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  • Staff Sgt. Richard Glover, 163d Attack Wing IT Specialist, shows burn areas to Staff Sgt. Jamel Seales (sitting) and Staff Sgt. Shawn Blue (background) on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at the wing's Hap Arnold Center at March Air Reserve Base, California.

    163d Attack Wing activates for fire support

    Airmen of the California Air National Guard’s 163d Attack Wing entered into their fifth day in support of civil authorities battling deadly wildfires across California. The California Military Department activated several wing assets, including two MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft, Oct. 10, having received the necessary approval from the

  • 163d Attack Wing hosts innovation showcase and dedication ceremony

    Pentagon officials, California National Guard leadership, local Congressmen and defense industry representatives met Feb. 22 with members of the 163d Attack Wing at March Air Reserve Base, California, for the California Air National Guard wing’s innovation showcase and dedication ceremony for the wing’s new Hap Arnold Center located on base.
  • Lt. Col. Trevor Rosenberg, Profession of Arms Center of Excellence instructor, teaches "Professionalism: Enhancing Human Capital" on Nov. 29, 2016, at March Air Reserve Base, California. The day-long course focuses on self-reflection as pathway to becoming better in all aspects of personal and professional life. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Crystal Housman)

    The challenge to change

    Profession of Arms Center of Excellence presents daylong seminar, “Professionalism: Enhancing Human Capital," to Team March Airmen.

  • 'Face unafraid' in 2017

    January 2017 Bright Spot column from the 163d Attack Wing Chaplain Corps challenges Airmen to plan 2017 with intention.

  • New policy allows March personnel to maintain firearms on base with proper credentials, SF approval

    Brig. Gen. Russell Muncy, Commander, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, signed a guidance memorandum on Nov. 19, 2016, approving significant changes to the annex of the Installation Defense Plan, which governs the use and control of privately owned firearms (POF) on March ARB and federal base property islands located outside the base perimeter.   The new
  • Staff Sgt. Anthony Bean, 21st Space Wing chaplain assistant, takes time during his day to pray in the sanctuary of the Base Chapel at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 8, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Hoffman)

    Finding peace through the spiritual pathway of prayer

    December 2016 Bright Spot column from the 163d Attack Wing Chaplain Corps spotlights finding peace through prayer.
  • Thankfulness and gratitude are key ingredients of resiliency, according to a 2003 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Crystal Housman)

    Fostering resilience through gratitude

    December 2016 Bright Spot column from the 163d Attack Wing Chaplain Corps discusses the link between gratitude and resilience.
  • Federally recognized on Nov. 9, 1946, the 196th Fighter Squadron – now the 196th Attack Squadron – turns 70 on Nov. 9, 2016. The following is the description of the 196th “Shooting Star” insignia as recorded in official records: “Over and through an ultramarine blue disc, marked at each extremity of the vertical and horizontal axes with a small, white, five-pointed star border yellow, a large, white shooting star with exhaust trail graduated from yellow to red toward sinister base, in flight over a small, dark green and light blue replica of the world and a small, white decrescent moon in dexter base; star equipped with light blue bubble canopy, jet units, and wing tanks, emitting light blue vapor toward rear.

    196th Attack Squadron turns 70

    Federally recognized on Nov. 9, 1946, the 196th Fighter Squadron – now the 196th Attack Squadron – turns 70 on Nov. 9, 2016. The following is the description of the 196th “Shooting Star” insignia as recorded in official records: “Over and through an ultramarine blue disc, marked at each extremity of the vertical and horizontal axes with a small,
  • Lt. Col. Blake LaMar shakes hands with 163d Attack Wing commander, Col. Dana Hessheimer, during an assumption of command ceremony as he accepts command of the 163d Maintenance Group during a wing formation Oct. 1, 2016, at March Air Reserve Base, California. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Crystal Housman)

    LaMar assumes command of 163 MXG

    Lt. Col. Blake LaMar assumes command of the 163d Maintenance Group.
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Joseph Medicine Crow shows a drum to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during a reception for recipients and their families in the Blue Room of the White House on Aug. 12, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) P081209PS-0965

    Celebrating Native American service

    This year, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) has announced the theme of “Serving our Nations” for the observance of National American Indian Heritage Month. November is the month in which we honor “America’s First People.”
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