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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Virtual Yellow Ribbon event strengthens spiritual fitness</title>
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      <description>In the comfort of her Houston home, Tech. Sgt. Charita White rocked her newborn as she watched the&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Dec/01/2002553210/300/300/0/201130-F-XX000-0003.JPG' alt='Tech. Sgt. Charita White, 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California, poses for a photo with her husband, Jonathan Shephard and newborn daughter in Missouri City, Texas, Oct. 2, 2020. White attended the virtual Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event held Nov. 21-22, 2020. She took advantage of several of the event’s sessions focused on mental, physical, so-cial and spiritual wellness. (Courtesy photo)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom</dc:creator>
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      <title>Reservist leads Air Force Women's Initiative team</title>
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      <description>Many Reservists have had the experience of working with active duty Airmen during their careers but&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/May/23/2002553205/300/300/0/180405-F-HH789-001.JPG' alt='Maj. Alea Nadeem' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs</dc:creator>
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      <title>AF announces changes to Courses 14 and 15</title>
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      <description>Effective immediately, Air Force officials have removed the requirement to complete Courses 14 and 15 for all Airmen serving in the active component. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen will have the option to complete their enlisted professional military education through distance learning or in-residence attendance. 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tech. Sgt. Malcolm Tevanian </dc:creator>
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      <title>C-5s and submarines</title>
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      <description>“I have always used my knowledge and experience from my civilian career to be better at my Air Force career,” &lt;br/&gt; 
 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Staff Sgt. Monica Ricci</dc:creator>
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      <title>Westover Remembers the Holocaust</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1491311/westover-remembers-the-holocaust/</link>
      <description> “Days of Remembrance: Learning from the Holocaust.” &lt;br/&gt; 
 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Master Sgt. Stephen Caruso</dc:creator>
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      <title>ORION THE HUNTER</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1487482/orion-the-hunter/</link>
      <description> It has a distinctive “tail stinger” or “MAD Boom”.&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Apr/07/2001900670/300/300/0/180326-F-DT748-6301.JPG' alt='It has a distinctive “tail stinger” or “MAD Boom”.' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Press Operations</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pay for Air Force Reservists: Common problems, how to avoid them</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1386348/pay-for-air-force-reservists-common-problems-how-to-avoid-them/</link>
      <description>Finance specialist covers procedures with reservists&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/03/2001851449/300/300/0/171202-F-PB060-3003.JPG' alt='Counting dollars' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Senior Airman Sophia Stuart-Rockefeller</dc:creator>
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      <title>Training and Development Flight: preparing future Reserve Citizen Airmen</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1354851/training-and-development-flight-preparing-future-reserve-citizen-airmen/</link>
      <description>Air Force Basic Military Training develops enlistees from civilians to professional Airmen.To help&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/26/2001833822/300/300/0/171015-F-PB060-0011.JPG' alt='The Westover Training and Development Flight&amp;#39;s future Airmen take a tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy.' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Airman Hanna Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>October is Domestic Violence Awarness Month</title>
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      <description>October is designated as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.DVAM evolved from ‘Day of Unity’&lt;br/&gt; 
 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:07:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Airman Hanna Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>Closing two chapters: Operation Babylift crash survivor tours last C-5A</title>
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      <description>The last time Karen Keshura was in a C-5A Galaxy, the war in Vietnam was coming to an end. It was a&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/10/2001825005/300/300/0/170901-F-PB060-1209.JPG' alt='Karen Keshura, Babylift crash survivior, poses for a photo with Chief Master Sgt. Justin Thurber in the cockpit of C-5A Galaxy 0461, the Air Force&amp;#39;s final C-5A that recently was retired.' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:42:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Senior Airman Monica Ricci</dc:creator>
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      <title>Honoring Sept 11 through service and deployment</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1334791/honoring-sept-11-through-service-and-deployment/</link>
      <description>For one Westover firefighter, his first deployment holds a deeper meaning than most.“It was hard not&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/03/2001822881/300/300/0/171003-F-ZZ999-0001.JPG' alt='Tech. Sgt Mark McKunes (right) poses for a picture with a fellow firefighter recently at an undisclosed location. McKune is deployed from the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Capt. Meghan Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>Reserve Citizen Airman Bids Farewell After 41 Years</title>
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      <description>When 19-year-old Robert Wegeman Jr. left Louisiana and joined the Air Force in 1976, “Star Wars”&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/29/2001819461/300/300/0/170926-F-GS664-004.JPG' alt='Tech. Sgt. Robert Wegeman, 919th Special Operations Wing, said goodbye to his beloved Air Force after 41 years of service August 14.  The 60-year-old Airman maintained 16 different aircraft and earned more than 60 medals during his four-decade tenure. (Tech. Sgt. Sam King)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tech. Sgt. Sam King</dc:creator>
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      <title>Westover continues to support hurricane relief efforts</title>
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      <description>Patriot Wing Airmen have been instrumental in moving equipment, supplies, first responders and&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/26/2001818093/300/300/0/170924-F-BF612-0005.JPG' alt='Team Dover aids in hurricane relief' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Airman Hanna Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>Last C-5A flight brings nostalgia back for crew</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1322708/last-c-5a-flight-brings-nostalgia-back-for-crew/</link>
      <description>An unmistakable sound echoed across the sky above Westover Sept. 7 – for the last time.With a growl&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/07/2001804530/300/300/0/170907-F-PB060-1029.JPG' alt='C-5A Galaxy 70-0461 departs from the runway September 7, 2017, at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. 0461 is the last C-5A in the Air Force and is destined for the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. where it is set to retire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hanna N. Smith)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>by Master Sgt. Andrew Biscoe</dc:creator>
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      <title>Westover ARB maintainer explains detailed repair to C-5 nose-gear</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1300463/westover-arb-maintainer-explains-detailed-repair-to-c-5-nose-gear/</link>
      <description>The C-5 - one of the most complex aircraft in the inventory - challenged Westover's renowned&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/06/2001803730/300/300/0/170823-F-PB060-1006.JPG' alt='Master Sgt Joseph Coffey, an aero repair technician assigned to the 439th Maintenance Squadron, works on a ball screw drive assembly in a C-5M Super Galaxy August 23, 2017, located in Westover Air Reserve Base&amp;#39;s Isochronal (ISO) Maintenance Dock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hanna N. Smith)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Airman Hanna Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>Protocol for reveille, retreat and taps on Westover</title>
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      <description>Proper customs and courtesies to follow on Westover Air Reserve Base for reveille, retreat and taps.&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/23/2001796710/300/300/0/170813-F-PB060-3023.JPG' alt='A member of the Black Daggers U.S. Army Special Operations Command parachute demo team displays the American flag on his descent August 13, 2017, at the 2017 Westfield International Air Show at Barnes Air National Guard  Base in Westfield, Mass.' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Airman Hanna Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>SMSgt represents Westover in 500-mile ride across Iowa</title>
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      <description>Westover’s own Senior Master Sgt. Devon DeStefano, 439th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental element chief and additional duty first sergeant, is an Air Force cycling team who will face the ultimate challenge of physical and mental fitness on this a 500-mile bike ride across Iowa. &lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/17/2001778912/300/300/0/170717-F-EU088-0001.JPG' alt='Members of the Air Force cycling team assist a cycler whos bike tire went flat at RAGBRAI 2016. The team members are known as &amp;quot;guardian angels&amp;quot; on the 500-mile bike ride because they stop to help every person they find in distress along the route. ' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Airman 1st Class Sadie Hewes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Aircraft maintenance Airmen navigating through entrepreneurship </title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1201888/aircraft-maintenance-airmen-navigating-through-entrepreneurship/</link>
      <description>Two Westover Airmen turned business partners operate their own nano-brewery in western Massachusetts.&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/03/2001756670/300/300/0/170603-F-YP434-001.JPG' alt='Two Westover Airmen turned business partners operate their own nano-brewery in western Massachusetts.' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 18:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Senior Airman Monica Ricci</dc:creator>
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      <title>From Cameroon to Westover: Airman takes next steps toward entrepreneurship</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/997355/from-cameroon-to-westover-airman-takes-next-steps-toward-entrepreneurship/</link>
      <description>Jean Marc Tchazou left Cameroon in 2007. He said the government of his homeland was oppressive, and&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2016/Nov/09/2001666147/300/300/0/161106-F-CS383-001.JPG' alt='Senior Airman Jean Marc Tchazou, member of the 439th Force Support Squadron at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., shows members how to use e911md, a mobile application he created to help people connect with a doctor, but remain anonymous. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Meghan Smith)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Capt. Meghan Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>Four strikes and you're out</title>
      <link>https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/981494/four-strikes-and-youre-out/</link>
      <description>                Senior Airman Catherine Libbey with the 439th Aeromedical and Dental Squadron and&lt;br/&gt; 
&lt;img src='https://media.defense.gov/2016/Oct/21/2001650897/300/300/0/161016-F-UN487-005.JPG' alt='Senior Airman Catherine Libbey, 439th Aeromedical and Dental Squadron, shows us that you can have fun with your physical fitness. Libbey recently passed her fitness test after failing three times and being warned that if she failed again, she would be discharged. (U.S. Air Force photo/ TSgt. Amelia Leonard)' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 

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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>TSgt. Amelia Leonard</dc:creator>
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