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Defenders compete to represent AFDW in Defender's Challenge
July 25, 2018 — Joint Base Andrews Defenders competed against one another for one of four spots to represent the Air Force District of Washington in the Defender Challenge 2018 at Camp Bullis, San Antonio, Texas. The event will give the Air Force and partnering allies, such as the Royal Air Force, the German Luftwaffe, The Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force a way to showcase their military police capabilities and joint interoperability... MORE

Bowie Baysox celebrates JBA Military Appreciation Night
July 24, 2018 — The Bowie Baysox hosted their annual Joint Base Andrews Military Appreciation Night July 20, 2018 at... MORE

Air Force wins inaugural MLB All-Star Armed Services Classic championship
July 19, 2018 — Relive the Air Force's 9-2 victory over the Army in the inaugural MLB All-Star Armed Services... MORE

Air Force formalizes Air Force One replacement deal with contract to Boeing
July 19, 2018 — The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to The Boeing Company to design, modify, test, certify and... MORE

Baltimore C-STARS partnership prepares Airmen for battlefield medicine
July 17, 2018 — Civilian partnerships are a vital readiness resource for the Air Force Medical Service, refreshing medics on trauma skills and taking lessons learned to deliver life-saving trauma care downrange. The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program in Baltimore, Maryland, prepares medical Airmen for deployment through immersive training at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center... MORE

Maj. Shane Runyon (right), Baltimore’s Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) program deputy director, and Master Sgt. Sean Patterson, a respiratory therapist and superintendent of C-STARS Baltimore, set up for patient arrival at the Trauma Resuscitation Unit (TRU) at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, June 13, 2018. The U.S. Air Force’s C-STARS Baltimore program partners with the R Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center to ensure medical Airmen train on the latest trauma care techniques. These techniques prepare medical Airmen to treat trauma patients in a deployed setting. (Courtesy photo)

Fini-flight farewell
July 12, 2018 — Col. E. John Teichert, former 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, took his final flight as... MORE

Airmen, Soldiers to face off in MLB-hosted softball game at Nationals Park
July 11, 2018 — The decades-long story of (friendly) rivalry between the U.S. Army and its most famous 1947... MORE

An Armed Services Classic banner is shown at Jericho Park in Bowie, Md., June 23, 2018. On the final day of the preliminary round, the Air Force beat the Marines 11-9 and lost to the Navy 10-6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abby L. Richardson)

11th Wing, JBA welcomes new commander
July 11, 2018 — Three senior officers began to march in formation down a red velvet carpet leading to the elevated stage, passing through a tunnel of U.S. Air Force honor guardsmen, who stood as still as statues as they marched to the elevated stage... MORE

Max Impact performs at White House
July 11, 2018 — The U.S. Air Force premier rock band, Max Impact, performed at the White House where President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed service members and their families for an Independence Day celebration with a picnic and musical performances featuring Max Impact with several other artists... MORE

Max Impact brings the heat at the Daytona International Speedway
July 11, 2018 — Max Impact performed for the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 and the Coke Zero Sugar 400, showcasing Air Force excellence to tens of thousands of attendees at Daytona International Speedway... 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...