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Vietnam era crew chief reunites with his aircraft 40 years later

Master Sgt. Bill Fuselier, retired, speaks to Tech Sgt. Chris McAlister, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, during a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker, April 25, 2019 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Fuselier is a Vietnam War veteran, Bronze Star recipient and former crew chief. He came to the 459th to visit the same aircraft he worked on when he was on active duty over 40 years ago. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado)

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Vietnam era crew chief reunites with his aircraft 40 years later

Master Sgt. Bill Fuselier, retired, (far left) poses for a photo with his family in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 3543, taken over 40 years ago. (Courtesy Photo from Fuselier family)

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Vietnam era crew chief reunites with his aircraft 40 years later

Master Sgt. Bill Fuselier, retired, poses for a photo with a picture that was taken of him and his family almost 40 years ago, before going on a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker, April 25, 2019 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Fuselier is a Vietnam War veteran, Bronze Star recipient and former crew chief. He came to the 459th to visit the same aircraft he worked on when he was on active duty over 40 years ago. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado)

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Vietnam era crew chief reunites with his aircraft 40 years later

Master Sgt. Bill Fuselier, retired, looks at his name on a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail 3543, during a visit to the 459 Air Refueling Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md. April 25, 2019. Fusilier is a Vietnam War veteran and former crew chief. He returned to the 459th to visit the same aircraft he worked on over 40 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado)

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Airmen perform inflight TIS training

An Airman performs the final set of checks during transportation isolation system training March 5, 2019, while practicing patient care in a containment unit at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Engineered and implemented after the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, the TIS is an enclosure the Department of Defense can use to safely transport patients with highly contagious diseases.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tatiana Abasolo, a member of the Air Force Reserve’s 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, provides instruction on how to properly secure a patient for movement during an aeromedical staging and aerial port training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 3, 2019. The event was a collaborative effort to build working relationships between the Hawaii Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve and focused on both medical and aerial port functions, to include enroute patient care and staging, and cargo preparation and loading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Theanne Herrmann)

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There is help for anyone caring for a service member

There is help for anyone caring for a service member

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Assumption of Command

Col. Roger R. Stoeckmann, commander of the 459th Mission Support Group, passes the guidon to Maj. Billy J. Ancheta, commander of the 459th Force Support Squadron, during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Feb. 9, 2019. Ancheta’s previous assignment was with the Force Visibility Branch for the Generation Center where he served as the chief. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andreaa Phillips)

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Ambassador Program

Master Sgt. Dee Parks talks to senior leaders during the 2019 Pacific Air Forces Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii in early January. This was one of 29 briefings the Ambassador Program conducted around the base reaching over 2,000 new Airmen, highlighting the program and how it helps Airmen facing what may be the worse situation in their life. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Roger Placido)

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459 MXG Change of Command

Col. Douglas E. Gullion, commander of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, passes the guidon to Col. Christopher J. Hobbs, commander of the 459th Maintenance Group, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 8, 2018. Hobbs assumes command of the 459th MXG from the Secretary of the Air Force’s Office of the Inspector General at the Pentagon where he served as a Senior Officials Inquiries Officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Andreaa Phillips)

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34th AES marks 10 years supporting aeromedical evacuations

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron practice medical care procedures during a training exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, June 27, 2018. These reservists are trained and equipped to provide critical medical care to ill and injured patients while flying aboard U.S. Air Force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Turner)

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FDA, DoD work together to benefit warfighters

File photo of Airmen return from deployment.

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Women and Depression

Airman 1st Class China Black (left) and Senior Airman Brianne Herklotz (right), mental health technicians, have a discussion at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)

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Fisher assumes command of 459 OSS

Colonel Douglas E. Gullion, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander (left), hands the 459th Operations Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Brian J. Fisher (right) in a hangar on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line Oct. 13, 2018. Fisher previously served as the 459th OSS director of operations and assumes command from Lt. Col. Daniel Menashi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brent Skeen)

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459 ARW HQ Winter

Archive photo of 459th Air Refueling Wing headquarters building covered in snow used in No Heat / No Cool story October 2018.

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Northern Va. Transportation Career Fair for High School Students

Flight nurses and medical technicians of the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk to students about their careers at the 14th Annual Northern Virginia Transportation Career Fair for High School Students in Manassas, Va. The career fair is part of a Federal Highway Administration initiative to promote the transportation industry and the careers it offers to America’s youth.

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Northern Va. Transportation Career Fair for High School Students

Flight nurses and medical technicians of the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk to students about their careers at the 14th Annual Northern Virginia Transportation Career Fair for High School Students in Manassas, Va. The career fair is part of a Federal Highway Administration initiative to promote the transportation industry and the careers it offers to America’s youth.

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Northern Va. Transportation Career Fair for High School Students

Flight nurses and medical technicians of the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk to students about their careers at the 14th Annual Northern Virginia Transportation Career Fair for High School Students in Manassas, Va. The career fair is part of a Federal Highway Administration initiative to promote the transportation industry and the careers it offers to America’s youth.

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Northern Va. Transportation Career Fair for High School Students

Flight nurses and medical technicians of the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk to students about their careers at the 14th Annual Northern Virginia Transportation Career Fair for High School Students in Manassas, Va. The career fair is part of a Federal Highway Administration initiative to promote the transportation industry and the careers it offers to America’s youth.

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Northern Va. Transportation Career Fair for High School Students

Flight nurses and medical technicians of the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk to students about their careers at the 14th Annual Northern Virginia Transportation Career Fair for High School Students in Manassas, Va. The career fair is part of a Federal Highway Administration initiative to promote the transportation industry and the careers it offers to America’s youth.

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