AF distinguished visitor tours 459 ARW-1

Mr. Daniel Ginsberg, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C., shakes the hand of Air Force Col. William Mason, commander of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, during a visit to the wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 17, 2013. Ginsberg visited the wing to interact with the Airmen and answer questions regarding manpower issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Katie Spencer)

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A Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka or “cherry blossom” rocket sits in a box waiting to be loaded into a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 14, 2013. The Japanese rocket was built in 1945 and was used to accelerate Kamikaze attack planes in their final strikes. The rocket along with two wing flaps from a B-17 Flying Fortress came from the Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the 459th ARW crew will transport both pieces of history to the National Museum of the United States of Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Photo/ Smithsonian Institution)

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A K-Loader carrying two wing flaps from a B-17 Flying Fortress pulls up to a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., while troops wait to unload the flaps onto the aircraft, May 14, 2013. The wing flaps, along with a “cherry blossom” rocket built in 1945 came from the Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the 459th ARW crew will transport both pieces of history to the National Museum of the United States of Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Spencer)

Liberators deploy to the desert-4

U.S. Air Force troops from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron unload bags and gear as they prepare to depart for a deployment at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 13, 2013. The 459th MXS and Operations Group deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Katie Spencer)

459 CES trains to save lives

Airmen from the 459th Civil Engineer Squadron hold a ladder up the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training exercise at Joint Base Andrews Md., May 5, 2013. The team was exercising their capabilities to conduct a primary and secondary search and rescue for the scenario of smoke in the aircraft with one soul missing and simulated a Rapid Intervention Team standing by to assist them. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

Meet the newest Liberator

Say hello to the 459th Air Refueling Wing's newest Airman, Airman First Class Ibrahim Fornah. Airman Fornah joins the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron as an optometry specialist after completing Basic Military Training and technical school. The Sierra Leone native now lives in Lanham, Md., with his wife and children. He hopes to obtain a commission after earning a bachelor’s degree in cyber security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)