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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.
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 Westover complex is composed of the civilian airport and the Westover Air Reserve Base. The core aviation facilities at Westover are owned by the Department of Defense while 91 acres (370,000 m 2 ) are under private ownership.
99th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Westover AFB, Massachusetts; B-52C, 1956–1966; B-52B, 1958–1959; B-52D, 1957–1961, 1966–1974 346th Bombardment Squadron 347th Bombardment Squadron (Reassigned to 4047 SW in 1961) 348th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in 1974; Westover AFB transferred to Air Force Reserve as Westover ARB.
Transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 1974, it was renamed Westover Air Reserve Base and is now the home of the 439th Airlift Wing, flying the C-5 Galaxy aircraft. [58] Westover has one of the largest runways on the east coast, and is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States.
This is a list of airports in Massachusetts (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
It is a brigade of 2,200 Soldiers housed at a variety of locations throughout New England, New York and Pennsylvania. The 302nd MEB conducts Rear Area Operations for the Army Corps or Division. The brigade is a tenant of Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. [1]
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.