The White Falcon - 12.12.1975, Side 1

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QNCUNT awards NAVSTA;
Compton leaving
McNulla new
VP Commander
The "Dragons" of Patrol Squadron 56
held Change of Command ceremonies Wed-
nesday, as Commander James E. McNulla,
III of Orange Park, Florida relieved
Commander William H. Compton of Naval
Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. The
ceremony took place at 10 a.m. in Hangar
831.
Cdr. Compton, serving with VP-56 for
the last two years, first as the execu-
tive officer and this year as the Dra-
gon's skipper, leaves behind an envia-
ble record . He guided the 350 man
squadron in its present Keflavik deploy-
ment, a substantial change in operations
from those at home at Naval Air Station,
Jacksonville, Florida. Cdr. Compton's
next tour of duty will be as the com-
manding officer of the Atlanta, Georgia
Recruiting District.
Cdr. McNulla assumed command after
serving the past year as 56's executive
officer. Born and raised in Vergennes,
Vermont, Cdr. McNulla joined the Naval
Reserves while still in high school and
received a USNR appointment to the U.S.
Naval Academy, where he graduated in
1958. Tours of duty included: PATRON
23 where he was awarded the Navy Expedi-
tionary Medal for service in Cuba prior
to the Cuban missile crisis; attendance
at the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School
in Monterey, where he received a degree
in Aeronautical Engineering; instruc-
tor's billet in fluid mechanics and
thermodynamics at the U.S. Naval Aca-
demy; ASW Intelligence Officer in anti-
submarine warfare Group One where he de-
ployed aboard the USS Yorktown and USS
Two men assigned to the 57th Fighter
Interceptor Squadron were selected among
39 airmen named as the year's top aero-
space defense specialists in NORAD.
They are Captain Steven B. Sniteman and
Staff Sergeant Jerry W. Gainey.
Representatives from the eight NORAD
regions across the continent, ADCOM, and
the 14th AF are honored in an annual
program started in 1970 to recognize
NORAD's outstanding people.
Commanders of each region and the
14th AF pick two officers and two NCO's
from units under their control. Select-
ions are based on military record, job
knowledge, leadership, participation in
community affairs, and specific accomp-
lishments related to fulfillment of the
NORAD mission.
SSgt. Gainey departed Keflavik Octo-
ber 24 for Colorado Springs. He re-
ceived a briefing and a tour of NORAD's
underground Combat Operations Center in
Navy establishes new
women’s coordinator
An Enlisted Women Coordinator (Pers-
5K) has been established in the enlisted
rating coordination section of BUPERS.
Pers-5K will monitor and coordinate
policies concerning enlisted women
strength levels, utilization of women in
non-traditional roles, sea/shore rota-
tion and career patterns, pregnancy and
assignment with spouse, rather than
function as a women's detailer or om-
budsman.
The number of enlisted women in the
Navy has increased from 5,000 to 18,900
during the last three years. By the end
of FY 76 the number is expected to reach
a programmed end-strength of 20,000. The
enlisted women coordinator, as part of
the development and distribution system
of BUPERS, will help ensure that equal
opportunity and the needs of the service
are combined to provide maximum utili-
zation of women in the Navy.
Cdr. James E. McNulla
Kearsarge, earning the Vietnam Service
Medal with four stars, the Republic of
Vietnam Service Medal and the Armed
Forces Expeditionary Medal for Korean
service; PATRON 5 as the administrative
officer and assistant operations offi-
cer; manager for Airborne ASW sub-sys-
tems research and development projects
in Washington, D.C. and executive offi-
cer for the Dragons.
Cdr. McNulla, his wife, the former
Sally A. Bristol of Vergennes, and their
two sons and two daughters, reside in
Orange Park, Florida.
Cdr. Roger F. Donodeo of Orange Park,
Florida is the squadron's new executive
officer.
The guest speaker for the ceremonies
was Rear Admiral Harold G. Rich, Comman-
der, Iceland Defense Force. Honored
guests included the United States Ambas-
sador to Iceland, Frederick Irving; the
Naval Station commanding officer, Cap-
tain John R. Farrell; and Commander Pat-
rol Wing 11, Captain R.A. Martini.
Cheyenne Mountain, led by General Wain-
Wright. Later that day, SSgt. Gainey at-
tended a cocktail party hosted by Lieu-
tenant General Stoval, Canadian Forces,
NORAD's assistant chief of staff. A
luncheon and awards presentation follow-
ed a tour of the Air Force Academy the
following day. He also attended the
Army-Air Force football game. A similar
program was provided for those honored
September 24-26, which included Captain
Sniteman.
CPO exam set
for Jan. 15
The Bureau of Naval Personnel' in
Washington has set Jan. 15 as the date
for the 1976 Navywide chief petty offi-
cer examinations.
Fifty-nine first class petty officers
assigned to the Naval Station, Commis-
sary and Navy Exchange collectively, are
scheduled to take the exam here.
Sources say applicants who make a
sufficiently high final multiple score
will have their BUPERS service jacket
placed before the fiscal year 1977 Chief
Petty Officer Selection Board. That
board is scheduled to convene in the
Bureau in June 1976.
Candidates for the exam will be di-
vided into two separate groups: active
and inactive. The inactive duty selec-
tion board will consider USNR personnel
serving on temporary active duty as well
as USNR TAR personnel.
BUPERS says that service members who
possess an approved fleet reserve date
or who have submitted a request for
transfer to the fleet reserve are elig-
ible to participate in the January exam
cycle.
All POl's participating in the exam
should check with their respective per-
sonnel offices to be certain their com-
mand has submitted a current evaluation
prior to the selection board convening
date.
C.O. plans BEQ
Naval Station personnel were in-
spected last Friday, Dec. 5, by Naval
Station Commanding Officer, Captain John
R. Farrell, and Naval Station Executive
Officer, Commander David B. Cox.
In remarks at the close of the in-
spection, Capt. Farrell said the Naval
Station has been presented a cost reduc-
tion achievement award for fiscal year
1975. He pointed out that the award,
presented by Commander in Chief, Atlan-
tic, belongs to everyone aboard the
Naval Station.
Capt. Farrell indicated that his main
goal for the coming year is to try to
bring the bachelor enlisted quarters up
to "minimum Navy standards." He added,
"I would like to bring them up to my
personal standards but that doesn't
seem possible this year. New curtains
for some of the BEQ rooms have been ord-
ered, and new furniture and lockers for
the BEQ's already are on board. He
added that more are still needed and
indicated that he would put as much
money as possible toward the BEQ's by
saving money in other areas.
Aimed at non-performer*
Marines have
The Marine Corps has established an
expeditious discharge program recently.
The program will rapidly discharge non-
productive Marines who have established
a clearly detrimental behavior pattern.
The program will not only aid in
clearing the ranks of non-performers but
also save the offenders from receiving
substandard performance discharges.
Marines evaluated under the program
will receive either an honorable dis-
charge or a general discharge under hon-
orable conditions. A Marine Corps bul-
letin points out that if the non-per-
formers pattern was to persist, the Ma-
rine would likely end up receiving an
undesirable or punitive discharge.
The program is aimed at Marines who
have demonstrated that they cannot or
will not meet acceptable standards be-
cause of poor attitude, lack of motiva-
tion or self-discipline, the inability
to adapt socially or emotionally or the
failure to demonstrate promotion poten-
tial .
The program applies to active duty
Marines on their initial enlistment with
at least 180 days service and not more
than 36 months continuous service, or
those not obligated for additional ser-
vice as a result of formal training.
The Marine must be a lance corporal or
Manser honored also
The Naval Station Fire Department was
awarded Second Place in their size cat-
egory of the 1974 Annual Fire Prevention
Contest sponsored by the National Fire
Protection Association.
Captain John R. Farrell, Naval Sta-
tion Commanding Officer, presented the
award and addressed the firemen in cere-
monies last week. The contest was
judged on the merits of active fire pro-
tection programs.
James Manser, Atlantic Division Fire
Marshal, was honored in ceremonies
following the presentation. Manser was
here for 17 days to evaluate the NATO
base fire protection requirements and
capabilities.
Fire Chief Sveinn Eiriksson presented
the Fire Marshal with a "moon rock," the
phrase used by Manser to describe the
Icelandic lava chunks. Fire Marshal
Manser said the rocks must certainly
be included in any list of hazards the
Fire Department vehicles encounter.
The firemen also presented Manser
improvements
Captain Farrell also talked about
cleanliness around the base and stressed
that it must be maintained. He asked
that everyone be especially careful not
to drop cigarette butts on the grounds
particularly in areas such as the Mini
Mart, Exchanges, the clubs and the Com-
missary. Jiost people put out their cig-
arettes before entering, usually on the
ground. Therefore, around the doorways,
a deposit of them build up. As there is
no funding to hire people to pick up the
trash, military personnel are responsi-*
ble for it. This fact should give peo-
ple an incentive to use a trash con-
tainer or ashtray.
In regard to the personnel inspection
itself, Capt. Farrell said that "AIMD
was the sharpest group I personally in-
spected." Cdr. Cox remarked later that
Medical and Dental were the sharpest he
inspected, with the 2nd division of
Supply running a close second.
Cdr. Cox added a few words after
Capt. Farrell spoke, reminding everyone
taking Christmas leave to have a good
time, drive safely and return to the
base on time and with fond memories.
new program
below and not undergoing medical treat-
ment or physical disability processing
or receiving punishment under the UCMJ.
Headquarters officials point out that
the program is not intended as a "cure
all" for normal personnel problems or as
a relief from a commanding officers pro-
fessional obligations to exercise good
leadership.
Discharge authority, under the pro-
gram, will be the officer exercising
special court-martial jurisdiction over
the subject Marine. The Marine, how-
ever, has the right to contest the de-
cision to an officer exercising general
court-martial authority.
Unlike many discharges, Marines sep-
arated under this program may reenlist
in the Corps after a two-year period,
with the permission of the Commandant of
the Marine Corps.
The USMC bulletin points out that
every Marine who has graduated from boot
camp has the potential to become a good
Marine. Commanding officers will exert
every effort to develop this potential.
Through the new program, according to
Headquarters, the Corps hopes to
strengthen its younger ranks and even-
tually free its unit leaders to devote
more time to mission oriented assign-
ments.
with a "Bless" certificate and a hand-
carved wooden guestbook. The Fire Mar-
shal indicated that he was impressed
with the Naval Station Fire Department
and said that his visit here was "an ed-
ucation in itself."
The Christmas week issue of White
Falcon will be distributed December
24 and will be the final issue of the
year. All articles for that paper
must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday,
December 19.
Classified ads may be submitted
over the weekend. Deadline for class-
ified ads will be 8 a.m. Monday, Dec-
ember 22.
Articles and classifieds submitted
after these deadlines will be consid-
ered for the January 9, 1976 issue of
White Falcon. Deadline for the first
publication in 1976 will be 5 p.m.
Monday, January 5.
Sniteman and Gainey honored
Fire Department receives award