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The Washington Commanders football team demonstrates various plays used in their games as service members and families watch at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 12, 2022.

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Washington Commanders visit Joint Base Andrews

The Washington Commanders football team demonstrates various plays used in their games as service members and families watch at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 12, 2022. The visit showed the appreciation that the Washington Commanders have for the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Essence Myricks)

Benjamin St-Juste, Washington Commanders football team cornerback, signs a football for a service member's family during the meet and greet at the conclusion of their practice at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 12, 2022.

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Benjamin St-Juste, Washington Commanders football team cornerback, signs a football for a service member's family during the meet and greet at the conclusion of their practice at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 12, 2022. The visit showed the appreciation that the Washington Commanders have for the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Essence Myricks)

Col. Todd Randolph, 316th Wing and installation commander, speaks at the Washington Commanders football team pre-season practice demonstration at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 12, 2022.

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Col. Todd Randolph, 316th Wing and installation commander, speaks at the Washington Commanders football team pre-season practice demonstration at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 12, 2022. The team's visit showed the appreciation that the Washington Commanders have for the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Essence Myricks)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. –

The Washington Commanders football team visited Joint Base Andrews today for a pre-season practice that served to show their appreciation for the United States Armed Forces.

The Commanders performed the practice demonstration on the artificial turf track by the Military Personnel Flight field. It included showing plays and drills used during their games. To wrap up the event, the players signed autographs, took photos, and conversed with the crowd.

"Both the Washington Commanders' organization as well as our military are steeped in very fundamental, cultural dynamics that we share," said Col. Todd Randolph, 316th Wing and installation commander. "Fit to fight, being committed to each other as a team, and working together, community-wide, to make things better for America."

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