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USAF Honor Guard epitome of standard during CSAF transition
August 10, 2012
The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard and U.S. Air Force Band perform a pass and review on Aug. 10, 2012, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. for the Air Force Chief of Staff transition ceremony. During the ceremony, Gen. Norton Schwartz retired from active duty and passed on the duty of Air Force Chief of Staff to Gen. Mark A. Welsh III. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)
Chief of Staff of Air Force transition ceremony held at Andrews
August 10, 2012
Gen. Norton Schwartz was surprised with applause from hundreds of Airmen lining the Pentagon hallway, Aug. 8, 2012, as he departed the building for the final time as the Air Force Chief of Staff. Schwartz will retire in a ceremony Friday, after serving 39 years in the Air Force, the last four years as the Air Force's senior uniformed leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
Andrews opens Base Supply Center, provides opportunity to visually impaired
August 9, 2012
Frederick Puente, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland president, gives a speech during the grand opening ceremony of the Andrews Base Supply Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md. on August 7, 2012. The Base Supply Center is owned and operated by Blind Industries and Services of Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Keyonna Fennell)
779th Medical Group essential to Vibrant Response 13
August 3, 2012
Army military policemen assigned to the 811th Engineer Company help simulated survivors evacuate a neighborhood involved in a simulated nuclear blast attack at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 26, 2012, during exercise Vibrant Response 13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terence Ewings)
New TLF provides TLC for PCSing families
August 2, 2012
Mr. Noel Huliganga, Presidential Inn manager; Col. William Knight, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander; and Chief Master Sgt. William Sanders, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews command chief, cut a ribbon to signify the opening of the Andrews Temporary Living Facility at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2012. The TLF building is located at the corner of Colorado avenue and F street, and is able to house 50 families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith)
Andrews home to Civilian Program Specialist of the Year
July 30, 2012
Mr. Jason Haddock, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief and Air Force Civilian Program Specialist of the Year award recipient, poses for a photo outside Fire Station 1 on July 24, 2012. Haddock is one among 36,000 civilians currently working for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lindsey A. Porter)
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)
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