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  • A small boy relunctantly opens his mouth for Maj. Brent Dupper as the major prepares to work on the boy's teeth during humanitarian assistance Exercise African Lion April 23 in Morocco. Major Dupper joined a team of 944th Medical Squadron members from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., to participate in humanitarian assistance at six sites in Morocco. Major Dupper is a dentist with the 452nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout)

    Major from March helps provide humanitarian aid for African Lion

    More than 3,700 Moroccans were treated by 37 American military members as part of an April 15 to 30 humanitarian assistance visit to Morocco called African Lion 2007. Maj. Brent Dupper, 452nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, joined the 944th Medical Squadron from Luke Air Force Base and a Navy dentist and her assistant to participate in the regularly
  • Members of Leadership Riverside ask Capt. Lee Bouma, an F-16 pilot with the 120th Fighter Wing, questions during a recent tour of March Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Abbott, 452AMW/PA)

    Local leaders visit base, learn about the March mission

    Last week, 23 members of Leadership Riverside arrived on base for a tour of March Field. The program, which is hosted by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, takes community leaders and enables them to spend one day a month with various local organizations. "Leadership Riverside is an opportunity to interact with other community leaders and
  • Senior Airman Lyndsey Wisniewski (holding plaque), 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, was recognized at the April 20 Wake Up Moreno Valley, a monthly event by the Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce. Senior Airman Wisniewski was recently named 452nd Air Mobility Wing Airman of the Year. Each month, the Chamber recognizes a different person from one of the various units at March. (Left to right) Oscar Valdepena, executive director of the Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce, Julie Reyes, chairman for the Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce, Airman Wisniewski, Senior Master Sgt. Cecile Tamayo, 452nd AES training flight supervisor, Chamber Director Harold Trubo and Chamber Director Jamil Dada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Abbott)

    Outstanding Airman recognized by local community

  • 2nd Lt. Charles Conder, from the 729 Airlift Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, stands in front of the “Spirit of Ronald Reagan” C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Abbott, 452 AMW/PA)

    Local lieutenant sweeps awards at pilot school, returns home to live his dream

    When Charles Conder III was a child, he rode his bike to the top of the hill by the old weapons storage area and look down at March Field in awe watching as KC-10s would fire up their engines and fly off into the somber sky, daydreaming of one day being a pilot. Today, after recently graduating top of his class during pilot training, that dream has
  • Army Sgt. Mele Semo, 653rd Reserve Support Group project manager (front, center), teaches traditional Hawaiian dancing at the base sports and fitness center. Sergeant Semo, the daughter of a Samoan father and Samoan/Chinese mother, has begun holding classes in the evenings. She is teaching Hawaiian hula, a Polynesian dance titled “PacificColors” and a traditional Samoan slap dance for the men. She is also looking for people who would like to perform at the upcoming Asian/Pacific Month Luau that will be put on by the Army later this month. Having been raised in both Laie, Hawaii and Vailoa, American Samoa, Sergeant Semo has been dancing since pre-school. Her dad would pick up the guitar and her mom the ukulele and said, “Dance!” - and since it was between that or doing chores, the choice was easy. She also comes from a family full of entertainers, many having worked at the Polynesian Cultural Center, a major tourist attraction in Laie, Hawaii. The Semo family continues to share their talents by teaching dance and song in Hawaii, Samoa, California, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Missouri. Since the month of May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month, Sergeant Semo is offering the dance lessons “to share the love I have for my culture and Polynesian dancing with all who wish to learn.” A Congressional Resolution was passed in 1978 to commemorate Asian American Heritage the first week of May. Congress later voted to change that week to encompass the entire month and it was called Asian Pacific American Heritage month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Abbott, 452 AMW/PA)

    Bringing island flavor to March Air Reserve Base during Asian Pacific American Heritage month

  • Brig. Gen. James Melin (left), 452nd AMW Commander at March Air Reserve Base, presents the AFRC Outstanding Weapons Safety Civilian of the Year award to Vic Flores. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Abbott, 452 AMW/PA)

    Guy with the guns takes top honor

    "We've got claymore mines. We've got grenades, grenade launchers, explosives and missiles - just a little bit of everything." Being the 452nd Air Mobility Wing's weapons safety manager, that "little bit of everything" falls right on Vic Flores' shoulders. "I'm in charge of anything that has to do with weapons and explosives on base. As the overall
  • Seventeen-year-old Cody Blackshear receives his cover from Chief Petty Officer Gayle Marino as a symbol of progression from junior to senior enlisted. Cody was being promoted to chief petty officer within the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, located at March Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Amy Abbott, 452 AMW/PA)

    High school senior makes chief petty officer

    Cody Blackshear is 17 years old, a high school senior and, on Saturday, just became a chief petty officer. No; not in the actual Navy, but in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps during a ceremony conducted at the Navy Operational Support Center here. Nonetheless, to Cody, it was just as significant. "This is a huge milestone. Until now, I couldn't even
  • Maj. Paul Sonstein, C-17 pilot at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., at the opening Los Angeles Dodgers game (Photo courtesy of Jon Soo Hoo, Los Angeles Dodgers)

    A blue and white tribute

    A March Field pilot who received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in Iraq was honored April 9 at the Los Angeles Dodgers season-opening baseball game. Maj. Paul Sonstein, a C-17 pilot who was then stationed at McChord AFB, Wash., was flying continuous missions back and forth from Iraq. On Dec. 9, 2003, just as he, his crew of four
  • The convoy of golf carts are ready to take off with Colonels Pamela, 452nd Mission Support Group commander, and Cam, 452nd Maintenance Group commander, LeBlanc leading the way. March Air Reserve Base captured the winner’s trophy at Broken Shaft Golf tournament against the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. The Broken Shaft Tournament is an annual event between the two teams and this year, 52 people participated. The base ended eight strokes ahead taking the low net total with 1903. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Abbott, 452 AMW)

    Broken Shaft

  • Col. Pamela LeBlanc, 452nd Mission Support Group commander at March Air Reserve Base, left, accepts the guidon from incoming 50th Aerial Port Squadron commander, Major Jody W. Chalich, on April 15. Major Mary Van Scyoc, outgoing commander of the 50th APS, delivered her goodby to the audience at the change of command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Blair, 452 AMW)

    50th APS change of command

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