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Airfield information
Airfield information
	; IATA: CEF; ; ICAO: KCEF; ; FAA LID: CEF; ;
Summary
Elevation AMSL;	241 ft / 73.5 m
Website	www.westover.afrc.af.mil
; Runways;
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration;

Westover ARB
Westover Air Reserve Base ;
	Part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
	Located near: Chicopee, Massachusetts
	; A Westover C-5B Galaxy taxies in from a local training mission;
	; ; ; ; Westover ARB; ; ; Location of Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts;
Coordinates	; 42°11′38″N 72°32′05″W / 42.19389°N 72.53472°W / 42.19389; -72.53472 (Westover ARB)Coordinates: 42°11′38″N 72°32′05″W / 42.19389°N 72.53472°W / 42.19389; -72.53472 (Westover ARB);
Site information
Controlled by	; United States Air Force;
Site history
Built	1939
In use	1939 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	; 439th Airlift Wing;

Westover Air Reserve Base (IATA: CEF, ICAO: KCEF, FAA LID: CEF) is an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Westover hosts the largest Air Reserve Base in the world in terms of area. 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 (Westover Metropolitan Airport) sharing Westover's military-maintained runways.^[2] The installation was named for Major General Oscar Westover who was commanding officer of the Army Air Corps in the 1930s.^[3]

The host unit is the 439th Airlift Wing (439 AW) of the Fourth Air Force (4 AF), Air Force Reserve Command. Outside of the AFRC command structure, the 439 AW and Westover are operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).

Due to its location as one of the few remaining active military air bases in the northeast United States, Westover ARB is transitted by many different U.S. military aircraft of all the services.^[4]

Units

439th Airlift Wing:

439th Operations Group

337th Airlift Squadron

439th Maintenance Group

439th Mission Support Group

Civil Air Patrol:

Westover Composite Squadron, NER-MA-015, Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol

U.S. Army Reserve:

302d Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

304th Transportation Company (Cargo)

655th Regional Support Group

287th Medical Detachment, 804th Medical Brigade

226th Transportation Company (Railway Operating)(assigned to the 757th Transportation Battalion (Railway),^[5] Milwaukee, WI; battalion and all subordinate units inactivated by September 2015)

Navy:

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27

Marine Corps:

Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Detachment B

Marine Air Support Squadron 6

Military Entry Processing Command (DOD):

Springfield Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS)

History

The field was constructed in anticipation of World War II.^[6]

In 1951, Air Defense Command arrived, but then turned over the base in 1955 to Strategic Air Command, which sent the 4050th, later 499th Air Refueling Wing, to operate from the base. The 99th Bombardment Wing arrived in 1956. In case of nuclear war, an alternate SAC command bunker, called The Notch, was constructed deep within nearby Bare Mountain.^[6]

Air Force Reserve

A C-123K Provider (731st Tactical Airlift Squadron) and a C-130B Hercules (337th Tactical Airlift Squadron) are in front of the Westover Air Force Base Hangar for a 1977 publicity photo.

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission ruled that Westover would absorb other military units in New England. The expansion proposed the transfer of all military operations at Bradley International Airport to Westover and the nearby Barnes Municipal Airport. The exception to this decision is the 103rd Airlift Wing, which will remain at Bradley. A $32 million building project is underway to accommodate the additional 1600 service members required by the plan.^[7]

The new Armed Forces Reserve Center will host Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy Reserve operations. The Massachusetts Army National Guard will also make its debut at the base.^[8]

The base celebrated its 75th anniversary with an air show on May 16–17, 2015, where the Blue Angels headlined the 2015 Great New England Air Show. During this time, it was announced that the Westover was in the running for a squadron of the new KC-46A Pegasus. Later that year, it was announced that the base would not be receiving the plane, which instead was given to the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Westover was also in competition with Tinker Air Force Base and Grissom Air Reserve Base for the plane.^[9]

The local government credits Westover with spurring development of the Memorial Drive corridor, including several planned hotels and a high-end retail plaza.^[8]

Facilities and aircraft

The portion of the Westover complex still under military control covers an area of 2,500 acres (10 km²) which contains two runways: 5/23: measuring 11,597 ft × 301 ft (3,535 m × 92 m) and 15/33 measuring 7,082 ft × 150 ft (2,159 m × 46 m).^[10] A new Air Traffic Control tower was constructed in 2002 and the old tower was demolished. As a center for military air operations, Westover Air Reserve Base poses several hazards to local residents. These include air pollution, noise pollution, and water contamination hazards – all of which are shared with similar-sized commercial airports.^[11] Westover's extended operations history has produced numerous hazardous waste sites.^[12]

According to Federal Aviation Authority records for the 12-month period ending 26 September 1994, the airport had 38,137 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per day: 81% military, 18% general aviation and 1% air taxi. There were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 35% military, 50% single engine, 9% multi-engine, 2% jet aircraft, 2% helicopters and 2% ultralight.^[1]

Military facilities are under control of the Commander, 439th Airlift Wing, currently Col. D. Scott Durham.^[13] The civilian portion of the airport is run by the Director of Civil Aviation, an employee of the Westover Metropolitan Corporation.

Previous names

Northeast Air Base, c. 1 Aug 1939

Westover Field, 1 Dec 1939

Westover Air Force Base, 13 Jan 1948

Westover Air Reserve Base, 1991

Westover Joint Air Reserve Base, 2003

Westover Air Reserve Base, 2003

Major commands to which assigned

Northeast Air District, Nov 1940

Re-designated First Air Force, 9 April 1941

Air Transport Command, 1 Feb 1946

Military Air Transport Service, 1 Jun 1948

Strategic Air Command, 1 Apr 1955

Air Force Reserve, 1 May 1974 – present

Major units assigned

10th Signal Platoon, 6 Jun 1940 – 30 Jun 1940

Third Signal Service Co, 30 Jun 1940 – 22 Jul 1940

Detachment Base HQ and 26th Air Base Squadron, 22 Jul 1940 – 1 Dec 1940

25th Base HQ and Air Base Squadron, 1 Dec 1940 – 1 Oct 1941

1st Air Force Service Command 1 Oct 1941 – 5 Jan 1942

34th Bombardment Group, 29 May 1941 – 22 Jan 1942

60th Transport Group, 21 May 1941 – 20 May 1942

13th Bombardment Group, 22 Jan 1942 – 30 Nov 1942

64th Troop Carrier Group, 6 Jun 1942 – 20 Jul 1942

301st Bombardment Group, 30 Jun 1942 – 3 Aug 1942

326th Fighter Group, 1 Nov 1942 – 12 Oct 1943

402d Fighter Group, 1 Oct 1943 – 12 Oct 1943

459th Bombardment Group, 29 Oct 1943 – 3 Jan 1944

471st Bombardment Group, 28 Jan 1944 – 10 Apr 1944

386th Bombardment Group, 30 Sep 1945 - 7 Nov 1945

409th Bombardment Group, 6 Oct 1945 - 7 Nov 1945

341st Bombardment Group, 6 Oct 1945 - 7 Nov 1945

Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Separation Port, 14 Oct 1946 - 1 Nov 1949

1st Air Transport Group (Provisional), 15 Mar 1947 – 1 Jun 1948

2d Air Transport Wing (Provisional), 23 Apr 1947 – 2 Jun 1948

Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command, 1 Nov 1947 – 1 Jun 1948

520th Air Transport Wing, 1 Jun 1948

Redesignated 1600th Air Transport Wing, 1 Oct 1948 – 1 Apr 1955

Atlantic Division, Military Air Transport Service, 1 Jun 1948 – 31 May 1955

143d Airways & Air Communications Service Squadron, 1 Jun 1948

Redesignated 1917th Airways & Air Communications Squadron, 1 Oct 1948

Redesignated 1917th Communications Squadron, 1 Jul 1961 – 1984

8501st Air Transport Group, 27 Jun 1949 – 19 Jul 1951

Squadron VR-6 (US Navy), 3 Aug 1949 - c. 10 Jun 1955

60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 January 1951 – 18 August 1955

3084th Aviation Depot Squadron (Later:) Group,

Stoneybrook AFS [next to Weatover AFB] till 17 Mar 1954 – 1 Nov 1954

26th Air Refueling Squadron, 22 Apr 1955 – 7 Aug 1957

324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18 Oct 1955 – 25 Jun 1958

337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18 Oct 1955 – 25 Jun 1958

384th Air Refueling Squadron, 1 Apr 1955 – 25 Jun 1966

4050th Air Refueling Wing, 1 Apr 1955 – 1 Jan 1963

Eighth Air Force, 13 Jun 1955 – 1 Apr 1970

8th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron, 1 May 1955 – 31 March 1970

18th Communications Squadron (Air Force), 8 May 1955 – 30 Nov 1973

57th Air Division, 4 Sep 1956 – 2 Jul 1969

99th Bombardment Wing, 4 Sep 1956 – 31 Mar 1974

24th Aviation Depot Squadron, 1 Jan 1957

Redesignated 24th Munitions Maintenance Squadron, 1 Jan 1960 – 30 Sep 1972

99th Munitions Maintenance Squadron, 30 Sep 1972 – 31 Mar 1974

99th Air Refueling Squadron, 22 Aug 1957 – 30 Sep 1973

4729th Air Defense Group, 8 Jul 1957 – 25 Jun 1958

North Atlantic Communications Region, 2 Jun 1958 – 1 Jul 1963

Air Force Satellite Photo Processing Laboratory

Redesignated 6594th Test Squadron, 26 Jan 1961 – 10 Nov 1965

76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 Feb 1961 – 1 Jul 1963

499th Air Refueling Wing, 15 Nov 1962 – 25 Jun 1966

337th Military Airlift Squadron, 1 April 1966

Redesignated: 337th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 1972

Redesignated: 337th Military Airlift Squadron, 1 October 1987

Redesignated: 337th Airlift Squadron, 1 February 1992 – present

905th Military Airlift Group, 1 April 1966

Redesignated: 905th Tactical Airlift Group, 1972-1 April 1974

4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron, 15 Sep 1972 – 15 Apr 1974

901st Tactical Airlift Group, 17 Sep 1973 – 1 Apr 1974

439th Tactical Airlift Wing, 14 March 1974

Redesignated: 439th Military Airlift Wing, 1 October 1987

Redesignated: 439th Airlift Wing, 1 February 1992 – present

References

^ ^a^b FAA Airport Master Record for CEF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2011-07-30

^ Westover AFB, Mass – 99th Bomb Wing – B-52 – NEED INFO

^ Bowers, Peter M., "Captain of the Clouds", Airpower, Granada Hills, California, July 1972, Volume 2, Number 4, page 33.

^ "Presidential aircraft parked temporarily at Westover". 439th Airlift Wing Public Affairs. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/trans/0757trbn.htm

^ ^a^b Faulkner, Frank (January 1990). Westover: Man, Base and Mission (1st ed.). Springfield, Mass.: Hungry Hill Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-9616486-1-9.

^ Groundbreaking held for new reserve center – MassLive.com

^ ^a^b Westover project good for economy – MassLive.com

^ Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs (29 October 2015). "Seymour-Johnson chosen for first Reserve-led KC-46A basing". Air Force Reserve Command. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

^ FAA Airport Master Record for CEF (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15

^ "ALLEY CITIZENS FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Edward C. ALDRIDGE, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees".

^ "Westover Air Force Base". Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.: Military Waste Cleanup Project, Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

^ "COL. D. SCOTT DURHAM > Westover Air Reserve Base > Display". www.westover.afrc.af.mil. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Westover Air Reserve Base".

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History,
ISBN 0-912799-02-1).

Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984.
ISBN 0-912799-12-9.

Mueller, Robert. Air Force Bases Volume I: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Office of Air Force History, 1989.

External links

FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 3, 2019

Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CEF
- AirNav airport information for KCEF
- ASN accident history for CEF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

AC-U-KWIK information for KCEF

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Master Record for CEF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2011-07-30

[2] Westover AFB, Mass – 99th Bomb Wing – B-52 – NEED INFO

[3] Bowers, Peter M., "Captain of the Clouds", Airpower, Granada Hills, California, July 1972, Volume 2, Number 4, page 33.

[AirForceOne-4] "Presidential aircraft parked temporarily at Westover". 439th Airlift Wing Public Affairs. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[5] ttp://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/trans/0757trbn.htm

[Faulkner-6] Faulkner, Frank (January 1990). Westover: Man, Base and Mission (1st ed.). Springfield, Mass.: Hungry Hill Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-9616486-1-9.

[7] Groundbreaking held for new reserve center – MassLive.com

[autogenerated1-8] Westover project good for economy – MassLive.com

[Pegasus-9] Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs (29 October 2015). "Seymour-Johnson chosen for first Reserve-led KC-46A basing". Air Force Reserve Command. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[FAA2-10] FAA Airport Master Record for CEF (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15

[11] "ALLEY CITIZENS FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Edward C. ALDRIDGE, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees".

[Military_Waste_Cleanup_Project-12] "Westover Air Force Base". Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.: Military Waste Cleanup Project, Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[13] "COL. D. SCOTT DURHAM > Westover Air Reserve Base > Display". www.westover.afrc.af.mil. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

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Units

History

Air Force Reserve

Facilities and aircraft

Previous names

Major commands to which assigned

Major units assigned

See also

References

External links

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Westover Air Reserve Base
Part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Located near: Chicopee, Massachusetts
A Westover C-5B Galaxy taxies in from a local training mission
Westover ARB Location of Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°11′38″N 72°32′05″W / 42.19389°N 72.53472°W / 42.19389; -72.53472 (Westover ARB)Coordinates: 42°11′38″N 72°32′05″W / 42.19389°N 72.53472°W / 42.19389; -72.53472 (Westover ARB)
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1939
In use	1939 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	439th Airlift Wing