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  • 756th ARS Airmen win Aircrew Excellence Award

    Airmen from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron recently received the 2009 Air Force Aircrew Excellence Award at the Fourth Air Force senior leadership conference during the Raincross Trophy dinner here July 20. Other units and Airmen from the Fourth Air Force also received awards and trophies during

  • AMC commander makes visit to 459th ARW

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, toured 459th Air Refueling Wing facilities and met with Airmen during the Unit Training Assembly, here Aug. 14.General Johns was joined by Col. James M. Allman, 459th ARW commander, and other wing members as they visited multiple squadrons

  • Air Force WikiLeaks Website Guidance

    Air Force personnel should not access the WikiLeaks website to view or download the publicized classified information. Doing so would introduce potentially classified information on unclassified networks. There has been rumor that the information is no longer classified since it resides in the

  • Air Force Reservists engage youth at LULAC

    U.S. Air Force Reservists recently supported the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) convention and exposition in Albuquerque, N.M., July 13 to 17.This year's convention was held in conjunction with a Federal Training Institute program that offered a variety of educational seminars and

  • Total Force aeromedical evacuation technicians gain unique training

    Flying high above the east coast, a KC-135R Stratotanker passes through a summer lightning storm. The aircraft is filled with a Total Force contingent of Aeromedical Evacuation technicians en route to Melbourne, Fla. for a unique three-day training mission.Midway through the flight, which had a stop

  • Say hello to...

    Meet the newest member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Tech Sgt. Duane Mangum. Sergeant Mangum will be the 459th Civil Engineering Squadron's training manager. He originally served as a training manager with the 514th CES at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Residing in Alexandria, Va.,

  • Improved physical fitness uniform coming to a store near you

    After much planning, anticipation and constructive feedback, the Army Air Force Exchange Service and the Air Force Uniform Office officials have partnered to bring an improved physical training uniform to select military clothing sales stores in July.The IPTU, which consists of a running jacket,

  • September 2010 Promotions

    The following 459th Air Refueling Wing Airmen were promoted as of September 1. To MSgtDuane MangumTo TSgtShellise EppsKatrina FosterCory HoffmanSteven MollishMalachi WoodleeTo SSgtRichard JahnkeBianca JohnsonMichael MurphyJames SidlerWesley TaylorAisha ThomasCraig White