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In a text message on Jan. 28 from Homestead Air Reserve Base, 940th Services Flight member Master Sgt. Henry Brown wrote, “Processing the Haitian people coming through. Assisting them off the plane, giving their luggage to customs to get inspected, wiping down cots and changing the linen. It’s kind of a bed-down mission, only they don’t sleep here. Once their bus is here, they’re on their way. We are just expediting that process and making them comfy at the same time.” Master Sgt. Brown and six other 940th Services Flight volunteers deployed last month to Homestead ARB in support of Operation Unified Response. Due to changes in the mission, the group returned to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Henry Brown)

March 8, 2010

940th Reservists Provide Temporary Comfort

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — In a text message on Jan. 28 from Homestead Air Reserve Base, 940th Services Flight member Master Sgt. Henry Brown wrote, "Processing the Haitian people coming through. Assisting them off the plane, giving their luggage to customs to get inspected, wiping down cots and changing the linen. It's kind of a bed-down mission, only they don't sleep here.

MSgt. Randall Lovett.

March 5, 2010

'Hey, Buddy!' Will Be Missed

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — It began like any other drill weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 6, Reservists reported in as usual to the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron and routinely began the training tasks and administrative chores that await them every Unit Training Assembly.  The normalcy of activity that morning, however, was deceiving. The atmosphere at the squadron was noticeably

Twelve 940th Wing Reservists are the most recent graduates of the NonCommissioned Officer Leadership Development Program. The two-week course, designed to prepare NCOs for increased leadership responsibilities, is mandatory for Reservists to be eligible for promotion to Master Sergeant. The March 5, 2010, graduating class includes Master Sgt. Keith Ashby, Staff Sgt. David Cole, Staff Sgt. Scott Dozier, Airman 1st Class Kemberly Flores, Staff Sgt. Stephen Gennuso, Staff Sgt. Edward Jacobs, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kouri, Staff Sgt. Robert Martell, Tech. Sgt. Mark Mateo, Staff Sgt. Chad Newberry, Senior Airman Gideon Passillas, and Airman Silvania Raposo.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

March 2, 2010

March Promotions Announced as More Reservists Prepare to Lead

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Eight 940th Reservists are slated for promotion in March, according to the Promotion Enhancement Program list recently released by 940th Wing Career Enhancement NCOIC, Tech Sgt. Dorian Banks.Those promoting this month include Airman Silvania Raposo, Senior Airman Mary Jeffries, Senior Airman Joshua Kerr, Senior Airman Dennis Licon, Senior Airman

Nineteen 940th Wing newcomers were in-processed during the January UTA at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The newest members of the 940th Wing include Tech. Sgt. Jason Besaw, Staff. Sgt. Aaron Cragg, Staff. Sgt. Jason DeLion, Tech. Sgt. Michael Dewyea, Tech. Sgt. Brian Fernandez, Staff. Sgt. Siaosi Fifita, Senior Airman Thomas Fiorelli, Airman 1st Class Michail Garcia, Senior Airman John Guzman, Senior Airman Benjamin Herrington, Tech. Sgt. Douglas Kinsley, Airman 1st Class Richard McMillan, Capt. Weston Nelson, Senior Airman Carl Niger, Master Sgt. Rochelle Ottman, Senior Airman Melissa Parent, Staff. Sgt. Michelle Radovan, Tech. Sgt. Ortho, Airman 1st Class Marty Swift.

March 1, 2010

Wing Welcomes February Newcomers

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Nineteen Reservists were in-processed to the 940th Wing during the February UTA. The wing's newest members include Tech. Sgt. Jason Besaw, Staff Sgt. Aaron Cragg, Staff Sgt. Jason DeLion, Tech. Sgt. Michael Dewyea, Tech. Sgt. Brian Fernandez, Staff Sgt. Siaosi Fifita, Senior Airman Thomas Fiorelli, Airman 1st Class Michail Garcia, Senior Airman

Feb. 1, 2010

940th Operations Group Embraces Opportunities in Operation Unified Response

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — "This is it. This is exactly what our role as Reservists is," said Lt. Col. Scott Hinkle, an RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot and the Director of Operations for the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. When an earthquake rocked the small country of Haiti last month, disaster relief efforts brought an unexpected mission surge to key

934th Security Forces Squadron members were welcomed with friendly smiles and plentiful food served up by 940th Wing Services Flight Reservists during Patriot Defender combat training at Ft. Wolters, Texas, in January. The team of eight SVF members from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., dished up nearly 7,400 hot meals during their 15-day deployment in January 2010. Master Sergeant Marielinda Pierce greets a customer coming in for a hot meal after a day of training. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Barbra Mateus)

Jan. 29, 2010

Patriot Defender Participants Earn High Praise

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — On New Year's Day, while most people were recovering from a night of revelry, eight members of the 940th Wing Services Flight packed up and headed to Fort Wolters, Texas. The SVF members who set out Jan. 1, 2010, were deploying to serve an annual tour of duty at a National Guard training center near Mineral Wells, Texas. The team included Tech.

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Airman 1st Class Cody Pittman, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron heavy weapon member, prepares to mount a humvee after attending guard mount Jan. 23, 2010. This is Airman Pittman’s first deployment, and his job is to man the turret and be the eyes and ears for the other members of his patrol team. He is deployed from the 940th SFS, Beale AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tabitha Kuykendall)

Jan. 29, 2010

Deployed Security Forces Member Helps Keep Kirkuk RAB Safe

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq — Like many young boys, he dreamed of being a cop and carrying a weapon. When he was 17, he learned he could carry a weapon and be a cop earlier than his original plan of joining the police academy at 21. He graduated school early and enlisted in the Air Force as a security forces member.Now 19, Airman 1st Class Cody Pittman, 506th Expeditionary

Chief Master Sgt. William W. Strang retired from the 940th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, in a ceremony on January 10, 2010, bringing to a close a 24-year military career . "We're going to miss Chief Strang in the squadron," said Maj. Michael Onines, 940th CE squadron commander. "The chief was well-liked by everybody.."

Jan. 28, 2010

Chief Strang Retires from CES

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Chief Master Sgt. William W. Strang retired from the 940th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron in a ceremony on January 10, 2010, bringing to a close a 24-year military career . "We're going to miss Chief Strang in the squadron," said Maj. Michael Onines, 940th CE squadron commander. "The chief was well-liked by everybody.."  (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech.

Seventeen 940th Wing newcomers in-processed during the January UTA at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The incoming Reservists will be assigned to ten different units throughout the wing. The newest members of the 940th Wing include Staff Sgt. Christopher Noll,Staff Sgt. Joshua Qualyem, Capt. Pauline Magnusson,Senior Airman Julia Mc Gee, Airman 1st Class Amanda Bouellerce, Staff Sgt. Leif Johnson,Tech. Sgt. Michael Difuntorum, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Leloux, Senior Airman Itzel Barakat, Master Sgt. Leo Kappus, Senior Airman Jason Bond, Maj. Andreas Lange, Staff Sgt. Robert Gulliver, Senior Airman John Patrick Delarama, Staff Sgt. David Cole, and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Marlatt. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenneth McCann)

Jan. 28, 2010

940th Wing Greets Seventeen Newcomers in January

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Seventeen 940th Wing newcomers in-processed during the January UTA at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The incoming Reservists will be assigned to ten different units throughout the wing. The newest members of the 940th Wing include Staff Sgt. Christopher Noll,Staff Sgt. Joshua Qualyem, Capt. Pauline Magnusson,Senior Airman Julia Mc Gee, Airman 1st

Seven Services Flight Reservists from the 940th Wing at Beale Air Force Base are among volunteers tapped to deploy in support of Haitian humanitarian relief efforts. The group is on their way to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, where they will backfill positions performing a wide variety of duties. The Reservists being deployed include Master Sgt. Leo Kappus, Master Sgt. Marielinda Pierce, Tech. Sgt. Francois Celestin, Master Sgt. Henry Brown, Tech. Sgt. Curtis Pace, Master Sgt. Domingo Pesquera, and Tech. Sgt. Margaret O’Malley. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Nicolos)

Jan. 22, 2010

Reservist with Haitian Ties Among 940th Wing Volunteers Tapped

BEALE AFB, Calif. — As soon as the call came out for volunteers to participate in Haitian earthquake relief efforts, 940th Wing Reservists stepped forward. One of the first to volunteer was Tech. Sgt. Francois Celestin, a Services Flight member whose family lives in the heart of the devastated city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti."It's a very helpless feeling knowing what