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Sept. 11, 2025
Beale bridges generations during remembrance of September 11th attacks

Team Beale assembled at Fire Station 1 to honor the fallen with a remembrance ceremony and reflect on the 24 years that have passed since the September 11th attacks.
Sept. 9, 2025
Beale AFB Showcases Vital Reconnaissance and Combat Capabilities to Air Combat Command Leadership

Beale Air Force Base, home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the Air Force Combat Ammunitions Center, recently hosted Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command and Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Unterseher, ACC command chief, Sept. 4-6, 2025, demonstrating its pivotal role in delivering
Sept. 8, 2025
Beale Airman aids climber down from Yosemite National Park’s famous cable section of Half Dome hike

When U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ty LaCourse, 48th Intelligence Support Squadron cyber systems operation section chief, and his wife set out to climb Yosemite National Park’s (NP) famous Half Dome early in the morning on June 28, 2025, they knew it was going to be exciting. This wasn’t LaCourse’s
Aug. 26, 2025
From Team Beale to Team USA, Tech. Sgt. Goodwin set to compete in international skydiving competition

Goodwin, a 9th Physiological Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) technician at Beale Air Force Base, spends much of his free time skydiving. Soon, he is set to compete for Team USA at the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Skydiving World Cup and the International Speed Skydiving
Aug. 22, 2025
Airmen forge combat readiness at Beale’s AFCOCOMP

Eight teams from seven major commands (MAJCOM) gathered under the hot August sun in northern California to test their munitions expertise during the annual Air Force Combat Operations Competition (AFCOCOMP), Aug. 11-15, 2025.
Aug. 14, 2025
Beale AFB, a premier location for joint service training

Beale AFB continues to evolve as a key force-multiplying asset in support of joint-force readiness, serving as an essential platform for training and exercises across U.S. military branches.
Aug. 9, 2025
22nd Air Task Force proves combat readiness at Northern Strike 25-2

Airmen from the 22nd Air Task Force (ATF), comprised of military members from Beale, Travis, and Fairchild Air Force Bases (AFB), wrapped up their participation in the 2 week training event Exercise Northern Strike 25-2 (NS 25-2) on Aug. 9, 2025 at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base.
Aug. 5, 2025
Building Bridges: Team Beale welcomes honorary commanders, Class of 2025

On Aug. 1, 2025, Beale welcomed its newest class of honorary commanders. The program, which matches unit commanders with civic leaders in the surrounding community, has a long history. These community partnerships continue to play important roles as Beale evolves. With this newest class of honorary
Aug. 3, 2025
22nd Air Task Force gears up for Northern Strike, a large-scale joint training exercise

Amid the wetlands of Michigan’s premier military training hub, more than 300 Airmen from Beale, Fairchild and Travis Air Force Bases converge to form the 22nd Air Task Force (ATF) during Exercise Northern Strike 25-2 Aug. 4-9, 2025.
Aug. 1, 2025
Team Beale conducts historic U-2 Dragon Lady flight, 11 years in the making

On the evening of July 31st, a TU-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing took off from Beale Air Force Base (AFB) to begin a flight unlike any the U-2 airframe had done before. Seventy years after the very first Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady’s accidental maiden flight in 1955 by Tony LeVier over