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A 940th Wing Reservist from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., helps a military child select a toy at the Never Forget Our Fallen Organization's Military Children’s Christmas party, Dec. 17, 2011, at the California Army National Guard Readiness Center, in Roseville, Calif. The 4th annual event provided local military children with hundreds of’ new toys for the holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

Dec. 21, 2011

Annual angel tree, canned food drive tap generosity of 940th Wing Reservists

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Reservists were generous this year in their support of a 940th Wing holiday tradition, donating food, money and toys to area families and support organizations. Seventeen boxes of food went to the Beale Airmen's Attic here on base, while twenty 940th Wing families also received boxes of food and toys. Two large boxes of toys were given to the

Tranquil Buttes Lodging Facility on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is one of the many lodging options for 940th Wing Reservists using the Automated Lodging Reservation System. The Tranquil Buttes can accomodate up to 50 reservations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

Dec. 19, 2011

New lodging system eases frustration, saves money

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — 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. Cheryl Purshock, 940th Wing Force Support Squadron

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Maintenance members of the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron and Detachment 3, perform routine maintenance on an RQ-4 Global Hawk, Nov. 14 here. The 13 RS reservists are deployed to Andersen for the first time to receive hands-on-training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

Dec. 1, 2011

13th Reconnaissance Squadron travels to Guam for Annual Tour

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — 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 detachment members here regularly from different locations

940th Wing commander, Col. Kevin Cavanagh, visits with local radio talk show host Rita Stevens during an interview at KNCO Radio, in Grass Valley, Calif. The special Veteran's Day segment will air at 8:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, on 830 AM. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Dana Lineback)

Nov. 10, 2011

KNCO Radio to spotlight 940th Wing commander

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.. — 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, the 940th Wing and the amazing missions that go on

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Hon. Daniel B. Ginsberg, is greeted by members of the 940th Wing during his visit to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011. Mr. Ginsberg met with wing leadership and toured intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, including the RQ-4 Global Hawk, U-2 Dragonlady, MC-12 Liberty, and Distributed Ground System Two. (U.S. Air Force Photo//Dana Lineback)

Oct. 18, 2011

Assistant Secretary tours Beale

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — 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 RQ-4 Global Hawk and Distributed Ground System

The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron is seeking to re-implement the squadron’s original patch created by Walt Disney Studios in 1944. During World War II, a six-person team of animators at Walt Disney Productions created approximately 1,200 designs for both American and Allied military units.

Sept. 27, 2011

Squadron's heritage patch designed by Disney

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — 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 historian. In 1942, the 13th RS was activated as a

Senior Airman Melissa Parent, a 940th Civil Engineering Squadron Reservist from Beale Air Force Base, rounds the corner on the final stage of the course at Tough Mudder 2011. More than 17,500 participated in the 2-day event, Sept. 17-18, at Squaw Valley Resort in Northern California. The 11-mile trail run, ridden with military-style obstacles designed by British Special Forces, raised funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

Sept. 20, 2011

Tough Mudders conquer course with teamwork

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — 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 course as a team was just the type of challenge a

Senior Airman Adam Hamar (center) takes the Oath of Allegiance during a military naturalization ceremony, Sept. 16, 2011, at the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Hamar, a Hungarian-born immigrant, has served as a Reservist with the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., since 2009. He joins the more than 64,000 military members who have been naturalized since September 2001, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

Sept. 20, 2011

940th Wing Airman becomes U.S. Citizen

Beale Air Force Base, Calif. — 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 Adam Hamar, a 940th Wing Reservist from Beale Air

John Stumpf, Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Company, signs a Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve on July 6, 2011, at the Wells Fargo corporate office in San Francisco. Command Chief Master Sgt. Jason Henderson (far right), a 940th Wing Reservist and vice president of the company's Mid-Valley Commercial banking office, attended the signing ceremony. (Courtesy photo)

July 12, 2011

Wells Fargo garners ESGR Freedom Award

SAN FRANCISCO — 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 John Stumph signed a Statement of Support for the

The squadron guidon is presented by Chief Master Sgt. Tony Levine, 718th Intelligence Squadron superintendent, during his unit’s activation ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 7, 2011. Lt. Col. Lynnette Herbert (right) assumed command of the 718th IS in the ceremony officiated by Col. Jonathan Ellis (left), 940th Operations Group commander, (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)

June 16, 2011

940th Wing's intelligence mission adds new squadron

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Almost 50 years after it was retired, a guidon bearing the unit numbers "718th " was unfurled once again at a ceremony, June 7, 2011, acknowledging the activation of the 718th Intelligence Squadron, a new Air Force Reserve Command unit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The new squadron is a geographically separated unit assigned to the 940th Wing,