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  • Mass casualty on flight line

    Late into the night in a dark hangar at March Air Reserve Base, seven people layed in pools of blood, wounded and waiting for help. A C-17 loomed outside and sound machines broadcasted chaos and noise in the background. Fog machines were hidden behind camouflaged netting, laying an eerie blanket of

  • Hispanic reservist from March honored as hero

    Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Senior Master Sgt. Frank De Jauregui has come a long way in life, yet remains grounded in his values and heritage. He recently was named "hero of the week" for local radio station ROCK 105.3 and on Sunday, Mexican Independence Day, Sergeant De Jauregui had the honor of

  • March remembers 9/11 tragedy, honors the fallen

    Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, millions of people watched in terror as thousand of lives were taken during terrorist attacks against the country. Exactly six years later, March Air Reserve Base held a full capacity "interfaith 9-11 service" at the base chapel to commemorate the unforgettable event. "I

  • March reservists refuel skies over Turkey

    March Air Reserve Base Airmen are currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 336th Air Refueling Squadron, members of the 452nd Maintenance Group and various other members of the wing went to Turkey as an air refueling

  • Wild West ropes in reservist

    One weekend a month and two weeks out of the year, he is a weekend warrior. The other 327 days, he is a warrior of another kind. Trading in his BDU cap for one of the ten gallon kind and switching an M-16 for a Colt .45, Senior Master Sgt. Roughsedge Higginson escapes into his Wild West gun slinging

  • Sweet swing: March golfer selected for Air Force championship

    Today, forty people from the Air Force are gathered at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., to play in the 2007 Air Force Golf Championship. One of those hopefuls is Senior Master Sgt. Chad "Q" Quilausing, reserve technician at 4th Air Force's Command and Control Division, who was selected by the Air Force to

  • Graphic technician saves neighbor's life

    "Keep breathing. Keep breathing. Don't give up." The uncle gently held his nephew's head and repeated the phrase as he lay in the middle of the street, his body shaking, going through convolutions and then ... everything stopped. At that moment Michael Brown, a graphic technician with the 452nd

  • Meatballs and mentorship; Troops bend chief's ear over chow

    The rank of chief master sergeant is the highest grade of an Air Force enlisted career with the pinnacle being the position of command chief. At the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, Agustin Huerta holds this much-respected and esteemed designation. Looking back over the span of his career, he is fully aware

  • Inspection planner has check list for success

    A 22-year Air Force veteran has been appointed the chief planner for the 452nd Air Mobility Wing's upcoming operational readiness inspection. Lt. Col. Kevin L. Krebs, the commander of the 452nd Operational Support Squadron, assumed ORI responsibilities Aug. 5 and became the new focal point for all

  • March honors fallen firefighter

    A firefighter from March Air Reserve Base' s 452nd Fire Emergency Services was killed Saturday morning in an off-base motorcycle accident. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Ricardo Villalobos, 28, was a native of Escondido, Calif., and had been assigned to the 452nd FES for over four years. "He was one