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Volume XXXIII Number 4
Ketlavik, Iceland
January 28. 1977
SGT. LAVERN LOWE receives the Air Force
Commendation Medal from Colonel W. E.
Lindeman, Commander Air Forces Iceland,
as Lieutenant Colonel Clyde A. Fechser,
Detachment 14 commander, observes.
Sergeant gets medal,
medical team cited
An administrative specialist at De-
tachment 14, 39th Air Rescue and Recov-
ery Wing, received an Air Force Commen-
dation Medal Tuesday at a Det. 14 com-
mander's call.
Sergeant LaVern Lowe was awarded the
medal for her service while at Nellis
Air Force Base, NE.
Colonel W. E. Lindeman, Commander Air
Forces Iceland, made the presentation as
well as awarding lapel pins to members
of a medical rescue, executed July 30.
Those recognized include: Lieutenant
Evelyn Davis and Lieutenant Tommy
Thompson, Navy Nurse Corps; Technical
Sergeant Richard Garlie, pararescueman,
and Technical Sergeant Kenneth Jones,
flight mechanic.
The mission involved picking up a
six-month-old baby on a soccer field at
Akranes; the infant was then airlifted
for treatment to Reykjavik.
VP-45 picks Supervisor, Sailor selectees
Personnelman First Class Robert E.
Willett and Yeoman Seaman Russell P.
Skinner who were selected as the Patrol
Squadron Forty-Five Supervisor and
Sailor of the Quarter, were recognized
for their selection by Commander Stephen
F. Loftus, VP-45 Commanding Officer.
PN1 Willett entered the Navy in 1960
after graduating from high school in
Morganfield, KY. Following recruit
training, he was assigned to numerous
ships, with shore tours in Great Lakes,
IL, and the Bureau of Naval Personnel in
Washington, D.C. Petty Officer Willett
reported to VP-45, deploying to Sigonel-
la, Sicily, in August 1975.
Willett feels that a key element in
his selection was his emphasis on team-
work in supervision. Because of this
approach, Petty Officer Willett contends
that a supervisor must treat his subor-
dinates as individual human beings,
rather than merely work producing ob-
jects. By the same token, as office
supervisor, he, too, is a member of the
personnel office team. Willett has suc-
ceeded in not only making the Personnel
Division productive but also conducive
to work, a VP-45 spokesman commented.
Another key element in Willett's sel-
ection is his attitude towards indivi-
dual Navy personnel. Petty Officer Wil-
lett explains that a newcomer's first
impression about VP-45 is formed when
entering the Personnel Office. The
treatment an individual receives when
checking-in contributes largely to the
attitude a newcomer has when starting a
tour with the squadron.
YNSN Skinner, who has been with VP-45
for about a year, was graduated from
high school in Largo, FL, and became in-
terested in the naval service when imme-
diate employment was not available then.
Having a father and uncles who were
Navymen, Skinner looked to the Navy re-
cruiter first. Bringing accomplished
typing skill into the Navy, Skinner at-
tended Yeoman "A" School before report-
ing to VP-45.
Yeoman Skinner serves as the squad-
ron's Operations Yeoman, a billet nor-
mally filled by a senior petty officer.
Asked about his selection as Sailor of
the Quarter, Skinner replied that a pos-
itive attitude is equally important as
the quality of work produced.
Skinner plans to include aviation as
part of his future. He wants to convert
to the aviation antisubmarine warfare
operator rating or pursue one of the
Navy's aviation officer commissioning
programs.
IN COOL MID-AIR FUN, a sledder tops a homemade ramp in the Coral Sea Housing Area.
According to the Naval Station Security Department, no specific instructions about
sledding on Agreed Area roadways has been effected, however, the department rec-
ommends that no sledding should be done in traffic areas.
Base club cards delayed; explained
Issuance of base club cards has been
delayed until early February, according
to Walter Hocketstaller, director of the
Officers' Club and Chief Petty Officers'
/Top 4 Club.
The club cards will apply to patrons
and their guests as follows:
Bona fide guests
The invitation of bona fide guests
into the base clubs on the U.S. Naval
Station, Keflavik, is a privilege grant-
ed to authorized club patrons. In ac-
cordance with Manual for Messes Ashore
(NAVPERS 15951), a bona fide guest is
defined as a person who is actually a
house guest of the host (sponsor), or a
person whose presence as a guest is in
response to a specific invitation for
the specific occasion, who is a member
of the host's party, and for whom the
host is willing to assume responsibili-
ty.
Experience has shown that sponsors
are often unable or unwilling to fulfill
their responsibilities for the behavior
and decorum of their guests. This prob-
lem is magnified when the number of
guests exceeds the sponsor's span of
control.
Icelandic law prohibits persons below
the age of 20 from consuming alcoholic
beverages and persons below the age of
18 from being in establishments where
alcoholic beverages are sold.
Command policy
It is the policy of this command
that:
* No guest below the age of 18 will
be admitted to any club aboard the Naval
Station that dispenses alcoholic bever-
ages, with the exception that dependents
and guests under 18 years of age may be
permitted into food service areas of
clubs for the purpose of dining when ac-
companied by a parent or other adult
sponsor; and they may be permitted to
attend movies and other family oriented
activities in the company of parents or
other adult sponsor;
* Guests below the age of 20 may not
consume alcoholic beverages, except that
guests between the ages of 18 and 20 who
are military may consume malt liquors;
* Military members and authorized pa-
trons may sponsor not more than one
guest or one married couple. Excep-
tions to this limitation may be permit-
ted on an individual basis when a club
patron desires to host a larger number
of guests for a special occasion (wed-
ding anniversary, "wetting down" party,
retirement party, etc.). Advance ar-
rangements must be made by the sponsor
for such occasions. The sponsor shall
contact the club manager during normal
working hours and provide the names of
guests, date, approximate time of arriv-
al, the function they will be attending
and the sponsor's name and club card
number;
* Sponsors are fully responsible for
the behavior and decorum of their
guests. Guests must remain with their
sponsor while in the club. When club
patrons sponsoring guests depart the
club, they must ensure that their
guest (s) also depart;
* In accordance with Manual for Mess-
es Ashore, guests may not make any type
of purchase in the Mess or share in any
expenses incurred by their sponsor.
Enlisted Dining Facility remodeled
To commemorate the renovation of the
Enlisted Dining Facility, Captain Jack
T. Weir, Commander Naval Forces Iceland/
Commanding Officer, Naval Station Kefla-
vik, cut the ribbon Tuesday afternoon at
the galley.
The dining facility, which will in-
clude a proposed lowered ceiling, was
retiled, and a textured-look wall design
complements a partially paneled decor
around the dining area entrance.
In 1971 requisitions were begun for
galley equipment replacements; $100,000
worth of galley equipment was requested
for Fiscal Year 1977.
Spending an estimated $12,000 for re-
modeling the mess decks of the facility,
about 1,500 manhours have been included
during the renovation process.
Two more equipment shipments are ex-
pected to arrive in the near future.
More equipment for the dining hall
should arrive within the next five
months.
On the average, the mess hall serves
from 735 to 900 military personnel at
the noon hour daily.
Distinguished guests at the ceremony
included Naval Supply Corps personnel as
well as tenant command commanding of-
ficers.
Capt. Weir was then honored with a
cake, made by members of the dining
facility, for his birthday.
JO-vehicle check to start Tuesday
The annual mandatory inspection of
JO-tagged motor vehicles (and J-tagged
vehicles owned by Iceland Defense Force
members) will be held Monday through
Thursday. Starting Tuesday through
March 31, inspection will be held from
1:15 to 4:30 p.m. at the Base Motor Pool
Car Wash, Bldg. T-507.
Vehicle owners should proceed from
the Service Station along Transportation
Ave., keeping the Base Transportation
fence on the right, to Bldg. T-507.
The following requirements must be
met: have a valid headlight inspection
sticker and have vehicle registration
(both Icelandic and military) and insur-
ance papers.
Persons should report to the general
safety inspection according to the fol-
lowing inspection dates:
Tuesday-. J-110- JO-610
Wednesday- -JO-863- JO-2629
Thursday- JO-2641- JO-3168
Feb. 7- JO-3186- JO-3619
Feb. 8- JO-3625- JO-4062
Feb. 9- JO-4082- JO-4453
Feb. 10- JO-4456- JO-4794
Feb. 14- JO-4795- JO-5069
Feb. 15- JO-5080- JO-5351
Feb. 16- JO-5352- JO-5566
Feb. 17- JO-5571- JO-5752
Feb. 21- JO-5758- JO-5894
Feb. 22- J0-5895- JO-6031
Feb.. . 23- JO-6034- JO-6150
Feb. 24- JO-6152- JO-6278
Feb. 28- JO-6280- JO-6377
Mar. 1- JO-6378- JO-6482
Mar. 2- JO-6483- JO-6597
Mar. 3- JO-6598- JO-6698
Mar. 7- JO-6700- JO-6785
Mar. 8- JO-6786- JO-6857
Mar. 9- JO-6858- JO-6940
Mar. 10- JO-6941- JO-7018
Mar. 14- JO-7019- JO-7100
Mar. 15- JO-7101- JO-7179
Mar. 16- JO-7180- JO-7251
Mar. 17- JO-7252- JO-7317
Mar. 21- JO-7318- JO-7382
Mar. 22- JO-7383- JO-7455
Mar. 23- JO-7456- JO-7525
Mar. 24- JO-7526- JO-7563
An additional requirement is that all
vehicles must be equipped with tires
which have been specified by the vehicle
manufacturer. Oversize tires will not
be acceptable.
The new 1977 insurance period will
begin March 1. Those persons whose ve-
hicles are inspected after March 1 will
be required to show proof of purchase of
1977 insurance, at least a receipt.
Although not absolutely necessary,
Public Works recommends that persons
whose vehicles are inspected before
March 1, also have 1977 policies.