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  • ARLINGTON, Va. -- The sun rises above the Air Force Memorial during the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal, created to recognize Air Force members who were engaged in air or ground combat "outside the wire." The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal. Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Tom Galpin, grandson of World War I veteran Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Airmen awarded first Air Force Combat Action Medals

  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- 459th Maintenance Squadron member Tech. Sgt. Grover McSwain, Staff Sgt. Daniel Garced and Senior Airman James Gomez prepare for a fuel cell extraction exercise June 4. The structure is a simulated portion of a KC-135 aircraft wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Fuel cell exercise gauges skill of maintenance, first responder Airmen

    Members of the 316th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 79th Medical Wing joined forces with the 459th Maintenance Squadron here to conduct a fuel cell extraction exercise June 4. The annual exercise calls for aircrew members and first responders to coordinate efforts in an attempt to rescue a simulated victim from a narrow inner portion of an

  • Get fit to fight -- stay fit for life

    (Editor's note: Senior Airman Jessica Andrews is a Unit Public Affairs Representative and an Air Force diet therapist in the nutritional medicine field. See your doctor before beginning any radical new fitness routine or regimen.) In some cases, even enemy flyers don't strike the fear in Airmen the way the Air Force physical fitness test does. As a
  • 1st Lt. LaVonne Johnson, 459th ARW MEO chief (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Fred Johnson)

    MEO chief pledges open door policy at wing

    "A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has," cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead said. My vision is that the 459th Air Refueling Wing functions and operates as a small group of thoughtful people intending to change the world for the better. On February 5, 2007, I became the new chief of
  • The evening's winners assemble with Honorary Commanders, and partnership representatives. (All U.S. Air Force photos/Master Sgt. Shayne Sewell)

    And the winners are ... Unrivaled Wingmen

    A sea of blue suits filled the Colony South Hotel in Clinton, Md., May 5 when wing members gathered for recognition and camaraderie during the Second Annual Awards Banquet. The banquet, coordinated by the First Sergeant's Council, Banquet Committee and Chief's Group, and sponsored by partners such as USAA, the 756th Squadron Association and the
  • PORT OF TEMA, GHANA -- Mamadou, an eight-month-old patient, was on the brink of death and too skinny to be operated on.

    Nurse gives breath of life to patients on board Mercy Ships

    Lt. Col. Margaret Schmidt, a flight nurse with the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, uses her military skills, nurse anesthetist expertise, as well as her goodwill, to give children and adults in far away places a chance to breathe, literally. As a nurse anesthetist for 27 years, providing an airway for patients is her mission. Colonel Schmidt

  • Who ya gonna call? Comm!

    It's not unheard of for people to arrive to the UTA and find their computer on the blink. It worked fine last UTA. What to do? Who to call? Fortunately, people can call the computer gurus in the 459th Communications Flight. With 19 information management specialists assigned to the flight, each of them specializes in various duties to help their
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Maj. Eddie Miller, 459th Air Refueling Wing safety chief and pilot, poses with Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shayne Sewell)

    BASH: A job ... for the birds!

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing has "hired" a new member to the wing staff ... a four-legged member who answers to the name Jackson. Nearly seven months old, Jackson is the only dog hired here in the history of the 459th Air Refueling Wing. Owned by Maj. Eddie Miller, 459th Air Refueling Wing safety chief and pilot, Jackson, a black-tri-Australian
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Capt. Susanne Schulz, 113th Airlift Wing Pilot for a Day (P4D) coordinator, exchanges smiles in the engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker with 8-year-old Sam Gates, who was diagnosed with leukemia last year. Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing joined forces with the National Guard's 113th AW to host P4D. The program allows children with serious diseases to visit the wing and tour aircraft, the fire station, watch military working dogs and mingle with pilots and aircrew. The 459th ARW is a Reserve component of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Pilot for a Day

  • CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. -- Tech. Sgt. Brenda Simms, 69th Aerial Port Squadron transportation specialist, installs a new lightbulb in a home during "Christmas in April" April 28. The program helps local residents through volunteer participation in cleaning, repairs, yardwork, painting or any other needs the homeowner may have. Typical resident candidates for home makeovers are elderly, disabled, low-income or a combination of all. This year, the 459th Air Refueling Wing sent more than 30 volunteers to help improve an area home. The 459th ARW is a Reserve component of the USAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Wing participates in Christmas in April

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