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Volume XI, Number 12
Headquarters, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Airport, Iceland—A MATS Unit
Saturday, March 25, 1961
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Better hurry if you want to
take the Easter Tour of Reykja-
vik sponsored by the Viking Ser-
vice Club. There is room for only
40 passengers.
The trip will leave the club at
9 a.m., April 2, and will include
the occasion for both Protestant
and Catholic members to attend
a church service in Reykjavik.
Cost of the trip is kr. 135 which
includes lunch and a coffee break.
* * *
The story about Keflavik’s
“Beachcombers” is featured this
week in the MATS News Service.
Written by SSgt. John Horky,
MATS picked the story up and
sent it to all bases in the com-
mand.
* * *
A major milestone in develop-
ment of nuclear power for aero-
space flight was achieved when
the Tory IIA reactor at the Nev-
ada Test Site achieved critically
at one watt nominal power, and
later the same day was run up
to 200 watts. The reactor, de-
signated to operate at a full pow-
er of 150 megawatts, is equival-
ent in size to a modern 200 horse-
power automobile engine, but
produces the equivalent of 200,000
horsepower.
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SNAP, a relatively small nu-
clear space power unit, is ex-
pected to expand our capability
significantly in space. (SNAP
stands for Sub-system for Nu-
clear Auxiliary Power.)
SNAP 10 is a 300-watt (elec-
trical) reactor thermoelectric un-
it. SNAP 2 is a 3-kilowatt (elec-
trical) reactor turboelectric unit.
❖ * *
The coveted Thompson Trophy
was awarded Feb. 28 to the three
crew-members of the B-58 Hust-
ler which established in January
a new world’s speed record of
1284.73 mph over a closed 1000
kilometer course.
Sharing the award were three
members of Strategic Air Com-
mand’s 43d Bomb. Wing, Maj.
Harold E. Confer, pilot; Maj.
Richard H. Weir, navigator-bomb-
ardier; and Capt. Howard S.
Bialas, defense systems operator.
* * *
The Air National Guard has
presented a $100,000 check to the
Air Force Academy as its contri-
bution to a voluntary campaign
to build the Falcon stadium.
Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson,
Deputy Chief of the National
Guard Bureau, said “the National
Guard is proud to make this con-
tribution as a member of the Air
Force team.”
Off-Base Goods Allowed
★ ★★★★.★★
Red Cross Fund Campaign Begins March 31
Drive To Last
Till April 15;
100% Is Goal
Project Officers and Key
Men, both military and civil-
ian, met Monday morning at
the Viking Service Club to
get the annual Red Cross
Fund Drive underway.
There is no quota nor a goal.
Key men and Project Officers
will seek to accomplish 100 per
cent participation by all military
and American civilian employes.
The meeting got underway with
Col. Myron F. Barlow, AFI’s
Chief of Staff, explaining the
purpose of the drive. He called
upon all members present to give
their full cooperation in attaining
100 per cent participation.
Mr. Robert J. Byler, also spoke,
explaining the work the Red
Cross does here, pointing out that
the majority of money spent was
for members of the military. He
also emphasized that the Red
Cross is supported totally by vol-
untary contributions.
Major Henry C. Jessup, Kefla-
vik Project Officer, outlined the
type of campaign to be conducted
and credited Key Men and Pro-
ject Officers with the ultimate
success of the job. He advised
each Key Man to make a personal
contact with each person on his
list.
(See Drive, Page 3.)
Spring Cleanup
Gets Underway
All Over Base
Operation “Clean-Up” swung
into high pitch this week with all
units and individuals given an
April 15 deadline for getting the
winter’s collection of debris re-
moved from all areas.
Base Commander Colonel Ben-
jamin G. Willis said that a pre-
liminary inspection last Saturday
revealed that a general laxness
in the police of the Base had left
most areas in an extremely de-
plorable condition.
All units have been given speci-
fic areas for cleanup and all
building occupants are reminded
that they are responsible for their
immediate building areas, extend-
ing to a distance of 50 feet.
The Civil Engineering Squad-
ron will provide the heavy equip-
ment and operators for the re-
moval of bulky debris. Unit com-
manders are asked to coordinate
their requirements directly with
that squadron.
Colonel Willis emphasized that
the wholehearted cooperation of
all personnel is necessary to ef-
fect this cleanup and to maintain
the standard, once it has been
achieved.
Duty-Free Commissary, Exchange
Items Okayed For Easter Holiday
Duty-free shopping privileges and authorization to re-
move items duty free from the Agreed Area for families
residing off base has been granted for the Easter holidays.
It will be handled under the®"
same conditions used during the
Christmas and Thanksgiving holi-
days, the conditions of which are
spelled out in IDF Instruction
5840.3.
“Defense Force members resid-
ing outside the Agreed Area will
be permitted to remove commis-
sary and base exchange items
from the base duty-free during
the period Mar. 27, through Mar.
29, in connection with the Easter
Holidays,” the instructions read.
The maximum which may be
removed from the base will be
$25 for adults and $15 for each
IMo Falcon Next Week
Due to the Easter Holidays
which are observed for five
days by the Icelandic Nation-
als, there will be no White
Falcon next week.
It is printed by Isafoldar-
prentsmidja h.f. in Reykjavik
and our printers will be ob-
serving the holiday.
The next issue is due to be
distributed April 8, and per-
sons who want to contribute
articles for that issue may do
so between today and April 4,
at noon.
‘CORALEERS’ ENTERTAIN MASONS
The ‘Coraleers,’ a group of Spiritual singers, entertained at the Northern Lights Masonic dinner held
at the NCO Club. From left to right the ‘Coraleers’ are SMSgt. Glen Hunt; SSgt. Rodney Bradford;
SMSgt. Carlton Fite; MSgt. Leroy Jaques; A2C William Goins; and SSgt. Ralph Jennings. The Northern
Lights Masons were hosts of Reykjavik Masons at the dinner.
child.
A roster has been prepared re-
porting the names of families who
reside off base and has been sub-
mitted to the Provost Marshal’s
Office.
The preparation and authentica-
tion of IDF Form 38, “Purchase
Authorization for Off-base Resi-
dents,” has been delegated to
squadron commanders or their
equivalent and the shopper needs
only one copy of the form.
Shopping dates for off-base
residents will be established by
the authenticating officer to in-
sure that an equal number of per-
sonnel make their purchases dur-
ing each of the designated shop-
ping days.
Duty-free items may be re-
moved from the Agreed Area only
at the Turner Gate between 10
a.m. and noon, and from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. during the three-day
period.
Items mentioned in paragraph
3d of IDF Instructions 5840.3 will
not be removed duty free from
the base.
Exchange Student
To Be Featured
On Family Portraits
A recent visitor to Keflavik
Airport was Miss Ragnheidur
Olafsdottir, of Reykjavik, who
last year lived and went to high
school in Hawthorne, Calif., as
a guest of the American Field
Service.
Accompanied by her parents,
Miss Olafsdottir toured the base
and attended a tea given by the
women teachers of the Depend-
ent School.
Together with other foreign ex-
change students, Miss Olafsdottir
appeared on a radio program in
Hollywood called “Family Por-
traits,” in which they discussed
various aspects of life in their
individual countries.
The transcribed programs are
now being broadcast over Armed
Forces Radio on Mondays and
Tuesdays, at 9:15 a.m. Miss Ol-
afsdottir will appear on “Family
Portraits” Tuesday, March 28th
and Monday, April 3rd.
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