459th ARW welcomes new operations group commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Brian Davis (right) officially assumed command of the 459th Operations Group during an Assumption of Command ceremony held here Feb. 12, 2012. Col. Samuel Mahaney (left), 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, officiated the ceremony. Colonel Davis, a KC-135 pilot, comes to the 459th OG after serving as commander of the 77th Air Refueling Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brent Skeen)

2011 Half Award Winners recognized during Feb. UTA

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Samuel Mahaney, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, congratulates Master Sgt. Patrick Sellers, 459th Maintenance Squadron, for being awarded 459th ARW Senior Noncomissioned Officer of the Second Half 2011 during a commander's call here Feb. 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brent Skeen)

2011 Annual Award Winners recognized during Feb. UTA

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Samuel Mahaney, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, congratulates the 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Support Section Team, for being awarded 459th ARW Team of the Year for 2011 during a commander's call here Feb. 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brent Skeen)

2011 Annual Award Winners recognized during Feb. UTA

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Samuel Mahaney, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, congratulates Master Sgt. Patrick Sellers, 459th Maintenance Squadron, for being awarded 459th ARW Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2011 during a commander's call here Feb. 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brent Skeen)

459th MSG welcomes new commander

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The 459th Mission Support Group held an assumption of command ceremony for Col. Scott S. Russell here Dec. 3, 2011. Colonel Russell takes command of the 459th MSG after serving as Reserve Advisor and Director of Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

459 ARW takes part in annual Arlington Cemetery wreath laying

ARLINGTON, Va. -- 459th Air Refueling Airmen and their families joined over 10,000 servicemembers and civilian volunteers for the annual wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery Dec. 10. 459 ARW Airmen took part in almost every aspect of the event, including transporting thousands of wreaths in trucks, greeting volunteers at the front gates and providing security. An estimated 85,000 wreaths were placed on the gravestones of fallen servicemembers and their loved ones. (Submitted photo/Michael D. Donahue)