The White Falcon - 28.03.1980, Qupperneq 1

Volume 23, Number 12
March 28, 1980
News briefs
Summer mail schedule
The new U. S. mail summer
flight schedule is in effect com-
mencing Tuesday. Mail will be de-
livered to the NATO base Keflavik
on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays. The mail
will be dispatched to New York on
Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays. This schedule will re-
main in effect until October 31,
and at which time a new schedule
will be announced.
Rotator changes to Thursday
The Military Airlift Command is
currently implementing a C-141
"Stretch" modification program.
There will be a shortage of avail-
able C-141 aircraft until this
program is completed.
Therefore, this aircraft short-
age necessiates a change in the
rotator schedule to Thursday vice
Wednesday. The flight times of
the current schedule will remain
" as is.
Port call dates for May and
June will be as follows: hay 8,
15, 22, and 29; June 5, 12, 19,
and 26.
At this time, no schedule for
July and August has been promul-
gated by Headquarters, Military
Airlift Command. However, assume
the new Thursday rotator to remain
in effect until further notice.
AFAS expands loan program
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS)—The
Air Force Aid Society has expand-
ed its educational loan program to
Include members of the selected
reserve.
The program includes the Gen-
eral George S. Brown Senior Stu-
dent Loan Program for members and
their spouses and the General
Henry H. Arnold Student Loan Pro-
gram for children of these mem-
bers.
Applicants must be U. S. citi-
zens and enrolled or accepted for
enrollemnt in a school qualified
by the U. S. Office of Education.
Assistance is provided for vo-
cational , undergraduate and grad-
uate studies. Students may borrow
up to $7,500 for undergraduate
study, $15,000 for graduate study,
or a maximum combination of
k$15,000 at 7 percent interest.
■Repayment begins 10 months after
fgraduation or termination of stud-
I les.
Bautista selected as
Sailor of the Year
Signalman First Class Leonard C.
Bautista is the Sailor of the Year
for Naval Station Keflavik and for
Commander, Fleet Air Keflavik. He
has served in the U. S. Navy, with
the exception of nine months, since
1964.
SMI Bautista's awards and com-
mendations are: Vietnam Service
Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Mer-
itorious Unit Commendation, Navy
Marksman Medal, Good Conduct Award
and a Letter of Appreciation. Petty
Officer Bautista has upheld the
Highest traditions of the Naval Ser-
vice.
Petty Officer Bautista works with
the Naval Station Security Depart-
ment. He was selected from among
five nominees for Naval Station's
Sailor of the Year, and a few days
later he was picked Sailor of the
Year for Commander, Fleet Air Kefla-
vik.
He has been engaged in several
community related activities during
the time he has been assigned to the
Naval Station. He is an active mem-
ber of the Arctic Sportsman Club,
and helped to found the Fly Fisher-
man 's Club.
SMI Bautista is also actively en-
gaged in ecological preservation ef-
forts under the sponsorship of the
local sportsman activities. His
participation in those efforts re-
quire him to take several trips
throughout Iceland. Through his in-
volvement in ecological preserva-
tion, he has become familiar with
many local nationals and has been
invited the last two years to help
start and stock a new fish hatchery
near Akureyri. Petty Officer Bau-
tista also teaches fly tying, and
fly casting for local clubs.
He is presently in competition as
a nominee for Naval Air Atlantic
Sailor of the Year in the shore com-
mand category.
SMI Bautista is married to the
former Theresa M. Britton.
PETTY OFFICER BAUTISTA CONSULTS----with Lt. Cmdr. James S. Taylor, Security
Officer of the Naval Station, about some routine security casework which
requires immediate attention.