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Nurse Spotlight: 1st Lt. Edward Antonio, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Clinic registered nurse
May 9, 2018 — During National Nurse and Medical Technician Week we spotlight 1st Lt. Edward Antonio, a member of the 11th Medical Group who has worked as a registered nurse at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Clinic, for over two years...

Monument dedication honors JBA namesake
May 9, 2018 — Officials unveiled a memorial monument May 3 dedicated to Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews and crew members of the B-24 Liberator, “Hot Stuff,” which crashed on nearby Mt. Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 75 years before...

Nurse Spotlight: Capt. Mavis Bean, 11th Medical Group critical care nurse
May 8, 2018 — During National Nurse and Medical Technician Week we spotlight Capt. Mavis Bean. She is assigned to...

Nurse Spotlight: Capt. Maria Mckie, 11th Medical Group, same day surgery nurse manager
May 7, 2018 — National Nurse and Medical Technician Week is celebrated each May. During this time we like to take...

JBA celebrates 75th anniversary
May 4, 2018 — JBA celebrated its 75th anniversary of serving the National Capital Region by hosting an event for service members here, May 2. The event, which featured guest speakers and performances by the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard drill team and the U.S. Air Force’s Premier Rock Band Max Impact, commemorated the installation’s history of readiness and response. ...

Joint Base Andrews hosts 2018 Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony
May 4, 2018 — Joint Base Andrews welcomed 10 community and civic leaders into the 2018 Honorary Commanders Program...

Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team recruits, retains, inspires at Air Expo
May 1, 2018 — As their commander gave his orders, the rifles started spinning and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard...

Strength in recovery: victim becomes advocate
April 26, 2018 — It was not the 21st birthday she was expecting. She got off of work at midnight, and her co-worker asked her if she wanted to celebrate. Tired, but still wanting to have some fun, she agreed...

JBA raises awareness for child abuse prevention
April 25, 2018 — In addition to being National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child, April is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the JBA Family Advocacy Program has been busy. To increase attention on the cause, the folks there have been planting pinwheel gardens around the base, teaching students in the child development centers about emotional awareness and providing information to service members and their families on the services that the FAP provides...

Military children: strong, resilient, adaptable individuals
April 25, 2018 — April is designated as the Month of the Military Child and is a time to honor the sacrifices of the more than 1.7 million children of military members serving in the U.S. and overseas...

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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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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...