The White Falcon - 27.08.1976, Side 1

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Volume XXXII Number 34 Keflavik, Iceland August 27, 1976
School starts
for 755 students
Yesterday, they put on their stiff,
shiny new shoes and went back to school.
»i e 755 students in the Keflavik NATO
ase school system are attending only
two of 268 schools at nearly 165 dif-
ferent locations in 26 countries that
are part of the Department of Defense
Dependent Schools (DoDDS). Currently
about 142,000 military dependents are
receiving their kindergarten - through -
twelfth grade education under the DoDDS
system.
All high schools in DoDDS are ac-
credited through the North Central As-
sociation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. Young men and women who gradu-
ate from these high schools have no dif-
ficulty having their credits accepted at
colleges and universities.
More than 8,000 American teachers and
other professional personnel staff
classrooms and schools that in all ways
compare with public schools in the
United States.
The 51 teachers in the NATO Base
school system represent more than 600
years of teaching experience. The 27 new
teachers and 38 returning teachers and
members of the school staffs; clerical
help, teachers' aides and administrative
personnel were welcomed back to another
school year by the Protestant Women of
the Chapel Monday morning with a coffee.
Among the guests of honor at the
coffee were Rear Admiral and Mrs. Harold
Rich, commander Iceland Defense Force,
Captain John Farrell, commanding officer
of the Naval Station, A1 Willis, edu-
cation specialist of the DoDDS Atlantic
Region and Lieutenant Skip Duquette, the
president of the Parent Teachers Organi-
zation.
The Keflavik DoDDS will have 100
kindergarten students (who will attend
classes in the high school building),
410 first-through-sixth graders and 245
seventh-through-twelfth graders.
LESSON PLANS TAKE SHAPE as Jan Avery, an
English and speech teacher at .A.T. '1ahan
High School, reaches for another item
from a box of materials.
| Flu shots to start soon
President Gerald R. Ford has signed
a bill which resolved the national in-
fluenza immunization program and opens
the way for full scale immunization.
A two-component flu shot (type .A/New
Jersey swine flu and type A/Victoria flu
vaccines) will be mandatory for all
active duty personnel. Additionally,
alert forces, OCS, and Naval Academy
students, recruits and active duty per-
sonnel outside the United States will
receive a type B/Hong Kong flu vaccina-
tion.
Immunizations are expected to begin
in September or early October as soon as
the Naval Station Dispensary receives an
adequate supply of vaccines.
Retired and dependent beneficiaries
will be immunized on a voluntary basis.
RADM. BERNSTEIN after the ceremony. See Page 3 for more photos from the change of
command ceremony.
Fire Dept, inspects Govt. Family Housing
Beginning Wednesday, members of the
NATO Base Fire Department will be con-
ducting home inspection for fire hazards
in all the Government Family Housing
units on base.
The inspections will continue through
Sept. 29. The occupants of the quarters
should have one responsible member of
the household at home during the date
and time scheduled for the inspection.
The inspection has more than one pur-
pose. The first is, of course, to check
the home for fire hazards such as mis-
used and faulty electrical wiring and
equipment, the careless use of smoking
materials and matches and unsafe heating
and cooking equipment,
But, an equally important part of the
fire inspector's job will be education.
"Talking with people gives us a chance
to emphasize fire safety," commented
Fire Inspector Njall Skarphedinsson.
The inspectors will give each family
literature on fire safety and they will
talk with the members of the household
about establishing a family fire-escape
plan. An opportunity to practice that
escape plan will come during Operation
EDITH.
Operation EDITH (Exit Drill in the
Home) will occur on Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m.
"When a fire breaks out there is little
time for rational thinking—and many
lives are lost needlessly through
panic," the fire inspector said. EDITH
gives all base families an opportunity
to ensure that each member knows what to
do in case of a fire. And, hopefully,
they will perform the proper steps if a
real emergency occurs.
Smoke detectors (fire warning de-
vices) will be Installed in the Coral
Sea, Bunker Hill and 1000 Series of
family housing. The 550, battery-oper-
ated units will go in the bedroom areas
of these homes. When a fire starts in a
home at night, when most people are a-
sleep, it may go undetected until it's
impossible to get out safely.
Most fires start in the home between
midnight and 6 a.m.
The fire detectors, being installed
in the three areas of NATO Base Housing,
are the ionization type. The detector
reacts to the chemicals in the air, pro-
duced by combustion. It goes off with a
very loud buzz to awaken everyone in the
home in ample time to escape and call
the fire department.
"Early warning and planned escape—
these are the keys to having a reasona-
ble chance to survive a home fire occur-
ring at night," Skarphedinsson remarked.
For more information, call the Fire
Department at 5232.
The dates and times of fire in-
spections for family dwellings are as
follows:
Wednesday
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
All quarters in bldg. 615.
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 616.
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 617.
Thursday
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
All quarters in bldg. 618.
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 627.
3 to 4 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 628.
4 to 5 p.m.
All quarters -In bldp. 6A6 f. 647, -
--- —7 ’ Friday
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
All quarters in bldg. 629.
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 630.
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 605, 606,
607 & 614.
Sept. 7
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
All quarters in bldg. 671.
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 672 & 602.
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 603 & 604.
Sept. 8
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
All quarters in bldg. 669.
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters in bldg. 670-1.
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters
9:30 to 11:30 a.
All quarters
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters
-4B.
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters
H 9:30 Lu 11:30 a.
in bldg. 670-2.
Sept. 9
m.
in bldg. 950-1 & -2.
in bldg. 950-3-4A &
in bldg. 951-1 & -2.
Sept. 10
All quarters
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters
9:30 to 11:30 a
All quarters
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters
& -2.
9:30 to 11:30 a
All quarters
-4B.
1 to 3 p.m.
All quarters
3 to 5 p.m.
All quarters
mrr
in bldg. 951-3.
in bldg. 952-1 & -2.
in bldg. 953-1.
Sept. 13
.m.
in bldg. 953-2.
in bldg. 960-1 6, -2.
in bldg. 961-1A, -IB
Sept. 14
m.
in bldg. 961-3-4A &
in bldg.962-1.
in bldg. 962-2.
Sept. 15
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
All quarters in bldg. 963-1.
3 to 5 p.m.
Housing inspection information
continued on Page 3.
RAdm. Bernstein
IDF commander
Read Admiral Karl J. Bernstein re-r
lieved Rear Admiral Harold G. Rich as
commander of the Iceland Defense Force
Tuesday in a ceremony in Hangar 831.
More than 300 representatives of all
the NATO Base activities and commands
and 400 guests attended the change of
command ceremony. Among the guests
were the Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir
Hallgrimsson and the Minister of Com-
munications and Transportation, Halldor
Sigurdsson.
Mr. Doyle V. Martin, charge d'af-
faires ad interim American Embassy,
Reykjavik, and Vice Admiral Howard E.
Greer, commander Naval Air Force, Atlan-
tic Fleet, spoke at the ceremony.
VAdm. Greer presented Radm. Rich with
the Legion of Merit for his outstanding
performance as commander of the Defense
Force.
RAdm. Bernstein remarked he was look-
ing forward to his duties as Defense
Force commander. RAdm. Rich praised
the NATO force and thanked personnel for
their support of the Defense Force mis-
sion.
The invocation was given by Chaplain
(Captain) Paul Lionberger and the bene-
diction by Chaplain (Lieutenant Com-
mander) Brian Kane. A Marine honor
guard paraded the colors.
AFI ‘Dining Out* tickets
to be available soon
Air Forces Iceland will have its
semi-annual "Dining Out" on Sept. 17 to
celebrate the Air Force's 29th birth-
day at,the Officers' Club.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday for the
Dining Out. They cost $7. Tickets are
available from the following people:
57th FIS
Ext.
4108
7022
5284
7620
4388
4140
7436/4224
Capt. Brock
(officer)
TSgt. Allen
(enlisted)
AFI SSgt. Smith
Det. 1 Sgt. Lopez
932 AC&W Sgt. Spangler
Det. 360 SRA Neilson
Det. 14 A1C Mosier
General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.,
commander in chief of the North American
Air Defense Command/Aerospace Defense
Command, is the guest speaker for the
occasion.
The black mess dress uniform, combi-
nation one blues with white shirt and
black bow tie or formal military dress
is required. Women officers and women
enlisted personnel can wear evening
gowns. Formal military uniform is ap-
propriate for members of other services
and a tuxedo or formal evening wear is
desired for civilian guests and spouses.
The Dining Out begins at 7 p.m. with
a social hour starting at 6 p.m.
The history of Dining Out is very
long and the Air Force has borrowed from
these long standing customs. Mess
nights had their beginnings in the
earliest military victory celebrations.
They were also common to monasteries
and early universities.
In the opening centuries of the
Christian era, the tradition took its
first step toward a stylized format in
the revels of the Vikings when they re-
turned from successful forays against
distant shores. All male clan-members
were present at a celebration with the
exception of the lookout. Feats of
strength and skill were performed. The
leader took his place at the head of the
board, with all the others to his right
or left in descending order of rank.
Those of the clan who did not partici-
pate in the raid were seated "below the
salt" and did not share in the spoils.
Warriors who had conducted themselves
with valor were guests for the evening.
Down through the ages, the celebra-
tion of significant battles and feats of
courage by formal ceremony became gen-
erally adopted as the natural outgrowth
of the special comraderie of the mili-
tary.