The White Falcon - 04.12.1970, Blaðsíða 1

THE WHITE FALCON

TXIII, No. 57
U.S. Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland
December 4, 1970
AF receives Outstanding Unit Award
Major General Arthur G. Salisbury,
chief of staff of Aerospace Defense
Command, Colorado Springs, flew to
Iceland in order to present to AFI, the
57thFIS, the 667th AC&W Squadron and
932nd AC&WSquadron their second Out-
standing Unit Award.
In presenting the award the general
was accompanied by Rear Adm. John
K. Beling, ComIDF; Col. William C.
Sullivan, IDF chief of staff; Col. Rob-
ert L. Sowers, AFI Commander; and
Capt. Alfred R. Saeger, IDF staff
chaplain.
The award was presented to Col. Ro-
bert L. Sowers and was accompanied
by a citation which praised the members
Forces Iceland for "tracking,
^pting and identifying" aircraft
ly through the Iceland Military
Air Defense Identification Zone.
In a speech following the present-
ation of the award, the general stated
that the award had been well deserved
and that he hoped to return next year
because he did not know of any regula-
tion against awarding the commendation
for a third time.
MaJ. Gen. Arthur G. Salisbury places the Outstanding Unit
Award on the staff held by SSgt. Jackie D. Sublett as Col.
Robert L. Sowers, AFI CO, right, looks on. Also in the
background from left, Rear Adm. John K. Beling, ComIDF; Col.
William C. Sullivan, IDF chief of staff; and Capt. Alfred
R. Saeger, IDF chaplain. (Photo by AN Robin L. Wagner)
C.A.L. answers scores of questions
hair, booze and gifts head the list
Do you have a question, an answer, a gripe or a bad case of the lonelies and
just want to talk to someone? Call Commander's Action Line 2231 any time
between 8:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. weekdays. Below are some of the calls we
have received which are of general interest:
Caller: How long before haircut and _________________
sideburns regulations wiU be redefined
by the command in accordance with Z-
gram 57?
C. A. L.: Previous restrictions and
limits are now defunct. The current
guideline is that an individual must be
•idclean in appearance. The leng-
|air and sideburns depends on the
being worn, and the job and ap-
pearance of the wearer. This requires
more individual responsibility of the
military man and more positive, re-
sponsive leadership from the officers
and petty officers.
Caller: How and whencan Christmas
packages be removed from the agreed
area?
C. A. L.: Christmas presents bought
by people here, whether from the ex-
change or mailorder, aresubject to the
same regulations as items bought at any
time of year. These items would eith-
er count against your take-off allowance
or be listed on appropriate customs
forms.
(See ACTION, Page 4)
Air Force NCO’s
create computer
housing service
Almost everyone who has lived off
base has known the difficulties of find-
ing a suitable apartment in Keflavik or
Njardvik. Locating furniture, major
appliances such as refrigerators, wash-
ers and dryers has added to the new-
comer's headaches. Many have thought
of solutions but,finally two Air Force
enlisted men.SMSgt. James W. Pear-
ce and MSgt. Irvin D. Weed — both
stationed at Rockville — have under-
taken the challenge to make a reality
of a much needed service.
They are using an IBM 8080 to make
the computerized housing referral list-
ings. They have already completed the
first list which can be located in the
(See HOUSING, Page 5)