The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 11.11.1962, Blaðsíða 1

The White Falcon - 11.11.1962, Blaðsíða 1
Volume II, Number 35_U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND Sunday, Novmber 11, 1962 UH U6I CELEBRATING THEIR 187th BIRTHDAY—The history of the Marine Corps is depicted by a series of six Marine Corps uniforms. Starting at the top is the unform of the Continental Marine of 1775 and pro- ceeding in a clockwise direction those of the years 1900, 1917, 1961, 1859, and 1836. Story and pictures are on page 7. Veterans Day To Be Celebrated Nov. 11 President John F. Kennedy has called upon all Americans to observe Veterans Day in cooperation with the Veterans Day National Committee and patriotic organizations in their efforts to make clear significance of this day. Robert S. McNamara, Secre- tary of Defense said in a message to the people, “Veterans Day gives all Americans an opportun- ity to express their gratitude to those who have defended our free- dom and advanced the cause of world peace. Our veterans, by their courage, devotion and dedi- cation to the ideals which have made America great, have been and continue to be an inspiration to those who have followed them and who now wear their nation’s uniform. In keeping with the Proclama- tion of the President, I urge the personnel of our Armed Forces to participate in or attend ap- propriate ceremonies on Veter- ans Day. I ask each of you to join with me in expressing our sincere ap- preciation to our veterans and to reaffirm our determination to carry forward the heritage for which they have fought so gal- lantly and so well.” In other Veterans Day messag- es, Chaplain Robert P. Taylor, Maj. Gen., Chairman, Armed Forces Chaplains Board had this to say, “It is our privilege to cele- brate, once again, Veterans Day and pay tribute to those men and to all our people the true >-------------------------------- women who have worn the uni- form of our country. In each gen- eration, these Americans have been living embodiment of our Armed Forces motto, ‘Power for Peace.’ In today’s complicated inter- national environment, members of our Armed Forces are called upon not only to protect the security of our Nation, but to assist in maintaining the free- dom of other nations. This global responsibility affords one of the most challenging periods of our history. Even as our soldiers, sailors and airmen of yesterday had their feet firmly fixed on the present and reached out to the future, so we the members of the Armed Forces of today are reaching out into a new and boundless frontier. We are America’s Minutemen ready to respond to the cause of free- dom. As President Kennedy said, ‘Our primary purpose is neither propaganda nor provocation—but preparation.’ In honoring our Veterans, we remember their faith—faith in their leaders; faith in their fam- lies; faith in their training and equipment; faith in their future; (Continued on Page 8.) Crew One, VW-11, Repeats As “Outstanding Crew” Earthy Problem Seen In Moon Flight Plans Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, Chief of the Air Force Systems Command, speaking to the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers in Detroit, Mich., inferred that fu- ture space travel would be limited by facilities established on the ground. As an example, the Air Force is working on its RS-70, a plane designed to travel three times the speed of sound, or about 2,100 mph. If this plane were used com- mercially it would cross the con- tinent in less than two hours. However, the time saved on such a flight would in most cases be lost by the traveler getting to and from the airport. Gen Schriever thinks this makes it obvious that we will not solve all our transportation problems merely by building faster air- planes. Landing fields and launching stations must be made easily accessible to the potential space traveler, for no matter how fast it travels, the space vehicle must be laun- ched and land- ed. Gen. Schrie- ver says, “This will require the development of facilities suited for such prob- lems. There will undoubtedly be unique construction problems in- volved.” At this point, Gen. Schriever discussed the “spaceports” that (Continued on Page 8.) Gen. Schriever Squadron Retains Trophy For Another Six Months Crew ONE of Airborne Early Warning Squadron Eleven remains the pride of the Barrier Force Atalantic’s two AEW Squadrons. Since competition began in 1960, Crew ONE has been the only Barrier Force unit to win the coveted “Outstanding Crew” Adding to a series of first’s' they were the only crew to win the award two times consecutively and the only crew in Squadron ELEVEN to ever win it. During the six months of gruel- ling competition, Crew ONE striv- ed to surpass approximately 24 other crews. With the selection, AEWRON ELEVEN retains the “Outstanding Crew Trophy.” In ceremonies held on October 30, Rear Admiral Robert B. Moore, USN, Commander Bar- rier Force Atlantic,, again pre- sented the trophy to Commander C. C. O’Hearn, Plane Commander of Crew ONE. Admiral Moore wired congrat- Air Force Doubles Dec. Stripe Quotas Washington (AFPS) — The Air Force will promote 10,623 airmen to technical and master sergeant on Dec. 1. This figure more than doubles quotas of the two pre- vious cycles. Last June, for example, 5,185 were promoted to technical and master, while a year ago on Dec. 1 the total was 5,250. The larger promotion quota this December for E-6 and E-7 could be a factor in producing more slots for lower grade airmen. The Strategic Air Command acquired the largest share of new stripes with 3,141 allocations. The Air Defense Command was next with 1,311, followed by the Air Training Command with 1,136 spaces. award twice. ulations to the winning crew on Oct. 11, “Crew 1, AEWRON 11 for the second consecutive time hereby awarded outstanding crew trophy in recognition of superb performance North Atlantic Bar- rier Operations period 1 April - 30 September 1962. Heartiest con- gratulations to all crew members of Crew 1 who by hard work,-ent- husiastic spirit and devotion to duty have helped to maintain the North Atlantic Barrier in highest state of readiness. Your perform- ance of duty has been in keeping with the highest traditions of the Naval Service.” Competition for the trophy is based on four performance factors which are essential to accomplish- ing the Atlantic Barrier Mission. These factors are evaluated over six-month periods of competition toward accumulating a total per- fect score of 100%. Barrier Radar Effectiveness counts 40%; Bar- rier Electronic Counter-Measures Effectiveness, 10%; Barrier Com- munications Effectiveness, 25%; and Barrier Readiness Effectiven- ess, 25%. In order to surpass competing crews, the winner necessarily develops excellent teamwork as well as expert individual perform- ances. A single aircraft accident or breach of communications sec- urity automatically disqualifies a crew and a minimum of 12 air- borne early warning patrols must be performed during the scoring period to qualify for competition. In addition to the trophy, COM- BARFORLANT awarded individ- (Continued on Page 6.) The 17 men who for the second consecutive time won the “Outstanding Crew Award” stand behind Cmdr. C. C. O’Hearn, Plane Commander, left, and Rear Adm. R. B. Moore, Commander Barrier Force, Atlantic, right. Adm. Moore gave his personal congratulations and presented each man with an “Outstanding Crew Certificate.”

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