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Youth of the Year honored at 2013 Family Fest Rodeo
April 25, 2013
Brandon Shields, JBA Youth Program member, wins the Youth of the Year award April 20, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for demonstrating leadership and service in the community and adhering to high moral standards. Shields was honored during the 2013 Family Fest Rodeo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Amber Russell)
Runners 'beat feet' at Andrews
April 23, 2013
Participants of the Inaugural Joint Base Andrews Half Marathon are awarded with medals as they cross the finish line April 20, 2013. The first place runner was Brenda Shrank who finished with a time of one hour, 24 minutes and nine seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
Sexual assault prevention a year-round effort
April 23, 2013
U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Minihan, right, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Webb, 89th AW command chief, discuss sexual assault prevention with victim advocates April 17 at Joint Base Andrews. Face-to-face engagement and continued engagement with Airmen is crucial to eliminating sexual assault, said Minihan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Joel Harper)
Can you dig it?
April 22, 2013
Joint Base Andrews Youth Center children carry small trees to be planted in the behind the Youth Center woods in celebration of Earth Day on Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 22, 2013. In one year, an acre of trees can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven up to 8,700 miles according to the International Society of Arboriculture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)
Earth Day at JBA
April 22, 2013
Joint Base Andrews personnel are ramping up for Earth Day, which is observed April 22. A 2005 report conducted by Green Facts concluded that forests are being reduced globally by 60,000 square kilometers or about 3 to 6 billion trees every year. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
Air Force rabbi 'one of her kind'
April 22, 2013
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Craig Lifton, 332nd AEW Public Affairs NCO-in-charge of journalism, laughs as he is hoisted up in the air by fellow servicemembers during his bar mitzvah here March 21 at Gilbert Memorial Chapel. The bar mitzvah took place after a dedication ceremony here celebrating the arrival of a Jewish Torah. A bar mitzvah is a rite of passage held traditionally for Jewish boys when they reach 13 years old and a day. Bar mitzvah literally means, "son of the commandment," -- meaning the person is now of age to fully participate in all aspects of the Jewish religion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)
PHOTO STORY: Runnin' runnin' and runnin' runnin'
April 22, 2013
A child of a half marathon participant holds a sign near the finish line April 13, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The child's mother was participating in her first half marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
Becoming a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
April 22, 2013
K-9 stands out as top dog
April 22, 2013
Staff Sgt. Samantha Navarrete, 11th Security Support Flight military working dog handler presents a 2012 K9 Medal for Exceptional Service to her dog Besy during a ceremony April 19, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Besy was one of only two honored in 2012 for demonstrating exceptional acts in the War on Terror. This is the first time an Air Force team has received this award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)
For honor and prevention
April 19, 2013
Pinwheels spin in the wind for Child Abuse Prevention month, while the flag flies at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack April 19, 2013, in front of the William A. Jones III building on Joint Base Andrews, MD. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)
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