459th ARW deploy to Volk Field for training exercise
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., heading to Volk Field, Wis., for an Operational Readiness Training Program here Aug. 15, 2011. During the ORTP, the 459 ARW learned additional skills and practiced techniques that will prepare the Reserve Airmen for both real-world rapid deployment scenarios and an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection in 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)