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Staff Sgt.Scott Dozier, a Reservist with the 940th Civil Engineering Squadron, arrives home to a warm welcome from family, friends and fellow 940th Wing Reservists at the Sacramento International Airport, June 10, 2012. The Patriot Guard Riders were also on hand as Dozier and eight other 940 CES members from Beale Air Force Base, returned to California from a 6-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Robert Pfenning)

June 22, 2012

Warm welcome awaits returning Reservists

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Staff Sgt.Scott Dozier, a Reservist with the 940th Civil Engineering Squadron, arrives home to a warm welcome from family, friends and fellow 940th Wing Reservists at the Sacramento International Airport, June 10, 2012. The Patriot Guard Riders were also on hand as Dozier and eight other 940th CES members from Beale Air Force Base, along with

Tech. Sgt. Preston Singleton, 940th Wing Command Post, (second from the right) receives an award for his involvement in the Big Brother/ Big Sister program. Singleton’s mentoring of a little brother is what brought about the recognition. (Courtesy Photo)

May 31, 2012

The Good Big Brother

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — Sacrificing your time for the sake of another is a worthy reason to be recognized. Staff Sgt. Preston Singleton, the Status of Resources Training and Systems Manager for Beale Command Post, was recognized by a local restaurant with the "Silver Sombrero" award in Sacramento, Calif., earlier this year. Singleton's involvement with recruiting for the

A 940th Security Forces Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor adjusts the M68 optics on an M-4 rifle during shooting practice at the firing range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Reservists with the 940th Wing engaged in the newly extended CATM course during their Unit Training Assembly, April 14-15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Adam Hamar)

April 15, 2012

Reservists take a shot at new weapons training

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Reservists with the 940th Wing engaged in the newly expanded Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course during their Unit Training Assembly, April 14-15, 2012, at the firing range on Beale Air Force Base. The basic marksman skills training recently changed to include more intensive weapons training. The new course incorporates target acquisition,

California State Senator Sam Blakeslee speaks at Capitol Park in Sacramento, Calif., April 10, 2012. Blakeslee expressed his support for a legislative measure to honor military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Active duty airmen and reservists from Beale Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base were also in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. Kenneth McCann)

April 11, 2012

Measure to honor Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — California State Senator Sam Blakeslee speaks at Capitol Park in Sacramento, Calif., April 10, 2012. Blakeslee expressed his support for a legislative measure to honor military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Active duty airmen and reservists from Beale Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base were also in attendance. (U.S. Air Force

940th Wing Commander, Colonel Kevin Cavanagh, meets with members of the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron moments after Air Force officials released the Force Structure Announcement, March 6, 2012. Initially, the 940th Wing was slated to gain two members in the coming fiscal year. Since, however, the 13 RS has learned it will face possible deactivation and reallocation of the squadron’s 196 members, adding to Beale’s projected loss of 897 active duty, Guard and civilian members identified in the March 6 announcement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dana Lineback)

March 30, 2012

Repercussions of Force Structure Announcement affect Beale Reserve squadron

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — 940th Wing Commander, Colonel Kevin Cavanagh, met with members of the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron moments after Air Force officials released the Force Structure Announcement, March 6, 2012. Initially, the 940th Wing was slated to gain two members in the coming fiscal year. Since, however, the 13 RS has learned it will face possible deactivation

Colonel Joseph Battaglia addresses the audience after assuming command of the 940th Wing Operations Group in a ceremony, March 3, 2012, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Col. Battaglia, a command pilot with more than 6,200 flying hours in both military and civilian aircraft, was previously the deputy commander of the operations group at the 940th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam Hamar/Released)

March 28, 2012

New leaders take command across the 940th Wing

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — An unprecedented number of formal ceremonies heralded several changes in command across the 940th Wing during the unit's March Unit Training Assembly. In an Assumption of Command ceremony on Saturday, March 3, Col. Joseph Battaglia became the 940th Operations Group commander. A 1984 graduate of the Air Force Academy and an accomplished military and

940th Wing senior master sergeants Cheryl Orr (left), Michele Juliano (center) and Nancy Hinojosa (right) renew their acquaintance with WWII Women Airforce Service Pilot, Millicent Peterson Young, at the 2012 International Women in Aviation Conference in Dallas, Texas, March 8-10. The annual conference brought together aviation enthusiasts from across the globe, offering participants an opportunity to network with legends in aviation history, as well as leaders in today's aviation industry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dana Lineback)

March 27, 2012

Conference touts aviation's accomplishments, career opportunities

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Three 940th Wing senior master sergeants joined aviation professionals from around the world at the 2012 Women in Aviation Conference in Dallas, March 8-11.The 23rd annual event attracted more than 3,300 participants, including pilots, mechanics, cabin crew, engineers, astronauts, management and flight support professionals, students and teachers,

William Rich, a founding partner of Asset Management Group in Chico, Calif., receives the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award from 940th Wing Commander, Col. Kevin Cavanagh, and Master Sgt. Kelly Derrington as his wife, Paula Coleman-Rich, looks on during the January meeting of the Chico Rotary Club.. Derrington, Rich's executive assistant and a 940th Wing Reservist, submitted her civilian employer for the award that recognizes employers who go "above and beyond" in their support of an employee's participation in the Guard and Reserves. (Courtesy photo)

March 23, 2012

Employer's sacrifices recognized with Patriot Award

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — William Rich and his wife, Paula, showed up for the local Rotary Club meeting last January, as they do nearly every month, at the Elks Lodge in Chico, Calif. As the meeting got underway, Col. Kevin Cavanagh, the commander of the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base, stepped up to the podium.  He was joined by Master Sgt. Kelly Derrington, a 940th

Master Sgt. Douglas Kinsley, 940th Wing Reservist, photographs the RQ-4 Global Hawk during the research phase for a lithograph he will produce for the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Kinsley's drawings of other military aircraft have been on display in museums across the country, including the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Adam Hamar)

March 9, 2012

Artist renders drawing of RQ-4 Global Hawk

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — Standing outside of a dock just off the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, Master Sgt. Douglas Kinsley waits patiently as a crew of 13th Reconnaissance Squadron maintainers maneuvers an RQ-4 Global Hawk carefully into place. When the aircraft finally rolls to a stop, Kinsley rifles through his camera bag, chooses a lens and saunters over to the

Airman 1st Class Alivia Hampton, a material management specialist with the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron, conducts a leakage test on a gas mask. The 940th Wing Reservist from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., completed her seasonal training program at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., after graduating from Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Amelia Leonard)

Feb. 2, 2012

Reservists benefit from Seasonal Training Program

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — The Seasonal Training Program provides 940th Wing Reservists the opportunity to improve their job skills. The Air Force Reserve Command went full-bore with STP during fiscal year 2008."Pipeline Reservists coming out of three-level training have 12 months to complete the STP," said Master Sgt. Erreck Conley, 940th Non-commissioned Officer in Charge