Winnin' like a Griffin: A1C Elijah Lopez-Alzamora

Airman 1st Class Elijah Lopez-Alzamora, 816th Security Forces protective services team member, celebrates his Winnin’ like a Griffin award at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Sept. 10, 2026. Lopez-Alzamora was recognized for exceeding the expectations

Defending the capital: 1st HS veterans recount 9/11 response 25 years later

On the clear morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the daily routine at then-Andrews Air Force Base shattered within minutes. As broadcast screens showed smoke pouring from the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, emergency sirens sounded across the

53d MXS Airmen support 113th WG operations

In 2021, the 53rd Maintenance Squadron was stood up as a Total Force Integration unit to support a pilot absorption program within the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, that allows active duty pilots to gain more experience at the ANG unit before

One Hundred and One Military Working Dogs: A Military Veterinarian's pur...

Who is U.S. Army Capt. Latoiya Templeton? That’s a question even she struggled to answer. “Oh gosh, I am so many things, I am a mom, I’m a veterinarian, I’m a sister, I’m a daughter. All the things,” said Templeton, Joint Base Andrews branch chief