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  • Patriot Wing to hold fourth annual enlisted workshop in June

    Enlisted Airmen at Westover can sign up for a three-day workshop in its fourth year at the base. The Patriot Wing's annual enlisted workshop is scheduled to begin the Sunday of the June A UTA (June 6) at the Westover Conference Center. The theme of the 2010 workshop is, "I Am An Airman, I Am A

  • Marines drop in on elementary schoolers

    A small contingent of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 472 dropped in on nearby elementary school students in Chicopee, Mass. March 18, bringing with them what can best be described as handy work.Marine Capt. Christopher Hermann and Staff Sgt. Andrew Galonzka visited students at Bowie Memorial

  • About 500 Air Force reservists to report for active duty at Westover

    Approximately 500 Air Force Reserve flight crew members, maintenance technicians and support personnel will report to active duty in support of the Afghanistan surge in April. The reservists are scheduled to be on active duty for six months as part of providing airlift support for the movement of

  • Master sergeant named Massachusetts Veteran of the Month

    State treasurer Tim Cahill named a 58th Aerial Port Squadron reservist the Massachusetts Veteran of the Month March 1. Master Sgt. Carey-ann Patterson, a civilian nurse, earned the honor after being nominated by fellow nurses at her hospital.The 17-year Air Force veteran has worked in the medical

  • Airman Takes To Air With Army Golden Knights

    When Master Sgt. Daniel Lawlor stepped out of a plane at 13,000 feet above Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., he said a strange sensation came over him."I never felt the sensation of falling," said the first-time free-faller about his Feb. 15 experience. "I had no apprehension whatsoever."Sergeant

  • Airmen and Family Readiness Center to host military child celebration

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center is hosting an annual event for children in April, which will include a tour of a C-5B Galaxy.The center's director, Andrea Bowen, said all military families are welcome to the Month of the Military Child event scheduled for April 11.The event lasts from 10 a.m.

  • Maintainers chalk MC increase

      The past fiscal year saw the collective efforts of Westover's 439th Maintenance Group contribute to an overall 3.6 percent C-5B mission capable rate increase Air Force-wide throughout 2009. The increase is attributable to the MXG team pushing up the mission-capable average 22 percent, pulling the

  • Patriot Wing joins the social networks

    If you check your live feed, tweet, re-tweet and watch the latest viral videos, then you're among the more than 50 percent of Airmen who get their news and information from online social media.The Air Force and Air Force Reserve understand this and have launched into the world of social media via

  • Patriot Wing earns Outstanding Unit Award

      Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, recently announced that the Patriot Wing was one of 15 units to receive the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 2009.    More information will be made available on how the men and women of the 439th AW earned this award as