The White Falcon - 08.08.1980, Page 2

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August 8, 1980
NATO Forces to receive 18 E-3As..*
NATO personnel are training on the Air Force's most advanced airborne
surveillance, command and control aircraft, the E-3A Sentry, at Tinker
AFB, Okla. The NATO E-3A's will be stationed at Geilenkirchen AB, West
Germany. NATO forces are scheduled to receive the first of 18 E-3A's in
early 1982.
Tinker is the main operating base of the U.S. Air Force's entire
E-3A fleet. NATO airmen from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, West Germany,
Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, and the United
States will participate in some aspect of the training program.
The E-3A is designed to strengthen and improve allied air defense
systems in Europe. It is a modified Boeing 707-320 airframe with a 30
foot rotating dome atop the fuselage. Advanced airborne radar, coupled
with an on-board computer and communications system, provides military
commanders the capability to manage tactical air forces in a wide variety
of contingencies. The NATO E-3A purchase represents the most significant
cooperative equipement program in the alliance's history. It is the first
major weapon system to be purchased by the alliance as a whole.
DEER Computer--Who is registeredZ
The Defense Enrollment/Eligibility Reporting System, called DEERS, has
arrived on the West Coast. It began operation at Uniformed Services instal-
lations in Central and Northern California, Oregon, and Nevada (less the
Las Vegas area) on August 1st.
Personnel support activity detachments at Treasure Island, Alameda,
Oakland, Moffett Field, Mare Island, Lemoore, Monterey, Centerville Beach,
Fallon, and Portland are involved. Ships and squadrons homeported in the
enrollment area are also participating.
Initially, the system's primary use will be in the health care area
DEERS uses a computer-registration program to make quick eligibility chec
on active duty and retired members and their facilities. DEERS safeguar
entitlements of service personnel by identifying ineligible people who ma;
apply for health care. In the future the program will be used in commis-
saries and exchanges. The system combats fraud and waste and also provides
planners with a more accurate picture of the beneficiary population.

SECNAV Safety Achievements..._____________________________________________
The Secretary of the Navy 1979 Awards for Achievement in Safety
Ashore were announced last week.
The awards recognize outstanding safety records and safety programs.
The major command award was earned by the Naval Supply Systems Command and
the activity awards was earned by the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
The Secretary of the Navy commended the winners for their outstanding
achievements in mishap prevention and strongly urged all commands and ac-
tivities to reemphasize and strengthen their safety and occupational
health programs in consonance with current Department of Navy Instruc-
tions .
"WE ALL HAVE
A CONSUMING
INTEREST IN
ENERGY..."
COMMANDER ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
RADM Richard A. Martini
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
LCDR M. L. Sundin
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