The White Falcon - 22.09.1995, Qupperneq 6

Bryant speaks about
joint service, goals
Editor’s note: In a recent interview with Rear Adm. Stanley W.
Bryant, the IDF commander looked back on the first half of his tour
and to his goals for the coming year. This is the final segment of a
two-part article.
Q: What are your impressions of joint-service aspects of the
base?
A: It is very good and improving all the time. I was very
impressed when I got here about the joint operability. There
seems to be a general acceptance by everyone that we’re, to use
a nautical phrase, all in the same boat, and that we all work
toward a common purpose though we all have very different cul-
tural differences in our services. Part of the educational process
of being in Keflavfk is to realize that these cultural differences
are good things and not bad things. Joint service is all about
focusing on the positive differences and bringing them together
to make the whole better than the sum of its parts. I think we’re
doing this very well in Keflavfk.
Q: Do you think the lessons learned in Keflavfk about working
together with the other services and its benefits could be applied
on a wider scale?
A: I don’t think what we do up here is magic, but if someone
had to see a real case study of the different services working
together on a day-to-day basis, they could come here.
Q: Are you pleased with the total quality leadership implemen-
tation at the base? What would you like to improve?
A: I think Keflavfk and the Navy are improving continually.
The longer we do this, the more a part of our culture it will
become. The Air Force has been doing this better and longer
than we have, and it is integrated into their culture. It comes
naturally. I think the Navy is getting there. Here, we have b
train the facilitators more and get them the proper training ear!
on. Our next move is to get the training down to the unit level
more. The minute we get down on the unit level, it has a chance
to become part of our daily lives and part of our culture. It’s
going to take time. I don’t think we can do anything extraordi
nary now to speed the process up.
Q: What are your goals for the coming year?
A: I’d like us to continue our press for quality-of-life improve-
ments. The challenge in the years to come, assuming that we
keep the press on, is to convince people that have just arrived
that quality is improving up here. If you have an idea, make it
known. Don’t wait until your last six months to make a sugges-
tion. Call Feedback or tell your chief or first sergeant. Just
please tell someone.
I’d also like our community to make some real cost reductions
in the conservation of energy. Right now, we don’t worry too
much about conserving energy or water. There’s room for
improvement here. Our electric bill is very high. This is some-
thing you and I and our children can do something about. One
way is to teach our children in school about saving energy. If we
can harness their energy so that when they come home they’ll
ask, “Mommy, why do you have that light on?” we will make at
least one big step in the right direction. In Iceland, geothermal
energy appears to be an unlimited resource, but it still costs
money. If we keep making quality-of-life improvements and_
some real cost reductions over the next year, it’ll be a very, ve
successful 12 months.

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City Colleges of Chicago offers new
courses. City Colleges of Chicago now offers
BUS 258 (Small Business) and ENV ST 101 (Man
and Environment I) until next Friday. The first
three students to register for ENV ST 101 will
receive a free book rental. For more information,
call Chrissy DeCiancio at ext. 4408.
Girl Scouts registration set. Registration
is tomorrow from 1 - 4 p.m. in Bldg. 632 (next to
the laundromat). Call Sheryl Smith at ext. 6209 or
Sue Brunner at ext. 4444 for more information.
Infant, Child and Adult CPR class
being offered. FSC and the American Heart
Association are offering a two-session certification
class on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
Space is limited to 20 people. Call Cathy Neri at
ext. 4401 for reservations or more information.
Command Financial Specialist (CFS)
Training being held. FSC will hold a five-day
CFS training Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
This course is designed to provide practical coun-
seling skills for management level personnel (E-6
and above) in helping others deal effectively with
their personal financial concerns. All attendees
must have command recommendation. Call Cathi
Neri at ext. 4401 for more information.
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
seeks volunteers. NMCRS is looking for dedi-
cated individuals to volunteer a few hours a month.
If you are interested in volunteering, call Andrea
Bowen at ext. 4923.
Community Center holds craft sale.
The craft saie is Thursday from 6 - 9 p.m. There
will be paintings of Iceland, clay pots, stained glass
and more.
The Fall Carnival is coming. The NAS
1995 Fall Carnival will be Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. -
5 p.m. in Hangar 885. Command-sponsored activi-
ties will include static displays, food, games and
other entertainment. Activities will be open to all
base employees, residents, families and the
Icelandic community. Call Lt. j.g. Michael Earl at
ext. 6104 or 2998 for more information.
Naval Leadership Development
Program (NLDP) scheduled. The next
NLDP course for LCPOs will be Nov. 13-17. This
course is a requirement for senior chief petty offi-
cer. Forward all requests to NAS Training, Box P
no later than Oct. 16. Call MMC(SW) Gregory
Alldredge at ext. 6289 for more information.
The Computer Lab needs volunteers.
The Computer Lab at A.T. Mahan Elementary
School is looking for interested volunteers to assist
in the lab with students learning and using educa-
tional software on Macintosh and IBM computers.
The students may be using word processing pro-
grams - Claris Works and Writing Center on the
Macintosh and Word 6.0 on the IBM. They also
have Reader Rabbits, Math Rabbits, The Factory,
Ecosystems, Maps and Navigation, Kid Pix 2 and
Outnumbered on the Macintosh computers.
Commands or volunteers may adopt a grade or a
particular class and coordinate with the teacher or
computer coordinator as to the day of the week
and time the class meets. Volunteer assistance is
also needed every afternoon for approximately one
hour after school so the lab may remain open for
students and community needs. Call Judy Riddle
at ext. 3113 or Becky Connor at ext. 7267 for more
information.
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