The White Falcon - 25.06.1993, Blaðsíða 1

Icelandic phrase of the week:
You’re welcome.
Ekkert ad pakka
hEck-kert ath thak-ka)
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■ White Falcon
Holiday schedule
The Commissary will open
from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 2,
but will close at 1 p.m. July 3
due to festivities scheduled
that day.
School news
The A. T. Mahan Elementary
and High Schools need spon-
sors for some of the 19 new
teachers arriving in August.
Also, the schools’ offices will
be open all summer for reg-
istration. Call ext. 7008 or
12 for more information.
Free fishing
On Sunday, fishing clubs and
farmers around Iceland will
open their lakes to the pub-
lic, free of charge. Fordirec-
tions to some of the nearby
lakes, call the Family Serv-
ice Center at ext. 4401.
Photo of the month
The White Falcon is cur-
rently accepting black and
white photo submissions of
imagesshotwhile in Iceland.
If your photo is selected as
the best submission of the
onth, it will be published in
\e fourth week’s edition of
The White Falcon. Call ext.
4612 for details.
Distinquished visitors: Atlantic Fleet Master Chief ABCM Ronald Carter listens to
concerns and speaks with senior enlisted base personnel while having breakfast at the
Enlisted Dining Facility. Carter accompanied the Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet
(CINCLANT), ADM Henry H. Mauz, during a visit to Naval Air Station, Keflavik, this past
week. The visit was Mauz’s first ever to Iceland. Besides familiarizing himself with base
operations, the CINCLANT also gave two addresses to Navy personnel at NAS, Keflavik.
VP-49 breaks new ground
The “Woodpeckers” of Patrol Squadron
FORTY-NINE (VP-49) have been doing
some unique flying lately with their P-3 Orion
aircraft.
No, not in some new anti-submarine or
anti-surface warfare role, but rather conduct-
ing goodwill missions to the three newly
independent Baltic countries of Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania. As part of BALTOPS
93, VP-49 has been breaking new ground.
BALTOPS is a U. S. invitational multi-
national exercise conducted annually formore
than 20 years. B ALTOPS 93 differs from
past years in that naval forces and observers
from Russia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithu-
ania, Sweden and Finland are participating
alongside naval forces from Denmark, Nor-
way, the Netherlands, Germany and the
United States.
“It's been a great experience and certainly
an adventure,” said LCDR Pat Mills, the
Officer in Charge for the squadron’s partici-
pation in BALTOPS 93. “Patrol Squadron
FORTY NINE has transcended geopolitical
boundaries in place since World War II.”
During the first event, the “Woodpeckers”
transported distinquished visitors from Fin-
land,Estonia andLatviato Denmark. “Flying
in a U. S. military aircraft seemed to be an
emotional experience for several of the guests.
It was exciting flying with and hosting people
who used to be part of the Soviet Union,” said
Mills. One of the officers from Estonia said
he “Used to participate in exercises against
the United States and NATO.” Mills said the
officer “was genuinely excited and proud to
be joining us on these joint exercises.”
(see BALTOPS on page 2.)
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