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  • New commander shares goals, vision of wing mission

    Twenty-eight years ago, 2nd Lt. Steven Vautrain, fresh out of ROTC, visited Westover to get his first military ID card. The young officer was as pleased with the reception he received that day as the one people gave him as a senior officer last month - as Westover's newest commander of the 439th

  • Wing honors quarterly winners

    Westover's quarterly awards board has selected the following winners for their outstanding contributions to the 439th Airlift Wing mission for the third quarter of 2011:Airman: Senior Airman Thomas Lennon, 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron NCO: Staff Sgt. Nestor Lagares, 439th Maintenance

  • Tuskegee Airman to speak at base

    Charles Cross, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, will be part of a formal ceremony Sept. 11 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Westover Conference Center.The Putnam Vocational High School Honor Guard and Drill team, from Springfield, Mass., will present the colors and will perform a short ceremony.

  • Commander appreciates welcoming

    Katie and I truly appreciate the warm welcome we have received from the men and women of the 439th. You've already made us feel like part of the Westover family. I still find it hard to believe that I have been selected to lead such an outstanding team of professionals. The wing has been working

  • Airman shares first-hand 9/11 experience

    SrA. Elias Aponte, 439th Security Forces Squadron, was attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on September 11, 2001. "When I got to my class around 7 a.m., there was a posting on the bulletin board notifying us that classes had been cancelled," he remembers. "I didn't think

  • Commissary sale set to begin Friday before September A UTA

    A case lot sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 9 - 11 in Hangar 3. The sale will include discounted groceries, pet food, cleaning supplies, health and beauty care items.Details are as follows:Date(s): September 9th through September 11th, 2011Hours: Sept. 9 and 10 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sept.

  • Reservist remembers September 11, 2001

    SSgt. Angel Suarez, 439th Security Forces Squadron, was a trooper for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 11, 2001, and at the time he was attached to the 482nd Security Forces Squadron at Homestead Air Force Reserve Base, Fla. "I was at work; it was early in the morning. I went to talk

  • PTSD expert speaks to Westover's first responders

    Noted PTSD expert Bob Delaney spoke to 30 people at the base conference center August 7, during an intimate talk with first-responders from the military and local community.Delaney said that in his long career as a New Jersey State Trooper, he learned first-hand how tough being a first responder can

  • New commander for Patriot Wing

      The reins of leadership at the 439th Airlift Wing shifted hands Aug. 6 during a time-honored change of command ceremony held in the Base Hangar.  Colonel Steven D. Vautrain became the commander of the Patriot Wing as Col. Robert R. Swain prepared to move on to a new assignment. Major Gen. James T.

  • Westover's 2011 Rodeo rounds up big training, big win

    World-class training, neck-and-neck competition, and a coveted award for excellence in maintenance describe team Westover's experience at the Air Force's premier airlift competition.Westover's maintenance team won the Knucklebuster Award, an Air Force level award that "recognizes the maintenance