The White Falcon - 30.04.1965, Qupperneq 1

AFWL’s Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 16 Friday, April 30, 1965
AND A HEARTY WELL DONE — The Iceland Defense Force’s
Men of The Month for March 1965 talk with RAdm Ralph Weymouth
(center) after receiving their awards for winning the command
honors. From left to right they are: PFC Harold D. Vincion; A2C
Victor Huey and Thomas P. Welsh, CT3. The top enlisted men in
the Iceland Defense Force are chosen on a competitive basis each
month to represent the command as Airman, Marine or Sailor of
the Month.
Superior Duty Earns
Man Of Month Honor
A2C Victor Huey, PFC Harold D. Vincion and Thomas
P. Welsh, CT3, were honored April 15 when RAdm Ralph
Weymouth presented their awards for being selected as
the Iceland Defense Force’s top enlisted men for the month
of March.
Chosen as Airman, Marine and Sailor of the Month, re-
spectively, the three men each received a certificate and a
$25 check from the admiral. They‘d
also received plaudits from their
duty sections and are eligible for
a free dinner at the Saga Hotel in
Reykjavik. The ceremony took
place in the admiral’s office,
Hangar 831.
Airman Huey
Selected on a competitive basis
as the most outstanding enlisted
man in Air Forces Iceland for the
month of March 1965, Airman
Huey is assigned to the 932d Air-
craft Control and Warning Squad-
ron as an associate radar techni-
cian. He arrived at Keflavik in
October after serving with the
827th Radar Squadron, Klamath
Falls, Ore. His home is in San
Antonio, Tex.
PFC Vincion
Private First Class Vincion took
the top spot in the Marine Bar-
racks after executing his duties
as a security guard “in the high-
est standards of the U.S. Marine
Corps.” A native of Eagleville,
Tenn., Vincion entered the Ma-
rine Corps in July 1963 and ar-
rived in Keflavik in July 1964
after serving at Cherry Point,
N.C.
CT3 Welch
Sailor of the Month for March,
Welsh is presently assigned to the
Naval Security Group Activity
here. A native of Drexel Hill, Pa.,
he entered the service in January
1962. He arrived at Keflavik in
August 1964 after completing “C”
School at Pensocola, Fla. He is
married to the former Miss Jane
B. McFadden of Drexel Hill.
Bishop Visits
Keflavik
His Eminence Bishop Sigur-
bjorn Einarsson, Episcopal
Head of the National Church
of Iceland, will be the guest
speaker in the 11 a.m. Protes-
tant Service in the Station
Chapel on May 9. This Service
will be broadcasted over AFRS.
All Icelanders are invited to
attend this service.
In This Issue
ARLIS-II ............. Pg. 3
Comptroller .......... Pg. 4
Sports.................Pg. 5
Doctors’ Notebook .... Pg. 6
CIA Receives
W. F. Raborn
As New Head
William Francis Raborn, Jr.,
who retired from the U.S. Navy
as a vice admiral in 1963, after
a 39-year career, has been ap-
pointed by 'President Johnson to
head the Central Intelligence
Agency.
Admiral Raborn is best known
for his role in managing the de-
velopment of the Polaris missile.
The managerial system he ad-
opted for producing the Polaris,
a system known as Program Eval-
uation Review Technique fPERT),
has been widely adopted through-
out industry.
Native Texan
The new CIA chief was bom
in Decatur, Tex., June 8, 1905
and grew up in Marlow, Okla. He
was graduated from the U.S.
Naval Academy in 1928 and be-
came a naval aviator.
Admiral Raborn served as exe-
cutive officer on the carrier Han-
cock during Iwo Jima, Okinawa
and several other WWII cam-
paigns. He won a Silver Star in
1945 for bringing fires under con-
trol when the Hancock was hit
in a Kamikaze attack.
CIA DIRECTOR—President John-
son has named Admiral William
F. Raborn, USN (Ret.), as director
of the Central Intelligence Agency,
replacing John A. McCone.
Thingvellir Tour Scheduled;
1-Day Trip Set For May 2
(Editor’s Note: IDF personnel will find a host of guided tours of
Iceland offered them through the accommodations made by Special
Services during the summer months. The tours are planned for the
recreational and educational enjoyment of all hands. Schedules a/re
subject to change and costs vary for each tour. Interested persons
should make further inquiry by phoning the Viking Service Club at
Ext. 6190.)
The season’s first tour will be1*’
to Thingvellir Sunday, May 2.
The tour gets underway at 9:30
a.m. from the Viking Service
Club and should be back on Base
by 8 p.m.
A cost of $4.50 per person will
cover all expenses, including
meals.
In his famous “Letters From
High Latitudes” Lord Dufferin
relates that it would be worth
while to go around the world to
reach Thingvellir.
The enthusiastic peer may have
exaggerated, but certainly Thing-
vellir is worth seeing, not only
because it is a holy place in the
history of Iceland and history of
European parliamentarism but
also because of the splendor of
its natural scenery and last but
not the least for its interesting
geology. The green plain of
Thingvellir which was the seat
of the Parliament for nine cen-
turies is situated on the lava-
field Thingvallahraun.
In few places in Iceland are
the effects of the volcanism and
tectonics so obvious and impress^
ive. Tourists will have ample
time for picture-taking on this
one-day trip to picturesque
Thingvellir.
Adm T. H. Moorer
Adm H. P. Smith
SACLANT Change
Takes Place Today
America’s top military position of command in the At-
lantic Ocean area is scheduled to change hands at Norfolk,
Va., today when Adm H.P. Smith, U.S. Navy, is relieved
by Adm Thomas H. Moorer, U.S. Navy.
Admiral Moorer, recently relieved as Commander in Chief
of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, will assume Admiral Smith’s
three-fold duties as Supreme Al-®’
lied Commander Atlantic under
the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation (NATO), and Commander
in Chief of the unified Atlantic
Command and the United States
Atlantic Fleet.
Dual Change Of Command
The dual change of command
ceremonies will mark the end of
a distinguished naval career for
Admiral Smith—a career which
has spanned 45 years.
Admiral Moorer will be stepping
into a position of great responsi-
bility—not only for his own
country but as a military leader
of the free world. As Supreme
Allied Commander Atlantic (SAC-
LANT), he will assume charge
of earmarked allied forces from
the nine NATO nations which
contribute deep sea naval forces
to NATO’s defense of the At-
lantic.
As Commander in Chief of the
Navy-Army To
Build Museum
Funds are currently being gath-
ered for an Army-Navy museum
which will emphasize the roles of
these services in the American
Revolution. The museum will be
located in (Pemberton House, In-
dependence National Historical
Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
The estimated cost of $550,000
is being shared by the Army,
Navy, and their friends. The
Army has raised $275,000 and
awaits the Navy’s attainment of
its share.
Funds held by the Navy Na-
tional Treasurer have now reach-
ed $160,000. Small gifts continue
to flow in from the Navy, indus-
try, and private citizens, but more
are needed.
In response to previous notices,
Navy personnel have contributed
$55,000, much of which has come
from the fleet. Commands here
in Keflavik are now being asked
to help. Each unit getting a mini-
mum of just 10 cents together
per man will swell the growing
Navy share.
Contributions should be sent to:
The National Treasurer, Army
Navy Museum Fund
Mr. James M. Large, Chair-
man of the Board
Provident National Bank
Broad and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pa., 19101
unified Atlantic Command (CIN-
CLANT), he will be directly re-
sponsible to the Joint Chiefs of
Staff for all U.S. military opera-
tions in the Atlantic Ocean area.
In this area capacity he will com-
mand all Army, Navy, Air Force
and Marine Corps forces in the
Atlantic area as assigned by
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Atlantic Fleet Commander
He will also succeed Admiral
Smith as Commander in Chief of
the United States Atlantic Fleet
(CINCLANTFLT). Under his
command will be 490 ships, 2,500
aircraft and more than 290,000 of-
ficers and men of the Atlantic
Fleet, including personnel of the
Fleet Marine Force.
Admiral Moorer will be as-
sisted in these duties by his
staffs. The international Allied
Command Atlantic staff is com-
posed of Army, Navy, Air Force
and Marine Corps officers from
nine NATO nations: Canada,
Denmark, France, Italy, The
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
the United Kingdom and the
United States.
The Atlantic Command staff,
one of eight unified and specified
commands, is composed of Army,
Navy, Air Force and Marine
Corps Officers of the United
States. The Atlantic Fleet staff
is composed of U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps officers.
(Continued on page 6.)
Shangri-La Golf
To Open Here
There will be a meeting of
all interested personnel wish-
ing to join the Naval Station
Golf Club.
The meeting will be held at
Andrews Theater, May 4, at
1:15 p.m.
John M. Brink, Special Ser-
vices Officer, said, “The
greens should be ready in a
month-and-a-half. It will be
necessary to join the golf club
in order to participate in this
new facility. The new greens
will become known as ‘The
Shangri-La Golf Course’ and
every green will be named
after an individual who has
had a part in making the co-
urse realized.”