News

  • Beale Airman recognized as 12th AF Outstanding Performer of the Year

    Senior Airman Andrew Groff, 9th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, has been selected as the 12th Air Force Outstanding Performer of the Year Award winner, Airman Category. Every year hundreds of Airmen are recognized for their achievements, but only one is selected for this

  • CARE modifications place pilots at better elevation

    While mechanics from Lockheed Martin upgrade the cockpit structure of the U-2 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, it looks like a pile of parts at the local junk yard. However, the modifications allow the aircraft to fly just as true as before while improving pilot safety and

  • Masked for Protection

    The 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight recently issued respirator masks to investigators trying to determine the cause of a building fire here Jan. 21.The full face respirator is designed to help provide respiratory protection against certain airborne contaminants,

  • Reserve RED HORSE Squadron to be activated at Beale

    The Air Force has formally announced the activation of the 583rd RED HORSE Squadron here.The mobile heavy construction civil engineering unit will be the sixth such squadron in the Air Force Reserve Command and the first on the West Coast. The squadron will stand-up in March, according to a memo

  • The season for hearts brings spouses of deployed together

    More than 80 spouses and children of deployed Airmen came together for a Hearts Apart Dinner at the Contrails Inn Dinning Facility Feb. 6.The Airmen & Family Readiness Center together with Beale's first sergeants hosted the dinner for families to get together for a night of food, fun and

  • Fueling the high flyers- How America’s high-flying aviators stay fueled

    Peach cobbler, chicken-a-la-king, key lime pie, or even the classic sloppy joe don't compare to a home cooked meal, but U-2 Dragon Lady pilots say the food they eat while flying long missions is delicious.While wearing a fully pressurized suit, pilots aren't able to open the visors on their helmets

  • Beale celebrates 50 years of scouting

    The Boy Scouts of America Troop 44, which is based out of Beale held a dinner Jan. 26 at the Recce Point Club to celebrate their 50th anniversary.The Troop was first chartered in 1963 under the Butte Area District of the Golden Empire Council in Northern California.The guest speaker for the event