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  • 940th Security Forces Squadron hold heavy weapons training

    The 940th Security Forces Squadron held heavy weapons training for upcoming deployers during the December Unit Training Assembly, here. The heavy weapons training covered the use, maintenance and troubleshooting of the M240 and M249 machine guns.The highly motivated, well-trained and well-equipped

  • AFRC Chaplain visits the 940th Wing

    The 940th Wing, Beale Air Force Base Calif., welcomed Colonel Gary Califf, Deputy Command Chaplain  and Senior Master Sergeant Darmel Richardson, Functional Manager, Air Force Reserve Command, to the wing Dec. 1. During thier visit Col. Califf and Sergeant Richardson toured the 13th Reconnaissance

  • AF Reserve unit tallies $41 million impact on local economy

    Jobs, contracts and construction projects funded by the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base funneled more than $41 million into area communities, according the Air Force Reserve unit's fiscal year 2012 economic impact statement. The total impact figure exceeded last year's economic impact by more

  • Cal EMA advises citizens to prepare for a wet weekend

    In response to the rapidly evolving storm system expected to drop potentially up to 14 inches of rain, three feet of snow in some mountain areas above 8,000 feet and generate wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour in the mountains and coastal areas, the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal

  • Airmen provide Sailors with real-time video for maritime operations

    Editor's Note: Actual locations and specific details of the types of aircraft and ships involved were withheld for operational security.A U.S. Navy information systems technician aboard a U.S. Navy ship looked down at the laptop in his hands on a recent October day and saw something unheard of for

  • Reservists can carry leave balance after training tours

    In a "one-step-at-a-time" approach, Air Force officials have a new program for reservists to save and carryover leave time from year to year beginning Nov. 1.Reservists performing duty under the Reserve Personnel Appropriation or RPA orders may now "save" their leave for future use. Prior to this

  • SecAF talks Pacific airpower

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley met with Team Andersen Airmen at an Airman's Call here Nov. 20. The secretary discussed several topics of national and international interest, to include the importance of Guam in the Asia-Pacific region, restructuring the size of the Air Force, changes in

  • Thanksgiving travelers encouraged to buckle up

    The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and the 940th Wing Safety Office reminds all travelers, whether driving across the country or just across town, one of the best ways to ensure a safe arrival is to buckle up, every trip, every time. "During the long

  • Transition Assistance Program mandatory for some Reservists

    Some Reservists will be required to complete the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program under legislation designed to reduce unemployment among veterans.The updated Transition Assistance Program went into effect Nov. 21. It now requires mandatory pre-separation counseling, an

  • Cody named next Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has named Chief Master Sgt. James A. Cody to serve as the 17th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.Cody will assume his new position on Feb. 1, following the Jan. 31 retirement of current Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy. Roy's