The White Falcon - 23.07.1993, Page 5

COMNAVRESFOR visits Keflavik
By J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
The former Commander, Iceland Defense
Force (COMICEDEFOR) and present Com-
mander, Naval Reserve Force, RADM Tho-
mas F. Hall visited Naval Air Station, Keflavik
this past week.
RADM Hall, the 22nd COMICEDEFOR,
was hosted by RADM Michael D. Haskins,
the present COMICEDEFOR. During the
three day stay in Iceland, RADM Hall met
with Ambassador Robert T. Amason, Direc-
tor, Defense Department, Ministry for For-
eign Affairs. He also attended briefings on
Fleet Air Keflavik operations and Naval Re-
serve issues and current events.
Hall had a chance to renew old ties with the
base community when he participated in a
live radio show broadcast, “The Elderly
Brothers Reunion” at NBS with CW04 Tom
Jones, Officer in Charge, Navy Broadcasting
Service Detachment, Keflavik. During his
tour as COMICEDEFOR, Radm Hall was
co-host to this weekly radio show.
In addition to his official duties, Hall had
time to engage in a game of basketball with
the NAS team at the base gym.
RADM Hall’s tenure at NAS, Keflavik
was marked with many improvements to
basewide appearance and attention to Qual-
ity of Life issues.
Spencer retires today
CDR William E. Spencer, Air Op-
erations Department Head, Naval Air
Station, Keflavik, retires today from
the Navy after 21 years of active duty
service.
The 10 a.m. ceremony was held in
Hangar 885. He plans to retire in
Pensacola, Fla. with his family, wife
Connie and daughters Christie and
Karen.
Spencer’s replacement will be CDR
Randall Lueker, who comes to
Keflavik from Adak, Alaska.
World’s largest ice breaker drops anchor in Keflavik harbor
Story and photo by
J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
The U.S. Coast Guard ship, Polar Sea, tied
up at Keflavik pier last week for a three-day
^tay. The ship, homeported in Seattle, Wash.,
Is enroute to the Northeast coast of Green-
Hand, and then on to a large open water area,
or polynya, in the Arctic latitudes.
There, its 150 man crew will assist 34 sci-
entists from locations around the world to
conduct various experiments on algae blooms.
The trip is the second of its kind and will
bring the Northeast Water Polynya project to
its conclusion. The 400 foot ship is expected
to stay in the area for five weeks.
The capable vessel can travel a maximum
of 28,274 miles without refueling, a distance
that is more than once around the world.
Noncombatant Evacuation Order drill tests base’s readiness
By LT Bill Burns
Naval Air Station (NAS), Keflavik, con-
ducted a Noncombatant Evacuation Order
(NEO) drill this past Wednesday in conjunc-
tion with this year’s Northern Viking Exer-
cise.
According to LT Mary Hill, the NAS Ad-
ministrative Officer, the purpose of the NEO
|vas two fold: to test the air station’s ability
Jro evacuate family members in the event of an
emergency and to educate family members in
the procedures necessary to make an evacu-
ation in an orderly process.
Family members boarded special NEO
buses Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. in the
housing areas. After completing processing
at Admin., the Personnel Support Office,
Medical and Legal, they went to the Air
Terminal to sign up for the flight. The actual
flight will depart Tuesday on an Air Force C-
141 to McGuire Air Force Base and return mi
August 6. Passports were the only docu-
ments needed for the exercise.
In an actual evacuation scenario, family
members would need the following: A
completed Household Goods Inventory form.
a CMnpleted DD Form 1337, the appropriate
service document designating a guardian for
the children of single parents and dual-mili-
tary couples, Automobile Title and Registra-
tion, Motor Vehicle Shipment ApplicatiMi,
Proof of IdentificatiMi (Passports as well as
ID cards), other important papers such as
insurance policies, marriage certificates, birth
certificates, wills and shot records.
This NEO drill provided personnel with a
free ride to the United States without having
to use one of their Environmental and Moral
Leave trips. For more information, contact
the NAS Admin. Office at ext. 2545.
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