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About 500 Air Force reservists report for active duty at Westover

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  • 439th AW Public Affairs
WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE - --  Approximately 500 Air Force Reserve flight crew members, maintenance technicians and support personnel reported to active duty in support of the Afghanistan surge on April 5.

The reservists are scheduled to be on active duty for six months as part of providing airlift support for the movement of 30,000 additional American troops supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Westover's commitments overseas also increased in April, when about 300 additional Airmen began serving four-to-six-month overseas deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In addition, airfield operations hours at Westover expanded to 24 hours daily. The 24-hour operation will include additional C-5 flights arriving and departing the base.

There are 16 C-5B strategic airlifters assigned to Westover. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory and its aircrews deliver supplies and people worldwide in support of Air Force airlift operations.