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  • 459th Security Forces Squadron completes annual heavy weapons training

    "Going hot!" yells Staff Sgt. Matthew Chase, a Combat Arms instructor with the 459th Security Forces Squadron as he prepares to send the first volley of 7.62mm rounds out of the M240 heavy machine gun. Sergeant Chase bores in on a metal backstop more than 300 meters away. The M240 erupts with a long

  • Recognizing Our Finest: Aerial Porters Honored

    Senior Airman Patrick Stout and Senior Master Sgt. Sean Brown of the 69th Aerial Port Squadron were honored at the 2008 Air Force Logistics Readiness Annual Awards banquet. Airmen Stout received the Air Reserve Component Air Transportation Airman of the year award and Sergeant Brown received the Air

  • Reserve recruiting service looking for recruits,recruiters

    The Air Force Reserve recruiting service is looking for both recruits and recruiters. Get 1 Now and Recruit the Recruiter are two Air Force Reserve Command programs that allow members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing to recruit new reservists through referrals or by serving as a reserve

  • 459th medics bring aid to Benin, SHARED ACCORD 09

    Ten 459th Air Refueling Wing medics are among 400 U.S. military personnel who have begun arriving in Bembereke, Benin to take part in Exercise SHARED ACCORD 09 June 7. Nine Members of 459th Aerospace Medicine Squadron and one member from the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron are to team up with a

  • Yellow Ribbon event welcomes home 459th reservists

    Assisting service members and their families with the post-deployment process was the goal of the 459th Air Refueling Wing's first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event. "We are here to equip returning reservists with the tools and resources they need to assist them as they transition back into

  • 459th ARW welcomes new command chief

    "Hi there," Chief Master Sgt. Clifford Van Yahres calls out in his Long Island accent to passing troops as he walks the halls of the 459th Air Refueling Wing. With more than two decades of experience and having only been assigned to Andrews two months ago, the Chief sees quite a bit of old faces and

  • TRICARE publishes new health resource guide

    No one questions the need for medical care when someone is physically injured but, when people experience emotional problems, they may feel embarrassed and afraid to seek help when the troubling signs first surface. During Mental Health Month in May, TRICARE would like to remind beneficiaries about