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  • Hair Bows to Combat Boots

    Ten years ago today, I was stepping off the plane for basic training decked out with hair bows, a princess t-shirt, and high heels. After just finishing the movie Private Benjamin a couple days before I left, I thought I was ready for this adventure. I had 10 toothbrushes with me, so if by chance I

  • Local horse ranch supports Team Beale

    The Airmen and Family Readiness Center recently organized a horse camp for Beale youth to attend at Batti Ranch in Lincoln, Calif., and it concluded on Aug. 2 with an awards ceremony.Batti Ranch hosts a number of programs for Airmen and their families. According to the ranch owner Dawn Batti, 95

  • Beale demolishes Blackbird hangars

    The demolition of the Blackbird hangars is a part of the Air Force's "20/20 by 2020" initiative, which aims to reduce excess capacity by reducing a base's footprint, as well as reduce operating costs by 20 percent by the year 2020.To view slideshow.

  • Record setting Beale youth track star competes in North American Finals

    Omari Davis son of Staff Sgt. Glenn Davis, 9th Force Support Squadron NCOIC of formal training, is competing in the Hershey's Track and Field North American Finals which started on August 1, 2013, in Hershey, Pa. This season Omari has also competed in the Nor-Cal Hershey's State Finals, USA Track

  • Marysville Gold Sox host Beale All-Stars

    The Beale All-Star softball team competed against the Marysville Gold Sox at Appeal Democrat Park in Marysville Calif., on July 31, 2013. The Beale All-Stars won the contest with a score of 8-4. More than 100 people attended the game and amongst the crowd were Beale Airmen, family members and Gold

  • Coyote Run drives in new carts

    Team Beale said out with the old and in with the new when the Coyote Run Golf Course retired their aged fleet of golf carts for 76 brand new ones on July 23, 2013. Golf carts have a battery life and turnover of five to six years and the old, worn-out golf carts were six years old. "It was time to

  • Beale begins multi-year electrical infrastructure repair, upgrade

    Beale Air Force Base began the first phase of a $50 million, multi-year electrical infrastructure repair and upgrade project July 6, by placing high-voltage wires in the Base Exchange parking lot underground and replacing a high voltage utility pole.The project is the direct result of a 2012 study

  • U-2 airframe undergoes safety modification, enhances pilot safety

    There are a multitude of potential risks that exist while flying at more than 70,000 feet, and many of them have substantial consequences. Decompression sickness was one of the chief concerns for U-2 "Dragon Lady" pilots flying within arm's reach of the stars. Commonly referred to as DCS,

  • Beale removes fuel storage tanks that kept Blackbird soaring

    Beale is conducting a four-month deconstruction project to remove Cold War-era fuel storage tanks that once held the fuel that powered the SR-71 Blackbird.The project is a part of the Air Force's "20/20 by 2020" initiative, which aims to reduce excess capacity by reducing a base's footprint, as well

  • Families supporting families

    The 9th Force Support Squadron with support from the Community Activities Center hosted its twice-a-year vendor fair at the CAC here July 11. Nearly 20 vendors lined the theater at the CAC to sell seasonal and handmade gifts."We have items for the whole family," said Leah Weeks, 9th FSS recreational