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  • Hearts Apart, tree lighting brings families together

    The Holiday Hearts Apart Dinner and base tree lighting ceremony was held at the Recce Point Club Dec. 6.The 9th Civil Engineer and 9th Force Support squadrons together with Beale's first sergeants, Blue Star Moms, and volunteers from the base hosted the tree lighting for the base populace and the

  • Pearl Harbor: Air Force legacy on day that would 'live on in infamy'

    "It was the first time I had ever seen a plunging dive bomber and it was an awesome sight. Nothing in warfare is more frightening," said Pvt. Wilfred D. Burke, 72d Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field, whose experience in the attacks on Pearl Harbor are recorded in "7 December 1941: The Air Force Story"

  • Beale hosts women's self-defense class

    Women from across Beale came together to learn self defense techniques Dec. 4-6 at the Foothills Chapel Annex.With these new techniques, the Sexual Assault Response Coordinators prepare the women receiving the training to prevent an attack."We want to make sure women are aware of their surroundings

  • Beale weathers winter storm

    Team Beale was bombarded by a series of storms, which started Nov. 28 and peaked Dec. 2. "Our weather team forecasted a strong storm, and when it hit, they were right on," said 1st Lt. Nicholas Chisler, 9th Operations Support Squadron, weather flight commander.According to Chisler, Beale was hit

  • Handlers train for four-legged emergencies

    For military working dog handlers, Self Aid Buddy Care isn't just for their two legged wingmen. When military working dogs make it into harm's way far from veterinarians, these Airmen take action to save lives.Military working dog handlers at the 9th Security Forces Squadron train monthly with Army

  • 9th RW earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012.This is the fourth consecutive year the 9th RW has earned this award.During the time period, the 9th RW successfully engaged enemies in virtually

  • 489th RS: Stand up, start running

    This is part two of a four part series highlighting the MC-12W Liberty weapons system. It has operated at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., for more than a year, reaching several milestones which support Air Force leaders as they normalize intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.A year

  • Solutions are out of reach when we believe they don’t exist

    We've heard it so many times that we're starting to believe it: "We'll never stop DUIs." But, I reject the notion this problem is inevitable and there is nothing we can do about it. There is always a solution, and in order to get to the solution, we must understand the problem. To understand the

  • Operation Warm Heart holiday kick off

    Beale's first sergeants partnered with more than 35 volunteers Nov. 16 to put together 242 bags of food at the Community Activity Center here. The food will be delivered to Airmen for Thanksgiving, kicking off the holiday season for Operation Warm Heart, a program supporting Airmen and their