June 22, 2023 Westover Cyber Airmen awarded Army Medal at annual exercise Nearly 45 members from the 439th Communications Squadron, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 439th Operational Support Squadron and the 439th Contingency Response Flight participated in the two-week event. This was the second year in a row Westover has competed in this exercise.Two Patriot Wing
Dec. 5, 2022 Westover Airman helps rescue Massachusetts family from house fire A member of Westover’s Air Force family went above and beyond to serve his community when he saw a family in need of help.
Sept. 16, 2020 Deployed Westover Airman killed in vehicle accident A deployed U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to Westover Air Reserve Base has died from non-combat injuries sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
Aug. 12, 2020 Future Air Force leaders continue inclusion, awareness conversation Nearly 70 future leaders of the 439th Airlift Wing continued the conversation on inclusion and racial equality in the military during the July unit training assembly. Lt. Col. Rodney Furr, 439th Airlift Wing chief of Public Affairs, spoke to the Development and Training Flight on the life and times
July 31, 2020 Westover aeromedical, aerial port Airmen practice like they play Members of the 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron conducted ground and flight medical training July 23 to 25.
April 2, 2020 Westover declares Health Protection Condition Delta Westover declared Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Delta on March 31 to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the base and our local communities. Westover is the first installation Air Force-wide to move to this level of protection.
Oct. 12, 2016 Maintainers' ingenuity saves Air Force money, time The “knuckle busters” in the 439th Maintenance Squadron found they needed an elevator support bracket as soon as possible for the C-5 aircraft 69-0020, the oldest C-5A in the Air Force fleet that’s still flying. To make it mission capable, they made the large bracket from an even larger block of
Aug. 11, 2016 Scores of reservists join Total Force effort About 200 Air Force reservists from the 439th Airlift Wing are deployed to a pair of undisclosed locations here as well as in Baghdad. Capt. Kristin Montville and Tech Sgt. Jonathan Colwell are among these Airmen, whose home station is Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, and they make up
April 20, 2016 Reserve units supporting Patriot Hook exercise This year marks the 29th iteration of the annual Patriot Hook exercise. The Air Force Reserve's 433rd Airlift Control Flight (ALCF) based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is serving as the lead agency, while other participating Air Force Reserve units include the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at