Westover services announces base facility closures

The Services Squadron announced Wednesday base closures of facilities for ongoing maintenance and due to planned power outages.The Fitness Center will be closed Thursday, August 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 for a scheduled power outage. In case of inclement weather, the center will instead be closed

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Westover VTC connects new family; deployed dad sees newborn son for first time

A deployed aerial porter laid eyes on his newborn son for the first time via satellite after deploying to Iraq in April.It was a moment that Senior Airman William Clark could barely describe in words Tuesday morning from halfway around the world at Joint Base Ballad.The 26-year-old new father sighed

Lockheed-Martin VP visits Patriot Wing

Lorraine Martin, the vice president for the C-5 program at Lockheed Martin, visited Westover Air Reserve Base, Aug. 2, to see the C-5 operation here and meet the people who fly and maintain the massive jets.Ms. Martin, who oversees the C-5 modernization program at Lockheed, spent time speaking with

Westover RISO rising in AFRC

The Air Force is paring down the number of locations where vital maintenance on its fleet of giant C-5 aircraft is performed. When the consolidation is complete, Westover will continue to be the location - one of only three in the Air Force - of a regional isochronal inspection dock responsible for

Deployed Aerial Porters hard at work in Iraq

As the drawdown and redeployment of assets continues in Iraq, helicopters from bases in the north have made their way to Joint Base Balad to be inspected, prepped and shipped to new operating locations with the assistance of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port team.    

I want to deploy! 5 steps to volunteering for deployment

Do you know what the process is for volunteering for a deployment? Who do you contact? What are the requirements? What do you need to do? What do you need to know? The following information sheds light on the deployment process and will help ensure a positive pre-deployment experience and a

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Fit for fun

The Westover Fitness Center offers a new line-up of fitness programs for military members to get in shape and have a good time doing it.     The new regimens offer Airmen a chance to compete against themselves, workout with others or just fine tune their performance for the new fitness