The White Falcon - 24.06.1977, Blaðsíða 3

June 24, 1977
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MAC travel outlined
The Secretary of Defense recently
approved travel aboard Military Airlift
Command aircraft for certain eligible
Department of Defense personnel who wish
to purchase a reservation. These indivi-
duals do not have to purchase a reserva-
tion, since they are eligible to travel
on a space-available basis.
However, by purchasing space and re-
ceiving a confirmed reservation, they
will be assured of a seat when they need
one.
Reservation confirmed
Once a reservation is confirmed, these
individuals will no longer have a space
available option even if space available
seats still exist on the flight. For
this reason, travelers in this category
should wait until arriving at the aerial
port before making the decision.
Other categories
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These individuals are:
BETWEEN U.S./OVERSEAS AREAS
*Individual-sponsored dependents ac-
quired in an overseas area during a
servicemember's current assignment who
are not eligible for transportation at
government expense, providing command
policies and U. S. Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service requirements are met.
*Dependents of a servicemember in
paygrade E-5 with more than two years
service or in a higher paygrade who at
the time of permanent change of station
were not entitled to transportation at
overnment expense to accompany the
servicemember to an overseas duty sta-
tion, PROVIDING the servicemember has
attained an eligible paygrade which
will permit dependent transportation at
government expense upon subsequent re-
assignment :
^dependents acquired by a service-
member of eligible paygrade after per-
manent transfer date—and wishes de-
pendents transported overseas.
*military personnel traveling on
temporary duty orders to attend scien-
tific, professional or technical semin-
ars .
^immediate or affinitive relatives
who are permanent household members of
a servicemember or DOD employee when
such person is authorized dependent
travel at government expense.
*travel of certain dependents when
approved between an overseas area and
the United States.
^dependents of fulltime, paid Ameri-
can Red Cross personnel for transocean
travel only.
*DOD employees stationed overseas
when traveling to the U. S. on bona
fide emergencies involving the immedi-
ate family.
*dependents of servicemembers sta-
tioned in the U. S. from the overseas
area and return when traveling on bona
fide emergencies in connection with
serious illness, death or impending
death of an immediate family member.
Individual-sponsored dependents of ac-
tive duty members are permitted trans-
portation from the overseas area to
the U. S. only; space available or
space required transportation to re-
turn individual-sponsored dependents
to the overseas area is not authorized.
Oversees areas
Transportation within/between over-
seas areas includes:
*secondary-grade dormitory students
traveling between their sponsorTs over-
seas duty station and the nearest DOD
accredited overseas secondary school.
*U. S. citizen DOD employees sta-
tioned overseas when traveling in con-
nection with a bona fide immediate
family emergency.
*command-sponsored dependents of
servicemembers and U. S. citizen em-
ployees of DOD when both sponsor and
dependents are stationed overseas and
travel is for immediate family emer-
gency.
*U. S. citizen civilian employees of
nonappropriated fund activities whose
travel from the U. S. to the overseas
area related to a PCS assignment at non-
appropriated fund expense for immediate
family emergency.
*fulltime, paid personnel of the Amer-
ican Red Cross serving the U. S. mili-
tary when the travel involves an immedi-
ate family emergency.
In designated overseas areas, the fol-
lowing categories of individuals may now
be provided air transportation in the
Overseas Environmental and Morale Leave
Program on either space-available or
"Pay Now, Fly Now" space-required cash-
reimbursable basis to take ordinary
leave in another location:
*active duty military personnel in a
leave status.
*DOD U. S. citizen employees in a
leave status and eligible for government
transportation to the U. S. upon tour
completion.
*command-sponsored dependents of mili-
tary members or DOD civilian employees,
traveling accompanied or unaccompanied.
*fulltime paid American Red Cross per-
sonnel on duty with the military when the
senior representative of that agency
concurs and all requirements of travel
are met.
Participants in this travel are re-
stricted to two trips a year; they must
meet all directives and foreign require-
ments concerning passports, visas, cus-
toms and immunizations and must have
sufficient funds available to pay for the
return trip via commercial transportation
if space-available or space-required
transportation cannot be provided.
Unified commands will designate in-
stallations overseas which meet certain
conditions to participate in this new
program.
The Military Airlift Command operates
scheduled and unscheduled flights
and charters commercial aircraft to take
personnel and cargo to military in-
stallations around the world.
Space available
Space available travel is a by-product
of this military mission. If passenger
space is left over after all the mission
requirements are met, then space availa-
ble passengers may be transported.
Even then, the space is available for
the passenger only between the departure
point and the next enroute stop; if mis-
sion requirements increase and addition-
al passengers or cargo is put on the
aircraft at the enroute stop, then the
space available passenger may not get
back on that aircraft.
So, the key to using space available
transportation is flexibility.
Space-available registers are main-
tained to the destinations and enroute
points served by each departure terminal.
An eligible person wishing to use
space available travel may register for a
specific destination or enroute point,
or the traveler may register for up to
five destinations.
To register, the would-be servicemem-
ber passenger must have a valid leave
authorization; dependents must present
DD From 1173. Servicemembers in a pass
status without leave must show DD Form
2 and any required border documenta-
tion.
Retired military personnel must also
present DD Form 2 and their dependents
must show DD Form 1173.
All other individuals must present
travel orders or transportation authori-
zation which contains reference to the
appropriate section of DOD Regulation
4515.13-R(C2) which authorizes space
available travel.
Off register
Passengers who do accept a seat or
are not available for transportation
when it is offered to any of their
registered destinations on aiflight
whose scheduled departure has been posted
for 24 hours will have their names re-
moved from the register. These indivi-
duals may reregister, but then their
names would be placed at the bottom of
their appropriate category on the
register.
Categories include: Flights between
the United States and overseas areas;
flights within the continental U. S.
and flights within and between overseas
areas.
Some helpful hints for space-availa-
ble travel are as follows:
*be flexible in planning and taking
the trip.
*be prepared to take transportation
at commercial expense.
*be ready to go with necessary docu-
ments.
*plan to take advantage of this mili-
tary benefit during October through
April, the "off-season" period when PCS
travel is not heavy and have sufficient
funds to buy a commercial ticket for
the return trip.
For more information, call ABCS R. G.
Benson at the Navy Air Terminal at
4649.
ENJOYING the P-3C Radar/ESM/MAD station, Ms. Janet Moore examines its con-
trols. (photo by PH3 R. D. Newman)
Career Day brings students to squadron
During the recent A. T. Mahan VP-24.
Schools' student "Career Days" two groups Patrol Squadron Keflavik (VP-24) is
visited VP-24.
This program was intended to familiar-
ize the students with the different pro-
fessions available to them and, through
later classroom discussions, extend
their practical knowledge of the educa-
tional and technical backgrounds
required for a wide range of jobs.
Each pupil accompanied his father or
mother to work during the morning and,
to better prepare the teachers for the
ensuing discussions, participants were
given an introductory tour of several
activities in the Iceland Defense Force.
Following a general background
briefing which familiarized the faculty
with defense force missions and its
operational makeup, the teachers visited
several key aviation units, including
responsible for all maritime surveillance
in connection with IDF's twin missions
of defending Iceland and participating
in the overall NATO Defense System for
the North and Central Atlantic area.
Two groups were involved on succes-
sive days: the first being teachers
from seventh to twelfth grades and the
second included elementary school staff.
Both groups toured P-3C "Orion" air-
craft, and informal question and an-
swer period followed, hosted by
AOC "Bo" Adkinson, VP-24's career coun-
selor, as well as several flight crew-
members and maintenance personnel.
Topics ranged from technical training
schools available to naval personnel to
the role of women in the Navy's flight
program.
Got a problem? See your AFI Enlisted Advisory
Communications Is what the Air Forces
Iceland Enlisted Advisory Council is
all about. It exists to bring your
ideas and complaints to the Air Forces
Iceland Commander
It can bring to light many com-
plaints before becoming problems of any
magnitude; projects are undertaken to
improve facilities, working conditions,
living conditions and morale of Air
Two years of college studying
will get you this degree
Two University of Maryland students
received general associate of arts de-
grees Monday after completing the re-
quired 60 hours.
Master Sergeant Orlaff T. Morton Jr.
assigned to the 932nd Aircraft Control
and Warning Squadron (ACWS) at Rockville
and Electronic Technician First Class
Ronald A. Charles of the Human Relations
Center were presented their degrees in
the Naval Station Conference room by Dr.
Ernest Hankamer, University of Maryland
United Kingdom area director.
"The studies became a part of my daily
job," ET1 Charles stated. He received
a Certificate of Scholarship and the
Scholastic Achievement Medallion for
highest honors. P01 Charles will be
leaving Wednesday to continue work
at Counseling and Assistance Center,
Corpus Christi, TX. He hopes to re-
Force personnel in Iceland.
Council members meet with the AFI
Commander monthly, and complaints and
suggestions are presented by the repre-
sentatives.
All units assigned to Air Forces
Iceland are represented on the council.
See the squadron representatives for
help.
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ceive his master's degree in psycho-
logy.
"This is a step toward getting my
bachelor of science in computer science
from the University of Kansas," MSgt.
Morton stated.
In Dr. Hankamer's speech, he told the
graduates that education is derived
from a Latin term; meaning "to lead
out of." He also stated that the
degrees represent a mark along a scale
and that mark has to be extended on-
ward to a master's degree.
At the close of the ceremony, Ms.
Cheryl Dorman, University of Maryland
representative, presented the graduates
with a poster, from a registrar's work-
shop held in December entitled "Diego
Voci."
RECEIVING AA DEGREES, MSgt Morton and ET1 Charles listen attentively as Dr.
Hankamer talks on the need for education. The ceremony was held in the
Naval Station Conference room Monday, (photo by JOSN Ike Taylor)