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  • Beale Airmen & CAL Fire conduct controlled burn

    Beale Airmen from the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, in assistance with CAL Fire, participated in an 800 acre prescribed burn here June 17, 2015.The controlled burn was carried out in an effort to control base vegetation growth and renew range land in support of the cattle grazing

  • In honor of Father's Day...

    When people talk about following in the footsteps of their parents, they tend to leave out the part where they break from the path and start making some footsteps of their own. I've noticed a fair amount of differences between the journey my father and I share but nothing as dramatically different

  • Bernie McGrenahan performs 'Comedy with a Message' for Team Beale

    Comedian Bernie McGrenahan entertained Airmen with his performance, "Comedy with a Message," June 12, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, California."This comedy tour is to entertain the men and women in uniform and also thank them for their service," McGrenahan said. "The message I leave with them is;

  • Beale Airmen conduct integrated emergency response training

    Fire and emergency services, emergency management and bioenvironmental engineering Airmen participated in an integrated emergency response capability training exercise here June 8 to 12, 2015.Airmen responded to a variety of hazardous material, major accident and natural disaster scenarios.

  • On final approach

    The sunlight seemed to rise and greet him, as he sailed along an endless sea of clouds."It was very surreal," he said. "You look outside, and know you're somewhere over the coastline. But all you see is a sea of clouds. It's very peaceful."For more than 16 years Lt. Col. Alex Castro called the sky

  • The 9th Reconnaissance Wing new vice commander: Q&A

    Team Beale welcomed Col. Christopher Stricklin as the new 9th Reconnaissance Wing vice commander June 9, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Stricklin was previously assigned as deputy director and U.S. senior national representative, NATO Center of Excellence-Defense Against Terrorism,

  • Stress and Resiliency

    Do you know anyone who isn't at times feeling stressed these days? It's not uncommon to juggle multiple responsibilities, work, home life, deployments, but stress is not always a bad thing. Stress is simply the body's response to changes that create challenging demands. The pace of our everyday

  • BOSC awards scholarships to local military students

    The Beale Officers' Spouses' Club is honored to have awarded a total of $12,000 in scholarship funds to five deserving students. All of this year's recipients are children of local military service members. The scholarship recipients are:-- Gabrielle Hayes, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts--

  • Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief

    The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft crews.Initial efforts were announced by the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff earlier this year; new