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  • Cold War relics: Deactivated Titan 1 missile silos surround Beale

    Beale was once home to the 851st Strategic Missile Squadron, and had three missile silo complexes, 851-A in Lincoln, 851-B in Sutter Buttes and 851-C in Chico, from Feb. 1, 1961-March 25, 1965. Construction on the complexes began Jan. 22, 1960. More than 600,000 cubic yards of earth was excavated.

  • Beale upgrades aircraft landing system

    Beale recently installed a new state-of-the-art Instrument Landing System which aids pilots while landing.The upgrade was a part of an Air Force wide Instrument Landing System project to update aging systems."The new system will save the Air Force more than $342 million over a 15 year period," said

  • Wounded warrior returns from Warrior Games

    A Beale Air Force Base wounded warrior joined hundreds of other wounded warriors to compete at the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11-16. Master Sgt. Axel, and fellow service members comprised five U.S. teams representing the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy/Coast Guard and Special

  • Fight for Feedback

    One of the most important things that a supervisor can do for a subordinate is to provide honest feedback. It is much easier to give positive feedback because both the supervisor and the subordinate feel good about the conversation, and many times it is done publicly. It is much more difficult to

  • EOD hosts memorial run

    Members of the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team hosted a memorial run here May 22, 2013. The run honored fallen EOD warriors as well as recognized the loss of Capt. Reid Nishizuka, Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson, Capt. Brandon Cyr, and Staff Sgt. Daniel Fannin who were

  • Money Smart

    Many people say the Air Force is a reflection of our American society and culture. I wonder if its due to this "American" culture, or our beliefs about personal freedoms and values, or just a society "taboo" passed down from our parents, that stops most Air Force leaders and mentors from discussing

  • Team Beale takes aim

    Team Beale honored National Police Week with an elementary level shooting competition held at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range here May 15-16.The following shooters scored in the top 10 percent of the competition and were awarded the Bronze Excellence in Competition Badge:M16A2

  • Hagel Explains Furloughs in Message to Workforce

    In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department's civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the