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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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Teens learn lifesaving skills from JBA firefighters
July 9, 2018 — Fresh off his first day of youth firefighter training, 15-year-old Marcus Fulford suddenly found...

Watch that C-4
June 28, 2018 — The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a simulted unexploded ordnance exercise here June 26, 2018. The tranining was to help them prepare for a potential chemical leak when handling explosive ordnance. EOD Airmen are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosives and support and execute Department of Defense contingencies worldwide...

NCR Airmen head to Armed Services Classic championship game
June 28, 2018 — The National Capital Region Air Force softball team will head to the Armed Forces Classic softball tournament championship game after a successful preliminary round at Jericho Park in Bowie, June 23, 2018...

Historic music brings nations together
June 22, 2018 — From Maj. Glenn Miller’s Birthplace Museum in the town of Clarinda, Iowa: In 1944, three years into...

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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...