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  • Civil engineers build skills for wartime

    By Master Sgt. Shayne Sewell Wing Public Affairs Office When a building gets too cold, civil engineering, or "CE" is there to warm it up. When it gets too hot, they are there to cool it down. But in times of war, the 459th Civil Engineering Squadron's responsibilities increase substantially. Among other things, civil engineering professionals
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Capt. Sheila Arrington, 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron flight nurse, checks the medical chart for a simulated burn victim during Exercise Capital Shield Dec. 7. The patient, Tech. Sgt. Cohen Young, is an embedded Air Force News Agency photojournalist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusti Caraker)

    Reservists participate in joint medical exercise

    A year of planning culminated in the orchestration of more than five aircraft, 13 organizations and numerous flight surgeons, nurses, technicians, administrators and air and ground crew who conducted collaborative patient care and transport during Exercise Capital Shield here Dec. 4-7. Under direction of the Joint Force Headquarters-National

  • 459th ARW, 113th AW join forces to host Employer Appreciation Day

    "Fuel to the fight," and "Led by love of country" are just a couple of the many banners and mottos the 459th Air Refueling Wing has had in the past. As the 459th ARW changes and evolves, one thing will always remain the same -- the wing's need to support its mission with the help of supportive employers. The 459th ARW joined with the 113th Wing and
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senior Master Sgt. Ray Price, 459th Maintenance Squadron propulsion superintendent, plays slide trombone for Armed Forces Retirement Center residents Nov. 16. Sergeant Price played each service branch's anthem for the residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    459th ARW members bridge generations at Armed Forces Retirement Home

    Decades since they faced and overcame the challenges of war, dozens of Armed Forces Retirement Home residents in Gulfport, Miss., couldn't have expected the events of Aug. 29, 2005. By the time most of the world became aware of Hurricane Katrina's magnitude, the daylong cataclysm had already ravaged parts of Louisiana, Alabama and the Mississippi
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Michael Ogunjimi, 10, of Washington, D.C., joins Reservist Capt. Scott Clark, 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, to salute from the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 27. The 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Wing teamed up to host the "Pilot for a Day" program. "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Wings of hope

    When Michael Ogunjimi was in third grade, he won a regional essay contest with a submission titled "I Love Life and I Want to Live." Two years later, the 10-year-old Washington, D.C., honor roll student continues to fight every day to make good on his essay's assertion. Michael is both a Truesdell Elementary School student and a patient at the
  • ANDREWS AFB, Md. -- Maj. Eric Jenkins, a pilot with the 459th Air Refueling Wing, shakes hands with Tuskegee Airman, retired colonel, William Broadwater. Colonel Broadwater and the other famed and historic members of the African-American fighter squadron that escorted U.S. bomber aircraft into enemy territory in World War II, stopped by the Air Force Reserve unit to present an award to wing commander, Col. Stayce D. Harris and the wing during its commander's call. The award is a thanks to Colonel Harris for her long-ime involvement in Tuskegee Airmen International. Upon the announcement of their presence, the wing members gave a long, rousing, standing ovation. The Tuskegee Airmen finished off their day at the Club at Andrews. There, they signed photos of their famous "Redtail" fighter aircraft refueling a B-24, a piece of art created by artist Mickey Harris.

    Tuskegee Airmen visit 459 ARW

  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Tech. Sgt. Valerie Raynor, 459th Maintenance Group, slides home safely in a game against Fort Myer in NSA Military World Series Softball Tournament. The 459th Air Refeuling Wing sponsored ladies softball team, Synergy, won this game and took third place in the world series. The world series was held at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Md.

    Dusting the competition

  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Master Sgt. David Hanson, 459th ARW Quality Assurance, congratulates MSgt. R.C. Bowman, 459th Aircraft Structural Maintenance, for finding the Golden Bolt. Golden Bolt is a Department of Defense authorized program designed to reenergize Foreign Object Debris and Foreign Object Damage awareness. This Air Force Reserve Command unit kicked off the program on June 14, on the 459th Air Refueling Wing flightline. It is not announced when or where the bolt will be hidden within the wing. Bowman will receive a time-off award for finding the Golden Bolt.

    Golden Bolt at 459 ARW

  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- History came full circle as the 459th's first ever aircraft lined up nose-to-nose with the unit's current aircraft. The 459th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 Stratotanker, an Air Force Reserve Command refueling aircraft, met its mission predecessor, the B-24 Liberator, a World War II bomber aircraft that flew in May 17 for the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base for this year's Armed Forces Day weekend. This historic event took place on the 459th ARW flightline. The B-24 aircraft was the 459th's first flying mission in the wing's heritage, flown from 1943 to 1945. The B-24 was employed in operations in every combat theater in World War II. Members of the original 459th Bombardment Group and the 756th Squadron Association attended the event. The 459th ARW Commander, Col. Stayce D. Harris, also attended and greeted the B-24 aircraft and its crew. The 459th ARW has adopted the name "Liberator" to pay tribute to its founding unit who once carried the name.

    Liberators united

  • Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing sponsored softball team, Synergy, pose together with a trophy they earned on May 7. Synergy earned the second place trophy in the Walter Reed's Womens Classic. Fort Myer took first place. The 459th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit.

    Synergy in motion

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