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  • Team Beale conducts historic U-2 Dragon Lady flight, 11 years in the making

    On the evening of July 31st, a TU-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing took off from Beale Air Force Base (AFB) to begin a flight unlike any the U-2 airframe had done before. Seventy years after the very first Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady’s accidental maiden flight in 1955 by Tony LeVier over

  • AFTAC leaders visit Brevard EOC

    Senior leaders from the Defense Department’s sole nuclear surveillance organization visited the Brevard County Emergency Operations Center June 24 to learn how the county responds to natural and man-made disasters. Col. Creighton Mullins, commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center,

  • 688th Cyberspace Wing salutes their new commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Chantel Booker officially took command of the nation’s first cyberspace wing, taking the reins from 688th Cyberspace Wing Commander Col. Joshua Rockhill during the 688th CW change of command ceremony July 8, 2025.

  • CSAF underscores Beale's role in Forging the future force

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin visited Beale AFB on May 28, 2025, to witness and highlight how Beale shapes the future force, not only through mission innovation and multi-capable operations, but through the resilience, unity, and mindset of its Airmen. Its members deliver combat

  • 16th AF commander offers guidance at commissioning ceremony

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), commander, shared his experiences and advice to cadets at the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 842 Spring 2025 Commissioning Ceremony. “Make no mistake, even as a butter bar, all of your subordinates will have their eyes

  • Air Forces Cyber Commander, Command Chief visit nuke surveillance center

    The commander of 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), accompanied by the 16th Air Force command chief, traveled from San Antonio to Florida’s Space Coast to visit the Department of Defense’s sole nuclear surveillance center April 17-18. Lt. Gen. Thomas K. Hensley and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L.