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  • Ice Power meets Air Power

    Players with the Washington Capitals visited Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 1, 2015 to learn about the Air Force mission. The event, which was hosted in the 459th Air Refueling Wing hangar, included special performances by the U.S. Air Force band Max Impact, Honor Guard, 11th Wing Explosive Ordnance

  • Wounded warriors CARE week

    More than 75 wounded, ill or injured service members from different branches of the military came to Joint Base Andrews, Md., to take part in the week-long event during Warrior CARE Month.CARE stands for: C - Caregiver Support Program; A - Adaptive & Rehabilitative Sports Program; R - Recovering

  • By Land or Sea, Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives for All to See

    Despite the rain, Team Andrews welcomed the arrival of the 90-year-old Capitol Christmas Tree here, Nov. 19, 2015.Every year a different national forest is selected to provide a tree for the Capitol Christmas Tree tradition. It is a tradition that has been taking place since 1964. This year's tree

  • BX breaks ground on expansion facility

    Leadership from Joint Base Andrews, the Base Exchange and Baggette Construction broke ground during a ceremony next to the BX here, Nov. 17, 2015.The construction is an expansion to the existing Army and Air Force Exchange Service BX facility, which was originally built in 1973. It will consolidate

  • What does Veterans Day mean to you?

    In honor of Veteran's Day members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing were asked what the day means to them. Those who were interviewed ranged from a trainee who is just beginning their military career, to an established enlisted Airman, to a mid-career field-grade officer.As we take the day to reflect,

  • New Member Snapshot - November

    Airman 1st Class JeRon Fyfield is the 459th Air Refueling Wing's new snapshot member of the month for November.The Fort Washington, Maryland, native is now part of the 69th Aerial Port Squadron working in air transportation.This is Fyfield's first assignment.  He started basic military training at

  • 459th Members earn CCAF

    Four members of the 459th Air Refueling Squadron received their Community College of the Air Force diplomas at a ceremony held at the base theater on Joint Base Andrews, Oct. 27, 2015.Master Sgt. Lori Hilgenberg, 459th Force Support Squadron unit training manager, Master Sgt. Catherine Aikens, 459th

  • Master Resiliency Trainer at your service

    The U.S. Air Force recognizes four areas of life that contribute to a balanced lifestyle. Those four areas, or pillars, comprise the Comprehensive Airmen Fitness model and include mental, social, physical and spiritual.On April 2, 2014, AFI 90-506 was published which established flexibility for

  • New study utilizes working dogs to reduce wounded warrior stress

    Wounded warriors passing through the 779th Medical Group, Aeromedical Staging Facility, Joint Base Andrews, Md., have the opportunity to participate in a study that examines their stress level and the impact of animal assisted therapy in reducing stress as they transit the aeromedical system.The ASF

  • 459 SFS protects Yellow Ribbon attendees

    As a stream of visitors walks across brightly colored carpet in an immense hotel here, a man in a suit directs them to a registration table. He does this for scores of people over a three-hour period at the start of an Air Force Reserve Yellow Reintegration Program training event."Professional, yet