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  • Scaffolding surrounds the six-story high tail of a C-5 Galaxy at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., while another C-5 from Westover's 439th Airlift Wing climbs on its way to another mission. More than 600 Air Force Reserve maintenance workers staff Westover's flight line, which comprises 16 of the Air Force's largest aircraft. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

    Tail work

  • Readiness technician Bob Perreault and employer Marjorie Strickland, far right, assist employer Donna Giarratano with her JSLIST chemical warfare defense ensemble during an Employer Appreciation Day held at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. President Bush has named Sept. 24-30 as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, during which the nation honors National Guard and Reserve and their civilian employers for their patriotic sacrifice on behalf of America.

    'MOPP' up

  • WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- Air Force reservist Master Sgt. Art Dapaixao, left, explains the landing gear of a C-5 Galaxy to Maj. Jorge Barraso, a Spanish Air Force pilot, while Capt. Corey Aiken, a 337th Airlift Squadron pilot, explains the Galaxy to Maj. Manuel Alcaide, also a Spanish Air Force pilot. Captain Aiken and the other 337th crew members showed the entire huge airlifter to the Spanish pilots, who were visiting Westover Sept. 22 as part of airlifting United Nations delegates from Spain to New York City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

    Transatlantic guests

  • Capt. Mark Bialas, an Air Force reservist with the 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, trains in a self-defense class during the Junior Officer Leadership Development Seminar (JOLDS). The seminar was held Sept. 16-17 at Westover. JOLDS teaches leadership, followership, team-building, networking, accomplishing goals, and time management.

    Combat posture

  • Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Ryan McKenna stands ready to deploy to Southwest Asia on Sept. 11 along with approximately 30 other members of the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron here. The squadron has deployed every year since 2001. They handle cargo on military jets, schedule passengers and fuel and service some aircraft.

    Back to back

  • KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- TOTAL TEAM ? Air Force reservist Master Sgt. Scott C. Daigneault, center is flanked by his Total Force team members Senior Master Sgt. Robert Griffin, left, and Capt. Christopher Green of the Air National Guard. Sergeant Daigneault is deployed to a Southwest Asia location as first sergeant for the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS). The squadron provides aerial port, supply, vehicle maintenance, and fuels Airmen. Sergeant Daigneault, who is the 439th Maintenance Operations Squadron first sergeant when at Westover, has been at the base since late June, and is scheduled to return in mid-September. (US Air Force photo)

    Total team

  • Each new day held unique challenges for three members of Westover's 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron during their four-month deployment to Iraq earlier this year. Lieutenant Col. Robert C. Dorman, Maj. Robert D. Rostedt, and Maj. Maureen A. McCann treated physical and mental casualties north of Baghdad at Balad Air Base, part of the complex spread over 15 square miles known as LSA (Logistics Support Area) Anaconda.

    Caring for those who bear the fight

    Three medical professionals of the 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron served four months in a place where theories and abstracts give way to tangibles as real as the shriek of a mortar alarm and the smell of burnt explosives, propellant and metal. Lieutenant Col. Robert C. Dorman, Maj. Robert D. Rostedt, and Maj. Maureen A. McCann treated physical
  • From left, Maj. Robert Rostedt, Maj. Maureen McCann (then still a captain) and Lt. Col. Robert Dorman cared for patients in Balad, Iraq. The three are Air Force reservists assigned to the 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (Courtesy photo)

    ASTS reservists aid injured military, civilians in Iraq

  • Contractors paint Westover's 1940's-era water ttower under scorching heat Aug. 2. The repainting was a base civil engineering project aimed at prolonging the life of the tower. The 500,000 gallons of water in the tower supplement the base water supply in caser of fire. Workers completed the project Aug. 3.

    Westover water tower gets new coat

    Contractors paint Westover's 1940's-era water tower under scorching heat Aug. 2.  The repainting was a base civil-engineering project aimed at prolonging the life of the tower.  The 500,000 gallons of water in the tower supplement the base water supply in case of fire.  Workers completed the project Aug. 3.
  • Westover maintainers are trained on the inner workings of the massive engines aboard the C-5 engines.

    Tune up

    Westover maintainers are trained on the inner workings of the massive engines aboard the C-5 Galaxy.  Westover operates and maintains 15 C-5A models and one C-5B.  The wing expects to be equipped with all B models within two years.  The Patriot Wing has been flying the Air Force's largest aircraft since 1987.
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