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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

In response to President Obama's call for the government to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks, and dropped them off at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near New York City, hours later. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Ice not so nice

WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- Tech. Sgt. Michael Vogt de-ices a C-5 Galaxy before a flight. A New England cold snap unloaded more than a foot of snow here. Sergeant Vogt is assigned to the 439th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 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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If you can read this bumper sticker ...

A Patriot Wing C-5 closes in on an awaiting KC-135E Stratotanker during air-to-air refuel training. The weekly missions, flown over New England and New York, are mandatory for Westover C-5 pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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IGI video

A screenshot of Air Force Reserve cartoonist, W.C. Pope, drawing in an informative video about the new Air Force inspection system.

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IGI video

A screenshot of Westover's 439th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Al Lupenski, speaking in an informative video regarding the Air Force's new inspection system.

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IGI video

A screenshot of Air Force Reserve cartoonist, W.C. Pope, drawing in an informative video about the new Air Force inspection system.

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Illuminating the Galaxy

Spotlights illuminate Westover Air Reserve Base's C-5s to ensure security of the aircraft, July 7, 2012. Since 1987, Westover has been participating in worldwide humanitarian relief efforts and war operations with the cargo and troop transport, the C-5 Galaxy.). A C-5 with a cargo load of 270,000 pounds can fly 2,150 nautical miles, offload, and fly to a second base 500 nautical miles away from the original destination without aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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In memory of President Ford

The American flag and the U. S. Air Force flag fly at half staff in front of the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. in honor of President Gerald R. Ford, who passed away Dec. 26 at age 93. During his tenure as president, Ford signed legislation permitting women to enter military academies Oct. 7, 1975. Women first entered the United States Air Force Academy on June 28, 1976. He will be laid to rest Jan. 2 on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., the president's hometown. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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In 'plane' view

Regional airport managers from western Massachusetts and New England take a break for a photo in front of a C-5M Super Galaxy at Westover, March 23, 2017, while a C-5A Galaxy flies overhead. The managers toured the Dover Air Force Base, Del.-based C-5M and were briefed on the 439th Airlift Wing’s eventual modernization to the M-models, beginning later into 2017. Westover Air Reserve Base is a joint-use airfield, with the Air Force sharing its runways with the adjacent Westover Metropolitan Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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In Remembrance

Sept.11, 2012, Westover personnel form around the base ellipse for the lowering of the flag and a moment of silence for the lives lost on Sept.11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

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Injured Falcon rescued

An injured Peregrine Falcon was rescued yesterday near the flight-line, here. After base personnel alerted the United States Department of Agriculture, James Streeter with Wildlife Services arrived and escorted the falcon to the Massachusetts Birds of Prey Rehab Facility. The flyer is expected to make a full recovery.

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