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  • Lt. Col. Richard Cockley salutes during the 439th Airlift Wing?s annual retreat ceremony held at the Base Ellipse Nov. 1. Colonel Cockley is commander of the 58th Aerial Port Squadron and earned the Bronze Star for his service while deployed in Afghanistan from January to May. The retreat cermony also included the playing of Taps and honors all of the nation?s veterans. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

    Honoring veterans

  • Reservists attending the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Course Oct. 25-26 in Southbridge, Mass., learned some valuable lessons on teamwork. Westover hosted the two-day course. To find out what skills are discovered during the activity, contact your command chief to attend the course. (US Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Sandi Michon)

    Leadership tools polished at SNCO course

    By Senior Master Sgt. Sandi Michon Westover hosted a senior enlisted leadership course here Oct. 25-26 for 26 Air Force members, which for the first time included the Air National Guard. The Senior Noncommissioned-Officer Leadership Course is ideal for busy schedules as a two-day course offered typically on non-UTA weekends. It's a dynamic,
  • The trademark foliage of New England appears to surround a Patriot Wing C-5 preparing to land at Westover. The mission of the 439th Airlift Wing is worldwide strategic airlift. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

    Fall arrival

  • Tech. Sgt. Patrick Carlin and Master Sgt. Jenny Carney visit the Fallen Airman Memorial at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 12. The two medics with the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility were deployed to Balad in April 2004 when Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt, 20, was killed in a mortar attack. Carlin and Carney are reservists deployed from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. Carney is originally from Ipswich, Mass., and Carney is originally from Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

    Patriot Wing CASF medics recall Airman's memory

    by Staff Sgt. Don Branum 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Four and a half years after his death, Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt's memory perseveres in the thoughts of two Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility medics deployed to a nation that today is much closer to peace. Master Sgt. Jenny Carney and Tech. Sgt. Patrick Carlin,
  • Airman 1st Class Mayra Colon-Santiago, Airman 1st Class Martin Renzi, Staff Sgt. Akeilee Murchison and Senior Airman Heather Libiszewski pose with the fire extinguisher they used to put out a fire in the Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Aircraft Supply Store Sept. 22. Their quick response in extinguishing the fire saved millions of dollars in Air Force assets. All Airmen are supply technicians assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. Colon-Santiago is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and her hometown is Harvest, Ala. Renzi is deployed from McGuire AFB and his hometown is Gloucester, N.J. Murchison is deployed from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., and her hometown is Springfield, Mass. Libiszewski is deployed from Westover ARB and her hometown is Warren, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

    Quick fire response saves $52 million in vital equipment

    Four Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here protected $52 million in aircraft parts from being damaged or destroyed with their quick response to an electrical fire Sept. 22. Staff Sgt. Akeilee Murchison, Senior Airman Heather Libiszewski, Airman 1st Class Mayra Colon-Santiago and Airman Martin Renzi responded within

  • Benefits for Reservists When Volunteering vs. Being Mobilized: Same or Different?

    Since Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force has increasingly relied on Reserve and Guard forces to meet combatant commander requirements. Demand for forces dramatically increased after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The Air Force initially met this demand primarily through partial mobilization of forces. Although Reserve and Guard forces are still
  • Master Sgt. Robert Richter, 439th Maintenance Squadron, explains a T-tail box of a C-5 Galaxy to members of the Dean Junior ROTC Detachment during a base tour at Westover Oct. 22. The cadets toured a sheet metals shop, a C-5, and the base fire station during their visit to the base from Holyoke, Mass. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

    T-tail topics

  • Lt. Col. Rene Bloomer, 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron chief nurse, helps pull her quad team to victory at the International Masters Regatta in Princeton, N.J. She has competed all season and captured several firsts in singles, doubles and quads , often back-to-back, like the Head of the Hudson Regatta in Albany, N.Y., where she took first in the single and double race in her category. Colonel Bloomer’s weekly training regimen includes rowing up to 50 miles 25 miles biking on weekends, plus weight training. (Courtesy photo)

    Victory stroke

  • SIDELINE STRATEGIES -- (From left) Coaches Zaki-Jabbar Robinson, Alan Fairey, and Pete Hilario call out plays from the sidelines. (US Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Sandi Michon)

    Three MXS reservists help launch C-5’s – and young men

    On a beautiful, autumn Sunday afternoon, three coaches pace the sidelines with clipboards--strategizing, encouraging, yelling out play codes, moving players like a chess game - with an intensity easily matching the pros. The intense trio includes Tech. Sgt. Zaki-Jabbar Robinson, Senior Airman Alan Fairey, and Master Sgt. Pedro "Pete" Hilario. The
  • PALLET PRACTICE -- Maryanne Cataldo directs the loading of a pallet during Operation Bosslift Oct. 4. More than 20 employers who visited Westover took part in hands-on training to give them a better idea of what Air Force reservists do while at Westover. The busy schedule also included the bosses eating Meals-Ready-to-Eat for lunch, going through a simulated moblity line, and a C-5 flight over New England. (US Air Forcephoto by Tech. Sgt. Troy Thibeault)

    Employers 'deploy' for a day at Dogpatch

    Westover's Employer Appreciation Day turned into Employer Education Day when 21 Reservists' bosses "mobilized" Oct. 4, as part of Operation Bosslift. An air of uncertainty fell on the group as they processed through a mobility line. With mobility folder in hand, they fielded questions about their wills, family care, and spiritual care. They faced a
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