MUSK It SAYS
MC VICKER’ newly made SKC didn’t
appreciate the SOP cartoon last week on
learning a language to get along better
in a foreign country. Seems like he
got orders to some exotic land and began
a course of instruction in how to ask
for anything in that language. He got
there, went to a local club and asked
for a beer in the language of the
country. The waitress stepped back
looked disdainfully at him and said:
"Look, if you want a beer ask for it"
in the best of English (It turned out
she was from Brooklyn), That cured
him from learning foreign languages but
he recommends it for those bound for
duty in a foreign land from Adak* There
are courses in languages with records
available at the I & E Office.
Anyone heading for Chase Field, Bee
ville, Texas Training Squadron 25 might
be getting a letter from his "buddy" to
be any day now* Seems that the squad
ron has a program known as "Welcome
Buddy" which entails selection of a
buddy to serve as a one-man committee
to welcome each person ordered to the
squadron for duty* The buddy, of the
same rate, rating and marital .status
Jas the prospective shipmate, establish
es contact with his new friend in a
form letter giving information on local
living and working conditions, etc*. &
several letters may be exchanged before
the future squadron member is actually
transferred from his old duty station.
He is met by his buddy and the stranger
in a strange locale finds himself greet
ed with hospitality. Sounds like a
good idea, what?
A new cable laying speed record was
set by USS AEOLUS (ARC3) on June 2,
while the vessel successfully completed
sea trails of newly installed cable
equipment. Prior to installation of
the latest innovations in cable machin
ery developed byihe Bureau of Ships and
Western Gear, Inc*, of Seattle, speeds
of 3*5 to 4 knots were normal in U. S.
Navy Cable ships. During Sea trails,
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AEOLUS’ laid several miles of cable at
6.9 knots. MUSKIE knows, if you
like a watch on watch off during oper
ations bit and plenty of hard wofck-for
ALL HANDS with plenty of steaming you
would like sea duty aboard a Cable lay»
er. Put in for an ARC.
A team of six Navy pilots completed
a record breaking airborne endurance
test for helicopters at Ellyson Field,
Pensacola, Fla., recently by keeping
their HTL-6 Bell Helicopter in the air
for 72 hours and 2 minutes. The pilots
were switched every two hours in the
day and every hour during the night.
The operation ran smoothly with no
mechanical difficulties, and a visual
inspection was made every hour while
the helicopter remained in a hover. One
spectator noted, "They could have gone
another 72 hours if they had six fresh
pilots."
The Navy's Lighter-Than-Air Program
involving eight airships, more than
450 civilians and about 725 officers
and men will be terminated by November
30, 1961. Phasing out the current
workload will begin immediately at NAS
Lakehurst# N.J. Airship Patrol Squad
rons ONE & THREE and Fleet Airship
Wing One. All stationed there will be
decommissioned on October 31, 1961.
While the Navy has no similar • plans
and the tour at Adak remains the same
for men who are not accompanied by
dependents at 12 months the U.S, Army
has extended its tours effective Aug
ust 1st in Hawaii and 11 European
countries from 24 to 36 months. The
purpose of the extension is to reduce
undesirable turnover and travel of
personnel and to enhance training and
combat efficiency according to an
AFPS article on the subject.
The Freedoms Foundation has offic
ially. opened its 1961 Letter Awards
Program. Subject of the contest is:
"What I Can Do For Freedom". More
details will be announced later. You
have the subject, start writing. You
may win $1000.00 and a George Washing
ton Honor Medal* Remember HM1 Franklin
CARTER who was at ComSta last year won
$100 and a George WashingtonHanorffedal*
Have a nice week and keep smilin'
*ole Muskie