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Air Force wins inaugural MLB All-Star Armed Services Classic championship
July 19, 2018 — Relive the Air Force's 9-2 victory over the Army in the inaugural MLB All-Star Armed Services... MORE

Air Force formalizes Air Force One replacement deal with contract to Boeing
July 19, 2018 — The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to The Boeing Company to design, modify, test, certify and... MORE

Baltimore C-STARS partnership prepares Airmen for battlefield medicine
July 17, 2018 — Civilian partnerships are a vital readiness resource for the Air Force Medical Service, refreshing medics on trauma skills and taking lessons learned to deliver life-saving trauma care downrange. The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program in Baltimore, Maryland, prepares medical Airmen for deployment through immersive training at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center... MORE

Maj. Shane Runyon (right), Baltimore’s Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) program deputy director, and Master Sgt. Sean Patterson, a respiratory therapist and superintendent of C-STARS Baltimore, set up for patient arrival at the Trauma Resuscitation Unit (TRU) at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, June 13, 2018. The U.S. Air Force’s C-STARS Baltimore program partners with the R Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center to ensure medical Airmen train on the latest trauma care techniques. These techniques prepare medical Airmen to treat trauma patients in a deployed setting. (Courtesy photo)

Fini-flight farewell
July 12, 2018 — Col. E. John Teichert, former 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, took his final flight as... MORE

Airmen, Soldiers to face off in MLB-hosted softball game at Nationals Park
July 11, 2018 — The decades-long story of (friendly) rivalry between the U.S. Army and its most famous 1947... MORE

An Armed Services Classic banner is shown at Jericho Park in Bowie, Md., June 23, 2018. On the final day of the preliminary round, the Air Force beat the Marines 11-9 and lost to the Navy 10-6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abby L. Richardson)

11th Wing, JBA welcomes new commander
July 11, 2018 — Three senior officers began to march in formation down a red velvet carpet leading to the elevated stage, passing through a tunnel of U.S. Air Force honor guardsmen, who stood as still as statues as they marched to the elevated stage... MORE

Max Impact performs at White House
July 11, 2018 — The U.S. Air Force premier rock band, Max Impact, performed at the White House where President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed service members and their families for an Independence Day celebration with a picnic and musical performances featuring Max Impact with several other artists... MORE

Max Impact brings the heat at the Daytona International Speedway
July 11, 2018 — Max Impact performed for the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 and the Coke Zero Sugar 400, showcasing Air Force excellence to tens of thousands of attendees at Daytona International Speedway... MORE

Teens learn lifesaving skills from JBA firefighters
July 9, 2018 — Fresh off his first day of youth firefighter training, 15-year-old Marcus Fulford suddenly found... MORE

Watch that C-4
June 28, 2018 — The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a simulted unexploded ordnance exercise here June 26, 2018. The tranining was to help them prepare for a potential chemical leak when handling explosive ordnance. EOD Airmen are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosives and support and execute Department of Defense contingencies worldwide... 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...