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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, June 10, 1961
Future Of Capeharts
Up Before Congress
The future of the Capehart housing program for the
armed forces will be weighed
houses of Congress meeting
The House Armed Services'
Committee authorized in Febru-
ary 7,074 Capehart units for all
three military departments dur-
ing- fiscal year 1962. It also ex-
tended the presently expiring
Capehart housing law one year
and raised the Capehart ceiling
from 25,000 units to 37,000.
The Senate Armed Services
Committee ruled against the en-
tire Capehart request, cutting it
from the bill known as H. R.
Attache Openings
Now Available
To NCO’s, Officers
From staff sergeant through
colonel there are continuing re-
quirements to keep the air at-
tache system manned at U. S. em-
bassies and legations in nearly
60 capital cities of the world.
Making the announcement, Hq.
USAF officials said that most air
attache stations require a langu-
age capability, but that normal
scheduling provides for language
training for otherwise qualified
personnel.
“Normally pilots on uncondi-
tional flight status are required
but there are stations where pil-
ots with over 20 years rated ser-
vice who are excused from flying,
and non-rated officers, can be
utilized,” the announcement said.
“Only those individuals with
records indicating unusually high
manner of performance, outstand-
ing professional knowledge, and
demonstrated tact and diplomacy
and impeccable personal character
will be selected.”
If you are qualified, officials
said you should check out a pos*
sible assignment with the air at-
tache system.
B-52H Operational
At Wurtsmith AFB
The first B-52H bomber assign-
ed to an operational unit has ar-
rived at Strategic Air Command’s
379th Wing based at Wurtsmith
AFB, Mich.
The “H” model of the B-52
Stratofortress is modified to car-
ry advanced weapon systems such
as Hound Dog and Skybolt mis-
siles.
Turbofan engines are another
“H” improvement, giving about
30 per cent more take-off and
climbing power than on earlier
models plus added range.
Its ability to pose a missile
launching threat and yet be sub-
ject to recall action is regarded
as an important advantage over
the straight missile.
“The B-52H represents the
most flexible deterrent found in
this country today,” said Gen.
Thomas S. Power, SAC command-
er.
soon by conferees from both
as a conference committee.
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5000 and substituting a lesser
amount — 2,000 units — of ap-
propriated fund housing.
Now the two committees will
send representatives to meet in
joint conference committee ses-
sion to determine how these dif-
ferences can be resolved.
In approving the Capehart
housing request from the Depart-
ment of Defense, the House group
said, “It is apparent to the com-
mittee that no significant reduc-
tion in the number of sub-stand-
ard housing units will be achieved
until adequate public quarters are
made available in sufficient quan-
tity to replace such sub-standard
units.
“Consequently, the committee
accepted the minimum recom-
mendation of the Department of
Defense and authorized the 7,074
units determined by the Depart-
ment as essential to meet the high
priority housing requirements of
the individual services.”
In deleting Capehart housing
from the Department of Defense
construction bill, the Senate said,
“During the past several years
the Congress and the Executive
Branch have tried several ap-
proaches to meet the housing re-
quirements of the military. None
of these, in the final analysis,
has proved adequate from the
standpoint of economy.
“Both Wherry and Capehart
housing have been costly pro-
grams, although admittedly they
have served a purpose. The com-
mittee believes that the time has
come when serious consideration
has to be given to abandoning the
present approach and steps taken
to meet this problem through the
regular annual authorization and
appropriations process.”
Capehart housing is financed
through commercial firms by the
rental allowances of military per-
sonnel.
Appropriated fund housing is
financed by monies obtained by
Congressional authorization and
appropriation.
Proponents of Capehart housing
say this plan results in more
houses for military families and
does not require Congress to ap-
propriate money.
Family housing is part of the
overall military construction bill
that totalled $942,059,000 for all
services as requested by President
Kennedy Mar. 28.
Strength Is Up
Total Air Force active duty
strength increased slightly from
March to April from 820,307 to
821,200, preliminary Defense De-
partment statistic reveal.
Total armed services manpower
for the same period was down to
2,482,331 from 2,489,865, because
of slight losses in Navy and Army
personnel.
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Col. Benjamin G. Willis, USAF
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People Overseas
Enthusiastic
Hn Saving Cold
Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force Lyle S. Garlock has re-
ported to Defense Secretary Ro-
bert S. McNamara that “Air
Force personnel overseas general-
ly have responded enthusiastically
to the program for increasing
personal savings and reducing ex-
penditure for foreign goods.”
He noted, however, that because
of the newness of the campaign,
“it is not possible to determine
the magnitude of savings in dollar
outflow at this time.”
As of Apr. 30, all commands
report a reduction of $7,010,000 in
appropriated spending and $19,-
393,626 in nonappropriated spend-
ing. Moreover, the projected re-
duction for calendar year 1961 to-
talled $28,145,000 in appropriated
funds and $53,020,549 in nonap-
propriated funds. A further pro-
jection into calendar 1962 puts
appropriated overseas savings at
$28,145,000 and nonappropriated
savings at $64,299,875.
In announcing a voluntary pro-
gram of overseas spending curbs
to halt the adverse dollar flow,
the Department set in early
March a target of $75 to $110
million a year.
Secretary McNamara asked
that all military members, civil-
ian employes and their depend-
ents voluntarily restrict their
spending abroad on foreign goods
and services at the rate of $75
to $110 annually per capita.
Since that time overseas com-
mands have launched various pro-
grams of voluntary savings
through Airmen’s Deposits and
U. S. Savings Bonds. The com-
mands themselves effected other
economies.
In line with the original DOD
directive on overseas spending
curbs, an effectiveness report is
scheduled for July 1 with a fol-
low-up survey coming every six
months thereafter.
Hickam Wing Wins
AF Safety Award
The 1502nd Air Transport Wing
at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, has been
awarded the Air Force Outstand-
ing Unit Award for its safety
awareness and professional abil-
ity, MATS Personnel officials
have announced.
The wing was given the award
for its exceptionally meritorious
service from July 1, 1959 through
June 30, 1960 by providing pas-
senger transportation, air evacua-
tion, maintenance service and ter-
minal facilities throughout the
Pacific area.
The recommendation for the
award, which was forwarded to
USAF headquarters, read in part.
.. “During this period, this or-
ganization demonstrated its safe-
ty awareness and professional
ability by achieving a remarkable
accident-free record of more than
50,000 flying hours while main-
taining an outstanding schedule
reliability rate .... ”
The 1502nd has logged more
than 300,000 accident-free flying
hours since its last accident in
June, 1956. It is commanded by
Col. David E. Daniel.
This award is given by the Air
Force periodically to units up
through wing level for exceptional
achievements in peacetime opera-
tions.
Academy Graduates
Prefer Pilot Training
With the pomp and circumstance of “June Week” be-
hind them, 217 new second lieutenants are now adjusting
their horizons beyond the Air Force Academy at Colorado
Springs and 180 of them have de-'
cided to enter pilot training this
summer.
Fifteen former cadets are slat-
ed for navigator duty with opera-
tional units and one is scheduled
for advanced navigation training.
Nine of the new lieutenants
have been accepted for graduate
study in astronautics, propulsion,
electrical, aeronautical, nuclear
and civil engineering and will at-
tend such well known institutions
as Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, California Institute
of Technology, Princeton Univer-
sity, The University of Southern
California, North Carolina State
and the Air Force Institute of
Technology at Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio.
Of the 217 U. S. Air Force
Mavy Flyers
Streak To
Speed Record
Three Navy McDonnell Phan-
tom II jet planes streaked coast-
to-coast and all three cracked the
old trans-continental speed record
of three hours seven minutes and
44 seconds.
The winning team — Lt. Rich-
ard F. Gordon Jr., and Lt. (jg)
Bobbie R. Young, both of NAS
Miramar, Calif., smashed the pre-
vious mark by 20 minutes, 27 sec-
onds with a recorded time of two
hours, 47 minutes and 17 seconds.
Ironically, the winning team
landed last. Taking off at 15-
minute intervals from Ontario.
Calif., near Los Angeles, the
planes covered a course of 2,445.9
miles. The third-place-winners —
Cdr. Julian S. Lakes, pilot, and
Lt. Thomas J. Johnson, radar-
interceptor officer, both of NAS
Oceania, Va., landed first with a
time of three hours, three minut-
es. For a brief period, the new
trans-continental record was
theirs.
Just seven minutes later, how-
ever, the record changed hands
when the second-place winners
touched their aircraft down. Crew-
ed by Lt. Cdr. L. Scott Lamore-
aux, pilot, and his assistant, Lt.
(jg) Elwood A. Cowart, they be-
came the new record-holders but
again, only for a short time.
When the winning crew’s wheels
finally touched the landing strip,
they shaved nine minutes, 43 sec-
onds off their nearest competi-
tors’ time, and for the third time
in 14 minutes, the trans-contin-
ental records became the property
of new owners — Lt. Gordon and
Lt. (jg) Young.
The top-crew flew most of the
way at about 50,000 feet. They
used the afterburners on their
twin-jet engines to attain maxi-
mum speed of more than 1,300
m.p.h.
Since the afterburners consume
fuel twice as fast as normal cruis-
ing, the jet had to descend three
times to 30,000 feet and reduce
speed to 530-630 m.p.h. to refuel
in mid-air.
The race for the coveted trophy,
a flight sculpture, put up since
1931 by the Bendix Corp., was
confined this year by invitation
to Navy jets. Since 1951 the only
contestants have been military
jets.
Academy graduates this year, 213
were commissioned regular second
lieutenants, received aerial navig-
ator’s wings, and were awarded
the bachelor of science degree.
Two academy graduates have
elected to enter the Marine Corps
and two will be commissioned in
the Army.
California had the largest num-
ber of graduates with 18. New
York had 17 graduates followed
by 12 from Ohio, 11 from Indiana
and 10 each from Texas and Vir-
ginia.
States not having graduates
were Idaho, Montana, Nebraska
and Vermont.
One graduate came from Iran.
Three graduates list overseas
APOs as their home address. One
new USAF second lieutenant, Gor-
don M. Clarke, is the son of Gen.
Bruce C. Clarke, currently Com-
mander in Chief of United States
Army forces in Europe (USAR-
EUR).
Secretary of the Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert was the com-
mencement speaker. >
“June Week” also was filled
with a number of parades, cere-
monies and other special events.
The climax came the morning of
June 7 when the cadets released
their pent-up emotions on gradua-
tion by throwing their caps into
the air in unison.
And the Academy chaplain re-
ported that another service tradi-
tion — an Academy marriage fol-
lowing graduation — is being up-
reld by several new second lieu-
tenants and their fiancees.
CSC Examines
Its Operations
The Civil Service Commission
announces that it “is reexamining
its regulations, instructions, and
standards to assure full compli-
ance with Presidential policy and
intent that career employment
practices be maintained without
discrimination and with equal op-
portunity.”
In a letter sent to more than
60 agency heads, Civil Service
Commission Chairman John W.
Macy Jr. said the commission
would soon issue instructions to
its agencies on this subject.
Principal changes will revolve
around procedures to insure that
members of minority groups are
selected for employment and pro-
moted as their abilities warrant.
Five Generals Named
The President announced that
Mai. Gen. Frank A. Bogart and
Maj. Gen. Howell M. Estes Jr.
had been promoted to the tempor-
ary grade of lieutenant general.
General Bogart is the comp-
troller of the Air Force. General
Estes is deputy commander, Air
Force Svstems Command for aero-
space systems (AFSC).
The President also announced
the temporary promotion to briga-
dier general of Col. Harold W.
Ohlke, commander 18th Air Div.,
Col. Don S. Wenger, chief pro-
fessional consultant to the sur-
geon general, USAF, and Col.
Samuel C. Phillips, director, Min-
uteman systems program, AFSC,
Inglewood, Calif.