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Chaplain Assistants: assisting Chaplains
January 9, 2015
Air show returns to Joint Base Andrews in 2015
December 30, 2014
Spectators wave at a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot as he prepares for takeoff during the Joint Services Open House May 15 at Andrews. JSOH allows members of the public an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the men and women of the Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Melissa Rodrigues)
I won't be home for Christmas
December 24, 2014
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USAF Band spreads cheer to children
December 19, 2014
Members of the United States Air Force Band play for children at the Child Development Center on Joint Base Andrews, Dec.19, 2014. The band played a variety of holiday favorites at all three child development centers and the Imagine Andrews Charter School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)
Key AF leadership speaks to NCR Airmen at developmental seminar
December 19, 2014
The Honorable Eric Fanning, Under Secretary of the Air Force, listens as Staff Sgt. Karin Nelson asks a questions about reserve duty during the annual Air Force District of Washington Capital Airman Seminar at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 16, 2014. Fifty-one enlisted, officer, and civilian Airmen were selected from across the National Capital Region to attend the four-day professional development seminar. Nelson, a Reservist assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing as an aerospace medical technical, is on active-duty orders at the AFDW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tammie Moore)
Rocking around Hangar 3: A Happy Holiday
December 17, 2014
The Disney Princesses play tea party with attendees of the Parents and Children Fighting Cancer Holiday Party on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 13, 2014. More than 250 volunteers collaborated for the 27th annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Hearts Apart supports deployed families
December 17, 2014
Families of service members decorate cookies at the Hearts Apart Deployed Families Holiday Party, Dec. 13, 2014. The annual event brought together families from all branches dealing with deployment or future deployment, TDY or remotely-located over the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.D. Maidens)
Air Force Band kicks off Spirit of the Season
December 16, 2014
The United States Air Force Honor Guard posts the colors at “The Spirit of the Season” holiday concert performed by the United States Air Force Band at the Daughters of the American Revolution concert hall in Washington, D.C., Dec, 12, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)
Tree, Menorah light up JBA
December 5, 2014
The Joint Base Andrews’ Christmas tree lights up the sky after the Christmas Tree and Hanukkah Menorah Lighting on JBA, Dec. 3, 2014. The lighting is an annual event kicking off the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/ J.D. Maidens)
USAF Band brings flash of holiday cheer
December 2, 2014
A boy watches the United States Air Band perform during a flash mob at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., Dec. 2, 2014. The band put on the event to promote their upcoming holiday concerts in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jovan Berry, poses for a portrait.

How a Lifetime of Training Saved a Life

“You better not die; the kids would be so mad.” It’s a surreal scene. The smell of a small, old bathroom, the endless noise of security forces over the radio. A man, blue in the face, face down on the floor in a dire medical situation. And a...
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Lessons in leadership for new supervisors

I had the honor of serving as class mentor for Airman Leadership School Class 25-Foxtrot, and I was guest speaker at their graduation on Aug. 28, 2025. Watching these dedicated Airmen complete their first level of professional military education was...
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