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  • Air Force officials have produced a video that demonstrates the commitment of senior Air Force leaders to diversity and equal opportunity programs. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

    Senior leaders speak out on diversity, equal opportunity

    Officials in the Air Force Equal Opportunity Office and the Strategic Diversity Integration Office joined forces to produce a video that demonstrates the commitment of senior Air Force leaders to diversity and equal opportunity programs. In the video titled "Diversity and Equal Opportunity in Our Air Force," Air Force senior leaders voice their
  • Command Chief Master Sgt. Patti Hickman shares a moment with her daugher Airman First Class Tara Hickman at the 459th Air Refueling Wing annual awards banquet. Chief Hickman has served in the Air Force for 29 years and is leaving the 459th ARW in April for an IMA position with the Air Force District Washington.

    Wing command chief imparts advice, farewell to Airmen

    A teenage girl, curious about what the blue-suited neighborhood recruiter was all about, decided taking her friend and trying to join the Air Force would be the best way to find out. The rigor of the initial fitness exam proved too much for the young girl, but the friend she persuaded to accompany her did indeed pass and went on to join the Air
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Senior Airman David A. Rowe reviews an Air Reserve Technician application with Master Sgt. Jo Ann Shaw, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service at Langley Air Force Base, Va March 6. Airman Rowe is a jet engine supervisor with the 459th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sasha Skrine)

    ART Recruiting Blitz Week launches at wing

    As many Americans brace for continued economic and job market turbulence, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service sent a team here for an unprecedented job placement effort today. AFRC/RS selected the 459th Air Refueling Wing as the site for an Air Reserve Technician Recruiting Blitz Week, in hopes of creating program awareness and expediting
  • LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Wendell Boone a citizen Airman air transportation technician with the 69th Aerial Port Squadron takes center stage at the Worldwide Talent Contest Jan 19. Sergeant Boone was awarded a "Wilco" award for placing second in the male-vocalist category. (Courtesy photo)

    Two 459th ARW reservists selected for 2009 Tops In Blue tour

    Two reservists from the 459th Air Refueling Wing and 31 world-wide Air Force contestants have been selected to join the ranks of previous performers as the 2009 Tops In Blue crew. An ongoing tradition that has been a part of the Air Force since 1953, Senior Airman Vicki Howard, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 459th Aeromedical
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Col. James A. Gray assumed command of the 459th Mission Support Group Feb 7. Col. Gray previously served as the 927th MSG commander at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Crawford)

    459th MSG welcomes new commander

  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Capt. Tim Bourdeau, 759th Logistics Readiness Flight logistics staff officer, is deployed to Southwest Asia, and assigned to United States Central Command Air Forces Combined Air and Space Operations Center, air mobility section. (Courtesy photo)

    756th LRF assist active duty in Southwest Asia

    At any given moment members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing are deployed all over the world, one such Airman is Capt. Tim Bourdeau, 759th Logistics Readiness Flight logistics staff officer. Deployed to Southwest Asia, Captain Boudeau is assigned to United States Central Command Air Forces Combined Air and Space Operations Center, air mobility
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- (From left) Staff Sgt. Darryl Jordan and Tech. Sgts. Jerry Trickett and Karen Robinson-Hill stack bicycles to load on pallets Feb. 7. About 20 members of the 69th Aerial Port Squadron loaded more than 16 pallets of school supplies, clothing, toys and tools to be sent to Aschiana School in Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of "Opportune Airlift." Cargo is moved through the Defense Transportation System on a space-available basis by air, surface, sea or a combination thereof for the purpose of ongoing relief and development projects. Sergeant Jordan is a 69th APS air transportation journeyman and Sergeants Trickett and Robinson-Hill are air transportation craftsmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    69th APS Airmen pack up "good will" goods

     Members of the 69th Aerial Port Squadron gathered nearly 20 pallets containing more than 40,000 pounds of cargo for transport to help citizens and military people in remote locations in Afghanistan. Wing members packed and loaded clothing, toys and tools to be sent to Aschiana School in Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of an opportune airlift. The
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Retired Lt. Col. Norm Larson, 756th Squadron Association president, Col. Tim Cahoon, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, and (right) Chief Master Sgt. Patti Hickman, 459th ARW command chief, surround Ms. Cinderella Jones, 459th Communications Flight Civilian of the Year. Ms. Jones had no idea she was even nominated, let alone would win the award. The Fourth Annual Awards banquet took place at the Colony South hotel in Clinton, Md., Feb. 7 and honored military and civilian wing members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

    Wing members step out for Annual Awards banquet

    Amidst cowbells, air horns and fervent cheers, members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing convened at the Colony South Hotel in Clinton, Md., Feb. 7 for recognition and camaraderie during the Fourth Annual Awards Banquet. The banquet, coordinated by the First Sergeant's Council, Banquet Committee and Chief's Group, and sponsored by partners such as
  • ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing creatively find parking for most unit training assemblies, but continuing to do this will result in a ticket, said Master Sgt. Timothy Saucier, 459 ARW ground safety craftsman. "The curbs are not painted, but this ongoing activity is a fire-lane hazard, so we are cracking down for your safety." (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Crawford)

    FIx it or ticket

  • Cold weather uniform guidance issued

    With cold weather, ice, and snow hitting the region, the installation commander has issued guidance to Airmen on the proper wear of cold weather garments while in uniform.  Authorized Air Battle Uniform outerwear includes the All Purpose Environmental Clothing System, the Improved Rain System, the Cold Weather Parka, and the Blue All-Weather
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