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Volume XXXII Number 38
Keflavik, Iceland
September 24. 1976
NavFac wins Golden Anchor
NAVAL FACILITY career counselor, OTC Charles Lomonaco, and Lieutenant
Richard Thacker, executive officer, demonstrate how to paint the anchor ggld
for NAVFAC personnel.
Navy limits accompanied duty
overseas to small families
Enlisted personnel with more than
three dependents will not be assigned to
accompanied overseas duty except under
exceptional circumstances, according to
a Bureau of Naval Personnel notice.
BuPers Notice 1306, dated Sept. 1,
1976, sets up the new policy and ex-*
plains that the basic cause is a con-
tinuing' decrease in funds for travel,
transportation and associated entitle-
ments for Permanent Change of Station
(PCS) moves.
The bureau says this trend of acute
constraints on PCS funds in the military
appropriations bills is expected to con-
tinue in the foreseeable future. This
lack, of funds, coupled with the fact
that many overseas locations do not have
logistic facilities capable of absorbing
TIS, TIR requirements
for Feb. exams changed
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The E-4, E-5 and E-6 time in service
k(TIS) and time in rate (TIR) require-
:nts for the February advancement exams
have been changed, according to the Ca-
reer Counselor's Office.
The TIS requirement has been changed
from May 1, 1977 to Sept. 1, 1977, and
the TIR to June 1, 1977.
Navy personnel whose TIS and TIR eli-
gibility falls between May 1 and
Sept. 1, 1977 will now be eligible to
participate in the February advancement
exam. Personnel are reminded, however,
that all requirements must be in by
Nov. 5 and that candidates must complete
their military requirements, if applic-
able, before taking the Military Leader-
ship exam.
The number of participants in the
February 76 exam for E-4 fell consider-
ably below Navy needs and per exam esti-
mates. Preliminary findings also indi-
cate that the August 76 exam takers were
significantly less than anticipated.
According to planning information
Available, less than 50 per cent of E-3
personnel eligible for E-4 by TIS/TIR
criteria are taking the E-4 exams. His-
torically, this percentage has been 55
per cent*
To justify additional petty officer
authorizations, and to support validated
increases in Navy-wide manpower require-
ments, the Navy must concurrently de-
monstrate the capability to produce re-
quired number of petty officers.
According to the Command Career Coun-
selor, a healthy Navy personnel readi-
ness posture demands that all eligible
and qualified candidates participate in
the advancement process. He also added
that renewed efforts on the part of all
personnel are essential to achieving
this objective.
personnel with large numbers of depen-
dents, has forced the new policy.
Therefore, consideration must be giv-
en to the number, age and health of de-
pendents of personnel selected for as-
signment ot accompanied overseas tours.
Enlisted personnel with more than
three dependents will not be assigned to
such tours unless as urgent requirement
exists and a conscious desision is made
after reviewing living conditions,
availability of adequate quarters and
other pertinent information. Under this
policy, duty in Alaska and Hawaii is
considered to be overseas.
In instances where it is necessary to
send a Navy person overseas regardless
of the number of dependents involved.,
area commanders will closely monitor in-
coming personnel orders. When a poten-
tial logistics problem may be created by
accompanying dependents, area clearance
will be temporarily withheld for the
dependents, and the Chief of Naval Per-
sonnel will be notified to resolve the
problem.
Service members in such cases will
normally receive an order modification
for an unaccompanied tour, or, if neces-
sary, be reassigned to another area.
57th FIS Maintenance
praised for repairs
A Marine F-4J Phantom II Fighter/
Bomber was damaged in a minor ground ac-
cident while parked here Sept. 9.
The F-4 had stopped for refueling,
enroute from Cherry Point Marine Corps
Air Station, N. C., to participate in
"Teamwork 76."
The 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
maintenance personnel were requested to
evaluate the damage and estimate the
corrective action required, based on
their knowledge and exp tee in F-4
maintenance.
Upon arrival of a replacement outer
wing section, the Phase/Reclamation Sec-
of the 57th volunteered to repair the
aircraft.
According to the shop chief, Techni-
cal Sergeant William A. Denike, his sec-
tion spent two days in replacing the
wing section and associated hydraulic,
electrical and instrumentation compo-
nents .
Special recognition is extended to
Staff Sergeant Elbert Backus, Staff
Sergeant William V. Blanton and Staff
Sergeant Alfred L. Jones for their
superior performance.
Their work enabled the aircraft to
continue on its way to participate in
"Teamwork 76," in a minimum amount of
time.
Naval Facility Keflavik won the fis-
cal year 76 Commander-in-Chief Atlantic
Fleet Golden Anchor award for outstand-
ing achievement in personnel retention.
The Naval Facility was nominated last
month by Commander Oceanographic Systems
Atlantic for the award, The nomination
was submitted to CinClantFlt for the an-
nual competition.
Last week, the retention efforts of
the Naval Facility became apparent when
CinClantFlt announced the award winners.
Among the small shore-based commands in
the Atlantic Fleet, Naval Facility Kef-
lavik was selected along with Seal Team
Two of Little Creek Va. for the award.
The announcement, received in a mes-
sage format, reads as follows: "The Corn-
man der-in^Chief takes great pride in an-
nouncing the Golden Anchor Award winners
and runner-ups for the Fiscal Year 1976
Atlantic Fleet Retention Program.
Award winners will be presented a
citation and plaque and are authorized
to paint their anchors gold in recogni-
tion."
The message further stated, "there
were many fine nominees in the FY 76
competition. These activities and Units
are singled-out and officially re-
cognized for their "head and shoulders'*
command support, administrative manage-
ment, and retention team excellence in
promoting the Navy's retention program
within the Atlantic Fleet...."
The Contributing factor at the Naval
Facility counseling/retention program
is Chief Ocean Systems Technician
Charles T. Lomonaco, NavFac's command
career counselor.
He pointed out that the most signifi-
cant aspect of his task as career coun-
selor is getting out and meeting with
people of the command at every oppor-
tunity. He explained that people have an
impulse to buy items on a department
store shelf simply because they see it.
"Similarly, NavFac personnel are called
by impulse to ask questions about the
Navy and their respective career simply
because the career counsleor is in sight
and available," he said.
He also stated that although inter-
views should be done in an office atmo-
sphere, approximately 75 per cent of his
counseling is on a "stand-up" basis.
"When an individual has a question per-
taining to his career, he or she cannot
wait for an appointment and does not
care about the setting. The individual's
main concern is in getting an answer to
a question or a solution to a problem."
According to Chief Lomonaco, when he was
assigned as NacFac's career counselor in
Nov. 1975, the counseling and retention
program was virtually non-existent. "By
taking a positive look at what was
needed and never lowering my goal, and
with the decication and perseverance of
all the command's personnel—from the
commanding officer down through the re-
tention team—division officers, chief
petty officers and leading petty of-
ficers, I was able to achieve this goal
in eight months.
"The biggest reward, I believe, is
when I had good news for an individual
from his or her detailer. The "thanks
chief" and a gratifying smile gave me my
greatest satisfaction.
"I owe much of the success of our
program to Chief Farley, the Naval Sta-
tion command career counselor: "He took
the time out of his busy schedule to
help us."
"Last, but definitely not least, we
include the Navy wives in our retention
program. They are counseled with their
husbands and have been given lectures
pertaining to the Navy and the import-
ance of the jobs their husbands are per-
forming. I personally feel that when a
husband raises his hand and repeats the
reenlistment oath—if you listen real
close, you might hear him say "we do,"
because behind every happily married
Navy man is a satisfied wife who enjoys
being a part of his world."
A FI receives Outstanding Unit
Award; holds
by 2»dLt.
"Unity" helped win the Air Force Out-
standing Unit Award for Air Forces Ice-
land. Although the award technically
was presented about a year ago, no for-
mal presentation was made until last
week. General Daniel James Jr. made the
presentation then as part of his three-
day visit to Iceland.
Colonel William Lindeman, AFI com-
mander, accepted the honor on behalf of
AFI and the other units involved, the
932nd and 667th Aircraft Control and
Warning Squadrons (AC&W) and the 57th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron, during
ceremonies held in Hangar 830.
The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
was awarded by the Secretary of the Air
Force for exceptionally meritorious
service from July 1, 1973 to June 30,
GENERAL JAMES pins on the AFI Outstand-
ing Unit Award.
4Dining Out*
Lyadt T«yl»r
1975. "During this time period, person-
nel of AFI distinguished themselves by
the outstanding manner in which they ac-
complished their primary mission...the
operational effectiveness was attested
to by highly successful Aerospace De-
fence Command inspections," read an ex-
cerpt from the citation which accompa-
mied the award.
Diaiag Oat
"Unity" was also the theme of the ad-
dress Gen. James gave during the Air
Force 29th anniversary Dining Out. The
occasion, sponsored by AFI, featured the
Commander-in-Chief of North American Air
Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Air
Force Defense Command (ADCOM) as guest
of honor and.guest speaker. The NORAD/
ADCOM Commander-in-Chief stressed the
fact that everyone, regardless of race,
sex or rank, is a part of a whole in the
Air Force as well as in civilian life.
Drawing upon his own background, Gen.
James illustrated that each person is an
individual and a member of the whole,
and that he has responsibilities in each
case.
Dissent is a matter of belief, but
"Don't ever become so involved in your
dissent that you forget to contribute,"
he said, quoting his mother. The gener-
al himself has been quoted elsewhere as
saying, "If you're not part of the solu-
tion, then you're surely part of the
problem."
Uaity
The idea is to form a unity, to
"Reach your hand out to those who will
help pull you up. There are people,
waiting to help. And you,1' emphasized
the general, "the majority, don't you
make me a liar. Make sure your hand is
outstretched."
The power of unity also received em-
phasis. "Don't walk softly and carry a
big stick unless your adversary knows
you'll use it if you have to. Never let
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