The White Falcon - 22.10.1976, Page 1

White Falcon
Volume XXXII Number 42
Keflavik, Iceland
October 22. 197&
NEWS BRIEFS
A. T. Mahan 1st Quarter ends
The first quarter of this school
year will end Oct. 29, according to
Burke Adams, principal-in-charge.
Students in grades kindergarten
through 12 will not attend school on
Nov. 1 because teachers will be in-
volved in professional activities.
Parent-Teacher conferences for
grades one through six will be held
Nov. 2 through Nov. 5. Students will
attend school mornings only, with the
conferences scheduled for afternoon.
Report cards will be given to parents
at the conferences. Lunch will not
be served at the elementary school.
Kindergarten Parent-Teacher con-
ferences also will be held Nov. 2-5.
Kindergarten students will attend
school as usual.
High School students grades 7-12
will attend regular class sessions
during this period. High School re-
report cards will be sent out Nov. 5.
CFC success at Hofn
When the Overseas Combined Federal
Campaign kicked off at the Hofn radar
site, no one had any idea what novel-
ties would arise from what usually is
a hum-drum fund drive.
The campaign got its greatest sup-
port from a 24-hour radio-thon on
AFRS Hofn that got the attention and
pledges of the site's 120 men. As
pledge support dwindled, a shot in
the arm came from a number of not-to-
be-named individuals who volunteered
their services as money-runners to
"streak for CFC." More pledges jam-
med phone lines to see the H-3 streak
league don their official uniforms of
tennis shoes and baseball caps and
streak from the site flagpole to the
main gate and back. Altogether, the
site contributed $2,148.96 which in-
cludes a $10.46 donation from Rosie,
the site mascot.
The total contribution averages
out to a $17.76 donation from each of
the 121 residents at Hofn. Happy Bi-
centennial, CFC.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day will be observed Mon-
day. This holiday, formerly called
Armistice Day, traditionally began on
Nov. 11 when President Wilson pro-
claimed this date as Armistice Day in
1919.
Honoring the war dead and veterans
of American wars, Veterans Day com-
memorates the end of hostilities in
World War I.
Memorial ceremonies, held annually
since 1921, pay tribute to America's
war dead at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington National Ceme-
tery in Virginia.
Congress changed the name of the
holiday to Veterans Day in 1954.
57th ‘WT‘ team to depart Wed.
The 57th Fighter Interceptor Squad-
ron William Tell '76 team, led by
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Foy, will de-
part Keflavik Wednesday for Florida's
Gulf Coast.
The team's 10 F-4C Phantom pilots
and weapons systems officers have
prepared several weeks for the compe-
tition.
Flying five of the squadron's
Phantoms, the team will make the
3,200-raile trip in eight hours. The
aircraft will be refueled inflight by
KC-135 Stratotankers.
Captain William A. Weeks will lead
the 42-man William Tell '76 mainten-
ance team to Eglin AFB, Fla., depart-
ing Keflavik at 3 a.m. Wednesday.
At Eglin, the crew will make final
preparations for the Nov. 4 competi-
tion at Tyndall AFB, 70 miles away.
The competition will include not
only actual weapons firing against
airborn.e targets, but also an evalu-
ation of weapons loading and aircraft
controller teams.,
William Tell '76 is designed to
commemorate the Bicentennial and to
evaluate America's strategic defense
capability against airborne attack.
Six base enlisteds selected
honors Servicemembers
of the Quarter
s
An Air Force security specialist and
a training record monitor, two Marine
guards, a Navy radioman and a Navy mech-
anic all gathered together Monday after-
noon.
What did they have in common? They
all were the most recently selected Ser-
vice Members of the Quarter.
Each received a plaque in the shape
of Iceland, a letter of commendation,
and a priority three on the Naval Sta-
tion Environmental and Morale flight to
Europe.
Rear Admiral Karl J. Bernstein, Com-
mander Iceland Defense Force, presented
the awards.
• Sergeant Gary C. Jones, Air Force NCO
of the Quarter, says: "If I had to
choose a remote site...it would be Ice-
land. It isn't as isolated as I first
thought it would be."
The native of Miami fe£ls the weather
is too cold here, "To me, anything below
60 degrees is cold." But with only a
month left in Iceland, he won't have to
worry about another winter here.
The security specialist has been in
the Air Force about three years and
wants to become an officer.
Senior Airman Kathrine E. Loyd, Air-
man of the Quarter, has been stationed
in Keflavik, with her husband—who is
her supervisor—since February. Even
though Airman Loyd puts in a full day's
work which deals with training records
for the 57th, she finds time to enjoy
ceramics and bowling. She also is a
member of the Air Forces Iceland Advis-
ory Board.
Corporal Gregory M. Mitchell, Marine
NCO of the Quarter, comments about his
10 months of service here: "I enjoy
the outdoors and go camping frequently.
I also have participated in basketball
and softball competition."
The native of Windsor Locks, Conn.,
was graduated from high school in 1973
and attended college one year before en-
tering the Marine Corps. He now serves
as Corporal of the Guard at the Marine
Barracks.
Although the Marine of the Quarter,
Lance Corporal Donald C. Scott, has been
stationed in Iceland only two months,
much has happened to him.
Not only has he been selected as Ser-
viceman of the Quarter, he also was
meritoriously promoted to his present
rank just last week. The native of Low-
er Burrell, Pa., is performing guard
duties for the Marine Barracks.
Radioman Second Class James R. Col-
lins, Petty Officer of the Quarter, de-
clares: "The two years I've been here
have passed quickly because I have been
involved in the Boy Scouts, Fleet Re-
serve Association, Little League and the
college program."
The former Marine is a native of
Jacksonville, Fla., and will soon be
stationed at Little Creek, Va.
About his job, Petty Officer Collins
says: "It is a challenge to keep up
with technical manuals and directives,
and to train others. As the Air-to-
Ground petty officer of the ASW Support
Communications, I am responsible for the
procedures used in the communications
room."
Construction Mechanic Kenny L. Saul,
Sailor of the Quarter, says, "Duty here
is what you make of it."
The Greenville, Pa., native graduated
from a technical school in June 1975,
before joining the Navy.
"Working with the people in the Pub-
lic Works Body Shop is a lot of fun," he
said.
Since arriving in January, Construet-
ionman Saul has traveled to Germany and
backpacked in Iceland. He also partici-
pated in the base wrestling tournament
last spring.
Photo* by PH3 Rene Pearce
CpI. Gregory Mitchell
Marine NCO of the Quarter
RM2 Jamei R. Col lin*
Petty Officer of the Quarter
SRA Kathrine E. Loyd CMCN Kenny L. Saul LCpI. Donald C. Scott
Airman of the Quarter Sailor of the Quarter Marine of the Quarter