The White Falcon - 08.10.1976, Qupperneq 1

*C White Falcon
Volume XXXII Number 40
Keflavik, Iceland
October 8. 1976
Kim Swasey listens intently as Capt. Weir reads the citation, praising her heroism
during a fire in her home. Looking on are Fire Chief Eiriksson and Kim's father,
ADR1 Clyde Swasey. Later, the captain told Kim, "I can think of no better service
than saving the lives of your brothers."
NavSta CO lauds young
for saving lives of 3 brothers
Kim Swasey was formally recognized Tuesday morning for saving the lives of her
three brothers in a fire June 30.
Holding the hand of her father, ADR1 Clyde Swasey, 12-year-old Kim listened
quietly, and frequently smiled shyly, as Captain Jack T. Weir, USN, Naval Station
commanding officer, praised her in his office.
In a letter presented to Kim, Capt.. Weir said: "On the morning of June 30,
while taking care of your three younger brothers, you discovered a fire in the
first floor of your home. Reacting in a most mature and calm manner, you awoke
your brothers and moved them to the safety of the master bedroom, closing all
doors between you and the fire, and calling for help after you had assured their
immediate safety. While awaiting the arrival of the fire department, you in-
structed your brothers to lie on the
floor to avoid smoke inhalation. When
help arrived, you assisted your brothers
through the upstairs window and onto the
roof where the four of you were rescued
by responding firemen. Your actions
during this dire emergency are to be
highly commended. The brave selfless
manner in which you acted saved the
lives of you and your brothers and pre-
vented the possible loss of other lives
and property."
Kim discovered the fire in the kitch-
en of the Swasey's Coral Sea home short-
ly after 8 a.m. June 30, and rushed back
upstairs to gather her brothers Kenneth,
9, Kevin, 8 and Kirk, 4, in the master
bedroom.
The fire, which apparently started
(See girl saves on page 3)
Supply, PW avert long
term galley shutdown
A fire in the enlisted dining facil-
ity last week could have disrupted food
service for an extended period, but be-
cause of smooth coordination and the
combined efforts of Supply and Public
Works, the incident went practically un-
noticed by most NATO Base residents.
The fire occurred at 1:34 p.m. Friday
when an electrical panel, which controls
power to the entire galley kitchen area,
short circuited while two Icelandic Pub-
| lie Works employees were repairing it.
Both men were injured in the incident,
treated in the base dispensary, and re-
leased to the Keflavik hospital for fur-
ther treatment.
Master Chief Mess Management Special-
ist Harlyn Parker said the power loss
put the galley entirely out of service,
affecting steam, stoves and lighting in
the kitchen area.
Soon after the fire, Principal-in-
Charge of the DOD School System, Burke
Adams, made the high school and element-
ary school cafeterias available. Be-
cause of that, meals were served without
any delay.
"We got the word at 3 p.m. to set up
in the high school," Master Chief Parker'
said. "We had to prepare an entirely
different meal from what was planned."
Mess management specialists and civ-
ilian employees of the galley got out
paper plates and cups, plastic flatware,
and set up the high school cafeteria for
the evening meal. Hamburgers, beans,
chips and salad selections were served
on schedule beginning at 4:30 p.m.
"The civilian and military staff did
an outstanding job," Master Chief Parker
said. "It would not have been possible
without the total team effort from
everyone concerned."
Master Chief Parker particularly
praised Mess Management Specialist Third
Class Louis Serra who gave up a schedul-
ed 96-hour special liberty to assist. He
also praised the work of MSI Ingram
Gourley; MSI William Carver; MSI Isagani
Reyes; MSI Wade Pruett; MSI Ernest
Bolus; MS2 Daniel Lefler; MS2 Edward Ma-
(See galley fire on page 4)
President Ford oks 4.83%
pay hike; effective Oct. 1
On Oct. 1, 1976, the President signed
into law the military pay increases . for
the military and civil service commun-
ity.
This increase is computed at 4.83 per
cent across the board. The military
raise will increase basic pay, basic al-
lowance for quarters and subsistence.
In addition, single members will now
receive a BAQ rebate as authorized in
this law. Single members—not in re-
ceipt of any type of BAQ—will receive
a partial rebate of $3.90 (low) to
$29.40 (high), depending on the pay-
grade.
According to Lieutenant Commander
B. E. Maxon, Naval Station Comptroller,
the Disbursing Office is currently af-
fixing to the pay accounts of non-JUMPS
personnel the increases authorized and
will have this computed into Oct. 15
payday.
Navy Finance Center, Cleveland ad-
vises that JUMPS personnel will have the
new raise reflected in the 15th payday,
with the exception of the BAQ rebate.
Cleveland has advised that this re-
bate will be included in the Nov. 15
paycheck. The Nov. 15 forecast pay will
include the BAQ rebate, retroactive to
Oct. 1.
Social events top week
Navy to fete 201st year
On Oct. 13, 1775, the newly-formed Continental Congress met in session to dis-
cuss not only the fate of the infant United States of America but, also to enact
legislation to form a Navy.
Some 201 years later, another small band of men—delegates from various units—
grouped to discuss plans for "Navy Day 1976" on board Naval Station, Keflavik. The
results of these meetings—a well-rounded calendar of events—follow.
Before any event can be planned, one first has to consider the varied interests
of those for which the activity is planned. Additionally, persons should have the
time off from work to take advantage of these plans. Captain Jack T. Weir, Comman-
der Naval Forces Iceland/Commanding Officer Naval Station, has approved the plans
which should appeal to most persons and has granted "rope yarn Wednesday"—a half
Commissary OIC says
situation to improve
The officer-in-charge of the commiss-
ary store said last week he expects the
store to be "back in a good situatibn"
by the end of November.
CWO-3 Russell D. Oxford said he be-
lieves the problem of receiving spoiled
produce has been solved, but the store
currently is out of some 400 items in
its 2,500 item inventory. He said this
situation is totally unsatisfactory.
His customers are in agreement -- In
August NATO Base consumers lodged what
probably was a record number of com-
plaints about the commissary service and
stock situation. CWO Oxford feels the
complaints were justified.
Captain Jack T. Weir, Naval Station
commanding officer, has taken an active
interest in the commissary store and is
supporting CWO Oxford's effort.
"Improvements are being made," Capt.
Weir said. "They cannot all be accom-
plished immediately but will be made on
a priority basis."
In attempting to provide better serv-
ice, by solving some of the problems at
their source, Capt. Weir last month re-
quested CWO Oxford to visit the head-
quarters of the Navy Resale Systems Off-
ice in Brooklyn, N. Y., in order to dis-
cuss in person, continuing stock and
service problems in the NATO Base comm-
issary. CWO Oxford returned from the
meeting with an optimistic outlook to-
ward solutions.
Among the items discussed in Brooklyn
were: stock control and ordering pro-
cedures; approval to purchase four new
freezer display units; plans to acceler-
ate construction of a new warehouse; and
the deteriorating staffing situation.
The primary’ reason for the Brooklyn
trip was to discuss stock control, CWO
Oxford said.
Past ordering procedures did not
identify the correct lead time for re-
ceiving merchandise," he said. "We have
increased the amount of lead time to
compensate for sporadic deliveries.
"There sometimes was a two-month de-
lay," he explained. "As an example, we
should have here or on order, a three-
month supply of bread. If we order
bread we want to receive 45 days from
now, 10 days have elapsed before the
order reaches the company which bakes
the bread. The company wants 40 days to
get the order ready. So 60 days later
they deliver frozen bread to the freight
terminal in Norfolk. Now we have another
15 days enroute to Iceland. So actually,
75 days have elapsed since the bread was
ordered."
To combat this situation, CWO COxford
has studied the requirements of each
company to determine lead times for dry
good orders. Through research, and his
experience and judgements, he has estab-
lished an ordering system which will en-
sure a "never out of stock" situation on
most shelf and frozen items.
The commissary holds inventory every
three months. Based on the inventory,
sales, and in stock or on order items
new orders are prepared. Only 45 days
later, a second order is sent, with all
orders based on an established high
level number of items, excluding produce
which is ordered weekly.
By December, CWO Oxford expects to
attain and subsequently maintain ad-
(See commissary on page 4)
day off on Wednesday for Naval Station
personnel.
For recreation buffs, the Arctic Bowl
is offering "Red Pin" bowling from 1 to
5 p.m. Games will cost 25 cents each
with a three-game limit. Kegglers will
win a free game if they roll a strike
when the "red pin" is showing.
Reck cceccrt
For Rock Music fans—young and old—
an afternoon rock concert has been set.
"Dark Star" will perform at the Midnight
Sun Wednesday afternoon and free re-
freshments will be offered from 2 to 3
p.m. Also, the vending department will
give a free case of your choice to any-
one getting a can of beverage with a
ticket attached. The dress for the rock
concert will be casual and, if the wea-
ther permits, it will be moved outside.
A special Navy Day menu will be
served at the galley with the evening
meal as the primary meal. For lunch,
persons may dine on: Vegetable Supreme
Soup, Baked Chicken,Brown Chicken Gravy,
Bread Dressing, Orange Rice, Buttered
Broccoli Spears and Normandie Carrots.
Featured during the evening meal will
be: Beef Noodle Soup, Steamboat Round,
Natural Gravy, Snowflake Potatoes, But-
tered Mixed Vegetables and Hot Spiced
Beets.
Dlaiai ud duciaf
The highlight of the day will be
special dinner/dances at both the Top of
the Rock and the Officers' Club.
All military persons E-6 and below
and their guests may fete Navy Day at
the Top of the Rock. For $4.50 per per-
son, members and their guests will at-
tend Happy Hour at 7:30 p.m., a buffet
dinner from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and
dancing to the "Music Machine" from 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. The attire for this semi-
formal affair will be Service Dress
Blues or civilian coat and tie for the
military and party dresses for the la-
dies.
A combined officer/chief petty offi-
cer ball will be held on Navy Day at the
Officers' Club. Cocktails (no-host) will
be served at 6:30 p.m. with dinner fol-
lowing. The menu will feature: Chef
Salad with Shrimp, Roast Beef, English
Au Jus, Baked Potatoes, Savory Green
Beans, Hot Rolls. Dessert will be a
piece of the special Navy Day cake. Cof-
fee and wine will be served with the
meal. Following dinner, "Dark Star" will
perform for guests who wish to dance.
The dress for this affair will be formal
—Dinner Dress Blue (or Service Dress
Blue for those without Dinner Dress) for
officers and chiefs and formal gowns for
the ladies. Tickets are now on sale at
either the Officers' Club or the CPO
Club for $6.00 per person.
On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Naval Secur-
ity Group will commemorate Navy Day with
a special dinner/dance at the O' Club.
Plans for this event were well underway
earlier this summer.
Sal«« ud diicMil
Planning by Navy Exchange officials
has resulted in a five-day sale at the
various exchange activities. All NATO
Base members and their families should
be able to take advantage of the terri-
fic savings offered. From Oct. 12
through Oct. 16, persons may realize re-
ductions at the following locations:
**The Laundry and Dry Cleaning De-
partment will offer 10 per cent off all
laundering or dry cleaning. This would
be a good time to get winter clothing
ready for the cold weather.
**At the Main Exchange, selected mer-
(See Navy Day on page 3)