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News Briefs 08/14/2015

Posted August 14, 2015 by

ANNUAL KID’S RUN & ADULT 5K The 452nd Force Support Squadron Fitness Center’s Annual Kids & Adult 5K Run, in conjunction with the 1st Sgt’s  Council, is scheduled for Sept. 12, 2015 at 7 a.m. across from the air traffic control tower. Check-in time is 5:30 a.m. This one event includes a kids’ and adults’…

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March Total Force Honor Guard Recognizes Top Performers at Annual Awards Banquet

Posted August 14, 2015 by by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lindemann

The March Air Reserve Base Blue Eagles Total Force Honor Guard held its annual awards ceremony Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Cultural Resource Center here. The ceremony recognizes honor guard members for their exemplary performance in various categories. While it is tradition for the honor guard to symbolize strict discipline and uniformity for military funerals…

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News Briefs 08/07/2015

Posted August 7, 2015 by

66ERS BASEBALL AND HOMETOWN HEROES The Inland Empire 66ers (minor league baseball) are looking for military Hometown Heroes to recognize during their August and September home games. Included with your recognition is a free game ticket for you and three guests, seats next to the home team dugout, free parking, and hot dogs, chips and…

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Design the Airshow Poster Contest extended to Oct 1

Posted August 7, 2015 by

March Air Reserve Base’s poster design contest for the “March Field AirFest 2016: Thunder Over the Empire” has been extended to October 1, 2015. Everyone is eligible to enter. The winning designer will receive a 2016 AirFest package for a family of four. The package includes VIP parking for one vehicle (excluding RVs); four tickets…

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452nd Communications Squadron is tip of Joint C4ISR spear

Posted August 7, 2015 by by Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Rouille

The 452nd Communications Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, was key to Vital Connect 2015, a USNORTHCOM-sponsored exercise led by the Colorado Army National Guard designed to test the interoperability of federal, state, county and city Mobile Emergency Communication plans and platforms. Secure, high bandwidth, and redundant communications are vital to the Command, Control, Computers and…

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News Briefs 07/31/2015

Posted July 31, 2015 by

EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS NEWS Are you aware that if you plan on transferring any or all of your educational benefits to your dependents, you MUST have a minimum of four years left in the military at the time of the transfer? The exception is if you are getting out due to reaching your high year of…

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Commander shows off Team March at Capitol Hill

Posted July 31, 2015 by by Senior Airman Russell S. McMillan

Col. Russell A. Muncy, commander, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, visited with seven lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday to discuss base mission priorities and to communicate the important impact our active duty, Guard and Reserve members make in support of national defense. During a meeting with Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Mark…

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Swarz assumes command of 452nd Security Forces Squadron

Posted July 31, 2015 by by Senior Airman Russell S. McMillan

The 452nd Security Forces Squadron held an Assumption of Command ceremony at the Cultural Resource Center here on Saturday, July 25, 2015. During the ceremony Lt. Col. Arthur J. Rodi, deputy commander, 452nd Mission Support Group, March Air Reserve Base, passed the guidon to Lt. Col. Shawn M. Swarz, who accepted as the new 452…

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Final week: Design the Airshow Poster contest

Posted July 31, 2015 by

March Air Reserve Base is holding a design contest for the “March Field AirFest 2016: Thunder Over the Empire” poster. Everyone is eligible to enter. The winning designer will receive a 2016 AirFest package for a family of four. The package includes VIP parking for one vehicle (excluding RVs); four tickets to the pre-show dinner…

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Massage therapy relaxes members during UTA

Posted July 24, 2015 by by Senior Airman Noelle Reyes

Military members from squadrons across the wing visited the 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS) to receive complimentary massages, given by students from The American College of Healthcare (ACH), Riverside. Massage tables and chairs were set up in a makeshift spa using some office space. Calming, nature sounds were played in the background, and the lights…

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