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  • Maj. LaPray takes command of 940th Force Support Squadron

    Maj. Alicia K. LaPray assumed command of the 940th Force Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Emily D. Dierhka during a change of command ceremony, Sept. 10, 2016 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Col. Roderick T. Grunwald, 940th Mission Support Group commander, was the presiding official and spoke

  • Goldfein: Airpower crucial for joint warfighter

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein outlined his top three focus areas – revitalizing squadrons, strengthening joint leaders and teams, and advancing command and control – during his Air Force Update address at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 20.

  • Beale Reserve wing stands up historic CE squadron

    Lt. Col. Bradley G. King assumed command of the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron from presiding officer Col. Roderick T. Grunwald, 940th Mission Support Group commander, on Sept. 11, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 940 CES provides reserve emergency response and firefighting capabilities

  • New wing commander brings unified mission mindset

    Col. Craig Peters, 940th Air Refueling Wing commander, held a commander’s call August 7, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California to introduce himself to the wing, recognize and award many deserving Citizen Airmen and share his mission, vision and priorities.

  • Welcome Back KC-135 Stratotanker

    On July 10, 2016, the 940th Air Refueling Wing welcomed back the first of eight KC-135 Stratotankers all anticipated to arrive by October, 2016 during an official ceremony on the flight line at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale opens its doors again to the KC-135 after and eight-year absence

  • PROSUPER: "Best Air Force class I've taken"

    Twenty-eight reserve maintainers were certified as production superintendents on June 25, 2016 at Beale Air Force Base, California. In order to prepare for the air refueling mission, which the 940th returned to earlier this year, reservists throughout the wing have been attending training like this

  • Nine lines to live by

    Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., 4th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian C.L. Wong, 4th Air Force command chief, visited Beale Air Force Base last weekend to officiate the ceremony re-designating the 940th to an air refueling wing.At the base theater, Flournoy spoke to a large gathering