Resolution Island, NWT

1961 – Historical Report – USAF Historical Division


Historical Record
920th AC&W Squadron
Resolution Island, NWT
1 April 1961 to 30 June 1961

Section I

REQUIRED DATA

  1. Unit and Location

920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Resolution Island AF Station, NWT, Canada

  1. Name and Grade of Commander

Stuart I Warner, Captain, USAF

  1. Chain of Command (Superior Echelons)
  2. Goose Air Defense Sector, APO 677, Goose Air Base, Labrador
    64th Air Division (Defense), Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, New York
    Headquarters, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, DC.

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

  • Mission (Give authority and brief statement of primary mission)
  • The mission of the 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is to conduct air defense operation within that area assigned by Headquarters, 64th Air Division (Defense) and function as a surveillance station in the Air Defense System. To provide navigational assistance to friendly aircraft lost or in distress within the Squadron’s Radar and Communications coverage.

  • Personnel
  •    

    Officers

    Airmen

    Civilians

    Total

     
     

    Assigned

    5

    79

    20

    104

     
     

    Attached

     

    1

     

    1

     
                 
  • Equipment (Give official nomenclature and quantity of mission-type equipment)
  • Primary equipment: AN/FPS-3(C) –1– Primary Search; Mark X (SIF) AN/GPX-7A –1.

    Section II

    COMMENTARY

    Communications and Electronics:

    A total of five airmen were lost during the reporting period, eleven airmen were assigned during the reporting period. Six went to radio maintenance and were all level three airmen out of Tech School. Four airmen went to the communications center. A shortage of personnel is foreseen for radar maintenance during the month of September. No airmen have been forecasted in. Breakdown of assigned personnel against UMD strength is shown below:

    (see matrix at end of this report)

    A BC-610, ship to shore transmitter was received from Marconi Depot. The old transmitter was removed and the new one installed and checked out. At the present time it is on a standby status.

    64th Air Division requested Technical Assistance from Marconi to take the hum out of our PA system AN/TIQ-3. The deficiency was written up by the IG team during their visit. The hum was decreased but at the same time the output was also decreased. It was put back in its original condition after the departure of the Technical Representative. MARS handled over 240 phone patches for the reporting period.

    The communications center processed over 1400 messages during the reporting period which is 100 over the previous three months. A total of 400 collect calls were also handled.

    After six months of being TDIOP for a power supply the AN/GPS-T2 trainer became operational during the month of June. Overall operation of trainer during June was satisfactory. Both Philco Technical Representatives were returned to Goose for reassignment.

    Supply:

    Airlift data for the quarter:

    (see matrix at the end of this report)

    The thirty-one (31) flights in June is a new high for the number of flights in one (1) month.

    1st Lt. Brewer and T/Sgt. Glover departed the first part of May. 1st Lt. Brewer is replace by 1st Lt. Copely. No replacement has arrived yet for T/Sgt. Glover. Our clerk, A/1C Morris departed in May and was replaced by another airman who arrived in May. His AFSC is 64350A (POL). A/3C Fitzgerald also departed due to a compassionate reassignment. For the quarter we lost four (4) personnel and gained three (3).

    The supply account was officially transferred from 1st Lt. Brewer to 1st Lt. Copely on 5 May 61 following a complete inventory. The account was found to be in good order.

    Preliminary preparations are now being made for the scheduled deactivation of this squadron this coming fall. The majority of our property is to be turned over to the ACCS detachment here. All radar equipment and radar spares will be shipped out.

    Installations:

    During the past three months, Civil Engineering has been manned by 15 military and 17 civilian personnel as authorized by the UMD.

    Picture frames were completed for BQ rooms, clubs, dining hall, hallways, and administrative sections; and record racks and magazine racks were constructed for the WORM and the Chaplain’s Sections. Butt cans were displayed throughout the corridors and supports were repaired or replaced as needed. The electricians repaired and replaced some of the Fire Alarm System wire which was defective. They also performed minor maintenance on the blower systems and on other utilities such as washers and dryers. The plumber has been working on the condensation tanks throughout the building. Repairs have been made on the Ric-Wil Line temporarily until the Ric-Wil Team arrives to overhaul it. Project of pumping and cleaning the cess pool tank was started.

    A Fire occurred in the civilian BQ which was due to a man smoking in bed. Loss was a comforter, a blanker, and a bed sheet. The civilian involved was removed from this station. Brochures on the Fire Prevention Program were entered in the 64th Air Division Fire Prevention Program. On 9 June 1961 as the Cessna aircraft was approaching the east end of the runway to land he damaged the right landing gear and could not land. He returned to Frobisher Bay.

    The Marconi diesel team arrived in May and installed 13 pyrometers on diesels in the main power plant and 3 in the back up power plant in Pole Vault.

    Administration:

    Personnel manning throughout the squadron has continued to drop. This is due to pending de-activation of the squadron. No official date for de-activation has been established.

    Major Feagin was reassigned with no replacement coming in. Captain Stuart I Warner assumed command 7 June 1961.

    Morale and Welfare:

    The morale continued at its high level throughout the reporting period. An active Special Services program helped to account for this. A mechanical cow was installed which enables the squadron to have "fresh" milk daily.

    Typed Name and Grade of Commander

    Stuart I Warner, Captain, USAF

    Signature

     

    Assigned Personnel

    Section

    AFSC

    Authorized

    Assigned

    Radar Maintenance

    303

    9

    8 (1) TDY

    Radio Maintenance

    304

    10

    13

    Communications Center

    291X0

    7

    6

    Teletype Maintenance

    363X0

    2

    2

    Telephone Installer

    362X0

    2

    2

    Crypto Operations

    291X0

    1

    1

    Support Flights

    Flights

    April

    May

    June

    Otter Flights

    18

    9

    2

    Aztec Flights

    0

    7

    27

    Personnel In

    26

    24

    28

    Personnel Out

    32

    23

    28

    Mail In

    4301

    4050

    2621

    Produce In

    4980

    5373

    4072

    Cargo In

    13455

    4279

    18566