St. Anthony, NF

1968 – Historical Report – USAF Historical Division


Historical Record
921st AC&W Squadron
St. Anthony, NF
1 January 1968 to 31 March 1968

Section I

REQUIRED DATA

  1. Unit and Location

921st AC&W Squadron (ADC)
St. Anthony AS, Newfoundland

  1. Name and Grade of Commander

Henry Kolb, Lt. Col., USAF

  1. Chain of Command (Superior Echelons)
  2. 37th Air Division
    1st Air Force
    Aerospace Defense Command

  • Subordinate Units (Down to and including squadrons)
  • None

  • Mission (Give authority and brief statement of primary mission)
  • Authority: 37ADR 23-4

    Mission: The mission of the 921st AC&W Squadron is to conduct air defense operations within an assigned area of responsibility; support the Stephenville NORAD Control Center; function as a Surveillance Station with emergency control capability in the air defense system; and provide safe passage to SAC aircraft when the Emergency War Order (EWO) is exercised.

  • Personnel
  •    

    Officers

    Airmen

    Civilians

    Total

     
     

    Authorized

    6

    71

    48

    125

     
     

    Assigned

    6

    50

    46

    112

     
                 
  • Equipment (Give official nomenclature and quantity of mission-type equipment)
  • AN/FPS-6, 1; AN/FPS-93A, 1; AN/GPS-T2, 1; OA/1767, 1; AN/GPS-T4, 1; UPX-14, 1; OA-2325A, 1; GPA-30, 1; UPA-35, 6; OA-175, 7; GPX-7A, 1.

    Section II

    COMMENTARY

    Command Section:

    Personnel – Captain Patrick M Bresnahan replaced Captain Charles J Garbarino as Supply Officer on 15 Feb 68. Lt. Richard A Morris promoted to Captain on 27 Mar 68. Outgoing personnel: S/Sgt. James Blake, S/Sgt. Thomas Melton, A/1C Jimmy McMillian, A/1C Richard Traub. Incoming personnel: Sgt. Douglas M Gaboya Jr., A/1C Stephen H Hutchison. Commander received COT assignment to the Netherlands.

    Events – (a) Conference of deactivating unit commanders on 5 Mar 68 at Goose AB. (b) Commander’s Call was held on 6 Jan, 23 Feb, and 29 Mar 68. Informative topics, security briefings, awards presentation, and films were presented.

    Communications/Electronics:

    Major Accomplishments – (a) The 37th Air Division Quarterly Maintenance Achievement Award was awarded to this Squadron for the period 1 Oct through 31 Dec 1967. (b) ADC PAD 68-4 received, and all suspense dates have been met. (c) There were no NORS items ordered, nor major equipment outages for the entire months of Feb and Mar. (d) Five outstanding TCTO’s have been completed during this reporting period. (e) Equipment operation was terminated at 2030 hours, 31 March 1968, per ADC PAD 68-4.

    Problem Areas – No significant problems were encountered during this reporting period.

    Civil Engineering:

    Project/Contract Activities – All projects cancelled in accordance with PAD 68-4.

    Mobile Maintenance Team Activities – All projects cancelled in accordance with PAD 68-4.

    Power Plant – A complete overhaul of six engines and inspection of four engines was accomplished by CMC personnel.

    Heating Plant – No problems were encountered.

    Fire Prevention/Protection – All buildings were inspected, and manual and automatic alarms were tested. Fire extinguishers were inspected and found in good order. Meetings by Fire Marshals Council, Area Fire Marshals and Fire Wardens were conducted. Fire fighting teams training was conducted. Fire drills were conducted during this period.

    Transportation:

    Motor Pool – Vehicles were driven a total of 6,746 miles with a consumption of 1,020 gallons of gas for an average of 6.60 miles per gallon. Construction and material handling equipment operated 450 hours with a consumption of 825 gallons of fuel for an average of 1.1 hours per gallon.

    Commercial Transportation – Air/Ground Transportation went smooth during this quarter with only minor aircraft delays due to weather conditions. Eastern Provincial Airways flew 26 round trips between Goose AB and St. Anthony AS. They transported the following loads:

    (see the matrix at the end of this report)

    Disaster Preparedness – DECUF Evaluation was conducted by Squadron Personnel, results were satisfactory.

    Personnel Changes – Lost: A/1C Stephen A Hulsey, Mechanic. Gained: Martin Swyers, (civilian), Mechanic. Promoted: Lt. Richard A Morris to Captain.

    Special – During the winter months snow clearing has been accomplished without any major difficulties. All preventative maintenance to buildings, electrical and plumbing has been accomplished. Any necessary repairs were made.

    Operations:

    The following is a summary of the Operations Sections activities for the 1st quarter of the year 1968:

    Major Accomplishments – None.

    Exercises – Live 2. Simulated 5.

    Reports – RCS 12. Other 22.

    Programming Data – None.

    Personnel – Authorized 21. Assigned 15.

    Training – Proficiency Training: Eight individuals were upgraded to Operational Ready Status during this period. OJT: Two personnel are on OJT. None were upgraded.

    Outgoing – M/Sgt. Harne, T/Sgt. Boggs, T/Sgt. Bambas, T/Sgt. Clad, A.1C Chauvin, Sgt. Leach, A/1C Smith.

    Incoming – T/Sgt. Singletary, Sgt. Antal, Sgt. Blume, Sgt. Bernstein, Sgt. Stokley, Sgt. Schmitz, A/1C Hughes, A/1C Moyer.

    TDY – Captain Garcia and S/Sgt. Arnold were assigned TDY for approximately thirty days to the organization.

    Problems – None.

    Intercepts – None.

    This concludes the Operations Sections activities for the period 1 Jan 68 through 31 Mar 68.

    Supply:

    A portion of Unit Supply Office Floor was covered with linoleum to extend the smoking area and for better housekeeping procedures.

    A plywood partition was constructed in Supply for the required Status Boards.

    Captain Charles J Garbarino – Supply Officer, left the site for separation from the Air Force. S/Sgt. Franklin Lee assumed the responsibility of Supply until the arrival of Captain Patrick M Bresnahan.

    Wall to wall inventory of Supply started on 1 Feb and completed that month.

    ADC PAD 68-4 and 1AF Supplement thereto came into being during this period. All items of the PAD were complied with on or before the stated dates. All PAD action has been put on "hold" status awaiting disposition instructions.

    Prepared By: Jack K Leonhardt, 1st Lt., USAF

    Typed Name and Grade of Commander

    Henry Kolb, Lt. Col., USAF

    Signature

     

    Commercial Transportation Statistics

    To

    No. of Pax.

    Mail

    Cargo

    St. Anthony AS

    102

    5,608 lbs.

    31,982 lbs.

    Goose AB

    107

    2,677 lbs.

    9,839 lbs.