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Pilot for a Day

Brandon Hanechak, honorary 337th Airlift Squadron C-5 pilot, sits at the controls of a C-5 during a tour of the plane Oct. 2. Brandon came to Westover as part of the Pilot for a Day program that recognizes children who have faced medical hardships with courage.
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Pilot for a Day

Brandon Hanechak, the first honorary Westover Pilot for a Day, observes an Explosive Ordnance Disposal bomb-bot as it crawls across the parking lot at the EOD facility. Brandon came to Westover as the first participant in the Pilot for a Day program, which recognizes children who have faced medical hardships with courage.
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Pilot for a Day

Brandon Hanechak, the first honorary Westover Pilot for a Day, operates a fire hose at the Westover Fire Department, Oct. 2. Brandon came to Westover as the first participant in the Pilot for a Day program at Westover. The program recognizes children who have faced medical challenges with courage.
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Towering tour

Brandon Hanechak and his mom, Deborah, look out onto the flight line from inside the Westover air traffic control tower. Brandon came to Westover as the first Pilot for Day and was named an honorary 337th Airlift Squadron C-5 pilot
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Faces of Westover

Senior Airman Peter J. Alicea-Correa, assigned to the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron's ramp section, arrived at Westover July 10 from basic training and his technical school. The young Airman said his favorite part of the work he does is seeing all the different equipment he gets to load and knowing that everything he puts on a plane goes to support troops downrange. The Port Dawg has been in the Air Force for just over a year and says he loves it at Westover. "It's a great place, I get lots of training and I work with a great set of guys," Airman Alicea-Correa said. "It makes me feel like I belong to a family, and that's one of the most important things about a job."
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Faces of Westover

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Marcus Garcia, a U.S. Navy Corpsman assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron at Westover, replaces the protective cover to a syringe after drawing out a vaccine for one of his patients. HM1 (SW) Garcia is responsible for the medical needs of over 400 Marines and Sailors here. "It's very challenging," he said of his medical duties
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Faces of Westover

Lieutenant Patrick Maloney, 337th Airlift Squadron, is one of Westover's newest C-5 pilots. He arrived at the Patriot Wing in late August from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where he finished the last phase of his two years of pilot training. Lt. Maloney has been flying one training flight a week and doing computer and simulator training since coming here, but thinks he will get to fly his first mission soon. "I'm looking forward to some overseas trips, maybe flying some humanitarian aid missions and eventually upgrading to aircraft commander," he said.
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Faces of Westover

Staff Sgt. Joshua Gallien, a 439th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, stands alongside a truck he repaired Oct. 4. Sergeant Gallien said the friendships he's formed at Westover are the best part of working here. "I love working with the military members," he said. We joke around. We work hard. It's great!"
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Faces of Westover

Senior Airman Dan McIntire, 439th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, spent a chilly morning on Oct. 3 changing the auxillary power unit on a C-5B. "It's great and I really like it," Airman McIntire said about working in AMXS. "I love the variety...It's exciting coming in in the morning and seeing what's a priority and what I get to work on. It's challenging and there's always something new to learn."
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Faces of Westover

Brad Langston, a civilian fire truck driver for the Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department, displays his Sparky the Fire Dog costume, Oct. 2. "I like to do this whenever I get a chance," said Mr. Langston. I like getting to goof around and making the kids laugh. It's a great way for me to connect with the community."
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Faces of Westover

Staff Sgt. Joel Torres, 439th Security Forces Squadron, on Armor duty inside the SFS armory. Armor duty is a rotational task that SF personnel sign up for as an additional duty. "That way the same person isn't coming in here at five in the morning every day," said Sergeant Torres. "It gets tiring after a while."
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Annual duathlon supports Airmen in need

Patriot Wing athletes gathered outside the fitness center Oct. 2 for the Company Grade Officer's Council annual run-bike-run event. Duathlon participants ran individually and as teams. The $5 entry fee went towards the Combined Federal Campaign, which helps military members in need of financial support.
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Welcome home

Master Sgt. Marvin Dotson, of the 58th Aerial Port Squadron, is welcomed home from his four-month deployment by family members Sept. 21.
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Welcome home!

Senior Airman Keith Germain, a 42nd Aerial Port Squadron Airman, is interviewed alongside his older sister, Master Sgt. Michelle Dunfield, the first sergeant for the 337th Airlift Squadron, by WFCR after he returned from a four month deployment to the desert.
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Daddy's home!

Master Sgt. Thomas Williams, 58th Aerial Port Squadron, sees his sons for the first time in four months. Sergeant Williams returned from his deployment to Kandahar Airfield Sept. 21 and was greeted by family, friends and fellow Airmen at the Aerial Port Hangar.
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Happy homecoming

Reilley Reim hugs her father, Senior Master Sgt. David Reim, when he returned from his deployment to Kandahar Airfield, Sept. 21. Sergeant Reim is with the 58th Aerial Port Squadron and spent four months in Afghanistan supporting the surge in operations there.
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Family fun in the sun

Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor, 22nd Air Force commander, comes up from the water after his initial dunking on Family Day. He was sent plunging into the water by Airman Henry Locke, 439th Services Squadron, who threw the first pitch.
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Family fun in the sun

Recent Westover retirees wait for their names to be called in recognition of their many years of service during the ceremony that preceeded the Family Day festivities.
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Family fun in the sun

Master Sgt. Paul Gagnon, 439th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, sits on his 1928 Harley Davidson. The maintainer displayed his vintage bike at the Family Day car show.
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Family fun in the sun

Senior Master Sgt. Nelson Serrao, 439th Airlift Wing Command Post, knocks the ball back over the net during the intersquadron volleyball tournament at Family Day, Sept. 11.
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