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  • Alcohol's Effects on the Body

    Drinking too much - on a single occasion or over time - can take a serious toll on your health. Here's how alcohol can affect your body:Brain: Alcohol interferes with the brain's communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works. These disruptions can change mood and behavior,

  • Westover C-5 and crew participate in round-the-clock relief ops

    In response to President Obama's call for the government to "lean forward" to support East Coast relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif. There they picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks. Five hours later, they dropped them off at Stewart Air National

  • Federal hurricane relief ops stage at Westover

        The morning before "Superstorm" Sandy was due to ravage the East Coast, maintenance and crews were hustling to evacuate all but four of Westover's 16 C-5s MacDill AFB, Fla. At the same time, dozens of tractor-trailer trucks rolled down a remote taxiway on the base's north end.     By Oct. 30, 75

  • Security Forces return from Deployment

    Members of the 439th Security Forces Squadron arrived at Westover Air Reserve Base Thursday morning following a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia. About 20 deployed reservists reunited with their families at the Security Forces Squadron building.

  • Regional emergency responders conduct exercise with Patriot Wing

    More than 125 representatives of regional hospitals, municipal and emergency workers, as well as Patriot Wing members converged on the base Oct. 21 for a National Disaster Medical System exercise. Deploying C-5 aircraft, a helicopter and a parade of ambulances, among other emergency vehicles,

  • Miss Westover

    On any given day, SrA. Cara Lustig could be found at the gym, attending one of her six college courses, volunteering her afternoon reading to first grade students, working full-time in Boston or drilling at Westover as a knowledge operations specialist. And that's before the Miss Massachusetts USA

  • What are the risks of heavy or at-risk drinking?

    You may have heard that regular light to moderate drinking can be good for the heart. With heavy or at-risk drinking however, any potential benefits are outweighed by greater risks, includingInjuries. Drinking too much increases your chances of being injured or even killed. Alcohol is a factor, for

  • Thinking About Volunteering? VRS2 is the place to start

    Members of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard looking to volunteer for a temporary duty assignment or deployment now have a single, online resource where they can go to find available opportunities.The second generation of the Volunteer Reserve System, or VRS2, is available through the Air

  • Base participates in Purple Light Night

    Reservists reporting this weekend to the October A Unit Training Assembly will notice the Base Ellipse aircraft models lit up in a hue of purple.The base is participating in the Purple Light Night campaign in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic violence impacts every community -- to