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  • Hagel Explains Furloughs in Message to Workforce

    In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department's civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the

  • Fallen Airmen honored

    Four Airmen including two Beale Airmen whose MC-12 Liberty aircraft crashed and claimed their lives near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27 were honored during a memorial service at Beale Air Force Base Calif., May 6. Hundreds of service members, civilians, family and friends gathered to

  • Listen with your eyes

    Many of us will never go through something so traumatic, that it forever changes who we are at the core. I truly hope none of us ever do. However, the nature of the duties that we perform as an expeditionary force in pursuit of air power, inherently create situations that require us to face

  • Thank you for your service

    I had a conversation with my step daughter about why people thank me from time to time. We were getting ready to leave Langley and were staying in a hotel off base. Lodging was full, and periodically people would see me in uniform and say "Thank you for your service." Of course, I would smile and

  • Two Beale Airmen killed in Afghanistan

    Two Beale Airmen were among four Airmen killed in a MC-12 Liberty plane crash near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Captain Reid K. Nishizuka, 30, of Kailua, Hawaii, was assigned to the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron. Staff Sergeant Richard A. Dickson, 24, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., was

  • Remembering the Holocaust

    Team Beale hosted a Holocaust remembrance luncheon themed "Never Again: Heeding the Warning Signs" at the Recce Point Club on April 25. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret) Michael Prusak, was the guest speaker for the Days of Remembrance event.The former pilot was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany

  • Maintenance professionals honored at Beale

    The 2012 Maintenance Professional of the Year banquet was held April 19, 2013, at the Community Activity Center to recognize Airmen and civilian maintainers who excelled.After the dinner, Col. Phil Stewart, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, Col. Chad Clifton, 9th Maintenance Group commander, and