The White Falcon

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The White Falcon - 08.02.1980, Blaðsíða 2

The White Falcon - 08.02.1980, Blaðsíða 2
Page 2 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 In cooperation with the U.S. Naval Station Print Shop, the White Falcon publishes weekly with appropriated funds per NAV- EXOS P-35 for Iceland Defense Force (IDF) military and U.S. civilian personnel, and their de- pendents . Opinion expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily official expressions of IDF, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Goverment. The White Falcon offices are located in Bldg. 734; telephone 4612/5192. Editorial deadline is noon Tuesday. Tied Yellow Ribbon Until They're Free

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