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Bright idea

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. -- Tech. Sgt. Brenda Simms, 69th Aerial Port Squadron transportation specialist, installs a new lightbulb in a home during "Christmas in April" April 28. The program helps local residents through volunteer participation in cleaning, repairs, yardwork, painting or any other needs the homeowner may have. Typical resident candidates for home makeovers are elderly, disabled, low-income or a combination of all. This year, the 459th Air Refueling Wing sent more than 30 volunteers to help improve an area home. The 459th ARW is a Reserve component of the USAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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Buddy care

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Tech Sgt. Phillip Williams ties an arm sling around Senior Airman Keith Riley's arm to demonstrate how to provide self-aid and buddy care in field conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shayne Sewell)

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Bus ride

ANDREWS AIR FORCE, Md. -- Wounded soldiers take a nap on the 79th Aeromedical Staging Flight ambus waiting to be loaded onto a C-130 headed home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shayne Sewell)

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By the numbers

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (Right) Tech. Sgt. Oscar Paez, 459th Maintenance Operations Flight, hands out raffle tickets to residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Dec. 14. Wing members visited the home to thank veterans for their service and distribute gifts for the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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Calming influence

ST. CROIX, U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS -- Senior Airman Mary Elizabeth Young, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, subdues simulated patient Lt. Col. Vanessa Mattox, 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, during an in-flight exercise. Ten members of the 439th AES joined 459th AES members in a blended AE training mission to the island. Mission training expanded beyond the medical realm to include air refueling and an overseas sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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Can do

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- 1st Lt. Lavonne Johnson, 459th Air Refueling Wing Military Equal Opportunity chief, loads canned goods donated by wing members for the Holiday Food and Gift Drive Dec. 12. Lieutenant Johnson worked with the Human Resources Development Council here to assist a women and children's shelter in Charles County, Md., with money, food and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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CAP visits 459th ARW

The National Captial Region Civil Air Patrol visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing for a tour of a KC-135 and a demonstraton by the 69th Aerial Port Squadron Saturday. The CAP is the official civilian auxillary to the United States Air Force with more than 50 chapters located nationwide. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Senior Airman Sasha S. Skrine)

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Capital Shield

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Senior Airman Duston Ashton, 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician and Maj. Marie Sasse, 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron flight nurse tend to a simulated burn victim during a mass casualty response as part of Exercise Capital Shield Dec. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Matthews)

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Capt. Melanie Englert

Capt. Melanie Englert, 459th Mission Support Group executive officer, poses with her bike after the race. (Courtesy photo)

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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

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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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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Care beyond duty

Capt. Jennifer Hays, 11th Medical Support Squadron patient and wounded warrior, prepares for a cycling event challenge as part of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program’s Northeast Warrior CARE Week on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 20, 2019. Her neurological disorders are from thoracic outlet syndrome which impacts her dominant left arm and ulnar neuropathy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)

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CARE week

Capt. Jennifer Hays, 11th Medical Support Squadron patient and wounded warrior, checks her progress during a cycling event challenge as part of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program’s Northeast Warrior CARE Week on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 20, 2019. Hays joined the wounded warrior program in Oct. 2018 for neurological issues and Meniere's disease. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)

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Career Fair gives kids a glipse at a future in Air Power

Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing showcase their missions to a group of high school students at the Virginia Department of Transportation Career Fair in Manassas, Virginia, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2016. More than 1,400 students came out to talk with recruiters, a boom operator, aeromedical evacuation technician, and aeromedical staging squadron first sergeant about transportation-related careers in the Air Force Reserve and 459th ARW. (U.S.Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Career Fair gives kids a glipse at a future in Air Power

Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing showcase their missions to a group of high school students at the Virginia Department of Transportation Career Fair in Manassas, Virginia, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2016. More than 1,400 students came out to talk with recruiters, a boom operator, aeromedical evacuation technician, and aeromedical staging squadron first sergeant about transportation-related careers in the Air Force Reserve and 459th ARW. (U.S.Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Career Fair gives kids a glipse at a future in Air Power

Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing showcase their missions to a group of high school students at the Virginia Department of Transportation Career Fair in Manassas, Virginia, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2016. More than 1,400 students came out to talk with recruiters, a boom operator, aeromedical evacuation technician, and aeromedical staging squadron first sergeant about transportation-related careers in the Air Force Reserve and 459th ARW. (U.S.Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Career Fair gives kids a glipse at a future in Air Power

Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing showcase their missions to a group of high school students at the Virginia Department of Transportation Career Fair in Manassas, Virginia, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2016. More than 1,400 students came out to talk with recruiters, a boom operator, aeromedical evacuation technician, and aeromedical staging squadron first sergeant about transportation-related careers in the Air Force Reserve and 459th ARW. (U.S.Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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