NAFFAC NIL'S
Last week’s column failed to appear because this reporter managed to get off the
Island and on the mainland for a few days in a last ditch attempt by the command
to save his deteriorating shreds of sanity. Among other places visited during this
mad escape from reality was the quaint littel resort known as King Salmon. The
plane trip was interesting. The Navy has a plane called a UF that looks like a
dumpster lying on its face with the doors open. The flight back was against 70
Icnot headwinds which was in itself rather interesting because the vibrations rid
me of all my dandruff and fillings, Bvery hour or so somebody would kick the nav
igator awake and he’d squint at his scopes, take his pencil and dividers to the
charts and sadly shake his head, he’d mark our position and it always seemed to
be such minute progress from the last position in comparison to the total distance
that we had to go, that everybody who was clustered around his plotting table made
hopeless gestures and faces (one rapidly learns to communicate on a UF over the
terrific noise through the means of gestures, faces and sign language). Three
times in three hours the navigator held up two fingers signifying two hours to go.
But in actuality it was a very enjoyable trip and everyone who made the trip was
grateful .for the break in the routine.
Chief RAISONfs family arrived this v/eek and the Chief
sion in the Radio shack stole into the vault and gave a
It has been a long ".ait for everyone*,.
is all smiles. His
collective sigh of
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relief.
Ivan, the facility’s canine mascot, proved to be a little
week in his rapid climb up the ladder of advancement. He mu
for becoming an officer because he left his calling card in
office, right in the middle of his wall to wall carpet... N
over again.
too tenacious this
st have had aspirations
the Commanding Officer^
ow he has to start all
The Den of the Forty
month with two parties
Thieves will be opening up on the 26th and 27th of this
to commemorate the event*
Under the leadership, or maybe it should be despite the leadership of the Aleu
tian playboy, Joe CZVOPMTFK, NavFac’s coffee cup carrying UT1, a brilliantly col
ored sign appeared this week on the rolling front lawn facing Kuluk Bay announc
ing the name and mission for the clarification of all the dumpster drivers and a
weekend tourists. Apparently Captain Sabel of the Army Ionisphere Station is a *
litte dismayed by the fact that he is no longer able to offer the last cup of cof
fee before one reaches the end of the main highway.
Ensign Ed KOSTIN was a bit disgrunted this week. The hatrack was so overburdened
with officer caps with scrambled eggs all over them that he couldn’t find anywhere
to put his rather modest cap. He finally had to settle for the top of Ivan’s
doghouse.
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For further information
fin.i event held in Stockhom, Sweden and is sponsored by
Council* It is to be held in August 1903# There are 3
titions 1* Mowing# 2* Sailing and 3# The Navy Pentathlon*
TATHLCH) consists of s 2500 meter cross country run car
meter swim with fins, 200 meter swim with clothes on#
•1 above the water* 50 meter swim with 3 lb. weights#
Applications must be in by 1 May 63. Personnel eligible
• sonne1 with a record of effectivness in the above events#
refer to Oupers Inst# 1710*2 . or contact the Special
Services Office#