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  • President Declares Dec. 24 Federal Holiday

    Team Westover,President Obama issued an executive Order on 21 December 2012 to close Federal offices and excuse Federal employees from duty on 24 December 2012. The Executive Order permits the head of the agency (i.e. Department of Defense) to exempt those offices from closure if certain employees

  • Yellow Ribbon FAQs

    The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 established the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program as part of a DoD-wide effort to help the 1.2 million National Guard and Reserve members and their families connect with the best resources available before, during, and after deployments.Reservists

  • Veterans’ employment opportunities abound

    There's hope for veterans struggling to find jobs - if you know what resources to use.One great resource is H2H (Hero 2 Hired), an online resource with information on what civilian jobs best match your military background. It also provides information on where to find jobs near you that fit those

  • Westover Construction Projects Pump $25 million into base upgrades

    In 2012, Westover received $24.6 million for projects around base, with more than 20 projects in various stages of completion. Here's a snapshot of several high-visibility base projects. The information comes from Mr. Brett Bailey, Base Civil Engineering.Mobile Tail EnclosureThe MTE is a moveable

  • A gift of advice from your Safety Santa

    It is that time of year when New Englanders prep for the extreme weather events that seem to be part of the Holiday Season. I started early this year and put snow tires on my car in August. They melted before I was half way home.The following items are suggestions, not in order of importance and not

  • Haiti After the Earthquake

    The rock in the water does not know the pain of the rock in the sun.-Haitian Proverb Nearly three years after Haiti's lethal earthquake, and the 439th Airlift Wing's humanitarian response, I visited the recovering country.On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, with the

  • Emergency responders conduct exercise with Patriot Wing

    More than 125 representatives of regional hospitals, municipal and emergency workers, as well as Patriot Wing members converged on base Oct. 21 for a federal National Disaster Medical System exercise.Deploying C-5 aircraft, a helicopter and a parade of ambulances, among other emergency vehicles,

  • Two Westover units earn best-in-command

    Through the synergy of military and civilian personnel and continued support of operationsoverseas, the 439th Civil Engineering Squadron was recently named Air ForceReserve Command Civil Engineering Unit of the Year. Earlier this year, AFRC announcedthat the Westover Fire Department earned best in

  • Fourteen-hour hour mission delivers relief supplies

    While "Superstorm Sandy" moved inland across the Midwest, a Westover C-5B crew flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to pick up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks. Fourteen hours after taking off from Westover, they dropped unloaded the workers and equipment at Stewart Air National Guard

  • One-stop legal shop

    Do you have basic questions concerning legal matters, but do not know where to start? Check out the new Air Force Legal Assistance website at: https://aflegalassistance.law.af.mil  The site has basic information on a wide variety of legal issues such as deployment readiness, Wills, Powers of