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  • JBA reduces energy consumption

    Small energy-saving personal habits such as turning off lights and powering down office equipment when not in use at Joint Base Andrews have produced big financial savings for the Air Force, and ultimately, the American public.In fiscal year 2012, the installation achieved direct energy and

  • Wing washes wall

    Members and their families participate in a Vietnam Memorial wall washing, Sept. 28. The wall washing is a volunteer effort to keep national monuments clean and maintained.

  • Liberators return home after months on deployment

    Members from the 459th Air Refueling Wing here, returned home from a deployment to Southwest Asia, Sept. 23. The troops were deployed for up to four months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • Wings hosts family day event

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted a family day celebration here, Sept. 15. The events of the day included softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer and even sumo wrestling. There was also picnic food and numerous activities for children.The Rising 6, an organization at the 459ARW for technical

  • 459 ARW Newest Liberator

    Say hello one of the 459th Air Refueling Wing's newest Airman, Senior Airman Alisha Stevens 459th ARW Command Post controller.Stevens, a Hartford, Connecticut native is coming upon her fourth year of her Air Force Reserve enlistment this January. She previously served our nation at Westover Air

  • Memory's requiem: 12 years after 9/11

    She held the Airfone receiver close to her mouth and spoke in a clear, concise manner. "The cockpit's not answering," the flight attendant said as her voice wavered slightly. "Somebody's stabbed in business class, and um, I think there is mace that we can't breathe. I don't know, but I think we're

  • New tanker design finalized ahead of schedule

    The Air Force officially closed the KC-46 Weapon System Critical Design Review (CDR) on August 21, one month ahead of the Sept. 24 contractual date. This formal closure of the July Weapon System Design Review represents the culmination of more than 10 months of component and sub-system design

  • Deployed troops refuel Navy

    Airmen from the 459th Air Reufleing Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., refuel Navy /A-18C Hornets over the skies of Afghanistan, Sept.4. The troops are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and will return back to JBA in September.

  • Painting a legacy

    The Air Force did not teach him these skills, but his gift has been recognized, and the units he has been assigned to have benefited from it. When he talks about his craft, he smiles in a way, which can only be expressed when talking about a true passion. Because of this, Senior Airman Sean Connolly

  • Duty, Honor, Pride: Brig. Gen. Vaught speaks on women's equality at The Club

    One of the most highly-decorated women in the U.S. Air Force appeared as special guest speaker, Aug. 23, at a Women's Equality Day event hosted by Col. Bill Knight, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander, at The Club at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Retired Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught commemorated