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  • 452d Air Mobility Wing continues to blaze trails during Readiness Exercise

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – The 452d Air Mobility Wing (AMW) has successfully concluded a four-day exercise aimed at testing its rapid deployment capabilities. The exercise took place at March Air Reserve Base on May 15-18 as part of a comprehensive wing-wide inspection conducted by the

  • Team March honors fallen Airman

    Airman Lionel Hendrick wanted to follow in his dad's footsteps. His father, Clarence, retired from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing as an Air Force master sergeant after 25 years of service. Hendrick planned on doing the same, said Senior Master Sergeant Lali Gomez, first sergeant from the Aircraft

  • Yellow Ribbon resources help family through deployment, tragedy

    Michelle Lutz's world stopped revolving the day her husband and best friend, Chief Master Sgt. Rich Lutz, left for a deployment."I didn't want him gone for six months. It's very difficult being a single parent," said Michelle.The two met nearly 15 years ago when she saw Rich playing pool at a Vashon

  • Are Airmen's ghosts still around?

    (Final in a four-part series on things that go bump in the night)Chaplain Dave Sarmiento, 163rd Reconnaissance Wing duty chaplain, March Air Reserve Base, California, has heard many stories of ghosts roaming the halls in buildings at March Field.One such story came from a former wing commander of

  • Shadowy figure blocks exit to room in March Field building

    (Third in a four-part series of things that go bump in the night)Ghost stories have been told for ages. With Halloween quickly approaching, there seems to be even more being shared during this time of year. March Air Reserve Base, California, is not immune to such stories. In fact, there may be more

  • Rumors of torture devices in March basement

    (First in a four-part series of things that go bump in the night)There have been a couple of reports that a basement on March Air Reserve Base houses "shackles" hanging from the ceiling behind a stairwell. Are the rumors valid? If so, why are they there and what were they used for?I was curious, so

  • 'Keep your boots shined' means I love you

    The veterans Master Sgt. Angela Caruso-Yahne, 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, has completed five deployments, but number six is the first time she has attended a Yellow Ribbon event."From my perspective, I've had encouragement from my commander for previous