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PATRIOT | NEWSRememberEDITOR’S NOTE: Look for vital ORI prep information to befeatured in Patriot editions through June.Patriot on line: westover.afrc.af.milModes ofCommunication:1. Giant Voice/Base Siren: Used only to increaseALARM/MOPP/FPCON; broadcast tool used to notify everyonesimultaneouslyWavering Tone >> ALARM RED (Air/Missile Attack)Bugle Call >> ALARM RED (Ground Attack)2. Telephones: Used for all Alarm/MOPP/FPCONchanges; two-way communication to relay and acknowledge messages3. Land Mobile Radio (LMR):Two-way communication when telephone is unavailable4. Defense Connect Online (DCO)/Shared Drives:Used by ICC to push information, directives, and annotate Alarm/MOPP/FPCON Conditions5. Fax:Used as a back-up when DCO/shared drive unavailable6. Runner: When all else fails, runners will be requestedto disseminate information7. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV):Used to inform personnel of Alarm/MOPP/FPCON conditions atwork and for personnel coming onto shift; used to inform base on otherevents/items as directed by the ICCORE schedule highlightsSATURDAY, 19 MARCH:Mobilization beginsSUNDAY, 20 MARCH:Cargo buildup and passenger processing beginsADVON team departsMONDAY, 21 MARCH:EmploymentBase buildupMain body of reservists departsTUESDAY, 22 MARCH:Continue base buildupWEDNESDAY-THURSDAY 23-24 MARCHWarEnd exerciseBase teardownFRIDAY-SATURDAY, 25-26 MARCHRedeploy main bodyREMINDERS:-- The ORE is not complete until the redeployment iscomplete.-- People with questions should consult their supervisorsor unit deployment monitors.-- Don’t leave the base without your Airman’s Manual.
PATRIOT | PAGE 9New security system greets Westover populaceby Airman 1st ClassAlexander BrownPulling up to the base gates will sooninvolve new scans of ID cards, and not justunder the eyes of Westover security forcesmembers.Westover is the first of two Air Force Reservebases to have the Defense BiometricIdentification System, orDBIDS, installed at entrycontrol points and at thevisitor control center.Security officers, usinghand-held scanners, scancommon access card barcodes. The devices show animage of the person tryingto gain access and whetheror not they are allowed onbase. If any issues arisewith the identity of theperson, security forces willalso be able to scan theperson’s fingerprints, usinga separate scanner.“The system is extremely accurate andvalidates data against the Defense EnrollmentEligibility Reporting System,” saidMaj. Robert R. Durand, Chief of Policeand Investigative Services, 439th SecurityForces Squadron.During regular operations at Westover,the system will also be very helpful bymore accurately validating personnel comingon to base, Major Durand said.The new system is for all base employeesincluding active-duty service people,reservists and civilians. Individualbase units and tenantorganizations will registerthroughout this year. Registrationwill also occur at thevisitors center and the militarypersonnel flight. Its use atWestover shows how thebase’s scope of operations andcontinued prominence withinthe Air Force.“The Department of Defenseand the Air Force are usingthis process at numerousinstallations. Westover wasselected as the initial reserveinstallation due to its large size, and ourpeople’s demonstrated ability to interactwith technological changes,” Major Durandsaid. The other DBIDS test-base isSCAN PLAN >> Staff Sgt. Matthew Carrollscans a visitor’s ID at the Westover Roadgate using the DBIDS system. (photo byAirman 1st Class Alexander Brown)Dobbins ARB, Ga.For more information, call Mr. Durandat 557-2306.A message from the new Westover Inspector GeneralColonel Greeneby Col. John GreeneHello, Westover!It’s great to be back as your new InspectorGeneral. I commanded the 42nd Aerial PortSquadron from 2005 to 2009. Outside ofthe 42nd, I’m best known on base as theEnglish teacher who hates clichés. (Peopleare always telling me, “it is what it is.”)As your IGs, my superintendent, MasterSgt. Charlene Deslesline, and I are ready toassist you in any way we can.The IG’s main job is complaints resolution.We are not substitutes for your chainof command and encourage you to attemptto resolve issues at the lowest possible level.Remember, the further away from yourunit that you go, the longer the resolutiongenerally takes.If you need our help, however, SergeantDelesline and I will do whatever we can toassist you.If you come to me with a problem, I willfollow the Air Force’s Complaint ResolutionProcess. It’s important to note thatmy customer is the Air Force. In any givencase, I do not represent the subject or thecomplainant. My goal is to seek the correctresolution path.The final points I want to make are thatno one can prevent you from seeing an IGfor any reason and that no one can takeany adverse action against you because youtalked to an IG. These actions are respectivelyknown as restriction and reprisal, andboth are violations of AFI 90-301, “InspectorGeneral Complaints Resolution.”Should you need assistance, call SergeantDelesline or me at (413)557-3137 or at DSN589-3137. Our IG e-mail is 439aw.ig@us.af.mil.Thanks for your attention, and, again, it’sgreat to be back.
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