The White Falcon - 12.03.1976, Blaðsíða 1

( White FalcotT)
Volume XXXII. Nunber 10 Ketlavk, Iceland March O. 1970
USO Tour coming soon
"Delegation", a six-member musical
troupe, will appear in concert at the
NATO base Sunday through Mar. 22.
The group, which plays rock, variety,
nostalgia, Top Forty and soul, is spon-
sored by USO Shows Heart of America.
"Delegation" features two female
^^gers: Teri Green and Vicki Foutz
HKig with other members of the musical
entcXirage. The remaining four members
are Kevin Avering, Bruce Burgess and
Scott Taylor.
Denny Crockett will accompany the
group as their manager.
The USO Show unit is scheduled to ar-
rive tomorrow. Their concert schedule is
as follows: Sunday 2:30 p.m. Andrews
Theater and 9 p.m. Top of the Rock.
Monday 10 a.m. depart for H-3 and
return at 5 p.m.
Tuesday 3 p.m. hospital visit and 9
p.m. performance at Grindivik.
Wednesday "Delegation" has the day
off.
Thursday 10 p.m. show at Rockville.
Friday 2 p.m. courtesy engagement at
A.T. Mahan High School and 9 p.m. they
will play at the CPO Club.
Mar. 20 9 p.m. Midnight Sun. Mar.
21 2:30 p.m. USO courtesy concert and 9
p.m. at "0" Club. Mar. 22 3:45 p.m. a
courtesy appearance at the Youth Center.
Mar. 23 is another day off for the
group.
Mar. 24 "Delegation" departs.
First Trident to
be named ‘Ohio’
The first nuclear-powered trident
missile submarine to be built for the
Navy will be named in honor of the state
of Ohio.
The announcement was made recently by
Secretary of the Navy J. William Midden-
dorf. The sub will be the fourth ship
to bear the name Ohio. The first was a
converted merchant schooner that served
in the War of 1812; a ship of the line
which participated in the Mexican War;
and the battleship Ohio (BB-12) of World
War II fame. A fourth ship, battleship
number 68, was authorized by Congress to
bear the name Ohio in 1940, but con-
^sUruction of that ship was cancelled in
^^43.
The Trident missile submarine Ohio is
scheduled to be built by Electric Boat
Division, General Dynamics Corp., at
Groton, Conn. The keel-laying ceremony
will be held April 10.
The 16,800-ton vessel, will have a
length of 560 feet, and will be manned
by 14 officers and 140 enlisted men.
Ohio will perform as an effective long-
range strategic missile undersea launch-
ing base for 24 missiles.
Operating independently of other
naval forces, Ohio will be capable' of
providing faster patrol of larger areas
for longer lengths of at-sea time, com-
pared to present systems. Advanced
quieting techniques and sonar systems
will permit Ohio longer range detection
and timely evasion of search forces.
The first of her class, Ohio will bear
the designation SSBN-726.
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US Ambamador gate new poet
Frederic Irving, Ambassador of the
United States to Iceland has been
nominated by President Gerald R. Ford
for the assignment as Assistant Sec-
retary of the State for Oceans and
International Enviroment and Scien-
tific Affairs. Mr. Irving is due to
depart in the near future after serv-
ing in the Iceland post since October
1972.
SPECIAL BICENTENNIAL USHER Captain Jack
Pharris II, USMC, stands ready to greet
guests at the USO's 35th birthday party.
(Photo by J02 Jerry Foster.)
Local groups help
H. S. students
Graduating seniors at A. T. Mahan
High School have received scholarships
from several base organizations in the
past.
These groups include: Parent-Teacher
Organization, NCO Wives Club, Midnight
Sundowners, Fleet Reserve Association,
Officers' Wives Club, CPO Advisory
Board, CPO Wives Club and the Keflavik
Sports Officials Association.
Scholarships have been awarded to
seniors, ranging from $100 to $1000 in
1975.
The Philippine-American Club will
join the group of organizations in giv-
ing awards this year. If any other base
club is interested in sponsoring a
scholarship to help defray the cost of
post-high school education for the grad-
uates, contact Mrs. Alford at the high
school at 7625.
The first organizational meeting for
this year's scholarship committees will
be held at the high school on Tuesday,
March 23, at 1 p.m.
Marine NCO promotions
Promotions for Marine staff NCO's for
March have been announced by Headquar-
ters Marine Corps. One hundred thirty-
seven advancements will be made in the
top three enlisted grades.
Four new sergeants major will be pro-
moted, leaving five selectees on the
waiting list. Four master gunnery ser-
geants will also be promoted with five
still awaiting advancement.
There again will be no advancements
to first sergeant for the five selectees
on the list. There have been no promo-
tions to first sergeant since November.
Forty-one master sergeants will sew
on their third rocker, with 122 still on
the list.
The largest allocations go to gunnery
sergeants with 88 being promoted which
leaves 1,263 still to be picked.
The board to select sergeants for ad-
vancement to staff sergeant is expected
to report out on the eighth or ninth of
March. The board which met in mid-Janu-
ary is authorized to select 3,650 staff
sergeants.
The number of sergeants promotions
that may be made during March has also
been announced by Headquarters Marine
Corps. Local commands will advance a
total of 1,494 corporals to their third
stripe.
35 year» of »ervice
USO has birthday celebration
To celebrate its 35th birthday, the
USO Center held a celebration at the
center Mar. 6.
Rear Admiral Harold G. Rich addressed
the gathering, expressing his thanks for
the part in which USO has played in his
life and the many ways USO may help
military personnel.
Ms. Diana Scarborough, incoming USO
director, was introduced to the group by
Ms. Eola Wakefield, outgoing director.
Dutch 'Fox’ in
P-X command
Lieutenant Commander Willem Niessink
has become the first Dutch Officer des-
ignated "PPC." LCdr Niessink joins a
select group of his U.S. counterparts,
capable of commanding the complex multi-
million dollar P-3C and its highly
trained crew.
LCdr Niessink reported to the "Fox
Den" in the spring of 1975 for a two-
year tour as a constituent of the offi-
cer exchange program between the U.S.
and allied navies. He is also among the
first Dutch Officers to serve in U.S.
Naval Aviation.
A native of Den Helder, the home of
the Dutch Navy, LCdr Niessink attended
elementary and high schools there and
entered the Dutch Maritime College in
1954. Upon graduation in 1956, he ser-
ved as a ship's navigator and qualified
as second mate in the merchant marine by
1959. Subsequently, he was drafted into
military service and attended the Royal
Netherlands Naval Academy. Upon gradua-
tion, LCdr Niessink was selected to en-
ter naval aviation as a navigator in the
Dutch Number Four Squadron, flying the
Grumman S-2 Tracker.
In November of 1966, LCdr Niessink
was assigned to the Dutch Naval Air Sta-
tion De Kooy as a test pilot and flight
instructor for academy cadets. He at-
tended instructor pilots school in 1969
and completed the combined Dutch Navy
and Air Force flight syllabus in prepa-
ration for a tour as exchange officer
with the Dutch Air Force.
From 1971 to 1974 he was stationed at
Valkenburg Naval Air Station, an estab-
lishment whose hospitality is legendary
among the U.S. patrol squadron commun-
ity.
LCdr Niessink, his wife Annek, their
son Peter, 14, and twin daughters Mar-
jolein and Danielle, nine, live in
Orange Park.
"The Patriots", a troupe of baton
students, performed both song and dance
numbers.
A slide presentation was shown which
depicted "Americana" and Jeff Bovee and
Bob Weekly lent a musical emphasis to
the show on the piano and guitar and
banjo.
Starting the ceremony, a Marine Color
Guard posted the colors.
Cake and punch were served after the
ceremony.
USO offers programs to’ military per-
sonnel at 120 centers around the world
in addition to it shows.
Originally created to meet a war
emergency just before the United States
entered World War II, the USO became
popularized through overseas tours.
Such well-known guests as Bob Hope,
Marlene Dietrich, Ann-Margret and Sammy
Davis Jr. have toured with the USO shows
since that time.
Now USO sponsors shows to remote
locations in 40 countries and military
and Veterans Administration hospitals in
the United States.
Their programming enlarges upon
assistance to young military families,
services for minorities and women and
aid to military travelers.
Founded on Feb. 4, 1941, USO is the
only civilian, voluntary agency which
provides continuous service to military
personnel.
Leave ‘sale* changes
Some changes have been instituted
by DOD affecting military leave poli-
cy. Military members can now be paid
for no more than 60 days accrued
leave during a career. This policy
change went into effect Feb. 10.
Personnel who were paid for unused
leave before that date may still be
paid for up to 60 days in the future.
The new policy means that if some-
one sells back 15 days at one enlist-
ment, he has only 45 days left to
sell for the remainder of his career.
Military members coming up for re-
enlistment with leave in excess of 60
days accrued must use it, sell it, or
lose it. Junior grade personnel who
plan to reenlist should think about
selling leave at a later date. Ac-
crued leave payments are established
on base pay. Members may benefit by
waiting until later in their career
to sell back their 60 days leave.
Nr«p
Truckin'
Gustav Bergman, license instructor, presents Hjortur Hannesson, with the
15,000th Government Driver's License at the PW Transportation Office on Wednesday.