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DATE  EVENT 
The  1500th  Olympic  Game  mission  was  flown  at  Det  2. 
Wing  personnel  participated  in  the  third  annual 
Global  Shield  exercise. 
January 
26  Jan  - 
8  Feb 
February 
March 
Brig  Gen  Monroe  Hatch  assumed  command  of  the  14th 
Air  Division  headquartered  at  Beale  AFB,  after  the 
position  had  been  vacant  for  a  short  time. 
21  Wing  personnel  joined  other  base  personnel  and 
individuals  from  SAC  units  around  the  world  in 
celebrating  the  command's  35th  anniversary. 
April 
10  An  operational  sortie  levied  by  higher  headquarters 
flew  on  this  date  and  was  completed  without  any 
problems . 
May 
5  The  Giant  Reach  deployment  to  RAF  Mildenhall  which 
began  in  September  1980  ended  on  this  date. 
8  A  wing  U-2R  flew  in  support  of  a  combined  Navy  and 
,  ■  Marine  Corps  exercise  nicknamed  Kernel  Usher  81-2. 
14-15  The  14th  Air  Division  Commander,  Brig  General  Monroe 
W.  Hatch,  Jr.  visited  Det  4  and  conducted  a  Staff 
Assistance  Visit. 
19  Wing  personnel  participated  in  a  Short  Sprint 
exercise. 
June 
1-2  The  SAC  Inspector  General  Team  visited  Project 
Olive  Harvest  and  conducted  a  Management  Effec- 
tiveness Inspection.
June  Con ' t 
4  The  15th  Air  Force  Commander,  Lt  General  James  P. 
Mullins  visited  Beale  AFB.   Accompanied  by  several 
members  of  his  staff,  General  Mullins  headed  a  Staff 
Assistance  Visit  of  the  base. 
3  Several  flight  line  security  changes  occurred  on 
this  date,  the  most  significant  being  the  change  to 
only  one  flight  line  access  point  being  open  during 
non-duty  hours. 
7_I3  Wing  personnel,  equipment,  and  aircraft  found  them- 
selves heavily  involved  in  the  second  annual  Busy 
Prairie  Exercise. 
15-17  The  wing  hosted  a  Blackbird  Reunion  at  the  Sahara- 
Reno  Hotel  in  Reno,  Nevada. 
17  A  higher  headquarters  operational  mission  was  suc- 
cessfully completed  on  this  date. 
26  The  wing  attempted  to  fly  another  higher  headquar- 
ters operational  mission,  but  was  plagued  with 
problems . 
29  The  100th  Security  Police  personnel  conducted  a 
flight  line  penetration  exercise  on  this  date.   Wing 
officials  expressed  displeasure  with  the  results. 
July 
7_9  a  15A.F  team  of  two  conducted  a  maintenance  staff 
assistance  visit  on  this  date  and  made  some  interes- 
ting observations. 
2a  The  wina  launched  a  second  operational  mission  in 
support~of  a  higher  headquarters  request.  The  sec- 
ond flight  was  much  more  successful. 
27  .  *    Both  the  9SRW  and  100AREFW  found  themselves  involved 
in  a  Short  Sprint  Exercise  on  this  date,  the  first 
of  two  conducted  during  this  quarter.   Results  were 
not  good  as  the  two  wings'  combined  effort  resulted 
in  a  marginal  rating. 
August 
1  On this  date  the  first  TR-1  aircraft  landed  at  Beale, 
26  years  after  the  first  U-2  flight.   To  commemorate 
the  arrival  of  the  TR-1,  the  9SRW  hosted  an  open 
house  with  many  distinguished  visitors  in  attendance, 
along  with  scores  of  visitors  from  the  surrounding 
communities .
August  con ' t 
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September 
Along  with  the  arrival  of.  the  first  TR-1  aircraft 
at  Beale,  the  wing  gained  a  new  unit,  as  the  4029th 
Strategic  Reconnaissance   Training  Squadron  was  acti- 
vated on  this  date,  with  Lt  Colonel  Gardner  D. 
Krumrey  assuming  command. 
A  refueling  test  involving  the  new  KC-10A  and  the 
SR-71  were  accomplished  on  these  days.   Both  aircraft 
were  launched  from  Beale  AFB.   Witn  these  refuelings, 
the  uniqueness  of  the  RC-135Q  aircraft  *  flown  by  the 
100AREFW  diminished. 
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31  Aug  - 
3  Sep 
The  wing  maintenance  complex  underwent  an  extensive 
Maintenance  Standard  Eveluation  Team  evaluation  on 
these  four  days  with  some  problem  areas  identified, 
but  the  overall  rating  was  satisfactory. 
Wing  personnel  participated  in  the  second  Short 
Sprint  exercise  conducted  this  quarter.   The  results 
were  more  pleasing  than  those  recorded  during  the 
first  such  exercise  and  a  satisfactory  rating  was 
awarded . 
October 
The  fir -st  9SRW  owned  TR-i  landed  at  Beale  on  this 
date,  marking  the  beginning  of  a  new  era  in  strate- 
gic reconnaissance. 
This  date  marked  the  fifth  consecutive  FOD  free 
month  on  Beale  AFB,  a  definite  trend,  of  which  wing 
officials  were  proud. 
A  U-2R  deployment  to  Robins  AFB,  GA  in  support  of  a 
higher  headquarters  mission  to  take  photographs  over 
Florida.   While  at  Robins  an  additional  requirement 
was  levied  and  successfully  flown. 
A  deployment  to  Pease  AFB,  NH  was  completed  in  sup- 
port of  Busy  Relay  swapout  of  aircraft  at  Project' 
Olive  Harvest. 
The  SR-71  and  KC-10  accomplished  an  operational  test 
flight  at  night  to  evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  the 
KC-10 's   improved  lighting  ability. 
A  SR-71  deployment  to  March  AFB,  CA  in  support  of  an 
Air  Show  plus  a  fly-by  at  the  Air  Force  Academy.
October  con ' t 
31  The  Retiree  Appreciation  Day,  Open  House  on  the 
flight  line,  and  the  grand  opening  of  Beale's  AFB 
Museum  occurred  on  this  date. 
November 
10  Lt  Colonel  Spelladcy  departed  TDY  to  Robins  AFB.  GA 
to  serve  with  the  Olympic  Victor  task  force  for 
setting  up  and  planning  4  operational  flights  dur- 
ing a  2  week  period. 
11,  12,  13       Four  round  robin  Olympic  Victor  missions  were  flown 
&  16  on  these  dates. 
*mid  month      A  short  notice  tasking  requirement  from  higher  head- 
quarters required  photographs  in  support  of  exercise 
"Bright  Star".   The  wing  received  positive  comments 
from  HQ  SAC. 
16-18  A  SR-71  departed  for  Barksdale  AFB,  LA  to  take  part 
in  a  static  display  during  the  Bomb  Comp  Awards.   It 
flew  low  and  slow  both  ways  due  to  a  maintenance  mal- 
function. 
31  This  was  the  seventh  FOD  free  consecutive  month. 
December 
1  The  9th  wing  personnel  participated  in  a  Short  Sprint 
exercise.  The  overall  rating  was  satisfactory.  The 
9SRW  received  an  excellent  on  their  reporting  proce- 
dures and  the  9SRW  maintenance  complex  also  received 
an  excellent. 
15  A  key  personnel  change  occurred.   Lt  Colonel  Keith  G. 
Findley  assumed  the  position  of  Commander,  FMS. 
16  #  v  A  short  notice  mission  levied  by  higher  headquarters 
was  organized  and  flown  to  Mildenhall  all  during  the 
same  day.   The  deployed  aircraft  returned  on  22  Decem- 
ber via  another  higher  headquarters  mission. 
23  Two  key  personnel  changes  occurred  on  this  date. 
Colonel  James  R.  Terry,  the  former  Assistant  DCM 
assumed  the  position  of  the  Deputy  Commander  for  Main- 
tenance.  Lt  Colonel  Bobby  H.  Russel,  the  formal  Com- 
mander, FMS  assumed  the  position  of  Assistant  DCM. 
9,  13  &  20      Three  deployments  to  fly  Olympic  Victor  missions  were 
accomplished.   Due  to  weather  in  the  target  region  a 
low  number  of  photographs  were  take. 
*  A  date  cannot  be  given  in  this  unclassified  brief.