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  • Retirements

    Senior Master SergeantRobert KarraschMaster SergeantMichael BoucherDennis WildesTechnical SergeantLeigh BuckhoutJon DillardMichael LeeWilliam HughesFrank Venturella

  • Employers get lifted to San Antonio and tour C-5 schoolhouse

    Twenty-one employers of reservists flew aboard a Patriot Wing C-5 to Texas to see one of the Defense Department's premiere 21st century joint-service operations.The Bosslift group toured Joint Base San Antonio Sept. 7-8, beginning with a visit to the Air Force's C-5 training "schoolhouse" at

  • Tuskegee Airman trainee packs base conference center

    It was standing-room only Sept. 11 when former Tuskegee Airman pilot trainee Charles Cross spoke at the Westover Conference Center about his experiences as an African American in the military during World War II. Mr. Cross, 88, said he still finds time both to fly and instruct young aviators. Mr.

  • "Air Force One" lands at Westover

    The Boeing 747 aircraft arrived at Westover Air Reserve Base Sept. 19 after dropping off President Obama in New York City. There were no passengers aboard the aircraft. This is one of two VC-25As assigned to the Presidential Airlift Group, 89th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. The VC-25A is

  • Promotions as of September 2011

    Chief Master Sgt.Christopher KellamSenior Master Sgt.Patrick ConnorStephan GiordanoJoseph SchneiderMaster SergeantRyan LeveilleNicole MoralesTechnical SergeantJonathan BowkerBrian BuschJeremy CoupalCorey GallantChandler RuehrweinMark WolfgangStaff SergeantLevi CarterJustin GrenonJennifer

  • Win a snowboard, make a wingman

    Westover's recruiters are challenging reservist to win a snowboard and make a wingman.Westover Recruiting Services is giving away an Air Force Reserve Snowboard to the reservist who gets the most referrals turned accessions, or new members, in the upcoming fiscal year. The winning reservist will be

  • Locals support deloyed troops with care packages

    Operation Touch of Home, a Massachusetts based organization that supports troops with care packages, is seeking names of local residents deployed overseas to send the packages to.The organization relies on friends and family of those deployed overseas to provide them with the names and addresses of

  • Retirees affected at Tax Time

    Paychecks for retirees are processed the first day of the month, except when that date falls on a holiday in which the paycheck is paid on the previous workday. Due to the future holidays in 2011, retirees will receive 13 payroll checks instead of 12 which may mean an impact on taxes.For the

  • To the Airmen of the United States Air Force

        September 11, 2011 , marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent people-at the World Trade Center; at Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and at the Pentagon-and affected the lives of countless others across our great country, and beyond. In all,