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  • Aircrew egress: Giving pilots peace of mind

    Ejecting from an aircraft isn’t anything a pilot wants to do, but in the case of an emergency they may have to. Thankfully, the U-2 Dragon Lady and the T-38 Talon are equipped with ejection seats which allow Beale’s pilots to exit at a moment’s notice. The ejection seats are so vital to pilot

  • Launch and recovery

    Crew Chiefs from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform daily maintenance on the U-2 Dragon Lady, which helps ensure the aircraft is ready to perform worldwide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. These Airman also play a critical role in the launch and recovery process

  • Enlisted soar to new heights

    Due to a shortage of pilots and an increased demand for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, the Air Force had to innovate and called upon enlisted Airmen to help supplement the number of pilots needed to meet our ISR demands by becoming remotely piloted aircraft pilots.

  • Airmen work together to create A.C.E

    A group of Airmen at Beale have recently created a new organization called A.C.E or “Airmen Committed to Excellence”. The idea behind A.C.E is to bring together Airmen from across the base to network both professionally and socially with the goal of building better bonds as wingmen. “We have been

  • 9 RW IG leads exercise planning

    As Airmen we have almost all experienced at least one wing-level exercise and the curveballs it can bring to an otherwise normal duty day.However, what most don’t realize is there is a team, the Wing Inspection Team, comprised of hundreds of members across the installation. These members are

  • Global Hawk travels to Robins for refurbishment

    An RQ-4 Global Hawk flew to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on May 23, 2017 from Beale to receive a new, organic paint refurbishment. It marks the first time an unmanned aerial vehicle of this type has flown to an Air Force air logistics complex and gone through airframe restoration.

  • Dragon Lady makes historic appearance at Northern Edge 17

    Looking across the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during previous Northern Edge exercises one would have seen a mass of gray and white aircraft, but this year the distinctly black U-2 Dragon Lady from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made its presence known for the first time at

  • Beale CDC overcomes hiring freeze

    Military families face a unique set of challenges, including deployments, temporary duty assignments, and permanent change in stations. Many families rely on the child development center to help care for their kids during times of flux and in everyday life.When the recent hiring freeze came down,

  • Beale’s Shocking Upgrade

    In order to keep Beale the intelligence spearhead of the Air Force, more than 200 power poles and their wiring are currently being replaced as part of an ongoing project to renovate and modernize Beale’s electrical infrastructure.