The White Falcon - 01.10.1965, Blaðsíða 3

Friday, October 1, 1965
WHITE FALCON
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Today Marks 25th Anniversary
Of Ieelandic-Anierican Relations
The twenty-fifth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iceland and the United
States will be commemorated Friday, Oct. 1. The occasion will be honored by a reception
at the residence of the American Ambassador to Iceland, James K. Penfield, followed by
a theatrical presentation by the Brinkman American Players at the Tjarnarbaer Theater
in Reykjavik.
Direct relations between Iceland and the United States officially began in July of
1940 with the arrival of American Consulate Bertil E. Kuniholm. The first American
Ambassador to Iceland, Lincoln^
Macveagh, presented his credent-
ials on Oct. 1, 1941.
Touring North Europe
The Brinkman/American Play-
ers are a company of two men and
two women who are touring
northern European countries as
part of the U.S. Department of
State Cultural Presentations Pro-
gram. They will present a drama-
tized musical version of select-
ions from Edgar Lee Masters’
“Spoon River Anthology.” In addi-
tion to the special anniversary
performance, they will give public
performances Oct. 2 and 3 at the
National Theater in Reykjavik.
Guests invited to the reception
and theatrical presentation in-
clude the Excellency, the Prime
Minister, and Mrs. Bjarni Bene-
diktsson; members of the minis-
try; members of the Althing; and
former and present officers of the
Icelandic-American Society with
their current president and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thorhallur
Asgeirsson.
Base Staff Invited
Guests invited from the Def-
ence Force include RAdm and Mrs.
Ralph Weymouth, commander of
Iceland Defense Force; Capt and
Mrs. Emile E. Pierre, Jr., Naval
Forces Iceland commander; Col.
and Mrs. Daniel P. McLean, chief
of staff, Iceland Defense Force;
Capt. and Mrs. Richard A. H.
Sampson, chief of staff, comm-
ander Carrier Forces, Atlantic;
and Col. and Mrs. Alan G. Long,
commander of Air Forces Iceland.
OFFICER BOUND—Standing beside one of the search and rescue
SH-34J helicopters of the Operation Maintenance Department is John
G. Yurickones, AE3. He has been selected to attend the Officer Can-
didate Airman program (OCAN) at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.,
for training by Nov. 21. Upon successful completion of training, he
will be commissioned an ensign.
Sailor OCAN School Bound;
Grads Commissioned Ensigns
Aviation Electrician’s Mate Third Class John G. Yuric-
kones has been accepted for the Officer Candidate Airman
program (OCAN). He is to report to Naval Air Station,
Pensacola, Fla., for training by Nov. 21.
Upon successful completion of training, he will be com-
missioned an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
The 25-year-old Yurickones is *
attached to the Search and Rescue
Division of the Operation Main-
tenance Department (OMD). He
flies with the SH-34J helicopter-
crew of OMD.
Sailor Of The Month
Yurickones reported to U.S.
Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland,
last February. He was selected as
Iceland Defense Force’s Sailor
of the Month for June for his per-
formance as an airerewman in the
local search and rescue unit.
The sailor, who’s been in the
service five years, stated his rea-
son for going up under the OCAN
program: “If you’re going to stay
in the service any length of time,
you may as well attain the highest
rank possible.”
The son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Yurickones, 237 S. Nicholas St.,
St. Clair, Pa., graduated from
Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
High School, Pottsville, Pa., in
1958. He also attended Scranton
University from 1958-’60 where he
majored in secondary education.
college or the service accepted
United States Armed Forces In-
stitute (USAFI) equivalent.
Commissioned Ensigns
Upon completion of training,
OCAN’s are commissioned ensigns
in the U.S. Naval Reserve and
designated for duties in one of
the Naval Aviation Observer cate-
gories. In Yurickones’s case, he
will spend the last eight to ten
months training in the Anti-Sub-
marine Warfare field.
Applicants have to agree to
serve on active duty 3% years
from date of commissioning, if
required by the needs of the ser-
vice, and to retain their Naval
Reserve commission for a total
of six years.
Those interested in this and
other officer-programs can con-
tact the Education and Training
Office at Ext. 5139 or 5238.
CNO Gives Reasons For Involuntary Extension
Of Enlistments To Navy-Marines-Coast Guard
The Chief of Naval Operations, Adm David L. McDonald,
had words of praise for most Navy personnel’s reaction
toward the recent involuntary extension of enlistments. At
the same time, the Navy’s top officer, detailed the “why”
of extensions, in a message sent to all naval operations.
The involuntary extensions were invoked recently “in
order to meet a high priority re-1®
quirement for additional numbers
of trained personnel,’’the message
read.
Reaction Is Good
“Present indications are that
the reaction of personnel af-
fected has been most commend-
able. However, it is desirable that
a better understanding exists as
to why this action was taken
particularly since only the Navy
and Marine Corps have taken ac-
tion providing involuntary exten-
sion.
“The Navy in peacetime oper-
ates with manning as prescribed
by allowance. At other times,
manning rises towards a higher
figure known as complement, in
order to enable us to sustain the
readiness and tempo expected.
Should war be declared or should
the President declare a new Na-
tional Emergency, we would ob-
tain many of these needed addi-
tional numbers of personnel by
calling in the Reserves.
Southeast Asia
“The pace of events in South-
east Asia has necessitated ac-
tivation of additional ships and
bringing those deployed to that
area toward complement. The need
for personnel was not only for
quantity, but more importantly for
experienced personnel. While quan-
tity can be obtained by the Draft,
the Petty Officer problem can be
solved only by retaining trained
personnel.
“Many years ago, Congress re-
cognized that we might be faced
with a situation which is short
of a declared war, yet one where-
in additional personnel, particular-
ly trained personnel, are needed.
Consequently, a Law was passed
in 1941 which authorized the Se-
cretary of the Navy to extend en-
listments as required under such
conditions as exist today. This
law applied only to the Naval
Service (Navy and Marines) and
the Coast Guard.
Used In Korea
Due to the Korean Conflict, the
provisions of this law were again
instituted and have never been
rescinded. The other services are
not covered by this law. They
operate on tables of organization
Adm David L. McDonald
which are the same for peace and
war. They have tables of distri-
bution which correspond to our
manning levels.
“New personnel levels which we
believe can be obtained by in-
creased voluntary enlistments and
resort to the Draft, should enable
us to discontinue our involuntary
extensions by July, 1966, barring
major adverse changes in the
international situation. Until that
time, the involuntary extensions
will have to fill the requirement,”
concluded the message from the
Chief of Naval Operations.
Been In Marines
In June 1960, Yurickones joined
the Marines and during those four
years he flew all over Southeast
Asia in helicopters as a main-
tenance electrician.
He was discharged in August
1964 after attaining the rank of
corporal. He rejoined the service,
in the Navy, January 1965, com-
ing in as a third class petty of-
ficer.
The Officer Candidate Airman
program provides approximately
12-14 months of training leading
to assignment and designation as
Naval Aviation Observers. These
applicants must have two years of
SAFETY FIRST—Navy Accident Prevention Awards were handed out to the Public Works Department Maintenance and Utilities Divi-
sions. The awards were for one year of no lost time accidents and they were presented to the following shop supervisors in the office
of Capt Emile E. Pierre, commanding officer of Naval Station on Sept. 22. The picture on the left has from left to right: Lt Edward H.
Hubei, Public Works officer; Mr. A. Waterman, chief quarterman Public Works Maintenance; Mr. B. Jonsson, quarterman Building
Trades; Mr. W. Nolan, quarterman Metal Trades; K. Morgan, CE1, Line Crew; R. Marchand, CM1, Field Power; C. Hughes, UT2, Re-
frigeration Shop; E. Arceneaux, BUI, Emergency Services; H. Smith, RM1, Machine Shop; N. Martin, CEC, Telephone Maintenance; J.
Swindle, CEC, leading chief Maintenance;and Captain Pierre. The supervisors from the Utilities Division are the men in the picture
at the right. They are left to right: Lieutenant Hubei; Mr. Olafur Johannsson, Water Plant; Mr. Theorod Thorvaldsson, Power Plant;
Mr. Joseph Adessa, Heat Generation; J. Swindle, EMC, leading chief Utilities Division; and Captain Pierre.