Jan. 7, 2014

California congressman meets with Beale reservists

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, California's 3rd Congressional District representative and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, addressed Beale Air Force Base reservists during a breakfast meeting at Duke's Diner in Olivehurst, Calif., Jan. 6. At the town hall-style gathering called by the congressman, Garamendi spoke with 940th Wing

Dec. 17, 2013

Operation Damayan bridges Reservist's past to present

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — For Staff Sgt. Jennyrose Whitney, the U.S. military's recent humanitarian assistance to  typhoon-ravaged regions of the Philippines had a very personal significance. As a young girl, Whitney lived in the Philippines. The personnel specialist with the 713th Combat Operations Squadron, Det 1, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, still has

Dec. 17, 2013

Beale reservists spend holiday assisting with Operation Damayan

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Thanksgiving is a huge event for Maj. Christopher Hetrick's family. But the annual gathering of four generations of relatives went on without the Air Force reservist this year. Hetrick, a civilian product engineer in the San Francisco Bay area and an Air Force Reserve operations planner, was one of ten members from the 713th Combat Operations

Dec. 11, 2013

AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air Force will implement civilian workforce shaping

Dec. 9, 2013

Have fun with winter sports, but remember 'safety first'

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., — There you are, staring over the mountain's edge, your heart racing, your extremities freezing. The bone chilling wind wisps through your body as you lean forward. Your feet begin to slide and your eyes begin to widen. You start to pick up speed, faster and faster, obstacles and people zipping around you, too fast to focus on each one. Then as the

Dec. 9, 2013

940th Wing Development Training Flight

Dec. 2, 2013

CY14A Air Force Reserve School Selection Board to convene

BEALE AFB Calif. — The CY14A Air Force Reserve School Selection Board will convene Feb. 3, 2014 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Both Invitation to Apply and RSSB Application can be found on myPers located under the red "News Alert" tab or on the vPC-GR Dashboard under the "Actions Request" tab. Applications can also apply through

Nov. 25, 2013

Disabled Navy veteran receives a valuable gift

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A disabled Navy veteran was honored during halftime of a Sacramento Kings basketball game Nov. 13, 2013, at the Sleep Train Arena. Christopher Paulsen was presented a sports wheel-chair from the Patriots Honor organization. Paulsen sustained an injury to his lower left leg, which resulted in an amputation while serving aboard the USS Constellation

Nov. 21, 2013

Operation Damayan airlift operations intensify

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFNS) — Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron, launched 24-hour C-130 Hercules aircraft night operations in support of Operation Damayan Nov. 18. Night operations substantially multiply the joint airlift component here increase the flow of evacuation flights from Tacloban, Philippines, the region hit hardest by Typhoon Haiyan.Five C-130 crews from Yokota

Nov. 18, 2013

Valuing 'Citizen Airmen' in space today

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — When asked to provide commentary on a subject of my choice, it took me about 10 seconds to pick a topic - the value of the Air Force Reserve in space today. The joining of 310th Space Wing "Citizen Airmen" alongside our regular Air Force mission partners across Air Force Space Command bases strengthens an important relationship needed for combatant