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A Westover Air Force Base sign. Following the establishment of the U.S. Air Force in 1947, Westover Field became Westover Air Force Base. In 1951, Air Defense Command (ADC) arrived, but then turned over the base to Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1955 with the relocation of Headquarters, Eighth Air Force (HQ 8AF) to Westover AFB
The command post was linked to the main base by buried cables and microwave antennae. The U-2 spy plane film that set off the Cuban Missile Crisis was developed at Westover. It was a base of operations for the Air Force in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Bombing and cargo missions in Vietnam were made directly from Westover.
Air Force Bases. Otis Air Force Base [1] Westover Air Force Base [114] Centers. Air Force Electronic Systems Center [115] Facilities. Air Force Special Projects Production Facility [116] Post Attack Command and Control System Facility, Hadley [117] Hospitals. 551st United States Air Force Hospital (Otis AFB) [1] Westover Air Force Base Hospital ...
The 439th Airlift Wing (439 AW) is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command, Fourth Air Force, and is based at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. The peacetime mission includes recruiting, training and supervision of personnel to assure mission readiness.
A view of Westover's flightline full of 439th OG C-5s. The 439th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is the flying component of the Twenty-Second Air Force 439th Airlift Wing, stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.
The 337th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, part of the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. It operates C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission worldwide. If mobilized, the wing is gained by Air Mobility Command.
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Air Force Station (sometimes Air Station), Air Reserve Station or Air National Guard Station is used to name installations, typically but not exclusively without a flying mission, that are operated by a unit of at least squadron size, that does not otherwise meet the criteria of being a base. Air Force Auxiliary Airfield is used if the ...