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  • 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.

  • Maintaining the depths

    Clothed in a full-body, white protective suit, knee-high rubber boots and a gas mask, a senior airman lowered himself into a man-hole. With each step further down the burnt orange, rusted ladder, the darkness swallowed him until he was completely gone from sight.

  • Team Beale celebrates Earth Day

    The 9th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a native tree planting near Ryden Park in celebration of Earth Day. Volunteers learned about Northern California's natural history and planted 16 seedlings and saplings.

  • TU-2S ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    Air Combat Command officials released the TU-2S Accident Investigation Board results April 19, 2017. The TU-2S crash occurred Sept. 20, 2016 near Sutter, California during a training mission after the aircraft entered an unintentional secondary stall and the two pilots ejected. During the ejection

  • NEWS RELEASE: TU-2S ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    A TU-2S crashed Sept. 20, 2016 near Sutter, Calif., during a training mission after the aircraft entered an unintentional secondary stall and the two pilots ejected, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released today.During the ejection sequence, the instructor

  • Patrouille de France Soars Over Sacramento

    The Patrouille de France, France’s aerobatic jet team, held an air show April 15, 2017, at Mather Airport, Sacramento as part of their 2017 tour of the United States.