The White Falcon - 20.08.1960, Síða 2

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THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday. August 20. 1960
Good Results
Always Rewarding
Think seriously about the role of the American service-
man. He carries out the mission of his service and more
important, he carries out the mission of his country.
The mission of the United States is set forth by a re-
presentative government—one that has decided to be part-
ners in peace.
Peace becomes a buck-passing job as much as an order
from an officer to a supervisor and down to the “Indian.”
Servicemen find themselves trying to think out the
whvs and hows of policies and restrictions which they, as
individuals, must carry out and live by.
The NATO role, as agreed to by our Congress, becomes
a personal matter—at Keflavik Airport.
We have a mission to accomplish and the ways and
means of carrying it out are planned for us. To live by
all the rules and to exercise tolerance in abiding by them
is the mark of a good serviceman as well as a good citizen.
Results are rewarding for the serviceman, his branch
of service and for the United States.
Security
An Important Job
If someone were to ask you if you want to be an Air
oliceman, what would you say? Yes or no?
A streak of dominance in your character may prompt
a “yes.” It is a position of authority, one that you might
feel should be carried out to the letter. A second thought
says, you’d have few friends.
A reserved individual or the fellow who likes to have
friends will say, “This is not for me.”
The rationalizing individual will admit that somebody
has to be accomplishing the base’s security mission. He’ll
realize that AP work is not always “throwing your weight
around or having an eagle eye out for the least infraction.”
It’s a job that has to be done in all weather and in all
surroundings, sheltered or unsheltered.
It’s a job requiring a man with understanding of his
fellow airmen and one who is conscientious in everything
he does. ,
This man and his important job was recently reemp-
hasized by Col. Benjamin G. Willis, commander of the
Iceland Defense Force (IDF). In a letter to the command
he said, “The Air Policeman is my personal representative
with respect of discipline .... it is my desire to enhance
the prestige of those carrying out this important duty.”
Winter’s Cominq
Prepare for It
Winter will be making its debut next month. It’s now
time to begin thinking about stocking such items as wind-
shield wipers, snow grip tires, car heater parts, flashlights
and chains.
Bus riders may find it more expedient to walk to work.
They, too, will need flashlights and severe weather clothing
and shoes.
Buying little by little will avoid the rush on the day
winter sets in.
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 10 Number 28
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,
Information Officer................Major Lawrence A. Keefe, USAF
Executive Editor ............... MSgt. Edward L. Schurr, USAF
Editor.............................SSgt. Clarence J. Bizet, USAF
IsafoldarprentsmIOJa h.f.
Absentee Voting
TEXAS
There is no registration law but
servicemen should send a poll tax
receipt or exemption certificate
along with the Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA) in requesting
an absentee ballot. They should
be mailed to the County Clerk.
For details on obtaining receipt
and certificate see the Voting In-
formation pamphlet (DOD Poster
P-22). Ballots will be accepted
until 1 p.m. election day. Voting
should take place between 20th and
4th day prior to election
Minimum voting age is 21 on
date of election. Residence re-
quirements are one year in state
and six months in county. Also,
voters must pay poll tax or have
an exemption certificate.
UTAH
Servicemen should apply by
FPCA for registration and ab-
sentee ballot. It should be mailed
to the County Clerk within 30
days before the general election.
Registration is permanent for
those who voted in last General
Election. All ballots must be in
before the polls close election day.
Voters must be 21 on date of
election and meet minimum resi-
dence requirement of one year in
state, four months in county and
GO days in election precinct.
Educational Plan Set
To Serve All Airmen
Educational opportunities are
available for Iceland Defense
Force personnel willing to take
advantage of them.
Keflavik Airport’s “College of
Knowledge” registration center is
a small quonset hut, located be-
tween the Base Library and the
Bowling Alley, bearing the number
T-101. Tucked neatly within are
the ways and means to educational
advancement. Here are some of
them.
Through United States Armed
Forces Institute (USAFI) cor-
respondence, military personnel
can take subjects on elementary,
high school, college and technical
levels. Successful completion gives
credit equal to that received while
attending the home town school or
college.
USAFI also offers a five-part
exam which leads to a high
school diploma. These free gene-
ral educational development
(GED) tests also are given at
college level. Civilian institutions
and state regulations vary but
nearly all recognize USAFI GED
test results and grant diplomas.
The Base Education office is
able to assist people who want a
broad general Air Force back-
ground knowledge or specific mili-
tary technical knowledge in vari-
ous career fields. This is through
free Extension Course Institute
(ECI) correspondence courses
from the Air University.
New Holy Name Officers
Peter Micale is the new presi-
dent of the Keflavik Holy Name
Society.
Other officers who also began
their six-month terms in August
are John Shaughnesy, Dennis
Drahos, and John Mermis, vice
presidents; Charles Barker, secre-
tary; and Henry Jessup, trea-
surer.
Sin attracts most people because
it often costs more than they can
afford.
Conqress Pqsses
“Little Black Book Law”
Just last week THE WHITE FALCON touched on
drinking- and driving. At the same time, Congress was
passing a law that might be called the “little Black Book”
law.
The law provides an agency that will accept names
of drivers convicted of driving-while-intoxicated (DWI)
and those convicted of negligence in an accident taking
a life.
Any state can send in names to the central agency.
This will mean that an insurance company can easily check
on a driver’s attestation to the number of DWI or possibly
death-taking accidents. That’ll cost the driver in insurance
premium or even the denial of insurance.
From past experiences, the National Safety Council of-
ficials have found that drivers barred from driving or con-
victed of negligent driving are going to other states for a
license. The central agency will put a screeching halt to this.
Consequently, this is a word to the wise among service-
men. Some have lost their licenses to drive in their home
state but now have licenses from other states. With the
agency in operation, luck is running out on that practice.
Before we go to the States, now is the time to think
about that new law, not when State officials conront us
with a violation recorded in the central agency.
Dividends Cominq
Through Quality Control
The Air Force’s Quality program is paying dividends,
and despite the fact that the 55-45 plan is not meeting the
optimistic success expected, it, too, is paying off.
Tangible profits are showing up in our stockade popula-
tion. Many bases have had to close stockades and reassign
security guards to other Air Police duties.
This, of course, is a result of weeding out airmen who
cannot conduct themselves properly in and out of uniform.
The effects of the 55-45 plan are productive because
discontented airmen are given ample opportunity to stay
out of the Air Force. Besides, the system requires super-
visors and commanders to examine very carefully an air-
man’s value to the Air Force.
Those who are considered valuable have no worries;
those who are marginal and accept the idea that they are
capable to work out of that category need only apply them-
selves to become good airmen.
In reality, these two categories are the only ones the
Air Force can afford. Austerity is a byword today; it calls
for maximum and efficient use of manpower. The rest is
obvious—every airman must pull his expected load and
more.
Gaod Mechanics
Get You There
The Keflavik Airport 1400th Transportation Squadron
mechanics are doing a commendable job maintaining the
base’s buses. The stop-and-go wear and tear demands ve-
hicles in top running condition. Base passengers seldom
suffer the frustration of having to transfer to another
bus because of breakdowns.
The only good reason for that is good mechanics who
work diligently and who are proud of their work.
Keeping a bus system running with the minimum de-
lays is not an easy task. Icelandic drivers do a good job
of keeping their schedules. It is not always possible to make
every stop on the minute. A passenger embarking slowly
or a stop where many get off usually upsets the stop-timing.
Bus transportation is as essential here as are three
meals a day. Come winter and its horizonital snow and
rain, Keflavik Airport passengers will be appreciative of
the good bus service made possible by drivers and mechanics.