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Col. Jon R. Baum

Col. Jon R. Baum is currently the commander of the 439th Mission Support Group (MSG), Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. He leads more than one thousand Citizen Airmen and civilians in seven squadrons and four functional areas that provide peacetime and contingency mission readiness support for the Air Force Reserve Command. The MSG provides support services for over 4,700 installation personnel encompassing the 439th Airlift Wing as well as 15 tenant organizations.
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Police Dogs and the Port Dawgs

Thank you to members of the 42nd and 58th Aerial Port Squadrons for supporting the Massachusetts Police Work Dog Association group photo shoot on May 24. The photographers needed an elevated shooting platform, and APS was quick to solve the problem. The Citizen-Airmen Porters had a chance to shake paws with one of the K9s afterward.
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Police Dogs and the Port Dawgs

Thank you to members of the 42nd and 58th Aerial Port Squadrons for supporting the Massachusetts Police Work Dog Association group photo shoot on May 24. The photographers needed an elevated shooting platform, and APS was quick to solve the problem. The Citizen-Airmen Porters had a chance to shake paws with one of the K9s afterward.
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Police Dog Groups photo

Thank you to the Airmen of the 42nd and 58th Aerial Port Squadrons for supporting the Massachusetts Police Work Dog Association group photo shoot on May 24. The photographers needed an elevated shooting platform, and APS was quick to solve the problem. The Citizen-Airmen Porters had a chance to shake paws with one of the K9s afterwards.
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SrA Steven Orozco-Ocampo, 439th Communications Squadron, wins 2nd place

SrA Steven Orozco-Ocampo, 439th Communications Squadron, wins 2nd Place in the SANS Capture the Flag competition at CYBER YANKEE Exercise 2023.
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SrA Nathaniel Mickel, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, wins 3rd Place

SrA Nathaniel Mickel, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, wins 3rd Place in the SANS Capture the Flag competition at CYBER YANKEE Exercise 2023.
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SSgt. Blaine Levine, 439th Communications Squadron, wins 6th Place

SSgt. Blaine Levine, 439th Communications Squadron, wins 6th Place in the SANS Capture the Flag competition at CYBER YANKEE Exercise 2023.
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Baum Assumes Command of the 439th MSG

An assumption of command ceremony was held on May 22, 2023, for the incoming commander of the 439th Mission Support Group. Col. Jon Baum excepted the reigns from Col. Gregory Buchanan the new 439th Airlift Wing Commander. As MSG commander he will be in charge of 4,700 installation personnel, including base support personnel and 15 tenant units. Baum was commissioned in May of 2000 and is a 23-year veteran in all aspects of the United States Air Force. He is an alumn of Westover, stationed here from 2006 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2013, and in 2013 was put in the position of Operations Office in the 439th Logistics Readiness Squadrons, until 2015.
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Baum Assumes Command of the 439th MSG

An assumption of command ceremony was held on May 22, 2023, for the incoming commander of the 439th Mission Support Group. Col. Jon Baum excepted the reigns from Col. Gregory Buchanan the new 439th Airlift Wing Commander.
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Baum Assumes Command of the 439th MSG

An assumption of command ceremony was held on May 22, 2023, for the incoming commander of the 439th Mission Support Group. Col. Jon Baum excepted the reigns from Col. Gregory Buchanan the new 439th Airlift Wing Commander.
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Baum Assumes Command of the 439th MSG

An assumption of command ceremony was held on May 22, 2023, for the incoming commander of the 439th Mission Support Group. Col. Jon Baum excepted the reigns from Col. Gregory Buchanan the new 439th Airlift Wing Commander.
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Westover Cyber Warriors

The 439th CS team wear different colored shirts to designate their cyber crew roles, modeled after crew roles used by JSTARS E-8C Air Battle Managers, in an effort to "operationalize" the cyber domain.
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Col. Gregory D. Buchanan is the Commander of the 439th Air Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.

Col. Gregory D. Buchanan is the Commander of the 439th Air Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.
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Testing Acft Link in Dogpatch

The MITRE Corporation had two teams one at Westover and the other at Bradley International Airport in Conn. Their passive, receive-only systems monitored equipment on the F-15s from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass. This system links aircraft with other aircraft, and ground and sea assets, enabling them to share tactical information in near-real time.
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Testing Acft Link in Dogpatch

The MITRE Corporation had two teams one at Westover and the other at Bradley International Airport in Conn. Their passive, receive-only systems monitored equipment on the F-15s from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass. This system links aircraft with other aircraft, and ground and sea assets, enabling them to share tactical information in near-real time.
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Testing Acft Link in Dogpatch

The MITRE Corporation had two teams one at Westover and the other at Bradley International Airport in Conn. Their passive, receive-only systems monitored equipment on the F-15s from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass. This system links aircraft with other aircraft, and ground and sea assets, enabling them to share tactical information in near-real time.
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Cyber Training

Over the March 2023 unit training assembly Citizen Airmen from the 439th Communications Squadron conducted an onsite local Cyber “Predator Range” exercise framed in a classical Red versus Blue team format.
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Cyber Training

Over the March 2023 unit training assembly Citizen Airmen from the 439th Communications Squadron conducted an onsite local Cyber “Predator Range” exercise framed in a classical Red versus Blue team format.
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Westover Fire responds to Ludlow Fire

Westover’s Fire Department responded to a mutual aid structure fire in Ludlow, on Feb. 18. Westover along with fire department from Ludlow and Wilbraham responded Saturday morning at 8:25 a.m. According to Westover Fire Chief David Benedetti, the fire on White St. had started on the porch and was spreading to the rest of the house when firefighters arrived; smoke and fire were seen coming from the rear of the single-story structure. The fire was contained by 10 a.m. and the cause is being investigated by the Ludlow Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Westover Air Reserve Base Ludlow Fire Department Wilbraham Fire Department @massachusetts state fire marshall
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Marine birds roost at Westover

Marine Vertical Envelopment! On Fri. Feb. 10, a Marine Reserve helicopter two-ship dropped into Westover as part of a DV visit to USMC Reserve units on base. The Huey UH-1Y Venom and Bell AH-1Z Viper gunship are part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
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