The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 11.06.1999, Blaðsíða 2

The White Falcon - 11.06.1999, Blaðsíða 2
White Falcon Commander, Iceland Defense Force Commander, Fleet Air Keflavik Rear Adin. David Architzel The White Falcon is produced by the Iceland Defense Force staff. The editorial content of this newspaper is prepared, edited and provided by the public affairs office of IDF. Photo processing is pro- vided by Commander, Fleet Air Keflavfk. PAO - Lt. Cmdr. Karen D. Sellers Deputy PAO - Fri6(j6r Kr. Eydal Asst. PAO - JOCS(SW) Dave Youngquist Editor - J02 Christopher E. Tucker Staff Journalist - J03 Mike C. Jones Administrative Asst. - Sigridur Svansddttir The White Falcon is an authorized publication for members of the military services and their families stationed at NAS Keflavik. Its contents do not nec- essarily reflect the official views of the U S. Government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army or the U.S. Air Force and do not imply endorsement there- of. The appearance of advertising in this newspaper, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Navy, Marine Corps, Army or Air Force, Commander Iceland Defense Force or Mark-Mid of the products and services advertised. Everything advertised in The White Falcon shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage with- out regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age. marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of the pur- chaser, user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is con- firmed, the publisher shall refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. The White Falcon is published by Mark-Mid, a pri- vate publisher, in no way connected with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army or the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive contract with the U.S. Navy. Questions or comments can be directed to the pub- lic affairs officer or the editor. The White Falcon staff can be reached by calling ext 4612 or 6492. e-mail pao@idfcfk.navy.mil or stopping by Bldg. 936. The deadline for story submissions is close of business Friday for the following week of publication. The White Falcon reserves the right to edit all submis- sions. The White Falcon is published every Friday by Mark-Mid, whose office is located at Hafnargotu 57, Keflavik. The publisher may be contacted at 421- 7700, 896-0708, fax 421-7701 or e-mail euro@sim- net.is Printed at Gr£gas in Keflavik. The White Falcon is now on-line at www.nctskef.navy.mil/IDF Commander in the Spot Light CFK Chief of Staff During the past several weeks Fleet Air Keflavfk (CFK) and the deployed squadron, VP-45, have been doing their part demonstrating the multi-mis- sion role of the mighty P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. VP-45 crews have been employed flying a multitude of missions from Keflavfk and other northern European military airfields. Two weeks ago, in conjunction with helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron and an Icelandic Coast Guard cutter, a crew from VP-45 assisted in a simulated search-and-rescue mission. They were tasked to conduct a surface search and locate a life raft simulating crash survivors. After locating the raft west of Iceland, the crew radioed the raft’s position to the joint command post on base and to the Icelandic cutter. The cutter closed the area and recovered the simulated victims. Helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron arrived and hoisted sim- ulated victims from the deck of the cutter and trans- ported them to the hospital. Throughout the rescue operation, the P-3 remained on station providing a communication link to the base. Earlier that same week two VP-45 P-3s, along with a British Nimrod from Kinloss, Scotland, con- ducted a simulated war-at-sea strike against a tran- siting U.S. Navy Surface Action Group (SAG). Following early morning briefs, two Keflavik- based P-3s rendezvoused with the British west of Ireland. They proceeded inbound to the predeter- mined search area to locate the SAG. After locat- ing the SAG, the three-plane package simulated launching air-to-surface missiles prior to returning to home base. Several days later VP-45 was tasked by CFK to locate two surface ships of interest. After locating the ships, the crew gathered photo intelligence. The CFK photo lab processed and developed the negatives, forwarding the pictures to the Office of Naval Intelligence for further evaluation. Not forgetting anti-submarine warfare, three crews were given an opportunity to hone their skills against a transiting nuclear submarine. The crews deployed their briefed search patterns, gained contact and tracked the target of interest (a submarine). This three-plane evolution resulted in a total of seven hours of submarine contact and invaluable training for the tactical support center personnel and the aircrews. Wrapping up a week of training and operations, a VP-45 crew conducted a single-plane bombing exercise, while another crew and airplane flew mis- sions out of Valkenberg, The Netherlands in sup- port of Exercise Marvika. The crew in Valkenberg concluded its participation in Marvika and returned to NAS Keflavik last weekend. This week a crew from Iceland returned to Valkenberg for a two-week NATO exercise, BAL- TOPS. In addition, another crew relocated to Kinloss, Scotland for 10 days to fly in support of the British Fleet Exercise, JMC 99-2. When Hying or operating from other bases the Keflavfk crews are supported by a detachment of CFK personnel who provide the briefs and debriefs for the flight crew as well as the necessary liaison with the host military to ensure a smooth-running operation. This is just a quick snapshot of how CFK and the deployed squadron, VP-45, have employed the multi-mission P-3 Orion during the past two weeks. Have a great Navy day! Capt. Ken Murrell Lyte Bytes Discouragement By Chaplain Henry Hensley What to expect during Northern Viking • Road closures or delays - tune into Power 104.1 FM for announcements. • An increase in aircraft activity on base. • An increase in personnel on base - approximately 700 additional military personnel will be on and off base for the exercise. • Some Soldiers and Marines will be carrying weapons and using blanks. Pyrotechnics will also be used during the exercise. No live ammunition will be used. One of the things we chaplains often come face to face with in our counseling is discouragement. Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Soldiers, as well as family members all too often get discouraged. On this scourge of discouragement author Ted Engstrom insightfully writes: “Cripple him, and you have a Sir Walter Scott. Lock him in a prison cell, and you have a John Bunyan. Bury him in the snows of Valley Forge, and you have a George Washington. Raise him in abject poverty and you have an Abraham Lincoln. Strike him down with infantile paralysis, and he becomes Franklin Roosevelt. Burn him so severely that doctors say he’ll never walk again, and you have a Glenn Cunningham - who set the world’s one mile record in 1934. Deafen him and you have a Ludwig Van Beethoven. Have him or her born black in a society filled with racial discrimination, and you have a Booker T. Washington, a Martin Luther King Jr., or a George Washington Carver. Call him a slow learn- er, “retarded,” and write him off as unedu- cable, and you have an Albert Einstein.” As one man summed it up: Life is about 20 percent in what happens to us and 80 percent in the way we respond to the events. The key is to respond to the adversity of dis- couragement. How do we respond? Respond in every way you can! Use all the gifts that God has given - your body, mind and spirit. Most importantly, ask God to help you as you respond. The White Falcon June 11, 1999 Page 2

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