The White Falcon - 10.09.1976, Síða 1

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Volume XXXII Number 36 Keflavik, Iceland
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Team work 76 begins today I
September 10, 1976
Capt. John R. Farrell Capt. Jack T. Weir
Capt. Farrell to be relieved as GO
An important maritime exercise will
begin today, according to Admiral Isaac
C. Kidd, Supreme Allied Commander Atlan-
tic, headquartered in Norfolk, Va.
Named "Team Work 76," the exercise
will involve more than 200 ships, about
30 submarines and approximately 300 air-
craft from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the
Federal Republic of Germany, the Nether-
lands, Norway, Portugal, the United
Kingdom and the United States. Units
from the French Navy will also partici-
pate .
The exercise will begin in the Atlan-
tic, English Channel and the Baltic Sea
areas, and include a substantial com-
bined amphibious landing in Norway.
Team Work 76 is one in a series of
important NATO maritime exercises sched-
uled every four years.
This year’s exercise, taking place
over a major portion of the 12-million
square-mile area of the Atlantic command
of NATO, will involve about 80,000 per-
sonnel and all three major NATO com-
mands—Allied Command Atlantic, Allied
Command Channel and the Allied Command
Europe.
The primary objectives of Team Work
76 will be to exercise forces and to
test plans designed to provide for the
defense of Western Europe.
The deployment of reinforcements by
sea and the movement of vital supplies
from North America to Europe by means of
a high-speed convoy, for the first time
NORAD chief to visit
local AF commands
General Daniel "Chappie” James Jr.
will arrive in Iceland Friday for a
three-day visit. During the three days,
General James plans to tour the Air
Force facilities, including Rockville
and Hofn.
The general is Commander in Chief
North American Air Defense Command
(N0RAD)/Air Force Aerospace Defense Com-
mand ' (ADCOM), Colorado Springs, Colo.
Saturday, at 3:30 p.m. General James
will present the Air Force Outstanding
Unit.Award to Air Forces Iceland. The
award will be presented to AFI for the
period July 1, 1973 through June 30,
1975.
Colonel William Lindeman, Commander
Air Forces Iceland, will accept the a-
ward on behalf of all the units invol-
ved. The presentation will occur during
ceremonies to be held at the Naval Sta-
tion, Hangar 830.
General James will be the guest
speaker at the AFI "Dining Out", which
will commemorate the Air Forces 29th an-
niversary also on Friday.
The evening is scheduled to open with
a "no-host" hour at 6. Dinner will fol-
low at 7.
During the evening, Colonel Lindeman
will present an Air Force sword to Air
Forces Iceland.
Marine Inspector General
tests MB. performance
Brigadier General H. L. Coffman, In-
spector General of the Marine Corps,
visited Keflavik Wednesday on an offi-
cial inspection tour.
The general, representing the Comman-
dant of the Marine Corps, Washington,
D. C., came to Iceland on the first stop
in a series of inspections which in-
clude Scotland, his next stop.
During the inspection tour of the
Marine Barracks and outlying posts, the
inspection party, composed of eight
high-ranking officers and one sergeant
major, observed Marine personnel for ap-
pearance, drill, administrative proced-
ure, physical fitness and essential sub-
jects testing.
The inspection group also noted over-
all morale and attitude portrayal.
in a major exercise, will be a signifi-
cant part of Team Work 76, because the
timely reinforcement and resupply of
Europe is essential for the defense of
thfe alliance. This series was announced
earlier tnis year by General Alexander
M. Haig, Jr., Supreme Allied Commander
Europe.
Team Work 76 is held during the same
period of time as the autumn forge se-
ries and is related to it.
One of the primary tasks of the Al-
lied Command Atlantic and the Allied
Command Channel is to ensure jointly
that in times of crisis or armed con-
flict, Europe is reinforced and resup-
plied. The Allied Command Channel, un-
der Admiral Sir John Treacher, is one of
the three major NATO commands. His head-
quarters is in Northwood, England.
Team Work 76 will involve NATO's mar-
itime forces exercising in surface, sub-
surface and air operations, convoy,
minesweeping and amphibious operations
supported and directed by Alliance Head-
quarters staffs in Norfolk, Virginia;
Casteau, Belgium; Kolsaas, Norway;
Northwood, England; and subordinate
headquarters.
Other basic objectives of the two-
week- long exercise include:
To improve the ability of the com-
mands and nations to support each other
logistically.
To evaluate further opportunities for
increased standardization of doctrines
and procedures, equipment and armaments
of NATO forces.
To exercise communications and proce-
dures for command and control of various
NATO forces at sea, on land, and in the
air.
The exercise will be concluded Sept.
23.
Ambassador James J. Blake arrived in
Keflavik last week to take up his duties
as U.S. Ambassador to Iceland.
Mr. Blake has been a career officer
in the U.S. Foreign Service since 1947.
Before President Ford appointed him to
the Reykjavik Embassy, Mr. Blake had
been Deputy Assistant Secretary in the
Department of State's Bureau of African
Affairs since 1974.
Bom March 5, 1922 in New York city,
Mr. Blake received his B.A. degree in
1946 from Queen's College and his M.A.
degree in 1963 from George Washington
University.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1943
to 1946. He was an instructor at Peru
State Teachers College in Nebraska in
1946-1947.
In 1947, Mr. Blake joined the Foreign
Service and was assigned to Brussels as
a Commercial - Consular Officer. From
Captain John R. Farrell, USN, Comman-
der, U. S. Naval Forces Iceland Command-
ing Officer, U. S. Naval Station Kefla-
vik, Iceland, will be relieved by Cap-
tain Jack T. Weir, USN, at 2 p.m. Tues-
day in Hangar 831.
United States Ambassador to Iceland
James J. Blake is scheduled to be the
guest speaker.
Capt. Farrell, who assumed command of
Naval Forces Iceland and the Naval Sta-
tion in October 1974, has been ordered
to the Chief of Naval Material in Wash-
ington, D. C.
During his two year tour in Iceland,
Capt. Farrell has maintained constant
efforts to improve both the service and
appearance of the Naval Station. His
concern for the welfare and total sup-
1953 to 1957, he was an International
Economist at the Department of State,
prior to becoming an Economic Officer in
Calcutta in 1957. He attended the In-
dustrial College of the Armed Forces in
1960-1961, and he served as a Foreign
Affairs Officer at the Department of
Defense from 1961 to 1963
Mr. Blake became the Deputy Director
of the Office of North African Affairs
in 1963, and was named Director of the
Office of North African Affairs in 1965.
He served as Deputy Chief of Mission in
Tripoli from 1966 to 1969. From 1969 to
1974 he was Country Director of North
African Affairs.
The Ambassador is married to former
Dolores Quaid and they have four child-
ren. Their youngest son, Robert, ar-
rived with them while the other children
are studying in universities in the
United States.
port for tenant activities has resulted
in mutual support and praise from tenant
commanders.
Capt. Farrell is readily identified
with the Patrol Aviation Community, hav-
ing been a part of it for more than 20
years.
Prior to assuming command in Kefla-
vik, he had served as program manager
for the P3C Orion in the Naval Air Sys-
tems Command, where he had responsibili-
ty for development and procurement of
the entire electrical and electronic
navigation package in the most recent
modification. He was awarded the Legion
of Merit for his work.
He also served as executive officer
and commanding officer of Patrol Squad-
ron 5 at NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Capt. Weir arrived in Iceland Sept. 1
from duty in the office of the Chief of
Naval Operations where he was Head of
the Plans and Programs Branch, Ocean
Surveillance Division.
Capt. Weir, also a veteran of Patrol
Aviation, began his Naval career in 1954
when he was commissioned an ensign upon
graduation from Central Michigan Univer-
sity. He was designated a Naval Aviator
in 1956 and subsequently served with Pa-
trol Squadron 46. He was executive of-
ficer and subsequently commanding offi-
cer of Patrol Squadron 40.
Capt. Weir is accompanied in Iceland
by Mrs. Weir, who is the former Sally
Jean Bliss, and their daughter Shannon
Jean, 7. They have two sons, John, 20,
and Jeffery, 17, in the United States.
USO associate director
bids Keflavik farewell
Miss Julia L. Tower, USO associate
director, will leave Monday to head for
her new job as associate director, USO
Guam. Miss Tower has been with the Kef-
lavik USO since December 1974 and has
involved herself with making life hap-
pier for military personnel and their
dependents at Keflavik.
As part of her job, Julia has camped
all over Iceland, gone on the "Newcomers
Tours" with the USO and has played
"Ronald McDonald" for the USO.
Her hobbies include paddle ball,
camping, pottery, drawing and other
handicrafts as well as being the Fourth
of July clown.
Julia has taken Icelandic language
lessons and made many Icelandic friends.
She also has helped in the Youth Cen-
ter's summer camps at Hvitarbakki.
With a degree in elementary educa-
tion, Julia has taught on an Indian Re-
servation in N. Dakota.
From there she went to Guam to teach
for three years and worked part-time for
the USO.
After leaving Guam, she traveled a-
round the world for two years, doing
such things as hiking 450 miles in the
Himalaya Mountains and arriving in Isra-
el the day before the Yom Kippur War of
1973.
Fire Department inspection continues...
The following family quarters on the Naval Station will be inspected for
fire hazards by a fire department inspector on the dates and times specified:
Today:
9:30-11:30 a.m.—All quarters in
building 951-3.
1-3 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ings 952-1 and 952-2.
3-5 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 953-1.
Monday:
9:30-11:30 a.m.—All quarters in
building 953-2.
1-3 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ings 960-1 and 960-2.
3-5 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ings 961-1A, IB and 2.
Tuesday:
9:30-11:30 a.m.—All quarters in
buildings 961-3, 4A and 4B.
1-3 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 962-1.
3-5 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 962-2.
Wednesday:
9:30-11:30 a.m.—All quarters in
building 963-1.
1-3 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 963-2.
3-5 p.m.—Buildings 665, 2310,
2495, 2496, 2497, 3005, 3006 and
3007.
Thursday:
9:30-11:30 a.m.—All quarters in
building 928-1.
1-3 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 928-2.
3-5 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 929-1.
Friday:
9:30-11:30 a.m.—All quarters in
building 929-2.
1-3 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 930-1.
3-5 p.m.—All quarters in build-
ing 930-2.
UJS. Ambassador takes post