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eCol. EvanstoleTransferredveistAir Forceean-Col. Andrew J. Evans Jr., commander at the Oxnard Air (Force Base, has been trans-| [orjferred to the Eastern Air De-in fense Force at McGuire AirIt’ Force Base, N.J. He will re-le.port to McGuire Nov. 10.’o.dsLt. Col. Martin D. Mulligan,; executive officer at the Oxnard;tail base, has assumed commandck'pending the announcement of y-ju new commander.x-le.The change in command was announced today by Brig. Gen. y-1 Frank E. Rouse, commander uf ce the 27th Air Division.seadesTo Handle New System“We regret Col. Evans’ going,) for he has done a fine job here,”Gen. Rouse said, “but his transfer is in the best interests of the Air Force.”1 I He said Col. Evans’ back-! Sc/ j ground suited him particularly well for his new job, which willed tmorinvolve helping put into use *|+jon new system of tracking and in-| tercepting possible enemy aircraft.dowThe new system is SAGE, the Semi - Automatic Ground En-weePivironment system. Basically,dayIGen. Rouse said, the system ac-Ticomplishes the tracking and in-!tecpt missions automatically.sweof to-0-“It handles more tracks of friendly and target aircraft and it makes possible lwillryifnigfcT1possible more positive ,control of air defense missiles,” he said.widf-illDifferent System HereIn contrast, planes from the Oxnard Air Force Base are con-fourinteitrolled automatically only in the last stages of an intercept mission.stre(Col. Evans’ new job will in-1-le^ |valve training men ir. the use of the new system. A fighter ace with 10 victories over German planes in World War II, Col. Evans taught air defense at the Air War College before being assigned to Oxnard.PIlocalintos.learra: the be sthe cpart:Thalsoteplay
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