The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 22.04.1961, Blaðsíða 3

The White Falcon - 22.04.1961, Blaðsíða 3
Saturday, April 22, 1961 WHITE FALCON 3 Peeifield Named Envoy To Iceland; Thompson Departs U. S. Ambassador Tyler Thomp- son has been recalled to Washing- ton where he will be director general of the Foreign Service. Career diplomat James Kedzie Penfield has been nominated by President Kennedy to be our new ambassador to Iceland. Mr. Thompson has been am- bassador to Iceland for 14 months, He came to Reykjavik from Ot- tawa, Canada, where he was U. S. minister. A native of New York, Mr. Penfield is a graduate of Stan- ford University. He entered the Foreign Service in 1930 and has held posts in China, Austria, Greece, Greenland and other areas as well as high level positions in the State Department. Music Of Today And Yesteryear Aired By AFRS Para-RescueT raining Volunteers Needed ON AIRPORT VISIT U. S. Ambassador Tyler Thompson with Col. Benjamin G. Willis, AFI commander, on a visit to Keflavik Airport. Mr. Thompson has been appointed director general of the Foreign Service. Comparing popular music of to- day and of yesteryear is the fea- ture of “Turn Back The Clock,” the 25-minute program heard over Armed Forces Radio weekday mornings. Andy and Virginia Mansfield conduct the show Monday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. Virginia plays recordings of popular music heard today and Andy turns back the clock with original versions of the same tunes. On next week’s shows are fea- tured: a 37-year-old recording of “I Love You” by Paul Whiteman’s orchestra; a 1948 version of “Bye Bye Blues” by Tex Beneke and orchestra; a 38-year-old record by Ted Lewis of “Somebody Stole My Gal,” and a 1927 recording of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” with Miff Moler. The present-day versions of the same numbers are performed by Paul Weston’s orchestra, the Johnny Mann Singers, and Burl Ives. Nominations Approved The President has approved the nominations of Maj. Gen. Frank A. Bogart and Maj. Gen. Howell M. Estes Jr. to the temporary grades of lieutenant general. General Bogart was reassigned from director of supply, Air Ma- terial Command, to the comptrol- ler of the Air Force. General Estes was reassigned from assistant deputy chief of staff, operations, USAF, to de- puty commander, for aerospace systems, Air Force Systems Com- mand. President Kennedy also ap- proved the following assignments: Gen. Samuel E. Anderson from duty as commander, Air Material Command to commander, Air Force Logistics Command. Lt. Gen. William F. McKee from duty as vice commander, Air Material Command to vice commander, Air Force Logistics Command. Lt. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever from duty as commander, Air Re- search and Development Com- mand to commander, Air Force Systems Command. Para-rescue volunteers are need- ed for specialized training which may eventually lead to rescuing an Astronaut from the open sea, a MATS training official has an- nounced. Rescue and survival specialist or technician vacancies exist in many of the MATS Air Rescue Service units overseas since the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have accelerated their missile/ capsule recovery programs. Qualified volunteers will be sent to self-contained under-wat- er breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diver training to meet the added MATS Story Told By 'The Airman' In Three Articles Three interesting MATS stories appear in the April issue of The Airman which has been distribut- ed at Keflavik Airport. “Runaway Prop” by A1 Dough- erty, an excitingly told story of an eventful C-97 flight from Travis AFB, Calif, to Hawaii, “illustrates the flying proficiency that characterizes the men who fly the nation’s strategic airlift force.” Mr. Dougherty is historian of the 1405th Air Base Wing at Scott AFB, Ill. “Tornado Trackers” by Dave Karten of The Airman staff gives an up-to-date picture of the co- operative work of the Air Weath- er Service and the Weather Bureau in forecasting where torn- adoes will strike. “The Guard Goes Global” by TSgt. John K. O’Doherty of The Airman staff tells how “Weekend Warriors of the Air National Guard are now contributing to the overall airlift capability of MATS as they fly training mis- sions over the long overseas air- ways of the Pacific.” In addition, The Airman this month contains the usual array of other articles on various sub- jects of timely and timeless in- terest to Air Force people. requirements of MATS Air Res- cue Service in their unique aero- space mission. Volunteers may apply for para- rescue duty under the provisions of Chapter 13, Part II, AFM 35- 11. Qualified airmen will be pro- grammed for training in the fol- lowing priorities: (1) Self-con- tained Underwater Breathing Ap- paratus (SCUBA) ; (2) Jump Training - Airborne Infantry Course 7-H-F7, Ft. Benning, Ge- orgia; (3) Rescue and Survival Technician - Medical Course AZ- R 92170. USAF headquarters announced that SCUBA diver training will be added to the Training Pros- pectus AFM 50-5 which will spell out application procedures. During the four week training course, the trainees will learn many phases of SCUBA diving with special emphasis placed on Mercury Capsule stabilization and ’-ecovery procedures. The SCUBA classes are con- ducted by the U. S. Navy Under- water Swimmers School at Key West, Fla., for volunteers from Stateside and Atlantic bases while qualified airmen from the Pacific area will train at the U. S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Post-Service Job Program Formed The Department of Labor has set up a post-military-career placement program for the indi- vidual who is retiring or has re- tired from the service and is in- terested in active employment. It gives consultation advice and help in preparing resumes and developing job opportunities with- out cost. Former military experience will give no added advantage and ap- plicants must compete under the competitive service system. AEROSPACE EVENT Jan. 3, 1949 — Bill to speed >guided missile research was in- troduced in the House by Re- presentative Carl Vinson of Ge- orgia. Crash Exercise At KA Determined Success (Continued, from Page 1.) evacuation to the hospital. Of the 25 people on the plane —passengers and crew—the other four had been declared dead by the first medical personnel arriv- ing at the scene and were later taken to the morgue. At 11:25 a.m. the first ambul- ance arrived at the hospital with the four first-priority patients for surgery. By 11:34 they had been moved through the triage or sorting area and placed in read- iness for surgery near the operat- ing; room. The second ambulance arrived at the hospital at 11:40 with four litter patients with amputations and fractures and two walking patients. By 11:53 all 21 of the injured were in the hospital proper and had been given necessary lifesav- ing treatment. The exercise ended at 12:02 p. m., one hour and one minute after the “bell rang.” Realism was the watchword throughout, with only a mangled plane and its suffer- ing occupants distinguishing it from the real thing. The result? No other MATS base hospital has done better in such an exer- cise—and only one other as well —was the word from Dr. (Capt.) Harold E. Gillespie, MC, USN, who led the MATS inspection team. At the post-exercise briefing the capability of the hospital to effectively cope with a disaster of this type was commended by the team. They pointed out that the conduct of the crash team and the triage team at the scene was particularly outstanding. Dr. Gillespie concluded by say- Concert Hall To Feature ‘Coppelia’ Armed Forces Radio’s Concert Hall Special for the month of April will be presented at 1 p.m. next Tuesday. Featured will be the complete ballet “Coppelia,” with Antal Dorati conducting the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. A light-comedy ballet, “Cop- pelia,” was first produced at the Paris Opera in 1870 and, because of its novel theme, the charming melodies and lively rhythms of Leo Delibes, has retained its pop- ularity undiminished. Charles Nutter, archivist to the Opera, based his synopsis on Hof- fman’s “Der Sandmann,” but transformed the original macabre atmosphere into light comedy. The effective choreography was pro- vided by Arthur Saint-Leon. The premiere of “Coppelia” was honored by Napoleon III and pre- sented before an audience both fashionable and famous. The suc- cessful run of the Opera was in- terrupted by the war between France and Prussia; after 18 performances it was closed for the duration. The Concert Hall Special, as well as the regular Concert Hall programs heard Monday through Saturday at 1:00 p.m., will be conducted by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mark W. Gross, the IDF staff chaplain. ing that the caliber and type of professional medical care render- ed throughout the exercise was considered to be excellent. Some people of course saw the ambulances with red lights flash- ing moving between the crash scene and the hospital. But the exercise probably went off un- noticed by most people on the base. Units of the base fire depart- ment were of course at the scene. And one particularly busy person during the entire exercise was Capt. John E. Smith, MSC, hos- pital disaster control officer. The fuselage of the crashed C- 118 was simulated by a bus park- ed off the runway with the 25 victims—members of Detachment 13 of the 9th Weather Group and Headquarters Squadron AFI— awaiting rescue and treatment. Captains William R. Fenton and Daniel H. Neustein, the other available Air Force physicians, had reported to their stations when the disaster plan was put into effect. Dr. (Lt.) Lawrence McDonald, USN, assisted in the triage and recovery areas. SMSgt. James E. Patterson set up the general internal hospital organization for medical disaster control. Others on the MATS surgeon’s team were Dr. (Col.) Salvatore L. Monaco, command dental sur- geon; Dr. (Col.) Joseph H. Berg- er, command veterinarian; Lt. Col. Frank R. Foley, MSC, in charge of medical staffing and education; and Dr. (Capt.) Ro- bert M. Allman, in charge of the nuclear medicine section. Two Air Force Reservists, Dr. (Col.) John N. Klinger, DC, and Lt. Col. Carl S. Bauman, MSC, were also mem- bers of the team. 39 Navy Men Here Advanced In Rate Thirty-nine Navy men at Kef- lavik Airport received petty of- ficer promotions this month. Those passing the examinations for chief petty officer are AECA L. E. Orr, AKCA J. E. Madden, AMSCA C. O. Wells, ATCA L. Lemoine, ETCA H. M. Harvey, MNCA D. C. Barclay, SKCA T. J. Reuwer and TMCA J. R. Ger- hard. New petty officers third class are ADR3 J. W. Lockerbie, AE3 A. F. Meuffer, M. L. Herring and L. C. Starnes, AMS3 R. J. Cole, A03 W. L. Dupree, ATN3 C. T. Moriarty, ATR3 L. F. Toole, ATS3 D. E. Ames. CS3 C. D. Caldwell, DK3 C. F. Hancock, MR3 L. W. Adams, PN3 J. H. Wilson, RM3 J. P. Jackson and C. F. Parrotte, TM3 F. J. Piacitelli and YN3 R. E. Butt- ram. Promoted to petty officer sec- ond class were ADR2 R. W. Browning, AE2 W. E. Ramaley and J. E. Wilson, AMS2 M. E. Cook, AT2 R. J. Fausset and E. J. Rearick, CS2 F. A. Alberte. DC2 D. N. Payne, ET2 E. E. Flamboe, MR2 R. Foster, RM2 K. K. Clerland and M. Higgins, TM2 D. D. Mitchell and J. B. Murray. The advancements are to be ef- fective May 16.

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