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  • March Airmen take home gold at Judo Winter Nationals

    March Air Reserve Base had two of its Airman compete at the USJA/ USJF Judo Winter Nationals December 9, at Azusa Pacific University's Felix Event Center, in Azusa, Ca.  Approximately 700 competitors from all over the country as well as different parts of the world such as Europe, Asia, South

  • CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

    It seems to happen every year. Thanksgiving sneaks up on us and right behind it comes Christmas. Whether it’s your tradition to celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, another faith tradition or simply to celebrate the holiday season, it seems like just yesterday when we were celebrating this special season

  • 163rd blazes a DOMOPS trail with MQ-9 fire missions

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF.—When the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing joined the fight against the Thomas Fire ravaging nearby Ventura County, the mission hit close to home, literally and figuratively.  After years in the heat of battle and the conflagration of foreign wars, the

  • Rosie the Riveter honored at March ARB

    When Elinor Otto enters a room, her orange hair might be the first thing noticed, but her energy, joy, and sense of humor quickly supersede. Despite turning down an opportunity to be an actor as a young woman, according to John Perry, her grandson, she has now reached celebrity status. Otto has

  • TDY provides 912th Airman opportunity to know each other better

    On November 13, 2017, The 912th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) at March Air Reserve Base received a late notice maintenance tasking to Hawaii. Ten members of the 912 Air Refueling Squadron would be needed to backfill another unit for the next two weeks. The tasking required a wide range of mechanics

  • Rosie the Riveter’ inspires youth

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. -- Ms. Elinor Otto affectionately known as ‘Rosie the Riveter’ will fly with the Airman and Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing teaching young students to become the ‘Rosies’ of the future. The filight will take place December 18, from 9:00 a.m. to

  • Envying thy neighbor’s Christmas lights

    As expected, Thanksgiving came and went like a blur and the next thing I knew it was Friday and I found myself rummaging through all the dusty bins in the garage trying to find our Christmas decorations. Right at the moment I was untangling a ridiculously long extension cord I sensed this uneasy

  • Chief Wright to Airmen: Know your retirement options

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- If I had to pick just one thing I’m most passionate about as the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, without a doubt it would be taking care of our Airmen and their families professionally, physically, spiritually and financially. I’m a firm believer that these four things go

  • 452nd Mission Support Group takes home excellence award

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF. — The 452nd Mission Support Group (MSG), March Air Reserve Base, was awarded the 2017 Campbell Jr. Mission Support Group Excellence Award at a dinner Thursday, Nov. 16, naming them best Mission Support group in Fourth Air Force, a title they will proudly hold for the

  • Beating stress this holiday season

    Just because it’s the Holiday Season, real life doesn’t go away, and it can bring some unwelcome guests and demands such as family, shopping, cooking, entertaining and depression in the midst of coordinating the big event.  So, it’s no wonder that with these competing demands, the stress can reach a