At the close of Suicide Prevention Month, the 459th Air Refueling Wing collaborated with the Joint Base Aandrews Integrated Prevention Program Workshop on September 29th to record a Day of Hope Webinar. This Webinar instructs how to create an evidence-informed individual suicide prevention plan referred to as the My Resilience Plan Template.
Alliance, NE native, Air Force Reserve Col. Joshua McConkey
McConkey is assigned to 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, MD, and has 23 years of military service.
Colonel Joshua McConkey, a distinguished military officer from Apex, North Carolina, has been selected to serve as an element lead in the prestigious Presidential Inauguration Parade on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
McConkey is assigned to 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, MD, and has 23 years of military service.
Buffalo, NY native, Air Force TSgt Manoel Robinson has been named 459 ARW Wing NCO of the Year.
Selection was based on the individual's exemplary duty performance, job knowledge, leadership qualities, teamwork ethic, personal achievements and record of supporting and serving the community.
West Seneca, NY native, Air Force Reserve MSgt Michael Fine is retiring from the U.S. Air Force Reserve after serving honorably for 20 years. Fine served as with 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, MD.
