The White Falcon - 10.12.1971, Blaðsíða 6

Transportation Department
To keep the NATO base 'on the move’ #
placement of a two-day old
clutch; whole shifting columns
having to be replaced seven or
eight times within a year...on
one automobile; or rims which had
to be replaced after the vehicle
had been taken over huge rocks.
Of course all maintenance on base
vehicles is not caused by vehicle
abuse.
Vehicles have to be serviced
at regular intervals to perform
preventive maintenance checks.
The servicing is done according
to the manufacturers' specifica-
tions and the amount of use the
automobile has had.
This brings us to one of the
main functions of the Transporta-
tion Department...maintenance on
base vehicles. Of the 500 base
vehicles here, 70 are waiting to
be serviced by the 11 civilian
and 25 military mechanics.
Photos by
AN Fred Davidson
& Story by
Cpl. Tom Conner
The Transportation Department
here contains more than meets the
eye.
A maintenance section, dis-
patching office and Operations
section are some of the major di-
visions of the department.
Like other departments, Trans-
portation has problems, one of
the main problems being vehicle
abuse:
Because of vehicle abuse, un-
necessary replacement of parts
has to be done, such as: Re-
One of the Transportation Department's many different
is to run a special school bus for the children.
types of jobs
Base taxi driver Hermin Sigurdsson picks up one
of the station personnel for official duty.
Electrician Ingvar Gunnlaugsson makes a thorough
check on a vehicle's electrical system.
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December 10, 1971