The White Falcon - 19.02.1993, Blaðsíða 1

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Icelandic phrases of the week:
What is the weather like in summer?
Hvernig er vedrid A sumrin?
(Ka-ver-nig er veth-rith otv soom-rin)
Does it rain all year?
Rignir allt Arid? (Rig-near alt ow-rith)
VoL 52 No. 07 February 19,1993
Serving the Iceland Defense Force Community
F-15 duo trails hijacked airliner
By J02 Colleen “Ghostwriter” Casper
Two F-15 Air Force pilots responded to a
call to locate and shadow a hijacked Lufthansa
aircraft as it made its way to New York, last
Thursday afternoon.
While in flight, the aircraft came within
300 miles of Iceland.
The Iceland Defense Current Operations
Officer, CDR James B. Bowling, stated,
“We began by initiating a check list associ-
ated with hijacking and took precautionary
measures. We were prepared to respond to
the aircraft if it were to divert to Keflavik.”
Col. John C. Whiteside, 4557th Opera-
tions Group Commander and pilot of one of
two F-15s involved said, “We were planning
local F-15 training and before we took off we
^received a call to talk to the Air Defense
We were told to shadow the
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aircraft and stayed five miles behind it”
The fighters escorted the hijacked passen-
ger aircraft which had 104 people on board, a
total of 650 miles, to just off the coast of
Greenland.
The second pilot, Capt. Joe A. Callan,
Instructor Pilot for the 57th Fighter Squadron
said, “The mission was challenging because
it took the integration of all commands to
make it a success.” Callan felt teamwork and
an excellent day-to-day training routine all
contributed to the success of the mission.
The aircraft originated its flight in Frank-
furt, Germany. It was hijacked by a lone gun-
man enroute to the Middle East The hijacker
demanded to be flown to New York and
stopped to refuel in Hanover, Germany.
The aircraft arrived in New York without
incident, where the gunman turned himself
in.
were, the winners were announced last
Military Members of 1992
announced at banquet
Military Membersof the Yearfor 1992
Friday at a banquet sponsored by the
USO and AT&T.
Junior Militaiy
Member of the Year
was won by A1C Richard S. Mendez,
57th Fighter Squadron. SSgt. Ricky
Parsons, 932nd Air Control Squadron,
received the Military Member of the
Year award and the Senior Military Mem-
ber of the Year went to AMS1 (AW)
John Wilson,Naval Air Station, Keflavik.
Each winner received a Letter of
Commendation, $1,000 U.S. Savings
Bond and $100 Navy Exchange Gift
Certificate.
Features on the
three winners will
appear, starting this week and in upcom-
ing additions of The White Falcon
Base Boy Scouts learn to be ‘always prepared’
By J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
“Always prepared.” This is the motto that
the Boy Scouts of America adhere to as they
make their way up the organizational ranks.
For 15 active members, ages 11 to 17, at
Naval Air Station, Keflavik, this is the phrase
used most often as they enjoy excursions into
the Icelandic countryside.
Although it may seem tough at times to
have an active group such as this in a location
where the reality of permanent moves and
weekly new-arrivals changes constantly, the
benefits of camaraderie far outweigh the
small details.
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According to Maj. Scott Westervelt,
Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Secu-
rity Force Company, and current Scout Mas-
ter, “Scouting should be fun as well as chal-
lenging. Adults are needed to guide the the
scouts towards their final goals, while provid-
ing great support in the process.”
The experience of living outside of the
JJnited States in a military environment can
quite challenging to a youngster. “With
The option to join the Boy Scouts, at age 11, a
child can mature into a well-rounded individ-
ual by building leadership qualities and learn-
ing teamwork,” said ATI Robyn B. Jackett,
Avionics LPO, Aircraft Intermediate Main-
tanance Department.
Jackett, midway through his second tour in
Iceland, is the current Committee Chairman
for the Boy Scouts in Iceland. His history of
involvement spans back to 1981, when on his
first tour to Keflavik, he helped assist the
scout pack.
One of the scouts and Senior Patrol Leader,
Ben Ray burg, passed his final board of re-
view recently, earning the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest ranking within the scout-
ing community. “Ben drives the train for the
scouts, and is a terrific leader,” said Wester-
velt.
The Boy Scouts of America was founded
in February 1910. The scouting tradition is
carried on as base Boy Scouts meet each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Community
Center. For more information, contact Robyn
at ext. 4647.
Cable TV channels realign
The base cable television channels have
recently been realigned. Navy Broadcast-
ing Service Det., Keflavik, Station Man-
ager ICC (AW) Rich Gearheart explained,
“The changes were necessary because of
the Rockville microwave TV system com-
ing on-line. We had to move several chan-
nels in order to provide the desired channels
3 -SKYOne
4 - NBS Entertainment
5 - Roller w/AM 1530 Radio audio
6 -SATNET
7 - CNN International
8 -SKYNews
9 - Weather Channel
10- Screensport
to Rockville within the allocated bandwidth
for the microwave shot
“After meeting this requirement, wethen
put ‘like’ programming together.”
He also reminded everyone that they
have until March 1 to return their NBS
Audience Survey.
11 - Eurosport
12 - Super Channel
13 - Children's Channel/ITV
14- MTV
15- RTL-4
17 - TV3/TV1000
20 - Roller w/satellite news/sports audio
21-NBS
22 - NAS Training