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National Football League: Week 6 Predictions
October 16, 2009 — For all those interested in submitting their picks, please email patrick.mckenna@afncr.af.mil by... MORE

H1N1 vaccine coming soon, seasonal flu vaccine still available
October 16, 2009 — Malcolm Grow Medical Center has not received the H1N1 influenza vaccine yet, but expects the initial... MORE

Graphics support currently available at Bolling AFB
October 16, 2009 — Graphics support is available to Joint Team Andrews personnel via a support agreement in place with... MORE

AOSC now accepting requests for Team Andrews philanthropic funding
October 16, 2009 — If your Joint Team Andrews organization is looking for a little financial boost for your group's... MORE

PB&J financial seminars make cents and sandwiches
October 16, 2009 — The Airman and Family Readiness Center is presenting monthly "PB&J Financial Workshops" to teach how... MORE

Military MOPS at Andrews launch party a success
October 16, 2009 — More than 40 Joint Team Andrews Mothers of Preschoolers, or MOPS, gathered Oct. 5 at Chapel 1 for a... MORE

Bring it on! Team Andrews readies for 89 AW ORI
October 16, 2009 — The men and women of the 89th Airlift Wing are ready to shine for their Operational Readiness... MORE

Hush House: ensuring F-16 Fighting Falcons are fit for flight
October 16, 2009 — The District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Maintenance Squadron has a facility that tests... MORE

Technical Sgt. Tim Shiley, 113th Maintenance Squadron engine test facility supervisor, monitors the read out panel inside a sound proof chamber as a restrained, squadron uninstalled F-16 jet engine roars to 85 percent capacity inside the Hush House test facility. The Hush House test facility is primarily used for testing uninstalled engines following maintenance to ensure engines meet all requirements and are safe for flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Bobby Jones)

Patrouille Acrobatique de France gears up for Yorktown flyover
October 9, 2009 — MORE

Lieutenant General Mark D. "Shack" Shackelford climbs into the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet belonging to the Patrouille Acrobatique de France ("French Acrobatic Patrol") for an incentive flight. General Shackelford is the military deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition at the Pentagon. The general was an experimental test pilot in the F-16, the first Air Force pilot to fly the YF-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter prototype, managed the F-22 Cockpit Development Program and directed the T-38, F-5, F-16 and F-22 programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)

Joint Base Andrews begins CFC season of giving
October 9, 2009 — The 2009 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Region kicked off here with separate... MORE

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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...