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  • Reservists benefit from Seasonal Training Program

    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

  • New lodging system eases frustration, saves money

    The 940th Wing is tossing out the middleman with the implementation of the Automated Lodging Reservation System. This new tool will replace the old way Reservists made lodging accommodations during Unit Training Assemblies, eliminating much confusion and frustration, according to Senior Master Sgt.

  • 13th Reconnaissance Squadron travels to Guam for Annual Tour

    More than 140 Air Force reservists from the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif., spent the last month deployed to Andersen, training alongside the active duty Global Hawk detachment members operating the remotely piloted aircraft. The 13 RS reservists work with the active-duty

  • KNCO Radio to spotlight 940th Wing commander

    The 940th Wing commander will be the featured guest for a special Veteran's Day segment with local radio talk show host Rita Stevens, KNCO Radio, in Grass Valley, Calif. The interview will air at 8:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, on 830 AM."This was a great opportunity to talk about Beale Air Force Base,

  • Assistant Secretary tours Beale

    Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Hon. Daniel B. Ginsberg, visited Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011. Mr. Ginsberg met with the reserve wing's leadership and toured the installation's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, including the

  • Squadron's heritage patch designed by Disney

    The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron is re-implementing the its original patch created by Walt Disney Studios in 1944. "The uniqueness of the patch is fitting for a squadron that's also unique as the Air Force Reserve Command's only Global Hawk unit," said Master Sgt. Christopher Van Slyk, unit

  • Tough Mudders conquer course with teamwork

    Billed as "Ironman meets Burning Man," Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile trail run with more than 20 military-style obstacles designed by British Special Forces, including electric shocks, ice-cold plunges, eight-foot walls, barbed-wire crawls, and 100-foot-long mud pits. Maneuvering through this extreme

  • 940th Wing Airman becomes U.S. Citizen

    Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants become naturalized citizens of the United States. Since September of 2001, more than 64,000 military members have completed the citizenship process, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.On Sept. 16, 2011, Senior Airman

  • Wells Fargo garners ESGR Freedom Award

    Wells Fargo will soon add the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award to numerous other regional and state-level ESGR awards that have recognized the financial services company's exemplary support of employees who serve in National Guard and Reserve units. On July 6, 2011, company CEO