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2013 annual awards

Master Sgt. Amy Riley (center), 9th Maintenance Group, is presented the award for Team Beale’s First Sergeant of the year by Col. Phil Stewart, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Gould, 9th RW command chief, at the 2013 annual awards ceremony at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 7, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/Released)

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I have a dream

Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Gould (left), 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, receives a plaque for serving as the guest speaker of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day luncheon from Master Sgt. Marc Pato, 9th Maintenance Operations Squadron maintenance management analysis superintendent, on Jan. 15, 2014, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Gould recited many of the words used by King during his “I Have a Dream” speech of 1963. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/released)

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I have a dream

Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Gould, 9th Reconnaissance Wing command chief, delivers a speech during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day luncheon on Jan. 15, 2014, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. King was a leader during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings/released)

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Beale Construction

Balfour Beatty contractors work on framing houses for a privatization project at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 26, 2012. The first homes are slated for completion in the summer of 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard)

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Beale Construction

Balfour Beatty contractors work on framing houses currently under construction for a privatization project at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 26, 2012. The project will benefit more than 300 families with new homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard)

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Beale Construction

A house awaits completion by Balfour Beatty's privatization project at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 26, 2012. More than 80 contractors are currently building new privatized housing on base with the first homes slated for completion in summer 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard)

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Beale Construction

Contractors continue construction on a housing privatization project at Beale Air Force Base Calif., Oct. 26, 2012. The project involves demolishing unlivable houses and building new homes for military members and their families who live on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard)

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Beale Construction

A contractor operates a backhoe at Beale Air Force Base Calif., Oct. 26, 2012. Balfour Beatty's privatization project is building new homes for the more than 300 families who live on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard)

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9 RW holds change of command ceremony

Col. Phil Stewart (center), the newest 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander is congratulated by Lt. Gen. Robin Rand (left), 12th Air Force commander and out-going 9 RW commander, Brig. Gen. Paul McGillicuddy (right) during a change of command ceremony at Beale Air Force Base Calif., May 10, 2012. Rand was the presiding official for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)

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9 RW holds change of command ceremony

Lt. Gen. Robin Rand, 12th Air Force commander, presents the newest 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander Col. Phil Stewart with the wing’s guidon during a change of command ceremony at Beale Air Force Base Calif., May 10, 2012. Stewart severed as the wing’s vice commander prior to taking command from Brig. Gen. Paul McGillicuddy (right). (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)

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Contrails Inn Dining Facility wins Hennessy Award at ACC level

The Contrails Inn Dining Facility staff won the Hennessy Award at the Air Combat Command level for 2011. The Hennessy Award promotes food service excellence in all areas of dining facility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Schwab/Released)

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First female U-2 pilot

A painting of Col. Troy Devine the first female U-2 pilot hangs in the front office of the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron. She was also the first female U-2 squadron commander when she commanded the 99th RS from 2001-2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Rosenau)

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Aviation enthusiast oldest person to receive U-2 high-flight

Staff Sgt. Ryan Santos with the 9th Physiology Support Squadron fits Mr. Oliver "Ollie" Crawford into a pressure suite in prepartion for his high-flight in the U-2 Dragon Lady. In December 2009, Mr. Crawford was the oldest person to recieve a high-flight in the U-2. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ John Schwab)

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Edward Fitzgerald Beale

Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893) was a nineteenth-century pioneer who graduated from the Naval Academy, served in the California militia and led the experiment to replace Army mules with camels. Beale Air Force Base (formerly World War II's Camp Beale) was named to honor him.

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