May 12, 2014 Youth Outreach, May 28 The annual Youth Outreach event will be held May 28 in the Base Hangar. The base annually hosts area high school students and JROTC detachments.The outreach provides career advice, mentoring and gives the students a chance to see the base.
May 6, 2014 Westover Releases May Promotions Congratulations to the following Westover reservists on their new ranks:Senior Master Sergeant:Antonio DemarcoEric HarrisMaster Sergeant:Malcolm BrownChristy DillerMichael EdreichJessica NievesTechnical Sergeant:Kyle CraftsShawn ChouinardDana GranteedThomas ScottStaff Sergeant:Kristiana BartonAleina
May 5, 2014 Westover "Port Dawg" runs Boston Marathon for Martin Richard charity When the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing killed 8-year-old Martin Richard and injured his sister, mother and hundreds of others, people from across New England, and the country, stood at the ready to support in any way they could. Sadly, in such situations, most can only show solidarity by silently
May 4, 2014 Secretary of the Air Force, AFRC Commander, visit Westover The Patriot Wing hosted Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Chief of Air Force Reserve, May 2.The Air Force selected Westover as one of several bases Secratary James visited in the northeastern United States to gain a better understanding of the Total Force
April 28, 2014 Westover to lose aircraft, personnel Air Force officials announced Monday that half of the 439th Airlift Wing's C-5 fleet - and more than 300 jobs here - will be cut as a result of Pentagon budget cuts and sequestration.While the host unit 439th AW flies 16 C-5B models, eight C-5s will transfer from Westover to Joint Base San
April 23, 2014 Joint-service Employer Day set for July 12 The 439th Airlift Wing's Employer Day is scheduled for July 12. This year's event follows a hiatus from 2013 due to sequestration and two Air Force-wide civilian furloughs. This year's event is the first-ever joint-service Employer Day. Reservists from Air Force, Navy and Army units assigned to
April 18, 2014 Patriot Magazine: May edition online! The May 2014 edition of the Patriot magazine is online and ready to view! Click HERE !This edition includes:·Command Chief Carbin's editorial: "Wing springs into new challenges"·Information on the 75th Anniversary Military Ball, Westover Strong events and Employer Day·Wing showcases mission for
April 17, 2014 Did You Know.... Key Spouse Program "We leave no family behind." This is the motto of the Westover Key Spouse Program. KSP is an official commander's program designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of community. Program volunteers promote partnerships with unit leadership as well as other community and helping agencies.
April 17, 2014 Patriot Wing units take AF, AFRC awards Military and civilians at Westover continued to earn Air Force and command-level recognition in March.The combined 439th Civil Engineering Squadron and 439th Mission Support Group base civil engineering staff won the 2013 Air Force Outstanding Civil Engineer Unit, (air reserve component
April 17, 2014 Department of Defense budget sets AFRC changes The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal 2015 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve. If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would increase the number of Reserve fighter wings equipped with F-16 fighters, create a classic associate B-1 bomber group, increase