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Andrews new Career Assistance Advisor steps up
September 20, 2007
Local hospital offers free car safety seat inspections
September 20, 2007
Airmen celebrate 60th birthday
September 20, 2007
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti - In the joint environment of the camp, right to left, Navy Rear. Adm. James M. Hart assists Col. John M. Crocker, Brig. Gen. Alfred J. Stewart and Ambassador W. Stuart Symington in cutting the cake to celebrate the Heritage to Horizons theme of the Air Force's 60th birthday. Hart is the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commander, Crocker is the 449th Air Expeditionary Group commander and Air Component Coordination Element director, Stewart is the Central Command director of mobility forces and Symington is the United States Ambassador to Djibouti and grandson of the first Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington III. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente)
First broadcaster awarded purple heart
September 19, 2007
Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff and Tech. Sgt. Jeramie Brown sing The Air Force Song in unsion at the conclusion of a Purple Heart award ceremony held in his honor Sept. 17. (US Air Force/Bobby Jones)
Chiefly Inspection
September 19, 2007
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley looks closely at the memorabilia on a desk in the room of an Airman during his first official visit to Andrews Air Force Base. During his visit, Chief McKinley visited several rooms in the dormitories of first term Airmen to see the conditions in which Airmen live. Chief McKinley also visited the Aeromedical Staging Flight, 89th Airlift Wing, and had lunch with Airmen at The Club at Andrews. (US Air Force/A1C Renae Kleckner)
AFDW Communicators deploy
September 14, 2007
Chief Master Sgt. Karen D. Dupree, left, 844th Communications Group, chief of knowledge management, Mr. Joseph W. Harrell, center, 744th Communications Squadron director of operations and Lt. Col. Herbert H. Wesselman, 744th Communications Squadron commander bid farewell to Airmen as they board a bus Sept. 7. The Airmen will be deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom for four months. (US Air Force/Bobby Jones)
Bone Marrow Drive
September 13, 2007
Airman 1st Class Bethany L. Anliker observes as Master Sgt. George O'Brien performs a Buccal Swab collection procedure for the Andrews Bone Marrow Drive at the 316th Logistics Readiness Squadron Sept.7. Airman Anliker is assigned to the 316 LRS as transportation officer. Sergeant O'Brien is the 316 LRS vehicle operation manager.
Walk for Freedom
September 13, 2007
Tech. Sgt. Stephen Parker, left, carries his son, Khalon, 3, as his wife, Tech. Sgt. Kenyel Parker, center, Harriet Pullian and Tech. Sgt. Dawniel Conner particpate in the third annual Freedom Walk from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon last Sunday. Approximately ten thousand civilian and military participants walked in support of the men and women who died September 11, 2001.
Seeing Stars
September 13, 2007
Brig. Gen. Maragaret Woodward, 89th Airlift Wing commander stands at attention as her husband, Brig. Gen. Daniel P. Woodward and mother Mary Ann Maslowski remove her eagles, representing the rank of Colonel, and pin on single stars representing the rank of Brigadier General. (US Air Force/Bobby Jones)
Infant and Toddler University finds new home
September 13, 2007
Several parents mingle in the new facility as their children played in the new Infant and Toddler University multipurpose playroom provided by Child Development Center 1 Aug. 28. (US Air Force/Bobby Jones)
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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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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...
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