Story by Charles Borsos | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | 12.10.2024
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- For most, putting the star on the top of the tree might mean pulling out a step ladder. For the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron’s (CES) electrical systems shop at Beale, things are a little bigger and calls for a bucket truck and plenty of teamwork. Michael Davis, a 9th CES high voltage electrician, has been decorating the large evergreen tree near the Recce......
Story by 2nd Lt. Sharon Cardenas | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | 01.12.2024
Beyond its strategic importance as a hub of some of the most sophisticated reconnaissance capabilities, Beale AFB also embraces its environmental responsibilities through participating in one of the biggest cow grazing programs in the DoD. This one-of-a-kind feature to Recce Town is part of the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron Natural Resource Department’s symbiotic partnership with local......
Story by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | 09.07.2022
Prescribed fires, also known as controlled burns, are performed by Wildland firefighters to prevent uncontrolled fires, maintain a natural ecology, and preparing areas for construction....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | 07.24.2019
Through the collaboration of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Beale Lake was surveyed for removal of its dam, a move that could help fall-run Chinook salmon and endangered steelhead migrate further upstream to a good spawning and rearing habitat....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Bryant | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | 07.19.2018
Short package of generator testing