene was 134 spilied in Building José. Civil Enaineering housed the the area and the command « post was evacuated. The Mohite Processing (enter at Detachment 1, Kadena Air 1246 hase, Japan tool delivery of a newly desianed and tuilt fouble Van Imagery Complex. Captain Wilbert £&. Charles took over command af the Q9th 45 Combat Support Group tisadquarters Squadron. vidi . : * : 0312¢- 1 CLRT COMME
DATE 22-24 - ihe) — tw “i ’ EVENT PAGE The SAC IG conducted a Management Effectiveness Inspec- 25 tion (MEI) of Detachment 5, Patrick AFB, Florida. This represented the initial MEI for the unit. The overall rating - Satisfactory. The wing conducted a Mass Accident Response Exercise(MARE)35 with an overall rating of satisfactor,’. A tanker crew from the Oth SRW won the Navigation Trophy 41 at the annual SAC Bombing and Navigation Competition. The trophy was awarded to the tanker crew which compiled the highest scores for four navigational Tegs. Beale crews scored 1530 out of 1600 points. November ward, Vice Chairman of the Committee for 39 gery Requis vements and Explotation, attended the wing's nior Staff Orientat ion Course. Other senior officials the session included; Colonels John P. Nesbitt and nW. Redmond, Mobilization Assistants to Headquarte y Chief of Staff, intelligence, Unitec State Sorte Deserve /USLEP}: and Colonel tr ector for Sperations Supsori, “Ss 3 3 (uy 4 3 a al (oy) wy © > 469 (0 rs ¢ > Ltd Gd Oe UY) wwe TR “4 CVD 3 Looe i ou as) ou a 3a oO 2 Cu wn Va) Ls 3 rt 7 oy ri 3 } isu) vi] ie cs iN ct 3 mm QO 3 3 vy oe) L iD qu OL ' I> ay The wing conducts a Major f£crident Yesponse Cxercisel MARE IIE wich a rating of satisfactory . ; a Ljeutentant Colonel Venneth L. Stanford took aver command “2 of tne 39th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron. Lieutenant Colonel Dennis C. s2ger assumed command of a Petacnment $, Patrick AFB, Florida aetare Mary Velarde atsuced command af the 9th C56 a5 adguarters Squadron. 1x
ro 4-5 lo bee EVENT PAGE Major Russell L. Szypanik assumed command of Detachment &5 1, Kadena Air Base, Japan. Lieutenant General Faurer. Director of the National 39 Security Agency, visited Beale. The wing conducted a Contingency/Mobility Exercise. 38 Overall rating - Satisfactory. A MARE held in conjunc- tion with the exercise was rated excellent. tue Ribbon Panel investigating recent U-2 incidents 37 visited Detachment 5, Patrick AFB, Florida. Ceremonies marking the 20th Anniversary of the first 40 SR-7] flight were held on the Beale Flightline. The Program inciuded a SR-7] flyby, landing and taxi into the reviewing area. The remarks were delivered by Robert Gilliland, the first pilot to fly the SR-71 and also by Sen Rich, Vice President of the Lockheed Corporation. The SR-71, nicknamed tne "Blackbird" was flown on 22 Dec- emper 1964, Seven construction and ressir projects were completed 229 representing @ total of § 2,928,247. <Ixamsies included cnree orejects to vengir and maircain Vilitary family HOu3sing: reoair cf ine sewage cient: receiv and rens vation of nuiidinc 2172; repaiv of tne SF-71 slectric- al distriaution system; and reseir of tne pnoto waste injection system ore —