Beale's Reserve wing reports $36 million impact on local economy

Jobs, contracts and construction projects funded by the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., funneled more than $36 million into area communities, according to the Air Force Reserve unit's fiscal year 2013 economic impact statement. That figure is down from last year's economic impact by more

California congressman meets with Beale reservists

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

Operation Damayan bridges Reservist's past to present

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

Beale reservists spend holiday assisting with Operation Damayan

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

AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

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

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

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

940th Wing Development Training Flight

CY14A Air Force Reserve School Selection Board to convene

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

Disabled Navy veteran receives a valuable gift

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

Operation Damayan airlift operations intensify

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