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  • Advanced identification system coming to Andrews

    459th Air Refueling Wing personnel will soon be affected by a new system used at the gates here, which will further control base access and protect its personnel and property. The upcoming measure, called the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS), is an advanced force protection

  • Earth Day 2011 - Meeting the challenge at Joint Base Andrews

    The celebration of Earth Day on April 22 began in the United States in 1970 and was the brain-child of the late Wisconsin U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson. Senator Nelson had long pondered about finding a way to put the environment into the political limelight. Even after his unfortunate death, Senator

  • Improved RAPIDS Site Locator saves time

    459th Air Refueling Wing Airmen now have an easier way to find Customer Service locations whether they are on the road, or at home. The Defense Manpower Data Center recently released an updated online system that allows users to search for RAPIDS sites near their current location or after entering a

  • Reserve Airmen train and provide medical support during Belize exercise

    Editor's Note:  459th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Unit Public Affairs Representatives currently deployed to Belize contributed to this news story. When many people think of Belize, they picture scuba diving, touring nature preserves or visiting one of the several Mayan Temples in the country. That

  • Liberators fall to 11 CES in championship hoops game

    Reserve Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing endured a close championship basketball game against the active-duty 11th Civil Engineering Squadron in the East Fitness Center here March 28. With a final score 51 to 48, it was the 11 CES that came out as victors after a neck-and-neck game pitting

  • Andrews Airman earns Reserve Command recognition

    A primary duty of Tech. Sgt. Steven Lewis, as a public affairs specialist with the 459th Air Refueling Wing, is keeping the wing in the limelight. He does this by writing stories, taking pictures and ensuring they're published online and in newspapers. This time the story is about him. Air Force