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Double Engine Downtime

A C-5B Galaxy receives maintenance Friday, March 19, at Westover Air Reserve Base. The aircraft received maintenance on two of its engines at the same time, which is a rare maintenance occurrence, according to experts. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Andre Bowser)

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EOD specialists train Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Rocks fly and a cloud of black smoke rises from the detonation area during an EOD training exercise. This training is designed to protect reservists who are deploying to areas overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Cloutier)

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EOD specialists train Sunday, March 7, 2010.

An Explosive Ordinance Demolition specialist holds up a sign to a fellow EOD member. This training is designed to protect reservists who are deploying to areas overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Cloutier)

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EOD specialists train Sunday, March 7, 2010.

An Explosive Ordinance Demolition specialist prys open a box of explosive material with a bayonette. This training is designed to protect reservists who are deploying to areas overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Cloutier)

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Spring fever football

Westover Marines take advantage of 60-degree weather to play football on the Base Ellipse March 16. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron -- Detachment 472, one of three Marine reserve units at the base. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Westover Firefighter Exercise

The Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department exercises an egress drill evacuating passengers from a simulated fire in a C-5B Galaxy Tuesday, March 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Andre Bowser)

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Westover Firefighter Exercise

The Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department practices an egress exercise Tuesday, March 9. They simulated evacuating passengers from a fire in a C-5B Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Andre Bowser)

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Westover Firefighter Exercise

The Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department begins an egress exercise Tuesday, March 9. They simulated evacuating passengers from a fire in a C-5B Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Andre Bowser)

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Veteran of the Month

Master Sgt. Carey-ann Patterson of Worcester, Mass., was named March's Veteran of the Month by state treasurer Tim Cahill. Sergeant Patterson is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 58th Aerial Port Squadron's Air Terminal Operation Center. In her civilian career she works as a registered nurse for the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Andre Bowser)

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Free fall over Florida

Master Sgt. Daniel Lawlor, a reservist with the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, free falls with a US Army Golden Knights parachutist over Florida. (photo courtesy of the Golden Knights)

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Facebooking the Patriot Wing

Social networking and its powerful and efficient information flow have officially joined Westover. (US Air Force pgoto illustration/Staff Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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Welcome home Mommy!

Master Sgt. Kara Stackpole, 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, gives a kiss to her daughter, Samantha, after the senior NCO's return from a deployment to Iraq in 2008. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Tail end

A maintenance crew de-ices the tail of a 439th Airlift Wing C-5 during a snowstorm at Westover Jan. 28. Patriot Wing maintainers work day and night to keep Westover's fleet of 16 C-5B airlifters ready to support worldwide airlift taskings. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Icing

A maintenance crew de-ices a 439th Airlift Wing C-5 during a snowstorm at Westover Jan. 28. Patriot Wing maintainers work day and night to keep Westover's fleet of 16 C-5B airlifters ready to support worldwide mobility taskings. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Securing the load

Air Force Reserve Command aerial port reservists from the 42nd APS, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., secure a 12-ton fire engine from Westover aboard a 439th Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy Jan. 17. The C-5 airlifted the engine to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., and about 15 aerial port Airmen also deployed to Homestead to assist with the massive humanitarian airlift operation to Haiti. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Engine aboard

Air Force reservists back a Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., fire engine into the belly of a Westover C-5, Jan. 17. The Westover crew airlifted the 24,000-pound engine to Homestead ARB, Fla., where another aircraft will fly it to Haiti. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Preflight for Florida

Tech. Sgt. Paul Tavares, a reservist with the 337th Airlift Squadron at Westover, completes a final check of the 439th Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy Jan. 17. Sergeant Sergeant Tavares and the 337th AS crew flew to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., airlifting a Westover fire engine. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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View from the top

Staff Sgt. Roger Iverson, left, and Tech. Sgt. Shawn Connolly -- positioned more than six stories off the ground -- work on a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, C-5A Galaxy. The Airmen team with a civilian workforce to operate the Westover isochronal inspection area. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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Home safe

The family of a staff sergeant from the 439th Security Forces Squadron celebrates the NCO's return to Westover from an overseas deployment. Base resources for deployers and families include the Yellow Ribbon program, and the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, which provide benefits information to families while loved ones are away, and upon their return. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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All aboard

An oversized Navy asset is loaded onto a Westover C-5 in November. This mission underscores the unique outsize cargo capability of the C-5. Sixteen of the Air Force's largest airlifters are assigned to the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover. (US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dimitri Celestin)

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