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Nurse Finds Healing From Post-traumatic Stress
January 28, 2010
Air Force Lt. Col. Mary Carlisle, a critical care nurse, speaks with a colleague at the 2010 Military Health System Conference at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Md., Jan. 26, 2010. Carlisle spoke at the conference of her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and her eventual healing. (Department of Defense photo by Elaine Wilson)
Airfield Systems Maintenance
January 28, 2010
Staff Sgt. Gregory Honeywell, 744th Communication Squadron airfield systems technician, monitors system readouts from an automated weather system Jan. 21, 2010, at Joint Base Andrews. Sergeant Honeywell regularly performs preventive maintenance to ensure all equipment is running correctly. The Airmen of airfield systems maintenance perform maintenance for six bases in a 90-mile radius. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Perry Aston)
Hearts Apart: helping deployed members of all branches, families
January 26, 2010
New treatment for post traumatic stress disorder
January 26, 2010
316 SFS trains jointly with MD special tactical assault team
January 22, 2010
Members of the Maryland State Police Special Tactical Assault Team Element conduct a training exercise with 316th Security Forces Squadron members Jan. 19, 2010, to demonstrate protocol procedures for entering a building with potentially armed hostiles. The joint exercise, held in unusable base housing, is a means for the the 316 SFS and MDSP forces to pool experience, materials and other training techniques. The doorway explosion is the result of a simulated forced entry in the event armed inhabitants refused police access. The charge that removed the door and caused it to travel a few feet consisted of 100-grain detonation cord.
Andrews 121 FS: front-line fighters in NCR
January 22, 2010
Warrior of the Week
January 19, 2010
Warrior of the Week - Airman 1st Class Brittany M. Core
Providing a bird's eye view
January 17, 2010
An OC-135B Observation Aircraft with the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE goes through pre-flight checks Jan 16 at Joint Base Andrews. The OC-135B is used to conduct observation flights in support of the Open Skies Treaty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Perry Aston) (Released)
Haitian earthquake survivors land at Joint Base Andrews
January 17, 2010
Colonel John Long, 316th Mission Support Group commander, left, helps repatriated U.S. citizens with their luggage as they disembark from an 89th Airlift Wing C-32 Jan. 17, 2010. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Joint Base Andrews with 22 survivors of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Jan. 12. In Haiti, the secretary met with Haitian President Rene Preval and pledged U.S. aid in the country’s relief effort. The survivors were met upon arrival here by a medical team consisting of 79th Medical Wing personnel, Prince Georges County emergency technicians and Red Cross workers who ensured the passengers were in good health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J.C. Woodring)
316 CES snow removal team keeping Andrews flightline operational
January 17, 2010
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