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Yellow Ribbon Program resources help family through deployment, tragedy

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacquelyn Estrada Michelle Lutz rests her head on the shoulder of her husband, Chief Master Sgt. Rich Lutz, during a post-deployment breakout session at an Air Force Reserve aFeb. 23, 2014, in Carlsbad, Calif. The Lutzes are working through the tragedy of losing Michelle’s younger brother to suicide the same…

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Airmen, Marines enhance mission capabilities through joint training

U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Dath Marines and Airmen assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., provide Aerial Port Operations training at March on Feb 27, 2014, to Marine Logisticians assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marines attached to the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group (ADACG) and Airmen from the 452nd Aerial Port…

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DJs in Riverside Now Broadcasting to Military in Afghanistan

Photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Harrington. American Forces Network Broadcast Center Radio Production Specialist Grant Peters hosts a live radio show for Freedom Radio, broadcast throughout Afghanistan, from his studio at March Air Reserve Base. Peters, along with other AFN DJs, produce two live shows every day of the week for the…

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Mentoring: from a first sergeant perspective

Courtesy Photo Senior Master Sgt. William A. Ray, 50th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant and Capt. Ernest Wong, 50th Aerial Port Squadron operations officer, conduct a feedback session with each other, demonstrating that mentoring can and should be done across all levels of leadership within the Reserve. I was recently asked about my thoughts on…

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March Airmen ‘Crew Swap’ with Cruz Pedregon Racing team

Courtesy Photo From left: Staff Sgt. Brian Huff, 912th Air Refueling Squadron; Staff Sgt. Randy Bowen, 452nd Security Forces Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Roger Messick, 752nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Tech. Sgt. Michael Reid, 452nd Operations Support Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., watch as Cruz Pedregon Racing maintenance team members, service Pedregon’s funny car during…

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News Briefs January 17, 2014

Posted  January 17, 2014

MARCH VITA CENTER NEEDS HELP TO OPERATE IN 2014 In January 2012, March ARB opened up the first Tax Center in AFRC and the first at March since 1995. Since that time, dedicated volunteers have doubled the number of people and returns they have prepared each year. The March Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center needs…

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Air Force Reserve announces 2013 colonel promotion board selectees

Posted  January 17, 2014

Congratulations are in order for our 2013 Air Force Reserve line and non-line colonel promotion selectees as follows: Richard R. Givens II, 452nd Air Mobility Wing chaplain; Jeffry L. Huffman, 752nd Medical Squadron; Robert A. Kirby, 452nd Operations Group; Darrin Daniel Lambrigger, 752nd Medical Squadron commander; Ernest C. Lee, 752nd Medical Squadron; Shane D. Lohman,…

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HEALTHY BASE INITIATIVE

Posted  January 17, 2014

Childhood obesity – Reversing the epidemic for our children According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Today, children live a very different lifestyle than their counterparts of 30 years ago. Buses and cars have replaced walking…

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March Airmen volunteer at 150th Rose Parade

Posted  January 10, 2014

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Russell S. McMillan Senior Airman Paige McCann, a member of the 452d Communications Squadron, March ARB, polishes the right wing of a miniature P-51 Mustang aircraft on Dec. 31, 2013. McCann and other March airmen volunteered to educate the public about the WWII Tuskegee airmen and the P-51 Mustang aircraft…

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2013 The year in review

Posted  January 10, 2014

January Courtesy photo/Jim Almgren Members of the 452d Air Mobility Wing Top Three and March Air Reserve Base chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association, routinely partner with local organizations, in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, to provide low-cost housing for those in need. Over the years, the military community has donated many personnel-hours to…

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DMV reminds motorists of new 2014 laws

Posted  January 10, 2014

SACRAMENTO — With the arrival of 2014, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reminding motorists of some of the new laws that will become effective this year. The following laws went into effect on January 1, 2014, unless otherwise noted. Bicycles: Passing Distance. AB 1371 (Bradford), known as the Three Feet for Safety…

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DOD announces recertification of imminent danger areas

Posted  January 10, 2014

WASHINGTON — Today, the Defense Department announced the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. A periodic review and recertification was conducted for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) purposes and was made in coordination with the joint staff, combatant commands and military services. The combatant commands conducted in-depth…

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News Briefs January 10, 2014

Posted  January 10, 2014

Snapshots U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Michael Quiboloy Lt. Col. Tina M. Tsui, 452nd Force Support Squadron commander, and Maj. Hal Byers, 163rd FSS commander, gather for the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for the two units’ merger at March ARB, Calif., Jan. 8, 2014. The 3-in-1 integration of FSS will be a…

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Tops in Blue celebrates 60 years

Posted  December 20, 2013

Courtesy photo/Jennifer Collins Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Collins, a reservist with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., performs the role of musical sensation, Pitbull, during the kick-off show of the 2013 Tops in Blue All Star tour at Joint Base San Antonio, Dec. 7, 2013. Collins was one of several former TIB…

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Operation Warm Heart toy drive surpasses previous collections

Posted  December 20, 2013

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joe Davidson Members of Riverside County Cal Fire and March Field Fire Departments team up with Lori Gracey, Kinross Lane Preschool owner/teacher and her students and their parents to donate toys to Operation Warm Heart Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Gracey, the mother of Blue Eagles Honor Guard member, Tech. Sgt….

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For all on-base emergencies, call 911

The area code for March Air Reserve Base is 951. The DSN prefix is 447.

Chaplain – 655-4105

Civilian Personnel – 655-4076

Commissary – 655-3967

Contracting Office – 655-4042

Education Office – 655-4442

Exchange – 653-3111

Family Readiness and Support – 655-5350

General Old Golf Course – 697-6690

Law Enforcement Desk – 655-2981

Legal Office – 655-4479

Military Personnel Customer Support (and ID card center) – 655-3028

March Field Museum – 902-5949

Pass and Registration – 655-3791 (Visitor’s Center)

Passenger Terminal / Space-A Travel – 655-3214 / 2397
(24-hour flight information ) – 655-2913

Public Affairs – 655-4137

Retiree Affairs Office – 655-4077

For all other phone numbers, call the base directory at 655-1110.


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