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BUDDING LEADERS: Air Force Junior ROTC cadets take a Leadership Course at March

Cadet Senior Airman Mariana Alcala, 14, of Arlington High School, Riverside, tries to keep her grip on a .50-cal. machine gun during an EOD demonstration at March Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David K. Flaherty)

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BUDDING LEADERS: Air Force Junior ROTC cadets take a Leadership Course at March

A group of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets look at a demonstration of a bomb detection robot inside a hangar at March Air Reserve Base EOD. The robot, nicknamed “Wally,” is used to detect and disarm explosives remotely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David K. Flaherty)

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BUNDLES FOR BABIES

Master Sgt. Ellainne Bay, an air reserve technician with the 452nd Force Support Squadron, cuddles with her newborn son, Logan Bay, while waiting for the Bundles for Babies class to begin at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., June 7, 2011. Bundles for Babies is an Air Force Aid Society sponsored course that helps expectant parents be prepared for the costs of raising a child. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Just)

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BUNDLES FOR BABIES

Tech. Sgt. Crystal Goff (left), 912th Air Refueling Squadron Airman and Family Readiness NCO, and Devina Whitt-Snyder, 452nd Air Mobility Wing Airman and Family Readiness administrative assistant, sort though donated baby clothing and blankets for the Bundles for Babies class at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., June 7, 2011. Bundles for Babies is an Air Force Aid Society sponsored course that helps expectant parents be prepared for the costs of raising a child. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Just)

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BUNDLES FOR BABIES

Capt. Dave Shuster, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 912th Air Refueling Squadron, and his wife, Annie, select a baby quilt after the Bundles for Babies course at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., June 7, 2011. Bundles for Babies is an Air Force Aid Society sponsored course that helps expectant parents be prepared for the costs of raising a child. The Schusters are expecting their first child. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Just)

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BUNDLES FOR BABIES

Senior Airman Ashley Carandang, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, is excited to find a tiny, hand crocheted infant hat in her gift bag at the Bundles for Babies course at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., June 7, 2011. Airman Carandang is expecting her first child in November and found out a week before the class that it is going to be a boy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Just)

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BUNDLES FOR BABIES

Senior Airman Ashley Carandang, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, sorts through the baby blankets she received at the Bundles for Babies Class at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., June 7, 2011. Bundles for Babies is an Air Force Aid Society sponsored course that helps expectant parents be prepared for the costs of raising a child. In the background, Airman and Family Readiness Center director, Valerie Fioretta, registers participants for the course.(U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Just)

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Full-face supplied air respirators are used by fuel cell technicians from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron to inspect aircraft fuel tanks Jan. 9 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Senior Airman David Skannal, wearing a full-face supplied air respirator (center), receives a wrench from Staff Sgt. Ryan Slanina (left) while Tech. Sgt. Tim Burrola looks on before inspecting the interior of the center wing fuel tank of a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 9 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airman Skanalla is wearing the respirator so he could breathe properly while troubleshooting inside the fuel tank for leaks. All three are fuel cell technicians from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Senior Airman David Skannal checks a photo ionization detector before inspecting inside the center wing fuel tank of a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 9 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The photo ionization detector is an atmospheric monitor used to evaluate the air inside fuel tanks. Airman Skannal is a fuel cell technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Staff Sgt. Ryan Slanina uses a speed handle to open the center wing fuel tank of a KC-135 Stratotanker during an inspection Jan. 9 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Sergeant Slanina is a fuel cell technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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Staff Sgt. Ryan Slanina (from left), Tech. Sgt. Tim Burrola and Senior Airman David Skannal reference their technical order before inspecting a fuel tank of a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 9 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The three are all fuel cell technicians from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Senior Airman David Skannal refers to a technical order before inspecting a fuel tank of a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 9 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airman Skannal is a fuel cell technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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C-17 Maintenance

Technical Sgt. Randal Williams, right, assembles flares on an ammunition containers while Technical Sgt. Sergio Hernandez, left, reloads C-17 Globemaster III aircraft countermeasures flares into magazines at the base on February 18. Both are air reserve technicians with the 452nd Maintenance Squadron’s Munitions Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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C-17A

C-17A Globemaster III, sitting on the "hot pad" with engines running at Charleston AFB, by Willie Jones, Jr.. This image is copyrighted and is the property of Willie Jones Jr. and is available only to members of the Armed Forces and Military organizations.

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C-21 Learjet

C-21 Learjet. Art by Willie Jones. This image is copyrighted and is the property of Willie Jones Jr. and is available only to members of the Armed Forces and Military organizations. The C-21 Learjet is a VIP transport jet.

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C-5B Galaxy delivers

Members of the 312th Airlift Squadron marshal an Army M1083 Standard Cargo Truck with trailer from a C-5B Galaxy during an engine running offload at Travis Air Force Base, California. The 312th AS earned the 2013 Air Force Association Outstanding Reserve Aircrew Award and the 2013 Air Force Reserve Command President’s Award, , according to an announcement from the Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters May 9, 2014 (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)

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CALIFORNIA AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION AWARDS

The California Air Force Association (CAFA) held its annual conference at Edwards AFB. During the conference, the association recognized active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members assigned to California units who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and mission accomplishment. The Military Awards Banquet was held on Saturday, July 26, at the Edwards AFB Club Muroc. The guest speaker was Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, commander, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB. Maj. Gen. Eichhorn was also recognized as CAFA’s “Person of the Year.” Air Force Reserve members from March ARB who received awards were (pictured from left to right holding their awards): Staff NCO of the Year, Master Sgt. Brian D. Sammons, 336 ARS; Field Grade Officer of the Year, Lt. Col. Mark S. Larson, 452 OG/CD; and Company Grade Officer of the Year, Capt. Lisa M. Hess, 452 AMDS. Also pictured on the right (4th and 3rd from the end, respectively, are: Col Jeffrey K. Barnson, 452 AMW/CV and Command Chief Master Sgt. Agustin A. Huerta, plus nine other wing members who attended to recognize their fellow Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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California Air Force Association selects 452nd CGO for its yearly award

Captain Mary Guest recently won the 2010 United States Air Force Reserve Company Grade Officer of the Year Award from the California Air Force Association at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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California Guard opens first ever-Family Wellness Center

Rebecca Lambert, left, lead family readiness coordinator in Escondido, discusses the many stories behind everyone coming together to renovate the building. Home Depot’s Jo Anne Pagach, center, human resources and Spc. Jaime Duarte, right, flooring manager as well as a mechanic in the 79th BSTB, volunteered to renovate the new family readiness center. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey)

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