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Three women to thank for Tuskegee Airmen existence

Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, April 6, 1949. (Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-54231])

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Three women to thank for Tuskegee Airmen existence

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and “Chief” Charles Alfred Anderson, 1941 (Air Force Historical Research Agency photo)

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Wing Headquarters Gets Extreme Makeover

The 452 Air Mobility Wing headquarters, Building 470, is in the process of a major renovation which began about one year ago and is scheduled for completion in the summer months. In addition to handicap access, each office will be able to control its own heating and air conditioning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda Welz)

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Gill memorial

Members of the Blue Eagle’s Total Force Honor Guard from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., pose with Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command and six former AFRC commanders Nov. 6 at a memorial service held at March ARB for former AFRC commander Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill. This was the largest gathering of AFRC commanders in history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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Gill memorial

Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command and six former AFRC commanders attended a Nov. 6 memorial service held at March ARB for former AFRC commander Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill. This was the largest gathering of AFRC commanders in history. From left retired Maj. Gen. William Lyon, retired Maj. Gen. Homer Lewis, retired Lt. Gen. James Sherrard, Stenner, retired Lt. Gen. John Bradley, retired Maj. Gen. Robert McIntosh and retired Maj. Gen. Roger Scheer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz

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Staff Sgt. Paul Connors, 95th Force Support Squadron and Blue Eagle’s Total Force Honor Guard member, holds retired Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill's personal colors after they were encased for the last time at the general's memorial service held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Nov 6, 2011. Gill was a former chief of the Air Force Reserve and former commander of Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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Master Sgt. Darryl Willingham, 452nd Mission Support Group and Staff Sgt. Paul Connors, 95th Force Support Squadron and both members of the Blue Eagle’s Total Force Honor Guard, encase the personal colors of retired Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill for the last time at the general's memorial service held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Nov 6, 2011. Gill was a former chief of the Air Force Reserve and former commander of Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, presents the flag to retired Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill's daughter, Roxann, at a Nov. 6 memorial service held at March ARB for the former AFRC commander who passed away Aug 22, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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Seven members of the Blue Eagle’s Total Force Honor Guard firing party stand at attention after firing a 21-gun salute at the Nov. 6 memorial service held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. for retired Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill, who passed away Aug. 22, 2011. Gill was the former chief of Air Force Reserve and former commander of Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command gives the eulogy at a Nov. 6 memorial service held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., for former AFRC commander Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill. The memorial service was attended by Gill's family and friends as well as six former AFRC commanders, the largest gathering of AFRC commanders in history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command stands at attention as his wife, Dee, retired Gen. James P. Mullins, retired Lt. Gen. James Sherrard, retired Lt. Gen John Bradley and retired Maj. Gen. Homer Lewis hold their hands over their hearts during a Nov. 6 memorial service held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., for former AFRC commander Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill. The memorial was attended by six former AFRC commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz

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Gill memorial

Members of the Blue Eagle’s Total Force Honor Guard present the colors at the Nov. 6 memorial service held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., for retired Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill, former chief of the Air Force Reserve and former commander of Air Force Reserve Command, who passed away Aug. 22, 2011, at the age of 81. The memorial was attended by family, friends, Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, current AFRC commander and six former AFRC commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

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March Air Guardsmen support Betty Ford memorial service

Master Sgt. Edward Allen and Staff Sgt. Ross Park, 163rd Reconnaissance Wing, unload the bags to be placed on a C-32 at Palm Springs International Airport in support of Former First Lady Elizabeth B. Ford’s departure ceremony, July 13. The baggage detail crew was assigned to assist the Ford family. (U.S. Army photo / Private 1st Class Brandon Batchelor)

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March Air Guardsmen support Betty Ford memorial service

Tech. Sgt. Scott Crandell and Senior Airman Cully Hopkins, 163rd Reconnaissance Wing, guard former First Lady Elizabeth B. Ford’s casket during the repose where the public paid their respects at Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church, July 12. (U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. Julie Avey)

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Aerial view of March Field, circa 1932

The geometric layout of March Field is particularly evident in this spectacular aerial photograph taken around 1932. (Photo courtesy of March Field Air Museum)

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optical equipment seems to be spying on what is now March Air Reserve Base in the distance

Still attached to the wall of a barren room in the former March Air Force Base hospital building, the optical equipment seems to be spying on what is now March Air Reserve Base in the distance. The old building is scheduled for demolition to make way for March LifeCare medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Linda Welz)

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Operation Tomodachi

Four days later: In Otunato, Japan, boats and cars alike were tossed into buildings and buried in rubble during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Daniel St. Pierre)

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Backdrop for 4th Air Force change of command

Staff Sgt. Jeff Faucher, 452nd Maintenance Squadron, inspects the seating area for the Fourth Air Force Change of Command, March 11, 2011. The backdrop is a garrison flag borrowed from Travis Air Force Base for the occasion. (Courtesy photo)

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