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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, January 25, 1964
THE WHITE FALCON
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION KEFLAVIK
COMMANDER ROBERT O. BOE, USN
tentment of personnel.
LIEUTENANT CLAIRE E. BROU, USN
CAPTAIN STANLEY E. ELLISON, USN
Service Information Officer
STAFF
Editor: Walt Platteborze, J03
Assist. Editor: Bill Kinder, J03
Reporter: Mike Crump, J03
Photographer: Lew Webb, PH2
TUe WHITE FALCON Is published weekly on Saturdays In accordance with NAVEXOS
P-35, revised June 1958, for free distribution to personnel of Naval Station Keflavik,
Keflavlk International Airport, Iceland. It Is printed commercially by the Isafoldarprent-
smldja h.f., Reykjavik, Iceland, from non-appropriated funds.
Opinions and statements made In articles published here are those of the authors
and are not to be construed as official views of the U.S. Government, Department of
Defense or the Navy Department.
Editorial
National Austerity Drive
Fosters Operation Thrift
. “Results obtainable vary directly with the quantum of
resources that can be mobilized and the efficiency with
which these resources are directed towards priority uses.”
— India’s second Five Year Plan
At this moment we are in the midst of what the Depart-
ment of Defense calls “Operation Thrift”, an austerity
drive at all levels of our defense establishment. To a majori-
ty of servicemen and women it means, or has meant, petty
irritation, manifested in such things as the inavailability
of paper cups. For many that’s the extent of analysis. They
cry, “such belt-tightening measures are forms of imper-
sonal harassment.”
The need for frugality has indeed been obscured. It does
not rest with the Navy Department, nor solely with the
Defense Department. It is primarily a product of the na-
tional economy.
A tax cut bill is bouncing among congressional commit-
tees at present-a bill which could spur the economy to un-
dreamed of economic heights. Reason for legislative inac-
tivity on the measure is the skepticism of many Congress-
men. “How”, they contend, “can the nation cut taxes, and
still maintain a 100-billion plus budget?”
This is where “Operation Thrift” comes in. To enact
a tax cut the government must reduce Federal expenditures,
and the military organization accounts for nearly half the
budget. Necessarily, it must bear the brunt of reduction.
By eliminating waste and unneccessary spending the De-
fense Department hopes to cut substantially their yearly
expenses.
Although the serviceman feels the effects of economic
tightening he cannot escape the basic fact that he will be
the beneficiary of such an operation. He, too, is a taxpayer,
and he will know the benefits of a reduced income tax.
A question may be asked here. For what purpose does
waste and inefficiency exist, if not for itself? Two men
cannot use one hammer, just as two hammers are useless
to one man. Waste does not exist on its own momentum.
Instead it breeds waste. Material dispensed with no regard
to need will be used as readily as judiciously dispensed
amounts.
In contrast, frugal practices are beneficial to all opera-
tional facets. Better care is given to material, and better
service is realized. In the long run everyone benefits, be-
cause the shortage is alleviated.
In his first message to Congress, President Johnson stated
that his Administration would seek “a dollar’s value for
every dollar spent.” The phrase has caught on with the
American public, not because of its catchiness, but because
it represents sound, practical reasoning. Let us seek a
dollar’s value for every dollar spent by practicing thrift
at all times, in all ways.
SecNav & CNO Say
Cut Down Costs
Ed. Note: “Operation Thrift”,
a waste and expenditure cutting
plan of the Department of De-
fense, is well underway at all mili-
tary establishments. In conjunc-
tion with this, Secretary of the
Navy Paul H. Nitze has released
the following message:
• The President has stated
clearly his objectives on economy
in which frugality is expected at
all echelons, and is implementing
economies within his own staff,
thus stressing his point by ex-
ample. SECNAV and the CNO
are determined that the Navy
shall do likewise.
• In the face of increasing
costs, the Navy must improve its
ability to meet current commit-
ments with least cost and within
approved resources. The answer
lies in ruthless elimination of
costs which do not enhance com-
bat readiness. We, in the Depart-
ment, will follow specific progress
made in this field.
• This program, designated
“THRIFT”, is to be implemented
immediately and continuously by
every individual.
• Examine critically every pro-
gram to determine that it will
in fact make a necessary contri-
bution to combat readiness, and
that the job cannot be done with-
out the funds in question. Ex-
amples for specific consideration:
a. Training: There is no
question as to over-all need, but
are we achieving this adequat-
ly with least cost in money and
time? Are we doing maximum
“On the Job” versus school
training? Can programmed in-
structions be used?
b. Manning levels: Perhaps
some job can be eliminated or
consolidated with a relative one.
c. Base facilities: Our needs
in CONUS and our image over-
seas should be given a critical
self evaluation.
d. Deployments and tempo of
operations: Can commitments
be met by smaller forces?
e. Organization and Adminis-
tration: Are all functions ne-
cessary? Can some parts be
eliminated or shortened?
f. Expenditure of funds and
material: Is the expenditure of
this dollar on this piece of
material really necessary? This
is a question of every indivi-
dual regardless of rank or rate.
• These are a few thoughts for
your planning and initial action.
Existing organizational arrange-
ments are adequate for achieving
thrift objectives. This is an all
hands job which demands the at-
tention and the personal efforts
of all echelons of command and of
each officer and man in the Navy.
Paul H. NITZE, Secretary of the
Navy — Admiral David L. MC-
DONALD, Chief of Naval Opera-
tions”.
VP-24 Skipper....
(Continued from Page 1.)
Cdr. Amme has been a flight
instructor at Hutchinson, Kansas,
and has completed the course of
instruction at the Naval War Col-
lege.
He joined VP-24 in December
1963 and assumed the duties of
the Executive Officer.
For service during his naval
career, Cdr. Amme has received
the American Campaign Medal,
World War II Victory Medal, and
the National Defense Service
Medal. He has flown over 5200
hours in military aircraft.
Chaplain A
Corner
By Chaplain H. W. Holland, Lt. Cdr., USN
“Calm to Crisis”
Life in the U. S. A. goes in a cycle from crisis, to calm,
to complacency, and then back to crisis. One western banker
compares America to a small boy walking a fence. After
a while he gets so good at it that he quits worrying about
falling. The Panama crisis has caused a new sense of ur-
gency. Dean Somers of the Buffalo School of Administra-
tion said that we are living in an atmosphere of “control-
led panic”. The business and economic world describes our
condition as “economic jitters in the light of rolling read-
justments.” Our world is so full of excitement and impend-
ing chaos, yet so empty of peace and God.
Life without Christ is life without peace. Without Him,
you can have fun, thrills, pleasure, and success, but not
peace. God gives peace to man’s soul. Hearts are hungry
until they feed on Him. The mind of man is restless until
it rests in Christ. Love yearns “seeking something to fasten
upon until it touches God and clings in peace to Him.” You
must experience peace to know it. You must possess it to
feel and enjoy it. You find desires, impulses, passions, cir-
cumstances tearing you up.
“The peace of God which transcends human understanding
will keep constant guard over your heart and mind as they
rest in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).
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Chaplain J. M. Kleckner, Capt., USN
Chaplain W. C. Hitchens, Lt. Cdr., USN
Chaplain H W. Holland Jr., Lt. Cdr., USN
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Chaplain S. E. Almasy, Lt., U8NR
JEWISH
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Commanding Officer, Naval Station Keflavik
Executive Officer, Naval Station Keflavik
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’Quote of the Week'
“. . . Peace in truth, in justice, in
freedom, in love—this is the peace
we pray for.”—Pope Paul VI.