The White Falcon - 04.03.1977, Page 1

( White FalcoiT)
V/o/ume_XXX///jyi<r?T^or_g_ Ketlavik. Iceland March 4, 1977
Hobby Center construction begins
Ground breaking ceremonies were held
Wednesday, Feb. 23, for construction on
a new Hobby Center, to be located next
to the Viking Bldg. 771.
This type of development work is ra- •
therunusual in Iceland this time of year,
but because of exceptional weather con-
ditions , planners were able to schedule
an early start. Construction of the
building is expected to be complete by
March 1978.
The Hobby Center will be a one story,
concrete building, occupying 11,500
square feet. It is being built by the
Iceland Prime Contractor, and was de-
signed by the Atlantic Division Naval
Facilities Engineering Command, Norfolk
VA. The cost of the building is
$1,020,000. Funding is provided by a
nonappropriated grant/loan from the
Bureau of Naval Personnel.
The present hobby shops, located
in Quonset huts, Bldg. 734, will all
be under one roof in the new Hobby
Center. In addition to facilities
for ceramics, photography, woodwork-
ing, leather work and electronics, a
lapidary hobby shop will be included.
This new service will provide the
equipment and tools for working with
stones and rocks. With cutting and po-
lishing, stones and rocks can be used
to make jewelry and other attractive
collectors' items.
The Hobby Sales Store will also be
located in the new Hobby Center. Run
by the Recreation Department, the store
provides a sales outlet for various
hobby equipment and materials.
Plans have also been made to refur-
bish the Auto Hobby Shop at its present
site. Car lifts and other new equipment
will be installed during the time of the
new Hobby Center construction.
The new Hobby Center will provide im-
proved and more convenient facilities
for use by military personnel and their
dependents.
Club membership cards available now
Club membership cards for the Top of
the Rock, Windbreaker Club and Officers'
Club are now available, according to
Walter Hocketstaller, club director.
Cards will be issued to authorized
personnel at respective clubs and are
valid until the member leaves Iceland.
Authorized personnel are defined as El-
E5 military and dependents 18 and over
for the Top of the Rock, E6-E9 military
for the Windbreaker Club and officers
and dependents for the Officers' Club.
Cards can be obtained by seeing the
clerk in the club office Monday through
Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. A mar-
ried member can also pick up his depen-
dent (s) card(s) but should bring their
ID cards.
The purpose of the new club member-
ship card is to better protect the mem-
bers' privileges. One advantage is that
the card can be used for identification
overseas as proof of membership in a
military club.
Inappropriate behavior will result in
revocation of the card. The length of
time club privileges, are suspended will
depend on the seriousness of the viola-
tion. The Naval Station Commanding Of-
ficer decides when the card will be re-
turned .
Persons holding a club card are al-
lowed to sign in one guest or one cou-
ple. Dependent familys need not be
signed in.
In the case of lost cards, a three or
four day wait may be necessary before a
new card can be issued.
According to Mr. Hocketstaller, it
will be a month to two months time be-
fore all authorized personnel are issued
membership cards. Until then, admit-'
tance to the clubs will be handled as it
is now.
AFAF campaign kicks off
The Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF)
campaign kicked off Monday and provides
an opportunity for every Air Force mem-
ber to support the organizations listed
below that are dedicated to providing aid
to active and retired Air Force person-
nel.
The Air Force Village is a tax exempt,
nonprofit, charitable organization which
provides housing facilities and services
to widows or dependents of Air Force of-
ficers. The retirement facility in San
Antonio, Texas is full with a long wait-
ing list. The residence has representa-
tives from not only the Air Force but
Army, Navy, and Marines as well. Con-
tributions through the Air Force Assis-
tance Fund can be designated to support
this worthwhile organization.
The Air Force Enlisted Men's Widows
and Dependents Home was founded by a
group of active-duty and retired Air
Force NCOs in June 1967 to provide a
residence for widows and widowers of
Air Force enlisted retirees. By the
end of this calendar year, it is ex-
pected that the 100 unit apartment
complex near Fort Walton Beach, FL will
be filled to capacity. Contributions
through the Air Force Assistance Fund
can be designated to support this tax
exempt foundation.
The Air Force Aid Society is also
tax emept, offering emergency finan-
cial assistance to Air Force service-
men and providing educational schol-
arships to dependent children of both
active duty, retired and deceased Air
Force personnel. Contributions to the
Air Force Aid Society can be designated
through the Air Force Assistance Fund.
The Air Force Assistance Fund cam-
0FFICIALLY STARTING THE CAMPAIGN, Air
Forces Iceland Commander Colonel W.E.
Lindeman signs his check for the AFAF.
paign is one of the two on-the-job fund
raising drives authorized by the Air
Force and the doners' tax deductable
contributions will allow these out-
standing organizations to continue their
dedicated works in behalf of all service
members.
When contacted by Unit Project officer
or Keymen, please contribute. For furth-
er information contact your Unit Project
Officer or Capt. Guy D. Ogan Air Force
Assistance Fund Campaign Officer.
ON HAND DURING THE GROUND BREAKING ceremonies are: (left to right) Mr. Gunnar
Tomasson, Public Works Engineering; Mr. Thorkell Jonsson, IPC General Superin-
tendent; Cdr. D.J. Monarch, Naval Station Public Works Officer; Mr. Gunnar
Gunnarsson, IPC Business Manager; Captain Jack T. Weir, Commander Naval Forces
Iceland/Conmanding Officer U.S. Naval Station; Mr. Thor Thors, IPC Financial
Manager; LCdr. J.B. Mossman, 0ICC/R0ICC Iceland; and Mr. Setfan Olafsson, IPC
Job Superintendent. In the background is the D-8 Dozer.
(Photo by PHAN Frederick)
New Instruction, Notice update
alcoholic beverage control rules
Policy guidance for the purchase,
sale,possession and consumption of alco-
holic beverages onboard the Agreed Area
has been updated and reflects several
rule changes. Additionally, notice was
given that new alcoholic beverage con-
trol cards will be issued within the
next several weeks.
The new and updated rules were an-
nounced in Naval Station Keflavik In-
struction 1746.2C issued on Feb. 25 by
Captain Jack T. Weir, Commander Naval
Forces Iceland/Commanding Officer U.S.
Naval Station.
The following information are exerpts
from the instruction and notice. The
policy guidance is extensive and there-
fore cannot be repeated in its entirety.
Consequently, it's important that all
hands read the new instruction and no-
tice to familiarize themselves with the
contents.
Alcoholic beverages are defined as
distilled spirits (whiskies, vodka, gin,
rum, brandy and liquers) malt beverages
(beers, ales and malt liquors) and wine.
The instruction applies to all U.S.
military and nonlcelandic civilians em-
ployed by the Department of Defense or
its contractors and their dependents as-
signed to, employed by or visiting any
U.S. military command or U.S. government
related activity within the Agreed Area.
Also included are transients of NATO
countries conducting official business
with the Defense Force.
Alcoholic beverages for the Agreed
Area are imported into Iceland on a tax-
free basis by agreement with the govern-
ment of Iceland and with the understand-
ing that these duty-free products are'
for the exclusive use of eligible De-
fense Force members, within the Agreed
Area.
General restrictions
The instruction prohibits the sale or
transfer of tax-free alcoholic beverages
to other than authorized persons. Vio-
lation of this rule could result in ad-
ministrative sanction and/or punishment
under the UCMJ.
All alcoholic beverages bought within
the Agreed Area or at a remote site of’
the Agreed Area must be consumed within
that site and cannot be removed from
that site except by authorized purchas-
ing agents.
Additionally, Defense Force members
on leave or in a PCS or TAD status to a
location outside Iceland, may remove
distilled spirits from the International
Airport terminal, subject to entry cus-
toms regulations.
Distilled spirits and wines will not
be sold to, given to, be in the posses-
sion of, or be consumed by military per-
sonnel under the age of 18 and civilians
(including dependents) under 20 -years of
age.
Malt beverages will not be sold to,
given to, be in the posession of, or be
consumed by military personnel under the
age of 18 years and civilian members
(including dependents) under 20 years of
age.
Restrictions on by-the-bottle sale
Alcoholic beverages, by-the-bottle or
by-the-case, may be purchased at: Con-
solidated Package Store and Annex, Com-
missioned Officers' Mess (Open)—only by
authorized Mess patrons. Malt beverages
may be purchased at the Consolidated
Package store, Beverage Store and the
Mini-Mart.
Defense Force members living on the
Agreed Area are authorized to buy three
bottles of distilled spirits, 10 bottles
of wine and four cases of malt beverage
(either by the case or six pack) each
month. Members living in on-base quar-
ters may apply for a one-time initial
allowance of five bottles of distilled
spirits. However, this must be done
within 60 days of moving into family
quarters.
The purchase of alcoholic beverages
by transient or visiting personnel at-
tached to a Defense Force command, for a
period of more than 30 days, is the same
as that for permanent Defense Force mem-
bers. Those assigned for less that 30
days are entitled to buy alcoholic bev-
erages provided they have an endorsement
on their orders. They will not be issued
a beverage control card.
All by-the-bottle, by-the-case sales
will be with the use of the Naval Sta-
tion Keflavik Alcoholic Beverage Control
card. All control cards issued before
March 1, 1977 will be automatically can-
celled on May 1. New control cards, re-
flecting the new authorized limits, will
be issued by the Security Department at
a'later date.
A schedule will be published telling
Defense Force members where they should
go for their new cards. At that time,
all members with cards issued before
March 1 will surrender those cards and
be issued new ones.
Defense Force members who move off
the Agreed Area will immediately surren-
der their cards to Security and thus
lose all their privileges.
The control card is an official mil-
itary document. Replacement of control
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