DEERS status

The 459th DEERS is DOWN. Members can still utilize active duty services or other DEERS locations. It is projected to be back up early Wednesday, Nov. 23.

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Run, Hide, Fight Run, Hide, Fight

Run, Hide, Fight

When and how to use may save your life
MTI under the hat MTI under the hat

Under the hat

Drill Instructor brings skills to the 459th
Maintainers video chat Maintainers video chat

Communication Revolution

Maintainers connect using IM, video chat
F-22 Refuel F-22 Refuel

CODEL takes to the skies

sees AFRC refueling in action
459th ASTS conducts medivac training 459th ASTS conducts medivac training

Patient transport training is top priority

459th ASTS sharpens medivac skills
Joh Stewart and President and First Lady Obama share a laugh Joh Stewart and President and First Lady Obama share a laugh

Liberators participate in "Celebration of Service"

Airmen provide support, attend momentous event
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Team Andrews celebrates AAPI Heritage Month

Walk Together, Embrace Differences, Build Legacies
Donations for 'survival' Donations for 'survival'

Donations for 'survival'

JBA contributes to local food banks
An Airman turns off a boiler to a dormatory An Airman turns off a boiler to a dormatory

"No heat, no Cool" begins

Heating/cooling to be off April 15 to May 15
Tactical Combatives Course: real training, real confidence Tactical Combatives Course: real training, real confidence

Tactical Combatives Course: real training, real confidence

Courses offered at Ft. Belvoir to qualifying service members
Breaking Barriers: Maj. Gen. Miller to become next AFRC CC Breaking Barriers: Maj. Gen. Miller to become next AFRC CC

Breaking Barriers: Maj. Gen. Miller to become next AFRC CC

First female Chief of Air Force Reserve after Senate confirmation
459th Commanders serve breakfast to attendees 459th Commanders serve breakfast to attendees

Chaplain's Team hosts Annual Prayer Breakfast

Guest speakers Redskins' Kedric Golston and Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Steven Schaick

459th Air Refueling Wing Photos

Members of the wheelchair rugby team National Rehabilitation Hospital Punishers prepare for a demonstration scrimmage during the Warrior CARE event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 14, 2016. The Caregiver Support, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports, Recovering Airman Mentorship, and Employment and Career Readiness event hosted various sports presentations and lessons for wounded warriors to introduce them to new outlets and prepare potential competitors for the Department of Defense Warrior Games and Invictus Games. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter) Poe, Baltimore Ravens mascot, pets a service dog during the Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 14, 2016. Service canines can help with anything from mobility to post-traumatic stress disability and are considered medical equipment and are recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. The events are a part of a week-long program that features education in Caregiver Support, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports, Recovering Airman Mentorship, and Employment and Career Readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant) Josh Leary, Retired U.S. Air Force and wounded warrior, pulls back a bow as he prepares to shoot during the Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 16, 2016. Leary is visually impaired and can only see four feet in front of him after losing most of his vision while serving in Afghanistan. Leary is given direction by a spotter during shooting. The events are a part of a week-long program that features education in Caregiver Support, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports, Recovering Airman Mentorship, and Employment and Career Readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant) Wounded warriors play seated volleyball during the Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 17, 2016. The event is in conjunction with Warrior Care Month, a month dedicated to honoring the courage, resilience and accomplishments of wounded, ill and injured service members, their families and their caregivers. The events are a part of a week-long program that features education in Caregiver Support, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports, Recovering Airman Mentorship, and Employment and Career Readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)
Wounded Warriors, coaches and volunteers come together with Baltimore Ravens players, cheerleaders and mascot to take a group photo during the Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 14, 2016. Ravens representatives made an appearance to show their support during the opening of the Warrior CARE week. The events are a part of a week-long program that features education in Caregiver Support, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports, Recovering Airman Mentorship, and Employment and Career Readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant) Col. E. John Teichert, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews Commander, looks at his target during the 2nd Annual Excellence in Competition, on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 8, 2016. Service members were broken into relays to allow everyone who signed up the chance to participate and test their marksmanship, with each member shooting 30 rounds from a Beretta M9 pistol. Targets were scored by combat arms instructors, and then compared to determine the best marksman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham) Brass bullet casings sit in a bin during the 2nd Annual Excellence in Competition, on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 8, 2016. Service members were broken into relays to allow everyone who signed up the chance to participate and test their marksmanship, with each member shooting 30 rounds from a Beretta M9 pistol. Targets were scored by combat arms instructors, and then compared to determine the best marksman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham) Service members at Joint Base Andrews, Md., check their targets during the 2nd Annual Excellence in Competition, Nov. 8, 2016. Service members were broken into relays to allow everyone who signed up the chance to participate and test their marksmanship, with each member shooting 30 rounds from a Beretta M9 pistol. Targets were scored by combat arms instructors, and then compared to determine the best marksman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)
Staff Sgt. Yessiell Perez, 11th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, stands at parade rest during a memorial service at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 28, 2016. The service honored the MWD’s accomplishments and included a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham) Service members salute during a memorial service Oct. 28, 2016, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for two military working dogs who recently passed away. The service honored the MWD’s accomplishments and included a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham) Military working dogs wait in formation during a memorial service for two dogs who recently passed away at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 28, 2016. The service honored the MWD’s accomplishments and included a 21 gun salute and the playing of Taps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham) Staff Sgt. Sawyer Fox, 11th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, checks an identification card while wearing a body camera at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 4, 2016. The cameras are in the process of undergoing an Air Force-level test, which began Oct. 26, to determine their recording quality, usefulness, and how they can be better utilized. Throughout the test plan, approximately nine cameras will be worn at a time by law enforcement officers, lead gate guards, K-9 handlers, the emergency services team, and training and quality care officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
Staff Sgt. Sawyer Fox, right, and Airman 1st Class Sarah Shepherd, left, 11th Security Forces Squadron response force leaders, record information in a notebook during a patrol at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 4, 2016. JBA security forces defenders will be wearing the products for a period of six months as part of a test to determine which kind of camera to use throughout the Air Force. One of the main goals during the process is to disperse the new equipment information throughout the community to ensure they feel safe and aware. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter) A single body worn camera rests on an 11th Security Forces Squadron officer’s flak vest at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 4, 2016. These devices were implemented Oct. 26 as part of an Air Force-level test to determine which kind of camera will best suit the service’s defenders and their procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter) Joint Base Andrews Labor-Management Forum team pose after the signing of a Labor-Management Forum Charter Oct. 11, 2016. The charter was signed to signify the establishment of a cooperative and productive forum between labor and management relations by discussing workplace challenges on a regular basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant) Col. E. John Teichert, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, and Ramona Hawkins, JBA American Federation of Government Employees 1401 president, sign a Labor-Management Forum Charter Oct. 11, 2016. The charter was signed to signify the establishment of a cooperative and productive forum between labor and management relations by discussing workplace challenges on a regular basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)
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) 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) 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) 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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