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  • Reservist Lengthens Life-long Career

    Master Sgt. Thomas Lynch, 13th Reconnaissance Squadron's NCOIC of Aerospace Ground Equipment, re-enlisted April 15 at 940th Wing Headquarters, extending his 32-year career. Colonel Jon Ellis, 940th Wing Operations Group Commander, administered the oath. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Adam

  • New Senior NCO's To Be Inducted Into Top 3

    Twenty-one members of the 940th Wing will be honored at the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony scheduled for 3 p.m. on May 2 at the Recce Point Club."The Top 3 Induction Ceremony, a relatively new Air Force tradition, plays an important part in recognizing the milestone and

  • Bronze Star Medal A Hard Act to Follow

    They took the deployment voluntarily, and, after 30 days of training in Texas, the five 940th Logistics Readiness Support Squadron members were off to serve with the 70th Medium Truck Detachment at Camp Arifan, Kuwait. Seven months later, they all returned safely to Beale Air Force Base, Calif. 

  • Chief Reflects on Four Decades of Changes

    She was 17 years old, looking for adventure and a way to break away from the small New England community in which she'd grown up. It was 1973 when Jessica Palmer decided to leave home and join the Air Force. Today, 37 years later, as she prepares to retire, Chief Master Sergeant Palmer looks back

  • 940th Wing Commander Joins High-Flyers

    Col. Jeffrey Mineo, 940th Wing Commander, pops the cork on a bottle of champagne in a traditional celebration of his safe return from the edge of the earth's atmosphere. The colonel flew in a U-2 Dragonlady piloted by Capt. Josh Tull, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, on March 24 from Beale Air Force

  • Beale Runway Turns Raceway

    Two exotic sports cars with more than 500 horsepower, an open flight line and near perfect driving condition provided an excellent challenge of speed and endurance during a taping of Speed Channel's Battle of the Supercars Show. "This is a unique runway to drive down because it has the lead in and

  • Airman Gains Wider Perspective

    The 940th Wing Airman of the Year is proud to be a Services Flight Reservist. Staff Sgt. Marcos Palacios knows his Reserve career field plays a key role in the Air Force's fight against terrorism. But this attitude wasn't always the case for this NCO.  A recent deployment to Afghanistan gave him a

  • LRS Members Return from Deployment

    Master Sgt. Hector Aguilar receives a welcome home hug from Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Palmer as he steps off the plane at the Sacramento International Airport. Sgt. Aguilar and Tech. Sgt. Douglas Snipes, 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron members, recently returned from a four-month deployment to

  • Tumbling Wall Opens Up TFI Possibilities

    Sledgehammer in hand, U.S. Rep. Wally Herger took the first swing at an office wall within the 713th Combat Operations facilities. The congressman's blow punched a large hole in the wall scheduled to be removed soon as part of a construction project that will permit the 713 COS to better support

  • Photo Essay: Major General Mazick Intrigued by Emerging Missions

    Maj. Gen. Martin Mazick, Vice Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 940th Wing March 10. The general's day started with a breakfast with enlisted personal, followed by tours of the wing's operational squadrons. General Mazick visited the 713th Combat Operations Squadron, 50th