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    Briefing the secretary

  • Lt. Col. Gregory Symonds, 439th Operations Support Squadron commander, explains the flight deck of a C-5B Galaxy to a Junior ROTC member during the Hispanic Youth Symposium held in April at the base. (US Air Force photo/Maj. Wilson Camelo)

    Westover council earns Air Force award

    A wide range of activities - spanning from the base level to the community to Westover's parent Air Force Reserve Command - helped a human resources council here with the 439th Airlift Wing earn national Air Force recognition. Members of the wing's Human Resources Development Council earned the Maj. Gen. Joseph A. McNeil Award for HRDC Leadership
  • Lt. Col. Colleen Kelley

    A Westover doc follows her dream, steeped in tradition

    Lt. Col. Colleen E. Kelley was headed into the military in 1983, but a fall out of a tree, delayed her service for 17 years. Westover's chief of flight medicine received a military scholarship for medical school when the accident put her on crutches for six months. Then, medical school, marriage, three kids, and a job kept her away from her
  • Staff Sgt. Nicole Morales, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, is among scores of Patriot Wing reservists shaking hands with retiring Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sherwin, following his ceremony Nov. 2. Chief Sherwin, assigned to AES, and a former wing command chief and Army tank gunner who saw combat duty in Vietnam, capped his 32-year career with the retirement ceremony held at the Westover Conference Center. (US Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

    Career cap

  • 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
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