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  • This day in Beale History: SR-71 Blackbird arrives at Beale

    The first SR-71 Blackbird arrived at Beale Air Force Base, Jan. 7, 1966.The Blackbird was an advanced, long-range, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft. SR-71 was designed to operate at high speeds and altitudes to avoid threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard

  • Travis Brass Band spreads holiday cheer throughout Beale

    The Travis Brass Band, a small ensemble of The Air Force Band of the Golden West, spread holiday cheer at several locations across Beale, Dec. 13, 2013.Every year, the Band of the Golden West separates into small groups and performs 10 shows in December for the holidays.To view slideshow.

  • What is your backup plan?

    As Thanksgiving and the Iron Bowl (Auburn vs. Alabama game) approached I remembered a week back in 2004. It was right after the Iron Bowl when a DUI cost me a family member. He was driving back from watching the game with friends when he went off the road five minutes from home. When the family

  • Retired NASA astronaut visits Beale

    Retired NASA astronaut Robert Gibson visited Beale Dec. 6, 2013. Gibson volunteered to be the guest speaker for the 9th Reconnaissance Wing holiday party. Col. Phil Stewart, 9th RW commander, hosted Gibson for a base tour. To view slideshow.

  • Beale's Best compete in fitness challenge

    The 9th Force Support Squadron hosted a base wide strength and endurance fitness competition at Harris Fitness Center Dec. 9 to 13. The competition consists of one repetition max bench press, one repitition max squat and a 5k run.The Beale's Best Fitness Competition is held once a quarter. During

  • Santa visits Beale

    More than 500 families attended Beale's annual Children's Holiday Party here Dec. 7.The holiday event featured elves arriving by a MC-12 Liberty, The Grinch by a fire truck and Santa via a U-2 Dragon Lady."Beale tends to go extra mile for the children's holiday party," said Master Sgt. Nicholas

  • Valued Thought

    Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence In All We Do has been a vector guiding us for more than a generation of Airman. It could be debated our foundation has been with us so long that we go about our busy mission execution often without even giving our ethos a thought. There may even be

  • U-2 Dragon Lady above all

    Piloting a U-2 Dragon Lady is no simple task. The aircraft is widely regarded as the most difficult aircraft in the world to fly. U-2 aiframes are used to perfrom intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at altitude's more than 70,000 ft.For pilots to fly at such extreme altitude's they are

  • Beale hosts Hearts Apart Dinner, tree lighting

    More than 200 families and friends attended the Holiday Hearts Apart Dinner and base tree lighting ceremony held at the Recce Point Club Dec. 4.The 9th Force Support Squadrons and Airman & Family Readiness Center together with Beale's first sergeants, firefighters, and volunteers from the base

  • Fire station honors fallen Beale Airman

    Cal-Fire Butte County Headquarters honored Capt. Randy Roby and Geraldine Vering with a memorial in front of the fire station in Oroville, Calif., Nov. 22.The event replaced an old wooden memorial with a new metal and stone monument."It is our honor to present this memorial as recognition of the