00497592 4-1252-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2435656 07-01-1956 2435839 12-31-1956

AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER

History K371.01 V.1 VOL 1 OF 2 16899 K3910 1621 1838 2451823 10-05-2000 06 43 2451823 10-05-2000 2451829 10-11-2000 DIRECTORATE OF ACCOUNTING AND DIRECTORATE OF FINANCE, OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) MERGED. MAJ GEN JOHN R. GILCHRIST, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE UNTIL MERGER, AND COMMANDER OF AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER (AFFC) REMAINED AFFC COMMANDER WITH ADDITIONAL DUTY AS ASSISTANT TO COMPTROLLER, IN CHARGE OF FINANCIAL MATTERS. COL MORRIS BUSH SERVED AS AFFC VICE COMMANDER. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ALERT 1956, NATION-WIDE TEST OF CIVIL DEFENSE PROCEDURES. TRI-CENTER INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED AS MEANS OF EXCHANGING INFORMATION AMONG MILITARY FINANCE CENTERS. ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) FILM OF RAM (RANDOM ACCESS MACHINE) CAPABLE OF RANDOM SEARCHING. NONE INCLUDES CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND TABLES. 2451829 10-11-2000 CG 2451829 10-11-2000