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  • 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,

  • Fallen Firefighters Foundation

    On October 16, 2001, President George W. Bush approved legislation requiringthe American flag to be lowered to half-staff on all Federal buildings tomemorialize fallen firefighters.Public Law 107-51 requires this action to occur annually in conjunction with observance of the National Fallen

  • Hurricane's fury misses Westover

    The day before Hurricane Irene was due to hit Westover, all but two of the 18 C-5s here had been evacuated to bases in Florida, Ohio, and Delaware. Along a remote taxiway on the north end of the base, 61 trailers filled with emergency supplies stood ready to be delivered anywhere in New England.To

  • Westover C-5s evacuate

    By Saturday afternoon, all but two of the 18 C-5s here had been evacuated to bases in Florida and Ohio. Along a remote taxiway on the north end of the base, 100 trailers filled with emergency supplies stood ready to be delivered anywhere in New England.Drivers brought large generators, food,

  • Westover C-5s evacuate, FEMA Trucks stage at Westover

     - Two homeward-bound C-5 aircraft were diverted Aug. 25, and the remaining 16 C-5s on base are scheduled to evacuate Aug. 26 - 27 to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, in preparation for Hurricane Irene. Westover has 16 C-5 Bs assigned, another 2 C-5 As were temporarily

  • Retirements

    MajorChristopher LuciaJohn MailoAnthony WilliamsChief Master SergeantJoseph DiMartinoSenior Master SergeantShauon BrothersDaniel JalbertEileen Moloney-CookMaster SergeantTyler BergemannAaron GatesKim StewartTechnical SergeantBarrington Dyer