The White Falcon - 08.07.1966, Side 1

U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume V, Number 27 Friday, July 8, 1966
LCdr Le Master
New Chaplain
NEW CHAPLAIN—LCdr Clarence E. LeMaster, CHC, USN is the new
IDF Protestant Staff Chaplain. He replaces Chaplain Alfred R. Saeger
Jr., Cdr, USN.
Picnic
Highlights 4th
BABY, YOU’RE A REAL SWINGER!—An unidentified blonde shows
her “partner” how to really swing to the beat during the dancing at
the Sand Hut July 4. (Photo by Singer, AN)
The Fourth of July was loaded with fun for everyone at the Sand
Hut.
Highlighting the merriment was an unexpected appearance of
Mura Ann Sullivan, 10, daughter of Cdr. J. Sullivan. She gave a
rendition of the popular “Green Beret” and was backed by the
“Country Gentlemen”.
Over 500 people turned out for the fun and food where
they were treated on behalf of the Holy Name Society and
the Women’s Sodality. The festivities were scheduled to last
from 1 to 6 p.m. but a softball game between the adults and depen-
dent children of the base kept going on and on. Anyone know the
score?
Hot dogs, hamburgers, cold beverages, all kinds of salads and
condiments greeted hungry celebrants. The Country Gentlemen pro-
vided dance music for oldsters and youngsters and there were plenty
of long lines to grab the goodies. Many persons expressed the desire
to see other such picnics on other occasions than the Fourth.
LCdr Clarence E. LeMaster,
CHC, USN is the new IDF
Protestant Staff Chaplain.
Chaplain LeMaster was
formerly stationed at US
Naval Air Station, Olathe,
Kan. where he was senior
chaplain. He was stationed
there for 21 months.
Prior to this he was stationed
at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for
twenty five months from July
1962 to August 1964. From July
1960 to May 1962 he was chaplain
with the Cortron Destroyer Squa-
dron 14.
Chaplain Le Master was gradu-
ated from the Asbury College,
Wilmore, Ky. and also from the
Theological Seminary there in
1951.
He is originally from Steuben-
ville, Ohio, where his parents now
reside.
His wife Vera and their two
children, Dianne, 14, and Douglas,
13, reside in Jeffersonville, Ind.
Chaplains Henriksen and Le-
Master met and were graduated
from chaplain’s school together
and Chaplain Le Master says that
he is looking forward to working
with his old school mate.
MUNITIONS
Consumption of air-delivered
munitions alone by U.S. forces will
be running at about 2% times the
average monthly rate in the three
years of Korean War, Secretary
McNamara stated, adding that we
are prepared to support even
higher rates in the months ahead.
(AFNB)
VIE FOR ZERO DEFECTS—Senior Master Sergeant Ed Polzin,
NCOIC of Maintenance Control (MC), coordinates a parts request with
A3C John Jaust of Material Control. SSgt. Gene Horbal is on the
phone to the Radar Maintenance section. (Photo by SSgt. Jones and
Umberger)
VIE Equals
Zero Defects
Vigilance, Initiative, Excellence: Familiar words
we’ve all heard. The dictionary uses such terms as quality,
energy, merit and virtue in defining V. I. E., the ADC slo-
gan for Zero Defects. These words are just that, words,
until their practical application is realized.
The Communications and Elec-!
tronics section of the 667th AC&W
Squadron has put V. I. E. into
practice. As of June 10, 1966 their
record of 188 NORS (non opera-
tional ready supply) free days
leads all AC&W sites in the 37th
Air Division. Several factors, all
stressing “ounce of prevention”
and “do it right the first time,”
are responsible for this record.
NEW LIEUTENANT—Cdr L. R. Roberts Jr., commanding of-
ficer, Patrol Squadron Ten, congratulates Robert Gonnella, on be-
coming Patrol Squadron Ten’s newest Lieutenant. Lt Gonella re-
ported aboard in November 1963. He is presently assigned as the squad-
ron’s First Lieutenant. Robert is the son of Mrs. Mary C. Gonella, of
Rhode Island. Lt. Gonella, resides in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife
the former Margaret M. Lake of Chicago, Ill., and their two children.
(Nav Photo)
A close coordination between
Supply and Maintenance is a re-
quirement that must be followed
daily. This is done between Ma-
terial Control and the Mainten-
ance Control Center. Because the
section is at the end of an extre-
mely long logistics chain, one mis-
take in ordering could be costly.
Close scrutiny and meticulous
cross checking alleviates this pos-
sibility.
This squadron rests its main
support on a scheduled twice
weekly C-47 aircraft. Due to
weather conditions this support is
often canceled. On the average
they are able to receive 2,500
pounds of goods per plane load;
therefore, supply and mainten-
ance are often confronted with a
“make no mistake” decision. They
have been able to do this for over
one half year.
Vigilance—a word that is im-
portant to a NORS free record
and a high operational rate. This
effort starts way down in the
maintenance chain. The airman
during scheduled periodic main-
tenance (PMI) notices a meter
reading that has changed from
the norm. He doesn’t ignore it!
“Are the tubes getting weak, re-
sistor or capacitors changing
value, a cable going bad?” This
is the sort of thinking that keeps
a section ahead of trouble. This
deviation is taken to the NCOIC.
What are his thoughts?
Initative — he traces down the
causative factor and locates a
part that is likely to be the future
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