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  • Air Force Faces Cuts

    Changes are coming to the Air Force and officials are working with the Department of Defense to prioritize current and future resources as part of a national priority to reduce spending.In the spring of 2010 the Defense Department began a comprehensive effort to increase efficiencies, reduce

  • Pilot for A Day given grand tour

    A New York state family arrived to tour Westover Oct. 1.At first glance, this family was like many others: a mother, father, three boys and one girl. But a closer look revealed the two older brothers are twins. Judging from their outgoing and positive outlook, the last thing one would expect to

  • Yellow Ribbon FAQs

    The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is part of a DoD-wide effort to help the 1.2 million National Guard and Reserve members and their families connect with the best resources available before, during, and after deployments. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 established the program.

  • Footage of a Patriot Wing C-5B performing a fly-by

    A Patriot Wing C-5B performs a fly-by over the Simsbury Airport Fly-In, Conn., Sept. 18. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Sixteen of the airlifters are assigned to the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover.Click link to watch the footage! youtu.be/K4p-tI8Gg6c 

  • Westover RISO dock serves as Air Force proving ground

    The job of maintaining the military's biggest jet just got bigger for this reserve base.     Air Force leadership has designated Westover as the test site for adopting commercial aviation maintenance processes into the way the entire Air Force performs maintenance work.     The C-5 isochronal

  • General Dempsey's letter to Joint Force

         It is an honor to be the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I am thankful for the opportunity to continue to serve with you.     The most important thing I want you to know is that I trust you to do what's right for each other and for our country.     Thanks for your service. You have

  • Westover maintains legal assistance website

    The Air Force now maintains Legal Assistance Information for various topics, to include: consumer and financial affairs, deployment readiness, disaster assistance, family law, immigration, military benefits, powers of attorney, real property, Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA), taxation,

  • Command honors Westover medics

    Westover took top awards at the 2011 Air Force Reserve Command Medical Award Selections. The 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was cited for Outstanding Reserve Medical Quality Initiative and Air Force Medical Service Best Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Patient Safety Program of the Year. While

  • Commander’s Call Oct. 1, 2011

    Commander's Call will be held Oct. 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Base Hangar. This is a mandatory formation for all 439th Airlift Wing reservists.

  • National Energy Awareness Month

    October is National Energy Awareness Month. Military members should take special note since the federal government is the nation's largest consumer of energy, said Maj. David Mundrick, 439th Civil Engineering Squadron.To read Maj. Mundrick's fill article, visit westover.afrc.af.mil