Aug. 25, 2022 Liberators hold South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise The 459th Air Refueling Wing holds first ever South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise planned to assess capabilities to deploy Airmen, and their ability to survive and operate in a challenging, degraded, and operationally limited environment.
Aug. 23, 2022 Takeoff Tuesday for August 23, 2022 The wing's newest recruit, Jaeyeong Lee of Fairfax, Va., takes off for basic military training today. Upon completion of BMT, Lee will join the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron!
Aug. 4, 2022 Monkeypox declared public health emergency: What Airmen and Guardians need to know The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency on July 23. With more than 4,000 cases in the United States, Airmen and Guardians should know the risks and how to stay safe.
Aug. 2, 2022 Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee thanks Reserve Citizen Airmen A multimedia piece designed for social media featuring comments from Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee's final interview as Air Force Reserve commander. In the video, Scobee expresses his belief that the people of the Air Force Reserve are responsible for his success and thanks them.
Aug. 2, 2022 Takeoff Tuesday for August 2, 2022 The wing's newest recruits, Colin Bowser of Virginia Beach, Va., and Kenneth Rosenkranz of Washington, D.C., head off for basic military training.
July 18, 2022 459th ARW hosts FAA ACE Academy KC-135 tour Students from the FAA's Aviation Career Education Academy visited the wing on July 12, 2022, to get a close look at the 459th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft as part of the students aviation education.
July 17, 2022 AFDW looks to future, releases strategic plan The Air Force District of Washington released its Strategic Plan that defines the Commander’s vision from now through 2028. The plan defines strategic imperatives, goals and objectives to move the organization to a desired future state.
July 16, 2022 Help available for Airmen, Guardians to mitigate inflation impacts Aiming to ease the burden of price hikes, the Department of the Air Force is assessing and enacting support across compensation, entitlements for permanent change of station/household goods moves, personal finance readiness and food insecurity aid.
July 13, 2022 459th ARW Command Chief says goodbye to the wing The 459th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nunez, says goodbye to the wing as he takes on a new position as the Fourth Air Force Command Chief.
July 12, 2022 Takeoff Tuesday for July 12, 2022 Liberators! Joseph Jones from Virgina Beach, Va., and Diego Santiago-Caldero from Ashburn, Va., are taking off this week for Air Force Basic Military Training!