The White Falcon - 25.04.1980, Síða 1

Volume 23, Number 16 April 25, 1980
News briefs
NavSta medical
exam tomorrow
Tomorrow 9 a.m. Naval Station
personnel over 30 years of age
should report to the Emergency
Room for physical examinations.
According to a recent Naval
Station instruction promoting the
aerobics physical fitness program,
personnel who are over 30 years
old and have not had a physical
exam in the last six months or who
have complicating medical prob-
lems, need physical exams.
These examinations will deter-
mine an individual's ability to
participate in the aerobics pro-
gram. EKG's and a modified stress
test will be done when indicated.
Please call the hospital ap-
pointment desk 3301/3302/3235 for
details.
Dr. Ernstmeyer visits base
The Rev. Dr. Milton S. Ernst-
meyer, Assistant Executive Direc-
tor of the Division of Service to
Military Personnel for the Luther-
an Council in the United States of
America, will be aboard the NATO
Base Wednesday April 30 and Thurs-
day May 1.
He will meet with Lutheran
chaplains Lt. Col. Charles E. Sea-
strunk and Lt. Cmdr. Thomas J.
Benedum. Dr. Ernstmeyer will make
a courtesy call to His Grace Sig-
urbjorn Einarsson, Bishop of Ice-
land.
There will be a reception for
all Lutheran personnel Thursday
7:30 p.m. in the Chapel Fellowship
Hall which will provide an oppor-
tunity for all to meet Rev. Ernst-
meyer.
DOD show commences
"Billy Ford and his Thunder-
birds," a DOD show, will be pre-
senting a variety show featuring
disco, rock, and top 40 hits.
They will be aboard the NATO Base
Monday April 28 through Saturday
May 3.
The show's schedule will be:
Tuesday, April 29, 7 p.m. at the
Andrews Theater; Wednesday April
30, noon performance at Hofn and 8
p.m. performance at the Officer's
Club; Thursday, May 1, 4 p.m. per-
formance at Rockville and a 9 p.m.
show at the Top of the Rock Club;
Friday, May 2, noon show at the
USO Club and at 8 p.m. at the
Windbreaker Club.
Price new Commander for 960th
Major (Lt. Col. Selectee) Joseph
A. Price III will relieve Lt. Col.
James R. Sterk as Commander, 960th
Airborne Warning and Control Support
Squadron, in ceremonies to be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Building 881,
the 960th AWACSS Aerospace Ground
Equipment (AGE) Branch.
Major Price was born January 31,
1943 in Savannah, Ga., and graduated
from H. V. Henkins High School in
1960. He received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Psychology from
the University of Georgia in 1964
and his Masters degree in Education
and Counseling from the University
of Southern California in August of
1975.
Major Price completed Officer
Training School in November, 1964.
His initial assignment was to the
1370th Photo Mapping Wing at Turner
Air Force Base, Albany, Ga., where
he served as Wing Training Officer.
He attended pilot training at Laugh-
lin Air Force Base, Texas, receiving
his wings in February, 1968. Fol-
lowing pilot training he was assign-
ed to the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing
at Korat Air Base, Thailand,
In October 1976 Major Price was
assigned to the 552nd Airborne Warn-
ing and Control Wing where he served
as the Chief of Flight Training in
the 966th Airborne Warning and Con-
350 attend
"Discovering Iceland”
Each night during National Lib-
rary week a crowd packed the Station
Library to enjoy the "Discovering
Iceland" programs. Total attendance
was over 350.
A broad range of subjects was
covered, but most people will remem-
ber the details, such as how Ice-
landic campers cooked eggs in their
socks by dipping them into hot
streams, or how it feels to see mol-
ten lava inch down a street in a de-
serted town.
The response of those who attend-
ed was overwhelmingly positive. Af-
ter the formal program and question
time ended each night, the speaker
was surrounded by people with still
more questions and comments. One
patron called the programs "the cul-
tural event of the year" on base.
Interest in the library's Icelandic
section has shown a marked increase.
trol Training Squadron, and as Chief
of Wing Standardization/Evaluation
Division. During this period he was
one of the first unit pilots to qua-
lify in the E-3A; participated in
the 1977 European Demonstration of
the E-3A; and was the first wing as-
signed pilot to achieve 1,000 hours
in the E-3A.
Major Price has accumulated over
5,700 hours in the EC-121, KC-121,
KC-135, KC-135 and E-3A aircraft.
Major Price's military awards and
decorations include the Disting-
uished Flying Cross, Meritorious
Service Meda1, Air Medal with 11 Oak
Leaf Clusters, and the Air Force
Commendation Medal.
The unpredictable effects of
inflation preclude the continued
use of standard taxi fares on the
Agreed Area. In the near future
taxis aboard tile NATO Base will be
exclusively using the meter sys-
tem. The article on nage five ex-
plains this system. Taxi service
is a convenience available to you,
and to avoid confusion concerning
its costs you should thoroughly
familiarize yourself with the sys-
tem.