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Beale AFB was established in 1942 as Camp Beale and is named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822–1893), a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and a Brigadier General in the California Militia, who was an explorer and frontiersman in California. Camp Beale became a United States Air Force installation on 1 April 1951 and was renamed Beale Air Force Base.
Namesake: Brig Gen Edward Fitzgerald Beale Second Air Force 1991–1992, 14th Air Division 1960–1962, 14th Air Division 1972–1991. 14th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1972.
The 9th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th OG's mission is to organize, train and equip Lockheed U-2 R, RQ-4 Global Hawk and MC-12W Liberty combat elements for peacetime intelligence gathering, contingency operations, conventional war ...
98th Bombardment Squadron (Reassigned to 4123 SW at Carswell AFB 1958-1958 and relocated to Clinton-Sherman AFB in 1959) 42nd Bombardment Squadron (Reassigned to 4043 SW in 1960) Became KC-135 Air Refueling Wing in 1968. 17th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (1963–1975) Beale AFB, California, (1975–1976)
Beale Air Force Base: Waldo Junction: California: Air Combat Command: 9th Reconnaissance Wing: The USAF's high-altitude Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance hub, operating the U-2S Dragon Lady, RQ-180, RQ-4B Global Hawk and T-38A Talon.
Nov. 30—The decision to join any branch of the military can feel like a giant leap of faith. In the case of U.S. Air Force Capt. Donsha Watkins, 9th Reconnaissance Wing chaplain, she weighed ...
Map of the small U.S. military installations, ranges and training areas in the continental United States. This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world.
The 427th Reconnaissance Squadron is an active United States Air Force (USAF) unit assigned to Beale Air Force Base, California. The squadron's roots go back to World War I, when it was organized as the 38th Aero Squadron, a training unit that served in Texas and Illinois.