News

Dec. 31, 2025
One Team, One Community: A Year of Partnership

It’s been a significant year for Team Beale. For the first time in seven years, we opened our gates to the public for our Air and Space Expo. After deploying as the lead wing, Beale Airmen returned following six months away from home. All the while, we continued to innovate, expand capabilities, and
Dec. 29, 2025
Virtual Flag: Coalition enhances global partnerships, interoperability, and readiness

The Virtual Flag: Coalition 26-1 exercise, hosted annually by the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, serves as a cornerstone of U.S. and allied forces' readiness, interoperability, and mission command
Dec. 29, 2025
Beale Airmen Demonstrate Wing Capabilities During 16th AF Command Chief’s First Visit

The 9th Reconnaissance Wing (RW) hosted U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andrew McKendree, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) command chief, for the first time, Dec. 17, 2025. The visit provided the wing an opportunity to demonstrate Beale’s capability in providing high altitude reconnaissance,
Dec. 17, 2025
Capstone 2025: Advancing AI for C2, dynamic targeting, coalition integration

The Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, concluded its 2025 Experimentation Series with Capstone 2025, a pivotal event designed to enhance joint and coalition interoperability and accelerate progress in command-and-control modernization. As the culminating event of a series of rigorous
Dec. 11, 2025
Beale EOD team safely disposes of Military Ordnance found in Mendocino County

The 9th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, responded to Mendocino County, California, after local authorities reported the discovery of an item believed to be military Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) on private property, on Dec. 9, 2025.
Nov. 18, 2025
USACE Completes New Squadron Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Beale AFB, Enhancing Mission Support for the 940th Air Refueling Wing

With a ribbon cutting timed for 9:40 a.m. Friday in honor of the 940th Air Refueling Wing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a new Squadron Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Unit complex that will support refueling, maintenance and mission-planning operations for years to come.The more
Nov. 14, 2025
From the Range to the World Stage: Airman’s Journey to the “Olympics of Shooting”

When U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Antonio Deladingco, 9th Mission Support Group (MSG) executive assistant, first stepped onto a firing range nearly 16 years ago, he never imagined it would lead him to represent the United States in one of the most prestigious shooting competitions in the world.What
Sept. 30, 2025
Help available for Airmen, Guardians, civilians to mitigate lapse in appropriations impact

Assistance to reduce the impact of the government shutdown on Airmen, Guardians, civilians and their families is available through various means.
Sept. 23, 2025
Rising Stars of Safety 2025

On September 15, 2025, the National Safety Council awarded four Airmen in their Class of 2025: Rising Stars of Safety national awards ceremony in Denver, Colorado.
Sept. 19, 2025
Air Force experiments with AI, boosts battle management speed and accuracy

The Air Force wrapped up the second Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, known as DASH 2, a fast-paced experiment exploring how artificial intelligence can help operators make faster, smarter decisions in complex battlespaces.