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  • Senior Airman leads technical training class to certification success

    Hard work doesn't faze Senior Airman Dallas Hollis, 940th Aeromedicine Squadron laboratory technician. Hollis is a biology major finishing up his Bachelor of Science degree at Sacramento State University while working as a human pathology instructor at Anthem College and a part-time physical fitness

  • Air Force reservist captures two PACAF awards

    Maj. Alison Hamel, a 713th Combat Operations Squadron intelligence officer, was named the 2013 Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Reserve/Guard Officer of the Year and the 2013 PACAF Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Awards Program Reserve Officer of the Year. "It's definitely an

  • Reservist shares perspective on balancing the triad

    Balancing reserve commitment, civilian career and personal life can be a struggle for reservists. But Capt. Francis Tobias, 940th Wing Equal Opportunity Director, may have mastered the trick.Tobias said he doesn't prescribe to the three-legged stool analogy often used to depict the Reserve triad of

  • Reserve career fair piques interest of Beale airmen

    Reserve recruiters sponsored an on-base career fair here, March 19, to provide active-duty members with information about career opportunities and Reserve benefits. The event took place on the heels of the Air Force's Fiscal Year 15 Force Structure Plan released earlier this month. Secretary of the

  • Don't press your luck this St. Patrick's Day - drive sober

    For many Americans, St. Patrick's Day has become synonymous with drinking. Unfortunately, that means drunk drivers have made the holiday very dangerous. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 269 people were killed by drunk drivers on St. Patrick's Day from 2007-2011. In

  • AFRC announces 940th Wing to gain KC-135s

    The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2015 includes a major change for the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Air Force Reserve Command confirmed today that proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve structure include the addition of eight KC-135R Stratotankers to the

  • Father retires son

    Col. Joseph H. Battaglia, II, (right) looks over his retirement certificate with his father, retired Col. Joseph Battaglia, who presided over his son's retirement ceremony, March 1, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The colonels each served 30 years in the Air Force before retiring. The younger

  • 940th Civil Engineer Flight changes command

    Capt. Jesse Cason took command of the 940th Civil Engineer Flight from Lt. Col. Michael Onines at a ceremony, March 1, on Beale Air Force Base, Calif.The mission of the 940 CEF includes fire emergency services and emergency management forces. Fire emergency services provide air rescue fire fighting

  • Social media: Unwanted eyes may be watching Airmen, families

    Social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr can provide an instantaneous and highly entertaining feedback stream of your daily activities to friends and family. The latest videos of dogs running with fireworks in their mouths, kittens tumbling in the snow or Internet memes of

  • Outstanding Airmen of the Year announced

    The 940th Wing recognized its 2013 Airmen of the Year at commander's call during the unit training assembly, here, Feb. 9.Special recognition went to Tech. Sgt. Tilly Blake, who, in addition to garnering the wing's Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, was named the Team Beale NCO of the Year at a