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Volume XI, Number 18
Headquarters, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Airport, Iceland—A MATS Unit
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organic fiber looks promising for
use in tires for the B-70 Valkyrie
bomber and other aircraft. Devel-
oped by the Air Force Systems
mmand, this fiber could be us-
Iso in decelerator parachutes
space capsules, personnel
parachutes and packs, and in
military clothing.
Designated HT-1, the new fiber
extends the useful range of or-
ganic fibrous materials to 550 de-
grees Fahrenheit. It can be used
in any Air Force application
where this high temperature is
expected.
It looks like nylon, but simply
won’t melt, fuse or bum, scient-
ists say about tests that have
been conducted since 1958.
* * *
The Air Force and the Army
have extended until Dec. 1963 in-
dividual and crew training of
U. S. and Allied Air Force stud-
ents on the Jupiter intermediate-
range ballistic missile by the
Army Ordnance Guided Missile
School at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Originally an Army missile, the
Jupiter was assigned to the opera-
tional control of USAF in 1958.
The extension was made to
avoid “duplication of costly equip-
,ment and specialized technical in-
' structions,” the Department of
Defense announced.
To date, some 1,600 U. S. and
Allied students have received in-
dividual training on the Jupiter.
By 1963, the total will have risen
J;o about 2,600 technicians trained
bn all aspects of the operation
rand maintenance of the Jupiter
|sile system.
* * *
The familar signature at the
bottom of Hq. USAF documents,
“J. L. Tarr, Colonel, Director of
Administrative Services,” is no
more.
Colonel Tarr retired from active
duty recently and has been re-
placed by Col. Robert J. Pugh.
* * *
^^F.vreux Air Base helped its
^Hnch hosts by rushing wreck-
TOS, ambulances and medical
teams to the city of Evreux when
a tornado struck there May 5.
The storm ripped away roof
I tops, moved cars and uprooted
" trees in a wide area. The base it-
was not hit.
* * *
America’s Transit satellite,
which gives an accurate naviga-
tional fix to a quarter mile in
any kind of weather, requires
$4,000 in radio receiving equip-
ment to take advantage of this
system.
ADMIRAL DENNISON VISITS KA
Admiral Robert L. Dennison, commander of defense forces of NATO
in the Atlantic Ocean area, is welcomed aboard by IDF Commander
Col. Benjamin G. Willis after his arrival here. Others on hand to
greet the admiral were the Honorable Garrett H. Soulen, charge
d’affaires, U.S. Embassy, and Mr. Hoddur Helgason, Icelandic chair-
man of the U.S.-Icelandic Defense Council. Admiral Dennison was an
honored guest of the Icelandic government during his visit.
Standardized Call Signs
Under Study By Inspector
The Security and Law enforce-
ment division at MATS head-
quarters has recommended that
standard police call signs and
signals be adopted at all Air
Force bases.
This unified list of code signals
will tend to reduce the possibility
of errors and misunderstandings
caused by the use of former sys-
tems.
According to the security of-
ficials, a list of 50 short trans-
missions covering normal Air
Police and security work was sent
to the Air Force Inspector Gene-
ral for approval and possible
adoption.
The 50 standard calls normally
used in connection with “Signal
10” codes, such as 10-1 for rob-
bery, etc; were include in the
package recommendation sent to
USAF headquarters.
When approved by the Air
Force’s law enforcement and se-
curity chief, the standardized Air
Police calls and signals will be
used by all MATS Air Police un-
its, beginning July 1, 1961, MATS
officials added.
When questioned as to how this
procedure would affect Keflavik’s
Air Police unit, Air Police Super-
intendent MSgt. Forrest L. Miller
said that due to the large turnover
of personnel, it would greatly aid
department efficiency and would
also help speed up operations.
Sergeant Miller said, “It takes
from two to three months for new
assignees to learn the code and
signals of each base he is sent to.
But even then they are apt to
forget and revert to the previous
codes and signals learned from
the last base where they were
stationed. This could happen in an
emergency and would of course
upset the entire procedure. A
standardized system of police
radio call signs and signals
would indeed be more than wel-
come here.”
Inaugural Speech
Excerpts Slated
For AFD Program
Excerpts from President Ken-
nedy’s inaugural address will
highlight the special Armed Forc-
es Day program to be broadcast
by Armed' Forces Radio today at
7 p.m. The half-hour program
dramatically demonstrates how
United States service personnel
can translate the President’s
words into effective action.
Three true episodes are present-
ed to show how three different
U. S. servicemen combined the
qualities of courage, intelligence
and good will and put the results
to work for the good of our coun-
try.
The first episode, exemplifying
courage, is from the Korean con-
flict of 1950; the second goes back
more than 120 years to a young
U. S. midshipsman who exercised
initiative and intelligence to make
the seas safer for navigation;
and the final episode, set in Ger-
many during the months immedia-
tely following World War II,
shows how good will can be a
vital part of our foundation for
peace.
Airman Selective Re-Up
Program Makes Progress;
KA Has Filled Its Quota
First reports indicate that the first term airmen re-
enlistment cycle for the second half of FY 1962 is pro-
gressing so well that some quotas already have been met.
This means that in some skill
areas the opportunity to reenlist
is limited to retraining.
Several major commands al-
ready have asked Hq. USAF for
additional reenlistment quotas in
certain career fields, USAF per-
sonnel officials said.
While described as a “desirable
sittuation,” Pentagon personnel
officials point out that requests
for additional quotas cannot be
honored at this time. Any quota
adjustment can come only after
Hq. USAF have received and eva-
luated first term airmen reenlist-
ment reports from all commands.
“Procedure for requesting add-
tional quotas will be announced
at a later date,” Hq. USAF told
Space-Age Scorebox
Washington (AFPS) — With
America’s first sub-orbital
flight termed a “success” by
NASA, the space box score now
reads:
Satellites and probes to date:
U.S. 40, Russia 15.
Still in earth orbit: U.S. 21,
Russia 1.
In sun orbit: U.S. 2. Russia 2.
Still transmitting: U.S. 9,
Russia none.
Hit the moon: U.S. none,
Russia 1.
Men launched into orbit:
U.S. none, Russia 1.
Space flight controlled by
pilot: U.S. 1, Russia none.
all commands.
However, according to Airmen
Personnel, Keflavik has filled
its quotas and has received every
quota requested from MATS.
Qualified airmen who want to
reenlist but are now being held
up by the quota should under-
stand that final decision on aut-
hority to reenlist depends on an
adjustment of the Air Force-
wide quota.
The reenlistment selection pro-
cess is going on now and will con-
tinue through May. Thus, final
determination for reenlistment
chances cannot be made immedia-
tely.
Though first term airmen earl-
ier this year were given the op-
portunity to wait until the eighth
month before DEROS before mak-
ing their career choices, they were
warned by Hq. USAF that wait-
ing could result in the authorized
quota being filled. In certain car-
eer fields, this is exactly what
happened.
Personnel officials the pasc few
months have been laying heavy
stress on first-term reenlistments.
They have increased attractive-
ness of an Air Force career by
developing an airman promotional
distribution list that gives every
rank up to master and every car-
eer field sub-division some chanc-
es for additional stripes.
They have authorized pro pay
at the P-1 $30 a month level for
eligible airmen to begin at the
grade of airman second class.

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This group of Keflavik Airport Explorer Scouts recently spent a week-
end at the Security Camp where they caught their share of German
Browns. One lad took a trout that weighed approximately seven
pounds. The group plans another outing to the lakes later this summer.
U.S. AIR FORCE — AEROSPACE POWER FOR PEACE