Beale Air Force Base Marks Three Decades Of Building Bombs

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE (CBS13) – They’re known as Beale’s munitions men and women, and they’re trying to make sure the Air Force base is armed and ready for combat. This month, Beale Air Force Base is celebrating 30 years of building ammunition.
It’s pretty amazing work, similar to an assembly line in a kitchen. But only in this case, they’re dealing with live ammunition. Airmen are responsible for building more than a thousand bombs a week in a program you won&