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  • Westover teams with local area firefighters

    Westover and local area emergency workers train hand-in-hand on many areas of the base. Their mutual aid rapport underscores cooperative training amid a spirit of teamwork with use of the base's training facilities.A recent example happened April 10, as the Chicopee Fire Department's newest recruits

  • Training preps UMass ROTC cadets for deployment challenges

    Twenty-nine local ROTC underclassmen cadets headed to the base's "Dogpatch" area for field survival and resistance training April 14.The mission of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst cadets: survive, fight and win. Their scenario: A peaceful but struggling village, under constant "attack" by

  • C-5A 'triple zero three' flies final mission

    "'Triple zero three' heavy, cleared to Davis-Monthan."To stay.That aviation dialogue was part of a veteran airlifter's last mission from Westover in April, as the 42-year-old C-5A lumbered into the sky on its final mission to the military "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. A former

  • Patriot Wing, ESGR team up for June Bosslift

    A June 14-15 Bosslift from Westover will take employers up-close to the manufacturer of the C-5. The C-5 will depart Westover early June 14 for Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., and will return the late afternoon of June 15. The Lockheed-Martin Co. occupies a large portion of the Dobbins

  • Yellow Ribbon program assists deploying Airmen

    Have you deployed recently or are you preparing to deploy? Have you heard of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program? The Yellow Ribbon Program is a Congressionally-mandated program that is intended to provide reservists and their families a forum to gather information on the resources and benefits

  • Westover boxing program lands National Championship

    Joshue Lopez and his Coach Rocky Snow left for the National Collegiate Boxing Association Tournament at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs April 4. There Lopez proved himself worthy of the title: National Collegiate Boxing Champion. Boxer and University of Massachusetts Amherst student Lopez

  • Pioneer Valley USO volunteers hours, services ensuring military’s well-being

    The Pioneer Valley United Service Organization at Westover extends a warm invitation to all service members across central and western Massachusetts."The mission of the USO is to improve the quality of life for our  military personnel and their families," said Allan Tracy, Executive Director of the

  • 439th Communications squadron earns best in command

    For the second time in three years the 439thCommunications Squadron has earned the Air Force Lt. Gen. Harold Grant Information Dominance Unit Award, as the best communications unit in the Air Force Reserve.The list of major accomplishment, which netted the squadron the award in 2009 and again in

  • Vice wing commander moves on after deployment

    Just 14 months ago, Col. John Healy became the 439th Airlift Wing vice commander. In March, it was time to say goodbye.With an impending deployment to Southwest Asia, Col. Healy spent his last UTA at Westover in March.Col. Healy came to Westover in November 2002 from Charleston as a traditional

  • Breaking Records: Civil Engineers lead the way

    Reservists from the 439th Civil Engineering Squadron successfully completed Silver Flag training and performed base recovery operations in record time at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.The unit departed Westover Jan. 7, joining more than 100 other Airmen from bases throughout the Air Force, including