The White Falcon - 02.07.1993, Side 5

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U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik:
32 years of dedicated service
The U.S.
Navy officially
took control of
the base on
July 1,1961.
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Mission
We are committed to providing reliable,
continually-improving host support serv-
ices to the U.S./NATO force personnel
assigned to or from Naval Air Station
Keflavik.
Did you know?...
• that the Post Office receives 75,000 lbs.
of incoming mail and processes 25,000 lbs.
of outgoing mail per month.
• that this winter, the Fire Dept, swept a
total of 44,898 miles of runway, or a total
equal to 51 trips around Iceland or almost
two times around the earth.
• that the Galley served 531,790 meals in
the last 12 months.
• that the Public Works Dept, handles 616
trouble calls a month.
• that the base received 175 inches of
snow this winter.
. • that the Aircraft Intermediate Mainte-
nance Dept, performed 287 aircraft de-
icings.
• that the UP-3 A flew 178,732 miles in
1992.
1992 Awards
Innkeeper of the Year Award
Ney Award
SECNAV Safety Award
Ogden Award
COMNAVAIRLANT Supply Excellence Award
American Petroleum Institute Award
17 Years Mishap Free Right Operations
Vision
We envision a model military community, in which each
individual’s well-being will assure their full range of
personal, social and professional development in order to
fully support the mission of their respective commands.
“At NAS our people are our most
valuable assets!”
CAPT Charles T. Butler,
CO, NAS, Keflavik
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The White Falcon
July 2,1993
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