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Fit-to-Fight: Breaking in the new running track

The new base track was host to an inaugural run April 11, as Team March members joined the boss to officially open the half-mile-circumference oval. Pictured from left are Col. Samuel Mahaney, 452d Air Mobility Wing commander, Col. Timothy McCoy, 452d Mission Support Group commander, Chris Mahaney, Lt. Col. Scipiaruth Curtis, 452d Air Mobility Wing…

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Don’t Surf and drive.

U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Deric Prescott March Air Reserve Base legal office intern, Michael Cullen, is caught texting while driving by Staff Sgt. David Shore, legal specialist. California traffic laws prohibits cell phone usage while operating a vehicle – this also applies to drivers operating vehicles on March ARB. It is illegal to use a…

Courtesy photo Masrwe Sgt. Darryl Willingham, first sergeant, 452d Salutes & Awards

2012-2013 Los Angeles County Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

Courtesy photoMasrwe Sgt. Darryl Willingham, first sergeant, 452d Aeromedical Staging Squadron, received the Los Angeles County Community Volunteer of the Year Award, March 23. Willingham volunteers as a drill sergeant at a youth camp focused on bettering the lives of at-risk youth in Los Angeles county. The annual Los Angeles County Community Volunteer of the…

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Institute Chooses DOD Imagery for Cemetery Plaza Project

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Five pictures taken by Defense Department photographers have been selected to be a part of the Patriot Plaza at the Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla. The images competed with the work of some of the finest, award-winning photographers in the world, to get their shots of the U.S. military included in…

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Presidential Proclamation — Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2013

Each May, our Nation comes together to recount the ways Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders helped forge our country.

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March Minutes | June 18, 2012

Posted  June 22, 2012

Jenny Pham Human Resources Assistant, 452 FSS Hometown: Moreno Valley 0645 What’s that loud, irritating noise?! Oh, it’s my alarm. I can remedy that with no problem… SNOOZE button time! 0650 What’s that buzzing noise? Why did I program my phone to say, “Get up Ms. Pham you start at 0730!” Five more minutes and I should…

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News Briefs | June 22, 2012

Posted  June 22, 2012

LEAGUE OF LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS CHAPTER MEETS JUNE 22 The March LULAC chapter will hold its sixth meeting on the B UTA, Saturday, June 23, 11 a.m. in the Mission Support Group conference room. All are welcome. Membership applications are being accepted and will be available at the meeting. For further information, contact chapter president,…

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730th reactivated; paves new TFI path

Posted  June 22, 2012

Over the past 11 years, Reservists and Guardsmen have routinely demonstrated their capabilities span far beyond the activities accomplished during monthly drills. By continually answering ...

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Snapshots | June 22, 2012

Posted  June 22, 2012

Major Deric Prescott, March Air Reserve Base JAG, sings the National Anthem while the Blue Eagles Total Force Honor Guard presents the colors at the Air Force Reserve Command’s Street League...

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Finny flight for OSS Deputy Commander

Posted  June 22, 2012

Lt. Col. Mark Larson, deputy commander, 452d Operational Support Squadron, returns from a TDY in Denmark to a hose down from the fire department and 729th Airlift Squadron personnel, as he completed...

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March ARB annual motorcycle safety CC brief and group ride

Posted  June 22, 2012

The 452d Air Mobility Wing Safety office is hosting the 2012 Motorcycle Safety Commanders Pre-season Briefing and group ride on June 28. Participants will meet behind the fitness center at 11 a.m., to...

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Royal Danish Air Force airshow a success due to 729th and Aeromedical Evacuation

Posted  June 22, 2012

It was cold, skies were gray, dark clouds hung low and a crisp wind was felt as it blew through frequent intervals of rain. This was surely not ideal airshow weather, especially if you live near March Air Reserve Base...

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Col. Aldrian completes tour of duty at March

Posted  June 29, 2012

Col. Mary Aldrian received the customary “hose down” by family members as she officially ended her end-of-tour fini flight at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., June 14. Aldrian arrived at March ARB in June 2001 after leaving active duty Air Force ...

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Snapshots | Groundbreaking

Posted  July 6, 2012

From Left: Assemblyman Jeff Miller, 71st District; Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Steve Muro, Department of Veterans Affairs; Riverside City Councilman Mike Garner, Ward 1; Riverside County Supervisor...

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Air Fest 2012: Robosaurus

Posted  May 17, 2012

Brace yourself to meet the ferocious spectacle that is Robosaurus: the 30-ton, fire-breathing, transforming T-Rex that eats cars and planes for an afternoon snack. Robosaurus travels the country in the guise of a semi-truck, but when he gets ready for action, he transforms into a 40-foot tall metal dinosaur with power that dwarfs even his…

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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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