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  • U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Charles E. Stenner Jr., Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., presents Brigadier General Mark A. Kyle with the 4th Air Force guidon. General Kyle is assumed command of 4th Air Force from Major General Eric W. Crabtree on March 12, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Christine Jones) (released)

    General Kyle assumes command

    Brig. Gen. Mark A. Kyle assumed command of Headquarters, 4th Air Force, from Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree at a change of command ceremony held in the C-17 hangar at March Air Reserve Base, Saturday, March 12.General Crabtree has commanded the numbered Air Force since January 2009 and will be taking a position as deputy director, U.S. Strategic
  • Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree, commander, 4th Air Force, departs from the 4th Air Force Headquarters building parking lot with fellow 4th Air Force motorcycle riders at the beginning of a farewell ride at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 9, 2011. Members of 4th Air Force organized the ride as a way to say goodbye to General Crabtree, who will be taking a new assignment at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Va.

    Farewell Ride

    It's a well-known fact on base that Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree, Fourth Air Force commander, is a motorcycle enthusiast. On certain days, a gleaming motorcycle can be spotted in the commander's parking space outside the Fourth Air Force headquarters building. The general has more than 30 years of experience riding motorcycles, and last year led the
  • A Final Achievement: Col. Nancy Driscoll presents Lt. Col. Emma Faulk with a Meritorious Service Medal during Colonel Faulk's retirement ceremony, Feb.26. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Kevin Chandler)

    Oldest Reserve flight nurse retires

    As Lt. Col. Emma Faulk shares the many fond experiences which colored her 20-year career as a flight nurse, her face tells the story more vividly than her voice. Her eyes convey the caring and compassion for people that is vital to the medical profession while her smile radiates with the satisfaction of a long career spent caring for others when
  • Original Tuskegee Airmen Ted Lumpkin and Levi Thornhill render a salute during the opening ceremonies of a Los Angeles Kings hockey game in Los Angeles, Feb. 28, 2011. The two Tuskegee Airmen were honored throughout the evening as part of the hockey team's Black History Month celebration and served as honorary team captains for the game. (Courtesy photo provided by Dee Siffer)

    Tuskegee Airmen honored at hockey game

    Original Tuskegee Airmen Ted Lumpkin and Levi Thornhill were honored as part of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team's Black History Month Celebration.  The two Tuskegee Airmen were honored during a pre-game ceremony and served as official captains for the game as well.The evening's celebration also honored Willie O'Ree, the first black hockey player
  • Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, addresses Air Force Association symposium members Feb. 17, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. To his right is Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Robert Thompson)

    Officials discuss future force mix, budget

    Building tighter budgets, balancing the Total Force mix, and ensuring Reserve programs can continue to support daily operations were some of the topics discussed at the Air Force Association's 2011 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 17 and 18.All of these topics fit under the forum's theme "Resetting the Force
  • Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Tschida, 4th Air Force Logistics Division, gave his farewell speech to friends and family at his Feb. 12, 2011 retirement ceremony at March Air Reserve Base’s Cultural Resources Center. The chief retired after 33 years of military service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)

    Farewell to Chief Tschida

    Chief Master Sgt. Thomas P. Tschida, 4th Air Force Logistics Division, was honored during his retirement ceremony at the March Air Reserve Base Cultural Resources Center here.Chief Tschida enlisted in the Air Force in 1976, serving on active duty before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1982. He retired after more than 33 years of military service.
  • Lt. Col. Monsita J. Faley, Senior Master Sgt. Stephen J. Rouille and Lt. Col. Mary D. Johnson, all assigned to headquarters, Fourth Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., were recognized during the Fourth Air Force commander's call ceremony here February 13, 2011.

    Fourth Air Force Award Recipients

    Several members of Fourth Air Force command were recognized during the Fourth Air Force commander's call ceremony here.Award recipients are as follows:Lt. Col. Monsita J. Faley was awarded the Air Medal in recognition for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.  As a flight nurse, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree, commander of Fourth Air Force, administers the oath of enlistment to Chief Master Sgt. Mark D. James and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher N. Greene following their promotion ceremony February 13, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

    Fourth Air Force's newest Chiefs

    Senior Master Sgt. Mark D. James and Senior Master Sgt. Christopher N. Greene were officially promoted to the of grade Chief Master Sergeant during a promotion ceremony here.Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree, commander of Fourth Air Force, presided over the ceremony, which was held at the March Air Reserve Base Cultural Center. 
  • Col. Abel Barrientes, Fourth Air Force Vice-Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Felix Fernandez, Fourth Air Force Superintendent of Personnel, visit with members of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps at Moreno Valley High School in Moreno Valley, February 9, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Zach Anderson)

    4th Air Force leaders visit local JROTC

    Col. Abel Barrientes, Fourth Air Force Vice-Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Felix Fernandez, Fourth Air Force Superintendent of Personnel, visited with members of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps at Moreno Valley High School in Moreno Valley.Colonel Barrientes and Chief Fernandez served as special guest speakers during the JROTC
  • Runners cool down after the Happy New Year 5K race at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., January 5, 2011. The base hopes to send 80 runners to the Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in September. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Megan Just)

    March seeks to double Air Force Marathon team

    Last September, 40 runners from March Air Reserve Base boarded a C-17 Globemaster III and flew to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio for the 14th annual Air Force Marathon. The runners, who completed 10-kilometer, half marathon and full marathon races, helped the Air Force Reserve win the 2010 Air Force Marathon Major Command Challenge
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