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JBA children 'deploy' in support of Operation KID Mode
June 30, 2014
Justin Huddleston, 6, participates in a potato sack race during Operation KID Mode on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 27, 2014. This is the third annual kid-friendly, pretend deployment in-processing event designed to familiarize children with their parents’ deployment experience. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
2013 Consumer Water Quality Reports
June 27, 2014
Airman 1st Class Anthony Calderon samples tap water at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 27, 2014, to demonstrate how the 779th Bioenvironmental Flight analyses the supply to ensure it meets quality standards. The bio flight releases a yearly water quality report to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)
Drill Team and AF Band kick off Midwestern tour in Milwaukee
June 25, 2014
The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team (U.S. Air Force graphic)
Clearwater Nature Center brings scaly friends to JBA
June 25, 2014
Kyra Harvey walks around with a black rat snake for children to pet at the library on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 24, 2014. Harvey is a Cosca Regional Park’s Clearwater Nature Center naturalist, who taught JBA families about a variety of reptiles’ behaviors, habitats and anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
A degree of success
June 24, 2014
Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandra Smith reviews a book at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing’s learning resource center at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia June 4, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Eric Peterson/Released)
JBA hosts fourth-annual Motorcycle Safety Day
June 23, 2014
Team Andrews members prepare for the escorted off-base motorcycle ride during the 4th Annual Motorcycle Safety Day on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 20, 2014. The event provided demonstrations and safety tips to help reduce accidents among riders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan J. Sonnier)
SERE instructors keep JBA mission-ready
June 20, 2014
Staff Sgt. Matthew Fistler, 89th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape training NCO in charge stares out the window of a UH-72A Lakota helicopter during SERE in Gambrills, Md., June 6, 2014. The training focuses on evading capture, survival skills, and the military code of conduct. SERE is mandatory for aircrew and personnel required to maintain Code of Conduct Continuation Training. Skills gained at SERE are tailored for specific aircraft, missions and deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham )
'Blackburn-ing' the midnight oil
June 19, 2014
Tech. Sgt. Karen Blackburn, 11th Wing Regional Command Post controller, was recognized as Warrior of the Week at JBA, Md., June 16, 2014. She was selected for her hard work, diligence and dedication to bring the Alternate Command Post into an operational capacity on May 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan J. Sonnier)
Airmen take students under their wings
June 19, 2014
From left to right: Tamika Gaskins, Tech. Sgt. Sheliah McDaniel, Anaya Jackson, 11, Ernest Gaskins and Israel Gaskins, 7, pose for a photo at the Francis T. Evans Elementary School fifth-grade class graduation, Clinton, Md., June 12. The two fifth- grade classes also completed an eight-month mentorship program in which Joint Base Andrews Airmen served as mentors to the students through the Area Coalitions for Education-Excellence program that connects government, military, private sector and community volunteers with public schools. (U.S. Air Force photo/Aimee Fujikawa)
JBA, PG County take big steps toward Way Ahead
June 18, 2014
Col. William Knight, 11th Wing/Joint Base Andrews commander, along with Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III sign the founding documentation for a “Way Ahead” initiative here, June 5, 2014. The Air Force initiative was created to leverage military installation and local community capabilities and resources with a goal of reducing operating costs in support of the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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