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  • Security Forces sights-in arms training for deployers

     EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a four-part series on deployment readiness topics. By next spring, hundreds of Patriot Wing Airmen are scheduled to deploy to worldwide locations.  "Fingers off the triggers, muzzles pointed downrange!" a voice bellowed through a public address system. It’s the

  • Congratulations! October promotions

    AirmanThomas AnyonAirman First ClassJessica ChauvinPuneet KhundaHali RamosSenior AirmanMichael DragenisEric LaClairXavier MurrayMichael RamosRicky ShaughnessyAlain TshipambaStaff SergeantAlan AshAlyssa ArriagaMatthew BergeronAndrew BoisvertKenneth ChinjenJose Juan-CalderonDevan

  • Books, backpacks, bulletin boards; How one reservist balances it all

      If you’ve ever been around toddlers, chances are that you have heard the phrases “terrible-two’s” or “tyrannical three-nagers.” For parents, grandparents and caregivers, this period of crying, screaming, hitting and kicking can seem unyielding. Now, imagine that you’re a member of the U.S.

  • Third-quarter award winners

    Congratulations to the 439th Airlift Wing third-quarter award winners! Airman of the quarter: SrA. Vanessa Emerson,439th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO of the quarter:  TSgt. Dana Granteed, 439th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSNCO ofthe quarter: MSgt. William Gelinas,  42nd Aerial Port

  • Westover Fire Department earns international recognition

    Last week, Westover became the firstmilitary or civilian fire department in Massachusetts-- and the first in theAir Force Reserve Command--to earn a top-line international accreditation.Westover earned this distinctionwith the Commission on Fire Accreditation International on Aug. 27.This

  • Capstone team rates Patriot Wing 'highly effective'

    They’re given six days toconduct their business. They’ve been surveying, inspecting, recording andreporting any deficiencies throughout the wing along the way. The 14-member CapstoneInspection team from Headquarters AFRC came to Westover in early August toconduct a Unit Effectiveness Inspection.

  • Westover Civilian Worker Dies

    Air Force officials announced today that acivilian contractor died Tuesday on base. Because of next-of-kin notification, theworker’s name was not immediately released. He was identified as RichardConnally, 60. Connally was the transportation manager for Phoenix ManagementInc., the base primary

  • Living the dream

    For centuries, the American Dream has enticed people around the world to move tothe United States to live and prosper. For a new Patriot Wing Airman, this dream becamea reality.“To be an American is an honor, it’s a privilege,”SrA. Maurice Ojwang said. “Many people still believe America is the land

  • Tick, tick, boom -- on our terms

    Airmen oftenlook to their left and right and see their wingmen -- other men and womensimilar to themselves. In the dangerous realm of explosive ordnance disposal,however, Airmen rely heavily on each other, but also on a different type of wingman.A robot— anddownrange, the robot always goes

  • Westover Honor Guard performs hundreds of funerals

    This year, the Westover Honor Guard has performed servicesat a staggering 442 funerals, with 73 in June alone. Staff Sgt. Abdul Addy, a fitness specialist with the 439thForce Support Squadron, is also a full-time member of the honor guard. “It’s avery rewarding feeling knowing that a fallen hero's