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THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday, February 27, 1960
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Personnel News Briefs
PRO PAY: The Proficiency Pay Program was given another boost
this week as Air Force added the following AFSC’s to the Pro Pay
list effective 1 March 1960:
34370/50 40390/70/50 43390/70/50
43371/51 90297/77/57 90490/70/50
98290/70/50
USAF is constantly conducting studies of all AFSC’s to determine
which ones within the technical fields are the most needed by the Air
Force. As soon as an AFSC is entered on the list, those airmen having
the AFSC must be certified through classification procedures before
they are granted the pay; however, the first requirement is that you
must be at least an Airman First Class with over four years of
Active Federal Military Service and have completed six months con-
tinuous service before you can receive Pro Pay. Certification to Pro
Pay does not guarantee entitlement to permanent Pro Pay; continued
eligibility depends on such things as needs of the Air Force, indi-
viduals ability to remain proficient in his AFSC, etc.
WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAM: Captain Axmacher, Chief Of-
ficers Branch, advises that the Warrant Officer Conversion Program
has been completed. Under the new Officer Classification System
the Warrant Officer is awarded the Officer’s AFSC rather than a
Superintendents AFSC. The Warrant Officers will now fill Company
Grade Officer positions on the Unit Manning document.
RETIREMENT: Any Commissioned or Wai’rant Officer wishing
to request retirement may now submit their applications 180 days prior
to the desired retirement date. Also, the retirement physicals are
now good for six months rather than the previous three months. We
are permitted to forward applications direct to USAF; however, they
cannot arrive earlier than 120 days nor later than 90 days prior to
retirement date.
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT: We have received inquiries from
military personnel regarding the possibilities of part or full time
employment as clerks, during hours other than their regular duty
hours. While there could be situations where a typist could be utilized
in a part-time position or during other than the normal 0800 to 1700
hour shift, military personnel are subject to laws which prohibit dual
compensation; holding simultaneously two positions which are paid
from appropriated funds. However, there is nothing to prohibit a
member of the military service from filling his off-duty hours by
working at a job paid from non-appropriated funds, provided such
employment does not interfere with the efficient performance of his
military duties, conflict with the interests of the Air Force or the U.S.
reflect adversely on the Air Force or give rise to criticism or suspicion
of conflict of interests or duties.
REGULAR AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS: Received message from
Hq MATS advising that the following officers had been nominated
for Regular Air Force Appointments:
TO BE 1ST LT REG AF
JOHN W. BOWDEN, A03007255 PAUL F. SAUTTER, A02206529
JOHN B. BRUNO, A02207372 , JOHN TYLKA JR., A02229452
DENNIS E. COST, A03058658 RODNEY C. WILDE, A02209321
WALTER T. M. HO, A03030762
TO BE 2ND LT REG AF
JAMES T. HILL, A03080252 LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS, A03101198
CARL R. STINSON, A03101170
TO BE APPOINTED 1ST LT REG AF UPON COMPLETION
OF REQUIRED SERVICE
VINCENT P. CERISANO, A03080018
Regular Air Force Appointment will be effected as soon as possible
following Senate confirmation and determination of physical qualifica-
tion, or will be recommended for nomination after they meet all ap-
pointment requirements.
Manpower Drop
Washington (AFPS) — Each of
the services reported less man-
power on the rolls at the end of
the calendar year than at the end
of 1958, the Defense Department
announced. The total strength was
2,490,035, down more than 10,000
from 1958 figures.
The Army’s audited strength
was 876,258; the Navy’s estimated
strength, 613,153; the Marine
Corps, 171,202; and the Air Force,
829,422.
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 10 Number 8
HEADQUARTERS, ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
Col. Benjamin G. Willis, USAF
Island Commander Iceland (ISCOMICE)
THE WHITE FALCON is an official Armed Forces newspaper published weekly at Kefla-
vik Airport, Iceland, by and for the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel of the Iceland
Defense Force. THE WHITE FALCON receives AFPS material. Views and opinions expressed
herein are not necessarily those of the Department of Defense.
Deadline for copy: 9 a.m. Monday. Telephone number: h!5&, hl9h.
Information Officer...........Capt. Russell A. Turner, II, USAF
Information NCOIC ........... MSgt George W. Williams, USAF
Editor...........................A/1C Laurence O. Smith, USAF
Sports Editor.......................... SSgt Jim Warner, USAF
Staff Photographer...................... Sgt Jose Vazquez, USA
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AmMAWOS BOOKSHELF
JS Workings
Explored in Book
— In this day of the unified
command, any servicemen with an
eye on the future should learn
something of the workings of a
joint staff. For officers who are
not fortunate enough to attend
the Armed Forces Staff College,
where joint staff procedure is the
major academic fare, Stackpole’s
new volume THE JOINT AND
COMBINED STAFF OFFICERS
MANUAL offers a very accept-
able substitute.
Colonels Jack Nicholas, George
Pickett and Captain Bill Spears,
of the U.S. Air Force, Army and
Navy, respectively, have done a
commendable job of tying together
various units of instructions from
the AFSC curriculum. The result
is a “short course” in joint staff
work, useful both as an introduc-
tion for the uninitiated and a con-
venient reference for the experi-
enced staff officer.
Origin and Development
The book contains chapters on
the origin and development of uni-
fied command concepts, the organ-
ization ond functioning of joint
and combined commands, and
duties of the joint staff. O.her
sections of the book are aimed
directly at personal improvement
of the individual staff officer such
as the chapters on “The Staff
Officer Writes” and “The Staff
Officer Speaks.” A chapter on
understanding national strategy is
of particular merit.
Air Force officers may have
difficulty with the seemingly
cumbersome process described in
the sections on joint planning
The process described is a direct
descendant from WW II, with
little change in transit. One may
ask how will it be possible to
prepare all these plans in an aero-
space war? Reflection will reveal,
however, that the process present-
ed is a tried and proved means
of applying the effort of many
minds to the solution of a single
problem. The forms may vary,
but the planning sequence repres-
ents the steps necessary to reach-
ing a sound decision and it is well
to recognize them.
Time devoted to the study of
THE JOINT AND COMBINED
STAFF OFFICEDS MANUAL is
time well spent.
Cigar Chum?
Its on Ernie
Television Humorist Ernie Ko-
vacs, who has done for the cigar
what Marilyn Monroe did for
sweaters, is about to share his
enjoyment of the smokes with
thousands of veterans of the arm-
ed forces.
Kovacs has arranged for the
Cigar Company, which sponsors
his weekly comedy panel show on
the ABC-TV network, to ship
1,000 cigars to each of many major
Veterans Administration Hospit-
als as a gift to the patients.
Kovacs, who devours 25 to 30
cigars daily—including some Ko-
vackian specials costing $16 each
—once spent 18 months in a hos-
pital, himself. His devotion to cig-
ars is as famous as the late Errol
Flynn’s devotion to romance. But
Kovacs wants to share his enjoy-
ment with the veterans.
Automotive Hobby Shop
Offers Modern Equipment
Airman First Class ‘Woody” Woodward checks the vast array of new
tools at Keflavik Airport’s recently remodeled Automotive Hobby Shop.
The shop now has equipment suitable for practically all types of auto
repairs.
The Automotive Hobby Shop, headed by A/1C Henry
T. Woodward offers just about anything the amateur
mechanic might need to make minor repairs to an auto-
mobile.
1fex t WeekA
fttcitie Schedule
ANDREWS THEATER
Sunday & Modnay - “Tread
Softly Stranger”; Diana Dors,
George Baker.
Wednesday - “The Threat”; Ro-
bert Knapp, Linda Lawson.
Thursday & Friday - “Heller in
Pink Tights”; Sophia Loren, An-
thony Quinn.
Saturday - “Last Train from
Gun Hill”; Kirk Douglas, Anthony
Quinn, Carolyn Jones.
(Sunday features begin at 1300,
1450, 1640, 1830 & 2020. Saturday
features begin at 1300, 1450, 1640,
1830 & 2020.)
THEATER #2
Sunday & Monday - “A Summer
Place”; Richard Egan, Dorothy
McGuire, Sandra Dee.
Tuesday - “Last Train from
Gun Hill”; Kirk Douglas, Anthony
Quinn, Carolyn Jones.
Wednesday & Thursday - “Sink
the Bismarck”; Dana Wynter,
Kenneth More.
Friday - “Tread Softly Strang-
er”; Diana Dors, George Baker.
Saturday - “The Threat”; Ro-
bert Knapp, Linda Lawson.
(Sunday features begin at 1800,
1515, 1730 & 1945. Saturday fea-
tures begin at 1300, 1445, 1630,
1815 & 2000.) Show times for
both theaters are estimates since
shows are continuous.
Aircraft
Arrivals & Departures
(Feb. 28—March 5)
Sunday Flight #485 Arr. 1030
Cargo Arr. 2215
Monday Flight #486 Dept. 0800
Cargo Dept. 1315
Cargo Arr. 2215
Tuesday Cargo Arr. 2230
Wed . . . Cargo Dept. 0230
Thursday Flight #485 Arr. 1030
Flight #486 Dept. 1430
Cargo Arr. 2230
Friday .. Cargo Dept. 0230
Saturday None Scheduled
“Fax” Mam!
Secretaries please copy — an
agent may just want to get the
thermo-fax, Mam! Army security
agents have warned that thermo-
fax copies of classified documents
will, under certain conditions,
transfer to other type paper upon
contact. Circular 380-5 dated 23
Sept., 1959, tells how to avoid
contact prints.
Only recently remodeled, the
Auto Hobby Shop has on hand a
wide variety of tools and equip-
ment including a wheel alignment
set, valve regrinder, automatic
transmission tools, wheel puller,
generator tester, and many small
tools. Airman Woodward stated
that a new engine testing machine
has been ordered for the shop
along with many new tools neces-
sary to keep the “wheels” rolling
here on this NATO Base. Also
available at the shop are two
chain hoists for engine changes,
numerous jacks and several “Cree-
pers.”
New Tool System
Woodward, with considerable
experience behind him in this kind
of work, has instigated a new tool
issue system which represents a
vast improvement over the old
method. He has made up individu-
al tool kits suitable for most minor
repair jobs in order to speed up
the “checking out” process.
So, if the old jalopy refuses to
budge on the cold winter mornings
here’s how you go about settling
that little problem. Just push it
down to the Auto Hobby Shop,
located near the Seaweed Area and
check in with Airman Woodward.
He, in turn will assign you a stall
and issue the necessary tools and
equipment. If its advice or in-
formation you need, Airman
Woodward has most of the answ-
ers. If he doesn’t have the answer
to your particular problem it is
quite likely that he can find it in
one of the various automobile man-
uals there in the Hobby Shop.
After you’ve fixed your “hot
rod” so that it will move under its
own power, all you have to do is
check in your tools and clean up
your mess, if any.
No Expenses
An important factor to remem-
ber is that the Auto Hobby Shop
is there for your convenience.
There is absolutely no expense to
you except for parts. It is only
one of the many facilities provided
by the Personnel Services Section
here at Keflavik Airport. It is set
up for all personnel here at Kefla-
vik Airport—for their comfort—
their convenience—and yes, even
their education. So take advantage
of this privilege, won’t you?
The Hobby Shop is open Tues-
day through Sunday from 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until
10 p.m. The shop is closed on
Mondays.