The White Falcon - 20.08.1982, Page 5

Friday, August 20, 1982 WHITE FALCON
AK2 Biebl works on a priority requisition
ABH2 Brown checks records at Air Ops
AT2 Wright Cl) and AT2 Korn install a frequency control module
NRNS KEF 1066 trains on NATO base
By ENS Valerie Smith
Naval Station Keflavik's personnel have
had a special opportunity to work along-
side visiting reservists for the past few
weeks. Naval Reserve Naval Station
Keflavik 1066 (NRNS KEF) has been undergo-
ing active duty for training (ACDUTRA) at
NAVSTA KEF since July 10.
The reserve unit, which is commanded by
CAPT William R. Hendricks, USNR, and
drills at Naval Air Facility, Washington,
D.C., divided its ACDUTRA into three
separate cruises. The last cruise ends today
NRNS KEF'S mission is to maintain
readiness and augment NAVSTA KEF in the
event of a reserve call-up.
The reservists have been training at
various departments around the NATO
Base, including Public Works, Supply,
Personnel Support Detachment,
Administration, Medical and Dental. They
have brought with them a wide variety of
experience and have gained some valuable
training at NAVSTA KEF as well.
HTC John B. Martinez from NRNS KEF
said that, "This year all the reservists
are working directly in their mobilization
billets under the supervision of active
duty people. We want them to get familiar
with their actual mobilization billets so
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they be called up".
Many of the reservists have been
utilizing their civilian work experiences
for their ACDUTRA. For instance,
DS2 Jeffrey C. Jones and DP2 Dale E.
Perrin have been performing their training
in data processing. Jones has been work-
ing as a computer technician which he
also does in civilian life. Perrin's
ACDUTRA has been as a computer programmer.
He is currently a marketing representative
for a computer company in civilian life,
and has also worked as a systems analyst
for the same company.
Some of the reservists have discovered
that their tour in Iceland has offered
them new learning experiences. HTFN
Gerald T. Spaulding's ACDUTRA has been in
NAVSTA KEF's fire station where he has
learned about the equipment on the rigs,
worked on the crash squads and learned how
to check the trucks to make sure they are
in good running condition. Spaulding, who
is a welder in Public Works when he drills
as a reseryist back home, stated that he
has never had the opportunity to work in a
fire station before.
Though the reservists have become more
knowledgeable while training here, the
base's active duty personnel
may have learned something from them too.
One active duty individual in maintenance
reported that he benefited from working
with a reseryist during their second
cruise. "He was outstanding...an AQ1. I
learned a couple new trouble shooting
practices from him," said AT2 Paul M. Korn
from Avionics.
Several of the reservists have expres-
sed their appreciation for the hospitality
which has been shown them during their
tour, and have also commented on the
efficiency of the departments in which
they worked.
HT1 Stepen R. Sandy, a professional
fire fighter back in the States, praised
the base's fire department where he has
been training. "In the States, anything
that has to be repaired is sent out. Here,
they do all their own repairs...they have
their own machinists. They're their own
entity," according to Sandy.
Taking time off from their schedule
to become familiar with Iceland, the
reservists have gone on the orientation
tour to Reykjavik, attended an Iceland
Defense Force briefing, toured the nearby
geothermal plant and made trips throughout
the countryside.
NRNS KEF's tour in Iceland appears to
have been successful. "The troops have
been very productive. I think we have had
a very good tour", said CDR Harold E.
Annis, Officer in charge for the third
cruise.
An essential dialog:
Reservists learn from their
counterparts - who also
learn from them.
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