DATE January 24 26 Jan - 8 Feb February 17 March 21 April 10 14-15 19 June “ ACT by the : Obtarne ree Ye act pREEDOM OF HF TT sna Reneareh Pre! = Ata cinat ev 1981 Arms Raco ane ne for VET Studies - insti? we a, 9. - Washi pugre- CHRONOLOGY ; 9TH STRATEGIC RECONNATSSANCE WING EVENT PT. Cutler Awacad Cac psec The 1500th Olympic Game mission was flown at Det 2. Wing personnel participated in the third annual Global Shield exercise. 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. Wing personnel joined other base personnel and individuals from SAC units around the world in celebrating the command's 35th anniversary. An operational sortie levied by higher headquarters flew on this date and was completed without any problems. The Giant Reach deployment to RAF Mildenhall which began in September 1980 ended on this date. A wing U-2R flew in support of a combined Navy and Marine Corps exercise nicknamed Kernel Usher 81-2. The 14th Air Division Commander, Brig General Monroe W. Hatch, dr. visited Det 4 and conducted a Staff Assistance Visit. Wing personnel participated in a Short Sprint exercise. The SAC Inspector General Team visited Project Olive Harvest and conducted a Management Effec- tiveness Inspection.
June Conit 4 15-17 17 26 24 27 August 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. 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. , Wing personnel, equipment, and aircraft found them- selves heavily involved in the second annual Busy Prairie Exercise. The wing hosted a Blackbird Reunicn at the Sahara- Reno Hotel in Reno, Nevada. A higher headquarters operational mission was suc~ cessfully completed on this date. The wing attempted to fly another higher headquar-~ ters operational mission, but was plagued with problems. The 100th Security Police personnel conducted a flight line penetration exercise on this date. Wind officials expressed displeasure with the results. A 15AF team of two conducted a maintenance staff assistance visit on this date and made some interes- ting observations. The wina launched a second operational mission in support of a higher headquarters request. The sec- ond flight was much more successful. Both the 9SRW and 1OOAREFW 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. On this date the first TR-1l 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 1 September 31 Aug - 3 Sep 13 15 390 October 18 29 29 31 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 KC-135Q aircraft flown by the LOOAREFW diminished. 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. The first 9SRW owned TR-1 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 AFS, NH was completed in supd- 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. rom A SR-71 deployment to March AFB, CA in support of an Air Show plus a fly~by at the Air Force Academy. 2 -
October con't 31 November 10 ll, 12, 13 & 16 *mid month 16-18 31 December 1 15 16 23 9, 13 & 20 The Retiree Appreciation Day, Open House on the Flight line, and the grand opening of Beale's AFB Museum occurred on this date. Lt Colonel Spella&lcy 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. Four round robin Olympic Victor missions were flown on these dates. 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. A SR-71 departed for Barksdale AFB, LA te take part in a static display during the Bomb Comp Awards. It flew low and slow both ways due to a maintenance mal- function. This was the seventh FOD free consecutive month. 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. A key personnel change occurred. Lt Colonel Keith G. Findley assumed the position of Commander, FMS. 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. 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. 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.