The friendly invasion: 452nd GIs inundated English villages

Third in a seriesVeterans of the 452nd Bombardment Group disagree on how to pronounce Deopham Green, the English airfield they called home in World War II. Some call it "Deep-um" Green. Others say "Deef-um." A few proclaim it "Deaf-um" and the rest refer to it as "Dep-um." "It should be 'Deep-um,'

March Air Reserve Base supports firefighting efforts

Medics deployed to fire-devastated Southern California

As California wild fires continue to burn unchecked, Air Force medical elements Deployed to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., are prepared for the worst. The 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Pope AFB, N.C., along with components from Scott AFB, Ill., and Travis AFB, Calif., constructed a

Wildfire command post stands up at March

The U.S. Army North Command set up an operational command post Oct. 24 here to provide command and control for all Department of Defense forces who are scheduled to arrive in the area to combat the southern California wildfires that have devastated the state. March Air Reserve Base has been

March Air Reserve Base supports firefighting efforts

B-17 duty was tiring, memorable

Second in a seriesB-17 Flying Fortresses were noisy, cold and reliable, men who flew and repaired them for the 452nd Bombardment Group recall. "It was so loud, I could yell in the pilot's ear from six inches away and he couldn't hear me," said Tech Sgt. Arthur Mills, 86, of Lawrence Park, Pa., an

Airmen in the fight

Saying goodbye to a legend

Wing lineage began in World War II England

First in a seriesThe 452nd Air Mobility Wing started as an Army Air Forces bombardment unit that lost more than 450 men while flying 250 missions from an English airfield in World War II. "The 452nd guys were typical, and typical was rather extraordinary," said Dr. Vernon Williams of the Department 

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