The White Falcon - 11.07.1980, Blaðsíða 1

Keflavik, Iceland
Reservists "cruise” to Kef for training
In it's third annual "cruise"
personnel of Naval Reserve Naval
Station Keflavik 1066 are here. . .
The over 300-member Naval Air Re-
serve Unit, based in Washington,
D.C., at the Naval Air Facility, are
functionally augmenting their active
duty counter-parts. . . working to-
gether as part of the Naval Station
team.
Three years ago, with the intro-
duction of "Project Readiness," NR
KEF 1066 was added to the list of
reserve air units supporting the TO-
TAL FORCE POLICY, and was chartered
by the Chief of the Naval Reserve,
in New Orleans, La., to provide
qualified assistance to Naval Sta-
tion Keflavik, Iceland.
In July 1978, the unit with 130
reservists, demonstrated that effec-
tive reserve manpower integration
within an overseas active duty sta-
tion is real. . . a practical illus-
tration of the Naval Reserve role as
Admiral Hayward, Chief of Naval
I ^rations says, "the One-Navy Con-
Bt."
^Reserve members participate in
wo weeks of Annual Active Duty for
Training (ACDUTRA) to enhance and
gear their professional skills to
the Navy program. To train "on-
site" in Iceland, is a real func-
tional plus for a Naval Reservist.
. . being able to experience the
heritage and tradition of another
country, and contribute one's know-
ledge toward the support of our na-
tion's Navy. NR KEF 1066 reservists
will be the first to tell you that
they share a genuine sense of ac-
complishment and worth belonging to
the "total force" naval community.
During the last two years as with
this year of deployments, a number
of major contributions were credited
to reserve support to the base:
Public Works and reserve Seabees as-
sisted with the opening of the Navy
Exchange, barracks modernization,
and several installation improvement
projects.
Medical department reservists
helped to eliminate patient backlog
at the clinic, and treated the maj-
ority of emergency cases. Supply
personnel, like MS2 Georgia Walter,
a professional dietician with a Mas-
ter of Science degree, assisted in
Iceland explained to
The "land of fire and ice" was
brought a little closer to reser-
vists of Naval Reserve Naval Station
Keflavik 1066 (NR NS KEF 1006) prior
teaching large dispensary staff in
dietary methods. Another supply re-
servist, AKC Nachemson, worked in
the base Purchasing Office and was
able to resolve some purchasing and
Navy contracting problems during his
two weeks of ACDUTRA.
Again, Keflavik reservists were
able to transfer their civilian
knowledge into military work.
Under the command of Capt. Ralph
H. Harrison Jr., NR KEF 1066's re-
serve team this year contributed o-
ver 7,000 man-hours to Naval Station
Keflavik. Master Chief Ordnanceman
Melvin Cogar, a 29-year member,
leading chief of the reserve unit,
and General Foreman for Washington
Gas and Light Company, summed up the
feeling of genuine accomplishment:
"We've never been welcomed more at
any facility as we have here at Na-
val Station Keflavik."
See photos on page 4
Reservists
to their unit two-week "cruise" to
Keflavik. Minister Consular
Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson, from
the Embassy of Iceland in Washing-
ton, visited the unit and shared a
look at his island nation.
Capt. Ralph H. Harrison Jr., Com-
manding Officer, said, "for almost
300 reservists, it was an honored e-
vent to have the interchange of a
foreign embassy and a selected re-
serve component.
It was especially helpful for
Naval Reservists visiting Iceland
for the first time to hear a little
history and gain some insight about
the country and people. Con-
sular Gunnlaugsson has served at
the Embassy over two years and as-
sumes the ambassador's duties in his
absence. Prior to his Washington
assignment, the consular spent a
number of years with the Iceland
Foreign Service in Paris and in Rey-
kjavik.
For NR NS KEF 1066, this was the
second opportunity to have a repre-
sentative from the Embassy of Ice-
land.
★ See frockees on page 3 if