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General Melin retires after 39 years of service

452nd Air Mobility Wing Executive Officer, Maj. Tina Tsui designed a special retirement ceremony program for General Melin which mimics a KC-135 pilot’s emergency action checklist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carolyn Erfe)

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General Melin retires after 39 years of service

Now retired Brig. Gen. James Melin speaks to the guests at his retirement ceremony held April 10 at the Hap Arnold Club. Surrounding him are his three children, (from left) Sarah, Garett and Chelsea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samara Scott)

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A new ATM for March

Rich Swatman of Tech Trend Security puts the finishing touches on the new Visterra ATM kiosk on Graeber Street. Tanya Price, Assistant Manager of the Cactus Boulevard Visterra branch, said the old kiosk was beginning to look worn out and the credit union wanted March to have a new one. Bob Hill, the graphic artist who designed the exterior of the kiosk, uses an image of a C-17 assigned to the 729th Airlift Squadron on the front and the image of historic planes on the back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Just)

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A new ATM for March

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BLUE EAGLES AIRMAN PICKED FOR HONOR GUARD AWARD

Staff Sgt. Charles N. Sibus (right), a ceremonial guardsman, recently received the 2009 Edwards Air Force Base Honor Guard Member of the Year category award for his professional accomplishments in leadership, operation and management to the Military Funeral Honors program. Sergeant Sibus is one of seven active duty members assigned to the 95th Force Support Squadron at Edwards AFB. He is serving a three-year special duty controlled tour as a ceremonial guardsman stationed here at March ARB with the Total Force Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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New judge advocate an award-winning mentor

LT. COL. DEANN LEHIGH

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Air Force Junior ROTC cadets conduct pass and review at March Air Reserve Base

Col. Mary Aldrian conducts an inspection of the troops before the pass and review on the ramp, April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Davidson)

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Air Force Junior ROTC cadets conduct pass and review at March Air Reserve Base

Reviewing officials (from right) Col. Mary Aldrian, 452nd Air Mobility Wing Vice Commander, Col. Norman Green, Army Reserve 304th Sustainment Brigade Commander, Lt. Ed Giron, Navy Operational Support Center Moreno Valley Executive Officer and Chief Agustin Huerta, 452 AMW Command Chief, salute as the second of two squadrons of high school JROTC students pass the reviewing stand during the pass and review held at March ARB April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Davidson)

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Colonel Sanchez promoted

Eddie Sanchez, commander of the 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, hugs his wife, Maria Sanchez, during his promotion to colonel March 28 in the Cultural Resources Center. Colonel Sanchez’s wife, mother and two children pinned on his new insignia. Colonel Sanchez has been in the Air Force since 1978 and at March Air Reserve Base since Aug. 2008. During the ceremony, Colonel Sanchez gave a special thank you to his uncle, a Vietnam veteran whose heroism was recognized with the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A final salute to Team March

1st Lt. (now Brig. Gen.) James L. Melin poses for a graduation picture at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in 1974. (Photo courtesy Brig. Gen. James Melin)

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A final salute to Team March

Brig. Gen. James L. Melin speaks to the members of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing before giving command of the wing to Col. Karl McGregor March 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Cabellon)

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NCO INDUCTION CEREMONY

New March ARB noncommissioned officers take an oath during the NCO Induction Ceremony at the Cultural Resources Center, March 28. The Induction Ceremony is an Air Force tradition which serves as a rite of passage to those selected for advancement in the noncommissioned officer corps and the senior noncommissioned officer corps. The staff sergeant inductees were: Chad Boersma, Stephan Chavez, Shelly Edwards, Adriana Garcia, Sarah Garcia, Edward Koo, James Marquez, Daniel McDowell, Randall Miller, Shawna Mohr, Klevontey Morgan, Alejandro Pedraza, Kyle Platt, Andrew Plock, D’Angelo Price, Jorge Ramos, Brendan Ryan, Katiria Sanchez, Angeline Santos, Jason Smith, Daniel Stephens, Darryl Tamayo, Milorad Vulovic and James Wendte. The master sergeant inductees were: Elizabeth Buckingham, Joseph Craft, Scott Clonkey, Gary Gillespie, Jonathan Gaygay, Taneisha Hardaway, Terri Harmon, Robert Hill, David Hoopes, Kim¬berly Jones, Ferdinand Kabigting, Jeremy Knox, Jim Lambert, Summer Mize, Willard Ramseur, Robert Smythe, Lucia Torres, Christopher Walls and Darrell Watts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samara Scott)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

Staff Sgt. Anthony Peccerillo, from the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March ARB, Calif., attaches a litter station strap to the floor of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise at March ARB. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Araiza)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

Technical Sgt. Monica Eastman from the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McDill AFB, Fla., instructs U.S. Air Force members on the exterior body of the KC-135 Stratotanker during the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise at March ARB, Calif. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Araiza)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

Master Sgt. Kelly Jelstrom, from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (L), observes Staff Sgt. Ryan Romo, also from the 446th AES, as he reattaches the crew entrance door of a KC-135 Stratotanker during the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise at March ARB, Calif. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Araiza)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

Major Sandra Lindsay, from the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla., speaks to U.S. Air Force members about exiting the KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft during the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise at March ARB, Calif. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Araiza)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

Senior Airman Krista Alldritt and Staff Sgt. Ryan Romo, both from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., listen to Master Sgt. Kelly Jelstrom, also from Lewis-McChord, explain and demonstrates how to close the crew entrance door of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise at March ARB, Calif. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Araiza)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

Technical Sgt. Carlos Villa, from the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., pulls a latch to lower and re-attach the rear troop door of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise at March ARB. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Araiza)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

U.S. Air National Guard aircrew members from the 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo., inspect their medical equipment after their arrival for the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise on March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Stephen Schester)

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DART: Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training

U.S. Air Force medical aircrew members walk towards two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and the March Air Reserve Base flight tower after egress training on three aircraft before the start of the Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training exercise on March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Dissimilar Aircraft Readiness Training, also known as DART, is a quarterly exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons. It provides hands-on training to flight nurses and aeromedical technicians on different aircraft than they have at their home bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Stephen Schester)

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