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Vol. 81, No. 16
NEWS BRIEFS
CHIEF INDUCTION
CEREMONY
The March Field Chiefs
Group cordially invites all
March to attend the Chief In-
duction Ceremony Saturday
May 21, 2016 at 5:30 pm in the
Hap Arnold Club Ballroom.
Attire for the event is Mess
dress for military and business
attire for civilians. R.S.V.P. by
May 6, 2016. Call 951-655-
3520.
COMMISSARY CASE
LOT SALE MAY 5-8
Your March ARB commis-
sary will have their May 2016
Case lot sale May 5-8. They
will have savings of up to
60% on cases of your favorite
products. Come out and take
advantage of your benefit and
save big with great prices on
paper products, detergents, ce-
real, pet food and cases of can
goods. They will also be of-
fering great savings again this
case lot on Johnsonville
sausage while supplies last.
Don’t forget to check out the
great prices offered in their
meat and produce departments.
There will be refreshments pro-
vided courtesy of their com-
missary vendors. The commis-
sary is located east of March
ARB at the crossing of 6th
Street and Meyer Drive. Your
March Commissary, It’s Worth
the Trip!
VOLUNTEER VICTIM
ADVOCATES NEEDED
The SAPR Program March
ARB is looking for a select group
of individuals to act as volunteer aircraft available for the public to view as static displays.
victim advocates with the Sexual
Assault Prevention and Response
Program, March ARB. Basic re-
quirements include: Formal appli-
cation, approval from the volun-
teers’ commander and 40 hours of
Victim Advocate training from an
See BRIEFS page 2
March Air Reserve Base, California
2016 March AirFest brings the thunder
by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Billy Ho
You could feel the “thunder” Saturday and Sunday, April
16-17, as March Air Reserve Base held its first airshow in four
years. Smoke bellowed from jet engines and aircraft roared over-
head for the start of the 2016 March Field Airfest: Thunder Over
the Empire.
The Reserve’s 452nd Air Mobility Wing hosted the event to
highlight the bravery and commitment of the fine military men
and women serving this great country, to continue its strong
commitment to community engagement, and to encourage young
men and women to consider a military career.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds were the headliners. As
the U.S. Air Force’s Aerial Demonstration Team based at Nel-
lis AFB, Nevada, each show brings them another opportunity
for the team to represent those who deserve the most credit: the
everyday, hard-working Airmen voluntarily serving America and local resident. “Thank you to everyone who put on the event for
defending freedom.
Additionally, the Patriots Jet Team, the largest civilian-owned you again next (time)!”
aerobatic jet team in the western hemisphere, performed, as well Approximately 400,000 civilians, active and Reserve service
as Robosaurus, the Camarillo Ward Birds, and several other
demonstration teams.
“In my heart, the reason that the air show exists is for people
that love aviation to come together and share that love and pride. tian Schafer, a spectator from Germany. “All the planes in the
Another reason is to inspire others to maybe pursue aviation as
a career,” said #6 Maj. Alexander Turner, opposing solo pilot of
the Thunderbirds.
Airfest also showcased modern military aircraft, such as the
C-17 Globemaster III and the B-1 Lancer as well as WWII-era
“My family had such an awesome time,” said Jody Judkins, a
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Don Allen you there!
Friday, April 22, 2016
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Don Allen
a wonderful day. From three generations, the Judkins will see
members, as well as retirees, visited the air show from the Inland
Empire, other parts of the state, other states and other countries.
“It was a great show and very interesting to see,” said Chris-
static show were touchable. There is no chance in Europe we
would ever be able to get that close!”
“The Air Force men and women stationed at March were
fabulous hosts, very helpful, polite and gracious,” said Rerre
Italiana, an Italian citizen. “Thanks March for hosting an ex-
cellent show!”
Airfest proved to be a great event for
the community and for March ARB and
will likely be beneficial to recruitment ef-
forts of the Air Force, as well as all other
branches of the service.
“It is very important to the Air Force
for us to be able to come out and connect
with the public,” said Tuner. “It is one of
the major things that we strive to do be-
cause it opens up the channel for us to
speak about what our country’s Airmen are
doing,” Turner said. “We are doing aerial
demonstrations with smoke and loops,
with non-tactical aircraft. The amount of
hard work, precision and pride that we take
in this demonstration represents what they
are doing out there in the combat and train-
ing Air Force.”
The next AirFest will be in 2018 as we
celebrate our centennial. Follow us on so-
cial media for information. Hope to see