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  • Beale maintainers achieve "black-letter" status on Dragon Lady

    Members of the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned to the U-2 Dragon Lady here were recognized for an accomplishment that hasn't happened in 13 years in the aircraft maintenance field here on July 13, 2015.The achievement, known in the maintenance community as a "black-letter jet," happens

  • 548th ISRG creates support initiative for Airmen by Airmen

    The 548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group at Beale Air Force Base, California, collaborated with the 9th Medical Group and other supporting agencies to develop the Sustained Performance Enhancement and Resiliency (SPEaR) initiative, which assists ISR Airmen in maintaining an

  • Simple truths with words

    As commanders, we spend a great deal of time talking and in most cases, carefully choosing the words used.  However, we find that sometimes, it is the simple message that needs to be delivered when it matter most.  As a result, there are a few choice words...in fact 23 words to deliver a few simple

  • Vietnam veteran shares POW experiences with Beale

    Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Vietnam veteran, Barry B. Bridger, shared his experiences as a prisoner of war with Team Beale June 23, 2015, at the base theater.Bridger survived six years of captivity and hardship at the "Hanoi Hilton" prison camp after his F-4 Phantom was shot down over

  • EES/WAPS briefing team to visit Beale June 29

    Personnel from Headquarters Air Force and the Air Force Personnel Center are scheduled to visit Beale June 29 to share information about Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System changes.Two briefings will be held at the Base Theater. The first starts at 8:15 a.m., and the

  • 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