The White Falcon - 03.07.1965, Blaðsíða 1

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Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 25 Saturday, July 3, 1965
Astronauts And Scientists
To Study Iceland's Terrain
July 11 will mark the arrival of 18 men from the Space
Research Institutes in the United States to train in a
terrain which is believed to be closely resembling that of
the moon. Volcanic areas which completely lack vegetation
are the prime areas of their choice.
Among others will be seven scientists in the field of
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NAVSTA GETS NEW CO —Pro-
spective commanding officer of the
Naval Station is Capt Emile E.
Pierre, Jr. Change of command
ceremonies are scheduled for Tues-
day, July 6, in Hangar 831 at 10
a.m.
Baldwin Receives
Nomination For Post
Washington (AFPS) — Mr. Ro-
bert H. B. Baldwin, 35, has been
nominated by President Johnson
to succeed the Honorable Kenneth
E. BeLieu as Under Secretary of
the Navy, effective July 1.
Mr. BeLieu announced his re-
signation to go into private busi-
ness.
Lt Parady New OinC
At Langanes Station
On June 23, 1965 Lt Ralph C.
Parady assumed command of the
H-2 site at Langanes, Iceland. He
relieved LCdr. I. C. Crandall as
Officer-In-Charge.
Prior to reporting at Keflavik,
Lt Parady was stationed aboard
USS Daniel Joy (DE-585) at
Great Lakes, Ill. LCdr Crandall
will report to the Naval Air Stat-
ion, Alameda, Calif, for duty upon
detachment from Naval Station,
Keflavik.
With the Officer-In-Charge post
again filled, the H-2 site contin-
ues its tasks of great importance
to the U.S. Naval Station, Kefla-
vik, and the U. S. Navy.
geology and five men from the
National Aeronautics Space Ad-
ministration (NASA). Previous
trips of similar intent have al-
ready taken place in such places
as Alaska and Hawaii.
Lunar Training
The purpose of the trip to Ice-
land is to familiarize the men and
train them in a site where the
earth’s surface resembles, as close-
ly as possible, that which it is be-
lieved will be found on the moon.
Accompanying the expedition will
be local advisor, Dr. Sigurdur
Thorarinsson.
Long before moon exploration
was even considered, many the-
ories were offered concerning the
shape, size and nature of the moon
craters. For a number of years
now, lunar experts have been very
interested in Iceland as a basis
for lunar study.
Similarity To Moon
The area surrounding Iceland’s
Myvatn lake is a favorite subject
of those advocating that the
moon’s craters are purely volcanic.
The Ludent crater there is sup-
posed to be very similar to those
of the moon and is given parti-
cular notice.
With the availability of photo-
graphs of the moon many com-
parasons of them have been made
with like areas on this planet. An
American, Jack Green, and a Ger-
man, von Bulow, both have been
by Iceland in recent years to study
this similarity.
Lack Of Vegetation
The American space scientists
are expected to familiarize them-
selves with the land area which is
known to resemble as closely as
possible the land mass of the near
side of the moon. While there are
many volcanoes in the world, many
in Iceland have no vegetation
which set them apart and give
them the closest identity to that
which the scientists are searching
for.
The point of most interest is
expected to be Askja which, since
1961, contains a new lava bed.
In This Issue
Navy Symposium ... Pg. 2
Blue Angels ......... Pg. 3
Icelandic Horses ... Pg. 4 5
Sports .............. Pg. 6
57th FIS ............ Pg. 7
Akureyri Trip....... Pg. 8
M. D. Bailey
Drowns At
Fish Camp
A1C Monty D. Bailey, 20,
drowned June 23 when his boat
capsized on one of the Special
Services Fishing Camp lakes
located near Hvalfjordur, 90
miles northeast of the Naval
Station.
In a message released by the
office of commander of Air
Forces Iceland, this account
was given:
“Airman Bailey, along with
three other airmen, were issu-
ed a boat, motor, oars and life
seats at about 8:30 a.m.
“The airmen started for
fishing with the day clear and
the wind moderate.
“After being between 30 to
60 minutes out, the wind in-
creased in velocity, causing
rough waters.
“The airmen started back to
shore. They were from 30 to
50 feet away from shore when
the boat capsized.
“Airman Bailey apparently
could not swim and could not
reach a life seat.
“He remained with the boat
until thrown loose and was un-
able to return to the boat,
causing him to drown,” the
news release stated.
Airman Bailey was attached
to the Rockville site.
He is survived by his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Burley B.
Bailey of Rt. 1, Box 11A,
Clarksville, Fla.___________
WELCOME ABOARD—Says LCdr I.C. Crandall to Lt Ralph C. Parady
(right) as he is relieved as officer-in-charge of the H-2 site.
(Photo by Horne, HM2)
VIPS AND WIVES—NATO Secretary General Manlio Brosio (left)
and Adm Thomas H. Moorer, NATO Supreme Allied Commander At-
lantic (SACLANT), pose with their wives, Mrs. Moorer (left) and
Mrs. Brosio (right), during their concurrent visits to Keflavik last
week.
NATO Senior Officials Visit
Naval Station For Briefings
Two senior officials of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization (NATO) visited U.S. Naval Station, Keflavik
last week for briefings and a tour of the base.
RAdm Ralph Weymouth, Iceland Defense Force (IDF)
commander, greeted NATO’s Secretary General Manlio
Brosio of Italy at military honors held Wednesday after-
noon, June 23, in Hangar 831.
On Tuesday evening, June 22,* ’
Admiral Weymouth had welcomed
Adm Thomas H. Moorer, NATO’s
Supreme Allied Commander At-
lantic (SACLANT), at Keflavik
Airport.
Brosio Tours Base
After military honors, Secre-
tary General Brosio toured the
base with Col. Alan G. Long, Air
Forces Iceland (AFI) commander,
and Cdr Richard C. James, U.S.
Naval Station commanding offi-
cer.
Dr. Brosio then attended brief-
ings at Operations Control Center
and at Admiral Weymouth’s Bar-
rier Forces Atlantic office, both
in Hangar 831, before departing
on an air tour to the volcanic is-
land of Surtsey and the Myrdals
Jokull glacier. After the tour the
official party landed in Reykjavik.
The SACLANT chief arrived at
the Naval Station for briefings
with the various commands. He
also made calls on Icelandic
President Asgeir Asgeirsson,
(Prime Minister Bjarni Benedikts-
son and Foreign Minister Gud-
niundur I. Gudmundsson in
Reykjavik Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday evening, June 23. Ice-
landic Government officials, Am-
bassadors of NATO countries and
IDF personnel were among those
who attended the event.
Secretary General Brosio and
his wife arrived in Iceland June
21 for a three-day visit with Ice-
landic Government officials. His
stay included a tour of Reykjavik
and a visit to the Naval Station.
Both Went To Paris
Dr. Brosio returned to his
NATO headquarters in Paris via
Reykjavik Thursday morning,
June 24.
Admiral Moorer’s visit to Kefla-
vik completed his first tour to the
European countries since taking
over the NATO post May 1. Dur-
ing his trip, the Admiral attend-
ed the 34th meeting in Paris of
the Military Committee/Chiefs of
Staff of the NATO countries.
Admiral Moorer departed Na-
val Station, Keflavik late Wed-
nesday evening, June 24, for
SACLANT headquarters in Nor-
folk.
411 Stars Play July 4
Honored Guests At Dinner
Admiral Moorer was accompan-
ied by his wife, six staff officers
and Mr. Terry B. Sanders, Jr.,
Director of Politico-Military Af-
fairs for the Norfolk NATO head-
quarters.
Dr. and Mrs. Brosio and Ad-
miral and Mrs. Moorer were
guests of honor at a reception and
dinner held at the Officers Club
An All-Star Softball Game is
slated for July 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Players from the American and
National Leagues have been se-
lected by the managers of the
18 teams to represent each Lea-
gue. The game will last 9 full
innings with no time limit.
Sheppard Field will host the
game.