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Volume XXXIII Number 10 Keflavik, Iceland March 11. 1977
1at dentil tech Naval Advisor graduates
DTR1 Anderson honored as 1976 Sailor of the Year
The 1976 Naval Forces Iceland Sailor
of the Year is Dental Technician Repair
♦First Class James D. Anderson.
DTR1 Anderson of the Naval Station
Dental Clinic was selected for this
annual honor last week. Petty Officer
Anderson was chosen from three candi-
dates .
His selection, based on leadership
qualities, technical and professional
proficiency, will entitle him to enter
the Atlantic Fleet competition.
The 1976 SOY was previously honored
as Petty Officer of the Quarter in the
last quarter of 1976.
Petty Officer Anderson, who has
served at Naval Station Keflavik for
six months on a one-year tour, is a
14-year Navyman. He has been a dental
technician repairman for 12 years.
An avid coin collector, he enjoys
bowling and table tennis.
Having volunteered for duty in Ice-
land, he says, "I am very impressed
with the beauty of the country. I
find the people to be super great."
While in Iceland, he has visited
London on a four-day R and R trip.
Also, he has journeyed to Selfoss and
Vik.
He wants to take a five-day bus
tour of Iceland at Eastertime.
After attending Albuquerque, N.M.
High School, he joined the Navy on
European director
to visit Kef center
The USO European Area Executive Di-
rector is scheduled to arrive Thursday
and will visit the NATO Base until March
23.
Earl Watt, who retired from the Naval
Reserve in March 1973 with the rank of
captain, oversees USO clubs and activi-
ties in Germany, France and Italy, being
headquartered in Paris.
The 30-year Naval Reserve veteran
also serves as executive director for
the Paris USO.
Headquarters in New York, the former
Navy captain became the assistant
director of development for the Eastern
Region.
He later was selected as Personnel
Director for Worldwide Operations.
The USO European Director is slated
to meet with Rear Admiral Karl J.
Bernstein, Commander Iceland Defense
Force, and Captain Jack T. Weir, Com-
mander Naval Forces Iceland/Command-
ing Officer Naval Station Keflavik
March 18.
From 1968 until December 1971 he
directed USO operations in the Virgin
Islands as the Caribbean USO executive
officer, based at Puerto Rico.
In December 1971, he reported to
Atlanta, GA, serving as the Southeast
Regional Executive.
Transferring in August 1972 to USO
An Open House Tea is planned from 3
to 5 p.m. at the USO Center March 23.
Free food will be featured. Special
invitations will be sent to tenant
commands.
The USO European Director will
depart Keflavik March 24.
Hospital offers food preparation advice
Any organization, planning meals for
public or group consumption, may con-
tact the Hospital Preventive Medicine
Section at 4109 for an appointment,
to obtain recommendations concerning
food preparation, handling and serv-
ing, according to a Dispensary spokes-
man.
The following foods are most often
found to be the cause of food poisoning:
Any type of salad, containing raw eggs,
milk, milk products, salad dressing and
mayonnaise.
The foods which fall into these cat-
egories usually are potato salad, ma-
caroni salad, egg salad, ham salad, tuna
fish salad and plain sliced ham.
These foods are normally served cold
and, once prepared, such items must be
kept chilled at 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
No food should be served after it has
been set out for three hours at room
temperature, including preparation time.
In other words, if food is normally
served cold, keep those foods at 40 de-
grees Fahrenheit or below without freez-
ing; and, those foods normally served
hot, keep those at 140 degrees Fahren-
heit or above until served.
Using these precautions will great-
ly lower the possibility of causing one
individual or many people to suffer the
agonies of food poisoning.
Sept. 14, 1962.
Upon graduating from recruit
training at the Naval Training Center
at San Diego, CA, he was assigned to
the Naval Communications Station
Hawaii after which he transferred to
the shipyard commander's office
Pearl Harbor.
He then attended Dental Technician
"A" School, San Diego, and received an
assignment to the Washington Navy Yard.
A prerequisite to repair school,
Electrician's Mate "A" School was next
in his technical training.
After undergoing Dental Technician
Repair School at Bethesda, MD, he re-
ceived a variety of tour assignments.
These tours of duty include: Subic
Bay, Philipines, Naval Dental Clinic
Pearl Harbor and the Naval Advisor
School, Coranado, CA.
Subsequently, he served with the
Naval Advisory Group Vietnam. He is
the only dental technician on active
duty to graduate from the Naval Staff
Advisory Course.
Petty Officer Anderson works at
the Marine Club in his off-duty time.
He iblans to join the Fleet Reserve
Association.
Concerning his selection for 1976
Sailor of the Year, he stated, "I was
pleased and surprised about my selec-
tion."
Dispensary urges dependents* records filed early
According to Senior Medical Officer
Captain (Dr.) R.J. Trettel, personnel
arriving for duty in Iceland, who have
carried their dependents’ records with
them should turn these records in at the
Hospital as soon as possible. They
should not wait until the first time a
family member requires medical atten-
tion. This will prevent the loss or
misplacing of these important documents
and assist the Hospital in providing
better service.
Refractions for dependents can no
longer be provided at the Hospital. In
the future, refractions at the Base Hos-
pital can only be provided to active du-
ty personnel.
Routine optometric services, includ-
ing refractions, corrective lens and
contact lens for dependents are not
CHAMPUS benefits.
Routine ophthalmologic care, that is,
treatment other than eye refractions,
remains available to dependents at the
Hospital.
The Hospital appointment desk number
is 3235, so please make a note in your
telephone book. Appointments can be
made at this number Monday through Fri-
day, between 8 a.m. and noon and 1 to 5
p.m.
For those dependents who request this
service, the Hospital will make appoint-
ments with the consulting ophthalmolo-
gist at his office in Reykjavik. To
'make an appointment call Aviation Medi-
cine at 3315.
Patients requiring a return appoint-
ment in a month or less are urged to do
so in person before leaving the Hospi-
tal.
Waiting to make an appointment until
a few days before the return visit is
due may result in an unnecessary delay
because all appointments may be already
filled.
Also, the Hospital has available a
listing of ophthalmologists/optometrists
located in Reykjavik.
57th FIS personnel lauded; awarded medals
During the 57th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron Commander’s Call held today,
Lieutenant Colonel William M. Foy, 57th
FIS Commander, presented the awards for
Five and Seven Level Maintenance Man of
the Month to Staff Sergeant Dale L.
Ellington and Sergeant Kenneth C.
Trivette.
SSgt. Ellington is a member of the
Survival Equipment Section and is res-
ponsible for maintenance of all water
survival equipment. He has proven him-
self to be particularly adept at manu-
facturing components made of various
fabrics, without the benefit of patterns
or drawings.
Sgt. Trivette is a member of the Wea-
pons Loading Standardization Team. In
this position, he helps to train loading
crews, evaluate crew performance, and
up-date procedures and technical data.
These individuals have proven them-
selves to be invaluable assets support-
ing the squadron’s mission, a 57th FIS
spokesman commented.
Other 57th FIS personnel have been
awarded The Air Force Commendation
Medal. They are as follows:
Chief Master Sergeant Franklin W.
Briggs (Second Oak Leaf Cluster), Staff
Sergeant Bobby R. Hubbard (First Oak
Leaf Cluster), Technical Sergeant Edward
A. Conyers (First Oak Leaf Cluster),
Technical Sergeant Sherman B. Sanders
(First Oak Leaf Cluster), Technical Ser-
geant Vijay K. Sharma (First Oak Leaf
Cluster), Master Sergeant Larry J.
Puckett (First Oak Leaf Cluster), Cap-
tain Henry A. Bryant, Staff Sergeant
Michael J. Austin and Major Charles L.
Turner.
March weather based on current outlook
Climatological records indicate that
Keflavik's weather during March has
changed little from the weather as ex-
perienced during February.
Based on recent trends, the contin-
ued general outlook for March includes
mild weather patterns which have existed
this winter.
March is the time of the vernal equni-
nox—the time when the sun crosses the
plane of the Earth's equator. This nor-
mally occurs about the third week of the
month and it is then that all over the
Earth night and day are equal length.
In the northern hemisphere, the days
become longer than the nights after this
equinox and, as the sun rises higher
above the horizon, the seasonal warm-
ing trend continues.
AF Sgt. recognized
Master Sergeant Ronald Ellings-
worth, Detachment 360, recently was
awarded the Air Force Commendation
Medal for outstanding service during
his previous assignment with Air
Force Systems Command.
Windbreeker electa
advisory board
The Windbreaker Advisory Board held
a general election last Wednesday.
The following members were elected:
President — CTCM W. Johnson
Vice President — AC1 D. McGinnis
Secretary — DPI J. Easley
Treasury — MSgt. G. Coon
Parliamentarian — AKC W. Damewood