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  • Base hosts young amputee

    Active, curious, energetic, boisterous, and friendly; these all describe an average 11-year-old but this year's Pilot For a Day, Jacob Van Schaick has a few more adjectives that make him unique: compassionate, dedicated and motivated .He's also an amputee.Jacob his mom, Michelle Van Schaick, and

  • After six years, an Airman earns home in America

    SrA. Jean Marc Tchazou knows being a U.S. citizen is a privilege. Some people are born here, others work hard for that privilege."I am originally from Cameroon, but I'm from the United States now," said SrA. Tchazou.Born in September 1980 in Douala, Cameroon, SrA. Tchazou is a finance specialist

  • Hails and Farewells: August promotions & retirements

    The following individuals have been selected for promotion:Senior Master SergeantAnthony GiardiniCareyann PattersonMaster SergeantJason YoungDanita ThibeaultAndrew MeltonRobin HammondRobert CirilloJohn NadolskiTechnical SergeantMichael BrownRandall BellMichael PerosMatthew GiglioStaff SergeantJanna

  • The last of his breed

    In 1981, Lt. Col. Gary Cooke, longtime 337th Airlift Squadron C-5 pilot, called his local Air Force recruiter and asked what he needed to do to become a C-5 pilot. The next semester, he joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps.Over the next 32 years, Lt. Col. Cooke dedicated his career to the Air

  • Hails and Farewells: July promotions & retirements

    Westover bids farewell to the following individuals as they retire this month:Master SergeantJon TemplemanSteven WetmoreTechnical SergeantJeffrey SurprenantSteve TraughThe following individuals have been selected for promotion:Senior Master SergeantDavid BerkebileMaster SergeantPaul Baptist IIICecil

  • Acting SecAF visits Westover ARB

    "That's a lot of iron on the ramp," Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning said during his July 25 visit to Westover, seeing a row of 10 C-5s on the East Ramp.During his three-hour visit, the acting secretary donned a hard hat and toured the nation's largest military aircraft, flew a C-5

  • Health and fitness: a way of life

    Fitness. For some, just that word is enough for you to break out in a sweat and cause heart palpitations, but in my opinion that is one of the most important words we know. Fitness builds the foundation for our lives. Some of you may hope that the renewed emphasis on health and fitness is just a

  • Did You Know?

    The following is the sixth installment of a continuing series about the base, units and the people at Westover....Westover has a new full time Chaplain, (Capt.) Matthew Zimmerman! The following is the interview conducted by SrA. Kelly Galloway with Chaplain Zimmerman.Why or what made you decide to

  • Yellow Ribbon Creates Weekend to Remember

    Sun fell on the palm trees in La Jolla, Calif., as nearly 350 reservists and family members attended a recent Yellow Ribbon event.Reservists returning from or preparing to go on a deployment, along with their families, can attend regional events and stay at a classy hotel where they hear presenters

  • Furloughs hurt workers, local economy, Westover mission

    Congressionally-mandated furloughs of more than 700 civilians locally and some 680,000 Department of Defense civilians worldwide began July 8 and are scheduled to continue through September. Civilians here are required to take 11 days of unpaid leave between July 8 and Sept. 30, resulting in a 20