The White Falcon - 18.11.1977, Page 1

Dining Hall sets
Thanksgiving
dinner
To offer a traditional Thanksgiving
dinner, the Enlisted Dining Facility
will have special dining hours Thursday
as follows: 3 to 4 p.m. for unaccom-
panied military only and 4 to 6:30 p.m.
for military personnel and their guests
and all other authorized patrons.
The menu will include spicy tomato
juice cocktail, turkey noodle soup,
Virginia baked ham, cherry sauce and
roast tom turkey. I.n addition, other
fare will be brown giblet gravy, can-
died sweet potatoes, creamy whipped po-
tatoes, seasoned corn and steam broccoli
spears.
Cookies for Hofn
As a special Thanksgiving treat, the
Protestant Women of the Chapel will be
sending cookies to the 667th Aircraft
Control and Warning Squadron (H-3) Mon-
day.
Those who wish to donate cookies
should bring them to the NATO base
Chapel Sunday. The PWOC will then pack
the cookies for the flight to Hofn.
The PWOC holds a weekly Bible study
each Thursday at Qtrs. 1045-D from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The group is cur-
rently studying the Book of James,
but it will not meet Thanksgiving Day.
Ankles like ice
Numerous ankle injuries have occurred
because of ice and snow conditions, the
Naval Station Dispensary announces.
Dispensary personnel suggest that
proper initial self-treatment as follows
can save you from increased disability:
1. Report to the Hospital if you
cannot apply full weight on the leg.
2. Apply ice to injured area for 24
hours.
3. Keep leg elevated whenever possi-
ble.
4. Do not apply heat to injured
area until 24 hours after injury.
5. Report to sick call if ankle
seems unstable when walking.
Shoot your turkey
Tomorrow a Thanksgiving turkey shoot
is scheduled at 10 a.m. at the skeet
and trap range. If this event is can-
celed, it will be rescheduled at 1 p.m.
Sunday.
To get to the range, follow the
road past the Sand Hut and Turner
Gate, where the road splits at the air-
plane graveyard; take a sharp right and
drive on to the old Navy bus.
The Captain R. R. Sparks Rod and Gun
Club offers many items for the sports-
man. If you're looking for that special
Christmas gift for your "outdoorsman",
come to the club and browse.
The Rod and Gun Club is located in
Bldg. T-196, next door to the Ski
Chalet. Club opening hours are Mon-
days and paydays 7 to 9 p.m. and
Saturdays 1 to 3 p.m.
Iceland offers some of the best
fresh water trout and Atlantic Salmon
fishing in the world. In addition,
there is goose hunting and the unique
opportunity to hunt Arctic Tarmigan.
The Rod and Gun Club is dedicated
to promoting good relations with Ice-
landic sportsmen and landowners, and
is interested in providing NATO base
sportsmen an opportunity to pursue
and enjoy unique hunting and fishing
available in Iceland.
Volume 33 Number 46
Keflavik, Iceland
November 18, 1977
LOCATED IN BLDG. 126, the Iceland Defense Force headquarters offices are
now open for business, (photo by PHC David L. Brookins)
Rear Admiral, staff
moves to new
headquarters
Rear Admiral Karl J. Bernstein, Com-
mander Iceland Defense Force, and his
staff moved to a new headquarters
building last week.
Now located in Bldg. 126, staff phone
numbers are unchanged. The secretary
joint staff, however, is now J-l Admin-
istration and has been combined with J-l
personnel into one area.
Visitor parking is located at the
back of the building.
The provost marshal and public
affairs officers are now located in
Bldg. 170, and the entrance is through
the Human Relations Center.
PCS funds shortage gaps Keflavik billets
A shortage of the Navy's fiscal year
1978 permanent change of station funds
(PCS), which will have a minimum effect
on personnel now stationed in Iceland,
was announced by the Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations last week.
According to Naval Operations Order
131/77, the shortage was caused by
Secretary of Defense budget cuts and in-
voluntary increases in move costs.
Additional funds have been requested.
Cost reduction actions which have
been implemented for officer and
enlisted personnel are increased Con-
tinental United States no-cost reas-
signments and reduction in cross country
moves.
Additional actions which will affect
officer and enlisted personnel are under
study. It has been recommended that of-
ficer overseas shore tours be increased
to the maximum DoD prescribed area tour.
This would affect areas listed in en-
closure (1) or Bureau of Naval Personnel
instruction 100.26E as 6 - 48 month
tours.
Accompanied tours would be increased
from 36 to 48 months, and career
bachelor tours would jump from 24 to 36
months. Additionally, selected CONUS
sea/shore tours could be increased up to
Since having the second snowfall,
drivers now should be aware of another
problem of winter driving—that of
traction. Traction is reduced by the
accumulation of ice and/or snow. This
does not necessarily mean that the
temperature must be 32 degrees Fahren-
heit or lower for ice to be on the
roads.
In fact, the temperature may be as
high as 38 degrees Fahrenheit with ice
forming at ground level because of the
chill factor.
This can result in the road sur-
face going from wet to icy in a mat-
12 months for officers.
An increase in overseas tour lengths
has been proposed for enlisted
personnel. Areas under consideration
are Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico,
and Bermuda.
The extent of these changes will be
unknown until the amount of FY78 funding
is determined, and detailers will
continue to make every effort to satisfy
personnel duty preferences.
Navy personnel with orders to Iceland
may have their PCS orders delayed or
The 1978 Combined Federal Campaign is
over. Final figures for the NATO base
indicates that there was a 56 percent
participation rate with over $36,000
collected for the annual charity drive.
CFC provides the only opportunity of
the year for DoD personnel overseas,
both military and civilian, to support
the nation's vital non-profit volunteer
agencies which, in turn, help millions.
Representatives of the 13 Interna-
tional Service Agencies, American Na-
ter of minutes.
Drivers might well be on the look-
out for this condition and adjust
driving accordingly.
Another condition may occur at in-
tersections. The road surface may
become slippery because vehicles
slide while stopping and wheels spin
when starting.
To prevent sliding through an in-
tersection and possibly getting in-
volved in an accident, start slowing
the vehicle well in advance of the
intersection and remember to use a
pumping action on the brakes.
cancelled, which would create billet
gaps, according to Commander Paul J.
Thorpe, Iceland Defense Force assistant
Chief of Staff (personnel).
Cdr. Thorpe also said the outlook was
good for approval of tour extension re-
quests from personnel stationed in
Iceland.
Air Forces Iceland has not yet
received instructions concerning PCS
funding, according to Chief Master
Sergeant C. W. Tucker, AFI chief of
military personnel.
tional Red Cross, and 16 National
Health Agencies also have expressed ap-
preciation for all donations, which will
activate the 1978 campaign slogan,
"Make Someone Happy."
Campaign chairman Lieutenant Colonel
James Godwin, in thanking unit key
persons who directed the successful cam-
paign, pointed out that actually
millions of "someones" will be assisted
because of generous overseas DoD
personnel.
Traction
When staring out at an inter-
section, push lightly on the gas
pedal. For those vehicles which have
a standard transmission, use second
gear and allow, a greater distance
between you and a vehicle on the
through street.
When following another vehicle in-
crease your distance to reduce the
possibility of sliding into it.
Remember, when traction is reduced
reduce your speed. To reduce injuries,
in case you should get involved in an
accident—how about buckling that seat
belt.
1978 Combined Federal Campaign ends
NATO base collects over $36,000
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