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Comfort stations offer relief at 2012 Joint Service Open House
May 18, 2012
2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show medics and first-aid station technicians wear bright red medic vests during Joint Base Andrews’ air show weekend, May 18 - 20. Air Show patrons may ask any red-vested attendant or visit one of four flightline comfort stations for help with any medical need throughout the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lindsey A. Porter)
2012 Andrews Air Show and Open House scheduled to 'take off' May 18-20
May 7, 2012
the 2012 Joint Service Open House is scheduled for May 18-20 at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Exercise Sisyphus tests Andrews' response level
May 3, 2012
79th Medical Wing medical members simulate stabilizing an injured patient before transporting her to a local community hospital during a mass casualty exercise held on Joint Base Andrews on April 26. (Photo/Bobby Jones)
Operation Homefront donates car to Andrews Airman, growing family
May 3, 2012
Jim Knotts, President and CEO of Operation Homefront hands the keys to a 2009 Ford Explorer to Senior Airman Aaron Becker, 779th Medical Group biomedical equipment technician, and his wife, Mercy on April 30. Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit organization that provides emergency financial aid and other assistance to military families and wounded warriors. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)
Base Supply Center opens on Joint Base Andrews
May 3, 2012
The Airmen of Note jazz up the South
May 3, 2012
The Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force, perform April 26 at the Coastal Carolina University Wheelwright Auditorium in Conway, S.C. The ensemble performed jazz classics, patriotic tunes and original compositions for an audience of more than 600 Conway community members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristal Gault)
Andrews Caring for People forum scheduled
May 3, 2012
USAF Honor Guard drill team deemed 'best of the best'
April 17, 2012
The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team competes during the Joint Service Drill Exhibition on April 14 at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Drill teams from all four branches of the American armed services competed at the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)
Discovery space shuttle takes final flight above Joint Base Andrews
April 17, 2012
A NASA Shuttle Carrier aircraft carrying the space shuttle Discovery flies above the National Mall with a NASA chase plane escort April 17. The retired shuttle landed at the Washington Dulles International Airport for delivery to the National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Russell)
Sexual Assault Awareness Month events for Team Andrews members
April 11, 2012
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The 2011 national SAAM observance focuses on a bystander approach to sexual violence prevention. A bystander, or witness, is anyone who sees a situation but may or may not know what to do, may think others will act or may be afraid to do something. Bystanders who take action when necessary can prevent sexual assault. U.S. Air Force graphic by Jeff Gates
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jovan Berry, poses for a portrait.

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