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Donald Bridgeman, 459th Mission Support Group honorary commander, observes the boom of a KC-135R before an orientation flight April 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Crawford)

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Group effort

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Jan Bradley (center, holding hammer) joins military and civilian volunteers here to load pallets of shoes, clothes, rugs, toys and other goods as part of Operation Care, a relief coalition designed to assess humanitarian needs and offer aid to promote self-sufficiency, prosperity and a healthy environment for displaced Afghan villagers. Mrs. Bradley is the spouse of Air Force Reserve Command Chief Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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Guardian, Protector, Mentor

Master Sgt. Sullivan is a First Sergeant for the 459th Aeromedicine Squadron is the manager of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority counter-terrorism unit. Sergeant Sullivan began his career in law enforcement at the age of 18 as a Security Policeman in the active Air Force and has been a member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing since 1998. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Nick Strocchia)

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Guidon passed to new 459th MSG commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Russell A. Muncy (left), 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, passes the 459th Mission Support Group guidon to Lt. Col. Dale Bateman in a change of command ceremony here Aug. 13, 2011. Colonel Bateman assumes command of the 459th MSG from Col. James A. Gray who will be taking an Individual Mobilization Augmentee position at the Pentagon with the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Guidon passed to new 459th MSG commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. James A. Gray speaks to 459th Air Refueling Wing Airmen for the last time in a 459th Mission Support Group change of command ceremony here Aug. 13, 2011. Lt. Col. Dale Bateman assumed command of the 459th MSG from Colonel Gray who will be taking an Individual Mobilization Augmentee position at the Pentagon with the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Guidon passed to new 459th MSG commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Russell A. Muncy (left), 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Col. James A. Gray in a 459th Mission Support Group change of command ceremony here Aug. 13, 2011. Lt. Col. Dale Bateman assumed command of the 459th MSG from Colonel Gray who will be taking an Individual Mobilization Augmentee position at the Pentagon with the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Guidon passed to new 459th MSG commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Lt. Col. Dale Bateman speaks to Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing for the first time as 459th Mission Support Group commander in a change of command ceremony here Aug. 13, 2011. Colonel Bateman assumed command of the 459th MSG from Col. James A. Gray who will be taking an Individual Mobilization Augmentee position at the Pentagon with the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Guidon passed to new 459th MSG commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Maj. William Wiecher, 459th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, provides an invocation to wing Airmen in a change of command ceremony here Aug. 13, 2011. Lt. Col. Dale Bateman assumed command of the 459th Mission Support Group from Col. James A. Gray who will be taking an Individual Mobilization Augmentee position at the Pentagon with the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Guidon passed to new 459th MSG commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Capt. Albert Olagbemiro, 69th Aerial Port Squadron, narrates a change of command ceremony here Aug. 13, 2011. Lt. Col. Dale Bateman assumed command of the 459th Mission Support Group from Col. James A. Gray who will be taking an Individual Mobilization Augmentee position at the Pentagon with the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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Headphones to head home

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Master Sgt. Frederic Johnson, 69th Aerial Port Squadron superintendent of special handling, wears headphones during the nine-hour flight returning from Germany June 17. He and 30 other 69th APS Reservists spent their two-week annual tour supporting the active duty 723rd Aerial Port Squadron. The mission included round-the-clock cargo shifts, pallet construction and passenger terminal support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

Members of Headquarters Air Force tour a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 7, 2019 on Joint Base Andrews, Md. The team was briefed on the KC-135 and given a tour of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

Members of Headquarters Air Force pose for a photo after touring a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct, 7, 2019 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The team was briefed on the KC-135 and given a tour of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

Members of Headquarters Air Force speak with Airmen from the 459th while touring a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 7, 2019 on Joint Base Andrews, Md. The team was briefed on the KC-135 and given a tour of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

Col. Daniel Menashi, 459th Operations Group Commander, briefs members of Headquarters Air Force on the KC-135 Stratotanker during a visit, Oct. 7, 2019 on Joint Base Andrews, Md. The team was briefed on the KC-135 and given a tour of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

Col. Douglas Gullion, 459th Air Refueling Wing Commander, greets Ms. Michelle Lowesolis, Director, Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service, during a visit, Oct. 7, 2019, on Joint Base Andrews, Md. Lowesolis along with 18 members were briefed on the KC-135 Stratotanker and given a tour of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

Members of Headquarters Air Force enter a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tour, Oct. 7, 2019 on Joint Base Andrews, Md. The team was briefed on the KC-135 and given a tour of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

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Headquarters Air Force leaders tour KC-135

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Heartbeats

ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS -- Tech. Sgts. Grae Brown and Crystal Drake, 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technicians, administer care to simulated patient Master Sgt. Patty Guzman-Evans, 459th AES first sergeant, 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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Heavy Gun

Staff Sgt. Matthew Chase fires a long burst of 7.62mm ammunition from the M240 heavy machine gun. Each year, members of the 459th Security Forces Squadron are required to fire 1,100 rounds from both the M240 and M249. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Capt. Nick Strocchia)

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