The White Falcon - 24.06.1977, Blaðsíða 1

AF1 recehrei outstanding unit award
Colonel Babcock relieves Colonel Lindeman as Commander
During ceremonies, Colonel Leon W.
Babcock Jr, will relieve Colonel
William E. Lindeman as Commander, Air
Forces Iceland, Monday at 1 p.m. in
Hangar 830.
Col. Babcock was born at Highland,
IL on Jan. 2, 1932. He was educated
at Franklin, IN, and graduated from
Franklin High School in 1949 and from
Franklin College, with a bachelor of
arts degree in mathematics in 1954.
He later earned a master of business
administration degree in industrial
management from Florida State Univer-
sity in 1966.
He entered the Air Force in 1954
and received his commission through the
aviation cadet program in 1955.
From 1956 through 1964, Col. Babcock
was an instructor pilot and operations
officer in the Air Training Command, in-
structing in F-86 and F-89 aircraft
at Moody Air Base, GA and James Connally
^.ir Force Base, TX.
f Following his schooling at Florida
State University, he was chief of the
weapons branch and fighter officer for
the Alaskan Air Command at Elemendorf
Air Force Base, AK from 1966 through
1969. In 1970, he was assigned to Ubon
Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand,
where he flew 500 combat hours in F-4
aircraft as officer in charge of forward
air controllers.
In 1971, Col. Babcock became chief
of the weapons branch for 20th Air
Division at Ft. Lee, VA.
He was assigned to the Pentagon in
1972, working in the J-5 (plans) office
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Chief
of the North American Branch. Two years
later, he was selected as the Air Force
COLONEL LEON W. BABCOCK JR.
representative for the Department of
State 10-month Senior Seminar in Foreign
Policy, the federal government's most
advanced program to develop senior exe-
cutives in the foreign affairs field.
He has been vice commander of 25th
Air Division since July 1975.
Col. Babcock's military decorations
include the Distinguished Flying Cross
with one oak leaf cluster, Air Medal
with 13 oak leaf clusters, Meritorious
Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster,
Air Force Commendation Medal and the
Joint Service Commendation Medal.
He is married to the former Valda A.
Newberry of Bainbridge, GA They have
Aerospace Defense Command Headquarters
as chief of staff. Col. Babcock
was previously the Vice Commander of the
25th Air Division of the Aerospace
Defense Command.
Major General John R. Spalding Jr.,
the Vice Commander in Chief of the Aero-
space Defense Command, is scheduled to
arrive today to visit Air Forces Iceland
units. He will travel to the 667th
Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
at Hofn during the weekend and will
return to Keflavik Monday.
General Spalding will preside at
the ceremonies in Hangar 830. At that
time, Air Forces Iceland will be pre-
sented the Air Force Outstanding Unit A-
ward for July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976.
The award citation reads, in part:
"Personnel of Air Forces Iceland dis-
tinguished themselves by the outstanding
manner in which they accomplished their
primary mission of detecting, inter-
cepting, and identifying non-North
Atlantic Treaty Organization aircraft
penetrating the Iceland Military Air
Defense Identification Zone. Routine
flying operations is considered a
special achievement when conducted in
the harsh environment of Icelandic
winter conditions. The outstanding
ratings received during the Aerospace
Defense Command inspections and the
results of the Command Equipment
Management Survey Team confirm the
highly professional manner in which the
Air Forces Iceland organizations per-
form their responsibilities."
This is the second consecutive Out-
standing Unit Award Air Forces Iceland
has received.
COLONEL WILLIAM E. LINDEMAN
two sons: Steven who is 16 and Chris-
topher who is 11.
Col. Lindeman has been the Air Forces
Iceland Commander since July 8, 1975.
In addition to receiving two Air Force
Outstanding Unit Awards during his
command, Air Forces Iceland also re-
ceived other accolades: The 57th F.I.S.
and AFI Supply won Aerospace Defense
Command's Lieutenant General Royal N.
Baker Awards for excellence in their
fields and the 57th F.I.S. was also
awarded the Hughes Aircraft Corporation
to the "Top Fighter Interceptor Squadron
in the World."
Col. Lindeman has been assigned to
Traveling time is here again
Summer is coming, and many people are
planning trips. Now is the time to get
out your family's immunization records
and check to see if they are up to date.
Those families who transfer to the
states, who have school age children
should be aware that most school systems
require all immunizations to be current.
Below are the standard immunizations
recommended by the Academy of Pediatrics
and the Medical Department of the Navy.
Age
2 months
4 months
6 months
12 months
15 months
Immunizations
DPT#1 (against diptheria,
pertusis-whopping cough and
tetanus)
0PV//1 (oral polio vaccine
or tri-valent polio)
DPT/OPV//2—two OPV required
for basic series
DPT//3—three DPT required
for basic series
Tine test for Tuberculosis
suggested annually
mumps, measles (Rubeola,
Hard Measles and Red Mea-
sles) and Rubella (Ger-
man measles, Three day
measles)—given together
as M.M.R.
18 months DPT/OPV booster
DPT/OPV booster (children
who enter Kindergarten this
fall should obtain their
booster at the time of
their school physical to be
scheduled in August)
tetanus booster every 10
years
polio booster every 15
years
These are basic immunizations every
American child should have.
In addition, if you plan to travel to
Europe, the typhoid series is recommended.
It is a two-shot series given one month
apart and is good for three years.
For those people who go to Italy, a
cholera shot is strongly recommended.
Again, it is a two-shot series but given
seven days apart with a booster every
six months.
If anyone has any questions about
his shot records, the shot record must
be brought to the Shot Clinic, located
in the Hospital Emergency room. Because
of the different abbreviations that may
be used to list immunizations it is ex-
tremely difficult to interpret records
over the phone.
Hospital personnel are willing to help
you bring your records up to date.
4-6 years
after age
six
Recreation to head July 4 activities
The United States will celebrate her
201st birthday next month, and, to help
her along with the party, the Recreation
Department has planned to share in the
festivities at Keflavik.
According to Valberg Larusson,
Special Services director, the activi-
ties will be traditional with fireworks,
food booths and square dancing.
A parade is scheduled to assemble at
the corner of Sudurgata and Austurbraut
with the Marine Barracks in charge.
All athletic events are scheduled to
occur at the softball field. Also, the
bowling alley is scheduled to house some
activities.
The bowling alley is scheduled to
have all machines and lanes in operation
by the end of the month, according to
the director.
All clubs will have activities on
July 3.
The Fire Station is scheduled to give
rides on the fire trucks and to serve as
watch during the fireworks.
A schedule of events will be printed
in the White Falcon's July 1 edition.
The director issued a notice to all
base personnel and their dependents,
"start getting into the festive spirit."
KICKING OFF the Navy Relief Society Campaign, Rear Admiral Karl J.
Bernstein, Commander Fleet Air Keflavik/Commander Iceland Defense Force,
hands a donation to Chief Yeoman Ronald G. Wideman, FLTAIRKEF Navy Relief
representative. The campaign, which began June 16, will run until July 6.
(photo by PH2 Roseanne Caruso)
TSgt Matthew J. DeLuca
takes Meritorious Service
during commander’s call
Technical Sergeant Matthew J. DeLuca
was awarded the Meritorious Service
Medal in a formal ceremony during a
Detachment 14 Commander's Call last
week.
The medal was given for meritorious
service as line chief-in-charge of six
VH-1F Bell Huey helicopters at Malm-
strom Air Force Base, MT from April
1973 to December 1976.
Sergeant DeLuca is presently a
noncommissioned officer in charge of
quality control at Det. 14.