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  • 69th APS SNCO awarded Bronze Star, AF Commendation Medal

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Senior Master Sgt. Rick Johnson is awarded the Bronze Star and an Air Force Commendation Medal for his heroic actions and meritorious achievement during his deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.SMSgt. Johnson is the Operations Flight Chief for the

  • "No Heat, No Cool" Fall 2020

    The 316th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) will initiate an installation-wide "No Heat/No Cool" (NHNC) period to enable the switching of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units from cooling to heating mode.

  • 759th LRF officer awarded Bronze Star

    Maj. Russell Pangburn was recently awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement while deployed to Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from Sept. 2019 to April 2020.Pangburn is a Logistics Readiness Officer with the 759th Logistics Readiness Flight here at the 459th Air

  • Sydnor becomes 459 MXS commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Hobbs, 459th Maintenance Group commander (left), passes a guidon to Maj. Benjamin Sydnor (right) as he assumes command of the 459th Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Oct. 3, 2020. During the ceremony command of the 459 MXS changed from Lt. Col.

  • Understanding Depression

    The National Institute for Mental Health defines depression as a common but serious mood disorder that negatively affects how you feel, think, and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, and working.

  • Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

    Official physical fitness assessments across the Department of the Air Force will resume Jan. 1, 2021, officials announced Sept. 16.To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been