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  • Team Beale raises domestic violence awareness

    More than 200 members of Team Beale participated in a 5K run to raise awareness about domestic violence on Oct. 8, 2014.Beale's Family Advocacy Program sponsored the run to observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month.October was designated Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1987 to raise awareness

  • Beale's Fire Department kicks off Fire Prevention Week

    Col. Douglas J. Lee, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, begins Fire Prevention Week by signing the Fire Prevention Proclamation Oct. 3, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.The Beale Fire department will promote the theme -- "Working smoke alarms save lives, test yours every month," from Oct. 5 to

  • Beale total force team gathers at ANG ribbon cutting

    Yesterday, the California Air National Guard celebrated the construction of a $6.1 million-dollar, 10,800 square-foot facility in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.The new headquarters building will house the 162nd Communication Group in a move that joins California Air

  • 9th Medical Group begins mystery patient program

    The Beale clinic started a mystery patient program in October to evaluate the delivery of health services and receive feedback from patients.The clinic staff will be the mystery patients initially, and later the program will be open to all patients."We hope this program can provide a different view

  • So long Inspection Prep!

    Almost a year ago, Team Beale went through a command level inspection known as the Consolidated Unit Inspection (CUI).  Do you recall the extra time and effort everyone in your unit put into preparing for that inspection?  Did you perform any extra work not part of your normal duties?  Are you tired

  • 25th Air Force: New chapter in a storied legacy

    As the Air Force's premier intelligence organization approaches its 66th Anniversary, it will mark the occasion under a new unit name and structure.The Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency is now the 25th Air Force, following its re-designation ceremony Sept. 29 in the

  • Are you a left pocket or right pocket Airman?

    I would love to say that I came up with this saying, but I did not. So I better credit my source. I learned of this neat saying on my recent deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. I had the honor of serving as the First Sergeant of Task Force Med-A.   One of my many duties was counseling and

  • Don't Drink the Red Kool-Aid: A Story of Survival and Resilience

    On April 16, 2007, I got a call no expecting mother would dream of receiving.  "We got the results from your biopsy and it came back malignant."  Did the doctor just say I had cancer? I first discovered the lump during Christmas break.  It was so small that it was barely distinguishable.  In March,

  • Beale firefighter battles Northern California wildfires

    A firefighter from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., assisted the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services with battling fires in Northern California in September.Fire Captain William Hock, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter, spent seven days as part of a strike team assisting

  • Photos: 2014 California International Air Show

    The United States Air Force Thunderbirds performed at the California International Air Show in Salinas, Calif., Sept. 27-28, 2014.The event also featured a tribute to Operation Overlord, the allied invasion of Western Europe during World War II.To view slideshow.