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10-K Son Antonio Sept. 17, 1972 Airman The work of the 3700th Personnel Processing Group begins at the logical the beginning. It is the agency which initiates the processing of all nonprior service airmerr and officers who enter the Air Force through its Lackland AFB. All nonprior service recruits, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are included in this processing. Last fiscal year alone this represented approximately 120,000 persons.

ONE OF THE most import a responsibilities of is the implementation of Air Training basic airmen classification and assignment system. The mission begins with the initial airport reception of new recruits, a welcome a Lackland, USAF History September 18, 1947: W. Stuart Symington sworn in as first Secretary of the Air Force. Effective date of transfer of air activities from Army to new Department of the Air Force. V.

ce rf Q- 5 -o UJ CC oc I 1 2 i wir oc H- 'Cos i qc u. LAB ro 'S 2 od Od. QO ONLY 31995 2 2 i 3 0 signment to the first training unit completion of issuance shipping orders. It also operates a highly specialized consolidated base personnel office for basic airmen and officer trainees. Included in its responsibilities is the operation of a casual squadron section, with an average strength in excess of 700.

There are four categories of basic airmen assigned to this unit: airmen awaiting assignment or entry into technical training; discharges and eliminees; airmen who awaiting surgery under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program before entering basic military training; and airmen who have been removed from training for medical reasons. PACE is the acronym for the computer program, Processing and Gassification of Enlistees. This series of computer programs assists in the processing, classification and assignment of the trainees. In addition, the completed file forms the basis for the computerized record at the military personnel center. UPON ENLISTING, the basic airmen is provided transportation from his home to San Antonio.

Met by one airport reception escorts, he is then provided group transportation to Lackland, upon arrival there he is immediately assigned to a flight in the School of- Military Sciences, Airmen. As specified in his enlistment contract the recruit will enter either the Mechan- i a 1, Administrative, Electronic or General career fields. On the first day of training, PERPRON sets up the schedule for pay, haircut and initial clothing issue. The next day, manual personnel records are initiated, the computer having designated airmen who are eligible for special testing. These include tests for radio operator, electronic data processing and language apititude.

MEDICAL AND dental processing are scheduled for the third day of training. On the fourth, the first of two group counseling ses- i is scheduled. In the first career guidance briefing, the basic elements of FORMATION OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY CIVIL AIR PATROL PILOTS local unit of the Civil Air Patrol is Group 19 Civil Air Patrol Makes Contributions to Many The Civil Air Patrol (CAP), justly famed through search-and-rescue activities, makes many other equally lesser to the nation. CAP was organized in 1941 (chartered by a special Act of Congress as a nonprofit organization) primarily to fly submarine patrols along U.S. coastlines.

BUT THROUGH the years its breadth and scope have grown steadily. Today, CAP pilots fly approximately 60 per cent of all search-and- rescue missions. In addition, the organization cooperates with the Federal Aviation Agency, the Red Cross and other public service groups in emergencies, operates a communications network of 14,900 radio stations and conducts aerial surveys (includ- i monitoring radioactive fallout) in support of Civil Defense activities. The local CAP outfit, Group 19, consists of four squadrons which operate within the San Antonio geographical area. Commanded by Maj.

John Tosh, who is employed by Southwest Research I i- tute, the prime responsibility is to supervise and coordinate search-and- rescue efforts, and in recent years, Group 19 pilots have successfully located several crash sites shortly after the accidents occurred. They have also rendered invaluable rescue service to South Texas hurricane victims. In a happier framework, local CAP members have flown numerous formation demonstrations during Armed Forces week and other area celebrations. Locally, Group firing activities take place primarily on Sunday afternoons, at Stinson Field on San i e. Qrilian pilots interested in participating in vital work are cordially invited to attend one of the Sunday sessions, which are devoted essentially to flight profieiency training and practice searches.

Lackland Home of Air Force Traditions, History Museum The History and Traditions Museum at Lackland Air Force Base is an active outfit. Its displays, located throughout the base, attract an average of 100,000 visitors a year. The idea of a historical classroom to enhance the orientation program of basic trainees in the was first conceived in 1953 by Major Raymond Neuberg, then assigned to the Training Aids Branch. UPON GAINING approval of the base commander, Brig. Gen.

Wycliffe Steele, and deputy commander, Col. William Hopson, arrange- were made with Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio for the loan of exhibits, and funds were granted for construction. Construction began in September 1956. In conjunction with a retirement celebration for Major General John H. McCormick, formal dedication of the classroom took place the following month, and in February 1957 the History and Traditions Classroom was opened to the public.

The museum is open seven days a a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Admission is free and the public is invited. MANY TOURS are arranged for groups such as boy scouts, girl scouts, Civil Air Patrol, high school and college Reserve Officer Training Corps units and students from elementary, ju- nior and senior high schools in a large area around Lackland. Aircraft on static display are located throughout the base. Recently the museum has undertaken an extensive project refurbishing and personalizing each aircraft, in order to give full credit to the pilots, crews and squadrons represented by the various markings and insignia. THE ENGINE display is one of the finest.

Included is the Liberty 6 and 12, the early Gnome and LeRhone, the Lawreence radial, a Diesel engine made by Packard Motor Company, and the Allison V-12 used by the P-40, P-39 and P-38 aircraft during World War II. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY It's reassuring to go to sleep knowing the mightiest Air Force in the world is watching over us. 5th Largest Retailer of American Motors Automobiles SALES and SERVICE OF RAMBLER MOTOR AUTOMOBILES 1 Hf 'mr of the "Sreetett" in Ttm 1111 SAN PEDRO DIAL 227 7 SII if Motors 0.9 daily BUY AMERICAN the system are explained. Next, a description of specific prerequisites for them are outlined. This has been made easier by a sound-on-slide presentation which standardizes the presentation of job information.

Those airmen who wish to take a by-pass job skill knowledge test that equates civilian education and experience with Air Force be scheduled to do so on the fifth day of training. If he PERPRON will sub- i his availability to Air Training Command headquarters, which will assign him to a job if one is available. If not, he will progress with his contemporaries, but the by-pass test results will be entered in his permanent records for future reference. THE SECOND career guid ance session provides the opportunity for the airman to ask questions about Air Force jobs, and he can designate his preference. On the seventh day of training the computer will pinpoint those airmen who are eligible to compete for high risk, human reliability or personnel reliability career fields, such as those involving nuclear weapons, communications, language and munitions.

Airmen selected must then complete a statement of personal history and biographical data form. The next step for these airmen is an assessment interview, which covers background data, legal involve- stability, motivation and drug abuse. A man may be tentatively or not on the basis of these interviews. If not, he is released to the computerized classification system. If the results are favorable, as many as fifteen requests for references will be sent to his home town.

The computerized classification system is normally completed by the 24th day of training. It sorts the airmen by enlistment aptitude areas, taking- into consideration their preferences, and then provides a score for each job available to each individual airman. Finally, the computer sorts by job priority and assigns the airmen by a point score total. BY THE 27TH day of training, the assignment or- will have been pub- 1 i and distributed. Included will be those airmen who enlisted in the Air Force under Project airman may select his career field before enlistment and receive that career designation code upon gradu- a i from basic military training.

Assignment orders are then forwarded to the transportation and finance office, and the airman can depart Lackland on the 30th day. The 3700th Personnel Proce i extensive mission is a vital one. PER- through its assessment and classification of airmen and officer trainees, helps to insure that the Air Force will maintain a high standard of quality in fulfilling manpower requirements. Military Training Instructors Show Trainees How Done two, three, At Lackland Air Force in the not-yet-too hot sun of a Texas morning, Staff Sergeant Richard R. Brambach picks up the time-honored marching cadence as he strides rhythmically alongside his 40-to-50- man flight of basic trainees.

CALL THE sergeant by his official title, Military Training Instructor, and a good many of his charges wouldn't know who you were talking about. As far as concerned, their with whom '11 spend six seemingly endiess weeks of basic training. As far as concerned, his name is Not just any noncommissioned officer can be a TI, although many look upon it as a challenge and apply. In order to be chosen, the applicant must first have proved himself outstanding in his specialty. After that he must convince those in charge that he is qualified to wear many other hats psychologist, hygenist, safety expert, physical fitness crusader, nurse, teacher, guide, mentor times rigid, hard-nosed, steely eyed disciplinarian.

THAT LAST facet is ticklish, but most important. The TI must get through to the trainees that discipline, so vital to any organized effort, begins with self-discipline. They must learn to do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way. Sgt. Brambach adheres scrupulously and proudly to the code, framed and hanging in his office.

It reads, in part, training instructor badge. I wear is a symbol of honor, integrity and excellence in military deportment. My job is one of the most important in the Air Force am dedicated to principles of fairness, firmness and honesty in my dealings with those entrusted to my charge I am an Air Force Military Training TIs MAKE no claims of being But they are proud, and can be as tough as the job requires. than almost anything said the geant, who is with the 3709th Training Squadron, have to love the Air Force, and express that feeling in everything you do or say to a flight of basics. I want he continued, to be Air to my troops, just as my TI was to me when I went through basic eight years Obviously, not all recruits would cast votes for their TIs in a popularity contest.

tioned said a 20-year-old airman from Brownsville, Tex. go out into the Air Force right now and do a bang-up job, without going through all of this detailed of the Performed 931 Times In Anyone who values his physical well-being should never say to a member of an Air Force band, in the band, huh? Boy, do you guys ever have it There is a logical reason for the underassessment of work by Air Force personnel. Take the 539 Air Force famed of the at Lackland AFB, for instance. About the only time Lacklanders hear this splendid musical aggregation play is at retreats, parades, and other base ceremonies. Thus, they logically assume that once these comparatively short ceremonies are over, the musicians are free for the rest of the week.

THEY realize that the vast bulk of an Air Force work is done off-base, supporting community relations activities, giving civic performances and furthering the Air Force cause in any number of other ways. To convert any doubting Thomases: During the -last fiscal year, the of the performed at 931 sep- a a functions! As MSgt. William LaBrutta, band first sergeant and bassoonist once pointed out, 4:15, duty day is over. But not for us. Our day, which started with an 8 a.m.

concert band rehearsal, then included marching band practice and a 4 p.m. retreat parade, is just getting into He continued, may get time for supper, maybe not. Maybe jump on a bus to Randolph AFB for a VIP arrival, or perhaps a night-time parade and concert in a nearby WHAT ABOUT weekends? the he replied. the rest of the Air Force is looking ward to leisure time, getting ready for a tremendous workload. a sample: First a six-hour ride to Webb AFB, to play at a Dining-In, followed by a parade and review.

Then six hours back to San Antonio for a protocol job at a nearby Air Force installation. On Sunday, a parade and concert in San Antonio or er community around here. Keeps you Sgt. LaBrutta concluded, Fiesta time! Man, the band is busy 12 to 14 hours every day. Our uniform supply becomes as exhausted as the Maj.

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