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BIRD CHASERS

When they’re not working, the falcons are tethered to a perch inside Muse and Weathering areas here. (U.S.Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Davidson, 452 AMW/PA)

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BIRD CHASERS

Stuart Rossell gets his falcons ready for work to scare off the birds that take flight over March airfield. (U.S.Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Davidson, 452 AMW/PA)

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BIRD CHASERS

Stuart Rossell prepares one of his falcon, “Mugen,” for a routine flight over the airfield here to chase birds. (U.S.Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Davidson, 452 AMW/PA)

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Blackbird Weekend at March Field Air Museum

The SR-71 was operational from 1968 through 1990 and flew for the last time in 1999. (U.S. Air Force photos by TSgt Joe Davidson)

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Blackbird Weekend at March Field Air Museum

The SR-71 was operational from 1968 through 1990 and flew for the last time in 1999. (Below) Audiences gathered inside the main museum hangar to hear retired Blackbird pilots exchange stories about their times in the cockpit of the world’s fastest aircraft. (From left to right) Col. Buz Carpenter, USAF Retired, Col. Ken Collins, USAF Retired, B.C. Thomas, Test Pilot and Randy Wolfgang, (U.S. Air Force photos by TSgt Joe Davidson)

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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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California unit launches Air National Guard’s first domestic Predator flight

Master Sgt. Ron Doyle marshals in a Predator MQ-1 after its maiden flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paul Duquette)

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Common Aircraft Reprogrammable Equipment

Staff Sgt. Carlos A. Rocha updates software for the missile warning system onboard a C-17 Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. He is an electronic warfare technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Common Aircraft Reprogrammable Equipment

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Common Aircraft Reprogrammable Equipment

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Crew chiefs in the AOR: 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs get their hands dirty

Staff Sgt. Skyler Swinhart, 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crew Chief, recovers an MQ-1 Predator at Kandahar International Airport, in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Eagle Scout Overhauls C-141B Starlifter

Chester Franklin is hard at work in the cockpit area. The C-141 is available for events which is why Jacob chose to fix it up. “I believed it would have the greatest impact for the base and community.” (Courtesy photo by Jacob Medeiros)

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Eagle Scout Overhauls C-141B Starlifter

Desmond Ford (front) and Michael Gonzales clean a side panel of the interior in the C-141. Approximately 70 volunteers between the ages of 11 and 60 helped complete the project. The planning took five months and the cleaning took three weeks. (Courtesy photo provided by Jacob Medeiros)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

Senior Master Sgt. Phil Stidham, boom operator, 336 ARS, and Jeff Braun, director, Alternative Fuels Certification Office, observe from a KC-135R as an F-22 Raptor is refueled over the Southern California desert. The F-22 is based at Edwards AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

(From left) Maj. Bob Dittus, pilot, Senior Master Sgt. Phil Stidham, boom operator, and Capt. Eric Leach, co-pilot, conduct preflight planning before the refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

Col. Jeff Pennington, 452nd Operations Group commander (right), discusses the Aug. 28 refueling mission before takeoff with members from the Alternative Fuels Certification Office, Wright-Patterson AFB: Betty Rodriguez, chief engineer and Jeff Braun, director, Alternative Fuels Certification Office, Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

A KC-135 from the 336 ARS at the base refuels an F-22 from Edwards AFB with a new synthetic fuel which will decrease the Air Force’s dependence on foreign oil. It was the first time the new synthetic fuel was used in an air refueling as well as the first time a KC-135 flew using it. The pilots from both aircraft reported that everything went smoothly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-35 Lightning II instructor pilots conduct aerial refueling

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)

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FATHER, SON FLY TOGETHER

Lt. Col. Robert Nicholson (left) of Air Force Reserve Command’s Detachment 2, Fourth Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, and his oldest son, Capt. David Nicholson of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Air Refueling Group, share a moment during Colonel Nicholson’s final KC-135 flight July 22, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The occasion was Col. Nicholson’s final KC-135 flight before his retirement after 37 years of service. The Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard had to approve the training mission in order for the father and son to fly together. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Flabob Airport host March Field units during pre-Air Force Week events

Inquisitive spectators soaked in the history and glory of the pilots who described their planes and adventures. Attendees had signed up for airplane rides or visited the chow hall, which offered the traditional fare of Spam and SOS. (U.S. Air Force photos by Maj. Don Traud)

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