Westover Air Reserve Base
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Westover Air Reserve Base is a major U.S. Air Force Reserve installation in Massachusetts known for its strategic airlift operations and long-standing role in American military aviation history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westover Air Reserve Base canonical | 5 |
| Westover Air Reserve Base complex | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Air Force Reserve base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 241 feet ⓘ |
| FAAIdentifier | CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Westover Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westover Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | 439th Airlift Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAircraftType |
C-5 Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C-5M Super Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCivilUse | Westover Metropolitan Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
support for contingency operations
ⓘ
support for global mobility missions ⓘ support for humanitarian airlift missions ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUnit | 439th Airlift Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
reserve training base
ⓘ
strategic airlift hub ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Air Force Reserve Command units
ⓘ
Army Reserve units ⓘ Civil Air Patrol units ⓘ Marine Corps Reserve units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Cold War strategic operations
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Strategic Air Command base ⓘ bomber operations ⓘ |
| IATACode | CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | KCEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampden County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Chicopee, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Oscar Westover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Springfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force Reserve Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Force Reserve Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runway | Runway 05/23 ⓘ |
| runwayLength | approximately 11,600 feet ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| sharesRunwaysWith | Westover Metropolitan Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Massachusetts Air National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ other Department of Defense units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aeromedical evacuation support
ⓘ
air refueling support ⓘ aircrew training ⓘ strategic airlift operations ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Westover Air Reserve Base complex