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  • Navy SEALs Train With Beale Defenders During Exercise Dragon Trident

    Forty Airmen from the 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), 9th Medical Group (MDG) and 9th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) from Beale Air Force Base, California, teamed up with East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) for joint Exercise Dragon Trident 1, Jan. 29-31, 2024. This 3-day

  • 99th ERS Educate Local Community on U-2 Dragon Lady

    The 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron collaborated with the British-American Committee to educate the local community on the U-2 Dragon Lady while promoting friendship, understanding and mutual support between American military, civilian personnel and the British people among whom they live

  • 99th ERS Honors Fallen Members with a Memorial Flight

    Members of 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., currently deployed to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) at RAF Fairford, England, gathered on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 04, 2024, in remembrance of three U.S. Army Soldiers killed in a drone attack on a small U.S.

  • School Shooter Exercise

    Airmen from the 9th Security Forces Squadron tactical response team (TRT) prepare to enter a classroom in an active shooter drill at Beale AFB, California, Dec. 7, 2023. This drill gave Airmen from Beale the opportunity to refine their skills in case of a real life emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Remembering Mr. Calvin Hendrix

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron render a final salute to the late Calvin Hendrix, 9th CES deputy commander, during his memorial ceremony, Jan. 19, 2024, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Hendrix served in the U.S. Navy as an enlisted member as well as a commissioned

  • Fini-Flight

    The U.S. Air Force TU-2S Dragon Lady tail number 1065 performed its final flight Jan. 11, 2024, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Aircraft 1065 was originally delivered to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing as a TU-1S in 1983 to serve as a training aircraft for the U-2 program, and was

  • Clear Skies Ahead

    A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady from the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron flies over Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 11, 2024. U-2 pilots perform touch and go’s routinely to maintain qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juliana Londono)

  • Integrating space into Information Warfare

    As the U.S. Air Force’s competition force, 16th Air Force (Air Forces CYBER) cultivates air and space superiority by integrating space into all warfighting functions to enhance integrated deterrence.This integration unifies 16th Air Force’s mission support with Space Operations Command to grow

  • Beale AFB Elephant Walk

    U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady’s and chase cars from the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, T-38 Talon’s from the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, and KC-135R Stratotanker’s from the 940th Air Refueling Wing conduct an elephant walk on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 4, 2024. The elephant walk