The White Falcon - 30.04.1993, Blaðsíða 1

FALCON
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Hvad skulda eg? (Ka-vath skul-da ee-yeg)
Vol. 52 No. 17 April 30,1993
Serving the Iceland Defense Force Community
Did you know
The Branch Dental Clinic, Keflavik
is unable to treat family members on a
space available basis for an estimated
two to three months, due to a lack of
dental officers. They will continue to
treat military members as usual and will
treat family members in emergency
cases only.
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NAS Security has a lost and found.
If you have lost anything recently, call
ext. 2642.
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Male military members are NOT al-
lowed to wear earrings while on board
NAS, Keflavik, in or out of uniform.
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A new Gamblers Anonymous group
has started. Call Steve at ext. 2689 for
more information.
Service members who do not main-
tain the military’s standards for body
fat will face administrative action. Cur-
rently, any member who registers “over
fat” or who fails the Physical Readiness
Test three consecutive times will be
discharged from the military.
Hi
The Public Works Wash Rack is
scheduled to open the first week of
May.
High school students from A.T.
Mahan will get out of school at 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, due to teacher in-
service.
Hi
Students at A.T. Mahan Elementary
will be out of school May 10, due to
teacher in-service.
Shipmates helping shipmates
relief fund to start in May
By LT Jeanne Binder
NMCRS Fund Drive Chairman
The 1993 Navy and Marine Corps Relief
Society (NMCRS) Fund Drive will begin
Monday on Naval Air Station (NAS),
Keflavik, and will end June 5. This is an
opportunity to support the organization that
helps fellow shipmates in need.
Last year alone, NMCRS gave more than
$80,000 of financial assistance to needy
personnel at NAS Keflavik. Eighty-nine
percent of the assistance was given as inter-
est-free loans and the remaining 11 percent
as grants.
One hundred percent of all contributions
go directly to people in need. Many person-
nel coming to NAS Keflavik seek assistance
from NMCRS when they first arrive here be-
cause of the high cost of auto insurance and
inspections.
There are numerous activities being
planned to raise money for the fund. A grand
Beyond Tailhook
RADM Marsha Evans, Executive
Director for the Secretary of the Navy’s
(SECNAV) Standing Committee on
Military and Civilian Women in the
Department of the Navy, will provide
a briefing May 10 in Andrews Theater.
The briefing will cover the status of the
committee’s 80 recommendations to
the SECNAV and their implementa-
tion. All active duty and civilian Navy
personnel are welcome to attend one of
three briefings scheduled. Specific
times will be announced at a later date.
prize drawing will take place at noon on the
last day of the drive. In this year’s raffle, the
grand prize is a red 1993, four-wheel-drive
Jeep Cherokee Sport. The Jeep will be on
display at various locations throughout the
the fund drive.
The raffle is open to all U.S military,
Department of Defense employees and U.S.
citizens and their families. (Note: Pursuant
to Icelandic Law No. 6-1926 - Icelandic
nationals are prohibited from participating in
the raffle.)
There is no limit on the number of tickets
that may be purchased. The raffle tickets cost
one dollar each. Each dollar will be donated
to NMCRS. Money used to purchase raffle
tickets is not considered a tax deductible
contribution. These can be made through
allotments or cash donations (check and
money orders payable to NMCRS accepted).
NBS will bring the fund drive to its grand
finale with Mediathon ‘93, an audio-visual
extravaganza designed to entertain every-
one. This event will begin June 1 from 6 a.m.
to 6 p.m. and end on June 4 with the grand
prize drawing. Organizations and individu-
als will be able to make pledges to have their
favorite songs played on 1530 AM or to
“bump” songs off the air. Organizations or
individuals wishing to make donations for
the Mediathon auction or their services should
contact LT Binder at ext. 6299 or YN1 Fraser
at ext. 4550.
For more information on upcoming events,
stay tuned to NBS, The White Falcon, bulle-
tin boards and command notices. If you have
any questions, contact your command repre-
sentative or LT Binder at ext. 6299.
Notable “Don’t drink and drive! Your life, your career... too high a price to pay!”
Quotable - RADM Michael D. Haskins, Commander, Iceland Defense Force