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  • Team Beale smiles brighter

    Members of the 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron hosted a National Children's Dental Health Month event promoting the importance of good oral hygiene at Lone Tree Elementary School, Feb. 20.9th AMDS dentists and assistants demonstrated how to properly brush and floss their teeth.According to the

  • Runners complete Recce Challenge 10K run

    Airmen participated in a Recce Challenge Adventure Series 10K run at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014. Lt. Col. Roger Gibson, 713th Combat Operations Squadron chief of training, ran the fastest time of 48 minutes, 23 seconds. The fastest female was Airman 1st Class Abby Staude with a time

  • Beale ready for Military $aves Campaign

    Team Beale is poised to participate in Military Saves Week, Feb. 24 through March 1. Military Saves is a national social marking campaign designed to persuade, encourage, and motivate service members and their families to take financial action in building wealth through saving money and reducing

  • CATM keeps Beale Airmen on target

    Beale Airmen are tasked to deploy every day, and with most of these taskings requiring Airmen to be armed for combat. With the Air Force becoming more involved with joint operations and ground combat there is more emphasis on weapons qualification. "It doesn't matter what your job is, when you're

  • Team Beale's 2013 annual award winners

    Team Beale held its annual award ceremony for 2013 at the community activity center on Feb. 7, 2014. Award winners were presented in front of a substantial crowd of family, friends and fellow Airmen.Award winners were recognized for their outstanding work, dedication and volunteerism at Beale and

  • Experienced Airmen wanted: Continue your career in the Reserve

    Force management programs will push thousands of active-duty Airmen out of their jobs, but opportunities exist in the Air Force Reserve for Airmen who don't want to hang-up their uniforms for good."Force management will cost many Airmen their jobs, but not necessarily their careers," said Col. Steve

  • Beale conducts active shooter exercise

    Beale Air Force Base conducted an active shooter exercise, Feb. 5., with more than 20 base and local agencies participating.The exercise took place at the DCGS and involved hostages, simulated casualties, and tactical maneuvers. The goal was to prepare Team Beale to respond to this kind of crisis.

  • This week in Beale history: Beale becomes operational

    On Feb. 8, 1959, Strategic Air Command established Beale as an operational Air Force Base and activated the 4126th Strategic Wing. Prior to its activation Beale Bombing and Gunnery Range was used to conduct bombardier, aviation engineer and navigator training. In May 1959, then Col. Paul Carlton

  • Active vehicle barriers provide security

    Active vehicle barriers are one of the fastest and most efficent deterrents available to aid security forces maintain secure perimeters for Air Force installations, and Beale AFB is no exception. Barriers are armed and actively ready for deployment if vehicles attempt to bypass any of Beale's entry

  • Projecting Airpower Through Diversity

    Recently, I had the opportunity and privilege of seeing Air Force diversity in action when I attended the naturalization ceremony of a young Airman. As I listened to him repeat the Oath of Allegiance, it began to sound similar to the Oath of Enlistment I've taken multiple times throughout my career.