The White Falcon - 12.11.1965, Page 1

AFWL’s Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 42 Friday, November 12, 1965
THIRD AWARD—Congratulating MSgt. Joseph S. Bloomstein upon
receipt of his third Commendation Ribbon is Lt. Col. Frank J. Piet-
ryka, Commanding Officer, 932nd AC&W Squadron. The Commander’s
Call ceremony took place at Rockville on Oct. 28.
Rockville 'Recruiter' Receives
Third Commendation Medal
An impressive ceremony at Rockville marked the award
of the third Commendation Medal to Msgt. Joseph S. Bloom-
stein. The presentation was made, Oct. 28, at a Com-
mander’s Call conducted by Lt. Col. Frank J. Pietryka, com-
mander of the 932nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squad-
ron (932nd AC&W).
Sergeant Bloomstein was cited for his exemplary per-
formance of duty while serving as *'
a recruiting supervisor in Rhode squadron operating in the Aleu-
Island and Southeast Massachu- tian Islands,
setts. Enjoys Recruiting
As an Air Force recruiter and Sergeant Bloomstein, a native
recruiting supervisor he has been
responsible for the enlistment of
over 3,000 men and women in the
U.S. Air Force.
Outstanding Supervisor
He was Outstanding Supervisor
in the 3501st United States Air
Force Recruiting Group. He was
also the first in Air Force history
to consecutively be recognized as
the Most Outstanding Supervisor
in a competing, nation-wide field
of 220 recruiting supervisors.
In 1956 he was awarded the
Army Commendation Medal for
the logistic planning and execu-
tion of a six months self-sustain-
ing supply program for a flying
Brother’s Namesake
Christened By Nun
The destroyer escort O’Callahan
was launched at Bay City, Mich.,
Oct. 20.
Sister Rose Marie, of the Mary-
knoll College, Republic of the
Philippines, was selected to
christen the ship. She is the sister
of Capt Joseph T. O’Callahan,
the Navy chaplain for whom the
ship is named.
Sister Rose Marie is the first
nun to sponsor a Navy ship.
(AFPS)
of Brockton, Mass., where his
wife and two children reside, is
presently assigned to the 932nd’s
Materiel Control Section.
Ask him about recruiting duty
and one will find he has every in-
tention of returning as soon as
his tour is completed. His motto,
“Always tell them the truth; they
may outrank you in the immediate
future," is worth remembering.
Winter Exams
Show Promise
Here’s good news for most per-
sonnel taking the February exams
for advancement in rate. The
Bureau of Naval Personnel has
issued a forecast of enlisted ad-
vancement opportunities.
Overall, prospects are bright,
though in certain specialties ad-
vancement hopes for E-6 and E-
7 will be lessoned. It looks like the
good news outweighs the bad, how-
ever, and February exams should
produce an average crop of happy
“rate-grabbers.”
Weighing all available factors,
figures would indicate 65,000
petty-officer promotions, that’s
35,000 E-4s, 18,000 E-5s, 8,000 to
E-6 but only 4,00 to E-7.
Seven ratings have excellent a-
cross the board opportunities
these are AX, CT, DS, EA, ET,
FTG, and MA. Unfortunately, two
ratings are considered very poor
advancement wise. These are ADR
and ML.
So, good luck to those of you
who are taking the exams; let’s
make Keflavik advancements
100%.
Compensation Review
A continuous review of mili-
tary compensation, including pay,
will be handled by a new division
under the Army’s Deputy Chief
of Staff for Personnel.
The Military Compension Review
Division will work with the other
services and the Department of
Defense studying all elements of
military pay, an official said.
Creation of the division resulted
in an augmentation of Army
“action” personnel numbering
four officers, two enlisted person-
nel and two civilian employees.
Division chief is Col. Leo E.
Benade, former chief of the
Army’s Promotion and Retention
Division and the Advanced Stu-
dies Group. (AFPS)
Highway ‘Second Snatchers’
Gamble Against Big Odds
In This Issue
McNamara’s Message .. Pg- 2
Editorial pg. 2
Sports Pg. 3
Photographer’s Story . . Pg- 4
Entertainment pg. 4
Are you gambler? What are
your chances of having a driving
accident during the next twelve
months?
Think about statistics:
If you drive more than 12,000
miles per year, your chances are
one in three. However, if you only
drive 8,000 to 12,000 your odds
are better. You have one in five.
Your odds go up. Even here in
Keflavik, where the average
driver travels less than 8,000
miles per year, your chances are
still one in ten.
You can increase your chances
of survival on the road by de-
fensive driving and good judge-
ment.
The following are a few risks
a typical driver takes on his way
to and from work and the time-
saved in each instance.
Pulling into the roadways ahead
of fast moving traffic saves about
five seconds.
Making a rolling stop with only
a glance in each direction saves
another five seconds. (That
STANZ means STOP)
Approaching an intersection
without slowing down will save
another five to ten seconds.
Rounding a curve without slow-
ing down will get you another ten
seconds.
You may save ten more seconds
by following the vehicle in front
of you real close, to make pas-
sing faster.
Speeding to pass a vehicle
which has slowed down also
saves you ten seconds.
Failure to check blind spots at
windshield, rear window, and door
post before pulling into an inter-
section or changing lanes saves
another ten seconds.
If you take all these chances
you can save yourself a whole
minute. Think of the additional
time you can save by other
thoughtless acts, if you make it.
Really, here in Iceland, is time
that precious? Is your life worth
only 60 seconds? (NavNews)
MOTHERS GAIN RANK—Mothers of these two First Class Scouts
receive miniature replicas of their son’s pins at ceremonies held Nov.
2 at the Youth Center during the Boy Scouts’ Court of Honor.
Awarding pins to their moms are Danny Frazier to Mrs. Frazier (left),
and Lyndon Whitmer to Mrs. Whitmer (right), while SSgt. Logan J.
Frazier (far left) looks proudly on. (Photo by Wirth, PH3)
Scout Troop Honors
Mothers And Scouts
The Boy Scouts of Troop 364 at U. S. Naval Station,
Keflavik, Iceland held their Court of Honor on Nov. 2 at
the Youth Center.
Among the merit badges given to the scouts, was the
awarding of miniature rating pins to their mothers.
It was also the first Court of Honor for incoming Scout-
s’----------------------------------------------------
master Lon Hayes and the last one
for outgoing Scoutmaster Horace
A. Covington, who presented the
Star Award and the merit badges.
Receiving the Star rank
were Mike and Bill Hayes; First
Class Scout badges went to Danny
Frazer and Lyndon Whitmer;
while the rank of second class
scout was given to Pat Scott.
Tenderfoot Scouts
The young men who attained
Tenderfoot Scout, were Ricky
Jensen, Eddie Baker, Russell
Dworzack, Dale Voris, Ronald
Powell, Larry Farless, Bucky
Buchanan, Paul Pietryka and
Willie Grover.
Three merit badge catagories
were also presented during the
event.
Receiving their swimming mer-
in badges were Lyndon Whitmer,
Brian Loher and Mike and Bill
Hayes. First Class Scout Brian
Loher was also presented two
merit badges, one for horseman-
ship, the other for metalwork.
1966 Charter Presented
Chaplain Robert G. Brown, re-
presenting Chaplain Robert E.
Blade as institutional representa-
tive, accepted the 1966 Charter for
Scout Troop 364. Chaplain Brown
presented the charter to Capt. T.
J. Bratten, Jr., Troop Committee
chairman, who in turn handed
the document to Scoutmaster
Hayes. It is now being displayed
in the scoutmaster’s office at the
Youth Center.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 364
meet at the Youth Center every
Tuesday evening at seven during
the month of November. Anyone
interested in scouting can contact
Lon Hayes, RMC, or Horace A.
Covington, RM1, at ext. 6238.
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“B” SCHOOL BOUND—Shipping
over for six more years and
bound for 12 weeks at Air Con-
trolman’s “B” School, Glynco,
Ga., in August 1966 is Kenneth W.
Montgomery, AC2. The ceremoni-
es were performed by Capt Emile
E. Pierre, Jr., commanding officer
of the Naval Station, in his office
Nov. 5. Montgomery is attached to
the Air Operations Department as
a dispatcher for MATS flights. He
also handles and processes flight
plans for aircraft flying out of
Keflavik Airport. (Photo by Singer,
AN)