The White Falcon - 17.12.1993, Blaðsíða 5

Drivers take to the ice: spin, slide and learn
GSM2 Thomas Mims kept
the traffic cones in order
after their frequent shunts
with vehicles.
Story and photos by
J03(SW) Andreas Walter
An iced-over aircraft cargo pad set
the scene for cars sliding sideways,
braking madly and sending traffic cones
skidding recently. By no means were
drivers intent on receiving traffic tick-
ets; they were participating in a safe
driving course put on by Naval Air
Station Keflavik Security Department
“The course was set up on an ice-
covered surface to let people experi-
ence just how their car will react with
minimal traction,” said GSM2 Thomas
J. Mims, driving course instructor.
“Many people new to the island have
never driven in snow or on ice and this
is a way for them to learn the basics.”
The course let drivers negotiate a
slalom section, a braking section and
finally a semi-circle on glare-ice that
sent each participant sliding off the
imaginary roadway.
Rear Adm. Michael D. Haskins,
commander of the Iceland Defense
Force, joined the fray and remarked,
“The experience was extremely valu-
able and well worth all of the hard work
that went into setting up the exercise.
A participant, playing vehicular bowling, searches for traction after
sliding sideways through the traffic cones.
With the arrival of the winter driving conditions, most notably * black
ice,’ we have seen a serious rash of preventable vehicular accidents.
Although Keflavik has some excellent winter-weather driving courses,
there is no substitute for experience!”
Radiology Dept,
dedicates X-ray
suite to Icelandic
radiologist

The U.S. Naval Hospital Keflavik recently
held a Breast Cancer Awareness open house to
celebrate the addition of a new mammogram
X-ray machine. The hospital also renovated
the X-ray suite and officially dedicated it to Dr.
Kolbeinn Kristofersson, an Icelandic radiolo-
gist, who has served at the hospital for more
than 36 years.
In his remarks, Kristofersson said he was
honored by the dedication. Rear Adm. Mi-
chael D. Haskins, commander of the Iceland
Defense Force, was on hand to officiate the
dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The open house began shortly after the cere-
monies and allowed visitors to view a mammo-
am display in the radiology department.
Lt Cmdr. Bret Hendrix (right), chief radi-
ologist, answered questions about new screen-
ing techniques and early detection. There
was also a panel discussion, tour and video
demonstrations. Mammography, along with
self-breast examinations, were listed as key
factors to early detection. (PhotobyPH3 AJ.
Seely)
December 17,1993
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