The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 15.12.1978, Blaðsíða 3

The White Falcon - 15.12.1978, Blaðsíða 3
December 15, 1978 White Falcon Page 3 •Ch ristmas trees on sale Yes, the Christmas season is here again! Adults on the Naval Station have been trying to avoid the Christmas rush by shopping early; children are behaving better than ever for fear of ol* Santa not bringing lots of goodies and everyone is spreading Christmas cheer. Christmas trees went on sale yesterday morning at the Navy Ex- change. So, people will be busy trimming the tree with brightly colored lights, bulbs and icicles. Decorating the Christmas tree is one of the best parts of Christ- mas, but everyone should take pre- caution to avoid Christmas tree fires. According to S.R. Eiriksson, the J^ire Chief of the Keflavik Fire ^fcpartment, a special recipe can be Weed to preserve and fire proof your Christmas tree. The recipe is as follows: a. Cut 1" off the bottom of the trunk to expose fresh wood. b. Place tree in stand. c. Make the following solution: (1) Gallon Water (2) 8 ozs sugar syrup (3) 2 ozs chlorine bleach (4) 2 pinches of epsom salt which is available at the Fire Department. d. Fill bowl at base of tree with solution; replenish as neces- sary. The solution should last from eight to ten days. Not only will the solution fireproof your tree, but it will help preserve and keep the needles on the tree until after the holidays. Enjoy Christmas 1978 the safe and merry way! Merry Christmas Keflavik! Officer training tops AF n Deadline nears Air Force captains have only until Jan. 1, 1979 to apply for the FY 80 Air Staff Training (ASTRA) program. Those with total active federal commissioned service dates in 1973 and 1974 are eligible. Completion of squadron officers school, in residence or by corres- pondence, is a mandatory prerequi- site. Rated officers must have completed at least three years of flying duty since flying training, and all officers must have three or more years of duty since graduating from any Air Force Institute of Technology-sponsored training. If serving in the continental United States, applicants must have completed at least one year on sta- tion as of the Jan. 1 deadline. If overseas, they must have a return date between Oct. 1, 1979 and Sept. 30, 1980 FY 80 ASTRA program selectees will incur a two-year service com- mitment. The ASTRA program is designed to develope future Air Force managers anr planners by stimulating early career growth of promising young officers through exposure to the complexities of the policy and decision-making process. Emphasis is placed on active participation in current Air Staff projects and long-range planning. Safety aids for Due to icy sidewalks and entran- ce ways to buildings, many injuries to Naval Station Personnel are ex- perienced during the winter months. All efforts to reduce or eliminate the injuries must be administered. To help in this effort, salt and sand is available at the wash rack, building //507, free of charge. Tools to break up the ice can be ordered through Supply, such as ship scrapers which could prove effective winter for scraping away the ice. Stock number for this tool is 5110-00-224- 9926 and it’s cost is $16. Another tool is a sidewalk scraper locally procurred from McMasters, at the cost of $7.77. It is recommended that either type tool be procured and used along with the salt/sand available on the station, in protection of human re- sources and prevention of injury to personnel. ews Rolled sleeves allowed Authorization to wear fatigue shirts with the sleeves rolled up has been approved in concept and will soon begin up-dating AFR 32-10 to reflect the change, of- ficials announced. At the same time, Air Force Uni- Board officials said a suggestion to eliminate wear of the fatigue shirt with sleeves cut off was de- ferred. Members are reminded, however, that if they do choose to wear fatigues with cut-off sleeves, they must also possess two long sleeve shirts in accordance with AFR 35-10. Retraining possibilities An existing personnel shortage and planned authorization increases in the explosive ordance disposal (EOD) career field (AFSC 464X0) have created retraining possibili- ties for some people in three muni- tions specialties. If they meet group and grade criteria, personnel in munitions systems (461X0), aircraft armament systems (462X0) and nuclear weap- ons (463X0) fields can apply for retraining into the F.OD specialty. Generally, officials are seeking E-7s and E-8s for the EOD jobs, but some lower grade exceptions may be possible.

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