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Welders provide base support one spark at a time
February 25, 2019 — The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop here provides support to Joint Base Andrews and its agencies through welding, fabrication and other repairs... MORE

USAF Band kicks off 2017 holiday season
December 5, 2017 — To kick off their holiday concert season, the U.S. Air Force Band surprised visitors at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center atrium in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Nov. 29... MORE

Airmen team-up during 2017 Dorm Olympics
October 19, 2017 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – More than 100 Airmen from JBA participated in the first ever Dorm Olympics on base, Oct. 13. “The event was created as a morale event for dorm residents,” said Staff Sgt. Leighton Bryan, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron facility maintenance team NCO in charge. “It was aimed at creating competition, building team work and,... MORE

JBA kicks off 2017 air show
September 15, 2017 — Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, kicked off the 2017 Andrews Air Show: Air and Space Expo, Sept. 15... MORE

JBA Golf Course rich in history, smiles
November 23, 2016 — The rising sun casts a glistening glow across the dew clinging to the grass on The Courses at Andrews as golfers arrive for their daily game.For many, these distinctive picturesque characteristics of golfing draw them back to the sport time and time again. Mike Thomas, The Courses at Andrews general manager, said that, at Joint Base Andrews, this... MORE

A challenge coin from The Courses at Andrews rests on the golf course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 17, 2016. The golf course sees approximately 70,000 rounds of golf a year, played by individuals ranging from 11th Wing Airmen to the U.S. president (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)

Submerged training
November 1, 2016 — Flight crew members from the National Capital Region take part in Water Survival Training and Helicopter Emergency Egress Device Training at Prince George’s Community College’s Robert I. Bickford Natatorium in Largo, Md., Oct. 27 and 28, 2016. The Water Survival Training, lead by 89th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and... MORE

Lt. Col. Dave Fink, 1st Helicopter Squadron pilot, sits upside down during Helicopter Emergency Egress Device Training at Prince George’s Community College’s Robert I. Bickford Natatorium in Largo, Md., Oct. 28, 2016. The training, specific to helicopter aircrews, teaches the proper way to evacuate a helicopter if it goes down over a body of water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

Military children "Read for the Win"
July 27, 2016 — Joint Base Andrews Library hosted an Olympic-themed parade and field day here, July 22. The event was part of the Department of Defense-Morale, Welfare and Recreation 2016 Summer Reading Program “Read for the Win,” a concept encouraging children to read during summer months.“It’s important to keep children reading throughout the summer,” said... MORE

Maxwell, child of a military member, bangs drum sticks together during a parade hosted by the Joint Base Andrews Library field day held on JBA, Md., July 22, 2016. The event was part of the Department of Defense-Morale, Welfare and Recreation 2016 Summer Reading Program “Read for the Win,” a concept encouraging children to read during the summer months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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