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Nov. 14, 2024
Nearly 40 years in, AFCOMAC continues to evolve with first Allied Partners in SOO course

In a push to build interoperability for the Great Power Competition, the Air Force Combat Ammunition Center (AFCOMAC) opened its trainings up to other U.S. branches and Allied partners. The SOO course is designed to provide senior leadership with training on mass munitions planning and production.
Oct. 28, 2024
Airport Bureau dog teams sniff out Beale's Dragon Town

Dragon Town is a training village. It is most often used by the 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) to practice clearing buildings. Today, it was the used by six dog teams of the Explosive Detection K9 unit from the Sacramento County Sherriff’s Office-- Airport Bureau along with teams from Beale’s
Aug. 30, 2024
Beale Airmen conduct Landing Zone operations at California National Guard’s showcase of West Coast Landing Zone

The 9th Operations Support Squadron’s airfield operations personnel, from Beale Air Force Base conduct LZ operations in support of the California National Guard, Camp Roberts LZ showcase for rapid troop mobility during contingency scenarios Aug. 6-9. The objective of the operation was to validate
Aug. 14, 2024
Exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3: Creating Mission Ready Airmen

The 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9RW), Beale Air Force Base, participated in Exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3 throughout Southern California from July 31 to Aug. 11. This year’s iteration included the command and control Force Elements from the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, and the 9 RW. Exercise AGILE FLAG
July 15, 2024
Beale AFB Showcases Mission at Capital Airshow 2024

Beale Airmen helped celebrate the 18th annual California Capital Airshow (CCA) at Mather Airport with flyovers, demonstrations, and interactions, July 13 and 14, 2024.
June 18, 2024
Exercise READY DRAGON tests Beale’s readiness to deploy, operate

The 9th Reconnaissance Wing (RW) executed Exercise READY DRAGON on June 3-6 to test the wing's ability to rapidly deploy down range. Approximately 184 Airmen from the 9th RW, the 940th Air Refueling Wing and supporting units participated in the exercise, exploring ACE applications as the wing
Aug. 28, 2023
AFCOCOMP 2023: Competition Breeds Excellence

Eight ammo teams from eight different Major Commands competed at the Air Force Combat Operations Competition, at Beale Air Force Base, for a chance to be named the best of the best ammo team by winning the Sierra Trophy.
July 5, 2023
Exercise DRAGON FANG soars to success

Less than a year after the introduction of the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) model, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing put the deployment concept into action with Exercise DRAGON FANG.
June 27, 2023
U-2 Soars High at Weapons School

The U-2 Dragon Lady performed exceptionally while participating as an asset during the capstone event of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School 23-A cycle, May 16 - June 7 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Air Force Weapons School, also known as the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), trains weapons
June 13, 2023
Beale’s Bioenvironmental Team Makes National Impact

Canadian wildfires present unsafe conditions for people living along the East Coast due to poor air quality variables. The vast California wildfires are nothing new to Beale’s bioenvironmental engineering flight, which has given a helping hand to how these conditions can affect the human body and

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