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Out of harm's way

Tech Sgt. Alonzo Taylor, 459th Security Forces Squadron, instructs how to drag a wounded victim (demonstrated here by Lt. Col. Dale Bateman, 459th Mission Support Group commander) to safety here June 21. 459th Air Refueling Wing Airmen attended the just-in-time Self-Aid and Buddy Care training prior to going on deployments to their respective Areas of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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New to the 459th ARW

Meet the newest member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Airman 1st Class Anthony Williamson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Polvino)

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New commander

Col. James "Mike" Allman (right) assumes command of the 459th Air Refueling Wing in a change of command ceremony here June 13. Fourth Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree, served as the officiating officer for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Extreme athletes "Grab Some Air" for recruiting

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Jay Stevason, a team skateboarder for ASA Entertainment, grabs his board above the ramp at the Joint Service Open House here May 15. Mr. Stevason joins other extreme athletes in supporting the Air Force Reserve recruiting campaign, "Grab Some Air," which aims at attracting an active demographic of 17-34 year-olds to the Reserve. The JSOH allows members of the public an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the men and women of the Armed Forces and to show them America’s skilled military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Rebecca Garcia)

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Extreme athletes "Grab Some Air" for recruiting

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Anthony Furlong, a team skateboarder for ASA Entertainment, performs an aerial maneuver at the Joint Service Open House here May 15. Mr. Furlong joins other extreme athletes in supporting the Air Force Reserve recruiting campaign, "Grab Some Air," which aims at attracting an active demographic of 17 to 34-year-olds to the Reserve. The JSOH allows members of the public an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the men and women of the Armed Forces and to show them America’s skilled military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Rebecca Garcia)

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Extreme athletes "Grab Some Air" for recruiting

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- A team BMX rider for ASA Entertainment, prepares to hit the ramp at the Joint Service Open House here May 15. The BMX rider joins other extreme athletes in supporting the Air Force Reserve recruiting campaign, "Grab Some Air," which aims at attracting an active demographic of 17-34 year-olds to the Reserve. The JSOH allows members of the public an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the men and women of the Armed Forces and to show them America’s skilled military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Rebecca Garcia)

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Extreme athletes "Grab Some Air" for recruiting

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Trevor Meyer, a team BMX rider for ASA Entertainment, balances his bike while standing on his pegs at the Joint Service Open House here May 15. Mr. Meyer joins other extreme athletes in supporting the Air Force Reserve recruiting campaign, "Grab Some Air," which aims at attracting an active demographic of 17 to 34-year-olds to the Reserve. The JSOH allows members of the public an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the men and women of the Armed Forces and to show them America’s skilled military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Rebecca Garcia)

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459 ARW members deploy

Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing head out for a deployment April 27. Before boarding a KC-135R Stratotanker, which is also deploying, the servicemembers shake the hands and receive well wishes from their co-workers and supervisors. Approximately 20 percent of the 459th ARW deployed as units and individual augmentees this spring in support of operations in the Pacific and Southwest Asia (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Perry Aston).

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Cardozo Senior High School visit

Pedro Bonilla (left) and Christian Smith, students from Cardozo Senior High School, Washington DC, check out the boom operator's view from the rear of a KC-135 Stratotanker, here May 26. 20 students from the high school toured Joint Base Andrews, Md., and spoke with Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing and the 316th Wing about career opportunities in the Air Force Reserve and regular Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Cardozo Senior High School visit

Maj. Paul Gomez, 756th Air Refueling Squadron, speaks with students from Cardozo Senior High School, Washington, DC, about the capabilities of the KC-135 Stratotanker, here May 26. 20 students from the high school toured Joint Base Andrews, Md., and also spoke with Airmen here from the 459th Air Refueling Wing and the 316th Wing about career opportunities in the Air Force Reserve and regular Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Cardozo Senior High School visit

20 students from Cardozo Senior High School, Washington, DC, toured Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 26, and also spoke with Airmen here from the 459th Air Refueling Wing and the 316th Wing about career opportunities in both the Air Force Reserve and regular Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Cardozo Senior High School visit

Master Sgt. Eric Marsh, 316th Security Forces Squadron, speaks with students from Cardozo Senior High School, Washington, DC, about his duties protecting the flightline, here May 26. 20 students from the high school toured Joint Base Andrews, Md., and also spoke with Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing and the 316th Wing about career opportunities in both the Air Force Reserve and regular Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Cardozo Senior High School visit

Airman 1st Class JonMichael Harry, 316th Civil Engineer Squadron, helps adjust a bomb suit on Ruth Lopez here May 26. Ms. Lopez joined 19 other students from Cardozo Senior High School, Washington, DC, on a tour of Joint Base Andrews, Md. The students also had an opportunity to speak with Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing and the 316th Wing about career opportunities in both the Air Force Reserve and the regular Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Veterans visit the Air Show

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Colonel William T. Cahoon (far left), 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, visits with veterans and residents of the Washington, D.C. campus of the Armed Forces Retirement Home during the Joint Service Open House, here, May 14. The Armed Forces veterans and retirees attended the JSOH and witnessed aerial performances including the Navy Blue Angels and saw static displays, including the Memhpis Belle, a World War II era B-17F Flying Fortress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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JSOH 2010

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The Army Golden Knights parachute team dive into the air during the Joint Service Open House here May 16. JSOH allows members of the public an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the men and women of the Armed Forces and to show them America?s skilled military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Rebecca Garcia)

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Pilot for a day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Mike Allman, 459th Air Refueling Wing deputy commander and Lt. Col. Eric Jenkins, 459th Operations Support Flight commander, present Pilot for a Day Elijah Davis with gifts on behalf of the wing here April 22, 2010. The Joint Base Andrews Pilot for a Day program invites children who have serious or chronic conditions, of all ages, military or civilian, to be a guest of the wing for an entire day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Nick Strocchia)

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DIA visits 459th

Capt. Rob Creveling, an aircraft commander at the 756th Air Refueling Squadron speaks to A. Perry, an analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency about the various capabilities of the KC-135R Stratotanker at Joint Base Andrews, April 29, 2010. The Defense Intelligence Agency visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing as part of a training orientation for new analysts to see firsthand how air logistics support military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nick Strocchia/Released)

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DIA visits 459th

Karl Gelinas, an analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency, sits in the boom pod of a KC-135R Stratotanker while Airman Daniel King, a boom operator at the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, explains the 459th Air Refueling Wing mission, April 29, 2010. The Defense Intelligence Agency visited the 459th ARW as part of a training orientation for new analysts to see firsthand how air logistics supports military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nick Strocchia/Released)

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Fire drill at the 459th ARW

Capt. Aletha Holland, 459th Mission Support Group executive officer takes personnel reports for accountability during a fire drill here, April 16. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Amber Russell)

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Member Spotlight

Newcomer Senior Airman Erin McCormick, 459th Air Refueling Wing chaplain assistant shows she has a heart for love and mind for business that the 459th ARW is proud to acknowledge. Here she is holding a picture of her daughter (U.S. Air Force photo/ SrA Amber Russell Ford)

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