Air Force Ball 77th
SEPTEMBER
THURSDAY 6:00 PM 2024 1 2
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Welcome
ChaplainJonathanLampleyandMasterSerg
Presentation of the Colors
National Anthem
StaffSergeantClarenceBennett
Invocation
ChaplainRonaldKiser
POW/MIA Toast
Introductions
Dinner Served
Intermission & Ceremonial Cake Cu
Remarks by 9 RW Commander and Guest Speaker
Social
Honoring the Past ceremony
The Air Force Ball Committee would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our generous donors for their support of this event. Your contributions make a significant difference, and we are deeply appreciative of your kindness and generosity
This recognition is provided by the Air Force Ball Committee, an independent organization The Air Force and Beale Air Force Base are not affiliated with or endorsing this event.
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Events Remembered
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the banquet menu
Garden Salad with Tomato, Onion, & Cucumber *Your Choice of Buttermilk Ranch or Balsamic Dressing
Prime Rib | Chicken Marsala | Mushroom Ravioli
*Served with Chef’s Choice of Fresh Vegetables
starter entree accompaniments
Four Cheese Mac n ’ Cheese | Herb Mashed Potatoes
dessert
Chef’s Choice Dessert Station Celebration Cake
the 9th RW dragon lady the 195th scorpion stinger the 940th breakaway
Sour
Midori Sour Cocktail
Lychee Martini
Vodka
with a Twist
our guest speaker
Major General H. D. Polumbo, Junior
etired as the Commander, Ninth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina Ninth Air Force comprises eight active-duty wings and three direct eporting units in the Southeastern United States with more han 400 aircraft and 29,000 active-duty and civilian personnel. Ninth Air Force is also responsible for the operational readiness of 16 Air Reserve Component wings. General Polumbo entered active duty in 1981 as a graduate of he U.S. Air Force Academy. He has commanded at the quadron, group and three times at the wing level including a year-long deployment as Commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in the U.S. Central Command area of esponsibility where he also led planning and deployment of he first U.S. Army Patriot Battalion on his base in the area of
responsibility. He also served in joint positions with Headquarters Allied Air Forces Northwestern Europe, NATO, and as the Assistant Deputy Director for Global Operations on the Joint Staff General Polumbo recently served as the Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Deputy Commander-Air, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan; and Deputy Chief of Staff-Air, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command where he oversaw three air expeditionary air wings and three expeditionary groups consisting of more than 4,500 Airmen directly engaged in combat operations for Operation Enduring Freedom missions
The General is a command pilot with 4,000 flying hours in all blocks of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, including combat sorties in Operation Northern Watch He also holds the distinction as the first Air Force general officer to fly the U-2S in combat and completed 21 operational U-2 missions in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. The General also flew combat missions in the MC-12W weapon system during Operation Enduring Freedom
Elephant Walk
U-2 Dragon Lady Golden Gate Bridge Flyover
beale’s history: past to present
BY BEALE AIR FORCE BASE
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Beale Air Force Base not only has a unique mission, but it was named for an unique individual.
Unlike most other bases that were named for aviators, Beale was named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale (18221893), the nineteenth-century pioneer Beale graduated from the Naval Academy, served in the California militia and led the experiment to replace Army mules with camels
Camp Beale opened in October 1942, as a training site for the 13th Armored and the 81st and 96th Infantry Divisions During World War II, Camp Beale's 86,000 acres were home for more than 60,000 soldiers, a prisoner-of-war encampment, and a 1,000-bed hospital. In 1948, the camp transferred from the Army to the Air Force.
The Air Force conducted bombardier and navigator training at Beale and in 1951 reactivated the Beale Bombing and Gunnery Range for aviation engineer training. The base has been under several commands, including Air Training Command, Continental Air Command, Aviation Engineer Force, the Strategic Air Command, and since June 1, 1992, Air Combat Command
In May 1959, Colonel Paul K Carlton assumed command of the recently activated 4126th Strategic Wing. The first two KC-135s arrived two months later on July 7,1959 On January 18, 1960, the 31st Bombardment Squadron with its B-52s arrived at Beale to become part of the wing. The 14th Air Division moved to Beale from Travis AFB, one week later. On February 1, 1963, SAC redesignated the 4126th as the 456th Strategic Aerospace Wing. On September 30, 1975, the 456th Bombardment Wing deactivated and the 17th Bombardment Wing activated in its place
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On September 30, 1976, the 17th deactivated and the 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz., became the 100th Air Refueling Wing and moved to Beale. Many of the people and the tankers that had been part of the 17th now became members of the 100th The 17th Wing's B-52s moved to other bases The 100th ARW stayed at Beale until March 15, 1983, when the Air Force deactivated the wing and consolidated its refueling mission and assets into the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing From 1959 until 1965, Beale was support base for three Titan I missile sites near Lincoln, Chico, and the Sutter Buttes. On July 1, 1979, the 7th Missile Warning Squadron brought the Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) Radar site to Beale This 10-story structure can detect possible attack by sealaunched ballistic missiles or track a global satellite.
On October 15, 1964, the Department of Defense announced that Beale would be the home of the new, supersonic reconnaissance aircraft, the SR-71 "Blackbird " The 4200th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing activated on January 1, 1965 The new wing received its first aircraft, a T-38 Talon, on July 8, 1965 The first SR-71 did not arrive until January 7, 1966.
On June 25, 1966, the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, that began as the 9th Observation Group in 1922 and its 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron activated as the 1st Aero
Squadron in 1913, replaced the 4200th The first U-2 arrived from Davis Monthan on July 12, 1976. Until January 26, 1990, when budget restrictions forced the retirement of the SR-71, Beale AFB was the home of two of the world's most unique aircraft.
In July 1994, the 350th Air Refueling Squadron transferred from Beale to McConnell AFB, Kansas, taking the last of the KC-135Q tankers with it. Tankers returned in 1998 when the 940th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit, transferred to Beale In 2001, the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron activated at Beale as the parent organization for the GLOBAL HAWK, the Air Force's newest high-altitude reconnaissance platform
Today, Beale AFB is home for the U-2 Dragon Lady and T-38 Talon. The base, covering nearly 23,000 acres, is home to more than 4,500 military personnel. Beale AFB has an unique name and mission, a historic past, and a promising future.
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the9th Reconnaissance Wing
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At any given moment, day or night, twentyfour hours a day, 365 days a year, there is probably a 9th Reconnaissance Wing aircraft flying an operational mission somewhere in the world.
On May 1, 1999, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing celebrated the 50th anniversary of its activation at Fairfield-Suisun (present-day Travis) AFB, Calif The wing's lineage and honors history extends back even further Soon after the 9th Bombardment Wing activated, the 9 th Bombardment Group inactivated and the group's lineage and honors passed on to the wing. The group stood up at Mitchel Field, New York, on Aug.1, 1922, as headquarters for the 1st (the oldest Air Force squadron) and 5th Squadrons The 99th Squadron joined the group on Nov 9, 1928
In March 1916, the 1st Aero Squadron, with Capt Benjamin D Foulois as commander, supported General "Black Jack" Pershing's punitive expeditions into Mexico Pancho Villa had raided Columbus, New Mexico, and Pershing pursued and hoped to capture him. On March 16, 1916, Capt T F Dodd, with Capt. Foulois as observer, flew the first American aerial reconnaissance mission in combat (The wavy line in the middle of the wing's emblem represents the Rio Grande River and the 1st Aero Squadron's operations in 1916)
Both the 1st and the 99th Aero Squadrons flew in World War I Between 12 and 15 September 1918, they joined the great air armada of 1,481 airplanes in a massive air offensive in the St. Mihiel sector of France The squadrons also participated in the ChampagneMarne, Aisne-Marne, and MeuseArgonne combat operations
(The four black crosses on the wing's emblem commemorate these air battles).
In World War II, the 9th Bombardment Group fought in the Pacific Theater On April 15-16, 1945, 339th Group B-29s flew 1,500 miles, low-level to avoid detection, over water, at night, to attack heavily-defended Kawasaki, Japan Enemy searchlight, anti-aircraft guns, and flak boats destroyed four of the group's 33 bombers and damaged six others. But the attack demolished Kawasaki's strategic industrial district The group earned a Distinguished Unit Emblem (DUE) for its actions The unit won another DUE the following month for mining the Shimonoseki Straits and the waters around Honshu and Kyushu blocking Inland Sea traffic and isolating important Japanese ports After its activation in 1949, the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing's 1st , 5th , and 99th Strategic Reconnaissance
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Squadrons flew RB-29s and RB-36s on visual, photographic, electronic and weather reconnaissance missions. The Air Force redesignated the wing the 9th Bombardment Wing on April 1,1950.
In 1953, the wing moved from Fairfield-Suisun AFB to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho There, B-47s replaced the B-29s. The wing's B47s were an integral part of the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) nuclear deterrent force until 1966. In November 1955, the wing displayed SAC's ability to strike anywhere in the world by flying nonstop from Mountain Home AFB to New Zealand, a distance of 8,300 miles.
The 9th returned to its roots on June 25, 1966, when the Air Force redesignated the wing the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and transferred it to Beale AFB The wing would fly the new SR-71 "Blackbird," a supersonic, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Flying above 80,000 feet at more than 2,000 mph, the SR-71 could survey over 100,000 squares miles in an hour. The airplane quickly became operational and began flying missions throughout Southeast Asia Rescuers used SR-71 photos to plan the raid on Son Tay prison to free American prisoners-ofwar After the Vietnam War, the SR71 established a level-flight-ataltitude record at 85,131 feet and a straight-course speed record of 2,194 mph
On July 1, 1976, the U-2 joined the SR-71 in the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing giving the unit two of the most unique aircraft in the world The "Dragon Lady" had gained national and international recognition with flights over the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Southeast Asia
The U-2 was the perfect complement to the SR-71 The Blackbird could penetrate highly-defended areas, take a "quick look," and depart at high speeds The Dragon Lady could spend more time "on-station" and furnish a "long look" at the desired target. The U-2 was also much less expensive to fly In 1989, the Air Force decided the SR-71 was too expensive to operate and retired the Blackbird on January 1, 1990 Although it made a brief revival in the mid-90s, today the aircraft is again retired.
The U-2, meanwhile, continued to prove its worth. In 1990-91, the wing deployed the largest contingent of U-2s ever to Saudi Arabia to support Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM
The Dragon Lady tracked Iraqi troop and armor buildups, assessed bomb damage, and monitored a massive oil spill in the Persian Gulf. U-2 pilots alerted ground stations of Scud missile launches and guided fighter aircraft to destroy Scud launchers
After the Gulf War, the U-2 stayed in Saudi Arabia to monitor Iraqi compliance with the peace agreement. In 1998, the Dragon Lady set a weight-to-altitude record and
in 1999 won the Collier Trophy, aviation's most coveted award
Today, Beale AFB is home for the U-2 Dragon Lady and T-38 Talon
At any given moment, day or night, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, there is probably a 9th Reconnaissance Wing aircraft flying an operational mission somewhere in the world
9th Security Forces Squadron Exercise
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9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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We are dedicated cyber, space, and intelligence professionals, leveraging our knowledge and expertise into a lethal and cohesive fighting force to protect state and federal interests.
The 195th began as a Tactical Airlift Group on 15 May 1971. It was assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 146th Tactical Airlift Wing based out of Van Nuys Municipal Airport in Los Angeles, California Initial aircraft assigned was the C-130A Hercules In 1973, the unit received the C-130B model. From 1971 to 1974, the Group successfully executed its flying mission in support of Tactical Air Command throughout the United States. With the end of the Vietnam War, the need for airlift decreased and the National Guard Bureau and Headquarters California National Guard agreed to downsize the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing as part of the post war drawdown
The 195th Tactical Airlift Group and assigned squadrons were inactivated on 30 September 1974 Personnel, Equipment and aircraft were reassigned to 146th units
On 1 September 2015, the 195th was reactivated and redesignated as the 195th Wing. The Wing is based at Beale Air Force Base, California, assigned to the California Air National Guard with Air Force Space Command as the gaining Major Command. The 195th Wing is the realization of a major California Air National Guard transformational effort that began in the 162d Combat Communications Group in 2001 Along with the creation of the Wing, the following units were constituted and assigned to the 195th Wing on 1 September 2015: 195th Force Support Flight, 195th Comptroller Flight, 195th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, and 195th Operations Group. The units assigned to the Groups were reassigned from the 162d Combat Communications Group which was inactivated on 1 September 2015.
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The 195th Wing is one of five major organizations that make up the California Air National Guard It is comprised of seven subordinate units located at five operating locations throughout the State The 195th is the hub for all non-flying, non-kinetic global effects operations for the California Air National Guard leading the way in Cyber, Intelligence and Space mission areas
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195th Wing Security Forces
147th Combat Communications Squadron
195th Logistics Readiness Squadron Exercise
216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron
the940th AirRefuelingWing
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The 940th Air Refueling Wing has a long and distinguished history dating back to 1963.
Beginning as a troop carrier unit, the mission transitioned to air transport, military airlift, tactical airlift, air refueling, C2ISR (command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission, and back to air refueling over the years.
Fundamentally, the 940th has been a "flex" organization for the nation and has been willing to do whatever the nation required Activated in 1963, the 940th Troop Carrier Group (940 TCG) flew the C119G "Flying Boxcar" with the Tactical Air Command as its gaining command 940 TCG trained for and participated in air transport, airdrop, and airlanding operations in conjunction with U S Army airborne forces, primarily the 101st Airborne Division 940 TCG also provided air evacuation missions as needed.
The 940th converted to the C-124C "Globemaster II" aircraft in 1965 and became the 940th Military Airlift Group (940 MAG). Its missions shifted to augmentation of worldwide Military Airlift Command operations 940 MAG participated in the long effort of keeping the U S forces in Vietnam supplied during the war there
940 MAG converted to the C-130 "Hercules" aircraft in 1972 and returned to a mission of air transportation of airborne forces, airdropping equipment and supplies, extraction, and airlanding as the 940th Tactical Airlift Group (940 TAG).
In Dec 1976, 940 TAG received its first KC-135 "Stratotanker" aircraft in preparation for becoming an air refueling unit The 940th Air Refueling Group (940 ARG, later 940 AR Wing) performed air refueling missions worldwide from 1977 to 2008 940 ARG maintained a Cold War alert responsibility for the Strategic Air Command until September 1991 940 ARG deployed six KC-135 aircraft and 187 unit Reservists to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the first 2 weeks of Operation Desert
Shield in August 1990 Throughout Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (Persian Gulf War), 940 ARG delivered aerial refueling and air transport missions from Saudi Arabia, Europe, and the USA
In 1994, the 940 ARG became the 940th Air Refueling Wing (940 ARW). 940 ARW periodically deployed personnel and aircraft in support of NATO operations in the Balkans in the late 1990s Notably, during Operation Allied Force, USAFE commanders recognized the 940th ARW as the most productive tanker unit in the Kosovo air war.
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The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish it's mission of global reach. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force Navy Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft The KC-135 is also capable of transporting litt
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After terrorists attacked the U 11 September 2001, 940 participated in homeland d and Global War on Terror ope around the world The uni supported Operations FREEDOM/NEW DAWN, END FREEDOM, and RESTORE HOP
In 2009, 940 ARG converted 940th Wing (940 Wg) and to a (command, control, intelli surveillance and reconnais mission. 940 Wg flew the "Global Hawk"and ma intelligence gleaned from it an ISR aircraft.
As a classic associate wing to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, 940 Wg participated in ISR missions around the world from 2009 to 2016 The Operations supported included TOMODACHI, PACIFIC PASSAGE and ODYSSEY DAWN
In 2016, 940 WG reverted to its air refueling mission and became the 940 ARW again It continues its worldwide support mission from its base in northern California.
The Air Force has recognized the success of the 940th Air Refueling Wing by awarding the unit eleven Outstanding Unit Awards
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