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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, briefs members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing during the quarterly commander's call Dec. 8. General Bradley attended the call to recognize star performers, chat with Airmen and discuss topics relevant to the AFRC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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Gimme five

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, gives a coin to the son of 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron retiree Tech. Sgt. Gail Holley, in exchange for a playful "gimme five" at the 459th Air Refueling Wing commander's call Dec. 8. General Bradley attended the call to recognize star performers, chat with Airmen and discuss topics relevant to the AFRC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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Ladies first

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chief Master Sgt. Patti Hickman, 459th Air Refueling Wing command chief, pulls a lucky number belonging to one of the Armed Forces Retirement Home residents 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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Back safe and sound

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Master Sgt. Stephen Bedell, 459th Logistics Readiness Flight, talks to Armed Forces Retirement Home residents Dec. 14 about his recent deployment. 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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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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Students see opportunity at career fair

MANASSAS, Va. -- Tech. Sgt. Matthew Laney, 459th Recruiting Squadron and Maj. Eddie Miller, 756th Air Refueling Squadron, talk to a couple of high school students at the Virginia Department of Transportation and Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project's 2007 Career Fair at the Prince William County Fair Grounds Oct. 4. The career fair's goal is to show students opportunities and careers in transportation. This year's theme is "Transportation: Your Ride to the Future!" The 459th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit, participates each year. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Capt. Tim Smith)
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Women's suffrage pioneers

WASHINGTON -- A portrait monument of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott, pioneer's of the women's suffrage movement, sits in the Rotunda at the U.S. Capitol Aug. 24. Sculptor Adelaide Johnson left the piece unfinished on the grounds that until the women's suffrage movement is finished, the portrait will remain incomplete. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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A trip around the boom

ANDREWS AFB, Md. -- Chief Master Sgt. Tony Parris, 756th Air Refueling Squadron chief boom operator, explains various parts of the underbelly of the KC-135 Stratotanker to a small group of Defense Intellingence Agency employees. Chief Parris led about a dozen of the DIA employees on a tour of the 459th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 on Aug. 10.
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Child's play

FAIRFORD, United Kingdom -- Col. William McKinley, a Reservist augmenting the U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band, marches a group of school children from the Kempford School here back to class following one of seven school performances the band did during their two-week trip to the United Kingdom as part of the Air Force 60th Anniversary Celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Frank)
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Little drummer girl

FAIRFORD, United Kingdom -- Tech. Sgt. Jeff Bare gives a student at the Kempford School here a chance to play the pipe drum during a visit and performance. The U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band was in England to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo and took some time to perform at seven schools surrounding the base and also receive training at (Royal) Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming in Edinburgh, Scotland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Frank)
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Little pipers

FAIRFORD, United Kingdom -- Staff Sgt. Shane Stanke and school children from the Kempford School in Fairford, U.K., investigate whether playing the bagpipes with multiple people is easier than trying to do it alone. The U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performed for school children at seven different schools surrounding RAF Fairford. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Frank)
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The lineup

FAIRFORD, United Kingdom -- (From left) Tech. Sgt. Janis Thrift, Tech. Sgt. Kara Frank and Col. William McKinley, bagpipers with the band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, prepare to perform for the more than 200,000 spectators attending the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Base Fairford. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Frank)
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Synergy strikes twice

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- Tonia Douglas, Synergy, snags a toss from a fellow infiielder throwing the runner out at first base. The 459th Air Refueling Wing sponsored ladies softball team Synergy defeated the Saints in a double header Aug. 1, 15-4 and 15-5. Douglas is a civilian member of the team.
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Reservist receives medal

ARLINGTON, Va. -- (Right) U.S. Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson salutes Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley, after receiving the Air Force Combat Action Medal during a ceremony June 12. General Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal at the Air Force Memorial. The Airmen were the first in history to receive the decoration. Sergeant Peterson is with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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Posting of the colors

ARLINGTON, Va. -- (Left) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Tom Galpin and six Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients salute as the Air Force Honor Guard posts the colors at the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. General Moseley presented the Airmen with the medal at the Air Force Memorial. The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal. Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Tom Galpin, grandson of World War I veteran Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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Strike up the band

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A tuba player with the Air Force Band plays "God Bless America" during the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal at the Air Force Memorial. The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal. Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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In honor and dignity

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard from Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., synchronize their rifles during the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. General Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal at the Air Force Memorial. The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal, created to recognize Air Force members who were engaged in air or ground combat "outside the wire." Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Tom Galpin, grandson of World War I veteran Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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Air Force Memorial morning

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The sun rises above the Air Force Memorial during the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal, created to recognize Air Force members who were engaged in air or ground combat "outside the wire." The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal. Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Tom Galpin, grandson of World War I veteran Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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Combat ready!

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss. -- Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing return to the their duty stations after a simulated mortar attack and evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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And the winner is ...

WASHINGTON -- Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, chief of Air Force Reserve Command, and Col. Stayce Harris, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, hold the AFRC and 4th Air Force 2006 Effective Maintenance Award. Colonel Harris accepted the award on behalf of the 459th Maintenance Squadron. General Bradley presented the award at the Senior Leadership Conference in Washington Feb. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)
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