Beale Air Force Base
| Airfield information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BAB – ICAO: KBAB – FAA LID: BAB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 113 ft / 34 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°08′10″N 121°26′11″W / 39.13611°N 121.43639°W / 39.13611; -121.43639Coordinates: 39°08′10″N 121°26′11″W / 39.13611°N 121.43639°W / 39.13611; -121.43639 | ||
| Website | www.beale.af.mil | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 12,000 | 3,658 | Concrete |
| Sources: official site and FAA | |||
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Beale Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: BAB, ICAO: KBAB, FAA LID: BAB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Marysville, California.
The host unit at Beale is the 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9 RW) assigned to the Air Combat Command and part of Twelfth Air Force. The 9 RW collects intelligence essential for Presidential and Congressional decisions critical to the national defense. To accomplish this mission, the wing is equipped with the nation's fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady, RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, and the MC-12 Liberty reconnaissance aircraft and associated support equipment. The wing also maintains a high state of readiness in its combat support and combat service support forces for potential deployment in response to theater contingencies.
Beale AFB was established in 1942 as Camp Beale and is named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822–1893), an American Navy Lieutenant and a Brigadier General in the California Militia who was an explorer and frontiersman in California. It became a United States Air Force base on 1 April 1951. The 9 RW is commanded by Colonel Phillip A. Stewart. Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Robert White.
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