The White Falcon - 16.04.1976, Blaðsíða 1

(White Falcon)
Volume XXXII. Number 15_Ketiavk, Iceland April 16, 1976
Rescue mission successful 500 miles north of NATO Base
Thirteen Norwegian seamen were res-
cued from an ice floe more than 500
miles north of the NATO Base late Wed-
nesday afternoon, after their ship was
broken up by moving pack ice.
Another Norwegian ship plowed through
drifting ice to reach the stranded men
to end andextensive rescue effort which
involved a Detachment 14 HH-3 Jolly
Breen Giant helicopter and an HC-130
rescue Hercules, and a Patrol Squadron
5 P3C Orion.
The mission began unfolding late
Tuesday afternoon, less than 48 hours
after a mission in the same area where
an injured Norwegian seaman was evacu-
ated from the Norwegian ship Harmony
• rtN €rtST€R iTO
PrftfOVO M€SMG€

■LI.
«
Passover and Easter once again focus
our attention on the importance'rand the
practical effects of the Christian and
Jewish faiths. This holiest season for
Jews and Christians alike is a time for
introspection and rededication. Pass-
over and Easter speak to our lives and
conduct a time of redemption and
beginning anew.
This season of the year for our Jew-
ish brethren is a time of gratitude for
God's deliverance of their people out
of Egyptian bondage and His fulfilled
promise of leadership into the Promised
Land. The Passover celebrations provide
emphasis for prayers for the peace of
Jerusalem and prayerful efforts for the
liberty of all those who lack the free-
dom which we as Americans enjoy in our
.ation. The Exodus story is a vital in-
iration to each of us that our lives
re to be given to the cause of morality
and freedom.
Holy Week and Easter commemorate for
Christians the death and resurrection of
the Lord. Christ is risenl Christians
are bound by love to the Christ who
reigns everlastingly.
"We know that we have crossed the
frontier from death to life because we
o love our brothers'.' They returned to
rusalem with great joy...." "To the
ace of overwhelming defeat they re-
turned in joy, victory and power. The
resurrection of Christ is our heritage
of new victory, new life and new joy.
Protestant Holy Week serices:
Today, 7 p.m., Good Friday...a service
that is a dramatic reminder of the mean-
ing of Christ's death.
Sunday, 6 a.m., Easter Sunrise Service.,
"...at early dawn..."
Sunday, 8 a.m., at the USO, breakfast
and the gospel.
Sunday, 10 a.m., Episcopal/Lutheran Holy
Communion.
Sunday, 11 a.m., Christ's people will
rejoice!
Sunday, 2 p.m., Easter Service at the
University of Iceland Chapel, Reykjavik.
Sunday, 7 p.m., Easter Evangelistic Ser-
vices .
Catholic Holy Week Services:
Today, 3 p.m., Good Friday...Mass of the
lord's suffering.
'Tommorow, 7 p.m., Holy Saturday ...
Liturgical Ceremonies.
Sunday, 9 a.m., Easter Sunday Mass.
Sunday, 5:30 p.m., Easter Sunday Mass.
after he suffered a stroke. On that
mission, the combined efforts of the
Detachment 14 HC-130, the United King-
dom ship Olwen, and the Iceland Life
Saving Association and Coast Guard As-
sociation, along with the Iceland De-
fense Force Rescue Coordination Center,
were credited with saving the man.
Tuesday afternoon, at approximately
4:45 p.m., a distress signal from the
Fortuna was picked up by a station in
Bodo, Norway, reporting the vessel was
breaking up and the crew was abandoning
ship.
Rescue HC-130's from both the Defense
Force Rescue squadron and a Danish group
operating out of Mesters Vig, Greenland,
were launched at 6:45 p.m. with winter
survival clothing, radio, food supplies
and sleeping bags.
Meanwhile, the Fortuna crew had begun
walking toward the Harmony, believed at
that time to be trapped in ice some 15
miles slightly northeast of where the
Fortuna had broken up.
The Defense Force Hercules dropped
supplies to the party, which reported by
radio they were in good physical condi-
tion. Observations by the two HC-130'8,
however, confirmed that Harmony was 25 (photo by David B. Lester)
miles, not 15, from the party, and a
(continued on page 4)
Ambassador and Mrs. Irving leave Iceland
with fond memories and many new friends
by JOCS James Johnston
AF doctor honored
Air Force Captain (Dr.) Chris Davis,
the Air Forces Iceland Flight Surgeon,
has recently been selected as the Aero-
space Defense Command’s Flight Surgeon
of the Year. Selection is highly com-
petitive and is based on outstanding
performance within the command.
His professionalism, deep concern and
compassion have earned Dr. Davis praise
from everyone. While being stationed in
Iceland, he has improved the medical
capabilities at Hofn by instituting an
aggressive training program for medical
techniciansassigned there.
He works with Det. 14/Air Rescue and
Recovery in support of rescue missions.
In addition, he also provides medical
support to the other Air Force units in
Iceland as well as dependent care.
Dr. Davis received his medical train-
ing at George Washington University
School of Medicine. Before attending
there he received a degree in biophysics
from Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy.
In July, Dr. Davis will compete with
flight surgeons in the Air Force Com-
mands for the Malcolm I. Grow Award fbr
Flight Surgeon of the Year.
Bus schedule changes
Base bus schedules will be changed
Monday in a continuing effort to pro-
vide necessary service to the NATO
Base community, the Public Works De-
partment said this week.
The recently designated "Blue Bus
Route" which replaced the former
"Brown Bus Route" will begin operat-
ing on a schedule similar to the pre-
vious route, Monday. The "Blue Bus"
no longer will run through family
housing areas, but will make runs in
the barracks area every 20 minutes
between the hours of 6 to 8 a.m.; 11
a.m. to 1 p.m.; and 4 to 6 p.m. The
Blue Bus will service the ramp area.
The Base buses no longer will make
stops on the ramp. Lieutenant Paul
McGonigle, Public Works Transportat-
ion Officer said base commuters did
not use the bus for ramp transport-
ation enough to warrant its continu-
ation. He said dropping the ramp
area from the Base bus schedule will
help drivers better conform to their
30 minute schedules.
Printed copies of the revised
schedule will be available to the
public in the near future.________
"Iceland is a fascinating place,"
Mrs. Dorothy Irving remarked. "We have
been very happy here, and we have made
many good friends these past three
years."
Ambassador and Mrs. Frederick Irving
leave Iceland April 21 for Washington,
D. C., where he will assume his new post
as Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs.
"I am very pleased with this new as-
signment," the Ambassador said. "I've
come to be considered something of an
expert on oceans as a result of my as-
signment in Iceland. And," he added,"I
am not totally unfamiliar with the role
of scientific affairf in foreign rela-
tions."
In 1958, Ambassador Irving helped set
up the Office of Scientific Affairs, the
forerunner of the bureau he has been
appointed to head.
The Bureau of Oceans and Internation-
al Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
established less than two years ago, is
principally responsible for the formu-
lation and implementation of policies
and proposals concerning oceans and the
scientific and technological aspects of
United States relations with other coun-
tries and international organizations.
The bureau's responsibility covers a
wide range of foreign policy issues and
global problems relating to oceans,
fisheries, environment, population, nu-
clear technology, new energy technology,
outer space, other fields of advanced
technology and cooperative efforts deal-
ing with the application and transfer of
technology.
"It is an asset for me to have been
assigned as Ambassador to Iceland," Mr.
Irving said. "I have learned a lot that
will help me in my new assignment. Ice-
land's existence depends on the oceans."
Ambassador and Mrs. Irving, both
photo hobbyists, have travelled exten-
sively in Iceland. Their favorite loca-
tion is Thingvellir. They encourage A-
mericans to get out and travel around
Iceland and learn the customs and his-
tory of the country, and meet the peo-
ple.
"Of course, there is a language 1 bar-
riers but if you look, you can find peo-
ple with interests similar to yours. In
this way, the cultural obstacles become
only temporary," the Ambassador said.
Ambassador Irving said the most mem-
orable event of his three years in Ice-
land was the major role he played in the
modification of the 1951 Dpfense Agree-
(Story continued on page 3.;