Say hello to the newest member of the 459th ARW

Airman 1st Class Anthony Williamson recently joined the 459th Air Refueling Wing as a customer support technician for the 459th Mission Support Flight. A Hughesville, Md., native, Airman Williamson  currently works full time for the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. While serving in the Air

Col. Allman assumes command of the 459th ARW

Col. James M. Allman, assumed leadership of the 459th Air Refueling Wing during a change of command ceremony here June 13. Colonel Allman replaces Col. William T. Cahoon, who is now the commander of the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.Presiding over the ceremony

Air Force fitness program revision rewards excellent Airmen

Based upon service-wide feedback, Airmen who score a 90 or higher on the new fitness test will now only have to test once a year according to a new revision to the Air Force Fitness Program."We believe this will recognize fitness excellence and serve as an incentive for more Airmen to improve their

June 2010 Promotions

The following 459th Air Refueling Wing individuals were promoted as of June 1. To MSgtDerrick FreemanScott MarchantLisa NorthJohn WallaceTo TSgtMarjorie AltinoEsteban ContrerasTo SSgtDawn BriscoeTonya BrockMichael MillerRochanda PatrickMark Roberson

High school students learn about career opportunities during base visit

20 students from Cardozo Senior High School, Washington, DC, visited Joint Base Andrews here, May 25 and learned more about career opportunities in the Air Force Reserve and the regular Air Force. The student's fourth-annual base tour, hosted by the 459th Air Refueling Wing, included a visit with

Recently promoted Fourth Air Force commander reflects on childhood as small-town paper boy

44 years ago, Eric Crabtree was a junior high school student with an after school job delivering The Dunkirk Evening Observer to residents in his hometown of Cassadaga, N.Y., a 700-person town on the shores of Lower Cassadaga Lake in the Alleghany Mountain foothills near Lake Erie. Eighteen months

459 ARW members deploy

Extreme athletes "Grab Some Air" for recruiting

It's almost 10 a.m. at the Joint Service Open House here and crowds are already starting to gather around a skate ramp that stands over ten feet tall. A group of skateboarders and BMX riders warm up on the ramp, giving the crowd a taste of what's to come. After a few words from the announcer, the

Servicemembers receive a special thank you at the Air Show

Among the thousands of attendees at the 2010 Joint Service Open House, held here May 14 through 16, there is a 9-year-old girl who has traveled from South Florida simply to say thanks. Wearing an Air Force lanyard and a military flight cap, Rizzy Wieser stands before a former Navy combat cameraman

Yellow Ribbon event a success

Airmen and families of the 459th Air Refueling Wing attended the wing's second annual, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Arlington, Va., April 16 to 18.Yellow Ribbon events facilitate a forum for specialists to create awareness about information, services, referral, and