The White Falcon - 07.07.1978, Blaðsíða 2

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WHITE FALCON
JULY 7, 1978
Continued from Page 1
PROSPECTIVE NEW RETAIL STORE CUSTOMERS
gather to enter this facility (upper
left). CUSTOMERS CLOSELY INSPECT
clothing articles (left). AFTER A
FASHION, patrons view modeled clothing
(upper right). USO picnickers use their
"engineerity" to grill hamburgers
(right). (Falcon staff photos)
Naval reservists visit and mobilize
Detachment 14
Rescue Detachment
At 9 a.m. June 19, 51 naval reserv-
ists waited by the runway at Andrews
Air Force Base, Washington D.C., for the
arrival of the C-118 aircraft which
would transport them far away from the
nation's capital to Iceland.
This group of reservists was compris-
ed of nearly half of Naval Reserve
Keflavik (1066), holding specifically
assigned mobilization billets at Naval
Station Keflavik. Also with them were
four reservists from Naval Reserve
FAIRKEFLAVIK (1066), another reserve
unit drilling at Andrews Air Force Base.
The Naval Reserve Keflavik group was
headed by its unit executive officer,
Lieutenant Commander Roy P.H. Akers, and
the group from Naval Reserve FAIRKEF:-
LAVIK was lead by its commanding of-
ficer, Commander Carl D. England.
Thirteen hours, 3,000 miles and two
box lunches later, the aircraft touched
down at Keflavik airfield. Then the
somewhat groggy but stalwart group emer-
ged from the C-118. Lieutenant Command-
er Janet M. McCauley, Naval Station Kef-
lavik plans officer, welcomed the
reservists.
The eight officers and 43 enlisted
men from Washington spent two weeks aug-
menting active duty personnel and learn-
ing firsthand how to fill mobilization
billets in many divisions at Naval Sta-
tion Keflavik.
Reservists accomplished a variety of
tasks which ranged from folding para-
chutes at the Aircraft Intermediate
Maintenance Department to teaching swim-
ming and water safety at Special Ser-
vices .
Reservists working at the Naval Sta-
tion Security Department directed traf-
fic arround a fire scene in base housing
and a number of reservists also assisted
in preparing the payroll at the Disbur-
sing Office.
The Naval Reserve FAIRKEFLAVIK reser-
vists participated in manpower planning
and administrative activities with their
active duty counterparts and stood
watches at the command's Operations
Control Center.
Under the midnight sun June 27, re-
servist AKC J.L. Hall threw in the first
ball to begin a contest between active
duty and reserve personnel. The ball
game which helped close their short stay
was honored by Chief Hall, who is retir-
ing after 34 years of active/reserve
service. The game was called a draw
at 31 to 31.
Detachment 14, 67th Aerospace Rescue
and Recovery Squadron, was presented the
Rescue Detachment of the Year award by
Major General Ralph S. Saunders, Com-
mander Aerospace Rescue and Recovery
Service, in a ceremony recently.
Lieutenant Colonel .Clarence C.
Campbell, Commander Detachment 14, ac-
cepted the award on behalf of his of-
ficers and enlisted personnel.
Rolling scratch
game
championship
by Dave Haviland
Rolling scratch games of 200 and 193,
VP-56's Don Hoskinson, outlasted
NavCommSta's Tom Westlake. Tournament
leader Carl Card won the $225 first
place check as well as the championship
trophy awarded by the Keflavik Men's
Bowling Association which sanctioned the
tournament through the American Bowling
Congress.
After the grueling 21-game qualifying
round, the top five bowlers included Bob
Vess, also of VP-56, who lost to
Westlake in the first game of the match
play championship finals; Jerry Bagy,
Det. 1, finished fourth, also losing to
Westlake. A surprising final qualifier,
Westlake averaged only 138 during the
season and carried a maximum handicap in
into the tournament. He was finally
defeated by the tournament champion in
the most closely fought match, 200-193.
In the final match, Card, who had led
throughout the tournament, experienced
trouble in finding his line. Nursing a
sore thumb, he went down to defeat
against Hoskinson's consistent bowling.
Additional highlights of the pro-style
tournament included Bill Wolfinger's
high game of 245 and Howard Wentz's 638
scratch series.
The top 10 bowlers received cash
awards which totaled $820.
of the year
Criteria for the award, which is pre-
sented annually to the outstanding Air
Force Rescue Detachment, was based upon
overall performance during 1977, at
which time Det. 14 was credited with
saving 17 lives.
Other factors considered are aircrew
standardization tests, the detachment's
safety record and program and general
housekeeping of detachment spaces.
Since Det. 14 was established in
1971, its mission has been to provide
the Iceland Defense Force with search
and rescue services, using three HH-3E
"Jolly Green Giant" helicopters and one
HC-130 "Hercules"' tanker aircraft.
Working in cooperation with the Ice-
landic Lifesaving Association, the Ice-
landic Coast Guard and the Air Ground
Rescue Service, Det. 14 has epitomized
its motto, "That Others May Live," with
134 lives saved during the last six
years.
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
J02 Jerry L. Foster
Editorial Staff
J02 Ray D. Oosterman
JOSA Paula Ritrovato
AA Karen Mayo
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