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  • IG rates 439th with satisfactory ORI

    An effort of mammoth proportions, equal to an actual overseas deployment, culminated in June with the safe and successful completion of the flagship of all Air Force inspections.The Operational Readiness Inspection, held June 19-26, brought more than 400 Patriot Wing members to a simulated base in

  • ARPC commander updates Airmen on vPC-GR

    Fellow Citizen Airmen,Over the July 4th weekend, you will notice something different when you access your vPC-GR Dashboard. When you log in to vPC-GR, you will be redirected to a newly integrated and centralized site called the Air Force Personnel Services (AFPERS) website, a new Total Force source

  • Lowell Spinners hit homerun with patriotic employer award

    Tim Bawmann, president and general manager, of the Lowell Spinners professional baseball team accepted a prestigious Patriot Award May 31. Bawmann was recommended for his exceptional support of his employee, U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Paolino. Airman Paolino, who is head

  • Flag of hope

    A tattered American flag flapped in the wind, hung between two trees snapped in half. This flag managed to survive the tornadoes of June 1, in Springfield, Mass., thanks to the owner, Master Sgt. Daniel Sullivan, who unwrapped it from a tree and hung it back up even before the storm was over.This

  • Westover Club wins AFRC 2011 Fer de Lance award

    Club workers on bases across the country are often the first to show up to prepare food for troop feedings and the last to leave long after the masses have been fed.But all that changed for the entire staff of the Westover Club here, and for a select group of club workers from two other Air Force

  • Westover wingmen assist after motor vehicle accident

    As the June UTA came to an end, two airmen were involved in a motor vehicle accident on Route 90. Six service members noticed that the two airmen had been injured in the accident, and utilizing self-aid buddy care, they rendered first aid to the two victims simultaneously. One of the victims was

  • Tornado Assistance: Where to donate

    Monetary donations as well as volunteer requests are being accepted by the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross to help victims of the June 1 tornado. You can contact The Salvation Army to donate toward ongoing tornado relief in Massachusetts, which can be made on-line at salvationarmy-ma.org

  • Westover Fire Department assists in tornado response

    The fire department here responded to a mutual aid call at 7:29 p.m. June 1 after at least two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities in central and western Massachusetts. The initial request was for a specialized rescue unit and one officer for an Incident Management Team. "Our response