The 439th Airlift Wing at Westover ARB, Mass., will lose half of its C-5B aircraft due to federal budget cuts and the continuing impacts of sequestration. Eight Galaxies will transfer from Westover to JBSA-Lackland, Texas, beginning in 2015, states an April 28 release. In addition, the wing will lose some 300 personnel, including 59 full-time enlisted and 275 drilling Reservists, states the release. “We will take care of our people. We will place as many as possible in other positions within the wing and programs will be available to assist those displaced by this change in force structure,” said Brig. Gen. Steven Vautrain, 439th AW commander. “We will continue to fulfill our global mobility mission before, during, and after these changes.” The reductions are a move towards compliance with the Budget Control Act’s mandated $487 billion in defense cuts over the next eight years, states the release.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
