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Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing
March 26, 2024 — The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, for an air refueling orientation flight, March 19, 2024... MORE

A military member stands in the cockpit of an aircraft and watches two pilots fly the aircraft.

Helping communities and changing lives: Stephen Agnelli
May 17, 2021 — Any amount of volunteer work, big or small, can impact those in need. In this case, Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Agnelli, Air National Guard Readiness Center recruiting superintendent, has plans to change lives. ... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Agnelli, Air National Guard Readiness Center recruiting superintendent, and his son, attend a “Boots On The Ground” event to collect donations such as money, food and toiletries to support homeless and elderly veterans in Annapolis, Md., in 2017. (Courtesy Photo)

ANG and Reserve join forces to outrun Hurricane Irma
September 10, 2017 — Although not faced directly with Hurricane Irma’s dangerous effects, Airmen with the 459th Air... MORE

Members of the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, stand on the flight line in front of a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Sept. 9, 2017. Aircrews from the 459th ARW picked up the guardsmen at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, earlier in the day due to the threat of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brent A. Skeen)

AFRC, Navy team up for first-ever P-8A operational refueling mission
April 21, 2017 — Off the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., amidst sunny April skies, boom operators with the 459th Air... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Steve Hood, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, watches as a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon comes in on approach for an inflight refueling over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of the P-8A after a year of planning with NAVAIR. The P-8A is only the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

JBA partner brings fuel to the fight
January 26, 2017 — Every few seconds, wind gusts whip past him as he clasps an orange signal wand in each hand, placing them behind his back. Senior Airman Jaramie York, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, stands motionless on the flightline at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as temperatures approach freezing on a December day. York is one of more than 1,300 citizen Airmen and civilian employees assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve mission partner of the 11th Wing... MORE

Team Andrews stands up CAT for inauguration
January 23, 2017 — A crisis action team, or CAT, operating from Joint Base Andrews, Md., ensured continuity of operations and accountability for more than 1,000 Airmen who participated in the 58th Presidential Inauguration in District of Columbia, Jan. 20, 2017... MORE

Lt. Col. David Fink, 11th Wing command post director, receives a status update through his walkie-talkie at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 20, 2017, about Airmen participating in the 58th Presidential Inauguration parade in the District of Columbia. As director, Fink coordinated between the command post and the crisis action team to ensure the proper dissemination of information affecting base entities and Air Force personnel during the historic event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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