Mission: March Air Reserve Base is located in Southern California and is home to the Air Force Reserve Command’s largest air mobility wing. In addition to the Air Force Reserve Command, March ARB is home to units from the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Air National Guard.
Personnel:
- Total: 9,000
- Contractor: 200
- Retired: 60,000
Payroll: Approx. $168 million
Contracts: $153 million
Total Economic Impact: $437 million
Housing units: None
Major tenants: 452nd Operations Group, 452nd Maintenance Group, 452nd Mission Support Group, 452nd Medical Group
Major Units: Headquarters, 4th Air Force, California Air National Guard, 701st Combat Operations Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, Department of Homeland Security, 304th Sustainment Brigade, 358th Civil Affairs Brigade, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, 362nd Air Force Recruiting Squadron
Substantial interaction with other bases, services:
Edwards Air Force Base, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Camp Pendleton (USMC)
Major facilities on base: Commissary, Base Exchange, Hap Arnold Consolidated Club and Conference Center, Campground, Fitness Center, Tickets and Tours office / Outdoor recreation
Major facilities adjacent to March ARB:
Air Force Village West retirement community (about 500 full-time former military officers/spouses who reside there), General Archie J. Old Golf Course, March Field Air Museum, US Veterans shelter for homeless veterans, Riverside National Cemetery (the third-largest cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration, and since 2000 has been the most active in the system based on the number of interments)
Extended education facilities on base: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Projected increase/decrease in personnel: Arrived fall, 2010 – 912th Air Refueling Squadron: an active duty associate unit, approximately 200 personnel (first time a contingent of active duty personnel this large since the base was converted to a Reserve base in the mid 1990s).
Zip codes within market area:
92518, 92551, 92552, 92553, 92554, 92555, 92556, 92557
Download a copy of the Beacon 2015 rates.
Color Charges: (per insertion)
- Spot Color: Please add $3.00 per column inch, per color
- Process Color: Please add $9.00 per column inch
Pre-printed Flyer Insertion Rates:
- Single Sheet (8.5x 11 inches) – $40 per thousand
- 4-8 tabloid pages – $42 per thousand
- 12-24 tabloid pages – $46 per thousand
- 28+ tabloid pages – $52 per thousand
Max size is 10×13 inches. 2,000 minimum run, $85 min charge Shipping address: 456 E. Ave. K-4, Ste 8, Lancaster, CA 93535 All inserts must be received by Mon., 3pm, week of insertion
Mechanical Requirements:
Page size: 6 columns x 13 inches – Image area 10.25″ x 13″ tall
1 column: 1.5625″ 2 columns: 3.325″ 3 columns: 5.00″
4 columns: 6.75″ 5 columns: 8.50″ 6 columns: 10.25″
Electronic File Requirements:
Please submit files as a pdf, 300dpi as CMYK, no 4/c black
Readership:
Published every Friday, Distributed to military and contractor personnel on March ARB, including offices and high traffic locations on base. The Beacon is also distributed off base at March AFB Museum, veteran’s facilities and selected high traffic locations. Available online at www.marcharbnews.com. 6,000 copies weekly.
Advertising Deadline:
Tuesday noon for that Friday’s publication.
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- Leaderboard (728 x 90 pixels) – $75
- Square (250 x 250 pixels) – $75
- Half Banner (234 x 60 pixels) – $40
- Medium Rectangle (300 x 250 pixels) – $65
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