The White Falcon - 15.05.1964, Blaðsíða 1

Top British NATO Commanders Visit IDF
Admiral Sir Charles Madden,
bt. (Baronet), KCB (Knight
Commander of the Bath), Com-
mander in Chief Eastern At-
lantic and Air Marshal Sir
Anthony Selway, KCB, DFC
(Distinquished Flying Cross),
Commander Maritime Air East-
ern Atlantic, arrived at Kefla-
vik International Airport Mon-
day at 4:30 p.m.
The distinguished English
subjects were here with their
wives for a four-day visit to the
Naval Station Keflavik and sur-
rounding NATO installations.
On hand to greet the visitors
at Hangar 831 were Rear Adm.
Paul D. Buie, Commander Ice-
land Defense Force and Capt.
Stanley E. Ellison, Command-
ing Officer of the Naval Sta-
tion.
As Commander in Chief of
the Eastern Atlantic for NATO,
Admiral Madden looks after the
Eastern half of the Atlantic
for Supreme Allied Commander
Atlantic, Adm. H. Page Smith
whose headquarters are in Nor-
folk, Va.
“This island of Iceland is in
my half of the Atlantic, so I’ve
come up to here to find out
what the Defense Forces do
and to made quite certain I’m
in touch with all that goes on
up here and that Admiral Buie
is in touch with all we’re doing
down in Northwood,” said
the visiting admiral.
Besides his NATO command,
Admiral Madden is also Bi*i-
tish Commander in Chief of the
Home Fleet and has charge of
all the 44 cartagories of ships
that operate in and around
Britain.
Related the admiral, “I have
charge of the Operational Squa-
dron of the Home Fleet that
goes to all the NATO exercises,
secondly, the Training Squa-
drons that do all our basic and
advanced training around Bri-
tain, thirdly, the ships work-
ing up ready to go abroad and
fourthly, the ships that are
finishing off being built by the
private yards or refitted in the
dock yards.
“So really, I have two se-
parate functions. One is to op-
erate the British Sqadron in
home waters, and the other is
to train and prepare all the
ships that go overseas from
Britain. The total amount of
ships I have at the present
time is 65.”
As NATO Commander Mari-
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Freedoms Foundation Award Winning Newspaper-1963
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume III, Number 19 Friday, May 15, 1964
Sailor Applies
For Antarctica
JET ENGINE INSPECTION — MSgt. Robert J. Francis, NCOIC of
the 57th FIS propulsion branch, and AIC Thomas E. Baily inspect the
bearing on the engine turbine shaft. All jet engines and components
undergo rigid inspection test prior to assembly. Final performance
of the engine takes place at the jet engine test call.
Francis Is ADC’s Candidate
For Airman Of Year Honors
AFI) — MSgt Robert J.
Francis, a jet engine technici-
an has been selected as Air
Forces Iceland’s nominee for
Air Defense Command’s of the
Year Award.
Each major U.S. Air Force
command selects one of its en-
listed personnel for this co-
veted award. The airman select-
er are honored at the Air Force
Association Convention which
is held annually.
Sergeant Francis is the NCO-
IC of the propulsion branch of
the 57th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron, commanded by Lt.
Col. Jack E. Popham.
Competition is keen and to be
nominated an airman must have
made contributions to the ser-
vice and community that are
far above average. He must
have proved his leadership and
management ability to a mark-
ed degree. Also his achieve-
ments must support Air Forces
Iceland mission and the mission
of the Air Defense Command.
The support of the Cost Re-
duction Program now under
way throughout the Air Force
is taken into consideration also.
This is accomplished by sup-
port of the Military Suggestion
Program that seeks more air-
power for each tax dollar.
In farwarding Sergeant Fran-
cis’ nomination, Col. A. E. Weil,
commander AFI noted that
Francis had several outstanding
achievements to his credit this
year. Among them was an
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Billy C. Floyd, CMA3
Billy C. Floyd, CM A3, has
applied for duty with “Opera-
tion Deepfreeze” at the South
Pole.
“I want to gain more experi-
ence in the construction field
as well as see this unusual
region,” said Floyd.
Having been assigned to
Transportation for the past
seven months at the Naval base,
Floyd left Keflavik for Davis-
ville, R. I. on Wednesday where
he will take a final required
physical examination. He had
previously taken his first re-
quired physical at Keflavik Na-
val Hospital.
With about 12 years service
to his credit, Floyd has traveled
extensively throughout the Pa-
cific and Far East areas. He
has seen 14 countries thus far.
If his application is success-
ful, he will be leaving Davisville,
R. I. in June for his assignment
at Antarctica.
Presently, the men at the
polar base are experiencing a
six-month period of complete
darkness.
Floyd is married to the for-
mer Miss Gladys Smith of 611
Genoaks Dr., Knoxville, Tenn.
ADMIRALS MEET — Vice Adm, Paul D. Buie greets Adm. Sir Charles
Madden at the latter’s arrival at Keflavik last Monday. Also wel-
comed was Air Marshal Sir Anthony Selway (not pictured). The rank-
ing officers were here for a four-day visit that included briefings and
inspections of NATO installations.
‘America’ Crusaders Receive
National Sojourners Charter
The Northern Lights Chapter of the National Sojourners
has gone into the record books as the Chapter with the
shortest charter application and charter issuance period of
any chapter in Sojourner history.
It took but 11 days for the Northern Lights Chapter,
Number 495, to apply for its charter, have the charter is-
sued, the presentation made, and installation of officers
completed.
The first meeting was held
on May 5 at the Civilian Club,
with the presentation of the
charter made by Brigadier Gen-
eral George O. Van Orden,
USMC (Ret.), National Presi-
dent of the Sojourners.
Lieutenant E.S. Clark, Jr.
was installed as the first presi-
dent of the Keflavik chapter.
Other officers installed at the
inaugural meeting were: Air
Force Chief Warrant Officer I.
E. Harrison, vice president;
Lieutenant Commander T. W.
Bryant, secretary-treasurer;
Air Force Captain M. J. Kanter,
marshall; and Lieutenant Com-
mander W. C. Hitchens, chap-
lain.
Following the inaugural meet-
ing and charter presentation,
the local chapter will conduct
its meetings at the NCO Club
on the first and third Tuesday
of each month.
Primarily a patriotic organi-
zation, devoted to furthering the
cause of Americanism, member-
ship in the Keflavik chapter is
available to officers and war-
rant officers, past and present,
of the uniformed services of the
United States who are Master
Masons. Membership is also
open for select honorary mem-
bers who are Master Masons
and who have made an out-
standing contribution to Amer-
icanism.
In addition to his presidency
of the Northern Lights Chapter
495, Lt. Clark is the National
Sojourners’ regional representa-
tive for Iceland. Lt. Cdr. Hit-
chens is the area representative
for the North Atlantic region
which is composed of chapters
in Newfoundland, Labrador, Ice-
land and Greenland.
Navy Outlaws
Fat Personnel
The Chief of Naval Personnel
has instructed all commands to
enforce weight reduction for
those enlisted Navy members
who are obese (extremely fat)
or overweight.
Steps to be taken in the battle
of the bulge are outlined in
BUPERS Instruction 6100.6 of
March 26. Obesity actually
constitutes an abnormal state
of health. Commands are given
particular attention to the gen-
eral apperance and physical
condition of assigned personnel
as related to obesity.
Statistics clearly show thal
the mortality rate increases
with the degree of obesity and
that obesity contributes to ex-
cessive sick days and premature
onset of certain physical im-
pairments.
Medical officers will examine
overweight personnel to deter-
mine whether the condition is
due to obesity or unusual body
structure; whether the condi-
tion is caused by dietary indis-
cretion (such as overeating) or
as secondary to an underlying
abnormality; and now the con-
dition may affect health or
physical fitness; and whether
the condition will permit an en-
forced weight reducing diet and
exercise schedule.
If a patient does not reduce
sufficiently during a six-month
diet and exercise period, he will
be recommended for discharge
due to unsuitability. Discharge
will also be recommended if
he loses weight and later gains
back the excess weight.
Admission to the sicklist and
hospitalization is ordered in
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