The 459th Operations Group is a reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Fourth Air Force of Air Force Reserve Command, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. If mobilized, the Wing is gained by Air Mobility Command.
459th Air Operations Group – Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
459th Bombardment Group B-24 bombing near Padua, Italy
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C-141B as flown by the group from 1992 to 2003
The 459th Air Refueling Wing is a wing of the Air Force Reserve Command of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Fourth Air Force and stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. If mobilized, the wing would be gained by the Air Mobility Command. The wing flies and maintains Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, providing air refueling.
Wing KC-135 Stratotanker
459th ARW KC-135Rs at Andrews AFB in 2004.
USN P-8 being refueled by 459th ARW KC-135R