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  • 'Aim High... Fly-Fight-Win' to be Air Force Motto

    Incorporating extensive inputs from all ranks and career fields in the development effort, Airmen have selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's motto. An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of

  • Young man is ‘Pilot for a Day’ at Westover

    Brandon Hanechak is joining the ranks of the Air Force Reserve for a day this weekend.      The 8-year-old boy will be accompanied by his mother, Deborah Hanechak, and sister, Natalie. They will arrive at the base at about 8:25 a.m. Saturday, when a State Police escort will bring Brandon, and his

  • Chiefs offering scholarships for members, dependents

    The Westover Chief's Council is offering two $500 college scholarships for the fall semester to enlisted Reserve members of the 439th Airlift Wing.     One scholarship will go to an enlisted reserve member and the other is for dependents of enlisted reservists. The deadline for submission is Nov.

  • Aerial porters rejoin families and new lives

    Senior Airman Jake Ryan completed one of life's full circles with his mom Sept. 21.      Airman Ryan was among more than 100 aerial port deployers who returned to Westover from Iraq and Afghanistan following their spring deployments in September .         The 21-year-old reservist, assigned to the

  • Patriot Wing airlifts supplies to flood-stricken Pakistan

    When the worst rains in 80 years created massive floods in northwest Pakistan in late July, the result was devastating to the country. Two thousand dead, 21 million people displaced and one million homes destroyed, according to the United Nations.It was only a matter of time until mobility Airmen,

  • August and September promotions -- 439th Airlift Wing

    Lieutenant colonelAdrian BosleyMark BruleAri FisherJoseph FreitasDonald GomesWilliam GreggLawrence JosiahLuis NunezMichelle RoweChandler TaylorCharlene WatkinsChief master sergeantJames DohertyClifford WittmanSenior master sergeantJames BoudreauDean PeloquinTheresa RobertMaster sergeantAndrew