The White Falcon - 06.08.1955, Blaðsíða 1

Roadeo Winners
The winners in the 1955 USAF Roadeo at Keflavik Airport are shown
shortly after they were named to the first positions. The winners in
the order of their appearance from left to right are: A/2C Albert W.
Miller, best of the passenger car drivers; A/1C James H. Bloomer, who
took top honors in the manipulation of a one and a half ton truck.
Going into the really big stuff, S/Sgt Bert -Vineyard Jr smiles after
he copped off first place in the 29 passenger bus class. The last of
the foursome is A/1C Paul E. Elzy who did the best job on an F-6
refueling unit.
Third Roadeo Contest
Winners Picked Here
The Keflavik winners of the USAF’s third Roadeo were
picked recently when competition was held on the taxiway,
in back of the new USAF hangar.
General White New Commander
For Iceland Defense Force
Brigadier General John W. White, USAF, -will succeed
Bi’ig Gen Donald R. Hutchinson, USAF, as Commander of
the Iceland Defense Force.
Exchange Service
Has 60th Birthday
The Central Exchange at Kefla-
vik Airport, helped celebrate the
COth Anniversary of the exchange
service of the Armed Forces, by
having a special sale and cutting
prices in observance of the cele-
bration.
The Snack Bar, a PX conces-
sion, also co-operated by having
special dinners for the members
of Iceland Defense Force.
The Base Exchange Service
was started in 1895, when the,
then, Secretary of War, Daniel
L. Lament, signed a General
Order making the Exchange
Service a part of the. military.
The mission of the exchanges
has remained the same; that of
providing military personnel and
their dependents with what they
want, when they want it and at
prices that are not restrictive.
Earnings go into a general re-
creation fund and help pay for
hobby shops, libraries, day rooms,
and other facilities.
The small profit goes toward
the purchase of merchandise,
paying of the salaries of civilian
employees and normal business
expenses. The exchanges reim-
burse the government for lights,
gas, water and any other utilities
they may use.
In noting the anniversary, Maj.
Gen. H. L. Peckham, chief of the
service, said, “The exchange ser-
vice is proud of its 60-year-old
heritage of customer service under
which exchanges have provided
comforts to men and women in
uniform no matter where their
duty assignments have been.”
The Central Exchange has just
recently opened a sub-exchange
between the Base Theatre and the
Service Club for shoes, hobby sup-
plies, cigarettes, toys etc.
July Weather
Most of the newcomers arriving
at Keflavik Airport during the
month of July will swear that the
Icelandic summer weather is some
of the most liquid variety they
have ever seen.
However, the local Weather
Detachment, just like native
Californians, maintain the last
month’s weather was “Unusual”.
They even have the facts to
prove it.
Figures for the last ten years
show that rain falls in the month
of July approximately 25 per cent
of the time, the sun shines one-
tenth of the time and it is partly
cloudy during the remaining 65
percent of the period.
Also during the past decade,
Keflavik Airport has received an
annual rainfall of 37.5 inches. A
little over two inches of this
precipitation normally falls in
July. However, July 1955 saw
over four inches of moisture
depositing itself upon Keflavik.
Weather history indicates that
August has always been the best
month of the year, weatherwise.
However, lets keep our fingers
crossed that more “California
Dew” won’t make August an “Un-
usual” month.
The competition was begun by
the Air Force to honor the dex-
terity and skill of the operators
of it’s motor vehicles.
Parking, blind side driving, and
ability to accurately judge dis-
tance were all taken into con-
sideration in the Roadeo.
The contestants found it ne-
cessary to park their vehicles
in places the average driver
would never put a vehicle into.
One of these parking problems
was further stiffened by coming
from between flags, a distance
judging problem, before backing
into the small area allowed for
the vehicle.
Drivers in all but the Refueling
Unit class were required to show
their ability by driving through a
series of flags backwards. The
Promotion Quota
The IADF Personnel Office
announces the promotion
quota for the July—August
promotion period. IADF has
been given a quota of 2
M/Sgt, 6 T/Sgt, 30 S/Sgt, 45
A/1C and 56 A/2C.
When possible, future quotas
will appear in The WHITE
FALCON at the earliest
possible time after being re-
ceived by IADF.
Tipsy Driver
Paterson, N. J. (AFPS)—Riding
“high” was the sad downfall of a
bicycle rider here recently when
he was arrested for drunken driv-
ing. A sympathetic magistrate,
however, suspended sentence and
ordered the bicycle left in police
headquarters.
part that made the test especially
hard was the fact that it was
necessary to make complete figure
eights in order to get through the
barrels of the back-up test.
In the passenger car class,
A/2C Albert W. Miller came in
ahead of his rivals to take home
the first place ribbon. S/Sgt
Edward Daley took second, with
A/1C James Woosley third.
A/1C James Bloomer, 932d
AC&W Sq walked off with the
blue ribbon in the one and a half
ton truck class. Runner-up was
A/1C Robert Gann, 1400th Air
Base Sq. Third place went to
A/2C Arthur Walker of the 1400-
th Motor Vehicle Sq.
A former national champion-
ship contestant, S/Sgt Bert Vin-
eyard Jr of the 1400th Hospital
proved he was still to be re-
ckoned with as he copped first
prize in the 29 passenger bus
class. Second and third prizes
were taken by S/Sgt William T.
Perry, 1400th Mtr Veh Sq and
A/2C Carl Headley, 1400th Hos-
pital.
The highest score of the after-
noon was made by A/1C Paul
Elzy of the 932d AC&W Sq, as
he piloted an F-6 Refueling Unit
to victory over A/1C Charles E.
Stuart, 1400th Hospital. S/Sgt
Richard S. Ducette of the 1400th
Mtr Veh Sq was third.
Kiddy Car
Louisville, Ivy. (AFPS) — John
McGuire has a brand new auto he
won at the opening of a super-
market here. But Johnny won’t
get his driver’s license for quite
some time. He’s two.
The change of command cere-
mony is scheduled at Keflavik
Airport on 6 August at 1100
hours.
General White, a Command
Pilot, is a graduate of The United
States Military Academy and the
National War College.
Prior to his IDF assignment.
General White served as a mem-
ber of the Joint Strategic Plan-
ning Group, Office of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Washington,
D. C.
General Hutchinson, Commander
General Hutchinson
To Leave Iceland
Brigadier General Donald R.
Hutchinson, IDF Commander
since 14 April 1954, has been
reassigned to Washington D. C.,
according to information received
from DAF this week. He will
leave Iceland shortly to become
Senior Air Force Member of the
Military Studies and Evaluation
Division of the Weapons Systems
Evaluation Group, Research and
Development, Office of Secretary
of Defense.
At the termination of his tour
as Commander IDF, General
Hutchinson leaves many tangib’e
results of his energetic and pro-
gressive policies pursued in pre-
paring this NATO installation
for the defense of Iceland. Im-
provement of aviation facilities
and the betterment of living and
working environments of per-
sonnel assigned in Iceland were
accorded high priorities during
his command.
General Hutchinson rendered
frequent assistance to the Ice-
landic Government and communi-
ties, especially in times of crisis
and emergency. Aid to flood
stricken areas, assistance to fish-
ermen by eliminating plundering
whales, emergency air evacuation
of Icelanders requiring medical
attention, furnishing of equipment
to Icelandic land and sea search
and rescue agencies all represent
but a part of the assistance dir-
ected by the IDF Commander.
By personal example, General
Hutchinson continually inspired
members of his command to
conduct themselves as individual
ambassadors to this old and
proud country, and to reflect al-
ways the true American tradi-
tion.
Accomplishments of General
Hutchinson will serve as an in-
spiration to the command to
further the implementation of this
important NATO mission.
All members of the Iceland De-
fense Force wish General Hutchin-
son every success in his new as-
signment and pledge the same
high degree of assistance and sup-
port to the new commander, Briga-
dier General John W. White.
Highlights of the new Com-
mander’s career will be included
in the next issue of The WHITE
FALCON.
Right on the Ball
Lansing, Mich. (AFPS) -— Offi-
cials here checking the list of
workers who handled Michigan’s
state election in March found one
precinct worker who ought to
know what it’s all about. His
name is Crystal Ball.
of IDF since 14 April 1954, will
return to the United States for
assignment as Senior Air Force
member of the Military Studies
and Evaluation Group, Research
and Development, Office of Secre-
tary of Defense.
Finance Office
Speeds Service
Nobody likes to stand in a line,
sometimes not even a pay line.
Therefore, the Base Finance Of-
fice in its never ending search to
give better customer service is
opening a second cashier’s window
on Monday, August 8.
The new window is an ex-
periment and will be open most
of each working day according
to Captain C. E. Wiswall, Fin-
ance Officer.
Captain Wiswall stated, “This
is another way of helping the
customer and we would like com-
ments on how its works.”
Anybody having ideas for im-
provements of service are urged
to submit them to Captain Wis-
wall and his staff at the Finance
Office.
The Office would also like to
remind all Navy and Air Force
first three graders they can be
paid only once a month if they
so desire instead of the usual
twice monthly. All they need to
do is notify their payroll clerk
who will pass the information on
to the Finance Office.
Jet Makes Safe Landing
On Pennsy Turnpike
Bedford, Pa. (AFPS) — Maj. Leo
Carboneau, Niagara Falls AFB,
N. Y., piloted his F-86D jet plane
between steep mountains near
here recently and made a safe
landing on the Pennsylvania
Turnpike. He was out of fuel.
Usually jammed with Sunday
traffic, the road was almost clear
of trucks and cars when the jet
skidded along a traffic lane near
the Sideling Hill Tunnel, 30 miles
from here.
New IADF
Commander
COLONEL S. E. MANZO ... as-
sumed command of the Iceland
Air Defense Force in impressive
ceremonies in the Base Gymna-
sium, here, on the 25th of July.
Col. Manzo replaces Col. J. C.
Bailey who has been reassigned
to the States. Col. Manzo comes
to IADF from duty at the War
College, Washington 25, D. C.