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  • 459 MXS holds change of command ceremony

    The 459th Maintenance Squadron held a change of command ceremony in Hangar 11, on Aug. 25. Departing commander, Maj. Wendy Duffy received the Meritorious Service Award moments before she relinquished command to Maj. Keith McCray, 459th MXS maintenance officer."The change of command is a time-honored

  • 69 APS welcomes home troops

    The 69th Aerial Port Squadron welcomed home 15 troops returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Md., Aug. 24, 2012.

  • All in the family

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Felicia Mootry, 459th Maintenance Squadron First Sergeant poses  with Air Force 2nd Lt. Ronald McKinney, 59th Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, during a re-enlistment ceremony here, Aug. 26, 2012. After serving in the Air Force for over 32 years, Mootry

  • New commanders meet to establish future success

    Col. William Mason, commander, 459th Air Refueling Wing here, shakes the hand of Brig. Gen. Marc Sasseville, commander, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, during a visit to the 459 ARW where both commanders met and discussed their unit's mission and ways to work together, Aug. 16,

  • 459th Airmen visit Washington Redskins

    Members from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, here, visit the Washington Redskins Training Camp in Ashburn, Va., Aug. 11, 2012. The group toured the new Redskins facility which included the management offices, locker room, fitness area and dining room. The Airmen also had the opportunity to meet and

  • Schwartz Honored for Exceptional Service as Air Force Chief

    The Defense Department bid farewell to one of its service chiefs today as Air ForceGen. Norton A. Schwartz was honored for 39 years of service during a retirement ceremony here which also welcomed his successor."It is a real honor and a pleasure to be able to have this chance today to pay tribute to

  • Jackson to lead Air Force Reserve Command

    Leadership of the Air Force Reserve Command will change hands July 30 in a ceremony at the Museum of Aviation.Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson will assume command of AFRC, replacing Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., who has served as commander since June 2008. Stenner will retire from the Air Force with 39

  • 459 ARW supports SLOC

    Spouses of senior leaders tour a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 459th Air Refueling Wing here, during a Senior Leader's Orientation Course, July 26, 2012. The SLOC is an annual event designed for newly promoted one-star generals, their spouses and senior executive leaders. The course is

  • East Fitness Center back in business

    Calling all weight lifters, cardio enthusiasts and physical-fitness adrenaline junkies on the east side of Andrews, the newly renovated East Fitness Center opened for business July 23. It took eight months to complete the renovations at the EFC at building 3705 on Fetchett Avenue. "A lot has changed

  • 459 AES provides demo to JCOC participants

    Members from the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here, brief a group from the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference on the process of an aeromedical evacuation aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, July 23, 2012. Participants of JCOC are guests of the Secretary of Defense and gain hands-on