March Exchange employee devotes lifetime to serving troops

Maria Beightol a long-time March Exchange associate, reviews merchandise with vendor, Ryan Lennox, Feb. 5, at the Main Exchange. Beightol’s career spans more than four decades. (U.S. Air Force by Linda Welz)

163d RW Air National Guard of the Year Winners

California Air National Guard - Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) of the Year Master Sgt. Jennifer Oberg, 163rd Reconnaissance Wing, 163rd Maintenance Group (Left to right) Brigadier General Jon K. Kelk, Commander, California Air National Guard; Major General Lawrence A. Haskins, Commander, California Army National Guard; Major General David S. Baldwin, The Adjutant General, California Military Department; Master Sgt. Jennifer Oberg, 163rd Reconnaissance Wing, 163rd Maintenance Group, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) of the Year; Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Command Sergeant Major William Clark Jr., State Senior Enlisted Advisor, California National Guard. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Buttner)

Wing members make a difference in the local community

Members of the 452d Air Mobility Wing Top Three and March Air Reserve Base chapter of the Air Force Sergeant’s Association, routinely partner with local organizations, in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, to provide low-cost housing for those in need. Over the years, the military community has donated many personnel-hours to building and rebuilding homes for qualifying individuals. (Courtesy photo by Jim Almgren)

Car care because we care

Tech. Sgt. Crystal Goff, March Airman & Family Readiness Center, hands Airman 1st Class Andrew Beardsley, 912th Air Refueling Squadron, a voucher under the Car Care Because We Care program, Jan. 14. The program is designed to ease the financial impact of deployments on Air Force families by providing a cash-equivalent voucher for basic maintenance service on the member’s primary vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Darnell Gardner)

TRX Suspension Training System in Place

Staff Sgt. Brandon Lopez, 452d Force Support Squadron, participates in the gym’s new TRX Suspension Training System certification course at the March Gym, Jan. 4. The 20-foot suspension system allows the user to work upper and lower body as well as core muscles using his or her own body weight by hooking TRX straps to the suspension frame and performing various strength workouts. (U. S. Air Force photo)

Civilian of the Quarter, Third Quarter

William Bartlett 452d Maintenance Squadron Civilian of the Quarter Third Quarter