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East Fitness Center back in business
July 26, 2012
Navy Cmdr. Mike Graben, Naval Facility Washington Chief Staff Officer, sweats out some planks at the East Fitness Center's newly renovated mini-tactical/weight room July 25, 2012 . The room includes new weight-lifting equipment, new flooring and new Rogue tactical weights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Russell)
Baysox honors Andrews service members, local heroes
July 24, 2012
Senior Airman Marquis Smith, Petty Officer First Class Jamie Zhunepluas, and Army Staff Sgt. Neil Percifull throw the first pitches July 20, 2012 at the Bowie Baysox stadium in Bowie, Md. The Baysox celebrated Andrews Night and Heroes Night where Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from Joint Base Andrews as well as Police, firefighters and first responders from the community were honored throughout the game. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)
AF partners with schools and universities to promote STEM
July 23, 2012
Janet Fenstermacher, teacher from Yorktown High School, Arlington, Va., holds a crystal during an Air Force-sponsored ASM International Materials Camp at Howard University in Washington, D.C., July 13. At the beginning of the week-long course, Fenstermacher poured a saturated form of copper sulfate into a glass dish and, once seed crystals formed, she tied a thread to the seeds allowing crystals to grow. Fenstermacher is one of 23 teachers who learned how to make science, technology, engineering and math fun for her students. (U.S Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Ashleigh Peck)
Feds Feed Families in full gear throughout DoD, NCR, AFDW
July 23, 2012
Commissaries in the U.S. have joined with other government agencies and organizations to support the 2011 Feds Feed Families food drive campaign, which runs through Aug. 31, 2011. The food drive is coordinated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Council to encourage federal employees to help supplement food banks across the country, such as the one shown here. (Courtesy photo/Rob Joswiak)
Airman, MMA fighter, pulls no punches as Duathlon World Championship competitor
July 23, 2012
Air Force TSgt. David "De Fierro" Perez, elite endurance athlete and professional fighter, will represent the USA in the Duathlon World Championship set to take place Sept. 2. Perez is a Vehicle Management and Analysis craftsman at Fort Meade, Md(courtesy photo)
Building international partnerships through music
July 23, 2012
International guest conductor rehearses with the Concert Band Capt. Abiodoun Patrick Odjo in preparation for concerts on July 20, 23 and 24 (AF photo by Master Sgt. Bob Kamholz)
'Deebo' gets lifted with the 1st Helicopter Squadron
July 17, 2012
Tommy "Tiny" Lister, a character actor and professional wrestler widely known for his role as neighborhood bully Deebo in the “Friday” movie trilogy, visited Joint Base Andrews’ 1st Helicopter Squadron on July 12. The 1 HS flew Lister to Dover Air Force Base, Del., to visit the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, USO and troops there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Aaron Stout)
459 ARW holds Change of Command following successful ORI
July 17, 2012
Maj. Gen. Mark Kyle (far left), commander, 4th Air Force , Col. Samuel Mahaney (middle), and Col. William Mason (far right), stand at attention during a change of command ceremony in which Mason assumes command of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, July 15, 2012. Mason is joining the 459 ARW from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Katie Spencer)
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