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  • Senior Leaders discuss future of Air Force reserve

    Senior leaders from Air Force Reserve Command assembled here March 26-27 during the 2012 Senior Leader Conference to discuss the future of the command. Theme of this year's conference was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency" and how the Air

  • Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson nominated for chief of Air Force Reserve Command

    Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.Jackson's nomination by the president was announced

  • 459th Airmen and Family Readiness hosts Food Pantry program

    459th Airmen and Family Readiness are hosting an on-going Food Pantry program where wing personnel can donate non-perishable food items for Reserve members whom need assistance. Donations can be dropped off at any of the squadrons or wing headquarters, Bldg. 3755 and everyone is encouraged to

  • Airmen participate in ORE

    Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing participated in an Operational Readiness Exercise in Alpena, Mich., March 5-9. Over 300 wing personnel from all units traveled to the deployed location where they established 24-hour operations to simulate being in a real-life combat zone. The exercise was to

  • 459th Airmen strenghten skills to survive, operate

    Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing reported for Ability to Survive and Operate skills training during the February Unit Training Assembly here, Feb. 12.The 459th Logistics Readiness Squadron took on the task of coordinating the training which helped to prepare the wing for the Operational

  • 459 ARW Airman places in Air Force Media Contest

    An 459th Air Refueling Wing public affairs specialist was one of only three Air Force reservists who won top honors in the 2011 Air Force Media Contest, according to an announcement Feb 27.Staff Sgt. Brent's Skeen's feature video (link provided to the right of this story) on the 459th Security

  • TRICARE covers retired reservists

    Whether the time in service was 20 or 35 years, reservists are entitled to certain medical benefits through TRICARE. There are a few TRICARE programs Reserve retirees can choose from in order to ensure medical coverage. TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Retired Reserve and TRICARE Prime are three of these

  • 2011 Award Winners announced during Feb. commander's call

    Congratulations to the following 2011 award winners, who were announced during the 459th Air Refueling Wing commander's call here Feb. 12, 2012. Airman of the HalfSenior Airman Doniqua Jenkins, 459th Aeromedical Evacuation SquadronNoncommissioned Officer of the Second HalfStaff Sgt. Adam Willemssen,

  • Readying the Total Force

    Leading the way in Total Force Readiness and efficiency, members of the 756th Air Refueling Squadron and the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron combined two missions that accomplished essential training for both teams into one flight high above the Carolinas Feb. 10.The 459 AES accomplished