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11 WG Airman takes Oath of Allegiance Flag Day 2011
June 16, 2011 — "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance to any... MORE

WASHINGTON – Senior Airman Deborah Vives, 11th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, takes the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony held at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History here June 14. This naturalization ceremony was in celebration of Flag Day 2011 and featured guest speaker Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor, naturalized citizen and founder of Citizenship Counts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)

11th Wing Safety Office - Bicycle Safety
June 13, 2011 — According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, each year more than 500,000 people in... MORE

Tips for Purchasing a New Vehicle
June 13, 2011 — When buying a new vehicle, servicemembers may run into several problems such as: receiving financing... MORE

Retiree Activities Office column: week of June 10 - June 17
June 13, 2011 — Dental Winning Streak into 17th YearWinning streaks receive a lot of attention in the sports world,... MORE

Summer heat and your health
June 13, 2011 — It's summer again in the National Capital Region and there is plenty of outdoor work to do and fun... MORE

Airmen attend George C. Marshall foundation award dinner
June 9, 2011 — Two members of the Chief's Own attended an award ceremony here for Secretary of State, Hillary... MORE

JBA takes center stage for motorcycle safety
June 9, 2011 — As the summer months kick-off, motorcycle riders saddle their bikes as a new riding season begins... MORE

Staff Sgt. Mary Dever, Air Force Television Services multimedia producer, shoots digital film footage of General Phillip M. Breedlove, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, left, and Terry A. Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Installations, environment and logistics, during a motorcycle safety public service announcement video at Joint Base Andrews on June 2. (Photo by Bobby Jones)

11th CES makes flightline shine
June 7, 2011 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Brian Myers Jr., 11th Civil Engineer Squadron airfield lighting NCO in charge, tests an individual flash unit for the runway approach strobe lights, June 1, 2011 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The air field lighting shop brings the units in to the shop for repairs and testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

PLAYpass offers fun for deployed single JBA Airmen, families
June 6, 2011 — In continuing efforts to build a resilient force, single Joint Base Andrews Airmen returning from... MORE

Andrews servicemembers welcome IG team
June 6, 2011 — Servicemembers of the Air Force District of Washington, 11th Wing and all of Team Andrews are... MORE

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jovan Berry, poses for a portrait.

How a Lifetime of Training Saved a Life

“You better not die; the kids would be so mad.” It’s a surreal scene. The smell of a small, old bathroom, the endless noise of security forces over the radio. A man, blue in the face, face down on the floor in a dire medical situation. And a...

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Lessons in leadership for new supervisors

I had the honor of serving as class mentor for Airman Leadership School Class 25-Foxtrot, and I was guest speaker at their graduation on Aug. 28, 2025. Watching these dedicated Airmen complete their first level of professional military education was...