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  • Massachusetts lauds base for water quality

    Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection notified the base in April that its water system had exceeded state standards. The base system "achieved one of the top scores in the Non-community Non-transient System category of the 2013 Public Water Systems Awards Program."

  • Westover bids farewell: April Retirements

    Saying farewell and thank you for your service to the following individuals:Lieutenant ColonelRene BloomerPatrick KingBruce ShepleyDarcey ThuresonChief Master Sgt.David BerubeSenior Master SergeantTimothy DayJerry KaulbackMaster SergeantJohn BenoitJoseph FernandezMichael LankargeDaniel PrescottEnjoy

  • Did you know?

    ...that the airfield operations staff manages one of the largest runways on the East Coast? Runway 5-23 is more more than 11,600 feet long. The staff also:-- Conducts all braking action runway condition readings for aircraft. This task informs all aircrews what to expect when landing or taking off

  • Fitness responsibility

    "Fit to Fight" is every Airmen's responsiblity. Squadron physical training leaders should guide their members who may be having difficulties with PT tests.The 439th Force Support Squadron assessment cell is also available to assist wing members who may need additional guidance. Contact TSgt. Leigh

  • Commander's Call

    Commander's Calls are scheduled for the April A UTA at the Westover Conference Center. The events will be held April 6: Enlisted (A-L) at 9 a.m.; M-Z, 10:30 a.m.,; officers, 3 p.m.

  • If it isn’t you, it’s the person next to you

    "Hey sexy... you single?"I turned to see a fellow Airman in training; standing about five foot eight, dark hair and eyes. Over the next four months, I heard my fellow classmate repeat the same line more than a couple dozen times. It wasn't just me that he had an eye for; it was a handful of my new

  • April is Sexual Assault Prevention Month

    EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of the nature of the following article, the name of the alleged victim is withheld. The 452nd Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Office at March ARB, Calif., contributed to this story.The Air Force's Sexual Assault prevention program wasn't in place in 1994 when a March ARB

  • Sequestration confronts senior Air Force leadership

    Air Force senior leaders issued updated guidance to leaders of Air Force major commands and addressed the service's Airmen last week on how the service will operate under sequestration and a continuing resolution for the remainder of the fiscal year.Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie

  • What is sequestration?

    Sequestration, sometimes called the sequester, is a process that automatically cuts the federal budget across most departments and agencies.Congress included the threat of sequestration in the Budget Control Act of 2011 as a way to encourage compromise on deficit reduction efforts.Congress couldn't

  • Westover announces April promotions

    Congratulations to the following Airman selected for promotion:Senior Master Sgt.Matthew BakerMarykate CaseyJames CroninMaster SergeantJoseph CoffeyAmelia O'BrienNicholas PernaEric TupajTechnical SergeantGeorge CloutierAmanda GarciaKenneth KelleyDaniel O'DonnellJason PalmaRichard ParkerWilliam