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  • Death Gratuity benefits option changes

    Effective July 1, a significant change occurs to the Death Gratuity benefits election option for all Airmen. Airmen may select one or more persons of their choosing to receive the DG benefit. In order to implement this change, Air Force Personnel Center will update all Virtual Records of Emergency Data (vREDs) to reflect a "by law" DG
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Members of the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron listen to briefings upon their return from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in May. The unit directly participated in the rescue of passengers and drivers when three buses collided approximately one half mile outside the main gate of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Wing members treat injured soldiers in Kuwait bus collision

    Four weeks into a three-month deployment to the desert sands of Kuwait, a contingent of 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron members responsible for patients in the contingency air staging facility got an unexpected dispatch call.Late one evening in February at about 11:30 p.m., dispatch announced via radio that three buses collided approximately one
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Senior Master Sgt. Sonja Kelley-Owens, 459th Mission Support Flight, braces as facilitator Senior Master Sgt. Sandra Dye, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron first sergeant from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., primes to release her from a blindfolded freefall into the arms of her fellow classmates during the Air Force Reserve Command Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Course here June 21. The interactive two-day course consisted of group discussions, trust exercises, and techniques to enhance communication with commanders and subordinates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Wing hosts Air Force Reserve Command leadership course

    Senior non-commissioned officers from seven units throughout Air Force Reserve Command met here Saturday and Sunday for the SNCO Leadership Course, the first of its kind hosted by the 459th Air Refueling Wing. With a roster of more than 30 students, the two-day course consisted of group discussions, exercises, and techniques to enhance
  • WASHINGTON -- Tech. Sgt. Susan Mayer, 459th Air Refueling Wing Military Equal Opportunity Office, briefs women veterans from around the country at the Westin Grand Hotel here June 21. Sergeant Mayer, who is also an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, returned from Al Udeid, United Arab Emirates, last year and has recently graduated from the police academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Reservist speaks at 2008 Women Veterans Summit

    WASHINGTON - A Reservist from the 459th Air Refueling Wing discussed deployment and reintegration issues at the Women Veterans Summit hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Westin Hotel June 21. Tech. Sgt. Susan Mayer, 459th Air Refueling Wing Military Equal Opportunity non-commissioned officer in charge, also spoke as a recent
  • Tech. Sgt. Mark Sanchez, 11th Security Forces Squadron, craftsman instructor and Senior Airman Max Andrade, 69th Arial Port Squadron, cargo journeyman, load weapons into a vehicle during a training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Saturday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Crawford)

    69th APS's Operation Port Fury mission complete

    Combat preparation is essential for all Reservists, and the Airmen with the 69th Aerial Port Squadron are no exception. The unit conducted "Operation Port Fury" in order to improve combat readiness June 7-8 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. "One of our main focuses is improving the combat ability of our Airmen," said Chief Master Sgt. Keith Cockey, 69th APS
  • RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Airman Staci Hill, 723rd Air Mobility Squadron passenger service specialist, and Senior Airman Daulton Abernathy III, 69th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation journeyman, review passenger loads for an upcoming flight May 27. Airman Abernathy is one of 10 459th Air Refueling Wing members who spent their annual tour here in support of airport operations at U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    69th APS supports airport ops at Ramstein AB

    Ten members of the 69th Aerial Port Squadron arrived here May 17 through June 1 to support airport operations at U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters. As part of their annual tour requirements, wing members worked alongside the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron and augmented several sections to include the air terminal operation center, special
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Zachary Finestone joins his friend Kade McKnight in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker during Team Andrews's Pilot for a Day program here June 5. Coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing, Pilot for a Day or "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/Maj. Rob Balzano)

    Miracle child: Team Andrews hosts latest Pilot for a Day program for young visitor

    The image is familiar, joyful and could be a snapshot of any young American's life. A boy surrounded by good food and great friends chuckles as he enjoys an ice cream cone. However, Zach Finestone is anything but a typical American. And it's not just his illness that distinguishes from his peers. The 14-year-old Jensen Beach, Fla., resident has

  • Wing members recognized at annual awards ceremony

    Civilians, ARTs and Reservists converged at the Andrews Community Activity Center here Feb. 2 to honor the "best of the best" at the Third Annual 459th Air Refueling Wing banquet. The First Sergeant's Council, the Banquet Committee and the 756th Squadron Association joined forces to help ensure the evening would measure up to and surpass the
  • ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS -- Tech. Sgts. Grae Brown and Crystal Drake, 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technicians, administer care to simulated patient Master Sgt. Patty Guzman-Evans, 459th AES first sergeant, during an in-flight exercise. Ten members of the 439th AES joined 459th AES members in a blended AE training mission to the island. Mission training expanded beyond the medical realm to include air refueling and an overseas sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    459th AES, 439th AES members take blended mission to St. Croix

    The odds of a patient suffering a stroke, another paranoid delusions and still another patient weathering heart trouble are steep for one flight. But the overlap of events were necessary ingredients in an intense overseas aeromedical evacuation mission conducted by two Air Force Reserve Command medical units April 18-20. The 459th Aeromedical
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Members of the the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation pose with Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen (center) and his wife Lorraine (third from right) at the Joint Service Open House here May 18. Colonel Halvorsen earned the nickname the "Candy Bomber" for dropping more than 20 tons of candy to local children in Berlin, Germany, between 1948 and 1949. The BAHF stands before the C-54E transport aircraft dubbed, "The Spirit of Freedom." The foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory and legacy of a key humanitarian and aviation historical event, The Berlin Airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    "Candy Bomber" reflects on Air Force heritage at Joint Service Open House

    An Air Force legend who sweetened the lives of thousands of children during the Berlin Airlift appeared here for the 2008 Joint Service Open House May 16-18. Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, affectionately known as the " Berlin Candy Bomber" received his nickname for dropping candy tied to parachutes from his C-54 Skymaster to children in 1948 and
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