The White Falcon - 04.02.1961, Síða 1

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Volume XI, Number 5
Headquarters, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Airport, Iceland—A MATS Unit
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Saturday, February 4, 1961
TV Man Wins
AOM Honors
For January
A Video operator for Channel
8 won out over six other top-
notch Keflavik airmen to win
Airman of the Month honors for
January.
He is A2C Donald L. Luchs-
inger who is assigned to Head-
quarters, AFI.
In making the announcement,
Capt. George R. Tuck, chairman
of the selection board said, “The
caliber of all the nominees were
such that it was extremely dif-
ficult to name one man. It was
with much consideration Airman
Luchsinger was selected.”
Others who met the board, and
who were named Airman of the
Month for their squadron were:
A1C Douglas D. Carlile, Civil
Engineers; A1C Robert J. West,
Supply; A2C Arthur W. Peaden,
Hospital; A2C William Frank,
CAMRON; and A3C Vincent P.
Hallisay, Air Base Squadron, and
Ronald G. Sabbio, Transportation.
Sitting on the selection board
with Capt. Tuck were SMSgt.
Fredrick F. Jones; MSgts J. C.
Smith, George B. Chapman, and
Everet Lt. Keirsley; and TSgt
Regis B. Zachrel.
The men were nominated for
military bearing assignment
qualification, character, support
of command objectives, leadership
potential, self improvement, co-
operation, and knowledge of Air
Force customs and policies.
The winner receives a check
for $25, and all are guests for
dinner at a Reykjavik resaurant.
USAFE Band
To Play Here
USAFE BAND PARADES
The USAFE Band from Wiesbaden, Germany will arrive here Wednes-
day for a five day visit. It will play three performances at Keflavik
and three in Reykjavik. One performance is set at the Service Club,
NCO Club and Officers Club.
Better Health Drive
Is Underway At KA;
To Conclude Feh. 16
Keflavik’s annual National Health Agencies campaign
got underway here Tuesday, kicked off by a 15-minute
simulcast over radio and television.
The program is scheduled to®'
run for two weeks, according to
Col. Myron F. Barlow, chairman
for the AFI Fund Raising Com-
mittee.
In a letter to all military and
civilian personnel at Keflavik,
Keflavik’s Commander Col. Ben-
jamin G. Willis, called on all per-
AFI Promotion Quota increased
As 227 Airmen Don ftiew Stripes;
Six More Men Join 2MCO Ranks
Grins were big, wide and plenti-®'
ful and the cigar and candy stor-
es did a land-rush business Wed-
nesday as 227 men at Keflavik
received notice they had been sel-
ected to don another stripe and
climb one notch nearer their goal.
Six new NCO’s are now listed
on the morning report here, while
there are 74 more men in the air-
Congo Lift Hit Home
MATS personnel on the recent
Congo Airlift found that indefin-
ite and prolonged missions away
from their home bases many
times strained family finances.
MATS officials said that their
Congo experience boiled down to
a simple set of DOs and DON’Ts.
° DO make arrangements with
Finance or a bank to keep your
family supplied with money for
an indefinite period.
° DON’T rely on the mails
either to send or to receive money.
man first catagory; a whopping
147 sewed on their second stripe.
This is a total of 55 more strip-
es than were alotted Keflavik dur-
ing the October cycle.
Joining the select file of non-
commissioned officers were Ro-
bert A. Voissem, CAMRON; Pat-
rick C. Griffin, Band; Robert C.
Buckhanan, Headquarters AFI;
Robert Dovzak, Supply; and
Phillip R. Booty, and Donald R.
Larkin, both of CAMRON.
Here is the way the squadron
alottment of quotas stacked up.
Hospital had two slots to AIC
and 11 to A2C; Air Base Sq 12
and 21; 932nd., 14 and 18; AFI,
8 and 28; 667th., 7 and 9; Tran-
sportation 2 and 13; Supply, 9
and 22; 57th. FIS, 2 and 0; CAM-
RON, 12 and 15; and Civil En-
gineers, 5 and 10.
The next cycle for promotion
to technical and master sergeant
will be June 1.
sons here support the 10 volun-
tary national health agencies in-
volved in the program. The col-
onel noted that “even though no
specific goal has been set, we
should strive for 100 per cent
participation” during the two-
week period.
The simulcast was seen over
Channel 8, and heard over the
local AFRS station Friday.
Capt. Warren J. Papin, AFI
Information Officer, was narra-
tor, and SSgt. Del Henson, Chan-
nel 8 station manager, wrote the
script.
The program got underway
with a short introductiorf to the
campaign, then slides concerning
each of the 10 agencies were
shown and explained.
(Project Officers have already
been named and they in turn se-
lected Key member of their or-
ganization to contact personally
the people assigned to their sec-
tions.
Agencies to benefit from the
campaign include the National
Society for Crippled Children and
Adults, Inc.; National Society for
the Prevention of Blindness; Un-
ited Cerebral Palsy Associations,
Inc.; American Cancer Society,
Inc.; American Heart Association
Inc.; Arthritis and Rheumatism
Foundation; Muscular Dystrophy
Associations of America, Inc.;
National Association for Mental
Health, Inc.; National Associa-
tion for Retarded Children, Inc.;
and National Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
And Reykjavik
The largest and most widely known Air Force Band
west of the United States, the USAFE Band from Wies-
baden, Germany, will step out of a C-130 “Hercules” Trans-
port at Keflavik next Wednesday®"
for a five day engagement in Ice-
land.
While here the band will give
three performances on the base
and three in Reykjavik. The
band’s appearance in Reykjavik,
under the direction of Captain
Arnald Gabrel, will make Iceland
the 23rd country in which the
band has made public appearances
since its organization in Paris in
1944.
Although primarily a concert
band, various musical groups can
be formed for special occasions.
These include the USAFE March-
ing Band, the USAFE Ambassa-
dors (a 17-piece dance band), the
USAFE Diplomats (a 10-piece
dance band) and the USAFE
Combo (a 5 to 8 piece combo).
The full concert band will give
three performances in Reykjavik
and one at the Service Club on
Sunday at 3 p.m. The Ambassa-
dors will play at the Officer’s
Falcon Has
IMew Editor
Technical Sgt Wylie Mason
was named editor of the White
Falcon this week, replacing SSgt
Clarence Bizet who is now in
charge of the News Room at In-
formation Services.
Mason has served as NCOIC of
Interal Information and News
Room Director since he was as-
signed here last August.
Mason, a native of Abilene, Tex.,
graduated from Hardin-Simmons
University in 1950, majoring in
journalism and sociology. He
served as editor of the Eastland
(Texas) Daily Telegram before
enlisting in the Air Force in 1951.
He was editor of the Goodfellow
AFB, Tex., Flight Time for some
seven years, then editied the
Lowry Airman at Lowry AFB,
Colorado, before coming to Ice-
land.
Several of Mason’s features and
newspapers have received com-
mand and Air Force recognition.
He is frequently by-lined in Air
Force Times and various civilian
newpapers.
There are no present plans for
editorial changes in the Falcon,
Mason said.
Club on Saturday night and at
the NCO Club on Sunday night.
Captain Gabriel, the command-
er and conductor of the USAFE
Band holds a Master’s Degree in
Music from Ithaca College of
Music in New York State. He
commanded the Air Force Bands
at Sampson AFB, N.Y., and the
Tactical Air Command Band at
Langley AFB, Va., before assum-
ing command of the USAFE
Band in June of 1958. He began
his military career as an infantry-
man in the U.S. Army and served
with the 29th Infantry Division
during World War II.
The Reykjavik appearances of
the band, designated the 686th
Air Force Band, will be sponsor-
ed by the Reykjavik Lions Club
with all proceeds going to local
children’s relief organizations.
Welcome
Aboard
STAFF SERGEANTS
Jesse Vanover, 64350; Ray-
mond E. Perkins, 70250, Bolling;
and David McDonald, 60350.
AIRMAN FIRST CLASS
Max Willingham, 57150, Mata-
gorda Island.
AIRMEN SECOND CLASS
John L. Cwierz, 30433.
AIRMEN THIRD CLASS
Gary L. Moore, 47131; Timothy
C. Mestas, 47131; Carles A. Rog-
alskj, 90230; James R. Liebend-
orfer, 56530; Donald R. Darling,
62230; Chester C. Ferns, 62010;
Robert D. Butler, 64230; Robert
L. Brashear, 47010; Winston D.
Vaughn, 56530; Richard L. Slage,
60230; Charles R. Brown, 64630;
Gerald B. Brown, 64230; Marvin
K. Hill, 90230; Jesse W. Holt,
90230; Robert J. Wocking, 55231;
and Thomas A. Gaul, 64030, all
from Lackland; Gerald D. Bryant,
67130; Bryan J. Ward, 90230;
Frank L. Clipping, 56730; Melvin
O. Westland, 56730; George Mc-
Court, 56730; Aubrey D. Drew,
56730; and Clayton L. Thompson,
56730, all from Sheppard; Roger
A. Morris, 29330, Keesler.
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