WEBVTT 00:09.510 --> 00:12.920 All the major general git for ordered your west over air reserve 00:12.920 --> 00:15.850 base in Massachusetts and welcome to this month's commanders 00:15.850 --> 00:16.220 up a. 00:16.760 --> 00:20.330 It's all there knowing when and your springfield where my wife throughout. 00:21.050 --> 00:24.480 To pleasure the visiting with their men's things soldiers sailors 00:24.480 --> 00:25.920 and marines here west over. 00:26.720 --> 00:30.230 West over the largest and first ever stand-alone reserve base 00:30.230 --> 00:34.110 in the air force is home to nearly 4000 joint military members 00:34.340 --> 00:36.650 and more than 700 civilian employees. 00:37.350 --> 00:41.520 The for 30 ninth their left wing is home to Tennessee fives the 00:41.520 --> 00:43.010 largest aircraft in the U.S. 00:43.010 --> 00:46.700 military. Last year along west overs airfield handled more than 00:46.700 --> 00:50.900 21000 military and civilian aircraft landings and departures. 00:51.600 --> 00:53.460 As a self contained reserve asset. 00:54.050 --> 00:57.730 West overs mobility team brings to the fight every facet of the 00:57.730 --> 00:59.510 world wide deploy oval force. 01:00.110 --> 01:04.030 This as recently underscored by west over earning a highly effective 01:04.030 --> 01:06.420 rating on the new capstone inspection. 01:07.020 --> 01:10.450 One of only for such ratings in the air force reserve command. 01:11.980 --> 01:15.060 What you may not know is that west over is a vile inspection 01:15.090 --> 01:18.190 of for the nation's entire fleet of see five's come into our 01:18.220 --> 01:19.660 ice a Connolly inspection de. 01:20.220 --> 01:23.180 The only inspection center of its kind in the reserve command. 01:24.070 --> 01:27.130 As I walk around and got a chance to talk to the military and 01:27.130 --> 01:31.090 civilian members assigned here. I was impressed by the energy 01:31.120 --> 01:34.150 and professionalism of so many people here west over. 01:35.060 --> 01:37.540 As one example of their strategic airlift mission. 01:38.120 --> 01:42.470 West over air crews flew nearly 75000 hours and transported more 01:42.470 --> 01:46.480 than 200 thousand tons of cargo in the decade following nine eleven. 01:47.390 --> 01:50.820 In many the for 30 ninth their left wing hosted the great knowing 01:50.820 --> 01:52.480 when open house and airship. 01:53.040 --> 01:58.420 Which saw an astounding 300 75000 attendees on the basis 70 fifth anniversary. 01:59.060 --> 02:02.130 One of the highlights of this trip was visiting the west over 02:02.130 --> 02:02.860 fire station. 02:03.380 --> 02:07.140 Just last month west overturned the top of the line on or from 02:07.140 --> 02:09.910 the commission on fire accreditation international. 02:10.570 --> 02:14.800 Becoming the first military or civilian fart apartment in Massachusetts. 02:15.380 --> 02:17.830 And the first in our air force reserve command. 02:18.400 --> 02:19.540 Turn this distinction. 02:20.660 --> 02:21.280 Quite a feat. 02:22.140 --> 02:25.280 During my visit I saw the west overs leadership has fostered 02:25.280 --> 02:29.220 a great brotherhood with this army navy and marine partner. 02:29.930 --> 02:32.730 I was sincerely impressed with the dedication of the people. 02:34.020 --> 02:35.970 We are one team nosey. 02:36.700 --> 02:40.180 So until max time bill fourth. Encounter..