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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-22 Apr
STOP. TRAINS CAN’T Last year saw an increase in drivers going around gates and colliding with trains … 336 hit; 99 die https://www.nhtsa.gov/increase-drivers-going-around-gates-colliding-trains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzExNYQ4Msw&feature=youtu.be
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-19 Apr
THROWBACK THURSDAY IT’S LATE NIGHT WITH NED In the dark during a sandstorm, an F-16 pilot struggles with spatial disorientation while flying a combat mission over Iraq https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/365429/its-late-night-with-ned-in-the-dark-during-a-sandstorm-an-f-16-pilot-struggles/ https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/Portals/83/documents/AFD-090717-055.pdf
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-18 Apr
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-15 Apr
THE TALON T-38 endures as stellar training aircraft 60 years after maiden flight https://www.aetc.af.mil/News/Article/1808518/t-38-endures-as-stellar-training-aircraft-60-years-after-maiden-flight/
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-11 Apr
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-08 Apr
FLIGHT SUIT FOR WOMEN? Ill-fitting gear could put female pilots’ lives at risk — but a redesign is on the way https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/04/04/ill-fitting-gear-could-put-female-pilots-lives-at-risk-but-a-redesign-is-on-the-way/
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-04 Apr
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-04 Apr
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-01 Apr
PILOT TRAINING NEXT Royal Air Force partners with PTN to innovate pilot training pipeline … “The integrated approach to sleep, fitness, health and diet together is what we should be doing” https://www.aetc.af.mil/News/Article/1799790/raf-partners-with-ptn-to-innovate-pilot-training-pipeline/
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-28 Mar
THROWBACK THURSDAY A MOM’S MISERY Air Force civilian loses daughter to drunk driver … “The violent crash that broke her rib, which then punctured her heart, had broken my heart as well. And why? … It was all so senseless.” https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/365472/a-moms-misery-air-force-civilian-loses-daughter-to-drunk-driver/ https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/Portals/83/documents/AFD-070708-007.pdf
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-25 Mar
‘AUTOPILOT ANOMALIES’ Air Force analyzing previous 'autopilot anomalies’ following Ethiopian Airlines crash of Boeing jet https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/03/22/air-force-analyzing-previous-autopilot-anomalies-following-ethiopian-airlines-crash-of-boeing-jet/
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-22 Mar
THROWBACK THURSDAY BEFORE THEIR TIME How two people ended up in a nursing home by age 30 https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/Portals/83/documents/AFD-070507-081.pdf
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-21 Mar
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-18 Mar
PILOT TRAINING NEXT Technology innovations changing approach to undergraduate pilot training, allowing "Air Force to fly higher, further and faster." https://www.aetc.af.mil/News/Article/1783246/ptn-innovations-moving-to-undergraduate-pilot-training/
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-14 Mar
THROWBACK THURSDAY AVALANCHE ANGELS Airmen rescue injured hiker from treacherous mountain snow slide. https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/365456/avalanche-angels-airmen-rescue-injured-hiker-from-treacherous-mountain-snow-sli/ https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/Portals/83/documents/AFD-080302-006.pdf NOTE: Torch magazine is celebrating its 25th anniversary with “Throwback Thursday.” Throughout 2019, we’ll take a look at past stories that were among our reader favorites.
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-11 Mar
SUICIDE: RELATIONSHIPS SAVE LIVES Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, discusses how critical relationships are in preventing suicides across the Air Force. https://www.facebook.com/AirEducationandTrainingCommand/videos/2082928338674436/ https://www.dvidshub.net/video/664015/suicide-relationships-save-lives
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-07 Mar
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-07 Mar
THROWBACK THURSDAY Torch magazine is celebrating its 25th anniversary with “Throwback Thursday.” Throughout 2019, we’ll take a look at past stories that were among our reader favorites. … TEARS FOR CHLOE No one should have to shed the buckets of tears Billie and Kevin Lombardo have wept for Chloe. When the Air Force couple lost their 2-year-old twin daughter to a tragic accidental poisoning, they decided to ensure her death would not be in vain by sharing their story … a chilling tale that may just hit a little too close to home for many. https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/365477/tears-for-chloe-when-an-air-force-couple-lost-their-2-year-old-twin-daughter-to/ https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/Portals/83/documents/AFD-070708-008.pdf NOTE: March is Poison Prevention Awareness Month
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-04 Mar
THE POWER OF IMPORTANCE In his latest Commander’s Intent video, Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, stresses that all team members have a sacred obligation to help everyone understand how important they are to the overall success of Airpower. He calls it a game-changer and challenges each and every person to find a way of showing his or her fellow Airmen how vital they are. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/661840/commanders-intent-power-importance https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=305305543514397
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U.S. Air Force
aetc.torch-28 Feb
THROWBACK THURSDAY Torch magazine is celebrating its 25th anniversary with “Throwback Thursday.” Throughout 2019, we’ll take a look at past stories that were among our reader favorites. ... MIRACLE ON THE MOUNTAIN An Air Force officer and his 10-year-old son vanish in a blizzard on the mountains of Turkey. Discover how they survive nine days of freezing temperatures in the rugged wilderness with no food, no fire and dad having to make the gut-wrenching decision to leave his son behind. https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/365393/miracle-on-the-mountain-sixteen-years-ago-an-air-force-officer-and-his-10-year/ https://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/Portals/83/documents/AFD-110304-074.pdf
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U.S. Air Force
@-10 Apr
🛫Space A Friendly Reminder!🛬 📲On the recorded line, Space A flight info is updated 72 hours prior to the flight.… https://t.co/wH7D2bRzJr
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U.S. Air Force
@-07 Apr
HEADS UP: EOD is scheduled to conduct explosives training until 4 PM.
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U.S. Air Force
@-07 Apr
Welcome back to Westover!!-- The 439th Airlift Wing hosted a Change of Command Ceremony for incoming wing commande… https://t.co/PAhHYPrAeP
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U.S. Air Force
@-05 Apr
There is our Col. Kelly Hosey right in back of Gen. Miller, she will speaking tomorrow night at the Dining Out. Gen… https://t.co/2mtjSfqMiR
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U.S. Air Force
@-03 Apr
Throwback Thursday, April 2001 as the Springfield MEPS building was being built next to the Westover Bowling Facili… https://t.co/pUQtGQWSip
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U.S. Air Force
@-03 Apr
“Sharpening the Sword”; an ancient phrase that, at its foundation, identifies the importance of preparation and sel… https://t.co/e9YDh5raRl
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U.S. Air Force
@-01 Apr
WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. – Cpl. Mark Kornacki from the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, trains recruit… https://t.co/8Bs880EOYy
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U.S. Air Force
@-28 Mar
Throwback Thursday! Cover and inside cover of the 1972 Westover Air Force Base Guide. I will scan the rest soon and… https://t.co/WHsLKIioxh
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U.S. Air Force
@-27 Mar
Police Week 2019 sign-up https://t.co/wJHVGxJII8
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U.S. Air Force
@-26 Mar
Throwback Thursday! Cover and inside cover of the 1972 Westover Air Force Base Guide. I will scan the rest soon and… https://t.co/qQFADpUahn
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U.S. Air Force
@-25 Mar
🚒 Awesome work, Westover Warriors! 🚒 Westover responded to a mutual aid request in Granby with one engine with 4... https://t.co/sSuyP9tJvM
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U.S. Air Force
@-21 Mar
Tech. Sgt. Sharon Mekal, 439th Maintenance Squadron Crew Chief, is a Chicopee native. She grew up in Willimansett a… https://t.co/wj8B7of4AU
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U.S. Air Force
@-18 Mar
Police Week 2019, May 2-5 https://t.co/wJHVGxJII8
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U.S. Air Force
@-15 Mar
AFRC Media Awards are in, I’ve won the Animation and Digital Art categories. Thanks to all of you at Westover for t… https://t.co/YtiEnlBxsB
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U.S. Air Force
@-15 Mar
💵Financial Lunch ‘n Learn Thursdays at 1200 in the Chapel Conf Room.💵 Personal Financial Counselor, Roger Greenwoo… https://t.co/6nQGg1usSM
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U.S. Air Force
@-14 Mar
An injured Peregrine Falcon was rescued Tuesday, near the flight-line here. After base personnel alerted the United… https://t.co/nxuLrygeAZ
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U.S. Air Force
@-11 Mar
Throwback Thursday and I am talking way back - Bi-planes in a Hangar. Westover Field 1939-1940. (pope)
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U.S. Air Force
@-08 Mar
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U.S. Air Force
@-07 Mar
The 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducts a medical flight simulation earlier this week.
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U.S. Air Force
@-06 Mar
Throwback Thursday. In April 2003, Miss USA stopped by the base. (U.S. Air Force photos by W.C.Pope)