The White Falcon - 30.04.1960, Page 2

THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday, April 30, 1960
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Special Assignments
Criteria and application procedures for Special Assignments are governed by Part II, AFM
35-11. — Of the various types of Special Assignments listed in AFM 35-11, only the assign-
ments shown below pertain to personnel presently stationed overseas. All other Special Assignments
pertain to personnel presently stationed in the ZI. The following chart is outlined to assist you in deter-
mining the eligibility requirements which must be met. If you meet the qualifications listed below and
are desirous of applying for a Special Assignment, call the Special Actions Unit, CPA (3191) for an
appointment to officially check your elgibility and prepare your application for processing. The Special
Actions Unit has a listing of all Air Reserve Centers and AFROTC units.
TYPE ASSIGN- MENT DESIRED CAFSC REQUIRED MIN PRIOR ACTIVE SV AUTHORIZED GRADES MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
AIR FORCE ROTC DUTY 64650 64670 70250 70270 73250 73270 75230 75270 75170 4 YEARS A/1C thru M/Sgt Must attach photo of self & Dep to application. Must be High School Grad or passed GED. NAC (Sec- urity) must be completed.
INSTRUCTOR DUTY ATC&AU TO NUMEROUS TO LIST-CONSULT AFM 35-11 REQUIREMENTS VARY DEPENDING ON TYPE OF INSTRUCTOR DUTY DESIRED - CONSULT AFM 35-11
USAF RECRUITING SERVICE DUTY CAREER FIELDS: 22, 23, 29, 47, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, (Except 601) 62, 64, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 90, 92, 98 4 YEARS S/Sgt thru CMsgt Must attach recent photo of self and dependents to application. Must possess valid drivers permit.
AIR RESERVE CENTER (ARC) 271&27270, 30452, 30471&72, 34250&70, 43151&71A, 60173, 64650&70, 70250&70, 72170, 73250, 73270 75170, 90650, 90670 4 YEARS S/Sgt or higher except A/1C in AFSC: 70250, 72150 & 73250 Must attach photo of self & dependents to applica- tion. Must possess valid drivers permit.
CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) 23270 29350&70 43171 43190 64650&70 64570 67270 68150 70250&70 70490 70150C 70170 70470 71350 71370 71351 72150 72170 73250 73270 75170 73290 4 YEARS S/Sgt or higher except A/1C in AFSC: 64650, 68150, 70250, 70350, 71351, 72150 & 73250 Must attach recent photo of self & dependents to application. Must possess valid drivers permit.
AIR NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) 20670 23170 23270 27170 (E5&60nly) 27271 29170 (E5&6 Only) 30171 30372 30470, 72 30473 32270B 32271D 36170 (E5&60nly) 40270 43171A 43171C 64670 73270 4 YEARS S/Sgt thru CMsgt Must attach photo of self & dependents to applica- tion. Must possess valid drivers permit .
ALL APPLICANTS MUST: .
(a) Have a favorable overall evaluation of Part VI of the latest AF Form 75 (Performance Report
submitted.
(b) Not have any other type of application for reassignment or special assignment pending.
(c) Submit application prior to 9th month of DEROS. (1 year tour personnel must submit within
90 days of arrival in Iceland, 2 year tour personnel must submit within 15 months of date of arrival
in Iceland).
Sermon . . .
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Southern Baptist Convention and
he was the youngest man ever to
deliver the Georgia Baptist Con-
vention Sermon and was given the
“Man of the Year” award in 1957
by the Augusta Junior Chamber
of Commerce. He was honored re-
cently with the “Best Sermons
1959 and 60 by the Southern Bapt-
ist Preachers.
A. true southerner, Dr. Robinspn
bears the name of his great grand-
father’s cousin, General Stonewall
Jackson. He has such dynamic ap-
peal to his congregations that
three sermons are required on
Sundays at his church, whose
membership rolls number 3300.
His service is televised and broad-
cast each Sunday morning and
the 8 p.m. service is broadcast
each Sunday evening. The Doctor
has received over 2000 members
into the First Baptist Church dur-
ing his six year ministry. Well
over $1,500,000 has been given to
all causes and the percent of his
budget going to missions has in-
creased greatly. The gifts to the
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
has jumped from $1,000 to $12,000
and the major portion of his
church debt has been retired.
More converts were baptized this
past year under Dr. Robinson’s
ministry than in any other pre-
vious year in the church’s 143
year history.
The good Doctor has chosen
those sermons he thought would
best suit the military personnel,
dependents and civilian populace
of Keflavik Airport. On May 1st
he will preach on “Give or Make”
at the Sunday Morning service.
In the evening he will bring forth
“Condemned or Forgiven.” On
Monday, May 2nd we will hear
“Good or God” at the evening
service. — At the evening
service of May 3rd he will preach
on “Dead or Alive” and his final
appearance on Wednesday, May
4th at the 7:30 p.m. service his
sermon will bring forth the mes-
sage, “Pretense or Love” Every
man, woman and child should
make it a point to hear Dr. Robin-
son preach. He brings the Lord
much closer to us in his sermons,
and he is a man devoted to his
chosen work.
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 10 Number 15
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: 4156, 419b.
Information Officer..............Major Lawrence A. Keefe, USAF
Executive Editor ............... MSgt. Edward L. Schurr, USAF
Editor.............................. SSgt. Frank C. Rogers, USAF
Sports Editor............................ SSgt Jim Warner, USAF
Isafoldarprentsmiflja h.f.
Suggestions
Win Cash for
KA Personnel
One hundred and sixty dollars
and 950 Kronur were handed out
April 22 by Colonel Myron F. Bar-
low in keeping with the Air For-
ce’s Suggestion Program. Colonel
Barlow, Chief of Staff for Air
Forces Iceland, presented the
awards to two military personnel,
two American civilians and one
Icelandic Employee.
A/2C George R. BOURQUE, 1400th
Transportation Squadron,
$25 award.
Airman Bourque designed a
“Booster Cart” for use in the auto-
motive repair shop of the 1400th
Transportation Squadron. The cart
carries three service batteries (6,
12 and 24 volt) and can be easily
wheeled to any vehicle in the shop
needing a quick start. This is a
time-saving improvement that is
expected to save over $1,300 a year
in labor costs.
Mr. Kristjan JULIUSSON, Base
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Plant,
Kr. 950 award.
Mr. Juliusson suggested remov-
ing unused equipment from the
laundry’s former boiler room in
order to utilize the area as a sup-
ply storeroom. This provides suit-
able space for more efficient stor-
age of laundry suppliees.
Mrs. Claire GOODWIN, Civilian
Personnel Office,
$85 award.
Mrs. Goodwin suggested combin-
ing duties of secretaries of the
Military and Civilian Suggestion
Programs, to be performed by the
civilian Executive Secretary. This
change is expected to give better
service and control by centralizing
all suggestion program clerical re-
sponsibilities in one position.
A/1C Carey E. MERRIT, 1400th
Field Maintenance Squadron,
$25 award.
Airman Merrit suggested that
a protective stand be constructed
to hold F-89 type radomes when
they are removed from the air-
craft for periodic inspection of
the radar antenna. Previously the
radomes were stored on the hangar
floor during the days of the in-
spection. The stand protects the
radomes from accidental damage
while out of the aircraft, and also
develops better maintenance tech-
nique.
Mr. Andrew MARUNAS, Heating
.Equipment Repairer, 1400th Instal-
lations Squadron,
Two awards, $15 each.
(1) Mr. Markunas’ suggestion
eliminated a safety hazard in se-
veral buildings, caused by electri-
cal switches being located too far
from the heating units they con-
trol. Installation of switches close
enough to units to permit the ope-
rator to observe the units during
activation, avoids possible damage
to equipment and/or injury to
personnel because of malfunction-
ing of equipment which is out of
sight of the operator.
(2) Suggestion for removal and
waterproofing of various boiler
room eletrical junction boxes and
switches helped avoid damage
from live steam or water. This
does away with a condition which
could have caused injury or dam-
age as a result of short circuiting
and other electrical failrues, with
consequent expense and inconve-
nience to many people during re-
pair.
A Masterpiece,
Nothing But Air
When a man of great intel-
ligence and diligence writes about
a subject which has been a life-
time profession, the result is likely
to be outstanding. THE OCEAN
OF AIR is such a book. It reads
like a novel, is packed with facts
like a textbook, holds one in sus-
pense like a whodunit, sounds in
places like a lyric poem. The
author, David I. Blumenstock, a
climatologist with the U.S. Weath-
er Bureau, has taught in universi-
ties and worked in various govern-
ment agencies and industrial com-
panies for many years. Writing
and research for the book took
12 years; readers should reap
dividends for many years more.
The book is scientifically accur-
ate. Reading it will give some the
feeling of having completed a sur-
vey course in science for it touch-
es on archaeology ,nuclei- physics,
medicine, climatology, meteorology
biology, zoology, genetics, anthro-
pology, military science and agri-
culture. Not to mention econo-
mics, geography and history
among others.
WELL DESCRIBED
The whole atmosphere, from
the fringness of space to the
microclimates that govern the ger-
mination of seeds, is brilliantly
described—heat and cold, winds,
water, storms, land formation;
also the way the air has affected
all terrestrial life forms since the
dawn of time, especially man’s
pursuits, commerce, wars, wea-
pons, progress. It also surveys
man’s attempts to understand, de-
scribe, predict and control the
weather. The book will inspire all.
EM Association
Extends Coverage
Members of the steadily grow-
ing Armed Forces Enlisted Person-
nel Benefit Association may now
continue their membership and
group insurance coverage into re-
tirement and until age 65.
Under new provisions, when a
member retires (provided no dis-
ability rating is indicated in the
retirement orders) he may be-
come an “Associate Member” with
the same basic insurance contri-
bution he paid while on active
duty, that is, $9.
Schedule of insurance coverage
for retired members will be:
0 Through age 55 - $10,000
° Ages 55 to 60 - $7,500
° Ages 60 to 65 - $5,000
Members who joined the As-
sociation on or after March 1,
1960, must wait two years to be-
come eligible to continue member-
ship into retirement.
Thoroughly reviewed and exa-
mined by the Defense Department,
the organization has DOD ap-
proval to solicit members through-
out the services. Allotments are
authorized and encouraged for
payment of insurance contribu-
tions.
Details can be had from: Arm-
ed Forces Enlisted Personnel
Benefit Association, Werner Bldg.,
13th and E Sts., N. W., Wash. 4,
D. C.
The Space age has one disad-
vantage . . . there is no longer-
such a thing as a DISTANT rela-
tive, and it brings our mother-in-
law closer to us.