The White Falcon - 13.08.1976, Blaðsíða 1

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Volum* XXX11 Naabtr 32_K«fUv»k, lc«Upd_August 13, 1976
HH-3E helo. medevacs Icelander
Det. 14, 39 ARRWG performed a medical
evacuation mission Monday in the Thorsmar
valley, 80 miles east of Keflavik. An
Icelander, Sigmumder Gudmansson, had fal-
len down some stairs in his home and in-
jured his back and hip.
The HH-3E Jolly Green Giant Rescue hel-
icopter was airborne at 8:39 a.m., 29 min-
utes after receiving the request for aid
from the Icelandic Lifesaving Association.
By 9:40 a.m., they had picked up the in-
jured man. He was at the Reykjavik Air-
port and on his way to the hospital by
ambulance by 10:45 a.m.
The pilot for the medical evacuation
mission was Captain Rick Foley, the co-
The Well opens
in Bks. 747
"The Well," a lounge for unaccompanied
personnel sponsored by the Chapel, opened
Wednesday on the first floor of Barracks
747.
It will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. on
Monday and Wednesday, 6 p.m. to midnight
on Friday and 1 p.m. to midnight on Satur-
day. The Well has a study room, fellow-
ship area with tables and chairs and a re-
freshment area that looks like one is
standing inside a well. Free coffee and
tea and homemade pastries are available.
The Well exists to give unaccompanied
people a place to enjoy a quiet Christian
atmosphere. It was conceived and built by
the Young Adult Outreach Committee of the
Chapel.
The Well is offering Bible study for
women on Monday night and a Bible study
group open to everyone on Wednesday night.
It will have chaplain's office hours and a
member of the committee will always be
available for a quiet talk with people who
want counseling.
Some of the plans for The Well include
having entertainment such as gospel rock
music, field trips and skits and plays.
pilot was Lieutenant Colonel A1 Fecher._
Technical Sergeant Ken Jones was the
flight mechanic and Technical Sergeants
Rick Gorlie and Bill Johnson were the
pararescuemen. First Lieutenant Joe
Nastasi, a visitor from the 55th AARS,
Eglin AFB, Fla., flew as a crew member.
New play opening
at HS next week
The Ice and Fire Theater Group will
present the play The Odd Couple Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the High
School Multi-Purpose Room.
Tickets will cost $2 and will only be
available at the door.
The Odd Couple is the Neil Simon comedy
that was a smash hit on Broadway and the
play was the basis for the TV series.
In the Ice and Fire production, Larry
McCraith plays Oscar, Joe Sands is Felix,
Russel Miller is Murry, Joe Fogarty is
Vinnie, Mike Hammons plays Speed, Mark
Harris is Roy, Kathy Fogarty plays Cecily
Pigeon and Gloria Genrich is Gwendolyn
Pigeon. The director of the play is Tom
Welsch.
PAR for advancement
The old "Practical Factors" for ad-
vancement will soon be scuttled by the
Navy in favor of a new program called
"PAR", Personnel Advancement Requirement.
The Navy has developed new occupational
standards for Navy ratings and these new
standards will replace Practical Factors
as a measure of basic skills for determin-
ing advancement eligibility.
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next week._____________________________