The White Falcon - 08.02.1980, Blaðsíða 2
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The White Falcon
February 8, 1980
Snow drought for Jan.;
THE BIPvDS AND THE BEES—Mrs. Boker (Jim O'Connor) has her hands full with
Baby Moe (Pete Bell at left) and Baby Tommy (Mike Penick) as they try and
learn the facts of life. This scene is from the play Infancy which is one
of three plays that will be presented on Feb. 23-24 at the Top of the
Rock by the USO Theatre Workshop Group. Tickets will be available at
the USO and the Top of the Rock. (Photo by J03 David Guise)
Desmarais is cited as top switchboard operator
Airman First Class Rene P. Des-
ir.arcis has been selected for a sec-
ond time for the award of A.ir Forces
Iceland (AFI) Switchboard Operator.
Airman Desmarais is assigned to
1913 Communication Group, Rockville.
Among his many duties is the control
and monitoring of Air Forces Iceland
SAGE/Autovon voice communications
system.
He was selected by popular vote
for his constant superior perfor-
You have seen this phrase on
your message traffic since last week
and probably wondered what It meant.
The idea orginated with an article
in the Navy Times describing sponta-
neous actions taking place through-
out the United States to show sup-
port to, and to draw attention to
the Americans detained in Iran.
The adoption of the idea for
local use came via the suggestion
box. It caught on very quickly and
soon the entire Naval Communication
station was enthusiastically in-
volved. The idea did not belong to
any one group, but was meant to be
shared by everyone.
The Old Oak Tree is on the Quar-
terdeck of CommSta. You can add
your yellow ribbon by stopping by
Building 839 and adding your name to
the liberty tree.
mance and total dedication to the
mission and personal services to all
personnel.
His numerous military attributes
have contributed immeasurably to the
efficiency and mission accomplish-
ments of AFI and Air Force Communi-
cations Command. Airman Desmarais
was presented a letter of apprecia-
tion and a $25 Savings Bond by the
commanding officer, Captain Stever.
L. Teller.
different story for Feb.
January 1980 recorded the least
amount of snow since records have
been kept at the Keflavik airfield.
Only one-half inch of snow fell
during this past month compared to
the 30 inches recorded in January of
1979. The maximum recorded snowfall
on record was 66.6 inches in January
1976.
Although the days are getting
longer February is normally just a-
nother stormy chilly month of win-
ter. The average temperature for
the month is 33F. Last February
was colder than normal and the cold-
est temperature ever recorded at
Keflavik (IF.)occurred in February
1969.
Winds will continue to average
well over 10 knots for more than
60% of the time and the combined
effect of the wind and temperature
will make chill condition III (wind
chill temperatures below -10F) a
frequent occurrence. There will be
just over 7 hours of daylight on the
first, increasing to over 10 hours
by the last day of this short month.
Snowfall averages 12.5 inches for
February. Considering January's
total—Think snow!
COMMANDER ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
RADM Richard A. Martini
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
LCDR Perry C. Bishop
EDITORIAL ADVISOR
JOC Skip Groce
EDITORIAL STAFF
J01 David Crowe, Jr.
J03 David Guise
SN Mary Reed
PART-TIMERS STAFF
SSGT Robert Malkowski
SA Karen Dean
ARTIST
Ms Chandra Parker
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Tied Yellow Ribbon
Until They're Free