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  • Senior Airman Andrew Reynoso, 452nd Security Forces Squadron, helps six-year-old Giovanni Medina get a clear sight picture as he holds on tight to the M240-Bravo Machine Gun. This, as well as other weapons, was on display during the Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Operation Family First event held in Building 385, July 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joe Davidson)

    Kids see Operation Family First mock deployment as cool

    Grown up, and not so grown up, children belonging to moms and dads of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., were processed through a mock deployment line here Saturday, July 13, during the Logistics Readiness Squadron's first "Operation Family First" event held at the deployment hangar, Building 385. According to the event's
  • Tech. Sgt. Juan Sanchezduarte (left) and Senior Airman Mark Zorich (right), both assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, pose with some bicycle tires outside Tan Box Bike Repair at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2013. Both Airmen volunteer their time and resources so service members at KAF can have free bicycle repairs available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)

    March, Travis airmen team up - open best little repair shop in Afghanistan

    There are no web ads, gorilla-suit wearers flipping arrows or even a simple "Open for Business" sign; there is just a makeshift, plywood plaque that describes exactly what it is - "Tan Box Bike Repair."For service members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, with bicycle issues, Tan Box Bike Repair is probably the only, and definitely
  • Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., addresses his troops at Headquarters, 4th Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., for the first time as their commander after his assumption of command ceremony there Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Flournoy arrives to the Southern California base from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., where he commanded the Air Reserve Personnel Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel St. Pierre)

    Flournoy takes command of Fourth Air Force Headquarters

    Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr. assumed command of Headquarters Fourth Air Force replacing Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle at an assumption of command ceremony held in the Cultural Center at March Air Reserve Base, Sunday, November 3rd. Outgoing Fourth Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle, commanded the numbered air force since March 2011 and has
  • National Basketball Association legend, Norm Nixon, guides military dependents through a basketball drill using fundemental techniques at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., during the NBA Cares Hoops for Troops basketball clinic Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. The NBA Cares program sponsored the event in conjunction with the Healthy Base Initiative kickoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

    Hoops for Troops program inspires Team March youth

    Team March dependents, between the ages of six and 18, participated in the National Basketball Association Cares Hoops for Troops basketball clinic at the March Fitness Center on Sunday. The NBA launched the inaugural event here in conjunction with the Defense Department's Healthy Base Initiative, selecting March Air Reserve Base as one of their
  • U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Rodolfo Castro, broadcast journalist, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, adjusts an improved outer tactical vest for Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones, photojournalist, 4th CTCS, during annual tour at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., July 27, 2013. The squadron took advantage of annual tour to learn and practice night vision operations, military operations on urban terrain, wear and use of tactical gear, battlefield forensics, and more. The 4th CTCS is the only combat camera squadron in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick)

    Proper body armor training is critical for survival

    Members of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron participated in an internally-taught, body armor familiarization training here July 27.Body armor familiarization consists of learning how to wear tactical, body armor vests equipped with attachments, including first aid kits, magazine pouches, camelbacks, weapons, and plates. Master Sgt. Donald Allen and
  • Airmen from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron pose in full tactical gear, including training weapons, after a memorial ruck march July 30 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The eight U.S. Air Force Reserve Command members marched in honor of U.S. Army Spc. Hilda Clayton, a fellow combat camera professional who was killed in action July 2 in Afghanistan. The 4th CTCS plans to make the memorial ruck an annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Garcia/Released)

    'Still on Patrol'

    As twilight settled upon the West coast, eight combat camera airmen here conducted a silent march for a fallen comrade-in-arms from the East coast July 30.After learning of the recent death of U.S. Army Spc. Hilda Clayton, a combat documentation and production specialist assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, Fort
  • Seventeen-year-old Austin McCoy accepts his award for Air Force Reserve Command's Youth of the Year 2013 from Maj. Gen. Alfred J. Stewart, commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Austin received the award for his extensive volunteer work, philanthropic aspirations and involvement in activities as an Eagle Scout. (Courtesy photo)

    March Air Reserve Base youth wins coveted 2013 Youth of the Year award

    Congratulations to Austin S. McCoy for being named the Air Force Reserve Command's 2013 Youth of the Year.Son of Colonel Timothy and Debi McCoy, Austin, 17, attends Murrieta Mesa High School, where he maintains a 3.5 grade point average and is a member of the Varsity cross country and track teams, engineering club and the California Scholastic
  • U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt Joe Parker, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif., refuels an F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., May 16, 2013. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo, Sr./RELEASED)

    March refuelers support test aircraft instructor pilots

  • Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard conduct a shift change at a checkpoint during the night in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. Joint military rescue, relief and security efforts have been deployed by Oklahoma's governor, Mary Fallin, after the devastating tornado that struck May 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Caroline Hayworth/Released)

    Total Force Integration in use after Oklahoma tornadoes

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caroline Hayworth, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, receives a friendly lick from a thankful dog expressing his excitement after pulling him from the remains of a home three days after a tornado completely destroyed his owners house, Okla., May 22, 2013. The 2 mile wide tornado demolished hundreds of houses and took lives, May 20, 2013. (Photo by Mike Meinhardt/Released)

    4th Combat Camera Squadron documents aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes

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