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  • Reservists: You can get it if you really want it

    When citizens raise their right hand and swear the oath of enlistment to join the Air Force Reserve, their responsibilities multiply considerably. Reservists serve one weekend of every month and fifteen days a year. Their allegiance to their country, full-time employers and their families are

  • Tankers return home after being evacuated for Sandy

    Tankers from the 459th Air Refueling Wing here.,return home after being evacuated due to Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012. The planes were evacuated to a location away from any affects of the storm as to protect these valuable national assets.

  • PRESS RELEASE: 459 ARW Prepares for Hurricane Sandy

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing is evacuating its KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.Air Force Col. William H. Mason, wing commander of the 459 ARW, authorized the movement of the planes to a location away from any affects of the storm to protect these valuable national

  • Wing gears up for Global Thunder exercise

    The 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis was Oct. 24,2012, which brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. Just days apart, service members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, here, will ramp up for the Global Thunder 2012 exercise, Oct. 27 and 28.Global Thunder is a

  • Defense secretary message on importance of voting

    On 6 November, Americans will have the opportunity to exercise the most important responsibility we have in a democracy--the right to vote. Voters will choose from candidates at every level--from the Commander in Chief to legislative representatives, county commissioners, city council members and

  • German Embassy visits 459 ARW

    Jens Hanefeld, Minister Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington, D.C., and other members from the embassy, visit the 49th Air Refueling Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 17. The visit included a base tour, demonstrations from the 11th Wing Security Force's

  • 'Have 2 Ways Out' focus of Fire Prevention Week

    Imagine waking up late one night to the screeching sound of a smoke alarm. Your brain struggles to make the transition between dream and reality until the smell of smoke sends a rush of adrenaline through your body. You jump out of bed, gather your family and use your planned escape route to exit

  • Commissary will close for store reset Oct. 21-23

    As part of the Defense Commissary Agency's ongoing effort to enhance the shopping experience, the Joint Base Andrews Commissary will close early Oct. 21 at 5 p.m., and will be closed through Oct. 23, while it undergoes a store "reset." It will reopen as regularly scheduled, Oct. 24. A reset is an

  • Team Andrews member inspires taekwondo movie

    As the 2012 Summer Olympic Games spectacle ends in London, some U.S. Olympians will continue to bask in the promise of future endorsement deals prompted by their athletic achievements. Andrews' own Lynnette Love, a 1988 Olympic gold medalist and 1992 Olympic Bronze medalist, watched this year's