The White Falcon - 06.06.1980, Blaðsíða 1
News briefs
SecNav authorizes
new sea
service ribbon
Secretary of the Navy, Edward
Hidalgo recently authorized a new
sea service ribbon. The new rib-
bon recognizes the arduous nature
of sea duty with its attendant de-
ployments. It will be aw-arded to
those officers and enlisted per-
sonnel of the Navy, Marine Corps,
and Coast Cuard who serve 12
months (consecutive or cumulative)
of sea duty or duty with the Fleet
Marine Force (FMF) and who meet
deployment criteria.
For purposes of the new award,
"Sea Duty” is defined as duty per-
formed in commissioned vessels or
activities in an active status
based in the U. S. or overseas
which may operate away from their
homebase/homeport for extended
^^riods.
The beginning date of eligibi-
lity for the award is August 15,
1974. This 'coincides with the
terminal eligibility date for the
National Defense ribbon.
Personnel assigned to U. S.
homeported units (including Hawaii
or Alaska) must accumulate 12
months of sea duty or FMF duty to
include at least 90 consecutive
days as a deployed unit to quali-
fy-
Tour offered June 14
The Tour Office will offer a
trip to Thingvellir, Geysir and
Gullfoss on June 14, from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m. To sign up for the tour
call or stop by the Tour Office.
Tops In Blue to perform
This year's two hour 1980 TOPS
IN BLUE performance is entitled
"Music of America.” The show will
perform at Andrews Theatre June 12
and 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The show will take you on a mu-
sical journey across America. Un-
matched i- musical variety and
I geared to entertain everyone, it
^will be a show that the whole fam-
Ay will enjoy. The performance
■ sponsored by the Air Force, and
Ks entertainers are Air Force
I personnel.
Mass casualty plan is tested
In a joint venture of cooperation
between Icelandic - American author-
ities, a drill simulating an air-
craft crash was activated on May 29
at 3:02 p.m. The procedures for the
drill were developed after two years
of planning and hard work.
The scenario involved a civilian
airliner with 150 passengers onboard
which had a simulated crash landing
at the end of one of the runways.
There were 75 Icelanders and 75 A-
mericans who volunteered as the in-
jured passengers.
Nearly 5,000 people took time off
from their jobs and went to their
assigned location in response to the
drill.
The control tower initiated the
mass casualty drill. Upon arrival
to the crash site firemen evacuated
60 percent of the passengers from
the wreckage to a safe area before
additional help arrived. The Fire
Department also set up a control en-
try point and put out the fire in
and around the aircraft.
An on scene command post at the
crash site was established. Securi-
ty personnel, stretcher bearers, Ma-
rines, and volunteers from surround-
ing communities arrived at the crash
scene to assist the injured passeng-
ers. At the primary triage site the
Medical Officer ascertained those
passengers in need of immediate aid,
and the medics treated any initial
inj uries.
The casualitles were transported
from the primary triage to the sec-
ondary triage, which is located at
the Fire Station where a more de-
tailed diagnosis is determined for
each patient. All the casualties
were transported from the primary to
secondary triage in one hour and 22
minutes. Then the patients were
transported to one of the area hos-
pitals for further medical treat-
ment.
The plan was established to set
forth the initial response and
guidelines to be followed in the e-
vent of an aircraft crash occuring
within Keflavik Airport area. The
purpose of the Keflavik Airport Mass
Casualty Recovery Plan is to save
lives and preserve property. The
plan was established in segments and
was refined as it was developed.
The event was witnessed by the
U. S. Navy Combined Fire Marshals',
Fire Chiefs', and Fire Officers'
Training Conference participants
during their recent visit to the
NATO base.
See mass casualty page 4
IN THIS SIMULATED crash, Naval Station firemen are thoroughly foaming down
a smoking aircraft as one of the early steps in the Keflavik Airport Mass
Casualty Recovery Plan drill. (Photo by Naval Station Photo Lab)