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  • 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

  • Last A-model departs base for boneyard

    Aircraft 68-0211 took to the skies from Westover Sept. 25 for its final flight - a transcontinental trip to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. For MSgt. Art Needham, this marshaling was his last for this C-5 once assigned to the Patriot Wing for nearly 20 years.MSgt. Needham was a

  • Yellow Ribbon Program offers valuable information

    If you are preparing to deploy or have just returned from a deployment and have been gone for 90+ days, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program organizers are planning the next event at Tyson's Corner, Va. Nov. 16-18. These events are 100 percent free for military members and two guests. Your guests can