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Missile site construction for the
Minuteman already is underway
at Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
Construction began even though
the Minuteman only made its first
successful flight a few weeks ago.
The new solid fuel ICBM is
scheduled to become operational
in 1962, a year earlier than plan-
ned.
Gen. Thomas S. Power, SAC
commander, hailed the ground-
breaking, saying, “Success has
marked the Minuteman progress
since its start.”
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The Military Air Transport
Service has assumed operational
and training control over nine
Air National Guard wings effec-
tive Apr. 15.
These units, located in seven
states east of the Mississippi, al-
ready have been identified as
changing mission and aircraft
type to the troop carrying role.
The ANG units increase MATS
airlift potential by 165 big C-97
“Stratofreighter” turbo-props and
about 700 National Guardsmen.
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The Department of Defense has
asked Selective Service to provide
250 doctors for duty with the
Air Force.
The first time such a request
has been made in four years, the
Pentagon announcement said, the
call was made necessary “by the
failure of this year’s intern group
to volunteer for active duty in
July in sufficient numbers to
meet the requirements of the mili-
tary medical services.”
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The Martin Company has con-
structed at its Baltimore, Md.,
plant a wind tunnel that can
blast air at speeds 20 times faster
than sound.
The company says “no wind on
earth, or in any conventional
wind tunnel, has ever produced
air travelling at these enormous
speeds—up to 20,000 feet (nearly
four miles) per second.”
The new wind tunnel is design-
ated to test space vehicles.
By a 411-0 vote the House of
Representatives passed the Air
Force construction authorization.
This is the multi-million dollar
measure that covers both over-
seas and continental construction
projects. It also includes author-
ization for 1,015 new Capehart
family housing units to be con-
structed in fiscal 1962.
The bill is now before the Sen-
ate, which completed committee
hearings in late March. A vote
is expected during April.
AMERICAN STUDENTS VISIT
Fifteen students from Wappinger Central High School in New York
recently spent a week in Iceland and a tour of the AFRTS facilities
at Keflavik was on the agenda. Here, Petty Officer Jack Bilson of
AFRS briefs Karen Olson and Andrew Ferreri on the operation of
the console. The students are members of an Iclandic Club at their
school and earned their own money to make the trip here.
17 Airmen On July Returnee List
Get Consecutive Overseas Tours
Of the 34 airmen on the July returnee list who re-
quested consecutive overseas tours, 17 have already re-
ceived such assignments. Assignments for the other 17
airmen—overseas or ZI—are ex-'
pected soon and orderly rooms
will be notified promptly when re-
ceived.
This is the first group to re-
ceive assignments under the pre-
sent system. It provides that re-
turnees may indicate their pre-
ferences for two overseas count-
ries in addition to their ZI as-
signment preference when they
forecast.
The new system provides a bet-
ter chance of obtaining a conse-
cutive overseas tour than the old
system which required a letter of
request, personnel officials said.
Seven of the 17 airmen are
being assigned to Japan. A3C Al-
bert L. Basile, Robert J. Beitz,
Eugene O. Johns and Pedro Mar-
tinez are going to Misawa AB.
A3C Ralph T. Kler and Frank L.
Turner Jr. were assigned to To-
kyo and A2C Elmer M. Sams Jr.
to Tachikawa AB.
SSgt. Salvatore A. Blandino
and A1C Henry M. Mizzano re-
ceived assignments to Lakaheath
in Suffolk and A1C Kenneth J.
Warren to Alcounbury, Hunting-
donshire, England.
Four others are being assigned
to Germany—A3C Peter J. Karow
and Robert E. Moran to Spang-
dahlem AB, A2C Charles J. Kelly
to Wiesbaden AB, and A3C Al-
bert J. DeRenzis to Lindsay Air
Station.
A2C Edward B. Shallow is go-
ing to Clark AB, Philippines,
A3C Jose A. Burciaga to Zara-
goza AB, Spain, and A3C Gre-
gario Garza to Evreux Fauville
AB, France.
Four officers have also received
consecutive overseas tours for
this summer. Capt. Joseph A.
Zinno is going to Torrijon AB,
Spain, and Capt. Robert L. Va-
taralo to Rhein-Main, Germany.
Capt. Nicholas Popovich and
1st Lt. William R. Thompson are
being assigned to Chateauroux
Air Station, France, with head-
quarters at Ruislip, England.
More Acts Wanted
For Talent Show
There is still time to enter the
base talent contest. The deadline
is April 24.
Specialty acts, singing groups,
comics and dancers are especially
desired but there are 11 categor-
ies in which entries may be made.
Finalists will be selected on
April 27 and they will present
their acts at the Viking Service
Club on April 28 and 29.
Winners in the base talent con-
test will compete in the MATS
contest at Dover AFB, Del. from
May 27 to June 1.
Complete details and entry
blanks are available at the Viking
Service Club.
New Chapel Window
Is Memorial To
Two 57th FIS Men
The first of the new stained glass windows in the
Keflavik Airport Chapel was unveiled at the 11 a.m. gene-
ral worship service last Sunday.
Now the rays of the widely^
variable sun will cast a soft green
light into the sanctuary—in mem-
ory of two Air Force men who
made the supreme sacrifice in the
defense of the northern anchor of
the NATO chain.
Presented by the members of
the 57th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron, the window is a mem-
orial to 1st Lts. Arnold J. Ross
and Robert K. Slussar who lost
their lives when their F-89 Scor-
pion crashed here Dec. 31, 1959.
The memorial window was un-
veiled by Mrs. Benjamin G. Wil-
lis, wife of Colonel Willis, the
Air Forces Iceland commander,
attended by Lt. Col. Frederick D.
Ellis, commander of the 57th FIS.
Imported from Copenhagen, the
leaded glass window has two met-
al panels—one picturing a dove
of peace and the other noting
that it was given by the 57th FIS.
Five additional windows have
been sponsored, two by Civil En-
gineering and one each by the
1971st AACS Squadron, the Ex-
plorer Scouts and the Protestant
Fellowship Group.
In accepting the first stained
glass window, Chaplain (Lt. Col.)
Mark W. Gress expressed the
hope that the occasion would be
an inspiration to other organiza-
tions as well as individuals to
sponsor windows for the rest of
the sanctuary.
Five more units will be re-
quired for the windows and doors
of the sanctuary and the choir
assembly room.
Chaplain (Capt.) Luther M.
Nielsen is in charge of the pro-
ject.
The chaplains expressed their
appreciation to the Civil Engin-
eering people who framed and in-
stalled the first stained glass
window in the Chapel.
Radio, Democracy
Classes Offered
Starting May 15
USAFI group study classes in
Radio Fundamentals and Ameri-
can Democracy are being offered
by the base education office. Both
classes will begin on May 15.
Radio Fundamentals includes
sound and radio waves, electricity
and magnetism, Ohm’s law, va-
cuum tubes, AC circuits and tun-
ing. Also covered in the course
are simple receivers, superhetero-
dyne receivers, loud-speakers and
public address systems, oscillators
and amplifiers, transmitters, an-
tennas and VHF.
The class on American Demo-
cracy includes the nature of prob-
lems and their solution, family
life, minority rights, youth and
crime, democracy and its com-
petitors, political campaigning
and lobbies. Public debt and taxa-
tion, defense, disarmament, world
trade and the United Nations
will also be discussed.
Enrollments for both classes
are now being accepted at the
base education office, Bldg. T-101.
Toastmasters Elect
The Vulcan Toastmasters Club
installed new officers at a meet-
ing at the NCO Club on April 4
which was also ladies night.
New officers are Carlton Quin-
by, president; “Pat” Pasco, edu-
cational vice president; Stephan
Gudjohnsson, administrative vice
president; Ed Shallow, secretary;
George Fors, treasurer; and
Benjamin Carver, master-at-arms.
Presiding over the meeting and
installation was Chaplain (Lt.
Col.) Mark W. Gress. Toastmast-
er of the evening was Joseph M.
Body.
A special feature of the pro-
gram and the first for the club
was “Table Topics,” presented by
Mrs. Cynthia Fors, wife of Ge-
orge Fors. Each Toastmaster was
given a subject relating to his
/
job on which to speak extemporan-
eously.
The Vulcan Toastmasters Club
meets every Tuesday evening at
the Civilian Club and guests are
always welcome.
BX Has New AF Blues
New lightweight shade 84 Air
Force blue uniforms are now
available through the BX on a
special order basis.
Sample uniforms are on hand
for fitting to insure that the cor-
rect sizes are ordered for each
customer. Delivery can be made
about 10 days after uniforms are
ordered, BX officials advise.
The new uniform will be aut-
horized for wear beginning May 1.
★ ★ ★ U.S. AIR FORCE — AEROSPACE POWER FOR PEACE * * *