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Concert Band, Singing Sergeants go west
October 30, 2018 — The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants performed in 12 locations throughout New Mexico and Texas from Oct. 16-27...

JBA to host 5th annual Fall Festival celebration
October 29, 2018 — 2018 Fall Festival information...

The war on breast cancer
October 29, 2018 — Breast cancer survivors Bettye Tompkins and Nila Straka were invited to share their stories of...

Battle on the home front
October 26, 2018 — At any moment there are thousands of Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Soldiers working in deployed areas, responding to situations affecting the nation...

America's Airman: SrA Daniel Alberto Cortés-Gratacós
October 26, 2018 — (America’s Airman is a weekly article highlighting a member of the JBA community) Hometown?Guánica,...

Airman goes full gunny
October 24, 2018 — On a muggy summer day in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, a Marine Corps instructor stood on a ledge...

Concert Band, Singing Sergeants mid-tour review
October 22, 2018 — The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants performed in six cities throughout New Mexico and Texas, from October 16 to 21, marking the end of the first half of their 12-day tour. The band will continue their tour to an additional six cities throughout Texas, with a final concert scheduled for Oct. 27 in Allen, Texas...

1 HS bonds with Latin American cadets
October 22, 2018 — Twenty-two cadets from the Latin American Cadet Initiative visited the 1st Helicopter Squadron during a tour here, Oct. 18. The initiative, an Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs program that started in 2006, invites the top two air force academy students from partnering Latin American countries to the U.S. for a month-long tour. The tour aims to build relationships and help cadets better understand the U.S. military. ...

Volunteers bring life to Fisher House
October 22, 2018 — Nearly 30 Joint Base Andrews Airmen volunteered to help bring life to the base Fisher House by...

AF wins DoD award
October 19, 2018 — The Air Force Equal Opportunity program located here was given the Department of Defense Disability Award during a presentation at the Pentagon, Oct. 4, 2018...

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U.S. Army Capt. Latoiya Templeton poses for a photo.

One Hundred and One Military Working Dogs: A Military Veterinarian's purpose

Who is U.S. Army Capt. Latoiya Templeton? That’s a question even she struggled to answer. “Oh gosh, I am so many things, I am a mom, I’m a veterinarian, I’m a sister, I’m a daughter. All the things,” said Templeton, Joint Base Andrews branch chief...

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Lt. Col. Jonathan Bonilla gives remarks during the 5th HS activation ceremony.

Joint Base Andrews

Excellence is not optional

Thank you all for being here today to witness this historic moment. Today is about much more than an assumption of command. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in Air Force rotary-wing history.And to the Airmen of the Fifth Helicopter...