The White Falcon - 07.01.1977, Page 1

C White FalcoiT)
Volume XXXIII Number 1
Ketlavik. Iceland
January 7. 1977
(photo by 001 Jim Miller)
(photo by J02 Jerry Foster)
AEIBC starts new hours
According to the Naval Station Comp-
troller, Commander B.E. Maxon, new bank-
ing hours began Monday at the American
Express banking facility.
‘The new hours of operation are as
follows:
Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Club deposits only-2 to 2:30
2:30 to 4 p.m.
On paydays the bank will open at
9:45 a.m.
American Express points out that the
change of hours will be effected for a
three-month experimental period. If
that change proves more popular, then it
will remain unchanged. However, if the
new hours appear less convenient, then
the "old" hours will be reintroduced.
In November 1976, the White Falcon
published a story, based on the American
Express bank facility's hours of oper-
ation.
At the request of Captain Jack T.
Weir, Commander Naval Forces Iceland/
Commanding Officer Naval Station
Keflavik, Cdr. Maxon and Ralph
Hutchinson, American Express manager,
prepared a survey for base personnel to
obtain views on the bank's operation.
By far, according to the survey re-
sults, the largest number of comments
related to the bank's operating hours;
because of the comments made, another
survey determined just operational
hours.
The survey consisted of several op-
tions on alternative banking hours which
were set under the auspices of the
United States Treasury Department.
Ensign Nancy Slocum, disbursing offi-
cer, analyzed the questionnaire, and
American Express will change its hours
of operation to the most popular option
selected.
Aliens are reminded to
report their addresses
The Immigration and Nationality Act
requires all aliens in the United States
and its possessions, with few excep-
tions, to report their addresses to the
Attorney General during the month of
January. Aliens temporarily absent from
the United States during the month of
January must report their addresses
within 10 days of return to the coun-
try.
Cards with which this report can be
made are not available here but are
available at any United States post of-
fice during the month of January. These
cards may also be requested by mail from
the service by writing: U.S. Department
of Justice, Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, Washington, D.C. 20536.
After Jan. 31, these cards will also be
available at other offices of this serv-
ice throughout the United States.
When the alien has filled in all
items, he/she should sign the card,
place a stamp on the reverse side and
drop it in any mail box.
The Act provides serious penalties
for wilful failure to submit the re-
port.
BEQ 761 opens for occupancy
To officially open Barracks 761, a
ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednes-
day morning in the BEQ lobby.
Captain Jack T. Weir, Commander Nav-
al Forces Iceland/Commanding Officer
Naval Station Keflavik, cut the ribbon
to kick-off its initial occupancy.
Delegates from the Resident-Officer-
in-Charge of Construction Office and the
Iceland Prime Contractor attended the
ceremony as well as two Navy enlisted
"representative occupants."
Lieutenant John C. Rinaldo, mess
management officer, and Master Chief
Aircraft Maintenanceman Donald G.
Bennardo, master chief petty officer of
the command, also represented the Naval
Station.
According to Lieutenant Commander
James B. Mossman, ROICC, the building
has 60 three-man rooms; each berthing
space has a private bath.
The two-story L-shaped building has a
game room on each end, and features an
intercom to each room, closed circuit
television, patterned vinyl wall
covering and built-in steel lockers.
Each room is partially carpeted with
Icelandic style blackout drapes.
The construction contract for the new
barracks was awarded to the Iceland
Prime Contractor in June 1975 and the
building was completed in December of
1976 at a cost of about $2,090,000.
Billeting realigned centrally
According to Lieutenant John C.
Rinaldo, mess management officer, the
Naval Station barracks realignment pro-
gram will increase habitability and
utility which will better serve unit in-
tegrity*
All Naval Station enlisted females
E-4 and below will be quartered in Bar-
racks 761 on the second deck. Enlisted
men will occupy the first deck.
Bachelor housing assignments will in-
clude Recreation, Post Office and Secur-
ity departments.
Regarding this realignment plan, a
plant account was controlled by a com-
manding officer before 1972.
In 1972, the Chief of Naval Personnel
established a special panel to study the
management policies and procedures con-
cerning bachelor quarters.
This housing study was reviewed in
1974; a set of recommendations followed,
one of which was that the billeting
supervisor should be a full time duty.
Together with these new measures,
daily management operations then became
more centralized in such areas as staff
and duty positions.
As a result of this action, specific
instructions called for a bachelor quar-
ters management assistance team.
About this time, the commissary and
steward ratings were merged into the
mess management specialist category so
that billeting facilities would be
operated in addition to wardrooms, mess-
es and general food services.
Supply to hold inspection
The annual Supply Inspection will be
held Jan. 24-28 at the U.S. Naval Sta-
tion Supply Department.
The purpose of the inspection is to
ensure that all branches of the Supply
Department are operating according to
Naval Supply Center, Commander Naval
Air Forces U.S. Atlantic Fleet, U.S.
Naval Air Station Norfolk, VA. and
Fleet Material Supply Office, Mechanics-
burg, PA. instructions and regulations.
Each Supply Division will have an in-
spector assigned to check-out the work
performed by that division. A grade of
satisfactory or unsatisfactory will be
assigned to the Supply Department ac-
cording to the inspection team's find-
ing.
The inspection team, headed by Cap-
tain G.H. Lampton of the Naval Supply
Center, Norfolk, VA. will include:
Commander P. Harnard-Naval Supply
Center; Commander L.W. Lavely- Naval
Petroleum Office Washington D.C.;
Lieutenant Commander V. Henson-Naval
Supply Center; GS-12 R. Williams-Com-
mander Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic
Fleet, U.S. Naval Air Station, Norfolk,
VA.; Lieutenant R. Pointer-Naval Reg-
ional Procurement Office Naples; Lieu-
tenant Commander R. Beer- Naval Supply
Center; Lieutenant Commander D.K.
Stalnaker, Commander Naval Air Forces
U.S. Atlantic Fleet, U.S. Naval Air Sta-
tion, Norfolk, VA.; GS-12 Audrey E.
Sedath, Commander Naval Air Forces U.S.
Atlantic Fleet, U.S. Naval Air Station,
Norfolk, VA.
Announcements
CHAMPUS cost-share
A new cost-share requirement was ef-
fected Jan. 1 for inpatient care receiv-
ed from civilian sources by spouses and
children of active duty servicemembers
under the Civilian Health and Medical
Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAM-
PUS), the Department of Defense has an-
nounced.
Spouses and children of active duty
servicemembers will pay $4.10 per day
with a minimum cost-share requirement of
$25 if they are hospitalized for less
than seven days. Currently, they pay
$3.90 per day with a minimum require-
ment of $25 if they are hospitalized for
less than seven days.
By law, the inpatient cost-share re-
quirement under CHAMPUS for spouses and
children of active duty servicemembers
is based on the charge at Uniformed Ser-
vices hospitals.
Inpatient charges at Uniformed Serv-
ices hospitals are adjusted periodi-
cally to reflect changes in Uniformed
Services hospitals. The current charge
is $3.90 per day. This increase from
$3.90 per day to $4.10 per day is ap-
proximately the same percentage increase
as the pay raise that went into effect
earlier this year.
Bonfire slated
The bonfire, previously scheduled for
last week, is slated at 5 p.m. Sunday
afternoon.
According to the bonfire coordinator,
spectators are urged to keep a safe dis-
tance from the fire.
Special caution should be exercised
by parents because it is anticipated
that Security Department patrolmen will
not be present, the coordinator states.
Civilian clothes
E-ls and E-2s may now wear-civilian
clothes off-base anywhere in Iceland
provided that they possess an jappro-
priate pass, according to an Iceland De-
fense Force personnel spokesman.
This authorization became effective
Monday.
W-2 form
The Comptroller Department has an-
nounced that the year-end W-2 forms
will be distributed to all U.S. Navy
officer and enlisted personnel with
the paychecks Jan. 14.