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Red Cross volunteer donates time, money to wounded, ill, injured
April 9, 2010 — For retired Airmen like Ed Smolarsky, the consuming pride and heart that's instilled at Basic... MORE

Joint Base Andrews civic leaders tour Lackland
April 8, 2010 — A group of 15 civic leaders, opinion leaders and Reserve employers went on an educational tour at... MORE

Andrews family runs the circus
April 8, 2010 — Many families in the National Capital Region recently had the pleasure of attending the Ringling... MORE

Airmen utilize CrossFit to get back in shape
April 8, 2010 — Airmen are not immune to weight gain, and may at times fall off track when maintaining their... MORE

Andrews RPO transitioned to RMG RPO
April 5, 2010 — Effective Feb 15, 2010, all Mobilization Assistants, Individual Mobilization Augmentees and... MORE

Warrior of the Week
March 30, 2010 — Name: Tech. Sgt. Shanda YarbroughUnit: 316th Security Forces SquadronJob Title: NCO in charge of... MORE

Warrior of the Week - Tech. Sgt. Shanda Yarbrough

Andrews observes Child Abuse Prevention Month during the month of April
March 26, 2010 — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month - a time to raise awareness about child abuse and... MORE

Emergency Department gets new After Hours Medication Dispenser
March 26, 2010 — The 779th Medical Group recently introduced an "after-hours" medication dispensing machine... MORE

From 0 to 25,000 feet, back with boots never leaving the ground
March 26, 2010 — "In case there is a loss in cabin pressure, yellow oxygen masks will deploy from the ceiling... MORE

Major Daniel Gibson, 779th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology training flight commander, observes as flight 1626 gives a thumbs up to indicate they are breathing normally and ready to proceed with training in the altitude chamber at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 18, 2010. The physiology training flight trains aviators and special operations high-altitude parachutists how to recognize physiological stresses and human performance factors associated with military flying, and more importantly, how to overcome these challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

BASH team works tirelessly to keep base safe
March 26, 2010 — Bird strikes are typically defined as a collision between an airborne animal and a man-made vehicle,... MORE

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USAF Band members march at POTUS Jimmy Carter's State Funeral.

Final honors: Air Force Band supports President Carter state funeral events

Military bands, including The U.S. Air Force Band, joined JTF-NCR’s overall support through musical performances at key moments during former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral Jan. 4-9. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Dec...

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The U.S. flag waves in the wind at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 11, 2024. The flag was lowered to half-staff to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Broome)

Upholding our customs and courtesies: The importance of Reveille and Retreat

As the command chief of the 316th Wing here, I am constantly struck by the dedication and professionalism of our Joint Base Andrews community. Every day, you all do amazing, hard work... and you all make it look so easy!Despite how unique our base...