439th Operations Group
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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.
Emblem of the 439th Operations Group
The trademark foliage of New England appears to surround a Patriot Wing C-5 preparing to land at Westover.
A view of Westover's flightline full of 439th OG C-5s
Douglas C-47A-80-DL Serial 43-15159 of the 94th Troop Carrier Squadron in Normady Invasion Markings.
Westover Air Reserve Base
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Westover Air Reserve Base is an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Established at the outset of World War II, today Westover is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States, home to approximately 5,500 military and civilian personnel, and covering 2500 acres (10 km²). Until 2011, it was a backup landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle and in the past few years has expanded to include a growing civilian access airport sharing Westover's military-maintained runways. The installation was named for Major General Oscar Westover who was commanding officer of the Army Air Corps in the 1930s.
A C-123K Provider of the 731st Tactical Airlift Squadron) and a C-130B Hercules of the 337th Tactical Airlift Squadron) in front of a Westover Air Force Base hangar for a 1977 publicity photo