The White Falcon - 30.07.1971, Blaðsíða 3

August weather
cooler, windier,
less sunlight
During August, it usually is
evident that the peak of the warm
weather has passed. The slow
southward shift of the Polar Jet
and the decrease in daylight both
mark the beginning of a slow tem-
perature decrease.
For August the average temper^-
ature will be 50.8 degrees, and
we can expect a total of 2.9 inch-
es of rain. Hie record high was
set in 1964 with 67 degrees and
the low was 35 degrees set in
1956. The record rainfall was in
1966 when 3.39 inches fell in a
24-hour period. The wind for the
most part will be from the north-
northeast at 13.3 knots.
Over the month, we will lose
three hours and 12 minutes of sun-
[ht. On August 1, the sun will
at 4:38 and set at 10r32.
on the last day of the month
it will rise at 6:08 and set at
8:50.
All in all, we still have a
lot of nice weather ahead, and we
can plan more outdoor activities.
tnre
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Capt. McDonald assumes
duties as NavSta CO
Capt. Jack H. McDonald assumed command of the naval station Wed-
nesday in a ceremony at Hangar 831. He relieved Cdr. Thomas H. Wil-
son, who will return to his former duties as the executive officer.
In addition to the job as skipper, Capt. McDonald wears the hat
of Commander Naval Forces, Ice-
land.
Following the invocation by
Chaplain Edmond B. Ferguson, Cdr.
Wilson praised the efforts of the
former commanding officer, Capt.
Lloyd H. Thomas, who is recouper-
ating in the Bethesda Naval Hos-
pital from leg injuries. Cdr.
Wilson has been the acting com-
manding officer since the depart-
ure of Capt. Thomas.
Then Capt. McDonald read his
orders and officially relieved
Cdr. Wilson as the CO. Capt.
McDonald, a native of Auburn,
Calif., and experienced in VP
squadrons and antisubmarine war-
fare, came to Keflavik from the
Naval War College.
The principal speaker at the
CAPT. MCDONALD (See SKIPPER, Page 11)
sea
WAVES celebrate
29th anniversary
Today is the 29th anniversary
for the Woman Accepted for Volun-
teer Emergency Service. Who are
they? They cure the WAVES and they
number approximately 6,000 in the-
U.S. Navy.
During World War II, when they
were first established, the WAVES
on active duty increased to about
100,000, consisting of women line
officers, women officers in the
Supply Corps and enlisted women.
There are only two WAVES at-
tached to the Iceland Defense
Force. They are...
• Cdr. Millie Carr, Supply
Corps. Cdr. Carr is in her 17th
year of active duty and is ori-
ginally from Gibson, N.C. She
graduated from Duke University in
1954 and entered the service one
month later. Her only other over-
seas assignment was in Japan.
. Carr is presently the naval
tion's comptroller.
• YNSN Patty Schoenstein be-
(See WAVES, Page 10)
WHITE FALCON
"Spike" Hanssen, naval station hobby center director, presents the
new defense force Welcome Aboard booklet to Col. William C. Sulli-
van, chief of staff, IDF. The new booklets, which are now ready
for use, were presented last week by Hanssen and the publication's
editor, June Papin.
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