The White Falcon - 29.04.1961, Side 1

Volume XI, Number 16 Headquarters, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Airport, Iceland—A MATS Unit Saturday, April 29, 1961
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Pacing
Please! Don’t call Special Ac-
tions Section in order to apply
for Para-Rescue training (see
last week’s White Falcon.) Ac-
cording to AFM 35-11, only those
persons stationed at a base in
the Zone of Interior are eligible
to apply. However, Special Ac-
tions will be happy to explain the
requirements to those who wish
to apply when they return. Our
thanks to SSgt. Robert A. Ross
of SAS for bringing this to our
attention.
* * *
A piece of advice once given
to rookies ran like this: “If it
moves, salute it; if it doesn’t
move, pick it up; if you can’t
pick it up, paint it.”
And paint it—hardware that is
—USAF research scientists are
urging with a special paint they’ve
developed to resist nuclear blast
heat. The new paint can be spray-
ed on various hardware making
it resistant not only to nuclear
heat but also to ordinary heat,
moisture, synthetic lubricants,
hydraulic fluid and thermal ra-
diation.
* * *
The Air Force has postponed
industry competition for a short-
field takeoff and landing aircraft
to support the intercontinental
ballistic missile program.
Previously, aircraft manufac-
turers had been asked for pro-
posals to supply production air-
craft capable of airlifting men
and equipment to improvised
landing strips adjacent to ICBM
sites.
It was decided that such a re-
quirement has not reached a stage
where procurement evaluation of
such an aircraft is appropriate.
* * *
Sen. Stephen M. Young (D-
Ohio) commended, in the Con-
gressional Record, President Ken-
nedy’s action in assigning to the
Air Force the development role of
space weapons.
“It is the first step in elimin-
ating waste, duplication, and in-
efficiency in our space program,”
the senator said.
* * *
Construction, installation and
checkout have been completed on
the Atlas ICBM missile sites near
Offutt AFB, Omaha, Neb. and
the three complexes have been
turned over to the Strategic Air
Command.
The missile facilities work was
supervised by the Air Force Bal-
listic Missile Division, the Army
Corps of Engineers and Convair
Astronautics, a Division of Gene-
ral Dynamics. Convair is the
prime contractor for Atlas.
UP AND AWAY
One of Keflavik’s rescue copters prepares to shuttle a load of oil
drums to the demolition range for simulated air-to-ground rocketry
practice by the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. At the controls
is Capt. Herbert Zehnder while Lt. David Jarratt holds down the
left seat. Making the hook-up is A2C Jack Davis while TSgt. Don
Saunders operates the sling. Not shown but assisting were A3C
James Kilbride and James Brooks of Civil Engineers.
Copter Crews Mark
Range For 57th FIS
Training—so others can train—is the keynote “of a
project dubbed “operation drum drop” now in progress
at Keflavik Airport. The problem was to place about 500
55-gallon steel drums to mark the limits of the range
for simulated air-to-ground rock-
etry training by the F-89 Scor-
pions of the 57th Fighter Inter-
ceptor Squadron.
The range was marked last
year by spraying paint at inter-
vals but the moss and lichens
growing on the rocks and lava
made the markings so indistinct
that something more permanent
was needed.
Of course the tin barrels could
be hauled by truck to the inac-
cesible range site in the base
demolition area near the Stapa-
fell gravel pit. But placing the
drums at intervals in the 3,450
feet from the sighting point to
the target area would have been
a time-consuming job because of
the rough lava and rocky terrain.
E. R. Nielson, project officer
for the Civil Engineer, thought
about the base’s H-19 rescue heli-
copter.
The idea was eagerly accepted
by Capt. Herbert R. Zehnder,
rescue alert chief, and the other
chopper pilots, Capt. Robert R.
Weber and 1st Lt. David A. Jar-
rett. This kind of flying is fun—
plus providing them valuable re-
fresher training in hovering and
the precision placing of objects.
And it certainly beats sitting
around waiting for a possible res-
cue mission.
The helicopter carries the drums
seven at a time in the sling de-
signed to handle pre-packaged
cargo. This is a separate device
from the hoist which is used with
the harness and basket in rescue
operations.
About 100 drums were moved
to the range area in one day last
week. Weather and other com-
mitments permitting, it was ex-
pected that “operation drum drop”
would be completed the latter part
of this week.
The two rows of drums and
those encircling the target area
will be painted white by Civil
Engineering to contrast with the
drab landscape.
Wing cameras in the F-89’s
will record the proficiency of the
crews of the only fighter outfit
in MATS as they make their sim-
ulated rocket runs over the newly
marked range.
Thus the readiness of the jet
defenders of the northern anchor
of the NATO chain will be as-
sured by a cooperative project
involving old oil drums, a bit of
ingenuity—and some “fun flying”
for three chopper jockeys.
BondCampaign
Gets Underway
At KA In May
A special campaign for military and civilian persons
in Iceland, and at other overseas stations, to increase their
buying of U. S. Savings Bonds will get underway May 1.
Lieutenant Robert M. Stimac'
was named project officer here
and he called a meeting of all
first sergeants Wednesday to out-
line their part in the drive.
First sergeants were asked to
personally contact each person as-
signed to their organizations in
order to acquaint them with the
drive and the purpose behind it.
Defense Department is conduct-
ing the overall drive and has set
a goal of 50 million dollars each
year in additional bond purchases
by overseas personnel.
A $100 Club has been organiz-
ed here at Keflavik Airport. Any
person who elects to purchase a
$100 bond each month will be
photographed and have his pic-
ture printed in the White Falcon.
Only On Mondays
The State Vehicle inspection
service will inspect vehicles of
Defense Force members on
Mondays only, beginning next
Monday. This will be in effect
from that date until Oct. 31.
Hours of inspection will be
from 3:30 to 5 p.m. each day at
the Icelandic Police Station ad-
jacent to the Njardvik Gate.
In addition, he will receive re-
cognition over AFRS. Actual cost
of a $100 bond is $75.
Persons who desire to contract
for bonds may initiate a Class
“E” allotment in the amount they
desire to save each month. The
allotment may be made out for
an entire bond, or for just a part
of a bond a month.
Organizational finance clerks
will fill out the application for per-
sons desiring to buy bonds in this
manner.
Defense Department announced
the purpose of the Bond Cam-
paign as a partial solution to the
balance of payments problem in
conjunction with the “Buy Am-
eria” program.
In addition to publicity in the
White Falcon and on radio and
television, commanders will be
urged to publicize the campaign
at Commander’s Call programs.
Curtailment of spending for
foreign goods has already been
requested of persons serving over-
seas. The bond drive is designed
to attract as many of the result-
ing unspent dollars as possible.
The goal for the campaign is $50
million per year in additional
bond purchases.
INVESTING IN FUTURE
Tech. Sgt. Wylie Mason got the jump on Defense Department’s May
campaign to encourage servicemen overseas to buy bonds by investing
his reenlistment bonus in U. S. Savings Bonds. Here, Lt. Jorge Flechas,
Deputy Accounting and Finance Officer, assists Mason in filling out
the purchase form. Mason is editor of the White Falcon and NCOIC
of Internal Information.
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