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  • Mass training prepares tankers for expedited takeoff

    The 940th Maintenance and Operations Groups participated in training with four KC-135 Stratotankers Feb. 10, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. This was the first mass practice since the return of the refueling mission last year and served as preparation for upcoming exercises and

  • “…I really missed the military…”

    After a two-year break-in-service, Airman 1st Class Rachel A. Davis enlisted in the Air Force Reserve.   Davis originally enlisted in the Navy in 2010 and served as an aviation boatswains mate handler on the USS Carl Vinson.   “I was in charge of all moving parts on the flight deck,” Davis said.  

  • Lt. Col. McAllen assumes command of 940th Mission Support Group

    Lt. Col. Maureen H. McAllen assumed command of the 940th Mission Support Group from Col. Roderick T. Grunwald during a change of command ceremony, Jan. 7, 2017, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Col. Craig C. Peters, 940th Air Refueling Wing commander, was the presiding official. He spoke about

  • Wing donates to local homeless families

    Fifty-one homeless families from the Marysville Joint Unified School District were invited to Breakfast with Santa Dec. 20, 2016, at Cedar Lane Elementary School in Olivehurst, California.   The event provided hot breakfast, gifts, time with Santa Claus and was made possible with the help and

  • "… My family has a kind of weird holiday tradition..."

    “My family has a kind of weird holiday tradition that dates back to my great-grandmother. It’s a dish called boeuf à la mode, which is pork and beef cooked in a Crock-pot for three days, with pumpkin pie spices. My dad makes it every year out of tradition; it’s not that anybody really likes it. I

  • Commander’s call, holiday party offer support for deployers

    Col. Craig C. Peters, 940th Air Refueling Wing commander, held a commander’s call followed by a holiday party, for the wing’s members and their families December 3, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California.   With holidays fast approaching and over 100 Airmen assigned to the wing scheduled for

  • A parade to honor our veterans

    A sea of red, white and blue flags flooded D and 7th Street in Marysville, California, Nov. 11, 2016 as Airmen from Beale Air Force Base, families and surrounding communities participated in the 14th Annual Yuba-Sutter Veterans Day Parade honoring those who serve the United States Armed Forces past,

  • Motivated by movies

    Senior Airman Victoria Leznik enlisted in the Air Force Reserve about two years ago, after thinking it wasn’t a possibility for her. “I never thought I was capable of joining the military because I wasn’t a citizen,” Leznik said.  Leznik was born in Russia then moved to a refugee camp in Germany

  • Five years, 158 days: One Airman’s journey to citizenship

    Five years and 158 days after moving to the United States, Airman Aris D. Soltani became a citizen. Soltani raised his right hand and recited the Oath of Allegiance Oct. 11, 2016, at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Sacramento, California. “I don’t think I’ve ever really been

  • Maj. LaPray takes command of 940th Force Support Squadron

    Maj. Alicia K. LaPray assumed command of the 940th Force Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Emily D. Dierhka during a change of command ceremony, Sept. 10, 2016 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Col. Roderick T. Grunwald, 940th Mission Support Group commander, was the presiding official and spoke