June 25, 2022 Striker Leadership Library: June 2022 People The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Coyle (2018)In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world's most successful organizations - including the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs - and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies
June 22, 2022 459th ARW Takeoff Tuesday for June 21, 2022 This week's Takeoff Tuesday features our new recruit Fabrice Numbu from Lanham, Md. Numbu will join the 69th Aerial Port Squadron.
June 19, 2022 Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth National Independence Day, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, is now observed for celebrating black culture.
June 16, 2022 459th ARW exercise planners hold ROC drill for SPAM exercise Exercise planners with the 459th Air Refueling Wing hold “Rehearsal of Concept” drill (ROC drill) in preparation for the unit’s upcoming local South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise. The ROC drill is a dry run that ensures all participants understand the plan.
June 14, 2022 459th ARW Take off Tuesday for June 14, 2022 New recruits, Tevon Dennis and Nina Gangbo head off to basic military training to come back to the 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, respectively.
June 7, 2022 459th ARW Take off Tuesday for June 7, 2022 Heading off to Basic Military Training today is Nhytavia Evans from Fredericksburg, VA, who will join 459th Maintenance Squadron! She is flanked by the new 459th ARW Development & Training Flight Program Manager, Staff Sgt. Ceru Smith and Master Sgt. Adam Dzurilla. Good Luck and see you soon!
May 31, 2022 AAPI Heritage Month shows WASP legacy is in good hands with modern Airmen like Col. Janette Thode The 459th Air Refueling Wing Vice Commander is inspired by heroic WWII WASP, Hazel Ying Lee. Lee was the first Chinese American woman to fly for the military, and her legacy and impact is still present today.
May 31, 2022 459th ARW heritage is exemplified through 758th Bomb Group navigator Reid Waltman The 459th Air Refueling Wing Historian, Julius Lacano, presents a brief history on Reid Waltman, navigator, who served with the 758th Bombardment Squadron under the 459th Bombardment Group in 1944.
May 25, 2022 69th APS Airmen participate in memorial run Airmen from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, 'Port Dawgs,' took part in the annual Port Dawg Memorial Run here, May 15, 2022. The concept for the run began at Kadena Air Base, Japan, in 2013, to honor Air Transportation Airmen who lost their lives over the previous year.
May 24, 2022 459th ARW unveils new heritage displays The 459th Air Refueling Wing unveils its new heritage panels designed by Wing's AFRC award-winning historian, Julius Lacano. The panels features the Wing's rich history that began in 1943.