SSgt. Sheila Hazen

“I entered the active-duty Air Force almost 10 years ago because of the brotherhood, education benefits, and ultimately a sense of belonging to something greater than oneself,” SSgt. Hazen said. “I chose to go into security forces because it was the only combat-related position I was interested in.” she explains. “I want to give my daughters, Tailia and Rose, a mother that they look up to. They are the reason why I do what I do every SSgt. Sheila Hazen day.” (by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

SSgt. Chris Boutin

This 439th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, enlisted in 1999. "My father, who is now retired from active-duty Air Force, was a C-5 crew chief. The exposure to his career field influenced me to follow in his footsteps," SSgt. Boutin said. For three years, the sergeant was a "flying crew chief" and traveled worldwide. "My favorite three places were Elmendorf, Alaska, Ramstein, Germany and Anderson, Guam." (by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

A1C. Ethan Rosas

"I've always had an interest in the military, so a year after high school graduation, I enlisted because I was looking for structure, to fulfill my sense of duty, and for financial purposes because I intend on going to college in the near future." (by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

TSgt. Erika Gingrass

"I've always wanted to be a nurse, and the Air Force has provided me such great exposure and training for the career field that I'm pursuing," she said. "I'm attending Middlesex Community College for nursing. My ultimate goal is to become a labor and delivery nurse or be part of the mother/infant unit." (by SrA. Kelly Galloway)

Faces of Westover

SSgt. Chris Peterson is an Avionics Guidance and Control Electrician with the 439th Maintenance Squadron, Avionics Flight, who works on the navigational systems in the C-5. “I work on systems such as the Auto Pilot, flight controls, Global Positioning System, etc.” he said. Sergeant Peterson is an Air Reserve Technician who enlisted at age 17. “I have a lot of family who have been in the military and my father and grandfather were both in the Air Force,” he says. “Having such a strong family military history is a major reason why I enlisted. I guess you could say I wanted to follow in their footsteps.” When he isn't working, he enjoys riding around on his Yamaha R6 and playing recreational sports such as softball and flag football. (US Air Force photo/SrA Kelly Galloway)

Faces of Westover

Airman 1st Class Jason Dunn, 58th Aerial Port Squadron, stands with a Halverson loader he helped laod early in the day, Nov. 1. Airman Dunn has only been at Westover since August and is currently participating in the seasoning training program, which has him working full-time learning the ins and outs of his job. He said he likes knowing he is serving and helping out the country. "Mission support and knowing the work we put in is going to a cause and is going to help is the best part of my job," he said. Airman Dunn said his older brother, who is in the Army, steered him in the direction of the Air Force and said it would give him options and be a good fit. "Westover met my expectations. It's a little different than I expected, but in good ways," he said. "I didn't think [the Aerial Port] did as much as we do, but now that I've been a part of the process and real missions, I see how much is involved."