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Joint Base Andrews personnel are ramping up for Earth Day, which is observed April 22. A 2005 report conducted by Green Facts concluded that forests are being reduced globally by 60,000 square kilometers or about 3 to 6 billion trees every year. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)

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Earth Day at JBA

Joint Base Andrews personnel are ramping up for Earth Day, which is observed April 22. A 2005 report conducted by Green Facts concluded that forests are being reduced globally by 60,000 square kilometers or about 3 to 6 billion trees every year. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)

U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Erin O'Shea

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Celebrate Earth Day April 22, 2013

U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Erin O'Shea

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Many Joint Base Andrews personnel are participating in events for Earth Day, which is observed April 22. A 2005 report conducted by Green Facts concluded that forests are being reduced globally by 60,000 square kilometers or about 3 to 6 billion trees every year. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)

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