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Feb. 28, 2013
Patriot Sands teams Air Force Reserve Command Airmen with government agencies

A three-day joint response exercise here racked up statistics and solid training that backed up the cooperative success of interagency teamwork in the event of a national contingency.Patriot Sands 2013 brought in Airmen from Air Force installations coast-to-coast and men and women from federal
Feb. 25, 2013
If sequestration happens, nearly all Westover civilians furloughed in late April

If sequestration is triggered on March 1, furloughs - mandatory unpaid time off - for most civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials announced Feb. 20.According to Air Force figures released Friday, most of the 759 civilians assigned to Westover are due to be
Feb. 25, 2013
Lt. Gov. Murray calls for $1.5m energy initiative for all six Massachusetts military bases

To announce new energy initiatives on Massachusetts's military bases, Lt. Governor Timothy Murray visited the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod, Mass., Jan. 17, 2013. The MMR is home to Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and is a full scale, joint-use base home to three other military
Feb. 25, 2013
Air Force to iTunes

"I'm an Airman," said SrA. Victor Rivera, 439th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, during a recent interview. "I'm also an entertainer."In 2004, a 20-year-old Rivera said he wanted to do something different with his life. He didn't want to get caught up in the negativity that often
Feb. 23, 2013
Airmen stand up contingency response element for Patriot Sands at MacDill

More than 30 Patriot Wing Airmen formed a contingency response element team here as the Patriot Sands got under way here Feb. 22.Airmen set up a mobile command post and other elements of a bare base operation as the sun rose just hours after the arrival of the Westover Airmen, who flew Feb. 21 with
Feb. 21, 2013
Pentagon to honor Westover Airmen and Family Readiness Center March 1 Center staff earns Department of Defense award for third time in five years

Air Force Reserve Command officials announced the Westover Airman and Family Readiness Center staff won the 2012 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award in late January. We are thrilled to carry on the outstanding legacy of the Westover Airman and Family Readiness Center, with our third
Feb. 19, 2013
Hero 2 Hire, VA among online resources that help veterans find jobs

Even though America is in an apparent recovery from one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression, some veterans are still struggling to find jobs.However, there is hope for those who know what resources to use. An excellent resource is H2H (Hero 2 Hire, https://h2h.jobs), an online
Feb. 15, 2013
Did You Know?

Did you know... ... that Base Civil Engineering and the 439th Civil Engineering Squadron are two separate units?At active-duty installations, and at some AFRC bases, these two organizations are usually merged into one larger unit, which can lead many to assume that they are
Feb. 15, 2013
Comm Squadron dials up command awards

Air Force Reserve Command recently honored the men and women of the 439th Communications Squadron with two command awards.The squadron earned the 2012 Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant Air Force Information Dominance Unit Award - for the third time in four years - and the Outstanding Information Assurance
Feb. 12, 2013
Family and Medical Leave Act expands protections for military families

More support has been extended to military dependents through expansions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which include unpaid, job-protected time off for care of injured servicemembers or veterans, and activities arising from a servicemember's deployment.While family members of the U.S.