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Andrews celebrates BHM with award-winning film
February 28, 2017 — Base members attended a showing of the movie "Hidden Figures" in celebration of Black History Month at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 24, 2017.The theater is a new addition to JBA and is scheduled to have a free grand opening with the movie "Kong Skull Island" on March 4, 2017 at 7 p.m.To find out about movie showings, call (301) 316-9735 or visit... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Linwood Cypress, 779th Medical Group resource management NCO in charge, grabs a soda before watching the movie “Hidden Figures” at the base theater at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 24, 2017. This was an opportunity for base members to watch a free film celebrating Black History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

Air Force Honor Guard preps new drill performance
February 27, 2017 — The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team arrived here Feb. 3 and has begun training on a new drill performance they will debut during Keesler’s 81st Training Group quarterly drill down competition.The team, consisting of 27 members, travels to Keesler annually to create and perfect a new drill performance which will be seen in the U.S. and... MORE

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team practices a new routine on the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad Feb. 26, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The team comes to Keesler every year for five weeks to develop a new routine, which is then revealed during an 81st Training Group drill down competition. The team preforms the routine used throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

JBA Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) Program open house/public hearings
February 27, 2017 — For Immediate ReleaseContact: AFDW Public AffairsPhone: 240-612-6484 February 21, 2017Joint Base Andrews – The United States Air Force will host two public hearings to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the implementation of the proposed Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) Program at Joint Base Andrews. The hearings... MORE

CMSAF Retirement, Appointment Ceremony at JBA
February 22, 2017 — A U.S. Air Force Honor Guardsman stands ready to start the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Retirement and Appointment Ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. During the event, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody was retired and Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright was appointed the 18th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air... MORE

A U.S. Air Force Honor Guardsman stands ready to start the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Retirement and Appointment Ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. During the event, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody was retired and Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright was appointed the 18th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

Plan, Save, Spend: Military Saves Week at Andrews
February 22, 2017 — Joint Base Andrews will observe Military Saves Week in conjunction with the nationwide America Saves Campaign and host educational events from Feb. 27 to March 3. This week is dedicated to educating Department of Defense personnel about personal financial matters ranging from debt reduction to retirement planning. “When it comes to saving money,... MORE

In conjunction with the nationwide America Saves Campaign, Joint Base Andrews will observe Military Saves Week and host educational events from Feb. 27 to March 3. This week is dedicated to educating Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and National Guard Bureau personnel about personal financial matters ranging from debt reduction to retirement planning. (Courtesy photo)

JBA supports JROTC with base tour
February 21, 2017 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Stoltz, 11th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, briefs Baltimore Polytechnic Institute High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets during a base tour at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. The tour is part of an annual visitation program with the Air Education and Training Command and sponsored ROTC and JROTC programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott)

Special moments during Special Olympics bowling
February 17, 2017 — Airmen and Sailors from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, volunteered their time helping with the 2017 District of Columbia Special Olympics Bowling Championships held in Hyattsville, Feb. 16. Approximately 75 Special Olympics athletes took part in competitions with more than 70 military volunteers helping with equipment, keeping score and providing... MORE

Airman 1st Class Autumn Payne, 779th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics personnel, smiles with her arm around Tina Johnson, District of Columbia Special Olympics athlete, during the 2017 D.C. Special Olympics Bowling Championship at Hyattsville, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. It was the largest military supported D.C. Special Olympics Bowling Championship with approximately 75 athletes and more than 70 military volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

JBA preps for CMSAF Transition Ceremony
February 16, 2017 — Senior Airman Ivan Abrev, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, uses a measuring tape at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. Abrev measured several distances within a hangar to determine where to place an F-16 Fighting Falcon display and U.S. flags in preparation for the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Transition Ceremony... MORE

Senior Airman Ivan Abrev, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, uses a measuring tape at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 16, 2017. Abrev measured several distances within a hangar to determine where to place an F-16 Fighting Falcon display and U.S. flags in preparation for the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Transition Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Jordyn Fetter)

89th APS named Air Force Large Terminal of the Year
February 16, 2017 — The 89th Aerial Port Squadron won the Air Mobility Command’s Large Terminal of the Year award for operations from Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016... MORE

Senior Airman Joseph Shank, 89th Aerial Port Squadron fleet services agent, hands a suit coat to Staff Sgt. Porsha Cook, 1st Airlift Squadron flight attendant, prior to a C-40B mission to Europe, departing from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Feb. 3, 2017. FAs are known for their unprecedented professionalism and service, catering to America’s most important leaders and diplomats.

Maj. Gen. Allen gives speech about BHM
February 15, 2017 — Maj. Gen. Roosevelt Allen, Headquarters U.S. Air Force director of the medical operations and research, speaks in the celebration of Black History Month at The Club at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 9, 2016. MORE

Maj. Gen Roosevelt Allen, Office of the Surgeon General medical operations, research director and chief of the dental corps, speaks in honor of Black History Month at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 10, 2017. In addition to the speech, the base is scheduled to view a free movie of “Hidden Figures” at the base theater, Feb. 24, 2017 at 2 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

Presidents’ Day holiday closure – Feb. 20
February 15, 2017 — Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center will be closed for observance of Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017.There will be no scheduled appointments, pharmacy or laboratory services.Prescription refills requested before noon on Feb. 17 will be available for pickup after noon on Feb. 21.Prescription refills requested after noon on Feb... MORE

USAF Band Features World Renowned Vocalist
February 14, 2017 — Nnenna Freelon, vocalist, sings alongside the U.S. Air Force Band Airmen of Note during a 2017 Jazz Concert Series performance at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., Feb. 9, 2017. The concert series began in 1990 and has showcased many notable jazz musicians, including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, trumpeter Terell... MORE

Nnenna Freelon, vocalist, sings alongside the U.S. Air Force Band Airmen of Note during a 2017 Jazz Concert Series performance at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., Feb. 9, 2017. The concert series began in 1990 and has showcased many notable jazz musicians, including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, trumpeter Terell Stafford and saxophonist Kirk Whalum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

79th Medical Wing Celebrates National Women Physicians Day
February 14, 2017 — A 779th Medical Group* plastic surgeon stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Latham is one of a number of women physicians at the “flagship of military medicine” who are appreciated every day for the care they provide America’s sons and daughters. Those women physicians are especially celebrated on Feb. 3, National Women Physicians Day, which honors the path female doctors have paved since 1849 when Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States... MORE

Upgraded C-40Bs bring state-of-art communications to VPOTUS airlift
February 14, 2017 — The 89th Airlift Wing recently received a C-40B back from a lengthy depot maintenance cycle where the aircraft communication systems were completely revamped, bringing state-of-the-art communication onto the jet. The modifications were tested during a four-day off-station training mission from Feb. 4-7, 2017. Imagine a scenario where the... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. John Operana, 1st Airlift Squadron communication systems operator, looks on as Marine Staff Sgt. Corey Riley, U.S. Central Command advanced communicator, operates a video conferencing system during a flight on board a C-40B aircraft to Naval Air Station Souda Bay, Greece, Feb. 4, 2017. Secure and non-secure Video Teleconference and other communications are vital to all 89th Airlift Wing passenger missions, as directed by the White House or Air Force Vice Chief of Staff for Special Air Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

Airman scratches creative itch with writing club
February 10, 2017 — Since October 2016, Tech. Sgt. Joseph Murray, 11th Force Support Squadron manpower analyst, has hosted creative writing club meetings twice a month at the Joint Base Andrews library. During each meeting, members come together to express themselves, in writing, in a group setting, as a means to explore their imaginations. ... MORE

The creative writing club meetings take place on base on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and are open to all.

JBA supports National Children's Dental Health Month
February 9, 2017 — MORE

Members of the 779th Dental Squadron show examples of healthy foods to children at the Child Development Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 3, 2017. As part of National Children's Dental Health Month, 779th DS Airmen spoke with children about brushing, flossing and eating healthy snacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott)

Giving blood to brothers in arms
February 7, 2017 — The Armed Services Blood Bank Center came to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and received donations from volunteers on base. The donated blood is shipped to military treatment facilities across the globe and used overseas at forward deployed locations. MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Frank Worsham, Air National Guard Readiness Center avionics functional area manager, squeezes a ball while giving blood during the Armed Services Blood Bank Center’s blood donation at the West Fitness Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 6, 2017. Blood received by the ASBBC is shipped to military treatment facilities across the globe and used overseas at forward deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

Aiding Recovery through Movement
February 3, 2017 — “It’s going to hurt, but it’s going to be a good hurt,” said Staff Sgt. Kivynn Pabst. “You’re doing a great job!”He offers helpful words of encouragement, as the patient’s face wrinkles with a grimace of pain and struggles to complete the movement. Pabst places his hand on the patient’s leg helping increase her flexibility with a leg stretch.Their... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kivynn Pabst, left, 779th Medical Group physical medicine technician, performs a stretch with Master Sgt. Christina Chislom, right, Malcolm Grow Medical Center patient, during a physical therapy appointment at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 2, 2017. Pabst gives Chislom treatment based on her unique needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

Raven Runs the Distance
February 3, 2017 — A combination of sneakers and curiosity carried him through streets lined with gothic-style architecture during his downtime in the early morning hours after an overseas flight... MORE

Senior Airman Joshua D. Smith, 811th Security Forces Squadron executive aircraft security team member, runs on a track at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 27, 2017. Smith is known as the “guy who runs” by his peers due to his love for running and completion of the Marine Corps marathon, five half marathons and numerous 5Ks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)

NAF Washington History
February 2, 2017 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- On September 25, 1917, the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Josephus Daniels, petitioned the Secretary of War, Mr. Newton D. Baker, Jr., for the use of a parcel of Army land at the junction of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. It was to be used as a test area for the Navy's new seaplanes. Permission was obtained on October 6,... MORE

Home schooling semester begins on base
February 1, 2017 — Andrews Home Educators is slated to begin its second semester at JBA’s Youth Center, Feb. 2, 2017. AHE is a base cooperative support group set up for families of active duty members, retirees and DoD employees who desire to have their children educated at home... MORE

Mannequin heads sit atop a counter in the art room at the Youth Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 31, 2017. The room is used by students enrolled in the Andrews Home Educators art class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik)

Real ID Act implications to base access
January 27, 2017 — Individuals possessing certain state-issued identification cards or driver’s licenses cannot gain unescorted access to Air Force Installations due to the service’s compliance with the Real ID Act. “With the continued advancement of counterfeiting capabilities, it is important the United States maintain a minimum standard for identification media... MORE

Individuals possessing certain state-issued identification cards or driver’s licenses will no longer be able to use just those IDs to gain unescorted access to Air Force Installations due to the service’s compliance with the Real ID Act as of August 2016. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)

JBA members hold community drive
January 27, 2017 — Joint Base Andrews members participated in a volunteer community drive in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Washington, District of Columbia, Jan. 25... MORE

Senior Airm Bernadette Galindo, left, 11th Security Forces Squadron elite gate guard, and Senior Airman Emily Pearce, right, 11th Security Support Squadron unit scheduler, prepare sandwiches at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a community drive in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 25, 2017. Volunteers prepared approximately 300 bagged lunches to hand out to community members in need at the Community for Creative Non-Violence in Washington, D.C.

JBA partner brings fuel to the fight
January 26, 2017 — Every few seconds, wind gusts whip past him as he clasps an orange signal wand in each hand, placing them behind his back. Senior Airman Jaramie York, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, stands motionless on the flightline at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as temperatures approach freezing on a December day. York is one of more than 1,300 citizen Airmen and civilian employees assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve mission partner of the 11th Wing... MORE

President Trump boards Air Force One at JBA
January 26, 2017 — President Donald Trump salutes service members as he exits Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 26, 2017. Trump departed for Philadelphia to address the Congressional Grand Old Party Retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham) MORE

President Donald Trump salutes service members as he exits Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 26, 2017. Trump departed for Philadelphia to address the Congressional Grand Old Party Retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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