The White Falcon - 13.10.1962, Side 1

Navy to Advance
179 Keflavik Men
Total Results'
Not Received
The long awaited results of the
August ’62 Navy-wide competitive
examinations for advancement or
change in rating of enlisted per-
sonnel show that 179 Keflavik
Navymen from NAVSTA, BAR-
FORLANT, NAVCOMMSTA an'd
Fleet Weather Facility will sew
on another stripe November 16.
Of the 328 Naval Station per-
sonnel who participated in the
examination, 103 were advanced
to the next higher rate, 27 were
designated as strikers, and 40
passed but were not advanced
under quota limitations. From
BARFORLANT 9 will sew on'
crows, 1 was designated and 4
were quoted. In the Naval Com-
munication Station, 56 were ad-
vanced and two were quoted. For
the Fleet Weather Facility, 11
were advanced and one was de-
signated.
The 179 men advanced consti-
tute only four of the nine Navy
commands at Keflavik. All the
results are not yet available. The
White Falcon will publish them
as they come in.
Personnel who took their exa-
mination at another command or
who are attached to a command
other than' NAVSTA will be noti-
fied by their commanding officer
in charge when the results are
received.
U of Maryland
Starts Second
Term Oct. 22
The second term of the Uni-
versity of Maryland program will
begin October 22. Registration is
now being conducted at the High
School.
Diploma or the equivalent from
GED tests.
About 80 enrollers are complet-
ing courses in' term I this week.
Captain S. E. Ellison, CO
NAVSTA, commented: “I person-
ally extend my congratulation to
those who successfully passed
these competitive examinations
and who will be advanced in rate
or designated strikers.”
SIO First to Reach
100% Participation
In AOC Drive
In less than 30 minutes after
the 1962 American Overseas Cam-
paign drive began here the Ser-
vice Information Department
reached the desired goal of 100
per cent participation.
It was the third consecutive
charity drive in which Service
Information has been the first
Naval Station department to reach
100 per cent participation.
The Seventh Annual American
Overseas Campaign which sup-
ports eight agencies, got under-
way Oct. 8 and will end Nov. 1.
Total global contributions for
the 1961 American Overseas Cam-
paign exceeded $400 thousand
dollars.
Kits were issued to “key men1”
on October 8. Standings of sta-
tion departments and activities
will be listed in the next issue of
the WHITE FALCON.
Lt. Comdr. R. C. Powers, Ser-
vice Information Officer is the
senior project officer for the drive.
Keflavik Based
P2V Took Part
In Recent SAR
Not only did three Keflavik
VW-2 barrier planes take an
active part in the rescue opera-
tions of the Flying Tiger Super
Constellation that went down 550
miles south of Shannon Ireland
on September 24 but one plane,
a P2V, attached to VP-16 from
the Naval Station also participat-
ed.
The aircraft, coming back to
Keflavik on September 23, was
diverted to Prestwick due to bad
weather at Keflavik Airport.
On the 24th, the crew received
a message from Cdr. L. H. Boutte,
Officer-in-Charge of the squadron'
to remain in Prestwick to assist
in the Search and Rescue opera-
tions.
At 1 a.m. on the morning of
September 25, the VP-16 aircraft
departed Prestwick on an 11 hour
search for survivors in the area
of the crash. It was reported tthat
there were four other aircraft in
the area at he time of the VP-IO
aircraf’s arrival on the scene.
The aircraft was commanded by
Lt. H. E. Baker and a crew of 10.
The Flying Tiger, bound for
Frankfurt, Gerany from McGuire
Air Force Base with 68 ’depend-
ants and servicemen and eight
crewmen aboard, crash landed in
the Atlantic when' three of the
four engines quit.
As of yet, there has been no
confirmation as to what may have
caused the crash. It is believed
to be contaminated gas pumped
aboard during a refueling stop
made at Gander, Newfoundland.
AF Aid Society Assists
Students With Finances
The classes meet two evenings
each week from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. for eight weeks. Each course
is for three semester hours of
credit, which may count toward
a degree from the University of
Maryland or may be transferred
to almost any College or Univers-
ity of the student’s choice.
Courses offered and the days
the class will meet are as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays; Per-
sonnel Administration, Business
Law II, and English II. Mondays
and Wednesdays; Industrial Rela-
tions, International Political Rela-
tions, and College Algebra.
The Government pays 75 per
cent of the tuition cost for mili-
tary personnel which makes the
cost very reasonable. Requirement
for enrollment is a High School
Financial help for Air Force
personnel seeking to further their
education is now offered by the
Air Force Aid Society.
Although the new program has
not yet been included in regula-
tions, the Air Force Aid Society
manual (AFM 166-5) will be
amended to reflect the changes
the Air Force said.
Meanwhile, the Air Force re-
leased a set of implementing in-
structions that will be followed
when considering requests for as-
sistance.
Generally, Air Force personnel
who have been approved for resi-
dence study under “Operation'
Bootstrap,” and who are in need
of funds for tuition and other
student fees in order to partici-
pate, may now apply for assist-
ance from the Air Force Aid
Society.
The assistance provided will
be in the form of a loan, not to
exceed $250 for short term TDY
an'd $500 for final semester or
final year TDY, in occordance
with existing instructions.
Financial assistance is to be
provided as a loan, on the basis
of individual requirements.
Assistance will be provided for
tuition, books, student fees, but
hot for transportation, housing,
meals or other costs associated
with the period of TDY.
In order to receive the aid, the
applicant must demonstrate his
ability to repay a loan.
Repayment of loans begins
within three months after com-
pletion of the schooling.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR—From left, Capt. C. E. Olson, COM-
BARFORLANT Chief of Staff, and Capt. S. E. Ellison, CO Naval
Station, greet Realr Admiral E. B. Fluckey, USN, upon his arrival
aboard the station for a routine visit on October 6. Rear Adm. Fluckey
is President, Board of Inspection and Survey, and has been awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor for service conspicuously distinguish-
ed by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and
beyond the call of duty and without detriment to the mission.
Early Mailing
Suggested For
Overseas Gifts
Less than a month remains for
family, sweetheart or friend to
mail that Christmas package over-
seas if they want it to get there
by Dec. 25.
A joint announcement by the
Secretary of Defense and Post-
master General emphasized there
is no guarantee that packages
mailed after Nov. 20 will reach
their destination' by Christmas
Day.
Also included in the announce-
ment were these reminders:
Packages should be tightly
packed in either double-faced cor-
rugated cardboard wood, metal, or
fibreboard boxes, securely wrap-
ped in heavy paper and tied.
Both mailing and return ad-
dress should be clearly and cor-
rectly printed, and an extra set
of addresses on a small card
should be put inside the package.
Packages addressed to an APO
or FPO must not weigh more
than 50 pounds each if going
to England or Scotland, or more
than 70 pounds to other points.
No package may be more than
100 inches in length and girth
combined.
Local post offices have full in-
structions about packing, size
and weight as well as prohibited
items such as mattches ,lighter
fluid or perishable goods.
NOTICE
The White Falcon is seeking
full and part time reporters to
replace the recent loss of per-
sonnel.
Past newspaper experience
would help but is not necessary.
Anyone interested should con-
tact the editor at Ext. 4156.
Navy Positions 1st
Undersea Nuclear
Power Generator
A nuclear generator on the floor
of the Atlantic Ocean is scheduled
to become the world’s first ocean-
bottom power source.
Its purpose will be to furnish
power for a Navy electronic navi-
gational beacon.
The generator will be anchored
in about 2,500 fathoms of water
700 miles east of Jacksonville,
Fla. The Navy said ships using
the underwater beacon will be
able to return to the same loca-
tion repeatedly and to navigate
with specific reference to the
beacon.
Also to be used to navigate ships
engaged in oceanographic research
the generator is designed for a
two-year testing period.
The ruggedness of the device,
plus the fact that its fuel is in a
virtually insoluble chemical form,
insures that the unit’s operation'
will not endanger marine life.