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C-17 call sign SLAM 86 – 14 total flyovers:

Posted July 2, 2015 by

6:10 PM       #1)  Huntington Beach Pier, South East to North West 6:15 PM #2)  San Pedro (Cabrillo Beach), East to West 6:30 PM   #3)  Woodland Hills, East to West 6:51 PM   #4)  Simi Valley, West to East 6:53 PM        #5)  Porter Ranch, West to East 7:00 PM…

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News Briefs 05/08/2015

Posted May 8, 2015 by

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY HONORS ARMED FORCES Irwindale Speedway’s Armed Forces Appreciation Night is May 16th in honor of all active and retired military and their family members. Grand Marshal is WWII vet Carl Harstine, an expert marksman and rifleman in the U.S. Marines, on his 90th birthday year. Military/military retirees enter free with ID. March military…

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Sigler bids Team March farewell

Posted February 27, 2015 by

U.S. Air Force photo/Linda Welz Col. Mark Sigler, 452nd Operations Group commander, holds a memento he received from squadron and group personnel at his farewell ceremony at March Air Reserve Base, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. After serving nearly three and a half years at March Field, Sigler is returning to Grissom ARB, Ind., where he…

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News Briefs 01/16/2015

Posted January 16, 2015 by

DESERVING AIRMAN COMMISSIONING BOARD There will be a Deserving Airman Commissioning Board held on Feb. 19, 2015. All packages are due to FSS/FSMPD by Jan. 24. For more information, contact 452nd Force Support Squadron Career Development at 655-3113. FEBRUARY YELLOW RIBBON EVENT The Air Force Reserve Command Yellow Ribbon Program invites you to a Regional…

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Setting your course in 2016

Posted January 22, 2016 by by Chaplain

Right after Christmas I received various emails from different companies whose messages had a common theme: “Did you get what you really wanted for Christmas?”  Of course if you didn’t, they had the solution with a number of offerings on sale, so fear not! Another pop-up site offered suggestions for re-gifting things you don’t really…

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John Collver & his AT-6 Texan “War Dog”

Posted April 15, 2016 by

John Collver has an aviation career spanning more than three decades and over 14,000 hours of flight time in over 50 types of aircraft.  His career includes time in the Goodyear Blimp, flying for television, as well as teaching and competing in the aerobatic arena.  In addition, John formally flew for the Northrop/Grumman corporation supporting…

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March ARB defender honored by L.A. Galaxy

Posted October 30, 2015 by

Courtesy photo Staff Sergeant Pablo Castillo, 452nd Security Forces Squadron, was invited to be honored at the October 18, 2015, L.A. Galaxy game as part of the organizations Hero of the Game program.  He was introduced as a member of the March Air Reserve Base defenders whose duties as an installation patrolman include resource protection…

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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 Air Mobility Wing crew experiences 71st Anniversary of D-Day

Posted June 19, 2015 by by Master Sgt. Megan Crusher

Amid hundreds of children and adults waiving and taking photos through a fence at the small airport, a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew from March Air Reserve Base was welcomed to Cherbourg, France, to fulfill their mission of bringing more than 100 Army paratroopers home after their participation in the 71st D-Day remembrance ceremonies held throughout…

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Retired reservist finds inspiration through loss

Posted April 17, 2015 by by Megan Crusher

(Final in a three-part series chronicling Angela Alexander’s incredible story which led to a book, a ministry and now, a documentary.) Following the untimely death of her two sons in a car crash, Angela Alexander, a retired Air Force Reservist, faced the challenge of sharing her story with the world. She knew God wanted her…

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