Beale Air Force Base News

The 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base got a new toy of sorts this week - one that basically delivered itself.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that a group led by California State University, Sacramento, will not receive $15 million in economic stimulus funding for a proposed "smart grid" demonstration project.

In its first year of use in Afghanistan, the RQ-4 provided [pdf] more than 17,000 high-resolution images, flying more than 60 missions and over 1,200 combat hours.

In "The Early Show" 's "Dave Price: To the Edge of the Earth" series, weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price will get the unique opportunity of flying aboard a U-2, a high-altitude intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance plane, out of Beale Air Force Base in Roseville, Calif.

Ron Bartoli has been to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. five times, and it never gets easier.

VACAVILLE, Calif. - Former Great Falls resident Martin Gordon Palagi, 62, a pilot and retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died of a heart attack Oct.

The U-2 made its first flight in August 1955. In October, the U-2 photographed the Soviet military installing offensive missiles in Cuba.

Manned and unmanned spy planes can play key roles for the Air Force going forward, said Air Force Brig.

A surplus fire engine long retired from use by the Richmond Fire Department departed from Beale Air Force Base north of Sacramento on Oct.

SOUTHWEST ASIA: Leaders at every level need battlefield information, and because of Airmen with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron ... now they know.

Capt. Peter J. Gryn signals that all systems are good from his U-2 Oct. 4, 2009, prior to his first combat mission.

Did you ever wonder how the United States is protected from possible incoming nuclear missiles? Are you interested in the Medal of Honor, America's highest military honor? Would you like to see a variety of military aircraft, dating back decades? Would you like to view a variety of missiles, including nuclear missiles that were used to protect ...

The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel who died in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and the Mediterranean: Michael S. Cote Jr., 20, of Denham Springs, La.; specialist, Army.

Flags at the state Capitol were flown at half staff Thursday in honor of Air Force Tech.

An airman stationed in Cyprus who was supporting U.S. operations in Afghanistan died as the result of a nonhostile incident Sept.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is beginning to gather photographs of each of the more than 58,000 men and women whose names are listed on the memorial wall in Washington.

Of those, the military reports 588 were killed by hostile action. Outside the Afghan region, the Defense Department reports 70 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

A A A A A A A A A A A The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin P. Horton, of the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron from Hill AFB, Utah is one of the 2008 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

Senior Master Sgt. Jeffery Steagall receives an award Sept. 14, 2009, from Chief Master Sgt.