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  • Autumn means Flu season is upon us

    As certain as the maple leaves turn to orange in Fall of every year, so does your Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) turn yellow in October. The start of the Fall season marks the time when all service members are required to get the flu vaccine, more commonly referred to as the “flu shot”. While

  • Native American Heritage Month

    The month of November is designated by Congress and the President as a time to reflect on the rich traditions and accomplishments, as well as the suffering and injustices, which mark the history of American Indians and Alaska Natives. National American Indian Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes

  • Chaplains Corner

    I was at Chipotle the other day and while I was filling up my iced tea a woman passed by and said, “Thank you for your service!” While I shouldn’t have been caught off guard, admittedly I didn’t have on the forefront of my mind that I was in uniform. Instead, I was preoccupied with how fast I needed

  • To my Air Force: I love you to the moon and back

    The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 238,900 miles. The circumference of the Earth spans 24,901 miles. The average U.S. Air Force pilot flies thousands of hours in a career.Then there’s Lt. Col. Barbara Bloeth’s globetrotting stats: A senior health administrator retiring this month after years

  • RivCo officials warn about dangers of local wildland fire

    Health officials are urging residents in portions of western Riverside County to limit outdoor activities because of smoke and ash generated by the Canyon Fire in Corona. The fire, which started Monday in the rugged wilderness near the Riverside-Orange county line, has grown to about 2,000 acres and

  • Team March aids in earthquake, hurricane relief efforts

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from March Air Reserve Base are working long hours to facilitate earthquake and hurricane relief efforts through loading and launching aircraft that transport Urban Search and Rescue Teams to assist with rescue and relief efforts in Puerto Rico and Mexico. Team March members

  • March Fire provides mutual aid to Canyon Fire

    March Field Fire Emergency Services received a call for mutual aid from Riverside County Fire Department just after 5 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017 to help with the quickly spreading Canyon Fire near the 91 Freeway in Corona, California. Within minutes Capt. Christopher Christianson, Engineers

  • Travis C-17 delivers response team to Mexico

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Travis AFB, California, arrived to Mexico City International Airport in support of earthquake relief efforts Sept. 21, 2017.  The crew delivered 67 U.S. Agency for International Development elite disaster team members and five canines

  • Local community says thanks with annual picnic

    March Air Reserve Base held their Military Appreciation Picnic at LeMay Park, here Saturday, September 9, 2017, which was hosted by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee. Planned annually by the committee, an estimated 5,000 visitors including military and civilian

  • Navy Measurement Laboratory Turns 15

    NORCO, Calif. -  On Aug. 30, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Navy's unique Measurement Science and Technology Laboratory, a cornerstone facility the warfare center uses to provide precise measurements and calibrations to accurately guide missiles