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Volume XXXIII Number 11
Ketlavik. Iceland
March 18. 1977
KEY PERSONNEL check new produce at the Commissary Store, (above) NCO Wives'
Club president Mrs. Carole Studnicka gives a savings bond to SOY, DTI Ander-
son. (below) (U. S. Navy photo)
1976 Sailor of the Year feted
To honor the 1976 Naval Station ficer Naval Station Keflavik, gave
Sailor of the Year, a ceremony was held
last week for Dental Technician First
Class James D. Anderson.
Based upon his selection, Petty Of-
ficer Anderson will enter as a candi-
date in the Commander Naval Air Force,
U. S. Atlantic Fleet Sailor of the
Year competition.
During the ceremony, the NCO Wives
Club president presented DTR1 Anderson
with a $100 savings bond.
Captain Jack T. Weir, Commander
Naval Forces Iceland/Commanding Of-
P01 Anderson an engraved plaque to
commemorate his selection.
In addition, the NAVSTA Sailor of
the Year received a dinner for two at
the Windbreaker Club.
He was also granted a 96 hour
liberty.
Petty Officer Anderson’s selection
for Naval Station Sailor of the Year
for 1976 was incorrectly reported in
last week's White Falcon as being
Naval Forces Iceland.
Renovation scheduled for Arctic Bowl
Renovation will begin March 28 on the
older portion of the Arctic Bowl, ac-
cording to Special Service Director
Valberg Larusson.
A totally new ceiling will be con-
structed as well as wall areas in the
old part before new lanes may be com-
pleted in the new six-lane section.
The Arctic Bowl is expected to re-
open the middle of June, the director
commented.
Upon completion of the renovation,
the bowling alley will consist of 18
lanes, featuring new lane beds and
approaches and face masks.
All 18 lanes will have the latest
AMF bowling equipment, including new.
pinsetters.
A new addition to the bowling alley
will be the Special Services Bowling
Pro ShoD. The shop will carry bowling
accessories, and the facility will
have a bowling ball sale which will
include drilling.
The director states, "We anticipate
that the largest benefit will be, of
course, to open bowling. And, that a
capability for outside league bowling
other than intermural, to some degree,
will also exist."
Further, he added, "We are looking
toward the possibility of bringing
some pro bowlers to Keflavik for in-
struction."
Lastly, the director mentioned
that locker availability would be in-
creased.
Weekly provision flight changed
The weekly provision flight has been
changed from Thursday to Tuesday—effec-
tive March 15—and will provide Commis-
sary Store patrons more shopping time
for fresh produce.
Credit for bringing this change about
can be attributed to a number of key of-
ficials and many weeks of detailed plan-
ning. Captain Jack T. Weir, Commander
Naval Forces Iceland/Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Station determined the need
for an earlier in the week flight and
began coordination locally.
Among naval station personnel who as-
sisted with this project were: Comman-
der D. Blish,' Lieutenant Commander A.
Johnson and Aviation Boatswain's Mate
Senior Chief R. Benson with the Air Op-
erations Department and Commander R.
Arendell of the Supply Department.
Two key officers at Norfolk, VA.
helped to make the produce flight change
a reality and they were: Rear Admiral
W.M. Oiler, commanding officer of the
Norfolk supply center and Lieutenant
Colonel Wilkinson, USAF, MAC representa-
tive on the staff of Commander Naval Air
Force, U.S. Atlantic.
Changing the day of the produce flight
will result in cheaper prices for custom-
ers because of surveys and markdowns in
the produce department.
Items will usually be on sale an hour
and a half after their arrival onboard
the station which' includes an hour for
refueling time for the plane before off-
loading can begin.
Senior mid requested
Many base organizations have, in the
past years, awarded scholarships to
graduating seniors from the A.T. Mahan
High School.
If any base club would be interested
in sponsoring a scholarship to help de-
fray the cost of post-high school edu-
cation for the graduates, contact Ms.
JoAnne Ricketts at the High School at
7625.
In a given week, if the plane is on
time, the latest produce should be avail-
able by 11:30 a.m., based on refueling
and receiving time.
Consumer benefits include a larger
selection with more time to choose de-
sired produce, better convenience for
the customer, and, Thursday late shopping
should become more enjoyable, according to
Commissary Store Officer-in-Charge Lieu-
tenant junior grade R.D. Oxford. Custom-
ers will, however, have to order more
than usual because of the earlier arri-
val.
The ComStore Oinc further states,
"With the flight coming in earlier, it
will give us a better picture for fore-
casting because we will be selling more
and salvaging less.
"Our main desire," Ltjg Oxford contin-
ued, "is to ensure that the staple vege-
tables will always be on hand, i.e., let-
tuce, carrots, tomatoes and oranges."
"However," he added, "we might run out
of ordinary items such as Chinese cabbage
and cauliflower."
In another area of customer conven-
ience, a new label weighing machine has
been bought from England. Due to arrive
at Mildenhall April 15, this new device
will then be shipped to Keflavik.
This machine will replace the present
1950s vintage labeler, and will give the
customer a better descriptive label, ac-
cording to the Department of Agriculture
specification, the lieutenant commented.
(See related story on Page 2)
RAdm Gureck to visit base
Rear Admiral William A. Gureck,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Readiness and
Resources, Commander-in-Chief, U.S.
Atlantic Fleet, is slated to arrive
in Keflavik at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
RAdm Gureck will tentatively de-
part the Naval Station at 3 p.m.
Thursday.
DISPLAYING THE CITATION are Lieutenant Commander Elliott, Captain Weir and
Commander Blish. (U. S. Navy photo)
NAVSTA receives accident free citation
An Accident Free Aircraft Operations
Citation was awarded to Naval Station
Keflavik for the period Dec. 21, 1975 to
Dec. 20, 1976, by Vice Admiral H. E.
Greer, Commander Naval Air Force United
States Atlantic Fleet.
The citation reads, in part: "Com-
mander, Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic
Fleet, takes great pleasure in accord-
ing special recognition for meritorious
achievement in aviation safety...for
operations without a major aircraft
accident for the one year period....
The commanding officer, officers and
men of the U. S. Naval Station Keflavik
are congratulated for this fine a-
chievement. They can take pride in
such outstanding performance and in
their contribution to the continual
reduction in losses of personnel and
material assets within the Naval Air
Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet and the
United States Navy." (signed) H. E.
Greer
Station aircraft statistics in-
clude 552 flights and 1,462 hours
flown by both the assigned C-117D and
C-118 aircraft.
Total flights/hours by type are
divided as follows: C-117D, 362
flights and 619 hours; C-118, 190
flights and 843 hours.
Missions—by type—are categorized
according to the following: The
C-117D supports the Air Force 667th
Aircraft Control and Warning Squad-
ron at the H-3 site, Hofnafjordur.
The site is 219 miles from Keflavik
on Iceland's southeast coast.
The C-118 supports the Naval
Station and tenant commands with
logistics and the Environmental and
Morale Leave Program flights to
Great Britain and Europe.