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	NAS JRB Willow Grove
		Although Willow Grove would be closed, an enclave would be established for the Army Reserve units remaining on or relocating to Willow Grove and the Air National Guard 270th Engineering Installation Squadron.
		The air station is located on Route 611 in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, approximately 20 miles north of Philadelphia.
		Willow Grove reported $10.3M in environmental restoration costs, which DoD would have a legal obligation to perform environmental restoration regardless of the base's final status (this value not included in cost calculation).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/willow-grove.htm (1504 words)

	Naval
		Naval Air Station Willow Grove The Willow Grove Naval Air Station began in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
		Olongapo Naval Station Olongapo Naval Station was in the Marine and Navy personnel.
		Naval Academy, Maryland Naval Academy is a town located in 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,264.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/naval.html (1735 words)

	Naval Air Station Willow Grove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Naval Air Station Willow Grove began in 1926 when Harold Pitcairn constructed a hanger and a grass airstrip in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
		From 1926 to 1942 he used the airfield for design, development, construction and testing of a number of aircraft, including the Airwing which was put into use by the United States Postal Service.
		Following the war it became a reserve training station, a duty it continues to this day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willow_Grove_Naval_Air_Station (186 words)

	Naval Station Norfolk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The air station also trained numerous British fighter squadrons and (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French and (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russian patrol squadrons.
		The air station, at one time, was host to more than 70 tenant commands, including several carrier groups, carrier airborne early warning wings, helicopter sea control wings, and Navy Air Reserve units.
		It served as operational headquarters for the Fleet Air Command, and with the emergence of NAS Oceana as a "master jet airfield" in the late 1950s, the tandem formed the nucleus of the biggest air base on the East Coast.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/naval_station_norfolk.htm (5054 words)

	Panel Spares 2 Air Force Bases From Pentagon Closings: From The Tampa Tribune
		The commission began work on the Air Guard plan just as a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the Pentagon lacks the authority to close an Air Guard unit at the Naval Air Station Willow Grove without Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's approval.
		Air Force officials said their overall plan - affecting active- duty, Air Guard and Air Reserve bases - was designed to make the service more effective by consolidating weapons systems and personnel as it moves to a smaller but smarter fleet.
		Ultimately, the panel decided to close the base but keep intact the Air Guard unit that was subject to the lawsuit and create an Army Guard and Reserve center.
	www.tampatrib.com /News/MGBIF0VDVCE.html (775 words)

	Willow Grove health advisor wins Navy's Kirch Award
		She currently serves as the only Health Benefits Advisor at the active Naval Air Station with more than 7,000 employees.
		Since she joined the Willow Grove staff, she has been responsible for the timely service provided to beneficiaries.
		She is solely responsible for a catchment area of 40,000 beneficiaries and works tirelessly giving 4 to 5 briefings per month in an effort to educate all patients on how to effectively access medical care in the new managed care environment, among other tasks.
	www.tricare.osd.mil /main/news/art1203.htm (287 words)

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		VP-66 from Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Penn., is the only squadron comprised entirely of Naval Reservists that are participating in KEFTACEX 03.
		The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego.
		Both squadrons are stationed at the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas.
	www.news.navy.mil /local/view_photos.asp?id=21 (1129 words)

	The Dolphin - News - 07/01/2004 - NWS Earle participates in local Memorial Day events
		Naval Air Station (NAS) Willow Grove and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst were also selected to initiate the program.
		And that's the goal of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) plan, which is to improve the quality of the U.S. Navy's healthcare program according to Capt. Elaine Wagner, Director of Women, Children and Community Health Directorate, who was a guest speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony on Earle.
		Earle is one of three Navy stations to integrate the two communities and serve Sailors in one facility.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12154490&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dept_id=8103&rfi=6 (686 words)

	Legislators Scramble to Reassure Constituents
		Already locked in a tough campaign for reelection next year, Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) infuriated some in the community around Naval Air Station Willow Grove last month with comments about the base that were interpreted as critical.
		Naval Station Pascagoula in Mississippi was marked for extinction.
		Yesterday, Willow Grove popped up on the Pentagon's base-closure hit list, sending Santorum's opponents on the attack and the senator into a defensive crouch.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/13/AR2005051301590.html (561 words)

	NAS JRB Willow Grove Air Fest 2005
		In 1994, the station’s name was changed to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Willow Grove, to accurately depict the population and efforts of the station.
		Following the end of the war, Willow Grove was designated a Reserve training station under the Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training.
		The naval aviation unit that first occupied what was to become NAS JRB Willow Grove originated in 1929 at the Rockaway, NY training school with 16 officers, 53 enlisted men, four seaplanes and seven land based aircraft.
	www.willowgroveairshows.com /history.htm (921 words)

	Military -- Willow Grove Naval Air Station
		Willow Grove is the home of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base.
		Every June Willow Grove is host to one of the nation's outstanding air shows, featuring many aircraft on exhibit, old and new, as well as flying demonstrations and aerobatics by the famous Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, and others.
		Following World War II, Willow Grove was designated a reserve training station, though it has participated in every major military operation since.
	www.fieldtrip.com /pa/54431776.htm (375 words)

	US EPA Region 3 HSCD: Pennsylvania, Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Current Site Information (NPL Pad)
		This 1,200 acre site is comprised of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove (WGNAS/JRB) and the Willow Grove Air Reserve Station (WGARS), which are operating U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force installations, respectively, located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
		The Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base has developed and submitted for review, a draft Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) as well as a draft Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PP).
		On the Air Force property, a washrack area, a stormwater retention basin, a fuel farm, and a number of hazardous waste storage areas have been identifed as potential sources of contamination.
	www.epa.gov /reg3hwmd/npl/PAD987277837.htm (879 words)

	Patrol Squadron 66 [VP-66]
		Patrol Squadron 66 was commissioned on 1 November 1970 at Naval Air Station, Willow Grove Pennsylvania, as a result of the reorganization of the Naval Air Reserve.
		In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to close Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, PA. As a result, VP-66 along with all Navy and Marine Corps squadrons at Willow Grove, their aircraft and necessary personnel, equipment and support, were recommended to relocate to McGuire Air Force Base.
		Annual Training has found the Liberty Bells detached to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico and Howard AFB Panama in support of JIATF-South Counter Narcotic Operations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/vp-66.htm (771 words)

	Naval Air Station Willow Grove, PA - military base housing guide - ePodunk
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		Naval Air Station Willow Grove, PA - military base housing guide - ePodunk
		Homes for sale in the Naval Air Station Willow Grove area
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/movInfo.php?locIndex=66857 (177 words)

	AllRefer.com - Horsham, Pennsylvania (PA) (Montgomery County) - (city) - Facts and Information
		U.S. Naval Air Station (Willow Grove) to NW.
		Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
	reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/H/H04929-horsham.html (145 words)

	Results VETERAN'S DAY 10K WGNAS 2003
		After an absence from the running scene for a few years, the Willow Grove Naval Air Station began with a new 10K course to re- establish.
		11-8 Veteran's Day 10K Run Willow Grove Naval Air Station
		Willow Grove, PA Just click below on results to view your race day results.
	www.lin-mark.com /reswg03.htm (214 words)

	Willow Grove Naval Air Station
		Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Naval Health Research Center Telepsychiatry
		The Telepsychiatry prototype will allow a psychiatrist at Bethesda Naval Medical Center to examine and evaluate Navy personnel and dependents at the WGNAS Family Services Center in Willow Grove via an interactive video teleconferencing system.
		In addition to saving the psychiatrist a 2-3 hour drive from Bethesda, MD to Willow Grove, PA, this equipment is expected to extend the reach of other medical/counseling services to facilities around the country.
	www.cermusa.org /prototype/telemed/consult (218 words)

	Willow Grove Naval Air Station
		About 1,500 active-duty personnel, 4,750 reservists, and more than 600 civilians call Willow Grove NAS JRB home.
		The Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Pennsylvania National Guard join the Navy at this base on 1,100 acres in Horsham, Pa., 30 miles north of Philadelphia.
		The base was designated a Joint Reserve Base in 1994 to reflect its role as a joint reserve training center.
	www.pcswillowgrove.net /dspbasemain.cfm (219 words)

	PAPower: GOVERNOR RENDELL VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MILITARY FACILITIES MARKED FOR CLOSURE
		HORSHAM: Governor Edward G. Rendell today reaffirmed his commitment to retain jobs at military installations throughout Pennsylvania and vowed to fight on their behalf after meeting with officials at the Naval Air Station Willow Grove in Horsham, Montgomery County.
		Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld marked Willow Grove for closure along with the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Center, the Kelly Support Center in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Coraopolis and other smaller reserve military stations across the Commonwealth.
		Pennsylvania is home to several critical logistics and supply facilities, including the Tobyhanna Army Depot, the Letterkenny Army Depot, the Naval Support Activity in Philadelphia, the Defense Distribution Center in New Cumberland, Cumberland County, and the Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.
	www.state.pa.us /papower/cwp/view.asp?Q=442942&A=11 (582 words)

	Official Biography for Allan T. Wood
		After his detachment in October of that year, he reported to the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., as squadron pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 233, and later, as S-2 Officer with Marine Aircraft Reserve Group 20, serving in the latter capacity until August 1964.
		Following operational flight training at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla., in July 1945, he served as a squadron pilot with Marine Fighter Squadron 471, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Calif., until November of that year.
		He next served as Commanding Officer, Volunteer Training Unit Aviation) 20, and again as Intelligence Officer with Marine Aircraft Reserve Group 20, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, until March 1968.
	www.usmc.mil /genbios2.nsf/biographies/97CEF86B843533A185256A4000718846?opendocument (793 words)

	The Navy Lodge Program Opens its 43rd Lodge at Naval Air Station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania / April 2005
		at Naval Air Station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
		"Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove serves military personnel from all services.
		All Navy Lodge rooms are air conditioned, have satellite TV with HBO, DVD player, CD player, direct-dial telephone service and a kitchenette complete with large refrigerator, microwave and utensils.
	www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2005_2nd/Apr05_WillowGroveLodge.html (354 words)

	U.S. Navy: Navy Bases and Air Stations in the U.S.
		Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
		Navy facilities within the U.S. This is a list of major bases and air stations within the United States.
		U.S. Navy: Navy Bases and Air Stations in the U.S. The United States Navy
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/bases/navbases.html (97 words)

	Valley Station on Encyclopedia.com
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		Station Casinos' Stockholders Approve Company's Proposals; Union's Non-Binding Proposals Fail.
		Station Casinos Announces Completion of New Bank Facility.
	encyclopedia.com /html/V/ValyS1ta.asp (514 words)

	Air Force Link - BRAC 2005
		Receive 3 A-10s from Willow Grove Air Reserve Station at Naval Air Station Willow Grove Joint Reserve Base, Pa. Move 4 C-130 aircraft to the ANG airlift wing, Cheyenne, Wyo.
		Move 18 F-15Cs to the fighter wing at Nellis AFB, Nev. (9 aircraft), to the fighter wing at Jacksonville IAP Air Guard Station, Fla. (6 aircraft), and to retirement (3 aircraft).
		Move 18 F-16s to the fighter wing at McEntire AGS, S.C. (9 aircraft), the fighter wing at Nellis AFB (5 aircraft) and to backup inventory (4 aircraft).
	www.af.mil /brac/idaho.asp (414 words)

	Naval Medical Research Center Leadership
		As a selcted Reservist from 1979 until 1986, he was assigned to PATRON-SIX SIX at Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.In May 1986 Captain Antosek returned to active duty in the Navy as an airwing flight surgeon attached to Carrier Air Wing SIX aboard the USS FORRESTAL(CV-59).
		In March 1977 he was designated a Naval Flight Surgeon and accepted orders to Marine Aircraft Group-31 in Beaufort, South Carolina as a squadron flight surgeon.
		September 1998, Captain Antosek assumed command of U.S.Naval Medical Research unit No. 3 in Cairo, Egypt.
	www.nmrc.navy.mil /Pages/leadership.html (454 words)

	PNNL News and Publications
		To demonstrate the technology, the Navy Exchange Building -- 1 1/2 story, 18,000-square-foot masonry structure at the Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania-- has been retrofitted with two Thermo King cooling units.
		Under the pilot demonstration, PNL has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with three private organizations to test the efficiency of two, gas-powered, rooftop air conditioning units developed by the Thermo King Corporation.
		The units were selected through a cost analysis of six system options conducted by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
	www.pnl.gov /news/1992/92-09.htm (444 words)

	VPNAVY - VQ-11 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		While at Willow Grove, the EP-3J mission prospered due to greater awareness of the aircraft and increased demand from the fleet.
		The cost of running the kind of detachment operations that had become a way of life for the Bandits was a strain on the Naval Air Reserve Force and Reserve Patrol Wing in particular, which earned its bread and butter with the P-3C ASW aircraft.
		Indeed, both of them had already undergone extensive inspections to have their service lives extended before they had even departed Willow Grove for their new home at Brunswick.
	www.vpnavy.com /vq11_1997.html (1776 words)

	SENATE RESOLUTION 130 P.N. 926
		Grove, commonly referred to as the Willow Grove Naval Air
		Willow Grove and urge the President and the Congress of the
		Grove Chamber of Commerce determined that closure of the Willow
	www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/LI/BI/BT/2005/0/SR0130P0926.HTM (670 words)

	VMA-131 Photograph Album
		Photographed at Naval Air Station Atlanta in standard Tactical Paint Scheme grays, complete with low-viz "diamond stripe" on July 30, 1991.
		If you are close to Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, please drop in and visit this little old lady.
		After the engine change the Skyhawk was towed from the hangar and the "Hot Rod" broke through the revetment paving and sank to its starboard pylons in the ground.
	www.skyhawk.org /4E/vma131/vma131p.htm (1008 words)

	030411ArtContestwinners
		Matthew Keating and Valerie Tanburro of Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pa.
		Richard and Rose MacIntyre of Sitka Air Station, Alaska.
		Rachel Saindon, fourth-grade daughter of New Jersey National Guard Sgt. Paul and Eiko Saindon of Dover, N.J. o Rhianna Shaheen, fifth-grade daughter of Navy Petty Officer 1st Class George and Carolyn Shaheen of Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va.
	www.pica.army.mil /voice2003/030411/Artcontestwinners.htm (267 words)

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