From March 19–22, the 910th Security Forces Squadron conducted a four-day super Unit Training Assembly focused on combat-readiness.

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Beale pilots participate in NASA research

Lt. Col. Lewis Harding provides feedback to engineers at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Harding, 940th Wing RQ-4 instructor pilot with the reserve wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., was one of several Global Hawk pilots who have volunteered to be part of the NASA’s newest research project to help the FAA establish standards and requirements as the agency sets guidelines for integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems with the National Air Space air traffic control system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dana Lineback)
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Delayed repercussions of Force Structure Announcement affect Beale Reserve squadron

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)
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Senior AF leader visits Reservists

The Honorable Craig Duehring (center), Assistant Secretary of Air Force Manpower and Reserve Affairs, is shown the RQ-4 Global Hawk, an unmanned high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, by Air Force Reservists from the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The secretary visited both the active duty and Reserve at Beale June 12 and 13, 2008. This was his first visit to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Knott)
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Fairwell to Beale's KC-135s

Leadership and aircraft maintainers from the Air Force Reserve's 940th Air Refueling Wing salute one of the last two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., as the jets depart for their new home with the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. during a ceremony May 3, 2008. The 940th is changing to emerging command and control missions, including the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk, as directed by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The 940th flew the KC-135 for over 31 years at McClellan, Mather, and Beale AFBs. (U.S. Air Force photo/T.C. Perkins)
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Farewell to the KC-135

The last two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., taxied through a water arch prior to departure for their new home with the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. during a ceremony May 3, 2008. The 940th is changing to emerging missions, including the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk, as directed by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The 940th flew the KC-135 for over 31 years at McClellan, Mather, and Beale AFBs. (U.S. Air Force photo/T.C. Perkins)
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940th Maintenance Group packs up

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Mr. David Wilhite, 940th Operations Support Flight plans and scheduling supervisor, packs all the permanent records pertaining to KC-135 Stratotanker number 63-8014, Apr. 30, 2008. These records, which include flying time, inspections and technical orders, stay with the jet. The last two jets assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 940th Air Refueling Wing here departed May 3 for their new home with the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)
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You can never have too many tools

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Mr. Ed Walker, 940th Maintenance Group aircraft pneudraulics technician, inventories tools with Staff Sergeant Jason LeClair, 916th MXG, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Apr. 30, 2008. The last two jets assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 940th Air Refueling Wing here departed May 3 for their new home with the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)
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940th Maintenance Group packs up

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Airman First Class Kenneth Roan, 940th Maintenance Group supply, packs time compliance technical orders for the KC-135R model Stratotankers Apr. 30, 2008. The last two jets assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 940th Air Refueling Wing here departed May 3 for their new home with the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. After 31 years of aerial refueling, the Beale Reservists will stand up a classic associate unit to partner the active duty in emerging missions that include flying the unmanned aerial reconnaissance and surveillance RQ-4 Global Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)
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940th ARW commander celebrates fini flight

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Lisa Reif, wife of 940th Air Refueling Wing commander Col. Al Reif, follows up his traditional "fini" flight water dousing with a cold champagne shower Apr. 25, 2008. An Air Force Reservist, Col. Reif flew one of the last two KC-135R Stratotankers still assigned to the wing. Those jets depart May 3, 2008, for the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. While the 940th ARW is drawing down its legacy KC-135R mission, as directed by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Beale Reservists are partnering with active duty Airmen to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk, an unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance jet, as well as support emerging command and control, and intelligence missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)
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940th ARW commander gets wet

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Nick Reif gives his dad the traditional "fini" flight water dousing here Apr. 25, 2008, while younger brother Brad waits his turn. Dad is Air Force Reservist Col. Al Reif, 940th Air Refueling Wing commander. The jet he flew, one of the final two KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to the wing, is scheduled to leave May 3, 2008, at 9:40 a.m., for the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. The Beale Reservists will form a classic associate unit, partnering with the active duty Airmen for the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as other support missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)
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940th commander celebrates fini flight

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Air Force Reservist Col. Al Reif, 940th Air Refueling Wing commander, laughs at the sight of his family and staff waiting on the flight line here Apr. 25, 2008, to give him the traditional water dousing after his final or "fini" flight in one of the wing's KC-135R Stratotankers. The jet Col. Reif flew is one of the last two scheduled to depart May 3, 2008, for reassignment to the 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. While the 940th ARW is drawing down its legacy KC-135R mission, as directed by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Beale Reservists are partnering with active duty Airmen to support emerging command and control, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)
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Lt.Gen. Bradley visits 940th ARW

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Capt. Christopher Cheshire, a maintenance officer with the Air Force Reserve's 13th Reconnaissance Squadron, briefs features of the RQ-4 Global Hawk to Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, during the general's visit here March 12, 2008. Reserve Airmen at Beale are building a classic-associate relationship with the 9th Reconnaissance Wing to help maintain and operate the high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle. While the 940th Air Refueling Wing is drawing down its legacy KC-135R mission, as directed by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Beale Reservists are partnering with active duty Airmen to support emerging command and control, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. In accordance with the 2005 BRAC, Beale's Reserve expeditionary combat support elements continue unchanged through the transition. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Maj. Robert Couse-Baker)
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First two tankers depart 940th Air Refueling Wing for new home

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Air Force Reserve crew chiefs prepare to launch KC-135R Stratotanker number 23580 Jan. 29, 2008, for departure to Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. The tanker was one of the first two of eight KC-135R models assigned to the 940th Air Refueling Wing to be transferred to the 916th Air Refueling Wing under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission's directives. The remaining six aircraft will transfer to Seymour Johnson before Sept. 30, 2008. After more than 30 years of aerial refueling, Beale's Air Force Reserve force will transition to emerging missions in command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, including support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photo/MSgt. Ellen L. Hatfield).
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940th ARW bosses flight

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. ? An A-10 Warthog from the Idaho Air National Guard?s 124th Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 assigned to the 940th Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission over Idaho. The mission was part of the 940th ARW?s bosses? flight, which employers got a first hand look at the mission of the 940th ARW. The bosses? flight is a way of showing appreciation for the support employers provide to 940th ARW reservists. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson)
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Getting a lift to the ORE

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--Air Force Reservists from the 940th Air Refueling Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., board a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Oct. 5, 2007 for a lift to an Operational Readiness Exercise in Mississippi. The 940th, along with the 452nd and the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, were partners in the exercise. The three wings will also work together during the Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled in 2008. The exercise and inspection tests the units' readiness to deploy and operate in a wartime environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Knott)
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Total Force success

Total Force Integration is reality at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. as Air Force Reservists Senior Airman Reed Black, 940th Maintenance Group crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Robert Greiner, 940th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Active Duty Airman First Class Tyronne Cox, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel distribution operator, prepare to refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker for a mission Sept. 27, 2007. The Air Force continues to benefit from one powerful, cohesive team formed by Active Duty Airmen, Air National Guardsmen, and Air Force Reservists at Beale. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Knott)
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Scouts invade Beale

A Boy Scout waves from the cockpit of an Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker, while other scouts and their families wait to tour the jet Sept. 29, 2007 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The jet, which is owned by the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale, was only one of many displays the 7,000 scouts saw during the Boy Scout Expo at the base Sept. 28-30. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Knott)
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AF families learn about deployment

Air Force families wait for their turn to tour the 940th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 Stratotanker during the Junior Deployment Line and Family AEF Fair Sept. 8, 2007 at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The event introduced military families to the deployment process, support programs and gave an idea of deployed life. The 940th ARW is an Air Force Reserve unit stationed at Beale.
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Citizen Airmen welcome Thunderbirds

An Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to receive fuel from an Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 940th Air Refueling Wing. The tanker is based out of Beale Air Force Base, Calif. and flew a mission to refuel seven Thunderbirds over the Nevada desert. The Thunderbirds are the main attraction for the Capital City Air Show in Sacramento June 9 and 10, which culminates Air Force Week. The 940th ARW will also have a KC-135 flyby and static display at the show. Air Force Week is an opportunity to inform and educate the public about the importance and role of the Air Force in America's national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)
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Where in the world is the 940th?

Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. T. Michael Moseley, center, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley, far right, visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 30, 2006 to thank the troops and see the mission. The leaders took time for a Global Hawk mission brief, where they met Airmen from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., including the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron?s own 1st Lt. Chris Cheshire, second from right. Seen in the photo is Airman 1st Class Gordon Casselman, Senior Airman Dustin Ginder, Col. Gregory Kern, General Moseley, Maj. Blane Kilpper, Lieutenant Cheshire and Chief McKinley. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott Seyer)
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