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Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, serial number 60-0329, arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 2022 to become a part of the museum’s permanent collection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The jet was delivered from the 154th Hawaii Air National Guard Wing. In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight included a brief tri-level refueling two of the Navy aircraft and additional refueling of two Air Force fighters.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, serial number 60-0329, arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 2022 to become a part of the museum’s permanent collection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The jet was delivered from the 154th Hawaii Air National Guard Wing. In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight included a brief tri-level refueling two of the Navy aircraft and additional refueling of two Air Force fighters.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, serial number 60-0329, arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 2022 to become a part of the museum’s permanent collection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The jet was delivered from the 154th Hawaii Air National Guard Wing. In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight included a brief tri-level refueling two of the Navy aircraft and additional refueling of two Air Force fighters.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, serial number 60-0329, arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 2022 to become a part of the museum’s permanent collection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The jet was delivered from the 154th Hawaii Air National Guard Wing. In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight included a brief tri-level refueling two of the Navy aircraft and additional refueling of two Air Force fighters.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, serial number 60-0329, arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 2022 to become a part of the museum’s permanent collection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The jet was delivered from the 154th Hawaii Air National Guard Wing. In 1967, the crew of this tanker was awarded the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year after it refueled six U.S. Navy aircraft that were dangerously low on fuel. The flight included a brief tri-level refueling two of the Navy aircraft and additional refueling of two Air Force fighters.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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JBA celebrates Earth Week

Joint Base Andrews leadership participate in a tree planting ceremony near the base dormitories at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 21, 2022. Joint Base Andrews has held a tree planting event for 37 consecutive years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew-John Braman)

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JBA celebrates Earth Week

Airmen from the 316th Logistics Readiness Squadron participate in a base-wide trash clean up at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 20, 2022. Units across the installation picked up trash during Earth Week to care for and protect the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew-John Braman)

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JBA celebrates Earth Week

Joint Base Andrews offers the opportunity for the base community to bring recycled goods to dispose of at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 19, 2022. The event was organized to encourage the base to recycle used goods such as electronics, cardboard and plastic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew-John Braman)

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Allies, Modernization at Heart of U.S.-Japan Efforts in Indo-Pacific

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over JGSDF Narashino Training Area, Japan, April 19, 2022, during a bilateral airborne jump. Ninety-nine JGSDF paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade conducted airborne jump from Two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance.

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JBA community holds inaugural State of the Base

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, left, meets with U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, from Maryland, during the Joint Base Andrews State of the Base at the Club at Andrews at Joint Base Andrews, Md, April 12, 2022. The event included leaders from the surrounding community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew-John Braman)

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JBA community holds inaugural State of the Base

Maj. Gen. Joel Jackson, Air Force District of Washington commander, gives the opening speech during the State of the Base at the Club at Andrews, Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 12, 2022. During the presentation, the four topics discussed were the people, aircraft, infrastructure and the economic impact of the base on the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew-John Braman)

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Joint Base Andrews honorary commanders tour 316th Wing

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and Joint Base Andrews installation commander, 316th Wing senior leaders, and Joint Base Andrews honorary commanders pose in front of a 1st Helicopter Squadron UH-1N Huey Helicopter during the Honorary Commanders Program quarterly visit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 4, 2022. The JBA Honorary Commanders Program matches a civic leader with a military leader to provide commanders a means to educate participants about the armed forces and their various missions. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Joint Base Andrews honorary commanders tour 316th Wing

Dr. Tameka Woodruff, science and technology program coordinator, Oxon Hill High School, Dr. Felicia Martin-Latief, STEM instructional supervisor for Prince George's County Public Schools, and Mrs. Samantha Cotton, science & technology program coordinator, Charles H. Flowers High School, pose following a mission brief in the auditorium of the Helicopter Operations Facility during the Honorary Commanders Program quarterly visit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 4, 2022. The mission of the Honorary Commanders Program is twofold; one, to educate key community leaders about a unit’s mission and to foster a supportive relationship with the community, and two, to increase military involvement in civic endeavors and organizations and make members of the local community feel part of the unit. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Joint Base Andrews honorary commanders tour 316th Wing

Mrs. Lisa Smith, Bowie Business Innovation Center executive director, “pilots” a helicopter in a virtual reality lab UH-1N Huey cockpit during the Honorary Commanders Program quarterly visit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 4, 2022. The JBA Honorary Commanders Program matches a civic leader with a military leader to provide commanders a means to educate participants about the armed forces and their various missions. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Joint Base Andrews honorary commanders tour 316th Wing

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and Joint Base Andrews installation commander, 316th Wing senior leaders, and JBA honorary commanders return from their public affairs flight as they walk on the flightline during the Honorary Commanders Program quarterly visit on Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 4, 2022. Each honorary commander is invited to participate in various installation and unit events, in order to be a proactive supporter and advocate of the unit to which they are attached. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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459th ARW Honor Guard volunteers in ‘Urban Demonstration Garden’ with local area food bank

Master Sgt. Michael Glass, 459th Air Refueling Wing, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the wing’s Honor Guard (right), and Senior Airman Marvellous Achugbu of the Honor Guard’s Color Team of The Season, volunteer in the Garden of a local area food bank March 23, 2022. The team removed six barrels of weeds from four garden beds used to provide fresh produce to area families with limited access to healthy food. (Courtesy Photo)

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459th ARW Honor Guard volunteers in ‘Urban Demonstration Garden’ with local area food bank

Master Sgt. Michael Glass, 459th Air Refueling Wing, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the wing’s Honor Guard (right), and Senior Airman Marvellous Achugbu of the Honor Guard’s Color Team of The Season, volunteer in the garden of a local area food bank March 23, 2022. The team removed six barrels of weeds from four garden beds used to provide fresh produce to area families with limited access to healthy food. (Courtesy Photo)

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459th ARW Honor Guard volunteers in ‘Urban Demonstration Garden’ with local area food bank

From left to right, Master Sgt. Michael Glass, 459th Air Refueling Wing, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Honor Guard, Senior Airman Marvellous Achugbu of the Honor Guard’s Color Team of The Season, and SrA Trayvon Wheeler, Honor Guard Public Relations, pose for a group photo after volunteering in the garden of a local area food bank March 23, 2022. The team removed six barrels of weeds from four garden beds used to provide fresh produce to families with limited access to healthy food. (Courtesy Photo)

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JBA raises awareness for the month of April

Joint Base Andrews senior leadership pose for a photo during a proclamation signing dedicated to Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, April 1, 2022, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Alongside the month of the Military Child, April focuses on prevention and caring for victims of sexual assault.

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JBA raises awareness for the month of April

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, signs the proclamation dedicated to the month of the Military Child, April 1, 2022, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. During the month of April, units across Joint Base Andrews come together to thank the children of our service members and veterans for their strength and sacrifices, by recognizing the month of the Military Child.

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