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  • Sunderland Elementary honors Veterans

    Sunderland Elementary School hosted its 11th Veterans Day Observance Ceremony on Nov. 8, 2019, in front of Sunderland, Massachusetts Town Hall.

  • HoF garners award for hosting recruiting event

    Col. Craig Peters, 439th Airlift Wing commander, presents a photo of Westover Air Reserve Base to John Doleva, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame president and CEO, in Springfield, Massachusetts on Dec. 18, 2019. The Basketball Hall of Fame hosted a job fair for Westover in September 2019.

  • James Street gate closed for holidays

    For the holidays the James Street Gate will be closed from Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. and will not re-open until 6 a.m. on 6 January 2020. The Westover Road Gate will continue to operate 24 hours.KAREN L. MAGNUS, Colonel, USAF439th Mission Support Commander

  • Rededication of B-52 crash Memorial Plaque at Westover Chapel

    After many years the plaque was reunited with the original stain glass window at the Chapel. The stain glass window and plaque were originally in Chapel 3 on James Street but when the base closed in the 1970s the stain glass window ended up in the new chapel location in building 1100 and the plaque

  • 439th Airlift Wing Announces Quarterly Award winners

    Please join the leadership team congratulating the following 3rd Qtr wing winners:· AMN – SrA Alejandro Clark, MXS· NCO – SSgt Rene Rodriguez, MXS· SNCO – MSgt Julious Del Rosario, SFS· CGO – Capt Biniam Tekeste, AMDS· Civilian – Mr. Estevin Fernandez-Camilo, SFS

  • Westover deploys program to curb drunk driving

    The Airmen Against Drunk Driving program here at Westover in operation during the UTA weekends.“We started AADD a few months ago and it has been a success helping many airman from potentially getting hurt during a UTA weekend,” said Staff Sgt. Ashley Michie, AADD coordinator, 439th Aircraft

  • Westover kicks off Toys for Tots

    The holidays are approaching and one way to spread some chees is through Toys for Tots - a program that has provided millions of needy children with toys since 1947. This year, Marines stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base kicked off the Toys for Tots season with a gathering at Springfield City

  • Before you fly that new drone: know the rules

    The FAA has stated that unmanned aircraft systems are aircraft, not toys, making operators subject to aviation laws and guidelines. Knowing the laws and basic safety rules is essential, and helps you avoid stiff legal and civil penalties.