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| Maryland ESGR and the US Air Force Reserve invited 13 Maryland employers to take a tour of Andrews AFB and then fly a mission on a KC-135R Stratotanker to refuel an Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean, but, as often happens in the military, the mission changed that morning. Instead of a quick run over to the coast, the aircraft from the 459th Air Refueling Wing was sent to the Alabama/Louisiana border at the Gulf of Mexico. All of the participants got more flight time than expected, but they were able to watch refueling operations from their own aircraft, but observe another KC-135 refueling an AWACS out the side of the aircraft. |
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| Left to right - Front Row: Elaine Harvey (Director – NetSec); Butch Hensel (MD ESGR); Ray Sears (Owner, Papa John's Pizza and Quizno's stores); Wes Donovan (Owner,Rod-n-Reel Restaurant & Quizno's); and Kate Blue (State of Maryland). Second Row: LTC Sam Webster (Employer Rep, 352nd Civil Affairs Bde, US Army Reserve); Kurt Rausch (PRIBM. Inc); Capt Tim Smith (459th Wing PA0 & MD ESGR member); Rod Benson (Director, Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services); Brian DuBois (Manager, NetSec);. Cmd Chief Master Sergeant John Conaway (Maryland Air National Guard); and Rich Johnson (Verizon Business Systems and Major, US Army Reserve). |
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