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EVENT 
The  9th  Strategic  Reconnaissance  wing  celebrated  the 
20th  Anniversary  of  the  SR-71's  arrival  on  Beale  AFB. 
Mr.  Dan  McKinnon,  former  Director  of  the  Civil 
Aeronautics  Board  visited  the  base.  While  on  Beale  he 
received  a  TR-1B  orientation  flight. 
General  Larry  D.  Welch,  Strategic  Air  Command 
Commander-in-Chief,  visited  Beale.  During  his  stay  he 
received  an  SR-718  orientation  flight. 
The  Strategic  Air  Command's  Inspector  General  Team 
arrived   at  Detachment  1,  9SRW  to  conduct  an  Operational 
Readiness  Inspection  and  Management  Effectiveness 
Inspection.  They  stated  that  the  Commander  and  his 
staff  provided  strong  mission  support.  Overall 
rating,  SATISFACTORY. 
Senior  Master  Sergeant  James  D.  Taum  and  Senior  Airman 
Andrew  D.  Woodrow  selected  as  Fifteenth  Air  Force's  12 
Outstanding  Airmen  in  the  Senior  NCO  and  First  Term 
Airman  Categories. 
The  9SRW  conducted  a  local   Short  Sprint  exercise  to 
test  recall  procedures,  aircraft  generation  and  mobi- 
lity. Overall  rating--SATISFACTORY.  During  the  exer- 
cise a  Disaster  Preparedness  Exercise  was  held  to 
simulate  a  hazardous  waste  fire/toxic  fumes.  Overall 
rating—Marginal . 
Headquarters  Fifteenth  Air  Force  announced  that  the 
9th  Strategic  Reconnaissance  Wing  had  been  selected  as 
the  command's  Outstanding  Reconnaissance  Wing.  They 
also  announced  that  the  99th  Strategic  Reconnaissance 
Squadron  is  the  Outstanding  Reconnaissance  Squadron 
and   Lieutenant  Colonel  Michael  J.  Musholt,  99SRS,  were 
the  Outstanding  Reconnaissance  Crew. 
m  10   1987
DATE   EVENT 
 
FEBRUARY 
6-7         The  Strategic  Air  Command  Inspector  General  conducted 
an  ORI  and  an  ME  I  at  Detachment  2,  9SRW.  Overall 
rating— SATISFACTORY. 
8  Headquarters  SAC  announced  the  selection  of  Senior 
Airman  Andrew  D.  Woodrow  as  one  of  the  command's  12 
Outstanding  Airman. 
20  A  levee  holding  back  the  Yuba  River  broke  and  flooded 
the  towns  of  Linda  and  Qlivehurst.  Beale  established 
nine  evacuation   shelters  and  took  in  4,502  evacuees. 
21  Governor  George  Oeukmejian  of  California  visited 
Beale  in  the  wake  of  flooding.  He  came  to  view  the 
plight  of  those  left  homeless  by  the  flood. 
26  Three  KC-135Qs  completed  Periodic  Depot  Maintenance  at 
Hayes   International  Airport  and  returned  to  Beale. 
This  lifted  the  total  available  KC-135Qs  to  20,  the 
highest  it  has  been  in  six  months. 
27  Headquarters  Fifteenth  Air  Force  announced  the  selec- 
tion of  Staff  Sergeant  Mike  C.  Yost,  9th  Security 
Police  Squadron,  as  Outstanding  Information  Security 
Specialist  in  the  command. 
MARCH 
10  Major  General  Robert  E.  Messerli,  HQ  USAF   Assistant 
DCS  for  Programs  and  Resources,  evaluated  Beale  for 
the  Commander-in-Chief's  Installation  Excellence  Award. 
12-13        The  9SRW  held  its  second  Short  Sprint  of  the  quarter. 
Tests  included  relocation  of  the  battle  staff,  main- 
tenance job  control  and  mobility  processing  line.  A 
major  accident  response  exercise  simulated  the  crash 
of  a  C-141  carrying  nuclear  weapons  is  rated 
SATISFACTORY,  Overall  Short  Sprint  evaluation-- 
.SATISFACTORY. 
17  Beale's  Natural  Resources  Program  won  SAC's  Natural 
Resources  Award.  Their  self-help  landscaping  project 
and  introduction  of  King  Salmon  into  Dry  Creek  were 
instrumental  in  the  selection.
DATE   EVENT 
 
MARCH 
25  Major  General  Hansford  T.  Johnson,  SAC  Deputy  Chief 
of  Staff  for  Operations,  arrived  for  a  tour  of  Beale. 
During  his  stay  he  received  a  TR-1B  orientation  flight. 
At  the  end  of  March,  the  9SRW  had  obligated  $18,457,900. 
This  equals  52.5  percent  of  the  authorized  funds. 
During  the  quarter  the  wing  received  an  added 
$2. 003, 000  to  fund  completion  of  several  projects. 
During  the  quarter  KC-l35Qs  flew  52%  of  the  allotted 
hours  for  45%   of  the  allotted   funds.  The  $283,266 
saved  will  be  used  to  fund  the  wing's  highest  priority 
unfunded  projects. 
During  the  quarter,  contractors  completed  projects  worth 
$855,265.50  on  Beale. 
APRIL 
2-11         A  U-2R  aircraft,  assigned  to  Beale,  participated  GREEN 
FLAG  86-3.  The  plane  flew  five  photographic  sorties 
in  support  of  the  exercise. 
8-9  Major  General  Thomas  Darling  15AF  Vice  Commander 
visited  Beale  AFB. 
22-23         The  wing  conducted  a  Short  Sprint  exercise  which 
involved  a  test  of  the  unit's  ability  to  support  OPLAN 
45-6  "SAC  NUWEP  Recon"  mobility  requirements. 
MAY 
5-9  The  wing  held  its  annual  Detachment  Commanders 
Conference  at   Beale  AFB. 
8-9  Tankers  assigned  to  the  9th  SRW  took  part  in  exercise 
SAND  EAGLE  86-3.  The  KC-135Q  aircraft  refueled  F-4 
^and  F -16  jet  fighters  over  Nevada. 
9  Sea^e  AFB  tankers  performed   aerial  refueling  in  sup- 
port of  a  B-1B  Air  Launched  Cruise  Missile  (ALCM)  test. 
13  The  wing  conducted  its  first  Major  Accident  Response 
Exercise  (MARE)  of  the  quarter.  Units  of  the  9th  SRW 
achieved  an  overall  rating  of  SATISFACTORY.
DATE   EVENT 
 
MAY 
16  Headquarters  SAC  authorized  on  a  trial  basis,  the  use 
of  "simulated  three  engine,  full  stop  landings"  as 
part  of  KC-135  aircrew  training. 
19-23         Beale  AFB  tankers  took  part  in  QUICK  FORCE  86-3.  The 
refueling  involved  9th  SRW  and  19  AREFW  tankers. 
21  A  U-2R  and  pilot  flew  a  photographic  reconnaissance 
sortie  in  support  of  search  and  rescue  of  the  Pride  of 
Baltimore  and  her  ere*. 
24  At  Detachment  2,  a  pilot  saved  his  U-2R  aircraft  after 
it  was  mechanically  forced  into  a  steep  dive. 
26  Wing  officials  dedicated  Scale's  new  Softball  complex. 
They  named  the  field  after  the  former  9th  SRW  and 
Tactical  Air  Command  Commander,  General  Jerome  O'Malley. 
JUNE 
10  Beale  AFB  tankers  performed  aerial  refueling  in  sup- 
port another  B-1B  Air  Launched  Cruise  Missile  (ALCM) 
test. 
12  The  wing  conducted  its  second  Major  Accident  Response 
Exercise  (MARE)  of  the  quarter.  The  9th  SRW's  overall 
performance  netted  a  grade  of  EXCELLENT. 
16  Lieutenant  Colonel  Charles  W.  Hinkle  accepted  command 
of  the  5th  Strategic  Reconnaissance  Training  Squadron. 
He  replaced  Lieutenant  Colonel  Daniel  H.  David. 
25  Lieutenant  Colonel  Frank  K.  Kelly  replaced  Colonel 
William  J.  Liquor i  as  Commander  of  the  9th  Avionics 
Maintenance  Squadron. 
27  TR-1A  1084  was  transferred  to  the  17th  Reconnaissance 
Wing,  RAF  Alconbury,  United  Kingdom. 
JULY        .  .  * 
8  Colonel  James  S.  Savarda  became  the  9th  SRW  Deputy 
Commander  for  Operations. 
15  Lieutenant  Colonel  Dale  0.  Smith  replaced  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Jimmy  McLean  as  commander  of  Detachment  2, 
Osan  AB,  Korea.
DATE   
EVENT 
 
15  Lieutenant  Colonel  uale  0.  Smith  replaced  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Jimmy  McLean  as  commander  of  Detachment  2, 
Osan  AB,  Korea. 
17  Lieutenant  Colonel  Nevin  C.  Cunningham  took  over  com- 
mand of  the  9th  SRW  Detachment  4,  at  RAF  Mildenhall 
United  Kingdom. 
22  Lieutenant  Colonel  Charles  Voxland  received  command  of 
9th  SRW  Detachment  3,  at  Akrotiri  SBA,  Cyprus. 
26  Colonel  Richard  H.  Graham  became  Vice  Commander  of  the 
9th  SRW. 
31  General  John  T.  Chain,  CINCSAC,  visited  Beale  and 
received  a  tour  of  the  base. 
AUGUST 
3  Beale  AFB,  held  its  annual  Guest  Day.  The  Air  Force 
Aerial  Demonstration  Team,  the  Thunderbirds,  enter- 
tained the  estimated  65,000  people  who  attended  the  event 
4  Lieutenant  Colonel  Larry  Driskill  replaced  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Kenneth  Stanford  as  commander  of  the  99th  SRS. 
7  A1C  Bruce  C.  Ott,  1st  SRS  was  convicted  of  espionage. 
SEPTEMBER 
5-7  The  Honorable  Edward  C.  Aldridge,  Secretary  of   the  Air 
Force,  visited  Beale. 
6  The  9th  SRW  held  a  Dining  Out.  The  Honorable  Edward  C. 
Aldridge,  Secretary  of  the  Air  Force,  addressed  the 
group. 
14-15         Mr.  William  Marquez,  Director  of  National  Intelligence 
Systems,  toured  facilities  at  Beale. 
20-21       .  ^General  Robert  T.  Herres,  Commander  of  the  Space 
Command,  visited  the  PAVE  PAWS  Missile  Warning  Complex 
at  8eale. 
30  Lieutenant  General  James  T.  Light,  15th  Air  Force 
Commander,  visited  Beale.