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  • Are you a warrior Airman?

    A warrior you say? You may be thinking, "I am not a Soldier or a Marine." You are right, we are Airmen, and we are all warriors. Just because we don't all shoot guns at bad guys or drop bombs on targets does not mean we aren't warriors. Webster's Dictionary defines a warrior as, "a person engaged or

  • Have faith, trust in destiny

    (Editor's Note:  This commentary originally posted in the "Desert Eagle," the deployed newsletter of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing during Chaplain Moore's deployment.)Can you recall a time in your life when you had a plan, idea or a goal, only to be disappointed by circumstances that did not

  • Update to 459th Military Pay Office

    There is a valid, great concern in the 459th Air Refueling Wing about the ability of the Military Pay Office (MPO) to pay our members in a timely, accurate manner. I do not want wing members to think that this concern has been ignored, or that it will never get better. Both could not be farther from

  • "Where Are We Going in 2010?"

    Well, 2009 went by in a blur. Busy, busy, busy. And so, where are we going in 2010? We spent the majority of 2009 preparing for inspections, being inspected, or responding to inspection write-ups. All that helped us get our foundational programs on a sound footing, and now all we have to do is keep

  • Personnel Records Display Application (PRDA)

    Many of you know that the MPF went through the process of reviewing your "record" (UPRG) and sent it to ARPC to be scanned into an electronic record. Well, this process is complete. The information below is how to obtain your personal record and if you are in a position of commander, supervisor,

  • Gold Star Mother Re-enlists

    (Editor's note: Michele Norris participated in a mass enlistment October 11 at the Vietnam Memorial, Washington D.C. The mass enlistment swore into service ten individuals who that day became members of the Air Force Reserves. The oath was administered by Col. William T. Cahoon, commander of the

  • No greater honor than this

    Editors note: Chaplain Moore, the author, is a reservit with the 459th Air Refueling Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md. who is currently deployed to Southwest Asia with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. On an occasion that has become all too frequent, we gathered in the heat of the night. Anxious

  • Back to Basics

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing has gone through a great deal over the past two years. During that time, we have completed a conventional Operational Readiness Inspection, two Operations and maintenance Air Expeditionary Force deployments, numerous expeditionary combat support and aeromedical

  • Command post chief thanks wing for relief

    (Editor's note: On Dec. 7, Lt. Col. Stan Jaicks, 459th Command Post chief and former member of the 756th Airlift Squadron lost his home to a house fire. Fortunately, his family exited the house safely. The news article is posted at www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/12_08-03/TOP). We would