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  • Community scores with Beale reservist's passion for hockey

    Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Maj. Chris Cheshire played a lot of hockey. As a youngster, the 940th Wing reservist was a member of the 1996 Oregon State Champion Roller Hockey team and played ice and roller hockey with such future National Hockey League stars as Paul Gaustad, Brenden Marrow,

  • 100K & Going: Global Hawk makes mark as safest platform

    Although the days of the bombers and tankers are long gone, Airmen at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., are still finding ways to make Air Force history thanks to the Global Hawk mission. The Northrop Grumman Corporation recently announced that its high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft

  • ESGR hosts boss's lunch for local employers

    Christine Taylor, Vice Chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, northern California chapter, talks with Chief Master Sgt. Stuart Bisland, 940th Wing member, at a bosses luncheon in Lincoln, Calif. Sept. 18. The ESGR sponsored 'Lunch with the Boss' provided local reservists and

  • Beale reservists embrace long work week with 12th day celebration

    When someone joins the Air Force Reserve, working one weekend a month doesn't sound like much of a sacrifice. But, the one weekend a month turns into working 12 days in a row, 12 times a year when combined with a full-time job. For reservists with the 50th Intellegence Squadron, Beale Air Force

  • Wingman answers call for help

    Preparing for bed involves a number of small, seemingly minor decisions: brushing teeth, turning down the bed covers, and turning off a cell phone may be part of a nightly routine, but Air Force reservists, especially supervisors, may want to rethink switching off that phone. If Tech. Sgt. Wesley

  • Reservist called ‘hero’ by rescued teen

    For many, Labor Day weekend is one last chance to enjoy their favorite summer activity. Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1, Maj. Jaesin White and his family set out on a hike to a popular swimming hole in the Sierra foothills of Northern California. They never suspected the path they followed into the woods

  • RQ-4 Global Hawk achieves historic milestone

    Northrop Grumman Corporation's portfolio of high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems have achieved 100,000 flight hours - more than 88 percent of which were logged by the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk. "U.S. Air Force Global Hawk is performing well and has contributed to the global

  • 940th Wing reservist promoted to colonel

    Col. Joseph Battaglia II, 940th Operations Group commander, awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Col. Leslie Beavers, outgoing 50th Intelligence Squadron commander, in a ceremony at the Recce Point Club, Sept. 7, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. During the ceremony, Beavers was also promoted to

  • Reserve Combat Operations Squadrons conclude Exercise UFG

    Following the 60th anniversary of the armistice ending the Korean War, reservists assigned to the 940th Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., wrapped up exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian, a two-week joint and combined exercise, Aug 30 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. UFG, named in honor of a Korean

  • 50th Intel Squadron brings Total Force Integration concept to Hickam

    Ten communications specialists from the 50th Intelligence Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., completed two weeks of annual training at Distributed Ground Station 5, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 17-31 here.The arrival of the reserve DGS to work alongside an active duty squadron