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Going for a smooth finish where the roller meets the road

Master Sgt. Chris Estep, 940th Civil Engineer Squadron structural supervisor, mans a roller to tamp down wet gravel into the road bed in preparation for paving. Ten members of the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., teamed up with their active duty counterparts in the 9th CES to work round the clock on a base repair project Aug. 10-13, 2007. (US Air Force Photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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940th Civil Engineer Squadron hits the road...repairs

Master Sgt. Alan Carlson, a heavy equipment supervisor with the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., uses a rake during a road repair project on base Aug 11. Sergeant Carlson has about 20 years experience as a bull dozer and heavy equipment operator for the City of Roseville, experience he wanted to use to tackle the project on base. The road had been degraded over the past two years after flooding caused the initial damages. Sergeant Carlson was part of an ten-man team who worked along side their active duty counterparts from the 9th CES. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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It's just like riding a bicycle

Senior Amn Andrew Copeland, a heavy equipment journeyman for the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., uses a combination front end loader/back hoe to help fill in and build up a road bed Aug 11. A team of ten Reservists worked alongside their active duty counterparts from the 9th CES to complete road repairs over a weekend. The work also provided training necessary to prepare these Citizen Warriors for deployments in support of the Global War on Terror. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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That's a lot of dirt to move

Technical Sgt. Al Fanini, utilities craftsman,uses a CAT excavator to dig as Master Sgt. Chris Estep, structural supervisor, moves gravel with a Bobcat. The two Reservists from the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., worked with the active duty 9th CES team to complete road repairs on base Aug. 10-13, 2007. Severe flooding more than two years ago caused culverts under the road bed to partially collapse and fill with rocks and debris. Team Beale civil engineers worked round the clock to complete the job. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ellen L Hatfield)

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U.S. military women reach out to Djiboutian women

Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Palmer holds up a flash card of a dog and asks the students to repeat the word and then spell it on paper Aug. 15 in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The English Discussion Group at the girls' orphanage allows U.S. military women to teach Djiboutian women how to count, spell and improve their conversational English. Chief Palmer is assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Mary Popejoy)

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Team Beale completes base road repair in record time

Civil engineers from the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron build up and prepare a gravel road bed for asphalt paving. A team of 940th CES Reservists worked with the 9th CES to repair a portion of the road on Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Team Bealle worked round the clock shifts over a weekend to replace culverts, rebuild and pave a segment of Warren Shingles Road that had been badly damaged by flooding that occurred more than two years ago. Since that time, the culverts had been further smashed up by rocks and debris. The project also provided the active duty and Reserve Airmen with the opportunity to train for a future deployment in which they would be asked to complete similar tasks under more austere and dangerous conditions. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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940th Air Refueling Wing Reservists Get Big Welcome Home from Deployment

A group of California Highway Patrol officers, family, and friends gathered Aug 9 at Sacramento International Airport to welcome home four Reservists from the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The four Airmen were deployed for six months to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan in support of the Global War on Terror. This was the second deployment for all of them. Master Sgt. Ian Troxell, who works internal affairs for the CHP, received a bronze star and the Purple Heart on his first deployment. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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Fellow Officers Welcome Home Their Military Reservist

California Highway Patrolmen line up behind 940th Air Refueling Wing command chief master sergeant Tony Armstrong to welcome home one of their own, Master Sgt. Ian Troxell. A Reservist with the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Sergeant Troxell just returned from his second deployment in support of the Global War on Terror.(US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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940th LRS Reservist Returns Home to Family

Staff Sgt. Patrick McCarthy, a Reservist with the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., holds his baby nephew whom he hasn't seen in six months. Sergeant McCarthy, just back from his second deployment in support of the Global War on Terror, volunteered at a local orphanage while stationed at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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Welcome Home for 940th Air Refueling Wing Reservists

Master Sgt. Ian Troxell gets a welcome home hug from a family member. Sergeant Troxell, a Reservist with the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron, returned Aug 9 from a 179-day deployment to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. He is assigned to Internal Affairs with the California Highway Patrol, who welcomed him en mass at the Sacramento International Airport. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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Heroes Welcome for 940th Reservists

Staff Sgt. Doug Brock, a Reservist with the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron, gets a welcoming hug on his return home from a 179-day tour of duty to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, A police officer in Fremont, Calif., he was on his second deployment in support of the Global War on Terror. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)

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Hee-haw! Air Mobility Rodeo 2007

Air Force Reservists Technical Sgt. John E. Pullen, 314th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, Maj. Neil Wicks, 314th ARS pilot, and Chief Master Sgt. Jim Welborn, 314th ARS boom operator, pose for a photo in front of the Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii tent at "Rainer Ranch" July 23 during Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 at McChord AFB, Wash. The Reservists, from the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale AFB, Calif., were part of a team at Rodeo to provide an opening ceremony KC-135 Stratotanker flyover and to help with the Aeromedical Evacuation portion of the competition. Rodeo, hosted by Air Mobility Command, is a readiness competition of U.S. and international air mobility forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terror. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacey Knott)

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Maj. Gen. Sidney Novaresi part of Reserve history

Maj. Gen. Sidney Novaresi, former commander of the 940th Military Airlift Group, the forerunner of the 940th Air Refueling Wing, is flanked in this 1978 picture by, left, Col. Charles B. Coleman, and, right, Col. James C. Wahleithner. They were at the dedication of the 403rd Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing at Keesler AFB, Miss. Today, Col. (later Maj. Gen.) Wahleithner's son, Staff Sgt. Jared Wahleithner, serves as a boom operator for the 314th Air Refueling Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif. General Novaresi commanded the 314th in 1960 when it was a Troop Carrier Squadron at McClellan AFB. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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Wing Remembers Former 940th Commander

Maj. Gen. Sidney S. Novaresi, former 940th commander. General Novaresi died July 22, 2007, in Citrus Heights, Calif. He was 85. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Final Pass and Review for General Novaresi

From the left: Maj. Gen. Sidney Novaresi, Lt. Col. Carter Crewe and Maj. Barbara Manouse at a recent Reserve Officer Association function. General Novaresi, former commander for the 940th at Beale AFB, Calif., died July 22, 2007. (Courtesy photo)

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Final Pass & Review for MajGen Novaresi

Maj.Gen. Sidney Novaresi, former 940th commander, shares some memories with Master Sgt. Delaine Wilhite at the 2002 940th Air Refueling Wing Holiday Party. Sergeant Wilhite died March 8, 2005, after a lengthy illness. General Novaresi died July 22, 2007, in Citrus Heights, Calif. He was 85.

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940th Air Refueling Wing Gets Ready to Go

Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Antione Stovall, a traffic management specialist with the 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron, instructs Citizen Warriors from the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. in the proper technique for securing cargo netting to a pallet of supplies. This valuable training is in preparation for the wing?s Operational Readiness Inspection in February 2008. The ORI will test the ability of the 940th Citizen Airmen to deploy personnel and equipment during contingency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson)

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940th ARW Trains for War

Air Force Reservists from the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., train on proper decontamination techniques in a simulated combat environment during an ability to survive and operate exercise July 8, 2007. the exercise is designed to help the 940th ARW prepare for an Operational Readiness Inspection in February 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson)

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Lieutenant Colonel, O-5 (color)

Lieutenant Colonel, O-5 (color), U.S. Air Force graphic

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Major, O-4 (color)

Major, O-4 (color), U.S. Air Force graphic

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